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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Operationalized research questions based on desk research and employers’ needs, which led to managing 8 team-based projects at the intersection of linguistics, cognitive science and data science.• Published 6 peer-reviewed scientific papers where the interaction between language, cognition and social context was explored with machine learning, eye-tracking and computational methods (Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/3mbstnas).• Designed the methodology of the studies that I led… Show more • Operationalized research questions based on desk research and employers’ needs, which led to managing 8 team-based projects at the intersection of linguistics, cognitive science and data science.• Published 6 peer-reviewed scientific papers where the interaction between language, cognition and social context was explored with machine learning, eye-tracking and computational methods (Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/3mbstnas).• Designed the methodology of the studies that I led, combining computational (text mining, neural networks, word vector spaces, etc.), experimental (timed cognitive tasks, eye-tracking, surveys, A/B designs, etc.) and statistical methods (linear and logistic regressions, mixed-effects models, ANOVA, t-test, etc.).• Led participants’ recruitment and data collection in studies involving surveys and timed cognitive tasks, for a total of 100 participants.• Applied Natural Language Processing algorithms (lemmatizers, parsers, word2vec, LLMs, etc.) to extract information from vast text corpora (over 50+ billion words, including social media posts, books and newspapers).• Pre-processed and analyzed large sets of eye-movement and survey data, for a total of 500 participants.• Mentored 14 junior lab members on experimental projects, delegating tasks and assessing progress through regular data reports and lab meetings.• Communicated scientific results in 10 scientific conference presentations, 7 scientific posters and 3 guest lectures.• Organized and chaired a symposium on language and cognition at a national conference.• Provided detailed feedback on scientific projects through peer-reviewing of 30 scientific papers on high-impact journals and conference proceedings.• Volunteered in the organization and technical support of a local conference. Show less

Pisa, Italia

• Recruited and managed 90 international volunteers in the logistics and organization of an international conference. • Led a research project on human sentence reading and contributed to an international research project on computational models of human cognition. • Published 2 peer-reviewed scientific papers and gave 2 scientific conference presentations. • Recruited and tested 50 participants in two eye-tracking studies on sentence reading.

Pisa, Italy

• Identified research questions through scientific literature reviews, resulting in the management of 4 team-based quantitative research projects in computational linguistics and cognitive science.• Combined methodologies from Natural Language Processing (word vector models, sentiment analysis, text mining), behavioral research (eye-tracking, surveys, controlled randomized paradigms) and statistics (linear mixed-effects models, ANOVA) to address research questions.• Communicated… Show more • Identified research questions through scientific literature reviews, resulting in the management of 4 team-based quantitative research projects in computational linguistics and cognitive science.• Combined methodologies from Natural Language Processing (word vector models, sentiment analysis, text mining), behavioral research (eye-tracking, surveys, controlled randomized paradigms) and statistics (linear mixed-effects models, ANOVA) to address research questions.• Communicated scientific results by publishing 10 peer-reviewed papers, realizing 5 scientific posters and giving 8 scientific conference presentations at international venues.• Recruited and tested 140 participants in experimental studies involving eye-tracking paradigms and surveys.• Applied state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing methods to analyze large corpora of written text (4 billion words+, including newspapers and Wikipedia).• Preprocessed and analyzed large sets of eye-movement and survey data, for a total of 140 participants.• Co-organized 2 outreach initiatives in the local community and a committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.• Served as a proofreader and editorial team member for an international journal.• Provided detailed feedback on scientific projects through peer-reviewing of 15 scientific papers on high-impact journals and conference proceedings. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Linguistics (Modern Literature And Philology), 70/70 Cum Laude

Master Of Arts - Ma, Linguistics, 110/110 Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Lettere, Curriculum Linguistico, 110/110 Cum Laude

Focus on Literature and Linguistics