Edwin Ko Linguistics Department - Georgetown University Poulton Hall 240, Box 571051 Washington, DC 20057-1051 phone: (201) 674-1744 email: [email protected] web: http://eddersko.com EDUCATION 2014-Present Georgetown University, Washington, DC M.S. in Linguistics (expected 2016) Concentration in General Linguistics 2009-2014 Boston University, Boston, MA B.A. in Linguistics Minors in Computer Science and French Studies OTHER EDUCATION 2015 LSA Linguistic Summer Institute Coursework in corpus linguistics, computational/probabilistic modeling, phonology and syntax. 2014 European Summer School in Logic, Language, and Information Coursework in corpus linguistics and computational linguistics RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2014-Present Preserving and Enhancing Access to the Survey of Zapotec and Chatino Languages Georgetown University, Washington, DC Research Assistant for Dr. Mark Sicoli § Implement an online Lachixío-Zapotec-Spanish English talking dictionary. § Create an online tool to search for cognates in the survey. § Organize and prepare materials towards its publication. 2014-Present Coptic SCRIPTORIUM University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA Research Assistant for Dr. Amir Zeldes § Implement a web-based annotation interface. 2014-Present Documenting Endangered Languages Project Boston University, Boston, MA Research Assistant for Dr. Catherine O’Connor § Create and publish language learning Android apps for Northern Pomo and Kashaya Pomo, two Native American languages of Northern California. § Develop language learning web applications for Northern Pomo. § Construct multi-layered corpora and a lexical database for Northern Pomo. § Build open-source templates from the Northern Pomo language tools. 2013-2014 Medumba Grammar Project Boston University, Boston, MA Undergraduate Research Assistant for Dr. Catherine O’Connor § Organized grammar materials to facilitate research access. § Investigated existing materials with language consultants. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (cont.) Edwin Ko | Page 2 of 3 2012-2013 Development of Academic Language in Middle Grade Students’ Writing Boston University, Boston, MA Undergraduate Research Assistant for Dr. Christina Dobbs § Coded information units in middle grade students’ essays. § Reviewed and revised existing coding of other research assistants. 2012-2013 Psycholinguistics Laboratory Boston University, Boston, MA Undergraduate Lab Assistant for Dr. Caldwell Harris § Composed literature reviews related to ongoing projects. § Assisted in data collection of students participating in the studies. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Summer 2015 Language and Society Guest Lecturer: “Language Planning, Policy and Revitalization” Sylvia Sierra (Instructor) Georgetown University, Dept. of Linguistics Fall 2013, Spring 2014 Introduction to Computer Science I Course Assistant Dr. David G. Sullivan (Instructor) Boston University, Dept. of Computer Science CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2015, Oct 23 E. Ko. The role of geography in syntactic variation: A corpus-based analysis on adverb position across varieties of English worldwide. Poster session to be presented at: New Ways of Analyzing Variation 44. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2015, Apr 17 E. Ko, E. Paquette, E. Buckley, C. O’Connor. Using mobile apps as a small step toward revitalization. Paper presented at: 2nd Annual Symposium on American Indian Languages. Rochester, New York, USA. 2015, Apr 17 E. Ko, C. O’Connor, E. Rimdzius, E. Paquette. Making Field Recordings Useful: Online Tools for Accessing a Corpus of Recordings. Paper presented at: 2nd Annual Symposium on American Indian Languages. Rochester, New York, USA. 2015, Feb 27 E. Ko, C. O’Connor, E. Rimdzius, E. Paquette, E. Grillo. Templates for Multilayered Language Learning Resources. Poster session presented at: 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation. Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA. 2015, Feb 26 C. O’Connor, E. Ko, E. Rimdzius, E. Paquette, E. Grillo. Many Entryways: Creating Resources to Support Many Uses of a Dormant Language. Paper presented at: 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation. Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA. Edwin Ko | Page 3 of 3 HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 Student Scholarship, International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation. ORGANIZATIONS 2014-Present Linguistic Society of America Member 2014-Present Association for Computational Linguistics Member SERVICE 2015-Present Georgetown University Graduate Linguistics Student Association President 2014-2015 Georgetown University Graduate Linguistics Student Association M.S. Representative Spring 2015 GLSA Workshop: Intermediate Biweekly Python Tutorial Instructor 2014-2015 GLSA Workshop: Beginner’s Biweekly Python Tutorial Instructor LANGUAGES Native English, Cantonese Chinese Advanced Knowledge French, Mandarin Chinese Basic Knowledge Japanese, American Sign Language Research Knowledge Medumba (Bantu), Northern Pomo (Pomoan) COMPUTER SKILLS Programming Languages (in order of proficiency) Java, Python, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP, XML/XPath, SQL, C, R, Processing. Specialized Software Microsoft Office Suite, Praat, Audacity, Adobe Creative Suite, Weka, LaTeX. CERTIFICATIONS Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative in human subjects protection training with a social and behavioral focus. License #9527381.
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