Education:
1985 – 1991:
D.Phil: University of Sussex
— Dissertation Title: Computational approaches to parsing in dialogue. - Dissertation Advisor: Steve Isard
1984–1985:
M.Sc, Experimental Psychology: University of Sussex
— Conversion course. Compresses content of B.Sc Honours Psychology into intense single-year course, with project and long term paper at end. Term paper was on chess computers, project on perception of contrastive stress.
1976–1980:
B.Sc (Hons), Chemistry: University of Bristol
— Final year project on characterization of molybdenum analogues of ferricyanide.
— Junior year environmental chemistry project on adsorption of manganese to marine clays.
1972–1976:
High School: Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
— 3 A levels (Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physical Science)
— 8 O-Levels: English Language, History, Mathematics, Latin, French, German, Additional Mathematics, English Literature
Academic Background:
Natural Language Processing: 1985-date
Computational Linguistics: 1985-date
Psycholinguistics: 1989-1991 and intermittently thereafter
Experience:
2016- Computational Research Scientist, Digital Operatives
2014- 2016 Research Scientist, Thomson Reuters R&D
2013- 2014 NLP Research Scientist, Nuance Communications
2011- 2013 Senior Research Scientist, Educational Testing Service
2008-2011 Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
2004-2011 Associate Professor, Linguistics, The Ohio State University
2000-2004 Assistant Professor, Linguistics, The Ohio State University
1992-2000 Research Staff Member, Language Technology Group, University of Edinburgh
1991-1992 Senior Computer Scientist, Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd, Oxford
1989-1991 Research Associate, Human Communication Research Centre, University of Edinburgh
1989 Lecturer, Artificial Intelligence, School of Cognitive Studies, University of Sussex
1987 Intern, Centre national d'étude des télécommunications, Lannion France
1980-1984 Patent Examiner (Search), European Patent Office, Berlin
1978 Summer Intern, Kodak Research Laboratories, Wealdstone, England
1977 Summer Intern, Lazard Brothers Merchant Bank, London, England
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