Welcome to my website!

I am a syntactician in training, who has had the good fortune of studying under incredible linguists and mentors such as Michael Diercks, Theresa Biberauer, and Ian Roberts.  I started my PhD in linguistics at UC Berkeley in fall 2022 and am now a PhD candidate. I am currently co-advised by Amy Rose Deal and Line Mikkelsen.

Professionally, I go by Franco Liu ['fɹæ̃ŋ.kʰoʊ lioʊ]. My legal name is pronounced [lioʊ̌ kʰáŋ] in Mandarin. My pronouns are he/him.

Contact: kfliu {AT} berkeley {DOT} edu.

I am honored to work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded land of the Ohlone people.

© Kang Franco Liu, last updated July 2025