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Dr. Somdev Kar
Dr. Somdev Kar
Dr. Somdev Kar is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar. He earned his PhD in Linguistics from the University of Tübingen, Germany, following an MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Hyderabad. His primary research explores the interface of phonology and morphology through the frameworks of Optimality Theory and Distributed Morphology, with a specific focus on Bangla syllable structure. His research portfolio has expanded to include the Tibeto-Burman languages of Sikkim, speech processing, NLP, and evolutionary linguistics, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary approach to language science.
Dr. Gurujegan Murugesan
Dr. Gurujegan Murugesan
Dr. Gurujegan Murugesan is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. He earned his PhD in Linguistics from Universität Leipzig, Germany, graduating summa cum laude. His doctoral dissertation, "Predicting the Anaphor Agreement Effect and its Violations," was supervised by Jun. Prof. Sandhya Sundaresan and Prof. Hedde Zeijlstra. Prior to his PhD, he completed an M.Phil. in Linguistics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, and an MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Hyderabad. A dedicated theoretical linguist, his research employs a fieldwork-oriented approach to investigate non-canonical grammatical patterns in the endangered and tribal languages of India, exploring the challenges they pose to contemporary syntactic theory.
Dr. Samar Sinha
Dr. Samar Sinha
Dr. Samar Sinha is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics, appointed to his current position in March 2012. He completed his postgraduate and doctoral studies in Linguistics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, earning an MA, M.Phil., and Ph.D. His doctoral dissertation, titled “A Grammar of Indian Sign Language,” constitutes a foundational contribution to the field of sign language linguistics, offering a formal structural analysis and systematic documentation of Indian Sign Language (ISL).
Dr. Sinha’s research specializes in several interconnected domains: theoretical linguistics, language technology, and Himalayan studies. His work reflects a interdisciplinary commitment to exploring linguistic structure, technological application, and areal linguistic features, with particular attention to the languages and sociolinguistic ecologies of the Himalayan region.
Dr. Parameshwari Krishnamurthy
Dr. Parameshwari Krishnamurthy
Dr. Parameswari Krishnamurthy is an Assistant Professor at the Language Technology Research Centre, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H). A specialist in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Translation, her research focuses on morphological analysis, parsing, linguistic divergence, and the contrastive grammar of Tamil and Telugu. Her doctoral work at the University of Hyderabad pioneered the development of a Telugu-Tamil machine translation system, specifically addressing challenges of linguistic divergence. Prior to joining IIIT-H, she served for over a decade as an Assistant Professor at the University of Hyderabad's Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies, building extensive experience in both research and teaching in applied linguistics and language technology.
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