28 August: FYI -- PhD positions in Speech and Language Processing: Charles

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languages:

Professor Steven Bird's research with Charles Darwin University's Northern
Institute is driven by the question of how to create a world that sustains
its languages.

Australia's Top End is home to exceptional linguistic diversity, including
dozens of endangered Aboriginal languages together with languages from
across the world. CDU is uniquely located and surrounded by a veritable
laboratory for social and technological experiments on languages, and in
this case, the future evolution of the world's languages.

There is an exciting opportunity for students to develop knowledge and
skills in speech and language processing, deep learning and participatory
design. Students will apply the theory to complex problems in language
maintenance and revitalisation, by conducting fieldwork, developing
software, and running experiments.

We will be investigating new ways of evaluating the impact of technology on
wellbeing and connectedness in highly multilingual societies, in Darwin,
Kakadu, West Arnhem, and further afield.

For a sample of current research topics, read Professor Bird's Northern
Institute researcher profile
. Projects
will be particularly relevant to students with a grounding in computing and
information systems.

CDU is currently looking for students to undertake their higher degrees by
research in the Northern Territory. *Scholarships* are available - *apply
before 31 October:*
http://study.cdu.edu.au/steven-bird

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