Experience

Converz Analytics
• Netherlands
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Scientist

  • Feb 2018 - Present


Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• PhD Researcher

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Dissertation combines several statistical modelling techniques to investigate how people use their voices and body language for communicative purposes. More specifically when transitioning from one speaker to the next one. • Technical skills: Python, R, Praat scripting, ELAN• Statistical modelling techniques used:- Linear mixed-effects models- Generalised linear mixed-effects models- Random forests- Leave-one-out automatic classification• Co-organiser of an institute-wide series of scientific presentations• Public outreach at Drongo talenfestival in Utrecht Show less

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2014

  Among other things, my tasks included to develop and evaluate a forced alignment plug-in applicable in different languages for Praat software.• Technical skills: R, Python, Praat scripting, ELAN



Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour

• Netherlands
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

  Assistant for experiments using Electroencephalography (EEG). Assistant for experiments using Electroencephalography (EEG).