Experience

  1. Postdoctoral researcher

    University of Tübingen, Germany
    • Investigate the isomorphy (covarying structure) between semantics and word-forms (sound/tongue positions).
    • Working with Prof. R. Harald Baayen.

  2. Lecturer

    University of Tübingen, Germany
    • Teaching several courses and seminars. (*More in the Teaching section.)

  3. Doctoral research assistant & Lecturer

    University of Tübingen, Germany
    • Experiment using ultrasound to record tongue movements for German words.
    • Corpus analysis with a computational model to investigate morphological and semantic effects on phonetics.
    • Worked with Prof. R. Harald Baayen and Dr. Fabian Tomaschek.

  4. Visiting doctoral research assistant

    University of Tübingen, Germany
    • Worked with Prof. R. Harald Baayen.
    • Data processing and statistical analysis on language performance data.
    • Work on mathematical implementation of language processing.

  5. Visiting doctoral research assistant

    University of Tübingen, Germany
    • Worked with Prof. R. Harald Baayen.
    • Data processing and statistical analysis on English lexical decision data.

  6. Honorary research associate

    University of Liverpool, the UK
    • Worked with Prof. Ben Ambridge.
    • Data processing of Japanese child-directed speech corpora.
    • Experiment design and implementation with Processing.

  7. Visiting doctoral research assistant

    University of Tübingen, Germany
    • Worked with Prof. R. Harald Baayen.
    • Data processing and statistical analysis on English eye-tracking data.

  8. Visiting postgraduate researcher

    University of Sheffield, the UK
    • Worked with Dr. Dagmar Divjak.
    • Data collection for an experiment of an acceptability judgment rating task.

  9. Teaching assistant

    Kyoto University, Japan
    • Teaching a course of Japanse as a second language for exchange students and visiting scholars.

Education

  1. PhD Linguistics

    University of Tübingen, Germany
    • Enhancement effects of frequency: An explanation from the perspective of Discriminative Learning
    • First supervisor: Prof. R. Harald Baayen
    • second supervisor: Dr. Fabian Tomaschek
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  2. Partial fulfillment in PhD Human and Environmental Studies (Language Science)

    Kyoto University, Japan

  3. MA Human and Environmental Studies (Language Science)

    Kyoto University, Japan
    • A cognitive linguisitc factor affecting acceptability judgment: An investigation from a perspective of Cognitive Grammar (*Written in Japanese)
    • Supervisor: Prof. Kazumi Taniguchi

  4. BA Law with a minor in Linguistics

    Waseda University, Japan
    • Unified cognitive activation model
    • Supervisor: Prof. Ryo Otoguro
Skills & Hobbies
Technical Skills
Python
R
Julia
AAA

Articulate Assistant Advanced, a software for analyzing articulatory data (e.g., ultrasound).

Processing

A software for an psychological/psycholinguistic experiment.

Hobbies
Cycling
Jogging
Table tennis
Guitar
Language learning
Photography
Awards
DAAD Short-term Research Grant
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service) ∙ August 2018
  • Project: Exponential choice distributions and their consequences for language processing
  • Duration: 6 months (August 2018 - January 2019)
JSPS KAKENHI Grant
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) ∙ April 2017
  • An additional research grant for the project “Investigation in the factors that affect acceptability judgment” for April 2017 to March 2018.
JSPS KAKENHI Grant
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) ∙ April 2016
  • An additional research grant for the project “Investigation in the factors that affect acceptability judgment” for April 2016 to March 2017.
JSPS Reseach Fellowship for Young Scientists
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) ∙ April 2016
  • Project: 容認性判断に影響を与える要因の研究 (Investigation in the factors that affect acceptability judgment)
  • Duration: 2 years (April 2016 - March 2018)
Outstanding Presentation Awards at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the JCSS
Japanese Cognitive Science Society (JCSS) ∙ December 2015
  • Title: 下位構文スキーマが容認性判断に与える影響の統計的評価 (Statistical Evaluation of the Effect of Constructional Subschemas on Acceptability Judgment)
Research Grant for Presentation at International Conference
The Kyoto University Foundation ∙ February 2015
  • Title: The effect of constructional subschemas on acceptability/grammaticality judgment
Languages
100%
Japanese
90%
English
60%
German
20%
Dutch
20%
Chinese