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Curriculum vitae
| Name: |
Tamás Biró |
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| Born: |
November 24, 1975,
in Budapest, Hungary |
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| Languages: |
English (good),
French, Hebrew, Dutch (medium),
German (poor).
classical languages: Biblical Hebrew (good), Aramaic (poor).
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| Computer skills: |
UNIX, shell scripts, Pascal, C, Java, PHP, HTML.
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| Fields of interest: |
mathematical and computational linguistics,
Optimality Theory,
cognitive approaches to culture and religion,
Hebrew and Semitic linguistics,
rabbinic and medieval Jewish astronomy. |
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| Working at: |
| 2009- present |
Postdoctoral researcher
NWO Veni project (project leader)
University of Amsterdam (UvA).
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| 2008-2009 |
Lecturer (universitair docent 2)
Department for Humanities Computing,
University of Groningen, Netherlands.
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| 2007-2008 |
Researcher/programmer
Alkalmazott Logikai Laboratórium (ALL), Budapest, Hungary.
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| 2006-2007 |
Postdoctoral researcher
TDS project at the
University of Amsterdam (UvA).
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| 2005-2006 |
Young researcher fellowship
MTA Etnikai-Nemzeti
Kisebbségkutatóintézet,
Judaisztikai Kutatócsoport
(Research Institute of Ethnic and National Minorities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
Research group in Jewish Studies). (Personal data.)
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| 2001-2005 |
Assistant in training (AiO, research fellowship for writing a PhD thesis)
Department for Humanities Computing,
Center For Language and Cognition Groningen, Faculty of Arts
University of Groningen, Netherlands.
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| 2000-2001 |
Young research assistant
MTA Judaisztikai Kutatóközpont
(Center of Jewish Studies at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
located at the Eötvös University, Budapest)
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| Studies: |
| 2001-2005
| PhD in Computational Linguistics
Center For Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG) and
BCN
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
Thesis: Finding the Right Word:
Implementing Optimality Theory with Simulated Annealing
Supervisors: prof. John Nerbonne
and dr. Gosse Bouma.
Defended on December 7, 2006.
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| 2000-2001
| PhD program in Theoretical Linguistics
Eötvös Loránd University of Science, Budapest, Hungary
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| 1998-2000
| M. A. in Jewish Civilization (thesis submitted in 2001, awarded in 2002)
Rothberg International School,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Thesis: Shaar ha-Shamayim by Isaac Israeli
[on medieval Jewish astronomy],
supervisor: Prof. Tzvi Langermann
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| 1996-2000
| M. A. in Theoretical Linguistics
Department of Theoretical Linguistics
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Thesis: Mathematical Modeling of Written Texts' Statistical Properties
(written in Hungarian)
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| 1994-2001
| M. A. in Hebrew Studies (thesis submitted and defended in 2003)
Department of Assyriology and Hebrew
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Thesis: Halachic Questions Related to Astronomy (written in Hungarian)
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| 1993-1998
| M. A. in Physics (specialization in statistical physics)
Institute of Physics,
Faculty of Science
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Thesis: Analysis of DNA sequences using text analysis methods
(written in Hungarian),
supervisor: Prof. Tamas Vicsek
NB: the MA's by the Eötvös University
refer to MA-equivalent Hungarian diplomas, awarded after 5 years of
study (the pre-Bologna continental system)
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| 1989-1993
| Berzsenyi Dániel High School, Budapest (BDG)
specialized class in mathematics
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| 1984-1989
| Szív street elementary school
specialized class in French
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| Further courses: |
| 2010
| Summer university -- "Beliefs and Decisions: of Minds and Machines",
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
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| 2007
| Summer university -- "Culture and Cognition",
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
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| 2005
| ESSLLI (European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information), Edinburgh, UK
co-chair of the Student Session
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| 2004
| First NWO Cognition Summer School:
From Stimulus to Understanding in Language and Perception (Doorwerth, Netherlands)
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| 2004
| KNAW Master Class: Cognitive Foundations of Interpretation,
The Dutch Royal Academy of Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| 2004
| ESSLLI (European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information),
Nancy, France
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| 2004
| Summer university -- "Jews and Muslims in the Middle Ages",
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
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| 2003
| ESSLLI (European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information),
Vienna, Austria
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| 2003
| BCN (School for Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience, Groningen):
Orientation Course and Philosophy of the Neuroscience Course
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| 2003
| LOT Winter School in Linguistics (Amsterdam)
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| 2002
| ESSLLI (European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information),
Trento, Italy
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| 2002
| LOT Winter (Leiden) and Summer (Nijmegen) Courses in linguistics
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| 1998
| Summer university course in "Integration and Distinctiveness in Multicultural Settings",
Central European University, Budapest
(modern Jewish history in Eastern and Central Europe)
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| 1996
| Archeological excavations with lectures,
Tel Miqne - Eqron, Israel - Cana'an
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| 1994
| Summer school in mathematical physics,
by the Hungarian Union of Physics Students
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| Prices, grants: |
| 2008
| NWO Vernieuwingsimpuls Veni
(postdoc grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research).
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| 2007
| AVT/Anéla Dissertatieprijs 2007
(best dissertation in linguistics in the Netherlands,
report of the jury).
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| 1997
| 2nd price, Competition in Lecturing,
Hungarian Union of Physics Students.
(Picture.)
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| 1997
| Wilhelm Bacher Price in Judaic Studies (Bacher Vilmos pályadíj).
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| 1993
| 7th, National Competition of High School Students (OKTV) in physics.
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| 1992
| 8th, National Competition of High School Students (OKTV) in physics.
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| 1990
| first place, Sándor Mikola National Competition in Physics.
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| Administrative activities: |
| 2010/11 |
Deputy postdoc representative, ACLC Advisory Board at the University of Amsterdam |
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| Conference activities: |
| 2009
| Co-organizer (with I. Czachesz and R. Nikolsky)
First
International Workshop on the Cognitive Study of Religious Texts,
March 3-4, 2010, Groningen, Netherlands.
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| 2009
| Member of the program committee
CogSci 2009,
July 29 – August 1, 2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
(Link.)
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| 2009
| Organizer (with Diana Apoussidou)
Learning Meets Acquisition,
March 4-6, 2009, Osnabrück, Germany.
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| 2009
| Member of two program committees
EACL 2009, as well as
Student Research
Workshop at EACL 2009
April 2009, Athens, Greece.
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| 2007
| Member of the program committee
Workshop on Computational Phonology,
September 26, 2007, Borovets, Bulgaria.
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| 2006
| Co-Organizer (with István Czachesz)
International Workshop on Religion and Cognition,
April 6-7, 2006, Groningen, Netherlands.
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| 2005
| Co-chair in Language and Information,
ESSLLI Student Session (European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information),
August 2005, Edinburgh, UK.
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| Thesis supervision, opposition: |
| 2009
| Supervisor of the BA thesis of Éva Alaxai:
Idegen hatások a mai héber nyelvben (Foreign influences in Modern Hebrew)
Dept. for Hebrew Studies, Eötvös University, Budapest.
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| 2008-2009
| Opponent of the PhD thesis of László Drienkó:
Linguistic Agreement mapping-system model
Dept. for Theoretical Linguistics, Eötvös University, Budapest.
Invitation.
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Educational activity, teaching
(details): |
| Autumn 2008
| MA Research seminar (on implementations of Optimality Theory)
Dept. for Humanities Computing, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
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| Autumn 2008
| Statistics (for "European Masters in Clinical Linguistics" students)
Dept. for Humanities Computing, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
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| Spring 2008
| Language Production, Language Learning, Language Evolution and Formal Models (reading seminar)
Dept. for Theoretical Linguistics, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Spring 2008
| History of the Hebrew Language II. (with K. Koltai)
Dept. for Judaic Studies, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Spring 2006
| Formal Approaches to Optimality Theory
Dept. for Theoretical Linguistics, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Spring 2006
| Mishna text-reading (Tractate Baba Metzia)
Dept. for Judaic Studies, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Year 2005-06
| Biblical Hebrew
Dept. for Judaic Studies, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Autumn 2004
| Tekstmanipulatie (Text manipulation, intro. to UNIX)
Dept. for Humanities Computing, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
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| Spring 2004
| History of the Hebrew Language II.
Dept. for Judaic Studies, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Autumn 2003
| Tekstmanipulatie (Text manipulation, intro. to UNIX)
Dept. for Humanities Computing, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
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| Autumn 2003
| History of the Hebrew Language I.
Dept. for Judaic Studies, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Autumn 2002
| Tekstmanipulatie (Text manipulation, intro. to UNIX)
Dept. for Humanities Computing, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
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| Autumn 2001
| History of the Hebrew Language II.
Mishnah text-reading (Tractate Baba Kamma)
Dept. for Judaic Studies, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Spring 2001
| The Structure of the Hebrew Language
Dept. for Theoretical Linguistics, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Spring 2001
| Mishna text-reading (Tractate Rosh Hashana)
History of the Hebrew Language I.
Dept. for Judaic Studies, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Year 2000-01
| Introduction to the Mishna (Tractate Avoth)
Jewish Theological Seminary - U. of Jewish Studies, Budapest
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| Autumn 2000
| Fieldwork in Modern Hebrew (with A. Kürti)
Dept. for Theoretical Linguistics, Eötvös University, Budapest
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Autumn 2000,
and autumn 1997
| Introduction to the Bible
Dept. for Judaic Studies, Eötvös University, Budapest
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| Talks: |
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| Publications: |
See here |
| Organized conferences: |
See here |
Membership in professional organizations (not always renewed):
ACL, member
(including: SigMorPhon,
and MOL
and SIG Semitic)
Cognitive Science Society, member
Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) associate.
IACSR, founding member
Magyar Hebraisztikai Társaság (Hungarian Association for Hebrew Studies), member
SBL, member
Nederlandse Onderzoek Databank (NOD) entry.
Narcis entry.
MTA
köztestületi tagok adatbázisa.
ROA entry.
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