Scholar
Detmar Meurers
Google Scholar ID: XOs7l48AAAAJ
Professor of Computational Linguistics, Language and AI in Education Lab@IWM & Universität Tübingen
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,841
H-index
31
i10-index
97
Publications
20
Co-authors
80
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- - Published numerous papers on Second Language Acquisition, Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning (ICALL), Corpus Linguistics, etc.
- - Involved in various projects such as MERLIN, Kobalt-DaF, CoMiC, SFB 833/A4, LangBank, DECCA, etc.
- - Co-authored 'Language and Computers' with Chris Brew and Markus Dickinson; the second edition, led by Lelia Glass, is now an open-access book
- - Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Center of Advanced Technology for Assisted Learning and Predictive Analytics (CATALPA)
Research Experience
- - Since April 2024, a research professor at the Leibniz Institute for Knowledge Media (IWM)
- - From Summer 2008 to 2024, a Full Professor of Computational Linguistics at the University of Tübingen, leading the Theoretical Computational Linguistics group
- - Mentor for multiple projects including Interact4School, DiDi, KANSAS, FeedBook, FLAIR, TAGARELA, etc.
- - Member of the Steering Committee of the Heritage Language Consortium
- - Consultant on the EFCAMDAT project
- - Head of Language Intersection 4 at the LEAD Graduate School and Research Network
Background
- - Research Interests: The interface of Computational Linguistics and Empirical Educational Science, Second Language Acquisition, effective teaching and learning methods, analyzing language in educational science
- - Professional Fields: Computational Linguistics, Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning (ICALL), Corpus Linguistics, etc.
- - Introduction: Currently a research professor at the Leibniz Institute for Knowledge Media (IWM), leading the 'Language and AI in Education' research group. Previously, he was a Full Professor of Computational Linguistics and head of the Theoretical Computational Linguistics group at the University of Tübingen.
Miscellany
- - Delivered several talks in the media, such as 'Wie Künstliche Intelligenz die Schule verändert' (FAZ, 02.04.2025), 'Hilfe für heute statt Hype von morgen' (Wiarda Blog, 19.03.24), etc.
- - Featured in multiple podcasts, such as Episode 2 of Doppelstunstunde on 'Künstliche Intelligenz in der Schule'
- - Served as a mentor for two startups, cabuu and Prosodiya
