Hey, It's
Lukas Klotz.
🌱 I'm a Linguistics Researcher and Software Developer in Eugene, Oregon dedicated to FOSS and open-access philosophies.
University of Oregon Speech & Language Lab (UO SLRL) — Research Assistant
Jan 2024 — Jan 2025
- Created an instructional manual ensuring adherence to CHAT conventions for speech segmentation in the PILS project
- Manually processed speech samples to advance the PILS research project
- Edited malfunctioning code to automate data processing tasks
- Ran both children and adults through the PILS study procedure
Dr. Nathaniel Sims (University of Oregon) — Research Assistant
Feb 2025 — Present
- Gathered field data of an undocumented Trans-Himalayan language
- Collaborated with a native speaker for language preservation
- Conducted comparative analysis between related languages
Team Duckling — Volunteer
Jan 2024 — Jan 2025
- Recruited families for the Team Duckling database
- Tabled at Team Duckling recruiting events
Projects
Budgeting Application
A budgeting tool to keep track of money based on the analog of 'envelopes' for important expenses and income.
PILS Corpus (Pause Inhalation Language Structure)
Research assistant at the UO SLRL working on speech segmentation and corpus creation.
TAALES Research Tool
Collaborator with the UO LCR-ADS lab through the UO SLRL, contributing documentation.
Professional Email: lklotz@uoregon.edu