People

My name is Huteng Dai (xu˨˩tʰəŋ˧˥ tai˥˨ 戴虎腾; meaning). I am an assistant professor of computational linguistics and phonology at the University of Michigan.

My research focuses on understanding how humans learn sound patterns from noisy, real-world data. I build interpretable models of phonological learning that are not only mathematically well-defined but also succeed on real-world corpora.

Find out more about my recent work at: hutengdai.com. You can also contact me at huteng@umich.edu.

My name is Ashna Mulchandani (ɑʃnə). I am an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan, graduating in May of 2025.

I study Linguistics, Computer Science, and French, and am pursuing topics in natural language processing and computational linguistics. I am particularly interested in the intersection of language and technology, as well as its potential for new artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.

You can contact me at mashna@umich.edu.