Goh Kawai

last updated 2008-06-12 14:30 utc

Goh Kawai
- If you'd like to know more about me or my research, contact me at goh at kawai dot com. Many thanks.
- Click on my photo to see more pictures.
Publications
- List of publications. (updated 2008-06-12 14:10 utc)
- Contact me via email if you desire electronic copies of my academic publications, along with slides, posters, demo videos and other presentation material.
Research interests
- Language processing technology integrated with linguistic knowledge.
  - Computational phonetics.
  - Educational technology incorporating language processing.
- Language processing technology applied to nonnative language learning.
  - Peer-based, minimally-supervised, online pronunciation learning.
  - Blended learning incorporating synchronous and asynchronous language activities.
  - Spoken language processing applied to pronunciation learning.
  - Natural language generation applied to assisting nonnative writers.
Lecture notes
- Lecture notes and anonymous comments from my students (in Japanese) are shown at http://goh.cll.hokudai.ac.jp/.
- Some course material from previous classes is not viewable.
Vocational background
- 2008 - 2010: University of Antwerp, Institute of Education and Information Sciences (IOIW) Visiting Researcher (2 6-month visits), funded by the Canon Foundation in Europe
- 2003 - present: Hokkaido University, Research Faculty of Media and Communication (formerly Institute of Language and Culture Studies) Associate Professor (fulltime faculty position)
- 2000 - 2003: Oregon Health & Science University (formerly Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology), Center for Spoken Language Understanding Senior Research Associate (fulltime research position)
- 1999 - 2000: University of California Santa Cruz, Perceptual Science Laboratory Postgraduate Researcher (fulltime research position)
- 1999: University of Tokyo, Keikichi Hirose Laboratory Spoken Language Scientist (fulltime faculty position)
- 1988 - 1996: SRI International, Speech Technology and Research Laboratory Research Linguist (fulltime research position)
- 1986 - 1988: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center Research Assistant (parttime research position)
Academic background
- 1999: University of Tokyo, Department of Information and Communication Engineering (Ph.D. in Engineering)
- 1986: Stanford University, Department of Linguistics
- 1986: International Christian University, Educational Technology (M.A. in education)
- 1984: University of Tokyo, Department of Linguistics (B.A. in linguistics)
Professional affiliations
Online trivia
- I was among the people who proposed that Usenet discussion groups be created for spoken language understanding. See the charter for comp.speech. If I find a description for fj.comp.speech, I'll put the link here.
- They say my ancestors came from Kawai village. Haven't been there yet.
Personal interests
- Airplanes (private pilot airplane single engine land and sea), tea (aesthetic Japanese gathering), amateur radio (callsign N6UOK, member of W6YX), scuba diving (beginner), kayaking (I can roll -- sometimes!), and snowshoeing (anybody can snowshoe!).
Contact information
- Email address
  - goh at kawai dot com
  - Students, faculty and staff -- please use the addresses I told you about.
- Postal address
  - Goh Kawai
    Hokkaido University
    Center for Language Learning
    Sapporo 060-0817 Japan
- Telephone number
  - Please note I have neither voicemail nor fax. Email contact is preferred.
  - Office phone: +81-11-706-6931 (24-hour direct but rarely there)
  - Home phone: if you call me at home for work-related reasons, expect the yakuza at your doorstep.
- Maps and directions
  - Google shows buildings. My main office is in S-wing.
  - See a rather uninformative campus map.
  - If you read Japanese, this map is better.
  - Send me email for better directions.