Artificial intelligence has long become a part of our everyday lives. Due to the progress of mainstream applications such as automatic speech recognition in recent years, the use of AI in professional research and practice contexts is increasingly conceivable. The transdisciplinary team of the TALC project (Tools for Analyzing Language and Communication) explores potential applications of machine learning in linguistic, speech therapy, and educational settings. TALC aims to bring recognized research methods, such as spontaneous speech analysis (TALC-LSA subproject), into the 21st century. TALC aims to enhance the reach and practicality of diagnostic procedures, such as reading diagnostics (TALC-DIRA subproject), through AI-based automation.

At the same time, ethical and legal frameworks for the application of artificial intelligence are to be designed to ensure the potential of this technology for all users. That is our transdisciplinary vision.

TALC Team

Informations for Students

  • Thesis in the TALC Project

    Currently, various theses (both theoretical and empirical) at the Bachelor's and Master's levels are available within the TALC project.

    Possible topics in TALC-LSA: Methodologies of language acquisition research, analysis of spontaneous speech samples for monolingual language acquisition (with a thematic focus on the lexical level). If you are interested, please send an email to the TALC group leader, Dr. Hanna Ehlert.

    Possible topics in TALC-DIRA: Support and analysis of data collection in 2024 for the pilot of the TALC-DIRA app (AI-based reading diagnostics in primary school age). If you are interested, please send an email to Ms. Wallbaum (maren.wallbaum@ifs.uni-hannover.de) or Ms. Stelze (kristina.stelze@ifs.uni-hannover.de).

     

     

     

     

Contact

Hanna_Ehlert Hanna_Ehlert © Roland Schneider/Bilderraum Fotostudio
Dr. Hanna Ehlert
Research Staff
Address
Schloßwender Straße 1
30159 Hannover
Building
Room
020
Office hours
from 01.04.2024: appointment by email
until 31.03.2024: appointment by email
Hanna_Ehlert Hanna_Ehlert © Roland Schneider/Bilderraum Fotostudio
Dr. Hanna Ehlert
Research Staff
Address
Schloßwender Straße 1
30159 Hannover
Building
Room
020
Office hours
from 01.04.2024: appointment by email
until 31.03.2024: appointment by email