Charles Torres

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Experience

Research Experience

University of Arizona, Tucson

  • Dependency length minimization (2019–2020)
    Collected experimental data on dependency length minimization preferences for speakers of different languages.
    Advisor: Dr. Masha Fedzechkina, Professor, Department of Linguistics

  • Connecting morphological complexity to orthography (2018–2019)
    Analyzed the length of time languages had writing systems and connected that to the languages’ morphological complexity. Would have been presented at Evolang 2020 (canceled due to COVID).
    Advisor: Dr. Andy Wedel, Professor, Department of Linguistics

Talks

  • 2023: Lecture on algorithmic complexity methods for formal language theory (UCI Language Science colloquium)
  • 2022: Invited by the UCI Data Science Club to give a lecture on two distinct notions of complexity — algorithmic and information-theoretic — and how they can be applied in neural networks

Fellowships & Awards

  • 2022: DEI Summer Fellowship to improve accessibility and design a course on formal languages
  • 2018: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
  • 2018: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Class Talks

  • 2024: Tibetan — Lecture on the grammatical and phonological characteristics of Lhasa Tibetan (Languages of the World)
  • 2022: Formal Language Theory — Presented work on transducers and weak determinism

Work Experience

  • Linguistics Subject Matter Specialist, Top AI Company (2024–2025, Remote)
    Provided linguistics expertise for the creation of an LLM training dataset.

  • Tech Support Specialist, Banner Health (2016–2020, Phoenix)
    Provided technical support for Arizona’s largest hospital chain, troubleshooting hardware and software issues.

  • Customer Support Manager, APAC (2014–2015, Tucson)
    Provided customer service for a pharmacy benefit manager; handled escalated calls and trained new employees.

  • Tech Support Specialist, Integrated Axis (2012–2013, Tucson)
    Provided tech support to an array of small businesses in the Tucson area.

  • Tech Support Specialist, University of Arizona (2011–2012, Tucson)
    Supported university students and faculty with file recovery, OS installation, hardware diagnosis, and malware removal.

Peer Reviewing

  • 2024: Reviewer, Cognitive Science Society Conference
  • 2024: Reviewer, Cognition (journal)
  • 2024: Reviewer, EvoLang Conference

Teaching Assistantships

All at the University of California, Irvine.

  • Winter 2021: LSCI 155 – Psychology of Language
  • Spring 2021: ANTHRO 2B – Introduction to Biological Anthropology
  • Fall 2021: LSCI 1 – Languages of the World
  • Winter 2022: LSCI 3 – Introduction to Linguistics
  • Fall 2022: LSCI 1 – Languages of the World
  • Winter 2023: LSCI 3 – Introduction to Linguistics
  • Winter 2023: LSCI 10 – Introduction to Phonology
  • Fall 2023: LSCI 3 – Introduction to Linguistics
  • Winter 2024: LSCI 1 – Languages of the World
  • Spring 2024: LSCI 119 – Phonological Models
  • Fall 2024: LSCI 3 – Introduction to Linguistics
  • Winter 2025: LSCI 10 – Introduction to Phonology
  • Spring 2025: LSCI 117 – Introduction to Acoustic Phonetics