Curriculum Vitae

Charles Torres

Department of Linguistics
University of California, Davis
(520) 238-1686
torrescj92@gmail.com

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Research Interests

Computational modeling of language learning and change, information theory, algorithmic complexity, formal language theory, and learning biases in neural networks.

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Education

• PhD, Language Science, University of California, Irvine (2020–2025)
  Algorithmic complexity, spiking and artificial neural networks, language evolution and language change

• Bachelor of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, University of Arizona, Tucson (2017–2019)
  Minor in Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude

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Academic Positions

• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Davis (2025–2026)
  Research on the interactions between item-specific and generative knowledge.

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Skills

• Programming Languages: Python, PyTorch, R, Julia, Scikit-Learn
• Languages: Tibetan (A1), Spanish (B1)

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