Aaricia Herygers
Linguist / Voice Technologist

Linguist / Voice Technologist
Reliable, punctual, hard-working. Interested in German, phonetics, and speech technology. Coordinating the 71. StuTS + 31. TaCoS student conference on (computational) linguistics. Founding member and network development officer of the International Language and Linguistics Students' Association.
Multidisciplinary program combining speech and technology Honors program: "Leadership: Making the difference!"
MA Linguistics | Cum laude KU Leuven | 2020-2021Formal and Computational Linguistics Thesis: "Language Learning Motivation of Flemish Secondary School Students"
BA Applied Linguistics KU Leuven | 2016-2021Dutch, English, German Thesis: "The influence of Flemish pupils' attitudes toward German on their language acquisition"
Teaching assistant for the module "Fieldwork Cultural Geography"
Ambassador KU Leuven | 2020-2021Diversity Ambassador at the Faculty of Arts Student Ambassador at Student Services Campus Antwerp
Tutor INzicht Examencommissie | 2020-Present Studant vzw | 2018-PresentTutoring sessions for German as a foreign language in secondary and higher education