I am a scientist trained in phonology, computational linguistics, linguistic fieldwork, and language teaching. My current research is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and focuses on the evolution of language.

I've created and maintain several typological databases:

• phoible
• bdproto
• segbo
• acqdiv

And some tools for research in comparative linguistics:

• Unicode cookbook
• segments

I am also exeuctive director of Linguist List.