My name is Alvaro Vega. I am a PhD student specializing in computational approaches to studying animal communication and enhancing wildlife conservation through community-centered design. My research is driven by the intrinsic value of wildlife-human coexistence and fundamental questions about the evolution of language. What can we learn from the communicative behaviors of other species? How can technology and computational linguistics deepen our understanding of animal languages and promote a more sustainable coexistence with wildlife? I have the privilege of being advised by Dr. Rada Mihalcea.
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