Patrick Hegde

Patrick Hegde is a Research Associate and Software Developer at NovaSpeech, where he has been working since September 2006. At NovaSpeech, Patrick assists with all aspects of the research related to the hybrid synthesis project. He administers our central relational speech database, writes code to support acoustic and linguistic analysis, and participates in synthesis rule development. Patrick also contributes to other NovaSpeech activities, including the development of technical documentation, public relations, and Web site development.

Prior to joining NovaSpeech, Patrick was a student at Cornell University, where, in May 2006, he earned a B.A. in History and Linguistics with distinction in all subjects. At Cornell, he gained a background in phonetics and phonology, with coursework including an intensive upper-level class in phonetics taught by Sue Hertz.

Patrick also has an interest in language acquisition and applied linguistics. While a student at Cornell, he completed courses in First and Second Language Acquisition. In 2006, he worked as Assistant Coordinator for the summer program of Cornell’s International Teaching Assistant Development Program, which supports the development of English language proficiency among international TAs.