About

I'm a senior research scientist working where AI/ML meets sensitive, real-world data. Over more than a decade at CNRS I've taken work from niche idea to widely used tool: field-testing recording hardware on four continents, supervising state-of-the-art open-source speech AI, building the datasets and annotation pipelines to train and benchmark models, and working through the legal and ethical side of recording children at home.

What I bring

  • Range across fields. I've worked across anthropology, linguistics, psychology, economics and speech technology, which lets me bring very different teams together on the same problem.
  • Getting things built. I scope projects, decide what to build, buy or hire for, and see the work through to tools other people use.
  • Responsible AI in practice. I've put data protection, licensing and ethics review into day-to-day operations, not just policy documents.
  • Leading people. I've led teams of up to 12, hired for 20+ technical, administrative and research roles, and written onboarding and training for each.
  • Clear communication. I explain complex results to ethics boards, policymakers, practitioners and community representatives.

Current focus

I'm moving from building tools for researchers to building AI and data products used by millions: products that are safe, fair and useful for very diverse users, including children and under-served language communities.

Recognition

  • Fellow of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), 2025
  • Invited Researcher, J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab)
  • European Research Council Consolidator Grant (€2M, five years)
  • Visiting fellow: Max Planck Institute, Comparative Cultural Psychology (2022); Aarhus University, Interacting Minds Center (2025, 2026)

Path

  1. 2013–2026Researcher → Senior ResearcherCNRS & École Normale Supérieure, Paris
  2. 2014Habilitation (accreditation to supervise research)École Normale Supérieure, Paris
  3. 2011–2012Postdoctoral FellowMax Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen
  4. 2009PhD in LinguisticsPurdue University, USA
  5. 2004Teaching degree in Language & LiteratureUniversidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

I have lived and worked in Argentina, the UK, the USA, the Netherlands and France. Native Spanish speaker; native-level English and French; conversational Italian.

Beyond work

I've given 10% of my income to effective charities since 2020 (Giving What We Can pledge) and co-founded two effective-giving organisations in France, most recently Générosité à Impact.

Contact

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