Aidan Pine
Associate Research Officer
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAidan Pine is a computational linguist and speech technologist with 10 years of experience bridging full‑stack development and text‑to‑speech research at the National Research Council Canada. With an MSc in Speech & Language Processing and an honours background in linguistics and First Nations languages, he builds practical TTS systems informed by deep linguistic insight and community needs. He previously led web and language‑revitalization projects—contributing front‑end internationalization and digraph support to an open‑source word‑guessing game—demonstrating a habit of shipping accessible, adaptable tools. His work emphasizes community‑led language revitalization, combining technical rigor with culturally respectful collaboration. A former entrepreneur who ran an organic food truck, he brings hands‑on project ownership and operational grit to research and product delivery. Located in Victoria, BC, he excels at turning research prototypes into usable language technologies.
10 years of coding experience
Speech & Language Processing (M.Sc.), Distinction, Speech & Language Processing (M.Sc.), Distinction at The University of EdinburghBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honors in Linguistics, Minor in First Nations Languages, 4.21 GPA, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honors in Linguistics, Minor in First Nations Languages, 4.21 GPA at The University of British Columbia
English, French, Danish, gitxsanimx̲, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓
Github Skills (11)
javascript10
react10
typescript-types9
internationalization9
typescript9
typescripts9
localization9
i18next9
user-interface9
css7
html7
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
roedoejet/AnyLanguage-Word-Guessing-Game
Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
A word guessing game that can be modified and translated to your language!
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 82 commits, 11 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Aidan primarily contributed to the front-end development of a word-guessing game. Their work involved extending the game's functionality to accommodate different languages by integrating digraphs. This included modifications to the keyboard component, the about modal, and internationalization features. They also addressed bug fixes, added new features, and updated the project's dependencies.
gamerustwordletranslatedwordle-game
EveryVoiceTTS/DeepForcedAligner
Oct 2022 - Feb 2025
A CTC forced alignment tool that is compatible with the EveryVoice TTS system
Contributions:17 reviews, 18 PRs, 71 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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