Summary
Wendy Elvira-García is an associate professor in the Serra Húnter programme and an experienced researcher specializing in speech sounds and experimental phonetics, with nine years of academic and applied experience. She holds a PhD in Cognitive Science and Language (cum laude, extraordinary prize) from the University of Barcelona and has combined teaching roles across Spanish and international institutions with postdoctoral research on speech corpora and computational tools. Her work spans lab phonetics, prosody analysis, and the development of computational tools for speech projects (including contributions to AMPER-derived technologies and phonetic features in a VR app). Based in Barcelona, she bridges rigorous empirical research and practical applications in education, museum exhibits, and app development, demonstrating an unusual blend of forensic, experimental, and transfer-oriented phonetics.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cognitive Science and Language, Cum laude, extraordinary prize, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cognitive Science and Language, Cum laude, extraordinary prize at Universitat de Barcelona / University of Barcelona
Bachelor's degree, Hispanic Studies, Bachelor's degree, Hispanic Studies at Trinity College, Dublin
English, Spanish, Catalan, French, Basque