Sept. 10, 2009

Curriculum Vitae

Hao Wang

Address  SGM 501, Department of Psychology

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA 90089-1061

Phone     213-784-2526

Email     

Research Interests

Child language development, computational modeling, neural basis of language

Education and Training

2006 - Present      PhD student, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California

03/2005                EEG/ERP Acquisition & Analysis, Curry Training Course, Comprehensive Scan School, NeuroScan, Hangzhou, China

1999 - 2003          B. Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Hunan, China

Scholarship and Awards

2009                     Psychology Summer Research Award

2008 Spring - 2009 Spring  Research assistantship, Dept. of Psychology, University of Southern California (USC)

2007                     Paula Menyuk Travel Award, BUCLD 32

2007                     Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) travel grant, USC

2007 Fall              Teaching assistantship, Dept. of Psychology, USC

2006-2007 & 2009 - 2010  Valentine fellowship, Dept. of Psychology, USC

2002                     Scholarship, Xiangtan University

2001                     Scholarship, Xiangtan University

Publication

Cross-linguistic validity of word categorization with frequent frames: Evidence from German and Turkish child-directed speech. (in preparation).

Wang, H., & Mintz, T. H. From linear sequences to abstract structures: Distributional information in infant-direct speech. (in preparation).

Wang, H., & Mintz, T. H. (2008). A Dynamic Learning Model for Categorizing Words Using Frames. In H. Chan, H. Jacob & E. Kapia, (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (pp. 525-536). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press.

Presentation

Wang, H., & Mintz, T. H. (Nov 2009). From linear sequences to abstract structures: Distributional information in infant-direct speech. Poster presentation at the 34th annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA. Accepted Aug 12, 2009.

Wang, H., & Mintz, T. H. (2009). From linear sequences to abstract structures: Distributional information in infant-direct speech. 2009 Symposium on Cognitive and Language Development, Los Angeles, CA.

Höhle, B., Wang, H., & Mintz, T. H. (2008). Syntactic categorization of new words: Distributional and morphological cues to form class. XXIX International Congress of Psychology 2008.

Wang, H., & Mintz, T. H. (2008). A Dynamic Learning Model for Categorizing Words Using Frames. Sandyneck Southern California Symposium on Cognitive and Language Development, Irvine, CA.

Wang, H., & Mintz, T. H. (2007). A Dynamic Learning Model for Categorizing Words Using Frames. 32nd annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA.

Teaching Experience

2007, Fall             PSYC-274 Statistics, Teaching assistant, Dept. of Psychology, USC

Work Experience

2009 Summer       Data mining neuroscience literature sub-domains using Conditional random fields, Information Science Institute/USC

May 2008 - Feb 2009 Programmer for Ontonotes project, Information Science Institute/USC

2003 - 2006          Research assistant, Institute of Cognitive Science, Hunan University

2004                     Instructor, NIIT Software Training Center, Changsha, China

2001 - 2003          Software Engineer, Feiling Intelligence System Integration Corp., Shenzhen, China

Projects

(Before USC)

2005 - 2006          Setup and Maintenance of the Event-Related Potential Laboratory

2005 - 2006          Computational Processing and Analysis for the Project "An Analysis of Distributional Information Relevant to Mandarin Syntactic Category in Speech to Young Children”

2004 - 2005          Computational Processing and Analysis for the Project "The Development of Tone in a Mandarin-Speaking Child"

2004 - 2005          Praat Script for the Project "The Pitch Contours of Infants Acquiring Tonal Target Languages: A Cross-Linguistic Study"

2004                     Web-based Information Manage System for the School of Foreign Languages, Hunan University

2003 - 2004          Adaptive English Learning System

2003 - 2006          Linux Server and Equipment Maintenance

2002 - 2003          VON (Voice Over Net) Voice Chat ActiveX Control

2000 - 2002          CTTS Chinese Text to Speech System

Projects in Feiling Corp. (2001 - 2003)

Multimedia Authoring tool for teachers

The software of Urban Traffic Control System

Smart card one card solution system (including access control, payment and attendance subsystem)

MIS Development Platform (a RAD MIS development tool)

Certification

Certificated Senior Software Engineer by the Ministry of Information Industry, China, 2002

Computer Skills