Steven Bird

Steven Bird is a computer scientist and linguist known for his work in developing technology to analyze and preserve languages, especially those with few speakers. He creates tools that help document languages, study their structure, and enable machines to understand and process human language. His efforts support language preservation, literacy, and communication, making it easier to study diverse languages worldwide and develop applications like translation and speech recognition. Bird’s work bridges technology and linguistics, contributing to cultural preservation and improved access to information in many languages.