Cara Leong

I’m a final-year PhD candidate in linguistics at New York University, where I work with Tal Linzen in the Computation and Psycholinguistics Lab.

My research investigates when language models can serve as models of human learning and behaviour, and how to better evaluate their similarity to people. My current work uses behavioral experiments to develop and evaluate resource-bounded user simulators for interactive AI, with applications to educational and collaborative systems.

Before coming to NYU, I completed my BA in linguistics and BS in computer science at the National University of Singapore advised by Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine and Min-Yen Kan.

I am currently on the job market for research roles in industry and academia. If my work seems like a good fit, I’d love to hear from you!