ROALD EISELEN
12629 102nd Ave NE, Kirkland, WA, 98034
(H) +1 425 242 0037 ▪ (C) +1 425 223 1294
roaldeiselen@hotmail.com
PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname:
Eiselen
Christian Names:
Ernst Roald
Date of Birth:
13 June 1979
Place of Birth:
Potchefstroom
Nationality:
South African
Gender:
Male
Marriage Status
Married
Mother Tongue:
Afrikaans
Other Languages:
English (Read, Write, Speak,
Understand)
QUALIFICATIONS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
2008-Current
North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa
Degree
Planned Date of Completion
Thesis Title:
PhD. in General Linguistics
March 2013
Establishing NLP Evaluation reliability through
linear regression modelling.
2004
North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa
Degree
Date of Completion
Awards, Grants:
B.A. Honours Afrikaans & Dutch (Cum Laude)
November 2004
NRF Honours Bursary
Best Afrikaans Honours Student
2001 - 2003
Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa
Degree
Date of Completion
Awards, Grants
SECONDARY EDUCATION
1993-1997
Hoërskool Gimnasium
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa
B.A. in Communication Studies
December 2003
Best 3rd year Linguistics Thesis
RESEARCH
Research Fields:
Computational Linguistics
Text Processing
Multi-lingual Software Development
Evaluation methodologies
Error Correction
Entity Extraction
Machine Learning
Research Projects:
Afrikaans 2nd Generation Spelling Checker
North-West University Spelling Checker Development Project:
– IsiZulu/isiXhosa Morphological Analysers
– Lexicon Management (Setswana/Sesotho sa Leboa/isiXhosa/isiZulu
Afrikaans Thesaurus (Project Manager)
Accredited Articles/Papers in Conference Proceedings:
VAN HUYSSTEEN, G.B., EISELEN, E.R. & PUTTKAMMER, M.J. Evaluating
Evaluation Metrics for Spelling Checker Evaluations. In: Proceedings of the 1st
International Workshop on Proofing Tools and Language Technology. Patras
University: Patras, Greece. 1-2 July 2004.
EISELEN, E.R. Evalueringstandaarde vir speltoetsers: 'n vergelykende ondersoek.
[Evaluation standards for spelling checkers: a comparative study]. Conference of the
Southern African Society for Dutch Studies. Potchefstroom, South Africa. 22-25
September 2004.
BOSCH, S.E. & EISELEN, E.R. 2005. The effectiveness of isiZulu morphological rules
for a spelling checker. South African Journal of African Languages, 25(1): 25-36.
PRINSLOO, D.J. & EISELEN, E.R. 2005. Improving a lexicon based spelling checker
for Sesotho sa Leboa. South African Journal of African Languages, 25(1): 11-24.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Oct 2006 – Current
Natural Language Group: Software Development Engineer
Microsoft Ireland Operations
DUBLIN, Ireland
Jul 2005 – Jul 2006
International Proofing Tools Team: Software Linguist (Intern)
North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa
Jan 2004 – June 2005
Centre for Text Technology: Junior Researcher
Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa
June 2002 – December 2003
School for Languages: Project Assistant (Developing a 2nd Generation
Spelling Checker for Afrikaans)
GENERAL: COMPUTER SKILLS
General:
Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010/2013
Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8
Microsoft Server 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2010
Linux Red Hat; Ubuntu
Programming Languages:
PERL
Visual Basic
C#
C++
JavaScript
.NET Framework 24.5
REFRENCES
Reference
Dr. G.B. van Huyssteen
North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa
Gerhard.VanHuyssteen@nwu.ac.za
Reference
Dermot McLoughlin
Software Design Engineer
Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited
International Proofing Tools Team
DUBLIN, Ireland
+353 1 706 6102
dmclough@microsoft.com
Reference
Alfredo Arnaiz
Sr. Lead IPE
Microsoft
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA, 98052, USA
+1 425 705 0803
alarnaiz@microsoft.com