creative technologist · portfolio 2026

I build things that understand language.

language · cognition · technology — corpus linguistics, AI apps, and games from eastern finland

selected works

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RESEARCH · ONGOING 01

vetting the hre

book censorship, jesuit surveillance pipelines, and print regulation networks in the early modern holy roman empire (1500–1800)

RESEARCH · PILOT 02

same word, different worlds

pragmatic functions of taboo language across strong- and weak-tie online communities — afinla 2026 pilot study

▸ paper and data · n=298
TOOL · SHIPPED 03

corpus explorer

a live, in-browser concordancer over literary corpora — try it right here, no install

TOOL · BUILDING 04

konkord

a modern, web-based AntConc — concordance, collocations, keyness, and speaker analysis over any transcript corpus

Konkord concordance: aligned keyword-in-context lines for the word ‘language’ across a corpus of linguistics talks
TOOL · BUILDING 05

kerros

a modern, web-based ELAN — time-aligned tiered annotation for speech, with waveform, playback, and lossless .eaf export

Kerros annotation editor: audio waveform over stacked speaker tiers for a one-hour linguistics talk
GAMES · SHIPPED 06

indie games

browser games on itch.io — from hacking a simulation in real python to bun-bun's corporate platformer

  • bit: system overridepython puzzle
  • bun-bun: the corporate abyssplatformer
  • star ridersracing
  • winter blackoutsurvival
▸ play on itch.io
HACKATHON · UEF 07

language station

an AI toolkit for lecturers — turn a dense academic text into a multilingual lesson kit: a cognitive glossary, a plain-language rewrite, and translanguaging support. built at sohjo hacks with uef's pluri & kateko projects.

Language Station app — a UEF-branded dashboard: lesson setup with English↔Finnish support, course context, and sample academic materials live demo coming soon

recent logs

hub & spoke: how i structure essays

a working method for organizing arguments — one core claim, radiating evidence

same word, different worlds: notes from the pilot

what taboo language does in tight-knit communities that it can't do among strangers

building corpus tools instead of just using them

why my bachelor's thesis grew an interactive explorer on the side

about

i study english and culture at the university of eastern finland, working where language, cognition, and technology meet — cognitive linguistics, digital humanities, nlp, sentiment analysis, metaphor research, and cross-cultural discourse. i apply computational tools to understand communication, meaning, and culture, and build apps and games along the way.

class of 2026 · minors in japanese, data science, and computer science · open to research and creative-technology collaborations.