Richard Littauer

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Name:Richard Littauer
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Richard Littauer is a PhD student in Computer Science at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington in Pōneke, Aotearoa New Zealand. His thesis is on building tools for using community science data to model bird populations and bird flu. His research interests beyond that involve open science, open source, community science platforms, and taxonomy. He is an organizer for SustainOSS, and has recorded hundreds of podcasts on open source sustainability there. He is also one of the two organizers of CURIOSS, the community for university and research institution open source program offices. In his spare time, he is a professional conlanger, creating languages for TV studios and novelists, an avid reader and hiker, and interested in civic, local action towards a more sustainable future. But really, he just likes birds. You can read more about his projects at his website and follow him online.

Country:New Zealand
Affiliation:Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Personal website: https://burntfen.com

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