# Anna Björklund, PhD > Linguistic Engineer @ Meta Reality Labs Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/annabjrklundphd I am a computational linguist and Californianist with a PhD in linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley. I am currently a linguistic engineer at Meta, where I work on model performance for AI wearables. I am also a tribal linguist for the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians and the Wintu Tribe of Northern California. ## Work Experience ### Linguistic Engineer @ Meta Jan 2026 – Present ### Linguistic consultant/tribal linguist @ Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Jan 2020 – Present Analyze all linguistic aspects of endangered languages Nomlaki & Wintu from text & audio sources • Leverage linguistic analysis to design & teach weekly language revitalization classes • Identify gaps in linguistic knowledge/materials & collaborate with diverse tribal stakeholders to develop solutions • Clearly communicate linguistic topics to learners with varying experiences & back- grounds ### Linguistic consultant/tribal linguist @ WINTU TRIBE & TOYON WINTU CENTER Jan 2022 – Present Analyze all linguistic aspects of endangered languages Nomlaki & Wintu from text & audio sources • Leverage linguistic analysis to design & teach weekly language revitalization classes • Identify gaps in linguistic knowledge/materials & collaborate with diverse tribal stakeholders to develop solutions • Clearly communicate linguistic topics to learners with varying experiences & back- grounds ### Linguist @ Meta @ Tundra Technical Solutions Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 | Burlingame, California, United States Train & evaluate performance of Meta Ray-Ban voice assistant across all stages of develop- ment, for all (10+) non-US English markets •Collaborate across teams to build adversarial/red- teaming datasets evaluating pre- and post- launch model safety •Design & maintain pipelines for large, multi-lingual datasets, ensuring live & synthetic data is transformed, graded, & evaluated •Compute model evaluation metrics & identify areas of improvement using Python, SQL, regex, and AI tools •Conduct product experiments & iteratively evaluate model quality to ensure com- pliance with integrity standards & release deadlines • Communicate model trends and actionable next steps to engineers, annotators, managers, cross-functional partners, & other stakeholders ### Senior Data Science Fellow @ D-Lab, UC Berkeley Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 Designed & led workshops for deep learning (Keras), machine learning/ML (scikit-learn), data wrangling & visualization (Python/R), web scraping, & web APIs • Provided technical & quanti- tative support for cross-functional social science researchers ### Graduate Student Instructor @ University of California, Berkeley Jan 2019 – Jan 2025 Quantitative Methods in Linguistics (LING C160)-- introduction to linear modeling, including simple and multiple regression, logistic regression, and mixed effects modeling for use in linguistic research using R. Introduction to Phonetics (LING 110)-- introduction to articulatory, acoustic, and auditory phonetics Introduction to Phonology (LING 111)-- introduction to phonological theory, including Optimality Theory and Harmonic Grammar (e.g. MaxEnt) Introduction to Linguistics (LING 5)-- introduction to phonetics, phonology, syntax, morphology, morphology, and pragmatics Endangered Languages: Why Does Linguistic Diversity Matter? (R1B)-- Main instructor. Introduction to language endangerment, documentation, and revitalization in the context of English composition. ### California Language Archives Archivist (Graduate Student Researcher) @ University of California, Berkeley Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 Catalogued & organized metadata for archival documents across native Californian languages for public reference • Collaborated with visiting California tribal groups to interpret archival materials for use in language revitalization • Added key elements to organizational website (favicon, pages, images, and text) using CSS and HTML, following best version control practices (Github) ### Data Science Fellow @ D-Lab, UC Berkeley Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 Conducted NLP bias detection on 10k+ Reddit posts (r/languagelearning) using TF-IDF, sentiment analysis, and word embeddings; identified negative sentiment toward non-native accents & pro- posed moderation policy updates ### Language Assistant @ UF English Language Institute Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Gainesville, Florida Area Led classes with a partner for 1 hr/day 4 days/week for students studying English as a second language, focusing on listening and speaking at the beginning and intermediate levels; wrote and conducted original lesson plans with partner and coordinated with other faculty members to provide a unified learning experience for students. •Participated in evening activities every week with a focus on involving students in practical application of conversational English ## Education ### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Linguistics University of California, Berkeley ### Master of Arts - MA in Linguistics University of California, Berkeley ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Linguistics, Chinese University of Florida ### Study abroad in Chinese Language and Literature Tsinghua University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aebjorklund - Portfolio: https://drbjorklund.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/annabjrklundphd JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/annabjrklundphd/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-10