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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0392-7608
Scopus Author ID: 7102851290
ResearcherID: A-9481-2008
Google Scholar Profile: 4xeuaakAAAAJ
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Biography
Niels Schiller received his MA in phonetics, German language and linguistics, and computational linguistics from Trier University (Germany) in 1994. The same year, he was awarded a scholarship from the German Max Planck Society to carry out his PhD research at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. In 1997, he received his PhD in Psychology from the Radboud University in Nijmegen. In his PhD dissertation, he investigated the role of the syllable in lexical access during speech production.
After his PhD, he was a post-doctoral research fellow with the Cognitive Neuropsychology Laboratory of the Psychology Department at Harvard University (1998-2000) and a research scientist of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) at Maastricht University and the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (2000-2003). In 2004, he was appointed professor of psycholinguistics at Maastricht University and in 2006 he moved to Leiden to become professor of psycho- and neurolinguistics at Leiden University.
Since 2024, he is Chair Professor of Psycho- and Neurolinguistics at City University of Hong Kong and Head of Department of Linguistics and Translation.
Research Interests
- Psycholinguistics
- Neurolinguistics
- Speech Production
- Morphological and phonological encoding
- Representation of lexico-syntactic features
- Multilingualism
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Research output
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The role of semantic features in word production
Wang, Y., Witteman, J. & Schiller, N. O., 15 Jan 2026, In: Brain Research. 1871, 18 p., 150065.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Activation of Chinese Verbal Classifiers in Bare Verb Naming: An ERP Study
Wang, Y., Dobel, C. & Schiller, N. O., 28 May 2025, (Presented).Research output: Conference Papers › RGC 33 - Other conference paper › peer-review
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Activation of classifiers in word production: insights from lexico-syntactic probability distributions
Wang, Y., Witteman, J. & Schiller, N. O., 30 Apr 2025, (Online published) In: Language, Cognition and Neuroscience.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Adjective-noun order in Spanish-Chinese code-switching: resolving syntactic conflict
Wu, R., Parafita Couto, M. D. C. & Schiller, N., 12 Jun 2025, (Presented).Research output: Conference Papers › RGC 33 - Other conference paper › peer-review
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A Knowledge-Based Language Model: Deducing Grammatical Knowledge in a Multi-Agent Language Acquisition Simulation
Shakouri, D. P., Cremers, C. & Schiller, N. O., 2025, In: Computational Linguistics in the Netherlands Journal. 14, p. 167-189 23 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
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IG (CityUHK-Exeter): Neurocognitive Representation and Processing of Complex Words in the Human Brain
SCHILLER, N. O. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator) & DUMAY, N. (Co-Investigator)
9/12/25 → …
Project: Research
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ResCtrs: Department of Linguistics and Translation - The Halliday Centre for Intelligent Applications of Language Studies (HCLS)
FANG, C. A. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), CATEDRAL, L.H.-C. M. (Co-Investigator), HAFNER, C. (Co-Investigator), HUANG, Y.-H. (Co-Investigator), KIM, J. W. (Co-Investigator), LEE, J. S. Y. (Co-Investigator), MAI, Z. M. (Co-Investigator), SCHILLER, N. O. (Co-Investigator), YAN, X. (Co-Investigator) & ZHANG, Q. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/05 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2025
SCHILLER, N. O. (Recipient), Sept 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2024
SCHILLER, N. O. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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Exploring How Our Brains Handle Emphasis in Language
LEWIS, A. G. & SCHILLER, N. O.
23/12/24 → 1/06/25
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Bantu language shows that processing of focused information may be universal
LEWIS, A. G. & SCHILLER, N. O.
19/07/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Activities
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Language, Cognition and Neuroscience (Journal)
SCHILLER, N. O. (Academic Editor)
1 Jan 2026 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › Editorial membership and others
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Providing a Multi-Agent Computational Laboratory for Language Acquisition Experiments
Shakouri, D. P. (Speaker), Cremers, C. (Speaker) & SCHILLER, N. O. (Speaker)
18 Dec 2025Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation
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26th Interspeech Conference
SCHILLER, N. O. (Advisory Chair)
17 Aug 2025 → 21 Aug 2025Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Conference / Symposium
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Greater Bay PERL (Platform for Experimental Research in Linguistics) (Summer Meeting)
SCHILLER, N. O. (Advisory Chair)
25 Jun 2025Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Conference / Symposium
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From mind to mouth: An overview of speech planning processes
SCHILLER, N. O. (Speaker)
29 May 2025Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Talk/lecture