Full Name
Alina Anca von Davier
Job Title
Chief of Assessment
Company
Duolingo
Speaker Bio
Alina A. von Davier
Alina A. von Davier is a researcher, innovator, and an executive leader with over 20 years of experience in EdTech and in the assessment industry. She is currently the Chief of Assessment at Duolingo, where she leads the Duolingo English Test research and development area. She is also the Founder and CEO of EdAstra Tech, a service-oriented EdTech company. In 2022, she joined the University of Oxford as an Honorary Research Fellow, and Carnegie Mellon University as a Senior Research Fellow. She served as a Non-executive Director on the Board for MACAT, an EdTech company focused on critical and creative thinking, learning and assessment, on the Board for SmartSparrow, and adaptove learning company acquired by Pearson; she is a Venture Partner for LearnLaunch Fund and Accelerator. Her research is in the field of computational psychometrics, machine learning, and education.
Alina A. von Davier is a researcher, innovator, and an executive leader with over 20 years of experience in EdTech and in the assessment industry. She is currently the Chief of Assessment at Duolingo, where she leads the Duolingo English Test research and development area. She is also the Founder and CEO of EdAstra Tech, a service-oriented EdTech company. In 2022, she joined the University of Oxford as an Honorary Research Fellow, and Carnegie Mellon University as a Senior Research Fellow. She served as a Non-executive Director on the Board for MACAT, an EdTech company focused on critical and creative thinking, learning and assessment, on the Board for SmartSparrow, and adaptove learning company acquired by Pearson; she is a Venture Partner for LearnLaunch Fund and Accelerator. Her research is in the field of computational psychometrics, machine learning, and education.
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