Hello! My name is Alexandra Syunkova, but many may know me as Sasha. I am a bioacoustician with a strong interest in programming, a passion for animal ecology and behavior, and a slight musical inclination from my younger days.

Most recently, I was a research technician in the Kitzes Lab at the University of Pittsburgh. Using OpenSoundscape, I've been able to train and apply machine learning classifiers and other analyses to audio collected at various locations in the Americas, allowing me to gain information about our species and sounds of interest.

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science, Biology, and Computer Science from the University of Miami, where I also did marine behavioral and acoustic research in the Paris Lab. Now, I am seeking to advance to a research-centered graduate program and also considering permanent positions related to my work.