--- title: "Klaus Zechner — author profile and papers — Elamur Research" description: "Klaus Zechner: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2013–2014), h-index 27 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who cites them in our library." canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/klaus-zechner/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/klaus-zechner/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Klaus Zechner # Klaus Zechner Klaus Zechner has 2 papers in our library, in 2013–2014, most of them on [English](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/), [Speech & spoken language](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/speech/); often with [Xinhao Wang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/xinhao-wang/), [Keelan Evanini](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/keelan-evanini/), [Lei Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/lei-chen/). 2 papers in our library · 2013–2014 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5069537054) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9465-6929) · [**h-index 27**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5069537054) · [125 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5069537054) · [2,577 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5069537054&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/klaus-zechner/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 19 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/klaus-zechner/cited-by/) · [1 more in our library without a page yet](#also) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #8819](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/89/#star-8819) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Klaus+Zechner) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Klaus+Zechner) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Klaus+Zechner) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Klaus+Zechner) ## Affiliations [🤝**Educational Testing Service** Princeton · United States 2002–2021 · 56 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/ngos/educational-testing-service/) · [🎓**Carnegie Mellon University** Pittsburgh · United States 1996–2002 · 11 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/carnegie-mellon-university/) 🏛️**Carnegie Mellon University Language Technologies Institue Pittsburgh PA US** OPittsburgh · [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/) 1995–2002Education 1995–2002 · LTI 🏛️**ETS** Princeton · [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/) 1999Employment since 1999 · Senior Research Scientist, R&D From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 1 more institution on single bylines are not listed. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 5 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Information Systems · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/information-systems/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) 🧭 Topics 2 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[English · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/) · [Speech & spoken language · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/speech/) ## Works by year ### 2010s [**2014** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/klaus-zechner/year/2014/) · [**2013** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/klaus-zechner/year/2013/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[Automated scoring of speaking items in an assessment for teachers of English as a Foreign Language](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/zechner-2014-automated-scoring-speaking-items-assessment/)** *(2014 · 16 citations)* The paper describes an automatic scorer for the speaking part of a new English test designed for non-native English speakers who teach EFL. 2. **[Automated Content Scoring of Spoken Responses in an Assessment for Teachers of English](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/zechner-2013-automated-content-scoring-spoken-responses/)** *(2013 · 8 citations)* The paper addresses automatic scoring of content correctness in spoken answers on ETLA, a 2012 English test for non-native EFL teachers. ## All works 3 works of theirs in our library, the most cited first; 2 with a page here, the others link their original until we summarise them. 1. **[The many dimensions of algorithmic fairness in educational applications ↗](https://aclanthology.org/W19-4401/) Proceedings of the Fourteenth Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications · no summary yet**Anastassia Loukina, Nitin Madnani, Klaus Zechner*2019 · 78 citations* 2. **[Automated scoring of speaking items in an assessment for teachers of English as a Foreign Language](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/zechner-2014-automated-scoring-speaking-items-assessment/) [Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/)**Klaus Zechner, Keelan Evanini, Su-Youn Yoon, et al.*2014 · 16 citations* 3. **[Automated Content Scoring of Spoken Responses in an Assessment for Teachers of English](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/zechner-2013-automated-content-scoring-spoken-responses/) [Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/)**Klaus Zechner, Xinhao Wang*2013 · 8 citations* ## Co-authors here 4 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Xinhao Wang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/xinhao-wang/) ×2 - [Keelan Evanini](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/keelan-evanini/) - [Lei Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/lei-chen/) - [Su-Youn Yoon](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/su-youn-yoon/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/) ×3: [BEA 2014](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/2014/), [BEA 2013](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/2013/) ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 19 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [7 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/klaus-zechner/cited-by/). Updated 31 October 2026