Prof. Aditi Lahiri, CBE FBA MAE, is the Co-PI of the project alongside Prof. Dr. Carsten Eulitz of the University of Konstanz. Professor Lahiri is the Director of the Language and Brain Lab and Professor of Linguistics at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Somerville College. Her research programme employs a diverse range of methodologies, from cutting-edge brain imaging technology to palaeographic investigation of centuries-old manuscripts, with the overarching theme of investigating the mental representation and historical development of the sounds of human language. Her academic honours include the Max Planck Research Award, the Gottfried Leibniz Prize, and the Professor Sukumar Sen Memorial Gold Medal. She is also a Fellow of the British Academy and an Honorary Life Member of the Linguistic Society of America.