I'm a linguist working on semantics and its interface with syntax. I have a wide range of interests, but topics close to my heart include questions and plurality. In my dissertation, I investigated sentences in which DPs appear to quantify over intensional individuals (e.g., Most governors have changed after the election). In subsequent work, I've looked at how these intensional objects interact with plurality, and at the role they play in the interpretation of questions.

I've been a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Salzburg since Summer 2024. I received my PhD from MIT in 2023.

Email: filipe.kobayashi-at-plus.ac.at

Concerning my name: Hisao is part of my first name, not my last. Unless we've met in high school, I go by my first first name, Filipe.