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Hanh Thi Nguyen is a Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of English and Applied Linguistics at Hawaii Pacific University, College of Liberal Arts. She earned her Ph.D. in English Language and Linguistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds a B.A. from the University of Hue, Vietnam. Her research centers on conversation analysis, interactional competence, second language acquisition, pragmatics, classroom and workplace discourse, learner identity, and Vietnamese linguistics . She explores how language learners develop communicative abilities across contexts, from classrooms to professional settings, using detailed interactional data. Her work bridges theory and pedagogy, informing language teaching and assessment practices. Dr. Nguyen has published extensively, including books such as Developing Interactional Competence at the Workplace (2024) and Developing Interactional Competence: A Conversation Analytic Study of Patient Consultations in Pharmacy (2012), and co-edited volumes on conversation analysis and Vietnamese pragmatics. Her recent articles examine epistemic stance, language ideologies in family talk, and computer-mediated language learning, showing a growing interest in longitudinal development and multimodal interaction. She has received numerous awards and grants, including the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Scholarship (2019), multiple Faculty Development Grants, and a 2024 U.S. Department of State grant as Principal Investigator. She has served on editorial boards for journals such as RELC Journal and TESOL International Journal . Dr. Nguyen mentors students and collaborates widely, with frequent co-authorship with scholars like Taiane Malabarba and Minh Thi Thuy Nguyen. She teaches courses in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and language assessment. She also leads research labs and teams focused on conversation analysis and language socialization, and continues to present at major international conferences through 2025.

• Applied Linguistics
• Conversation Analysis
• Discourse Analysis
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Debopam Das is a University Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at Åbo Akademi University, Finland, and holds a Docent position in English Discourse Analysis at the University of Turku. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2018-2023) and University of Potsdam (2016-2018). Education: PhD in Linguistics, Simon Fraser University (2009-2014) Master's in Linguistics, University of Calcutta (2004-2007) Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Calcutta (2000-2004) Research Focus: Specializes in discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and lexicography. Primary interests include: Discourse relations signaling and continuity Corpus development/annotation for discourse studies Cross-linguistic analysis of relative clauses in L2 learners Lexicon development for discourse connectives Collaborations & Resources: Leads the ICLE-RC project on learner English with Dr. Izabela Czerniak. Developed key linguistic resources including: RST Signaling Corpus DiMLex-Eng/Bangla lexicons RST Continuity Corpus

• Discourse Analysis
• Corpus Linguistics
• Lexicography
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Dr Christina Sevdali is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Communication and Media , Ulster University. Her academic career spans theoretical and applied linguistics with a focus on Greek syntax, case systems, and multilingualism. Education: BA in Greek Philology (University of Crete, 2000), MPhil in Theoretical Linguistics (University of Cambridge, 2002), PhD in Linguistics (University of Cambridge, 2007) Her research explores synchronic and diachronic syntax , particularly Greek linguistics , with emphasis on finiteness, control theory, case systems, and multilingualism. Recent work includes the Language Made Fun project for refugee children and the DiGreC treebank for case diachrony studies. 2025: Published in Glossa on auxiliary selection in bilingual acquisition 2024: Co-edited The Place of Case in Grammar with Oxford University Press Scientific awards include the Distinguished Research Award (2024) and Research Communication Award (2016) . She supervises PhD students in topics like Greek diachrony, bilingualism, and aphasia.

• Synchronic syntax
• Diachronic syntax
• Greek linguistics
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David M. Howcroft is an Advanced Research Fellow in Natural Language Generation at the School of Natural and Computing Sciences, University of Aberdeen . He previously held research fellowships at Edinburgh Napier University, Heriot-Watt University, and Saarland University, contributing to major NLP projects including ASICA, NLG for Low-Resource Domains, and Madrigal. His work bridges computational linguistics, psycholinguistics, and statistical modeling. His research focuses on natural language generation , particularly in low-resource settings . He develops machine learning methods for data-to-text generation, creates novel corpora (e.g., for Scottish Gaelic), and improves human evaluation practices via crowdsourcing and rigorous statistical analysis. A key interest is the application of Bayesian nonparametrics and ordinal mixed-effects models to better understand and evaluate generated text. He also explores readability, referring expressions, and AI planning for rule-based NLG systems. His recent publications reveal a strong trend toward methodological rigor and inclusivity in NLP. He advocates for better evaluation standards, transparency in metric usage, and participatory design in NLP research. His work spans corpus development , evaluation methodology , low-resource language support , and human-centered NLP . He has led efforts to create datasets for under-resourced languages and to standardize best practices in human assessment. He has received small grant funding for projects such as Scottish Gaelic Generation for Exhibits and has contributed to software tools for data collection and evaluation. He mentors and collaborates widely, though no formal advisees are listed. He has developed backend systems and Android apps for healthcare applications, notably in melanoma patient support via the ASICA project. He is actively involved in research labs and teams including: ASICA Project Team (University of Aberdeen) NLG for Low-Resource Domains (Edinburgh Napier University) Madrigal Project (Heriot-Watt University) SFB 1102 Project A4 (Saarland University) Language Science and Technology (LSV, Saarland University) His scientific contributions are widely disseminated through top-tier venues such as ACL, EMNLP, and INLG. He maintains an active online presence with tutorials and technical blog posts on tools like OpenCCG and Treex.

• Natural Language Generation
• Natural Language Processing
• Low-Resource Language Modeling
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MARIA ELENA BAYNAT MONREAL is a Titular Professor at the Universitat de València, affiliated with the Department of French and Italian Philology in the Faculty of Economics. She is a member of the Inter-university Institute for Applied Modern Languages (IULMA) and the research group GENDIGIT, focusing on digital genres and linguistic analysis. Her academic profile integrates literary scholarship with innovative language teaching methodologies. Her research interests include: 19th Century French Travel Literature Representation of Spain and its people in French writing Théophile Gautier and Alexandre Dumas Educational Technology in language teaching WebQuests, machinima, and digital simulations Corpus-based tourism linguistics Intercultural communication and social media in education Her recent publications reveal a strong trend in applying digital tools to language pedagogy, particularly in business and tourism French. She has led and contributed to major research projects such as COMETVAL and SLATES, the latter supporting virtual teaching during the pandemic. Her work bridges traditional philology with modern educational innovation. Her scientific contributions include: Design of WebQuests for specialized vocabulary acquisition Analysis of promotional language on hotel websites Use of Facebook groups for intercultural learning Professional simulations in Business French courses Construction of multilingual tourism corpora She has supervised various educational initiatives and collaborated extensively on applied linguistics research. She is actively involved in curriculum innovation, particularly in integrating ICT into higher education. Her teaching focuses on French for Specific Purposes, with applications in business, tourism, and hospitality contexts. She has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided texts. Her laboratory or research environment is centered around the GENDIGIT research group and IULMA, where digital and discourse analysis of applied modern languages is conducted.

• 19th Century French Literature
• Travel Literature
• French Philology
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Professor Hanem El-Farahaty is a Professor in Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, UK. She holds a PhD from the University of Leeds and has two BA degrees and an MA from the University of Mansoura, Egypt. Her academic roles focus on Arabic media, translation, and interpreting, with a strong research orientation in legal and political discourse. PhD in Translation Studies, University of Leeds MA in Applied Linguistics, University of Mansoura BA in English Language and Education, University of Mansoura BA in English Language and Literature, University of Mansoura Her research interests span comparative linguistics , Arabic/English legal translation , corpus-based translation , media and political translation , and critical discourse analysis , with a particular focus on political satire and multimodal communication in the Arab world. She investigates gender, modality, and constitutional language using corpus-driven methodologies. The analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent trend in legal corpora development , deontic modality , and political discourse in Arabic and English contexts. Her work bridges translation theory, legal linguistics, and digital media, often using multimodal and corpus-based approaches to analyze political satire and constitutional texts. Her scientific recognition includes: Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (FCIL) She supervises PhD students and is actively involved in academic leadership, having organized major conferences and panels on Arabic translation and Middle Eastern studies. She has received no explicit mention of grants, but her extensive publication and conference activity suggest sustained research funding. She is a member of several professional bodies, including BRISMES, IATIS, FLITE, and ILLA. She contributes to academic communities through editorial roles, including membership in the Scientific Committee for the Leeds Language Scholar Journal and the International Journal of Translation, Interpretation, and Applied Linguistics . Her work is deeply embedded in interdisciplinary research, connecting linguistics, law, politics, and digital culture.

• Linguistics
• Translation Studies
• Interpreting
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Dr. Claudia Wegener is a Researcher at the Department of Linguistics, University of Cologne, specializing in General Linguistics. Her work focuses on language documentation, speech-gesture interaction, and Papuan/Austronesian languages like Savosavo and Gela. She holds a PhD from Radboud University Nijmegen (2008) and has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Solomon Islands and Malaysia. Previous Positions: Research Assistant, University of Cologne (2017–present) Postdoctoral Researcher at MPI for Psycholinguistics, Radboud University (2002–2011) DoBeS Project Leader for Savosavo documentation Research Interests Her research spans: Socio-linguistic aspects of gesture systems Morphosyntactic typology of Papuan languages Lexical semantics and kinship terminology Documentation methodologies for endangered languages Publications Her work includes a landmark grammar of Savosavo (2012), co-edited volumes on language documentation (2011), and influential articles on gesture studies (2022) and motion event encoding (2022). Projects Leading the Savosavo-Gela Documentation Project (DoBeS-funded) Contributions to MPI's Endangered Languages Documentation Archive Collaborations with Australian National University and University of Manchester Her research bridges linguistic theory with applied documentation, emphasizing community-driven preservation strategies.

• Language Documentation
• Speech-Gesture Interaction
• Morphosyntax
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Liang Zhao is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Harbin Institute of Technology's School of Computer Science and Technology. His research spans multiple areas of natural language processing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, with a particular focus on large language models, graph neural networks, and explainable AI systems. His research interests include natural language processing, graph neural networks, large language models, model explainability, federated learning, sparse attention mechanisms, hallucination mitigation, transformer length extrapolation, and uncertainty quantification. His work addresses fundamental challenges in modern AI systems, particularly in improving the reliability, efficiency, and interpretability of large language models. Professor Zhao's research output shows a clear trend toward addressing critical limitations in large language models, with recent work focusing on hallucination mitigation, model attribution, uncertainty quantification, and efficient attention mechanisms. His publications demonstrate strong interdisciplinary connections between NLP, machine learning theory, and practical system implementation. Through his extensive collaboration network with researchers including Xiaocheng Feng, Bing Qin, Weihong Zhong, and Yuntong Hu, Professor Zhao has established himself as a leading researcher in the Chinese NLP community. His work appears consistently in top-tier conferences including ACL, EMNLP, and NAACL.

• Natural Language Processing
• Graph Neural Networks
• Large Language Models
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Fabienne Jagou is a Lecturer at the Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO), where she has been a member since 2000. She is attached to the Institute of East Asia in Lyon, associated with the Center for Research on East Asian Civilizations (UMR 8155) and the Center for Himalayan Studies (UPR 299) of the CNRS. Since 2012, she has co-headed the EFEO's 'Systems of thought and practices: dissemination, exchange, adaptation' unit and served as an elected member of the EFEO's Scientific Council (2017-2019). Her educational background includes a DEA in Chinese Language and Civilization from the University of Paris-VII (1991), a higher diploma in Tibetan language from INALCO (1995), and a doctoral thesis in history on the 9th Panchen Lama (1883-1937) defended in 1999 at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales under Pierre-Etienne Will. In 2017, she was authorized to direct research. Dr. Jagou's research focuses on political and cultural relations between China and Tibet in the modern era, particularly examining the interpretation of the 'alliance of politics and religion' (chos srid gzhung 'brel) and the 'relationship of spiritual master to lay protector' (mchod yon) in Sino-Tibetan relations. She investigates how Chinese republicans (1912-1949) understood and adapted these concepts, and analyzes cultural transfers between Tibet and China through the study of teachings transmitted by Tibetan masters to Chinese disciples. Her recent work explores Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan and philological studies of Sino-Tibetan relations through treaty analysis. Her extensive publication record demonstrates a consistent focus on historical and contemporary aspects of Sino-Tibetan relations, with particular attention to religious-political dynamics, cultural transmission, and the complex interplay between Tibetan Buddhist traditions and Chinese political frameworks across different historical periods. Her scientific recognition includes the prize of the Taiwan-French Foundation for Education and Culture in 2000 for her doctoral research. She directs a collective project supported by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation entitled 'Practices of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan with a comparative analysis with the French example' and participates in the 'Unequal Treaties Corpus' scientific project coordinated by Béatrice Jaluzot. At the Institute of East Asia at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and the Institute of Political Studies of Lyon, she has taught the Master 2 seminar 'Religion and Politics in Contemporary Tibet' since 2010, as well as 'Politics and Religion in Tibet' Master's seminars. Her teaching reflects her research expertise in the complex interplay between religious and political spheres in Tibetan contexts. Her research activities are organized through the EFEO's research unit on 'Systems of thought and practices: dissemination, exchange, adaptation,' where she serves as co-head, facilitating collaborative work on cultural and religious exchanges in Asian contexts.

• Tibetan Studies
• Sino-Tibetan Relations
• Buddhist Studies
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Dr Alexandra Georgiou serves as a Senior Lecturer in Education (Primary) at the School of Human and Social Sciences, University of West London, holding Fellowship status with the Higher Education Academy. A fully qualified teacher with QTS, she brings extensive practical experience from London's mainstream primary schools and Greek complementary schools to her academic role. Her academic credentials include: PhD in Language and Education, UCL Institute of Education (2020) MA in Literacy Learning and Literacy Difficulties, UCL Institute of Education (2014) BA (Hons) in Primary Education, University of Cyprus (2013) Georgiou's research centers on inclusive education through sociocultural lenses, specializing in multilingual refugee populations. Her groundbreaking PhD ethnography in Cyprus revealed how holistic integration of refugee children's linguistic repertoires fosters metalinguistic awareness and reverses classroom power dynamics. This work directly informs international educational policy for vulnerable multilingual learners, emphasizing cultural resource utilization and equitable curriculum design. Her publication trajectory demonstrates consistent focus on refugee/migrant education, evolving from Cypriot classroom studies to UK credential recognition barriers and inclusive research methodologies. The corpus reveals strong thematic continuity in examining language policing, vulnerability frameworks, and power structures across educational contexts, with increasing policy relevance. Her scientific recognition includes: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Georgiou has secured competitive funding from the British Academy and European Erasmus+ programs, collaborating with multilingual families across the UK and community organizations throughout Europe. She teaches across undergraduate programs in Early Childhood Studies and Education Studies, plus supervises PhD candidates, while maintaining active school partnerships. Her research-practice nexus is evident in translating classroom ethnography into actionable inclusive pedagogies. She maintains active partnerships with European community-based organizations through Erasmus+ initiatives, developing transnational frameworks for multilingual inclusion. Her work bridges academic research with grassroots implementation, particularly in refugee education contexts where cultural resources become pedagogical assets.

• Inclusive Education
• Multilingual Education
• Refugee Education
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Silvia Dal Negro is a Full Professor of Linguistics at the Free University of Bolzano's Faculty of Education . She earned her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Pavia and previously worked as a researcher at the University of Eastern Piedmont. Research Focus: Language education, contact linguistics, linguistic minorities in Alpine regions, spoken Italian, and grammar teaching. Academic Contributions: Key projects include KONTATTO (language contact in South Tyrol) and GRASS (grammar teaching research). Her work bridges theoretical and applied linguistics, emphasizing practical implications for teacher training and minority language preservation. She leads interdisciplinary initiatives like the DIALOG project, which explores spoken language variation. Article Trends: Recent publications analyze phonetic reduction in spoken Italian (e.g., cioè vs. cè ), language contact in Walser German, and metalinguistic awareness in education. These studies reveal her focus on pragmatic markers, syntactic variation, and sociolinguistic dynamics. Honors: President of the Italian Association of Applied Linguistics , advancing research and policy for minority languages. Labs & Teams: Collaborates with the DIALOG project team and contributes to the GISCEL network, fostering Italian language education reforms.

• Language Education
• Contact Linguistics
• Linguistic Minorities
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Professor Yuka Ishikawa serves in the Department of Fundamental Study within Nagoya University's Graduate School of Engineering, specializing in engineering English education and academic discourse analysis. Her research bridges applied linguistics and engineering education through corpus-based investigations of writing patterns. Her research focuses on metadiscourse analysis in engineering research abstracts , gender representation in language textbooks , and development of English learning tools for Japanese engineering students . Key projects include the EJET system for thesis English conversion and J-ENG2 vocabulary learning platform. Recent publications (2021-2024) reveal consistent investigation of disciplinary variation in engineering writing , cultural differences in self-mention patterns , and gender representation in educational materials . Her work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between linguistics, gender studies, and engineering education. Japan Society of English Language Education Award (2008) Professor Ishikawa has secured multiple Japanese government research grants including KAKENHI projects on engineering English vocabulary systems (2016-2019) and gender representation in textbooks (2016-2020). She serves as Principal Investigator for the 2023-2026 project on authorial presence markers in academic texts (Grant 23K00673). She actively contributes to academic communities through leadership roles in the Japan Association of College English Teachers (Chubu Chapter President 2019-2021) and the Japanese Society for Stylistics (Board Member).

• Academic Writing
• Engineering English
• Gender Studies in Language Education
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Professor Zaneta Robinson is a tenured Professor at Wake Forest University School of Law and founding director of the Intellectual Property Law Clinic, where she provides students with hands-on legal experience while serving entrepreneurs, emerging businesses, and Indigenous communities through trademark advocacy and cultural rights protection. Her academic credentials include: Juris Doctor (JD), Wake Forest University School of Law, 2003 Professor Robinson's research critically examines intersections between intellectual property law and linguistic diversity, focusing on systemic failures to protect traditional knowledge of Indigenous communities and address trademark registration vulnerabilities amid global language extinction. She challenges U.S. legal frameworks that recognize only individual/corporate ownership, advocating for reforms to prevent exploitation of cultural heritage while analyzing AI/blockchain impacts on authorship concepts and ownership paradigms in digital landscapes. Her 2025 scholarship explores how trademark systems inadequately handle endangered languages and applies corpus linguistics to foreign equivalence doctrine, revealing critical gaps in institutional approaches to linguistic preservation. This work identifies urgent needs for updated USPTO tools and public education regarding language-death implications in intellectual property decisions. Through the Intellectual Property Law Clinic, Professor Robinson mentors students in navigating client representation complexities and professional uncertainty, emphasizing personalized career development over standardized paths. Her experiential pedagogy transforms theoretical knowledge into practice while supporting underserved communities through direct legal services. The Intellectual Property Law Clinic functions as both an educational incubator for future lawyers and a community resource, specifically advancing intellectual property rights for Indigenous groups and early-stage entrepreneurs through real-world casework under Professor Robinson's supervision.

• Intellectual Property Law
• Trademark Law
• Language and Law
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Prof. Dr. Uli Sauerland is Deputy Director at the Leibniz Centre for General Linguistics (ZAS) in Berlin and Adjunct Professor at the University of Potsdam since 2018. He leads Research Area 4 'Semantics & Pragmatics' and oversees key projects including the ERC-funded Realizing Leibniz’s Dream , DFG-ANR Boolean Connectors , and CRC 1412 projects A05 and B06 . PhD in Linguistics (MIT, 1998) Habilitation (Tübingen, 2003) Rehabilitation (Potsdam, 2007) His research focuses on semantic-pragmatic interfaces , register variation , language acquisition , and cognitive modeling of linguistic phenomena . Recent work includes LMBayes (Bayesian language modeling), DUAL (semantic-pragmatic interactions), and studies on quantifier scope in children. Publications span formal grammar , cognitive development , and language processing . Notable scientific awards : CNRS Fellowship (2024) Academia Europea Membership (2019) ESF Community of Experts (2018) He contributes to editorial boards of First Language , Journal of Semantics , and Language Acquisition , and co-founded the CRC 1412 Register research program.

• Linguistics
• Semantics
• Pragmatics
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Eirik Welo serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Humanities. His academic profile centers on classical philology with specialization in Greek and Latin textual studies, maintaining active roles in multiple research initiatives focused on antiquity and linguistic analysis. His research spans Classical Philology , Textual Criticism of Greek tragedies (particularly Sophocles' works), and Ancient Indo-European languages , with additional interests in Ancient Medicine and epic poetics . Methodologically, Welo integrates computational linguistics with traditional philological approaches to analyze linguistic structures across Indo-European language corpora. Publication trends reveal a dual trajectory: recent works (2019-2022) focus intensely on Sophoclean textual criticism and Latin poetry analysis, while earlier publications (2001-2014) demonstrate foundational contributions to computational linguistics applied to ancient texts, particularly in corpus annotation and New Testament Greek analysis. This evolution reflects growing interdisciplinary convergence between classical studies and digital humanities. Welo actively participates in three key research groups: Linguistics and Poetics (examining structural elements of literary form), Norway's Antiquity (investigating classical reception in Norwegian contexts), and Novel and Epic, Ancient and Modern (NEAM) (tracing narrative traditions from antiquity to contemporary literature), demonstrating sustained institutional engagement in collaborative scholarship.

• Classical Philology
• Greek Language and Literature
• Textual Criticism
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