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• Italian linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Italian dialectology
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Neri Binazzi (born 1963 in Florence) is an Associate Professor in Italian Linguistics at the Department of Literature and Philosophy (DILEF) of the University of Florence. He teaches Italian Sociolinguistics and Italian Dialectology in undergraduate and graduate programs at the School of Humanities and Education. Binazzi has been a tenured researcher in Italian Linguistics since January 1, 2005, and was promoted to Associate Professor in September 2014. In March 2021, he obtained qualification as a Full Professor in the competitive sector 10/F3 Italian Linguistics and Philology. Binazzi earned his degree in Italian Dialectology with Gabriella Giacomelli in 1988 and completed his PhD in Italian Linguistics in 1993. His academic journey began with post-doctoral fellowships and research grants at the University of Siena, where he also taught in the 'Writing Workshop' from 2000 to 2004. He subsequently taught Sociolinguistics at the Faculty of Education of the University of Florence during the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 academic years. Binazzi's research spans sociolinguistics and Italian dialectology, with a particular focus on lexical behavior, linguistic identity manifestation, and the dynamics between standard Italian and dialects. His work examines popular Italian ('italiano popolare'), the language of the semi-educated ('lingua dei semicolti'), and dialect theater. A significant portion of his career has been devoted to coordinating the 'Vocabolario del fiorentino contemporaneo' (VFC) project at the Accademia della Crusca since 2000. The VFC database contains over 3,200 lexical entries and aims to document approximately 7,000 terms when completed. His monograph 'Le parole dei giovani fiorentini: variazione linguistica e variazione sociale' (1997) established important foundations for his research trajectory. His recent publications (2022-2025) reveal a strong focus on digital humanities approaches to dialect documentation, epistolary writings from marginalized communities, and the intersection of literature with regional language varieties. Binazzi has increasingly collaborated on interdisciplinary projects that combine linguistic analysis with historical, sociological, and digital methodologies. Principal Investigator of the Florentine Research Unit for Project CHANGES (2023-2026), focusing on digital documentation of dialect corpora Coordinator of the 'Vocabolario del fiorentino contemporaneo' (VFC) project at the Accademia della Crusca since 2000 Member of the Udine-Florence local unit for the PRIN DigitALIa project (Digitization of Italian Linguistic Atlases) Member of the Florentine Research Unit for the PRIN project on Dante's 'Commedia' critical edition Correspondent for the Italian Journal of Dialectology in Tuscany since 1995 Binazzi's research group centers around the VFC project, which has evolved into a significant digital humanities initiative. The project has expanded to include collaborations with institutions across Italy and internationally, particularly through the CHANGES project which connects humanities scholarship with digital innovation. His work demonstrates how linguistic research can contribute to broader cultural heritage preservation efforts while providing insights into contemporary language use and social identity.

• Natural Language Processing
• Cognitive Science
• Child Language Acquisition
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Prof. Velina Slavova is a full Professor in the Department of Informatics at New Bulgarian University (NBU), where she has taught since 1995. Her international academic engagements include invited professorships at Université de Nantes (1998-2017), Université Française d'Égypte (2005-2012), and ongoing teaching at the Francophone Institute of Management in Sofia. Educational background comprises: Mechanical Engineer, Higher Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Sofia Specialist in Applied Mathematics and Informatics Candidate of Technical Sciences Robotics specialization, École Nationale des Mines de Paris Cognitive Science specialization, New Bulgarian University Research focuses on interdisciplinary domains: Natural Language Processing : Emotion recognition, text analysis, computational semantics Cognitive Modeling : Language acquisition frameworks, concept formation Data Science Applications : Corpus linguistics, statistical text analysis Cross-disciplinary Studies : Psycholinguistics, computational social science Her work often bridges computer science with cognitive psychology and linguistics. Recent publications (2020-2023) predominantly investigate emotion recognition through linguistic features, child language acquisition patterns, and semantic role modeling, utilizing corpus-based statistical approaches across multiple languages. Professional leadership includes: Co-chair of International Conference on Cognitive Modeling in Linguistics (since 2007) Member of Scientific Council, Francophone University Agency (2004-2010) Regional Bureau of Experts, Francophone University Agency (2006-2016) Teaching spans fundamental and advanced topics: Core CS: Algorithms, Data Structures, Database Design Specialized: Natural Language Processing, Information Systems Practicums: Database implementation, programming Contact: Office hours Friday 13:00-15:00 & Saturday 14:30-17:30 (Building II, Room 712), email: vslavova@nbu.bg

• Bilingualism
• Psycholinguistics
• Language Control Mechanisms
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Prof. Zofia Wodniecka-Chlipalska is a distinguished faculty member at Jagiellonian University's Institute of Psychology within the Faculty of Philosophy. Her research spans bilingualism, cognitive neuroscience, and psycholinguistics, focusing on language control mechanisms and cross-linguistic influences. She leads the Laboratory of Language Psychology and Bilingualism 'LangUsta', overseeing critical studies on bilingual children's language processing and neural adaptations. Key Research Areas: Bilingual language control, social biases in multilingual contexts, lexical access, neuropsychological mechanisms of second language acquisition. Recent Trends: 2025 articles explore neural efficiency in bilingual environments, vocabulary dynamics in Polish-English children, and motivation-driven prejudice reduction.

• Medieval Chinese Linguistics
• Buddhist Hybrid Chinese
• Dunhuang Manuscripts
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Professor Christoph Anderl is a distinguished scholar of Chinese Language and Culture at Ghent University, where he has served as Professor since February 2015. He leads the Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies and is affiliated with the DiaLing research group for Diachronic and Diatopic Linguistics within the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy's Department of Languages and Cultures. His international academic journey includes significant appointments at Ruhr University Bochum, University of Oslo, and Kyoto University. Professor Anderl's research focuses on Medieval Chinese as reflected in Buddhist texts, particularly early vernacular Chinese and Buddhist Hybrid Chinese, with emphasis on syntax, semantics, and rhetorical devices in Dunhuang manuscript material. His work also explores Buddhist iconography in Central Asia and China, examining text-image relations in Buddhist narratives. Additional research interests include Chan/Zen Buddhism, Classical Chinese syntax, Asian religious history, Buddhist lexicography, Digital Humanities, and Chinese historical phonology. His scholarly output shows a clear focus on the intersection of language, religion, and material culture in medieval China, with particular attention to Dunhuang manuscripts and Buddhist textual traditions. Recent publications demonstrate his ongoing commitment to both linguistic analysis of medieval Chinese texts and the study of Buddhist religious practices, including ritual texts and iconographic programs. Marie Curie Pegasus Fellowship recipient Principal investigator for the Ghent Database of Medieval Chinese Texts (DMCT) Lead organizer of multiple international Doctoral Schools on Chinese Buddhist studies Active participant in the 'From the Ground Up: Buddhism and East Asian Religions' project Professor Anderl maintains an active supervisory role for numerous PhD and postdoctoral projects while also engaging in extensive international collaboration. His work bridges linguistic analysis, religious studies, and digital humanities approaches to create a comprehensive understanding of medieval Chinese Buddhist culture. He regularly organizes conferences, delivers guest lectures worldwide, and conducts fieldwork at significant Buddhist sites across Asia.

Koji MiwaView profile

Associate Professor

• Psycholinguistics
• Word Recognition
• Bilingualism
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Dr. Koji Miwa is an Associate Professor at Nagoya University's Graduate School of Humanities, specializing in psycholinguistics with a focus on experimental approaches to understanding how language is processed in the mind. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Alberta, followed by postdoctoral work at the University of Tübingen before joining Nagoya University in 2017. Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Alberta (2007-2013) M.A. in Linguistics, University of Alberta (2004-2007) B.A., Mount Royal College (2002-2004) Dr. Miwa's research primarily investigates how complex words are represented and processed in the mind, with special attention to bilingual reading processes where two languages coexist in a single mind. His work employs sophisticated methodologies including eye-tracking technology to measure real-time cognitive processing during language tasks. He examines morphological decomposition, cross-linguistic influences, and the cognitive mechanisms underlying efficient language processing, with particular emphasis on Japanese-English bilingualism and morphographic scripts. His research consistently explores how humans process complex linguistic information effortlessly and efficiently, often at subconscious levels. Dr. Miwa's recent publications reveal an expanding research program that now includes metaphor comprehension, analogical reasoning, and event role conceptualization across languages. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with empirical cognitive science, often employing advanced statistical modeling techniques like generalized additive mixed models to analyze complex language behavior data. The ENglish Reading Online (ENRO) Project represents a significant contribution to large-scale data collection in second language reading research. Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship (2010) Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Researcher's Award (2006) As an educator, Dr. Miwa emphasizes balanced development across multiple dimensions of life and learning. His supervision style focuses on cultivating mindfulness, service, and knowledge in students. He serves on editorial boards for PeerJ, Frontiers in Psychology, and Studies in Language Sciences, contributing significantly to scholarly review processes. His research lab at Nagoya University maintains active international collaborations, particularly with researchers in Canada, Europe, and other parts of Asia. Dr. Miwa also maintains a thoughtful personal mission statement that emphasizes living a balanced life while considering fundamental questions about existence.

Sabine Arndt-LappeView profile

Professor

• Linguistics
• Morphology
• Phonology
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Sabine Arndt-Lappe is a Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Trier , Germany. She previously held research positions at the Universities of Marburg, Siegen, and Düsseldorf. As a structural linguist, her work bridges empirical and theoretical approaches to morphology and phonology. Research Focus : Variation and productivity in English lexicon, formal and semantic aspects of word-formation, prosodic morphology, analogy-based and usage-based grammatical models, computational analogical modeling, and Optimality Theory. Projects : Leads the DFG-funded AdvAnTheMorph project (2025–2028) and co-leads the DFG-ANR ERSaF project (2022–2025). Spokesperson for the Trier Center for Language and Communication research group on Patterns/Musterhaftigkeit (2020–2023). Publications span topics like name blending, stress assignment in English verbs, clipping mechanisms, affix rivalry, and cross-linguistic morphological analysis. Her work employs computational models (e.g., Naive Discriminative Learning) and corpus-based methodologies. Editorial Contributions : Editor-in-Chief of Morphology (2022–present), former Editor of Journal of Linguistics (2017–2021), and editorial board member for multiple journals including English Language and Linguistics and Journal of Linguistics . Teaching includes courses like LING 101: Introduction to Linguistic Studies , LING 801: Words in the Mind , and LING 804: Statistics for Linguists . She also mentors doctoral candidates and supervises software development for morphological research (e.g., M2E - Morph2Excel ).

• Digitisation
• Historical Geography
• Web Design
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Bo Nissen Knudsen serves as a Researcher at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen. His primary responsibility involves digitizing the department's collections and research data to enhance public and scholarly access, with office location at Emil Holms Kanal 2, 2300 Copenhagen S. Contact is available via email nissen@hum.ku.dk or phone +45 35 33 57 38/+45 30 35 01 72. Education: MA in Danish Knudsen's research centers on historical geography, administrative geography, and onomastics with a strong emphasis on digitization methodologies. He has developed critical digital infrastructure including the Danish Name Lexicon (a web-dictionary of personal names) and the DigDag project (Digital Atlas of Denmark's historical-administrative geography), applying GIS technology to analyze place-name evolution and historical administrative boundaries. His work bridges linguistic scholarship with digital humanities, creating accessible web-based resources for academic and public use. Analysis of his 2009-2023 publications reveals sustained innovation in digital toponymy and historical geography. Key themes include the systematic digitization of Danish place names and personal name databases, spatial analysis of administrative changes, and development of web-based lexicons. Collaborative projects with scholars like Peder Gammeltoft and Birgitte Eggert demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches to Nordic historical landscapes. Knudsen actively contributes to the DigDag project as producer and participates in the "Sikkerhedsgruppen på NorS (LISG)" security group since 2022. His conference presentations span topics from medieval castle identification to South Schleswig field names, reflecting the applied nature of his geographical research.

Julie A. Van DykeView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Language Comprehension
• Reading Disorders
• Cognitive Neuroscience
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Dr. Julie A. Van Dyke serves as Senior Research Scientist and Vice President of Research and Strategic Initiatives at Haskins Laboratories, an independent research institute affiliated with Yale University and the University of Connecticut. She holds adjunct professorships at McMaster University and the City University of New York Graduate Center while maintaining affiliate status at UConn's CT Institute for Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Her NIH-funded research investigates neurocognitive mechanisms underlying language comprehension and reading disorders. Her educational background includes: Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from University of Pittsburgh M.Sc. in Computational Linguistics from Carnegie Mellon University Honors B.A. in Computer Science and Linguistics from University of Delaware Dr. Van Dyke's research centers on cue-based retrieval theory, examining how retrieval interference causes comprehension failures in both normative processing and clinical populations (dyslexia, ADHD, age-related decline). She pioneered the application of speed-accuracy tradeoff methodology to diagnose direct-access retrieval mechanisms and investigates individual differences in eye-movement control during reading. Her work bridges cognitive theory with clinical applications through machine learning classifiers for reading disability and fixation-related brain imaging of word-by-word processing. Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on retrieval interference mechanisms across multiple methodologies: eye-tracking studies establish individual skill factors in oculomotor control, neuroimaging work identifies neural correlates of interference resolution, and machine learning approaches develop diagnostic classifiers. Key trends include the role of predictive timing in fluency disorders and dissociation between grammatical vs. semantic interference effects. Her scientific recognition includes: NIH/NICHD Institutional Post-doctoral National Research Service Award NIH/NICHD Individual Post-doctoral National Research Service Award Dr. Van Dyke actively shapes her field through editorial roles as Associate Editor for Journal of Experimental Psychology: General and Section Editor for Language and Linguistics Compass. Her NIH-funded grants support collaborative projects with researchers including Victor Kuperman, Luca Campanelli, and Clint Johns, focusing on retrieval interference, reading disability mechanisms, and neural underpinnings of comprehension. Current initiatives integrate computational linguistics with cognitive neuroscience to model real-time processing during reading. As Vice President at Haskins Laboratories, she leads a multidisciplinary team utilizing eye-tracking, EEG, fMRI, and machine learning to investigate language processing. Her lab collaborates with the CT Institute for Brain and Cognitive Sciences and maintains strong ties with UConn's neuroscience community, with ongoing data collection for fixation-related brain imaging studies.

Kaiya L. ProvostView profile

Assistant Professor

• Evolutionary biology
• Ornithology
• Phylogenomics
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Kaiya L. Provost serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology within Adelphi University's College of Arts and Sciences, where she leads research at the intersection of computational biology and avian evolutionary studies. Her work focuses on phylogenomics, bioacoustics of bird communication, and machine learning applications to biological questions, particularly regarding Southwestern desert organisms. Education: Ph.D. in Comparative Biology, Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History (2020) Master's in Conservation Biology, Columbia University (2016) Bachelor's in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University (2014) Professor Provost's research program investigates how evolutionary processes shape biological diversity through genomic and behavioral lenses. She examines phylogeographic patterns in desert birds, cultural evolution in bird song, and develops computational methods for trait discovery across the Tree of Life. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges ornithology with artificial intelligence, using machine learning to analyze large-scale bioacoustic and genomic datasets while considering ecological and geographical contexts. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2021-2025) reveals three dominant research thrusts: (1) phylogenomic studies of parrots and desert birds using genomic landscape analysis, (2) bioacoustic investigations into how climate and cultural factors drive song variation across sparrow species, and (3) development of machine learning tools for evolutionary biology including hierarchical prototype learning and interpretable transformers. These works span computational biology, evolutionary ecology, and ornithology, appearing in high-impact journals across disciplinary boundaries. Professor Provost actively mentors the next generation of scientists through formal thesis supervision and undergraduate research projects. She has served as primary advisor for multiple Master's theses on topics including alarm call composition in shorebirds and desert bird color evolution, while chairing committees for research on foraging behavior and locomotion. Her lab website (kaiyaprovost.com) supports a collaborative research environment where students develop computational and analytical skills applicable to evolutionary biology careers.

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Czech Language Processing
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Zuzana Nevěřílová serves as an Assistant Professor at Masaryk University's Department of Czech Language within the Faculty of Arts. She also maintains external cooperation with the Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing at the Faculty of Informatics, demonstrating interdisciplinary engagement between linguistic theory and computational approaches. Her research interests span computational linguistics with particular emphasis on Czech language processing, natural language processing methodologies, and development of language resources. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical computational applications, focusing on areas such as named entity recognition, text analysis, word embeddings, and language resource development. Dr. Nevěřílová's recent publication trends (2021-2025) reveal strong focus on Czech language technologies, including named entity processing in parallel corpora, efficient language models, and educational applications of NLP. Her work demonstrates consistent contributions to Slavonic language processing communities through workshops like RASLAN and conferences like TSD. Her scientific contributions include extensive publications in proceedings of international conferences and workshops, software development for language resources, and educational materials for digital humanities. She has supervised various projects related to language technology and has contributed to significant resources like the New Encyclopedic Dictionary of Czech and VerbaLex lexical database. Her research has practical applications in language services, educational technology, and digital humanities. Dr. Nevěřílová works within the Institute of the Czech Language at Masaryk University, contributing to research teams focused on Czech language processing, corpus development, and computational lexicography.

• Historical Linguistics
• Lexicology
• Spanish Language
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Isabel Cristina Alfonzo De Tovar serves as a Professor in the Department of Hispanic, Classical Philology, and Arabic and Oriental Studies at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She is an active member of GIR IATEXT (Division of Corpus Studies and Applied Linguistics) and the IU of Textual Analysis and Applications research institute. Her research specializes in historical linguistic analysis of Spanish lexicon, particularly focusing on: Evolution of Americanisms in Spanish and English Pre-1700 textual documentation of American language contact Corpus-based diachronic semantic studies Linguistic variation in colonial-era texts Dr. Alfonzo De Tovar contributes to significant national research initiatives examining lexical transfers between Spanish and English in early American documentation. Her current projects demonstrate sustained funding from Spain's Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities for comprehensive database development in historical linguistics. As part of GIR IATEXT research group, she collaborates within specialized teams focusing on corpus methodology and applied textual analysis, contributing to the university's leadership in Hispanic philological research.