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Federico ZANETTIN is a Full Professor in the Department of Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His research focuses on translation studies with particular emphasis on corpus linguistics, graphic narrative translation, and journalistic translation. He maintains an active presence in the academic community through editorial work and research collaborations. Professor ZANETTIN's research interests span multiple areas of translation studies. He is particularly known for his work on corpus linguistics and its applications to translation analysis, with a focus on creating and using linguistic databases. His research on the translation of graphic narratives examines the verbal and visual aspects of translating comics and graphic novels across cultures. Additionally, he investigates journalistic translation , analyzing how information is translated and disseminated across media platforms. His scholarly work demonstrates consistent productivity, with numerous publications that explore the intersection of translation, culture, and media. Professor ZANETTIN's research shows particular strength in analyzing adaptation processes across linguistic, cultural, and modal boundaries, both synchronically and diachronically. Professor ZANETTIN serves on several important editorial boards: Co-editor of inTRAlinea Member of the international advisory board for The Translator Member of the international advisory board for Translang Member of the international advisory board for Entreculturas Member of the publications committee for Transletters. International Journal of Translators and Interpreters Member of the scientific committee for the Book series Interactio He is also frequently called upon as a referee for prestigious research projects, including those funded by The British Academy (UK), MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), Italy, CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Spain, NRC (National Research Council), Canada, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, and SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation). Professor ZANETTIN teaches courses in English language and translation at both undergraduate and graduate levels, focusing on European, American, and postcolonial languages and literatures. His teaching reflects his research expertise in translation studies and cross-cultural communication.

• Corpus Linguistics
• Translation Studies
• Graphic Narrative Translation
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Roberto Navigli is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome, where he leads the Sapienza NLP Group. He has held academic positions at Sapienza since 2007, progressing from Researcher to Associate Professor, and now Full Professor. Navigli is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in multilingual natural language processing and computational semantics. His research spans multiple areas within Natural Language Processing, with a particular focus on multilinguality , lexical semantics (Word Sense Disambiguation and induction), sentence-level semantics (Semantic Role Labeling and Semantic Parsing), and Large Language Models . As the leader of the Minerva LLM project, he pioneered the development of the first pretrained LLM in Italian. His creation of BabelNet, the largest multilingual encyclopedic computational dictionary covering 271 languages and about 14 million concepts, represents a landmark achievement in computational linguistics. Professor Navigli's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on advancing multilingual capabilities of language models, addressing challenges in semantic understanding across languages, and developing robust evaluation frameworks. His work on Italian LLM optimization, lexical ambiguity in machine translation, and cross-lingual safety gaps reflects his commitment to building more accurate and reliable language technologies that work effectively across diverse linguistic contexts. AAAI Fellow (2025) EurAI Fellow (2024) ELLIS Fellow (2024) ACL Fellow (2023) Outstanding Paper Awards at ACL 2024, ACL 2023, and NAACL 2021 Best Resource Paper Award at ACL 2022 Prominent Paper Awards from the Artificial Intelligence Journal (2023, 2017) META Prize 2015 for BabelNet Professor Navigli has successfully secured substantial research funding, including two prestigious ERC Grants (MultiJEDI ERC Starting Grant 2010-2016 and MOUSSE ERC Consolidator Grant 2017-2023, totaling around 3 million euros), PI of PRIN 2017 and PRIN 2020 projects (overall 1.4 million euros), and a Google Focused Research Award (around 300k$). He has mentored over 30 PhD students, many of whom have gone on to successful careers in academia and industry. His leadership extends to major international conferences, serving as General Chair of ACL 2025 and Program Co-Chair of ACL-IJCNLP 2021. As the director of the Sapienza NLP Group and co-leader of the Transversal Project on Large Language/Multimodal Models in the FAIR (Future Artificial Intelligence Research) project, Professor Navigli oversees a vibrant research ecosystem focused on advancing the state-of-the-art in natural language understanding across languages. His spinoff company, Babelscape, translates academic research into practical applications for industry.

• Natural Language Processing
• Multilingual Natural Language Understanding
• Large Language Models
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Suzanne Stevenson is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, affiliated with the Cognitive Science Research Community (CoRC). She holds a BS in Computer Science and Linguistics from William & Mary and MS/PhD in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. Before joining UofT in 2000, she was faculty at Rutgers University with joint appointments in Computer Science and Cognitive Science. Her research focuses on computational cognitive models of language acquisition and processing, integrating insights from linguistics, psycholinguistics, and machine learning. Key areas include semantic/syntactic learning from text, probabilistic computational models of word learning, and cross-situational learning. Notable awards include the NSERC University Faculty Award (2000) and NSF CAREER Award (1997). Her work bridges computational linguistics and cognitive science, emphasizing multidisciplinary approaches. Recent publications (2014–2018) explore topics like probabilistic perspective models in language production, bilingual word associations, and semantic search algorithms. She advises on computational linguistics and cognitive modeling, with grants supporting investigations into language acquisition dynamics and semantic networks. Active in teaching, she previously offered courses on computational linguistics and the computational lexicon. Her lab’s research themes include child language acquisition, ambiguity resolution, and computational modeling of linguistic phenomena.

• Computational Linguistics
• Cognitive Science
• Semantic Analysis
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Roberto Navigli serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Sapienza University of Rome, conducting pioneering research in Natural Language Processing. He holds editorial leadership positions including Associate Editor of the Artificial Intelligence Journal and membership on the Journal of Natural Language Engineering editorial board. His research program centers on multilingual semantic technologies, with foundational contributions to word sense disambiguation, ontology learning from unstructured text, and large-scale knowledge acquisition systems. Navigli's work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in relation extraction and open information extraction, emphasizing cross-lingual capabilities and resource scalability. Publication analysis reveals a sustained focus on semantic resource development, evolving from early WordNet extensions (2003) to contemporary open knowledge extraction frameworks (2015). This trajectory demonstrates consistent innovation in transforming unstructured text into structured knowledge representations for multilingual applications. Major scientific recognition includes: Marco Cadoli 2007 AI*IA Prize for best doctoral thesis in AI Marco Somalvico 2013 AI*IA Prize for best young AI researcher ERC Starting Grant (2011-2016) for multilingual word sense disambiguation Google Focused Research Award on Natural Language Understanding Navigli directs significant research initiatives funded by competitive grants, including his ERC project and Google collaboration, while providing academic leadership through area chair roles at ACL, WWW, and *SEM conferences. His service as senior program committee member for IJCAI and editorial board positions underscores substantial community impact.

• Natural Language Processing
• Word Sense Disambiguation
• Word Sense Induction
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Asunción Gómez Pérez is a Spanish computer scientist and Full Professor at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) . She currently serves as Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Doctoral Studies at UPM and holds a seat at the Real Academia Española . She has authored over 300 publications and accumulated 20,000 citations. Education : PhD in Computer Science (UPM, 1993), MBA (Comillas Pontifical University) Leadership Roles : Director of the Department of Artificial Intelligence (2008–2016), Academic Director of AI Master’s/PhD programs (2009–2016), Executive Director of UPM’s Artificial Intelligence Lab (1995–1998) Her research focuses on Semantic Web and Ontology Engineering , with applications in knowledge representation, machine-machine communication, and multilingual data integration. She pioneered methods for ontology validation, metadata licensing, and AI-driven social inclusion. Key publication trends include: Ontology evaluation frameworks (e.g., OOPS!) Linked Data quality models and validation tools Multilingual and cross-lingual AI applications Interoperability solutions for smart cities and healthcare Machine Learning for social exclusion prediction Ontology-driven library and lexicography systems Scientific Awards Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences Ada Byron Prize She has led projects like the NeOn Methodology for ontology development and contributed to the European framework for linked data rights (LD Terms). Her work bridges theoretical research with practical implementations in AI and Semantic Technologies.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Semantic Web
• Ontology Engineering
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Alessandro Del Tomba is a Tenure-Track Researcher in Linguistics and Glottology at Sapienza University of Rome, specializing in historical linguistics, Indo-European studies, and Central Asian philology. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from Sapienza and Comparative Indo-European Linguistics from Leiden University. Historical linguistics Indo-European studies Eastern Iranian philology Language contact theories His research focuses on Khotanese and Tocharian languages, with recent publications analyzing manuscript transmission, morphological variation, and phonological developments. He serves as Principal Investigator for the FIS project "Khotanese language and texts in contexts (KhoTxt): A multimodal approach to the classification and periodisation of the Khotanese language and its texts within the cultural and historical framework of medieval Central Asia". He teaches General Linguistics at undergraduate levels and Linguistics courses at the graduate level in Modern Philology. Active in international academic networks, he participates in conferences across Italy, Europe, and Asia.

• Historical Linguistics
• Indo-European Studies
• Oriental Studies
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Simone Paolo Ponzetto is an Assistant Professor (Juniorprofessor) at the University of Mannheim since 2013, affiliated with the Research Group Data and Web Science. His research focuses on Semantic Web technologies, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and knowledge acquisition, particularly leveraging collaboratively built resources like Wikipedia. Prior to Mannheim, he held postdoctoral roles at Sapienza University of Rome and research positions at the University of Heidelberg and Stuttgart. His work includes pioneering projects like BabelNet, a multilingual semantic network. Ponzetto earned his PhD in Computational Linguistics from the University of Stuttgart, with interdisciplinary contributions to coreference resolution, semantic relatedness, and ontology learning. Research Interests: Unsupervised/weakly-supervised knowledge extraction Multilingual ontology learning and semantic networks Lexical semantics (word sense disambiguation, semantic similarity) Discourse semantics (coreference resolution, coherence modeling) Professional Contributions: Guest editor for a Artificial Intelligence Journal special issue on AI and Wikipedia Area chair for EMNLP-CoNLL 2012 and EACL 2014 Program committee member for ACL, AAAI, and other top conferences Lab/Team: Active in the Research Group Data and Web Science at Mannheim, advancing AI and NLP applications in collaborative knowledge systems.

• Knowledge acquisition
• Natural Language Processing
• Semantic Web technologies
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Mauro Maggi is a Full Professor of Iranian Philology (L-OR/14) at Sapienza University of Rome since 2019, affiliated with the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies. Born in Como, he studied in Milan, Naples, and Hamburg, previously serving as Associate Professor at the University of Naples L'Orientale and as a librarian at the Italian Institute for Africa and the East in Rome. His research focuses on Khotanese language/texts, Central Asian Buddhism, Iranian language history, and New Persian development. Key Publications: The Khotanese Karmavibhaṅga (1995), Pelliot chinois 2928 (1997), and edited volumes like Buddhism among the Iranian peoples of Central Asia (2013) and A turquoise coronet (2020). Research Trends: His 2019-2023 articles analyze Khotanese Buddhist texts (e.g., Pradakṣiṇasūtra ), lexical evolution (e.g., maṇḍvaï- etymology), and scriptural parallels between Khotanese and Indian sources. He also investigates orthographic history, manuscript restoration, and Indo-Iranian linguistic borrowings. Collaborations: Frequent co-editor with scholars like Mohsen Ashtiany, Matteo De Chiara, and Alessandro Del Tomba.

• Khotanese language and texts
• Central Asian Buddhism
• History of Iranian languages
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Paola Cantoni is an Associate Professor at the Department of Modern Literature and Culture , Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Arts. She teaches courses in Istituzioni di Storia della Lingua Italiana (12 CFU) and Didattica dell'Italiano e Sociolinguistica , with a focus on Italian language teaching, sociolinguistics, and historical linguistics. Her research spans linguistic variation, educational linguistics, and dialect studies. Current courses: Italian Language History (Undergraduate), Italian Didactics and Sociolinguistics (Master's) Office hours: Tuesday 10:00-11:00, Thursday by appointment (Studio C, 3rd floor) Her publications address topics like: Linguistic variation in educational contexts Historical pragmatics of teacher discourse Dialect representation in literature Language of fascism in school registers Italian punctuation and textual practices She utilizes digital platforms (Google Classroom, Meet) for remote teaching and has presented research at conferences like the Convegno Luca Serianni e la Storia dell'Italiano . Her work includes analyzing historical educational texts and developing teaching methodologies for Italian language variation.

• Italian Language Teaching
• Sociolinguistics
• Historical Linguistics
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Daniele Fusi is a Lecturer at the Department of Humanities, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, with a focus on Digital Humanities and Computational Philology. He teaches courses on XML databases and digital/public humanities, bridging classical studies with modern technology. University: Ca' Foscari University of Venice Department: Department of Humanities His research spans digital edition frameworks, metrical analysis, and XML markup for classical texts. Recent works explore AI applications in textual dynamics and forensic linguistic tools for legal corpora, demonstrating interdisciplinary approaches between humanities and computer science. Notable projects include: EpiSearch for ancient inscriptions Chiron framework for metrical analysis AttiChiari digital corpus He actively publishes in journals like Journal of Data Mining and Digital Humanities and Rivista di Cultura Classica e Medioevale , with over 20 years of contributions to digital philology, epigraphic databases, and computational linguistics.

• Digital Humanities
• Computational Philology
• Classical Studies
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Eugenia Diegoli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where she conducts research on Japanese and Korean language, pragmatics, and computer-mediated discourse. She is currently working on the SELFEE (SELF-Evaluative Emotions in English and Japanese) project. Her research focuses on the linguistic expression of emotions, apologies, politeness, and cross-cultural communication, primarily using corpus-assisted discourse analysis. Her work bridges Japanese and Western linguistic traditions and explores meta-discourses on linguistic correctness, emotional expressions in online spaces, and the semantics of shame and guilt. She has conducted extensive research on apology-like behavior in Japanese digital environments. Her recent publications include a 2025 monograph Online Apologies in Japanese (Brill) and numerous peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Journal of Pragmatics , Language and Cognition , and Intercultural Pragmatics . Her work shows a strong trend in analyzing digital discourse, emotional language, and sociopragmatic variation in Japanese, with increasing cross-linguistic comparisons involving English, French, and Korean. Her scientific awards include the Seal of Excellence for an MSCA post-doctoral fellowship and multiple fellowships such as the Marco Polo and JASSO scholarships. She has also received the Best Doctoral Student Paper Award at ICDP-1 (2022). She has advised and tutored students at the University of Bologna and is actively involved in academic service as a reviewer for several journals, including Journal of Pragmatics and Corpus Pragmatics . She has presented her research at international conferences such as IPRA, ADDA, and Corpora. She has also engaged in public outreach through webinars on Japanese language topics during the European Researchers' Night. She has been a Visiting Research Scholar at Meiji University, Waseda University, and Lancaster University. Her languages include native Italian, C2 Japanese (JLPT N1), and C2 English (IELTS 8.0).

• Pragmatics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Japanese Language and Literature
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Eduardo Navarrete Sanchez is an Associate Professor at the University of Padua, Italy. His research focuses on understanding how language and cognition interact, particularly in areas such as psycholinguistics, bilingualism, and language production. His work integrates experimental psychology, neurolinguistics, and cognitive neuroscience to explore topics like foreign language effects on social judgment, the neural basis of bilingualism, and the role of language in attention and decision-making. Key research interests include: Psycholinguistics Cognitive Science Bilingualism and Multilingualism Neurological Language Disorders Social and Cognitive Effects of Language His recent publications (2023–2025) highlight trends in examining language-accent credibility effects, cross-linguistic decision-making, and neurobiological underpinnings of bilingual language control. He has contributed to advancements in understanding how sociolinguistic factors influence perception and behavior, including studies on foreign language effects on social norms and deception detection mechanisms. Eduardo’s work bridges theoretical models of speech production with clinical applications, such as developing neuropsychological assessment tools for acquired brain injuries. His research often employs methods like pupillometry, electrophysiological recordings, and neuroimaging to study language processing dynamics.

• Psycholinguistics
• Language Production
• Bilingualism
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Sabine Elisabeth Koesters is a Full Professor at the Department of Modern Literature and Culture at Sapienza University of Rome, where she teaches German language and linguistics courses across multiple degree programs including Linguistics, Modern Philology, Communication and Interpretation in Italian Sign Language (LIS and LISt), and Philosophy. Her teaching portfolio includes German linguistics, German language and translation, and general linguistics courses, with specific focus on both beginners and advanced students. Professor Koesters' research spans multiple areas of German language and linguistics, with particular expertise in phonetics, morphology, lexical semantics, linguistic history, linguistic ideologies during National Socialism, educational linguistics, spoken language, contrastive linguistics, and digital humanities. Her work frequently intersects with phraseology, translation studies, and multilingual analysis, with a special focus on Italo Calvino's works and their translations. She has developed specific expertise in analyzing phraseological patterns across languages, particularly examining how Italian phraseological constructions translate into German and other languages. Her recent publications show a consistent trajectory in phraseological research, with particular emphasis on multilingual phraseology, Calvino translations, and the development of the CREAMY (Calvino REpertoire for the Analysis of Multilingual Phraseology) project. Her work combines theoretical linguistic frameworks with practical applications in language teaching, as evidenced by her publications on metalinguistic competence development through multilingual phraseology. Additionally, she has conducted significant research on the Israelkorpus, examining spatial experiences, emotional expression, and memory in narratives of German-speaking Jewish emigrants to Israel. Professor Koesters leads several research projects including 'German Syntagmatic Verbs: Psycholinguistic Data and Language Teaching Consequences,' 'Phraseology in Italo Calvino's Translations: Towards the Construction of Phraseologisms Networks Using the CREAMY Tool,' and 'University teaching of foreign languages as 'third languages': the case of constructions with supporting verbs.'

• German language and linguistics
• phonetics
• morphology
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Maria Vittoria Calvi is a full Professor of Spanish Language and Translation at the Department of Contemporary Languages and Cultures, University of Milan. Her academic career centers on specialized language research with institutional leadership in national projects and founding roles in research centers. Her research spans four interconnected domains: lexicography (specialized vocabulary in Spanish-Italian contexts), tourism language (discourse genres, digital evolution, and cultural representation), Spanish language teaching (for specific purposes and Italian speakers), and migration linguistics (Italian-Spanish contact in migrant communities). Key methodologies include discourse analysis, pragmatic studies, and comparative lexicography, often applied to tourism communication across digital and traditional platforms. Recent publications (2014-2019) reveal consistent thematic focus on tourism discourse evolution, particularly examining genre blurring in digital contexts (e.g., tourism 2.0), cultural diversity in tourism communication, and pragmatic aspects of specialized translation. Her work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary collaboration, frequently co-editing volumes and leading Spanish-Italian comparative projects. Professor Calvi has directed significant research initiatives including Scientific Coordinator for the PRIN 2007 project 'Il linguaggio della comunicazione turistica spagnolo-italiano' and head of the Milan unit analyzing legal-commercial aspects of tourism language. As a founding member of CERLIS (Center for Research on Specialized Languages and Intercultural Communication), she has shaped institutional frameworks for specialized language studies. Her laboratory work centers on CERLIS research teams, coordinating national projects on tourism language and specialized communication. Current activities focus on digital tourism discourse analysis and migration linguistics, with ongoing exploration of social media's impact on tourism communication genres.

• Lexicography
• Tourism Language
• Spanish Language Teaching
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Michela Tonti is a researcher specializing in French linguistics at the University of Bergamo, with extensive expertise in corpus linguistics, computer-assisted discourse analysis, and legal terminology. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Translation, Interpreting, and Intercultural Studies from the University of Bologna (2019), where she focused on brand names in everyday discourse. Her research interests span multiple interconnected domains including corpus linguistics, computer-assisted discourse analysis, rhetoric and metaphor-based argumentation, referential semantics, commercial onomastics, and terminology studies with particular emphasis on neonymy in European law, accounting, and gender equality. Since 2020, she has expanded her work into neural translation through significant European projects. Tonti's publication record demonstrates consistent evolution from traditional linguistic analysis toward cutting-edge AI applications in language processing. Her recent work (2023-2025) shows increasing focus on the intersection of artificial intelligence and inclusive language practices, particularly examining how systems like ChatGPT handle intralingual translation for gender-inclusive writing and legal terminology standardization across European languages. Winner of the 2019 SUSLLF prize for her monograph 'Le nom de marque dans le discours au quotidien: prisme lexiculturall et linguistique' Recipient of research funding through European and national projects focusing on multilingual AI systems As project coordinator for the Italian and French language groups of the Empowering Multilingual Inclusive Communication (E-MIMIC) initiative, Tonti leads cross-institutional collaboration between the University of Bergamo, University of Bologna, and Polytechnic University of Turin. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical AI applications, particularly in developing expert-annotated datasets for inclusive communication systems. She maintains active research partnerships with multiple Italian universities through the PRIN 2022 project framework.

• Corpus Linguistics
• Computer-Assisted Discourse Analysis
• Rhetoric and Metaphor-Based Argumentation
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