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• Early Childhood Education
• Multilingualism in Education
• Inclusion and Diversity
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Ferruh Özalp is a Lecturer in the Department of Kindergarten Teacher Education at Oslo Metropolitan University, within the Faculty of Teacher Education and International Studies. He serves as a study leader in area 1 and is actively involved in the BLEST research group, focusing on sustainability, play, aesthetics, and technology in early childhood contexts. His research interests include: Early Childhood Education Multilingualism and Language Identity Inclusion and Cultural Diversity Digital Tools in Preschool Learning Sustainable and Aesthetic Pedagogy Refugee Children's Education The body of his work, spanning from 2005 to 2019, demonstrates a consistent focus on equity, language rights, and inclusive practices in kindergarten settings. His publications reveal a strong emphasis on the experiences of minority-language children, particularly Turkish-speaking children in Norway, and the systemic challenges they face. He frequently explores how identity is constructed through language and how educators can foster respectful, inclusive environments. His recent work extends into multilingual ECEC for refugee children and the integration of digital and aesthetic methods in diverse classrooms. Scientific contributions include a peer-reviewed chapter, a comprehensive research report, and multiple dissemination works in conferences and public forums. Notable outputs include studies on professional attitudes toward minority languages, digital learning tools, and comparative analyses of preschool systems in Turkey and Norway. He advises on educational practices and participates in artistic research projects, such as the film My Mongolia - displacements and transfers , which explores co-creation and communication through drawing. Though no formal students are listed, his role as a study leader and researcher implies academic mentorship. He has contributed to national and Nordic-level educational dialogues and collaborates with researchers across institutions. Ferruh Özalp is based at Pilestredet 42, Oslo, and can be contacted at ferruh.ozalp@oslomet.no .

Gullal CheemaView profile

Researcher

• Multimodal Analysis
• News Analysis
• Fake News Detection
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Gullal Cheema is a Researcher at the Visual Analytics department of Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB), the German National Library of Science and Technology. Based in Hannover, Germany, Cheema is actively engaged in cutting-edge research at the intersection of computer vision, natural language processing, and multimedia analysis with a particular focus on news media and social platforms. Research interests primarily center around multimodal analysis, with specialization in news video processing, fake news detection, claim verification, and image-text relation understanding. Cheema's work bridges the gap between technical AI approaches and real-world media analysis challenges, particularly in the context of misinformation detection and verification. The research spans multiple modalities including text, images, and video, with applications in social media analysis, news verification, and hate speech detection. Cheema's publication record shows a consistent trajectory of impactful research in multimodal AI, with a strong emphasis on practical applications for media verification. Recent work has focused on speaker role identification in news videos, multimodal claim detection, and the analysis of image-text relations in news contexts. The research demonstrates expertise in both theoretical approaches and practical system development for complex multimodal challenges. Best Paper Award at International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval (ICMR 2024) for work on speaker roles and situation types in news videos Multiple publications at premier venues including ACM conferences, IEEE workshops, and Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence Active participation in major evaluation labs like CLEF CheckThat! and MediaEval Cheema is an active member of the Visual Analytics research group at TIB, contributing to projects that address contemporary challenges in media analysis and verification. The work has significant implications for understanding and combating misinformation in digital media landscapes.

• Literacy Education
• Teacher Education
• Systemic Functional Linguistics
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Dr. David Rose is a Research Fellow in the Department of Linguistics at The University of Sydney . As Director of the Reading to Learn program, he trains educators globally in genre-based literacy pedagogy. His work focuses on Indigenous Australian communities, integrating language, culture, and education for equity. Education: BAHons in Communications Graduate Diploma in Education (TESOL) PhD in Social Semiotics Research interests include literacy education , teacher training , systemic functional linguistics , and language evolution . He explores how discourse structures and genre-based pedagogy can bridge educational gaps for Indigenous learners. Recent publications highlight trends in literacy pedagogy , cross-linguistic analysis , and multimodal teaching strategies . His work spans primary to tertiary education and multilingual contexts. Grants include the 2011 EUCIM-TE project for second language teacher education and a 2000 University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellowship for Indigenous education frameworks.

• Language Teaching
• Indigenous Education
• Multilingual Education
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Constance Lavoie is a Professor in French Didactics at the Université de Sherbrooke since 2019, focusing on oral communication, vocabulary teaching, and Indigenous education. She leads interdisciplinary projects like the interuniversity research hub CIDCLE and contributes to cultural security in post-secondary education. Her work emphasizes multilingual contexts, Indigenous pedagogies, and literacy development for preschool and primary students. PhD in Education (McGill University, 2009) MA in Education (McGill University, 2005) BEd in French Didactics (Université du Québec à Montréal, 2004) Her research spans Indigenous language teaching, semantic relationships in vocabulary acquisition, and culturally responsive pedagogy. Recent publications analyze oral literacy in reading circles, Indigenous storytelling, and tablet-based learning. Notable grants include: $787,314 Strategic Grant (2022-2024, Quebec Ministry of Education) $313,788 Arts and Culture Grant (2023-2024, Quebec Ministry of Education) $255,460 Interdisciplinary Research Grant (2024-2028, FRQSC) She received the Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence (Team Category) from Université de Sherbrooke. Her work bridges Indigenous knowledge systems with formal education, particularly in preschool settings.

Erhan AslanView profile

Associate Professor

• Applied Linguistics
• Digital Communication
• L2 Pragmatics
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Dr. Erhan Aslan is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the School of Literature and Languages, University of Reading. His research focuses on multilingualism, digital communication practices, and pedagogy in technologized contexts. Research Interests Erhan explores: Multimodal discourse in digital platforms like Instagram and internet memes L2 pragmatic development and intercultural communication Teacher cognition and emotional agency in educational settings Computer-mediated communication in language learning Deconstructing native speaker ideologies in language education Scientific Awards Fulbright Grant (prestigious international scholarship) TESOL International Organization's Research Mini-Grant Publication Trends His recent works (2021-2025) examine: Humor and creativity in pandemic-related internet memes Social media's role in informal language pedagogy Pragmatic face negotiation in academic emails Comparative analysis of teaching methodologies Identity construction in digital professional communication Teaching & Supervision Erhan teaches modules on: Intercultural Communication (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) New Technologies in Language Learning (Postgraduate) Research Design Methods He supervises PhD research on language-technology intersections.

• German Linguistics
• Translation Studies
• Comparative Literature
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Sandro Mario Moraldo is a Full Professor at the Department of Interpretation and Translation (DIT), School of Languages and Literatures, Translation and Interpreting, University of Bologna. His research spans German linguistics , comparative literature , and digital communication , with a focus on language politics, migrant literature, and new media discourse. He earned his MA and PhD in Comparative Literature, German Studies, and Romance Languages from Heidelberg University. His academic career includes visiting professorships at Brown University, Heidelberg, and the University of Rhode Island. He received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2022) for his contributions to German-Italian cultural exchange. His publications analyze Twitter linguistics , Anglicism debates , and corpus-based language teaching . He chairs the Italian Society of Comparative Literary Studies (SICL) and DAAD Alumni Italy (ADIT), with editorial roles in Muttersprache and Studi Comparatistici . Current projects include PREMIALE (multilingualism in EU/Mediterranean) and DFG Gesprochener Standard (spoken German analysis). Scientific Awards Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2022)

Kadir KAPLANView profile

Associate Professor

• Educational Measurement and Evaluation
• Turkish Education
• Curriculum Development
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Kadir KAPLAN, an Associate Professor at Bayburt University's Faculty of Education, specializes in Educational Measurement and Evaluation. He actively contributes to Turkish education research, focusing on curriculum design, cultural heritage integration, and sustainable educational practices. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in educational equity and innovation. Recent research themes include: Evaluating Turkish language curricula using CIPP model Role of visual materials in cultural transmission Impact of AI ethics on academic publishing Development of 21st-century skills in global curricula He serves in various institutional roles: Head of Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation Minister of International Relations Commission (Erasmus-Farabi-Mevlana) Member of Academic Incentive Application Commission Leader in scholarship and part-time student policy

• Applied Machine Learning
• Computer Vision
• Signal Processing
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Atzori Manfredo is a Researcher at the School of Management, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, focusing on machine learning applications in biomedical engineering and digital health. His work bridges computer vision, signal processing, and clinical diagnostics, with emphasis on EMG-based prosthetic control, computational pathology, and neuroimaging reproducibility. Research interests span: Applied ML : Transfer learning, explainable AI, and self-supervised methods for medical data. Biomedical Engineering : EMG signal analysis for hand prosthetics, wearable sensors, and rehabilitation robotics. Digital Pathology : Whole slide image analysis, artifact mitigation, and multimodal data fusion for cancer diagnostics. His publications (2022-2024) reveal strong trends in addressing real-world challenges: improving robustness of EMG classification under dynamic conditions, enhancing reproducibility in neuroimaging studies, and developing open-source tools (e.g., SelfEEG, BIDSAlign) for EEG/EMG data processing. Cross-disciplinary collaboration is evident in veterinary radiology, ophthalmology, and ontology development for pathology data.

Marie BexteView profile

Researcher

• Automatic Content Scoring
• Image-Based Task Analysis
• Natural Language Processing
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Marie Bexte is a Research Assistant at the FernUniversität in Hagen's Computational Linguistics professorship since April 2022. She previously worked at the Language Technology Lab at the University of Duisburg-Essen (2021–2022). Holding an MSc in Applied Cognitive and Media Sciences with a focus on Cognition and Artificial Intelligence (2021), and a BSc in the same field (2018), her work centers on automated content scoring and image-based task analysis. Education: MSc Applied Cognitive and Media Science (Cognition and Artificial Intelligence), 2021 BSc Applied Cognitive and Media Science, 2018 Her research focuses on developing and evaluating methods for automated assessment in educational contexts, particularly examining text similarity approaches, zero-shot learning for content scoring, and visio-linguistic model sensitivity to color naming. She co-developed the LeSpell spelling error benchmark and investigates confidence-based grading systems to reduce manual effort. Key publication trends include: Advancing BERT/S-BERT for educational text scoring Multimodal analysis of image-text interactions Argument mining and prompt sensitivity in writing Spelling error detection in learner language Cold-start problem solutions using LLM-generated data She participates in major NLP/educational application workshops (BEA 2022–2025), LREC-COLING, and ACL conferences. Her work bridges computational linguistics with practical classroom applications through systematic benchmarking and model evaluation.

• Phonetics
• Bilingualism
• Speech Corpus Development
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Vincenzo Galata is a researcher at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies - ISTC (Padua Branch) and has contributed extensively to phonetics, bilingualism, and speech corpus development. His work spans sociophonetics, articulatory phonology, and emotion recognition through speech analysis. Research Focus : /r/ phonetic variation in bilingual contexts, heritage language maintenance, and speech emotion recognition Key Projects : Creation of the IRIAS multilingual speech corpus, forensic speaker recognition studies Methodologies : Acoustic analysis, ultrasound articulatory imaging, sociolinguistic surveys His publications since 2008 demonstrate consistent contributions to: Phonetic documentation of endangered dialects Inter-language phonetic influence in immigrant populations Technological applications of phonetic analysis to emotion tracking Standardization of forensic speaker recognition methods Galata collaborates with researchers across Italy (University of Calabria) and internationally, focusing on Tyrolean-Italian bilinguals and Italo-Australian speech communities.

Stine Malin BrynildsenView profile

Associate Professor

• Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Chatbots and Academic Writing
• Professional Digital Competence for Teachers
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Stine Malin Brynildsen is an Associate Professor at Østfold University College, working in the Department of Education, ICT and Learning within the Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages. As of September 2024, she works 50% as a senior lecturer and 50% as a PhD candidate, focusing her doctoral research on writing in the age of chatbots. She serves as the academic environment coordinator for the ICT and learning professional environment and is a member of the Research in Digital Education (RIDE) group. Her educational background includes a Master's degree in Nordic Literature from the University of Oslo (2004-2006) and 11 years of experience as a Norwegian and English teacher in upper secondary schools. She has developed significant expertise in professional digital competence for teachers (PfDK), artificial intelligence in education, and MOOC development. Brynildsen's research focuses primarily on the intersection of artificial intelligence, particularly chatbots, with educational writing processes and assessment practices. She leads the ongoing research project 'Writing in the age of chatbots,' which follows students and teachers in Norwegian subject classrooms at upper secondary schools to explore interactions with and use of generative AI in academic writing. Her work also examines professional digital competence development within teacher communities and blended learning approaches in vocational education. Her publications reveal a strong focus on AI in education, with numerous 2024 articles addressing chatbots in assessment, writing processes, and professional development frameworks. The research shows a clear trend toward practical applications of AI in classrooms, with emphasis on balancing opportunities and challenges, developing specific frameworks for implementation, and understanding teacher and student experiences with the technology. She actively develops and teaches several MOOCs, including Professional Digital Competence (PfDKMOOC) and Pedagogical Use of ICT (IKTPEDMOOC), and is developing a new course on AI in schools for the 2024/2025 academic year. She also runs the Digital Learning Workshop (DLV) and works with school-based competence development through DEKOMP. Brynildsen co-hosts two educational podcasts: 'Norskpraten' with colleague Maja Michelsen, focusing on Norwegian language teaching, and 'Skolelys' with Cecilie Olanderson, addressing broader educational topics. She was project manager for the EEA project BlendVET (2021-2024), which aimed to define blended learning in vocational contexts and increase vocational teachers' digital pedagogical competence.

Yalun Helen ZhouView profile

Associate Professor

• Second Language Acquisition
• Sociolinguistics
• Technology-Assisted Language Learning
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Helen Zhou serves as Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Communication and Media at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where she leads the content development for The Mandarin Project—a collaborative research initiative between RPI's Cognitive Immersive Systems Laboratory (CISL) and IBM. She maintains affiliations with the Games & Simulation Arts & Sciences (GSAS) Program and Critical Game Design Graduate Program, driving interdisciplinary work at the intersection of language education and immersive technologies. Zhou holds a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, with prior experience at Michigan State University developing online Chinese programs using massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). Her research centers on language acquisition across diverse learning environments (traditional, virtual, VR/XR, and mixed reality), examining sociocultural impacts on multilingual users through post-structuralist frameworks and phenomenological narrative inquiry. Key focus areas include AI-driven language learning systems, gamified educational platforms, multimodal literacy design, and intercultural communication dynamics in virtual spaces. Analysis of Zhou's 2018-2025 publications reveals dominant trends in XR/AI integration for language education, with significant contributions to immersive task-based learning systems, large language model applications, and collaborative virtual environments. Her work consistently bridges computer science, cognitive science, and applied linguistics through interdisciplinary collaboration. Scientific recognition includes: Rensselaer's Class of 1951 Outstanding Teaching Award (2017) Zhou mentors graduate students across CMRT, GSAS, CGD, and Computer Sciences programs, supervising research on AI-embodied platforms, cybersecurity decision-making, Chinese game culture, and societal impacts of gaming. Her advising emphasizes user-centered design in immersive environments and cultural heritage applications. As core CISL faculty, Zhou directs the development of 360-degree panoramic language interactions, multimodal AI agent conversations, game narratives, and pitch tone contour analysis systems. Her research team integrates expertise from computer science, cognitive science, game design, simulation arts, and architectural acoustics to advance cognitive immersive language learning.

• Portuguese Linguistics
• Portuguese Sign Language
• Children's Literature
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Ana Isabel Pereira Pinheiro da Silva is an Assistant Professor at the School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (IPV) , Portugal, and a researcher at the Center for Studies in Education and Innovation (CI&DEI) . She also collaborates with EUNICE – European University for Personalized Education . Since 2016, she has held a permanent faculty position, and she currently serves as Vice-President of the Pedagogical Council of ESEV. Education: Ph.D. in Languages, Literatures, Linguistics, and Language Teaching – Portuguese Catholic University (2012) M.A. in Linguistics and Language Teaching – Portuguese Catholic University (2004) B.A. in Portuguese and French Teaching – University of Aveiro (2001) Research Interests: Dr. Silva’s research converges on Portuguese linguistics , Portuguese Sign Language (LGP) , children’s literature , and inclusive didactics . Her work explores the intersections of language, literacy, and inclusion, particularly in multilingual and multimodal contexts. She investigates how literature, sign language, and multiliteracies can foster citizenship and cognitive development among deaf and hearing learners. Recent projects include leading the scientific-pedagogical team for the evaluation and certification of Portuguese primary-school textbooks, coordinating the disciplinary area of Portuguese in the Master’s program in Basic Education, and co-leading initiatives on AI and critical thinking for deaf students. Scientific Awards & Recognition: While no specific awards are listed, her extensive publication record and leadership roles in funded projects (e.g., IncluES+ , Link Me Up , SOMOS ) reflect significant academic recognition. Advising & Mentorship: She has supervised over 20 Master’s theses and final projects across programs in Basic Education, Special Education, and Early Childhood Education. Topics range from inclusive literacy practices to the integration of augmentative and alternative communication systems in family and school contexts. Labs & Teams: She is an active member of CI&DEI – Center for Studies in Education and Innovation at IPV, where she participates in interdisciplinary teams focusing on inclusive education, educational technology, and teacher training.

• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
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Vivek Gupta is an incoming Assistant Professor at the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence , Arizona State University (ASU), starting Fall 2024. Previously, he served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania's Cognitive Computation Group , and as a Research Fellow at Microsoft Research India . His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Kahlert School of Computing, University of Utah (advisor: Prof. Vivek Srikumar), supported by the Bloomberg Data Science Fellowship, and an MTech/BTech Dual Degree from IIT Kanpur . Dr. Gupta's research focuses on Natural Language Processing for semi-structured data , particularly tables, flowcharts, and maps. His work addresses trustworthy AI systems , multilingual tabular inference , and knowledge integration in low-resource environments. Current projects explore temporal reasoning , multimodal table analysis , and neurosymbolic agents for complex data. Recent publications examine adaptive prompting for temporal table reasoning , flowchart attribution , and multimodal benchmarking . His MMTBENCH and TabXEval frameworks evaluate robustness and quality standards in table processing. Recruitments highlight his CORAL Lab seeking candidates for Trustworthy AI projects. Bloomberg Data Science Fellowship (2021-2023) Ericsson Innovation Award (2016) Best Paper, DeeLIO-2022 Outstanding Paper, NLP4ConvAI-2022 As a mentor, Dr. Gupta has guided 30+ students across institutions including ASU, University of Utah, IIT Kanpur, and UPenn. His professional service includes organizing NAACL Student Research Workshops , serving as iKDD Student Ninja , and coordinating the University of Utah Data Science Club . Contact: vgupt140@asu.edu , keviv9@gmail.com

Nedjma Djouhra OusidhoumView profile

Lecturer

• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Computational Social Science
• Automated Fact-Checking
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Nedjma Djouhra Ousidhoum is a Lecturer at the School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, and a Visiting Academic at University of Cambridge. She leads the Cardiff NLP Group and focuses on Natural Language Processing and Computational Social Science. Cardiff University (2021–present) University of Cambridge (2021–2025) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PhD, 2014–2021) Her research explores NLP for low-resource languages , automated fact-checking , and toxic content detection , with recent work on emotion recognition datasets across 28 languages (ACL 2025 Best Resource Paper) and creating benchmarks for culturally grounded NLP (NAACL 2025 Best Theme Paper). Selected publications demonstrate her impact in multilingual dataset creation and cross-cultural NLP : BRIGHTER (ACL 2025): Best Resource Paper for emotion datasets across 28 languages WorldCuisines (NAACL 2025): Best Theme Paper for multicultural visual question answering AfriHate (NAACL 2025): Multilingual hate speech datasets for African languages Awarded Best Task Description Paper at SemEval 2025 and Outstanding Senior Area Chair at EMNLP 2023, she actively contributes to NLP community through workshop organization and program committee roles.