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Cornelia CarageaView profile

Professor

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
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Dr. Cornelia Caragea is the Robert V. Kenyon Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), College of Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Iowa State University. As a Program Director at the National Science Foundation , she bridges academic research with national funding priorities. UIC Affiliation: Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering NSF Role: Program Director (current) Education: Ph.D., Computer Science, Iowa State University Her research spans artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing , focusing on semi-supervised learning, data cartography, and emotion/stance detection in social media. Applications include privacy prediction for images , disaster response systems , and scientific document analysis. She pioneered datasets like SciNLI, GunStance, and EZ-STANCE, while developing techniques such as Beam Tree Recursion and JointMatch. Recent publications emphasize semi-supervised frameworks for NLP tasks, multimodal disaster tweet classification , and large vision-language model evaluations . Collaborations with students like Seo Yeon Park, Jishnu Ray Chowdhury, and Chenye Zhao highlight her expertise in domain adaptation and calibrated knowledge distillation . She actively recruits PhD students for research assistantships in NLP, info retrieval, and machine learning. Her work has appeared in top venues including ACL, EMNLP, NeurIPS, and CVPR.

• Arabic Natural Language Processing
• Machine Translation
• Dialect Identification
• +7 more

Ahmed Abdelali is a prominent researcher at Hamad Bin Khalifa University's Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), where he works in the Arabic Language Technologies department. With 97 publications spanning from 2004 to 2024, he has established himself as a leading figure in Arabic natural language processing research. His work has been presented at major conferences including ACL, EMNLP, EACL, and specialized Arabic NLP venues. Dr. Abdelali's research focuses on several key areas within Arabic computational linguistics, with particular emphasis on Arabic language technologies. His work spans Arabic dialect identification, diacritization, machine translation, offensive language detection, and part-of-speech tagging. In recent years, he has been at the forefront of adapting large language models for Arabic language processing, contributing significantly to benchmarking frameworks like LAraBench and LLMeBench that evaluate Arabic language models' performance. His publication record shows consistent high-impact contributions, with notable collaborations with researchers including Hamdy Mubarak (45 co-authored papers), Kareem Darwish (38 co-authored papers), and Nadir Durrani (26 co-authored papers). Recent work has focused on large language models for Arabic, cross-lingual spaces, and benchmarking frameworks to advance Arabic AI capabilities. His research bridges theoretical advances with practical applications, particularly in processing the linguistic complexities of Arabic and its dialects. Through his leadership in developing resources like the Farasa segmenter and contributions to major Arabic NLP conferences, Dr. Abdelali has played a pivotal role in establishing the infrastructure and community for Arabic language technology research.

Musa KAYAView profile

Associate Professor

• Turkish Language Teaching
• Foreign Language Acquisition
• Educational Sciences
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Musa KAYA is an Associate Professor at the Department of Turkish Education within the Faculty of Education at Bayburt University. His academic work focuses on Turkish language teaching, foreign language acquisition, and multicultural education. He actively contributes to curriculum development and analysis, particularly in alignment with European language standards. Research Interests : Turkish as a foreign language, language transfer phenomena, text simplification, cultural integration, value education, and reading comprehension. Article Trends : Recent publications examine Tunisian students' attitudes toward learning Turkish, comparative analyses of language programs, text complexity in Turkish instruction, and integration of cultural values through literature. Contact : Email - musakaya@bayburt.edu.tr | Phone - (458) 333-2033

Susanna Alles TorrentView profile

Associate Professor

• Medieval Iberia
• Early Modern Iberia
• Digital Humanities
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Susanna Alles Torrent is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami's College of Arts and Sciences. Her academic profile demonstrates a strong commitment to interdisciplinary research at the intersection of traditional humanities scholarship and digital methodologies. Dr. Alles Torrent specializes in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia, with particular expertise in translation studies, textual scholarship, and philology. Her research has increasingly incorporated digital humanities approaches, especially in the development of scholarly digital editions. She actively engages with international academic communities through organizations like the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and various digital humanities networks. Her work demonstrates a consistent focus on making historical Iberian texts and biographical writings accessible through digital means while maintaining scholarly rigor. Her recent publications reveal a clear trajectory toward integrating digital tools with traditional humanities research. Alles Torrent has been particularly active in advancing the Text Encoding Initiative within Spanish-speaking academic communities, examining how digital methods can enhance the study of Golden Age literature, medieval biographies, and early modern texts. Her work often addresses the challenges of creating digital scholarly editions that maintain philological accuracy while being accessible to broader audiences. She has also explored the application of digital humanities in educational settings, particularly in language and literature classrooms. Dr. Alles Torrent is deeply embedded in the digital humanities community, participating in multiple organizations including Digital Humanists, LLC Medieval Iberian, TM Bibliography and Scholarly Editing, and Global DH. Her work suggests strong collaborative tendencies, with numerous co-authored publications and participation in international projects focused on digital textual scholarship. While specific grant information isn't provided in the available materials, her extensive publication record in digital humanities methodologies suggests successful funding for her research initiatives. Her academic leadership is evident through her role as Associate Chair and her active participation in shaping digital humanities pedagogy and practice, particularly for Spanish-language materials. Dr. Alles Torrent appears to be building bridges between traditional philological approaches and contemporary digital scholarship, with a particular emphasis on making these methods accessible to Spanish-speaking scholars and students through community building and pedagogical innovation.

ARİF ÇERÇİView profile

Associate Professor

• Turkish Language Education
• Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language
• Grammar Education
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ARİF ÇERÇİ is an Associate Professor at Gaziantep University's Faculty of Education, Department of Turkish Language and Social Sciences Education. He has been serving in this position since 2015, following a 14-year career as a Turkish Language and Literature Teacher at the Ministry of National Education (2001-2015). His academic background includes a Doctorate in Turkish Education from Necmettin Erbakan University (2009-2013), a Master's in Turkish Education from Selcuk University (2003-2006), and a Bachelor's degree in Turkish Language and Literature Teaching from Selcuk University (1997-2001). Dr. Çerçi's research focuses on Turkish Language Education, Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language, and Grammar Education. His work particularly addresses challenges in teaching Turkish to Syrian refugee students and developing effective language teaching methodologies. He has published extensively on teacher self-efficacy, educational assessment, and language teaching materials development. His scholarly output shows a clear progression from foundational language teaching research to more specialized work on Turkish as a foreign language instruction, with increasing focus on refugee education integration since 2018. His publications span both Turkish and international journals, demonstrating his commitment to contributing to both national and global academic discourse in language education. Among his notable scientific contributions are his work on developing assessment tools for language teaching activities and his research on the integration challenges faced by Syrian students in the Turkish education system. His publications frequently address practical classroom applications of language teaching theories. 23 peer-reviewed journal articles 8 book chapters 17 conference papers 9 editorial works 2 TÜBİTAK-funded research projects Dr. Çerçi has supervised 11 master's theses on topics ranging from podcast usage in language teaching to activity development for teaching Turkish as a foreign language. His teaching portfolio includes courses on Turkish Grammar Teaching, Turkish Teaching Methods, Oral Expression, and Scientific Research Methods at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. He has also participated in national workshops related to educational assessment and Turkish teaching material development for refugee students.

• Computational Logic
• Answer Set Programming
• Bioinformatics
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Alessandro Dal Palu' is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematical, Physical, and Computer Sciences at University of Parma. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from University of Udine and has been with University of Parma since 2005, transitioning from Researcher to Associate Professor in 2014. His teaching portfolio includes courses on Computer Architecture, Constraint Programming, and Algorithms & Data Structures. His research spans computational logic, bioinformatics, and GPU computing. Notable achievements include the 2007 GULP award for his Ph.D. thesis and the ICLP 2010 best paper award. He has led Italian INdAM-GNCS research projects on GPU applications (2011) and Logic Programming in cancer genomics (2016). Recent publications focus on explainable AI frameworks, bioinformatics applications, and sustainable logistics solutions. His work integrates Answer Set Programming with biomedical challenges like protein structure analysis and cancer genome evolution. He chairs the International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 2018) and has organized multiple international workshops on constraint programming. 2007 GULP Award ICLP 2010 Best Paper PI for INdAM-GNCS projects (2011, 2016) Program Committee member for international conferences

Mariam Adedoyin-OloweView profile

Lecturer

• Data Mining
• Data Science
• Artificial Intelligence
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Mariam Adedoyin-Olowe is a Lecturer and Programme Leader for the MSc Artificial Intelligence at Birmingham City University . Her research focuses on Data Mining, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence, particularly in analyzing social media data for event detection and decision-making support. Doctorate in Computing Science from Robert Gordon University First degree from University of Portsmouth Research Interests center on applying data mining techniques to Twitter data for tracking real-world events, sentiment analysis, and customer segmentation. Her work bridges computational methods with practical applications in politics, sports, and healthcare domains. Key Publications include studies on: Transformer-based transfer learning for cross-lingual news events AI-driven mental fatigue detection systems Temporal clustering methods for social media event resolution Deep learning approaches for sound classification Rule dynamics frameworks for political event detection Academic Affiliations include membership in BCU's Data Mining Group and Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Research Group, as well as former involvement with RGU's Data Science and Information Retrieval groups. She regularly reviews for international conferences and journals.

Liana ErmakovaView profile

Lecturer

• Natural Language Processing
• Information Retrieval
• Artificial Intelligence

Liana Ermakova is a Lecturer in Computer Science at Université de Brest , associated with the research group Heritage and Creation in Text and Image (HCTI, EA 4249) . Her work focuses on Natural Language Processing , Information Retrieval , and Artificial Intelligence . Doctorate in Computer Science (2016) from the Toulouse Computer Science Research Institute (IRIT) with distinction Her research bridges computational methods and humanistic approaches, particularly through projects like JOKER (humour/wordplay translation) and SimpleText (scientific text simplification). Key publication themes include: Query expansion and tweet contextualization Humour recognition in multilingual contexts Scientific text simplification for non-experts Analysis of medical and pandemic-related discourse Evaluation metrics for summarization LLM reliability in scientific information access She actively contributes to the CLEF Association workshops and publishes in top IR/NLP venues. Current projects examine: Overcoming LLM hallucinations in scientific search Automated complexity spotting in abstracts Contextualization of short texts

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
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Professor Sule Yildirim Yayilgan is a distinguished academic at the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology (IIK) within the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Gjøvik. She has held the position of Professor since 2020, following her tenure as Associate Professor from 2016-2020. Dr. Yayilgan previously served as Head of Department between 2005-2009 at HIHM (now part of NTNU). Her academic journey spans over 30 years in teaching and research, with significant contributions to interdisciplinary fields bridging AI, cybersecurity, and privacy. Her educational background includes a MSc in Computer Engineering (1995) and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science (2002). Dr. Yayilgan has led and participated in numerous international research projects funded by EU Horizon 2020, Eurostars, Erasmus+, and various Norwegian research councils. She currently leads the MR PET (Multidisciplinary Research group on Privacy and data protEcTion) research group and serves on the scientific board of NTNU's strategic area in Data Science. Dr. Yayilgan's research spans multiple domains with a unifying focus on ethical, legal, and privacy-preserving AI systems. Her work addresses critical challenges in health, energy, education, and security sectors through advanced AI methodologies. She has published over 100 journal and conference papers, with recent work focusing on hate speech detection, border security technology acceptance, smart grid security, and explainable AI applications. Her publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on practical implementations that balance technical innovation with societal considerations. As an active research leader, she currently oversees several significant projects including VIPA-DELF (vineyard disease detection using federated learning), METICOS (border control technology monitoring), CINELDI (intelligent electricity distribution), and AQMA (air quality monitoring). She also serves on multiple ethics boards and research integrity committees, reflecting her commitment to responsible innovation. Dr. Yayilgan has supervised numerous graduate students throughout her career, advising 41+2 (in progress) MSc students and 3+2 (periods) +6 (in progress) PhD candidates. Her administrative contributions include membership in NTNU's Research Integrity Committee, the Trondheim ACM Women Chapter, and various project management boards for EU-funded initiatives. She maintains active professional affiliations with IEEE, the International Association for Pattern Recognition, and COST Actions focused on language technologies and security research.

• Institutional Language Use
• Financial Economics
• Business Discourse
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Claes Ohlsson is an Associate Professor in Swedish Language at Linnaeus University, Sweden. His research examines institutional language use across financial economics, business discourse, and corporate responsibility, employing text/discourse analysis and computational methods. He leads projects on Market Language (2022-2025) and smaller studies on budget concepts and urban linguistic landscapes. Research Themes: Financial literacy rhetoric, corporate responsibility framing, market concept evolution, multilingual urban environments Affiliations: Linnaeus University (since 2017), University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University Recent Articles trace market terminology in Swedish parliamentary records (2022), analyze election campaign language (2023), and explore financial advertising history (2024). His work combines corpus linguistics, critical discourse analysis, and digital humanities approaches.

• Academic Writing
• Language Didactics
• Police Training Writing
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Sofia Ask is a lecturer in Swedish with a didactic focus at Linnaeus University's Department of Swedish within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities . Her research centers on student writing in higher education and language practices in police training , analyzing how learners navigate academic writing transitions and how police professionals develop workplace communication skills. Research Groups : Center for Educational Linguistics Center for Technical Language (CFS) Her work explores text interpretation in police classrooms , authoritative language in police training , and language didactics for pre-university transitions . Recent publications examine digital participation in courtrooms and language competence in teacher training . She leads internationalization initiatives for the Department of Swedish, facilitating teacher and student exchanges. Her methodological approaches combine experimental studies , genre analysis , and discourse studies across educational and professional contexts.

Susana Chávez-SilvermanView profile

Professor

• Latin American Literature
• U.S. Latinx Literature
• Poetry and Poetics
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Susana Chávez-Silverman is a Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Pomona College, where she has taught since 1989. She is currently on leave during Spring 2026. Her email contact is suzanne.chavezsilverman@pomona.edu. Ph.D. in Spanish, University of California, Davis (1991) Master of Arts in Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University (1979) Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Irvine (1977, magna cum laude) Chávez-Silverman is a pioneering scholar and writer in U.S. Latinx and Latin American literature, specializing in queer sexualities , bilingual poetics , and experimental memoir . Her creative works blend Spanish and English in groundbreaking crónicas that redefine literary boundaries. She has been widely anthologized and celebrated for her contributions to transcultural studies and gender theory . Her research focuses on transnational Latinx identity , code-switching in literature , and trauma narratives . The 15 most recent works include meditations on diaspora, queerness, and linguistic hybridity, often using innovative narrative forms like email and text message styles. Audio recordings of her works are available through the University of Wisconsin Press. International Latino Book Awards, 2nd Place (2020) Lucas Artist Fellowship, Montalvo Arts Center (2006) El andar magazine Memoir Prize (2002) Multiple NEH Fellowships and Grants (1992-2007)

Marie PurenView profile

Associate Professor

• History
• Digital Humanities
• Political Ideologies
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Marie Puren is an Associate Professor in history and digital humanities at EPITECH Paris , where she leads the Digital Methods for Humanities and Social Sciences (MNSHS) team since 2022. She also holds research affiliations with the LRE laboratory , Jean-Mabillon Center , and LARHRA in Lyon. Her work bridges historical analysis with computational techniques, focusing on political ideologies, cultural heritage preservation, and digital methodologies. Her research interests include: Digital Humanities and Computational History Political Ideologies in the French Third Republic Cultural Heritage Modeling Textual Analysis with NLP and XML-TEI History of Publishing and Literary Collaboration Marie contributes to major projects like AGODA (parliamentary debates analysis) and SILKNOW (silk heritage preservation). She teaches courses on digital methodologies, historical research, and environmental impacts of technology. Her leadership in Humanistica and participation in international conferences highlight her academic influence.

• Onomastics
• Dialectology
• Linguistics
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Mícheál B. Ó Mainnín is a Professor at the School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen’s University Belfast, specializing in Modern Languages. He is a graduate of NUI Galway (BA 1984, MA 1987) and Queen’s University Belfast (PhD 2002). His career spans over three decades, including roles as Director of the Northern Ireland Place-Name Project and co-investigator on the AHRC-funded MEITS project. PhD, Celtic Studies, Queen’s University Belfast (2002) MA, Irish Language and Literature, NUI Galway (1987) BA, Irish Studies, NUI Galway (1984) His research focuses on onomastics (Irish and Scottish Gaelic place-names), dialectology , and language and identity in Ireland and Scotland, bridging medieval and modern periods. Current projects include a monograph on the toponymy of the plain of Macha and digitizing Wagner’s Linguistic Atlas and Survey of Irish Dialects . His publications analyze pan-Gaelic linguistic patterns, multilingual policy frameworks, and literary/cultural connections between Ireland and Scotland. Recent research trends emphasize bilingual place-name standardization, minority language policy in France and Ireland, and the intersection of language, conflict, and reconciliation. He has contributed to digital humanities through the MEITS project and public engagement via radio interviews and press commentary. As an educator, he teaches Irish phonetics, Scottish Gaelic literature, and late medieval Gaelic texts, supervising postgraduate work on sociolinguistics, dialectology, and literary revivalism. Editorial Roles : Léann: Irish Chumann Léann na Litríochta (vols. 1-4), Ainm: A Journal of Name Studies (vols. 9-10) Advisory Board : Aiste. Studies in Gaelic Literature (University of Glasgow) Ó Mainnín’s career integrates research, teaching, and public scholarship, with a focus on Gaelic cultural heritage and policy implications for minority languages.

• Norwegian as a second language
• Children's language development
• Multilingualism
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Elena Tkachenko is a Lecturer at Oslo Metropolitan University, affiliated with the Faculty of Teacher Education and International Studies and the Department of Primary and Vocational Teacher Education, where she serves as Study Leader for Area 3. Based at Pilestredet 42, 0167 Oslo, she maintains active research and teaching responsibilities focused on language education. Dr. Tkachenko holds a degree in Applied Linguistics from St. Petersburg State University, which forms the foundation of her expertise in language acquisition and multilingual education. Her academic journey has centered on practical applications of linguistic theory in educational settings, particularly within Norwegian contexts. Her primary research interests include Norwegian as a second language, children's language development, and multilingualism, with special attention to translanguaging practices in early childhood education. Dr. Tkachenko conducts research on multilingual children, students, and staff, collaborating closely with practitioners to develop effective multilingual practices in education. Her work examines how linguistic diversity can be leveraged as a resource rather than a challenge in learning environments, particularly focusing on newly arrived immigrant populations including Ukrainian children in Norway. Analysis of Dr. Tkachenko's recent publications reveals a strong trajectory toward understanding how educational institutions can better support multilingual development through teacher training, policy implementation, and classroom practices that validate students' full linguistic repertoires. Her work spans Nordic early childhood education settings, examining translanguaging strategies, language policy implementation, and the use of AI in second language learning, demonstrating practical applications of theoretical frameworks in real educational contexts. Dr. Tkachenko actively contributes to research projects including the current pilot project on 'Second language students' use of AI and the use of AI in second language learning' and previously contributed to 'Increased quality in early literacy education in Ethiopia.' She regularly presents her findings at international conferences and participates in professional development seminars for educators. She is a member of the research groups 'Beginner training' and 'Cultural diversity and multilingualism in a global perspective,' where she collaborates with colleagues on advancing understanding of inclusive educational environments. Her work with language helpers and minority language assistants demonstrates her commitment to practical, community-based approaches to language education.