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Piotr Przybyła is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, where he researches in the TALN (Natural Language Processing) Research Group. He maintains a significant affiliation with the Linguistic Engineering Group at the Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences (ICS PAS) in Warsaw, Poland, where he completed his PhD in Computer Science. Previously, he worked as a research fellow at the National Centre for Text Mining (NaCTeM) at the University of Manchester. Przybyła's research focuses primarily on Natural Language Processing with particular emphasis on misinformation detection, adversarial attacks on text classifiers, text simplification, and Polish language processing. His work bridges theoretical NLP with practical applications for credibility assessment and language understanding. He has developed innovative approaches for testing the robustness of text classifiers against adversarial examples and has made significant contributions to Polish language resources and processing tools. His recent publications demonstrate a strong trajectory in examining the robustness of NLP systems, particularly in the context of misinformation detection and credibility assessment. His work spans from foundational research on language model behavior to practical applications in Polish language processing and text simplification. The ERINIA project, funded by a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, represents a significant contribution to understanding how misinformation detection systems can be made more robust against adversarial attacks. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for the ERINIA project Computing grant of 10,000 hours on the Athena supercomputer for accelerating work in the ERINIA project Przybyła actively contributes to the NLP community through conference organization, shared tasks (such as coordinating the InCrediblAE shared task for CheckThat! 2024), and developing open-source tools like Plainifier for multi-word lexical simplification. His work demonstrates a commitment to both advancing NLP research methodology and addressing practical challenges in misinformation detection and language understanding across multiple languages, with special attention to Polish language processing.

• Natural Language Processing
• Misinformation Detection
• Adversarial Attacks on Text Classifiers
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Horacio Saggion is the Chair in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. He leads the TALN Group and the Large Scale Text Understanding Systems Lab. His research focuses on Computational Linguistics, with specialties in Text Summarization, Information Extraction, and Semantic Analysis. He coordinates the Horizon Europe iDEM project on inclusive democratic spaces and previously led the SignON project for Sign Language Translation. Key technologies include the SUMMA Summarization system and the Dr Inventor Text Mining Library. Education: PhD, MSc, and Licenciatura in Computer Science. Research Interests: Text simplification for accessibility, sign language translation, misinformation detection, and ethical AI applications. His work bridges natural language processing with societal needs such as clear communication in public administration. Grants & Projects: Coordinator of iDEM (Horizon Europe), PI of SignON, Simplext, and Able to Include. Involved in BEA shared tasks and CLEF labs. Active in organizing workshops like TSAR at EMNLP. Labs & Teams: Head of TALN Group and Text Understanding Lab. Collaborations include Universitat Pompeu Fabra's interdisciplinary initiatives and industry partnerships for technology commercialization.

• Computational Linguistics
• Text Summarization
• Information Extraction
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Isabel Espinosa Zaragoza is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Philology at the University of Alicante, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters I. She holds a PhD in Linguistic Studies (cum laude, 2022) and is renowned for her work in lexicology and English for Specific Purposes, particularly the language of color. PhD in Linguistic Studies (cum laude, University of Alicante, 2022) Master’s in English and Spanish for Specific Purposes (University of Alicante, 2016, extraordinary award) B.A. in English Philology (University of Alicante, 2014, extraordinary award) Her research focuses on lexical creativity, color terminology, and natural language processing applications for accessibility. She contributes to projects like CLEARTEXT (CENID) and leads in text simplification for cognitive disabilities. Published in journals: Procesamiento del lenguaje natural , Feminismo/s , Color Culture and Science Journal Book chapters with Cambridge Scholars Publishing and Universidad de Alicante She participated in 15 conferences (PICS 2022, BICLCE 2024) and contributed to 8 public research projects (2019-2025), including EU-funded initiatives. Teaching spans 10 years across 12 courses in English for International Relations, Cultural Management, and Computational Linguistics.

• Lexicology
• English for Specific Purposes
• Language of Color
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Ahmed AbuRa'ed is a Researcher at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies (DTIC) at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona. He is affiliated with the TALN research group and the Large-Scale Text Understanding Systems Lab. His work focuses on advancing knowledge in scientific text summarization, information extraction, and machine learning. Education: PhD in Computer Science (2020), UPF, Barcelona, Spain M.Sc. in Computer Science (2015), University of Trento, Italy B.Sc. in Computer Information Systems (2007), An-Najah University, Nablus, Palestine Research Interests: Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning/Deep Learning, Semantic Web, Information Extraction, Data Mining, and Scientific Document Summarization. His projects include developing systems for automatic generation of state-of-the-art reports, scientific text summarization, and cross-document relation discovery. Publications Focus: His 15 most recent articles (2016–2021) emphasize advancements in scientific literature analysis, including citation detection, text simplification, and cross-document summarization. Notable works involve systems like LaSTUS/TALN for scientific text processing and OlloBot for Arabic health dialogue agents. Labs & Teams: Active member of the TALN research group and the Large-Scale Text Understanding Systems Lab at UPF's DTIC department. Open to collaborations in NLP, Machine Learning, and related fields via email or Skype.

• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
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Dr. Juan Jiménez-Salcedo is a Professor at Universidad Pablo de Olavide in the Department of Philology and Translation , with a focus on French Philology . He is also affiliated with the Université de Mons (Faculté de traduction et d'interprétation). Research Pillars : Postmonolingualism and intercultural education Linguistic policy analysis in Colombia, the EU, and Catalonia Legal translation and judicial bilingualism Gender studies in historical and modern contexts Key Publications : 2021: Investigated Colombian bilingual education policies 2020: Analyzed EU multilingualism and Catalan-Spanish legal conflicts 2019: Explored Catalan language desterritorialization 2018-2017: Co-edited volumes on postmonolingual translation justice Methodological Contributions : Applied sociocritical paradigms to language policy analysis Developed mixed-methods approaches for courtroom interpreting quality His work bridges jurilinguistics , gender studies , and microterritory language dynamics , emphasizing ethical translation practices in multicultural legal systems.

• Intercultural Education
• French Studies
• Gender Studies
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Dr. Daniel Ferrés is a Researcher at the Large Scale Text Understanding Systems Lab (LaSTuS) and member of the TALN research group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra's Department of Information and Communication Technologies (DTIC). He is involved in the ConMuTeS Project, focusing on advancing text simplification and accessibility technologies. His work bridges Natural Language Processing (NLP), Information Retrieval (IR), and Machine Learning, with applications in scientific text mining and geographical information systems. Ferrés holds a PhD and M.A.S. in Artificial Intelligence from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and a BSc in Computer Science & Engineering from Universitat de Girona. His research interests include text simplification, information retrieval, and georeferencing, with a focus on multilingual systems and accessibility solutions. He has contributed to projects like PDFdigest (a PDF-to-XML converter) and systems for accessible email clients. His publications emphasize lexical simplification datasets (e.g., ALEXSIS for Spanish), cross-lingual NLP architectures, and geospatial text analysis techniques. Ferrés has also participated in initiatives like MediaEval Placing Task and GeoCLEF challenges, showcasing expertise in integrating geographical knowledge with NLP systems. His work trends reflect a strong emphasis on improving accessibility through NLP, with recent efforts on multilingual lexical simplification benchmarks and shared tasks. Earlier contributions include tools for scientific text mining, morphological generation in Spanish, and adaptive lexical simplification systems for Ibero-Romance languages. Ferrés collaborates closely with academic and industry partners, advancing both theoretical and applied aspects of computational linguistics.

• Natural Language Processing
• Information Retrieval
• Machine Learning
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Raquel Martínez Motos is a Professor at the University of Alicante, affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters and the Department of English Philology. She holds a PhD in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Alicante, with academic credentials including a Master’s in Terminology from Pompeu Fabra University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Terminology and Professional Needs, a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Languages from Thames Valley University, and a Licentiateship in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Granada. Doctorate: Translation and Interpreting (2016), University of Alicante MSc: Terminology (2008), Pompeu Fabra University Diploma: Applied Linguistics (2006), Pompeu Fabra University Her research focuses on translation pedagogy, legal translation, gender perspectives in translation, and readability analysis of pharmaceutical texts. She has contributed to the integration of interdisciplinary approaches in lexicography and lexicology, particularly in specialized domains like legal and medical translation. Her work also addresses challenges in adapting curricula to the Bologna Process and enhancing formative assessment strategies in translation education. Recent publications highlight her exploration of gender-blindness in translation classrooms, formative evaluation techniques, and the impact of translation on pharmaceutical text usability. She actively participates in research groups such as Lexicology of Languages for Specific Purposes and Lexicon Teaching (LEXESP) and Professional and Academic English (IPA) , focusing on both theoretical and applied dimensions of translation.

• Translation Studies
• Legal Translation
• Gender and Translation
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Francisco Javier Vigier Moreno is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philology and Translation at Pablo de Olavide University (UPO) in Seville, Spain. He has been working full-time at UPO since 2015 and is a prominent member of the INTERGLOSSIA research group focused on Intercultural Communication Processes. His academic journey began with a PhD from the University of Granada in 2010, where he studied the appointment of sworn translators-interpreters of English through academic accreditation. Dr. Vigier Moreno's research centers on legal translation, court interpreting, specialized translation teaching, and bilateral interpreting training. His work uniquely bridges theoretical translation studies with practical applications in judicial settings, refugee services, and business contexts. He has published extensively on the quality of interpreting services, the use of technology in legal translation, and innovative interpreter training methodologies that address real-world challenges. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent focus on practical challenges in legal and public service interpreting, particularly within Spanish criminal courts and refugee/asylum contexts. His research often combines empirical corpus analysis with pedagogical applications, demonstrating his commitment to improving professional practice through academic research. He has made significant contributions to understanding outsourcing models in court interpreting and developing resources for interpreters working with refugees. As an external lecturer for the Master's Degree in Intercultural Communication, Interpreting and Translation in Public Services (part of the European Master's in Translation network), Dr. Vigier Moreno actively shapes the next generation of translation professionals. His dual role as both academic and practitioner—having served as a Sworn Translator-Interpreter of English appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2005—gives him unique insights into the profession. The INTERGLOSSIA research group he participates in conducts vital work examining intercultural communication processes, particularly how language services function in legal and public service contexts across Andalusia. His leadership in this group has fostered numerous collaborative projects addressing the evolving needs of interpretation and translation services in increasingly multilingual societies.

• Legal Translation
• Court Interpreting
• Specialized Translation Teaching
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Desiree Del Mar Aviles Márquez is a Predoctoral Researcher at Pablo de Olavide University's Department of Philology and Translation within the College of Humanities. She specializes in German Philology and contributes to the COMINTRAD research group focused on Specialized Translation and Multilingual Communication. Research Focus: Accessibility in translation, particularly Easy-to-Read methodologies Collaboration: Active in cross-cultural studies between UK, Ireland, and Spain Technological Integration: Expertise in using software tools like Comp4Text and ALF INICO for translation tasks Her work bridges philology, translation technology, and inclusive communication, emphasizing historical text comprehension and literary adaptation for diverse audiences. Recent research trends show: Systematic database development for tourist texts in Easy-to-Read Comparative accessibility analysis across three countries Integration of specialized software in translation workflows

• German Philology
• Specialized Translation
• Multilingual Communication
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Jenny Alexandra Cifuentes Quintero is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Quantitative Methods, School of Engineering (ICAI), Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid. She holds a PhD in Automation and Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering from a double degree program between National University of Colombia and INSA Lyon, France. Her research focuses on pattern recognition, deep learning, and machine learning applications in energy systems, biomedical engineering, and data science. Education: PhD in Automation and Mechanical/Mechatronic Engineering (double degree: National University of Colombia & INSA Lyon, France) Research: Energy Systems Modeling, Pattern Recognition, Medical Gesture Analysis, Data Science, Urban Mobility Her recent publications span deep learning , energy systems , biomedical signal processing , and interpretable AI . Key trends include surgical gesture classification , renewable energy forecasting , and neural network interpretability . She has received recognition for her work on wind power forecasting (Best Paper, IREC 2022) and contributes as a reviewer for journals like IEEE Access and IEEE Transactions on Biomedical and Health Informatics . Scientific Awards: Best paper on wind energy forecasting (IREC 2022) Mentorship: Directed Master thesis by Mora, E. (2021) Research Grants: Participated in projects for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. (2022) and Enel Iberoamérica S.R.L. (2021)

• Deep Learning
• Pattern Recognition
• Energy Systems Modeling
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Blanca Ana Roig Rechou is a Professor of Galician Literature at the University of Santiago de Compostela's Faculty of Education Sciences, specializing in children's and young adult literature. She holds a PhD from the same institution (1994) with a thesis examining Galician children's literature from a diachronic perspective. Her research focuses on literary analysis, cultural heritage, and educational applications of literature. She has directed the Ramón Piñeiro Center for Humanities Research and leads a thematic network on Iberian children's literature and reading education. Her collaborative works include the milestone Historia da Literatura Infantil e Xuvenil Galega (2015), which earned her the 2015 Fervenzas Literarias and Crítica Galicia awards. Roig Rechou has edited key Galician literary texts, such as Rosalía de Castro's Follas Novas , and translated works like Mario Lodi's Cipi . She also coordinates the Literary Reports series and the Glifo Team 's Dictionary of Literary Terms. Her academic trajectory includes supervision of doctoral students like Marta Neira Rodríguez and extensive contributions to journals like Dorna and Boletín Galego de Literatura . She remains actively engaged in both research and pedagogy, bridging literary scholarship with cultural preservation efforts.

• Galician Literature
• Children's and Young Adult Literature
• Literary Criticism
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Concepcion Martín Martin-Mora is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philology and Translation at Pablo de Olavide University. Her research focuses on French Philology, legal/institutional translation, and EU multilingualism policies. She holds a PhD in this field (2024) supervised by Dr. Juan Jiménez-Salcedo. Education: PhD in French Philology, Pablo de Olavide University (2024) - Legal and institutional writing-translation in the EU: Comprehensive multilingualism as a language policy Her work bridges translation studies with technological innovation, examining automated translation tools, contrastive grammar applications, and intercultural competence development through digital media. She has extensively published on EU institutional translation practices and multilingual legislative drafting. The 15 most recent articles analyze trends in translation technology (AI, machine translation), EU language policy challenges, French-Spanish contrastive studies, and pedagogical innovations for specialized translation training. Key topics include multilingual legal discourse, post-editing workflows, and digital resource integration. Supervision and grants information not explicitly mentioned in available records. No scientific awards listed in scraped data.

• French Philology
• Translation Studies
• Language Policy
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Ana María Medina Reguera is a Full Professor in the Department of Philology and Translation at Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain. Her academic journey began with a PhD in Seville (2004), focusing on German graphematics. She leads the COMINTRAD research group on specialized translation and multilingual communication, with a strong focus on economic texts and easy-to-read adaptations. Education: PhD in Philology from the University of Seville (2004), thesis supervised by Dr. Rafael López-Campos Bodineau. Her research spans translation theory, contrastive linguistics, corpus-based studies, and accessibility translation . She has pioneered comparative analyses of economic quantifiers and acronyms in Spanish-German media, and developed methodologies for web localization and cognitive accessibility. Recent work explores easy-to-read practices across Europe and pictographic communication in legal contexts. While her Google Scholar articles highlight the 2025-2024 period covering diverse genres from agri-food specifications to augmented legal communication, her work consistently addresses translation's role in business internationalization and inclusive education. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, though her 17+ publications and 6 co-authorships demonstrate substantial academic engagement. As faculty member at Universidad Pablo de Olavide since 2007, she contributes to the Philological, Translation and Cultural Studies doctoral program. Her projects examine corporate web localization, economic press translation, and specialized text typology, particularly in agri-food and viticultural sectors.

• Translation Studies
• German Linguistics
• Specialized Translation
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Iván Tamaredo Meira is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Studies: Linguistics and Literature at Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). He holds a BA and MA from the University of Santiago de Compostela and a PhD from the same institution, defended in 2018. Prior to UCM, he held positions at the University of Vigo (2019–2020), University of Salamanca (2020–2021), and was a postdoctoral researcher at Santiago de Compostela (2018–2019). His research focuses on quantitative studies of morpho-syntactic variation in World Englishes (e.g., British English, Indian English, Singapore English), linguistic complexity, and communicative efficiency. Key themes include internal/external factors influencing syntactic alternations and how complexity-efficiency dynamics shape language production in contact varieties. His publications (2015–2021) explore pronoun omission, relative clause structures, legal discourse evolution, and corpus-based methodologies. Notable works include monographs on complexity-efficiency trade-offs and edited volumes on applied linguistic research. His work often integrates corpus linguistics with variationist sociolinguistics. Research Groups: VLCG profile (linked via ResearchGate/ORCID) Supervision: No current PhD students but welcomes proposals in his listed research areas. Awards: None explicitly mentioned. He contributes to interdisciplinary projects like the Corpus of Historical English Law Reports (CHELAR) and has collaborated with institutions across Spain in legal and sociolinguistic corpus development.

• Cognitive Linguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
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Arianna Alessandro is a Lecturer in the Department of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Murcia's Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Her work focuses on phraseology, audiovisual translation, and pragmatic aspects of language teaching. University: University of Murcia School: Faculty of Arts and Humanities Department: Translation and Interpreting Research Interests: Arianna's research bridges phraseology, pragmatics, and audiovisual translation (especially Italian/Spanish contrastive studies). She explores how fixed expressions, interjections, and discourse markers affect the naturalness of dubbed/subtitled dialogues and investigates didactic approaches to teaching colloquial language. Recent Trends: Her publications from 2011–2024 examine pragmatic phraseological units, interjection functions in film translation, and didactic innovations for teaching Italian/Spanish. These works span phraseology, audiovisual translation, and intercultural communication. Academic Collaborations: She has co-authored works with Pablo Zamora Muñoz and Pedro Guerrero Ruiz, focusing on phraseological pragmatic units and their didactic applications.

• Phraseology
• Translation Studies
• Audiovisual Translation
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