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Thomas StrobelView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Linguistics
• Syntax
• Dialectology
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Thomas Strobel is an Adjunct Professor at Ca' Foscari University of Venice's Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies. His academic career includes roles as a research assistant and fellow in multiple institutions, including Goethe University Frankfurt and the German Language Association. He holds a PhD in General Linguistics from Goethe University Frankfurt, focusing on pronominal partitivity in German dialects. Strobel's research focuses on syntax, dialectology, and morphosyntactic variation in Germanic languages. Key areas include partitive constructions, grammatical gaps, and the intersection of formal and functional approaches in linguistic variation. His recent work explores syntactic changes in German dialects and cross-linguistic partitive phenomena. He has published extensively in journals like Linguistische Berichte and Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft , and edited volumes on topics like grammatical gaps and partitive constructions. His teaching spans German language courses at undergraduate and graduate levels, contributing to programs in linguistics and cultural studies. Strobel has been involved in DFG-funded projects such as the 'Syntax of Hessian Dialects' and has held postdoctoral roles at leading institutions. His work bridges theoretical syntax and empirical dialectology, emphasizing microvariation and areal linguistics.

Diego Sevilla RuizView profile

Associate Professor

• Software Engineering
• Database Systems
• NoSQL Technologies
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Diego Sevilla Ruiz is an Associate Professor at the University of Murcia's Faculty of Informatics, Department of Computer Engineering and Technology, where he leads initiatives in Software Engineering research. He completed his PhD in 2008 on distributed component models (CORBA-LC). His research focuses on database technologies, particularly schema evolution in NoSQL and relational databases, model-driven engineering approaches, and unified metamodeling. Recent work develops Skiql (a schema query language), Athena (schema definition language), and methodologies for referential integrity in graph databases. His publications advance database abstraction techniques, schema migration frameworks, and automated tools for database management and modernization.

• Classics
• Comparative Philology
• Latin
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Paolo Poccetti is a full Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Rome 2 'Tor Vergata' since 1990 and an Associated Professor of languages of Ancient Italy at the University of Naples 'L'Orientale'. His research focuses on Greek, Latin, and fragmentarily attested languages of ancient Italy, with a particular emphasis on comparative philology. Member of Societa Italiana di Glottologia Member of Société des Etudes Latines (Paris IV-Sorbonne) Member of Istituto di Studi Etrusclzi Member of Société de Linguistique de Paris Member of Indogermanische Gesellschaft Poccetti’s publications explore epigraphy, linguistic analysis, and cultural practices in ancient Italy. His recent work addresses synchronic procedures in Sabellic poetic texts, inscribed bronze tablets like the Tabula Bronzea di Roccagloriosa , and semantic-pragmatic relations in adversative structures. He has co-authored extensively on coordinative syntax, negation types, and theonomics in ancient Italic languages. As editor, he has curated the Ricerche sulle lingue di frammentaria attestazione series and proceedings of international conferences on ancient Italic onomastics. His research bridges historical linguistics, epigraphy, and cultural archaeology, offering critical insights into the linguistic diversity of pre-Roman Italy.

Minjeong SonView profile

Associate Professor

• Teacher Education
• Linguistics
• English Language Teaching
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Minjeong Son is an Associate Professor at the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway. Her research focuses on teacher education reform, intercultural communicative competence, and plurilingual pedagogy. She actively collaborates with schools through reinforced school-university partnerships, emphasizing practical integration of theoretical concepts. Key research interests include: Third-space partnerships in teacher education Development of intercultural competence in English classrooms Plurilingual approaches for pre-service teachers Educational systems analysis using activity theory Recent work examines contradictions in creating innovative teacher education models, with notable contributions to Nordic educational journals. She co-leads the Research in Teacher Education Practices (RiTE) group and participates in AcqVA-Nor initiatives. Publications explore topics ranging from motion verb syntax in Austronesian languages (2008) to contemporary Norwegian educational challenges (2025). Her work bridges linguistic theory with practical pedagogical implementation.

• Phraseology
• Cultural Linguistics
• Comparative Linguistics
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Dr. Alicja Nowakowska is an Associate Professor at the University of Wrocław, affiliated with the Department of Contemporary Polish Language within the Institute of Polish Language and Literature. Her primary research focuses on phraseology through a cultural linguistics lens, encompassing comparative linguistics and the interplay between phraseology and onomastics. She also explores descriptive grammar of Polish (particularly nominal inflection) and Silesian studies, emphasizing didactic applications. Her work bridges linguistic theory with practical language education, including teaching Polish as a foreign language. Her research interests span diverse areas such as phraseological comparisons in media texts, cultural semiotics in plant names, and the historical analysis of linguistic documents. She has contributed to interdisciplinary studies on Slavic languages and Germanic-Slavic cultural exchanges. Her edited volumes and monographs reflect a commitment to advancing phraseological and onomastic research. Dr. Nowakowska’s publications frequently address the intersection of language and culture, including studies on color semantics, urban linguistic imagery, and biblical phraseologisms. Her work often incorporates historical perspectives, such as analyzing 19th–20th century academic records and early Polish dictionaries. She has collaborated on pedagogical projects, including phraseological dictionaries and materials for language learners. Her research also touches on normative language awareness, orthographic challenges in education, and the application of phraseology in contemporary media discourse.

Paulina WitkowskaView profile

Researcher

• Grammar of Contemporary Polish
• Corpus Linguistics
• Computer Linguistics
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Dr. Paulina Witkowska is an academic affiliated with the University of Wrocław's Faculty of Philology, specifically the Department of Contemporary Polish Language. She is a member of the linguistic research team at Wrocław University of Science and Technology's Language Technology Group and serves as the Secretary of the editorial office for the 'Rozprawy Komisji Językowej' of the Wrocław Scientific Society. Education: PhD (dr) in Philology from the University of Wrocław. Her research focuses on grammar of contemporary Polish, corpus linguistics, computational linguistics, and semantic analysis of language units from cognitive and generative perspectives. Recent work emphasizes verb semantics, syntactic valence, and corpus-based studies on Polish verbs. Her publications span formal linguistic analysis, corpus studies, and generative approaches to Polish syntax and semantics. Notable works include studies on verb polysemy, particle usage, and morphological patterns in Polish. She is involved in academic editorial work and contributes to language technology initiatives. No awards or specific grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials.

Angela D. FriedericiView profile

Professor

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Neuroscience
• Language Processing
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Professor Angela D. Friederici is a leading cognitive neuroscientist and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. She holds honorary professorships at the University of Leipzig, University of Potsdam, and Charité University Medicine Berlin. Her work focuses on the neural basis of language processing, syntax, and developmental cognitive neuroscience. Friederici has published over 500 peer-reviewed papers and received numerous accolades, including the APS William James Fellow Award (2023) and the Huttenlocher Award (2021). Education: PhD in Linguistics (1976, University of Bonn), Habilitation in Psychology (1986, Justus Liebig University Giessen). Affiliations: Founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences since 1994. Served as Vice-President of the Max Planck Society (2014–2020). Research Interests: Evolution of language networks, syntax processing, neuroanatomical correlates of language, and developmental trajectories of cognitive abilities. Awards: Includes Leibniz Prize (1997), Wilhelm Wundt Medal (2018), and Gauss Medal (2011). Her recent work explores the neural underpinnings of syntax in humans and primates, with studies on chimpanzee communication and cross-linguistic brain plasticity. Friederici has pioneered methods in neuroimaging and electrophysiology to dissect language networks.

Scott GrimmView profile

Professor

• Semantics
• Corpus-Based Approaches to Meaning
• Linguistic Fieldwork
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Scott Grimm is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Rochester. He holds a PhD from Stanford University (2012) and an MS in Logic from the University of Amsterdam (2005). Prior to joining Rochester, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, working on natural language ontology and semantic representation of abstract objects. His research focuses on semantics, corpus-based approaches, linguistic fieldwork in African languages (especially Gur languages), lexicography, experimental semantics, and technology for fieldwork. He teaches courses such as Introduction to Semantic Analysis, Lexical Semantics, Data Science for Linguistics, and Computational Semantics. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary methods, combining formal semantics with computational tools and community-based language documentation. Recent research explores countability in morphologically complex languages and predictability in grammatical encoding. Grimm’s publications span theoretical semantics, language documentation, and technological applications in linguistics. Notable contributions include co-authoring the Dagaare-English Dictionary and advancing methodologies for endangered language preservation through digital platforms.

Paige Randall NorthView profile

Assistant Professor

• Category Theory
• Homotopy Theory
• Functional Programming
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Paige Randall North is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, holding dual appointments in Mathematics and Information and Computing Sciences. She is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham and a Guest Researcher at Delft University of Technology. Her research focuses on applying category theory and topology to computer science, particularly in functional programming and homotopy theory. North earned her PhD in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge (supervised by Martin Hyland) and a BS from the University of Chicago. She has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Ohio State University. Her research explores connections between type theory and higher category theory, including the univalence principle and categorical diffusion. Recent activities include organizing conferences like TYPES and DutchCATS, serving on program committees for LICS and POPL, and teaching advanced courses on homotopy type theory and interactive theorem provers. Funding has come from the AFOSR (2021-2024). Her work emphasizes formalization in proof assistants like UniMath and Coq, with contributions to categorical semantics and bicategorical type theory.

• Formal ontology
• Mereology
• Mereotopology
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Carola Eschenbach serves as an Academic Councillor at the University of Hamburg within the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences. Her work bridges formal logic, linguistics, and cognitive science through rigorous theoretical frameworks. Her research centers on formal ontology—including mereology (part-whole relations, overlap, disjointness, and fusion) and mereotopology (topological structures grounded in mereology)—to model holism and integrity in conceptual systems. She investigates natural language semantics with emphasis on lexical compositionality and the syntax-semantics interface of quantification (e.g., "three liters of wine" vs. "three heads of lettuce"). Spatial reasoning constitutes another pillar, covering reference systems, trajectory representation, and movement formalization. Additional domains include discourse/event structures and grouping processes in linguistic cognition. Dr. Eschenbach has led decades of DFG-funded research, including CINACS (2006-2015) on multimodal comprehension, Language Production Priority Programme (1997-2003), ARK spatial axiomatics (1996-2002), Cognitive Science Graduate School (1990-2000), and GAP grouping processes (1987-1993). While student mentorship isn't explicitly documented, her project leadership implies extensive team supervision. Her office resides at Vogt-Kölln-Str. 30, Hamburg.

• Mycenaean Greek
• Historical and Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin
• Greek Dialects
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Prof. Dr. Elena Dzukeska is a Full Professor at the Institute of Classical Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. Her academic journey includes undergraduate studies in Classical Philology (1994), a Master’s in Mycenaean Epigraphy (1996, Cambridge), and a PhD in Mycenaean Greek (2009, Skopje). She has held roles as Assistant (2001), Assistant Professor (2009), Associate Professor (2014), and Full Professor (2019). Affiliations: Editorial Board Chair of Systasis (2011–present), Member of Association of Classical Philologists ‘Antika’ (2001–2016), Secretary General of Independent Academic Union (2017–2019), and President since 2020. Education: Bachelor’s: Classical Philology (1994, Skopje) Master’s: Mycenaean Epigraphy (1996, Cambridge) PhD: Mycenaean Greek (2009, Skopje) Research Interests: Mycenaean Greek, comparative grammar of Greek/Latin, epigraphy, and linguistic theory. Her work focuses on morphological and syntactic structures in ancient languages, especially Mycenaean Linear B inscriptions. She explores dialectal variations, historical semantics, and translation challenges in classical texts. Key contributions include studies on time expressions in Mycenaean, genitive case forms, and the semantics of Plato/Aristotle’s ὕλη . Articles Overview: Her 15 most recent works span Mycenaean linguistics, Plautus wordplay, and Aristotle’s philosophical terminology. They reflect expertise in epigraphy, historical grammar, and interdisciplinary analysis of ancient texts. Awards: Soros Scholarship (1995–1996), Postgraduate Ministry Scholarship (1997–1998), and Petar Stamatoff Scholarship (1991–1994). Contributions: Over 40 peer-reviewed papers, 6 books, and editorial leadership in Systasis . Teaching & Projects: Leads courses on Mycenaean culture, Greek/Latin epigraphy, and historical phonetics. Coordinated projects on university autonomy (2018), classical gymnasium renewal (2019), and heritage education (2019). Active in workshops on digitizing inscriptions and translation challenges of classical drama. Labs/Teams: Member of the editorial teams for Aeternitas Antiquitatis (2010), On Love (2016), and Studia Classica Anniversaria (2017). Collaborates with institutions in Sofia, Belgrade, and Neuchâtel on teaching methodologies and classical studies.

David MelamedView profile

Professor

• Group Processes
• Social Networks
• Computational Modeling
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David Melamed is a Professor of Sociology and core faculty at the Translational Data Analytics Institute at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on how social structures—such as network, status, and class hierarchies—shape individual outcomes. Key areas include prosocial behaviors in networks, small-group inequalities, and macro-level class structures. His work is supported by grants from the Army Research Office and National Science Foundation (NSF). Research interests span group processes, computational modeling, and stratification. Recent studies explore gender status beliefs, cooperative networks preventing political segregation, and methodological advances in regression analysis. He has authored books, including *Regression Inside Out* and *Applications of Regression for Categorical Outcomes Using R*, and co-edited *Sociological Methodology* (2020–2024). His interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, data analytics, and computational methods. Grants and collaborations highlight his NSF-funded projects on reward stability and group cooperation, as well as Army Research Office support for network dynamics research. Methodological contributions include the *catregs* R package for categorical outcome modeling and dual-projection approaches for community structure analysis in networks. Labs/Teams: Active in the Translational Data Analytics Institute, focusing on interdisciplinary data-driven research. His work often integrates social theory with computational tools, emphasizing practical applications in sociology and policy.

Peter ArkadievView profile

Researcher

• Linguistics
• Morphology
• Syntax
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Dr. habil. Peter Arkadiev is a prominent linguist specializing in morphology, syntax, and typology, with a focus on Baltic, Slavic, and Northwest Caucasian languages. He holds a research position at the University of Potsdam, Institute of Slavistics, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since December 2024. Previously, he held roles including Visiting Professor at the University of Mainz, Senior Fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, and Marie Curie Senior Fellow. His academic credentials include a Habilitation in typological linguistics (2019) and a PhD from the Russian State University for the Humanities (2006). Research Interests: - Language Typology and Cross-Linguistic Comparison - Areal Linguistics and Language Contact - Case Systems and Argument Structure - Tense-Aspect-Actionality - Morphological Complexity and Polysynthesis - Baltic, Slavic, and Northwest Caucasian Languages Awards: Member of Academia Europaea (2023), Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2022), Marie Curie Senior Fellowship (2023–2024), and multiple DFG-funded projects. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with empirical fieldwork, particularly in the North Caucasus. Publications span over 30 peer-reviewed articles and edited volumes, focusing on topics like prefixal perfectivization, applicative constructions, and morphological borrowing. Current research includes the DFG-funded project 'Typology and Diachrony of Ambifixation' (2024–2027).

Sergio López-SancioView profile

Researcher

• Psycholinguistics
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Data Science
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Sergio López-Sancio is a psycholinguist specializing in human language processing and Natural Language Processing (NLP). He holds a PhD from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), an MA in Linguistics from the same institution, and a BA in English Philology from the University of Oviedo, where he earned the National Award for Excellence in Academic Performance and an Outstanding Degree Award for his honors thesis on the subjunctive mood in English and Spanish. His research focuses on real-time dependency processing, combining EEG and behavioral methods to study syntactic structures across languages. He has presented at prestigious conferences such as the Linguistic Society of America and AMLaP, addressing topics like dependency locality, island effects, and cross-linguistic variation in Basque, Spanish, and Italian. López-Sancio has contributed to research projects including OVO: Originating Variation from Order (MINECO-funded), The Bilingual Mind (Basque Government), and AThEME (EU-funded), totaling over €5M in funding. His current role at Amazon involves enhancing Alexa's Spanish language understanding through NLP tools. Key Awards: National Award for Excellence in Academic Performance, Outstanding Degree Award, Outstanding Cum Laude Dissertation Research Themes: Dependency Parsing, Locality Effects, Cognitive Modeling, Cross-Linguistic Syntax

Yi-ching Josephine SuView profile

Associate Professor

• Cognitive Science
• Language Acquisition
• Psycholinguistics
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Dr. Yi-ching Josephine Su is an Associate Professor at the Graduate Institute of Linguistics, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. Her research focuses on cognitive science, language acquisition (first and second), psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, developmental language disorders, and sentence processing. She leads the Acquisition/Psycholinguistics Lab, employing experimental methods like eye-tracking and ERP to study language processing in normal adults, children, and clinical populations. Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Maryland (2001) M.A. in Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University M.A. in Linguistics, National Tsing Hua University B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literature, National Taiwan University Research Interests: Dr. Su explores syntactic/semantic aspects of language acquisition and processing, including anaphora resolution, scope ambiguities, and cross-linguistic comparisons. Her work emphasizes child-adult parallels in comprehension mechanisms and the interplay between syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Grants & Projects: 2021–2023: Online processing of reflexives in L2 English/Mandarin 2018–2021: Cross-linguistic L2 acquisition of pronoun resolution Longitudinal studies on child language development and cochlear implant outcomes Lab Activities: The lab collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to investigate neural correlates of language processing. Training includes experimental design, statistical analysis, and theoretical linguistics, preparing students for advanced research in acquisition and psycholinguistics.