Albert Gatt

Albert Gatt is a Professor of Natural Language Processing at Utrecht University's Department of Information and Computing Sciences, where he also serves as Programme Director for AI & Data Science. He holds an Associate Professor position (on leave) at the University of Malta's Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology. His research focuses on Natural Language Generation (NLG), multimodal models, and under-resourced language support, particularly for Maltese. He leads projects like NL4XAI and MASRI, addressing challenges in explainable AI and speech recognition.

• Education: Advanced degrees in computational linguistics and AI (not explicitly detailed in text).
• Key Projects: Multilingual NLG, Vision-Language benchmarks, Maltese ASR, and NLP evaluation methodologies.

Research interests span data-to-text generation, vision-language interfaces, and evaluation practices. His work bridges computational linguistics with cognitive science, emphasizing human-AI collaboration. Notable contributions include the TUNA corpus, SimpleNLG toolkit, and foundational studies on referring expression generation.

Publications (2025-2024) explore robust fine-tuning, LLM evaluation, and visual-linguistic grounding. Collaborations span academia and industry, addressing ethical AI and language equity.

Supervises a global team of researchers and PhD students across multiple institutions, fostering innovation in NLG, multimodal AI, and Maltese language tech.