Jan Milan Deriu

Jan Milan Deriu is affiliated with the ZHAW School of Engineering, where he is part of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence. He holds the role of Researcher and has been actively involved in multiple research projects, serving as Project Leader and Deputy Project Leader in areas such as dialogue systems evaluation, speech translation, and misinformation analysis. His work spans academic publications in top conferences and journals, focusing on AI-driven solutions in natural language processing and related fields.

His research interests are centered around

• Natural Language Processing (NLP), including dialogue systems, text generation, and sentiment analysis;
• Artificial Intelligence evaluation methodologies;
• Speech technology, particularly dialect recognition and speech-to-text systems;
• Analysis of organized misinformation in social networks;
• Machine learning applications for data-centric AI development.

Deriu has led or co-led several significant projects, including:

• Unified Model for Evaluation of Text Generation Systems (UniVal) – Deputy Project Leader (ongoing)
• Holistic Analysis of Organised Misinformation Activity in Social Networks – Project Leader (ongoing)
• End-to-End Low-Resource Speech Translation for Swiss German Dialects – Deputy Project Leader (completed)
• Pre-Study on Generation of Hockey News – Deputy Project Leader (completed)
• Call-E – Virtual Call Agent – Team Member (completed)
• DeepText: Intelligent Text Analysis with Deep Learning – Deputy Project Leader (completed)

He collaborates extensively with international researchers and institutions, contributing to advancements in dialogue systems, speech technology, and AI evaluation frameworks. His publications emphasize practical applications, such as Swiss German dialect processing and misinformation detection in social media.