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Jean-Yves Antoine is a Professor in Computer Science at the University of Tours, where he serves as Head of International Relations for the Department of Computer Science and Director of Studies for L3 (3rd year of Bachelor's degree). He is affiliated with the Blois Computer Science Department and the Tours Fundamental and Applied Computer Science Laboratory (LIFAT), as well as the Polytechnic School of the University of Tours (EPU). He also serves as Deputy Director of the Centre Val de Loire IT Federation (ICVL) and is an associate member of the LIFO laboratory.
His research focuses primarily on Natural Language Processing, with emphasis on computational linguistics, man-machine dialogue, and technical aids for disability. He has reoriented his work towards better understanding language systems and ethical impacts of NLP, with applications specifically targeting disability assistance. His key research areas include communication assistance for people with disabilities (ANR AAC4All project), linguistic diversity and NLP, TAL and rare phenomena, and ethics for TAL. He has supervised numerous PhD students working on topics related to accessibility, multiword expressions, and language processing.
His recent publications reveal strong trends in accessibility technologies for people with disabilities, particularly focusing on text input systems, word prediction, and communication aids. There's also significant work on multiword expressions across languages, entity linking, and ethical considerations in NLP systems. His research bridges theoretical computational linguistics with practical applications for social benefit.
As an educator, he teaches application design considering societal issues linked to digital technology, covering logic for computing, ergonomics of interactive applications, information visualization, Natural Language Processing, digital ethics, and ecological and social digital transition.
He currently supervises PhD students working on text input systems for people with disabilities, linguistic diversity in NLP, multiword expressions, and ethical considerations in language technologies. His research has been supported by projects like ANR AAC4All, which focuses on communication assistance for people with disabilities.
Professor Antoine is also actively involved in laboratory and institutional activities, serving as Disability Correspondent of the IT Department and contributing to the development of free platforms for linguistic annotation like Contemplata and ODIL Syntax for spontaneous spoken French.
