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Prof. Roni Katzir is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics and a member of the Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University. His research focuses on the intersection of mathematical/computational methods and linguistic cognition, investigating how humans represent, learn, and use language knowledge for inference and discourse. He holds a BSc in Mathematics from Tel Aviv University and a PhD in Linguistics from MIT.
- Education:
- BSc in Mathematics, Tel Aviv University
- PhD in Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
His key research areas include computational linguistics, cognitive science, and formal semantics. Notable contributions address the computational modeling of grammar induction, the evaluation of large language models against human linguistic cognition, and the application of Minimum Description Length principles in neural networks. He leads the Computational Linguistics Lab and undergraduate program at TAU and teaches in the Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students.
Recent work critically examines Large Language Models (LLMs), arguing they fail to replicate core aspects of human linguistic competence. His research also explores neural network generalization for grammar induction and the typological stability of logical operators.
Prof. Katzir has advised numerous collaborative projects and leads initiatives in computational phonology and semantics. His labs focus on explanatory adequacy in language learning and neurosymbolic AI integration.
