معرفی
Tariq Yousef is an Associate Professor in Data Science at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Southern Denmark. He is actively engaged in interdisciplinary research combining computer science and the humanities, particularly in natural language processing for ancient and classical languages.
His research interests include Named Entity Recognition, Visual Analytics, Deep Learning, and Digital Humanities. He focuses on developing robust NLP models for under-resourced languages such as Ancient Greek and Classical Arabic, leveraging parallel corpora and handwritten text recognition. His work bridges computational techniques with philological and historical research.
The recent publications indicate a strong trend in applying AI and visualization tools to ancient language processing, with a focus on annotation, evaluation, and model enhancement. His work frequently appears in computational linguistics and language technology venues, demonstrating sustained contributions to NLP for cultural heritage.
Professional Activities and Leadership:
- Organizer, The First Workshop on Visualization for Natural Language Processing (May 2024)
- Co-organizer, DH workshop “Data Stories: Analyzing and Visualizing Textual Narratives” (May 2024)
- Organizer, Ugarit: Translation Alignment Technologies for Under-resourced Languages (July 2022)
Research Projects:
- Carlsberg Foundation - E-Rhetoric: HTR for Medieval Greek (2025–2028)
- VERNE: Circular Solutions for Sustainable Tourism (EU, 2024–2027)
- AlgaeProBANOS: Product Development in Baltic/North Sea (EU, 2023–2027)
- Empowering Humanities Education with Deep Learning (2023–2024)
Teaching and Supervision:
- Teaching: Introduction to Web Data Science (2023–2023), DS838: Web Development (2024)
- Supervision: Retrieval Augmented Chatbot for Algae Researchers (2024)
