Maria Isabel Santamaria Perez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish Philology at the University of Alicante. She holds a PhD in Spanish Philology (Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado) and a Master's in Terminology from Pompeu Fabra University. Her research focuses on lexicology, monolingual and bilingual lexicography, specialized languages, terminology, and neology, with both diachronic and synchronic approaches. Education: PhD in Spanish Philology (University of Alicante), Master's in Terminology (Pompeu Fabra University) Her recent work examines linguistic ideologies in Spanish language columns, the evolution of loanwords in Spanish, and gender-sensitive terminology in medical discourse. She has led projects like NEOTERMED, creating digital corpora for assisted reproduction, and Digitender, developing open-access gender terminology resources. Notable scientific awards include the Extraordinary Doctoral Award. She contributes to applied linguistics through teaching strategies for Spanish as a foreign language and intercultural communication training in healthcare contexts.
Assistant Professor Dragana Vuković Vojnović Ćir, affiliated with the University of Novi Sad , holds a Doctor of Philology (2021) and has dedicated her career to English for Specific Purposes (ESP) since 1995. Her academic journey includes roles as Senior Lecturer ( 2003–2014 ), Senior Foreign Language Teacher ( 2014 ), and current Assistant Professor ( 2022–present ) at the Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hospitality . She has also held cross-departmental roles in the Faculty of Technical Sciences. Education : Graduate Professor of English (1993), MA in English (2002), PhD in Philology (2021). Research Areas : Contrastive analysis of English-Serbian collocations, academic writing, tourism linguistics, intercultural pragmatics, and ESP pedagogy. Publications : 15+ studies on corpus-based tourism language analysis, modality markers, and ESP curriculum development. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical ESP training, including Cambridge exam preparation and COIL program coordination . She has led international collaborations with institutions like Pennsylvania State University and the University of Eastern Finland.
Elisabeth Verhoeven is Professor of General Linguistics at Humboldt University of Berlin, affiliated with the Institute of German Language and Linguistics within the Faculty of Humanities. She leads project A06 on 'Modeling register variation across languages' as part of the Collaborative Research Center 1412 (CRC 1412) 'Register: Language Users' Knowledge of Situational-Functional Variation'. Her research focuses on typological language comparison and the study of less researched non-Indo-European languages, particularly Maya and Chibcha languages of Central America. Verhoeven employs experimental and corpus linguistic methods to trace cross-linguistic variation back to more abstract principles of language systems. She has made significant contributions to understanding register variation across different time periods, languages, modalities, and cultural contexts. Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on register phenomena, syntactic complexity in oral registers, and the linguistic structures of Mayan languages. She has co-authored multiple publications in 2023-2024 as part of the CRC 1412 initiative, indicating her active research engagement. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with empirical corpus studies and experimental approaches. Verhoeven collaborates extensively with researchers across Europe, contributing to the development of the Lang*Reg corpus which contains data from German, Persian, Yucatec Maya, Kurdish, and Javanese, examining how the same speakers vary their language across different situations in terms of mode, acquaintance, professionalism, and expertise. She has presented her work at various research colloquia and retreats related to the CRC 1412, focusing on cross-linguistic aspects of register variation. Her ORCID identifier is 0000-0001-8775-8567, and she can be contacted at Humboldt University's main campus at Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin.
Kimberly Marie Skjelde is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bergen. Her research focuses on English didactics with a specialization in teacher education and classroom practices, particularly examining Norwegian students' acquisition and conceptualization of academic English vocabulary. Current research investigates written receptive vocabulary knowledge among upper secondary and tertiary students Examines conceptualization of academic vocabulary in L2 contexts Studies Graeco-Latin cognates in academic English Develops pedagogical models for vocabulary instruction Her recent publications analyze academic vocabulary acquisition, cognate translation patterns, and classroom implementation strategies. She presents regularly at international conferences including EuroSLA and Vocab@VIC, and contributes to teacher training programs through lectures and workshops.
Jack Rueter is a University Researcher in the Department of Digital Humanities at the University of Helsinki, specializing in computational linguistics and language technology for endangered and minority languages. His work focuses particularly on Uralic languages, including Erzya, Moksha, Komi varieties, and Sami languages. With a PhD in General Linguistics from the University of Helsinki (awarded December 23, 2010), he has maintained an active research career spanning over two decades. Dr. Rueter's research interests center around computational approaches to language documentation and preservation, with particular expertise in finite-state transducers, morphological analysis, and machine translation for low-resource languages. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical language technology applications, focusing on creating digital resources for endangered Uralic languages. His publication record shows a consistent focus on developing computational tools for minority languages, with recent work expanding to include applications of large language models and neural networks while maintaining strong foundations in rule-based approaches. The trend in his research demonstrates a commitment to both preserving linguistic diversity and adapting to new technological developments in NLP. Rueter actively contributes to the academic community through peer review, conference organization, and collaborative projects. He has served as a reviewer for journals and funding bodies including Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft and Acta Linguistica Academica, and is a member of the organizing committee for the International Workshop on Computational Linguistics for Uralic Languages. His project portfolio includes significant contributions to language infrastructure, such as the FIN-CLARIAH project (2024-2025) and multiple experimental treebanking projects for minority Uralic languages. These projects demonstrate his commitment to building sustainable digital resources for linguistic communities.
Dr. Teodora Vuković is a computational linguist at the University of Zurich's Faculty of Arts, specializing in multimodal analysis of human interaction and language technology. As Principal Investigator of the CAPIRE and LCP projects, she leads development of automatic tools for analyzing speech, gestures, and facial expressions to identify person-specific patterns while implementing data anonymization techniques.
Dr. Jacqueline Evers-Vermeul is an Associate Professor at the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication at Utrecht University, specializing in Language and Communication within the Humanities Institute for Language Sciences. Her academic career spans over two decades since her promotion at Utrecht University in 2005, with a consistent focus on text structure, comprehension, and language education. Her research interests center on the comprehensibility of texts, reading and writing skills development, subject didactics, methods for document design and evaluation, and testing and assessment. She investigates how textual features affect comprehension across different educational contexts, with particular emphasis on discourse structure, connective use, and the relationship between text structure and content knowledge acquisition. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical educational applications, particularly in primary and secondary education settings. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong trajectory toward integrating text structure instruction across disciplines, especially in science education. Her research shows increasing focus on practical applications for teachers, with numerous publications in both academic and professional journals. She has developed a significant body of work examining how explicit instruction in text structure enhances reading comprehension, writing skills, and content knowledge acquisition, with particular attention to vulnerable student populations. Dr. Evers-Vermeul serves in several important educational roles, including as Chair of the committee for the final examinations of Dutch for havo and vwo since 2020, Member of the Dutch Masters Team since 2019, and Member of the Advisory Board for the Recalibration of the Knowledge Base Teachers' College for Primary Education since 2024. Her current research projects include 'Bewust geletterd in het VO: lezen en schrijven met genres' (2024-2029), a large-scale NWO-funded study examining how genre-based approaches can improve reading and writing instruction in secondary education. Chair of the final examination committee for Dutch pre-university education (havo and vwo) since August 2020 Member of the Dutch Masters Team since January 2019 Member of the Advisory Circle for the Recalibration of Knowledge Bases for Primary Education since July 2024 Member of the Steering Committee for the Research Agenda for Primary Education Testing since January 2025 Former Chair of the Association Interuniversity Consultation on Language Proficiency (VIOT; 2018-2022) Her collaborative approach is evident in her numerous research partnerships across Dutch universities and educational institutions. She frequently works with colleagues from Groningen, Amsterdam, Nijmegen, and various teacher training colleges, demonstrating her commitment to bridging research and practice in language education.
Professor Fiona Douglas is a Professor of English Language at the School of English, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures, University of Leeds. She joined the university in 2003 after working as a Research Assistant for the Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech at the University of Glasgow. Her work focuses on dialectology, corpus linguistics, and the relationship between language and identity. Her educational background includes an MA and PhD from the University of Glasgow, where her doctoral research focused on "The role of lexis in Scottish Newspapers." Professor Douglas's research spans dialectology/sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, and digital humanities. She specializes in English dialects (particularly in England and Scotland) and the connection between language and identity. Much of her work is corpus-based with a lexical focus across various text and discourse types. She has built several specialist corpora focusing on dialects, media language, and public/political discourses, with notable publications including "Scottish Newspapers, Language and Identity" (2009) and "Political, Public and Media Discourses from Indyref to Brexit" (2021). Her publications reveal a consistent thread examining how language reflects and shapes regional and national identities, with methodological approaches combining corpus linguistics with sociolinguistic analysis to uncover linguistic patterns. Her notable achievements include: University of Leeds Teaching Fellowship (2009) Membership on the 2015 QAA English Subject Benchmark Statement Committee Extensive media engagement across BBC platforms and national/international publications Development of the Dialect and Heritage Project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Professor Douglas has supervised numerous graduate students on diverse topics including political discourse and dialect studies. She currently leads the Dialect and Heritage Project collaborating with five museums to engage the public with dialect research. Her educational leadership includes serving as Director of Student Education in the School of English from 2019-2022, and she has developed innovative pedagogical opportunities allowing students to participate as "mini-researchers" whose work is showcased in museum environments.
Mervi Anneli Hasu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo. Her research focuses on workplace learning, innovation, and digital transformation in public sector contexts. She actively contributes to the HEDWORK research group and holds adjunct professorships at Aalto University School of Business and Lappeenranta University of Technology. Her educational background includes a Doctor of Philosophy (2001) and Master of Education (1991), both from the University of Helsinki, with a major in Adult Education. Prior to her position at the University of Oslo, she held various research positions at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health from 2004-2017, including Senior Researcher and Head of Research. Hasu's research examines complex work transformations, digitalized work environments, employee agency, co-creation, and collaborative work endeavors in public sector contexts. Her work employs organizational ethnography methods to understand how digitalization impacts work organization, task distribution, and competence requirements. She has made significant contributions to understanding how professionals navigate changing work environments and develop agency within digital transformations. Her publication record demonstrates consistent focus on digital transformation in public services, with particular attention to healthcare and social services. The research shows evolving themes from workplace innovation to digital competence requirements, with increasing emphasis on employee agency and sustainable work practices within digital ecosystems. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges education, informatics, and public administration perspectives. Best Paper Award 2016 ICServ: 'Service digitalization and information ecology: Towards inclusive solutions in Finnish social and health care services' Best Paper Award 2011 Academy of Management: 'The Impact of Transactive Memory and Transformational Leadership on Team Innovation' Hasu serves as Deputy Project Leader for the CORPUS project (Changing competence requirements in public services), funded by the Research Council of Norway, and participates in the ProLed project on professional learning during digital transformation. She supervises candidate and master students in workplace innovation, work-life development, and organizational learning. Her research collaborations span Nordic contexts and include partnerships with UK and German institutions. She is an active member of the HEDWORK research group (Knowledge, Learning and Governance: Studies in higher education and work), which provides the foundation for her interdisciplinary research on education, work, and digital transformation.
Stéphane Skate is a French academic specializing in Hispanic Studies and Discourse Analysis. Currently affiliated with the University of Paris, he holds a contractual lecturer-researcher position at Loyola University (Seville) and Universidad Estatal Amazónica (Ecuador). His research focuses on political/media discourse analysis, specialized language in institutional contexts, and digital linguistics, employing corpus linguistics and textometric methodologies. Habilitation to Direct Research in Hispanic Studies (University of Artois, 2021) Doctoral Thesis in Hispanic Studies (University of Artois, 2011) Advanced Studies Diploma in Spanish Linguistics (University of Paris 3/8, 2004) His work analyzes political speeches from European Council conclusions and sensory expressions in Ecuadorian chocolate discourse, with notable co-supervision of cross-border theses. Recent publications explore lexicometric analysis and social media as linguistic corpora. He participates in academic collaborations across France, Spain, and Ecuador's universities.
Thomas Samuelsson is a Researcher at Stockholm University , affiliated with the Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German. His work bridges Slavic linguistics and digital humanities , focusing on the intersection of political discourse and linguistic evolution . Research Interests: Samuelsson specializes in morphology and discourse analysis , particularly within the frameworks of corpus linguistics and distributional semantics . His research explores how changes in Russian political society are reflected in linguistic patterns, with a focus on prefixation and compounding in media texts from 2012–2020. Publications: Samuelsson has contributed to academic conferences on topics such as keymorph analysis of Russian political reporting and the linguistic implications of ideologically charged adjectives in Russian media. His work employs tools like FastText , BERT , and ElMo for semantic analysis. Additional Roles: He manages research data and the Slavic library within his department, supporting digital humanities initiatives and corpus-based studies.
Igor Kudashev is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Helsinki, with a part-time position at the University of Tampere. His research focuses on Linguistics , particularly in Translation Studies , Terminology , Lexicography , and Language Technology . He has published extensively on topics such as corpus-based translation analysis, terminological resource federation, and digital tools in linguistic education. His recent research includes the 2020 study on Electronic tools for terminological accessibility and 2017 works on students' glossaries in Moodle, translation domestication/foreignization, and terminological-ontological resource integration. Earlier projects (2006–2016) involved EU-Russia terminology unification and Finnish-Russian collaboration. Notable awards include the International Award for Applied Research and Development (2008) and the Lotte Prize by RossTerm (2008) . He actively participates in academic conferences and peer review, and has hosted international scholars at the University of Helsinki.
Stefan Engelberg is a Professor of German Linguistics at the University of Mannheim and Honorary Professor of Lexicography at the University of Tübingen. He serves as Head of the Lexicon Department and Head of the Program Area "Lexical Syntagmatics" at the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS), with responsibilities in human resources management and research planning . His affiliations include membership in the Management Board and Extended Management Board of IDS, editorial roles in "Studies on the German Language" and "Colonial and Postcolonial Linguistics" book series, and leadership in projects like the International Association for Colonial and Postcolonial Linguistics .
JESUS MEIRIÑO GOMEZ is a part-time Interim Lecturer at the Faculty of Philology and Translation of the University of Vigo. Specializing in Translation and Interpretation, his research focuses on metaphor translation from English to Spanish, corpus-based economic discourse analysis, and audiovisual text accessibility. He is affiliated with the research group AI1: Translation, Accessibility, Literature and Audiovisual Texts at the Vigo campus. Doctorate from University of Vigo (2023) Thesis: Metaphor in the Translation from English to Spanish: A Study Based on a Corpus of Economic Outreach Essays Advisor: Dr. Marta García González
Ingrid Vilà-Giménez is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Specific Didactics (Faculty of Education and Psychology) at the University of Girona. She holds a PhD in Language Sciences from Pompeu Fabra University (2020) and has completed prestigious postdoctoral fellowships, including the Margarita Salas (2022) and Juan de la Cierva-Formación (2023) programs. She teaches in early childhood and primary education programs and collaborates with multiple institutions including the Open University of Catalonia and Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Language Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (2020) MSc in Linguistics, Pompeu Fabra University (2016) Teacher Training, University of Barcelona (2015) Her research focuses on multimodal communication in child development, particularly examining how beat gestures and prosody interact to shape language acquisition. Key interests include: Gesture-speech integration in narrative development Prosody's role in multimodal communication Non-referential gesture analysis Temporal alignment patterns in child discourse Pragmatic prosody acquisition Gesture annotation frameworks Recent article trends show increasing focus on interdisciplinary approaches combining gesture analysis, pragmatic prosody, and narrative competence. Her work has been cited over 13,000 times with significant contributions to understanding multimodal communication's impact on early language education. Scientific achievements include: Premi Extraordinari de Doctorat (Extraordinary PhD Award) Margarita Salas Postdoctoral Fellowship Juan de la Cierva-Formación Fellowship Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Communication She collaborates with international institutions like University of Chicago and University of Iowa, and leads research within the Comparative Minds Research Group. Her work bridges cognitive linguistics, educational practice, and multimodal analysis methodologies.
