جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Mohammad Taher Pilehvarمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Natural Language Processing
• Lexical Semantics
• Semantic Representation
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Mohammad Taher Pilehvar is a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University's School of Computer Science and an Affiliated Lecturer at the University of Cambridge's Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. His research focuses on lexical semantics and semantic representation in NLP, particularly in word sense disambiguation and embedding space isotropy. He has held academic positions at Tehran Institute for Advanced Studies (TeIAS) and Sapienza University of Rome, where he completed his PhD under Dr. Roberto Navigli. Key Research Interests Natural Language Processing (NLP) Lexical Semantics & Semantic Representation Contextualized Embeddings & Word Sense Disambiguation Knowledge-Infused Language Models His recent publications (2021-2013) demonstrate expertise in semantic similarity frameworks, metonymy resolution, and biomedical NLP applications like PheneBank. He supervised PhD students including Jose Camacho-Collados and Costanza Conforti, now at top institutions. Awards 2023 AIJ Prominent Paper Award 2014 Sapienza Starting Grant 2015 Best PhD Paper (Sapienza University) He has collaborated with the University of Cambridge's Language Technology Lab on MRC-funded projects and co-organized SemEval tasks. Current roles include editorial board membership at JNLE and co-chairing ACL 2025.

• Language Acquisition
• Child Language Development
• Psycholinguistics
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Naomi Havron is a post-doctoral researcher at the Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique (LSCP) at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France. Her academic focus is on language acquisition and development, particularly the mechanisms young children use to learn syntax and vocabulary. She investigates syntactic adaptation, differences between children and adults in language processing, and the impact of family environment on language development. Her work employs behavioral experiments, eye-tracking, day-long recordings, and corpus studies. Education PhD (2013-2016): Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Psychology. Dissertation: 'The Effect of Literacy on Language Learning and Processing.' MA (2010-2012): Tel Aviv University, Philosophy (Summa Cum Laude). Dissertation explored Wittgenstein's influence on Tomasello's language theory. BA (2005-2008): Haifa University, Psychology (Summa Cum Laude). Honors program with a thesis on language and empathy. Research Interests Dr. Havron's research explores how children adapt to linguistic input to learn syntax and vocabulary, emphasizing predictive coding mechanisms. She studies how environmental factors like family size and literacy influence language development. Her work bridges experimental methods (e.g., eye-tracking) with naturalistic approaches, such as analyzing language corpora and day-long recordings. Awards and Fellowships 2017-2018: Victor Smorgon Post-doctoral Fellowship for Outstanding Women ($20,000). 2016-2017: Social Science and Humanities Post-doctoral Fellowship (€22,500) from the French Embassy. 2009: Prize for exceptional paper from Bar-Illan University (Linguistic Philosophy). Collaborations and Grants Her collaborations include projects with Anne Christophe (ENS) on syntactic adaptation and predictive coding, and with Alejandrina Cristia on language exposure in large families. She has also worked with international teams like the ManyBabies Consortium to study variability in infant language research. Labs and Teams She is affiliated with the LSCP at ENS, focusing on cognitive and psycholinguistic approaches to language development. Her work integrates interdisciplinary methods from psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience.

• Machine Translation
• Natural Language Processing
• Computational Linguistics
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Pierrette Bouillon is affiliated with the University of Geneva as a researcher, focusing on machine translation, accessible communication, and language technology applications in healthcare. Her work bridges computational linguistics, speech processing, and inclusive design. Institution: University of Geneva Research Focus: Medical translation, sign language processing, text/pictograph translation Research Interests : Bouillon specializes in machine translation and computational linguistics , with particular emphasis on: Accessible communication for patients with language barriers Sign language and pictograph translation systems (e.g., BabelDr) Speech-to-speech translation in emergency settings Text simplification for intellectual disabilities Historical French normalization for NLP Multilingual speech recognition and post-editing Article Trends : Her recent publications highlight the integration of large language models with accessibility tools in healthcare, focusing on Swiss French sign language corpora , pictograph sequences , and spontaneous speech simplification . Work spans both NLP and human-computer interaction in medical contexts. Education and Teaching : While specific educational details are omitted, Bouillon contributes to translation pedagogy through tools like COPECO and MT3 , integrating speech technologies into post-editing workflows.

Arthur G. Samuelمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Speech Perception
• Cognitive Psychology
• Auditory Processing
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Arthur G. Samuel is a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University and an Ikerbasque Research Professor at the Basque Center on Cognition Brain & Language in Donostia, Spain. His research has established him as a leading figure in cognitive psychology with a specialization in speech perception and processing. Samuel received his B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University in 1975, where he completed his undergraduate thesis titled "Yakker II: A Speech Understanding System and its Psychological Basis." He went on to earn his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego in 1979 under the guidance of David E. Rumelhart, with a dissertation titled "Speech is Specialized, Not Special." His academic career includes faculty positions at Yale University (1981-1991) and Stony Brook University (1991-present), where he was promoted to full Professor in 1993. Samuel's research primarily focuses on how humans process incoming auditory information, with particular emphasis on spoken language perception. His work investigates multiple perspectives on speech processing, including both "bottom-up" approaches examining early representations in speech perception and "top-down" approaches exploring how lexical knowledge influences lower-level processing. He is particularly known for his extensive research on the phonemic restoration phenomenon, which reveals how listeners use contextual knowledge to fill in missing speech segments. Additionally, his laboratory has produced significant findings on how listeners adapt to accented or non-standard speech, and the complex relationship between speech perception and production. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a continued focus on the dynamic nature of speech perception, with increasing attention to individual differences, cross-linguistic influences, and the integration of visual information in speech processing. His work consistently bridges theoretical cognitive psychology with practical applications in understanding language processing across diverse contexts and populations. Samuel has mentored numerous doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers who have gone on to establish their own successful research programs. His laboratory has produced significant work across multiple domains of cognitive psychology, including speech perception, visual attention, and memory. Notably, he has also involved high school students in research through the Intel National Science Talent Search, demonstrating his commitment to fostering scientific talent at all levels. His laboratory has conducted influential research on inhibition of return in visual attention and change deafness in auditory perception, extending his expertise beyond speech processing to broader cognitive mechanisms. Samuel's work consistently emphasizes the importance of understanding attention, perception, and cognition as interconnected processes rather than isolated phenomena.

Yang Zhangمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• auditory neuroscience
• speech perception and production
• developmental psychology
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Yang Zhang is a Full Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He also holds affiliation with the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain. With over 233 publications and 59,364 reads on ResearchGate, Dr. Zhang has established himself as a leading researcher in auditory neuroscience and speech perception. Dr. Zhang's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Washington (2002) and an MA in Linguistics (psycholinguistics) from the University of Iowa (1997). His research focuses on brain plasticity across the lifespan, particularly examining neural signature markers for normal and pathological development of speech and language in socio-affective and cultural contexts. He employs an integrative approach combining top-down brain imaging techniques (high-density EEG, MEG, MRI, fMRI) with bottom-up construction through neural coding and computational modeling. Dr. Zhang's research has particularly emphasized speech perception in various populations including children with autism spectrum disorders, cochlear implant users, and second language learners. His lab has conducted extensive work on lexical tone perception, emotional prosody processing, and the neural mechanisms underlying language acquisition. Recent work has explored the application of artificial intelligence in communication sciences and disorders. Dr. Zhang serves as Section Chief Editor for Brain Sciences (MDPI) and Associate Editor for Developmental Science (Wiley), and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. His research has been recognized with awards including the Developmental Science Early Career Researcher Prize (2010) and the 2023 Brain Imaging Grant Award from the College of Liberal Arts. Developmental Science Early Career Researcher Prize (2010) 2023 Brain Imaging Grant Award from the College of Liberal Arts Dr. Zhang leads the Zhang Lab, which maintains an active research program with numerous ongoing projects examining brain plasticity in speech and language processing across different populations. The lab employs advanced neuroimaging techniques including EEG, MEG, and fMRI to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying speech perception, language acquisition, and emotional processing in both typical and atypical development.

Chao Sunمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Chinese Linguistics
• Socio-Cultural Linguistics
• Historical Morphosyntax
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Chao Sun is a Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Linguistics. He has served as the Coordinator of the Chinese Program since 1991 and is affiliated with the Center for East Asian Studies. BA in English Language and Literature (1974), East China Normal University MA in Linguistics (1984), University of Oregon PhD in Linguistics (1988), Cornell University His research focuses on Chinese linguistics , examining how linguistic forms and meanings vary across socio-cultural contexts. He investigates historical morphosyntactic changes in Chinese and develops pedagogical frameworks for teaching Chinese as a second language. Recent publications analyze grammaticalization processes in Chinese constructions, including DE 的 markers, BA specialization, and aspectual systems. His work combines theoretical linguistics with historical and pedagogical applications. As an advisor, he has guided doctoral research with Ryo Nomura. He teaches courses such as Beginning Classical Chinese , Chinese Syntax , and Modern Chinese Structure .

Alessia Iuratoمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Chinese Linguistics
• Second Language Acquisition
• Corpus Linguistics
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Alessia Iurato is a Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. She holds a cotutelle PhD from Ca' Foscari University and the University of Bremen, focusing on the acquisition of Chinese syntactic structures by Italian learners. Her current research is centered on the PRIN 2020 national project on Chinese resultative verbal complexes, combining corpus and experimental methods. Research Interests: Her work lies at the intersection of Chinese linguistics, second language acquisition, and corpus-based methodologies. She specializes in the acquisition of syntactic constructions such as shì...de clefts and resultative verb compounds, integrating pragmatic and grammatical analysis. Her methodological expertise includes learner corpus compilation, error and pragmatic annotation, and experimental task design. Publication Trends: Her recent publications (2023–2025) reflect a strong focus on constructing and analyzing learner corpora (e.g., BILCC), investigating specific syntactic phenomena in L2 Chinese, and evaluating pedagogical materials. The work consistently employs triangulated methodologies, combining corpus data with experimental findings to understand L2 acquisition processes. Scientific Awards: Winner of the 2022 Hawai'i International Conference on Chinese Studies (HICCS) graduate student award 3-year PhD full merit scholarship (2019–2022) 1-year MA full merit scholarship (2015–2016) Winner of the First Competition of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Capital Normal University (2016) Overseas Scholarship (Merit Scholarship), Ca' Foscari University of Venice (2014) Advising and Academic Service: She has co-supervised MA theses in Chinese linguistics and language studies. Her service includes refereeing for journals like Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory and Chinese as a Second Language Research , abstract reviewing for international conferences, organizing the 2025 IACL conference, serving on the editorial board of the Journal of Chinese Language Education and Evaluation , and holding an executive board position in the CASLAR association. Labs and Research Groups: She is an active member of the PRIN 2020 research project unit on Chinese resultative verbal complexes, led by Prof. Bianca Basciano. Her work is closely associated with learner corpus research initiatives and international collaborations in Chinese linguistics.

Cécile Alduyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• French Renaissance Literature
• Contemporary French Politics
• Political Discourse Analysis
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Cécile Alduy is a Professor of French and Italian at Stanford University, where she also served as Chair of the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages from 2020 to 2023. She previously directed the French and Italian Department (2015-2019) and the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) from 2010 to 2013. She earned her Ph.D. (Docteur ès Lettres) from the University of Reims in 2003, cum laude, following her studies at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. Her research spans two distinct but interconnected fields: French Renaissance literature and contemporary French politics. Alduy's work focuses on how collective and individual identities are rhetorically constructed in literary and political texts at critical historical junctures. She has made significant contributions to both Renaissance studies and the analysis of far-right political discourse in France. Alduy's publications reveal a consistent focus on identity construction, with her recent work examining the discourse of far-right figures like Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour, while her earlier scholarship explored Renaissance poetics and national identity formation. Her interdisciplinary approach combines literary analysis with political science, digital humanities, and cultural studies. Selected Awards: Médaille de l'ordre des Lettres et des Arts (2007) Franklin Award, American Philosophical Society (2008) Dean's Distinguished Teaching Award for First Years In Teaching (2008) Hoefer Prize in Undergraduate Writing Mentorship Award (2011) Alduy is a regular contributor to major publications including The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Le Monde, and The Nation, where she provides expert analysis on French politics and culture. She has also directed significant research projects such as the Renaissance Body Project and Decoding Marine Le Pen, demonstrating her commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship that bridges historical and contemporary concerns.

Laurent Dubreuilمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Literary Theory
• Philosophy
• Poetics
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Laurent Dubreuil is a Professor at Cornell University within the Department of Romance Studies, Department of Comparative Literature, and Cognitive Science Program. He also holds the IWLC Senior International Chair of Transcultural Theory at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His research explores the intersections of literary theory, philosophy, cognitive science, and comparative studies across human and non-human agents. Education: Agrégation (French & Comparative Literature, 1996); Ecole normale supérieure (1994-1999); Doctorates from University of Bordeaux (French, 2001) and University of Paris (Philosophy & Women Studies, 2002). Dubreuil's scholarly work spans poetics, epistemology, biopolitics, and AI-human interaction , with recent focus on generative artificial intelligence's impact on humanities. He founded the Humanities Lab at Cornell, leading projects like AI poetry comparisons and bonobo language studies. Scientific Involvement includes cognitive science research, transcultural theory, and editorial roles at Diacritics . He contributes to public humanities through op-eds in Harper's Magazine and The Wall Street Journal .

Damien Hallمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• French Linguistics
• Phonetics
• Phonology
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Damien Hall is a Lecturer in French Linguistics at Newcastle University's School of Modern Languages (SML). His research focuses on French phonetics/phonology, sociolinguistics, and regional accents, with particular attention to Normandy French. He collaborates internationally, including with École Normale Supérieure scholars, and contributes to interdisciplinary projects linking linguistics with political discourse analysis. Research Interests: Phonetic and phonological variation in French dialects Sociolinguistic aspects of minority languages in France Historical development of regional French phonology Political language analysis in media contexts Publications highlight expertise in dialectology, complementizer structures, and comparative political discourse. Current projects include editing a journal issue on minority languages and analyzing 2017 election rhetoric.

Lauren Calandruccioمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Auditory Perception
• Speech-in-Noise Recognition
• Bilingualism and Language Processing
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Dr. Lauren Calandruccio is a Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. She serves as the Principal Investigator of the Speech and Auditory Research Lab (SpARLab) and directs the IMPACT program, a collaborative mentoring initiative with Hampton University. Her expertise spans auditory perception, speech recognition in adverse conditions, and clinical audiology with a focus on bilingual populations and hearing-impaired listeners. Dr. Calandruccio holds a B.A. in Speech and Hearing Sciences from Indiana University, an M.A. in Audiology from Indiana University, and a Ph.D. in Audiology from Syracuse University. Her postdoctoral training at Northwestern University furthered her research in auditory neuroscience and clinical applications. Her research focuses on improving speech understanding in noisy environments for listeners with normal hearing and hearing loss, including those who speak English as a second language. Key contributions include the development of the Children’s English/Spanish Speech Recognition Test (ChEgSS) and the Audiolab simulation tool licensed to Simucase. She has secured funding from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), the American Academy of Audiology Foundation, and other organizations. Dr. Calandruccio’s work emphasizes cultural competence in audiology practice, particularly for linguistically diverse populations. Her lab’s research spans pediatric audiology, bilingual speech processing, and innovative clinical training methods. She has mentored numerous graduate and undergraduate students, many of whom continue in academic and clinical roles. Recognition includes the Louis D. Beaumont University Professorship. Ongoing projects explore masked speech recognition in bilingual children and the development of culturally responsive audiological assessments.

Meghan Sumnerمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Acoustic Phonetics
• Spoken Language Understanding
• Social Meaning in Language
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Meghan Sumner is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Phonetics Lab. Her research focuses on the intersection of acoustic phonetics, spoken language understanding, and social meaning, addressing how phonetic variation influences attention, perception, memory, and comprehension in speech. She is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Politics of Inequality at the University of Konstanz and a member of the Maternal & Child Health Research Institute at Stanford. Her work has been recognized with the Hellman Faculty Scholar award and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. Sumner investigates talker-specific and token-specific effects in recognition memory, cross-linguistic speech patterns, and the social dimensions of speech perception. Her recent projects examine speech markers in Alzheimer's disease and bilingualism's impact on prosodic variation. A dual-route model underpins her theoretical framework, emphasizing the integration of linguistic and social information in speech processing. Hellman Faculty Scholar (2008-2009) Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching (2001) She advises doctoral candidates like Bran Papineau and collaborates with researchers such as Will Clapp. As a reviewer for over 25 journals and a founder of Gender Issues in Linguistics, she contributes to academic governance and diversity initiatives. Her lab explores adaptive models of speech perception and socially anchored memory encoding mechanisms.

David W. Binkleyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Software Engineering and Testing
• Program Slicing and Clustering
• Information Retrieval in Software Engineering
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David W. Binkley is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Loyola University Maryland. His research focuses on Software Engineering and Testing Program Slicing and Clustering Information Retrieval Techniques in Software Engineering Safety-Critical Systems Code Clone Detection Recent work includes dynamic slicing of WebAssembly binaries and adaptive change recommendation systems using association rules. He has contributed extensively to empirical studies on dependence clusters, testability transformations, and observational slicing techniques. Key collaborations include institutions like Simula Research Laboratory (Norway) and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). His publications span top-tier venues such as IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, ACM TOPLAS, and ICSE.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Natural Language Processing
• Digital Humanities
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Cédric Hammou Fadili is a researcher at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) with a focus on Artificial Intelligence , Natural Language Processing , and Digital Humanities . His work bridges computational methods with sociocultural challenges, particularly in Amazigh/Berber language preservation and low-resource language processing . Active in chatbot development for education and language learning (2022-2024) Pioneering semantic wiktionaries for social sciences (2017-2022) Key contributions to blockchain-AI integration for model transparency (2020-2021) Research Trends : His 15 most recent publications (2019-2024) emphasize chatbot personalization , Arabic/Berber language normalization , and semantic knowledge organization . Technical approaches frequently combine deep learning (Bi-LSTM), ontological modeling , and linked open data frameworks. Collaborative Networks : Worked with institutions in Morocco (Rabat), Tunisia (Tunis), Egypt (Cairo), and France (CNAM, Inalco). Key collaborators include M. Chakiri (Berber ontologies), C. Jouis (contextual data exploration), and J-G. Ganascia (semantic mining). Long-Term Impact : His career spans from 1997 (SemioNet project) to 2024, consistently focusing on cultural preservation through digital methods , including semantic web applications (1998-2016), collaborative portals (2003-2008), and multilingual knowledge systems for Francophone regions.

• Data Mining
• Machine Learning
• Graph Mining
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Michalis Vazirgiannis is a Professor in the Department of Informatics at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), specializing in data mining and machine learning with applications in web and social network analysis. His work bridges theoretical algorithms and real-world scalability challenges. Education: Bachelor Degree in Informatics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1986 Master (M.Sc.) in Robotics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1988 Master (M.Sc.) in Knowledge Based Systems, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, 1989 Ph.D. in Informatics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1994 Research Focus: Professor Vazirgiannis pioneers clustering algorithms with subjective/objective validation, distributed feature selection for evolving graphs, and temporal link analysis for dynamic page ranking. His research addresses critical gaps in semi-supervised learning for large-scale web and social networks, emphasizing dimensionality reduction and ranking predictability in temporal contexts. Publication Trends: His 2007-dominated publications reveal a strategic shift toward graph-based web mining, with recurring themes of distributed processing (P2P similarity search), clustering validity frameworks, and semantic web personalization. The work consistently targets scalability bottlenecks in real-world network data. Scientific Recognition: ERCIM Post-doctoral Scholarship (2001) Marie Curie European Scholarship (2006) Leadership & Collaboration: As ERASMUS coordinator for AUEB's Informatics Department and editorial board member of Intelligent Data Analysis journal, he bridges academia and industry. His EU project leadership (FP6 SQO-OSS, Marie Curie NGWeMiS) and program committee roles (IEEE/ICDM 2008, ECML/PKDD 2008) highlight his influence in data mining standardization. International collaborations span INRIA, Fraunhofer, Max Planck, and IBM Research. Technical Innovation: His patent contributions and invited lectures at ECML/PKDD 2006/SIAM/SDM 2006 demonstrate applied impact, particularly in web personalization engines (SEWeP) and evolving graph analytics.