جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Randy Allen Harrisمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Rhetoric
• Computational Rhetoric
• Cognitive Rhetoric
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Randy Allen Harris is a Professor cross-appointed between the Department of English and the David Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. His academic journey includes a PhD in Communication and Rhetoric from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1991), an MSc in Technical Communication (Rensselaer), an MSc in Experimental Linguistics (University of Alberta), an MA in English Literature (Dalhousie University), and a BA in English Literature (Queen's University). His research explores the intersection of rhetoric, cognition, and computation, with focus areas including: Cognitive and computational rhetoric examining how rhetorical figures reflect neurocognitive structures Construction Grammar and its relationship to rhetorical schemes Rhetoric of science and scientific argumentation Development of rhetorical ontologies for machine learning applications Voice interaction design and conversational interfaces Harris's publications demonstrate sustained focus on rhetorical theory, computational linguistics, and cognitive approaches to persuasion. His recent work increasingly engages with machine learning applications for rhetorical analysis and the development of rhetorical databases. Earlier foundational work established frameworks for understanding scientific argumentation and the cognitive dimensions of rhetorical figures. Significant honors include: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2022) University of Waterloo Arts Award for Excellence in Research (2023) Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision (2019) Multiple SSHRC and NSERC grants supporting computational rhetoric research He directs the RhetFig computational rhetoric project and has secured substantial funding including: NSERC Discovery Horizon grant (2024-2029) SSHRC Insight Grants (2018-2027) Mitacs Accelerate Grant (2009) Harris supervises graduate students in rhetoric, professional communication, linguistics, and cognitive poetics, and maintains collaborations with international researchers in computational linguistics and argumentation studies.

Luis Alberto Barron Cedenoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Natural Language Processing
• Information Retrieval
• Machine Learning
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Luis Alberto Barron Cedeno is an Associate Professor at the Department of Interpretation and Translation, University of Bologna since 2022, where he previously served as Senior Assistant Professor from 2019-2022. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Universitat Politècnica de València (2012) and has worked at Qatar Computing Research Institute (2014-2019) and TALP Research Center (ERCIM fellowship, 2012-2014). PhD: Universitat Politècnica de València (2012) MSc: AI (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2009) MSc: Computing Science (UNAM, 2007) BEng: Computing (UNAM, 2004) His research focuses on NLP applications for analyzing text qualities like originality (plagiarism detection) and intent (hate speech, propaganda). Recent work includes persuasion techniques in spam emails , misogyny detection using argumentation theory, and Spanish language varieties analysis. He has published over 100 papers with 20+ in top-tier conferences. Key awards include SemEval 2020 Best Task for propaganda detection and ACL 2020 Best Demo . He serves as Specialty Chief Editor for Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence (NLP) since 2023. His students include PhD candidates Arianna Muti (misogyny detection), Katerina Korre (hate speech), and Paolo Gajo (inceldom analysis). 2020: SemEval Best Task 2020: ACL Best Demo 2012: PhD International Mention 2009: Best MSc Thesis 2007: MSc Cum Laude 2004: BEng Cum Laude He organizes the annual CheckThat! lab at CLEF since 2018 and chaired CLEF 2022. His teaching includes NLP courses, computational linguistics, and game localization for translation students.

James M. Burginمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Hittitology
• History of the Hittites
• Economic and Administrative History
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. James M. Burgin is a researcher at the University of Würzburg, where he serves as Head of the DFG Emmy Noether Junior Research Group 'The Hittite Annals: Origins, Purpose, and Afterlife' since 2021. He is affiliated with the Chair of Ancient Near Eastern Studies within the Institute of Classical Studies in the Faculty of Philosophy. Previously, he worked as a Research Assistant (leader) from 2017-2021 on the philological processing and analysis of the Hittite palace administration corpus. Born on October 9, 1984, Burgin earned his BA in South Asian Language and Civilization with a focus on Sanskrit from the University of Chicago (2002-2006), followed by an MA in Ancient Near Eastern Studies with a focus on Hittite studies (2008-2010). He completed his doctorate at the University of Chicago in 2016 with a dissertation titled 'Aspects of Religious Administration in the Hittite Late New Kingdom.' Burgin's research spans multiple dimensions of Hittite and Ancient Near Eastern studies, with particular expertise in Hittitology, the history of the Hittites, economic and administrative history, and Hieroglyphic Luwian. His work demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the interplay between linguistic, historical, and archaeological evidence. He has made significant contributions to understanding Hittite festival texts, economic administration, textile production, and linguistic phenomena such as the 'Initial-A-Final' in Hieroglyphic Luwian. His research often bridges disciplines, connecting linguistic analysis with historical context and material culture. His recent publications reveal a trajectory of increasingly sophisticated analysis of Hittite textual corpora, with a growing emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches that incorporate linguistic, historical, and archaeological perspectives. Burgin's work on the Hittite palace-temple administrative corpus has challenged conventional understandings of royal administration, while his linguistic studies have illuminated previously obscure aspects of Anatolian languages. Röntgen Prize of the University of Würzburg (2022) Burgin has been involved in significant research projects including the Corpus of Hittite Festival Rituals (2016-17) and the DFG-funded project on the Hittite palace administration corpus (2017-21). As leader of his Emmy Noether Research Group, he directs a major investigation into the Hittite Annals, examining their origins, purpose, and historical legacy. His work has been supported by prestigious funding mechanisms including the DFG Emmy Noether Program, which targets exceptional early-career researchers. As head of his research group, Burgin leads a team investigating the complex textual tradition of the Hittite Annals, which document the military campaigns and political activities of Hittite kings. His research environment combines philological expertise with interdisciplinary approaches to understanding Bronze Age Anatolian civilization.

Raquel Amaroمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Computational Linguistics
• Lexical Semantics
• Lexicography
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Raquel Amaro serves as tenured Assistant Professor at NOVA University of Lisbon's School of Social Sciences and Humanities and Researcher at the Linguistics Research Centre (CLUNL) since 2015. She coordinates the Horizon Europe iRead4Skills project and has led 7 of 25+ research initiatives in corpus linguistics, computational lexical semantics, lexicography, and language technologies. Education: PhD in Computational Linguistics, University of Lisbon (2010) Master in Linguistics, University of Lisbon (2002) Her research pioneers computational approaches to lexical semantics and grammatical modeling, with emphasis on cross-linguistic resource development (Portuguese/Italian/Slovak) and educational applications. Current work bridges computational linguistics with health literacy and heritage language preservation through COST Actions and the Heritage Language Consortium. Recent publications demonstrate methodological innovation in semantic alignment frameworks, pedagogical lexicography tools, and multilingual grammatical resources, reflecting her dual focus on theoretical linguistics and practical language technology deployment. She actively supervises PhD/MA candidates while teaching computational linguistics across degree levels. Her professional footprint spans project leadership (7 coordinated), international collaborations (Macao, Mozambique, Czech Republic), and service on journal/conference committees. As CLUNL Board Director since 2017, she shapes institutional research strategy while maintaining industry engagement through roles like Lionbridge Computational Linguist.

Halszka Bąkمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Experimental Pragmatics
• Language and Emotion Interface
• Psycholinguistics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Halszka Bąk is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, specializing in experimental pragmatics and emotion-language interface studies. Her research spans psycholinguistics, cognitive linguistics, and multilingualism, with a focus on affective language processing and linguistic relativity. Education: BA (2009), MA (2010, 2011) in English and Russian, and Ph.D. (2015) in English Linguistics from Poznań. Her work explores how linguistic and cultural factors influence emotional prosody processing, empathy-driven emotion term selection, and cross-linguistic differences in emotion evaluation. She has developed the Poznań Induced Emotion Database and EmCat Basic Emotion Term Databases as research tools for affective science. Dr. Bąk has received the Psychonomic Society's Member Select-Speaker Award for methodological rigor in bilingual emotion processing research. She has participated in grants like SONATA 10 and SONATA 13, investigating psychophysiological correlates of affective language processing and basic emotion terms in Polish-English contexts.

Claudia Poch Pérez Botijaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Working Memory
• Neurophysiology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Claudia Poch Pérez Botija is a researcher affiliated with the School of Language and Education at Universidad Nebrija. Her work focuses on Psychobiology , particularly in cognitive neuroscience and neurophysiological mechanisms of memory and attention. Doctorate: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2015) Thesis: Neural oscillatory activity associated with attention orientation in working memory Supervisors: Dr. Pablo Campo Martínez-Lage, Dr. Luis Carretié Arangüena Key research areas include working memory dynamics , emotional processing , neural oscillations (alpha/gamma), and language cognition . Her studies often employ EEG/ERP techniques to explore memory-perception interactions and bilingual cognitive control. Recent publications reveal trends in: Pattern separation mechanisms during memory encoding Cross-modal integration in illusory perception Emotional primacy effects in memory recognition Lesion studies of temporopolar regions in epilepsy patients Neurogenetic influences on fear conditioning (D2 receptor variants) Alpha/gamma oscillation modulation in attentional processes She contributes to understanding mnemonic discrimination , semantic memory impairment in neurological conditions, and neural correlates of bilingualism . Her work bridges basic cognitive mechanisms with clinical applications in temporal lobe epilepsy. Active in the CINC Nebrija Research Center on Cognition and CEDI Research Group , she investigates interrelations between cognition, education, and individual differences.

• Linguistics
• Foreign Language Education
• Pedagogical Innovation
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Véronique Delplancq is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education of Viseu (Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal), with a 30+ year career in foreign language education, phonetics, and pedagogical innovation. She leads projects like JASM (multimodal creativity in language teaching) and APSASeG (gamification in higher education), and has supervised research on digital tools, intercultural communication, and employability. Education : PhD in Phonetics (University of Marseille, 1996); Master's in Phonetics (1989); Postgraduate in Interpretation for Sensory Handicaps (1989) Research Interests span foreign language teaching, digital education, gamification, and the intersection of language with economic/social challenges. Her work emphasizes student-centered approaches, technology integration, and intercultural competence. Article Trends reflect a trajectory from phonetic studies (1989-2008) to pedagogical innovation (2014-2025), with recent focus on digital tools, gamification, and multimodal storytelling in language education.

• Translation Studies
• Legal Translation
• Gender and Translation
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Raquel Martínez Motos is a Professor at the University of Alicante, affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters and the Department of English Philology. She holds a PhD in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Alicante, with academic credentials including a Master’s in Terminology from Pompeu Fabra University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Terminology and Professional Needs, a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Languages from Thames Valley University, and a Licentiateship in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Granada. Doctorate: Translation and Interpreting (2016), University of Alicante MSc: Terminology (2008), Pompeu Fabra University Diploma: Applied Linguistics (2006), Pompeu Fabra University Her research focuses on translation pedagogy, legal translation, gender perspectives in translation, and readability analysis of pharmaceutical texts. She has contributed to the integration of interdisciplinary approaches in lexicography and lexicology, particularly in specialized domains like legal and medical translation. Her work also addresses challenges in adapting curricula to the Bologna Process and enhancing formative assessment strategies in translation education. Recent publications highlight her exploration of gender-blindness in translation classrooms, formative evaluation techniques, and the impact of translation on pharmaceutical text usability. She actively participates in research groups such as Lexicology of Languages for Specific Purposes and Lexicon Teaching (LEXESP) and Professional and Academic English (IPA) , focusing on both theoretical and applied dimensions of translation.

Michael Sejr Schlichtkrullمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Automated Reasoning
• Fact-Checking
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Michael Sejr Schlichtkrull is a Lecturer at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science , Queen Mary University of London. His research focuses on automated reasoning using large language models (LLMs) and NLP systems for fact-checking and handling complex epistemological challenges, with a focus on integrating structured data sources like knowledge graphs, tables, and parse trees into verification workflows. His academic journey includes a PhD in Natural Language Processing from the University of Amsterdam (2021) and postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge and Fitzwilliam College , where he developed automated fact verification systems under Andreas Vlachos. Research trends include cross-format verification (tables/web evidence), GNN interpretation , and improving question answering systems through unified knowledge representations. Recent work explores claim decontextualisation and diversity evaluation in NLP generation. Scientific Awards : Best student research paper at ESWC, 2018 Best paper at CogInfoCom, 2015

Feng Xiaoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Second Language Acquisition
• Pragmatics
• AI-Supported Language Learning
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Feng Xiao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures at Pomona College, where he also holds the title of Oldenborg Faculty Fellow. He contributes significantly to research and teaching in second language acquisition, particularly in Chinese as a second language, and integrates AI into language pedagogy. Educational Background: Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University B.A. and M.Ed., Beijing Language and Culture University Feng Xiao's research centers on pragmatics in second language learning, examining how learners develop contextual language use during study abroad and how AI can support personalized language instruction. His work bridges applied linguistics, educational technology, and cross-cultural communication. He applies quantitative methods and data mining to analyze language development and assessment. His recent projects explore the role of AI beyond ChatGPT, gender-inclusive curricula, and the impact of the pandemic on study abroad. His recent publications reflect a strong trend toward integrating artificial intelligence into language education, expanding the understanding of pragmatic development in Chinese, and addressing equity and innovation in teaching. These works span journals in psycholinguistics, language assessment, and digital pedagogy. Scientific Awards and Grants: Hirsch Research Initiation Grant (2021–2023) EnviroLab Asia Curricular Innovation Award (Henry Luce Foundation, 2020) Andrew W. Mellon Grant for Digital Humanities (2016–2019) Hahn Fund for Innovative Teaching with Technology (awarded multiple times) Language Learning Dissertation Grant (2015) Modern Languages Department Dissertation Completion Scholarship (Carnegie Mellon, 2014–2015) Barbara F. Freed Award for Study Abroad Research (2014–2015) Feng Xiao actively mentors students and collaborates on digital tool development for language learning. He has led curriculum innovation projects and secured external funding for research and teaching. His work emphasizes educational equity, technological integration, and inclusive pedagogy. He teaches a range of courses from intermediate to advanced Chinese, as well as specialized topics such as Chinese in society, digital news, and culture. He is involved in interdisciplinary initiatives connecting language learning with digital humanities and environmental studies through grants like the EnviroLab Asia award. His lab-like collaborations focus on AI-driven pedagogical tools and data analysis in language acquisition.

Juraj Vladikaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Natural Language Processing
• NLP Applications for Medicine and Healthcare
• Automated Fact-Checking
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Juraj Vladika is a Research Associate at the Chair of Software Engineering for Business Information Systems (sebis) at the Technical University of Munich , affiliated with the School of Computation, Information and Technology and the Department of Computer Science . His research focuses on Natural Language Processing , with applications spanning Medicine and Healthcare , Automated Fact-Checking , Information Retrieval , Question Answering , and Legal Tech . Education: Bachelor's and Master's in Computer Science from University of Zagreb Exchange semesters at Technical University of Vienna and Pontificial University Comillas Research Projects: Juraj contributes to AI-driven medical knowledge systems (e.g., Aidvice for cancer care), scientific claim verification ( VeriSci ), and Legal Tech exploration ( NLawP ). Teaching: Lecture Advisor for Natural Language Processing and Software Engineering courses (2022–2025) Organizer for SEBA Lab Courses and Conversational AI Workshops Publications (2022–2025) emphasize LLM evaluation, medical fact-checking, legal NLP applications, and privacy-preserving AI. He also provides Guided Research opportunities in his expertise areas.

Augustin Speyerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Historical Linguistics
• Syntax
• German Grammar
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Augustin Speyer serves as a W3-Professor for Systematics and Grammar of the German Language at Saarland University's Faculty of Language and Literature. His research focuses on historical syntax, information structure, and discourse relations in German language evolution. He leads the Chair for Systematics and Grammar of the German Language (Lehrstuhl für Systematik und Grammatik der deutschen Sprache) at Campus A2 2, Room 3.13 in Saarbrücken. PhD in Linguistics from University of Pennsylvania (2007) Habilitation at Saarland University (2010) Promotion in Latin Philology from University of Tübingen (2002) Speyer's research centers on diachronic syntax with particular emphasis on word order phenomena, information density constraints, and clause architecture evolution in German. His work bridges formal linguistic theory with historical data, examining how syntactic structures like topicalization, causal clauses, and relative clauses have transformed from Old High German through Early New High German to contemporary varieties. He employs both corpus-based methodologies and theoretical frameworks from generative grammar. His publication trends reveal sustained focus on German syntax evolution, with recent work expanding into dialectal variation (particularly Rhenish-Franconian), information structure constraints, and cross-linguistic discourse relations. The research demonstrates consistent methodological sophistication combining historical corpus analysis with contemporary syntactic theory. Speyer actively supervises graduate research through his Master's and Doctoral Colloquium, collaborating with colleagues including Prof. Dr. Ingo Reich and Prof. Dr. Remus Gergel. His teaching portfolio includes core linguistics courses such as Phonology and Morphology, Introduction to Linguistics, and specialized seminars on German syntax and generative grammar.

Irina Nikishinaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Semantics
• Argument Mining
• Taxonomy Enrichment
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Irina Nikishina is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hamburg's Department of Informatics, working in the Language Technology Group under Prof. Chris Biemann. As a researcher in computational linguistics and natural language processing, she contributes to projects like ACQuA-2.0, focusing on semantics, argument mining, taxonomies, and knowledge graphs. PhD in Computational and Data Science and Engineering (2022), Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Bachelor's and Master's degrees from National Research University Higher School of Economics (NRU HSE) Her research spans taxonomy enrichment, comparative question answering systems, and biomedical concept representation. She organizes shared tasks like RUSSE’2020 and RuArg-2022, and co-founded the RusNLP semantic search engine for Russian NLP conferences. She chairs the Network Analysis track at the International Conference on Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts (AIST) and has served as secretary for AIST 2020 and 2021. Recent publications focus on large language models' performance in lexical semantics, multilingual comparative argumentation systems, and knowledge graph integration for QA tasks. Her work includes developing tools like TaxFree for candidate-free taxonomy enrichment and exploring cross-modal approaches for taxonomic graph expansion.

Ellen Gurman Bardمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Speech Perception and Production
• Audience Design in Dialogue
• Experimental Psycholinguistics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Ellen Gurman Bard is a Reader in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh's School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences, and an Associate of the Human Communication Research Centre in the School of Informatics. Her academic career centers on experimental psycholinguistics, investigating the interplay between speech production and perception, and the cognitive mechanisms underlying dialogue. Her research explores two interconnected themes: the acoustic under-determinacy of running speech and its implications for speech recognition and production, and the role of listener modeling in audience design during dialogue. She examines how factors such as shared knowledge, predictability, and attention influence word intelligibility and articulation patterns, often using controlled dialogue corpora like the Map Task and eye-tracking methodologies in the Joint Eye-Tracking Laboratory. Recent publications demonstrate her expertise in experimental linguistics, with studies spanning determiner selection in Romance languages, eye-tracking in two-person tasks, auxiliary selection in Italian verbs, and structural influences on French accent placement. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics, cognitive science, and human-computer interaction, frequently involving large-scale collaborative projects. Scientific Awards: No specific awards, prizes, or fellowships are listed in the available profile information. Dr. Bard supervises graduate students, with recent MSc advisees including: Helen Robson Anna Pande Eirini Kelmali and PhD students: Margaret Mitchell Erin Brown Alice Foucart Hannele Nicholson Anastasia Mangana Evangelia Plemmenou Max Louwerse Her research is supported by grants from the NSF (iMAP project), EC Framework VI (JAST project), and EPSRC (MONITOR and ERF projects). She co-directs the Joint Eye-Tracking Laboratory (JEL), which investigates joint attention and action during collaborative tasks, utilizing eye-tracking technology to understand how humans coordinate in real-time interaction.

• Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• Language Change
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dorien Nieuwenhuijsen serves as Associate Professor in Spanish Linguistics and Director of Studies of the Graduate School of Languages, Literature and Communication (TLC) at Utrecht University's Faculty of Humanities. Her academic home is the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication where she specializes in Spanish language structure with a focus on variation and change. Her primary research interests include Historical Linguistics, Language Change, Spanish Syntax, Sociolinguistics, Dialectology, and Corpus Linguistics . Dr. Nieuwenhuijsen employs large digital language corpora to investigate both historical development of Spanish and contemporary variation across Spanish-speaking regions. Her recent scholarly output demonstrates a consistent focus on Spanish verbal periphrases, grammaticalization processes, and the interplay between syntactic structures and discourse patterns. The research shows particular attention to constructions like andar + gerundio , seguir + gerundio , and passive constructions, examining their diachronic evolution and synchronic variation across Spanish dialects. Dr. Nieuwenhuijsen actively contributes to the academic community through editorial work, peer review activities, and participation in international research networks. She has served as external reviewer for academic programs and doctoral theses at institutions including the Catholic University of Leuven. She is involved in significant research projects including the PROLEGRAMES project at Complutense University of Madrid (2021-2024) and the Barcelona-based project on the historical dictionary of Spanish verbal periphrases (2019-2023). She is also a member of the Grup de Gramàtica i Diacronia (Gradia), recognized as a 'consolidated' research group by the Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca of the Generalitat de Catalunya. As an educator, she is involved in both the Professional Translation (MA) and Spanish Language and Culture (BA) programs at Utrecht University, demonstrating her commitment to both theoretical linguistics and practical language applications.