Seminar on Advanced Text and Language Processing
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Event location: VUB and online
Connected Community CLARITI is thrilled to announce a two-day seminar series that will delve into the world of text analysis, artificial intelligence (AI), and natural language processing (NLP).
Speaker: Prof. Horacio Saggion PhD., MSc., Lic. in Computer Science Chair in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and Head of the TALN Group and Large Scale Text Understanding Systems Lab at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Seminar 1: What Can We (Still) Do with Texts? - The TALN Research Group Perspective
- Monday 3rd February 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM,
- Location: event Hall (on Entrance floor), U-Residence (VUB Campus), Blvd Géneral Jacques 271, 1050 Ixelles.
- Online options: the seminar can also be attended online (links will be shared per registration).
Join the TALN Research Group as Prof. Saggion shares perspectives on the evolving possibilities of text analysis. This seminar aims to promote discussions on topics such as combating misinformation, mining scientific texts for deeper insights, and translation of sign language.
Seminar 2: AI and NLP in Democracy - The iDEM Project
- Tuesday 4th February 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM,
- Location: event Hall (on Entrance floor), U-Residence (VUB Campus), Blvd Géneral Jacques 271, 1050 Ixelles
- Online options: the seminar can also be attended online (links will be shared per registration)
How are AI and NLP relevant to democracy? The iDEM Project sets an example on investigating the role of AI in promoting accessible communication, with specific considerations, for example, on text simplification for civic engagement. This talk will shed light on the relevance of using technology to foster inclusivity and transparency in democratic processes.
The seminar is a part of activities of EUTOPIA Alliance's Connected Community CLARITI. Learn more about the community on the webpage.
