September 2026 - Corpora

Postdoc and PhD openings at Nanyang Technological University
by Jordan Boyd-Graber 18 Sep '26

18 Sep '26

I’m writing to advertise fully funded openings in my group at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), in the College of Computing and Data Science. I am recruiting for at least one postdoctoral position and at least two PhD positions (but potentially more). My group works on natural language processing, human-AI collaboration, question answering, evaluation of AI systems, multimodal QA, retrieval, and sensemaking with language models (including topic models). For all positions, including PhD students, the topics are flexible: I’m generally looking for strong applicants who can articulate why their interests and background are a good fit for the research directions of the group. More broadly, I’m looking for technically strong people who are also interested in the beauty of language but not afraid of the messy ways language is applied in the real world. Experience with, or fondness for, recreational question answering (trivia, puzzles, language games, etc.) is a plus. Former students from my group have gone on to a range of strong academic and industry positions. In academia, former students include He He (faculty at NYU), Alvin Grissom (faculty at Haverford), Mohit Iyyer (faculty at UMD), Asad Sayeed (faculty at University of Gothenburg), Shi Feng (George Washington), You Lu (faculty at Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology). In industry and applied research, former students include Eric Wallace (former UG, OpenAI), Forough Poursabzi (former PhD, Microsoft), Ke Zhai (former PhD, Apple), Yooyeon Sung (former PhD, Hippocratic AI), Michelle Yuan (former PhD, Oracle), and Pedro Rodriguez (former PhD, Meta). I’m very proud of how widely they’ve taken ideas from NLP, question answering, and human-centered AI into both academia and practice. NTU is an excellent place to do this work. NTU is ranked 12th globally in the QS World University Rankings, and NTU’s College of Computing and Data Science has especially strong AI visibility: NTU is ranked 4th globally in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in the 2026 QS subject rankings, while CCDS was ranked 2nd globally in Artificial Intelligence in the U.S. News Best Global Universities subject rankings. Singapore is also in the middle of a lively AI and tech ecosystem, with major AI activity from groups including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, Nvidia, Alibaba Cloud, and ByteDance. Singapore is also beautifully multicultural, and English is the official language of NTU. A non-exhaustive list of the sorts of openings I have at NTU, including more information on how to apply, is here: http://openings.boydgraber.org For PhD students, the application window for the August 2027 intake opens on October 1, 2026. The general NTU deadline for research-program applications for that intake is January 31, 2027. Postdoc applications will be handled on a rolling basis, with serious review starting in November 2026. I’ll be doing a public Q&A session focused on PhD admissions on Monday, September 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM Singapore time / 6:30 PM India time / 3:00 PM Central European time / 9:00 AM US East Coast time in case you’d like to ask general questions there: https://youtube.com/live/9f5Sikoakmg?feature=share Best, Jordan Boyd-Graber Professor Nanyang Technological University

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Gosse Bouma
by Malvina Nissim 18 Sep '26

18 Sep '26

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the sudden passing of Gosse Bouma, associate professor at the University of Groningen. One of the things that Gosse liked most was cycling. He died as a result of a terrible crash during an off-road cycling trip. Gosse was a highly valued researcher, teacher, and colleague. He was a core member of the Alfa Informatica (later Information Science) programme and of the Computational Linguistics group (GroNLP) in Groningen. He was a highly respected scientist, as evidenced by his widely cited publications, such as those in the fields of computational syntax, Dutch question-answering systems, and the Semantic Web. Moreover, he played a key role in the development of software and annotated corpora. Together with a colleague from Flanders, he authored an influential research report for the Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) that laid the foundation for digital resources for the Dutch language. He also contributed the first resources for Dutch as part of the Universal Dependencies framework. As a teacher, he mentored many students across Alfa Informatica, Information Science, Cognitive Science, and Artificial Intelligence programmes. He served for a long time as coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Master’s programme in Language and Communication Technologies and supported hundreds of highly talented students as they embarked on their careers. We have lost a wonderful colleague and friend who with his cheerful, active, and positive nature, was someone others could always rely on. If you would like to write down memories or your condolences, you are welcome to do so via this online registry: https://www.condoleance.nl/19800 The Groningen NLP Group (GroNLP)

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ACL Sustainable Reviewing Policy
by ACL Announcements 18 Sep '26

18 Sep '26

--- In light of challenges with unsustainable rate of submissions at EMNLP'26, ACL Peer Review Standing Committee has developed a proposal for a sustainable reviewing policy. It has now been approved by ACL exec team, and it will apply for submissions to ACL Rolling Review (ARR) starting from October 2026. TLDR: ARR faces a reviewing crisis: submissions are growing far faster than reviewer capacity. 38% of the ~17K May 2026 submissions came from authors with no available publication record, and there are cases of outright spam, for which we so far had no established protocols. **The proposal:** cap reviewed submissions to available reviewer capacity. Each submission must "pay" for itself by providing a qualified service contributor (reviewer or chair). Submissions without service capacity go into a lottery for whatever spare capacity remains. Service from qualified contributors counts towards the venue capacity, and a mentorship system will be built up for those not qualified yet. If a qualified service contributor is not available among the authors, non-author designated contributors can be nominated, but must vouch for the work (arXiv-endorsement style). Measures for system abuse will be implemented. For example, accounts that systematically submit or endorse low-quality work, and accounts that misuse the system in other ways, will be penalized or even banned. Additionally, per-author quotas are introduced, where authors are capped at 20 total submissions and 5 first-author (including shared first-author) submissions per cycle. **Offsetting measures:** to keep things as inclusive as possible, reviewer qualification criteria are being broadened (already implemented in Aug 2026), with further proposals for a manual application path for those with equivalent experience, a mentor-matching program for newcomers, and a certification path to let experienced secondary reviewers become fully qualified. Please see the proposal for more details: https://www.aclweb.org/portal/content/acl-sustainable-reviewing-policy .FAQ on the ACL Rolling Review site: https://aclrollingreview.org/sustainable-reviewing-2026 The new reviewer qualifications, capping of reviewing to available capacity, AND requirements for all authors to have completed OpenReview profiles including ORCiD come into effect immediately, and will apply to submissions to NAACL and COLING 2026 (ARR submission deadline - October 12). We advise the following steps for those who are planning to make a submission for NAACL/COLING: 1) **Make sure that ALL co-authors have OpenReview profiles including ORCiD - and, if available, DBLP/ACL Anthology links**. It was previously possible for some co-authors to only be registered by email, but this will no longer be possible. Since it may take a while to coordinate with all authors, we recommend everyone to do this as soon as possible. The OpenReview profiles can be registered and updated before the official submission form opens. 2) Check the new reviewer qualifications, and decide who will serve as the designated service contributor. Further make sure that this person has a full OpenReview profile with all publications, is qualified to review, and will not be named on more than two submissions. Any submissions with over-committed service contributors will be subset to max capacity randomly. The submissions that do not provide service capacity will enter a lottery, and may be assigned to reviewers or desk rejected based on available capacity. 3) The designated service contributor will need to vouch that the submission is at the expected quality level: ready for consideration for acceptance at a top-tier conference. 4) Those who are not yet qualified in terms of past publications, but have a stellar record of reviewing or secondary reviewing at ARR, will be able apply for manual verification. Early applications are highly encouraged, close-to-deadline requests for manual verification may not get processed on time. 5) Check the new service obligations: if a designated service contributor has any emergencies, the responsibility to notify about that and to provide a suitable and willing replacement is now on them. Otherwise any submissions they are serving for, and any they co-author, will be desk rejected. 6) Make sure that you are not planning more than 20 submissions, and not more than 5 as a first or joing-first author. The updated reviewer qualifications are as follows: - Those who have obtained their PhDs and/or have senior academic positions (postdoc/faculty), automatically qualify if they have at least 2 publications in major ACL events, Findings of the ACL, or major ML venues. - Doctoral students (but not bachelor and master students), as well as industry researchers with at least a Masters degree, automatically qualify if they have at least 2 publications in major ACL events or Findings or major ML venues and a total of >= 3 publications in total. - Those who do not automatically qualify by these criteria can serve as secondary reviewers, mentored by a qualified primary reviewer (see (4) below), but cannot be designated service contributors by themselves. Venues considered 'major ACL' are: ACL, CL, COLING, CoNLL, EACL, EMNLP, HLT, IJCNLP / AACL, LREC, NAACL, TACL, *SEM. Venues considered 'major ML' are: AAAI, COLM, CVPR, ECCV, FAccT, ICCV, ICLR, ICML, IJCAI, JAIR, JMLR, NeurIPS, TMLR, TPAMI. Venues considered major may be expanded over time and additional qualification criteria may be added over time as appropriate. The ARR submission form opens two weeks in advance (available from September 28 for October'26 review cycle). ARR team is currently working on an automated tool to check reviewer qualifications and streamline applications for manual verification. This tool will be announced separately as soon as possible, and linked from the submission form. ACL Peer Review Standing Committee https://www.aclweb.org/portal/content/acl-peer-review-standing-committee

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[CFP Reminder] ACLing 2026 – 8th International Conference on AI in Computational Linguistics | Submission Deadline: 1 October 2026
by Khaled Shaalan 18 Sep '26

18 Sep '26

============================================================ ACLing 2026 8th International Conference on AI in Computational Linguistics 25–26 November 2026 | Multi-Site Hybrid Conference Dubai, UAE – The British University in Dubai (BUiD) Jordan – Jadara University Virtual Participation Worldwide Paper Submission Deadline: 1 October 2026 Publication: Procedia Computer Science by ELSEVIER Conference Website: https://acling.org/ ============================================================ CALL FOR PAPERS – DEADLINE APPROACHING The 8th International Conference on AI in Computational Linguistics (ACLing 2026) invites researchers, academics, practitioners, and industry professionals worldwide to submit original research contributions in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), and Computational Linguistics. The paper submission deadline is 1 October 2026. ACLing 2026 will be held on 25–26 November 2026 as a Multi-Site Hybrid Conference, connecting two physical conference hubs in Dubai, UAE, and Jordan, with synchronous virtual participation worldwide. Authors may participate and present: • In person at The British University in Dubai (BUiD), UAE • In person at Jadara University, Jordan • Virtually from anywhere in the world Two Countries. Two Physical Hubs. One International Research Community. ============================================================ IMPORTANT DATES ============================================================ • Paper Submission Deadline: 1 October 2026 • Acceptance Notification: 20 October 2026 • Camera-Ready Submission: 30 October 2026 • Author Registration: 10 November 2026 • Conference: 25–26 November 2026 ============================================================ PUBLICATION & INDEXING ============================================================ All accepted and presented papers will be published in Procedia Computer Science (ISSN: 1877-0509) by ELSEVIER. Peer-reviewed research articles published in Procedia Computer Science are: • Published Open Access on ScienceDirect • Assigned a DOI • Indexed in Scopus • Ranked by SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) • Covered by major scholarly indexing and abstracting services Previous ACLing proceedings have also been catalogued in DBLP. Previous ACLing proceedings published by Elsevier include ACLing 2017, ACLing 2018, ACLing 2021, ACLing 2024, and ACLing 2025. ============================================================ EXTENDED JOURNAL PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY ============================================================ Authors of accepted ACLing 2026 papers will also have the opportunity to prepare a substantially extended version of their conference paper for submission to the MDPI journal Computation through the Special Issue: "Recent Advances on Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing – 2nd Edition" Eligible ACLing authors will receive a special APC discount. Extended submissions must meet the journal's originality requirements and will undergo the journal's independent peer-review process. Special Issue information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/computation/special_issues/844FZG56H7 ============================================================ TOPICS OF INTEREST ============================================================ ACLing 2026 welcomes original research addressing theoretical foundations, algorithms, architectures, resources, evaluation, and practical applications in AI, NLP, and Computational Linguistics. Topics include, but are not limited to: • Large Language Models (LLMs): Architecture, Optimization, and Applications • Generative AI and Emerging Language Technologies • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Information Retrieval • Conversational AI, Dialogue Systems, and AI Agents • Advanced Information Retrieval and Question Answering • Knowledge and Information Extraction • Statistical and Neural Language Modeling • Machine Translation and Cross-Lingual NLP • Multilingual NLP, Code-Switching, and Low-Resource Languages • AI for Resource-Poor and Endangered Languages • Speech Technologies and Multimodal Language Interfaces • Vision-Language Models and Multimodal AI • Domain-Specific NLP: Legal, Biomedical, Scientific, and Educational • Syntactic Analysis, Tagging, and Parsing • Semantics, Pragmatics, and Commonsense Reasoning • Emotion Recognition and Sentiment Analysis • NLP for Social Media and Computational Social Science • Text Summarization and Natural Language Generation • Text Classification, Topic Modeling, and Document Understanding • Text Mining and Large-Scale Knowledge Discovery • Responsible, Ethical, and Interpretable AI • Human-Centered NLP • Benchmarking, Evaluation Metrics, and Explainability • Prompt Engineering and Reinforcement Learning for NLP • AI-Augmented Writing, Reading, and Translation Tools Interdisciplinary contributions and innovative applications of AI to language technologies are particularly encouraged. ============================================================ SUBMISSION & REVIEW ============================================================ ACLing 2026 welcomes original, unpublished work that is not currently under review by another conference or journal. Submitted papers will undergo peer review by experts in the field. Paper length: • Regular papers: 3–8 pages, including figures, tables, and references • Extended papers: Up to 10 pages, subject to the applicable additional-page fee At least one author of each accepted paper must present the paper for inclusion in the conference proceedings. Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acling2026 Submission Guidelines: https://acling.org/submission/ ============================================================ WHY ACLing 2026? ============================================================ ACLing provides an international forum for researchers working at the rapidly evolving intersection of AI and language technologies. ACLing 2026 offers: • International research visibility • Elsevier Procedia Computer Science publication • Open-access publication on ScienceDirect • Scopus-indexed proceedings • Opportunities for international research collaboration • Interaction with researchers in AI, NLP, ML, and Computational Linguistics • Flexible physical and virtual presentation options • Extended journal publication opportunity ============================================================ USEFUL LINKS ============================================================ Conference Website: https://acling.org/ Call for Papers: https://acling.org/call-for-papers/ Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acling2026 Submission Guidelines: https://acling.org/submission/ Previous ACLing Proceedings: https://dblp.org/db/conf/acling/index.html ============================================================ CONTACT ============================================================ General Inquiries: ACLing2026(a)gmail.com Prof. Khaled Shaalan: khaled.shaalan(a)buid.ac.ae Prof. Samhaa R. El-Beltagy: samhaa(a)computer.org Dr. Taher M. Ghazal: taher.ghazal(a)ieee.org ============================================================ We warmly invite you to submit your research to ACLing 2026 and join an international community advancing AI-powered language technologies. Please feel free to circulate this Call for Papers among interested colleagues, research groups, students, and professional networks. We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to ACLing 2026. ACLing 2026 8th International Conference on AI in Computational Linguistics 25–26 November 2026 Dubai • Jordan • Worldwide Online https://acling.org/

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Open PhD student position at Leipzig University in Interpretability for Protein Language Models
by leonie.weissweiler＠uni-leipzig.de 17 Sep '26

17 Sep '26

There is an open PhD student position in Interpretability for Protein Language Models at the LION Lab, the research group of Leonie Weissweiler at the Institute for Computer Science at Leipzig University. * One fully funded PhD student (TVL-13 100%) for 3 years * Ideal candidates have a master's degree in computational linguistics, bioinformatics, computer science, data science, or a related discipline * Topic: Interpretability for Protein Language Models * Advised by Leonie Weissweiler together with Clara Schoeder * Leipzig, Germany * Application Deadline: Oct 15 2026 * Find out more and apply here: https://lionlabnlp.github.io/jobs/ai4pf/

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NLM SPARK Challenges
by ddemner＠mail.nih.gov 17 Sep '26

17 Sep '26

Dear all, NLM prize competitions intend to advance AI-enabled discovery across PubMed/PubMed Central® and dbGaP: Please see details here: https://www.nih.gov/challenges/semantic-precision-ai-retrieval-knowledge-sp… https://www.nih.gov/challenges/semantic-precision-ai-retrieval-knowledge-sp… Questions can be directed to the following email mailboxes for these challenges: NLMSPRKCHLG_PBMD-PMC(a)mail.nih.gov. NLMSPRKCHLG_DBGAP(a)mail.nih.gov.

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Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics position at TAMU-CC
by Fitzsimmons-Doolan, Shannon 17 Sep '26

17 Sep '26

Colleagues, Apologies in advance for cross-posting. We are hiring for a T-T Asst Prof of Applied Ling here at Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi (link and text of job announcement below). Please feel free to share. If anyone has questions about the application process, they can feel free to contact Dr. Stephen Doolan (Stephen.Doolan(a)tamucc.edu<mailto:Stephen.Doolan@tamucc.edu>). Best, Shannon Fitzsimmons-Doolan https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TAMUCC_External/details/Assistant… Job Title Assistant Professor of English, Applied Linguistics Agency Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Department College Of Liberal Arts Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location Corpus Christi, Texas Job Type Faculty Job Description The Department of English at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of English, with a concentration in Applied Linguistics, beginning in Fall 2027. The position entails a 3/3 teaching load and has commensurate research and service expectations. Summer and online teaching opportunities may be available. The Department of English allows English majors to pursue undergraduate coursework with either a Writing or Literary Studies emphasis. The department additionally offers curricula for secondary English certification; certificates in Writing for Non-Profits, social media, and TESOL; and minors in Technical and Professional Writing, Creative Writing, and Literary Studies. The graduate program provides an interdisciplinary educational experience by requiring coursework in Literary Studies, Writing Studies, and Applied Linguistics. The Applied Linguistics faculty coordinate and teach the courses for two undergraduate TESOL certificates. In addition, they teach courses in the ENGL BA, ENGL BA with secondary English teaching certification, ENGL MA, Elementary Education BS, and BIEM ESL Minor. The TESOL certificates are pursued by students from across the university with an enrollment of 50+ students. Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a vibrant, Hispanic-Serving Doctoral Research Institution that proudly provides a solid academic reputation, renowned faculty, and highly rated degree programs since 1947. The University has a heritage of teaching excellence with innovation in research and community engagement as part of the distinguished Texas A&M System. With palm tree-lined pathways throughout the campus, nearby natural wetlands, a scenic hike-and-bike trail, and a university beach, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is the only university in the nation located on its own island, at the heart of the Texas Gulf Coast. Required Qualifications: * A PhD in Applied Linguistics or related field. Advanced ABD will be considered; degree must be conferred at the time of appointment.  * Demonstrated a successful research agenda specializing in at least two of the following areas: TESOL methods, technology-assisted language learning/teaching, corpus linguistics, or an area of sociolinguistics. Preferred qualifications: * Demonstrated commitment to teaching a broad range of applied linguistics courses at the undergraduate level. * Experience teaching language learners. * Experience working with first-generation students and historically underserved communities. TO APPLY: https://www.tamucc.edu/human-resources/careers/index.php All required documentation must be submitted to be considered for the position. A completed application will include: * A letter of interest consisting of three distinct parts: * (Part 1) Directly addressing the job description; * (Part 2) Explicitly presenting a teaching philosophy; and * (Part 3) Providing a research statement. * A current curriculum vitae * Unofficial copies of graduate transcripts * Three letters of recommendations Application deadline: Friday, October 23rd, 2026 Position start date: Fall 2027 For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Christopher Andrews, Department Chair, at christopher.andrews(a)tamucc.edu<mailto:christopher.andrews@tamucc.edu>. Dr. Shannon Fitzsimmons-Doolan, Applied Linguist Professor, English Dept, Texas A&M Corpus Christi Harte Research Institute Fellow Shannon.Fitzsimmons-Doolan(a)tamucc.edu 361-825-3607

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[2nd call] Postdoc in Mechanistic Understanding of AI Reasoning at University of Copenhagen
by Isabelle Augenstein 16 Sep '26

16 Sep '26

We are seeking to recruit a postdoctoral researcher to work on understanding the mechanisms of AI reasoning. Their core duty will be to advance our understanding of how LLMs acquire, integrate and reason over evolving, pluralistic knowledge using mechanistic interpretability methods. This can involve the development of novel conceptual frameworks, methods, or empirical studies. The postdoc’s duties will also to a small degree include teaching or supervision. The position is offered in the context of the context of an ERC Starting Grant held by Isabelle Augenstein on ‘Explainable and Robust Automatic Fact Checking (ExplainYourself<https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101077481>)’, as well the Pioneer Centre for AI. The position will be offered from 1 February 2027 or as close to this date as possible, for a period of two years, with the possibility of extension contingent on funding availability. Apply here by 30 September 2026, 23:59 CET to be considered: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx/?cid=3010&departmentI… Who are we looking for? Applicants should hold a PhD degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field, and have good written and oral English skills. The assessment of qualifications will also be made based on previous scientific publications and relevant work experience. The ideal candidate would have an educational background, prior research or work experience on Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and/or Explainable AI. Our group and research -- and what do we offer? The successful candidate will join the CopeNLU group<http://www.copenlu.com/> at the University of Copenhagen. CopeNLU is a vibrant and collaborative research group led by Isabelle Augenstein and Pepa Atanasova with a focus on fair and accountable NLP. We are interested in core methodology research on interpretability, explainability and bias detection; as well as applications to tasks such as fact checking and cross-cultural learning. With a strong focus on both foundational and applied research, we provide a platform for exploring cutting-edge topics in NLP, while also emphasising the importance of transparent and responsible AI development. We are affiliated with the Pioneer Centre for AI<https://www.aicentre.dk/> at the Department of Computer Science<https://di.ku.dk/english/>, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen, located in central Copenhagen. The Pioneer Centre focuses on fundamental AI research, and within an interdisciplinary framework, develops platforms, methods, and practices that address society’s greatest challenges. It consists of seven AI research themes, with one being Speech and Language. The Natural Language Processing research environment at the University of Copenhagen is internationally leading, as e.g. evidenced by it being ranked second in Europe according to CSRankings. Isabelle Augenstein, Dr. Scient., Ph.D. Professor and Deputy Head of Department for Research Department of Computer Science University of Copenhagen Østervold Observatory Øster Voldgade 3 1350 Copenhagen augenstein(a)di.ku.dk<mailto:augenstein@di.ku.dk> http://isabelleaugenstein.github.io/

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Open PhD studentship (GW4BioMed3) on "AI scientists for understanding dementia modifiable risk factors" at the University of Exeter
by h.dong2＠exeter.ac.uk 15 Sep '26

15 Sep '26

We have an exciting digital health PhD studentship available (starting Oct 2027) for application under the GW4BioMed3 scheme, at the Department of Computer Science @ University of Exeter and Exeter Medical School. AI scientists for understanding dementia modifiable risk factors - https://gw4biomed.ac.uk/ai-scientists-for-understanding-dementia-modifiable… Summary: Early dementia prediction is an urgent problem to improve the clinical pathway for individuals who are at risk of dementia due to well established risks such as cognitive decline, lifestyle, medical or genetic factors. This project aims to design an AI system that integrates scientific knowledge for early dementia modelling, based on large language models and causal inference. The project has two stages: first, to construct a causal knowledge graph from scientific papers and cognitive test questionnaire data, and second, to integrate the graph with transformer-based large language models and causal learning. This offers an explainable understanding of personalised risk factors. (Detailed summary available to download at the link above) We welcome applications and will be happy to meet with candidates after shortlisting and before interview. Applications close on Wednesday 21st October 2026.

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Public talks (25 September 2026) by Prof Robert Berwick, MIT, and Soyoung Oh, University of Saarlandes (NLP Day 2026 at the University of Exeter)
by h.dong2＠exeter.ac.uk 15 Sep '26

15 Sep '26

We welcome you to the public talks at NLP Day 2026 at the University of Exeter. Talk 1 Zoom scheduled: Friday 25 September 2026 at 10:00 to 11:00, UK/London time - Check you local time at https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1790326800 Location: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/j/93589650456?pwd=HwnKKCkjYa3Dpa8TkPX72W… (Meeting ID: 935 8965 0456 Password: 514707) Title: How do LLMs use context? Abstract: Understanding language requires more than processing words, it involves interpreting words in context and keeping track of a changing context. How do large language models perform these operations internally? In this talk, I explore this question through the lens of mechanistic interpretability: (1) resolving literal and figurative meanings in idioms (2) tracking entities as their state changes. These settings allow us to investigate how context shapes internal representations and how models access relevant information in infererence time. Short Bio: Soyoung Oh is a PhD student supervised by Prof. Vera Demberg at Saarland University. Her research focuses on understanding internal mechanisms of LLMs in reasoning. Talk 2 Zoom scheduled: Friday 25 September 2026 at 13:30 to 14:30, UK/London time - Check you local time at https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1790339400 Location: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/j/93589650456?pwd=HwnKKCkjYa3Dpa8TkPX72W… (Meeting ID: 935 8965 0456 Password: 514707) Title: The (Algebraic) Nature of Natural Language Short Bio: Professor Robert C. Berwick is Professor of Computational Linguistics and Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Professor Berwick received his A.B. degree from Harvard University in Applied Mathematics and his S.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. He has been a member of the MIT faculty for nearly forty years. He was one of the founders and co-Director of the MIT Center for Biological and Computational Learning. He has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, as well as MIT’s highest award for junior faculty, the Edgerton Faculty Achievement award, and one of the Vatican’s notable honors, the Pontifical Council for Culture Award. Professor Berwick’s research has spanned several disciplines, from natural language processing to learning theory and to bioinformatics and evolutionary biology, to the interplay between deep learning and human language. He is the author of nearly a dozen books and numerous articles in the area of human language, learning, language processing, neurobiology and evolution, and cognition, including, Why Only Us (MIT Press, 2016), on the evolution of human language, co-written with Professor Noam Chomsky. His most recent book, The Mathematical Structure of Syntactic Merge, co-authored with Profs Matilde Marcolli and Noam Chomsky, focuses on a new mathematical approach to the formalization of generative grammar.

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