We are pleased to announce that the 2025 edition of the *Lectures on Computational Linguistics*, a series of lectures dedicated to central topics in the field of Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing, will be held in *Milan* from *18 to 20 June*.
The programme and all information are available on the Lectures website https://www.ai-lc.it/lectures/lectures-2025/
The 2025 edition is organized by the *Italian Association of Computational Linguistics*/*Associazione Italiana di Linguistica Computazionale* (*AILC*) with the Department of Linguistic Sciences and Foreign Literatures at *Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore*, Milan, and the Department of Informatics, Systems, and Communication at the *University of Milano-Bicocca*.
The interdisciplinary nature of the school crosses several areas, particularly the Humanities, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.
The program includes tutorials, labs, evening lectures and two student presentation sessions. The 2025 edition is focused on *Linguistic Linked Open Data*, *Neuro-symbolic AI* and *their interplay*.
Programme
June 18th 2025: Linguistic Linked Open Data • 9:00– 9:30: Welcome and opening • 9:30 – 11:30: *Tutorial 1 – Fundamentals of Linguistic Linked Open Data, Jorge Gracia, University of Zaragoza* • 11:30 – 12:00: BREAK • 12:00 – 13:30: Student session • 13:30 – 15:00: LUNCH • 15:00 – 17:00: *Tutorial 2 – Advanced Topics of Linguistic Linked Open Data, Max Ionov, University of Cologne* • 17:00 – 17:30: BREAK • 17:30 – 18:30: *Evening lecture – LiLa Now: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead for a Large-Scale Linguistic Linked Data Project, Francesco Mambrini, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan* • 19:30: Welcome drink
June 19th 2025: Neuro-symbolic AI • 9:00 – 11:00: *Tutorial 3 –Beyond Naive RAG: How Entities and Graphs Enhance Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Matteo Palmonari, University of Milano-Bicocca* • 11:00 – 11:30: BREAK • 11:30 – 13:30: *Lab. 1 (part 1) – Retrieval Augmented Generation, Large Language Models and Knowledge Bases, Marco Cremaschi, University of Milano-Bicocca* • 13:30 – 15:00: LUNCH • 15:00 – 17:00: *Lab. 1 (part 2) – Evaluating Large Language Models for Linguistic Linked Data Generation, Blerina Spahiu, University of Milano-Bicocca* • 17:00 – 17:30: BREAK • 17:30 – 18:30: *Evening lecture – Memorization or Generalization? Exploring Transformer-based Large Language Models and, possibly, novel approaches, Fabio Massimo Zanzotto, University of Roma Tor Vergata*
June 20th 2025: Resources and Evaluation • 9:00 – 11:00: *Tutorial 4 – From Corpora to Capabilities: Rethinking Language Resources in the LLM Era, Zheng Yuan, University of Sheffield* • 11:00 – 11:30: BREAK • 11:30 – 13:00: Student session • 13:00 – 14:00: LUNCH • 14:00 – 16:00: *Lab 2 – The LiLa Knowledge Base: Hands-on Session, Eleonora Litta and Federica Iurescia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano*
Registration
The school is mainly aimed at Doctoral and Master's degree students, although a minimum qualification is not required for access. Participation is *free* but subject to *registration *and* association to AILC**, *and places are limited to 200. Register at: https://www.ai-lc.it/en/lcl-registration-procedure/. Membership fees to AILC at: https://www.ai-lc.it/en/memberships/
Students wishing to present aspects of their work in the "Student Presentations" sessions are asked to send a *500-word abstract* to ailc. lectures@gmail.com by *May 10, 2025*. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by *May 20, 2025*.
Scientific Committee
Pierpaolo Basile, University of Studi di Bari Aldo Moro Raffaella Bernardi, University of Trento Tommaso Caselli, University of Groningen Elisabetta Fersini, University of Milano-Bicocca Elisabetta Jezek, University of Pavia
Local Organizing Committee
Marco Passarotti, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan Federica Iurescia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan Matteo Pellegrini, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan Elisabetta Fersini, University of Milano-Bicocca Giulia Rizzi, University of Milano-Bicocca
Contacts: ailc.lectures@gmail.com