Say hello to @VinNLP🎉, our new NLP research group at VinUniversity 🇻🇳 focused on Vietnamese and low-resource NLP. We're launching four exciting projects, including collaborations with Lancaster & Cardiff Universities 🇬🇧 apply on: vinnlp.com/

We successfully ran the 1st Workshop on NLP for Languages Using Arabic Script (AbjadNLP 2025) yesterday at COLING 2025 in Abu Dhabi. We received 27 submissions and accepted 15 papers. Many thanks to the authors, reviewers, and organisers wp.lancs.ac.uk/abjad/

At the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association in Cork, Ireland 🇮🇪. Prof Martin Wynne is presenting our upcoming initiative: DR-LIB, a Knowledge Centre to support the use of Digital Resources for the Languages of Ireland and Britain @MartinJWynne, @MOMeachair, @nottyknight & @perayson

Delighted to be the keynote speaker at ICALP 2023-2024 Conference in Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦. Presenting our latest advancements in Arabic NLP at @UCREL_NLP

🌟This year, Lancaster University is hosting four major events focused on natural language processing (NLP) and computational linguistics, all organised by @SCC_Lancaster , @dsilancaster , and @UCREL_NLP: 📅 𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: Celtic Languages in the Digital Age (CLIDA 2024) - free online registration now open wp.lancs.ac.uk/celtic/ 📅 𝟏𝟐-𝟏𝟒 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: The 7th Healthcare Text Analytics Conference (HealTAC 2024) - submission deadline is on 8 April healtac2024.github.io/ 📅 𝟐𝟒-𝟐𝟔 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: The UCREL NLP Summer School 2024. Last few places left to grab ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/uss2024/ 📅 𝟐𝟗-𝟑𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: First International Conference on Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security (NLPAICS 2024) - submission deadline is on 22 April nlpaics.com/

✨Join us for the "Celtic Languages in the Digital Age" workshop, scheduled for April 9, 2024, at Lancaster University.   Event Details: - Date: April 9, 2024 - Location: Lancaster University - Format: Hybrid with online broadcast - Register to attend online: bit.ly/clida2024 - Organisers: Dr Mo El-Haj and Dr Saad Ezzini Programme, list of speakers and talks details can be found on the event’s website: wp.lancs.ac.uk/celtic/ The workshop will gather experts in Celtic languages, linguistics, corpus linguistics, computer science, and computational linguistics to explore the development of language models for under-resourced languages, including Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Breton, and Manx. We also have a talk on the use of transfer learning to create language models for low-resourced languages taking Luxembourgish as a use case.   If you are in or near Lancaster and would like to attend in person, do get in touch with me as we have a few places left, attending in person is free, lunch and refreshments will be provided on the day. This event is organised by @dsilancaster and @UCREL_NLP

📣✨Dear all, our UCREL NLP Summer School has received a great response and we're nearly fully booked! Only seven spots left! If you're contemplating joining us, seize the moment! Remember, it's first come, first served. ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/uss2024/ Plus, we've updated our keynote speakers! Check them out below This event is organised by @UCREL_NLP and @dsilancaster

✨Delighted to share the lineup of speakers & tutors for the UCREL NLP Summer School 2024. Early bird registration is now extended to April 1, 2024. Schedule is now on our updated website: ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/uss2024/ To register please visit: bit.ly/UCREL2024 Date: 24-26 July 2024. Venue: Lancaster University, UK. @SCC_Lancaster @dsilancaster @UCREL_NLP

📢Exciting News! We're Back!🎉 Registration is now OPEN for the UCREL NLP Summer School 2024! 🌟 ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/uss2024 Join us Wednesday to Friday, July 24 to 26 at Lancaster University's InfoLab21 for three days of NLP brilliance! Explore the latest in NLP, Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning, and AI with renowned speakers, engaging tutorials, poster session, and a thrilling mini hackathon. 🪧 To simplify things for you, your registration fees cover all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), as well as refreshments. In addition, the fees cover your accommodation on our beautiful campus within walking distance from the venue, ensuring a seamless experience. Spaces are very limited, so don't miss the early bird rate, available until March 1st, 2023. Secure your spot now. 🐦Visit the summer school's website ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/uss2024 to register and for the latest updates, including speakers and program details. We're thrilled to welcome you back to the world of NLP! @UCREL_NLP @SCC_Lancaster