UBC Linguistics’ Newest Faculty Member Featured in Quanta Magazine
We are excited to share that Quanta Magazine has featured Isabel Papadimitriou, soon to be joining our department, in a fascinating article exploring how artificial intelligence can shed light on human language learning. The piece discusses Isabel’s research on “impossible languages” and how machine learning models handle linguistic structures that do not exist in natural […]
Prof. Henry Davis awarded prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal
We are delighted to share that Professor Henry Davis has been awarded the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal. This honor recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to their communities and to Canada. A virtual medal ceremony will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. EST to celebrate this remarkable achievement. […]
UBC Linguistics Alumnus Jennifer Glougie Reappointed as Chair of BC Labour Relations Board and Employment Standards Tribunal
We are proud to announce that Dr. Jennifer Glougie, a UBC Linguistics alumnus, has been reappointed as chair of the BC Labour Relations Board and the Employment Standards Tribunal. Her new five-year term will begin on February 5, 2025, following a merit-based recruitment process by Niki Sharma, Attorney General. Dr. Glougie has served as chair […]
ISRL projects featured by Acoustical Society of America
We’re excited to share that two upcoming conference presentations from our Integrated Speech Research Lab (ISRL) have been highlighted in the “Lay Language Paper” section of the Acoustical Society of America’s website for the 187th Meeting. Check them out below: 1. Listen to the Music: We Rely on Musical Genre to Determine Singers’ Accents Authors: […]
Yadong Liu defends his PhD
We are happy to share that Yadong Liu has successfully defended his PhD yesterday (30 Oct). Following are some details about this Dissertation. Title: “Integrating Posture Control in Speech Models” Supervisor: Bryan Gick Committee: Márton Sóskuthy & Sidney Fels (Electrical & Computer Engineering) Also participating in the defense: Gunnar Hansson, Jean-Sébastien Blouin (Kinesiology), and Romeo […]
UBC Linguistics at Sinn und Bedeutung 29, Italy
Happy to share that UBC Linguistics is well-represented at Sinn und Bedeutung 29, happening right now at the Consorzio Universitario Mediterraneo Orientale in Noto, Italy. Presentations with UBC-affiliated authors include: • Ana Laura Arrieta Zamudio & Ryan Bochnak: Conjectural questions in Ktunaxa as canonical questions • Ana Laura Arrieta Zamudio: Epistemic temporal interactions and judge […]
MDS Spotlight: Meet Daniel Jimenez, MDS Computational Linguistics, Class of 2024
Prior to entering the UBC Master of Data Science (MDS) Computational Linguistics program, Daniel Jimenez was working as a software developer with Amazon. However, it was Jimenez’s strong desire to pursue a career in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence that led him to the MDS Computational Linguistics program. Read Daniel’s story.
MDS Spotlight: Meet Claudia Beth Ong, MDS Computational Linguistics, Class of 2024
As Claudia Beth Ong was completing her undergraduate degree, she stumbled across the UBC Master of Data Science Computational Linguistics program and discovered that its syllabus that focused on Natural Language Processing aligned with her career aspirations. Read Claudia’s story.
MDS Spotlight: Meet Max Ahluwalia, MDS Computational Linguistics, Class of 2024
Max Ahluwalia pursued a Master’s in Computational Linguistics to preserve languages, which he saw as vital to cultural and political identities and societal heritage. Read Max’s story.
Ife successfully defended her dissertation
UBC Linguistics PhD candidate Ife Adebara successfully defended her dissertation in computational linguistics entitled Towards Afrocentric Natural Language Processing on January 23rd, 2024. Congratulations to Dr. Adebara! Great job! Ife’s primary advisor was Muhammad Abdul-Mageed at the Linguistics Department and the School of Information at UBC. Below is an abstract of Ife’s dissertation. Abstract: This […]