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Organized by the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication! (ACLC) Speaker: Lauren Fonteyn (Meertens Instituut) Location: P.C. Hoofthuis Room: 1.15 Title: Methods of semi-automatic data annotation with contextualized word embeddings Abstract: In corpus linguistics, the collection and annotation of data commonly involve a relatively balanced combination of computer-aided and manual labour. It is still common practice, … Continue reading ACLC Seminar | Lauren Fonteyn: Methods of semi-automatic data annotation with contextualized word embeddings →

Organized by the Amsterdam Brain and Cognition! (ABC) Speaker: Sabine Kastner Location: Science Park 904 Room: SP C0.110 Title: Neural dynamics of the primate attention network Abstract: The selection of information from our cluttered sensory environments is one of the most fundamental cognitive operations performed by the primate brain. In the visual domain, the selection … Continue reading ABC Lecture | Sabine Kastner: Neural dynamics of the primate attention network →

Organized by the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication! (ACLC) Speaker: Odette Scharenborg Location: P.C. Hoofthuis Room: 1.15 Title: Inclusive automatic speech recognition: Quantifying and mitigating bias in automatic speech recognisers Abstract: Automatic speech recognition (ASR) is increasingly used, e.g., in emergency response centers, domestic voice assistants, and search engines. Because of the paramount relevance … Continue reading ACLC Seminar | Odette Scharenborg: Inclusive automatic speech recognition: Quantifying and mitigating bias in automatic speech recognisers →

Speaker: Nicole Seymour Location: SPUI25 Title: A Brief History of Environmental Humour Abstract: Seymour will place these phenomena in their larger contexts, including the development of queer ecologies as a critical framework and the rise of meta-modernism as a cultural sensibility. After her talk, she will be joined in conversation by Peter van Dam, Barnita Bagchi, … Continue reading SPUI 25 | Nicole Seymour: A Brief History of Environmental Humour →

Start date: 7 September 2026 End date: 10 September 2026 Location: BG 3 Room: VOX-POP Starting a new chapter can be exciting. New faces, a new environment, and perhaps you don’t know anyone at all yet. During Warm Welcome Week, VOX-POP is a friendly place where you can settle in in a fun and creative … Continue reading VOX-POP: Warm Welcome Week 2026 →

Organized by the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication! (ACLC) Speaker: Dr. Maria Arredondo Location: P.C. Hoofthuis Room: 5.08 Title: Learning in Two Languages: Neural Signatures of Word Learning in Monolingual and Bilingual Toddlers Abstract: Language development is a foundational predictor of later academic achievement, social functioning, and long-term well-being. Much of early vocabulary growth occurs … Continue reading ACLC Seminar | Maria Arredondo: Learning in Two Languages: Neural Signatures of Word Learning in Monolingual and Bilingual Toddlers →

Organized by the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication! (ACLC) Course Dates: Fridays 9:30-13:00 On campus 23 October 30 October Location: Oudemanhuispoort Room: A0.08 The choices we make when we write have profound effects on the reality that we observe. Giving an account of our observations requires a multitude of styles of writing for achieving the … Continue reading ACLC Workshop | Marie Beauchamps: Creative Writing for Academics →