RESEARCH INTERESTS: machine language learning, (psycho)computational models of the mental lexicon, (psycho)computational models of word acquisition and processing, disorders of verbal communication and language acquisition, models of memory and serial cognition, information extraction, theoretical morphology, phonology-morphology interface, morphology-syntax interface, language teaching.
EDUCATION
1993 PhD, Computational Linguistics: Department of Modern Languages
Salford University (UK)
1986 Laurea Degree in the Humanities. University of Pisa: 110/110 cum laude
CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION
2003-TODAY Research Director, Institute for Computational Linguistics A. Zampolli CNR Pisa
MAIN GRANTS
2019-2022 Principal Investigator,
PRIN 2017: "ReadLet: Reading to understand. An ICT-driven, large-scale investigation of early grade children's reading strategies"
2011-2015 Principal Investigator,
European Science Foundation Research Networking Programme 2011-2015: NetWordS: the European Network on Word Structure:
2011-2013 Principal Investigator,
FIRB: PAISA': Piattaforma per l'Apprendimento dell'Italiano Su corpora Annotati
VISTING
2008 Visting Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (USA)
1998 Visting Research Fellow, ENST, Paris (France)
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Editor in chief
2012-TODAY Lingue e Linguaggio
Associate Editor
2018- TODAY International Journal of Computer Science and Technology
2017- TODAY Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences
2015- TODAY Italian Journal of Linguistics/Rivista di Linguistica
2015- TODAY Italian Journal of Computational Linguistics
2014- TODAY The Mental Lexicon
2009- TODAY Computing Reviews
2009-2011 Lingue e Linguaggio
2000-2003 Linguistica Computazionale
Guest Editor
2017 Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences
2014 Suvremena Lingvistica
2010 Lingue e Linguaggio
2007 Lingue e Linguaggio
Reviewer for over 20 International Journals
Conference Chair
2015 NetWordS 2015 (Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa)
Conference Area Chair
2018 Machine Learning & Natural Language Processing (IEEE-CIST18)
2017 4th Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics
2016 3rd Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics
2015 1st Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics
Chair of Summer Schools
2014 2nd European Science Foundation NetWordS Summer School, Trondheim
2011 1st European Science Foundation NetWordS Summer School, Dubrovnik
Workshop Chair
13 international workshops
Board of Academic Institutions
2009- TODAY Institute for Computational Linguistics A. Zampolli, CNR Pisa
2008- TODAY Centre for Advanced education and research "Lingue d'Europa: Tipologia, Storia e Sociolinguistica" LETISS, Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori (IUSS) of Pavia
2004-2013 PhD school in Linguistics, University of Pavia
Scientific Board of International Conferences/Workshops
around 20 International Conferences and more than 40 International Workshops
TEACHING
PhD level
2009, 2011-2013 Computational Linguistics, University of Pavia
2011, 2014 Computational Linguistics, University Roma TRE
2008, 2010 Applied Linguistics, University Federico II di Napoli
2008 Morphology, University of Patras (Greece)
2008 Morphology, University of Siena
2007 Morphology, University of Padua
2006 Computational Linguistics, University of Salerno
Master level
2018-TODAY Psycho-computational Linguistics, Computing Humanities, University of Pisa
Undergraduate level
2002-2009 Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Pavia,
Italy
2006-2007 Department of Modern Languages, University of Bologna, Italy
1989-1991 Department of Modern Languages, Salford University (UK)
PUBLISHING
BOOKS & EDITED VOUMES
2 books
7 edited volumes
7 special issues
PAPERS
37 journal articles
22 book chapters
76 contributions in conference proceedings
