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Today's Topics:

  1. MIAI–PRAIRIE Online Seminar: LLMs and the Study of Language, Mind, and Society
     (Thierry Poibeau)
  2. One postdoc position in NLP/CL at University of Technology Nuremberg
     (Michael Roth)
  3. CFP Reminder: International Conference ‘New Trends in Translation and Interpreting Technology’ (NeTTIT’2026)
     (Constantin Orasan)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:12:54 +0100
From: Thierry Poibeau <[email protected]>
Subject: [Corpora-List] MIAI–PRAIRIE Online Seminar: LLMs and the
   Study of Language, Mind, and Society
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LLMs and the Study of Language, Mind, and Society


As part of the MIAI–PRAIRIE seminar series, organized by Caroline Rossi (Université Grenoble Alpes / MIAI) and Thierry Poibeau (ENS–PSL / PRAIRIE–PSAI).

Online, with no registration


LLMs have profoundly transformed the way research is conducted and develops across a wide range of disciplines, including linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and the social sciences. Beyond their technical performance, these systems raise new questions about language, cognition, interpretation, and the production of knowledge itself.

This new online seminar, jointly organized by Caroline Rossi (U. Grenoble Alpes / MIAI) and Thierry Poibeau (ENS-PSL / Prairie-PSAI) aims to explore recent research in these areas. It will provide a forum for discussing both empirical and theoretical work, bringing together perspectives from different fields to better understand the implications of LLMs for the study of language and mind. The seminar also seeks to foster dialogue between researchers who use these models in practice and those who critically examine their assumptions, limitations, and broader impact.

The first speaker will be Steven Piantadosi, from Berkeley. The next speakers will include Adele Goldberg (Princeton), Eloïse Boisseau (AMU, Marseille), and Dallas Card (U. Michigan).

The seminar will take place approximately once a month. The full schedule for the coming months will be announced shortly.

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*** Monday 27 April, 5pm (French time), online (free access, no registration) ***

Connexion link:  https://webinaire.numerique.gouv.fr/meeting/signin/invite/78275/creator/43384/hash/e6a75dd21d2dbd5d97bb5a710447e9368de25d42


*** Neuroscience, behavior, and what's in-between,  ***
Steven T. Piantadosi, UC Berkeley (Psychology) & Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute

I'll present an overview of a forthcoming book about how we can link neuroscience to cognition and behavior. Drawing on several little-known results in early computer science, I'll describe how patterns in behavior can rigorously imply the existence of particular unobserved states and structures. This provides a foundation for linking behavioral regularities to what must be present in neural implementations. The resulting states are often re-describable in abstract terms more familiar to cognitive science, like "sets",
"numbers", "stacks", etc. I'll highlight the implementation of "stacks", commonly used for grammars, and show how to characterize the space of possible neural implementations, including with subsystems/circuits operating in serial and parallel. The approach provides a set of concrete hypotheses, a guide for neural data analysis, and points towards a method for understanding structure in modern AI systems, including LLMs. I'll conclude by suggesting a Marr-like framework in which the bridges between levels can be made rigorous, connecting behavior, high-level theorizing, and neural implementation.


Steven T. Piantadosi is a professor at UC Berkeley in Psychology and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, where he heads the Computation and Language Lab. He has a PhD from MIT in Brain and Cognitive Sciences and undergraduate degrees in mathematics and linguistics. His work spans neural and cognitive research, with a focus on understanding how children come to know language, math, and abstract concepts. He often uses computational methods, including machine learning, cognitive modeling, mathematical analysis, and Bayesian data analysis. His research methods also include anthropological fieldwork, experimental work with children, and collaboration to study non-human primates and human neuroscience.-------------- next part --------------
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:37:36 +0000
From: Michael Roth <[email protected]>
Subject: [Corpora-List] One postdoc position in NLP/CL at University
   of Technology Nuremberg
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The Natural Language Understanding Lab at UTN in Nuremberg [1], Germany, invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral research position (A13/E13 on the German TV-L scale). The position is based in the Department Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence and will be available from 1 July 2026 for an initial period of three years.

The position is part of an award-winning research group focusing on implicit and underspecified language, background knowledge in language understanding as well as biases in data, tasks and models. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop their own research agenda, support ongoing research and teaching in the group, and collaborate with other groups at the university, including colleagues from the Department Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Applicants should have a completed PhD in Natural Language Processing or Computational Linguistics as well as a track record of publications in *ACL venues, with a particular interest in semantics and/or pragmatics. They should be able to work in a team and communicate in English (German proficiency is not required).

Applications should include a motivation letter outlining a proposed research agenda, a CV, a list of publications, and contact information for one or two references. Please submit all materials _as a single PDF file_ to [email protected]. Applications received by 15 May 2026 will receive full consideration, but the position will remain open until filled.

Candidates who identify as female, trans* and/or non-binary are particularly encouraged to apply. Feel free to contact [email protected] for any questions regarding the group or position!


[1] https://www.utn.de/en/departments/department-computer-science-artificial-intelligence/nlu/



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Prof. Michael Roth [he/him]
Natural Language Understanding Lab

University of Technology Nuremberg
Technische Universität Nürnberg


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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:47:54 +0000
From: Constantin Orasan <[email protected]>
Subject: [Corpora-List] CFP Reminder: International Conference ‘New
   Trends in Translation and Interpreting Technology’ (NeTTIT’2026)
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International Conference ‘New Trends in Translation and Interpreting Technology’ (NeTTIT’2026)
Dubrovnik, Croatia, 24-27 June 2026
https://nettt-conference.com<https://nettt-conference.com/>

Final Reminder

*** Submission deadline 27 April 2026 ***

The third edition of the International Conference ‘New Trends in Translation and Interpreting Technology’ (NeTTIT’2026) will take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia from 24 to 27 June 2026.

The objective of the conference is (i) to bridge the gap between academia and industry in the field of translation and interpreting by bringing together academics in linguistics, translation and interpreting studies, machine translation and natural language processing, developers, practitioners, language service providers and vendors who work on or are interested in different aspects of technology for translation and interpreting, and (ii) to be a distinctive event for discussing the latest developments and practices. NeTTIT’2026 invites all professionals who would like to learn about the new trends, present the latest work or/and share their experience in the field, and who would like to establish business and research contacts, collaborations and new ventures.

The conference will include plenary presentations (research and user presentations, keynote speeches), poster sessions and panel discussions. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by experts, and the accepted papers will be published as open-access conference e-proceedings which will be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings will be included in the prestigious ACL anthology<https://aclanthology.org/>.

While the conference is primarily intended as an on-site event, in light of the current global circumstances and in response to requests received, provisions will be made for remote presentations in cases where participants are unable to travel for justified reasons.

If circumstances prevent you from meeting the submission deadline, please contact the organisers as early as possible as we may be able to grant short extensions.

Full details of the call and how to submit papers are available on the conference website: https://nettt-conference.com<https://nettt-conference.com/>

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Prof Constantin Orăsan
Professor of Language and Translation Technologies

Room 06LC03, Phone extension: 4115
Centre for Translation Studies<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-translation-studies>, University of Surrey
Third Floor | Library | University of Surrey | Guildford | Surrey | GU2 7XH

Phone: +44 (0) 1483 684115
Personal page: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/constantin-orasan

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