Italian Association of Computational Linguistics
We are the organisation that brings together research groups and industries in the field of Computational Linguistics in Italy. AILC promotes methodological, theoretical and experimental reflection, scientific cooperation, as well as the development of shared practices, resources and tools. AILC also encourages the transfer of technology and knowledge to the market, within the field of Computational Linguistics.
OUR GOALS
Promote scientific and educational activities in the field of computational linguistics and language technology applications, in particular those addressing the Italian language.
Improve the visibility of initiatives and resources from single individuals, institutions and other associations, by facilitating the shaping of ideas and interdisciplinary projects.
Promote the integration of professional skills, both in the humanities and in computer science.
Establish and strengthen ties with other national, European and international initiatives working in the field of computational linguistics, possibly through the direct participation of the Association in such initiatives.
Promote the field of computational linguistics within the national policy for university and scientific research.
NEWS
Ghigliottin-AI at EVALITA 2020
In the framework of the EVALITA 2020 the Ghigliottin-AI task was organized. Ghigliottin-AI is the new edition of the NLP4FUN task organized for the fisrt time for EVALITA 2018, and its main aim is to be a competition open to Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems able to solve "La Ghigliottina” game.
The Language of Siri
On the 22nd and 23rd October, in the context of the 18th edition of the Genova Popular Science Festival, AILC successfully presented the dissemination workshop "Il linguaggio di Siri” (The language of Siri). The (online) workshop was attended by 5 classes from high schools from Genoa and its surroundings, for a total of about 150 people, including students and teachers.
