I'm a researcher and assistant professor at the Center for Language Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Previously I have worked at, and currently I'm still a collaborative researcher at the Linguistics Center of the University of Lisboa in Portugal.

My research interests are positioned in the field of Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing. Some keywords to describe my interests: Machine Learning, Digital Humanities, X-AI for Cultural Heritage, Text Mining, Conversational Agents and Chatbots. I have previously worked on the topics of Lexical and Relational semantics, Modality, Corpus Lingusitics, Text Categorization, Coreference Resolution, Information Extraction, Automatic Summarization and Dialogue systems.

After finishing my masters at Tilburg University, I stayed there for another four years as a member of the ILK research group to write my phd thesis. After that, I worked at a company AskNow for a short while. From 2006 to 2009, I was a researcher at the CLiPS Language Technology group (previously CNTS) at the University of Antwerp and in 2009 I worked at the LT³, the Language and Translation Technology Team at the University College Ghent, Belgium.

Projects

Currently involved in:

• HAICu: digital Humanities - Artificial Intelligence - Cultural heritage
• InDeep: Interpreting Deep Learning Models for Text and Sound
• AI Authenticity Project- Exploring What Makes L2 Writing Sound Human
• Responsible AI for Voice Diagnostics (RAIVD)

PhD Supervision

Currently Supervising:

• Bram Bakker
• Keara Schaaij
• Jane Arleth dela Cruz
• Anna Zaffinelli

Previous:

• Erkan Basar
• Merijn Beeksma

Teaching

• 2025-2026
  • AI in Action, Together with Khiet Truong
  • Text and Multimedia Mining, Master Artifical Intelligence, Data Science, and Research Master Language and Communication, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Together with Martha Larson)
  • Informatiewetenschap, Together with Natalia Levshina
• 2022-2025
  • Techniek en Toekomst van de gezondheidszorg en zorg, Together with Marianne Boenink, Verna Jansen and Inge Stortebeker, Sara Bögel and Tessa van Rijsel
• 2021-2026
  • Text and Multimedia Mining, Master Artifical Intelligence, Data Science, and Research Master Language and Communication, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Together with Martha Larson)
• 2022-2023, 2023-2024
  • AI in Linguistics and Communication Sciences, together with Andreas Liesenfeld
• 2015-2016, 2016-2017
  • Text Mining, Master Artifical Intelligence, Data Science, and Research Master Language and Communication, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Together with Suzan Verberne)
  • Text Mining, LOT Winter School, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (Together with Suzan Verberne)
• 2014 -2015
  • Radboud Honours academy, Think tank Reflection on Science: European Culture
  • Language Resources, Research Master Language and Communication, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
• 2013 -2014
  • Language Resources, Research Master Language and Communication, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
• 2010 - 2011
  • Corpus Linguistics, MA "Linguistics, University of Lisbon, Portugal
• 2009 - 2010
  • Corpus Linguistics, MA Linguistics, University of Lisbon, Portugal

• 2008 - 2009
  • Corpus Linguistics, MA Linguistics, University of Antwerp, Belgium
  • Computer Linguistics, MA Linguistics, University of Antwerp, Belgium