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Tiago Timponi Torrent
Tiago Timponi Torrent
Born
Brazil
AwardsABRALIN Award for Technology and Innovation in Linguistic Research (2022)
Scientific career
FieldsNatural language processing, linguistics, frame semantics, cognitive science
InstitutionsFederal University of Juiz de Fora
Websitewww.tiagotorrent.com

Tiago Timponi Torrent is a Brazilian linguist working on multimodal Natural Language Processing. He is a professor of Linguistics at the Faculty of Letters of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora [1], where he also coordinates the Graduate Program in Linguistics [2] and the and the FrameNet Brazil Computational Linguistics Laboratory [3].

Education

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Tiago Torrent graduated in Portuguese and Latin from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in 2003. In 2005, he completed a master's degree in Linguistics at the same university, under the guidance of Professor Margarida Salomão. He earned his Ph.D. at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 2009, under the guidance of Professor Maria Luiza Braga. His doctoral dissertation [4] [5] proposes two mechanisms governing the relation between inheritance and constructional change within the Construction Grammar paradigm.

Career

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Tiago Torrent joined the Department of Letters and the Graduate Program in Linguistics at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in 2010 [6]. Since then, he has been leading applied research in the field of natural language processing at the FrameNet Brazil Computational Linguistics Laboratory [7]. Among these projects are applications for the general public, such as the FrameNet Brazil Dictionary of the World Cup [8], [9], as well as partnerships with NGOs and public sectors for the development of Artificial Intelligence applications in monitoring gender-based violence in urban areas [10], [11].

He also works in promoting Computational Linguistics and Generative Artificial Intelligences through lectures [12], and articles for the press [13].

International Partnerships

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Torrent is one of the partners in the Global FrameNet initiative [14].

Since 2019, he has collaborated with Mark Turner, the leader of the International Distributed Little Red Hen Lab, both as a mentor in the Google Summer of Code [15] program and in the development of research in the use of generative AIs as assistants for linguistic research [16].

Since 2022, he has been working as a collaborating researcher at the International Multimodal Communication Centre at the University of Oxford [17].

Awards

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Tiago Torrent received, in 2021, the ABRALIN Award for Technology and Innovation in Linguistic Research, granted by the Brazilian Linguistics Association [18].

Books

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Year Title Publisher ISBN
2023 Copilots for Linguists Cambridge University Press 9781009439190
2022 Constructions and frames John Benjamins Publishing Company 9789027257529
2018 Constructicography: Constructicon development across languages John Benjamins Publishing Company 9789027263865

References

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  1. ^ "Faculdade de Letras - UFJF". https://www2.ufjf.br/fale/. Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ "UFJF Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística". https://www2.ufjf.br/ppglinguistica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  3. ^ "FrameNet Brasil". https://www2.ufjf.br/framenetbr/ (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  4. ^ "A Rede de Construções em Para (SN) Infinitivo: uma abordagem centrada no uso para as relações de herança e mudança construcionais". https://ppglinguistica.letras.ufrj.br (in Portuguese). Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  5. ^ "On the relation between inheritance and change". John Benjamins Publishing Company. Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ "Diário Oficial da União". 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2023-11-22..
  7. ^ "Sou de Humanas - O que você não sabe". Marco Zero Conteúdo. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  8. ^ "Pesquisadores da UFJF criam dicionário de expressões para a Copa". Portal G1 - Zona da Mata. 19/03/2014. Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Pesquisadores da UFJF desenvolvem dicionário de expressões para a Copa". TV Integração - Rede Globo. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  10. ^ "MG Tec - MGTV". TV Integração - Rede Globo. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  11. ^ "Leveraging AI to Help Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Brazil". The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  12. ^ "IA Gerativa e a Web no Brasil". Seminário IA Generativa e a Web no Brasil. Ceweb.br. 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  13. ^ "Ferramentas como ChatGPT só existem porque humanos veem sentido a partir de qualquer coisa". Folha de São Paulo. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  14. ^ "Global FrameNet". https://www.globalframenet.org/. Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  15. ^ "Red Hen Lab - GSOC 2019 Porjects". https://www.redhenlab.org/. Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  16. ^ "Copilots for Linguists: AI, Constructions, and Frames". Mark Turner – The Distributed Little Red Hen Lab. 2023-28-10. Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "International Multimodal Communication Centre". https://imcc.web.ox.ac.uk/home. Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  18. ^ "Tecnologia e Inovação em Pesquisas Linguísticas". https://www.abralin.org/site/en/home-page/. Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

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