Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Leo Leppänen is a PhD student at the Discovery Reseach Group, in the Department of Computer Science. He has a MSc in Computer Science and a BA in Language Technology.
His research focus is on automated generation of natural language, especially on the generation of factual content such as news and other reports from structured data. He also continues to be -- albeit in a smaller role -- active in the fields of educational data mining, learning analytics and computer science education research.
Fields of Science
- 113 Computer and information sciences
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The European copyright system as a suitable incentive for AI-based journalism?
Pihlajarinne, T., Thesleff, A. W., Leppänen, L. & Valmari, S. M., 15 Feb 2022, Artificial Intelligence and the Media: Reconsidering Rights and Responsibilities. Pihlajarinne, T. & Alén-Savikko, A. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 215–239 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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A Baseline Document Planning Method for Automated Journalism
Leppänen, L. & Toivonen, H., Jun 2021, Proceedings of the 23rd Nordic Conference on Computational Linguistics (NoDaLiDa). Dobnik, S. & Øvrelid, L. (eds.). Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, p. 101-111 11 p. (Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings; no. 178)(NEALT Publication series; no. 45).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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EMBEDDIA Tools, Datasets and Challenges: Resources and Hackathon Contributions
Pollak, S., Boggia, M., Linden, C-G., Leppänen, L., Zosa, E. & Toivonen, H., 19 Apr 2021, Proceedings of the EACL Hackashop on News Media Content Analysis and Automated Report Generation. The Association for Computational Linguistics, p. 99-109Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Underreporting of errors in NLG output, and what to do about it
van Miltenburg, E., Clinciu, M., Dušek, O., Gkatzia, D., Inglis, S., Leppänen, L., Mahamood, S., Manning, E., Schoch, S., Thomson, C. & Wen, L., 1 Aug 2021, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Natural Language Generation. The Association for Computational Linguistics, p. 140-153 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Using contextual and cross-lingual word embeddings to improve variety in template-based NLG for automated journalism
Rämö, M. & Leppänen, L., Apr 2021, Proceedings of the EACL Hackashop on News Media Content Analysis and Automated Report Generation. Toivonen, H. & Boggia, M. (eds.). The Association for Computational Linguistics, p. 62–70Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Embeddia: Cross-Lingual Embeddings for Less-Represented Languages in European News Media
Toivonen, H. T., Linden, C., Granroth-Wilding, M., Leppänen, L., Alnajjar, K. & Zosa, E.
01/01/2019 → 31/03/2022
Project: Research project
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NewsEye: A Digital Investigator for Historical Newspapers
Toivonen, H. T., Tolonen, M., Kaukonen, M., Marjanen, J., Granroth-Wilding, M., Leppänen, L., Avikainen, J., Alnajjar, K., Zosa, E. & Hengchen, S.
01/05/2018 → 31/01/2022
Project: Research project
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IA: Immersive Automation: automated storytelling, audience engagement and user experience in a news ecosystem
Linden, C., Moring, T. A., Backholm, K., Hujanen, J., Toivonen, H. T., Granroth-Wilding, M., Leppänen, L., Munezero, M., Haapanen, L. & Sirén-Heikel, S.
Viestintäalan tutkimussäätiö, Sanoma Media Finland Oy, Alma Media Oyj, Conmio Oy, Tekes, Svenska kulturfonden, KSF Media Ab, Keski Pohjanmaan Kirjapaino Oyj
01/12/2016 → 31/05/2018
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Pro Gradu Award for an Exceptional Master's Thesis
Leppänen, Leo (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Researcher of the Year Award for junior researchers
Leppänen, Leo (Recipient), Dec 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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PhD Student Workshop on News Automation
Leo Leppänen (Attendee)
7 Jun 2022 → 8 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Augmented Journalism Workshop
Leo Leppänen (Attendee)
5 Jun 2022 → 7 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics
Leo Leppänen (Attendee)
19 Apr 2021 → 23 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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The 14th International Conference on Natural Language Generation
Leo Leppänen (Attendee)
20 Sep 2021 → 24 Sep 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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EMBEDDIA Hackashop 2021
Leo Leppänen (Speaker: Presenter)
1 Feb 2021 → 21 Feb 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars