Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Computational linguistics, PhD, New York University, USA
1 Sept 1996 → 1 Sept 2000
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
Fields of Science
- 6121 Languages
- Language technology
- Computational linguistics
- Natural language processing
- 113 Computer and information sciences
- Artificial intelligence
- Deep learning
- Machine learning
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
A Bayesian Approach to Inferring Prerequisite Structures and Topic Difficulty in Language Learning
Vu Anh, D., Hou, J., Katinskaya, A., Sheu, C.-F. & Yangarber, R., 2025, Proceedings of the 20th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA 2025). The Association for Computational Linguistics, p. 737 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
AI-assisted second-language teaching and learning in the Zone of Proximal Development
Hou, J., Vu Anh, D., Katinskaia, A. & Yangarber, R., 2025, In: Studies in language assessment. 14, 2, p. 92-122 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Building a Generative AI Toolkit for Leveraging Knowledge Processes: The GAIK Project Report
Kudryavtsev, D., Ali Khan, U., Kauttonen, J., Kaski, T., Remes, J., Wuokko, A., Yangarber, R., Pivovarova, L., Wu, Y., Seppänen, M., Myllärniemi, J. & Sorri, K., 29 Aug 2025, Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Knowledge Management VOL 2. Kianto, A. & Toth, I. (eds.). Reading: Academic Conferences and Publishing International, p. 1317-1321 5 p. (Proceedings of the European conference on knowledge management; no. 26).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Entity framing and role portrayal in the news
Mahmoud, T., Xie, Z., Dimitrov, D., Nikolaidis, N., Silvano, P., Yangarber, R., Sharma, S., Sartori, E., Stefanovitch, N., Da San Martino, G., Piskorski, J. & Nakov, P., Jul 2025, Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: ACL 2025. Che, W., Nabende, J., Shutova, E. & Taher Pilehvar, M. (eds.). Kerrville: Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), p. 302-326 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Estimation of Text Difficulty in the Context of Language Learning
Katinskaia, A., Vu Anh, D., Hou, J., Vanhatalo, U., Wu, Y. & Yangarber, R., 2025, Proceedings of the 20th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA 2025). Kochmar, E., Alhafni, B., Bexte, M., Burstein, J., Horbach, A., Laarmann-Quante, R., Tack, A., Yaneva, V. & Yuan, Z. (eds.). Kerrville: The Association for Computational Linguistics, p. 594–611 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
-
DALAI FIN: Democratizing the Teaching and Learning of Finnish: AI-powered Integration for Immigrants
Yangarber, R. (Project manager)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/10/2025 → 30/09/2028
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
-
Open European Family of Large Language M
Tiedemann, J. (Project manager), Attieh, J. (Participant), Creutz, M. (Participant), De Gibert Bonet, O. (Participant), Li, Z. (Participant), Linden, K. (Participant), Mickus, T. (Participant) & Yangarber, R. (Participant)
Univerzita Karlova Filozofická fakulta
01/02/2025 → 31/01/2028
Project: EU The Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL-SME)
-
Generative AI Enhanced Knowledge Manage
Yangarber, R. (Project manager), Hou, J. (Participant), Katinskaia, A. (Participant), Khlebova, E. (Participant), Pakkanen, R. J. (Participant), Pivovarova, L. (Participant), Trangcasanchai, S. (Participant), Vu Anh, D. (Participant), Wu, Y. (Participant) & Zaman, S. (Participant)
Etelä-Savon elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskus Pohjois-Karjalan TE-keskus, Tuntematon rahoittaja
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2026
Project: EU funding
-
Know-AI: What do language models know and when do they know it: Explainable and trustworthy AI for global threat detection
Yangarber, R. (Project manager), Hou, J. (Participant), Huttunen, S. (Participant), Katinskaia, A. (Participant), Pivovarova, L. (Participant), Trangcasanchai, S. (Participant), Turtio, O.-P. M. (Participant), Vu Anh, D. (Participant), Wu, Y. (Participant) & Zolotilin, M. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Targeted Academy Project
-
DD-LANG: Dynamic Diagnostic Language Assessment - Conceptual and Practical Innovation in Foreign Language Education and Assessment 2022-2026
Huhta, A. (Principal Investigator), Leontjev, D. (Co-Principal Investigator), Poehner, M. E. (CoIlaborator), Yangarber, R. (Principal Investigator) & Hilden, R. (Principal Investigator)
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research project
Prizes
-
Best Paper Award
Yangarber, R. (Recipient) & Katinskaia, A. (Recipient), 1 May 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
-
Outstanding paper award
Katinskaia, A. (Recipient) & Yangarber, R. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
-
The Open Science Award
Yangarber, R. (Recipient) & Katinskaia, A. (Recipient), 1 May 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
-
Erik Voss
Hilden, R. (Host) & Yangarber, R. (Host)
2 Mar 2026 → 13 Mar 2026Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
-
Computer-Assisted Language Learning based on Authentic Texts: applications to Italian
Yangarber, R. (Supervisor)
2021Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
File -
The 4th Biennial International Workshop on Balto-Slavic Natural Language Processing
Yangarber, R. (Member of organizing committee)
8 Aug 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
-
Esben Alfort
Yangarber, R. (Host)
1 Jun 2011 → 31 Aug 2011Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
-
Biological Evolution and the Diversification of Languages (BEDLAN) Seminar
Yangarber, R. (Speaker: Keynote)
21 Sept 2011 → 23 Sept 2011Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks