🌟Today I'm in Pisa attending the ILC day at the CNR. A nice moment to connect with old friends and colleagues and to see the future lines of research carried on by Italian CNR in the #CL and #NLP areas!

✈️2026 starts with with a visiting at the Institute for Natural Language Processing @ims-stuttgart.bsky.social invited by Sabine Schulte im Walde and her group. I’ll be giving a talk titled Analogy in Language Processing: A Constructionist and Computational Approach to Productivity 🎓

👀 Look what 🎅 has broght just before Christmas 🎁: a brand new Research Master in Natural Language Processing at @facultyofartsug.bsky.social @rug.nl Program: www.rug.nl/masters/natu... Applications (2026/2027) are open! Come and study with us (you will also learn why we have a 🐮 in our logo)

Cognitive Modeling and Computational Linguistics (CMCL) workshop will be co-located with LREC 2026 in Palma, Mallorca!🌴Stay tuned for more details!✨ @byungdoh.bsky.social Tatsuki Kuribayashi @grambelli.bsky.social Philipp Wicke, Jixing Li, Ryo Yoshida @cmclworkshop.bsky.social

Seeing this slide after completing my postdoc at @abstractionerc.bsky.social makes me emotional. Great talk of @mariannabolog.bsky.social at the workshop "Large and Small Language Models: stato dell’arte fra limiti e prospettive" at Unibo. Many works about abstraction and LLM are on the horizon! :)

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📢 This Wed, Nov 19 (10–11:30 AM MT|6PM CET), I’ll be giving a Syntax–Semantics talk at CU Boulder! Title: Analogy in Language Processing I’ll discuss how humans + LLMs interpret novel noun–noun compounds, and what this reveals about analogy as a driver of linguistic productivity. Join us (link ⤵️)📚

Unfortunately, I will not attend #EMNLP2025, but you MUST pass by our poster! @tommasoc80.bsky.social will be there explaining our work "Simulating Identity, Propagating Bias: Abstraction and Stereotypes in LLM-Generated Text" with @piasommerauer.bsky.social @emnlpmeeting.bsky.social

Evidence that even when LLMs produce similar results to humans, they “rely on lexical associations and statistical priors rather than contextual reasoning or normative criteria. We term this divergence epistemia: the illusion of knowledge emerging when surface plausibility replaces verification”

Another academic year at @abstractionerc.bsky.social starts with the seminar of prof. Filippo Domaneschi with his talk "Concretely offensive: the processing of reclaimed slurs". Recordings of the talk will be posted here: site.unibo.it/abstraction/...

Filippo Domaneschi, director of the Lab of Language and Cognition presenting at @abstractionerc.bsky.social on the reclamation of slurs, discussing pragmatic and psycholinguistic aspects in relation to abstraction mechanisms

✈️ Heading to Düsseldorf for the 2nd #CxGsNLP Workshop at #IWCS2025! I’ll present a non-archival paper from #ACL2024 + some follow-ups on how LLMs interpret existing and novel compounds. Excited for the discussions and meeting the vibrant community! On a mission for @abstractionerc.bsky.social

Just gave my talk “How Analogy Drives Language Comprehension: The Case of Novel Compounds Interpretation” 🤔🥑🤖 Explored how L1, L2 speakers & LLMs interpret brand-new compounds- L2+LLMs leaning on compositionality, L1 speakers often rely on analogy. Presented at the #Analogy workshop, #SLE2025 ✨

Starting now the workshop on Towards a better understanding of #analogy at #SLE2025 !

Excited to be at #SLE2025 this week! Presented 🗣️ two studies: 🔹 Iconicity ratings for Italian language across L1 & L2 speakers 🔹 Ambiguity of generality in a fantastic workshop on "Lexical Ambiguity in the Mind" Appreciated the feedback & discussions!

Abstraction and generalization are 🔥 topics in any linguistic and NLP conference.. and @abstractionerc.bsky.social team is always there to capture the moment! #SLE2025

Now attending the PLENARY SESSION at #SLE2025 in Bordeaux 🇫🇷 @dagmardivjak.bsky.social & @petarmilin.bsky.social: Top-down wisdom versus bottom-up noise: can data (ever) replace linguistic expertise? Excited to hear their insights! #linguistics #conference

Here we are at #SLE2025 in Bordeaux! @tomlamarra.bsky.social

I will end my postdoc with my first #EMNLP paper! So honored to work with such amazing researchers (and people!)

✈️ Off to Bordeaux for #SLE2025! On Friday I’ll present “How Analogy Drives Language Comprehension: The Case of Novel Compounds Interpretation” (a study on humans and LLMs) at the workshop Towards a better understanding of #analogy. Excited for talks, discussions & some Bordeaux-buzz 🍷

Deep Language Learning class 2 now online. Learn about neuroscience, interpretability, and decoding non human communication. youtu.be/oDpmxmlTofM

In a new paper with @giosuebaggio.bsky.social and Eva Wittenberg, we introduce our special issue of Topics in Cognitive Science about "Parallelism in the Architecture of Language" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Flight cancelled? Thanks to EU action, more online travel agencies will: ✅ Clearly inform you of your rights ✅ Refund flight cancellations within 14 days This follows a dialogue with the 🇪🇺 and consumer authorities to ensure passengers are protected and EU law, respected. → europa.eu/!gWtYg9

Now @melaniemitchell.bsky.social talking about analogy making in humans and AI ! Room 1.34 #ACL2025 @aclmeeting.bsky.social

First session is ending, and it is amazing the different approaches, theories, topics proposed by the authors. Have a quick cup of ☕️ and join us for our keynote speaker @KatiaShutova talking about metaphors, politics & humor. #analogy #ACL2025 @piasommerauer.bsky.social @mariannabolog.bsky.social

Analogy-angle II just started in room 1.34 at #ACL2025. If you're interest in analogy, pass by! #NLProc @aclmeeting.bsky.social Filip Ilievski @piasommerauer.bsky.social @mariannabolog.bsky.social Ute Schmid

About last night at #ACL2025 social dinner! @mariannabolog.bsky.social showed its walzer abilities on the dance floor💃 Always grateful to be part of this community 🙏

Day 2 of @aclmeeting.bsky.social starts with the keynote talk of @verenarieser.bsky.social . @abstractionerc.bsky.social representation is in row 5! @mariannabolog.bsky.social #NLProc #ACL2025

🌟 Had a great time presenting our poster at #ACL2025! It was a great experience sharing our work with researchers interested in conceptual categories, #abstraction and #generalization, thanks for the insightful discussions and feedback! wt @andreapdr.bsky.social @mariannabolog.bsky.social #NLProc

Let's this #ACL2025 begin! Now speaking the general chair @robertonavigli.bsky.social @aclmeeting.bsky.social

Excited to be attending #ACL2025 in Vienna next week!🇦🇹 📍 Catch me at: 🧠 Mon, July 28 @11 – Poster on how humans & LLMs organize concepts → lnkd.in/eE-BaKYC 🔍 Fri, Aug 1 – Workshop on analogical abstraction → analogy-angle.github.io ☕ At any coffee line 😉 Feel free to reach out! #AI #NLP #LLM

Just nostalgic-here I was a 1year PhD student @ my 1st ACL. Next week I'll attend #ACL2025 as a postdoc wt a paper in the main conf!🎉 It was a long and not easy way, many things changed, and many will be in the next months as I'm finishing my postdoc. See u all in Vienna!🇦🇹

📣 Vi aspetto oggi per il secondo incontro del ciclo “IA per umani(sti)”! 🎯 Cercheremo di capire insieme cosa sono le GenAI , come funzionano, quali sono i benefici che possiamo ricavare e i limiti da tenere presenti. 🗓️ Oggi alle 17:30 (CET), online Non mancate!

Happy to share knowledge and meet brilliant minds!

Nice poster to discuss fascinating topics! Here is a preview of my poster at the @medallinguist.bsky.social summer school in Computational Modeling (University of Birmingham). Interested in the same topics? Get in touch! @abstractionerc.bsky.social

📣 Excited to be in Birmingham for the @medallinguist.bsky.social Summer School in Computational Modelling! 👩‍🎓 I’ll present a poster "Generalizing by Analogy: The Key to Linguistic Creativity", as part of my work in the @abstractionerc.bsky.social project. Looking forward to insightful discussions!

✈️ My almost 3 years at @abstractionerc.bsky.social in a nutshell! I have to thank @mariannabolog.bsky.social for her incredible support and guide, as her mentorship has made a significant impact on my professional AND personal growth.. and ofc thanks for making me travel around the globe!

So proud to have the opportunity to be part of this great group to discuss analogy from all its forms!

Our paper "How Humans and LLMs Organize Conceptual Knowledge: Exploring Subordinate Categories in Italian" has been accepted to ACL 2025! 🎉 Joint proj: @abstractionerc.bsky.social with PRIN2022_WEMB: @grambelli.bsky.social @caterinavillani.bsky.social & Andrea Pedrotti 2025.aclweb.org #LLMs #NLP

📣 Submitted an analogy paper to ARR but not accepted to ACL? There's still a chance! Analogy-Angle II Workshop@ACL2025 is accepting ARR commitments! 🧠 Focus: analogy in cognition, perception, language, learning 📅 Deadline: May 17 👉 analogy-angle.github.io #ACL2025 #AI #NLP #CognitiveScience #Analogy

📢 Excited to present my postdoc research within @abstractionerc.bsky.social at the @gronlp.bsky.social reading group (@facultyofartsug.bsky.social) TODAY! 🤖🧠 I'll explore how LLMs interpret generics and compounds —and what this tells us about their #generalization abilities. #NLP #LLMs #linguistics

CMCL will take place on May 3! Unfortunately, I am not in New Mexico, but I will be online! We have a nice selection of papers, and keynote talks by John Hale and Tessa Verhoef @naaclmeeting.bsky.social @grambelli.bsky.social @byungdoh.bsky.social & Tatsuki Kuribayashi, Philipp Wicke, Jixing Li

@grambelli.bsky.social these weeks is hosted by @gronlp.bsky.social for a postdoctoral visiting sponsored by @abstractionerc.bsky.social for a collaboration with @tommasoc80.bsky.social and @piasommerauer.bsky.social on the emergence of language-mediated stereotypes, a form of overgeneralization.

Tomorrow at lunch, I’m giving a talk: “Discovering Linguistic Abstractions”. I’ll share @abstractionerc.bsky.social research projects (PI: @mariannabolog.bsky.social ) at the Linguistic Lunch @facultyofartsug.bsky.social. Thanks @frap98.bsky.social for the invite!

🎓Already 3 weeks at @rug.nl Today I joined my first @gronlp.bsky.social reading group, where prithamajumdar.bsky.social shared her NAACL paper on comparisons & similes - couldn’t help but think of @abstractionerc.bsky.social when seeing this slide❤️ 📢 Next week it’s my turn to present—stay tuned!

🚨 DEADLINE ALERT! Analogy–Angle II (co-located with #ACL2025 2025 in Vienna 🇦🇹) is accepting submissions on analogy, abstraction & AI across CL, cog psych, and more. 🗓️ Full paper deadline: April 21 🔗 analogy-angle.github.io @aclmeeting.bsky.social #CFP #AI #CompLing #CognitiveScience #Analogy

The first week in Groningen ends with a nice talk by @bsavoldi.bsky.social about gender bias and inclusive in language technologies at @unigroningen.bsky.social So happy to be part of this vibrant environment!

🎉 I'm ready for a new adventure! I'll be in Groningen @unigroningen.bsky.social one month for a research visiting at @gronlp.bsky.social 🇳🇱 Many thanks to @tommasoc80.bsky.social who organized my staying. Let's promote @abstractionerc.bsky.social research around the globe! 🎆

It was such a meaningful experience organizing this Workshop! Big thanks to @abstractionerc.bsky.social and all the speakers for your incredible talks and the rich discussions! @annaborghi.bsky.social @fusaroli.bsky.social @dingemansemark.bsky.social @catemauri.bsky.social @bodowinter.bsky.social