The impact of technological developments on translation research projects
Abstract: Rule-based machine translation (MT) was dominant for almost 40 years, but since then the gaps between MT paradigms shifts have been shorter and shorter. Concurrently, the locus of cutting edge research in MT and natural language processing appears to have moved from universities to big tech. In this talk, I discuss how that has affected individuals in our research group and our research agenda at Dublin City University and the ADAPT Centre.
Bio: Joss Moorkens is an Associate Professor at the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies in Dublin City University (DCU), Science Lead at the ADAPT Centre, and member of DCU’s Institute of Ethics and Centre for Translation and Textual Studies. He has published over 60 articles and papers on the topics of translation technology interaction and evaluation, translator precarity, and translation ethics. He is General Co-Editor of the journal Translation Spaces with Prof. Dorothy Kenny, co-editor of a number of books and journal special issues, and co-author of the textbooks Translation Tools and Technologies (Routledge 2023) and Automating Translation (Routledge 2024). He sits on the board of the European Masters in Translation Network.
The Zoom link and credentials for this online talk can be obtained from your ID-TS focal point
