CONFERENCEThe study module "Natural language processing for multimodal information processing" is mainly aimed at developing in-depth and highly specialized knowledge level competencies and skills for students studying both humanities, interdisciplinary STEM+-based and information technology study programs.
The objective of the study module is to provide students with the opportunity to learn to cooperate, offering and creating solutions to interdisciplinary, multimodal information processing challenges of different levels of complexity, related to language technology and limited definition, within the cycle of lectures, workshops and practical classes.
The aim of the study module is to give students the opportunity to practice their skills and improve their understanding of the added value that multimodal information processing methods and tools can provide in the creation and distribution of multimodal digital content, digital editing and publishing, interaction of textual information, definition of concepts, spatial and sequential relationships, in evaluating the meaning of emotion-related words in text, researching syntagmatic and paradigmatic meaning dimensions, selecting mood-related characteristics and contextual features, game development and localization, digital advertising and semiotics data management, extracting, analyzing, classifying and evaluating text semantic information, emotions and moods in identification, polarity analysis.
Digital Semantics and Pragmatics
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Lecturers: Dr.philol. Tatjana Smirnova, Tatjana Hramova, Zane Seņko, Dr.sc.soc. Oksana Ivanova, Alīna Vagele-Kricina, Dr. Tatjana Menise, Dr.philol. Marina Platonova
The study course is primarily aimed at developing high proficiency level competences and skills of the students mastering study programmes in different fields of humanities, social sciences, communication and human behavior sciences, interdisciplinary STEM+, and information technology. The study course is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamental issues associated with the retrieval, collection, organization, and processing of semantic and pragmatic data. The students will get acquainted with the state-of-the-art in the area of natural language processing (NLP) and natural language generation (NLG).
Upon completion of the study course, you will be able to:
- actively participate in the work of various NLP technology development teams,
- conduct research in the field of digital semantics and pragmatics and solve a range of knowledge management tasks,
- co-create and/or create solutions to complex problems with limited definition that are related to modifying, refining, improving and integrating new content and information into the existing knowledge of digital semantics and pragmatics to create new and original ideas.
Digital Edutainment Elements in Translation
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Lecturers: Alīna Vagele-Kricina, Dr.philol. Tatjana Smirnova, Dr.philol. Marina Platonova, Dr. Tatjana Menise, Dr.philol. Tatjana Kelebeka, Dr.sc.soc. Oksana Ivanova, Zane Seņko, Dr.sc.ing. Sintija Petroviča-Kļaviņa
The study course explores the possibilities offered by edutainment methods for various language technology-enabled applications in such fields as translation, localization, and creation of multi-lingual content, including educational game design and localization. The study course is envisioned for undergraduate students of study programs in humanities, interdisciplinary STEM+, and information technology.
Students will engage in a series of case studies, hands-on tasks, and lectures to explore the current offer of edutainment IT solutions, learn to select, use, and customize them for particular learning and industry needs, and solve the problems of limited definition advancing their digital competence and skills to Level 5–6 according to DIGICOMP 2.2 (digital game-based language learning, translation process coding, use and customization of immersive learning platforms, translation gaming).
Digital Sentiment Analysis
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Lecturers: Dr.philol. Tatjana Kelebeka, Dr.philol. Tatjana Smirnova, Zane Seņko, Dr.sc.soc. Oksana Ivanova, Alīna Vagele-Kricina, Dr. Tatjana Menise, Dr.philol. Marina Platonova
The study course is primarily aimed at developing advanced and highly specialized proficiency level competences and skills of the students mastering study programs in humanities, interdisciplinary STEM+ based, and information technology. The study course is envisioned for students with the basic knowledge of natural language processing (NLP) willing to advance their competence in sentiment analysis and textual data processing for a variety of applied industry-related tasks.
Machine Learning for Textual Data Processing
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Lecturers: Zane Seņko, Dr.philol. Tatjana Smirnova, Dr.philol. Marina Platonova, Dr. Tatjana Menise, Dr.philol. Tatjana Kelebeka, Dr.sc.soc. Oksana Ivanova, Dr.sc.ing. Sintija Petroviča-Kļaviņa
The study course offers undergraduate students the opportunity to develop their knowledge, competences, and skills in applying and customizing the available machine-learning tools for textual data processing to solve a range of practical industry-related and research tasks including but not limited to corpus and textual data analysis, data preprocessing and representation, sentiment analysis, and machine translation applications. Students shall develop a comprehensive understanding of the nature of the contemporary multi-modal digital text considering, inter alia ethical, security, and sustainability aspects of textual data collection, processing, and representation. They will gain experience in the practical application of data and text mining approaches, data structuring, and data visualization techniques, learn to validate, segment, and reuse the results of textual data analysis using corresponding machine-learning methods, and develop skills in using qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques.
Machine Translation Skillset
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Lecturers: Dr.sc.soc. Oksana Ivanova, Alīna Vagele-Kricina, Dr.philol. Tatjana Smirnova, Dr.philol. Marina Platonova, Dr. Tatjana Menise, Dr.philol. Tatjana Kelebeka, Zane Seņko, Dr.sc.ing. Sintija Petroviča-Kļaviņa
The study course ensures that students develop a comprehensive knowledge of machine translation (MT) systems and their operation algorithms, getting insights into the functionalities of neural MT tools and terminology management systems (TMS), addressing term retrieval issues, analysing machine translation quality and its determinants, performing source text pre- and post-editing, as well as developing critical and creative thinking skills for the application of machine translation solutions in cultural heritage preservation projects. Students will develop competences and skills in using translation and terminology management systems, elaborate their content creation and editing skills using relevant machine translation tools to streamline workflows in the creation of multi-lingual multimodal content.
Multimodal Digital Semiotics
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Lecturers: Dr. Tatjana Menise, Dr.philol. Tatjana Smirnova, Dr.philol. Tatjana Kelebeka, Dr.philol. Marina Platonova, Alīna Vagele-Kricina, Dr.sc.soc. Oksana Ivanova, Zane Seņko
The study course is primarily aimed at developing advanced and highly specialized proficiency level competences and skills of the students mastering study programmes in humanities, interdisciplinary STEM+ based, and information technology. The study course is intended to promote your awareness of various linguistic and non-linguistic semiotic systems and helps them develop a comprehensive understanding of the current trends in their change and development under the influence of digital technologies and media. Upon completion of the study course, you will:
- advance your knowledge of various sign systems, textual interactions, conceptual relations, spatial relations, sequential relations, and syntagmatic and paradigmatic dimensions of signification;
- develop advanced competence in creating and disseminating multimodal content via digital media;
- establish a sound competence for the development, customization, and maintenance of digital semiotic resources.