Dr. Lonneke Van Der Plas

Associate Professor

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Biography

Lonneke van der Plas is an Associate Professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana, where she leads the Computation, Cognition & Language group at Idiap Research Institute since February 2021. She has held previous academic positions at the University of Malta and the University of Stuttgart, where she was a junior professor focusing on Natural Language Processing (NLP). Her research interests include multilingual natural language processing, distributional semantics, and computational creativity, specifically in the context of medical question answering and semantic role labeling. Lonneke earned her PhD in Humanities Computing from the University of Groningen and has substantial experience in various interdisciplinary projects, such as the NCCR Evolving Language and projects aimed at improving NLP technologies.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2021-02-01 — Present

Università della Svizzera italiana • Lugano, Switzerland

Leads the Computation, Cognition & Language group.

Associate Professor

2014-01-01 — 2020-12-31

University of Malta • Malta

Junior Professor

— Present

University of Stuttgart • Stuttgart, Germany

Led a research group in Natural Language Processing.

Post-doctoral Researcher

— Present

University of Geneva • Geneva

Worked in cross-lingual transfer semantic role labeling.

Requirements for Università della Svizzera italiana

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
GMAT
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Economics or related disciplines At least 180 ECTS credits
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree diploma
  • Official transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Letter of motivation
  • English language certificate
  • GMAT/GRE (Mandatory for non-EU/non-EFTA)
  • Copy of passport/ID
Specialization Notes

Department of Finance - Master in Finance (MFIN).