Abigail Walsh

Postdoc researcher at the ADAPT Center, Dublin City University
Researching Irish language technology, fascinated with multiword expressions

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

📢 *CLTW 2025 Final CFP - 1st November* 📢
The 5th Celtic Language Technology Workshop Co-located at COLING 2025 in Abu Dhabi has extended the #CfP deadline until 1st November 11.59pm AoE. Long and short papers welcome. See https://t.co/2Sp2UxkmZN for more info.
Bígí linn!

[MWE Workshop @multiword]

9.05: Harish Tayyar Madabushi @harish delivers a compelling keynote talk "Every Time We Hire an LLM, the Reasoning Performance of the Linguists Goes Up"; what linguistic information is really captured by LLMs? 💡🤔

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

Popping out of social media retirement to post a little ciao from #LREC_COLING_2024 in Turin, it's been half a day and already my head is bursting with new ideas! Join me for a coffee break if you're around 😊☕

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

@cigilt @dcucomputing @AdaptCentre @fosterjendublin It's been a joy to work alongside you both @cigilt @fosterjendublin, I've learned so much from you. It was wonderful to see you both today at my final PhD milestone. Ní neart go cur le chéile! 💪🇮🇪✨

[Dr. Teresa Lynn @cigilt]

A Ghaeilgeoirí, cabhraigh linn tuiscint níos fearr a fháil ar an gcaoi a n-úsáidtear an Ghaeilge ar na meáin shóisialta trí pháirt a ghlacadh inár staidéar ceistneora ar thvuíteanna as Gaeilge.

Lean an nasc anois: https://t.co/Sfl9nnxtIn GRMA #Gaeilge

[Dr. Teresa Lynn @cigilt]

The ELRC White Paper is now available online! 📢
https://t.co/aJbxSAIF7b

See the Country Profile for Ireland for more on the #Irish public sector and our work to improve Irish language data management and the use of translation technology.

#machinetranslation #Gaeilge #AI 🇮🇪

[Dr. Teresa Lynn @cigilt]

A snippet of what we'll be discussing at the European parliament next week.

@tarfandy "Language Technology is not equally developed for all European languages, and there are very few dedicated nationally financed programmes addressing LT."

https://t.co/3bM5h3P0OT

[COGG Oideachas @CoggOid]

Forbairtí spéisiúla á roinnt anseo inniu ag foireann @AdaptCentre - seoladh eStór https://t.co/5LeUSzndGh & Eoin Ó Droighneáin @DeptCulturelRL ag rianú an bhealaigh maidir le Plean Digiteach don Ghaeilge agus spriocanna earcaíochta na hearnála poiblí i leith na teanga. #oidgael

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

Interesting points raised at panel at #eSTÓRLauch #SeoladheSTÓR, including how best spread awareness of value of eTanslation and sharing resources. Panel members Teresa Lynn, Jane O'Connor, Micheál Ó Maolruanaidh, and Eoin Ó Droighneáin share their expertise

[Dr. Teresa Lynn @cigilt]

Join us on 8th Nov for a European Parliament STOA workshop where we’ll be discussing the digital future of EU languages…

[Dr. Sheila Castilho @_SheilaCastilho]

I'm looking for an enthusiastic #PhD student to supervise in collaboration with @amelija16mp. The candidate will study #MT #Evaluation as part of the @AdaptCentre and @DcuSalis in @DCU. Please, RT! Deadline 14 October. Apply here: https://t.co/9UcKqSQev3

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

Also want to give my thanks to my examiners Aline Villavicencio @AlineVillav and Brian Ó Raghallaigh @oraghalb for their excellent insight and suggestions offered during my viva. I am very lucky to have had two experts such as yourselves sharing your time and knowledge with me!

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

Wow, what a day! Would like to say a big GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT to my supervisors Teresa Lynn @cigilt and Jennifer Foster @fosterjendublin for their support and direction all throughout my PhD journey. 1/2

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

@_SheilaCastilho @Jossmo That spot is a good luck charm!

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

@_SheilaCastilho @DcuSalis @AdaptCentre @DCU I can wave to you in your new building!

[Dr. Teresa Lynn @cigilt]

100% endorse this:
I just signed the @PhdsPcau petition to @SimonHarrisTD to implement a minimum stipend of €28k for all PhD researchers to match the stipends of new proposed PhD research positions. #FairPayForPhDResearchers Sign here https://t.co/tfLicqqmZ9 via @UpliftIRL

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

@cigilt @multiword @fosterjendublin @DCU @AdaptCentre Thanks Teresa! It's been an exciting two weeks! 🤩

[Dr. Sheila Castilho @_SheilaCastilho]

@AdaptCentre very well represented during the whole #LREC2022 conference, and of course, during the amazing gala dinner last night!
@amelija16mp @cigilt @AnEihe @jamesarbarry @LaurenNiChasaid

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

@RTomMcCoy @tallinzen @grushaprasad This is something to aspire to!

[Abigail Walsh @AnEihe]

Some of my favourite illustrative examples at #acl2022nlp at the #insights #negativeresults workshop demonstrating human generalization abilities, credit to Tal Linzen @tallinzen and his animal-loving colleague