Claudio Fantinuoli, PhD.

About
My areas of interest are computer-assisted human interpreting and simultaneous machine interpreting (speech translation), which essentially means that I design and study Artificial Intelligence systems -read Natural Language Processing- to augment human interpreters and translate speech automatically, with the human user at the center. I teach both humans and machines to translate speeches. Personally, I'm passionate about the intersection of mind, brain (including computational) and language.

Short biography
I have a background in conference interpreting and have earned a PhD in Applied Linguistics, as well as an Habilitation in Interpreting Studies. My academic experience includes teaching roles at the University of Innsbruck, the Postgraduate Center of the University of Vienna, and the Karlshochschule International University. I ventured into the fields of Natural Language Processing during my time at Eurac Research and as founder of InterpretBank, a computer-assisted tool for professional interpreters. My journey continues with a position as a tenured professor at the University of Mainz, a role as Chief Technology Officer at KUDO Inc., and as a consultant for international institutions, including the European Parliament and national governments and research institutes, for language technologies.

Where I am talking next

• Keynote speech: From Automation to Augmentation: how research in speech translation can foster supportive tools for interpreters, Wuhan Institute of Technology, China, November 8-9, 2024
• Invited speech: Speech Technologies for Professional Interpreters: state-of-the-art and future perspectives Bar-Ilan University, Israel, January 14, 2025
• Panelist: AI-powered interpretation: is the sky really the limit?, Interpreting Europe Conference 2025, European Commission, Bruxelles, February 7, 2025
• Invited speech: The Technological Turn in Interpreting Sorbone Nouvelle, France, February 14, 2025
• See past talks here