Prof. Dr. Roni Katzir

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsApplied Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Computer Linguistics,General and Applied Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages
KeywordsPhonologie, Semantik, Lernalgorithmen, Typologie, künstliche Intelligenz

Current contact address

CountryIsrael
CityRamat Aviv, Tel Aviv
InstitutionTel Aviv University
InstituteDepartment of Linguistics

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Ulrich SauerlandGeisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin e.V. (GWZ), Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2025

Programme(s)

2025Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Katzir is known for his outstanding research in theoretical linguistics and artificial intelligence. His major contributions to pragmatic competition and to computational models of linguistic learning have had significant influence. In Germany he intends to further intensify his connections with German researchers interested in the nexus between his two fields.