Jean Véronis

Linguist and computer scientist

Jean Véronis - Linguist and computer scientist
Born

1955
70 years ago

Died

September 8th, 2013
12 years ago — 58 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

France

Links & References

A French linguist and computer scientist contributed significantly to the fields of linguistics and computational linguistics. Specialized in natural language processing, played a key role in applying computer science to linguistic data analysis. Created several language resources and tools that facilitated the analysis of various languages and text corpora. Authored blog posts discussing technical advancements and theories in linguistics and technology. Engaged in numerous academic and research projects.

Contributed to natural language processing

Developed language resources and tools

Authored a blog on linguistics and technology

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