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/4 – Projects and publications of Ciobanu Dragoș – Ioan

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First name(s) / Surname(s) Dragoș - Ioan CIOBANU Telephone(s) Work: 0044(0)113 343 0091

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Projects – International funding

- DigiLing: Trans European E-Learning Hub for Digital Linguists (ongoing) - http://www.digiling.eu/ - co-manager of the University of Leeds team, with expertise in CAT tools, localisation project management, e-learning authoring and localisation, and instructional design; - ORCIT: Online Resources for Conference Interpreter Training (ongoing) - https://orcit.eu/ - contributor as part of the University of Leeds team, with expertise in effective online training methods, e-learning authoring, and instructional design; - MeLLANGE: Multilingual eLearning in Language Engineering (2005-2007) http://corpus.leeds.ac.uk/mellange/about_mellange.html - manager of the University of Leeds team’s contribution, with expertise in corpus linguistics, interactive website building, and e-learning authoring; - eCoLo Family projects (2002-2010) - https://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/125053/centre_for_translation_studies/1807/research_and_innovation/5 - contributor as part of the University of Leeds team, with expertise in CAT and translation technology training, effective online training methods, e-learning authoring, and instructional design; -- eCoLoRe: e-Content Localisation Resources -- eCoLoTrain: e-Content Localisation Training -- eCoLoMedia: training resources for Media Content Localisation

Projects – UK national funding

- LBC: Leeds Building Capacity (2009-11) - http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/lbc/ - contributor as part of the University of Leeds team, with expertise in effective online training methods, e-learning authoring and deployment, multimedia resource design and creation, and instructional design; - TechDis the Interactive Multimedia Mobile Classroom (2008-2009) – Principal Investigator with expertise in multimedia, interactive teaching practices and innovative learning technologies; - NNI: National Network for Interpreting (2007-2010) - http://www.nationalnetworkforinterpreting.ac.uk/ - contributor as part of the University of Leeds team, with expertise in effective online training methods, e-learning authoring and deployment, and instructional design; - Salford Graduate Apprenticeship Scheme (2006) - contributor representing the University of Leeds Centre for Translation Studies, with expertise in translation technology training and employability;

Projects - University of Leeds funding:

- Investigating the impact of speech technologies on translation revision practices and quality (2018-) – co-Principal Investigator with Dr Alina Secara, contributing expertise in Automatic Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech technologies, CAT, tools and translator training; - Embedding collaborative professional practices into learning and teaching (2018-) – Principal Investigator with expertise in CAT tools training, localisation project management, project-based learning, and Natural Language Processing; - Updating the eCoLoRe training resources (2018) – contributed to re-hosting the eCoLoRe resources on the Translations Commons platform and managed their updates;



- The first large corpus of Romanian social media content (2013-2015) - Principal Investigator with expertise in corpus linguistics; used innovative methods to gather over 139 million words of Romanian from a leading social media platform; disseminated the corpus via the SketchEngine platform;

- Voice recognition technologies in freelance translators’ workplace (2013-2014) – as part of the Ignite funding stream - Principal Investigator with expertise in CAT tools, Automatic Speech Recognition technologies and translator training; - Improving the accessibility of translation training for deaf and hard-of-hearing students (2012-2014) - a portion of my University of Leeds Student Education Fellowship, it allowed me to collaborate with colleagues in the Disability Team and implement and innovative workflow that enabled the and hard-of-hearing students to follow and interact with live lectures; - ARS ROCOCO (2004-2006) - http://elearningbakery.com/ars_rococo/ - Principal Investigator with expertise in corpus linguistics, linguistics, language learning, e-learning; I built an interactive platform helping English speakers with some knowledge of French learn to read in Romanian;

Engagement with the global Research community

- In addition to my research activity listed in the section, I have also been supervising several PhD students (three of them have already graduated, and the thesis of one was recommended for research excellence) and examining PhD theses, as well; - I am an EU COST Action expert assessor; - I am on the Advisory Board of Translation Commons; - I was a Programme Committee member and peer reviewer for the RUMOUR 2016 Workshop on Social Media and the Web of Linked Data, part of the 8th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence (ICCCI 2016), Halkidiki, Greece, 28-30 September, 2016 - Moreover, I have peer-reviewing articles for academic journals - Tradumatica, The Interpreter and Translator Trainer, and Lingvistica Antverpiensia - and edited books, as well;

Teaching/training excellence - The MAATS students nominated me for the Inspirational Teaching Award of the Partnership Awards in 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18;

- I have been contributing to several articles, white papers and blog posts on the topics of translator training and CAT tools education such as: SDL and Memsource white papers & posts, and Jeannette Stewart’s Bridging the Gap which appeared in the October, 2017, issue of the Language Service Industry’s most important publication Multilingual.

- Since 2016 I have been one of the External Examiners for the London Metropolitan BA and MA programmes in Translation Studies;

Book and book chapters - Fisher, A., Exeley, K., Ciobanu, D. 2013. Using Technology to support Learning and Teaching. Routledge - Ciobanu, D., Secară, A. (forthcoming – book chapter submitted for peer review). Speech recognition and synthesis. For O’Hagan, M. (Ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Technology. - Ciobanu, D. 2018. Automatic Speech Recognition in the professional translation process. In Ehrensberger-Dow, M., Englund Dimitrova, B. (Eds). Exploring the Situational Interface of Translation and Cognition. John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp 123-143. - Ciobanu, D. 2018. Collaborative Student Translation Projects - Sharing Best Practices from the EMT Network. In Birthe Mousten, Sonia Vandepitte, Elisabeth Arnó and Bruce Maylath (Eds.) Handbook of research on multilingual writing and pedagogical cooperation in virtual learning environments. IGI Global. - Castagnoli, S., Ciobanu, D., Kunz, K., Kübler, N., Volanschi, A. 2011. Designing a Learner Translator Corpus for Training Purposes. In Kubler, N. (Ed.) Corpora, Language, Teaching and Resources: from Theory to Practice. Publisher: Peter Lang, pp.221-248.

Keynote presentations and invited talks

- Ciobanu, D. (2018, forthcoming). Teaching translation technologies. Workshop within the conference Translation, Interpreting and Culture: Old Dogmas, New Approaches (?). Nitra. Slovakia. - Ciobanu, D. (2018, forthcoming). Current language technologies for professional linguists. Workshop within the conference Translation, Interpreting and Culture: Old Dogmas, New Approaches (?). Nitra. - Ciobanu, D. 2018. Practical competencies for translator training – the case of the EMT competences. Session delivered to invited professional linguists, as well as research and training staff at the University of Tokyo, Japan.



- Ciobanu, D. 2018. Making the most of Automatic Speech Recognition. Session delivered online for University of Surrey translation Studies staff and students. UK. - Ciobanu, D. 2016. Setting up an MT engine. Machine Translation: What does it mean to the working translator & how can we use it to our advantage? Chartered Institute of Linguists. London, UK. - Ciobanu, D. 2016. Exploring the ‘magic’ behind Automatic Speech Recognition. Fifty years of interpreting and translating at Bath: Meeting the challenges of tomorrow. Bath, UK. - Ciobanu, D. 2016. Natural Language Processing. Presentation given to the University of Iași Computational Linguistics Research Group as part of an ERASMUS+ mobility. Romania. - Ciobanu, D. 2016. Building effective online resources in the age of MOOCs. From instruction to collaboration: Technology-enhanced Interpreter training. Thessaloniki, Greece. - Ciobanu, D. 2016. How to teach the concepts of translation technology via memoQ and its resources. Online webinar prepared and delivered for the memoQ user network. - Ciobanu, D. 2015. Machine Translation, Automatic Speech Recognition, and other useful language technologies. GCHQ. Cheltenham, UK. - Ciobanu, D. 2015. Optimising the use of Automatic Speech Recognition tools with translation technologies. The 26th International Japanese-English Translation Conference (IJET-26). York, UK. - Ciobanu, D. 2015. Social media networks as a source of terminology – chaos or harmony? Annual RO+ Network, EU DGT. Brussels, Belgium. - Ciobanu, D. 2015. Developments in e-learning technology for interpreter/translator training. Presentation given to the staff of the University of Vienna Department for Translation Studies as part of an ERASMUS+ mobility. Austria. - Ciobanu, D. 2014. The future of the human-technology interface in the translation sector. 14th GSIT International Conference, Korea. - Ciobanu, D. 2014. The future of language technologies. “Hai în viitor” Conference, Piatra Neamț, Romania. - Ciobanu, D. 2012. Developments in e-learning technology and interpreter/translator training. ORCIT Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.

Peer-reviewed articles - Carsten, S., Ciobanu, D., Mankauskiene, D., Mankauskiene, N. (forthcoming – article to be submitted). Meeting the challenge of evaluating the effectiveness of Open Educational Resources: case study of the ORCIT project. For Interpreting | International Journal of Research and Practice in Interpreting. John Benjamins Publishing Company. - Yang, J., Reiss, C., Secară, A., Ciobanu, D. 2017. Using Computer Assisted Translation tools’ Translation Quality Assessment functionalities to assess translation students’ translation. The Language Scholar. Leeds, UK. - Ciobanu, D. 2016. Automatic Speech Recognition in the professional translation process. Translation Spaces, 5, 124-144. - Ciobanu, D. 2015. On Automatic Speech Recognition. Guest article for The 244th Tool Box Journal. - Ciobanu, D. 2014. Of Dragons and Speech Recognition Wizards and Apprentices. Revista Tradumàtica. Volume 12. pp 524-538. - Ciobanu, D. 2013. Machine precision (on Machine Translation). The Linguist (52), 14-15. - Ciobanu D., Hartley, A., Sharov, S. 2006. Using Richly Annotated Trilingual Language Resources for Acquiring Reading Skills in a Foreign Language. In Proc. of the Fifth Language Resources and Evaluation Conference, LREC, Genoa, Italy. - Ciobanu D., Hartley, A., Sharov, S. 2005. Acquiring Reading Skills in a Foreign Language in a Multilingual, Corpus-Based Environment. In Proc Use of New Technologies in Foreign Language Teaching (UNTELE 2005), Compiegne, - Ciobanu, D., Freigang, K.-H., Hartley, T., Reinke, U., Thomas, M. 2004. Translation Memory Resources in Multiple Languages to Support E-Learning in Multiple Scenarios. LREC2004.

Consultancy and Industry Engagement

- IFAD (2017): Knowledge exchange visit to the Editing, translation and interpreting services funded by the University of Leeds Scholarship Fund; - UN Office in Vienna (2017): Knowledge exchange visit funded by ERASMUS+; - Transperfect (Barcelona, 2018): Knowledge exchange visit funded by ERASMUS+; - UN Office in Vienna (2017): Knowledge exchange visit funded by ERASMUS+; - ITCILO (2017): CAT tools consultancy visit to the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation. Turin, Italy; - Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT, Luxembourg, 2017): together with my colleague Dr. Alina Secară, I was invited again to deliver consultancy and training sessions on the use of Automatic Speech Recognition technologies to CdT professional linguists; - CdT (2015): 3 training sessions on the use of Automatic Speech Recognition technologies delivered to professional linguists working at CdT Luxembourg;



- UNICEF multimedia multilingual training resource for the global WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene): 2011-2012: instructional design, multimedia e-learning content authoring, and e-learning localisation services offered; - 2003-present: regular meeting with Language Service Providers (e.g. SDL, STP, Transperfect, thebigword, Welocalize, Google, Deluxe, Andiamo!, WebTranslations, Aplomb Translations) to discuss the implementation and optimization of CAT, MT, Project Management and Automatic Speech Recognition tools.

Conference presentations - Ciobanu, D., Secară, A. (2018, forthcoming, proposal accepted). Teaching translation technologies – more than just clicks and menus. Workshop within the First Annual APTIS Conference: Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching Translation & Interpreting. Aston University, Birmingham, UK. - Ciobanu, D., Secară, A., Yang, J. (2018, forthcoming; abstract accepted). Embedding and evaluating systems theory in the collaborative translation technology classroom. The Second WITTA Congress. London, UK. - Ciobanu, D., Secară, A., and Yang, J. 2018. On whose shoulders? – Investigating interaction, participation and roles in translation workflows in collaborative environments. Fourth International Conference on Research into the Didactics of Translation. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - UAB Barcelona, Spain. - Secară, A., Ciobanu, D., and Reiss, C. 2018. The digital translators of tomorrow: resources and models offered by the DigiLing Project. Fourth International Conference on Research into the Didactics of Translation. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - UAB Barcelona, Spain. - Ciobanu, D. 2015. A holistic approach to LSP acquisition through international collaborative student projects. 20th European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes (LSP 2015). Vienna, Austria. - Ciobanu, D. 2015. There be Dragons – myths and realities about Automatic Speech Recognition systems for professional translators. Translators at Work: Ergonomic Approaches to Translation Practice and Training. Université Stendhal Grenoble, France. - Ciobanu, D., Secară, A. 2014. Truly capturing the moment – Accessible lecture capture that really counts. University of Leeds Student Education Conference, Leeds, UK. - Secară, A., Ciobanu, D. 2013. Combining technologies to provide access to lectures to hard-of-hearing and international students. 5th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain. - Ciobanu, D., Secară, A. 2013. In the lecturer’s hands – lecture capture and transcription. Text Access conference, Leeds, UK. - Dearden, R., Ciobanu, D., Thompson, K. 2012. Effective solutions for recording student work and peer feedback: the use of Adobe Connect and LiveScribe smart pens. ALT-C annual conference, Manchester. - Ciobanu, D. & Dearden, R. 2012. Tools for Interactive Lectures. Active and Interactive Learning – Sharing best practices. Bradford, UK. - Dearden, R., Ciobanu, D., Thompson, K. 2012. Adobe Connect Pro and Livescribe to Support Feedback for Excellence. University of Leeds Student Education Conference. Leeds, UK. - Ciobanu, D., Muroiwa T. 2012. Articulate tips and tricks from the University of Leeds. The Fourth International Articulate Conference. Leeds, UK. - Ciobanu, D. et al. 2011. Can one tool change the culture of an institution? ALT-C Conference: “Thriving in a colder and more challenging climate”. Leeds, UK. - Ciobanu, D. 2011. Throw your hands up in the air and jump (using Microsoft Kinect in Education). ALT-C Conference: “Thriving in a colder and more challenging climate”. Leeds, UK. - Evans, C., Ciobanu, D. 2011. Back to pen and paper? Well, sort of… ALT-C Conference: “Thriving in a colder and more challenging climate”. Leeds, UK. - Cai, C., Ciobanu, D. 2011. How personal can personal response systems get? ALT-C Conference: “Thriving in a colder and more challenging climate”. Leeds, UK. - Ciobanu, D., Arnold, P. 2010. Pushing the boat out: using multiple hooks to improve student engagement. ALT-C Conference: “Into something rich and strange” – making sense of the sea-change. Nottingham, UK. - Ciobanu, D., Carsten, S., MacLeod, C., Bloom, T. 2010. Fresh, flashy and fun: the National Network for Interpreting online resources. ALT-C Conference: “Into something rich and strange” – making sense of the sea-change. Nottingham, UK. - Arnold, P., Ciobanu, D. 2010. Student engagement with technology. University of Leeds Student Education Conference. Leeds, UK. - Ciobanu, D. 2009. An Interactive Multimedia Mobile Classroom. JISC E-Learning Conference. York, UK - Ciobanu D., Hartley, A., Sharov, S. 2005. TREAT – Trilingual REAding Tutor (Conference Poster). DRH 2005 Conference: Digital Resources for the Humanities - Ciobanu D. 2004. eCoLoRe – Creating eContent Localisation Resources. UWE. Bristol, UK

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