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Ayla Rigouts Terryn

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Assistant Professor Translation Technology & AI at Université de Montréal
📍 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Ayla Rigouts Terryn is an Assistant Professor in Translation Technology & AI at the Université de Montréal and an Associate Academic Member at Mila. Her research focuses on multilingual NLP, domain-specific translation, and large language models. She earned her PhD from Ghent University and holds a research chair from IVADO, focusing on language expertise and AI.

She is passionate about applying NLP to preserve and document under-resourced languages, reflecting a deep interest in linguistic diversity. Ayla is actively building a new research team, recruiting PhD students and postdocs to collaborate on projects involving non-English and multilingual contexts, demonstrating a commitment to mentoring the next generation of researchers.

She has received funding for a collaborative project on Chuj, an under-documented and endangered Mayan language.

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Current Role
Assistant Professor Translation Technology & AI
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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AI & Multilingualism
Her core research and recent IVADO research chair focus on the synergy between AI and linguistics, particularly in multilingual and non-English contexts.
Low-Resource Languages
She is actively working on a project for Chuj, an endangered Mayan language, aiming to use NLP for language documentation and revitalization.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Assistant Professor Translation Technology & AI
Université de Montréal
7-2024
Associate Academic Member
Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
9-2022 - 7-2024
Assistant professor
KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk
10-2021 - 9-2022
Postdoc (doctor-assistent)
Universiteit Gent
10-2017 - 9-2021
PhD Scholar
Ghent University
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Education
2017 - 2021
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Ghent University
2013 - 2014
Master of Arts (MA)
University of Antwerp
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