{"id":85,"date":"2025-02-20T02:47:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T02:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2025-03-13T09:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:07:19","slug":"center-for-language-technologies-celt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/center-for-language-technologies-celt\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Language Technologies (CeLT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p>The Center for Language Technologies is the leading research lab in the Philippines dedicated to the computational study of human languages. Our lab is composed of faculty members and students who work in areas such as (but not limited to): storytelling, mental health, hate speech, election-related events, and disinformation. We also place a strong emphasis on advancing Natural Language Processing for Philippine languages due to (a) the lack of readily available tools\/resources and (b) the complexities found in processing Philippine languages. Our research lab also collaborates with academic and industry partners across the Philippines and the ASEAN region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-xx-large-font-size\">Research Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tighe-Edward.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Edward P. Tighe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em><strong>Lab Head<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">M.Sc. Computer Science, De La Salle University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ong-Ethel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-249\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Ethel C. Ong<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Ph.D. Computer Science, De La Salle University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cheng-Charibeth.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Charibeth K. Cheng<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Ph.D. Computer Science, De La Salle University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chu-Shirley.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-250\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Shirley B. Chu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">M.Sc. Computer Science, De La Salle University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lim-Cheng-Nathalie-Rose.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Nathalie Lim-Cheng<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">M.Sc. Computer Science, De La Salle University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Borra-Allan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-254\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Allan B. Borra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">M.Sc. Computer Science, De La Salle University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"626\" src=\"http:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ilao-Joel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Joel P. Ilao<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"626\" src=\"http:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/default-image.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Jackylyn L. Beredo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">M.Sc. Computer Science, De La Salle University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rivera-Joanna-Pauline.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Joanna Pauline C. Rivera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">M.Sc. Computer Science, De La Salle University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"626\" src=\"http:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/default-image.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Jennifer O. Contreras<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Ph.D. in Information and Communication Technology, Al-Madinah International University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Research Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-288 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-research-project tag-center-for-language-technologies tag-human-x-interactions\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;width:70%;height:100%;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/2022\/07\/22\/diachronic-representation-and-linguistic-study-of-filipino-word-senses-across-social-and-digital-media-contexts-filwordnet\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FilWordNet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Diachronic representation and linguistic study of Filipino word senses across social and digital media contexts (FilWordNet)\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-14 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/2022\/07\/22\/diachronic-representation-and-linguistic-study-of-filipino-word-senses-across-social-and-digital-media-contexts-filwordnet\/\" target=\"_self\" >Diachronic representation and linguistic study of Filipino word senses across social and digital media contexts (FilWordNet)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-07-22T13:12:00+00:00\">July 22, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">\u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/category\/research-project\/\" rel=\"tag\">Research Project<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag is-style-default wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/tag\/center-for-language-technologies\/\" rel=\"tag\">Center for Language Technologies<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/tag\/human-x-interactions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Human-X Interactions<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Samson, together with CCS Associate Dean Dr. Charibeth Cheng and Assistant Professor Unisse Chua, leads the project, &#8220;Diachronic representation and&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Language Technologies is the leading research lab in the Philippines dedicated to the computational study of human languages. 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