North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL-HLT) 2015 Student Research Workshop

计算语言学协会（ACL）是计算语言学、自然语言处理和人类语言技术领域的主要国际科学组织。其北美分会的年度会议（NAACL-HLT）是这些领域最负盛名和最具选择性的国际会议之一。这项资助的目的是为被选中参加NAACL-HLT 2015学生研究研讨会的学生提供旅行、会议和住房费用补贴，该研讨会将于2015年5月31日至6月5日在科罗拉多州丹佛市举行。研讨会旨在为处于学术生涯不同阶段（本科生、研究生早期和研究生阶段）的学生提供宝贵的研究机会。被接受的论文将在会议的主要海报环节以海报的形式展示。这种形式的优点是，既允许学生和感兴趣的研究人员之间进行更长时间、更个性化的互动，又能吸引更多已经参加过一般海报会议的与会者。此外，每篇被录用的论文都会被指派一位导师。导师是来自学术界或工业界的高级研究员，他将在海报会议之前准备深入的评论，并将向学生作者提供反馈。工作坊由学生组织运作。NAACL-HLT学生研究工作坊有助于熟练和多样化的计算语言学和自然语言处理劳动力的发展。今年，两名学生组织者是女研究生，这将有助于促进和扩大女性在自然语言处理和计算语言学领域的参与。学生研究研讨会（SRW）是ACL和NAACL会议的既定传统，允许学生展示他们的研究并获得高级研究人员的反馈。其目标是帮助处于不同教育阶段的学生，从高年级本科生到不同阶段的研究生。因此，研讨会允许三种类型的论文：1)论文提案；2)研究生的研究论文，3)第一次，一个专门的本科生研究轨道。第一种选择适合经验丰富的研究生，他们希望获得对他们的提案的反馈，并加强他们的最终工作。第二个轨道是研究生的研究论文，最适合刚参加学术会议的研究生。第三种选择是专门针对本科生的。SRW还为学生组织者提供了宝贵的经验，他们直接参与招募评审人员、管理评审过程和运行研讨会。此外，参与学生研究研讨会的运行和评审的学生有充足的机会与主要会议组织委员会的研究人员互动。总的来说，与其他学生和资深研究人员互动的机会将对学生的研究经历产生积极影响，并可能激励许多人进一步努力从事学术研究和职业。为了保持学生工作坊的外展传统，这笔补助金旨在补贴学生参与者和学生组织者的旅行，会议和住房费用。

The Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) is the primary international scientific organization in the fields of computational linguistics, natural language processing and human language technologies. The annual meeting of its North American chapter (NAACL-HLT) is one of the most prestigious and selective international conferences in these fields. The goal of this grant is to subsidize travel, conference and housing expenses for students selected to participate in the NAACL-HLT 2015 Student Research Workshop, which will take place during the conference May 31 - June 5, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. The workshop aims to provide valuable research opportunity for students at different stages of their academic career (undergraduate, early graduate and advanced graduate). Accepted papers are presented as posters during the main poster session of the conference. This format has the advantages of both allowing longer, more personalized interaction between the presenting student and interested researchers, and attracting a larger audience among conference attendees who are already at the general poster session. In addition, each accepted paper is assigned a mentor. The mentor is a senior researcher from academia or industry who will prepare in-depth comments before the poster session and will provide feedback to the student author. The workshop is organized and run by students. The NAACL-HLT Student Research Workshop contributes to the development of a skilled and diverse computational linguistics and natural language processing workforce. This year, two of the student organizers are female graduate students, which will help promote and broaden the participation of females in natural language processing and computational linguistics fields.The Student Research Workshop (SRW) is an established tradition at ACL and NAACL conferences, allowing students to present their research and receive feedback from senior researchers. The goal is to aid students at multiple stages in their education, from senior-level undergraduates to graduate students at different stages. Therefore, the workshop allows three types of papers: 1) thesis proposals; 2) research papers by graduate students, and 3) for the first time, a special undergraduate research track. The first option is appropriate for seasoned graduate students who wish to get feedback on their proposal and strengthen their final work. The second track, research papers by graduate students, is most appropriate for graduate students new to academic conferences. The third option is specifically dedicated to undergraduate students. The SRW also provides valuable experience for the student organizers, who are directly involved in recruiting reviewers, managing the review process and running the workshop. In addition, the students who are involved in running and reviewing for the Student Research Workshop have ample opportunities to interact with the researchers on the organizing committee of the main conference. Overall, the opportunities for interaction with other students and with senior researchers will positively influence the students' experience in research and will likely inspire many to devote further effort to academic studies and careers. To sustain the outreach tradition of the student workshop, this grant aims to subsidize travel, conference and housing expenses for both student participants and student organizers.