2015 Association for Computational Linquistics (ACL) Student Research Workshop

计算语言学协会（ACL）是研究计算语言学和自然语言处理的主要国际组织。它也是机器学习和人工智能研究人员的主要应用领域之一。其年度会议记录提供了该领域的基础；它是计算语言学中被引用最多、最受尊敬的出版物。因此，它也是计算语言学和自然语言处理研究人员最重要的聚会。ACL拥有20年的历史，其中包括一个学生研究研讨会，这有助于培养新一代的研究人员，他们对自己的领域有更全面的了解，跨机构的联系和合作，以及创新和令人兴奋的研究项目。这为美国的研究人员提供了所需的科学和工程知识和技能。研讨会鼓励合作研究的精神，并为新一代计算语言学家建立一个支持性的环境。为此，奖学金将用于资助学生参与者和组织者从美国前往北京ACL的差旅费、注册费和住宿费。此次学生研究研讨会将是2015年7月27日至29日在中国北京举行的ACL会议的一部分。研讨会将征集两类论文：(1)已确定论文主题并希望获得反馈的高级学生的论文提案；(2)描述已完成工作或正在进行的工作并具有重要初步结果的研究论文。每篇被接受的论文将被分配一名既定的研究导师，他将在会议期间与学生会面，提供个人反馈。这两种类型的论文都将在主会议的海报部分展示。学生研究工作坊丰富了参与的学生的知识生活。每位学生由经验丰富的研究员指导；这不仅塑造了学生的具体项目，而且有助于建立学生对该领域的认识。学生们通过提前展示他们的作品（即，以一种尚未为主要会议准备好的形式）来获得曝光。这对来自小型机构的研究人员和本科生尤其有价值。学生组织者也从研讨会的组织中受益，获得从征求审稿人到管理审稿过程、编写会议记录和运行活动的整个过程的经验。他们还与作为导师参加活动的资深研究人员建立联系。这笔补助金将用于资助学生参与者和学生组织者的旅行，会议注册和住宿。

The Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) is the primary international organization for computational linguistics and natural language processing. It also is one of the primary application areas for researchers in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The proceedings of its annual meeting provide the foundation of the field; it is the most cited and most respected publication in computational linguistics. Thus, it is also the most important gathering of researchers in computational linguistics and natural language processing. ACL has a twenty-year history of including a Student Research Workshop, which helps create a new generation of researchers with a more thorough understanding of their field, with connections and collaborations across institutions, and with innovative and exciting research programs. This contributes to America's pool of researchers with the needed scientific and engineering knowledge and skills. The workshop encourages a spirit of collaborative research and builds a supportive environment for a new generation of computational linguists. To this end, the grant will subsidize travel, registration and accommodation expenses for student participants and organizers traveling from the US to the ACL in Beijing.The student research workshop will be a part of the 2015 meeting of the ACL held in Beijing, China from July 27 to July 29. The workshop will solicit submissions in two categories: (1) thesis proposals for advanced students who have decided on a thesis topic and wish to receive feedback and (2) research papers describing completed work or work in progress with significant preliminary results. Each accepted paper will be assigned an established research mentor who will meet with the student during the conference to provide individual feedback. Both paper types will be presented in the poster session of the main conference. The Student Research Workshop enriches the intellectual life of the participating students. Each student is mentored by an experienced researcher; this not only shapes the student's specific project but helps build the student's awareness of the field. The students gain exposure by presenting their work earlier than they would otherwise (i.e., in a form not yet ready for the main conference). This is particularly valuable for researchers from smaller institutions and undergraduate students. The student organizers also benefit from the organization of the workshop, gaining experience with the full process from soliciting reviewers, to managing the review process, producing the proceedings, and running the event. They also build connections with the senior researchers who participate as mentors in the event. This grant will subsidize the travel, conference registration and lodging for both student participants and student organizers.