2018 Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) Student Workshop

计算语言学协会(ACL)是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。它的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。该项目旨在补贴被选中参加ACL学生研究研讨会的学生的旅费、会议费和住宿费，该研讨会将于2018年7月15日至25日在澳大利亚墨尔本举行的主要ACL会议期间举行。学生研究工作坊帮助培养新一代研究人员，他们对自己的领域有更深入的了解，有跨机构的联系和合作，有创新和令人兴奋的研究计划。这有助于美国拥有所需的科学和工程知识和技能的研究人员。研讨会鼓励合作研究的精神，并为新一代计算语言学家营造了一个支持性的环境。学生研究工作坊征集两类意见书：研究论文和研究建议。研究提案只能有一个必须是学生的作者。研究论文可以有多个作者，第一作者是学生(研究生或本科生)。研讨会为学生提供了一个场所，让他们从机构外的专家那里获得对他们工作的建设性批评反馈，并与他们所在领域的其他学生和高级研究人员建立联系。学生们通过比其他方式更早地展示他们的作品来获得曝光率(即，以尚未准备好参加主要会议的形式)。这对于来自较小机构的学生和本科生来说尤其有价值。此外，工作坊由学生组织和运营。学生组织者在主会议的组织委员会获得了宝贵的职业成长和与研究人员互动的机会。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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. This project is to subsidize travel, conference and housing expenses of students selected to participate in the ACL Student Research Workshop, which will take place during the main ACL conference from July 15-25, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. The Student Research Workshop 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. The Student Research Workshop solicits two categories of submissions: research papers and research proposals. The research proposal can have only one author who must be a student. The research papers can have multiple authors, with the first author being a student (at either the graduate or undergraduate level). The workshop is a venue for students to receive constructive critical feedback on their work from experts outside of their institution, and to connect with other students and senior researchers in their 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 students from smaller institutions and undergraduate students. In addition, the workshop is organized and run by students. The student organizers gain valuable opportunities for professional growth and interaction with the researchers on the organizing committee of the main conference.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.