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;它是计算语言学中引用最多和最受尊敬的出版物。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。该项目是为了资助学生的旅费，会议和住宿费用选择参加ACL学生研究研讨会，这将发生在主ACL会议期间从2018年7月15日至25日在墨尔本，澳大利亚。学生研究研讨会有助于培养新一代的研究人员，他们对自己的领域有更深入的了解，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。该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。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作者，必须是学生。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）。该研讨会是一个场所，让学生从他们的机构以外的专家那里获得关于他们工作的建设性的批评反馈，并与其他学生和他们领域的高级研究人员联系。学生们通过提前展示他们的作品来获得曝光率（即，形式尚未为主要会议准备好）。这对来自较小机构的学生和本科生特别有价值。此外，研讨会由学生组织和举办。学生组织者获得了专业成长和与主要会议组委会研究人员互动的宝贵机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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.