I am a Ph.D. student in computational linguistics at the University of Iceland.

Participating in the project Viable Language Technology beyond English - Icelandic as a Test Case, where I am working on the semi-automatic construction of a semantic database for Icelandic language technology.

     

Publications

Nikulásdóttir, Anna Björk and Matthew Whelpton (2010): Lexicon Acquisition through Noun Clustering. In: Lexico Nordica 17:141-161.

Nikulásdóttir, Anna Björk and Matthew Whelpton (2010): Extraction of Semantic Relations as a Basis for a Future Semantic Database for Icelandic. In: Proceedings of the 7th SaLTMiL Workshop on Creation and Use of Basic Lexical Resources for Less-Resourced Language, pp. 33-39. Valetta, Malta.

Nikulásdóttir, Anna Björk and Matthew Whelpton (2009): Automatic Extraction of Semantic                        Relations for Less-Resourced Languages. In: B.S. Pedersen et al.(eds.): Proceedings of the NODALIDA 2009 Workshop Wordnets and other Lexical Semantic Resources - between Lexical Semantics, Lexicography, Terminology and Formal Ontologies, NEALT Proceedings Series, Vol. 7, pp.1-6, Odense, Denmark.  

                         

Rögnvaldsson, Eiríkur; Hrafn Loftsson, Kristín Bjarnadóttir, Sigrún Helgadóttir, Anna Björk Nikulásdóttir, Matthew Whelpton, and Anton Karl Ingason (2009): Icelandic Language Resources and Technology: Status and Prospects. In: R. Domeij et al.(eds):Proceedings of the NODALIDA 2009 Workshop Nordic Perspectives on the CLARIN Infrastructure of Language Resources, NEALT Proceedings Series, Vol. 5, pp. 27-32, Odense, Denmark.

Nikulásdóttir, Anna Björk (2007): Sjálfvirk greining merkingarvensla í Íslenskri orðabók In: Orð og tunga 9, pp. 5-24

Nikulásdóttir, Anna Björk (2007): Automatische Extrahierung von semantischen Relationen aus einem einsprachigen isländischen Wörterbuch. Master's thesis, University of Heidelberg.

Talks

„Íslenskur merkingarbrunnur: tölvutækt merkingarnet“. Erindi á Hugvísindaþingi Háskóla Íslands, 26. mars 2010. [„Semantic database for Icelandic: a computer accessible semantic network“, a talk at a Conference for the Humanities] in Icelandic.

(together with Matthew Whelpton): „Merkingarbrunnur: merkingarupplýsingar með hjálp tölfræðiaðferða“. Málþing Máltækniseturs, Háskólinn í Reykjavík, 15. apríl 2010.

"Örlítið um máltækni". Nemendafyrirlestur í HÍ á námskeiðinu Gæðastjórnun í hugbúnaðargerð, 12. mars 2010. ["A little bit on language technology", Student's talk at the University of Iceland in the course Software Quality Assurance] in Icelandic.

"A Semantic Database for Icelandic Language Technology". Lexicography and Language Technology in the Nordic Countries, Schæffergarden, Denmark, 30th of January, 2010.

(together with Matthew Whelpton): "Automatic Extraction of Semantic Relations". NODALIDA, Odense, Denmark, 14th of May, 2009.

(ásamt Matthew Whelpton): "Merkingarbrunnur fyrir íslenska máltækni". Erindi á hugvísindaþingi Háskóla Íslands á málstofunni Máltækni í mótun, 14. mars 2009. [(together with Matthew Whelpton): "A Semantic Database for Icelandic Language Technology", a talk on a Conference for the Humanities, subject: Language Technology taking shape.] in English and Icelandic

"Merkingargreining og orðanet". Gestafyrirlestur í HÍ í námskeiðinu Tölvur og tungumál, 6. nóvember 2008. ["Extraction of Semantic Information and Wordnets". Guest talk at the University of Iceland in the course Computers and language] in Icelandic.

„Merkingarvensl í Íslenskri orðabók“. Hádegisfyrirlestur Máltækniseturs 6. mars 2007. [„Semantic Relations in the Icelandic Dictionary“. Lunch talk at ICLT] in Icelandic.

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