index.html

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title: Home
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<div class="index-main">
    <div class="index-grid-1">
        <img src="/assets/images/GruppbildClasp.jpg" alt="CLASP group photo">
        <p>
            The Centre for Linguistic Theory and Studies in Probability (CLASP) focuses its research on the application of
            probabilistic and information theoretic methods to the analysis of natural language.
            CLASP is concerned both with understanding the cognitive foundations of language and developing efficient
            language technology. We work at the interface of computational linguistics/natural language processing,
            theoretical linguistics, and cognitive science.
        </p>
        <p>
            CLASP is located in Gothenburg, Sweden at the University of Gothenburg. We are part of the
            <a href="https://www.gu.se/en/flov" target="_blank">Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science</a>.
        </p>
        <p>
            <a href="/annual-reports/">Check our annual reports</a>
        </p>
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    <div class="index-grid-2">
        <h2><a href="/events/">Upcoming Events</a></h2>
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        {% assign items = site.events | sort: date %}
        {% assign counter = 0 %}
        {% for event in site.events %}
            {% if event.type-title %}
                {% assign event_type = event.type-title %}
            {% else %}
                {% include event-types.html %}
            {% endif %}
            {% assign event_date = event.date | date: "%Y-%m-%d" %}
            {% if event_date >= today %}
                <a href="{{event.url}}">
                    <div class="index-event">
                        <h3><span class="event-type">{{ event_type }}</span>: {{event.date | date: "%Y-%m-%d"}} - {{event.title}}</h3>
                            {% if event.presenters != nil %}
                                <b>Presenters:</b> {{ event.presenters }}
                            {% endif %}
                            {% if event.presented_by != nil %}
                                <b>Presented by:</b> {{ event.presented_by }}
                            {% endif %}
                            {% if event.lecturer != nil %}
                                <b>Lecturer:</b> {{ event.lecturer }}
                            {% endif %}
                            <hr>
                    </div>
                </a>
                {% assign counter = counter | plus: 1 %}
            {% endif %}
            {% if counter == 5 %}
                {% break %}
            {% endif %}
        {% endfor %}
    </div>
</div>
<h2>Direction</h2>
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        {% assign people = site.people | where: "url", url | where: "slug", "index" %}
        {% assign position = site.data.roles | where: "id", people[0].role | first %}
        <p>{{position.title}}</p>
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        <img class="profileImage" src="/people/{{person}}/{{ people[0].profileImage }}">
        <p><p>{{people[0].content | strip_html | truncate: 120 }}</p></p>
    </div>
    <div class="people-grid-3">
        {% assign person = "sharid-loaiciga" %}
        {% assign url = "/people/" | append: person | append: "/index.html" %}
        {% assign people = site.people |  where: "url", url | where: "slug", "index" %}
        {% assign position = site.data.roles | where: "id", people[0].role | first %}
        <p>{{position.title}}</p>
        <p><a href="{{ people[0].url }}">{{ people[0].name }}</a></p>
        <img class="profileImage" src="/people/{{person}}/{{ people[0].profileImage }}">
        <p><p>{{people[0].content | strip_html | truncate: 120 }}</p></p>
    </div>
    <div class="people-grid-2">
        {% assign person = "shalom-lappin" %}
        {% assign url = "/people/" | append: person | append: "/index.html" %}
        {% assign people = site.people | where: "url", url | where: "slug", "index" %}
        {% assign position = site.data.roles | where: "id", people[0].role | first %}
        <p>Chief Scientist</p>
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        <img class="profileImage" src="/people/{{person}}/{{ people[0].profileImage }}">
        <p><p>{{people[0].content | strip_html | truncate: 120 }}</p></p>
    </div>
    <div class="people-grid-4">
        {% assign person = "kaj-ailomaa" %}
        {% assign url = "/people/" | append: person | append: "/index.html" %}
        {% assign people = site.people |  where: "url", url | where: "slug", "index" %}
        {% assign position = site.data.roles | where: "id", people[0].role | first %}
        <p>System Administrator</p>
        <p><a href="{{ people[0].url }}">{{ people[0].name }}</a></p>
        <img class="profileImage" src="/people/{{person}}/{{ people[0].profileImage }}">
        <p><p>{{people[0].content | strip_html | truncate: 120 }}</p></p>
    </div>
</div>
<div class="index-sponsor-grid">
    <div class="index-sponsor-logo">
        <p>Funded By</p>
        <img src="/assets/images/vr_logo.png" alt="Sponsor Logo">
    </div>
    <div class="index-sponsor-text">
        <p>CLASP is funded by a 10 year grant from the Swedish Research Council (2015-2025).
        The funding from the Swedish Research Council and GU grant allows recruitment of prof.
        Shalom Lappin, a senior lecturer, a researcher/project coordinator, 12 PhD and 9 postdoctoral research positions.
        The funding also provides means for workshops, conferences and visits of guest researchers to Gothenburg.
        CLASP will bring together researchers in theoretical linguistics, computational linguistics,
        logic, AI, cognitive psychology, and robotics.</p>
    </div>
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