Invited to Dagstuhl Seminar 26252 — From Speech Translation to Multilingual Communication

I am honored to be invited to Dagstuhl Seminar 26252: “From Speech Translation to Multilingual Communication – New Research Challenges” taking place June 14–17, 2026 at Schloss Dagstuhl in Germany.

This invitation-only seminar will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers from speech translation, interpretation studies, and human-computer interaction to explore how AI can better support multilingual communication in real-world scenarios.

The seminar’s focus on bridging the gap between technical advances and end-user needs resonates deeply with my research on addressing the digital language divide. I look forward to engaging with fellow researchers on critical questions: How do we evaluate translation quality for speech? How can AI tools go beyond translation to truly empower users across language barriers?

Thank you to the organizers Marine Carpuat, Claudio Fantinuoli, Ge Gao, and Jan Niehues for this opportunity.

Learn more: Dagstuhl Seminar 26252