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.
CLASP is located in Gothenburg, Sweden at the University of Gothenburg. We are part of the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science.
Upcoming Events
Seminar: 2025-05-21 - Challenges in sarcasm handling by language models (and humans)
Presented by: Hyewon Jang from the University of KonstanzSeminar: 2025-06-04 - TBA
Presented by: Jessy Li from the University of Texas at AustinSeminar: 2025-06-11 - TBA
Presented by: Amandine Decker from Université de LorraineSeminar: 2025-06-25 - Faster Isn't Always Better: Building Reliable and Accountable AI Collaborators in the Age of LLMs
Presented by: Nikhil Krishnaswamy from Colorado State UniversityConference: 2025-09-08 - Language models And RePresentations (LARP) Conference
Direction
Acting Director
Robin Cooper is a Senior Researcher at CLASP and Professor emeritus of Computational Linguistics. Webpage at Univers...
Coordinating Director
I’m an Associate Senior Lecturer in Computational Linguistics and the Coordinating Director of CLASP. I work in docum...
Chief Scientist
Shalom Lappin’s research is in computational linguistics with a focus on the application of probabilistic models to i...
Funded By
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.