# Conference: Promoting the intersection of language and computer sciences to advance brain-inspired artificial intelligence

> **NSF 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · University of Maryland, College Park (MD) · $39,450

## Abstract

Computational linguistics – such as creating technology that can learn human language – has been central to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). This conference grant brings together researchers from linguistics and computer science who study computational linguistics from different perspectives. Bringing these communities together enhances the nation’s AI workforce by broadening researchers’ expertise and, in the long term, providing a path towards developing AI that learns human language more efficiently. This is beneficial because it can reduce the costs involved in training and using AI, and because it supports the development of AI that understands a wider variety of languages. Having AI that learns like humans do could also provide a new tool for studying how humans learn language, leading to improved interventions for language disorders and more effective teaching of second languages in adulthood. Other benefits to society include educational opportunities for trainees that support workforce development for the AI and other language technology sectors.

The conference grant supports the co-location of a premier conference on computational models of human language with a premier conference on language technology. This is the first time that the two conferences have been co-located. The conference features keynote speakers that do cutting-edge research at the intersection of both communities and a panel that directly addresses opportunities for integrating the two

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2534479
- **Awardee organization:** University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** NPU8ULVAAS23
- **PI:** Naomi Feldman
- **Primary program:** 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** Artificial Intelligence (AI), LINGUISTICS, CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS
- **Estimated total:** $39,450
- **Funds obligated:** $39,450
- **Transaction type:** Standard Grant
- **Period:** 09/15/2025 → 08/31/2026

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2534479

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2534479, Conference: Promoting the intersection of language and computer sciences to advance brain-inspired artificial intelligence. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-06 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2534479. Licensed CC0.

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