Publications - Talks - Other


Publications


2025

  • Magali Norré (2025). Traduction automatique du français vers les pictogrammes pour améliorer la communication entre médecins et patients avec une déficience intellectuelle en milieu hospitalier. (Automatic Translation from French into Pictographs to Improve Communication between Doctors and Patients with an Intellectual Disability in Hospitals). PhD. Louvain-la-Neuve. [PhD].

    2024

  • Magali Norré, Trang Pham Tran Hanh, Pierrette Bouillon, Vincent Vandeghinste and Thomas François (2024). "Évaluation de la traduction en pictogrammes pour la communication médecin-patient par des adultes avec une déficience intellectuelle". Actes du Congrès Handicap 2024 - 13ème édition. p. 181-186. Paris. [Paper]

    2023

  • Magali Norré, Rémi Cardon, Vincent Vandeghinste and Thomas François (2023). "Word Sense Disambiguation for Automatic Translation of Medical Dialogues into Pictographs". In Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing. pp. 803-812. [Paper]

    2022

  • Magali Norré, Vincent Vandeghinste, Thomas François and Pierrette Bouillon (2022). "Investigating the Medical Coverage of a Translation System into Pictographs for Patients with an Intellectual Disability." Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies (SLPAT). pages 44–49, Dublin, Ireland. [Paper]

    2021

  • Bram Bulté, Vincent Vandeghinste, Leen Sevens, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde (2021). "Can pictograph translation technologies facilitate communication and integration in migration settings?" Computational Linguistics in the Netherlands Journal. Vol. 11. pp. 189-212. [Paper]
  • Magali Norré, Vincent Vandeghinste, Pierrette Bouillon and Thomas François (2021). "Extending a Text-to-Pictograph System to French and to Arasaac" Proceedings of the International Conference Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing (RANLP). pages 1050–1059, Held Online. INCOMA Ltd. [Paper]

    2018

  • Leen Sevens (2018). "Words Divide, Pictographs Unite: Pictograph Communication Technologies for People with an Intellectual Disability." PhD thesis. LOT.
  • Vincent Vandeghinste, Leen Sevens, Ineke Schuurman (2018). "Pictograph Translation Technologies". In: CLARIN Annual Conference. Pisa, Italy, pp. 194-197. [Paper]
  • Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde (2018). "Less is More: A Rule-Based Syntactic Simplification Module for Improved Text-to-Pictograph Translation". In: Data and Knowledge Engineering. [Paper]
  • Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde (2018). "Involving People with an Intellectual Disability in the Development of Pictograph Translation Technologies for Social Media Use" In: Cahiers du CENTAL, Volume 8. Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.

    • 2017

  • Leen Sevens, Jo Daems, Annelies De Vliegher, Ineke Schuurman, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde (Accepted). "Building an Accessible Pictograph Interface for Users with Intellectual Disabilities" In: Proceedings of the 2017 AAATE Congress. Sheffield, UK. [Paper]
  • Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde (2017). "Simplified Text-to-Pictograph Translation for People with Intellectual Disabilities". In: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Natural Language & Information Systems (NLDB 2017). Liège, Belgium. [Paper]
  • Horacio Saggion, Daniel Ferrés, Leen Sevens and Ineke Schuurman (2017). "Able to Read my Mail: An Accessible E-mail Client with Assistive Technology". In: Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A'17). Perth, Australia. [Paper] (Best Communication Paper award)

    • 2016

  • Jaime Medina Maestro, Horacio Saggion, Ineke Schuurman, Leen Sevens, John O’Flaherty, Annelies De Vliegher and Jo Daems (2016). "Towards Integrating People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Digital World". In: Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Intelligent Environments Supporting Healthcare and Well-being (WISHWell’16). London, UK. [Paper]
  • Leen Sevens, John J. O' Flaherty, Ineke Schuurman, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde (2016). "E-Inclusion of Functionally Illiterate Users by the use of Language Technology". In: Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Engineering4Society. Heverlee, Belgium. [Paper]
  • Leen Sevens, Gilles Jacobs, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde (2016). "Improving Text-to-Pictograph Translation Through Word Sense Disambiguation". In: Proceedings of the 5th Joint Conference on Lexical and Computational Semantics. Berlin, Germany. [Paper]
  • Leen Sevens, Tom Vanallemeersch, Ineke Schuurman, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde (2016). "Automated Spelling Correction for Dutch Internet Users with Intellectual Disabilities". In: Proceedings of 1st Workshop on Improving Social Inclusion using NLP: Tools and Resources (ISI-NLP, LREC workshop). Portorož, Slovenia, pp. 11-19. [Paper]

    • 2015

  • Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde (2015). "Natural Language Generation from Pictographs". In: Proceedings of 15th European Workshop on Natural Language Generation (ENLG 2015). Brighton, UK. [Paper]
  • Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde (2015). "Extending a Dutch Text-to-Pictograph Converter to English and Spanish". In: Proceedings of 6th Workshop on Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies (SLPAT 2015). Dresden, Germany. [Paper]
  • Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman, Leen Sevens and Frank Van Eynde (2015). "Translating Text into Pictographs". Natural Language Engineering. [Paper]

    • 2014

  • Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde (2014). "Improving the Precision of Synset Links Between Cornetto and Princeton WordNet". In: Proceedings of the Workshop on Lexical and Grammatical Resources for Language Processing. Coling 2014. Dublin, Ireland. [Paper] / [Poster]
  • Vincent Vandeghinste and Ineke Schuurman (2014). "Linking Pictographs to Synsets: Sclera2Cornetto". LREC 2014. Reykjavik, Iceland. [Paper] / [Poster]

    • 2012

  • Vincent Vandeghinste (2012). "Bridging the Gap between Pictographs and Natural Language". In: Proceedings of the RDWG Online Symposium on Easy-to-Read on the Web. [Paper]


    • Talks



    2019

  • February 27, 2019 - VUB Artificial Intelligence Lab (Brussels, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "The Picto Project: Conclusions and Lessons Learned" (Presentation)
  • May 7, 2019 - KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "The @rt of effective #science communication: do's and don'ts" (Presentation)
  • May 16 & 17, 2019 - Ervaringsdagen (Lanaken, Belgium): Leen Sevens - A series of workshops for children (workshop)
  • May 28, 2019 - How Do You Do (It)? (Leuven, Belgium): Science communication workshop (workshop)
  • January 31, 2019 - CLIN29 (Groningen, the Netherlands): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "The Picto Project: Conclusions and Lessons Learned" (Presentation)
  • January 31, 2019 - CLIN29 (Groningen, the Netherlands): Ineke Schuurman, Vincent Vandeghinste and Leen Sevens - "Picto for Migrants" (Presentation)


    • 2018

  • December 14, 2018 - PhD Defense (Leuven, Belgium): PhD defense of Leen Sevens (Presentation, defense)
  • December 12, 2018 - Microbes & Booze (Leuven, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "Pictographs to the Rescue!" (Invited speaker)
  • October 27, 2018 - VIP-vooropening Boekenbeurs (Antwerpen, Belgium): Leen Sevens - Brief Science Slam-style presentation during the opening event of the Boekenbeurs
  • November, 2018 - Boekenbeurs Science Slam (Antwerpen, Belgium): Leen Sevens - Participant (Competition)
  • March 9, 2018 - Research Day at KULAK (Kortrijk, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "The @rt of effective #science communication: do's and don'ts" (Invited Speaker)
  • January 26, 2018 - CLIN28 (Nijmegen, the Netherlands): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Lyan Verwimp, Ineke Schuurman, Frank Van Eynde and Patrick Wambacq - "Pictograph-to-Text Translation for Augmented and Alternative Communication" (Presentation)


    • 2017

  • November 30, 2017 - COM@Modem (Geel, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "Taaltechnologie ontwikkelen voor en met mensen met een verstandelijke beperking" (Workshop)
  • November 8, 2017 - Falling Walls Lab (Berlin, Germany): Leen Sevens - "Breaking the Wall of Illiteracy" (Competition)
  • October 9-11, 2017 - LTInnovate (Brussels, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "E-Inclusion Through Pictographs" (Presentation)
  • September 11-15, 2017 - AAATE (Sheffield, UK): Leen Sevens, Jo Daems, Annelies De Vliegher, Ineke Schuurman, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde - "Building an Accessible Pictograph Interface for Users with Intellectual Disabilities" (Presentation)
  • July 6, 2017 - Let's Talk Science! (Ghent, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "What We Learn With Pleasure, We Never Forget" (Presentation)
  • June 21-23, 2017 - NLDB 2017 (Liège, Belgium): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Simplified Text-to-Pictograph Translation for People with Intellectual Disabilities" (Presentation)
  • May 22, 2017 - Pioniersprijs 2017 (Leuven, Belgium): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste and Ineke Schuurman - "E-Inclusion Through Pictographs" (Presentation) (Honourable Mention)
  • May 3-5, 2017 - NNDR #14 (Örebro, Sweden): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Make it Simple, But Significant: Improved Text-to-Pictograph Translation for People with Intellectual Disabilities" (Presentation)
  • May 3-5, 2017 - NNDR #14 (Örebro, Sweden): Leen Sevens, Ineke Schuurman, Annelies De Vliegher and Jo Daems - "Unity is Strength: How User Feedback Influences Technical Decisions in the Able to Include Project" (Poster)
  • April 28, 2017 - Subfaculteitsraad (Leuven, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "Breaking the Wall of Illiteracy" (Presentation)
  • March 15, 2017 - Falling Walls Lab Leuven (Leuven, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "Breaking the Wall of Illiteracy" (Competition)
  • February 24, 2017 - Séminaires du CENTAL (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Text-to-Pictograph Translation and Vice Versa for People with Intellectual Disabilities" (Seminar)
  • February 10, 2017 - Op.Recht.Mechelen: Justitie en Management (Mechelen, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "De Meerwaarde van Pictogrammen en Klare Taal in een Juridische Context" (Presentation)
  • February 10, 2017 - CLIN27 (Leuven, Belgium): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Syntactic Simplification for Improved Text-to-Pictograph Translation" (Presentation)

    • 2016

  • September 16, 2016 - Engineering4Society (Heverlee, Belgium): Leen Sevens, Ineke Schuurman, John O'Flaherty, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde - "E-Inclusion of Functionally Illiterate Users by the use of Language Technology" (Presentation: watch it here)
  • September 12-13, 2016 - WISHWell’16 (London, UK): Jaime Medina Maestro, Horacio Saggion, Ineke Schuurman, Leen Sevens, John O’Flaherty, Annelies De Vliegher and Jo Daems - "Towards Integrating People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Digital World" (Presentation)
  • September 6-8, 2016 - Lancaster Disability Studies Conference (Lancaster, UK): Leen Sevens, Ineke Schuurman, John O'Flaherty, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde - "Pictographs to the Rescue! Social Media for Functionally Illiterate Users" (Presentation)
  • August 11-12, 2016 - *SEM (Berlin, Germany): Leen Sevens, Gilles Jacobs, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Improving Text-to-Pictograph Translation Through Word Sense Disambiguation" (Poster)
  • May 23, 2016 - ISI-NLP (LREC workshop) (Portorož, Slovenia): Leen Sevens, Tom Vanallemeersch, Ineke Schuurman, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde - "Automated Spelling Correction for Dutch Internet Users with Intellectual Disabilities" (Presentation)
  • May 12, 2016 - PLIN Day (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium): Leen Sevens, Ineke Schuurman, John O'Flaherty, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde - "Pictograph Translation Technologies for Improving E-Inclusion" (Poster)

    • 2015

  • December 18, 2015 - CLIN26 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Natural Language Generation from Pictographs" (Presentation)
  • December 18, 2015 - CLIN26 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands): Gilles Jacobs, Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Word Sense Disambiguation in Text-to-Pictograph Translation" (Presentation)
  • October 22, 2015 - ICT 2015 (Lisbon, Portugal): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Picto Demo for Able-to-Include" (Presentation)
  • October 8, 2015 - The Big Draw (Leuven, Belgium): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Introduction to Pictograph Translation Technologies" (Presentation)
  • September 11, 2015 - Dag van de Doctorandi (Leuven, Belgium): Leen Sevens - "Pictographic Communication Technologies for Browsing the Web" (Presentation)
  • September 11, 2015 - ENLG 2015 (Brighton, UK): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Natural Language Generation from Pictographs" (Poster)
  • September 11, 2015 - SLPAT15 (Dresden, Germany): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Extending a Dutch Text-to-Pictograph Converter to English and Spanish" (Presentation)
  • June 21, 2015 - LOT Summer School (Leuven, Belgium): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Text-To-Pictograph Translation for Six Language Pairs" (Poster) [Poster] (Best Research Poster prize)
  • June 2, 2015 - Dag van het Onderzoek (Brussels, Belgium): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - "Text-To-Pictograph Translation for Six Language Pairs" (Poster)
  • May 8, 2015 - NNDR #13 (Bergen, Norway): Leen Sevens, Ineke Schuurman, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde - "Automatic Translation with Pictographs to Serve People with IDD" (Presentation)
  • February 6, 2015 - CLIN25 (Antwerp, Belgium): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste, Ineke Schuurman and Frank Van Eynde - “Text-To-Pictograph Translation for Six Language Pairs” (Presentation + Demo)

    • 2014

  • December 3, 2014 - KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium): Leen Sevens - “ABLE-TO-INCLUDE: Automatic Translation from Pictographs to Text and Vice Versa” (Presentation)
  • October 2, 2014 - Symposium Support Fund Delacroix (Brussels, Belgium): Vincent Vandeghinste - "Automatic Translation of Text into Pictographs." (Presentation)
  • September 24, 2014 - Coling 2014 (Dublin, Ireland): Leen Sevens, Vincent Vandeghinste and Frank Van Eynde - "Improving the Precision of Synset Links Between Cornetto and Princeton WordNet" (Poster)
  • June 17, 2014 - EAMT 2014 (Dubrovnik, Croatia): Vincent Vandeghinste and Ineke Schuurman - "Able-to-Include: Improving Accessibility for people with Intellectual Disabilities" (Poster)
  • May, 2014 - LREC 2014 (Reykjavik, Iceland): Vincent Vandeghinste and Ineke Schuurman - "Linking Pictographs to Synsets: Sclera2Cornetto" (Poster)
  • January 17, 2014 - CLIN24 (Leiden, The Netherlands): Vincent Vandeghinste and Ineke Schuurman - "Machine Translation between Dutch and Pictographs for People with Communicative Disabilities" (Poster)

    • 2013

  • October 3, 2013 - Ehealth4com (Nijmegen, The Netherlands): Vincent Vandeghinste and Ineke Schuurman - "Automatische vertaling tussen Nederlandse teksten en Pictogrammen voor mensen met Communicatieve Beperkingen" (Poster)
  • January 18, 2013 - CLIN 2013 (Enschede, The Netherlands): Vincent Vandeghinste - "Using Natural Language as a Bridge between Pictograph Sets" (Presentation)


    • Other


  • May 7, 2018 - ISI-NLP 2 (Miyazaki, Japan): We hosted a workshop on "Improving Social Inclusion using NLP: Tools, methods and resources" at the LREC 2018 conference in Japan. More details can be found here.
  • September, 2016 - ICT Proposer's Day (Bratislava, Slovakia): Presentation of the Topic ICT 23 by Juan Pelegrin (European Commission). Able-to-Include was shown as one of the succesful currently running projects on the topic of Digital Inclusion in the EU. Click here to download the presentation.
  • September 16, 2016 - Engineering4Society (Heverlee, Belgium): A full recording of the presentation that was given by Leen Sevens at the Engineering4Society conference.




  • May 23, 2016 - ISI-NLP (Portorož, Slovenia): We hosted a workshop on "Improving Social Inclusion using NLP: Tools and resources" at the LREC conference in Slovenia. Click here to go to the website.