AI and Archaeolinguistics
- Date: Apr 15, 2026
- Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Stela Manova
- MANOVA AI e.U.
- Location: MPI GEA and Zoom
- Room: Villa V14
- Host: Language and the Anthropocene Research Group
- Contact: sequeira@gea.mpg.de
- Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
The Language and the Anthropocene Research group will be hosting a guest lecture by Stela Manova from MANOVA AI e.U., who will present her talk titled “AI and Archaeolinguistics.” In this lecture, Dr. Manova will explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and linguistic reconstruction, highlighting innovative approaches to linguistic research using AI methods
About the Speaker
Stela Manova is a cognitive‑science linguist with a strong background in mathematics, computer science, and languages. She holds a PhD in General Linguistics from the University of Vienna, where she has conducted research for over two decades analyzing language structure, meaning, and modeling from theoretical, typological, and computational perspectives. Her work spans natural language processing, language cognition, and algorithmic approaches to linguistics, and has been supported by institutions including the Austrian Science Fund and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Manova is the founder of MANOVA AI e.U. and has made significant contributions to language modeling and linguistic theory.