Univ.-Prof. Dragos Ioan Ciobanu, PhD
Dragos Ioan Ciobanu

Consultation hours: By appointment - please e-mail dragos.ioan.ciobanu@univie.ac.at.

Summer term 2023
Winter term 2022
Summer term 2022
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Ciobanu DI. RULE-BASED, STATISTICAL AND NEURAL MACHINE TRANSLATION: WHAT NOW? In D-GFT, editor, The many faces of translation - Machine translation: driven by humans, powered by technology. Publications Office of the European Union. 2022. p. 8-36 https://doi.org/10.2861/653362

Brockmann J, Wiesinger CK, Ciobanu DI. Error Annotation in Post-Editing Machine Translation: Investigating the Impact of Text-to-Speech Technology. In Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Association for Machine Translation. Ghent, Belgium: European Association for Machine Translation. 2022. p. 249–257

Yang J, Ciobanu DI, Secara A. On whose shoulders? – (De)Constructing a collaborative sphere for translator training. In Zwischenberger C, Alfer A, editors, Translaboration in Analogue and Digital Practice: Labour, Power, Ethics. 1 ed. Vol. 57. Frank & Timme. 2022. p. 185-212. (Transkulturalität – Translation -Transfer; No. 1, Vol. 57).

Wiesinger CK, Brockmann J, Secara A, Ciobanu DI. Speech-enabled machine translation post-editing (PEMT) in the context of translator training. In Kornacki M, Massey G, editors, Contextuality in Translation and Interpreting: Selected Papers from the Łódź-ZHAW Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning 2020–2021. Berlin: Peter Lang. 2022. p. 67-89. (Łódź studies in language, Vol. 70). https://doi.org/10.3726/b19912



Bernardini S, Bouillon P, Ciobanu DI, van Genabith J, Hansen-Schirra S, O'Brien S et al. Language service provision in the 21st century: Challenges, opportunities and educational perspectives for translation studies. In Noorda S, Scott P, Vukasovic M, editors, Bologna Process Beyond 2020 : fundamental values of the EHEA : Bologna, June 24-25 2019 : proceedings. Bologna: Bolonia University Press. 2020. p. 297-303


Ciobanu D, Secara A. Speech recognition and synthesis technologies in the translation workflow. In O'Hagan M, editor, The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Technology. 1. ed. London: Routledge. 2019. p. 91-106 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315311258

Ciobanu DI. Automatic Speech Recognition in the professional translation process. In Exploring the Situational Interface of Translation and Cognition. John Benjamins Publishing Company. 2018. (Benjamins Current Topics, Vol. 101). https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.101.07cio

Ciobanu DI. Collaborative Student Translation Projects - Sharing Best Practices from the EMT Network. In Handbook of research on multilingual writing and pedagogical cooperation in virtual learning environments. IGI Global. 2018. p. 222 https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4154-7

Fisher A, Exley K, Ciobanu D. Using Technology to Support Learning and Teaching. 1st edition ed. London : New York: Routledge, 2013. (Key Guides for Effective Teaching in Higher Education).

Castagnoli S, Ciobanu DI, Kunz K, Kübler N, Volanschi A. Designing a Learner Translator Corpus for Training Purposes. In Corpora, Language, Teaching and Resources: from Theory to Practice. Peter Lang. 2011

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Profile photoUniv.-Prof. Dragos Ioan Ciobanu, PhD
Department for Translation Studies
Postal address: Kolingasse 14-16, A-1090, Vienna
Austria

Research Interests

Dragoș Ciobanu is Professor of Computational Terminology and Machine Translation in the University of Vienna Centre for Translation Studies. He leads the HAITrans research group (Human and Artificial Intelligence in Translation – https://haitrans.univie.ac.at/) and investigates ways to improve localization workflows by integrating translation and speech technologies, as well as methods to optimise collaborative translation and training practices. He collaborates with Language Service Providers from around the world and trains linguists from International Organisations to maximize the use of language, localisation, and project management technologies.

Employment

Department for Translation Studies

Universität Wien

Austria

1 Oct 2020 → present

Visiting Research Fellow in Translation Studies

University of Leeds

Leeds, W Yorkshire, United Kingdom

1 Oct 2020 → …

Lecturer, then Associate Professor in Translation Studies

University of Leeds

Leeds, W Yorkshire, United Kingdom

1 Sep 201230 Sep 2020

Instructional designer, National Network for Interpreting UK project

University of Leeds

Leeds, W Yorkshire, United Kingdom

1 Sep 200730 Sep 2010

Academic Staff Development Officer, Staff & Departmental Development Unit

University of Leeds

Leeds, W Yorkshire, United Kingdom

15 Aug 20071 Sep 2012

Research Fellow in the Centre for Translation Studies

University of Leeds

Leeds, W Yorkshire, United Kingdom

1 Mar 200331 Aug 2007

Technical writer and translator

MIND CTI

Iasi, Romania

1 Feb 20021 Feb 2003

Qualifications

Computer-Assisted Language Learning, PhD, University of Leeds

1 Mar 20031 Jul 2006

Award Date: 1 Jul 2006

Projects

The impact of Speech Synthesis on cognitive load and productivity during machine translation post-editing

Ciobanu, D. I.

1/03/2228/02/23

Memberships

Membership of Industry bodies, Professional Certifications and Education

2021 →

- Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) Special Interest Groups (SIGs): Machine Translation Post-Editing Training SIG and Global Talent SIG;
- EDUinLOC initiative of LocalizationWorld (LocWorld);

- UniVie ZTW representative in the IAMLADP Universities Contact Group.

 

2017 →

Memsource Certified Trainer | SDL Trados Studio 2017 for Project Managers

 

2014 →

European Masters in Translation (EMT) network: served as member of the EMT Board, co-lead of the Working Group (WG) on Collaborative Learning and e-Learning, an member of the WG on Translation Tools and Technologies

 

2012 →

Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy

 

10/01/2009 →

Certified Membership of the Association for Learning Technology (CMALT)

 

Publications

Impact of Domain-Adapted Multilingual Neural Machine Translation in the Medical Domain

Rios Gaona, M. A., Chereji, R-M., Secara, A. & Ciobanu, D. I., 5 Dec 2022.

RULE-BASED, STATISTICAL AND NEURAL MACHINE TRANSLATION: WHAT NOW?

Ciobanu, D. I., 15 Sep 2022, The many faces of translation - Machine translation: driven by humans, powered by technology. D-G. F. T. (ed.). Publications Office of the European Union, p. 8-36 25 p.

Error Annotation in Post-Editing Machine Translation: Investigating the Impact of Text-to-Speech Technology

Brockmann, J., Wiesinger, C. K. & Ciobanu, D. I., Jun 2022, Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Association for Machine Translation. Ghent, Belgium: European Association for Machine Translation, p. 249–257

On whose shoulders? – (De)Constructing a collaborative sphere for translator training

Yang, J., Ciobanu, D. I. & Secara, A., 2022, Translaboration in Analogue and Digital Practice: Labour, Power, Ethics. Zwischenberger, C. & Alfer, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Frank & Timme, Vol. 57. p. 185-212 (Transkulturalität – Translation -Transfer; No. 1, Vol. 57).

Speech-enabled machine translation post-editing (PEMT) in the context of translator training

Wiesinger, C. K., Brockmann, J., Secara, A. & Ciobanu, D. I., 2022, Contextuality in Translation and Interpreting: Selected Papers from the Łódź-ZHAW Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning 2020–2021. Kornacki, M. & Massey, G. (eds.). Berlin: Peter Lang, p. 67-89 (Łódź studies in language, Vol. 70).

Speech-enabled machine translation post-editing (PEMT) in the context of translator training: The Łódź-ZHAW Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning : Book of Abstracts. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Wiesinger, C. K., Secara, A. & Ciobanu, D. I., Sep 2021, p. 28.

The challenge of evaluating open interpreter training resources: case study of ORCIT

Carsten, S., Ciobanu, D. I. & Mankauskiene, D., 2021, In: The Interpreter and Translator Trainer. 15, 4, p. 490-505 16 p.

Language service provision in the 21st century: Challenges, opportunities and educational perspectives for translation studies

Bernardini, S., Bouillon, P., Ciobanu, D. I., van Genabith, J., Hansen-Schirra, S., O'Brien, S., Steiner, E. & Teich, E., 2020, Bologna Process Beyond 2020 : fundamental values of the EHEA : Bologna, June 24-25 2019 : proceedings. Noorda, S., Scott, P. & Vukasovic, M. (eds.). Bologna: Bolonia University Press, p. 297-303

Speech Synthesis in the Translation Revision Process: Evidence from Error Analysis, Questionnaire, and Eye-Tracking

Ciobanu, D., Ragni, V. & Secara, A., 11 Nov 2019, In: Informatics: open access journal. 6, 4, 20 p., 51.

Speech recognition and synthesis technologies in the translation workflow

Ciobanu, D. & Secara, A., 11 Sep 2019, The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Technology. O'Hagan, M. (ed.). 1. ed. London: Routledge, p. 91-106 16 p.

Automatic Speech Recognition in the professional translation process

Ciobanu, D. I., 2018, Exploring the Situational Interface of Translation and Cognition. John Benjamins Publishing Company, (Benjamins Current Topics, Vol. 101).

Collaborative Student Translation Projects - Sharing Best Practices from the EMT Network

Ciobanu, D. I., 2018, Handbook of research on multilingual writing and pedagogical cooperation in virtual learning environments. IGI Global, p. 222 242 p.

Using Technology to Support Learning and Teaching

Fisher, A., Exley, K. & Ciobanu, D., 1 Dec 2013, 1st edition ed. London : New York: Routledge. (Key Guides for Effective Teaching in Higher Education).

Designing a Learner Translator Corpus for Training Purposes

Castagnoli, S., Ciobanu, D. I., Kunz, K., Kübler, N. & Volanschi, A., 2011, Corpora, Language, Teaching and Resources: from Theory to Practice. Peter Lang

Activities

Tehnologia traducerii și traducerea automată în română

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker)

16 Mar 2023

Speech-enabled Machine Translation Post-editing (MTPE): Effective or Distracting?

Claudia Karin Wiesinger (Speaker), Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Contributor), Alina Secara (Contributor), Justus Brockmann (Contributor), Raluca-Maria Chereji (Contributor) & Miguel Angel Rios Gaona (Contributor)

13 Mar 2023

The 24th Annual Conference of the European Association for Machine Translation (Event)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

Mar 2023May 2023

Preparing for a meaningful career in Translation Studies research

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Keynote speaker)

6 Feb 2023

Tagung der Österreichischen Translationswissenschaft

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Panellist)

3 Feb 2023

Translating and the Computer (Event)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

1 Feb 202320 Mar 2023

Mouton de Gruyter (Publisher)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

1 Jan 20231 Feb 2023

Circle U Alliance Teaching and Researching Neural Machine Translation

Alina Secara (Speaker) & Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker)

15 Dec 202216 Dec 2022

Machine Translation: Ecosystem, Challenges, and Solutions

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker)

13 Dec 2022

A Diachronic Overview of the Competences Required in the Translation Industry. A Case Study on Today’s Romanian Translation Market

Gabriel Bărdășan (Chair of the comittee), Loredana Pungă (Examiner), Silvia Florea (Examiner), Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Examiner) & Daniel Dejica Cartiș (Examiner)

8 Dec 2022

Traducerea automată neuronală - probleme și soluții

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker)

8 Dec 2022

memoQ training afternoon for ZTW Romanian translator trainers and students

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Presenter), Ana Cletiu (Contributor), Laura Balomiri (Participant), Cinzia Hirschvogl (Participant) & Andreea Clodi (Participant)

1 Dec 2022

ZTW Language Industry Talks

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Organiser)

29 Nov 2022

ZTW Language Industry Talks

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Organiser)

28 Nov 2022

ZTW Language Industry Talks

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Organiser)

28 Nov 2022

Speech-enabled post-editing of Neural Machine Translation output

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Keynote speaker)

27 Nov 2022

The use of speech technologies in translation, revision, and post-editing machine translation (PEMT)

Justus Brockmann (Speaker), Raluca-Maria Chereji (Speaker), Alina Secara (Contributor), Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Contributor) & Claudia Karin Wiesinger (Contributor)

25 Nov 2022

Impact of Domain-Adapted Multilingual Neural Machine Translation in the Medical Domain

Miguel Angel Rios Gaona (Speaker), Raluca-Maria Chereji (Speaker), Alina Secara (Contributor) & Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Contributor)

24 Nov 2022

Ask the experts

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

17 Nov 2022

Speech-enabled MT post-editing

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker)

15 Nov 2022

CONVEYING CONTENT – GOING BEYOND TEXT-TO-TEXT

Aminda Leigh (Invited speaker), Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker), Nicolas Beckers (Invited speaker), Amalie Foss (Invited speaker) & Gian Maria Greco (Invited speaker)

9 Nov 2022

Translation in the Era of Machine Translation and Post-Editing

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker), Alina Secara (Invited speaker), Claudia Karin Wiesinger (Contributor), Raluca-Maria Chereji (Contributor), Miguel Angel Rios Gaona (Contributor) & Justus Brockmann (Contributor)

27 Oct 2022

Speech recognition for translators

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker)

6 Oct 2022

From Fear to Cheer: Introducing Students to MT Evaluation and Post-Editing

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker) & Alina Secara (Speaker)

29 Sep 2022

Using Error Annotation to Support Post-Editing in the Context of Translator Training

Justus Brockmann (Speaker), Claudia Karin Wiesinger (Contributor), Alina Secara (Contributor) & Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Contributor)

4 Jul 2022

Convergence lecture: Bringing translation, revision, and PEMT practices into the 21st century: integrating speech technologies into professional workflows

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker)

29 Jun 2022

ZTW Language Industry Talks

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Organiser)

20 Jun 2022

Is your computer talking to you during translation, revision, or post-editing? Keep calm, talk back, and carry on!

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

7 Jun 2022

Translating Europe Workshop June 2022 - Localisation and Technical Writing

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Panellist)

7 Jun 2022

Error Annotation in Post-Editing Machine Translation: Investigating the Impact of Text-to-Speech Technology

Claudia Karin Wiesinger (Speaker) & Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker)

1 Jun 2022

The Third HKBU International Conference on Interpreting - INTERPRETING AND TECHNOLOGY: INTERPLAY AND TRANSFORMATION (Event)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

1 Jun 2022 → …

L10N Journal – Translation in Software, Software in Translation (Journal)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

31 May 2022 → …

Panel on Machine Translation

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker)

20 May 2022

To use or not to use speech synthesis for translation, revision or MT post-editing

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

20 May 2022

ZTW Language Industry Talks

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Organiser)

9 May 2022

Conference on teaching translation and interpreting in the age of neural machine translation (Event)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

May 2022 → …

Translator for the Sibiu International Theatre Festival - FITS2022

Alina Secara (Consultant) & Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Consultant)

May 2022Jul 2022

DGT Virtual Visit

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Participant)

29 Apr 2022

ZTW degree programmes: one step closer to becoming language professionals.

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

6 Apr 2022

The effects of speech technology on translation, revision and post-editing machine translation (PEMT)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

10 Mar 2022

ZTW Language Industry Talks

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Organiser)

17 Jan 2022

Former aux métiers de la traduction aujourd’hui et demain (Event)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

Jan 2022 → …

Inteligența Artificială în slujba terminologilor și traducătorilor

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Keynote speaker)

25 Nov 2021

IATIS Yearbook (Journal)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

Nov 2021 → …

Rule-based (RMBT), statistical (SMT), and neural machine translation (NMT): what now?

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

26 Oct 2021

Introduction to speech recognition and Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Claudia Karin Wiesinger (Invited speaker) & Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

30 Sep 2021

Translating, revising and post-editing with automatic speech synthesis: new technologies, new practices?

Claudia Karin Wiesinger (Speaker), Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Contributor) & Alina Secara (Contributor)

15 Sep 2021

Speech-enabled machine translation post-editing in the context of translator training

Claudia Karin Wiesinger (Speaker), Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker), Alina Secara (Contributor) & Justus Brockmann (Contributor)

3 Sep 2021

Hieronymus (Journal)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

Sep 2021 → …

ZTW tech day

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Keynote speaker)

20 Jul 2021

Translation in the age of Artificial Intelligence

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker) & Bartholomäus Wloka (Invited speaker)

21 Jun 2021

Current machine translation (MT) trends and practices

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

19 Jun 2021

PhD Impact Symposium - Theses worth sharing

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Contributor), Claudia Karin Wiesinger (Speaker), Florian Szabo (Speaker), Uros Ristanovic (Speaker), Ta-Hsin Kuo (Speaker), Antonella Torzullo (Speaker), Ludwig Kollenz (Speaker), Monika Stögerer (Speaker), Mikael Evdokimov (Speaker) & Nadia Linder (Contributor)

16 Jun 2021

Automatic Spoken Language Translation in Real-World Settings (Event)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

10 May 202115 Aug 2021

Machine Translation - another tool in our toolbox

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

19 Apr 2021

3 questions for an expert

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

16 Apr 2021

Benefits of speech technologies for translators and revisers

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Speaker) & Alina Secara (Speaker)

9 Apr 2021

ZTW degree programmes: one step closer to becoming language professionals. Der Weg zur Fachausbildung in der Translatorik

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker) & Bartholomäus Wloka (Invited speaker)

6 Apr 2021

New degrees preparing for new profiles - panel discussion

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker), Pilar Sánchez Gijón (Invited speaker), Ernest Valveny Llobet (Invited speaker), Špela Vintar (Invited speaker) & Slavko Žitnik (Invited speaker)

25 Mar 2021

International Review of Studies in Applied Modern Languages (Journal)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

15 Mar 2021 → …

Interpreting: international journal of research and practice in interpreting (Journal)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

15 Mar 2021 → …

Overview of translation technologies. Requirements, benefits and practicalities

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Invited speaker)

4 Mar 2021

EDUinLOC (External organisation)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Member)

Mar 2021 → …

IAMLADP Universities Contact Group (External organisation)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Member)

Mar 2021 → …

Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) (External organisation)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Member)

Jan 2021 → …

Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) (External organisation)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Member)

Jan 2021 → …

Traducerea în era digitalizării / Translating in the age of digitalisation

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Consultant)

10 Dec 2020

European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT) (External organisation)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Member)

Oct 2020 → …

Artificial Intelligence & Intercultural Intelligence. Actions and interactions in translation, interpreting and target contexts (Event)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

2020 → …

Directorate-General for Translation (External organisation)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Member)

2020 → …

Translator Training: From the present to the future (Event)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

20202022

Founding Advisory Board member for Translation Commons

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Consultant)

2018 → …

Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group (Publisher)

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu (Reviewer)

2017 → …

Press/Media

How to Start a Translation Career: A Guide for Students

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu

12/05/21

1 Media contribution

#2020TEF - Teaching tech: what do we need to train translation technology experts?

Dragos Ioan Ciobanu

6/11/20

1 Media contribution

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