Allison Fan is a Year 11 student at Winston Churchill High School in the United States. She enjoys studying linguistics and language processing.
Before joining CCIR Academy, Allison attended a summer programme at Stony Brook University. She created a small project on language translation using syntax trees. This project sparked her interest in linguistics.
Allison’s Achievements in Linguistics
Allison has performed well in computational linguistics competitions. In 2021, she became a semifinalist in the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO).
She ranked 15th in North America and 13th in the United States. The following year, she placed in the competition’s top 3%.
These results reflect her interest in language, syntax, and computing.
Research Accepted at Georgetown University
Georgetown University accepted Allison’s research paper for the Georgetown University Round Table on Linguistics (GURT/SyntaxFest 2023).
The conference brings together researchers who study language and linguistics. Georgetown University hosts the event in Washington, D.C. The conference has run continuously since 1949.
Each year, researchers explore different topics in linguistics. They also share ideas through presentations and related events.
Congratulations to Allison on this achievement!
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