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Anila Çepani

Anila Çepani (Sema) (born May 5, 1976) is an Albanian linguist, Associate Professor, and expert in syntax and computational linguistics. She is affiliated with the University of Tirana, Faculty of History and Philology, where she lectures on subjects such as syntax, computational linguistics, and academic writing.

Early Life and Education

Anila Çepani was born in Albania. She pursued her undergraduate studies at the University of Tirana, earning a degree in Language and Literature for high school teaching (1995–1999). She later completed her master's degree (2003–2005), specializing in Albanian morphology. In 2011, she earned her PhD in syntax, focusing on anaphors in the Albanian language. Çepani was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2015.

Academic and Professional Career

Çepani has held multiple roles in academia and research. She began as a scientific researcher at the Academy of Sciences of Albania and the Center for Albanological Studies. Since 2011, she has served as a lecturer at the University of Tirana, teaching syntax, computational linguistics, and Albanian language culture.

Her contributions extend to major projects, such as the localization of Microsoft software into Albanian, creating dictionaries for computational linguistics, and developing tools for Albanian language processing in the digital era.

Research and Publications

Çepani has authored numerous books, dictionaries, and monographs. Notable works include:

Anaphora in the Albanian Language (2015) Introduction to Computational Linguistics (2017) Contributions to Albanian language textbooks for middle school levels. Her research also includes articles on linguistic standardization, computational linguistics, and corpus-based studies. Çepani has participated in international conferences and projects related to language technology, multilingual data collection, and natural language processing.

Memberships and Collaborations

Çepani is an active member of various linguistic and scientific committees, including:

The National Scientific Council for the project "Albanian Language and Computer" The editorial board of Philological Studies The COST Actions on multilingual eye-tracking data and language technology She has contributed to the development of tools for syntactic and morphological analysis of Albanian and played a key role in the Atlas of European Languages project.

Areas of Expertise

Her areas of expertise include syntax, morphology, computational linguistics, and language standardization. Her work has focused on bridging traditional linguistics with digital tools and advancing the use of Albanian in computational applications.