Registration via https://event.ugent.be/registration/RainbowProjectFinalWorkshop from 01-07-2026 08:00 until 03-09-2026 18:00
Closing event of the RAINBOW project (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, grant agreement No. 101146287), bringing together researchers working on hate speech, stereotypes, fairness and safety in Natural Language Processing (NLP). Talks will cover stereotypes towards LGBTQIA+ people, counter speech generation to fight online hate, emerging risks in the everyday use of large language models (LLMs), and NLP toolkits for explainability, advocacy and proactive content safety.
| 9:45 | Welcome and opening |
| 10:00 | Researching Stereotypes Towards LGBTQIA+ People: Wrapping Up the RAINBOW Project
Dr. Alessandra Teresa Cignarella (Postdoctoral Researcher at Ghent University) |
| 10:45 | Coffee |
| 11:15 | Fighting Hate with Words: Counter Speech Generation for Safer Online Communities
Greta Damo (PhD Candidate at Université Côte d'Azur) |
| 12:00 | Lunch (vegetarian & vegan options), coffee & networking |
| 14:00 | A Roadmap for the Everyday Use of LLMs: Emerging Risks and Research Directions
Prof. Debora Nozza (Assistant Professor at Bocconi University in Milan) |
| 14:45 | Understanding, Monitoring, Anticipating: NLP Toolkits for Explainability, Advocacy, and Proactive Content Safety
Dr. Marta Marchiori Manerba (Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Turin) |
| 15:30 | Closing and goodbye |
Venue: Mercator A, Ghent University, Abdisstraat 1, 9000 Ghent
Date: 10 September 2026 (9:30–16:00)
Registration: Please confirm your participation before September 3rd 2026, via the Event Manager.
Alessandra Teresa Cignarella (alessandrateresa.cignarella@ugent.be)
LT3 – Language and Translation Technology Team, Department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Ghent University
This event is co-funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, grant agreement No. 101146287. We also acknowledge the financial support of Ghent University's Doctoral School and of the Flemish government through the Meet the Expert initiative.