Mireia Almena
BARCELONA
Summary
Linguist specializing in computational linguistics and natural language processing (NLP) with a focus on developing NLP resources for minority languages, including Catalan. Interested in addressing bias and fairness in artificial intelligence applications in order to create inclusive language technologies.
Overview
4
4
Languages
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
COLT Research Group
BARCELONA
09.2025 - 06.2026
- Co-wrote a paper on LLM multilingual proficiency, particularly about the state of Catalan in LLMs
- Provided datasets covering Catalan grammatical structures
- Collaborated in experimental result analysis and editing process of the paper
Intern linguist (student)
SCATERM
BARCELONA
10.2024 - 05.2025
- Published a chronicle on the xxii SCATERM conference on request.
- Translated two Terminàlia journal articles into Catalan
- Updated the website for consistent Catalan, Spanish, and French pages.
- Analysed journal statistics with Python and managed datasets for collaborators.
Education
Master's in Applied and Theoretical Linguistics -
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona01-2026
Bachelor in Applied Languages -
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona01-2025
Skills
- Research methodology
- Data analysis
- Team collaboration
- Programming knowledge (Python)
- Dataset management
- Basic HTML proficiency
- Formal writing skills
- Expertise on Catalan and Spanish grammar and syntax
- Annotation and transcription tools (Praat and ELAN)
Languages
Catalan, Spanish
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
French
Intermediate
B1
Swedish
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Research Assistant
COLT Research Group
09.2025 - 06.2026
Intern linguist (student)
SCATERM
10.2024 - 05.2025
Master's in Applied and Theoretical Linguistics -
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Bachelor in Applied Languages -
Universitat Pompeu Fabra