{"id":5597,"date":"2021-02-16T18:52:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T17:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinit.sk\/member\/miroslav-blstak\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T14:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:30:30","slug":"miroslav-blstak","status":"publish","type":"member","link":"https:\/\/kinit.sk\/sk\/clen\/miroslav-blstak\/","title":{"rendered":"Miroslav Bl\u0161t\u00e1k"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Miroslav specializes in Natural Language Processing<\/strong> (NLP), combining linguistic approaches with machine learning<\/strong>. He has developed numerous tools, lexicons, and knowledge sources for text processing, with a primary focus on Slovak as a low-resource language<\/strong>. His expertise covers a broad spectrum of NLP tasks, including named entity recognition<\/a>, concept extraction<\/strong><\/a>, text reconstruction<\/a>, and sentiment analysis<\/a>. Additionally, he focuses on developing morphological and lexical analysis tools<\/strong> for the Slovak, applicable in virtual assistants<\/a> and other systems that rely on text analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Beyond his research in NLP, he has a long-standing interest in computer-assisted learning<\/strong>, where his doctoral research focused on automatic question generation<\/a>. He has been actively involved in developing interactive <\/strong>educational applications<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>and games that leverage information technology to enhance the learning experience<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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During his tenure at the Slovak University of Technology, Miroslav mentored over 20 Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s students in the field of NLP<\/strong>. He was also deeply involved in delivering specialized courses and seminars on text processing, business process modeling, and software architecture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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