Draft:Inigo Lopez Gazpio

Inigo Lopez Gazpio
Born (1990-06-18) June 18, 1990 (age 34)
Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
NationalityBasque
Alma materUniversity of the Basque Country
Occupation(s)Computer scientist, university professor
EmployerUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Known forResearch in NLP, Educational Innovation
WebsitePersonal website

Inigo Lopez Gazpio (born 18 June 1990 in Donostia, Spain) is a Basque computer scientist and university lecturer specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and technology-enhanced education. He currently works as an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), where he is a member of the IXA Group and the HiTZ Center for Language Technology.

Inigo Lopez-Gazpio has participated in various national and international research projects, including EU-funded initiatives such as LOGISTAR and ACROBA under the Horizon 2020 framework.[1] His work focuses on applied NLP, intelligent systems for education, and linguistic resource development.

He has published over 45 academic papers and has received more than 3,000 citations, according to his [Google Scholar profile].[2]

Science Communication and Outreach

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Lopez-Gazpio actively promotes open science and public outreach. In 2015, he appeared on the radio program Lau Haizetara to discuss science dissemination. In 2024, he was interviewed by Tolosako Ataria about his book on version control systems, written in the Basque language.[3]

In a separate interview with the Udako Euskal Unibertsitatea (UEU), he highlighted the educational value of Arduino and DIY (Do-It-Yourself) philosophies in teacher training programs.[4]

Awards

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Lopez-Gazpio has received several academic recognitions, including:

  • Best academic record in Computer Engineering (2013)
  • Final Year Award from the Kutxa Foundation (2013)
  • Best Master’s Thesis in Natural Language Processing (2014)
  • Extraordinary Doctorate Award (2018)
  • Best paper award at Computational Natural Language Learning conference (CoNLL 2018)
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References

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  1. ^ "Iñigo Lopez-Gazpio Research Profile". IXA Group. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Iñigo Lopez-Gazpio - Google Scholar". Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  3. ^ ATARIA (June 2024). "Euskarak bizirik egoteko, teknologiara ere gerturatu behar du". Ataria.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Iñigo Lopez-Gazpio: Arduinoren filosofia "zuk zeuk egin" planteamenduarekin bat dator". UEU (in Basque). Retrieved 22 March 2025.