HiTZ is a reference center on Language Technologies. Its aim is to promote research, training, technological transfer and innovation in Language-centric Artificial Intelligence. We are a multidisciplinary team: computer scientists, linguists and engineers. HiTZ involves the Ixa and Aholab research groups, both from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), who have been — since their creation in 1988 and 1998 respectively — the main tractors in the area of Language Technologies of the Basque Country.

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