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Biographical Details:

Stephen Doherty, BA, HDip, PhD, MBPsS, is a post-doctoral researcher in the School of Computing/Centre for Next Generation Localisation in Dublin City University. He conducts research on topics of language and cognition, human-computer interaction, machine translation, and translation technologies. His PhD and subsequent post-doctoral research was funded by Science Foundation Ireland and examined the reading and comprehension of machine-translated content using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods, including eye tracking, retrospection, and recall. This work was supervised by Drs. Sharon O'Brien and Dorothy Kenny of CNGL/School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies. During this time, he taught modules in Translation Technology on the European Master's in Translation, and languages/communications to adults returning to education as part of the DCU in the Community outreach project. He is currently working on an FP7 project: QTLaunchPad - a collaborative European research initiative dedicated to overcoming barriers in machine translation and language technologies. Stephen's publications include several published peer-reviewed journal articles and many national and international conferences. He has acted as an editor for collections of conference proceedings, a forthcoming special issue of New Voices in Translation Studies [IATIS, 2014], and is currently editing a book based on his PhD research [CSP, 2013]. He has served on the programme/organising committee for several conferences and workshops, e.g. International Post-graduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting, Association for Machine Translation in the Americas, Multimodality and Cyberpsychology Conference, and serves on the editorial board for the International Journal of Computational Linguistics and the Student Psychology Journal. Stephen is an active member of several professional bodies, namely, the Psychology Society of Ireland, the British Psychology Society, the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies, and sits on the committee of the newly founded Special Interest Group for Media, Art, and Cyberpsychology. In 2012, he founded the Under Thirty project, a non-profit social enterprise that nurtures young writers.

Research Interests:

Cognition, Translation Technology, Machine Translation, Eye Tracking, Psycholinguistics, Human-Computer Interaction.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Dr. Stephen Doherty. .
• Doherty, S., Moorkens, J., & de Ridder, R. [eds.]. 2014. Special Issue on the 8th International Post-graduate Conference on Translation and Interpreting. New Voices In Translation Studies, [forthcoming],
• Doherty, S. & Moorkens, J. 2013. Investigating the Experience of Translation Technology Labs: Pedagogical Implications. Journal Of Specialised Translation, 19,
• Doherty, S., O'Brien, S. & Carl, M. 2010. Eye tracking as an MT evaluation technique. Machine Translation, 24, 1

Selected Books

• Doherty, S. Reading and Comprehending Machine-Translated Content: Insights from Eye Tracking, Cambridge Scholars Publishing [forthcoming]

• Doherty, S. & Kenny, D., Statistical Machine Translation and Translator Training: The Role of Self-Efficacy in Education and Technical Competency., Optimale: Optimising the human factor in translation: facing the technological challenege., 06-JUN-13 - 06-JUN-13, Rennes, France
• Sasamoto, R. and Doherty, S., Manipulating the mind of others - the use of subtitles as viewer manipulation, Cognitive Futures of the Humanities, 04-APR-13 - 06-APR-13, Bangor, United Kingdom
• Moorkens, J., Doherty, S., Kenny, D., & O'Brien, S., A Virtuous Circle: Laundering Translation Memory Data using Statistical Machine Translation, Tralogy II, 17-JAN-13 - 18-JAN-13, Paris, France
• Doherty, S. [ed.], Proceedings of the Multimodality and Cyberpsychology Conference., The Multimodality and Cyberpsychology Conference., 24-NOV-12 - 24-NOV-12, Dublin City University, Ireland.
• Sasamoto, R., Kyoko, A., and Doherty, S., Multi-media, multi-modal, multi-intentions., In: Doherty, S. ed.The Multimodality and Cyberpsychology Conference, 24-NOV-12 - 24-NOV-12, Dublin
• Doherty, S., Eye Tracking and Cognition: Reading, Understanding, Using., The Multimodality and Cyberpsychology Conference., 24-NOV-12 - 24-NOV-12, Dublin City University, Ireland.
• Doherty, S., Kenny, D., de Barra-Cusack, F. Cocargeanu, D., Dombek, M., Mitchell, L., Moorkens, J., de Ridder, R., & Nguyen, T. [eds.]., Proceedings of the 8th International Post-graduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting., The 8th International Post-graduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting., 08-NOV-12 - 11-NOV-12, Dublin City University, Ireland.
• Doherty, S., Eye Tracking as a Research Tool: Understanding and Application [Workshop]., The 8th International Post-graduate Conference in Translation & Interpreting., 08-NOV-12 - 11-NOV-12, Dublin City University, Ireland.
• Doherty, S., & O'Brien., A User-Based Usability Assessment of Raw Machine Translated Technical Instructions, The Tenth Biennial Conference of the Association for Machine Translations in the Americas,, 24-OCT-12 - 27-OCT-12, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
• Doherty, S., Workshop on Post-Editing Technology and Practice, The Tenth Biennial Conference of the Association for Machine Translations in the Americas., 24-OCT-12 - 27-OCT-12, San Diego, California, USA.
• Doherty, S., Kenny, D. & Way, A., Taking Statistical Machine Translation to the Student Translator., The Tenth Biennial Conference of the Association for Machine Translations in the Americas, 24-OCT-12 - 27-OCT-12, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
• Doherty, S., and O'Brien, S., Investigating the usability of machine-translated texts via eye tracking, EyeTrackBehavior 2012: 2nd Tobii Eye Tracking Conference on Behavioural Research., 09-OCT-12 - 10-OCT-12, Leuven, Belgium
• Doherty, S., Reading and Comprehension of Controlled Machine-Translated Texts, The Fourth Conference of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies, 24-JUL-12 - 27-JUL-12, Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom
• Doherty, S., Investigating the Relationship between Autism Spectrum Disorders and Violent Offending, The British Psychological Society Northern Ireland Branch Annual Conference., 13-MAY-12 - 13-MAY-12, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
• Doherty, S., Sleep, stress, and moderating factors, The 9th Annual Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference., 04-APR-12 - 04-APR-12, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• Doherty, S. & Moorkens, J., An Experiential Analysis of Translation Technology Labs, 2nd Annual Conference of Education and Humanities, 30-MAR-12 - 30-MAR-12, St. Patrick¿s College, Dublin, Ireland.
• Doherty, S., Gogan, D., and Humphries, C., Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Violent Offenders, Health Service Executive Academic Forum, 18-JAN-12 - 18-JAN-12, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin.
• Doherty, S., How are we sleeping? Sleep, stress, and moderating factors: A case of professionals in Ireland., Health Service Executive Academic Forum., 18-JAN-12 - 18-JAN-12, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin.
• Doherty, S., Using Controlled Language to Improve Statistical Machine Translation., Centre for Next Generation Localisation Showcase, Dublin Innovation Festival., 16-NOV-11 - 16-NOV-11, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland.
• Doherty, S., Investigating the Effects of Controlled Language on the Reading and Comprehension of Machine Translated Texts: A Mixed-Methods Approach using Eye Tracking., Dublin Computational Linguistics Research Seminars, Dublin City University., 01-JUN-11 - 01-JUN-11, Dublin
• Doherty, S., Measuring the Impact of Controlled Language on Machine Translation via Readability and Comprehensibility., Computational Linguistics in the Netherlands (CLIN) 21., 11-FEB-11 - 11-FEB-11, Ghent, Netherlands.
• Doherty, S. & Moorkens, J. , Enhancing the experience of Translation Technology Labs., 6th International Post-graduate Conference in Translation & Interpreting., 20-OCT-10 - 21-OCT-10, Manchester, United Kingdom.
• Doherty, S., O'Brien, S. & Kenny, D., Improving MT Output with Controlled Language., Centre for Next Generation Localisation - Annual Science Foundation of Ireland Review., 11-JUL-10 - 11-JUL-10, The Helix, Dublin, Ireland.
• Doherty, S., Readability and Controlled Language in User-Based Machine Translation Evaluation and Eye-Tracking., 5th International Post-graduate Conference in Translation & Interpreting., 21-NOV-09 - 22-NOV-09, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
• Doherty, S., O'Brien, S. & Kenny, D., Can MT output be evaluated through eye tracking? , October 17th, 2009. Dublin City University, Ireland., Humanities & Social Sciences Post-Graduate Showcase, 17-OCT-09 - 17-OCT-09, Dublin City University, Ireland.
• Doherty, S. & O'Brien, S., Can MT output be evaluated through eye tracking?, MT Summit XII, 26-AUG-09 - 30-AUG-09, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada