Dr Lucas Nunes Vieira
BA(UFF), MA(UAlg/UFC), PgCert(N'cle), PhD(N'cle)
Current positions
Associate Professor in Translation Studies
School of Modern Languages
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Research interests
I research machine translation and its impact on cognitive processes, professional standards and communication. Ultimately, my work aims to understand and improve the use of language translation technologies. Most of my research is empirical. I have experience with methods including eye tracking, key-logging, text mining and verbal reports.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Critical language barriers: Understanding the role of online translation tools in high-stakes professional sectors
Principal Investigator
Description
Online machine translation tools like Google Translate are widely available and hugely popular. These tools are also socially and ethically complex. On the one hand, they support linguistic diversity and…Managing organisational unit
School of Modern LanguagesDates
01/08/2023 to 31/07/2025
Improving Products and Processes in Translation Technology Use
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Modern LanguagesDates
01/10/2019
Machine Translation and Literary Texts: A Network of Possibilities
Principal Investigator
Description
For years literary texts have been off limits for machine-translation editing. This is beginning to change, but research on this subject tends to focus on productivity. We know little of…Managing organisational unit
School of Modern LanguagesDates
01/06/2019 to 31/03/2020
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Selected publications
16/06/2020Understanding the societal impacts of machine translation
Information Communication and Society
Automation anxiety and translators
Translation Studies
Translating Perceptions and Managing Expectations
Perspectives Studies in Translation Theory and Practice
Recent publications
01/01/2025The MT in the room
Machine Translation and Migration
The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Migration
Uses of AI Translation in UK Public Service Contexts
Uses of AI Translation in UK Public Service Contexts
The many guises of machine translation
Digital Translation: International Journal of Translation and Localization
Translating science fiction in a CAT tool
Translation & Interpreting
