About EEL 2025

The Experimental & Empirical Methods in Linguistics (EEL) workshop was initiated in 2017 with the aim of introducing students and researchers to methods and tools used in experimental and computational psycholinguistics. The previous editions were hosted by IIT Delhi (2017) and IIT-BHU (2018). The salient features of the workshop are lab sessions in experiment design, data analysis with R, and corpus linguistics, and expository keynotes on current trends that showcase how statistical and computational methods are applied in psycholinguistic research. 

The third edition of the workshop, EEL 2025, was hosted by the Department of Cognitive Science at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur on June 25-29, 2025. The workshop will have two tracks in parallel. The participants have to choose one of the tracks based on what they want to learn and certain prerequisites.

1. Experimental track (No prerequisites)

• Statistical Data Analysis using R

• Experiment Design/Paradigm

2. Computational track (Prerequisite: R/python programming)

• Bayesian Modeling

• Corpus-based empirical linguistics

Who can apply?

Students or researchers who intend to pursue research in psycholinguistics, corpus linguistics, or cognitive science and would like to learn experimental design, data analysis techniques, computational modeling, and corpus analysis. The workshop would be ideal for students who are starting their research in such areas.

Registration fee:

If selected for the workshop, you will have to pay the registration fee of Rs. 2000/-. The registration fee will only cover your accommodation and tea/snacks on the venue. You will be provided with accommodation in student hostels. You have to cover your travel expenses on your own.

Instructors

Prof. Samar Husain (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi)

Prof. Sakshi Bhatia (University of Delhi)

Prof. Apurva (Indian Institute of Management Jammu)

Prof. Himanshu Yadav (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur)