"I worked on investigating Large Language Models' access to processing via the Syntax-Semantic Interface as part of a wider project throughout the computational linguistics world to understand how LLMs process language and if it is analogous to the human scheme thereof. During the summer, I produced a semantically and syntactically diverse data set of more than 30,000 sentences to be passed to six different models (Mistral, Pythia, ChatGPT, Olmo, Llama, and Qwen). Towards the end of my internship, I programmed the experiment to perform this processing by the models and return specific readings regarding the interpreted complexity of the sentences from each, then administered this experiment to the group's supercomputing cluster. I'll be continuing with this project for the foreseeable future."
Caleb's story
Caleb Mathewos '27, a double major in computer science and engineering (6-3) and linguistics (24-2), worked as a research intern in the Computational Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain. This experience helped him realize that he would still enjoy working in computational linguistics research even after he graduates.
"This internship has done so much to help me start finding my way and learning more about what I want to do with my future as it begins to play out. I've become so much more confident in my desire to work in the field of Linguistics and pursuing my passion for language, and I couldn't have done that without the experiences I've gained and will continue to gain this summer and beyond with COLT. I'm so lucky to have had this opportunity to learn, research, and grow."Caleb Mathewos '27
Major and Class Year
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science & Linguistics, Class of 2026
MISTI program
Internship
Location
Spain
Host
Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF)