Chair: Rian Schwarz and Carlo Eugeni

Diamesic 9 Conference - Program

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Venue: Adelphi Hotel Liverpool, Sefton room

Monday 27th July 2026, 09.00-13.00
Chair: Rian Schwarz-van Poppel

Time Activity
09.00-09.30

Keynote
Andrew Hill - Financial Times
The Case for Shorthand in the Age of AI

09.30-09.45

Shorthand
Jari Niittuinperä, Finnish Shorthand Association
The Significance of Shorthand in the Early Finnish Society

09.45-10.00

Shorthand
Boris Neubauer, Aachen University of Applied Science
The Note-Taking System of Consecutive Interpreters - a Multilingual Shorthand System?

10.00-10.15

Discussion

10.15-10.45

Coffee break

10.45-11.00

Skills
Christian Dabeh T. Clerigo, PhilSteno
Reporting without Barriers: Philippine Court Reporting in a Global Context

11.00-11.15

Skills
Laura van den Boogaard & Erik P.J. Vrinds, House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Crafting Craftsmanship: Selecting and Training Parliamentary Reporters in the Netherlands

11.15-11.30

Skills
Tang Ji
Research on the Deep Integration of Chinese Stenography Skills and the Cultivation of Court Clerks

11.30-11.45

Skills
Rachel Artis, Sopherim & Associates LLC
Bridging Continents: Bringing Stenographic Standards to Emerging Markets

11.45-12.10

Discussion

12.10-12.25

Audiovisual Accessibility
Giacomo Pirelli, onA.I.R. Intersteno Italia
Analysis and Comparison between Automatic Subtitles and the Ones Made by Subtitlers in Italian Language on the Mobile Phones and Computers: Updating with AI Technologies, Quality and Contest

12.25-12.40

Audiovisual Accessibility
Paula Hernandez Burguete, Cardenal Herrera University
Designing Accessible Speech-to-Text Content: Insights from User-Centered Research with Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment

12.40-12.55

Discussion

12.55-13.00

Closing

 

Tuesday 28th July 2026, 09.00-12.30
Chair: Carlo Eugeni

Time Activity
09.00-09.15

ASR Performance
Ana Luísa Reis, Portuguese Parliament
Interpreting Chaos: Observations on STAAR’s Performance in Complex Speech Scenarios

09.15-09.30

ASR Performance
Yeonhwan Choi, Korea Steno
The Effect of Computer-Aided Stenography in Korea

09.30-09.45

ASR Performance
Tatsuya Kawahara, Kyoto University
How do We Transcribe Dialect Speech in Parliamentary Recordings?

09.45-10.00

ASR Performance
Max van Winden, House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Improving Dutch ASR Transcripts through Rule-Based Post-Processing

10.00-10.25

Discussion

10.25-10.55

Coffee break

10.55-11.10

Agency
Liao Qing
The Irreplaceability of Stenography Technology Advantages in Judicial Support Positions

11.10-11.25

Agency
Eero Voutilainen, Parliament of Finland
What Is the Role of Humans when Using AI in Professional Reporting?

11.25-11.40

Agency
Katrien Van Mulders, Flemish Parliament
AI-Supported Parliamentary Reporting: There’s More to AI than Meets the Eye

11.40-11.55

Agency
Fabio Angeloni and Paolo Antonio Michela Zucco, Senate of the Republic of Italy
Hybrid Transcription Systems and Parliamentary Reporting: an Evaluation Study

11.55-12.20

Discussion

12.20-12.30

Closing

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