Meet the trainers
In the following videos the trainers from the video lectures audio describe themselves.
You can read the bionotes of all EASIT project participants and a list of subtitlers under Who we are.
Anna Matamala
Video transcript
I am Anna Matamala. I am in my late forties, well-built, with a round-face and glasses, and medium-length hair. I work at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I have led the EASIT project and I am a lecturer in some of the videos.
Elisa Perego
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This is Elisa Perego, from the University of Trieste, Italy, an academic partner in the EASIT project.
I am in my forties, I have curly dark-brown hair with silver streaks, brown eyes and a pretty fair complexion, with a few light freckles.
I’m wearing a black sweater and a colorful scarf.
I’m recording from my conservatory room, which is full of potted houseplants.
I am one of the lecturers, along with some of my translation and interpreting students, for Unit 3B focusing on Easy to Understand AD.
Sergio Hernández
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I am Sergio Hernández Garrido. I am in my late 20s, well-built, with a round face and glasses, and dark curly hair. I work at University of Hildesheim.
The last three years in the EASIT project I had the role of local project partner leader. As part of the EASIT consortium, University of Hildesheim was led by Christiane Maaß. We were in charge of IO4 and we are also two of the lecturers in some of the IO5 videos.
Christiane Maaß
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I am Christiane Maaß. I am of medium height. I have a spotted figure. I have glasses. And I have long hair. My role in EASIT is the following: I am the partner leader of University of Hildesheim and I am one of the Executive Board members.
Luis Alonso
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My name is Luis Alonso-Bacigalupe, I am a medium-height, slim, 58 year-old man. My research is mainly concerned with simultaneous interpreting and with the provision of accessible subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing through interlingual respeaking, and, as a member of the Vigo EASIT team, my job was to lend my voice for the lectures prepared by my colleagues.
Pablo Romero Fresco
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My name is Pablo Romero-Fresco. I’m a medium-height, 40-year-old man with dark and curly hair. I’m the representative of the Universidade de Vigo, which contributed to the different intellectual outputs and objectives of this project. More specifically, we have worked on the elaboration of materials for E2U subtitles.
Rocío Bernabé
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I am Rocío Bernabé Caro.
I am 50 years old.
I have short dark hair and wear a pair of glasses.
I work at the Internationale Hochschule SDI München.
I was the accessibility manager in EASIT and leader of Intellectual Output 2.
My video lectures focus on easy subtitles mainly
and the simplification of news items.
Piero Cavallo
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Hi. My name is Piero Cavallo.
I am Italian and I am 28 years old.
I am bold and I have a beard.
I wear a pair of glasses.
I work at SDI München.
And I am a lecturer in some of the videos of the EASIT project.
Ester Hedberg
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Hello. My name is Ester Hedberg. I have blond, medium-long hair and I wear glasses. I am soon turning sixty. I work for the National Association for Dyslexia in Sweden. The association was a partner in the project. We have produced various videos, most of them containing interviews with users and other experts on accessibility.
Tatjana Knapp
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I am Tatjana Knapp. I am in my early fourties. I have long light auburn hair, styled in a bun, grey-green eyes, round cheekbones and freckles.
I work at Zavod RISA, a non-governmental organization from Slovenia. We specialize in Easy language projects and working with validators and end-users.
Andrej Tomažin
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I am Andrej Tomažin. I am in my early 30s, slim and I wear brown glasses. I have short black hair and I work at RTV Slovenija, Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. RTV Slovenija was a partner in the EASIT project and we have produced many animated videos and video lectures.
Andreea Deleanu
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Hi, I am Andreea Deleanu from Trieste, Italy.
In the background you can hear waves crashing and see a rocky shore.
It is sunny.
I am 24, I have a round face, brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair. I am slightly built.
I have been working as video editor for unit 3, for the EASIT project and I am the narrator in some of the videos. Enjoy.
Caterina La Colla
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I am Caterina La Colla and I am 24 years old, I’m medium height, quite thin, with long curly hair, brown eyes and glasses. I am a student at the University of Trieste and I am the narrator in some of the videos.
Annalisa Navetta
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I am Annalisa Navetta. I am in my twenties, I am wearing a black t-shirt, my eyes are brown and I have brown, medium-length wavy hair. I study at University of Trieste in Italy and I am the narrator in some of the videos of the EASIT project.
Martina Atzeri
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I am Martina Atzeri. I am 24 years old. I have long dark brown hair, dark brown eyes and I wear glasses. I am a student at Università degli Studi di Trieste and I have edited, subtitled and narrated some of the videos.
