91桃色

Kaunas Faculty

Sukurta: 27 May 2021

khf8 Muitin臈s St, LT-44280 Kaunas
Tel. (37) 423 222
E-mail:

Dean 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr K臋stutis Driaunys

 

 

 STAFF

82 teachers (incl. 60 holding research degree), 7 research fellows (incl. 7 holding research degree), 24 doctoral students.

DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY

Institute of Social Sciences and Applied Informatics
Institute of Languages, Literature and Translation Studies

RESEARCH AREAS

Modelling and Management of Social and Economic Development of Lithuania
Poetics, Rhetoric and Linguistics: Fundamental and Applied Research into Literary and Non-Literary Texts
Identification Processes, Data Analysis and Visualisation, Artificial Intelligence
Modelling of Processes and Systems, Mathematical Logic and Discrete Structures, Innovative Teaching Methods
Technologies of Images and Signals, Parallel Calculations, System Engineering, Estimate Experiments, Application of Information Technologies

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2020

K. Korovkinas. Hybrid method for textual data sentiment analysis.
I. Mikalauskas. Public acceptance of energy technologies.
M.Vaitonis. High frequency computerized trading strategies engineering in financial markets.

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANISED IN 2020

15th Prof. Vladas Gronskas international scientific conference, ().
BSCT 2020: 3rdd Workshop on Blockchain and Smart Contract Technologies in Business in international conference, ().

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Ugn臈 Pavlovait臈. Curatorial Practice in Art Platform: a case of Biennial of Contemporary Art. 3rd Arts & Cultural Management Conference, Netherlands, 23鈥25 January 2020.
  • Ugn臈 Pavlovait臈. Technological Innovations in Art Platform: a case of Storytelling Festival. Workshop Rethinking Culture and Creativity in the Technological Era, Italy, 20鈥21 February 2020.
  • Valentina Marinkovic, Dalia Krik拧膷i奴nien臈. Implementation of new technologies in shared decision-making in healthcare. 袩械褉褋锌械泻褌懈胁懈 械褎械泻褌懈胁薪懈褏 褍锌褉邪胁谢褨薪褋褜泻懈褏 褉褨褕械薪褜 褍 斜褨蟹薪械褋褨 褌邪 锌褉芯械泻褌邪褏 : 屑邪褌械褉. V袉 袦褨卸薪邪褉. 薪邪褍泻.-锌褉邪泻褌懈褔. 泻芯薪褎. 屑. 袨写械褋邪, 17鈥18 胁械褉械褋薪褟 2020.
  • Rita Baranauskien臈, Ilona Mickien臈, Saulut臈 Juzelenien臈. Urbanonyms as the Semiotic Signs of Language Teaching and Learning. EDULEARN20: 12th annual international conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 6鈥7 July 2020,
  • Skirmant臈 艩arkauskien臈, Saulut臈 Juzel臈nien臈, Rita Baranauskien臈. Life is Celebration Metaphor in Teaching Multimodality. EDULEARN20: 12th annual international conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 6鈥7 July 2020,
  • Egl臈 Alosevi膷ien臈. Multilinguale Filme und audiovisuelle 脺bersetzungsverfahren: auf der Suche nach einer angemessenen 脺bersetzungsstrategie. International conference Translation, Multilinguality and Cognition, 56th LINGUISTICS COLLOQUIUM, 26鈥28 November 2020,

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020

Barauskait臈, G., 艩treimikien臈, D. Corporate social responsibility and financial performance of companies: The puzzle of concepts, definitions and assessment methods. Corporate social responsibility and environmental management. 2020, 00, 00, 1鈥4. DOI: 10.1002/csr.2048.
Korovkinas, K., Dan臈nas, P., Gar拧va, G. Support vector machine parameter tuning based on particle swarm optimization metaheuristic. Nonlinear analysis: modelling and control. Vilnius: 91桃色 Institute of Mathematics and Informatics. 2020, 25(2): 266鈥281. DOI: 10.15388/namc.2020.25.16517.
Gryshova, I., Shabatura, T., Girdzijauskas, S. A., 艩treimikien臈, D., 膶iegis, R., Griesien臈, I. The paradox of value and economic bubbles: new insights for sustainable economic development. Sustainability. 2019, 11(24), 6888: 1鈥17. DOI: 10.3390/su11246888.
Bankauskait臈, G. & Bankauskien臈, N. Stefania Jab艂o艅ska: moteris dviej懦 am啪i懦 sand奴roje. Gyvenimo ir k奴rybos ap啪valga [Stefania Jab艂o艅ska: Woman at the Turn of Two Centuries. Overview of Life and Creativity]. 2020, 247 p. 91桃色 Publishing.
Ali奴kait臈, D., Mikul臈nien臈, D., 膶epaitien臈, A., Brazaitien臈, L. Lietuvi懦 kalbos variantai: tyr臈jo ir paprastojo kalbos bendruomen臈s nario perspektyvos [Lithuanian Language Variants: Perspectives of Researcher and Ordinary Member of Language Community]. 2020. 348 p. 91桃色 Publishing.


THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND APPLIED INFORMATICS (SMTII)

8 Muitin臈s St, LT-03225 Kaunas
Tel. (37) 422 477
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Dr Giedrius Romeika

STAFF

Professors: Distinguished Prof. Dr V.V. Fomin, Dr Habil. R. 膶iegis, Dr E. Jasinskas (part-time), Dr V. Jur臈nien臈, Dr A. Mikalauskien臈, Dr K. Rud啪ionien臈, Dr Habil. D. 艩treimikien臈, Dr A. Lopata, Dr D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, Dr V. Sakalauskas, Dr C. Frattima (part-time), Dr T. Limba (part-time).
Research professors: Prof. Dr R. 膶iegis (part-time), Prof. Dr V. Fomin (part-time), Prof Dr D. 艩treimikien臈 (part-time), Dr A. Novelskait臈 (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr G. Gipien臈, Dr E. Freitakas, Dr I. Kiau拧ien臈, Dr R. Klimaitien臈, Dr A. Novelskait臈 (part-time), Dr R. Pu膷臈tait臈 (part-time), Dr R. Pu拧inait臈-Gelgot臈, Dr A. Rimkut臈, Dr I. 艩arki奴nait臈, Dr L. Bikul膷ien臈 (part-time), Dr K. Driaunys, Dr S. Masteika, Dr V. Rud啪ionis, M. Dubnikovas (part-time), Dr M. Ambrazi奴nas (part-time), Dr A. Cha啪evskas (part-time).
Lecturers: E. Kisielius (part-time), J. Knyvien臈 (part-time), J. Vilkevi膷i奴t臈 (part-time), Dr D. Dilijonas, K. Kubilevi膷ius (part-time), I. Veitait臈 (part-time), V. Gudaitis (part-time), V. Sakalas (part-time), Dr P. Astromskis (part-time), G. Butkus (part-time), Dr K. Korovkinas (part-time), Dr M. Vaitonis, T. Pe膷iulis (part-time).
Assistant professors: Dr R. Bartkut臈 (part-time), Dr I. Griesien臈 (part-time), Dr G. Romeika (part-time), Dr M. Valukonis, Dr P. Ani奴nas (part-time), Dr. R. Danielien臈, Dr V. Moskaliova, Dr A. Ramanauskait臈 (part-time), Dr M. Sarvutyt臈-Gaili奴nien臈 (part-time), Dr I. 艩ik拧nelyt臈-Butkien臈 (part-time), Dr I. Mikalauskas (part-time), Dr M. Stoncelis (part-time).
Research assistants: D. Balevi膷ien臈 (part-time), I. 艩膷iukausk臈 (part-time), P. Boreika (part-time), P. Danielius (part-time), A. 弄sas (part-time), M. Guptor (part-time), A. R. Medei拧ien臈 (part-time), O. Pavlova (part-time), U. Pavlovaite (part-time).
Researchers: Prof. Dr A. Mikalauskien臈 (part-time), Dr T. Jerlei, Dr Laurynas Dovydaitis, Dr 艩ik拧nelyt臈-Butkien臈 (part-time), Dr. R. Danielien臈 (part-time).
Doctoral students: G. Vilutyt臈 (on academic leave), S. Jurgel臈nas (on academic leave), P. Boreika (on academic leave), I. Vitkauskait臈, D. Balevi膷ien臈, I. 艩膷iukausk臈, A. R. Medei拧ien臈, D. Gliaubicas (on academic leave), M. Vij奴nas (on academic leave), S. Mirinavi膷ien臈, A. 弄sas, L. Matusevi膷ien臈 (on academic leave), P. Danielius, N. Makrickien臈 (on academic leave), O. Pavlova, S. Jur臈n臈, M. Guptor, V. Janavi膷ien臈, U. Pavlovait臈, M. Norvai拧ait臈, K. Ma啪eikait臈, I. Urbonavi膷i奴t臈, M. Kamali Saraji.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Innovation management
Human resource management
International human resource management
Sustainable development of tourism
Business models
Social entrepreneurship, young social entrepreneurs
Social enterprises
Sustainable development, social acceptance of technologies, economic trends, innovations, technological advances
Research of corporate finance in Central and Eastern Europe
Evaluation, accounting and reporting on intellectual capital
Theoretical and practical aspects of taxation
The problems of commercial bank and central bank in Central and Eastern Europe
Research of accounting quality in small and medium-sized enterprises
Development of cultural industries in Lithuania
Cultural tourism industry
Cultural heritage industry
Activities and management of cultural centres
Creative cities and clusters
Culture and consumption, peculiarities of contemporary cultural needs in Lithuanian society
Educational issues in cultural organization management
Gender issues
Organizational ethics and corporate social responsibility
Research ethics
Organizational communication
Strategic management
Organizational behaviour and development
Enterprise modelling methods, requirements engineering, enterprise data and knowledge modelling, management of information processing and CASE tools
Decision support systems in financial and currency markets, portfolio management and loan risk analysis, logistic capital accumulation models, financial anomalies and bubbles
Intelligent computational models for integrated research of marketing, e-commerce, e-banking, e-learning and social network information
Complex evaluation of customer behaviour
Dynamic process modelling by applying fuzzy cognitive models
Designing the Quality and Cost containment coherence framework for prudent modelling of innovative health care systems
Development, integration, and implementation of high frequency trading models in financial markets on high-performance computing platforms
Implementing the smart contracts via online transactions and other peer-to-peer-based solutions for the sharing economy in online market places
Development block chain or public ledger via peer-to-peer technology based solutions in autonomous decentralized organizations
Artificial intelligence for speech recognition and analysis technologies (Lithuanian language)
Intelligent models for marketing systems, social networks, e-business, e-learning and e-government

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by University Budget

Sustainability Assessment. Prof. Dr D. 艩treimikien臈, Prof. Dr Habil. R. 膶iegis, Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Kiau拧ien臈, Prof. Dr A. Mikalauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Pu拧inait臈-Gelgot臈, Lect. Dr I. 艩ik拧nelyt臈-Butkien臈, Asist. Prof. Dr I. Griesien臈, Lect. Dr R. Bartkut臈, PhD student I. Mikalauskas, PhD student S. Jurgel臈nas.
The sustainability assessment methodology for sustainability assessment of countries and regions was developed. This methodology integrates sustainability assessment of the most important branches of economy including energy sector. The developed methodology was empirically tested in energy sector. The most important sustainable energy indicators were identified and framework for linking these indicators in the chain of mutual impacts was developed. The sustainability assessment of energy sector development in Baltic Sea Region was performed by applying developed methodology and several multi-criteria decision aiding tools.

Main publications:

膶iegis, R., Dilius, A., 艩treimikien臈, D. Pajam懦 nelygyb臈s poveikio ekonomikos augimui ir darniam vystymuisi vertinimas Europos S膮jungos 拧alyse (An assessment of the impact of income inequality on economic growth and sustainable development in the European Union countries), monograph. 91桃色 Press, 2020, 468 p.

艩treimikien臈, D., Mikalauskien臈, A., Kiau拧ien臈, I. The impact of value created by culture on approaching the sustainable development goals: case of the Baltic States. Sustainability. 2019, 11(22): 6437. DOI: 10.3390/su11226437.

Khan, S. A. R., Zhang, Y., Anil, K., Zavadskas, E., 艩treimikien臈, D. Measuring the impact of renewable energy, public health expenditure, logistics, and environmental performance on sustainable economic growth. Sustainable Development. 2020, 28(4): 833鈥843. DOI: 10.1002/sd.2034.

Solving and Improving Accounting and Financial Problems. Prof. Dr K. Rud啪ionien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr G. Gipien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Freitakas, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Klimaitien臈, Dr A. Ramanauskait臈, Dr M. Valukonis, Dr P. Ani奴nas, PhD student L. Matusevi膷ien臈, PhD student M. Vij奴nas, PhD student M. Guptor.

Investigations analyse accounting quality in Lithuanian companies, to investigate financial and non-financial information disclosure and quality of this information, to identify problems and to offer solutions; investigate financial markets, the development of financial institutions in Lithuania, to research the practice of risk management, assessment, to offer improve these areas.

Main publications:

Freitakas, E., Urbonavi膷i奴t臈, I. Macro-prudential policy and systemic risk: a structural approach. Tiltai. Klaip臈da : Klaip臈dos universiteto leidykla. 2019, 2: 20鈥34. DOI: 10.15181/tbb.v83i2.2061.

Jurkonyt臈, E., Vij奴nas, M. The Lithuanian credit union reform evaluation (Lietuvos kredito unij懦 reformos vertinimas). Organizacij懦 vadyba: sisteminiai tyrimai. 2020, 83: 57鈥71.

Klimaitien臈, R., Derengovska, E., Rud啪ionien臈, K. Application of key performance indicators to improve efficiency of monitoring of the organization's activities: theoretical approach. Visuomen臈s saugumas ir vie拧oji tvarka. 2020, 25: 218鈥233. DOI: 10.13165/PSPO-20-25-20.

Entrepreneurship Development. Prof. Dr E. Jasinskas, Distinguished Prof. Dr V.V. Fomin, Assoc. Prof. Dr I. 艩arki奴nait臈, Dr G. Romeika, PhD student I. 艩膷iukausk臈, PhD student I. Vitkauskait臈, PhD student A. 弄sas, PhD student O. Pavlova.

The activities of the research group are related to various levels of entrepreneurship development: human resource management, strategic development of organizations, innovation management, business environment, consumer behaviour. All of the above-mentioned research areas are closely related to the paradigm of sustainable business development, evaluating current and future challenges, global organizations and local business management solutions.

Main publications:

Ahmed, R. R., Romeika, G., Kaulien臈, R., 艩treimikis, J., Dapkus, R. ES-QUAL model and customer satisfaction in online banking: evidence from multivariate analysis techniques. Oeconomia copernicana. Toru艅: Nicolaus Copernicus University. 2020, 11(1): 59鈥93. DOI: 10.24136/oc.2020.003.

Pavlova, O. Organizacin臈s kult奴ros s膮sajos su 拧iuolaikiniu 啪mogi拧k懦j懦 i拧tekli懦 valdymu organizacijoje (Relations between organizational culture and human resources management in a modern organization). Informacijos mokslai. 2020, 88: 105鈥119. DOI: 10.15388/Im.2020.88.34.

Vitkauskait臈, I. Types of film production business models and their interrelationship. Informacijos mokslai. 2020, 89: 43鈥54. DOI: 10.15388/Im.2020.89.39.

Cultural Industries and Innovations. Prof. Dr V. Jur臈nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Novelskait臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Saiang, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Pu膷臈tait臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Rimkut臈, Dr I. Griesien臈, Dr M. Sarvutyt臈-Gaili奴nien臈, PhD student D. Balevi膷ien臈, PhD student I. Vitkauskait臈, PhD student S. Jur臈n臈, PhD student U. Pavlovait臈.

The group carries out research on creative industries and their influence on organizational and national competitiveness as well as individual, social and national identity and image making. It focuses on reputation management in social media, peculiarities of communication management for branding of companies, cities and states. Another aspect of their research encompasses the impact of cultural diversity on organizational innovativeness and its outcomes such as artistic innovations or cultural enterprises. Cultural diversity is approached both from organizational and communities (countryside and urban, communities of practice in organizations) perspectives. This gains momentum considering the recent social issues of immigrant flows to Europe, emigration rates from Lithuania and cultural activities of Lithuanian Diasporas worldwide. From a diversity perspective, women studies constitute a specific area of the group鈥檚 research. The group plans to provide research-informed advice to public bodies on economic (innovation), cultural and migration policy development.

Main publications:

Jur臈nien臈, V., Jur臈n臈, S. Impact of tourism on national soft power (Turizmo poveikis nacionalinei 拧velniajai galiai). Transformations in Business and Economics. 2019, 18(3C): 468鈥484.

Jerlei, T. Developing design discourse in Soviet print media: a case study comparing Estonia and Lithuania, 1959鈥1968. Design and Culture. 2020, 12(2): 203鈥226. DOI: 10.1080/17547075.2020.1688052.

Pavlovait臈, U., Griesien臈, I. Meno organizacijos auditorij懦 pl臈tra santyki懦 rinkodaros po啪i奴riu (Audience development of an art organization in terms of relationship marketing). Informacijos mokslai. 2019, 86: 98鈥115. DOI: 10.15388/Im.2019.86.28.

Art marketing. Jureniene, V. (Ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2020. 336 p.

Organizational Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Social Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management. Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Pu膷臈tait臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Novelskait臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Pu拧inait臈-Gelgot臈, PhD student R. A. Medei拧ien臈, PhD student M. Norvai拧ait臈.

Research of the relationship between socially responsible human resource management practices and turnover intentions moderated by supervisor鈥檚 gender, construction of unity and fragmentation in organisational culture through discourses of trust and distrust were explored in Finnish organisations. Results of an international intensive course 鈥淐ases in Organizational Ethics鈥 were presented in a research publication. Empirical data for an international project 鈥淐SR research and teaching in Central and Eastern Europe鈥 led by Sussex University (UK) were collected. Research proposal on dignity management in public organisations was submitted to Research Council of Lithuania.

Main publications:

Pu膷臈tait臈, R. L盲ms盲, A.-M., Norvai拧ait臈, M. Masculinity in flux? Male managers navigating between work and family. Journal of Baltic Studies. 2020, 51(2): 179鈥198. DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2020.1746369.

Pu拧inait臈-Gelgot臈, R., Pu膷臈tait臈, R., Novelskait臈, A. Socialinio verslo poveiki懦 vertinimo patirtys Lietuvoje socialini懦 verslinink(i)懦 po啪i奴riu. Informacijos mokslai. 2019, 86: 116鈥132. DOI:

Medei拧ien臈, R. A., Lopez R. J., Pu膷臈tait臈, R. Raising moral awareness of intercultural students鈥 audience using applied drama methods. Ethics and Responsibility in Human Resources, Leadership, and Startup Business. 2019, 98鈥113.

Intelligent Decision Support Systems and Knowledge-Based Applications in Finance, E-Business, Marketing, Health Care. Prof. Dr V. Sakalauskas, Prof. Dr D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Masteika, Dr. D. Dilijonas, Dr M. Vaitonis, Dr K. Korovkinas, PhD student P. Danielius, PhD student S. Jur臈n臈.

2020 focus was on big data visualization that is based on dimensionality reduction methods. Research was focused on proposed a multi-level method for data clustering and visualization. It divides the whole data mining process into separate steps and applies particular dimensionality reduction method considering to analysed data volume and type. The methods are selected according to their speed and accuracy. Therefore, was presented ongoing research of comparison of the selected methods according to these two criteria. Three groups of datasets containing different kind of data are used for methods evaluation, the factors that influence speed or accuracy are determined.

Main publications:

Korovkinas, K., Dan臈nas, P., Gar拧va, G. Support vector machine parameter tuning based on particle swarm optimization metaheuristic. Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control. 91桃色 Institute of Mathematics and Informatics. 2020, 25(2): 266鈥281. DOI: 10.15388/namc.2020.25.16517.

Liutvinavi膷ius, M., Sakalauskas, V., Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, D. Sentiment-based decision making model for financial markets. Data Science: New Issues, Challenges and Applications. 2020, 297鈥313. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39250-5_16.

Jur臈n臈, S., Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, D. Mapping technology based tools of audience engagement. Informacijos mokslai. 2020, 89: 98鈥115. DOI: 10.15388/Im.2020.89.43.

Ivana, O., Lewandowski, R., 艩endelj, R., Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, D., Erakovi膷, J. Model driven approach for development of person-centred care in stroke rehabilitation. The Importance of Health Informatics in Public Health during a Pandemic. J. Mantas et al. (Eds.). 2020, 338鈥341. DOI: 10.3233/SHTI200564.

Enterprise Modelling and Knowledge-Based Information Systems Engineering Research. Prof. Dr A. Lopata, Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Ambrazi奴nas, Dr A. Stravinskien臈, I. Veitait臈.

The generation of knowledge-based UML models from enterprise model technique was created and transformation algorithms of the generation of knowledge-based UML dynamic models were presented. 袝nt械rpris械 kn芯wl械dg械-bas械d UML timing and interaction m芯d械l g械n械r邪tion pr芯褋械sses were investigated and transformation algorithms were presented.

Main publications:

Veitait臈, I., Lopata, A. Knowledge-based transformation algorithms of UML dynamic models generation from enterprise model. Data Science: New Issues, Challenges and Applications. Dzemyda, G., Bernatavi膷ien臈, J., Kacprzyk, J. (eds.). 2020. p. 43鈥59. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39250-5_3.

Veitait臈, I., Lopata, A. Knowledge-based UML use case model transformation algorithm. Business information systems workshops: BIS 2019 international workshops, Seville, Spain, June 26鈥28, 2019, revised papers. Witold Abramowicz, Rafael Corchuelo (Eds.). 2019, 39鈥48. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36691-9.

Veitait臈, I., Lopata, A. Knowledge-based generation of the UML dynamic models from the enterprise model illustrated by the ticket buying process example. Information and software technologies: 26th international conference ICIST 2020, Kaunas, Lithuania, 15鈥17 October 2020. Proceedings. Audrius Lopata, Rita Butkien臈, Daina Gudonien臈, Vilma Sukack臈 (Eds.). 2020. p. 26鈥38. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59506-7_3.

Cyber Security Research. Dr R. Danelien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Driaunys, Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Rud啪ionis, Dr V. Moskaliova, Dr L. Dovydaitis.

During 2020 Phishing attack detecting and management system was created. System consists from 3 main elements:
- Phishing report data base
- Email box for reporting of suspicious mail ();
- System of Phishing identification and testing:
Created system is used for student class activities and for services dedicated to state authorities, state and municipal institutions and organizations, and business entities.

Main publications:

Limba, T., Driaunys, K., Stankevicius, A., Andrulevicius, A. Cryptocurrency and national security: peculiarities of interaction. Transformations in Business and Economics. 2020, 19(2): 138鈥158.

Limba, T., Driaunys, K., Kiskis, M., Sidlauskas, A. Development of digital contents: privacy policy model under the general data protection regulation and user-friendly interface. Transformations in Business and Economics. 2020, 19(1): 133鈥154.

Rasymas, T., Dovydaitis, L. Detection of phishing URLs by using deep learning approach and multiple features combinations. Baltic Journal of Modern Computing. 2020, 8(3): 471鈥483.

Research Projects

COST action CA 15122. European Network for Cost Containment and Improved Quality of Health Care
Management committee members - Prof. Dr D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, Prof. Dr V. Sakalauskas.
This COST Action aims at supporting the scientific research and technology development necessary for a breakthrough in the field of cost-containment in healthcare while also maintaining the quality of health care. So far, the EU R&D agenda has under-examined this aspect while in nearly every COST Member Country rising costs of healthcare are becoming a major societal problem.

COST Action CA15123. The European Research Network on Types for Programming and Verification (EUTYPES)
Management committee members - Prof. A. Lopata, I. Veitait臈.
Types are pervasive in programming and information technology. A type defines a formal interface between software components, allowing the automatic verification of their connections, and greatly enhancing the robustness and reliability of computations and communications. In rich dependent type theories, full functional specification of a program can be expressed as a type. Type systems have rapidly evolved over the past years, becoming more sophisticated, capturing new aspects of the behaviour of programs and the dynamics of their execution.

COST Action CA19117. Researcher Mental Health (ReMo). Representatives - Dr A. Novelskait臈, Dr R. Pu膷臈tait臈, PhD student A. R. Medei拧ien臈,
ReMO focuses on wellbeing and mental health within academia, a theme of strategic importance for the European Research Area.

BlockChain Network Online Education for interdisciplinary European Competence Transfer (BlockNet). The project is funded by the European Commission in the context of the Erasmus+ program 鈥淜A2-Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices. Strategic Partnerships for higher education鈥. 91桃色 - project coordinator.

The fundamental goal of BlockNet is the development and implementation in practice of an interdisciplinary Blockchain Technology (BCT) Small Network Online Course (SNOC). To date, there are no interdisciplinary courses providing students of different majors with knowledge of BCT, its applications and impact on business environments, as well as comprehensive essential skills to be prepared for the interdisciplinary work they will face in future projects.

Fuse IT (Future Competences Pathways for Marketing and ICT Education) ERASMUS+ KA2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices. 91桃色 - project coordinator.

The project addresses the education and labour market requirements for professional skills and knowledge for students and graduates in university (including life-long learning activities).
The project will analyse, design, develop and implement an up-to-date curriculum, e-learning materials, blended learning environment, ICT knowledge and skills self-evaluation and certification system simulations.

Safeguarding against Phishing in the age of 4th Industrial Revolution (CyberPhish) ERASMUS+ KA2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices (2020-1-LT01-KA203-078070). 02 November 2020鈥01 November 2022. 91桃色 - project coordinator.

The project addresses the education and labour market requirements for cybersecurity/phishing skills and knowledge for students and graduates in university (including life-long learning activities).The overall project objectives are to analyse, design, develop and implement an up-to-date curriculum, e-learning materials, blended learning environment, knowledge and skills self-evaluation and knowledge evaluation system simulations for students and other users in order to prevent from phishing attacks, raise competencies in this area for identification and prevention of threats.

Training the Educators to Facilitate the Teaching and Assessment of Abstract Syllabus by the Use of Serious Games (TEGA), ERASMUS+ KA2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices (2020-1-UK01-KA203- 079248). 91桃色 - project partner.

The project aim is to support the game-based teaching/learning by training the higher educator facilitators in teaching abstract concepts; to include people with learning disabilities, non-native langue speakers and more reserved personalities and also to include all types of learner types (Visual, Audio, Reading and Kinaesthetic); to provide a consistent training mapped against the European framework.

Transnational Cooperation Initiative Fostering Developing forward Thinking Skills of Students, Teachers and Workforce in Sustainability-Relevant Sectors Posed by Business 4.0 Trends through Innovation in Business & Engineering Education and Training (SMART skills 4.0). ERASMUS+ KA2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices. 91桃色 - project partner.
The projects鈥 aim is to support the development of forward thinking skills of students, teachers and workforce by designing, deploying and scaling-up the Educational Initiative (future-oriented curricula) facilitating innovation in business & engineering education and training, intercultural knowledge exchanges in various sustainability-relevant sectors of Business 4.0 and enhancing civic and responsible behaviour.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Evaluation of Socio-Economic Impact of Social Business: Comparison of Lithuania and Finland - SOCImpact (contract No. P-MIP-17-483).

It is a 3-year (2017鈥2020) project that aims at evaluating socio-economic impact of social business on internal and external stakeholders from a cross-cultural perspective. In 2017, research methodology for qualitative part was tuned with the researchers from Finland and collection of data on the ethical perspective of motives of social entrepreneurs in Lithuania was started.

Research Council of Lithuania. Baltic Visual Identity in Soviet Industrial Design (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-08-0001). Coordinator - Dr Triin Jerlei.

This project focuses on design in the Baltic States between the years 1965 and 1985, mainly concentrating on small household objects, furniture and textiles. The main objective of the research is to analyse the nature of 鈥楤altic identity鈥 in Soviet industrial design economy and to understand the factors behind its development. Through a study of historical processes, the project aims to improve the public knowledge and appreciation of local design culture within the Baltic States, which are necessary for a diverse and successful development of contemporary local design. Secondly, this project proposes a new methodology for studying former Soviet and possibly also Socialist states that would step away from the simple understanding of states as simple satellites of Soviet Russia and fully consider all political, cultural and social factors that led to the development of individual design cultures in different regions.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of Latvia (Latvia)
Birmingham City University (United Kingdom)
Swedish School of Social Sciences (Sweden)
University of Jyv盲skyl盲, School of Business and Economics (Finland)
University of Tampere, School of Management (Finland)
University of Tartu (Estonia)
Poznan University of Economics (Poland)
Reutlingen University (Germany)
Cordoba University (Spain)
Intellerts BV Utrecht (Netherlands)
Tampere University of technologies (Finland)
Altacom (Estonia)
Bankera Center of Financial Technology (Lithuania)
Hostinger International
RMD Technologies (Lithuania)

OTHER RESEARC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr R. 膶iegis 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Engineering Economics,
  • editorial board member of the journal Transformations in Business & Economics,
  • editorial board member of the journal Technological and Economic Development of Economy,
  • editorial board member of the journal International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education,
  • editorial board member of the journal Social Research,

Prof. Dr V. Fomin 鈥

  • editorial board member of the International Journal of Standardization Research (IJSR) (formerly International Journal of IT Standards & Standardisation Research (JITSR)),
  • editorial board member of the Baltic Journal of Modern Computing (BJMC), ();
    member of the International Advisory Board, University of Latvia, Latvia;
  • member of the Association for Information Systems (AIS),
  • member of the European Academy for Standardization (EURAS), www.euras.org;
  • member of the International Committee for Education about Standardization (ICES),

Prof. Dr E. Jasinskas 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Leisure Time Research,
  • editorial board member of the journal Tourism and Recreation Journal,
  • editorial board member of the journal European Journal of Contemporary Education,

Dr I. 艩ik拧nelyt臈-Butkien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association for Energy Economics,

Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Kiau拧ien臈 鈥

  • member of the Winnet Centre of Excellence,

Prof. Dr A. Mikalauskien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association for Energy Economics,
  • Technical Committee member of Lithuanian Department of Statistics,
  • member of International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences (IISES);
  • senior member of Economics Development Research Center (IEDRC).

Assoc. Prof. Dr I. 艩arki奴nait臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Leisure Time Research,

Prof. Dr D. 艩treimikien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association for Energy Economics,
  • editor-in-chief of the journal Transformations in Business & Economics,
  • deputy editor of the journal Intellectual Economy,
  • editorial board member of the journal Technological and Economic Development of Economy,
  • editorial board member of the journal Economics & Sociology,
  • group member of the Commission鈥檚 Horizon 2020 AGE (Advisory Group for Energy).

Prof. Dr K. Rud啪ionien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Accounting Educators and Researchers;
  • editorial board member of the journal Accounting Theory and Practice.

Assoc. Prof. Dr G. Gipien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Accounting Educators and Researchers.

Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Klimaitien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Accounting Educators and Researchers.

Dr A. Ramanauskait臈 鈥

  • member of Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors (LCA), www.lar.lt;
  • certified Internal Auditor (CIA) by IIA Lithuania, www.theiia.org;
  • certified Auditor (CA) by LCA, www.lar.lt.

Dr M. Valukonis 鈥

  • member of Association of Financial Analysts (Lithuania), www.finansai.lt;
  • financial brokerage license (Bank of Lithuania),

Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Pu膷臈tait臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the international journal EJBO 鈥 Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organizational Studies, Finland, ejbo.jyu.fi;
  • editorial board member of the international journal Journal of Management and Change,
  • member of a follow-up group to a doctoral student Soilikki Viljanen at the University of Jyv盲skyl盲, Finland;
  • member of international advisory board in the WeAll 鈥 Social and Economic Sustainability of Future Working Life project funded by the Strategic Research Council of the Academy of Finland (2015鈥2020), carried out by Universities of Helsinki and Jyv盲skyl盲 and Hanken School of Economics,
  • expert on the data base Lituanistika.

Prof. Dr V. Jur臈nien臈 鈥

  • expert at the European Institute for Gender Equality,
  • expert at the Faculty of Economic Science and Information Technology, North West University: Vaal Triangle Campus, South Africa,
  • expert on the data base Lituanistika;
  • editorial board member of the international journal Economics and Sociology,
  • editorial board member of the international journal Developing World Women Issues: Law, Justice and Health,
  • editorial board member of the international Journal of Cultural and Religious Studies,
  • editorial board member of the international journal Problems of World History: Scientific Journal (Institute of World History of the NAS of Ukraine),

Prof. Dr A. Lopata 鈥

  • member of Lithuanian Computer Society (LIKS),
  • programme committee member of the 20th International Conference on Information and Software Technologies,
  • Chair of special session Intelligent Methods for Data Analysis and Computer Aided Software Engineering (International Conference ICIST2020), .

Prof. Dr V. Sakalauskas 鈥

  • programme committee member of the annual international conference on Business Information Systems (BIS),
  • co-chair, member of the programme committee and organiser of Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB) in conjunction with BIS, Poznan, Poland,
  • member of the Lithuanian Union of Statisticians,
  • member of the Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs),
  • member of Spanish Research Group Knowledge Discovery and Intelligent Systems (KDIS) at the University of Cordoba,

Prof. Dr D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈 鈥

  • editor-in-chief of the international Journal of Marketing Principles and Practices (IJMPP) (Online),
  • associated editor of the international Journal of Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications,
  • associated editor of the international journal Electronic Commerce Research and Applications,
  • editorial committee member of the International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems (IARIA),
  • co-chair of the programme committee of workshop of international scientific conference Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB) at international conference on Business Information Systems (BIS),
  • programme committees member of the BIS, International Conference on Business Information Systems,

Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Masteika 鈥

  • associated partner of Marie Curie Actions EU project Training in Modern Quantitative Methods and High-Performance Computing for Finance,
  • associated partner of Tampere University of Technology in research project Efficient numerical methods on high-performance computing platforms for the underlying financial models;
  • programme committee member of the Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB in conjunction with International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS) Poznan, Poland;
  • editorial board member of the journal Transformations in Business and Economy.

Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Rud啪ionis 鈥

  • editorial board member of the international journal Northern European Language Technologies,

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • Prof. Dr Dalia 艩treimikien臈 - Commission鈥檚 Horizon 2020 AGE (Advisory Group for Energy) group member.
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr Raminta Pu膷臈tait臈 - member of international advisory board in the WeAll 鈥 Social and Economic Sustainability of Future Working Life project funded by the Strategic Research Council of the Academy of Finland (2015鈥2020), carried out by Universities of Helsinki and Jyv盲skyl盲 and Hanken School of Economics ().
  • Assoc. Prof. S. Masteika - expert of Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology- MITA, governmental institution, responsible for implementation of innovation policy in Lithuania.
  • Dist.. Dr Vladislav V. Fomin - eExpert of Latvian Academy of Sciences (www.lza.lv).
  • Prof. A. Lopata - expert of Lithuanian Business Development Agency (LVPA).

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

  • Collaboration on preparing instruction guidelines for SME鈥檚 Cybersecurity and business: what should know every CEO (Kibernetinis saugumas ir verslas. K膮 tur臈t懦 啪inoti kiekvienas 寞mon臈s vadovas).

MOST IMPORTANT RESULTS OF SCIENCE POPULARISATION ACTIVITIES

  • Kibernetinio saugumo internete atmintin臈 [Instruction of safe behaviour in the Internet], (
  • Vert臈s paradoksas : vandens ir deimant懦 investavimo alternatyvos [Paradox of Value: alternatives of investment in water and diamonds] by Stasys Girdzijauskas and Marius Dubnikovas (magazine INVESTUOK No. 7鈥8, p. 149鈥150)
  • Workshop for secondary school student companies Development of the product (Basics of marketing)
  • Exhibition Ornament and Baltic modern design, 1955鈥1985,
  • Cyber security internet game-simulation CTF@KNF>

 


INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION STUDIES

12 Muitin臈s, LT-44280 Kaunas
Tel. (37) 422 926
E-mail:
Director 鈥 Prof. Dr Danguol臈 Satkauskait臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr D. Ali奴kait臈 (part-time), Dr G. Bankauskait臈, Dr L. Huber (part-time), Dr J. Kr奴minien臈, Dr D. Mikul臈nien臈 (part-time), Dr S. Radzevi膷ien臈, Dr D. Satkauskait臈 (part-time).
Senior researchers: Dr G. Bankauskait臈 (part-time), Dr H.-H. Droessiger (part-time), Dr E. Ki拧kina, Dr I. Stepukonien臈 (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr R. Baranauskien臈, Dr S. Bir啪ietien臈, Dr S. Juzel臈nien臈, Dr J. Kerevi膷ien臈, Dr E. Keturakien臈, Dr R. Kudirka, Dr I. Mickien臈, Dr 沤. Nemickien臈, Dr L. Niedzviegien臈, Dr S. 艩arkauskien臈, Dr D. Urbonien臈 (part-time), Dr A. Vitk奴n臈.
Teaching assistants: Dr E. Alosevi膷ien臈 (part-time), J. Astrauskien臈, Dr E. Gabr臈nait臈 (part-time), Dr V. Linkevi膷i奴t臈 (part-time), Dr J. Radavi膷i奴t臈 (part-time).
Researchers: Dr E. Alosevi膷ien臈 (part-time), Dr A. Kairaityt臈-U啪up臈, Dr A. Kal臈dien臈, Dr I. Koverien臈 (part-time).
Lecturers: G. Dubauskien臈 (part-time), L. Fedor膷enkien臈 (part-time), L. Kami膷aityt臈 (part-time), J. Kau拧ylait臈, A. Kuzmickien臈 (part-time), R. Ma膷iulskien臈 (part-time), J. Skovorodko, Dr. I. 艩le啪ait臈.
Doctoral students: L. Abraitien臈, G. Gibavi膷ien臈, E. Merkyt臈-艩varcien臈, D. Burbien臈, M. Triau拧yt臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cognitive aspects of media and political discourse analysis
Sociolinguistic research of dialectal speech
Perceptual analysis of dialectal discourse
Cultural significance of dialects
Exploration of toponyms and anthroponyms
Visual metaphors: methodological approaches
Terminological basis of translation studies
Translation of culture-bound units
Interdisciplinary approach to audiovisual translation
Development, characteristics and perception of voice-over
Issues of surtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing
Strategies and problems of audio description
Theatre and opera subtitling as a multimodal construct
Polysemiotic cohesion in film dubbing
Fictional worlds within conceptual categories: from etymology to pragmatics
Literary discourse of contemporary English and American Literature
Interpretative understanding of literature: hermeneutical approach
Inter-textual criticism: shifts of reading horizons
Modernist poetics: history, fantasy and fiction
Generic deconstruction as reflected in literary discourse
Historical awareness in the Lithuanian poetry of the 19th century
Contemporary reception of literary heritage and literary criticism
Poetics, stylistics and rhetoric in fictional texts and public discourse

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by the University Budget

Multimodality in Public Discourse. Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Juzel臈nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. 艩arkauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr Baranauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Bir啪ietien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Kerevi膷ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Urbonien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr 沤. Nemickien臈, Assist. Prof. Dr E. Gabr臈nait臈.

The research carried out under this project is based on the exploration of multimodal texts, focusing on areas such as Internet, advertising and films. Considerable attention was given to cognitive metaphor and metonymy, translation of phraseology, reading as a cognitive process, multimodal aspects of dubbed animation as well as provocative discourse of the Internet medium.

Main publications:

艩arkauskien臈, S., Juzel臈nien臈, S., & Baranauskien臈, R. "Life is celebration" metaphor in teaching multimodality. 12th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 6鈥7 July 2020, Palma, Spain: Conference Proceedings, 2020, 236鈥243.

Gabr臈nait臈, E., & Triau拧yt臈, M. Provokacija kaip 啪anras: retorin臈s MeToo diskurso apibr臈啪tys [Provocation as a genre: rhetorical definitions of MeToo discourse]. Respectus Philologicus. 2020, 37, 78鈥90.

Nemickien臈, 沤. Home reading challenges and authenticity criteria selecting texts. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technolog. 2020, 29(2): 81鈥90.

Audiovisual Translation Research. Prof. Dr D. Satkauskait臈, Prof. Dr H.-H. Droessiger, Prof. Dr L. Huber, Prof. Dr J. Kr奴minien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Kerevi膷ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Niedzviegien臈, Dr E. Alosevi膷ien臈, Dr I. Koverien臈, Dr J. Astrauskien臈, PhD student L. Abraitien臈.

The research carried out under this project deals with theoretical frameworks, research methodologies and applications of audiovisual translation. The research explored issues of the genre and translation of the multilingual film, different types of synchrony in dubbing, rendering of language variation in audiovisual translation, and accessibility of audiovisual products.

Main publications:

Koverien臈, I. & 膶eidait臈, K. Lip synchrony of rounded and protruded vowels and diphthongs in the Lithuanian-dubbed animated film cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2. Respectus Philologicus. 2020, 38: 214鈥229.

Droessiger, H.-H. After Babel revisited: on language and translation. In Memoriam George Steiner (1929鈥2020). Athens Journal of Philology. 2020, 7(4): 235鈥256.

Satkauskait臈, D. & Alosevi膷ien臈, E. Fremdsprachliche Akzente im Animationsfilm Cars 2: Vier synchronisierte Sprachfassungen im Vergleich. InTRAlinea: The Translation of Dialects in Multimedia IV. 2020, 1鈥15.

The Interaction of Text and Context. Prof. Dr G. Bankauskait臈, Prof. Dr J. Kr奴minien臈, Prof. Dr L. Huber, Prof. Dr S. Radzevi膷ien臈 Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Bir啪ietien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Keturakien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. 艩arkauskien臈, Dr J. Radavi膷i奴t臈, Senior researcher Dr I. Stepukonien臈, PhD student G. Gibavi膷ien臈, Dr J. Astrauskien臈.

The research focused on the literature of the 20th century, different ways of narration and stylistic variety by investigating the nature of fatherhood, images and symbols both, in oral and written traditions were investigated within the framework of phenomenology, hermeneutics, reader reception theory and feminist literary criticism.

Main publications:

Bankauskait臈, G. & Bankauskien臈, N. Stefania Jab艂o艅ska: moteris dviej懦 am啪i懦 sand奴roje. Gyvenimo ir k奴rybos ap啪valga [Stefania Jab艂o艅ska: Woman at the Turn of Two Centuries. Overview of Life and Creativity]. 91桃色 Press. 2020, p. 247.

Keturakien臈, E. T臈vyst臈s reik拧m臈s XX a. pirmosios pus臈s lietuvi懦 modernistin臈je novelistikoje. Logos. 2020, 103: 89鈥99.

Huber, L. & Jonaityt臈, E. Oral narrative genres as communicative dialogic resources and their correlation to African short fiction. Respectus Philologicus. 2020, 37(42): 137鈥147.

Language Varieties and Language Attitudes: Approaches of Perceptual Dialectology, Sociolinguistics, etc. Prof. Dr D. Ali奴kait臈, Prof. Dr D. Mikul臈nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Mickien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Baranauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Kudirka, Teaching Assist. Dr V. Linkevi膷i奴t臈, PhD student M. Triau拧yt臈.

The research carried out under this project focused on the analysis of the dialect-exploratory discourse, which concerns the interpretation of sustainability of dialecticity in the city; of different linguistic means of political conflict communication; of adverbs in Lithuanian slang; of the urbanonyms as the semiotic signs related to the culture and history of a nation.

Main publications:

Ali奴kait臈, D. Tarmi拧kumo tvarumas didmiestyje: emic naratyvo k奴r臈jo perspektyva [Sustainability of dialecticity in the city: the perspective of the emic narrative constructor]. Respectus Philologicus. 2020, 3(43): 85鈥100.

Linkevi膷i奴t臈, V. Konfliktin臈s komunikacijos rai拧ka Lietuvos prezidento rinkim懦 diskurse (2019) [Expression of Conflict Communication in the Discourse of Presidential Election in Lithuania (2019)]. Respectus Philologicus. 2020, 38(43): 117鈥129.

Baranauskien臈, R., Mickien臈 I., Juzel臈nien臈, S. Urbanonyms as the Semiotic Signs of Language Teaching and Learning. EDULEARN 20: 12th international conference on Education and New Learning Technologies Online, 6鈥7 July 2020, 229鈥235.

International Research Projects

Erasmus+ project. Developing Modernized Curricula on Immigrants鈥 Lives (DEMO) (No. 585583-EPP-1-2017-1-IL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP). Prof. L. Huber (Ulvydien臈). 2017鈥2020.

DEMO is conceived to increase the awareness and knowledge about migrants' life experiences among applied social professionals (teachers, social workers, counsellors and others) so that they can provide this population with better-attuned services. DEMO proposes to achieve this aim by developing, implementing and disseminating innovative courses on the lives of migrants in Higher Education Institutions. DEMO will pilot and disseminate 12 new courses (26 class hours) and 5 short modules (1.5鈥3 class hours) to be incorporated in existing courses. The syllabi will be developed by bi-national teams in collaboration with local NGOs working with immigrants. Novel teaching methodologies will be applied.

Erasmus+ project. From Alienation to Inclusion (FATI) (No. 2017-3-CY02-KA205-001111). Assoc. Prof. S. Juzel臈nien臈, Assoc. Prof. R. Baranauskien臈. 2018鈥2020.

The innovative character of the project 鈥楩rom Alienation to Inclusion鈥 lies on the effective collaboration of the project partners, who are seeking to create activities by developing a unique on-line environment.

Erasmus+ project. Leading Platform for European Citizens, Industries, Academia and Policymakers in Media Accessibility (LEAD-ME OC-2019-1-24171). Prof. L. Huber. 2020鈥2024.
The project aims to help all stakeholders in the field of media accessibility and cross-cutting topics in Europe to meet the legal milestones requested by the recently passed European legislation. LEAD-ME will boost a cultural change and the creation of a new mind-set, when designing tools for professional and private activities for all European citizens of all abilities and disabilities.

National Research Projects

State Commission of the Lithuanian Language. Slang Linguistic Features of Lithuanian Slang (No. K-16/2019/(1.78)SU-1397). Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Kudirka. 2019鈥2021.
The aim of the project is to describe in detail and systematically the adverbs, adjectives, verbs and nouns of the Lithuanian language in the aspect of origin, formation and pronunciation. Research methods: structural, morphological, derivative, and etymological analysis.

Main publications:

Kudirka, R. Lietuvi懦 kalbos 啪argono priesagini懦 prieveiksmi懦 morfologin臈 adaptacija: Priesagos -ai hibridiniai vediniai i拧 b奴dvard啪i懦 su priesaga -i拧kas ir nepriesagini懦 b奴dvard啪i懦 [Morphology features of the suffixal slang adverbs in the Lithuanian language: hybrid suffixcal derivatives -ai formed from the suffixal adjectives -i拧kas and from the primary adjectives]. Taikomoji kalbotyra. 2020, 14: 21鈥32.

Kudirka, R. Lietuvi懦 kalbos 啪argono pavieniai suprieveiksm臈j臋 啪od啪iai ir prieveiksmiai be formant懦 bei j懦 adaptacin臈s ypatyb臈s [Adverbialized individual words and adverbs without suffixes in Lithuanian slang and non-normative language and their adaptative features]. Lietuvi懦 kalba. 2020, 14: 1鈥16.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)
University of Warsaw (Poland)
University of 艁贸d藕 (Poland)
Bologna University (Italy)
Institute of Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
Lithuanian Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired (Lithuania)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr D. Ali奴kait臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus,
  • editorial board member of the international journal Taikomoji kalbotyra,
  • expert for database Lituanistika,
  • board member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,
    member of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language,
  • member of the International Society for Dialectology and Geolinguistics,

Dr J. Astrauskien臈 鈥

  • member of organising committee and lecturer at WeTell Summer School,
  • contributor and representative of Lithuanian AVT scholars at 鈥淢edia Accessibility Platform鈥,

Prof. Dr G. Bankauskait臈 鈥

  • editor-in-chief of the international journal Respectus Philologicus,
  • editorial board member of the journal 校泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻懈泄 褨薪褎芯褉屑邪褑褨泄薪懈泄 锌褉芯褋褌褨褉 (Ukrainian Information Space; Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts)
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics (LITAKA),
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Comparative Literature,
  • member of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LETA),
  • scientific expert for the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco庐 (Florence, Tuscany, Italy),
  • scientific expert for the database Lituanistika,
  • scientific expert for the 91桃色 (Lithuania),

Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Baranauskien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics (LITAKA),
  • member of the International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS),
  • member of the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM);
  • expert for the database Lituanistika,
  • external expert for proposal(s) of COST Association, www.cost.eu.

Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Bir啪ietien臈 鈥

  • member of International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR),
  • member of the Lithuanian Classical Association Societas Classica,
  • expert in the field of social sciences and humanities for the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.

Prof. Dr H. H. Dr枚脽iger 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Studies about Languages, Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania),
  • editorial board member of the journal 袠薪芯褋褌褉邪薪薪褘械 褟蟹褘泻懈 胁 胁褘褋褕械泄 褕泻芯谢械, Ryazan State University (Russia),

Prof. Dr L. Huber 鈥

  • deputy editor-in-chief of Respectus Philologicus,
  • member of ESSE the European Society for the Study of English,
  • member of Belarussian Association for American Studies (BELAAS) as a constituent member of European Association for American Studies,
  • member of the Creative Group for Institute of Science and Encyclopaedia Publications, www.meli.lt;
  • editorial board member of the Black Sea Scientific Journal of Academic Research (Online), DOI prefix: 10.15357, UDC: 551.46 / 051;
  • editorial board member of the TOJDE (Anadolu university (Turkey),

Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Juzel臈nien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,
  • member of the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM).

Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Keturakien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Comparative Literature,

Prof. Dr J. Kr奴minien臈 鈥

  • member of Belarussian Association for American Studies (BELAAS) as a constituent member of European Association for American Studies, ,
  • member of The John Donne Society. Bldg. 250/251F, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2020, www.stanford.edu,
  • editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus,
  • member of International Advisory Board of the International Multidisciplinary Research Journal European Academic Research (EAR), www.euacademic.org.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Ilona Mickien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,

Assoc. Prof. Dr 沤. Nemickien臈 鈥

  • member of the Scientific Committee-reviewers for the conference ScieConf 2018 on Advanced Scientific Results in Slovakia,
  • editorial team member of the Technium Social Sciences Journal,
  • editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus,

Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Niedzviegien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,
  • member of the Lithuanian Computer Society (Localisation Section);
  • member of the Temporary Subcommittee "Guide for Translators" of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language,

Prof. Dr S. Radzevi膷ien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Comparative Literature,
  • member of the European Network of Comparative Literary Studies;
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators,
  • member of World Lithuanian Language Community,
  • member of the Association of Lituanistics (Baltistics) Centres.

Assoc. Prof. Dr S. 艩arkauskien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Classical Association Societas Classica,

Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Urbonien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,
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  • ber of the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor RaAM,

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

  • Giedr臈 Dubauskien臈 - Best Lecturer of the Year 2020.

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

  • In January 2020, Jurgita Astrauskien臈 and Jurgita Kerevi膷ien臈 delivered seminars on audiovisual translation, subtitling, and AVT terminology to the translators of Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators and Vilnius International Film Festival 鈥淜ino pavasaris鈥.
  • In June 2020, Laura Niedzviegien臈 conducted theoretical and practical training on audio description for the staff of the Lithuanian Library for the Blind.
  • In October 2020, Jurgita Astrauskien臈 delivered training on audiovisual translation to the interpreters, translators, and linguists from the Council of Europe, the European Central Bank, European Commission, European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
  • In October 2020, Jurgita Astrauskien臈 and Jurgita Kerevi膷ien臈 delivered seminars on audiovisual translation, subtitling and SDH to the interpreters of European Parliament.
  • In December 2020, Laura Niedzviegien臈 consulted Lina Kr臈p拧tait臈, curator of Pa啪aislis Music Festival projects, on involving blind and partially sighted members of society into cultural events and on issues of audio description.

MOST IMPORTANT RESULTS OF SCIENCE POPULARISATION ACTIVITIES

  • In January 2020, Laura Niedzviegien臈 participated in the 15min.lt podcast 鈥淪prendim懦 karta鈥. Topic: 鈥淕arsinis vaizdavimas padeda neregiams m臈gautis kinu, teatru ar sporto var啪ybomis鈥
  • In March 2020, Laura Niedzviegien臈 and Jurgita Astrauskien臈 participated in LRT broadcast radio programme 鈥淧ilno metro鈥 (Vert臈jai ver膷ia ir filmus 鈥 ar 啪inojote?: )
  • On 15 October 2020, Egl臈 Keturakien臈 gave a presentation 鈥淐reativity and Freedom in Balys Sruoga's Modernist Poetry鈥 dedicated to the writer鈥檚 death anniversary in the Balys and Vanda Sruogos House-Museum
  • On 18 November 2020, Laura Niedzviegien臈 and Jurgita Kerevi膷ien臈 participated in the radio station GOLD FM show "Blind Date" live broadcast-discussion on Facebook platform. Other participants: representatives of blind and deaf organizations.