From 11–13 September 2025, Hiwa Asadpour represented the European Network on Lexical Innovation (ENEOLI) at the 18th International Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography (AsiaLex 2025), held at Fudan University, Shanghai.

AsiaLex is one of the leading forums for dictionary research and practice in Asia, and this year’s theme — “Traditionality and Creativity in the Era of AI” — created a perfect backdrop for discussing ENEOLI’s contributions.

In his presentation, “Software Solutions for Tracking Neologisms in the Age of AI: Bridging Tradition and Innovation,” he shared ENEOLI’s work on new tools that combine human expertise with AI to track and analyze emerging words. These tools are designed to be:

• inclusive, supporting underrepresented languages;
• practical, offering user-friendly features for lexicographers, educators, and developers;
• ethical, ensuring that AI respects cultural and linguistic diversity.

The session sparked engaging discussions with participants from across Asia, including lexicographers, teachers, and AI developers. Together, the participants explored how ENEOLI’s hybrid models and open resources (like the NeoCorpus and NeoVoc database) can be applied in multilingual contexts, especially in Asian languages experiencing rapid change.

Beyond the presentation, the conference was a chance to build new partnerships. The grantee initiated conversations with representatives of projects such as AsiaLex and Sealang about joint workshops and data-sharing agreements, which will help expand ENEOLI’s reach and make its resources truly global.

Participation in AsiaLex 2025 not only increased the visibility of ENEOLI’s outputs in Asia but also reinforced ENEOLI’s commitment to advancing international collaboration, digital humanities, and open science.