Erik Velldal is a professor at the Language Technology Group (LTG) in the Machine Learning section at the Department of Informatics (IFI). He has over 25 years of experience in research and teaching in the use of machine learning for the analysis of natural (i.e., human) languages. Currently, he leads the SANT project, which focuses on sentiment analysis. Velldal is also involved in the Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI) MediaFutures and NorwAI, as well as the Centre for Excellence (SFF) Integreat – Norwegian Centre for Knowledge-Driven Machine Learning. He is a member of the advisory council for the University of Oslo's Centre for Data Science, dScience.