Irene Lago Pato

Research Assistant

CITIC (Centre for Information and Communications Technology Research)

November 2025 – Present

Language and Information Society Research Group

Data & Analytics Intern

NTT DATA | September 2025 – November 2025

Ministry of Education Collaboration Scholar

Department of Computer Science and Information Technologies, Universidade da Coruña

2025 – 2026

National grant provided to university students with top academic records to carry out research tasks within university departments. Only three positions were granted across that department.

Santander Universities Collaboration Scholar

Department of Computer Science and Information Technologies, Universidade da Coruña

2024 – 2025

Merit-based scholarship granted to students with high academic performance to support introductory research activities and practical experience within university departments. Only one position was granted on this department.

Synthetic Data Characterization via Training Dynamics

Irene Lago, Ana Ezquerro, David Vilares

Findings of EMNLP 2026

https://aclanthology.org/2026.findings-emnlp.1789/

Universidade da Coruña (UDC)

Grade average: 9.6/10

Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP)

28 Honours (Highest Academic Distinction)

Bachelor’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence | Universidade da Coruña

The highest grade in the Spanish university system, given only to the top 5% of students. In this degree, it is typically achieved by only 2 students maximum per subject.

Ángela Ruiz Robles Award for Academic Excellence

Consellería de Educación, Ciencia, Universidades e Formación Profesional | Xunta de Galicia

2022 – 2023

Recognizes the best academic records among university students in Galicia.

Excellence Award for the Highest Admission Grade

Bachelor’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence | Universidade da Coruña | 2022

Best ABAU (University Entrance Exams) Academic Records in Galicia

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela | 2022