CFB Scientific Translations LLC

05/27/2026

Just published today: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.24721

ROC Analysis for Evaluating Translation Quality Estimation Systems

The increasing use of automated translation quality estimation (QE) systems calls for practical, decision-oriented methods for evaluating their performance. We propose that Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis is a useful approach for this purpose. Our study shows that ROC analysis not only produces results consistent with currently prevalent methods, but also offers several important advantages, including actionable performance insights that support business decision-making.

The increasing use of automated translation quality estimation (QE) systems calls for practical, decision-oriented methods for evaluating their performance. We propose that Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis is a useful approach for this purpose. Our study shows that ROC analysis not o...

07/02/2025

Do you know somebody who has been falsely accused of using AI for their school or work project? Are you a manager in charge of written content and are wondering whether the texts you receive are AI-generated? Or are you merely curious about the accuracy of AI detectors? I put some online AI detectors to the test. The results can be found here:

I present a semi-scientific study of six publicly available AI detectors that purport to detect whether a text was written by generative AI or a human.

02/11/2025

Calling all workers' comp interpreters and interested parties in California! Join the newest NCTA initiative now!

NCTA Workers' Compensation Interpreter Group (WCIG) A forum for all professionals serving the WorkComp interpreting system in California (not just NorCal) The workers’ compensation field is one of the largest sources of assignments for medical and legal interpreters in California.The mission of NC...

09/17/2024

Reinventing a career over the years requires strategy, flexibility, and creativity. There are many ways to keep the joy flowing. In this session, Marguerite will discuss the various stages of a linguist’s career: from the beginner’s excitement and fears to the long hauler’s pride in turning a ...

08/25/2024

NCTA has a job board! Free to post for NCTA members and verified NGOs and government organizations!

Post a job/project on the NCTA Job Board! by Carola Berger If you are an NCTA member (individual or corporate) or a non-profit or government organization, posting a job/project is free and easy. The listing will appear immediately after it has been reviewed by NCTA. To view currently open listings,....

05/22/2024

I'm honored to be featured by Linguist Education Online with a short Q&A: https://linguisteducationonline.com/featured-translator-carola-f-berger-phd-certified-translator/
I am also very much looking forward to present at LEO's 9th conference in June! I hope to see many of you there (virtually). https://linguisteducationonline.com/leo-9th-conference/

Meet Carola F. Berger, an ATA-certified patent and technical translator and post-editor. Carola specializes in translations and post-editing between German and English. With extensive experience in post-editing machine-translated patents and expertise in Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) and n...

04/05/2024

News NCTA Members: $500 Scholarship Opportunity by Carola Berger April 4, 2024 written by Carola Berger April 4, 2024 0 comment 17 Attention all Spanish/English interpreter NCTA members! The National Center for Interpretation of the University of Arizona has graciously offered a $500 scholarship for...

03/30/2024

BOI is short for Beneficial Ownership Information, meaning, information about who actually owns or controls a company. On January 1, 2024 a new Federal regulation went into effect in the US that requires many companies to report this information to FinCEN, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a bureau of the US Department of the Treasury. 🏦

Read this Next Level article and find out whether, when, and what you must file where: https://www.atanet.org/business-strategies/new-beneficial-ownership-reporting-requirements-for-businesses/.

03/26/2024

I'm in jury duty limbo this week. Meaning, I can't take on/plan any bigger projects, because if I have to go in, this would mean that I have to translate at night instead of sleeping. I'm too old for all-nighters. So I'm making lemonade out of limbo lemons and finally finished my website revamp/upgrade/decluttering with simplified navigation. Have a look: https://www.cfbtranslations.com

01/11/2024

https://www.translorial.com/perspective/loss-of-indigenous-languages/

New on Translorial: Loss of Traditional Medicinal and Environmental Knowledge through the Loss of Indigenous Languages -- by Matthias and Afaf Steiert
https://www.translorial.com/perspective/loss-of-indigenous-languages/