[ Profile ]
Linguist, research leader and editor working across historical linguistics, corpus methods, multilingualism and human-AI language interaction.
Dr Habil. Yan Kapranov is Professor at the School of Humanities and Fine Arts, VIZJA University in Warsaw, Poland. His academic work connects historical and comparative linguistics with corpus-based research, translation studies, multilingualism, European studies and the changing relationship between language and artificial intelligence.
He combines research and teaching with the leadership of international educational projects, academic journals and interdisciplinary scholarly initiatives. His work has developed across Ukraine, Finland and Poland and is grounded in cross-border academic cooperation.
Current appointments
VIZJA University
Professor, School of Humanities and Fine Arts
Warsaw, Poland · 2025–present
Tavria State Agrotechnological University
Professor, Department of Foreign Languages
Ukraine · 2024–present
Academic and editorial leadership
Leadership roles in research, international projects, journal publishing, teaching and doctoral supervision.
Academic trajectory
Kapranov holds the degree of Doctor of Sciences in Philology, specialising in historical linguistics, and received the academic title of Full Professor in 2023. His habilitation was formally recognised by the University of Warsaw in 2025. Earlier qualifications include a PhD in Philology and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in English and Italian language studies, teaching, interpreting and translation.
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