Department of Software and Computing Systems

Lecture

Title:Empowering African Languages through NLP: The Masakhane Project Import to your calendar:
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Presenter:Ayodele Awokoya (Lecturer at McPherson University, Nigeria, and member of Masakhane NLP)
Venue:Sala Frances Allen, IUII, edificio de institutos del Parque Científico
Date&time:10:30 14/11/2024
Estimated duration:1:00 hora
Contact person:

Esplà Gomis, Miquel (mespla[Perdone'm]dlsi.ua.es)
Abstract:
Despite representing approximately one-third of the world's languages,
African languages are vastly underrepresented in the field of Natural
Language Processing (NLP) and related technologies. The Masakhane Project
—a collaborative, open-source initiative led by African researchers— aims to
bridge this gap by developing NLP tools tailored for African languages. This
talk will introduce the mission and methodologies of Masakhane, explore how
they tackle the unique linguistic challenges of the continent, and assess
the impact of their work in harnessing Artificial Intelligence to empower
African communities.

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