Dedicated to language processing and AI-driven communication, this group explores natural language understanding, machine translation, speech recognition, and the development of intelligent language models.
Current Projects:
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Research Publications
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Vision:
To establish IIT as a leading collaborative research hub for Natural Language Processing (NLP), working with local and international universities.
To develop AI-driven solutions that minimize language-based barriers in accessing digital resources and services, fostering inclusive digital access.
To play a key role in the collaborative evolution of advanced AI technologies, including contributions towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
Mission:
To advance AI capabilities in low-resource languages, benefiting local communities and contributing to global AI progress.
Key Research Focus Areas:
Synthetic Data Generation for Low-Resource Languages (LRLs)
Chatbot Development Projects
Towards Evaluation of Semantic Drift in Sinhala Language
Abstractive Text Summarization
A Pedagogy Promoting Large Language Model (LLM) Literacy
Cracking Implicitation and Explicitation beyond Structural Equivalence in LRL Machine Translation