There's an App for That

Activity Type: 
Lecture
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Presenter: 
Petro Orynycz
Date: 
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 18:00 to 19:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Virtual
Contact Person: 
Sera Passerini
Contact Email: 
smp125@pitt.edu

In a demonstration sponsored by the Carpatho-Rusyn Society, engineer and linguist Petro Orynycz unveils hybrid artificial intelligence technology that empowers new speakers of Lemko to read in the language immediately. Implications for endangered, low-resource language revitalization are discussed.

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
Non-University Sponsors: 
Carpatho-Rusyn Society of Pittsburgh
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
Yes
Pitt Undergrads: 
2
Pitt Grad Students: 
1