37.1224, Summer Schools: W2M-204: Field Methods for Speech Technologies (Multilingual), an Intensive One-Week Immersion Course Bridging the Gap between Linguistic Fieldwork and AI Development. (India)

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Subject: 37.1224, Summer Schools: W2M-204: Field Methods for Speech Technologies (Multilingual), an Intensive One-Week Immersion Course Bridging the Gap between Linguistic Fieldwork and AI Development. (India)

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Date: 27-Mar-2026
From: Bornini Lahiri [lahiri.bornini at gmail.com]
Subject: W2M-204: Field Methods for Speech Technologies (Multilingual), an Intensive One-Week Immersion Course Bridging the Gap between Linguistic Fieldwork and AI Development


W2M-204: Field Methods for Speech Technologies (Multilingual), an
Intensive One-Week Immersion Course Bridging the Gap between
Linguistic Fieldwork and AI Development

Host Institution: Council for Diversity & Innovation
Coordinating Institution: Unreal Tece LLP
Website: https://diversity.org.in/w2m204

Dates: 18-Jun-2026 - 23-Jun-2026
Location: West Bengal, India

Minimum Education Level: Knowledge of IPA Transcription

Focus: Linguistic data collection, analysis, and tool creation for
less-resourced Indian Languages.
Description:
Council for Diversity and Innovation, in collaboration with Unreal
Tece LLP, is pleased to announce W2M-204: Field Methods for Speech
Technologies (Multilingual), an intensive one-week immersion course
bridging the gap between linguistic fieldwork and AI development. This
program offers participants a unique opportunity to work directly with
local communities in West Bengal to create high-quality speech
datasets and train Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) models for Sadri
and Kurux.
Dates: June 18 – 23, 2026
Venue: Prism-NB (Uttaran), Madarihat, Alipurduar, West Bengal
Focus: Multilingual Speech Technologies (Sadri & Kurux)
Early Application Deadline: 29 March 2026
Final Application Deadline: 15 April 2026
Application Link: https://forms.gle/T2RnAaDDz3cg4wzm8

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics
                     General Linguistics
                     Language Documentation
                     Phonology

Registration: 17-Mar-2026 to 15-Apr-2026

Apply by Email: diversity.council at outlook.com
Apply on the web: https://forms.gle/T2RnAaDDz3cg4wzm8

Registration Instructions:
To apply, one needs to fill out the given application form properly.



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