User:Venkat1997/proposal

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Name: Venkat Parthasarathy

E-Mail: venkat.p1997@gmail.com

IRC: venkat

Why am I interested in machine translation?

I am fascinated by how machine translation is enabling language to become less and less of a barrier for interaction between people. I live in India where people in different states speak different languages. Before, visiting just a neighboring state would be a challenging task without knowing the language spoken in that state. However, with the rise of robust machine translation systems (like Google Translate), people are able to move around freely without language being a hindrance. I was piqued by the power of these systems as they were even able to translate complicated sentences from one language to another. I wanted to learn more about how this process of translation is achieved and I believe that my project would be a great step in understanding this process. I am also very excited by the prospect of working with experienced mentors like Francis Tyers and Unhammer.