Center for Research in
Urdu Language Processing

 
 


 

 

 

National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences
FAST-NUCES


 
 

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  Facilities  
     
 

The center is located in the western block of FAST-NU, Lahore. It contains three labs (In compliance with the three main research areas), a library and a seminar room.

The main research areas being covered at the center are Speech, Computational linguistics and Script. Each area has its own lab, however they share the resources of library and seminar room.

The three research labs are:
 
  Speech Processing Lab  
 

Speech processing Lab is dedicated to produce Urdu speech interface for computers. Research is being done in phonetics, phonology, speech systems, stochastic pattern matching, voice browsers and related topics. This research will help empower voice enabled interface to computer applications. In addition, there is a special anechoic chamber for high quality speech recordings.

 
  Computational Linguistics Lab  
 

Computational Linguistics Lab is dedicated to produce language applications for Urdu. These applications include Machine Translation system, Urdu Grammar Checker, Spell Checker and Urdu Lexicon development. Research areas include morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics of Urdu and regional languages.

 
  Script Processing Lab  
 

Script Processing Lab is dedicated to research and development in Urdu text. The research is in optical character recognition systems, font development formalisms and development of Naskh and Nastalique fonts. The research includes image processing, application of rule based systems and stochastic pattern matching.

 
     
 

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