It is with great excitement that I announce the release of my latest book, Sign Language Processing: From Gesture to Meaning. This work is the culmination of years of dedication, research, and a deep commitment to understanding the intricacies of sign languages, an area that bridges language, culture, and technology.…
Qatar has ranked first worldwide on the Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation Index 2020 (DARE Index 2020) released by the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict).DARE Index is a benchmarking tool for disability advocates, governments, civil society, international organizations and policymakers to trace country progress in making Information…
Are you a mobile app developer? Do you have an app that helps people with disabilities? So, you can apply to the Mada-AlecsoApps Award 2019 and win 10k USD. Awarding ceremony will be during Qitcom’19 at QNCC, Doha, Qatar. Deadline on Oct 20, 19. To apply visit: http://award.alecsoapps.org/mada #accessibility #assistivetechnology #mobileappdeveloper #award2019 #applynow #disability #android #qatar #doha
Saturday, 4th Nov. 2017, the AlecsoApps Award final ceremony was held in the beautiful city Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia. As part of Mada, we organized a special award for the best mobile application for people with disabilities.
I am happy to report that on March 10, 2017, I had my doctoral dissertation defense, as part of the WebSign project, and that the committee found my research to be worthy. My dissertation was titled “Machine Translation for Sign Language based on Statistical Approach” and was based on translation between…
