LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
The Language Technology project is developing powerful new technologies for processing foreign languages that will provide critical capabilities for a wide range of military and national security needs. The technologies and systems developed in this project will enable our military to automatically translate and exploit large volumes of speech and text in multiple languages obtained through a variety of means. Current U.S. military operations involve close contact with a wide range of cultures and peoples. Warfighters need speech-to-speech translation systems that enable communication with local populations, especially two-way (foreign-language-to-English and English-to-foreign-language) translation. In addition, foreign-language news broadcasts, web-posted content, and captured foreign-language hard-copy documents can provide insights regarding local and regional events, attitudes, and activities. Language translation, information extraction, and other language analytic systems contribute to the development of critical intelligence and situational awareness. Technologies for translation of informal genres (online discussion groups, messaging, and telephone conversation) of voice and text, as well as capabilities to automatically collate, filter, synthesize, summarize, and present relevant information in near real-time will enhance situational awareness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- IT-04_0602303E_2_0400_PB_2015
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