EASIER – Intelligent Automatic Sign Language Translation Creating a framework for barrier-free communication among deaf and hearing individuals.
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EC Reviewers: “Technologies should never be developed without the heavy involvement of end users, and we want to congratulate the EASIER consortium for engaging the deaf community in every step of the project.”
Learn more about our Final Project Review👇
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EASIER has concluded but its impact goes far beyond the project lifespan.
Several project outputs have been spotlighted by the @EU_Commission Innovation Radar as key innovations with significant market potential. Learn more👇
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#H2020
The summary of project results is now available in IS! youtube.com/watch?v=IaBxlNYj…
The time has come - we'll now present the final project results to the @EU_Commission.
Last project call before we take a break from the hustle and bustle of our everyday working schedules and shut down our devices to go enjoy the company of family and friends.
🎄The EASIER team wishes you a safe and joyful holiday season and a happy and productive 2024!
Check out the highlights from the EASIER-SignON concertation event “Outcomes and outlooks of Research on Sign Language Technology in Europe”
Learn more about our event “Outcomes and Outlooks of Research on Sign Language in Europe” with @EASIERproject and @COST_CA19142 on Wednesday 29th November: signon-project.eu/easier-sig…
Watch the video in International Sign: vimeo.com/896269113
EASIER project retweeted
👉 Davy Van Landuyt, EUD Project Officer, dives into the crucial topic of user engagement in Sign Language Technology. Empowering Deaf individuals through technology! #EASIERSignON
ALT Davy Van Landuyt at the EASIER/SignON event
ALT Davy Van Landuyt at the EASIER/SignON event
EASIER project retweeted
👋 Wrapping up an incredible day of insights at the Concertation Event on Sign Language Research in Europe! Thanks to all participants for this insightful event! Diving deep into outcomes and future outlooks, we're committed to an inclusive and connected world. Stay tuned!
ALT Picture of participants at the meeting
Thanks to all the participants for today. It was a pleasure to discuss "Outcomes and Outlooks of Research on Sign Language Technology in Europe" with all of you.
@SignONEU @COST_CA19142 @EU_Commission @EUD_Brussels
EASIER project retweeted
Thanks to @FrankiePicron from @EUD_Brussels for closing today's event, and to all of the presenters for sharing their knowledge, expertise, and perspectives on the future of sign language technology and research. We will share a summary of the event soon.
ALT Photo of Frankie Picron delivering the concluding remarks at today's event. He is alongside a large screen showing a slide with his name, and his affiliation with European Union of the Deaf.
Our partner Michael Filhon, from @CNRS, showing a demo of an editor for AZVD, a graphical SL representation system, to our Advisory Board member Johanna Mesch @mesch_joo.
@SignONEU @COST_CA19142 @EU_Commission @EUD_Brussels
Today we discuss Data and Other Challenges with Caro Brosens, @SignONEU Project Member.
It is key to invest in high quality data and better technological environments to process this data so we can use it!
@COST_CA19142 @EU_Commission @EUD_Brussels
EASIER project retweeted
'The data bottleneck in sign language research is often reduced to “there is not enough data” but the situation is a lot more nuanced than that' - Caro Brosens (@VGTCentrum) explains the challenges with sign language data.
ALT Caro Brosens presents at the SignON Easier Concertation event. Caro is accompanied by sign language interpreters, and is standing alongside a large screen with the title slide for her presentation - Data and other challenges.
EASIER project retweeted
SignON's Scientific Coordinator @DShterionov explains the different steps and technologies involved in automatically translating between sign languages and spoken/written languages - the Sign Language Machine Translation (SLMT) pipeline.
ALT Dimitar Shterionov addresses the audience at the SignON Easier Concertation event. He stands alongside a large screen showing a presentation. It shows the opening slide with the signon logo, titled The SLMT pipeline. He is accompanied by a sign language interpreter.
"Minority languages remain disconnected from technology, with major impact on inclusion.’" Eleni Efthymiou, EASIER Scientific Coordinator presents "Sign Language and Sign Language processing technologies"
@SignONEU @COST_CA19142 @EU_Commission @EUD_Brussels
Krishna Chandramouli, WG3 Leader of @COST_CA19142 stressed how the persistence to keep investing and the belief that inclusive technology needs to improve can be a major driving force to keep pursuing a path leading to a better society.
@SignONEU @EU_Commission @EUD_Brussels
"We need to standardise the way we collect and analyse data. When we collaborate, we move forward faster". Dimitar Shterionov @DShterionov, @SignONEU Scientific Coordinator
@COST_CA19142 @EU_Commission @EUD_Brussels
EASIER project retweeted
The EASIER-SignON concertation event "Outcomes and outlooks of Research on Sign Language in Europe" just started! Looking forward to learning from results achieved by the EASIER and SignON projects on Sign Language in Europe!🙌
ALT A picture of the room with participants
EASIER project retweeted
EUD President, @sofiaisari, our dedicated President, delivers a powerful keynote at the EASIER/SignON Conference, emphasising the importance of advancing Sign Language Technology in Europe. #EASIERSignON
ALT EUD President Sofia Isari at the event
ALT EUD President Sofia Isari at the SignON event