Vol 1 Issue 5 (pdf – 3.53MB) - CNGL

CNGL Research Track UpdatesDigital Content Management (DCM)Prototype development and research commercialisationwere notable outputs of Q4 for DCMDCM researchers reportedsignificant interacon withpotenal new industry partners atthe CNGL Innovaon Showcase inNovember. DCM researchers presented awide range of innovave prototypes andservices at the event.Substanal progress has been made on DCMprototypes from both a scienfic andindustrial perspecve. We planned andexecuted trials of PersonalisedMullingual Customer Care based on arange of novice to experienced Norton360 users. The first version of thePersonalisaon‐as‐a‐Service prototype isnow close to compleon.DCM researchers have prepared finalsubmissions of revised journal papers tohigh impact journals this quarter, and apaper has been accepted to ACM’sCompung Surveys.We have executed a collaboraonagreement with HMH on PersonalisedPortals for Informal Learning, whichinvolves the set up of a trial of DCMtechnology to support nextgeneraon learning and digitalcuraon.Commercialisaon of DCM researchconnues apace. PersonalisedMullingual Customer Care spin‐outEmizar has moved to BusinessPartnership and Business Modelmode. SFI Technology InnovaonDevelopment Award (TIDA) grantsto the value of €130,000 have beensecured for Emizar andPersonalisaon‐as‐a‐Service.Next Generation Localisation (LOC)To the fore this quarter were publications, internationalpresentations and component integrationLOC researchers contributedsignificantly to the Action Weekfor Global Information Sharing(AGIS) 2011, which was hosted by UNECAin Ethiopia in early December. The eventconnected Africa’s language industry,decision makers and researchers withmainstream localisation and translationindustries and researchers. Read a reviewof AGIS’11 by LOC Track Leader,Reinhard Schäler, on page 8.There was a strong showing from the LOCresearch group this quarter in terms ofpublications and presentations. A peerreviewedjournal paper has been acceptedto Localisation Focus, which is due forpublication shortly. LOC papers will also bepublished in the 2011 issue of the Journalof Internationalisation and Localisation(JIAL), in proceedings of ASLIB Translatingand the Computer, in theTradumatica Journal, and in theJournal of Information Science.A conference paper proposalhas been accepted by the panelof the IATIS 2012 Conference.CNGL spin-out activity, TheRosetta Foundation, exhibited atthe Localization World Silicon ValleyConference in October and ran a preconferenceworkshop. In addition, theSolas innovation platform was shown in aspecial Demo Derby session. The eventprovided great exposure for the SOLASplatform and enabled us to establish newindustry contacts.LOC researchers have been busycoordinating cross-strand collaborationfrom a component perspective – from botha Solas-centric viewpoint, and in terms ofwww.cngl.ieoverall CNGL componentintegration. We have helddiscussions with the SystemsFramework track regarding theapplication of their user studiesexpertise to community-basedlocalisation workflow interfaces.On the Tech Transfer front,Translation eXchange (now SolasMatch) has completed its 6-monthsoftware innovation disclosureperiod, and is now in a position fortech transfer.5