Speech Research @ UoA presents…
Māori Speech Hui
July 1 2021
Kohia Centre, Gate 1, 78 Epsom Avenue, Epsom, Auckland
9 am to 4 pm
Registrations are closed for this event.
This event has been funded by the Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA).
ABOUT THE HUI
Tēnā rā koutou katoa
The Māori speech hui is a platform for groups and individuals working in all aspects of Māori speech technologies to meet ‘kanohi ki te kanohi’ to discuss work in progress, technologies being used, insights gained, lessons learnt, current challenges and future directions.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
BE A SPEAKER
An opportunity to share exciting research you are doing in Māori speech technology – All speaker slots are filled.
BE AN ATENDEE
SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY
01
July
09:00 am: Welcome
09:05 am: University of Auckland talks + question time
Te reo Māori Text To Speech: apps and resources
Te reo Māori Pronunciation: apps and analysis
Other te reo Māori speech science and technology
10:35 am: Morning tea
11:00 am: Te Hiku media/other industry talks + question time
Introduction and project overview
Mita; Te reo Māori Automatic POS Tagger
Pronunciation
12:30 pm: Lunch
01:05 pm: Massey University, University of Waikato, University of Canterbury talks + question time
NLP Projects and prospects for Cook Island Māori – Massey University & Dartmouth College
University of Waikato Māori technology initiatives
Phonemic awareness tools for Māori – University of Canterbury
Massey University Māori Speech Technology initiatives
02:45 pm: Afternoon tea
03:15 pm: Open forum
03:55 pm: Closing remarks
LOCATION
Kohia Centre, Gate 1, 78 Epsom Avenue, Epsom, Auckland
ORGANISING TEAM
Dr. Catherine Watson, Dr. Peter Keegan, Jesin James, Isabella Shields
Contact: Jesin James – jesin.james@auckland.ac.nz
Project is supported by
