Badr M. Abdullah

Hey there 👋🏼 I’m Badr, a Computational Speech Processing researcher and Language Technology expert.
My work focuses on applying machine learning to various problems in Speech Technology [audio modality 💬] and Natural Language Processing [text modality 📝]. I have always been excited about broadening language technology to many of the under-represented languages of the world.
I have a PhD in Computational Linguistics from Saarland University. My PhD dissertation introduced novel methods for understanding the representation of speech variability in deep neural networks, providing an interdisciplinary perspective that connects sociolinguistics and machine learning. Before that, I completed my Master in the LCT program with the prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarship funded by the European Commission.
I am a currently working as a researcher in the Language Science and Technology Department at Saarland University. I work with Dietrich Klakow and Bernd Möbius.
I am always excited to chat and learn more about …
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AI Applications for Social Good 🍏 Whether we like it or not, AI will impact many aspects of our lives. So how do we steer AI technologies to make a positive social impact? From education to healthcare, what are the possibilities and challenges?
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Language Technology and Digital Humanities 📚 Our ancestors have left us a wealth of knowledge. Can intelligent language technologies help preserve this rich cultural heritage? How can we make humankind’s historical wisdom accessible and searchable for all curious minds?
- Multilinguality and Language Variation 🌐 Not all languages are fairly represented in today’s language technology. How can we develop language technologies that are more inclusive and celebrate the linguistic diversity of humankind?
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Jun 5, 2024 | Two papers accepted in Interspeech 2024 in Kos, Greece! 🎉 |
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Apr 5, 2024 | I gave an invited talk at Tilburg University 🇳🇱, department of cognitive science and AI 🧠 Thanks Gaofei Shen, Afra Alishahi, and Grzegorz Chrupała for the invitation 🧡 |
Mar 1, 2024 | I successfuly defended my PhD 🎯 🥳 🎓 |
Aug 23, 2023 | I presented our paper in Interspeech 2023 in Dublin! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 19, 2023 | PhD thesis submitted ![]() ![]() ![]() |