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2026

Research Visit to IIT Guwahati

January 2026

Between 18th and 20th of January, Prof. Dr. Priyankoo Sarmah, Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) hosted Tim and they discussed avenues for future research cooperation between the Center for Linguistic Science and Technology (CLST) at IITG and the Centre for Language & Communication Studies (CLCS) at TCD, particularly in the field of speech technology development.

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Research Assistant Training in Thimphu

11th to 16th January, 2026

Tim continued with training the Research Assistants Sonam and Rinchen at the Center for Bhutan and GNH Studies in Thimphu. They had made Monpa speech communities and with the transcription and translation of the recordings. This week, the Lo-Rig team was also joined by Ms. Tshering Om Tamang, the PhD candidate for the Lo-Rig project who will work on the documentation and description of Monkha. Together, the team discussed the research in detail and made a planning for the coming months.

Tshering sharing her knowledge and skills with Sonam and Rinchen during Research Assistant training in Thimphu, January 2026.

Tshering sharing her knowledge and skills with Sonam and Rinchen during Research Assistant training in Thimphu (January 2026).