Symposium on AI and Sign Language Interpreting

The mission of the symposium is to lay the foundation for diverse Deaf leadership in the design of legal regulations for Automated Interpreting by Artificial Intelligence (AIxAI).

Video recordings from the Symposium will be published when ready. Check back for updates!

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Keynote Speakers

a square photo of Aashaka Desai, a smiling woman with curly, shoulder-length hair and a black jacket
Aashaka Desai
photo of Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, a woman with long brown hair in red glasses and a black blazer
Teresa Blankmeyer Burke

Academic Roundtable

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Raja Kushalnagar
a square photo of Alex Lu, a smiling man with short hair and a blue dress shirt. Alex Lu, third-year PhD student in the department of computer science at the Faculty of Arts & Science. photographed in downtown Toronto, June 4, 2020. (Photograph by Nick Iwanyshyn)
Alex Lu
a square photo of Spencer Montan, a smiling man with short hair and a navy suit jacket
Spencer Montan
a square photo of Spencer Montan, a smiling man with short hair and a navy suit jacket
Jeff Shaul
a square photo of Christian Vogler, a smiling man with short hair and a black suit jacket
Christian Vogler

Standards Roundtable

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Eileen Forestal
a square photo of Carola E. Morton, a smiling woman with wavy, shoulder-length hair and glasses
Carola E. Morton
a square photo of Silvia Muturi, a smiling woman with shoulder-length hair and a lilac shirt
Silvia Muturi
a square photo of Ryan Shepherd, a smiling, bald man in a black shirt
Ryan Shephard
a square photo of Nina Tran, a smiling woman with straight, purple hair and a grey shirt
Nina Tran
a square photo of Paul Tracy, a smiling man with short hair and a blue suit
Paul Tracy

Advocacy Roundtable

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Brianne Burger
a square photo of Star Grieser, a smiling woman with shoulder-length hair and glasses
Star Grieser
a square photo of AnnMarie Killian, a smiling woman with mid-length hair and a navy blazer
AnnMarie Killian
photo of Vianney Sierralto, a smiling woman with dark hair wearing a black jacket
Vianney Sierralto
photo of Surya Sahetapy, a bald, mustached man in a black shirt
Suryo Sahetapy
a square photo of Tim Riker with a white frame and his name in a dark blue text box below
Tim Riker, Facilitator
a square photo of Steph, a woman with very short hair, wearing glasses and a dark blue vest
Steph Kent, Organizer
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