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Transcription Acceleration Project manager, The University of Queensland

Ben Foley is project manager of the Transcription Acceleration Project (TAP), an initiative of the ARC-funded Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. TAP brings cutting-edge machine learning technology within reach of people working with some of the world's oldest languages, by optimising workflows and supporting the development of new transcription tools. Foley's experience working in Indigenous language resource development over twenty years has resulted in language app development and websites galore, including an Indigenous sign-language site iltyemiltyem.com/sign and a national Indigenous language map site gambay.com.au.

Experience

  • –present
    Transcription Acceleration Project manager, The University of Queensland
  • 2019–present
    PhD candidate, The University of Queensland

Education

  • 1998 
    Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Communication Design