Prof. Dileep A. D. Invited as Distinguished Panelist at National Conclave on Tribal Languages & Tribal Museums

24–26 August 2026   |   Mysuru, Karnataka

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India , Department of Tribal Welfare, Government of Karnataka, and Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute, invited Prof. Dileep A. D. , Professor in CSE, IIT Dharwad, to participate as a distinguished panelist in the National Conclave on Tribal Languages & Tribal Museums, held from 24–26 August 2026 at Mysuru, Karnataka.

Prof. Dileep A. D. as Panelist

Prof. Dileep A. D. was a panelist for Panel Discussion 2 — "Technology Meets Tribal Languages" . The session focused on mapping available technological tools for tribal languages, including automatic speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech synthesis, machine translation, corpus-building, and keyboards and fonts.

Key Discussion Areas

IIT Dharwad's Contribution

As a panelist, Prof. Dileep A. D. discussed the speech technologies for tribal languages developed at IIT Dharwad and emphasised the need to develop applications that can meaningfully support and benefit tribal communities.

Technology for Language and Community

IIT Dharwad remains committed to exploring technology-driven solutions that contribute to the preservation, advancement and accessibility of linguistic and cultural knowledge.