This presentation will give an overview of what Yandex's technology is and how it has evolved during 3 years of its existence. Farkhat will talk about learnings and success stories, as well as some prospects and plans for the future. They will also share the localization case as a best practice of MT technology implementation.
2. THURSDAY, 22 May /12:10 – 12:40
MT at Yandex: Overview and Ways We Use It in
Localization
Farkhat Aminov, Yandex
TAUS ROUNDTABLE 2014
22 May/ Moscow (Russia)
4. What is Yandex.Translate
Phrase-based SMT for 42 languages
Online translation service (24/7, 100Gb daily)
Translation application for mobile platforms
Full-functional API
Besides that a team of researchers, developers, linguists,
engineers, designers and managers
5. Milestones
2009
The beginning of experiments with SMT
2010
Alpha-version of own SMT system for English-Russian pair
2011
Beta-version of the system on translate.yandex.ru
2012
API, machine dictionaries, synonyms, mobile applications
2013
Support for all European languages
Today
Asian languages
9. Quality: Examples
RU: На Петербургский международный экономический форум каждый год собираются
руководители крупнейших российских и иностранных компаний, главы государств и
политические лидеры.
UK: На Петербурзький міжнародний економічний форум щороку збираються керівники
найбільших російських і закордонних компаній, глави держав і політичні лідери.
EN: At the St. Petersburg international economic forum every year gather heads of major
Russian and foreign companies, the heads of state and political leaders.
DE: Auf St. Petersburg International Economic Forum jedes Jahr versammeln sich die Führer
der größten Russischen und ausländischen Unternehmen, die Staats-und die politischen
Führer.
TR: Üzerinde Petersburg uluslararası ekonomik forumu her yıl toplanır yöneticileri, büyük rus ve
yabancı şirketlerin, devlet başkanları ve siyasi liderler.