Nikisha Jariwala
Nikisha Jariwala | |
|---|---|
 Jariwala in 2019 | |
| Born | 14 November 1985 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Smt. Tanuben & Dr. Manubhai Trivedi College of Information Science, affiliated to VNSGU, (BCA) 2006
Shrimad Rajchandra Institute of Management and Computer Application, affiliated to VNSGU, (MCA) 2009 Uka Tarsadia University (Ph.D.) 2017 |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Known for | Model that transliterates Digitalized Multilingual Text into Braille and speech |
Nikisha B. Jariwala (born 14 November 1985; Hindi: निकीशा जरीवाला, Gujarati: નિકિશા જરીવાલા) is an Indian professor and computer science researcher known for her work in devising a computer model for converting Indian text into Braille.[1][2] She is a Professor of Computer Science at Smt. Tanuben & Dr. Manubhai Trivedi College of Information Science.
Education and research[edit]
Jariwala is a post graduate from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University. She completed her masters in computer application at Shrimad Rajchandra Institute of Management and Computer Application in Bardoli, Gujarat, and her Ph.D. in computer science and information technology at Uka Tarsadia University in Bardoli.[3] Her work on translating Indian regional languages in Braille[4][5] was supported through a grant from The Gujarat Council on Science and Technology.[6][7][8][9][10]
Selected publications[edit]
- Jariwala, Nikisha; Patel, Bankim (2015). "Conversion of Gujarati Text into Braille: A Review". International Journal of Innovations & Advancement in Computer Science. 4: 59–64.
- Jariwala, Nikisha B.; Patel, Bankim (April 2015). "Transliteration of Digital Gujarati Text into Printable Braille". 2015 Fifth International Conference on Communication Systems and Network Technologies. pp. 572–577. doi:10.1109/CSNT.2015.82. ISBN 978-1-4799-1797-6. S2CID 6710261.
- Jariwala, Nikisha; Patel, Bankim (2018). Agrawal, S. S.; Devi, Amita; Wason, Ritika; Bansal, Poonam (eds.). "A System for the Conversion of Digital Gujarati Text-to-Speech for Visually Impaired People". Speech and Language Processing for Human-Machine Communications. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. 664. Singapore: Springer: 67–75. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6626-9_8. ISBN 978-981-10-6626-9.
Awards[edit]
- 2016: Trend Setter Award by GIS (Gujarat Innovation Society)[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Created Model that can convert text of three languages into Braille". Divya Bhaskar (City Bhaskar). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Surat Professor develops model to help visually impaired". Times of India. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Gujarat: Professor makes innovative model to convert Hindi, English, Gujarati text to Braille". Newsroompost.com. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Professor makes model to convert Hindi, English, Gujarati text to Braille". Hindustan Times. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Gujarat professor creates innovative model to convert Hindi, English, Gujarati text to Braille". My Nation. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Gujarat professor develops model to convert languages to Braille". News Hook. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "પિંકપ્રેન્યુર દ્વારા 'શી ઇન્સ્પયાર અસ' અને '5 ટ્રિલિયન ઇકોનોમિક'માં મહિલાઓના યોગદાન વિશે પેનલ દિશ્કશનનું આયોજન". Real News Gujarat. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "सूरत की इंटरप्रेन्योर महिलाएं–पिंकप्रेनेउर ने किया विमेंस डे को स्पेशल". Atulya Hindustan. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Surat Professor Develops Model To Help Visually Impaired". Maharashtra Times. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Gujarat professor develops model to translate Hindi, English, Gujarati text into Braille". India Today. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "GIS Trend Setter Award" (PDF). GIS India. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
