The Makerere Radio Speech Corpus: A Luganda Radio Corpus for Automatic Speech Recognition

no code implementations • LREC 2022 • Jonathan Mukiibi, Andrew Katumba, Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende, Ali Hussein, Josh Meyer

Building a usable radio monitoring automatic speech recognition (ASR) system is a challenging task for under-resourced languages and yet this is paramount in societies where radio is the main medium of public communication and discussions.

Automatic Speech Recognition Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) +1

An Overview of Machine Learning-aided Optical Performance Monitoring Techniques

no code implementations • 20 Jun 2021 • Dativa K. Tizikara, Jonathan Serugunda, Andrew Katumba

In this paper we review optical performance monitoring techniques where machine learning algorithms have been applied.

BIG-bench Machine Learning

Face Recognition as a Method of Authentication in a Web-Based System

no code implementations • 28 Mar 2021 • Ben Wycliff Mugalu, Rodrick Calvin Wamala, Jonathan Serugunda, Andrew Katumba

This paper reports how machine learning based face recognition can be integrated into a web-based system as a method of authentication to reap the benefits of improved usability.

BIG-bench Machine Learning Face Recognition +1

A Deep Learning-based Detector for Brown Spot Disease in Passion Fruit Plant Leaves

no code implementations • 28 Jul 2020 • Andrew Katumba, Moses Bomera, Cosmas Mwikirize, Gorret Namulondo, Mary Gorret Ajero, Idd Ramathani, Olivia Nakayima, Grace Nakabonge, Dorothy Okello, Jonathan Serugunda

Pests and diseases pose a key challenge to passion fruit farmers across Uganda and East Africa in general.

object-detection Object Detection

Training Passive Photonic Reservoirs with Integrated Optical Readout

no code implementations • 8 Oct 2018 • Matthias Freiberger, Andrew Katumba, Peter Bienstman, Joni Dambre

As Moore's law comes to an end, neuromorphic approaches to computing are on the rise.