Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering Kathmandu University Post Box - !"# Dhuli$hel% Kavre &epal Email' (al)$u*edu*np % (al$rishna+(al)gmail*com Phone no' ,-++.,//. /0-- ,office. 1ome page' http'22$u*edu*np2cse2faculty2(al2 Permanent Address' Bho3pur + Po$hare% Koshi 4one ,&epal. Date of birth' 5uly !6% /-++ Gender: 7ale Marital Status' 7arried School Education: 8anda$i A9asiya 7a* :i% ;amachaur% Po$hara ,from standard four to ten.* <irst Division* Collee Education: 8anda$i Boarding 1igher Secondary School% ;amachaur% Po$hara ,from standard eleven to t9elve.* <irst Division* !ni"ersit# Education: i. Bachelor=s Degree in >nformatics and Computer Engineering from :olgograd State ?echnical University% :olgograd% @ussia* Excellent* ii. 7aster=s Degree ,1ons*. in >nformatics and Computer Engineering from :olgograd State ?echnical University% :olgograd% @ussia* A@ed DiplomaB% Excellent* iii. PhD student in &atural ;anguage Processing and Cpinion mining ,University of Paul Sa(atier% ?oulouse% <rance and Kathmandu University% &epal D enrolment Septem(er !##E.* A$ards and %ersonal achie"ements: i. United 7ission to &epal ,U7&. Scholarship for studies at 8anda$i A9asiya 7a* :i ,from grade four to ten. and at 8anda$i Boarding 1igher Secondary School,from grade eleven to t9elve.% ;amachaur% Po$hara% &epal* ii. Scholarship ,free tuition. under the sponsorship of the @ussian <ederation for a full term of Engineering Studies in @ussia* iii. Several pu(lication of scientific papers* iv. 7aster=s Degree ,1ons*.% A@ed DiplomaB !##6* v. @ecommendation for a free PhD course (y the State Attestation Commission ,@ussia. !##6 at :olgograd State ?echnical University for the academic year !##6-!##+* 1 vi. Certified registered computer engineer of AAB category (y the &epal Engineering Council% !##"* vii. &ominated as the finalist for the <ul(right PhD Science and ?echnology a9ard !##+ (y the (i-national <ul(right Commission Board of &epal in the summer of !##* &or' e(%erience: )o* Mode of in"ol"ement Em%lo#er )ame and Address &or' Descri%tion / <ull time ,contract. 8anda$i College of Engineering and Sciences% affiliated to Po$hara University% ;amachaur% Po$hara* +ob title' <ull time Computer ;ecturer* Sub,ects tauht' Artificial >ntelligence% Principles of Programming ;anguages* +ob duration: #-2#/2!##6 to #!2!E2!##" -eachin .e"el: Undergraduate students% Soft9are Engineering &or' descri%tion: ?heoretical teaching% supervision of practical classes and student pro3ect 9or$s% report and research 9riting guidance* ! <ull time ,contract. 7adan Puras$ar Pusta$alaya% ;alitpur% PatanDho$a* +ob title: Associate Pro3ect 7anager and &atural ;anguage Processing ,&;P. @esearcher% &epali ;anguage Computing Pro3ect* +ob duration:#02#/2!##"- #!2!E2!## +ob title: Pro3ect 7anager and &;P @esearcher% PA& ;ocaliFation Pro3ect* +ob duration:#02#/2!## till #+2!-2!##- &or' descri%tion: Pro3ect 7anagement% Supervision of in-house and outsourced pro3ects% &;P @esearch for &epali* 0 Part time ,course contract. Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University% Dhuli$hel% Kavre +ob title: :isiting ;ecturer +ob duration: #E2/2!## till August !##- -eachin .e"el: Undergraduate and 8raduate students% Computer Science and Engineering* &or' descri%tion: Providing 2 ;ectures on APrinciples of Programming ;anguagesB% AData Structures and AlgorithmsB% AAlgorithm and ComplexityB% AArtificial >ntelligenceB% designing course curriculum% supervising student pro3ects* 6 Part time ,course contract. &e9 Summit College% affiliated to ?ri(huvan University% Kirtipur% Kathmandu* +ob title: ;ecturer% Part ?ime +ob duration: #/2/!2!##+ till #/2#E2!##- -eachin .e"el: Undergraduate students% BSc in Computer Science and >nformation ?echnology* &or' descri%tion: Providing ;ectures on A<undamentals of programming 9ith CB and ADiscrete StructuresB* " <ull time ,Permanent Position. Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University% Dhuli$hel% Kavre +ob title: Assistant Professor +ob duration: #/2#E2!##- on9ards -eachin .e"el: Undergraduate and 8raduate students &or' descri%tion: Providing ;ectures on ADesign and Analysis of AlgorithmsB% APrinciples of Programming ;anguagesB% AData(ase 7anagement SystemsB% A?ools and ?echniGues for @esearchB% A@esearch 7ethodologiesB* Designing course plans and sylla(i* Supervising student pro3ects and 7aster=s Degree ?hesis* Research interests and e(%ertise: /* Soft9are localiFation !* &atural ;anguage Processing 0* ;anguage ?echnologies 6* Social Computing "* ?rust Parameters in E-8overnment Systems
Current Acti"e Research /n"ol"ement Area: 0%inion Minin and Anal#sis% Arumentation1 Discourse Anal#sis1 0%inion S#nthesis Construction Editorials and opinion articles that in general express their vie9s or opinions a(out some particular event or happening are good sources for discourse analysis as the discourse of arguments in such texts are not necessarily confined 3ust in the sentence level (ut span to much higher levels i*e*% in one paragraph or several paragraphs* ?hese vie9s or opinions in editorials are meant to influence or 3 convince the readers* 1ence they may resort to any means of expression in the text% least the text sound convinci(le* >n order to support one=s thesis or statement% the author may produce facts or mere opinions in disguise of facts* >t can also involve exaggerations% sarcasm and irony% (iases etc* ?his ma$es defining the argumentation structure in editorials a challenging tas$* <ully understanding the intended meanings conveyed (y editorials is also an eGually challenging tas$ as $no9ledge of previous discourse and contexts is reGuired* ?he proposed 9or$ aims to (uild a computational linguistic model that 9ould suggest appropriate techniGues and methods for analyFing the editorials and constructing a synthesis* Su%er"ised student %ro,ects: i. &epali Spell Chec$er Development% Kathmandu University% &epal% !##"* ii. Speech @ecognition Pro3ect% Kantipur City College% affiliated to Pur(anchal University% &epal% !##"* iii. S7Sing soft9are for &epali% Kathmandu University% &epal% !##"-!##* iv. PDA <ont and >nterface ;ocaliFation% Kathmandu University% &epal% !##"-!##* v. Speech-?o-?ext Pro3ect% Kathmandu University% &epal% !##"-!##* vi. Employee >nformation 7anagement System% Prime College% affiliated to ?ri(huvan University% &epal% !##-!##+* vii. ;i(rary 7anagement System% St* HavierIs College% affiliated to ?ri(huvan University% &epal% !##+* viii. @efining ADo(haseB% the first English to &epali 7achine ?ranslation Pro3ect D <ourth Jear StudentsI Capstone Pro3ect ,!##-!##+.% Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University% &epal* ix. Basic research and development of &epali CC@ System - <ourth Jear StudentsI Capstone Pro3ect ,!##-!##+.% Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University% &epal* x. A Dialogue (ased expert system - <ourth Jear StudentsI Capstone Pro3ect ,!##-!##+.% Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University% &epal* xi. 1and9riting @ecognition Pro3ect - <ourth Jear StudentsI Capstone Pro3ect ,!##-!##+.% Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University and 7adan Puras$ar Pusta$alaya% &epal* xii. &epali 8rammar Chec$er% @esearch and Development under the PA& ;ocaliFation Pro3ect* xiii. &epali Cptical Character @ecognition System% @esearch and Development under the PA& ;ocaliFation Pro3ect* xiv. External examiner to 7S (y @esearch on AKord Sense Disam(iguationB% Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University% !##E* xv. External examiner to 7aster=s ?hesis entitled D AStochastic Parts of Speech ?agger for &epaliB% Central Department of Computer Science and >nformation ?echnology% ?ri(huvan University% !##-* xvi. External examiner to 7aster=s ?hesis entitled D AA Chun$ ;evel Statistical 7achine ?ranslation D English ;anguage to &epali ;anguage ?ranslationB% Central Department of Computer Science and >nformation ?echnology% ?ri(huvan University% !#/#* xvii. External examiner to 7aster=s ?hesis entitled D AA Chun$ Alignment 7odel for Statistical 7achine ?ranslation on English-&epali Parallel CorpusB% Central Department of Computer Science and >nformation ?echnology% ?ri(huvan University% !#/#* 4 xviii. External examiner to 7aster=s ?hesis entitled D ACreation of Parallel Corpus from Compara(le Corpus ,<or English-&epali ;anguage PairB% Central Department of Computer Science and >nformation ?echnology% ?ri(huvan University% !#//* xix. Supervised the 7aster=s ?hesis entitled D ADeveloping Soft9are Process >mprovement Plan' Case Studies of Soft9are Companies of &epalB% Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University% !#//* xx. External examiner to 7aster=s ?hesis entitled D ACff-line &epali 1and9riting @ecognition Using 7;P and @B< &eural &et9or$sB% Central Department of Computer Science and >nformation ?echnology% ?ri(huvan University% !#/!* /n"ol"ement in other %ro,ects and research $or's:
i. ?ext-?o-Speech for &epali ,!##"-!##.* ii. &epali Spell Chec$er Development under the CpenCffice*Crg frame9or$ ,!##"- !##.* iii. Study of the structure of the &epali 8rammar% !##"* iv. Dobhase% English to &epali 7achine ?ranslation Pro3ect% !##"-!##* v. PA& ;ocaliFation Pro3ect ,!##"-!##+% !##+-!##-.% Pro3ect 7anager* &epal Component* vi. ?eam ;eader - @esearch and Development of &atural ;anguage Processing ?ools and Applications% &epal Component% PA& ;ocaliFation Pro3ect ,!##"-!##-.* vii. 7em(er D >nformation and ;anguage @esearch Processing ;a(% Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University% Dhuli$hel% Kavre% &epal ,!## till date.* viii. 7em(er D A?rust issues in e-8overnment' an ethnographic investigation of the &epalese contextB% an institutional grant to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University% &epal from the University 8rants Commission% Sanothimi% Bha$tapur% &epal ,5an !#/# D <e( !#/!. * ix. Chief ?echnical Cfficer D ;anguage ?echnology Kendra% &epal ,!#/# till date.* x. 7em(er D >D& :ariant ?;Ds >ssues Pro3ect ,Case Study ?eam for the Devanagari Script D !#//. xi. 7em(er D Program Committee% Kor$shop on South and Southeast Asian &atural ;anguages Processing* xii. ?eam ;eader D ACpinion 7ining and Argumentation Analysis in &e9spaper EditorialsB Pro3ect% an institutional grant to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering% Kathmandu University% &epal from the University 8rants Commission% Sanothimi% Bha$tapur% &epal ,!#//-!#/0.* xiii. 7em(er D South Asia Su(regional Economic Cooperation ,SASEC. >nformation 1igh9ay Pro3ect% &epal representing the @esearch and ?raining Center ,@?C.% Kathmandu University% &epal ,5une !#/0 D &ovem(er !#/6.* xiv. Academic and @esearch Coordinator D Erasmus 7undus Action ! D Strengthening -raining and Research -hrough )et9or$ing and Glo(aliFation of -eaching in Engineering Studies ,AS?@C&8 ?>ESB. for the partnering institution D Kathmandu University% Dhuli$hel% Kavre% &epal ,!#//-!#/".* xv. Co-o9ner D &epali Parallel Corpus Pro3ect !#/! in co-operation 9ith 7icrosoft @esearch Connections% USA and Kathmandu University% &epal* 5 xvi. CrganiFing Committee 7em(er% >nternational Summer School in Advanced ;anguage Engineering% &SS&;P !#/!% Kathmandu University% Dhuli$hel% Kavre% &epal% Aug !+ D Sept !/% !#/!* Co-organiFed (y Kathmandu University% University of KonstanF ,8ermany. and University of Science and ?echnology ,Pa$istan.* Event sponsored (y DAAD% 8erman Academic Exchange Service and Kathmandu University* Meetins and -rainins:
i. ?ext-?o-Speech for &epali% training at 8othen(urg University% S9eden% Septem(er% !##"* ii. Attended the >nformation and Communication ?echnology ,>C?. Policy Consultation 7eeting organiFed (y Association for Progressive Communications and Bangladesh <riendship Society in April% !##* iii. Attended the ;anguage% Artificial >ntelligence and Computer Science for &atural ;anguage Processing Application ,;A>CS-&;P Summer School% Bang$o$% ?hailand% Ccto(er /-!!% !##* ?ravel Support from S?>C-AS>A Pro3ect* iv. Attended the !+Ith Annual Conference of the ;inguistic Society of &epal and /!Ith 1imalayan ;anguages Symposium% &epal* v. ?raining for developing a Kara$a (ased Dependency 8rammar for &epali using Prolog D <e(ruary /E D 7arch /% !##E* >@>? ;a(s% ?oulouse% <rance* Supported (y the S?>C-AS>A Pro3ect* vi. Attended the Kor$shop and Pu(licity Campaign of U-S?A@ in ;ondon% United Kingdom% ! D !E 5une% !#/!* CrganiFed (y the &ational >nstitute of Communication ?echnologies ,&>C?.% 5apan*
Pa%er %ublications: 2342 1. On Localization, Natural Language Processing Tools and Use models of Technology for increasing the use of ICT in rural Nepal. Use of ICT in Rural Nepal: National Conference on Technology Influences In Conjunction with the Results Dissemination Workshop of the Use Models of Technology Project : March 22-23, 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal. 2. Localization of ICT for Empowering the Rural Masses and the Differently- abled in Nepal. 2012 Joint American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr)/Computer Association of Nepal-USA (CAN-USA), Leesburg, Virginia (Greater Washington D.C area), May 26-27, 2012. 3. Trust Issues in the E-Government Implementation in Nepal. Accepted at ICEGOV 2012, 6 th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (22-25 October 2012), Albany, New York, U.S.A. 2344 4. Computer writing of Nepali Achievements so far. Seminar on Writing the 6 languages of Nepal in Computer, Language Technology Kendra, Lalitpur, PatanDhoka, Nepal, April 2011. 5. Localization and tools for generating local content. Asian Development Bank SASEC Research and Training Network Workshop. Yalamaya Kendra, Lalitpur, PatanDhoka, Nepal, November 2011. 2343 Bal Krishna Bal, Patrick Saint-Dizier. Towards Building Annotated Resources for Analyzing Opinions and Argumentation in News Editorials, LREC, Malta, Nicoletta Calzolari (Eds.), ELRA, May 2010. 2335 /* Bal Krishna Bal% A?o9ards Building Advanced &atural ;anguage Applications D An Cvervie9 of the Existing Primary @esources and Applications in &epaliB% in Proceedings of the +=th Kor$shop on Asian ;anguage @esources% Association for Computational ;inguistics% Suntec% Singapore% August% !##-% pp*/"-/+# !* Bal Krishna Bal% Patric$ Saint-DiFier% A?o9ards and Analysis of Argumentation Structure and the Strength of Arguments in &e9s EditorialsB% A>SB Symposium on Persuasive ?echnologies% Edin(urgh% April !##-* 0* A?o9ards an Analysis of Cpinions in &e9s Editorials' 1o9 Positive 9as the yearLB Bal Krishna Bal*Proceedings of the EIth >nternational Conference on Computational Semantics% Pages !#-!0% ?il(urg% 5anuary !##-*Copyright !##- >nternational Conference on Computational Semantics* 4. Bal Krishna Bal, Patrick Saint-Dizier. Who Speaks for Whom? Towards Analyzing Opinions in News Editorials, International Symposium on Natural Language Processing (IEEE-SNLP 2009), Bangkok, October 2009. 5. Bal Krishna Bal, Patrick Saint-Dizier. Have we had Hard Times or Cosy Times? A Discourse Analysis of Opinions Expressed over Socio-political Events in News editorials, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Natural Language Processing (ICON-2009), pages 192-198, Hyderabad, India, December 2009. Copyright Macmillan Publishers India Ltd., 2009. PA) .ocali6ation1 &or'in Pa%ers 233782339 /* &epali Spell Chec$er* Bal Krishna Bal et* al*% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 0/-/E* !* &epali Spell Chec$er /*/ and the ?hesaurus% @esearch and Development* Bal Krishna Bal et* al*% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 0/--!0* 7 0* A 7orphological AnalyFer and Stemmer for &epali* Bal Krishna Bal et* al*% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 0!6-0/* 6* Structure of &epali 8rammar* Bal Krishna Bal% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 00!--* "* Architectural and system design of the &epali 8rammar Chec$er* Bal Krishna Bal et* al*% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 0-+-6##* * Sorting utility for &epali in ;inux* Bal Krishna Bal et* al*% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 6/!-/"* +* @esearch @eport on &epa;inux /*/* Bal Krishna Bal et* al*% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 6/--!/* E* &epali Cpen CD* Bal Krishna Bal et* al*% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 6!+-!-* -* @esearch @eport on creating a ;ive Boota(le CD* Bal Krishna Bal et* al*% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 60#-00* /#* S7Sing soft9are for &epali* Bal Krishna Bal et* al*% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 606-0" //* PDA ;ocaliFation for &epali* Bal Krishna Bal et* al*% PA& ;ocaliFation% Kor$ing Papers !##6-!##+% pp* 60-"! 2339 /* 8uide to ;ocaliFation of Cpen Source Soft9are* Bal Krishna Bal et*al* 7adan Puras$ar Pusta$alaya*Kathmandu% &epal* Pu(lished (y Center for @esearch in Urdu ;anguage Processing% &ational University of Computer and Emerging Sciences% ;ahore% Pa$istan on Behalf of 7adan Puras$ar Pusta$alaya% &epal* CopyrightsM >nternational Development @esearch Center% Canada% !##+% !* A 7orphological AnalyFer and Stemmer for &epali* Bal Krishna Bal% Pra3ol Shrestha* 7adan Puras$ar Pusta$alaya% &epal* Paper presented at ADD-! Kor$shop on 7orpho-syntactic analysis as part of the School of Asian Applied &atural ;anguage Processing for ;inguistics Diversity and language @esource Development% 7arch -/6% !##+* 233: /* ?he Structure of &epali 8rammar* Paper presented at Satellite Kor$shop% Ccto(er /-% !##* ;A>CS-&;P Summer School% Bang$o$% ?hailand* Paper pu(lished in the general proceedings of the conference* !* ?he Stemmer for &epali* Bal Krishna Bal* Paper presented at the !+Ith Annual Conference of the ;inguistic Society of &epal and /!Ith 1imalayan ;anguages Symposium% &epal% &ovem(er% !##* 0* ?o9ards Universal Access to >C?s in &epal* Bal Krishna Bal% Srishtee 8urung and Pat 1all* &epalese ;inguistics* 5ournal of the ;inguistic Society of &epal* :olume -!!% &ovem(er !##* Pu(lished (y the ;inguistic Society of &epal% ?ri(huvan University* Kirtipur% Kathmandu% &epal* 8 2332 /* Automation of the Dean=s Cffice for the foreign students= specialists= preparatory faculty% :olgograd State ?echnical University* KiFim A*:*% Siplivaya 7*B*% Krishna B*B* Progressive ?echnology in learning and production' 7aterials for the all @ussia conference% Kamis9in city% !6-!+ April !##!% :olgograd% !##!% !"E pages* !* Application of modern soft9are tools for the automated management of the universities ta$ing the Dean=s Cffice for the foreign students= specialists= preparatory faculty% :olgograd State ?echnical University as an example* KiFim A*:*% Siplivaya 7*B*% Bal Bal Krishna* Computer and mathematic modeling in natural and technical sciences' 7aterials of the 6=th all @ussia internet conference ,April-7ay !##!. 2 Chief Editor of the series% Prof* ArFamshov A*A*% ?am(o(' ?am(o( State University% !##!* -al's and %resentations: -o%ic Date Place ;ocaliFation attempts and ;anguage @esources for &epali Septem(er% !##" 8othen(urg University% S9eden <rom a Simplified ?yping System to a Completely ;ocaliFed Cperating System in &epali D &epa;inux* April% !##* >nformation and Communication ?echnology ,>C?. Policy Consultation 7eeting organiFed (y Association for Progressive Communications and Bangladesh <riendship Society% Dha$a ?he Structure of &epali 8rammar* Ccto(er% !## Satellite Kor$shop% ;A>CS-&;P Summer School% Bang$o$% ?hailand* ?he Stemmer for &epali &ovem(er% !## ?he !+Ith Annual Conference of the ;inguistic Society of &epal and /!Ith 1imalayan ;anguages Symposium% &epal* A 7orphological AnalyFer and Stemmer for &epali* 7arch% !##+ ADD-! Kor$shop on 7orpho- syntactic analysis as part of the School of Asian Applied &atural ;anguage Processing for ;inguistics Diversity and language @esource Development% Bang$o$% ?hailand* ;ocaliFation and StandardiFation in &epal Septem(er% !##+ 7eeting of Policy 7a$ers and Sta$eholders% PA& ;ocaliFation Pro3ect* 7adan Puras$ar Pusta$alaya% ;alitpur% 9 PatanDho$a% &epal Computational ;inguistics @esources and Development in &epal <e(ruary% !##E >@>? ;a(s% University of Paul Sa(atier% ?oulouse% <rance* &epali Key(oard ;ayout StandardiFation >ssues 7arch% !##E 7eeting of Policy 7a$ers and Sta$eholders% PA& ;ocaliFation Pro3ect* &ational ;anguages in >nformation ?echnology Steering Committee under the 1igh ;evel Commission for >nformation ?echnology% Singh Dur(ar% Kathmandu @evising the Computer Curriculum in Schools Septem(er% !##E 7eeting of Policy 7a$ers and Sta$eholders% PA& ;ocaliFation Pro3ect* 7adan Puras$ar Pusta$alaya% ;alitpur% PatanDho$a% &epal Cpen Source Soft9are ;ocaliFation and &epa;inux 5anuary% !##- N@egional Conference on ;ocaliFed >C? Development O Dissemination Across AsiaN% :ientiane% ;aos* &epali English Parallel Corpus 5anuary% !##- N@egional Conference on ;ocaliFed >C? Development O Dissemination Across AsiaN% :ientiane% ;aos* ?agset and ?agging &epali Corpus 5anuary% !##- N@egional Conference on ;ocaliFed >C? Development O Dissemination Across AsiaN% :ientiane% ;aos* &epali CC@ and Bangla Colla(oration 5anuary% !##- N@egional Conference on ;ocaliFed >C? Development O Dissemination Across AsiaN% :ientiane% ;aos* ;anguage Processing Applications' &epali Spell Chec$er 5anuary% !##- N@egional Conference on ;ocaliFed >C? Development O Dissemination Across AsiaN% :ientiane% ;aos* Stemmer% Chun$er% 8rammar AnalyFer for &epali 5anuary% !##- N@egional Conference on ;ocaliFed >C? Development O Dissemination Across AsiaN% :ientiane% ;aos* Localization of Free and Open &ovem(er% !##- 1igh ;evel Commission for 10 Source Software - Prospects and Challenges in the Context of Nepal >nformation ?echnology Cpen ?echnologies @esource Center,C?@C. A;everaging >nformation ?echnology for Smart 8overnanceB% >? Par$% Kavre Trust, Technology and E- readiness April% !#/# ?rust issues in e-government D an ethnographic investigation in the &epalese context* C*:* @aman Auditorium% Kathmandu University Kor$shop D E-8overnment Pro3ect supported (y the University 8rants Commission% &epal* The Agreement Module in the Nepali Computational Grammar Analyzer &ovem(er% !#/# 0/=st ;S& conference ?ri(huvan University% Kirtipur% Kathmandu Leveraging the Existing Resources and NLP Applications for advanced NLP Research and Development in Nepal Decem(er% !#/# ADDP School and Asian Kord&et 7eeting% Phu$et% ?hailand* Computer writing of Nepali Achievements so far April% !#// Seminar on Kriting the languages of &epal in Computer% ;anguage ?echnology Kendra% ;alitpur% PatanDho$a% &epal Localization and tools for generating local content &ovem(er% !#// Asian Development Ban$ SASEC @esearch and ?raining &et9or$ Kor$shop* Jalamaya Kendra% ;alitpur% PatanDho$a% &epal* On Localization, Natural Language Processing Tools and Use models of Technology for increasing the use of ICT in rural Nepal 7arch !#/! Use of ICT in Rural Nepal: National Conference on Technology Influences In Conjunction with the Results Dissemination Workshop of the 11 Use Models of Technology Project : March 22-23, 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal Use Models of Technology Project Project Introduction, Design, Objectives 7arch !#/! Use of ICT in Rural Nepal: National Conference on Technology Influences In Conjunction with the Results Dissemination Workshop of the Use Models of Technology Project : March 22-23, 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal Localization of ICT for Empowering the Rural Masses and the Differently-abled in Nepal 7ay !#/! 2012 Joint American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr)/Computer Association of Nepal-USA (CAN-USA), Leesburg, Virginia (Greater Washington D.C area), May 26-27, 2012 References: /* Prof* Dr* Bhola ?hapa Dean% School of Engineering Kathmandu University Dhuli$hel% Kavre &epal Email' (hola)$u*edu*np 2. Prof* Patric$ Saint-DiFier C&@S @esearch Director >@>? ;ABS University of Paul Sa(atier ?oulouse% <rance Email' stdiFier)irit*fr 0* Prof* Patric$ 1all% PhD* <ormerly at the Cpen University% UK Currently :isiting Professor to Kathmandu University% Department of Computer Science and Engineering Dhuli$hel% Kavre 12 E-mail' p*a*v*hall)(tinternet*com CV details as of September 2013. 13