Collaboration Opportunities
Partner with Pauhu on language technology research, shared tasks, and joint publications.
Why Collaborate with Pauhu?
Our Strengths
| Capability | What We Bring |
|---|---|
| Data | 21 EuroVoc domains, 24 EU languages |
| Infrastructure | Edge computing, EU-sovereign data processing |
| Enrichment | E1-E5 annotation layers, IATE/EuroVoc linking |
| Compliance | EU AI Act ready, GDPR compliant |
Your Strengths
We seek collaborators with:
- Novel research questions
- Specialized domain expertise
- Access to additional data sources
- Complementary technical capabilities
- Publication track record
Collaboration Models
1. Data Partnership
You have data, we have infrastructure.
| What You Provide | What We Provide |
|---|---|
| Raw parallel data | E1-E5 enrichment pipeline |
| Domain expertise | Quality assurance |
| Annotation guidelines | Format standardization |
| Validation | ELRC-SHARE metadata |
Outcome: Joint data asset, shared access, co-authorship on data paper.
2. Research Collaboration
Joint research projects on language technology.
Areas of interest:
- Machine translation quality estimation
- Domain adaptation for NMT
- Cross-lingual information retrieval
- Legal NLP and terminology extraction
- Morphological analysis for agglutinative languages
- Low-resource language MT
What we offer: Data access (research license), technical infrastructure, co-authorship, conference support
What we expect: Clear research plan, publication commitment, data acknowledgment
3. Shared Task Organization
Organize evaluation campaigns together.
We can support:
- Test set creation
- Baseline systems
- Evaluation infrastructure
- Prizes and sponsorship
Contact: research@pauhu.ai with "Shared Task Proposal"
4. Student Projects
Support for theses and dissertations.
| Level | Support Available |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's | Data samples, email support |
| Master's | Full domain access, bi-weekly meetings |
| PhD | Extended access, collaboration discussions |
Requirements: Institutional affiliation, supervisor approval, research plan outline
Current Research Priorities
High Priority (2026)
| Topic | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Finnish NMT | Domain-adapted EN↔FI translation | Seeking partners |
| Legal QE | Quality estimation for legal texts | Active project |
| Cross-lingual IR | EUR-Lex retrieval across languages | Planning phase |
Funding Opportunities
Joint Proposals
We're interested in joint applications to:
| Program | Focus | Our Role |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Europe | Multilingual AI | Data provider, SME partner |
| Digital Europe | Language technology | Infrastructure partner |
| Academy of Finland | Finnish NLP | Co-applicant |
| Business Finland | AI commercialization | Industry partner |
Consortium building: enterprise@pauhu.ai
How to Propose Collaboration
Step 1: Initial Contact
Email: research@pauhu.ai
Subject: Collaboration Proposal: [Brief Topic]
Include:
- Your background (1 paragraph)
- Research question (1 paragraph)
- Proposed collaboration model (from above)
- Timeline (start date, duration)
- Expected outcomes (publications, data, models)
Step 2: Evaluation
We evaluate proposals on: alignment with priorities, feasibility, publication potential, mutual benefit.
Response time: 2 weeks
Step 3: Planning Meeting
If interested, we schedule a call to discuss details, define roles, agree on timeline, and draft collaboration agreement.
Research Network
CLARIN ERIC
We're working toward CLARIN compatibility:
- ELRC-SHARE metadata
- CLARIN license categories
- Centre participation (planned)
European Language Grid
Our resources are prepared for:
- ELG catalogue listing
- ELG-compatible APIs
- Quality certification
Contact
Research partnerships: research@pauhu.ai
Enterprise collaborations: enterprise@pauhu.ai
Student projects: research@pauhu.ai (subject: Student Project)
Response time: 2 weeks for initial evaluation