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Martha O’Kennon is an American Mathematician and Computer Scientist who specializes in Machine Translation. Currently, O'Kennon is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Chinese at Albion College.
Martha O'Kennen | |
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 Martha O’Kennon standing on Hannah St. at Albion College. Photo by Gabby Henriksen. | |
| Alma mater | University of Richmond (B.A.) Clarkson University (M.S.), (Ph.D.), (M.S.) |
| Known for | Machine translation of natural languages |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Institutions | Albion College |
Education and career edit
In 1969, O’Kennon graduated from the University of Richmond. She went on to get a master's degree in mathematics in 1970 followed by a Master's in computer engineering in 1981, both from Clarkson University. For seven years, she worked as an adjunct professor in mathematics at Clarkston. Afterwards, she got a job in China teaching computer science where she also learned Mandarin.[1]
In 1985, after her two years in China, O’Kennon became a professor of mathematics, computer science, and Chinese at Albion College.[1] Her main area of research was writing computer schemes that translated languages like Mandarin, Irish,[2] Xhosa, and some Native American languages into English, allowing people to learn the grammar for each language.[3]
After 19 years at the college, O’Kennon went on to retire from her full-time position as a professor and is now a Professor Emerita, still teaching Mathematics, Computer Science, and Chinese. She continued her work on writing web-based translators for less-commonly taught languages like, Xhosa, Ojibwe, Pulaar, and Quichua.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Gabby Henriksen (October 4, 2019), Bugs n' Blossoms: Albion Emeritus, Martha O'Kennon, Starts Nature Blog, Albion College Pleiad, retrieved 2023-10-02
- ^ Martha R. O'Kennon (November 1, 2007), Web-based Irish Language Translation, Albion College, retrieved 2023-10-02
- ^ Martha R. O'Kennon (November 5, 2004), Documenting and Teaching African Languages through Web-based translation, University of Maryland, retrieved 2023-10-02
- ^ Martha R. O'Kennon (July 3, 2014), Web-based Translation for Less Commonly Taught Languages, Martha R. O'Kennon, retrieved 2023-10-02