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Derartu Kebeba1

@derartukebeba1

Afaan Oromoo language specialist at Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute supporting speech data quality for AI development.

Ethiopia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to improve AI model performance through accurate, natural, and culturally appropriate Afaan Oromoo content.

At Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute, I contribute to AI and NLP data activities focused on language and speech quality. I review speech recordings and language content for quality and consistency.

As a freelance AI Data Annotator on Upwork, I work on Oromo annotation, transcription, and speech quality assurance. I review language and audio data for accuracy and suitability for AI training workflows.

On a freelance Afaan Oromoo AI speech recording project, I completed guided scripted recordings and participated in audio quality improvement and resubmission workflows. I’m interested in improving AI model performance through accurate, natural, and culturally appropriate Afaan Oromoo content.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Machine Learning & NLP Data Specialist

Current

Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute

Feb 2022 - Present (4 years 9 months)

Contributes to AI and NLP data activities with a focus on language and speech-related data quality. Supports speech data review and evaluation, and applies annotation and QA practices to maintain reliable datasets.

Afaan Oromoo NLP Data Annotation Quality Assurance Speech Data Linguistic Data Annotation

Current

AI Data Annotator

Current

Freelance / Upwork

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 10 months)

Works on AI data annotation, transcription, language tasks, and speech data quality assurance. Reviews language and audio data for accuracy and consistency for AI training workflows.

Data Annotation Transcription Speech QA Afaan Oromoo Quality Assurance

Afaan Oromoo AI Speech Recording

Freelance Project

Jan 2026 - Present (10 months)

Completed Oromo speech recording work for an AI voice-data project, including guided scripted recordings. Participated in audio quality improvement and resubmission workflows based on project feedback.

Speech Recording Audio Quality Afaan Oromoo Data Collection