# Derartu Kebeba1

Derartu Kebeba1 is a remote worker on Himalayas, Machine Learning & NLP Data Specialist at Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute, based in Ethiopia.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@derartukebeba1

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Afaan Oromoo language specialist at Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute supporting speech data quality for AI development.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Ethiopia |
| Authorized to work in | Ethiopia |
| Salary expectations | 60k+ USD |
| Job categories | Afaan Oromo Language Specialist, AI Data Annotator, NLP Data Specialist, Speech Data Collection Specialist |
| Skills | Afaan Oromoo, AI Data Annotation, AI Output Evaluation, Linguistic Annotation, Speech Data Collection, Transcription, Voice Recording, Speech Quality Assessment, Language Validation, Grammar, Meaning Review, Fluency And Naturalness Review, Python, Natural Language Processing, AI Fundamentals (Udacity) |

## What I'm looking for

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

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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.
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## Experience

### Machine Learning & NLP Data Specialist (current)

Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute. Feb 2022 - Present

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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.
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Skills: Afaan-Oromoo, NLP, Data-Annotation, Quality-Assurance, Speech-Data, Linguistic-Data-Annotation

### AI Data Annotator (current)

Freelance / Upwork. Jan 2022 - Present

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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.
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Skills: Data-Annotation, Transcription, Speech-QA, Afaan-Oromoo, Quality-Assurance

### Afaan Oromoo AI Speech Recording

Freelance Project. Jan 2026 - Present

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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.
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Skills: Speech-Recording, Audio-Quality, Afaan-Oromoo, Data-Collection

## Education

### Udacity

Android Developer Fundamentals, Android Development

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Completed the Android Developer Fundamentals program in May 2025.
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### Udacity

AI Fundamentals, Artificial Intelligence

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Completed the AI Fundamentals program in May 2025.
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### Bule Hora University

Bachelor of Science, Information Technology. 2019 - 2022

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Pursued a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from 2019 to 2022.
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## Tech stack

- Python

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