MyNameIs
Verified, context-aware name pronunciation infrastructure, combining owner-recorded audio with linguistic validation for enterprise-scale use.
Dublin City University
Lead: Yalemisew Abgaz
Digital Education & Online Communication
I am applying to the ARC Hub for ICT with a clear and singular objective: to establish MyNameIs as a spin-out company, and to lead it as founder. This is not an aspiration held at a distance — it is the challenge I and others across the globe face every now and then which led to the defined outcome I am building toward. Every element of this project is structured to make that transition credible and achievable within the programme timeframe. Since my previous application in November 2025, I have taken deliberate steps to validate the commercial opportunity in educational, healthcare, and customer support sectors. Across all these sectors, contacts confirmed not only recognition of the problem, but also the willingness and organisational appetite to adopt this solution.
My background uniquely equips me to deliver this project. I bring a combination of technical and innovative expertise, and industry-focused R&D experience spanning semantic web technologies, lexical and linguistics data generation, Linked Open Data (LOD) infrastructures, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and collaborative R&D with public and private sector partners. Three experiences are particularly relevant to delivery of MyNameIs project toward commercial impact.
Last updated: 10 July 2026
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