Called the Baidu-I²R Research Center (BIRC), the joint laboratory by Baidu and I²R (Institute for Infocomm Research, a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, or A*STAR) will operate as an R&D unit at the Fusionopolis research complex in Singapore.
The launch of BRIC showed Baidu’s commitment to enhance its products in Southeast Asia. Initially, the lab will focus on foundational Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies for Southeast Asian languages, such as Vietnamese and Thai.
via A*STAR
