Declan Groves

Experience

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  The Johns Hopkins University

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Ph.D. Researcher

  Formed part of an international team carrying out research into the use of bilingual parsing methods for Machine Translation

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  Traslán

  Jan 2007 - May 2010

  Senior Software Developer

  My main responsibilities in this role was the design & development of in-house Machine Translation software and using it to provide automated translations for various public and private clients as part of our translation workflow; Pre- and post-processing of data for translation (including processing of PDF, Microsoft Word, RTF, TMX, plain text and client-specific localisation formats); Development of Translation Memories and the provision of training on the use of Translation Memories and related language technologies; Data-base design and development, including the creation of a searchable online catalog; Bespoke Web design; Assistance in compiling European Funding Proposals. Show less

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  CNGL - Centre for Next Generation Localisation

  Jan 2008 - Nov 2011

  Working on commercial machine translation projects and academic/industry collaborations Represented Traslán who were an industry partner of CNGL. Sat on Intellectual Property review and Industry Partner panels.

  • Commercial Development Researcher

    Jun 2010 - Nov 2011

  • Industry Partner

    Jan 2008 - Jun 2010
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  Dexal Design

  Nov 2010 - Sept 2013

  Web Designer and Developer

  Dexal specialises in graphic design together with web design and development, covering end-to-end website design, content management systems (Wordpress, Joomla, Expression Engine, Drupal etc.), database development and coding and integration with social media.Previous web design/development projects include the Dublin International LGBT Film Festival (www.gaze.ie), Iconic Machine Translations (www.iconictranslation.com) .the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (www.iatis.org), the European Association for Machine Translation (www.eamt.org), the Alternative Miss Ireland (www.alternativemissireland.com) Dublin Pride Festival websites 2007-2010, the ABSOLUT Theatre Fesitval (www.absolutgaytheatre.ie/) and Traslán (www.traslan.ie) Show less

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  Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL)

  Sept 2011 - Aug 2013

  Research Integration Officer

  Primary duties were overall management of a number of different EU FP7 research projects (T4ME, EuromatrixPlus, MultilingualWeb-LT (LT-Web), Panacea, CoSyne, QTLaunchPad, EXPERT) concerning Machine Translation and Language Technologies, managing and implementing industrial and commercial projects (including jointly projects jointly-funded by Science Foundation Ireland and Enterprise Ireland). This position focused on all aspects of both research and resource management - managing the local team of researchers, recruitment & interviewing, budget/financial management, working with commercial and research partners, and leading the composition and submission of funding applications. Show less

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  Microsoft

  Sept 2013 - now

  Leading a team in applying the latest in LLM and ML technology to software and content localization for M365 products and support content including content creation, translation and language quality evaluation. Applying advanced knowledge of Generative AI, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing to surface customer needs and intents that will inform efforts to provide a better and more targeted customer experience across M365 Windows and Office help and learning surfaces. Developing and delivering global language scaling of artificial intelligence and machine learning enabled features and services across the Experience+Devices (E+D) group to make them more culturally relevant for our international users, leveraging NLP, ML and Deep Learning. Focus on Responsible AI for international markets. Woking on ML and Deep Learning NLP problems that are applicable to Office translation and localization, including Machine Translation quality prediction/estimation. Promoting and developing Language Technology, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence strategies for the localization of Microsoft Office products and services and in the building of international features.Partnering with internal and external stakeholders, across industry and academia, to maintain Microsoft's position as a leader and innovator in this area. Researching and developing NLP technologies for Microsoft Office as part of the Natural Language Experiences (NLX) groups. These technologies and tools, including proofing tools (spell checkers, grammar checkers etc.), are used across multiple products in Office (e.g. Word, Powerpoint, Excel). Working as part of the Global Product Engineering (GPE) group for Xbox/Microsoft Studios. Focusing on maintaining and improving language quality through tools and localization process improvements. Researching new and emerging NLP technologies, with a primary focus on Machine Translation, Translation Memory, Glossary and Terminology Management.

  • Senior AI Engineering Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Senior Applied Scientist, Insights & Intelligence Team

    Apr 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Senior Program Manager (Applied Science), Global AI Experiences Team

    Jun 2019 - Apr 2022

  • Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Office Global Services & Experiences (GSX)

    Sept 2018 - May 2019

  • Program Manager 2, Language Technology

    May 2016 - Sept 2018

  • Data & Applied Scientist, Natural Language Experiences (NLX) Team

    Jul 2015 - May 2016

  • Linguistic Engineer, XBox Localization

    Sept 2013 - Jul 2015