--- title: "Mike Wald — author profile and papers · Semitic languages" description: "Mike Wald, University of Southampton: 3 papers on Elamur Research (2011–2016), h-index 19 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mike-wald/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mike-wald/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Mike Wald # Mike Wald Mike Wald has 3 papers in our library, in 2011–2016, most of them on [Semitic languages](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/), [Machine translation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/machine-translation/), [Speech & spoken language](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/speech/); often with [Nawar Halabi](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/nawar-halabi/), [Wajdi Zaghouani](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/wajdi-zaghouani/). 3 papers in our library · 2011–2016 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5109802979) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7146-1320) · [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130863868) · [**h-index 19**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5109802979) · [176 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5109802979) · [1,730 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5109802979&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 3 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mike-wald/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 10 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mike-wald/cited-by/) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #7223](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/73/#star-7223) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Mike+Wald) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Mike+Wald) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Mike+Wald) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Mike+Wald) ## Affiliations [🎓**University of Southampton** Southampton · United Kingdom 2002–2025 · 124 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-southampton/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 10 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 3 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 3 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 3 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Language and Linguistics · 3 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Psychology · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/) · [Experimental and Cognitive Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/experimental-and-cognitive-psychology/) · [Developmental and Educational Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/developmental-and-educational-psychology/) · [Human-Computer Interaction · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/human-computer-interaction/) · [Health Professions · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/health-professions/) · [Occupational Therapy · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/health-professions/occupational-therapy/) 🧭 Topics 3 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Semitic languages · 3 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/) · [Machine translation · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/machine-translation/) · [Speech & spoken language · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/speech/) ## Works by year ### 2010s [**2016** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mike-wald/year/2016/) · [**2015** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mike-wald/year/2015/) · [**2011** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mike-wald/year/2011/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[Arabic Text to Arabic Sign Language Translation System for the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Community](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/almohimeed-2011-arabic-text-arabic-sign-language/)** *(2011 · 43 citations)* The paper presents a prototype that translates written Arabic into Arabic Sign Language (ArSL). The authors argue that earlier ArSL systems failed because their builders treated ArSL as a word-by-word mirror of Arabic or as fingerspelling, when it is an independent language with its own grammar. Three deaf native… 2. **[Phonetic Inventory for an Arabic Speech Corpus](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/halabi-2016-phonetic-inventory-arabic-speech-corpus/)** *(2016 · 28 citations)* The authors tackle a gap in corpus design for Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) speech synthesis. English has well-studied recording scripts. For MSA, it is unclear which sound units a script must cover. Before choosing sentences, they examine MSA phonetics and phonology to decide which units belong in the "phonetic… 3. **[Generating acceptable Arabic Core Vocabularies and Symbols for AAC users](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/draffan-2015-generating-acceptable-arabic-core-vocabularies/)** *(2015 · 5 citations)* Therapists and teachers in the Arabic-speaking Gulf often rely on Western symbol sets and English core vocabularies, which fit poorly with Arabic language and culture. ## Co-authors here 2 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Nawar Halabi](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/nawar-halabi/) ×2 - [Wajdi Zaghouani](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/wajdi-zaghouani/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/lrec/): [LREC 2016](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/lrec/2016/) - [Workshop on Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/workshop-on-speech-and-language-processing-for-assistive-technologies/): [Workshop on Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies 2011](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/workshop-on-speech-and-language-processing-for-assistive-technologies/2011/) - Proceedings of SLPAT 2015: 6th Workshop on Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 10 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [8 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mike-wald/cited-by/). Updated 1 November 2026