PhD Paper on IPA and Romanization Accepted to EMNLP2026

Sachin Kumar, an assistant professor at Ohio State, posted that Miuzhi's first PhD paper was accepted to EMNLP2026. The work examines how alternative text representations such as IPA and romanization influence cross-lingual transfer. Earlier studies on IPA-based language models reported mixed outcomes, with performance sometimes matching or falling slightly behind text-based models. Most existing research on romanization receives limited coverage in the announcement. Tuhin Chakrabarty, an assistant professor at Stony Brook, reposted the update. The post presents the acceptance as confirmed and highlights the paper as Miuzhi's initial doctoral contribution in this area.