Amanuel Workineh

Amanuel Assefa Workineh is a PhD researcher at the Language and Translation Technology Team (LT³), Ghent University, Belgium. His research focuses on trustworthy and emotion-aware natural language processing (NLP) for low-resource languages, with particular emphasis on Afaan Oromoo.

His current research explores approaches to emotion recognition and empathetic virtual assistants, with a focus on explainable artificial intelligence, fairness, and culturally appropriate language technologies.

Before joining Ghent University, he worked as a Lecturer and Researcher at Jimma University, Ethiopia, where he was involved in teaching, research, and academic activities in the fields of Information Technology and Computing.

He holds an MSc in Information Technology, specializing in Artificial Intelligence, from Jimma University, Ethiopia, and a BSc in Information Systems from Madda Walabu University, Ethiopia.

Research interests: Natural Language Processing, Emotion Recognition, Emotion-Aware NLP, Trustworthy AI, Explainable AI, Low-Resource Language Processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Empathetic Conversational AI.