The University Research Program for Google Translate provides researchers, in the field of automatic machine translation, tools to help compare and contrast with, and build on top of, Google's statistical machine translation system.
Participation in the program will allow researchers programmatic access to Google's translation service.
A translation request returns either:
These options can support research into n-best reranking (machine learning), additional translation components, system combinations, and who knows what else researchers may come up with.
The program supports all languages available publicly at translate.google.com.
This research program is being made available to members of the academic community. Each applicant must review and adhere to the full terms, which include the following restrictions:
Before registering for the Google Search research program, you must read and agree to the full Terms of Use. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the terms of the program before submitting your application.
If you are interested in participating, we'd love to hear from you. Please take a moment to submit a proposal, briefly describing the project or type of projects you intend to work on.
Once you've become a registered participant of the University Research Program for Google Translate, we encourage you to check out the documentation.
If you still need help, or more information, please check out our Google Group, Google Research Translate Program, which serves as a discussion forum for this program.