About SEACrowd

A grassroots community advancing AI for Southeast Asia through collaborative research, datasets, and mentorship

Our Vision

We are a grassroots-led community of researchers from Southeast Asia advancing Artificial Intelligence tools, resources, and capabilities for the region.

We envision AI ecosystems in Southeast Asia that are mature, competitive globally, and enable people to use world-class AI in their own linguistic and cultural contexts.

Discover how SEACrowd is building AI for Southeast Asia

Our Mission

We advance our vision through three key initiatives:

Research & Development: Spearhead grassroots model training and dataset building for SEA languages
Community Building: Foster collaboration through the ACL Special Interest Group SIGSEA
Mentorship: Support early-career researchers via our apprenticeship program

What We Do

Datasets: Build comprehensive multilingual, multimodal datasets for SEA languages
Models: Train and evaluate AI models optimized for Southeast Asian contexts
Research: Publish peer-reviewed papers advancing SEA AI capabilities
Mentorship: Guide early-career researchers through hands-on projects
Community: Connect researchers, practitioners, and advocates across the region

Core Team

Our leadership team drives SEACrowd’s mission and coordinates community efforts. For the full list of contributors and ways to get involved, visit our contribute page.