{"id":919,"date":"2025-06-16T09:34:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iciit.iit.ac.lk\/conclave\/?page_id=919"},"modified":"2025-07-29T05:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T05:12:15","slug":"shared-task","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iciit.iit.ac.lk\/iciit2025\/shared-task\/","title":{"rendered":"Shared Task"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Building Compact Sinhala & Tamil LLMs <\/em><\/strong><\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Date: 5<\/strong>th August 2025 Location:\u00a0<\/strong>IIT City Office, Colombo 03<\/a> <\/strong>Time:\u00a0<\/strong>9:00 AM onwards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Building Compact Sinhala & Tamil LLMs <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Are you ready to build something small that makes a big difference? As part of the “Small Models, Big Impact” Research Conclave, this shared task challenges university students and industry innovators to develop efficient, high-performing language models for Sinhala and Tamil that are light enough to run on devices and at the edge. Using open-source LLMs, participants will fine-tune or continue pre-training these models to better serve our local languages\u2014making powerful AI more accessible, scalable, and locally relevant. Whether you’re passionate about language, excited by edge-AI, or looking to make your mark on the future of Sinhala and Tamil tech, this is your chance to learn, build, compete, and make a lasting impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Task Overview & Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n