King Saud University · Riyadh

Advancing the science of Arabic language technology.

iWAN is a research group building open models, datasets, and tools for Arabic Natural Language Processing.

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Who we are

An Arabic NLP lab with an open-science heart.

Based in the Information Technology Department at King Saud University.

We build language technology that serves Arabic speakers — open, rigorous, and rooted in the richness of the language and its dialects.

— iWAN Research Group
Focus areas

What we work on

Our research spans the Arabic NLP stack.

Large Language Models

Datasets & Corpora

Sentiment & Social

Speech & Accessibility

Computational Linguistics

Responsible AI

Eye Tracking

Eye-tracking studies of Arabic reading — readability, text complexity, and reading behaviour across readers.

Neuro-Cognitive NLP

Linking brain and cognition to language — neurocognitive markers of LLM prompting and cognition-driven NLP.

Open research

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Collaborate with iWAN

We welcome research collaborations and student inquiries.

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