NPR: Computer scientist develops software to improve analysis of documents in Urdu

A story on NPR's "Morning Edition" reports on a computer translator developed by Rohini Srihari, associate professor of computer science and engineering, that translates Urdu -- the language of Pakistan and of many Muslims in India -- that is a mix of Hindi and Persian, and uses Arabic script. "What I want is to determine who are the people, places and things being talked about," she said. "Is there an opinion being expressed? Is it a positive or negative opinion being expressed?" The story also aired on Southern California Public Radio.