Information Technology Programme, College of Science and Technology

𝔸 𝕎𝕒𝕣𝕞 𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕆𝕦𝕣 ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕞 𝕄𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣

We are delighted to officially welcome the newest member of our team, Ms. Sangay Eden.

Our Head of Department warmly received Sangay, who joins us as a talented young professional and a proud recent graduate of Jigme Namgyel Engineering College.

As part of her orientation, our team members introduced themselves and shared insights into their experiences, departmental activities, ongoing projects, and the collaborative work culture that defines our organization. Welcoming fresh talent and new perspectives always brings renewed inspiration to our shared mission of advancing technological innovation.

The department is truly excited to have her with us. Her transition from JNEC to our department marks the beginning of a promising and rewarding professional journey. We are confident that your enthusiasm, dedication, and skills will make a valuable contribution to the team.

We extend our best wishes to Mrs. Sangay Eden as she begins this new chapter with us. Welcome to the family!

𝔻𝕫𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕜𝕙𝕒 ℕ𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕕 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕊𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕞 - 𝔻𝕫𝕠ℕ𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕃𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕙

The Computing Technologies Department (CTD) is proud to announce the launch of DzoNext, a Dzongkha Next-Word Prediction system, officially unveiled today at the 4th International Conference on Science, Engineering, and Technology (ICSciEnTec 2026) in Thimphu.

Dzongkha typing has been time-consuming and requires several keypresses. The earlier studies on syllable and word prediction used 31,199 and 10,000 Dzongkha sentences (Wangchuk et al., 2022, 2023). In the third iteration, the study moved beyond earlier small-scale studies to train a GPT-2 Extra Large model on approximately 900,000 sentences. This achieves a historic 1.5B Parameter Benchmark for Dzongkha language processing.

This breakthrough was made possible through a Nu. 12.3M investment in high-performance computing (4x H100 94GB VRAM), co-funded by the Royal Government of Bhutan and the College of Science and Technology.

Congratulations to the team:
Principal Investigator: Mr. Karma Wangchuk
Co-Investigators: Mr. Pema Thinley, Mr. Jeevan Gurung, Mrs. Kezang Dema, and Mr. Pema Galey

The Computing Technologies Department would like to thank OVC, RUB Research Endowment Fund for their support (Nu. 499,925.80).