TRAI-L: Transdisciplinary Research for Augmented Innovation Laboratory
TRAI-L is a hands-on laboratory. We believe in the agile paradigm to help bring technology to niches where commercial enterprises have little or no interest, but that are, nonetheless, key to help solve social issues.
All of our projects are subject to transdisciplinary research, applied research, and augmented innovation leading to the development and deployment of solutions in the real world. Still, research and production are not dependent on each other; rather, we believe they are complementary: research refines applications, and deployed applications bring back vital empirical data for research.
We host two types of initiatives:
- In-lab projects: Projects we generate, incubate, and nurture inside the lab.
- Supported projects: Projects that originated externally and align with our social scope, to which we provide scientific research, technical mentorship, strategic connections, exposure, and hands-on engineering.
In-Lab Projects
ProtoAGI & GreenAGI Architectures
A modular, energy-efficient architecture focused on domain-specific reasoning with low computational overhead. ProtoAGI integrates neurosymbolic hyperontologies, hypergraph representations, and local LLM orchestration to preserve global semantic structure across document spaces without reliance on traditional, fragmented RAG chunking. Read our foundational paper on Computación y Sistemas.
LLM-MX & intu.yt
An open-source family of localized language models fine-tuned specifically for Mexican Spanish dialectal nuances, indigenous context, and low-compute edge deployment. Developed under multi-scale parameter footprints (including intuyt:nano, intuyt:micro, and intuyt:macro) targeting autonomous, sovereign local execution. Available at intu.yt.
auto-hyperontology (Hyper-RAG)
An open-source Python framework designed to automatically generate dynamic semantic hypergraphs and neurosymbolic hyperontologies from raw corpus data, enabling deep multi-hop reasoning and explainable information retrieval for scientific and cultural knowledge bases. Source code and documentation on GitHub.
AMNLP
The Association for the Advancement of Minorities through Natural Language Processing (www.amnlp.org) is a flagship initiative of TRAI-L. AMNLP deploys advanced NLP techniques to improve the quality of life of marginalized communities. It articulates researchers, academics, and social activists who support and nurture community initiatives across the laboratory.
Purépecha-Spanish Machine Translation
Pioneering neural machine translation workflows specifically tailored for extremely low-resource and agglutinative indigenous languages. Combines synthetic parallel data augmentation, morphological rule systems, and fine-tuned Transformer models to facilitate seamless bilingual translation. Published in the journal Polibits.
Pioli
A specialized social networking platform designed for indigenous language speakers. Supporting 68 Mexican originary languages and 348 linguistic variants, Pioli incorporates culturally resonant interactions and over 12 nuanced emotional reactions, transforming user shares into expressive “Kuikats” (Náhuatl for trill).
Indlex
A mobile platform built for field linguists and bilingual native speakers to register, document, and transcribe indigenous variants. It provides multimedia annotation capabilities, phonetics, and audio recordings to monitor phonetic variations and preserve community heritage.
Voisell
An accessible e-commerce platform offering an audio-haptic interface and natural language understanding (NLU) routines, enabling individuals with visual impairments to navigate online commerce intuitively through spoken commands.
MobAnno
A gamified collaborative application designed to crowdsource and streamline data annotation and labeling tasks for artificial intelligence research, expanding participatory research teams effortlessly.
TRANSLATORIA
An open-source syntactic tree parser driven by JSON rule schemas to translate human- and machine-readable structured text, bridging gaps in low-resource translation while statistical corpuses are constructed.
UBIKUA
Open-source algorithmic routing and supply-chain logistics optimization designed to lower overhead costs and accelerate delivery of medical supplies, food aid, and vaccines in vulnerable and remote populations during crisis scenarios.
LSM2Speech
A mechatronic prototype capturing Mexican Sign Language (LSM) dactylology through sensory hardware to synthesize speech, safeguarding civil and legal inclusion for deaf populations in administrative environments.
KronoFace & Edge Biometrics
An edge-first facial biometric authentication framework delivering low-latency, privacy-preserving identity verification designed to run on constrained hardware environments. Developed in partnership with ArtInt Technologies.
SocialNeighborhoods
A localized digital infrastructure dedicated to neighborhood coordination, grassroots collaboration, and sustainable local micro-economies.
TRAI-T
Transdisciplinary Research for Augmented Innovation – Technology (TRAI-T) operates as the commercial spin-off of TRAI-L. It delivers agile, high-impact industrial solutions through the in-house BURST methodology: concise, high-value, low-footprint technological interventions.
Supported Projects
NutriBot
An intelligent, conversational dietary and nutritional assistant leveraging conversational AI and clinical knowledge bases to support dietary management, personalized nutritional recommendations, and metabolic wellness. Published in the journal Polibits.
Miyotl
A cross-platform mobile application dedicated to the revitalisation of Mexico’s 68 native languages. Featuring audio pronunciation guides following the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), cultural archives, and contextual dictionaries. Developed in collaborative partnership with Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (UACh). Available on the Google Play Store.
PLN INDÍGENAS
An academic and collaborative congress series investigating computational linguistics, NLP pipelines, and digital preservation for Mesoamerican indigenous languages, developed in partnership with Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH).
DIAgnostika
An NLP clinical decision-support module that inspects physician notes to identify subtle diagnostic patterns, alerting healthcare teams to potentially overlooked conditions or complex comorbidities.
TALOCAPP
An environmental data analytics tool that models precipitation patterns and regional rainfall dynamics to combat soil degradation and desertification in central Mexico.
TzapincoBot
An open-source hardware initiative developing versatile, low-cost robotics platforms adapted for sustainable agriculture and smallholders.