Gert Van Assche is the Chief Technology Officer at Summa Linguae Technologies, where he leads AI-driven language solutions and data strategies. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in NLP and AI-powered data solutions. In 2005 Gert pioneered implementing a custom-trained statistical machine translation in ITP Europe, in 2010 he created human-in-the-loop observation decks and data processing pipelines at Language Weaver and in 2017 he has developed software for human evaluation and annotation in NMT and LLM projects. His expertise spans managing large-scale language data projects and creating tools that enhance neural machine translation accuracy. A passionate innovator, Gert focuses on merging human intelligence with technology to advance language technology.