Code for EchoTables (IKILeUS)

DOI

EchoTables is an innovative accessibility tool developed as part of the IKILeUS project at the University of Stuttgart. It is designed to improve the usability of tabular data for visually impaired users by converting structured tables into concise, auditory-friendly textual summaries. Traditional screen readers navigate tables linearly, which imposes a high cognitive load on users. EchoTables alleviates this issue by summarizing tables, facilitating quicker comprehension and more efficient information retrieval. Initially utilizing RUCAIBox (LLM), EchoTables transitioned to Mistral-7B, a more powerful open-source model, to enhance processing efficiency and scalability. The tool has been tested with widely used screen readers such as VoiceOver to ensure accessibility. EchoTables has been adapted to process diverse data sources, including lecture materials, assignments, and WikiTables, making it a valuable resource for students navigating complex datasets.

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-4774
Metadata Access https://darus.uni-stuttgart.de/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=doi:10.18419/DARUS-4774
Provenance
Creator Fathallah, Nadeen (ORCID: 0000-0001-7921-034X); Staab, Steffen ORCID logo
Publisher DaRUS
Contributor Fathallah, Nadeen; High Performance Computing Center (HLRS)
Publication Year 2025
Funding Reference German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) 16DHBKI041
Rights MIT License; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess; https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html
OpenAccess true
Contact Fathallah, Nadeen (University of Stuttgart)
Representation
Resource Type Structured tabular data, AI-generated textual summaries, user demo, source code for the EchoTables tool.; Dataset
Format text/x-python; application/javascript; application/zip; application/x-ipynb+json; image/jpeg; application/pdf; text/html; text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; text/css; image/png; text/markdown; text/plain
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Version 1.0
Discipline Other