Add comprehensive model card (WAXALNet benchmark)

README.md

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Evaluated on the filtered WAXAL test set (duration >= 1.5s, speech rate >= 4 WPS
 | **WER** | 77.5% |
 | **CER** | 26.5% |
 
-Full benchmark results across all 19 languages and 6 models are reported in the WAXAL ASR Benchmark paper (citation below).
+Full benchmark results across all 19 languages and 6 models are reported in the [WAXAL ASR Benchmark paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.02375) (citation below).
 
 ## Training procedure
 
@@ -132,3 +132,38 @@ Ajara Oyinloye, Abubakari Sadic Mohammed, Hafiz Adjei, Aliga Norah Lele, Marie-L
 This work was supported by **[Lynguallabs](https://lynguallabs.org/)** (compute, researchers & storage),
 **[Open Token](https://opentoken.global/)** (compute resources), and
 **[CMU Africa](https://www.africa.engineering.cmu.edu/)** (researchers & native speakers).
+
+
+## Citation
+
+```bibtex
+@article{waxalnet2026,
+  title  = {The WAXAL ASR Benchmark: Fine-Tuned Edge Models Across 19 African Languages},
+  author = {Olufemi, Victor Tolulope and Babatunde, Oreoluwa and Njema, Ramsey and
+             Gbotemi, Bolarinwa and Yen, Wanchi Lucia and Uzodinma, John and
+             Ajayi, Sunday and Williams, Oluwademilade and Moshood, Kausar and
+             Anyaele, Innocent Elendu and Arefaine, Akebert Tesfahunegn and
+             Hunzwi, Candace and Daniel, Wongel Dawit and Namuganga, Emmilly Immaculate and
+             Kadima, Cleophas and Bahizire, Athanase Biluge and Ranaivoson, Onitsiky and
+             Aaron, Emmanuel and Ladislaus, Nicholaus Dismas and Muhammed, Idris and
+             Simenya, Jonathan Enoch and Koome, Martin and Endaylalu, Matewos Tegete and
+             Adeyemo, Peter Ifeoluwa and Birindwa, Hondi Prisca and Eze-Mbey, Ukachi Agnes and
+             Oduro-Yeboah, Yacoba and Aremu, Toluwani and Adjovi, Pericles and
+             Ngueajio, Mikel K and Mitra, Prasenjit},
+  year   = {2026},
+  note   = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.02375}
+}
+```
+
+## Authors
+
+Victor Tolulope Olufemi · Oreoluwa Babatunde · Ramsey Njema · Bolarinwa Gbotemi · Wanchi Lucia Yen · John Uzodinma · Sunday Ajayi · Oluwademilade Williams · Kausar Moshood · Innocent Elendu Anyaele · Akebert Tesfahunegn Arefaine · Candace Hunzwi · Wongel Dawit Daniel · Emmilly Immaculate Namuganga · Cleophas Kadima · Athanase Biluge Bahizire · Onitsiky Ranaivoson · Emmanuel Aaron · Nicholaus Dismas Ladislaus · Idris Muhammed · Jonathan Enoch Simenya · Martin Koome · Matewos Tegete Endaylalu · Peter Ifeoluwa Adeyemo · Hondi Prisca Birindwa · Ukachi Agnes Eze-Mbey · Yacoba Oduro-Yeboah · Toluwani Aremu · Pericles Adjovi · Mikel K Ngueajio · Prasenjit Mitra
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+We thank the following contributors for their language expertise and native-speaker evaluation support:
+Ajara Oyinloye, Abubakari Sadic Mohammed, Hafiz Adjei, Aliga Norah Lele, Marie-Louise B. Ndamuso, and Odong Diana.
+
+This work was supported by **[Lynguallabs](https://lynguallabs.org/)** (compute, researchers & storage),
+**[Open Token](https://opentoken.global/)** (compute resources), and
+**[CMU Africa](https://www.africa.engineering.cmu.edu/)** (researchers & native speakers).