If you're involved in speech technology, please consider responding to our latest survey ...SPECULATING ON THE FUTURE OF SPEECH TECHNOLOGY: A SURVEYDear Colleague,You may be aware that a survey of expert opinions concerning the future of speech technology was conducted at the IEEE ASRU workshops in 1997, 2003 and 2009 [ref]. This has been a very useful vehicle for gauging progress in our field. Another six years have passed, so it’s time to repeat the survey a fourth time.The principle is very straightforward; the survey consists of a number of 'statements' (e.g. "More than 50% of new PCs have dictation on them.") and you are invited to suggest the year in which they might become true.The survey is anonymous, but you have the opportunity to identify yourself should you so wish.If you are interested in participating, then please click on the following link ...http://46.226.110.12:10080/limesurvey/index.php/718353?lang=enThank you for your time.Prof. Roger K. MooreDr. Ricard MarxerSpeech and Hearing Research Group (SPandH), University of Sheffield, UK[ref] Moore, R. K. (2011). Progress and prospects for speech technology: Results from three sexennial surveys. INTERSPEECH. Florence, Italy.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prof ROGER K MOORE BA(Hons) MSc PhD FIOA FISCA MIET
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