LINGUIST List 13.1556

Thu May 30 2002

Jobs: Computational Ling: Speech Recog, London UK

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  • Rachael West, Computational Ling: Adaptive Dialogue Mgmt, Speech Recog, London UK

    Message 1: Computational Ling: Adaptive Dialogue Mgmt, Speech Recog, London UK

     Date: 30 May 2002 12:08:01 -0000
    From: Rachael West <RachaelWVisionRecruitment.com>
    Subject: Computational Ling: Adaptive Dialogue Mgmt, Speech Recog, London UK


    Rank of Job: Scientist Areas Required: Adaptive Dialogue Management Scientist Other Desired Areas: University or Organization: Voice Futures Department: State or Province: London Country: UK Final Date of Application: August 2002 Contact: Rachael West RachaelWVisionRecruitment.com

    Address for Applications: pls apply via email or telephone London W1 UK

    Reference 03VADMS

    Adaptive Dialogue Management Scientist

    Unique opportunity to work at the leading edge of research and development within natural language speech recognition and be based in the centre of London, UK.

    Exciting opportunities for scientists contributing to the design & development of a new class of natural language speech recognition solutions. This role will be part of an international team working towards the production of a true natural language and mixed-initiative Virtual Personal Assistant. The VPA will embody conversational interaction, incorporating multi-modal input and output in a mobile device with access to agenda, email and contacts and the potential for rapid integration of other Internet content. The development of current and new research is required to generate adequate language recognition models for non-trivial domains and the fusion of multi-modal information with updated databases (to feed a mobile 3G service). The project deploys new research in natural language understanding, specifically: (1) Sophisticated dialogue management that adapts to the experience and style of the user; and (2) An advanced language model capable of integrating and unifying several models of linguistic knowledge.

    SKILLS/EXPERIENCE - Ph.D. ideally in computer science with a thesis on relevant areas of AI or Dialogue Management - 0-2 years industry experience - Strong knowledge of statistics and probability theory - Highly Analytical background - Programming background Perl, C++ or Java

    COMPANY Dynamic organisation with a well focussed and talented team of developers and scientists working within a stimulating environment. The work will be undertaken in conjunction with an international consortium of industry leaders from the commercial and academic world.

    LOCATION London (central) with some opportunities for European/worldwide travel.

    SALARY Depending on experience, competitive to secure the most talented and experienced candidates.

    APPLICATION PROCESS

    Please apply by email to rachaelwvisionrecruitment.com Further vacancies within the Speech Recognition field can be seen at http://www.VoiceFutures.com