30 May: fyi -- speech, London

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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 rachaelw@visionrecruitment.com
Further vacancies within the Speech Recognition field can be seen at
www.VoiceFutures.com


Regards
Rachael West





Rachael West
Vision Recruitment

+44 (0)20 8390 6390 Tel
+44 (0)20 8390 4513 Fax
Email rachaelw@visionrecruitment.com

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