25 March: fyi -- speech, UK
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human effort involved in converting voice mails into text messages,
using a variety of signal processing, speech recognition and text
processing technologies.
We are now looking for a very experienced Computational Linguist to
lead our efforts in the natural language processing area. This is a
hugely challenging, but also a very rewarding role; the opportunities
for applying linguistic techniques are virtually limitless and even
small improvements in the algorithms for detecting and correcting
potential conversion errors translate into serious cost savings for
the company. If you ever wished your work would make a real
difference, this is the place to be
Requirements
* Grammars and parsing for spontaneous speech.
* Statistical and corpus-based methods.
* At least basic programming ability (shell scripts, Perl, awk).
* Relevant degree, PhD or equivalent experience.
Desirable
* Spell-checkers, grammar checkers, auto correcting tools and predictive typing.
* Experience with Automatic Speech Recognition technology.
* Knowledge about information extraction and machine learning techniques.
* Probabilistic Language Modelling experience.
* Experience managing large multi-lingual corpora and dictionaries.
* Experience with semantic networks.
* Multi-lingual.
* Have worked in a start-up environment.
* Strong leadership skills.
Spinvox LTD - Marlow, Buckinghamshire, UK
Rob Fox
Project-IT Resource
rf@project-it.co.uk
01483 576660
Jo
Kind Regards
Rob Fox ? PROJECT IT resource ltd
Intelligent Professional Services
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