8 April: fyi -- speech, UK
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Speech Recognition Engineers at SpinVox
Advanced Speech Group, Cambridge, UK
SpinVox, the founder and global leader in Voice-to-Screen messaging, has
recently opened the Advanced Speech Group in Cambridge UK. The Advanced
Speech Group exists to provide SpinVox with next generation speech products
concentrating on automatic speech recognition.
We are now looking for one or more experienced Speech Recognition Engineers
To further our expertise and to develop and implement new techniques. This
is a hugely challenging, but also a very rewarding role as even small
improvements in the speech recognition performance 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.
About You
We are looking for a self-motivated and highly experienced Speech
Recognition Engineers, who enjoy working in the dynamic and flexible
environment of a successful and rapidly growing start-up.
Requirements:
+ A higher level degree including speech or signal processing
+ One year experience in building large vocabulary ASR systems
+ Knowledge of C and bash under Linux
+ Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable:
+ A PhD in speech recognition
+ A good working knowledge of using HTK
+ Experience with telephony speech recognition
+ Knowledge of perl or python
+ Ability to speak a second language
About SpinVox
SpinVox is a next generation, network-independent mobile phone services
company. We launched the world's first voicemail-to-text service in October
2004 based on our proprietary voice-to-text system. Voicemails are
delivered as text messages, directly to the customer's mobile phone, through
the SpinVox integrated push technology platform.
SpinVox is an equal opportunities employer.
Contact: Tony.Robinson@SpinVox.com
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