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| Tuesday, February 08, 2011 by Chris Wellekens |
6 Jobs
| 6-1 | (2010-08) Speech Synthesis Post Doctoral Research Associate Position Speech Synthesis Post Doctoral Research Associate Position
The Communication Analysis and Design Laboratory at Northeastern University is pleased to announce the availability of a postdoctoral research associate position, funded by the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Information Systems. This project aims to build a personalized speech synthesizer for individuals with severe speech impairments by mining their residual source characteristics and morphing these vocal qualities with filter properties of a healthy talker. An initial prototype has been designed and implemented in MATLAB. Further work is required to refine the voice morphing and speech synthesis algorithms, to develop a front-end user interface and to assess system usability. The successful candidate will work on an interdisciplinary team toward the project goals.
Required Skills: PhD in computer science or electrical engineering or related field Strong knowledge in machine learning and digital signal processing Extensive experience with MATLAB and C/C++ programming Experience with building graphical user interfaces Knowledge of, and experience with, concatenative and/or model-based speech synthesis This position is available immediately. Funding is available for up to two years on this project. Additional funding may be available for work on related projects. Interested candidates should email and/or send the following to Rupal Patel, Director, Communication Analysis and Design Laboratory, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115; r.patel@neu.edu; 617-373-5842: A cover letter stating your research interests and career goals, CV, two letters of recommendation, official transcripts of all postsecondary education.
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| 6-2 | (2010-09-08) European project in Basque country
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| 6-3 | (2010-09-12) Ph D positions at KTH PhD Student Positions:
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| 6-4 | (2010-09-27) Two positions at ELDA Two positions are currently available at ELDA (reminder).
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| 6-5 | (2010-10-01) Ingenieur/Doctorat en Reconnaissance automatique de la parole des personnes âgées Reconnaissance automatique de la parole des personnes âgées pour les,services d’assistance aux personnes à domicile
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| 6-6 | (2010-10-) Research internship on automatic speech at HLT research unit at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Trento, Italy ) The Human Language Technology research unit at Fondazione Bruno
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| 6-7 | (2011-07-11) JHU Summer Workshops CALL FOR TEAM RESEARCH PROPOSALSJHU Summer Workshops CALL FOR TEAM RESEARCH PROPOSALS (revised) Deadline: Tuesday, November 9, 2010. http://www.clsp.jhu.edu/workshops/ws11/CFP The Center for Language and Speech Processing at Johns Hopkins University invites one-page research proposals for a Summer Workshop on Language Engineering, to be held in Baltimore, MD, USA, July 11 to August 19, 2011. An interactive peer-review meeting will refine and select proposals to be funded for a six-week residential team exploration. Proposals should aim to advance the state of the art in any of the various fields of Human Language Technology (HLT). This year, proposals in related areas of Machine Intelligence that share techniques with HLT, such as Computer Vision (CV), are also strongly solicited. Proposals are welcome on any topic of interest to HLT, CV and technically related areas. For example, proposals may address novel topics or long-standing problems in one of the following areas. * SPEECH TECHNOLOGY: Proposals are welcomed that address any aspect of information extraction from speech signal (message, speaker identity, language,...). Of particular interest are proposals for techniques whose performance would be minimally degraded by input signal variations, or which require minimal amounts of training data. * NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING: Proposals for knowledge discovery from text are encouraged, as are proposals in traditional fields such as parsing, machine translation, information extraction, sentiment analysis, summarization, and question answering. Proposals may aim to improve the accuracy or enrich the output of such systems, or extend their reach by improving their speed, scalability, and coverage of languages and genres. * VISUAL SCENE INTERPRETATION: New strategies are needed to parse visual scenes or generic (novel) objects, analyzing an image as a set of spatially related components. Such strategies may integrate global top-down knowledge of scene structure (e.g., generative models) with the kind of rich bottom-up, learned image features that have recently become popular for object detection. They will support both learning and efficient search for the best analysis. * UNSUPERVISED AND SEMI-SUPERVISED LEARNING: Novel techniques that do not require extensive quantities of human annotated data to address any of the challenges above could potentially make large strides in machine performance as well as lead to greater robustness to changes in input conditions. Semi-supervised and unsupervised learning techniques with applications to HLT and CV are therefore of considerable interest. Research topics selected for investigation by teams in past workshops may serve as good examples for your proposal (http://www.clsp.jhu.edu/workshops). An independent panel of experts will screen all received proposals for suitability. Results of this screening will be communicated no later than November 12, 2010. Authors passing this initial screening will be invited to Baltimore to present their ideas to a peer-review panel on December 3-5, 2010. It is expected that the proposals will be revised at this meeting to address any outstanding concerns or new ideas. Two or three research topics and the teams to tackle them will be selected for the 2011 workshop. We attempt to bring the best researchers to the workshop to collaboratively pursue the selected topics for six weeks. Authors of successful proposals typically become the team leaders. Each topic brings together a diverse team of researchers and students. The senior participants come from academia, industry and government. Graduate student participants familiar with the field are selected in accordance with their demonstrated performance. Undergraduate participants, selected through a national search, are rising seniors: new to the field and showing outstanding academic promise. If you are interested in participating in the 2011 Summer Workshop we ask that you submit a one-page research proposal for consideration, detailing the problem to be addressed. If your proposal passes the initial screening, we will invite you to join us for the December 3-5 meeting in Baltimore (as our guest) for further discussions aimed at consensus. If a topic in your area of interest is chosen as one of the two or three to be pursued next summer, we expect you to be available for participation in the six-week workshop. We are not asking for an ironclad commitment at this juncture, just a good faith understanding that if a project in your area of interest is chosen, you will actively pursue it. We in turn will make a good faith effort to accommodate any personal/logistical needs to make your six-week participation possible. Proposals should be submitted via e-mail to clsp@jhu.edu by 4PM EST on Tue, November 9, 2010.
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| 6-8 | (2010-11-11) Joint PhD Studentship in Speech-based Security over the Telephone (Avignon-Swansea) Fully-funded Joint PhD Studentship in Speech-based Security over the Telephone This Studentship is for a Joint Phd with the Speech & Image Research Group at Swansea University and Laboratoire Informatique d'Avignon at Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse. This studentship is fully funded and worth up to £15,000 p.a. plus fees. Closing Date: Students are advised to apply as soon as possible. Who is eligible:
Further information: This studentship is directly linked to a new EU Eureka/FP7 programme the overall aim of which is to enhance security of transactions over the telephone using speech-based signal processing and new biometric approaches. Over the last 20 years both LIA and Swansea University have been at the forefront of international research in the area of speaker recognition How to Apply: Send your CV to: Dr John Mason j.s.d.mason@swansea.ac.uk or Dr. Jean-Francois BONASTRE jean-francois.bonastre@univ-avignon.fr
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| 6-9 | (2010-11-28) Post Doc at KUL Leuven Belgium Ph D Position or Post-Doc Position in Speech Recognition at K.U.Leuven
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| 6-10 | (2010-12-01) Opened positions/internships at Microsoft: French Linguists (M/F)
Opened positions/internships at Microsoft: French Linguists (M/F) MLDC – Microsoft Language Development Center, a branch of the Microsoft Product Group that develops Speech Recognition and Synthesis Technologies, situated in Porto Salvo, Portugal ( Be native or near native Have a university degree in Linguistics (with good computational skills), Computational Linguistics (Master’s or PhD) or related area Have an advanced level of English (oral and written) Have some experience in working with Speech Technology/Natural Language Processing/Linguistics, either in academia or in industry Have some computational ability – being able to run tools, being comfortable to work with Microsoft Office tools and having some programming fundamentals, though no programming is required Have team work skills Willing to work in Porto Salvo (near Lisbon) for the duration of the contract Willing to work in a multicultural and multinational team across the globe To apply, please submit your resume and a brief statement describing your experience and abilities to We will only consider electronic submissions. Deadline for submissions
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| 6-11 | (2020-12-06) These CIFRE a a EDF France (in french) Financement : thèse CIFRE en traitement automatique de la langue parlée Sujet : L'extraction d'information à partir de données acoustiques de parole lance aujourd'hui un défi important aux chercheurs du traitement automatique de la parole: aller au-delà de la transformation du signal sonore en une simple suite de mots (transcription automatique) en y intégrant des informations sémantiques. Ces informations sémantiques sont notamment utilisées pour indexer les données acoustiques en fonction des thèmes abordés, des sujets traités, voire même des opinions exprimées sur ces sujets. De nombreuses recherches portées par la communauté TAL (traitement automatique des langues) abordent également la problématique de l'extraction d'information à partir de données textuelles de plus en plus variées et de sources hétérogènes (blogs, forum de discussions, etc.). En particulier, l'utilisation de techniques issues de l'indexation de documents textuels, appliquées à la transcription automatique de parole constitue un thème de recherche en plein essor qui soulève de nombreux problèmes scientifiques. Ces problèmes sont liés au traitement de la variabilité dans la parole, aux erreurs (ou au bruit) de la transcription automatique ainsi qu'aux modes d'expressions spontanés différents de ceux de l'expression écrite. Le sujet de thèse porte sur l'extraction d'information dans des données conversationnelles EDF à partir des transcriptions automatiques. Ce travail est à la fois concerné par l'extraction d'information à partir du texte et par l'analyse et la gestion des aspects liés à l'expression orale via le traitement des erreurs de transcription automatique. Les données conversationnelles EDF (centres d'appel, enquêtes de satisfaction) représentent un corpus riche fournissant un cadre de travail particulièrement motivant en termes de recherche fondamentale et d'enjeux applicatifs. La palette thématique et expressive est à la fois large et circonscrite par le cadre applicatif. Les sources de variabilités (variantes de prononciation, phénomènes dits « disfluents » et structures dites «agrammaticales», accents (étrangers, régionaux etc., bruits environnants etc.) sont particulièrement présentes dans ces données. Le travail envisagé portera sur: 1. la modélisation sémantique de l'information à extraire. (i) Un premier volet portera sur l'indexation thématique en fonction des données exploitées et des besoins opérationnels (ex: repérer les conversations où les clients abordent un thème donné). (ii) Un deuxième volet de recherche visera à expliciter les raisons de satisfaction ou d'insatisfaction. Le travail effectué sera examiné dans le cadre des recherches sur la fouille d'opinions (opinion mining). 2. l'adaptation aux transcriptions. Il s'agira d'adapter les techniques d'extraction d'information aux spécificités de l'oral: disfluences, faible cohérence syntaxique, marqueurs pragmatiques (ex: marqueurs de discours, indices dialogiques). Des traitements spécifiques seront à envisager afin de minimiser l'impact du bruit de transcription automatique (erreurs de transcription). Une étape préalable consistera à faire une analyse systématique des erreurs de transcription automatique en fonction de l'information recherchée et du cadre dialogique (profils conseiller/client). Profil recherché : Bac+5 dans le domaine du TALN et/ou du traitement de la parole. Français et Anglais courant. Contexte : Cette thèse s'effectuera entre le LIMSI, groupe TLP (Traitement du Langage Parlé) et le département ICAME (Innovation Commerciale pour l'Analyse des Marchés et de leur Environnement) d'EDF R&D Candidature : Envoyer un CV, une lettre de motivation, et les coordonnées d'au moins un référent universitaire à l'ensemble des adresses suivantes : chloe.clavel@edf.fr , anne.peradotto@edf.fr madda@limsi.fr, ioana@limsi.fr, sophie.rosset@limsi.fr
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| 6-12 | (2010-12-20) Tenure-track position in signal processing and tenure-track position in acoustics at the Aalto University (Espoo, Finland).
Tenure-track position in signal processing and tenure-track position in acoustics at the Aalto University (Espoo, Finland). We invite applications for two tenure-track positions (one in signal processing, one in acoustics) at the Aalto University, Espoo, Finland (formerly known as the Helsinki University of Technology). The tenure track is open to talented individuals who have excellent potential for a scientific career. On the basis of their experience and competence, applicants will be placed on any of the four levels of the tenure track system: Assistant Professor (1), Assistant Professor (2), Associate Professor, or Full Professor. The dead line of the call is January 30, 2011. Further information and instructions are available here: http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/jobs/
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| 6-13 | (2010-12-17) PhD at INRS Montreal Canada A PhD Position is available at the Multimodal Signal Analysis and Enhancement Laboratory (MuSAE Lab), Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-EMT), located in Montreal, Canada. The MuSAE Lab has an opening for a PhD student (full financial support) to work in the area of analysis, assessment, and/or enhancement of speech/audio/biomedical signals. Strong knowledge of digital signal processing (speech/audio/biomedical), pattern recognition, and sensor fusion is required. Strong programming skills in Matlab is preferred. Interested candidates should send their CV's, research interests and relevant publications (if applicable) to Dr. Tiago H. Falk (falk [at] emt [dot] inrs [dot] ca). Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Created in 1969, INRS is a university dedicated to research and graduate studies. At INRS, research is carried out in a context of innovation, action, and partnership with the industry and government. The Energy, Materials, and Telecommunications (INRS-EMT) Research Center focuses its research activities in strategic sectors of communications, photonics and energy. INRS-EMT is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a (bilingual, English/French) city renowned for its great pool of ethnic diversity and its vibrant cosmopolitan ambiance.
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| 6-14 | (2011-01-15) 3 PhD positions at Tilburg University (The Netherlands) The Department of Communication and Information Science of the School of Humanities at
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| 6-15 | (2011-01-15) 3 Engineer positions open at SYNVO Company Profile Software Engineer for Text-to-Speech • Start Date: At earliest availability Software Architect for Text-to-Speech Tasks and Responsibilities
Start Date: At earliest availability Senior Researcher in Signal Processing Tasks and Responsibilities
• Start Date: At earliest availability Please send your application to Harald Romsdorfer (romsdorfer@synvo.com)
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| 6-16 | (2011-01-20) Poste de Professeur 27, Grenoble INP (ENSIMAG ), Laboratoire LIG France Titre : Job: Poste de Professeur 27, Grenoble INP (ENSIMAG ), Laboratoire LIG
Un poste de professeur, section 27 est à pourvoir pour septembre 2011 à l'ENSIMAG (Grenoble INP) et au laboratoire LIG pour lequel l'activité de recherche concerne notamment le traitement automatique des langues naturelles.
* ENSEIGNEMENT
Composante : ENSIMAG
Profil :
La personne recrutée devra posséder de solides connaissances en informatique et en développement de logiciels. Elle sera amenée à participer aux enseignements scientifiques de tronc commun (algorithmique, bases de données, programmation, théorie des langages, statistique, etc.) et à travailler dans le cadre des enseignements par projet de l'Ensimag. Elle .devra également s’impliquer dans la vie de l’école et de l’établissement par la prise de responsabilités.
Contacts : Brigitte Plateau ( Brigitte.Plateau@grenoble-inp.fr) pour l'ENSIMAG et Yves Maréchal ( Yves.Marechal@g2elab.grenoble-inp.fr) pour Grenoble INP
* RECHERCHE
Profil :
Le laboratoire recherche des candidatures d’excellence permettant de renforcer son encadrement et de participer à sa dynamique. Les 2 thématiques du profil, citées par ordre alphabétique, se déclinent de manière large :
– Accès à l’information : fouille de données massives et complexes, ingénierie des connaissances, recherche d’information, apprentissage automatique, accès pervasif et mobile, etc.
– Interaction : conception d’interfaces homme-machine, dialogue homme-machine. multi-modalité, systèmes perceptifs, mondes virtuels, etc.
Le candidat devra s’intégrer dans l’une quelconque des équipes du LIG, avec un projet de recherche qui développe l’un des aspects du profil du poste, en liaison avec le projet quadriennal « informatique ambiante et durable » du LIG. * AUTRES ACTIVITES Grenoble INP, dans le cadre des Investissements d'avenir est le porteur d'un projet d'Institut autour des énergies décarbonées intelligentes et souhaite que le candidat s'investisse pour son activité de recherche dans cette initiative.
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| 6-17 | (2011-02-01) Maitre de conferences UMR CNRS Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Information & des Systèmes à Toulon L'UMR CNRS Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Information & des Systèmes à
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