* RESEARCH TOPICS - SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND SPEECH LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING [#yb7e4465]
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**Introduction [#lcb0c9ee]
> Speech communication is necessary technology to answer
the user's utterance.
This technology can communicate between the computer and user.~
Also, study of spoken dialog system has a wide-range
due to this system is complicated system.
** Study fields [#hec23ef3]
*** Spoken language recognition [#gc97ba78]
> Unlike written language, spoken language contains speech error,
hesitation in speech, and so on.
So recognition performance depends on the way of speaking.~
Study of Spoken language recognition is try to improve
recognition performance.
*** Answer selection [#n6e3434b]
> The system selects answer when the system is given a utterance
from user.~
Answer selection is study of how to select answer to improve
the system performance.
*** Spoken dialog system development [#m03eb79d]
>We have been developing the world's first all-weather Voice Interactive Digital Signage system, "Mei-chan" who stands at the front gate of Nagoya Institute of Technology. "Mei-chan" is a cute 3D character and she has welcomed all visitors and given them directions to their destination on our campus.
>We have been developing the world's first all-weather Voice Interactive Digital Signage system, "Mei-chan" who stands at the front gate of Nagoya Institute of Technology. "Mei-chan" has welcomed all visitors and given them directions to their destination on our campus.
//> We have been trying to develop a public information kiosk based
//on a spoken dialog system to contribute to society.~
//This system called "Nitech Campus information Guidance System",
//and is located at the ground floor of second building in Nagoya
//Institute of Technology.~
//Also, this system can guide users about public facilities, weather
//forecasts, and so on.
