Professor Mari Ostendorf won the 2018 IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award for her innovative research and improving spoken language technology.
“Dr. Ostendorf’s extensive contributions to natural language processing and speech technology has been playing a major part in conquering the limitations of spoken language technology,” said Radha Poovendran, professor and chair of electrical & computer engineering. “She is a pioneer in interactive conversational AI, a multi-billion dollar industry.”