The Creative Speech Technology Network
Lead Research Organisation:
University of York
Department Name: Computer Science
Abstract
People are increasingly expected in every-day like to interact with synthetic voices. These encounters are often not very satisfactory. The suggestion is that a major reason for this is that these voices do not sound 'right'. Synthetic voices have improved greatly in recent years in that they sound more human-like. Yet there remain two (conflicting) problems: On the one hand they are still not entirely human-like; most people spot the fact that they are listening to synthesizer within a few words.At the same time, even if it were possible to re-create a perfectly human-sounding voice, it would convey the wrong associations for what are computer-generated utterances. The computer does not have all of the other attributes of a person, such as intelligence, a sense of humour, empathy etc. Put another way, a computer voice should sound like a computer voice. The question is: how should that sound?The objective of this network is to bring together people who know about (human) voices and how to use and manipulate them - from an artistic background - with technicians who know how to generate synthetic voices. By establishing and developing a language through which these disparate people can communicate, it will be possible to create new voices for specific purposes. The focus of the work will be on creating artistically inspired artefacts which will challenge the potentials of synthetic voice production. Those artefacts will also be used to disseminate the results of the work - to expose it to members of the public. This will share the results of the research as well as allowing the final evaluation of the voices to be given to the people who matter - those who have to put up with this kind of interaction on a daily basis.
Planned Impact
Anyone who interacts with any systems using a synthetic voice should benefit from this work. That could be almost anyone in the current environment, but specific applications would include: call centres, interactive (particularly phone-based) booking and shopping systems, some public announcements (e.g. airports and railway stations), voice-based guides, as used in galleries and museums. Through the commitment to public dissemination, these every-day users will become more aware of the possibilities and to expect better use of speech in their encounters with these systems. Particular benefit should accrue to those who use synthetic speech as a means of expressive communication, usually as a result of their disability. There will also be a benefit to those who rely on synthetic speech as a result of visual impairments. This will be realized mainly through members the network, both academic and industrial. Artists will benefit not only from new possibilities in voice synthesis but also from an enhanced understanding of voice and how it works. New artistic pieces will be created - and exhibited - within the network, but there would also be expected to be new opportunities beyond its existence. Ultimately speech synthesizer manufacturers should benefit from the ability to create better products. Those who research speech synthesis will benefit from new insights which are based on the notion that human verisimilitude is not the only worthy quality. Designers and developers of human-machine interactions will benefit from new possibilities for communication. By the very nature of a network, there will be dissemination within the broad community of interested parties, some of whom have already been identified, others who will be expected to join in with the network when it has been created. The network will be focused on the creation of artefacts which will be the basis of dissemination particularly to the general public, as well as the research community. Other 'traditional' forms of research dissemination - papers, conferences and websites will also be exploited to share the benefits with the research communities beyond the network.
Organisations
- University of York (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of California (Collaboration)
- University of Neuchâtel (Collaboration)
- Stony Brook University (Collaboration)
- Newcastle University (Collaboration)
- University of Minnesota (Collaboration)
- University of Tilburg (Collaboration)
- Toshiba Research Europe Ltd (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EXETER (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- University of Malta (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
Alistair Edwards (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Roger Moore (Co-Author)
(2012)
Visual, vocal and behavioural affordances: some effects of consistency
in Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Cognitive Systems - CogSys 2012
Pullin G
(2013)
The value of visualizing tone of voice.
in Logopedics, phoniatrics, vocology
Pauletto S
(2013)
Speech technology and cinema: can they learn from each other?
in Logopedics, phoniatrics, vocology
Pauletto S
(2013)
Exploring expressivity and emotion with artificial voice and speech technologies.
in Logopedics, phoniatrics, vocology
Moore RK
(2012)
A Bayesian explanation of the 'Uncanny Valley' effect and related psychological phenomena.
in Scientific reports
Moore R.K.
(2017)
Creating a voice for miro, the world's first commercial biomimetic robot
in Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH
Moore R
(2016)
Introducing a Pictographic Language for Envisioning a Rich Variety of Enactive Systems with Different Degrees of Complexity
in International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Moore R
(2017)
Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems
Moore R
(2016)
Vocal Interactivity in-and-between Humans, Animals, and Robots
in Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Howard DM
(2013)
Four-part choral synthesis system for investigating intonation in a cappella choral singing.
in Logopedics, phoniatrics, vocology
Title | Concert for Human and Artificial Voice |
Description | Six concert pieces involving performances by live singers and artificial voices. See crestnetwork.org.uk. |
Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | Featured on Russia 1 TV |
URL | http://crestnetwork.org.uk/page/scarborough-concert |
Title | From North to South: A vocal Pi |
Description | A performance in which human actors sonified the shifting of the terrestrial magnetic poles over time. |
Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | Positive audience feedback |
Title | Performance as a part of the York Festival of Ideas |
Description | Performance of music from the Concert for Human and Artificial Voices, as a part of the York Festival of Ideas, with Mezzo Soprano Lisa Coates, 24 June 2013, York. |
Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | Unknown |
Title | Voice by Choice |
Description | Short comedy drama |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2012 |
Impact | Live showings plus 1,656 on-line viewings (November 2014) |
URL | http://vimeo.com/46831064 |
Description | The CreST Network create opportunities for a wide range of people with different interests related to speech technology to work together. It did not have specific technological or theoretical research objectives. It was successful in promoting collaboration and has led to research and creative projects. |
Exploitation Route | Some may benefit by extending some of the specific outputs of the project (e.g. performances of human and synthesized voices). Others may be able to learn from the ways we were able to successfully promote highly interdisciplinary collaboration. |
Sectors | Creative Economy Leisure Activities including Sports Recreation and Tourism Other |
URL | http://crestnetwork.org.uk |
Description | The approach adopted by the CreST Network included a number of innovative methodologies and as an extreme interdisciplinary network it was driven by cross-disciplinary approaches. By no means a 'talking shop' and with collaborators from arts, science, industry and users, the focus of the Network was on making work to display to both the academic community, the general public and a more specialized public made up of AAC users. These exhibits or artefacts were produced in individual interdisciplinary groups with strict time and budgetary constraints. The resulting roadshow toured to four venues in the North of England and was covered extensively by local, national and international media. See http://crestnetwork.org.uk/page/articulate-media. Much of the equipment developed in order to demonstrate the systems to the wider public was bespoke, including digital and tangible interfaces, games and sensors. Most recently, the live performance for human and synthetic voice, 'Your Call' has received a number of performances (http://www.yourcallopera.com/). This piece originated during the CreST Network and is a collaboration between Network members. Beneficiaries: General public, researchers, artists, disabled people |
First Year Of Impact | 2011 |
Sector | Creative Economy,Other |
Impact Types | Cultural Societal |
Description | IGL sponsorship |
Amount | £1,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | IGL Software Engineering |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 12/2012 |
End | 12/2012 |
Description | SANM |
Amount | £400 (GBP) |
Organisation | Sanmina Corporation |
Sector | Private |
Country | United States |
Start |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | Stony Brook University |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the network - and others - attended |
Impact | Members of the network - and others - attended |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | University of Aberdeen |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the network - and others - attended |
Impact | None, yet. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | University of California |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the network - and others - attended |
Impact | None yet. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | University of Dundee |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the network - and others - attended |
Impact | None, yet |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the network - and others - attended |
Impact | None, yet. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | University of Exeter |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the network - and others - attended |
Impact | None, yet. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the network - and others - attended |
Impact | None, yet. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | University of Malta |
Country | Malta |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | University of Minnesota |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | University of Neuchatel |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the network - and others - attended |
Impact | None, yet |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Context ultra-awareness for AAC |
Organisation | University of Tilburg |
Country | Netherlands |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As a result of discussions within the CreST Network a meeting was held in December 2012 (funded independently). It included a number of CreST members (listed below) and others and started to outline a research proposal to investigate this topic. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the network - and others - attended |
Impact | None, yet |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Speech Synthesis in Extreme Environments |
Organisation | Newcastle University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Addressing the design challenges inherent in a synthesis system for a person with cerebral palsy, who is unable to speak, performing stand-up comedy. This collaboration develops my contribution to interdisciplinary frameworks for the convergence of arts and science expertises in the design of augmentative and alternative communication devices. |
Collaborator Contribution | A number of Network members have been involved in this project. |
Impact | It is anticipated that research proposals will emerge, but they have not yet been put in place. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Training actors for corpus production for speech synthesis systems |
Organisation | Toshiba Research Europe Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Proving a framework to constrain actors' emotional choices when generating audio recordings for corpus production. An opportunity to develop partnerships in arts and science leading to process and product innovations in the field of emotional speech synthesis. Implementation stage complete (see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21827924). Paper in preparation. |
Collaborator Contribution | This is a collaboration including Network members. It was sparked by the bringing together of technologists and artists (actors) within the Network. |
Impact | Publications are in preparation. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | 'Voice by Choice' - 5-minute film |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Short film: http://vimeo.com/46831064 (1,254 online plays). Main House screening at City Screen, York. Roadshow screeings in Hull, Sheffield and Scarborough. Extracts shown on national and international TV. As a result of a variety of disabilities, some people are unable to speak using their bodies alone. Some of these people use voice-enabled augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices, sometimes called VOCAs. These consist of some form of input interface and generate synthetic speech. The user's choice of voices is very limited, usually constrained to selecting one of a small set of installed 'voices'. The result is that when a number of users get together it can be difficult to know who is speaking at any one time, particularly if there are a number of people using the same voice. Research: In general, manufacturers of VOCAs do not develop their own computer voices but may choose to integrate some more advanced third-party voices into their systems. This decision is based primarily on technical and commercial considerations. Up until now AAC users, who have the most personal engagement with this technology, have had little involvement in this process. The CreST Network would like to encourage AAC users and computer voice developers to work together. Live showings plus 1,656 on-line viewings (November 2014) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://vimeo.com/46831064 |
Description | Accent the Positive |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture and demonstratio, staged as part of the York Festival of Ideas, 2013. Positive feedback from attendees |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Articulate: The Art and Science of Synthetic Speech (Roadshow) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A series of exhibits, displaying work from the Network were mounted in public spaces. Details: http://crestnetwork.org.uk/. A number of Network members were involved at different times. Listed below are the main ones. Large-scale involvement by passing members of the public as well as organized visits from groups including schools. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://crestnetwork.org.uk |
Description | BBC Health Webpage: Speech dating - using a computer voice to find your partner |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20587917. Unknown. It's a webpage |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20587917 |
Description | BBC Radio Five Live interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Interview with Christopher Newell. Radio broadcast. hard to say |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | BBC TV Look North feature |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Television piece on the Network and the Articulate Roadshow. TV feature |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | BBC World Service 'Click' interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Alistair Edwards was interviewed in this programme regarding the Network and particularly the Articulate Roadshow. World Service radio feature/interview. Hard to gauge. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | BBC World Service Digital Planet Facebook Page |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | https://www.facebook.com/groups/4287320286/. Webpage |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | https://www.facebook.com/groups/4287320286/ |
Description | CereProc Brings TTS to the Global CreST Network Tour |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/News/Industry-News/CereProc-Brings-TTS-to-the-Global-CreST-Network-Tour--86499.aspx. It's a webpage |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/News/Industry-News/CereProc-Brings-TTS-to-the-Global-CreST-Net... |
Description | CereProc: gives voice to emotion |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | http://www.computescotland.com/cereproc-gives-voice-to-emotion-5653.php. Unknown |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.computescotland.com/cereproc-gives-voice-to-emotion-5653.php |
Description | Computers that Talk and Listen. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | University of York Public Lecture series. Public engagement |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | Concert for artificial and human voice |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Six concert pieces involving performances by live singers and artificial voices. See crestnetwork.org.uk. Live performances. Works have been developed and re-presented elsewhere also |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | CreST Documentary |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Video documenting the Network. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jDSpk5F2qo&feature=youtu.be. 55 views (November 2014) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jDSpk5F2qo&feature=youtu.be |
Description | From South to North: A vocal pi |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Concert and lecture. A concert of human and artifical voices, some of which were premiered in the previous concert in Scarborough. Also explanatory talks. Science in an entertainment |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Human and synthetic voice concert gives Scarborough gallery 'world first' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | http://www.beautifulnorthyorkshire.com/2013/01/human-and-synthetic-voice-concert-gives.html. Magazine article |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.beautifulnorthyorkshire.com/2013/01/human-and-synthetic-voice-concert-gives.html |
Description | Invitation to contribute to World Voice Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invitation to contribute elements of the CreST Roadshow to World Voice Day celebrated at the University of York 16/04/2013. Public engagement |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Performance as a part of the York Festival of Ideas |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Performance of music from the Concert for Human and Artificial Voices, as a part of the York Festival of Ideas, with Mezzo Soprano Lisa Coates, 24 June 2013, York. Public performance |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Presentation at NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation of 2 works for the concert for human and artificial voices http://www.harvestworks.org/apr-4-articulate-speech-technology-in-the-arts-and-science/. Composers Kevin Jones (U.S.) and Robert MacKay (U.K.) will present an evening of music and discussion about their work with synthetic speech technology as a part of the CreST Network (Creative Speech Technology) at the University of York. CreST is an international collaboration of science and arts practitioners investigating speech synthesis, interactive speech systems and the development of a common language among people in science and the arts. Unknown |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.harvestworks.org/apr-4-articulate-speech-technology-in-the-arts-and-science/ |
Description | Progress & prospects in spoken language processing |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation at the Institute of Acoustics Speech & Hearing AGM, London. Scientific presentation to peers |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | Sounds of CreST Network The Voice and Technology |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On-line audio documentary https://soundcloud.com/crestnetwork. Number of listeners unknown |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | https://soundcloud.com/crestnetwork |
Description | Speaking and Listening Machines: Siri and beyond |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The Voice Symposium, London Science Museum's Dana Centre. Public engagement |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | Speed dates with computer voices |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | http://www.rocketnews.com/2012/12/speed-dates-with-computer-voices/. It's a webpage |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.rocketnews.com/2012/12/speed-dates-with-computer-voices/ |
Description | Spoken language processing: where do we go from here? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Seminar at Science and Technology Research Institute, University of Hertfordshire. University seminar |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | Spoken language processing: where do we go from here? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Seminar at the University of Lincoln. Seminar |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | Spoken language processing: where do we go from here? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Seminar at the School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham. University seminar |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | TV Broadcast on Russia 1 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Coverage of the Network, concentrating on the Concert for Artificial and Human Voice Various contributors in addition to those below http://www.1tv.ru/news/other/225843. Publicity on Russia 1 TV - which as an audience of 250 million (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_One_Russia) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.1tv.ru/news/other/225843 |
Description | Talking with Machines |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The Voice, (public engagement event) Wellcome Collection, London. Public engagement |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Video recordings of Network meetings |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | All meetings were recoded on video and are available: http://www.livestream.com/crestnetwork. None of which we are aware |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
URL | http://www.livestream.com/crestnetwork |