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Xuedong David Huang (born October 20, 1962) is a Chinese American computer scientist and technology executive who has made contributions to spoken language processing and artificial intelligence, including Azure AI Services.
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When was the last time you had a meaningful conversation with your computer… and felt like it truly understood you? Well, if Dr. Xuedong Huang, a Microsoft Technical Fellow and head of Microsoft’s Speech and Language group, is successful, you will. And if his track record holds true, it’ll be sooner than you think! On today’s podcast, Dr. Huang tal...
Xuedong Huang: At some point, let’s say computers can understand three hundred languages, can fluently communicate and converse. I have not run into a person who can speak three hundred languages. And not only machines can fluently communicate and converse, but can comprehend, understand and learn and reason and can really finish all the PhD course...
Listen to the interview with Dr. Xuedong Huang, Microsoft Technical Fellow and head of Microsoft’s Speech and Language group. He talks about his role, the challenges and opportunities of speech and language technology, and the vision of cognitive AI.
Xuedong Huang is the Chief Technology Officer at Zoom, where he leads the company's AI strategy and innovation. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Washington, a prize council member at VinFuture Prize, and an advisor to Fellows Fund.
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Semi-continuous hidden Markov models for speech signals. XD Huang, MA Jack. Computer Speech & Language 3 (3), 239-251. , 1989. 382. 1989. Method and system of runtime acoustic unit selection for speech synthesis. XD Huang, MD Plumpe, A Acero, JL Adcock. US Patent 5,913,193.
Oct 20, 2020 · By Xuedong Huang , Technical Fellow and Chief Technology Officer Azure AI. Share this page. At Microsoft, we have been on a quest to advance AI beyond existing techniques, by taking a more holistic, human-centric approach to learning and understanding.
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Sep 13, 2016 · Huang and his team developed a speech recognition system with a record-low error rate of 6.3 percent, using deep neural networks and GPU clusters. The system could enable more natural and personal computing experiences through technologies like Cortana and Skype Translator.
Dec 3, 2015 · “We are reaching that inflection point,” said Xuedong Huang, the company’s chief speech scientist, who, along with Alleva, has been a leading force in speech research and product deployment at Microsoft. The improvements are already fundamentally changing how we use technology.
