My primary research focus is in automatic speech recognition and understanding
I am particularly interested in:
See my research page for more detail.
I am teaching Automatic Speech Recognition in 2023-24.
I supervise the following PhD students:
And the following have recently graduated:
I am a firm believer in the commercial value of speech technology, and passionate about bringing cutting-edge advances in the research sphere to commercial benefit as rapidly as possible. In this area I have worked as a consultant for France Telecom advising on the adoption of new technologies in speech recognition and synthesis, work which lead to a Knowlege Transfer Partnership funded by the UK government's Technology Strategy Board.
I was a founding shareholder of Quorate Technology Ltd, a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh recently acquired by the London Stock Exchange Group. I regularly provide consultancy services to other companies requiring speech technology expertise.
I am a keen hillwalker, and especially enjoy walking in the Scottish Highlands. I previously enjoyed climbing new Munros with the Edinburgh University Hillwalking Club. I've climbed them all now, so am (much more slowly) working my way through the list of Corbetts, hills in the range 2,500-3,000ft.