Robust automatic recognition of speech. Automatic speaker identification from voice. Auditory models in automatic speech recognition. Speech enhancement and noise suppression. Research in speech production and perception. Low-bit rate speech coding and synthesis.

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phone: (503) 690-1136 hynek@bme.ogi.edu

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Professor and Director,

Center for Information Technology,

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, at
Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology, Portland, Oregon.

Senior Research Scientist and Fellow,

International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, California.

Visiting Professor,

Technical University Brno, Czech Republic. 

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Member of the Board, International Speech Communication Association;

Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers,

Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio,

Editorial Board, Speech Communication, Elsevier Scientific,

Member, Acoustical Society of America.

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Doctor of Engineering, electrical engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan. 1980-1983

Doctoral graduate studies, electrical engineering, Technical University Brno, Czechoslovakia. 1973-1978

Ing. (MS equivalent), electrical engineering, Technical University Brno, Czechoslovakia. 1967-1972 

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1991-1993, Senior Member of Technical Staff, US WEST Advanced Technologies, Boulder, Colorado.

1988-1991, Member of Technical Staff, US WEST Advanced Technologies, Boulder, Colorado.

1983-1987, Research Engineer, Panasonic Technologies, STL, S. Barbara, California

1979-1983, Research Fellow, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan.

1975-1978, Assistant Professor, Department of Telecommunications, Technical University Brno, Czechoslovakia.

1972-1975, Member of Research Staff, Department of Telecommunications, Technical University Brno, Czechoslovakia. 

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