Bringing expertise in linguistics to the technology of automatic speech recognition
Language Education
Laura creates language-learning curricula for use in software which relies on speech recognition in its interface.
Foreign Language Pronunciation
Laura uses her expertise in phonetics to help build very sensitive speech recognizers in numerous languages. As part of this work, she phonetically transcribes dictionaries and extends phonetic notation for programming applications.
Software for Pharmaceutical Names
Laura is the phonetician on numerous studies on the confusability of drug names, pinpointing where errors are likely to occur with drug names that sound similar (Vioxx / Zyvox). This multi-year research has led to the creation of software which analyzes new drug names for potential confusability with existing drug names already on the market. This software can be accessed through the site safedrugnames.com.
Medical Transcription
Laura uses linguistic principles to improve the coverage of speech recognition software specifically designed to translate medical dictation into standardized medical documents.
Contact Laura Walsh Dickey: laura@soundexpertise.com
