Publications
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Application of the Modified Group Delay Function to Speaker Identification and Discrimination
In this paper, we explore new methods by which speakers can be identified and discriminated, using features derived from the fourier transform phase. A Gaussian mixture model (GMM) based speaker…
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The Use of a Linguistically Motivated Language Model in Conversational Speech Recognition
In this paper we show that such a model can be used effectively and efficiently in all stages of a complex, multi-pass conversational telephone speech recognition system.
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The ICSI Meeting Recorder Dialog Act (MRDA) Corpus
We provide a brief summary of the annotation system and labeling procedure, inter-annotator reliability statistics, overall distributional statistics, a description of auxiliary files distributed with the corpus, and information on…
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Report on the 2004 DARPA Workshop on Self-Aware Computer Systems
This report captures some of the salient points discussed during the DARPA workshop on Self-Aware Computer Systems held on April 27-28, 2004 in Washington D.C.
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Improving Automatic Sentence Boundary Detection with Confusion Networks
We extend existing methods for automatic sentence boundary detection by leveraging multiple recognizer hypotheses in order to provide robustness to speech recognition errors.
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First Experiences with Early Intervention: A National Perspective
This study was designed to determine families’ initial experiences in determining their child’s eligibility, interactions with medical professionals, effort required to obtain services, participation in planning for services, satisfaction with…
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The National School District And Network Grants Program: Year 2 Evaluation Report
This report is the second in a series of reports on the evaluation of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s National School District and Network Grants Initiative, a program which…
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Technical Appendix: The National School District And Network Grants Program: Year 2 Evaluation Report
The evaluation employs a multilevel, mixed-method design to examine the work and progress of the initiative.
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The Role Of Task Templates In Assessment Design
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A Closer Look At The Digital Divide: Computer Access And Use For Disadvantaged Students
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Scaling Up Restructuring Knowing: From Design Experiments To Experimental Design
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The Roles Of Regional Partners In Supporting An International Science Inquiry Program
This paper explores the roles that regional partners play in helping to support implementation within the GLOBE program, an international earth science and education program.