[Asis-l] Speech Technology Pioneer to Receive IEEE Medal of Honor

[j.platt at ieee.org]

(Cross-posted. Please excuse duplication.)


SPEECH TECHNOLOGY PIONEER TO RECEIVE IEEE MEDAL OF HONOR

IEEE has announced that James L. Flanagan, Vice President of Research for
Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA, will receive the 2005 IEEE Medal of
Honor for his sustained leadership and outstanding contributions in speech
technology. Flanagan's research career is internationally recognized for
his
contributions to voice coding, speech analysis and synthesis, hearing and
electroacoustics.

Several papers by James L. Flanagan are now available for free through the
IEEE home page for a limited time. Visit http://www.ieee.org and look at
the "From the IEEE/IEE Electronic Library" section on the bottom right of
the page.

The IEEE Medal of Honor recognizes individuals like Flanagan
who have had exceptional careers or made contributions in any IEEE field of
interest. For more information on Flanagan or the IEEE Medal of Honor,
visit
http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/newsinfo/flanagan.html

************************************************************
John R. Platt
IEEE Business Communications Manager
445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Phone: +1 732 981 3449     Email: j.platt at ieee.org
************************************************************