He has been a journal and conference reviewer and editor for the IEEE Transaction on Audio Speech and Language Processing, and the International Conference on Multimodal Interaction.
NEW YORK, NY, September 27, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ — Roberto Pieraccini has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Pieraccini’s professional journey is a testament to his dedication and expertise in the field. Drawing on years of experience in automatic speech recognition, machine learning, and natural language processing, he currently serves as the vice president, chief scientist, and head of the Artificial Intelligence Team at Uniphore. His previous roles include director of engineering at Google, director of advanced conversational technologies at Jibo, and CEO of the International Computer Science Institute at Berkeley, CA.
During the early stages of his career, Dr. Pieraccini gained valuable expertise in executive and research roles with SpeechCycle, IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center, SpeechWorks International, AT&T Bell Laboratories, and Centro Studi e Laboratori Telecomunicazioni (CSELT) in Torino, Italy. Before establishing himself professionally, he earned a Doctorate in Electronic Engineering from Università degli Studi di Pisa. Subsequently, Dr. Pieraccini received an honorary Doctor of Science from Heriot-Watt University.
Driven to remain abreast of changes in the field, Dr. Pieraccini has aligned himself with various organizations, including, as a Fellow member, the IEEE Signal Processing Society, and the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA). In addition to his professional endeavors and affiliations, Dr. Pieraccini has contributed to the AI industry through his participation in various W3C Working Groups.
During his career Dr. Pieraccini has authored and co-authored several academic articles, including seminal work in “Stochastic representation of semantic structure for speech understanding” and “A Stochastic Model of Human-Machine Interaction for Learning Dialog Strategies.” He also authored two general audience books with MIT Press: “The Voice in the Machine. Building Computers That Understand Speech” and “AI Assistants.” Similarly, he has been a journal and conference reviewer and editor for the IEEE Transaction on Audio Speech and Language Processing, the International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, and the Conference of the Association for Computational Linguistics.
Dr. Pieraccini’s professional achievements have been recognized with several awards, including SpeechTech’s Speech Luminary Award and the Italian Chamber of Commerce’s Primi Dieci Award. He takes pride in his contributions to natural language processing and artificial intelligence, including pioneering the transition from rule-based systems to a more statistical approach. His co-invention of a novel technique based on reinforcement learning for dialog systems in the 1990s is a testament to his innovative spirit and influence in the industry.
Dr. Pieraccini’s success can be attributed to his passion for advancing human-machine communications and AI, his strong curiosity, and his innate desire to innovate. As he looks ahead, he is committed to prioritizing his physical and mental well-being and fostering innovation and growth internationally, demonstrating his ongoing commitment to the field and his personal growth.
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