We are honored to announce that Professor Julia Hirschberg, a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Arts, has officially joined the National Academy of Artificial Intelligence (NAAI) in the United States. Her groundbreaking research will further empower the development of artificial intelligence worldwide, particularly in cutting-edge areas such as multilingual speech interaction and affective computing.

Academic background and leadership experience

1. Current position:

Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University

National Academy of Engineering (NAE Member)

Fellow of the Asia Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) (2024)

Academician of the American Academy of Sciences and Arts

2. Previous academic leadership positions:

President of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA)

Director of the International Association of Computational Linguistics (ACL)

Director of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)

Director of the Speech and Language Processing Center at Columbia University

3. Educational background:

PhD in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania

Having over 40 years of research experience in the field of speech technology

Academic Leaders: Innovation from Speech Technology to Human Computer Interaction

Professor Hirschberg is currently a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University. He has long been dedicated to research in speech signal processing, dialogue systems, and emotion computing, and his achievements have profoundly influenced the development of human-computer interaction technology worldwide. She has served as the President of the International Society for Speech and Communications (ISCA) and as a council member of organizations such as the International Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), and is a key driver connecting academic research with industrial applications.

His representative contributions include:

Breakthrough in Speech Technology: Developing speech synthesis and recognition models based on deep learning, laying the foundation for the underlying technology of intelligent assistants such as Siri and Google Assistant;

Frontiers of Emotion Computing: Exploring Emotion Recognition and Expression in Multilingual Speech Systems, Promoting the Practicality of Cross Cultural Communication Tools;

Industry standard setting: Leading multiple international speech technology evaluation standards, promoting collaborative innovation between academia and industry.

Honor is of equal importance, technology is implemented globally

Professor Hirschberg's academic influence has been widely recognized by international authorities

The 2016 IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award recognizes innovation in speech signal processing technology;

ISCA Scientific Achievement Award (recognizing his groundbreaking contributions to the fundamental theory of speech research);

ACL Lifetime Achievement Award

Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering in the United States (selected for the reason of "enhancing the naturalness and inclusiveness of human-computer interaction").

NAAI looks forward to working with Professor Hirschberg to promote innovative development of speech technology and break down barriers to global cultural exchange. The joining of Professor Hirschberg will further enhance NAAI's global influence in the field of language intelligence.

About NAAI

The National Academy of Artificial Intelligence (NAAI) is an institution dedicated to promoting the development of the field of artificial intelligence, strengthening academic exchanges and cooperation, and enhancing public understanding and cognition of artificial intelligence. The Academy of Sciences brings together numerous scientists and engineers who have made outstanding achievements in the field of artificial intelligence, aiming to promote innovation and application of artificial intelligence technology through various means such as research, education, policy recommendations, and public services.

NAAI members include Nobel Prize, Turing Prize and academicians from various countries (such as academicians of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the European Academy of Sciences, the CAS Member, the CAE Member, the Royal Society of the United Kingdom, the Royal Academy of Engineering of the United Kingdom, the Royal Academy of Engineering of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the French Academy of Sciences, the French Academy of Engineering, the Japanese Academy of Engineering, the Royal Academy of Engineering of Sweden, the National Academy of Sciences of India, the National Academy of Engineering of India, the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Science and Arts of the Netherlands, the Australian Academy of Engineering, etc.), IEEE academicians, and ACM academicians, AAAI, IAPR, INNS, EurAI, etc.

    The academicians of NAAI come from Harvard University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, University of Texas, University of Chicago, California Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of Michigan, Cornell University, University of California, Merced, Oxford University, University of British Columbia, Johns Hopkins University, Imperial College London, Sorbonne University, Federico II University of Naples, University of Warsaw, Technion Israel, North Carolina State University, University of Toronto, Waseda University, National University of Singapore, Stockholm University, Polish Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Indian Institute of Technology, University of Leicester, University of California, Riverside, and other universities, as well as from Microsoft Google, Nvidia, Facebook, Intel IBM、 The world's top scientists in the field of artificial intelligence from Ant Group and other world-renowned high-tech companies.