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James K. Baker

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James K. Baker
Alma materPrinceton University
Carnegie Mellon University
Known forDragon Systems
SpouseJanet M. Baker
Scientific career
Fieldsspeech recognition
InstitutionsDragon Systems
ThesisStochastic Modeling as a Means of Automatic Speech Recognition (1975)
Doctoral advisorRaj Reddy

James K. Baker is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist. Along with his wife Janet M. Baker, they co-founded the Dragon Systems and together credited with the creation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking.[1]

James Baker is an expert in speech recognition technology and a Distinguished Career Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. From June 2007 to 2009, Baker served as director of research at the Center of Excellence in Human Language at the Johns Hopkins University.[2]

Biography

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Baker is a 1963 graduate of Yorktown High School (Arlington County, Virginia).[3]

Publications

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  1. Baker, J. (1975). "The DRAGON system—An overview". IEEE Transactions on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing. 23: 24–29. doi:10.1109/TASSP.1975.1162650.

References

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  1. ^ "History of Speech Recognition". Dragon Medical Transcription. Archived from the original on 2015-08-13. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Home".
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame 2014 | the Alumni & Friends of Yorktown High School".
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