John H.L. Hansen
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John H.L. Hansen is Department Head and Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE), Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas
(UTD). He is also the University Distinguished Chair in Telecommunications Engineering, and holds a joint appointment as Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
, New Brunswick, NJ in 1982. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering
from the Georgia Institute of Technology
, Atlanta, GA, in 1983 and 1988, respectively.
, in 1988, where he established the Robust Speech Processing Laboratory, (RSPL) and worked closely with the Duke Medical Center and corporations in Research Triangle Park, NC.
In 1999, he moved to The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), where he served as Department Chairman and Professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, and held a joint appointment as Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. While at CU-Boulder, he co-founded the Center for Speech and Language Research (CSLR), where he served as Associate Director from 1999-2003.
In 2005, he was named Head of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Dallas
(UTD), a position he has held ever since. At UTD, he established the Center for Robust Speech Systems (CRSS), which is focused on interdisciplinary research in speech processing
, hearing sciences, and language technologies.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) for contributions to "Robust Speech Recognition under Stress and Noise", and has been elected as one the 6 International Speech Communication Association (ISCA) Fellows for 2010.
He was elected and is serving as Chair-Elect for the IEEE Signal Processing Society - Speech Technical Committee (2010), and will serve as Chair from 2011-2013. In 2004, he was selected as an IEEE Signal Processing Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2005-2006.
University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas, also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public research university in the University of Texas System. The main campus is in the heart of the Richardson, Texas, Telecom Corridor, north of downtown Dallas...
(UTD). He is also the University Distinguished Chair in Telecommunications Engineering, and holds a joint appointment as Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Education
Hansen received the B.S.E.E. degree with highest honors from Rutgers UniversityRutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, New Brunswick, NJ in 1982. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
from the Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
, Atlanta, GA, in 1983 and 1988, respectively.
Career
He started his academic career as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke UniversityDuke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, in 1988, where he established the Robust Speech Processing Laboratory, (RSPL) and worked closely with the Duke Medical Center and corporations in Research Triangle Park, NC.
In 1999, he moved to The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), where he served as Department Chairman and Professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, and held a joint appointment as Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. While at CU-Boulder, he co-founded the Center for Speech and Language Research (CSLR), where he served as Associate Director from 1999-2003.
In 2005, he was named Head of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas, also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public research university in the University of Texas System. The main campus is in the heart of the Richardson, Texas, Telecom Corridor, north of downtown Dallas...
(UTD), a position he has held ever since. At UTD, he established the Center for Robust Speech Systems (CRSS), which is focused on interdisciplinary research in speech processing
Speech processing
Speech processing is the study of speech signals and the processing methods of these signals.The signals are usually processed in a digital representation, so speech processing can be regarded as a special case of digital signal processing, applied to speech signal.It is also closely tied to...
, hearing sciences, and language technologies.
Awards and Honors
Hansen was the recipient of a Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Research Award in 1993, a National Science Foundation's Research Initiation Award in 1990, and has been named a Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellow for "Contributions to the Advancement of Engineering Education".He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE) for contributions to "Robust Speech Recognition under Stress and Noise", and has been elected as one the 6 International Speech Communication Association (ISCA) Fellows for 2010.
He was elected and is serving as Chair-Elect for the IEEE Signal Processing Society - Speech Technical Committee (2010), and will serve as Chair from 2011-2013. In 2004, he was selected as an IEEE Signal Processing Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2005-2006.