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(894.00) Division Office
Accelerates the development of technologies that allow intuitive, efficient access, manipulation, and exchange of complex information by facilitating the creation of measurement methods and standards.
Contact:
M. Herman

(894.01) Speech Group
Contributes to the advancement of the state-of-the art of spoken language processing (speech recognition and understanding) so that spoken language can reliably serve as an alternative modality for the human-computer interface.
Contact: J. Garofolo

(894.02) Retrieval Group
Works with industry, academia and other government agencies to promote the use of more effective and efficient techniques for manipulating (largely) unstructured textual information, especially the browsing, searching, and presentation of that information.
Contact: E. Voorhees

(894.03) Image Group
Works to support the technology of image recognition in government and industry by developing new image recognition methods, developing techniques for the evaluation of existing methods, and providing technology transfer to the commercial imaging and document conversion industry.
Contact: M. Garris

(894.04) Visualization and Usability Group
Conducts research in visualization and virtual environment technologies in order to demonstrate the utility and feasibility of visual displays of information to industry and government.
Contact: S. Laskowski

(894.05) Digital Media Group
Works with industry, government agencies, and standards bodies to fosters interoperable access to digital media through the development of metrology and open standards.
Contact: W. Chang

      
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Last updated: April 3, 2008
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