SpeechTEK Europe 2011 25 - 26 May 2011 • Copthorne Tara Hotel • London, UK SpeechTEK University • 24 May 2011

Susan L. Hura PhD Principal SpeechUsability

Susan Hura is the owner and Principal of SpeechUsability, a consulting firm that specializes in collecting relevant, actionable data from end-users to make speech-enabled automation intuitive and appealing. Susan's deep experience in linguistics, speech acoustics, human-computer interaction, and speech technologies has enabled SpeechUsability to help clients in the travel, financial services, automotive, retail, telecommunications, and healthcare industries.  Susan founded and managed the Center for User Experience at Intervoice, and was a member of the human factors team at Lucent Technologies Bell Labs.  As a faculty member at Purdue University, she cofounded a multidisciplinary team researching novel approaches to speech recognition.  Susan holds a Doctorate in Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin.  Susan has served as Program Chair of the SpeechTEK Conference since 2007, writes the Interact column for Speech Technology Magazine, and is the Past President and a founding Board Member and of the Association of Voice Interaction Design (AVIxD).

Thursday, May 26, 2016

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

STKU-6: Usability Reboot - This workshop has been canceled.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

C302: Cross-Pollination: Creating Great Multimodal Experiences

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

B304: PANEL: Speech Technology in Pop Culture From HAL to Her

Monday, August 18, 2014

2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

A104: PANEL: Evolution or Revolution?

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

C105: Lightning Session: Speech Transforms Healthcare

Thursday, August 22, 2013

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

STKU-8: After the Vendor Leaves (CANCELLED)

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

B202: Do-It-Yourself Workshop: Persona

Monday, August 19, 2013

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

C102: PANEL: Natural User Interfaces in the Connected Car

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

C301: PANEL: Has Speech Improved the Customer Experience?

Thursday, August 11, 2011

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

STKU-8: Everything Managers Need to Know About Design, But Didn’t Know to Ask

Monday, August 8, 2011

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

B104: The Value of User Research

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Keynote 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Prescription: What’s Needed to Move Speech Forward?

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

B203: What VUI Standards Are Possible?

Wednesday, 25 May 2011

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	B101: Customer testing of natural language dialogue
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	B103: Designing your voice application

Thursday, 26 May 2011

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

B201: Voice user interface design issues

Sunday, August 1, 2010

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

STKU-2: Introduction to Voice User Interface Design

Thursday, August 5, 2010

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

STKU-5: Your IVR When the Vendor Leaves

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

D304: Effective User Research Techniques

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

A103: Voice User Interface Design: Major Issues

Thursday, 27 May 2010

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

B202: Panel: The Ultimate VUI Q&A

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

A201: Designing Real World IVR Applications

Tuesday, August 19

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

B202: Inaugural Meeting of the Association of Voice Interaction Design

Thursday, August 21

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

STKU-8: User-Centered Evaluation Techniques

Monday, August 20

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

B102: Usability Surveys: Practical Techniques

Wednesday, August 22

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

B301: Retire the Horse and Buggy, It's Time to Move Voice Interaction Design Forward

Thursday, August 23: SpeechTEK University

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

User-Focused VUI Design