Context plays a critical role in the understanding of language, especially conversational
speech. However, few approaches exist to utilize the external contextual knowledge which is …

Motivated by the expressive power of speech as a natural means of intuitive interaction, the
overarching goal of the current thesis is to address specific issues related to the deployment …

The advancements of mobile technology permit handheld devices to be smaller, versatile,
and have more processing power. On the other hand, the development of complex …