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• Roger Roger: How to Make Websites Understand Their Users

  How and why should we communicate with websites using our voice? What are screen-readers and how do they make websites more accessible? Are there any specifications and APIs for voice synthesis and recognition? These questions were answered by Alexey Okhrimenko, MALEVICH design pattern author, Angular Moscow tech meetups organizer, and content creator at the 5 Minutes of Angular podcast. His presentation took place as part of the Web Standard Days conference which was hosted by ITMO University last week. Previously held in Moscow and St. Petersburg, this event has gone global and now also takes place in Minsk, Riga, and Kiev. 

  23.08.2018

• Speech Information Technology Programs at ITMO University

  Experts claim that by 2020, half of all online requests will be done verbally, and a third of them won’t require any interaction with a display. Speech information systems are becoming more elaborate, and win their popularity with regular users. Still, what is this field of computer science really about, and where does one get relevant education in this field? Read our article to learn more about ITMO’s Department of Speech Information Systems that was launched in collaboration with Speech Technology Center, an international level company that focuses on speech information technologies.

  29.05.2018