中央研究院語言學研究所鄭秋豫特聘研究員兼所長榮獲2016年國際口語溝通學會會士

中研院語言所特聘研究員兼所長鄭秋豫榮獲國際口語溝通學會ISCA (International Speech Communication Association)評選為2016年會士 (ISCA Fellow), 肯定並表揚她結合語料庫語言學及計算語言學研究口語韻律的成果，提升了語音學界對口語韻律的理解，以及她多年來對語言學術界之卓越貢獻。繼該所學術諮詢委員李琳山教授，成為台灣地區第二位獲獎人。新任會士將獲邀出席2016年9月8日至12日於美國舊金山舉行的ISCA年度學術大會Interspeech 2016，於開幕式中獲頒授證書以及別針徽章。

國際口語溝通學會(International Speech Communication Association, 簡稱ISCA)於1988年成立於法國，是國際間影響力最大的語音處理學會，會員以研究語音科學之相關學者為主，總數超過一千五百人。自2000年起，由ISCA主辦之一年一度 Interspeech國際會議，係合併原於歐洲的 Eurospeech及美國的ICSLP (International Conference on Spoken Language Processing) 二項雙年度之國際會議，合併後的年度會議分別於亞洲、美洲、歐洲各地舉行，在國際語音訊號及語言處理相關領域具有十分重要地位。2007年開始，ISCA每年接受提名推薦評選出對口語溝通科學或技術發展具有傑出貢獻者，授與會士之殊榮，每年獲獎人數不得超過會員人數之千分之三，截至2015年為止，該學會共推舉51位會士。

ISCA官網：http://www.isca-speech.org/iscaweb/index.php/honors/fellows

Dr. Chiu-yu Tseng Awarded 2016 Fellow of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA)

Dr. Chiu-yu Tseng, Distinguished Research Fellow and Director of the Institute of Linguistics at Academia Sinica, was elevated to Fellow of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA) 2016. The citation she receives is “For contributions to prosody understanding through corpus based analysis and modeling, and service to speech and language communities.” The named 2016 fellows will receive their diploma and pin during the opening ceremony at ISCA’s annual conference Interspeech 2016 (Sept. 8-12) in San Francisco.

Established in 1988, ISCA has become the major professional association in the global field of speech science and technology development. With membership over 1500 persons, the association is dedicated to promote activities and exchanges in all fields related to speech science and technology advancements. ISCA Fellow is one of ISCA’s most prestigious honors. Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the ISCA Fellow Committee recommends less than one-third percent of its members to receive the fellowship. Since the first 12 ISCA Fellows were introduced in 2008, less than 7 members were selected each year, and a total of only 51 Fellows have been elevated by 2015. Dr. Tseng is the second scholar from Taiwan to receive this honor. She is also the first female from Taiwan to receive the fellowship.

Website Link: http://www.isca-speech.org/iscaweb/index.php/honors/fellows