Sandra Hutchins facts for kids
Sandra Elaine Hutchins (born 1946) is an American expert in computers and communication. She is a computer scientist and an engineer who helps computers understand us. Her special skill is in speech recognition. This means she teaches computers to listen to and understand the human voice.
Sandra Hutchins mainly focuses on creating computer programs. These programs let computers recognize and respond to spoken English. This way, people might not need to use a keyboard as much!
Her Education Journey
Sandra Hutchins went to the University of California, San Diego. She earned her first degree, a bachelor's degree, in 1967. While studying, she focused on physics, which is about how the world works. She also studied linguistics, which is about language.
Later, in 1970, she earned her Ph.D. This is a very high degree in computer science. She got this degree from the same university.
Her Work in Technology
Sandra Hutchins' work is really interesting because it mixes different subjects. She combines ideas from language, physics, and computer science. She has worked at universities and for big companies. She even has at least two patents. A patent is like a special permission that protects her inventions.
One of her inventions helps computers understand speech even in noisy places. Another invention helps make digital speech files smaller.
She started her career in 1970 at Purdue University. She was a professor and an electrical engineer there until 1972. After that, she worked at TRW Defense and Space Systems until 1977. She was a senior engineer in communications. For part of this time, she also taught at Loyola Marymount University.
From 1977 to 1979, she was an engineering manager for Linkabit Corporations. Then, from 1981 to 1982, she managed software development for ITT Defense Communications Division.
In 1983, Sandra Hutchins became the Chief Technical Officer for Natural Speech Technologies. She held this important job until 2001. During her time there, she helped create many educational games, programs, and puzzles. Some of these games were even shown at the Smithsonian Institution in 1985. They were part of a special exhibit about American games.
In 1992, she won an award from Johns Hopkins University. This award was for computer programs that help people with disabilities.
From 2001 to 2018, Hutchins worked as a manager at Bloomberg LP in New York.
Groups She Belongs To
Sandra Hutchins is a member of important groups for computer experts. She is part of the Association for Computing Machinery. She is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. These groups help people in technology share ideas and learn from each other.
See also
- International Phonetic Association website Prosodic Features in Automatic Language Identification Reflect Language Typology (paper written with Ann Thymé-Gobbel in 1999)
- Grant To Me website Abstract for the 'Rehabilitative Software for Head Trauma Victims' project
