AIoTHub (formerly IoT North) Community meetup are pleased to present Jennifer Williams in "Privacy and Security in IoT Speech Technologies"
Abstract:
In this talk I will share a portfolio of hot topic privacy and security research thrusts for speech technology that are underway at the University of Southampton. Ranging from audio-visual privacy on hearing assistive devices, to capturing public trust, voice privacy, analysis of pain signals from speech, engagements with AI regulation, and deepfakes. We are always interested in industry engagement and PhD co-sponsorship and are open to exploring multiple ways to collaborate.
Bio:
Dr Jennifer Williams is an Assistant Professor in Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton and the Director for South England Engagement with the UK's National Edge AI Hub. Her research explores all aspects of audio AI, ranging from policy and regulation to technical innovation and IP creation. Dr Williams has led multiple interdisciplinary teams exploring how audio AI can be made more trustworthy for stakeholders. She leads the RAI UK International Partnership on "AI Regulation Assurance for Safety-Critical Systems" with the US, UK, and Australia across maritime, aerospace, and communications sectors. She completed her PhD at the University of Edinburgh where she opened new research areas for speech signal disentanglement. Before her doctoral work, she was a technical staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory working on text and speech technology for the US Department of Defense. She has conducted her research in the UK, Japan, the US, and Singapore. She has more than 25 years of experience across academia, government, and industry. Dr Williams has over 40 high-profile publications, and from her time in industry she is the lead inventor for 4 patent applications (1 granted, 3 pending). She is currently a Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Board Member of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), Member of NIST-OSAC where she co-leads the synthetic media task group, and she is the former Chair of the international special interest group for Security and Privacy in Speech Communication (ISCA SPSC).
