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Phonexia is going to exhibit at LAAD 2019 in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil from April 2-5.
Come and meet us at booth Q.12.

We look forward to meeting you at Security and Policing 2019 on March 5-7, 2019. It will take place at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, United Kingdom and you will find us close to the East Food Court at Pod 25.

Are you into speech technologies and searching for conferences you would like to attend this year? Search no more, we are bringing you a list of the best events related to speech technologies covering the latest trends in voice assistants, voice bots, speech processing, voice biometrics and more!

In 2018, we saw speech technologies rapidly evolving and becoming an even more natural part of our everyday life. But what’s going to happen in 2019? What trends will appear within the speech technology industry? We asked three influential Phonexia opinion leaders and got seven predictions for 2019.

Can a Spanish spy speaking Hindi confuse an automatic speaker-recognition system? Which speaker characteristics are language dependent and which are language independent? A large part of the answer lies in the way these voice biometrics systems are created.

There’s a computer on every desktop and smartphone in every pocket. They have upgraded human capabilities, reach and connectivity. The world has become small. This is the future we dreamed of, this is the future that is already here. But what is going to happen next? Are we going to be dependent on AI? Have we become cyborgs?

Exclusively for Digital Forensics Magazine Phonexia’s CTO Petr Schwarz has written a comprehensive article about voice biometrics and its use in forensics. He discloses how the technology works and can be used in the daily routines of forensics experts as strong proof or evidence for presentation in a court of law.

The GDPR is a set of rules that regulates the processing of personal data related to individuals in the European Union. But how does the GDPR influence call centers, banks, insurance companies and other institutions that use voice biometrics?

Digital assistants are slowly integrating themselves into our homes, but they are far from being truly intelligent. Companies are considering using voicebots in their customer support but are afraid that voicebots are still a bit too clumsy to talk with customers. How far off is the future of smart and highly cooperative robots? And how is a voice-first approach going to change our lives?