His Story and Work

Learn about his journey in AI and technology.

About the Author

William Meisel is a seasoned expert in artificial intelligence with over 30 years of experience in advanced speech natural language interpretation technology, and related markets. Since 1991, he has worked as an independent consultant and author.

Early Career & Entrepreneurship

Early in his career, while he was a professor at USC, he wrote the first technical book on machine learning (computer pattern recognition). He then went on to lead the computer science division of a defense company for a decade and founded and ran his own speech recognition company, Speech Systems Incorporated, for another ten years.

Experience

Author (2022–Present)

TMA Associates (1991–2022)

Speech Systems Incorporated (1981–1991)

William founded SSI to develop a continuous speech recognition system. As chairman of the board and president, he led the company in developing and selling systems for general applications, including a turnkey radiology reporting system. SSI was the first company to develop a large-vocabulary continuous speech recognition system based on phonetic modeling, which was trademarked as the Phonetic Engine. The company was in business for 20 years.

Technology Service Corporation (1970–1981)

University of Southern California (1967–1970)

Education

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering (1967): University of Southern California, with honors
M.S., Electrical Engineering (1966): University of Southern California, with honors
B.S., Engineering (1964): California Institute of Technology (Caltech), with honors

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