The spoken dialogue challenge
Alan W. Black, Maxine Eskénazi · 2009
In the field of speech and language processing the introduction of "Challenges" has helped focus the focus a field, allowing detailed comparisons of systems and techniques, bringing new members into the field, and facilitating advancements in core research. Although the idea of a spoken dialogue challenge has been discussed for some time, this is the first attempt to bring these discussions together and take concrete action.