A new continuous speech recognition method that does not need the explicit speech end-point detection is proposed. A one-pass decoding algorithm is modified to decode the input speech of infinite length so that, with appropriate nonspeech models for silence and ambient noises, continuous speech recognition can be executed without the explicit endpoint detection. The basic algorithm is 1) decode...

Cryptographic protocols are useful for engineering trust in transactions. There are several languages for describing these protocols, but these tend to capture the communications from the perspective of an individual role. In contrast, traditional protocol descriptions as found in a state of nature tend to employ a whole-protocol description, resulting in an impedance mismatch. In this paper we...

A video interface with end-point security is able to protect the confidentiality of electronic information up until the scan-line conversion process. Data stored in the video RAM remains encrypted, and this feature can be used to support design rights management. We describe the implementation of an end-pointsecure character-based VGA video interface. Video data confidentiality is maintained by...

We investigate the critical end point (CEP) of QCD with two flavours of light dynamical quarks at finite lattice cutoff a = 1/4T using a Taylor expansion of the baryon number susceptibility. We find a strong volume dependence of the position of the critical end point. In the large volume limit we obtain T /Tc ≈ 0.95 and μE B /T E ≈ 1.1, where Tc is the cross over temperature at zero chemical po...

Using general arguments we determine the allowed region for the end point frequency and the peak energy density of the stochastic background of gravity waves expected in string cosmology. We provide an accurate estimate of the minimal experimental sensitivity required to detect a signal in the Hz to GHz range.

An important problem with cell-switched technologies such as Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is the provision of customized multiplexing behavior to applications. This customization takes the form of setting up processes in the network and end-points to meet application "Quality of Service" (QoS) requirements. The proposed thesis work examines the necessary components of a software architectur...