DolphinAI, K.K. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Masahiro Asakura, hereinafter referred to as "DolphinAI") is pleased to announce that, Professor Norihide Kitaoka of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology will be appointed as the company's AI Technical Advisor, effective June 1, 2025.
Prof. Kitaoka has been engaged in pioneering research for many years across fields such as speech information processing, speech recognition, spoken dialogue systems, and multimodal interfaces, achieving substantial scientific accomplishments. He is recognized as one of Japan's leading AI researchers and has received high acclaim, particularly for his work on the practical application of Japanese speech recognition and dialogue systems. In his new advisory role, Prof. Kitaoka will help steer the technical evolution of DolphinAI's voice-interaction AI platform "DolphinVoice" toward even higher accuracy and greater practical application.
■ Comment from Prof. Kitaoka
"DolphinAI's unique Voice AI technology delivers high-accuracy transcription even with limited training data and on modest server hardware, representing a significant competitive advantage.
In my role as AI Technical Advisor, I will oversee research on speaker diarization, ITN (inverse-text normalization), post-processing of recognized text, interface design for Japanese spoken dialogue systems, and language processing modules, all with the aim of further boosting the precision of DolphinAI's voice solutions."
■ Comment from Masahiro Asakura, CEO of DolphinAI
"We are honored to welcome Prof. Kitaoka as our AI Technical Advisor. Together we will deepen our R&D on Japanese-language Voice AI and deliver even higher-quality services to our customers."
■ About Prof. Kitaoka
- Positions
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology
Visiting Professor, Nagoya University & Tokushima University - Academic Appointments
Vice President, IEICE Information and Systems Society
Chair, APSIPA Japan Chapter
■ About DolphinAI
DolphinAI, K.K. is an AI company that focuses on the Japanese language as its core. It develops products and provides technical services in speech recognition, speech synthesis, and voice dialogue. Tailored for the Japanese market, the company has built a high-precision voice-interaction platform that serves sectors such as call centers, meetings, and education.
Main products & services
■ DolphinVoice (Speech-Interactive SaaS Platform)
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Official Website
https://dolphinvoice.ai/ -
Capabilities
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR): Japanese, Mandarin, English, Mandarin-English mixed, Japanese-English mixed
Text-to-Speech (TTS): Japanese, Mandarin, and English
Emotion Identification, Voiceprint Recognition, Speaker Diarization and more
■ DolphinSOE (Smart Oral Evaluation SaaS Platform)
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Official Website
https://soe.dolphin-ai.jp/ -
Capabilities
Cloud API for English-pronunciation assessment
Precise pronunciation checking and personalized feedback tailored for the education industry
■ Corporate Information
DolphinAI, K.K.
Address: Hareza Tower 20F, 1-18-1 Higashiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
CEO: Masahiro Asakura
■ Contact
【Company】 DolphinAI, K.K.
【Department】 Corporate Management Division – Customer Support
【Contact】 Ms. Asakawa
【Phone】 (+81) 03-6161-7298
【Email】 voice.contact@dolphin-ai.jp
【Website】 https://dolphin-ai.jp/
