Lin-shan Lee
Also known as Lee Lin-shan, 李琳山
Lin-shan Lee is a researcher in Chinese spoken-language processing and speech information retrieval. He earned electrical-engineering degrees from National Taiwan University and Stanford, founded NTU's Speech Processing Laboratory in 1981, and developed Mandarin speech recognition, text-to-speech, and information-retrieval systems. His academic career included university and institute leadership; he became an IEEE Fellow in 1993 and an ISCA Fellow in 2010. Taiwan awarded him the Presidential Science Prize in 2015, Academia Sinica elected him an academician in 2016, ISCA gave him its Medal for Scientific Achievement in 2022, and NTU gave him the Hsu Scientific Chair Award in 2026. As of October 2026, he is director of NTU's AI Center of Research Excellence and professor emeritus of electrical engineering.
- Works
- 395
- Citations
- 4,881
- h-index
- 32
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.
Timeline
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1974–1977
Electrical engineering degrees
He earns a B.S. in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1974 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford in 1975 and 1977.
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1979–1981
A voice-driven Chinese typewriter
Based in Taiwan from 1979, he imagines a voice-driven Chinese typewriter that reflects Chinese language features and develops a set of Mandarin speech technologies. He founds NTU's Speech Processing Laboratory in 1981.
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1982–2012
Academic leadership and IEEE fellowship
He becomes a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at NTU in 1982 and heads its computer science department from 1982 to 1987. He directs Academia Sinica's Institute of Information Science from 1991 to 1997, and IEEE elects him a Fellow in 1993 for his contributions to computer voice input and output techniques for Mandarin Chinese and engineering education. He chairs NTU's Commission on Research and Development from 2002 to 2005 and serves as dean of NTU's College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2009 to 2012.
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1983–1997
Mandarin spoken-language systems
From 1983, the lab focuses on Chinese spoken-language processing, including Chinese text-to-speech, Mandarin speech recognition and dictation, speech understanding, dialogue, and speech-based information retrieval. Its prototype systems are called the Golden Mandarin series.
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2010
An ISCA fellowship
ISCA names him a Fellow in 2010 for his contributions to Chinese spoken-language processing and speech information retrieval.
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2015–2016
Science prize and academy election
Taiwan awards him the Presidential Science Prize in 2015. Academia Sinica elects him an academician in 2016.
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2022–2026
Two scientific awards
ISCA awards him its Medal for Scientific Achievement in 2022 for sustained innovation in Chinese and English spoken-language technologies. In 2026, NTU awards him the 24th Y. Z. Hsu Scientific Chair Award in information and communication technology.
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As of October 2026
Director of NTU AI-CoRE
He is director of NTU's AI Center of Research Excellence and professor emeritus of electrical engineering at NTU.
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- 李琳山名譽教授的簡傳 - Biography of Lin-shan Lee
- 院士簡歷
- ISCA Services
- Speech Processing Laboratory at National Taiwan University
- 2025 Presidential Science Prize
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- Congratulations to Professor Lin-Shan Lee on Being Awarded the 24th Y. Z. Hsu Scientific Chair Award (Information and Communication Technology) – AI Center of Research Excellence
- Leadership (en) – AI Center of Research Excellence