Dr Richard Cave
Co-director of the Centre for Digital Language Inclusion (CDLI)
Dr Richard Cave is the Co-director of the Centre for Digital Language Inclusion (CDLI) and a certified Speech and Language Therapist. His PhD and other research focuses on the lived experience of people living with speech change when using AI-driven speech recognition technology and how it may help them to be better understood in everyday conversation. Richard has 18 years clinical experience working with communities at risk of speech change and loss, including progressive, acquired and congenital conditions. He is a national advisor to Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist in the UK and recent recipient of the Allied Professional award from the International Alliance of ALS/Motor Neurone Disease. Between 2019-2024 Richard worked with Google Research on the Euphonia and Project Relate programs, focusing on speech recognition technology for those with 'non-standard' speech.
