Hynek Hermansky works on designs and developments of engineering systems that would reliably detect, identify, classify, encode, transmit and reconstruct information contained in sensory signals. His current main research interest is in bio-inspired methods for dealing with unexpected data. He is affiliated with the Center for Language and Speech Processing, where he serves as its Director, and with the Center of Excellence on Human Language Technologies. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and of International Speech Communication Association from whom he received the 2013 Medal for Scientific Achievement. Hynek was awarded his Dr. Eng. degree from the University of Tokyo.

Secondary Appointment:  Director of Center for Language and Speech Processing