Thierry Dutoit graduated as an electrical engineer and PhD from the FacultA(c) Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium, in 1988 and 1993, respectively. He is now assistant professor at the FacultA(c) Polytechnique de Mons and consultant for AT&T Labs Research in Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA. He is the author of the widely acclaimed MBROLA high quality free speech synthesis project.