A review of ASR technologies for children's speech
In this paper, we review:(1) the acoustic and linguistic properties of children's speech for
both read and spontaneous speech, and (2) the developments in automatic speech …
both read and spontaneous speech, and (2) the developments in automatic speech …
Transfer learning from adult to children for speech recognition: Evaluation, analysis and recommendations
PG Shivakumar, P Georgiou - Computer speech & language, 2020 - Elsevier
Children speech recognition is challenging mainly due to the inherent high variability in
children's physical and articulatory characteristics and expressions. This variability manifests …
children's physical and articulatory characteristics and expressions. This variability manifests …
PEAKS–A system for the automatic evaluation of voice and speech disorders
A Maier, T Haderlein, U Eysholdt, F Rosanowski… - Speech …, 2009 - Elsevier
We present a novel system for the automatic evaluation of speech and voice disorders. The
system can be accessed via the internet platform-independently. The patient reads a text or …
system can be accessed via the internet platform-independently. The patient reads a text or …
Creating speaker independent ASR system through prosody modification based data augmentation
In this paper, the effect of prosody-modification-based data augmentation is explored in the
context of automatic speech recognition (ASR). The primary motive is to develop ASR …
context of automatic speech recognition (ASR). The primary motive is to develop ASR …
Evaluation of speech intelligibility for children with cleft lip and palate by means of automatic speech recognition
M Schuster, A Maier, T Haderlein, E Nkenke… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Cleft lip and palate (CLP) may cause functional limitations even after adequate
surgical and non-surgical treatment, speech disorders being one of them. Interindividually …
surgical and non-surgical treatment, speech disorders being one of them. Interindividually …
Fundamental frequency feature normalization and data augmentation for child speech recognition
Automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems for young children are needed due to the
importance of age-appropriate educational technology. Because of the lack of publicly …
importance of age-appropriate educational technology. Because of the lack of publicly …
A text-to-speech pipeline, evaluation methodology, and initial fine-tuning results for child speech synthesis
Speech synthesis has come a long way as current text-to-speech (TTS) models can now
generate natural human-sounding speech. However, most of the TTS research focuses on …
generate natural human-sounding speech. However, most of the TTS research focuses on …
Comprehensive literature review on children automatic speech recognition system, acoustic linguistic mismatch approaches and challenges
Abstract Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) system for children is as important as for
adults since children are more dependent on these systems nowadays, such as computer …
adults since children are more dependent on these systems nowadays, such as computer …
Data Augmentation For Children's Speech Recognition--The" Ethiopian" System For The SLT 2021 Children Speech Recognition Challenge
This paper presents the" Ethiopian" system for the SLT 2021 Children Speech Recognition
Challenge. Various data processing and augmentation techniques are proposed to tackle …
Challenge. Various data processing and augmentation techniques are proposed to tackle …
Challenges remain in building asr for spontaneous preschool children speech in naturalistic educational environments
Monitoring child development in terms of speech/language skills has a long-term impact on
their overall growth. As student diversity continues to expand in US classrooms, there is a …
their overall growth. As student diversity continues to expand in US classrooms, there is a …