ELEC-E5500 - Speech Processing, Lecture, 13.9.2021-25.10.2021

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, the student is able to describe and make use of basic phenomena in speech communication, and describe and apply common speech processing methods, especially processing in the time-frequency domain.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 13.09.2021 - 25.10.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tom Bäckström

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Basics of audio signal processing. Basics of psychoacoustics and
    perceptually motivated signal processing. Acoustic theory of speech
    production. The functions, acoustics and modelling of the larynx
    and the vocal tract. Phones and phonation. Time-frequency analysis
    of speech signals. Principles of speech coding. Linear prediction
    and its application in processing of speech signals. Speech
    synthesis and speech recognition.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Examination and two assignments.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures: 30 h (5 h / week)

    Exercises: 20 h

    Own work: 80 h

    Exam: 3 h

    Total: 133 h

    Attendance in the exam is compulsory.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    L.R. Rabiner & R.W. Schafer (2007): Introduction to Digital Speech
    Processing.  Lecture slides. Other additional material will be
    announced later.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Autumn I

    2021-2022 Autumn I

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