We introduce the Line Search A-Function (LSAF) technique that generalizes the Extended-Baum Welch technique in order to provide an effective optimization technique for a broader s...
Dimitri Kanevsky, David Nahamoo, Tara N. Sainath, ...
Abstract. This paper describes an investigation of data fusion techniques for spoken document retrieval. The effectiveness of retrievals solely based on the outputs from automatic...
Abstract. This paper introduces ThreadMill - a distributed and parallel component architecture for applications that process large volumes of streamed (time-sequenced) data, such a...
With ageing, human voices undergo several changes which are typically characterized by increased hoarseness and changes in articulation patterns. In this study, we have examined t...
In this work, we describe a subword unit approach for information retrieval of items by voice. An algorithm based on the minimum description length (MDL) principle converts an ind...