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TASLP
2010
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Gaussian Model-Based Multichannel Speech Presence Probability
The knowledge of the target speech presence probability in a mixture of signals captured by a speech communication system is of paramount importance in several applications includi...
Mehrez Souden, Jingdong Chen, Jacob Benesty, Sofi&...
TASLP
2010
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Using Reverberation to Improve Range and Elevation Discrimination for Small Array Sound Source Localization
Sound source localization (SSL) is an essential task in many applications involving speech capture and enhancement. As such, speaker localization with microphone arrays has receive...
Flavio Ribeiro, Cha Zhang, Dinei A. F. Florê...
TASLP
2010
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Speech Enhancement Using Gaussian Scale Mixture Models
This paper presents a novel probabilistic approach to speech enhancement. Instead of a deterministic logarithmic relationship, we assume a probabilistic relationship between the fr...
Jiucang Hao, Te-Won Lee, Terrence J. Sejnowski
TASLP
2010
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Error Approximation and Minimum Phone Error Acoustic Model Estimation
Minimum phone error (MPE) acoustic parameter estimation involves calculation of edit distances (errors) between correct and incorrect hypotheses. In the context of large vocabulary...
Matt Gibson 0002, Thomas Hain
TASLP
2010
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Evaluating Source Separation Algorithms With Reverberant Speech
This paper examines the performance of several source separation systems on a speech separation task for which human intelligibility has previously been measured. For anechoic mixt...
Michael I. Mandel, S. Bressler, Barbara G. Shinn-C...
TASLP
2010
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Batch and Adaptive PARAFAC-Based Blind Separation of Convolutive Speech Mixtures
We present a frequency-domain technique based on PARAllel FACtor (PARAFAC) analysis that performs multichannel blind source separation (BSS) of convolutive speech mixtures. PARAFAC...
Dimitri Nion, Kleanthis N. Mokios, Nicholas D. Sid...
TASLP
2010
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Model-Based Dereverberation Preserving Binaural Cues
The ability of the human auditory system for sound localization mainly depends on the binaural cues, especially interaural time and level differences (ITD and ILD). In the context ...
Marco Jeub, M. Schafer, Thomas Esch, Peter Vary
TASLP
2010
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A Non-Intrusive Quality and Intelligibility Measure of Reverberant and Dereverberated Speech
A modulation spectral representation is investigated for non-intrusive quality and intelligibility measurement of reverberant and dereverberated speech. The representation is obtai...
Tiago H. Falk, Chenxi Zheng, Wai-Yip Chan
TASLP
2010
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Spherical Harmonic Analysis of Wavefields Using Multiple Circular Sensor Arrays
Spherical harmonic decomposition of wavefields is not only an active problem in acoustic signal processing but also a useful tool in a plethora of applications such as 3D beamform...
Thushara D. Abhayapala, Aastha Gupta
TASLP
2010
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HMM-Based Reconstruction of Unreliable Spectrographic Data for Noise Robust Speech Recognition
This paper presents a framework for efficient HMM-based estimation of unreliable spectrographic speech data. It discusses the role of Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) during minimum mea...
Bengt J. Borgstrom, Abeer Alwan