A situational analysis of current speech-synthesis systems for child voices: A scoping review of qualitative and quantitative evidence
(1) Background: Speech synthesis has customarily focused on adult speech, but with the
rapid development of speech-synthesis technology, it is now possible to create child voices …
rapid development of speech-synthesis technology, it is now possible to create child voices …
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 …
Towards personalized speech synthesis for augmentative and alternative communication
Text-to-speech options on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices are
limited. Often, several individuals in a group setting use the same synthetic voice. This lack …
limited. Often, several individuals in a group setting use the same synthetic voice. This lack …
State-of-the-art in TEL to support social communication skill development in children with autism: a multi-disciplinary review
The paper reviews state-of-the-art in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) to support social
communication skill development in children with autism. We identify the driving research …
communication skill development in children with autism. We identify the driving research …
Voice-enabled assistive robots for handling autism spectrum conditions: an examination of the role of prosody
Autism spectrum conditions (ASC) are neurodevelopmental conditions, characterized by
impairments in social interaction, communication (ie, verbal and non-verbal language), and …
impairments in social interaction, communication (ie, verbal and non-verbal language), and …
Adapting pretrained models for adult to child voice conversion
Due to widespread lack of parallel data for adult to child voice conversion (VC), non parallel
VC techniques have grown in popularity. Methods, such as encoder-decoder model, have …
VC techniques have grown in popularity. Methods, such as encoder-decoder model, have …
Enhancement of cleft palate speech using temporal and spectral processing
PN Sudro, SRM Prasanna - Speech Communication, 2020 - Elsevier
The speech of the individuals with cleft palate (CP) is generally characterized by the
presence of abnormal nasal resonances during the production of voiced sounds, primarily in …
presence of abnormal nasal resonances during the production of voiced sounds, primarily in …
Improved particle swarm optimization and applications to hidden markov model and ackley function
S Motiian, H Soltanian-Zadeh - 2011 IEEE International …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is an algorithm based on social intelligence, utilized in
many fields of optimization. In applications like speech recognition, due to existence of high …
many fields of optimization. In applications like speech recognition, due to existence of high …
Polyglot speech synthesis based on cross-lingual frame selection using auditory and articulatory features
In this paper, an approach for polyglot speech synthesis based on cross-lingual frame
selection is proposed. This method requires only mono-lingual speech data of different …
selection is proposed. This method requires only mono-lingual speech data of different …
Personalized spectral and prosody conversion using frame-based codeword distribution and adaptive CRF
This study proposes a voice conversion-based approach to personalized text-to-speech
(TTS) synthesis. The conversion functions, trained using a small parallel corpus with source …
(TTS) synthesis. The conversion functions, trained using a small parallel corpus with source …