Low-resource speech technology for healthcare

Background We are seeking students interested advancing speech technology in low-resource environments. The project is sufficiently open-ended and will be focused on developing machine learning models and algorithms tailored to address the unique challenges posed by limited data and computational resources in speech processing, also in high-stakes applications like healthcare and education. Objective(s) Potential directions are: Research and develop novel machine learning techniques optimized for low-resource speech technology applications. Design and implement efficient algorithms for speech recognition, synthesis, and understanding in resource-constrained settings. Conduct experiments, analyze results, and iterate on models to continuously improve performance and robustness. Contribute to the development of tools and frameworks to streamline the deployment and evaluation of low-resource speech models. Requirements Need to have: ...

May 27, 2024