Speech Processing by Humans and Machines

Enrollment Requirements: Undergraduate Prerequisite: ENGEK 381 and (ENGBE 403 or ENGEC 401); Graduate Prerequisite: Graduate Standing Speech (naturally spoken) is the main mode of communication between humans. Speech technology aims at providing the means for speech-controlled man-machine interaction. The goal of this course is to provide the basic concepts and theories of speech production, speech perception, and speech signal processing. The course is organized in a manner that builds a strong foundation of basics, followed by a range of signal processing methods for representing and processing the speech signal. Same as ENG BE 519. Students may not receive credit for both.