5th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing
30th November - 4th December, 1998
Sydney, Australia

ICSLP'98 Proceedings

Tu2A - Plenary Session 1

Tu2A1     Volume 2, pp. 1-6
Cochlear Implants in the Second and Third Millennia
Clark, G
University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

Tu3A - Text-To-Speech Synthesis 1

Tu3A1     Volume 2, p. 17
Unsupervised training of phone duration and energy models for
text-to-speech synthesis
Bagshaw, P C
France Telecom, CNET, FRANCE

Tu3A2     Volume 2, p. 21
Improved Duration Modeling of English Phonemes Using a Root Sinusoidal Transformation
Bellegarda, J Silverman, K
Apple Computer, USA

Tu3A3     Volume 2, p. 25
Efficient Adaptation of TTS Duration Model to New Speakers
Shih, C Gu, W van Santen, J P H
Bell Labs - Lucent Technologies, USA

Tu3A4     Volume 2, p. 29
Duration Modeling for HMM-Based Speech Synthesis
Yoshimura, T Tokuda, K Masuko, T Kobayashi, T Kitamura, T
Nagoya Institute of Technology, JAPAN

Tu3B - Spoken Language Models and Dialog 1

Tu3B1     Volume 2, p. 33
An educational dialogue system with a user controllable dialogue manager
Gustafson, J Elmberg, P Carlson, R Jönsson, A
Center for Speech Technology, TMH-KTH, SWEDEN

Tu3B2     Volume 2, p. 37
End-user driven dialogue system design: The REWARD experience
Failenschmid, K Thornton, J H S
Vocalis Ltd, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu3B3     Volume 2, p. 41
The Design of a Multi-domain Mandarin Chinese Spoken Dialogue System
Lin, Y-C Chiang, T-H Wang, H-M Peng, C-M Chang, C-H
Industrial Technology Research Institute, TAIWAN R.O.C.

Tu3B4     Volume 2, p. 45
An Integrated Dialogue System for the Automation of Call Centre Services
Georgila, K Tsopanoglou, A Fakotakis, N Kokkinakis, G
University of Patras, GREECE

Tu3C - Prosody and Emotion 1

Tu3C1     Volume 2, p. 49
Tones of a Tridialectal: Acoustic and Perceptual data on Ten Linguistic Tonetic contrasts between Lao, Nyo and Standard Thai
Rose, P
Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

Tu3C2     Volume 2, p. 53
Tone Sandhi between Complex Tones in a Seven-Tone Southern Thai Dialect
Thompson, N G I
Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

Tu3C3     Volume 2, p. 57
The Acoustic and Perceptual Features of Tone in the Tibeto-Burman Language Ao Naga
Coupe, A R
The Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

Tu3C4     Volume 2, p. 61
The Differential Status of Semivowels in the Acoustic Phonetic
Realisation of Tone
Rose, P
Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

Tu3D - Hidden Markov Model Techniques 1

Tu3D1     Volume 2, p. 65
Nonreciprocal Data Sharing in Estimating HMM parameters
Luo, X Jelinek, F
Johns Hopkins University, USA

Tu3D2     Volume 2, p. 69
Data-Driven Extensions to HMM Statistical Dependencies
Bilmes, J A
U.C. Berkeley / ICSI, USA

Tu3D3     Volume 2, p. 73
Use of High-Level Linguistic Constraints for constructing Feature Based Phonological Model in Speech Recognition
Sun, J Deng, L
University of Waterloo, CANADA

Tu3P - Speaker and Language Recognition 1

Tu3P1     Volume 2, p. 77
Sub-Band Based Speaker Verification Using Dynamic Recombination Weights
Sivakumaran, P Ariyaeeinia, A M Hewitt, J
University of Hertfordshire, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu3P2     Volume 2, p. 81
Measuring the Dynamic Encoding of Speaker Identity and Dialect in Prosodic Parameters
Barlow, M Wagner, M
Australian Defence Force Academy, AUSTRALIA

Tu3P3     Volume 2, p. 85
German Regional Variants - A Problem for Automatic Speech Recognition?
Beringer, N Schiel, F Regel-Brietzmann, P
University of Munich, GERMANY

Tu3P4     Volume 2, p. 89
Improving Accent Identification through Knowledge of English Syllable Structure
Berkling, K Vonwiller, J Cleirigh, C Zissman, M
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, USA

Tu3P5     Volume 2, p. 93
Multi-dimensional Scaling of Listener Responses to Complex Auditory stimuli
Bond, Z S Fucci, D Stockmal, V McColl, D
Ohio University, USA

Tu3P6     Volume 2, p. 97
Same Talker, Different Language
Stockmal, V Moates, D Bond, Z
Ohio University, USA

Tu3P7     Volume 2, p. 101
The Impact of Regional Variety upon Specific Word Categories in Spontaneous German
Burger, S Oppermann, D
University of Munich, GERMANY

Tu3P8     Volume 2, p. 105
Speech pre-processing against intentional imposture in speaker recognition
Genoud, D Chollet, G
IDIAP, SWITZERLAND

Tu3P9     Volume 2, p. 109
A Comparison of Two Unsupervised Approaches to Accent Identification
Lincoln, M Cox, S Ringland, S
University of East Anglia, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu3P10     Volume 2, p. 113
The Influence of Accents in Australian English Vowels and their Relation to Articulatory Tract Parameters
Dersch, D Cleirigh, C Vonwiller, J
Sydney University / APPEN Speech Technology, AUSTRALIA

Tu3P11     Volume 2, p. 117
Automatic language recognition using high-order HMMs
du Preez, J A Weber, D M
University of Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA

Tu3P12     Volume 2, p. 121
Speaker Recognition Using Residual Signal of Linear and Nonlinear Prediction Models
Faundez-Zanuy, M Rodriguez-Porcheron, D
Escola Universitaria Politecnica De Mataro, SPAIN

Tu3P13     Volume 2, p. 125
An Implementation and Evaluation of an On-line speaker Verification System for Field Trials
Gu, Y Thomas, T
Vocalis Ltd, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu3P14     Volume 2, p. 129
Speaker Verification on the POLYCOST database using frequency filtered spectral energies
Hernando, J Nadeu, C
Polytechnical University of Catalonia, SPAIN

Tu3P15     Volume 2, p. 133
A High-Performance Text-Independent Speaker Identification System Based On BCDM
Jin, Q Si, L Hu, Q
Tsinghua University, P.R. CHINA

Tu3P16     Volume 2, p. 137
Representation of Voice Quality Features Associated with Talker Individuality
Kido, H Kasuya, H
Utsunomiya University, JAPAN

Tu3P17     Volume 2, p. 141
Candidate Selection Based on Significance Testing and its Use in Normalisation and Scoring
Kim, J Jang, G Yun, S Oh, Y
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KOREA

Tu3P18     Volume 2, p. 145
Japanese Forensic Phonetics:Non-contemporaneous within-speaker variation in Natural and Read-out Speech
Kinoshita, Y
The Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

Tu3P19     Volume 2, p. 149
Statistical Modeling of Pronunciation and Production Variations for Speech Recognition
Korkmazskiy, F E Juang B-H
Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories, USA

Tu3P20     Volume 2, p. 153
Dialect Maps and Dialect Research; Useful Tools for Automatic Speech Recognition?
Foldvik, A K Kvale, K
Telenor R&D, NORWAY

Tu3P21     Volume 2, p. 157
Text Independent Speaker Recognition Using Micro-Prosody
Kyung, Y J Lee, H S
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KOREA

Tu3P22     Volume 2, p. 161
Speaker Verification Using Fundamental Frequency
Cheng, Y Leung, H C
Chinese University of Hong Kong, HONG KONG

Tu3P23     Volume 2, p. 165
On Optimum Normalization Method Used for Speaker Verification
Liu, W Isobe, T Mukawa, N
NTT Data Corporation, JAPAN

Tu3P24     Volume 2, p. 169
Recurrent Substrings and Data Fusion for Language Recognition
Lloyd-Thomas, H Parris, E S Wright, J H
Ensigma Ltd, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu3P25     Volume 2, p. 173
Text-Independent Speaker Recognition using Multiple Information Sources
Markov, K Nakagawa, S
Toyohashi University of Technology, JAPAN

Tu3P26     Volume 2, p. 177
Discriminative Training of GMM using a Modified EM Algorithm for Speaker Recognition
Markov, K Nakagawa, S
Toyohashi University of Technology, JAPAN

Tu3P27     Volume 2, p. 181
Language Identification Incorporating Lexical Information
Matrouf, D Adda-Decker, M Lamel, L Gauvain, J-L
LIMSI-CNRS, FRANCE

Tu3P28     Volume 2, p. 185
A VQ based Speaker Recognition System Based in Histogram Distances. Text Independent and for Noisy Environements
Monte, E Arqué, R Miró, X
Polytechnical University of Catalonia, SPAIN

Tu3P29     Volume 2, p. 189
Spanish Dialects: Phonetic Transcription
Moreno, A Marino, J B
Polytechnical University of Catalonia, SPAIN

Tu3P30     Volume 2, p. 193
Acoustic analysis of Japanese English prosody: Comparison between Fukushima dialect speakers and Tokyo dialect speakers in declarative sentences and yes-no questions
Muramatsu, M
Fukushima Medical University, JAPAN

Tu3P31     Volume 2, p. 197
A Context-Dependent Approach for Speaker Verification Using Sequential Decision
Noda, H Harada, K Kawaguchi, E Sawai, H
Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPAN

Tu3P32     Volume 2, p. 201
Quantitative Influence of Speech Variability Factors for Automatic Speaker Verification in Forensic Tasks
Ortega-Garcia, J Cruz-Llanas, S Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J
Universidad Politecnica Madrid, SPAIN

Tu3P33     Volume 2, p. 205
Creating Hidden Markov Models for Fast Speech
Pfau, T Ruske, G
Technical University of Munich, GERMANY

Tu3P34     Volume 2, p. 209
Speaker Identification using Relaxation Labeling
Pham, T D Wagner, M
University of Canberra, AUSTRALIA

Tu3P35     Volume 2, p. 213
A Novel Technique for the Combination of Utterance and Speaker Verification Systems in a Text-dependent Speaker Verification Task
Rodriguez-Linares, L Garcia-Mateo, C
University of Vigo, SPAIN

Tu3P36     Volume 2, p. 217
A Forensic Phonetic Investigation into Non-contemporaneous Variation in the F-pattern of Similar-sounding Speakers
Rose, P
Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

Tu3P37     Volume 2, p. 221
Human vs. Machine Speaker Identification with Telephone Speech
Schmidt-Nielsen, A Crystal, T H
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA

Tu3P38     Volume 2, p. 225
A Comparison of Fusion Techniques in Mel-Cepstral based Speaker Identification
Slomka, S Sridharan, S Chandran, V
Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA

Tu3P39     Volume 2, p. 229
On the Influence of Hyperarticulated Speech on Recognition Performance
Soltau, H Waibel, A
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Tu3P40     Volume 2, p. 233
Text-independent speaker identification and verification using the TIMIT Database
Ward, N C Dersch, D R
Alcatel Australia, AUSTRALIA

Tu3P41     Volume 2, p. 237
Incorporating Linguistic Knowledge into Automatic Dialect Identification of Spanish
Yanguas, L O'Leary, G Zissman, M
Mit Lincoln Laboratory, USA

Tu3P42     Volume 2, p. 241
A Novel Text-Independent Speaker Verification Method Using the Global Speaker Model
Zhang, Y Zhu, X-Y
Tsinghua University, P.R. CHINA

Tu3Q - Multimodal Spoken Language Processing 1

Tu3Q1     Volume 2, p. 245
A fast method of producing talking head mouth shapes from real speech
Breen, A P Gloaguen, O Stern, P
BT Labs, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu3Q2     Volume 2, p. 249
The Efficiency of Multimodal Interaction: A Case Study
Cohen, P R Johnston, M McGee, D Oviatt, S L Clow, J Smith, I
Oregon Graduate Institute, USA

Tu3Q3     Volume 2, p. 253
Audio and Audio-visual Perception of Consonants Disturbed by White Noise and 'Cocktail Party'
Czap, L
University of Miskolc, HUNGARY

Tu3Q4     Volume 2, p. 257
Overview of the Maya Spoken Language System
Downey, S Breen, A P Fernandez, M Kaneen, E
BT Labs, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu3Q5     Volume 2, p. 261
Automatic Recognition of Spontaneous Speech Dialogues
Cettolo, M Falavigna, D
ITC-IRST, ITALY

Tu3Q6     Volume 2, p. 265
Using an Animated Talking Character in a web-based City Guide Demonstrator
Fries, G Feldes, S Corbet, A
Deutsche Telekom Berkom, GERMANY

Tu3Q7     Volume 2, p. 269
Influence of facial views on the McGurk effect in auditory noise
Kanzaki, R Kato, T
ATR Information Processing Research Laboratories, JAPAN

Tu3Q8     Volume 2, p. 273
The Intellimedia WorkBench - a generic environment for multimodal systems
Brondsted, T Larsen, L B Manthey, M Moeslund, T B McKevitt, P Olesen, K G
Aalborg University, DENMARK

Tu3Q9     Volume 2, p. 277
Stamp: A Suite of Tools for Analyzing Multimodal System Processing
Clow, J Oviatt, S L
Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology, USA

Tu3Q10     Volume 2, p. 281
Cultural similarities and differences in the recognition of audio-visual speech stimuli
Shigeno, S
Kitasato University, JAPAN

Tu3Q11     Volume 2, p. 285
A Multimodal-Input Multimedia-Output Guidance System: MMGS
Takezawa, T Morimoto, T
ATR Interpreting Telecommunications Research Laboratories, JAPAN

Tu3Q12     Volume 2, p. 289
HMM-based Visual Speech Recognition using Intensity and Location Normalization
Vanegas, O Tanaka, A Tokuda, K Kitamura, T
Nagoya Institute of Technology, JAPAN

Tu3Q13     Volume 2, p. 293
A Hierarchy Probability-based Visual Features Extraction Method for Speechreading
Xu, Y Du, L Li, G Hou, Z
Chinese Academy of Science, P.R. CHINA

Tu3Q14     Volume 2, p. 297
Integration of Talking Heads and Text-to-Speech Synthesizers for Visual TTS
Ostermann, J Beutnagel, M Fischer, A Wang, Y
AT&T Labs Research

Tu3R - Isolated Word Recognition

Tu3R1     Volume 2, p. 301
Improving Accuracy of telephony-based, speaker-independent speech recognition
Azzopardi D Semnani S Milner B Wiseman R
BT Labs, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu3R2     Volume 2, p. 305
Rejection in Speech Recognition Systems with Limited Training
Bayya, A
Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, USA

Tu3R3     Volume 2, p. 309
A Four Layer Sharing HMM System for Very Large Vocabulary Isolated Word Recognition
Chen, R Tanaka, M Wu, D Olorenshaw, L Amador, M
SONY Research Labs, USA

Tu3R4     Volume 2, p. 313
A Comparative Study of Hybrid Modelling Techniques for Improved Telephone Speech Recognition
Chengalvarayan, R
Lucent Technologies, USA

Tu3R5     Volume 2, p. 317
Smoothing and Tying for Korean Flexible Vocabulary Isolated Word Recognition
Choi, J-S Lee, J-S Lee, H-Y
LG Corporate Institute of Technology, KOREA

Tu3R6     Volume 2, p. 321
Recent Work on a Preselection Module for a Flexible Large Vocabulary Speech Recognition System in Telephone Environment
Ferreiros, J Macias-Guarasa, J Gallardo, A Colas, J Cordoba, R Pardo, J
Villarrubia, L
GTH-IEL-UPM, SPAIN

Tu3R7     Volume 2, p. 325
A Study of Noise Robustness for Speaker Independent Speech Recognition
Method Using Phoneme Similarity Vector
Hoshimi, M Yamada, M Niyada, K Makino, S
Matsushita Research Institute Tokyo, Inc., JAPAN

Tu3R8     Volume 2, p. 329
Classification of Taiwanese tones based on pitch and energy movements
Jian, F
University of Reading, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu3R9     Volume 2, p. 333
Phoneme-based recognition for the Norwegian SpeechDat(II) database
Johansen, F T
Telenor R&D, NORWAY

Tu3R10     Volume 2, p. 337
Robust Feature Extraction for Alphabet Recognition
Karnjanadecha, M Zahorian, S A
Old Dominion University, USA

Tu3R11     Volume 2, p. 341
Recognition of Connected Digit Speech in Japanese Collected over the Telephone Network
Kawai, H Higuchi, N
KDD R&D Laboratories Inc., JAPAN

Tu3R12     Volume 2, p. 345
Improving the Speaker-Dependency of Subword-Unit-Based Isolated Word Recognition
Koizumi, T Taniguchi, S Kohtoh, K
Fukui University, JAPAN

Tu3R13     Volume 2, p. 349
Speaker Independent Speech Recognition Method using Constrained Time
Alignment near Phoneme Discriminative Frame
Konuma, T Suzuki, T Yamada, M Ono, Y Hoshimi, M Niyada, K
Matsushita Research Institute Tokyo, Inc, JAPAN

Tu3R14     Volume 2, p. 353
A Nonatationary Autoregressive HMM with Gain Adaptation for Speech Recognition
Lee, K Y Lee, J
Soongsil University, KOREA

Tu3R15     Volume 2, p. 357
A Large-Vocabulary Taiwanese (Min-nan) Multi-syllabic Word Recognition System Based upon Right-Context-Dependent Phones with State Clustering by Acoustic Decision Tree
Lyu, R-Y Chiang, Y-C Hsieh, W-P
Chang Gung University, TAIWAN R.O.C.

Tu3R16     Volume 2, p. 361
Speech Recognition Based on the Distance Calculation Between Intermediate Phonetic Code Sequences in Symbolic Domain
Tanaka, K Kojima, H
Electrotechnical Laboratory, JAPAN

Tu3R17     Volume 2, p. 365
High Accuracy Chinese Speech Recognition Approach with Chinese Input Technology for Telecommunication Use
Yang, Y C-H Kuo, J-J
Matsushita Institute of Technology, Taipei, TAIWAN R.O.C.

Tu4A - Robust Speech Processing in Adverse Environments 1

Tu4A1     Volume 2, p. 369
Robust Speech Recognition using HMM's With Toeplitz State Covariance Matrices
Roberts, W Ephraim, Y
Defence Science & Technology Organisation, AUSTRALIA

Tu4A2     Volume 2, p. 373
Modeling of Output Probability Distributions to improve Small Vocabulary Speech Recognition in Adverse Environments
Thambiratnam, D Sridharan, S
Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA

Tu4A3     Volume 2, p. 377
Robust and compact multilingual word recognizers using features extracted from a phoneme similarity front-end
Morin, P Applebaum, T H Boman, R Zhao, Y Junqua, J-C
Panasonic Technologies Inc., USA

Tu4A4     Volume 2, p. 381
An Effect of Adaptive Beamforming on Hands-free Speech Recognition Based on 3-D Viterbi Search
Yamada, T Nakamura, S Shikano, K
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, JAPAN

Tu4A5     Volume 2, p. 385
Coherence-based Subband Decomposition for Robust Speech and Speaker Recognition in Noisy and Reverberant Rooms
Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J Cruz-Llanas, S Ortega-Garcia, J
Universidad Politecnica Madrid, SPAIN

Tu4A6     Volume 2, p. 389
A Minimax Search Algorithm for CDHMM based Robust Continuous Speech Recognition
Jiang, H Hirose, K Huo, Q
The University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Tu4B - Spoken Language Models and Dialog 2

Tu4B1     Volume 2, p. 393
An event driven model for dialogue systems
Wang, K
Microsoft Research, USA

Tu4B2     Volume 2, p. 397
Automatic Classification of Dialogue Contexts for Dialogue Predictions
Popovici, C Baggia, P Laface, P Moisa, L
Politecnico Di Torino, ITALY

Tu4B3     Volume 2, p. 401
Automatic Identification of Command Boundaries in a Conversational Natural Language User Interface
Ramaswamy, G N Kleindienst, J
I.B.M. Research Center, USA

Tu4B4     Volume 2, p. 405
The Predictive Power of Game Structure in Dialogue Act Recognition: Experimental Results Using Maximum Entropy Estimation
Poesio, M Mikheev, A
University of Edinburgh, HCRC, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu4B5     Volume 2, p. 409
A schema based approach to dialog control
Constantinides, P Hansma, S Tchou, C Rudnicky, A
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Tu4B6     Volume 2, p. 413
Expanding a time-sensitive conversational architecture for turn-taking to handle content-driven interruption
Aist, G
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Tu4C - Articulatory Modelling 1

Tu4C1     Volume 2, p. 417
A Three-Dimensional Linear Articulatory Model Based on MRI Data
Badin, P Bailly, G Raybaudi, M Segebarth, C
Institut Communication Parlee, FRANCE

Tu4C2     Volume 2, p. 421
On Loops and Articulatory Biomechanics
Perrier, P Payan, Y Perkell, J Jolly, F Zandipour, M Matthies, M
Institut De La Communication Parlée - INPG, FRANCE

Tu4C3     Volume 2, p. 425
Magnetic Resonance Measurements of the Velum port opening
Demolin, D Lecuit, V Metens, T Nazarian, B Soquet, A
Universite Libre De Bruxelles, BELGIUM

Tu4C4     Volume 2, p. 429
Cantilever-type force-sensor-mounted palatal plate for measuring palatolingual contact stress and pattern during speech phonation.
Matsumura, M Niikawa, T Tanabe, T Tachimura, T Wada, T
Osaka Electro-Communication University, JAPAN

Tu4C5     Volume 2, p. 433
Determination of the vocal tract spectrum from the articulatory movements based on the search of an articulatory-acoustic database
Kaburagi, T Honda, M
NTT Basic Research Laboratories, JAPAN

Tu4C6     Volume 2, p. 437
An MRI study on the relationship between oral cavity shape and larynx position
Honda, K Tiede, M
ATR Human Information Processing Research Laboratories, JAPAN

Tu4D - Talking To Infants, Pets and Lovers

Tu4D1     Volume 2, p. 441
Acoustic and Affective Qualities of IDS in English
Kitamura, C Burnham, D
University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

Tu4D2     Volume 2, p. 445
Acoustic Qualities of IDS and ADS in Thai
Thanavisuth, C Luksaneeyanawin, S
Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND

Tu4D3     Volume 2, p. 449
Pragmatic Characteristics of Infant Directed Speech
Luksaneeyanawin, S Thanavisuth, C Sittigasorn, S Rukkarangsarit, O
Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND

Tu4D4     Volume 2, p. 453
Are You My Little Pussy-Cat? Acoustic, Phonetic and Affective Qualities of Infant- and Pet-Directed Speech
Burnham, D Francis, E Vollmer-Conna, U Kitamura, C Averkiou, V Olley, A Nguyen, M Paterson, C
University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

Tu4D5     Volume 2, p. 457
Special Speech Registers: Talking To Australian and Thai Infants, and To Pets.
Burnham, D
University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

Tu5A - Robust Speech Processing in Adverse Environments 2

Tu5A1     Volume 2, p. 459
Performance improvements through combining phone- and syllable-scale information in automatic speech recognition
Wu, S-L Kingsbury, B E D Morgan, N Greenberg, S
Nuance Communications, USA

Tu5A2     Volume 2, p. 463
Predictive Adaptation and Compensation for Robust Speech Recognition
Surendran, A C Lee, C-H
Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, USA

Tu5A3     Volume 2, p. 467
Influence of the speaking style and the noise spectral tilt on the Lombard reflex and automatic speech recognition
Junqua, J-C Fincke, S Field, K
Speech Technology Laboratory, USA

Tu5A4     Volume 2, p. 471
Data-Driven PMC and Bayesian Learning Integration for Fast Model Adaptation in Noisy Conditions
Crafa, S Fissore, L Vair, C
CSELT, ITALY

Tu5A5     Volume 2, p. 475
Improving the noise and spectral robustness of an isolated-word recognizer using an auditory-model front end
Hunke, M Hyun, M Love, S Holton, T
San Francisco State University, USA

Tu5A6     Volume 2, p. 479
A Model for Speech Reverberation and Intelligibility Restoring Filters
Kenny, O P Nelson, D J
USA

Tu5B - Spoken Language Models and Dialog 3

Tu5B1     Volume 2, p. 483
On Different Functions of Repetitive Utterances
Swerts, M Koiso, H Shimojima, A Katagiri, Y
IPO, Center for Research On User-System Interaction, THE NETHERLANDS

Tu5B2     Volume 2, p. 487
Prosody based detection of the context of backchannel responses
Noguchi, H Den, Y
NAIST, JAPAN

Tu5B3     Volume 2, p. 491
Robust Interpretation for Spoken Dialogue Systems
Strömbäck, L Jonsson, A
Linkoping University, SWEDEN

Tu5B4     Volume 2, p. 495
System-User Interaction and Response Strategy in Spoken Dialog System
Okato, Y Kato, K Yamamoto, M Itahashi, S
University of Tsukuba, JAPAN

Tu5B5     Volume 2, p. 499
Organizing Self-Motivated Dialogue with Autonomous Creatures
Suzuki, N Ishii, K Okada, M
ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Labs, JAPAN

Tu5B6     Volume 2, p. 503
Fly with the EAGLES: Evaluation of the ACCeSS Spoken Language Dialogue System
Hanrieder, G Heisterkamp, P Brey, T
Daimler-Benz AG, GERMANY

Tu5C - Speech Coding 1

Tu5C1     Volume 2, p. 507
A very low bit rate speech coder using HMM with speaker adaptation
Masuko, T Tokuda, K Kobayashi, T
Tokyo Institute of Technology, JAPAN

Tu5C2     Volume 2, p. 511
ITU-T G.729 extension at 6.4 kbps
Ekudden, E Hagen, R Johansson, B Hayashi, S Kataoka, A Kurihara, S
Ericsson Radio Systems AB, SWEDEN

Tu5C3     Volume 2, p. 515
Adaptive Transformation for Segmented Parametric Speech Coding
Mudugamuwa D J Bradley A B
RMIT, AUSTRALIA

Tu5C4     Volume 2, p. 519
Speech enhancement using STC-based bandwidth extension
Epps, J Holmes, W H
University of NSW, AUSTRALIA

Tu5C5     Volume 2, p. 523
Performance and Optimization of the SEEVOC Algorithm
Zhang, W Holmes, WH
The University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

Tu5D - Articulatory Modelling 2

Tu5D1     Volume 2, p. 527
Acoustic-articulatory evaluation of the upper vowel-formant region and its presumed speaker-specific potency
Clermont, F Mokhtari, P
Australian Defence Force Academy, AUSTRALIA

Tu5D2     Volume 2, p. 531
Control of larynx height in vowel production
Hoole, P Kroos, C
Munich University, GERMANY

Tu5D3     Volume 2, p. 535
Analyzing the effect of secondary excitations of the vocal tract on vocal intensity in different loudness conditions
Alku, P Vintturi, J Vilkman, E
University of Turku, FINLAND

Tu5D4     Volume 2, p. 539
An Analysis of Modal Coupling Effects During the Glottal Cycle : Formant Synthesizers From Time-Domain Finite-Difference Simulations
Ramsay, G
Institut De La Communication Parlee, FRANCE

Tu5D5     Volume 2, p. 543
Laryngoscopic Analysis of Pharyngeal Articulations and Larynx-Height Voice Quality Settings
Esling, J
University of Victoria, CANADA

Tu5D6     Volume 2, p. 547
Effects of shapes of radiational aperture on radiation characteristics
Matsuzaki, H Motoki, K Miki, N
Hokkai-Gakuen University, JAPAN

Tu5P - Prosody and Emotion 2

Tu5P1     Volume 3, p. 551
De-accentuation: Linguistic Environments and Prosodic Realizations
Alter, K Steinhauer, K Friederici, A D
Max-Planck-Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, GERMANY

Tu5P2     Volume 3, p. 555
Towards an automatic classification of emotions in speech
Amir, N Ron, S
Center for Technological Education Holon, ISRAEL

Tu5P3     Volume 3, p. 559
Can we hear smile?
Schröder, M Auberge, V Cathiard, M
ICP - ESA 5009 CNRS, FRANCE

Tu5P4     Volume 3, p. 563
The Automatic Marking of Prominence in Spontaneous Speech Using Duration and Part of Speech Information
Aylett, M P Bull, M
University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu5P5     Volume 3, p. 567
On a Pitch Alteration Technique in Excited Cepstral Spectrum for High Quality TTS
Kim, J D Baek, S J Bae, M J
Soongsil University, KOREA

Tu5P6     Volume 3, p. 571
Dovetailing of acoustics and prosody in spontaneous speech recognition
Buckow, J Batliner, A Huber, R Noeth, E Warnke, V Niemann, H
University of Erlangen, GERMANY

Tu5P7     Volume 3, p. 575
A Computational Memory and Processing Model for Prosody
Cahn, J E
M.I.T. Media Laboratory, USA

Tu5P8     Volume 3, p. 579
Convergence of Fundamental Frequencies in Conversation: If it Happens, Does it Matter?
Collins, B M
Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

Tu5P9     Volume 3, p. 583
Analysis and Interpretation of Fundamental Frequency Contours of British English in Terms of a Command-Response Model
Fujisaki, H Ohno, S Yagi, T Ono, T
Science University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Tu5P10     Volume 3, p. 587
Common Patterns in Word Level Prosody
Holm, F Hata, K
Speech Technology Laboratory, USA

Tu5P11     Volume 3, p. 591
Prosodic Structure in Japanese Spontaneous Speech
Horiuchi, Y Ichikawa, A
Chiba University, JAPAN

Tu5P12     Volume 3, p. 595
An acoustic-phonetic description of word tone in Kagoshima Japanese
Ishihara, S
The Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

Tu5P13     Volume 3, p. 599
Representing Prosodic Words Using Statistical Models of Moraic Transition of Fundamental Frequency Contours of Japanese
Iwano, K Hirose, K
University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Tu5P14     Volume 3, p. 603
Disambiguation of Korean Utterances Using Automatic Intonation Recognition
Jang, T Song, M Lee, K
University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu5P15     Volume 3, p. 607
Multi-level rhythm control for speech synthesis using hybrid data driven and rule-based approaches
Jokisch, O Hirschfeld, D Eichner, M Hoffmann, R
Dresden University of Technology, GERMANY

Tu5P16     Volume 3, p. 611
EGG Model of Ditoneme in Mandarin
Kong, J
City University of Hong Kong, HONG KONG

Tu5P17     Volume 3, p. 615
Temporal Organization of Speech for normal and fast rates
Krishnan, G Ward, W
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Tu5P18     Volume 3, p. 619
A syllable-based generalization of Japanese accentuation
Kubozono, H
Kobe University, JAPAN

Tu5P19     Volume 3, p. 623
Non-adjacent Segmental Effects in Tonal Realization of Accentual Phrase in Seoul Korean
Lee, H-J
UCLA, USA

Tu5P20     Volume 3, p. 627
Improvement on Connected Numbers Recognition Using Prosodic Information
Lopez-Gonzalo, E Caminero, J Cortazar, I Hernandez-Gomez, L
ETSIT-UPM, SPAIN

Tu5P21     Volume 3, p. 631
Phonetic investigation of boundary pitch movements in Japanese
Maeda, K Venditti, J J
University of Pennsylvania, USA

Tu5P22     Volume 3, p. 635
Phonetic and phonological characteristics of paralinguistic information in spoken Japanese
Maekawa, K
The National Language Research Institute, JAPAN

Tu5P23     Volume 3, p. 639
ToBI Accent Type Recognition
Maghbouleh, A
Stanford University, USA

Tu5P24     Volume 3, p. 643
The Influence of Syllable Structure on the Timing of Intonational Events in German
Mixdorff, H Fujisaki, H
Dresden University of Technology, GERMANY

Tu5P25     Volume 3, p. 647
New Prosodic Control Rules for Expressive Synthetic Speech
Mizuno, O Nakajima, S
NTT Human Interface Labs, JAPAN

Tu5P26     Volume 3, p. 651
The Use of F0 Reliability Function for Prosodic Command Analysis on F0 Contour Generation Model
Nakai, M Shimodaira, H
JAIST, JAPAN

Tu5P27     Volume 3, p. 655
Analysis of Effects of Lexical Accent, Syntax and Global Speech Rate upon the Local Speech Rate
Ohno, S Fujisaki, H Taguchi, H
Department of Applied Electronics, Science University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Tu5P28     Volume 3, p. 659
On the Effects of Speech Rate upon Parameters of the Command-Response Model for the Fundamental Frequency Contours of Speech
Ohno, S Fujisaki, H Hara, Y
Science University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Tu5P29     Volume 3, p. 663
The maximum-based description of F0 contours and its application to English
Portele, T Heuft, B
IKP, University of Bonn, GERMANY

Tu5P30     Volume 3, p. 667
Perceived prominence and acoustic parameters in American English
Portele, T
IKP, University of Bonn, GERMANY

Tu5P31     Volume 3, p. 671
Generating Emotional Speech with a Concatenative Synthesizer
Rank, E Pirker, H
OFAI, AUSTRIA

Tu5P32     Volume 3, p. 675
A Perceptive Measure of Pure Prosody Linguistic Functions with Reiterant Sentences
Rilliard, A Auberge, V
Institut De La Communication Parlee, FRANCE

Tu5P33     Volume 3, p. 679
Prosodic Parameters in Emotional Speech
Koike, K Suzuki, H Saito, H
Keio University, JAPAN

Tu5P34     Volume 3, p. 683
Automatic detection of prominence (as defined by listeners’ judgments) in read aloud Dutch sentences
Streefkerk, B M Pols, L C W ten Bosch, L F M
Institute of Phonetic Science Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS

Tu5P35     Volume 3, p. 687
A Schema for Illocutionary Act Identification with Prosodic Feature
Tamoto, M Kawabata, T
NTT Basic Research Laboratory, JAPAN

Tu5P36     Volume 3, p. 691
An Algorithm for Choosing Japanese Acknowledgments using Prosodic Cues and Context
Tsukahara, W
University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Tu5P37     Volume 3, p. 695
A Study of Tones and Tempo in Continuous Mandarin Digit Strings and their Application in Telephone Quality Speech Recognition
Wang, C Seneff, S
MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, USA

Tu5P38     Volume 3, p. 699
Simulated emotions: an acoustic study of voice and perturbation measures
Whiteside, S P
University of Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu5P39     Volume 3, p. 703
A Robust Tone Recognition Method of Chinese Based on Sub-syllabic F0 Contours
Zhang, J-S Hirose, K
The University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Tu5P40     Volume 3, p. 707
The Microprosodics of Tone Sandhi in Shanghai Disyllabic Compounds
Zhu, X S
Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

Tu5P41     Volume 3, p. 711
Jitter and Shimmer Differences Between Pathological Voices of School Children
Bolfan-Stosic, N Prizl, T
University of Zagreb, CROATIA

Tu5Q - Neural Networks, Fuzzy and Evolutionary Methods 1

Tu5Q1     Volume 3, p. 715
A Comparison of Thai Speech Recognition Systems using Hidden Markov Model, Neural Network, and Fuzzy-Neural Network
Ahkuputra, V Jitapunkul, S Jittiwarangkul, N Maneenoi, E Kasuriya, S
Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND

Tu5Q2     Volume 3, p. 719
Phoneme recognition with statistical modeling of the prediction error of neural networks
Freitag, F Monte, E
Polytechnical University of Catalonia, SPAIN

Tu5Q3     Volume 3, p. 723
Neural network based pronunciation modeling with applications to speech recognition
Fukada, T Yoshimura, T Sagisaka, Y
ATR Interpreting Telecommunications Research Laboratories, JAPAN

Tu5Q4     Volume 3, p. 727
A Comparative Study of OCON and MLP Architectures for Phoneme Recognition
Haskey, S Datta, S
Loughborough University, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu5Q5     Volume 3, p. 731
Evaluation and Integration of Neural-Network Training Techniques for Continuous Digit Recognition
Hosom, J P Cole, R A Cosi, P
Oregon Graduate Institute, USA

Tu5Q6     Volume 3, p. 735
Hierarchical Neural Networks (HNN) for Chinese Continuous Speech Recognition
Jia, Y Du, L Hou, Z
Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. CHINA

Tu5Q7     Volume 3, p. 739
Neural Network Motivation for Segmental Distribution
Keller, E
University of Lausanne, SWITZERLAND

Tu5Q8     Volume 3, p. 743
Combining Connectionist Multi-Band and Full-Band Probability Streams for Speech Recognition of Natural Numbers
Mirghafori, N Morgan, N
International Computer Science Institute, USA

Tu5Q9     Volume 3, p. 747
Initial Speech Recognition Results using the Multinet Architecture
Pizzolato, E B Reynolds, TJ
University of Essex, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu5Q10     Volume 3, p. 751
Selection of the Optimal Structure of the Continuous HMM Using the Genetic Algorithm
Takara, T Iha, Y Nagayama, I
University of the Ryukyus, JAPAN

Tu5Q11     Volume 3, p. 755
A Proposed Decision Rule for Speaker Recognition Based on Fuzzy
C-Means Clustering
Tran, D Wagner, M Le, T V
University of Canberra, AUSTRALIA

Tu5Q12     Volume 3, p. 759
Fuzzy Gaussian Mixture Models for Speaker Recognition
Tran, D Le, T V Wagner, M
University of Canberra, AUSTRALIA

Tu5Q13     Volume 3, p. 763
A New Strategy of Fuzzy-Neural Network for Thai Numeral Speech Recognition
Wutiwiwatchai, C Jitapunkul, S Ahkuputra, V Maneenoi, E
Luksaneeyanawin, S
Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND

Tu5Q14     Volume 3, p. 767
Thai Polysyllabic Word Recognition Using Fuzzy-Neural Network
Wutiwiwatchai, C Jitapunkul, S Ahkuputra, V Maneenoi, E
Luksaneeyanawin, S
Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND

Tu5R - Utterance Verification and Word Spotting 1 / Speaker Adaptation 1

Tu5R1     Volume 3, p. 771
Word Verification Using Confidence Measures in Speech Recognition
Benitez, C Rubio Ayuso, A Garcia Teodoro, P Diaz Verdejo, J E
Universidad De Granada, SPAIN

Tu5R2     Volume 3, p. 775
Improving Posterior Based Confidence Measures in Hybrid HMM/ANN Speech Recognition Systems
Bernardis, G Bourlard, H
IDIAP, SWITZERLAND

Tu5R3     Volume 3, p. 779
Two-pass Utterance Verification Algorithm for Long Natural Numbers Recognition
Caminero, J Lopez, E Hernandez, L
ETSIT-UPM, SPAIN

Tu5R4     Volume 3, p. 783
A*-Admissible Key-Phrase Spotting with Sub-Syllable Level Utterance Verification
Chen, B Wang, H-M Shien, L-F Lee, L-S
Academica Sinica, Taiwan, TAIWAN R.O.C.

Tu5R5     Volume 3, p. 787
Speaker-Independent Upfront Dialect Adaptation in a Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognizer
Fischer, V Gao, Y Janke, E
IBM Speech Systems, GERMANY

Tu5R6     Volume 3, p. 791
Word-Based Acoustic Confidence Measures for Large-Vocabulary Speech Recognition
Gunawardana, A Hon, H-W Jiang, L
Microsoft Research, USA

Tu5R7     Volume 3, p. 795
Improved Utterance Rejection using Length Dependent Thresholds
Gupta, S K Soong, F
Bell Laboratories - Lucent Technologies, USA

Tu5R8     Volume 3, p. 799
Bayesian Constrained Frequency Warping HMMs for Speaker Normalization
Ho, C H Vaseghi, S Chen, A
Queen's University of Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu5R9     Volume 3, p. 803
An Evaluation of Keyword Spotting Performance utilizing False Alarm Rejection based on Prosodic Information
Ida, M Yamasaki, R
OMRON Corporation, JAPAN

Tu5R10     Volume 3, p. 807
Predictive Speaker Adaptation and Its Prior Training
Tran, D Iso, K-I
NEC, JAPAN

Tu5R11     Volume 3, p. 811
Powerful Syllabic Fillers for General-Task Keyword-Spotting and Unlimited-Vocabulary Continuous-Speech Recognition
El Meliani, R O'Shaughnessy, D
INRS-Telecommunications, CANADA

Tu5R12     Volume 3, p. 815
Confidence Scoring for Speech Understanding Systems
Pao, C Schmid, P Glass, J
MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, USA

Tu5R13     Volume 3, p. 819
Phonological Rules for Enhancing Acoustic Enrollment of Unknown Words
Ramabhadran, B Ittycheriah, A
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA

Tu5R14     Volume 3, p. 823
Recognition-Based Word Counting for Reliable Barge-in and Early Endpoint Detection in Continuous Speech Recognition
Setlur, A R Sukkar, R A
Lucent Technologies, USA

Tu5R15     Volume 3, p. 827
Linear Discriminant - A New Criterion for Speaker Normalization
Westphal, M Schultz, T Waibel, A
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Tu5R16     Volume 3, p. 831
Confidence Measures Derived from an Acceptor HMM
Williams, G Renals, S
Sheffield University, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu5R17     Volume 3, p. 835
Telephone Speech Multi-Keyword Spotting Using Fuzzy Search Algorithm and Prosodic Verification
Wu, C-H Chen, Y-J Hung, Y-C
National Cheng Kung University, TAIWAN R.O.C.

Tu5R18     Volume 3, p. 839
Topic Recognition for News Speech Based on Keyword Spotting
Yamashita, Y Tsunekawa, T Mizoguchi, R
Ritsumeikan University, JAPAN

Tu6A - Text-To-Speech Synthesis 2

Tu6A1     Volume 3, p. 843
Prosody Prediction for Speech Synthesis using Transformational
Rule-based Learning
Fordyce, C Ostendorf, M
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products, USA

Tu6A2     Volume 3, p. 847
Representing the environments for phonological processes in an accent-independent lexicon for synthesis of English
Fitt, S Isard, S
University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu6A3     Volume 3, p. 851
Efficient Lexical Retrieval for English Text-to-Speech Synthesis
Faulkner, D Bryant, C
Aculab Plc, UNITED KINGDOM

Tu6B - Spoken Language Models and Dialog 4

Tu6B1     Volume 3, p. 855
SQEL: A Multilingual and Multifunctional Dialog System
Aretoulaki, M Harbeck, S Gallwitz, F Noeth, E Niemann, H Ivanecky, J Ipsic, I Pavesic, N Matousek, V
University of Erlangen, GERMANY

Tu6B2     Volume 3, p. 859
Semi-automated incremental prototyping of spoken dialog systems
Kaspar, S Hoffmann, A
University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

Tu6B3     Volume 3, p. 863
Beyond Structured Dialogues: Factoring out Grounding
Heeman, P Johnston, M Denney, J Kaiser, E
Oregon Graduate Institute, USA

Tu6D - Human Speech Perception 1

Tu6D1     Volume 3, p. 867
Heads and tails in word perception: Evidence for 'Early-to-Late' Processing in listening and reading
Nooteboom, S G Van Dijk, M
Utrecht University, THE NETHERLANDS

Tu6D2     Volume 3, p. 871
Evidence for Early Effects of Sentence Context on Word Segmentation
te Riele, S M M Quené, H
Utrecht University, THE NETHERLANDS

Tu6D3     Volume 3, p. 875
Assimilation and anticipation in word perception
Quené, H van Rossum, M van Wijck, M
Utrecht University, THE NETHERLANDS

Tu6D4     Volume 3, p. 879
Lexical activation by assimilated and reduced tokens
Kelly, M L Bard, E G Sotillo, C
University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

Wednesday 2 December, 1998

We1A - Robust Speech Processing in Adverse Environments 3

We1A1     Volume 3, p. 883
Linear and Nonlinear Speech Feature Analysis for Stress Classification
Zhou, G Hansen, J H L Kaiser, J F
Robust Speech Processing Laboratory, USA

We1A2     Volume 3, p. 887
Speech Feature Modeling for Robust Stressed Speech Recognition
Bou-Ghazale, S E Hansen, J H L
Robust Speech Processing Laboratory, USA

We1A3     Volume 3, p. 891
Combining Articulatory and Acoustic Information for Speech Recognition in Noisy and Reverberant Environments

Kirchhoff, K
University of Bielefeld, GERMANY

We1A4     Volume 3, p. 895
Improving Speaker Identification Performance in Reverberant Conditions using Lip Information
Wark, T Sridharan, S
Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA

We1B - Speech and Hearing Disorders 1

We1B1     Volume 3, p. 899
Adults with a severe-to-profound hearing impairment. Investigating the effects of linguistic context on speech perception.
Flynn, M Dowell, R Clark, G
University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

We1B2     Volume 3, p. 903
Speech Perception in Dyslexia: Measurements from Birth Onwards
Koopmans-van Beinum, F J Schwippert, C Kuijpers, C T L
University of Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS

We1B3     Volume 3, p. 907
An Acoustic Analysis of Vowel Production Across Tasks in a Case of
Non-fluent Progressive Aphasia
Croot, K
University of Sydney / Macquarie University, AUSTRALIA

We1B4     Volume 3, p. 911
Speech technology in clinical environments:
van Doorn, J McLeod, S Baker, E Purcell, A Thorpe, W
The University of Sydney (Cumberland Campus), AUSTRALIA

We1C - Prosody and Emotion 3

We1C1     Volume 3, p. 915
What Spreads, and How? Tonal Rightward Spreading On Shanghai Disyllabic Compounds
Zhu, X S
Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

We1C2     Volume 3, p. 919
Tonal Complexity as a Dialectal Feature: 25 Different Citation Tones from
Four Zhejiang Wu Dialects
Zhu, S X Rose, P
Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

We1C3     Volume 3, p. 923
Emotional Speech Synthesis: from speech database to TTS
Montero, J M Gutierrez-Arriola, J Palazuelos, S Enriquez, E Aguilera, S Pardo, J M
GTH-IEL-UPM, SPAIN

We1C4     Volume 3, p. 927
Some Acoustic Characteristics of Emotion
Pereira, C Watson, C
SHLRC, Macquarie University, AUSTRALIA

We1D - Spoken Language Understanding Systems 1

We1D1     Volume 3, p. 931
Galaxy-II: A Reference Architecture for Conversational System Development
Seneff, S Hurley, E Lau, R Pao, C Schmid, P Zue, V
MIT, USA

We1D2     Volume 3, p. 935
Improvements in Speech Understanding Accuracy Through the Integration of Hierarchical Linguistic, Prosodic, and Phonological Constraints in the Jupiter Domain
Chung, G Seneff, S
MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, USA

We1D3     Volume 3, p. 939
Towards Robust Methods for Spoken Document Retrieval
Ng, K
MIT, USA

We1P - Signal Processing and Speech Analysis 1

We1P1     Volume 3, p. 943
Maximum a Posteriori Pitch Tracking
Droppo, J Acero, A
Microsoft Corporation, USA

We1P2     Volume 3, p. 947
Vowel Separation Using the Reassigned Amplitude-Modulation Spectrum
Yang, D Meyer, G F Ainsworth, W A
Keele University, UNITED KINGDOM

We1P3     Volume 3, p. 951
Feature Decorrelation Methods in Speech Recognition. A Comparative Study
Batlle, E Nadeu, C Fonollosa, J A R
Polytechnical University of Catalonia, SPAIN

We1P4     Volume 3, p. 955
Multi-resolution for Speech Analysis
Caraty, M-J Montacie, C
Universite Pierre Et Marie Curie, FRANCE

We1P5     Volume 3, p. 959
Dynamic features in Children's Vowels
Cassidy, S Watson, C
Macquarie University, AUSTRALIA

We1P6     Volume 3, p. 963
Effectiveness of phase-corrected RASTA for continuous speech recognition
de Veth, J Boves, L
University of Nijmegen, THE NETHERLANDS

We1P7     Volume 3, p. 967
Techniques for capturing temporal variations in speech signals with fixed-rate processing
Dharanipragada, S Gopinath, R Rao, B
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA

We1P8     Volume 3, p. 971
Automatic Detection of Landmark for Nasal Consonants from Speech Waveform
Du, L Stevens, K N
Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. CHINA

We1P9     Volume 3, p. 975
Plug and Play Software for Designing High-Level Speech Processing Systems
Dutoit, T Schroeter, J
Faculte Polytechnique De Mons, BELGIUM

We1P10     Volume 3, p. 979
Creating speaker independent HMM models for restricted database using STRAIGHT-TEMPO morphing
Girardi, A Shikano, K Nakamura, S
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, JAPAN

We1P11     Volume 3, p. 983
Restoration of hyperbaric speech by correction of the formants and the pitch
Charonnat, L Guitton, M Crestel, J Allee, J
ENSSAT, FRANCE

We1P12     Volume 3, p. 987
Voice Conversion based on parameter transformation
Gutiérrez-Arriola, J M Hsiao, Y S Montero, J M Pardo, J M Childers, D G
GTH-IEL-UPM, SPAIN

We1P13     Volume 3, p. 991
Noise Robust Two-Stream Auditory Feature Extraction Method for Speech Recognition
Tian, J Hariharan, R Laurila, K
Nokia Research Center, FINLAND

We1P14     Volume 3, p. 995
Heterogeneous Measurements and Multiple Classifiers for Speech Recognition
Halberstadt, A K Glass, J R
MIT, USA

We1P15     Volume 3, p. 999
Joint Recognition and Segmentation using Phonetically Derived Features and a Hybrid Phoneme Model
Harte, N Vaseghi, S Milner, B
Queen's University of Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM

We1P16     Volume 3, p. 1003
TRAPS - Classifiers of Temporal Patterns
Hermansky, H Sharma, S
Oregon Graduate Institute, USA

We1P17     Volume 3, p. 1007
Robust measurement of fundamental frequency and degree of voicing
Holmes, J N
UNITED KINGDOM

We1P18     Volume 3, p. 1011
Micropower Electro-Magnetic Sensors for Speech Characterization, Recognition, Verification, and Other Applications
Holzrichter, J F Burnett, G C Gable, T J Ng, L C
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA

We1P19     Volume 3, p. 1015
Robust Entropy-based Endpoint Detection for Speech Recognition in Noisy Environments
Shen, J-L Hung, J-W Lee, L-S
Academia Sinica, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We1P20     Volume 3, p. 1019
Statistical Integration of Temporal Filter Banks for Robust Speech Recognition Using Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA)
Shen, J-L Hwang, W-L
Academia Sinica, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We1P21     Volume 3, p. 1023
Feature-Based Approach to Speech Recognition
Iskra, D J Edmondson, W H
University of Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM

We1P22     Volume 3, p. 1027
Periodicity Emphasis of Voice Wave using Nonlinear IIR Digital Filters and Its Applications
Kamata, H Kaneko, A Ishida, Y
Meiji University, JAPAN

We1P23     Volume 3, p. 1031
Speech recognition via phonetically featured syllables
King, S Stephenson, T Isard, S Taylor, P Strachan, A
CSTR, University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

We1P24     Volume 3, p. 1035
Do Phonetic Features Help to Improve Consonant Identification in ASR?
Koreman, J Andreeva, B Barry, W J
University of the Saarland, GERMANY

We1P25     Volume 3, p. 1039
Perceptual and acoustic properties of phonemes in continuous speech for different speaking rate
Kuwabara, H
Teikyo University of Science & Technology, JAPAN

We1P26     Volume 3, p. 1043
On Robust Sequential Estimator Based on t-distribution with Forgetting Factor for Speech Analysis
Lee, J Lee, K Y
Dong-Ah Broadcasting College, KOREA

We1P27     Volume 3, p. 1047
Discriminant Wavelet Basis Construction for Speech Recognition
Long, C Datta, S
Loughborough University, UNITED KINGDOM

We1P28     Volume 3, p. 1051
An Efficient Mel-LPC Analysis Method for Speech Recognition
Matsumoto, H Nakatoh, Y Furuhata, Y
Shinshu University, JAPAN

We1P29     Volume 3, p. 1055
Discriminative Weighting of Multi-resolution Sub-band Cepstral Features for Speech Recognition
McMahon, P McCourt, P Vaseghi, S
Queens University of Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND

We1P30     Volume 3, p. 1059
Separation of Singing and Piano Sounds
Meron, Y Hirose, K
Tokyo University, JAPAN

We1P31     Volume 3, p. 1063
Modeling of Variations in Cepstral Coefficients Caused by F0 Changes and its Application to Speech Processing
Minematsu, N Nakagawa, S
Toyohashi University of Technology, JAPAN

We1P32     Volume 3, p. 1067
A Detection Framework for Locating Phonetic Events
Niyogi, P Mitra, P P Sondhi, M M
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, USA

We1P33     Volume 3, p. 1071
On Frequency Averaging for Spectral Analysis in Speech Recognition
Nadeu, C Galindo, F Padrell, J
Polytechnical University of Catalonia, SPAIN

We1P34     Volume 3, p. 1075
Wavelet transform domain blind equalization and its application to speech analysis
Namba, M Ishida, Y
Meiji University, JAPAN

We1P35     Volume 3, p. 1079
A Novel Method of Formant Analysis and Glottal Inverse Filtering
Pearson, S
Speech Technology Lab/Panasonic Technologies Inc., USA

We1P36     Volume 3, p. 1083
Vector Quantizer Acceleration for an Automatic Speech Recognition Application
Araújo, A Pera, V Souza, M
FEUP, PORTUGAL

We1P37     Volume 3, p. 1087
Local Speech Rate as a Combination of Syllable and Phone Rate
Pfitzinger, H R
University of Munich, GERMANY

We1P38     Volume 3, p. 1091
Recovering gestures from speech signals: a preliminary study for nasal vowels
Rossato, S Feng, G Laboissière, R
Institut De La Communication Parlee, FRANCE

We1P39     Volume 3, p. 1095
Extended Linear Discriminant Analysis (ELDA) for Speech Recognition
Ruske, G Faltlhauser, R Pfau, T
Technical University of Munich, GERMANY

We1P40     Volume 3, p. 1099
Speech, Silence, Music and Noise Classification of TV Broadcast Material
Samouelian, A Robert-Ribes, J Plumpe, M
University of Wollongong, AUSTRALIA

We1P41     Volume 3, p. 1103
The relation between vocal tract shape and formant frequencies can be described by means of a system of coupled differential equations
Schoentgen, J Soquet, A Lecuit, V Ciocea, S
Universite Libre De Bruxelles, BELGIUM

We1P42     Volume 3, p. 1107
Improving speech recognizer by broader acoustic-phonetic group classification
Suh, Y Hwang, K Kwon, O Park, J
ETRI, KOREA

We1P43     Volume 3, p. 1111
Separation of speech source and filter by time-domain deconvolution
Thorpe, C W
National Voice Centre, Australia, AUSTRALIA

We1P44     Volume 3, p. 1115
On the Application of the AM-FM Model for the Recovery of Missing Frequency Bands of Telephone Speech
Tolba, H O'Shaughnessy, D
INRS-Telecommunications, CANADA

We1P45     Volume 3, p. 1119
Estimation of Voice Source and Vocal Tract Parameters Using Combined Subspace-based and Amplitude Spectrum-based Algorithm
Yang, C-S Kasuya, H
Utsunomiya University, JAPAN

We1P46     Volume 3, p. 1123
The Distance Measure for Line Spectrum Pairs Applied to Speech Recognition
Zheng, F Song, Z-J Li, L Yu, W-J Zheng, F-Z Wu, W-H
Tsinghua University, P.R. CHINA

We1Q - Spoken Language Generation and Translation 1

We1Q1     Volume 4, p. 1127
The Modeling and Realization of Natural Speech Generation System
Chen, F Yuan, B
Northern Jiaotong University, P.R. CHINA

We1Q2     Volume 4, p. 1131
'Ko Tok Ples Ensin bilong Tok Pisin' or the TP-CLE: A first report from a pilot speech-to-speech translation project from Swedish to Tok Pisin
Eklund, R
Telia Research AB, SWEDEN

We1Q3     Volume 4, p. 1135
An Iterative, DP-based Search Algorithm for Statistical Machine Translation
Garcia-Varea, I Casacuberta, F Ney, H
Universidad Politecnic De Valencia, SPAIN

We1Q4     Volume 4, p. 1139
Information extraction and text generation of news reports for a Swedish-English bilingual spoken dialogue system
Gawronska, B House, D
University of Skovde, SWEDEN

We1Q5     Volume 4, p. 1143
Utterance Generation for Transaction Dialogues
Hulstijn, J Van Hessen, A
University of Twente, THE NETHERLANDS

We1Q6     Volume 4, p. 1147
Example-Based Error Recovery Method for Speech Translation: Repairing Sub-Trees According to the Semantic Distance
Ishikawa, K Sumita, E Iida, H
ATR Interpreting Telecommunications Research Laboratories, JAPAN

We1Q7     Volume 4, p. 1151
Context Sensitive Generation of Descriptions
Krahmer, E Theune, M
IPO Center for Research On User-System Interaction, THE NETHERLANDS

We1Q8     Volume 4, p. 1155
An Interlingua Based on Domain Actions for Machine Translation of Task-Oriented Dialogues
Levin, L Gates, D Lavie, A Waibel, A
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

We1Q9     Volume 4, p. 1159
Generating Pitch Accents in a Concept-To-Speech System using a Knowledge Base
Williams, S H
Microsoft Research Institute, Macquarie University, AUSTRALIA

We1Q10     Volume 4, p. 1163
Making the most of multiplicity: a multi-parser, multi-strategy architecture for the robust processing of spoken language
Ruland, T Rupp, C J Spilker, J Weber, H Worm, K L
Siemens AG / University of the Saarland, GERMANY

We1Q11     Volume 4, p. 1167
Natural-Sounding Speech Synthesis Using Variable-Length Units
Yi, J R W Glass, J R
MIT, USA

We1R - Spoken Language Models and Dialog 5

We1R1     Volume 4, p. 1171
A robust dialogue model for spoken dialogue processing
Araki, M Doshita, S
Kyoto University, JAPAN

We1R2     Volume 4, p. 1175
The REWARD Service Creation Environment. An Overview
Brøndsted, T Bai, B Olsen, J
Aalborg University, DENMARK

We1R3     Volume 4, p. 1179
An Analysis of the Timing of Turn-Taking in a Corpus of Goal-Oriented Dialogue
Bull, M C Aylett, M
University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

We1R4     Volume 4, p. 1183
The provision of corrective feedback in a spoken dialogue CALL system
Davies, S Poesio, M
University of Edinburgh, HCRC, UNITED KINGDOM

We1R5     Volume 4, p. 1187
Evaluation of dialog strategies for a tourist information retrieval system
Devillers, L Bonneau-Maynard, H
LIMSI/CNRS, FRANCE

We1R6     Volume 4, p. 1191
Designing a Multimodal Dialogue System for Information Retrieval
Furui, S Yamaguchi, K
Tokyo Institute of Technology, JAPAN

We1R7     Volume 4, p. 1195
The Research Project of Man-Computer dialogue System in Chinese
Guan, D Chu, M Zhang, Q Liu, J Zhang, H
Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. CHINA

We1R8     Volume 4, p. 1199
Interfaces for Speech Recognition Systems: The Impact of Vocabulary Constraints and Syntax on Performance
Hone, K Golightly, D
ICL Institute of Information Technology, UNITED KINGDOM

We1R9     Volume 4, p. 1203
Pacing Spoken Directions to Suit the Listener
Iwase, T Ward, N
University of Tokyo, JAPAN

We1R10     Volume 4, p. 1207
A Spoken Dialogue System Utilizing Spatial Information
Flycht-Eriksson, A Jonsson, A
Linkoping University, SWEDEN

We1R11     Volume 4, p. 1211
From Novice to Expert: The Effect of Tutorials on User Expertise with Spoken Language Dialogue Systems - An Empirical Analysis of the Efficacy of Tutorial Dialogues
Kamm, C A Litman, D J Walker, M A
AT&T Labs Research, USA

We1R12     Volume 4, p. 1215
Emergent Computational Dialogue Management Architecture for Task-Oriented Spoken Dialogue Systems
Kawabata, T
NTT Basic Research Labs, JAPAN

We1R13     Volume 4, p. 1219
An Analysis of Dialogues with Our Dialogue System through a WWW page
Kumamoto, T Ito, A
Communications Research Laboratory, JAPAN

We1R14     Volume 4, p. 1223
Modelling spoken dialogues with state transition diagrams: experiences of the CSLU toolkit
McTear, M
University of Ulster, UNITED KINGDOM

We1R15     Volume 4, p. 1227
Situated Dialogue Coordination for Spoken Dialogue Systems
Okada, M Suzuki, N Terken, J
ATR MI & C Research Laboratories, JAPAN

We1R16     Volume 4, p. 1231
Robust spoken dialogue systems for consumer products: a concrete application
Pouteau, X Arevalo, L
IPO, Center for Research On User-System Interaction, THE NETHERLANDS

We1R17     Volume 4, p. 1235
A German Dialogue System for Scheduling Dates and Meetings by Naturally Spoken Continuous Speech
Willett, D Roemer, A Rottland, J Rigoll, G
Duisburg University, GERMANY

We1R18     Volume 4, p. 1239
Spoken Dialogue System Using Corpus-Based Hidden Markov Model
Wu, C-H Yan, G-L Lin, C-L
National Cheng Kung University, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We1R19     Volume 4, p. 1243
A Realistic Wizard of Oz simulation of a Multimodal Spoken Language System
Wyard, P Churcher, G
BT Laboratories, UNITED KINGDOM

We1R20     Volume 4, p. 1247
A Syllable-Based Chinese Spoken Dialogue System for Telephone Directory Services Primarily Trained with a Corpus
Yang, Y-J Lee, L-S
National Taiwan University, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We1R21     Volume 4, p. 1251
How disagreement expressions are used in cooperative tasks
Yano, H Ito, A
Communications Research Laboratory, JAPAN

We2A - Segmentation, Labelling and Speech Corpora 1

We2A1     Volume 4, p. 1255
Acoustic Indicators of Topic Segmentation
Hirschberg, J Nakatani, C
AT & T Labs - Research, USA

We2A2     Volume 4, p. 1259
IViE - A Comparative Transcription system for Intonational Variation in English
Grabe, E Nolan, F Farrar, K J
University of Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

We2A3     Volume 4, p. 1263
Automatic Segmental and Prosodic Labeling of Mandarin Speech Database
Chou, F-C Tseng, C-Y Lee, L-S
National Taiwan University, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We2A4     Volume 4, p. 1267
Automatic Labelling of German Prosody
Rapp, S
Sony International (Europe) GmbH, GERMANY

We2B - Multimodal Spoken Language Processing 2

We2B1     Volume 4, p. 1271
Speech Driven 3-D Face Point Trajectory Synthesis Algorithm
Arslan, L M Talkin, D
Entropic Research Lab, USA

We2B2     Volume 4, p. 1275
Speech-to-Lip Movement Synthesis based on the EM Algorithm using Audio-Visual HMMs
Yamamoto, E Nakamura, S Shikano, K
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, JAPAN

We2B3     Volume 4, p. 1279
Learning Words from Natural Audio-Visual Input
Roy, D Pentland, A
MIT Media Laboratory, USA

We2B4     Volume 4, p. 1283
Using the Multi-Stream Approach for Continuous Audio-Visual Speech Recognition: Experiments on the M2VTS Database
Dupont, S Luettin, J
Faculte Polytechnique De Mons, BELGIUM

We2C - Prosody and Emotion 4

We2C1     Volume 4, p. 1287
Intonative structure as a determinant of word order variation in Dutch verbal endgroups
Swerts, M
IPO, Center for Research On User-System Interaction, THE NETHERLANDS

We2C2     Volume 4, p. 1291
Experiments on the Meaning of Two Pitch Accent Types: The 'Pointed Hat' Versus the Accent-Lending Fall in Dutch
Caspers, J
Holland Institute of Generative Linguistics, NETHERLANDS

We2C3     Volume 4, p. 1295
Phonetic and Phonological Markers of Contrastive Focus in Korean
Jun, S-A Lee, H-J
UCLA, USA

We2C4     Volume 4, p. 1299
Reconciling two competing views on contrastiveness
Krahmer, E Swerts, M
IPO, Center for Research On User-System Interaction, THE NETHERLANDS

We2D - Neural Networks, Fuzzy and Evolutionary Methods 2

We2D1     Volume 4, p. 1303
Modular Neural Networks for Low-Complex Phoneme Recognition
Glaeser, A
Ascom Systec Ltd, SWITZERLAND

We2D2     Volume 4, p. 1307
Global Optimisation of Neural Network Models Via Sequential Sampling-Importance Resampling
de Freitas, N Johnson, S Niranjan, M Gee, A
Cambridge University, UNITED KINGDOM

We2D3     Volume 4, p. 1311
Efficient computation of MMI neural networks for large vocabulary speech recognition systems
Rottland, J Luedecke, A Rigoll, G
Duisburg University, GERMANY

We2D4     Volume 4, p. 1315
Modular Connectionist Systems for Identifying Complex Arabic Phonetic Features
Selouani, S A Caelen, J
HB University, ALGERIA

We4A - Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition 1

We4A1     Volume 4, p. 1319
Real-Time Recognition of Broadcast News
Cook, G Robinson, T Christie, J
Cambridge University, UNITED KINGDOM

We4A2     Volume 4, p. 1323
Automatic Recognition of Korean Broadcast News Speech
Yu, H-J Kim, H Choi, J-S Hong, J-M Park, K-S Lee, J-S Lee, Y-G Lee, H-Y
LG Corporate Institute of Technology, KOREA

We4A3     Volume 4, p. 1327
Telephone-Based Conversational Speech Recognition in the JUPITER Domain
Glass, J R Hazen, T J
MIT, USA

We4A4     Volume 4, p. 1331
Japanese Large-Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition System Based on Microsoft Whisper
Hon, H Ju, Y Otani, K
Microsoft Research, USA

We4A5     Volume 4, p. 1335
Partitioning and Transcription of Broadcast News Data
Gauvain, J-L Lamel, L Adda, G
LIMSI-CNRS, FRANCE

We4B - Speaker and Language Recognition 2

We4B1     Volume 4, p. 1339
Speaker Detection in Broadcast Speech Databases
Rosenberg, A E Magrin-Chagnolleau, I Parthsarathy, S Huang, Q
AT&T Labs-Research, USA

We4B2     Volume 4, p. 1343
Multilateral Techniques for Speaker Recognition
Parris, E S Carey, M J
Ensigma, UNITED KINGDOM

We4B3     Volume 4, p. 1347
Real Time Speaker Indexing based on subspace method - Application to TV News Articles and Debate -
Nishida, M Ariki, Y
Ryukoku University, JAPAN

We4B4     Volume 4, p. 1351
SHEEP, GOATS, LAMBS and WOLVES: A Statistical Analysis of Speaker Performance in the NIST 1998 Speaker Recognition Evaluation
Doddington, G Liggett, W Martin, A Przybocki, M Reynolds, D
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, USA

We4B5     Volume 4, p. 1355
Progress in Speaker Recognition at Dragon Systems
Corrada-Emmanuel, A Newman, M Peskin, B Gillick, L Roth, R
Dragon Systems, USA

We4B6     Volume 4, p. 1359
A Comparative Study of Speaker Verification Systems using the Polycost Database
Nordström, T Melin, H Lindberg, J
KTH, SWEDEN

We4C - Signal Processing and Speech Analysis 2

We4C1     Volume 4, p. 1363
Improving Pitch Estimation with Short Duration Speech Samples
Ainsworth, W A Day, C R Meyer, G F
Keele University, UNITED KINGDOM

We4C2     Volume 4, p. 1367
An instantaneous-frequency-based pitch extraction method for high-quality speech transformation: revised TEMPO in the STRAIGHT-suite

Kawahara, H de Cheveigne, A Patterson, R
Wakayama University, JAPAN

We4C3     Volume 4, p. 1371
Speaker-Independent Speech Recognition using Micro Segment Spectrum Integration
Aikawa, K
NTT Human Interface Laboratories, JAPAN

We4C4     Volume 4, p. 1375
On Robust Speech Analysis Based on Time-Varying Complex AR Model
Funaki, K Miyanaga, Y Tochinai, K
Hokkaido University, JAPAN

We4C5     Volume 4, p. 1379
Spectral Basis Functions from Discriminant Analysis
Hermansky, H Malayath, N
Oregon Graduate Institute, USA

We4D - Prosody and Emotion 5

We4D1     Volume 4, p. 1383
The Tilt Intonation Model
Taylor, P
University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

We4D2     Volume 4, p. 1387
Analysis of Occurrences of Pauses and Their Durations in Japanese Text Reading
Fujisaki, H Ohno, S Yamada, S
Science University of Tokyo, JAPAN

We4D3     Volume 4, p. 1391
A statistical study of pitch target points in five languages
Campione, E Véronis, J
Université De Provence, FRANCE

We4D4     Volume 4, p. 1395
Fully Automatic Prosody Generator for Text-to-Speech
Malfrere, F Dutoit, T Mertens, P
Faculte Polytechnique De Mons, BELGIUM

We4D5     Volume 4, p. 1399
Automatic Prosodic Labeling of 6 Languages
Vereecken, H Martens, J-P Grover, C Fackrell, J Van Coile, B
Elis-University of Ghent, BELGIUM

We4D6     Volume 4, p. 1403
Automatic Utterance Type Detection Using Suprasegmental Features
Wright, H
The University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

We4P - Robust Speech Processing in Adverse Environments 4

We4P1     Volume 4, p. 1407
Spectral Sequence Compensation based on Continuity of Spectral Sequence
Akagi, M Iwaki, M Sakaguchi, N
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, JAPAN

We4P2     Volume 4, p. 1411
Robust Features for Speech Recognition Systems
Bayya, A Yegnanarayana, B
Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, USA

We4P3     Volume 4, p. 1415
Interfacing of CASA and Partial Recognition Based on a Multistream Technique
Berthommier, F Glotin, H Tessier, E Bourlard, H
Institut De La Communication Parlee, FRANCE

We4P4     Volume 4, p. 1419
An RNN-based compensation method for Mandarin telephone speech recognition
Chang, S-C Chien, S-C Kuo, C-C
Industrial Technology Research Institute, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We4P5     Volume 4, p. 1423
Robust Speech Recognition Using Discriminative Stream Weighting and Parameter Interpolation
Chu, S Zhao, Y
University of Illinois, USA

We4P6     Volume 4, p. 1427
Acoustic backing-off in the local distance computation for robust automatic speech recognition
de Veth, J Cranen, B Boves, L
University of Nijmegen, THE NETHERLANDS

We4P7     Volume 4, p. 1431
Noise Model Selection for Robust Speech Recognition
Docio-Fernandez,L Garcia-Mateo,C
University of Vigo, SPAIN

We4P8     Volume 4, p. 1435
A novel iterative signal enhancement algorithm for noise reduction in speech
Doclo, S Dologlou, I Moonen, M
KU Leuven - ESAT/SISTA, BELGIUM

We4P9     Volume 4, p. 1439
Missing Data Reconstruction for Robust Automatic Speech Recognition in the Framework of Hybrid HMM/ANN Systems
Dupont, S
Faculte Polytechnique De Mons, BELGIUM

We4P10     Volume 4, p. 1443
Recognition from GSM Digital Speech
Gallardo-Antolin, A Diaz-de-Maria, F Valverde-Albacete, F
Universidad Carlos III De Madrid, SPAIN

We4P11     Volume 4, p. 1447
Conversational Speech Systems for On-Board Car Navigation and Assistance
Geutner, P Denecke, M Meier, U Westphal, M Waibel, A
Universitaet Karlsruhe, GERMANY

We4P12     Volume 4, p. 1451
A signal processing system for having the sound "pop-out" in noise thanks to the image of the speaker’s lips: New advances using Multi-Layer Perceptrons

Girin, L Varin, L Feng, G Schwartz, J L
Institut De La Communication Parlée, FRANCE

We4P13     Volume 4, p. 1455
Robust Speech Activity Detection in the Presence of Noise
Sarikaya, R Hansen, J H L
Robust Speech Processing Laboratory, USA

We4P14     Volume 4, p. 1459
Robust Automatic Speech Recognition by the Application of a
Temporal-Correlation-Based Recurrent Multilayer Neural Network to the Mel-based Cepstral Coefficients
Heon, M Tolba, H O'Shaughnessy, D
INRS-Telecommunication, CANADA

We4P15     Volume 4, p. 1463
Speech Recognition from GSM Codec Parameters
Huerta, J M Stern, R M
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

We4P16     Volume 4, p. 1467
Improved Parallel Model Combination Based on Better Domain Transformation for Speech Recognition Under Noisy Environments
Hung, J W Shen, J L Lee, L S
Academia Sinica, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We4P17     Volume 4, p. 1471
Robust Speech/Non-Speech Detection in Adverse Conditions Based on Noise and Speech Statistics
Karray, L Monne, J
France Telecom - CNET, FRANCE

We4P18     Volume 4, p. 1475
Speech Recognition in Car Noise Environments using Multiple Models According to Noise Masking Levels
Song, M G Jung, H I Shim, K-J Kim, H S
Pusan National University, KOREA

We4P19     Volume 4, p. 1479
Spectral Noise Subtraction with Recursive Gain Curves
Linhard, K Haulick, T
Daimler Benz AG, GERMANY

We4P20     Volume 4, p. 1483
A Novel Robust Speech Recognition Algorithm Based on Multi-models and Integrated Decision Method
Pan, S Liu, J Jiang, J-T Wang, Z-Y Lu, D-J
Tsinghua University, P.R. CHINA

We4P21     Volume 4, p. 1487
On the Interaction Between Time and Frequency Filtering of Speech Parameters for Robust Speech Recognition
Macho, D Nadeu, C
Polytechnical University of Catalonia, SPAIN

We4P22     Volume 4, p. 1491
Inference of Missing Spectrographic Features for Robust Speech Recognition
Raj, B Singh, R Stern, R M
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

We4P23     Volume 4, p. 1495
SNR-dependent flooring and noise overestimation for joint application of spectral subtraction and model combination
Schless, V Class, F
Daimler-Benz AG, GERMANY

We4P24     Volume 4, p. 1499
Improved Robust Speech Recognition Considering Signal Correlation Approximated by Taylor Series
Shen, J-L Hung, J-W Lee, L-S
Academia Sinica, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We4P25     Volume 4, p. 1503
Speech Recognition in Noisy Environment Using Weighted
Projection-Based Likelihood Measure
Shin, W H Kim, W G Lee, C Cha, I W
Yonsei University, KOREA

We4P26     Volume 4, p. 1507
Evaluation of Model Adaptation by HMM Decomposition on Telephone Speech Recognition
Takiguchi, T Nakamura, S Shikano, K Morishima, M Isobe, T
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, JAPAN

We4P27     Volume 4, p. 1511
Comparative Experiments to Evaluate a Voiced-Unvoiced-Based
Pre-Processing Approach to Robust Automatic Speech Recognition in Low-SNR Environments
Tolba, H O'Shaughnessy, D
INRS-Telecommunications, CANADA

We4P28     Volume 4, p. 1515
Signal Extraction from Noisy Signal based on Auditory Scene Analysis
Unoki, M Akagi, M
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, JAPAN

We4P29     Volume 4, p. 1519
Frequency domain binaural model as the front end of speech recognition system
Usagawa, T Sakai, K Ebata, M
Kumamoto University, JAPAN

We4P30     Volume 4, p. 1523
A Study on the Recognition of Low Bit-Rate Encoded Speech
Yu, A-T Wang, H-C
National Tsing Hua University, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We4P31     Volume 4, p. 1527
Weighted Parallel Model Combination for Noisy Speech Recognition
Hwang, T-H Wang, H-C
National Tsing-Hua University, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We4P32     Volume 4, p. 1531
Favourable and Unfavourable Short Duration Segments of Speech in Noise
Woo, D
The University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

We4Q - Segmentation, Labelling and Speech Corpora 2

We4Q1     Volume 4, p. 1535
An Efficient Labeling Tool for the QuickSig Speech Database
Karjalainen, M Altosaar, T Huttunen, M
Helsinki University of Technology, FINLAND

We4Q2     Volume 4, p. 1539
Collection and Detailed Transcription of a Speech Database for Development of Language Learning Technologies
Bratt, H Neumeyer, L Shriberg, E Franco, H
SRI International, USA

We4Q3     Volume 4, p. 1543
Resegmentation of SWITCHBOARD
Deshmukh, N Ganapathiraju, A Gleeson, A Hamaker, J Picone, J
Mississippi State University, USA

We4Q4     Volume 4, p. 1547
Automatic Generation of Visual Scenarios for Spoken Corpora Acquisition
Aiello, D Delogu, C De Mori, R Di Carlo, A Nisi, M Tummeacciu, S
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, ITALY

We4Q5     Volume 4, p. 1551
Automatic Detection of Semantic Boundaries based on Acoustic and Lexical Knowledge
Cettolo, M Falavigna, D
ITC-IRST, ITALY

We4Q6     Volume 4, p. 1555
A New Fast Algorithm for Automatic Segmentation of Continuous Speech
Gholampour, I Nayebi, K
Sharif University of Technology, IRAN

We4Q7     Volume 4, p. 1559
Acoustic Nature and Perceptual Testing of Corpora of Emotional Speech
Iida, A Campbell, W N Iga, S Higuchi, F Yasumura, M
Keio University, JAPAN

We4Q8     Volume 4, p. 1563
Korean Prosodic Break Index Labelling by a new Mixed Method of LDA and VQ
Kang, P S Kang, J Y Kim, J Y
Chonnam National University, KOREA

We4Q9     Volume 4, p. 1567
MOOSE: Management of Otago Speech Environment
Laws, M R Kilgour, R I
University of Otago, NEW ZEALAND

We4Q10     Volume 4, p. 1571
Phonetic Alignment: Speech Synthesis Based vs. Hybrid HMM/ANN
Malfrere, F Deroo, O Dutoit, T
Faculte Polytechnique De Mons, BELGIUM

We4Q11     Volume 4, p. 1575
Customisation and Quality Assessment of Spoken Language Description
Millar, J B
Australian National University, AUSTRALIA

We4Q12     Volume 4, p. 1579
A Silence/Noise/Music/Speech Splitting Algorithm
Montacie, C Caraty, M-J
Universite Pierre Et Marie Curie, FRANCE

We4Q13     Volume 4, p. 1583
Audio-Visual Segmentation for Content-based Retrieval
Pye, D Hollinghurst, N Mills, T Wood, K
Oracle & Olivetti Research Laboratory, UNITED KINGDOM

We4Q14     Volume 4, p. 1587
Same News is Good News: Automatically Collecting Reoccuring Radio News Stories
Rapp, S Dogil, G
Sony International (Europe) GmbH, GERMANY

We4Q15     Volume 4, p. 1591
An annotation system for melodic aspects of German spontaneous speech
Brindoepke, C Schaffranietz, B
University Bielefeld, GERMANY

We4Q16     Volume 4, p. 1595
Additional use of phoneme duration hypotheses in automatic speech segmentation
Stöber, K Hess, W
Bonn University, GERMANY

We4Q17     Volume 4, p. 1599
Towards a minimal standard for dialogue transcripts: A new SGML architecture for the HCRC Map Task Corpus
Isard, A McKelvie, D Thompson, H S
University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

We4R - Speech Technology Applications and Human- Machine Interface 1

We4R1     Volume 4, p. 1603
Steps toward the integration of speaker recognition in real-world telecom applications
Glaeser, A Bimbot, F
Ascom Systec Ltd, SWITZERLAND

We4R2     Volume 4, p. 1607
A Bimodal Korean Address Entry/Retrieval System
Chung, H Y Hwang, C J Lee, S W
Yeungnam University, KOREA

We4R3     Volume 4, p. 1611
Usability Evaluation of IVR systems with DTMF and ASR
Delogu, C Di Carlo, A Rotundi, P Sartori, D
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, ITALY

We4R4     Volume 4, p. 1615
SALSA Version 1.0: A Speech-based Web Browser for Hong Kong English
Fung, P Cheung, C S Lam, K L Liu, W K Lo, Y Y
University of Science & Technology, HONG KONG

We4R5     Volume 4, p. 1619
A Language for Creating Speech Applications
Pargellis, A Zhou, Q Saad, A Lee, C-H
Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies

We4R6     Volume 4, p. 1623
The use of automatic speech recognition to reduce the interference between concurrent tasks of driving and phoning
Graham, R Carter, C Mellor, B
Loughborough University, UNITED KINGDOM

We4R7     Volume 4, p. 1627
Interactive Listening to Structured Speech Content on the Internet
Hirayama, M J Sugahara, T Peng, Z Yamazaki, J
Hewlett Packard Laboratories Japan, JAPAN

We4R8     Volume 4, p. 1631
MSF Format for the Representation of Speech Synchronized Moving Image
Jo, C W
Changwon National University, KOREA

We4R9     Volume 4, p. 1635
Effects of Using Speech in Timetable Information Systems for WWW
Qvarfordt, P Jönsson, A
Linkoping University, SWEDEN

We4R10     Volume 4, p. 1639
The Interactive Systems Labs View4You video indexing system
Kemp, T Geutner, P Schmidt, M Tomaz, B Weber, M Westphal, M Waibel, A
University of Karlsruhe, GERMANY

We4R11     Volume 4, p. 1643
SEMOLE: A Robust Framework for Gathering Information from the World Wide Web
Kim, H J Hetherington, L
MIT Spoken Language Systems, USA

We4R12     Volume 4, p. 1647
Enhancing a WIMP Based Interface with Speech, Gaze Tracking and Agents
Bakman, L Blidegn, M Wittrup, M Larsen, L B Moeslund, T B
Aalborg University, DENMARK

We4R13     Volume 4, p. 1651
Now You Hear It, Now You Don't: Empirical Studies of Audio Browsing Behavior
Nakatani, C Whittaker, S Hirschberg, J
AT & T Labs - Research, USA

We4R14     Volume 4, p. 1655
A Voice Verifier for Face/Voice Based Person Verification System
Qiao, R-Y Choi, Y Agbinya, J I
CSIRO, Australia, AUSTRALIA

We4R15     Volume 4, p. 1659
On the use of automatic speech recognition for TV captioning
Robert-Ribes, J
CSIRO-MIS, AUSTRALIA

We4R16     Volume 4, p. 1663
An Undergraduate Course on Speech Recognition Based on the CSLU Toolkit
Serridge, B
Universidad De Las Americas, MEXICO

We4R17     Volume 4, p. 1667
Real time voice alteration based on Linear Prediction
Yang, P-F Stylianou, Y
AT&T Labs - Research, USA

We4R18     Volume 4, p. 1671
Evaluation and Implementation of a Voice-Activated Dialing System with Utterance Verification
Tan, B T Gu, Y Thomas, T
Vocalis Ltd, UNITED KINGDOM

We4R19     Volume 4, p. 1675
Towards A Mandarin Voice Memo System
Wang, H-M Lin, B-S Chen, B Bai, B-R
Academia Sinica, TAIWAN R.O.C.

We5A - Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition 2

We5A1     Volume 5, p. 1679
Grammatical word graph re-generation for spontaneous speech recognition
Tsukada, H Yamamoto, H Takezawa, T Sagisaka, Y
ATR Interpreting Telecommunications Research Laboratories, JAPAN

We5A2     Volume 5, p. 1683
Compression Algorithm of Trigram Language Models based on Maximum Likelihood Estimation
Yodo, N Shikano, K Nakamura, S
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, JAPAN

We5A3     Volume 5, p. 1687
Morphological Modeling of Word Classes for Langauge Models
Uebler, U Niemann, H
Bavarian Research Center for Knowledge Based Systems (FORWISS), GERMANY

We5A4     Volume 5, p. 1691
A Comparative Study Between Polyclass and Multiclass Language Models
Zitouni, I Smaili, K Haton, J-P Deligne, S Bimbot, F
LORIA/INRIA Lorraine, FRANCE

We5A5     Volume 5, p. 1695
Log-Linear Interpolation of Language Models
Klakow, D
Philips Research Laboratories, GERMANY

We5A6     Volume 5, p. 1699
The Applicability of Adaptive Language Modelling for the Broadcast News Task

Clarkson, P R Robinson, A J
Cambridge University, UNITED KINGDOM

We5B - Text-To-Speech Synthesis 3

We5B1     Volume 5, p. 1703
The IBM Trainable Speech Synthesis System
Donovan, R E Eide, E M
IBM, USA

We5B2     Volume 5, p. 1707
ProSynth: An Integrated Prosodic Approach to Device-Independent, Natural-Sounding Speech Synthesis
Hawkins, S House, J Huckvale, M Local, J K Ogden, R
University of Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

We5B3     Volume 5, p. 1711
Total Quality Evaluation of Speech Synthesis Systems
Zhang, J Dong, S Yu, G
Institute of Acoustics, P.R. CHINA

We5B4     Volume 5, p. 1715
Comparative Evaluation of Synthetic Prosody with the PURR Method
Sonntag, G P Portele, T
IKP, University of Bonn, GERMANY

We5B5     Volume 5, p. 1719
SABLE: A Standard for TTS Markup
Sproat, R Hunt, A Ostendorf, M Taylor, P Black, A Lenzo, K
Bell Laboratories / Lucent Technologies, USA

We5B6     Volume 5, p. 1723
Prosodic vs. segmental contributions to naturalness in a diphone synthesizer
Bunnell, H T Hoskins, S R Yarrington, D M
DuPont Hospital for Children / University of Delaware, USA

We5C - Language Acquisition 1

We5C1     Volume 5, p. 1727
Non-native productions of Japanese single stops that are too long for one mora unit
Minagawa-Kawai, Y Kiritani, S
University of Tokyo, JAPAN

We5C2     Volume 5, p. 1731
The Process of Generation and Development of Second Language Japanese Accentuation
Yamada, N
Ibaraki University, JAPAN

We5C3     Volume 5, p. 1735
Perceptual properties of Russians with Japanese fricatives
Funatsu, S Kiritani, S
Hiroshima Women's University, JAPAN

We5C4     Volume 5, p. 1739
Assessment of Dutch pronunciation by means of automatic speech recognition technology
Cucchiarini, C de Wet, F Strik, H Boves, L
University of Nijmegen, THE NETHERLANDS

We5C5     Volume 5, p. 1743
Phonetic-level Mispronunciation Detection in non-native Swedish Speech
Langlais, P Öster, A-M Granström, B
Center for Speech Technology, TMH-KTH, SWEDEN

We5C6     Volume 5, p. 1747
Computer-based second language production training by using spectrographic representation and HMM-based speech recognition scores
Akahane-Yamada, R McDermott, E Adachi, T Kawahara, H Pruitt, J S
ATR Human Information Processing Research Laboratories, JAPAN

We5D - Acoustic Phonetics 1

We5D1     Volume 5, p. 1751
Assimilation of place in Japanese and Dutch
Cutler, A Otake, T
Max-Planck-Institute for Psycholinguistics, NETHERLANDS

We5D2     Volume 5, p. 1755
Prosodic Constraint on V-to-V Coarticulation in Japanese
Kondo, Y Arai, Y
Musashino Art University, JAPAN

We5D3     Volume 5, p. 1759
Postvocalic /r/-deletion in standard Dutch: how experimental phonology can profit from ASR technology
Cucchiarini, C van den Heuvel, H
University of Nijmegen, THE NETHERLANDS

We5D4     Volume 5, p. 1763
More evidence for the perceptual basis of sound change? Suprasegmental effects in the development of distinctive nasalisation
Hajek, J Watson, I
University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

We5D5     Volume 5, p. 1767
Speech production of vowel sequences using a physiological articulatory model
Dang, J Honda, K
ATR Human Information Processing Research Labs,, JAPAN

We6A - Speaker Adaptation 2

We6A1     Volume 5, p. 1771
Eigenvoices for Speaker Adaptation
Kuhn, R Nguyen, P Junqua, J-C Goldwasser, L Niedzielski, N Fincke, S
Field, K Contolini, M
Panasonic Technologies, Inc., USA

We6A2     Volume 5, p. 1775
Speaker Clustering Using Direct Maximisation of the MLLR-Adapted Likelihood
Johnson, S E Woodland, P C
Cambridge University, UNITED KINGDOM

We6A3     Volume 5, p. 1779
Incremental On-line Speaker Adaptation in Adverse Conditions
Viikki, O Laurila, K
Nokia Research Center, FINLAND

We6A4     Volume 5, p. 1783
Cluster Adaptive Training for Speech Recognition
Gales, M
IBM Almaden Research Center, USA

We6B - Speech Coding 2

We6B1     Volume 5, p. 1787
Towards a unified model for low bit-rate speech coding using a recognition-synthesis approach
Holmes, W J
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, UNITED KINGDOM

We6B2     Volume 5, p. 1791
On the Significance of Temporal Masking in Speech Coding
Skoglund, J Kleijn, W B
Royal Insitute of Technology, SWEDEN

We6B3     Volume 5, p. 1795
Waveform Interpolation Coding with Pitch-Spaced Subbands
Kleijn, W B Yang, H Deprettere, E F
Royal Insitute of Technology, SWEDEN

We6B4     Volume 5, p. 1799
An improved Decomposition Method for WI using IIR Wavelet Filter Banks
Chong, N R Burnett, I S Chicharo, J F
University of Wollongong, AUSTRALIA

We6C - Hidden Markov Model Techniques 2

We6C1     Volume 5, p. 1803
Real -Time Probabilistic Segmentation for Segment-Based Speech Recognition
Lee, S Glass, J
MIT, USA

We6C2     Volume 5, p. 1807
Toward Markov random field modeling of speech
Gravier, G Sigelle, M Chollet, G
ENST/TSI and CNRS-URA 820, FRANCE

We6C3     Volume 5, p. 1811
Hidden Markov Models for Trajectory Modeling
Iyer, R Gish, H Siu, M Zavaliagkos, G Matsoukas, S
GTE/BBN Technologies, USA

We6D - Multilingual Perception and Recognition 1

We6D1     Volume 5, p. 1815
Bilingual and Dialectal Adaptation and Retraining
Uebler, U Schuessler, M Niemann, H
Bavarian Research Center for Knowledge Based Systems (FORWISS), GERMANY

We6D2     Volume 5, p. 1819
Language Independent and Language Adaptive Large Vocabulary Speech Recognition
Schultz, T Waibel, A
Interactive Systems Laboratories, GERMANY

We6D3     Volume 5, p. 1823
A method for measuring the intelligibility and nonnativeness of phone quality in foreign language pronunciation training
Kawai, G Hirose, K
University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Th1A - Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition 3

Th1A1     Volume 5, p. 1827
The BBN Single-Phonetic-Tree Fast-Match Algorithm
Nguyen, L Schwartz, R
BBN Technologies, USA

Th1A2     Volume 5, p. 1831
An Efficient Two-pass Search Algorithm using Word Trellis Index
Lee, A Kawahara, T Shuji, D
Kyoto University, JAPAN

Th1A3     Volume 5, p. 1835
Nozomi - a fast, memory-efficient stack decoder for LVCSR
Schuster, M
ATR Interpreting Telecommunications Research Laboratories, JAPAN

Th1A4     Volume 5, p. 1839
Reducing the OOV Rate in Broadcast News Speech Recognition
Kemp, T Waibel, A
University of Karlsruhe, GERMANY

Th1A5     Volume 5, p. 1843
Using Automatic-Derived Acoustic Sub-Word Units in Large Vocabulary Speech Recognition
Bacchiani, M Ostendorf, M
Boston University, USA

Th1A6     Volume 5, p. 1847
Fabricating conversational speech data with acoustic models: a program to examine model-data mismatch
McAllaster, D Gillick, L Scattone, F Newman, M
Dragon Systems Inc, USA

Th1B - Articulatory Modelling 3

Th1B1     Volume 5, p. 1851
An electropalatographic, kinematic, and acoustic analysis of supralaryngeal correlates of word-level prominence contrasts in English
Harrington, J Beckman, M E Fletcher, J Palethorpe, S
Macquarie University, AUSTRALIA

Th1B2     Volume 5, p. 1855
Consistencies and inconsistencies between EPG and locus equation data on coarticulation
Tabain, M
Macquarie University, AUSTRALIA

Th1B3     Volume 5, p. 1859
Synergy Between Jaw and Lips/ Tongue Movements : Consequences in Articulatory Modelling
Bailly, G Badin, P Vilain, A
Institut Communication Parlee, FRANCE

Th1B4     Volume 5, p. 1863
Modelling tongue configuration in German vowel production
Hoole, P
Munich University, GERMANY

Th1B5     Volume 5, p. 1867
Optopalatograph: Real-time feedback of tongue movement in 3D
Wrench, A McIntosh, A D Watson, C Hardcastle, W J
Queen Margaret College, UNITED KINGDOM

Th1B6     Volume 5, p. 1871
Effects of contrastive focal accent on linguopalatal articulation and coarticulation in the French [kskl] Cluster
Meynadier, Y Pitermann, M Marchal, A
Institut De Phonetique - Laboratoire Parole Et Langage, CNRS, FRANCE

Th1C - Language Acquisition 2

Th1C1     Volume 5, p. 1875
Spoken Word Identification by Native and Nonnative Speakers of English: Effects of training, modality, context and phonetic environment
Hardison, D M
University of California, Davis, USA

Th1C2     Volume 5, p. 1879
The Effect of Background Knowledge on First and Second Language Comprehension Difficulty
Tyler, M D
University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

Th1C3     Volume 5, p. 1883
Comparsion of Cross-language Coarticulation: English, Japanese and Japanese-accented English
Tsukada, K
Macquarie University, AUSTRALIA

Th1C4     Volume 5, p. 1887
Plasticity of non-native phonetic perception and production: A training study
Imaizumi, S Itoh, H Tamekawa, Y Deguchi, T Mori, K
University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Th1C5     Volume 5, p. 1891
The Relation Between Perceptual and Production Categories in Acquisition
Watson, I
University of Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM

Th1C6     Volume 5, p. 1895
The development of perceptual cue-weighting in children aged 6 to 12
Hazan, V Barrett, S
Department of Phonetics and Linguistics, UCL, UNITED KINGDOM

Th1D - Speaker and Language Recognition 3

Th1D1     Volume 5, p. 1899
Robust speaker verification insensitive to session-dependent utterance variation and handset-dependent distortion
Matsui, T Aikawa, K
NTT Human Interface Labs, JAPAN

Th1D2     Volume 5, p. 1903
A Comparative Evaluation of Variance Flooring Techniques in HMM-based Speaker Verification
Melin, H Koolwaaij, J Lindberg, J Bimbot, F
KTH, SWEDEN

Th1D3     Volume 5, p. 1907
Text-Independent Speaker Verification Using Automatically Labelled Acoustic Segments
Petrovska Delacretaz, D Cernocky, J Henneber, J Chollet, G
Institute of Radioelectronics, CZECH REPUBLIC

Th1D4     Volume 5, p. 1911
A Fast Decoding Algorithm Based on Sequential Detection of the Changes in Distribution
Li, Q
Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, USA

Th1D5     Volume 5, p. 1915
Speaker verification with ensemble classifiers based on linear speech transforms
Olsen, J
Aalborg University, DENMARK

Th1D6     Volume 5, p. 1919
Speaker recognition based on discriminative projection models
Olsen, J
Aalborg University, DENMARK

Th1P - Text-To-Speech Synthesis 4

Th1P1     Volume 5, p. 1923
A Mixed-Excitation Frequency Domain Model for Time-Scale Pitch-Scale Modification of Speech
Acero, A
Microsoft Corporation, USA

Th1P2     Volume 5, p. 1927
Analytic Generation of Synthesis Units by Closed Loop Training for Totally Speaker Driven Text to Speech System (TOS Drive TTS)
Akamine, M Kagoshima, T
Toshiba Kansai Laboratory, JAPAN

Th1P3     Volume 5, p. 1931
Modeling the Microprosody of Pitch and Loudness for Speech Synthesis with Neural Networks
Vainio, M Altosaar, T
Helsinki University of Technology, FINLAND

Th1P4     Volume 5, p. 1935
Spectral Smoothing for Concatenative Speech Synthesis
Chappell, D T Hansen, J H L H
Robust Speech Processing Laboratory, USA

Th1P5     Volume 5, p. 1939
Mimic: A Voice-Adaptive Phonetic-Tree Speech Synthesiser
Chen, A Vaseghi, S Ho, C
Queen's University of Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM

Th1P6     Volume 5, p. 1943
Automatic Generation of Korean Pronunciation Variants by Multistage Applications of Phonological Rules
Jeon, J Cha, S Chung, M Park, J Hwang, K
Sogang University, KOREA

Th1P7     Volume 5, p. 1947
Techniques for accurate automatic annotation of speech waveforms
Cox, S Brady, R Jackson, P
University of East Anglia, UNITED KINGDOM

Th1P8     Volume 5, p. 1951
Optimized Stopping Criteria for Tree-Based Unit Selection in Concatenative Synthesis
Cronk, A Macon, M
Oregon Graduate Institute, USA

Th1P9     Volume 5, p. 1955
Automatic transcription of intonation using an identified prosodic alphabet
de Tournemire, S
France Telecom, CNET, FRANCE

Th1P10     Volume 5, p. 1959
Frequency Analysis of Phonetic Units for Concatenative Synthesis in Catalan
Esquerra, I Febrer, A Nadeu, C
Polytechnical University of Catalonia, SPAIN

Th1P11     Volume 5, p. 1963
Investigating the Syntactic Characteristics of English Tone Units
Fang, A C House, J Huckvale, M
University College London, UNITED KINGDOM

Th1P12     Volume 5, p