Rupal Patel: Synthetic voices, as unique as fingerprints
Рупал Пател: Синтетичните гласове, уникални като пръстови отпечатъци
People relying on synthetic speech use the voice they’re given, not their own. Rupal Patel created the vocaliD project to change that. Full bio
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from the National Science Foundation,
speech science lesson. Okay?
I've been documenting for years
and that's what we're using.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rupal Patel - Speech scientistPeople relying on synthetic speech use the voice they’re given, not their own. Rupal Patel created the vocaliD project to change that.
Why you should listen
Northeastern University computer science professor Rupal Patel looks for ways to give voice to the voiceless. As founder and director of the Communication Analysis and Design Laboratory (CadLab), she developed a technology that combines real human voices with the characteristics of individual speech patterns. The result is VocaliD, an innovation that gives people who can't speak the ability to communicate in a voice all their own.
"There's nothing better than seeing the person who's actually going to use it, seeing their reaction, seeing their smile," says Patel.
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