The creation of the network TIMIT (NTIMIT) database, which is the result of transmitting the
TIMIT database over the telephone network, is described. A brief description of the TIMIT …

In society today, people experiencing disability can face discrimination. As artificial intelligence
solutions take on increasingly important roles in decision-making and interaction, they …

The LIBERATED LEARNING PROJECT (LLP) is an applied research project studying two
core questions:1) Can speech recognition (SR) technology successfully digitize lectures to …

Accessibility in the workplace and in academic settings has increased dramatically for users
with disabilities, driven by greater awareness, legislative mandate, and technological …

In this paper, we explore non-traditional, serendipitous uses of an automatic speech
recognition (ASR) application called Live Transcribe. Through these, we are able to identify …

Laboratory-based evaluations of synthetic speech often suggest that it is as intelligible as
natural speech. Yet studies and experience in applied settings do not confirm this. We identify …

… Sara Basson works in IBM Research, where she is driving strategy and business opportunities
for speech transcription technology. Sara holds an MBA in management/marketing from …

Adult second language (L2) learners often exhibit phonetic deviance in English. Pronunciation
errors accounting for reduced intelligibility and perceived accent in native Japanese and …

This study uses an over-the-phone transcription task to address two issues in speech
synthesis performance. One is the relationship between on the one hand results of a controlled …

Speech technologies have been a blessing to many people with disabilities. They have allowed
people with severe physical impairments to do meaningful work, blind people to access …