Voices of the future: A journey through innovative speech tech
Thanks to all the guest speakers who contributed to the intro to voice technology course
The Intro to Voice Tech course in the MSc Voice Technology is coming to a close. It was something of an unusual course: We tested speech recognition software performance on different languages and environments (imagine students shouting/whispering/mumbling into mics at parties, in busy cafes, in classrooms, and at airports), we also worked on making our own synthetic voices, and had a few lively discussions along way.
The big highlight may have been all the guest speakers we had, giving an overview of Speech Technology at small start-ups, big companies, and in academia. Therefore, a hearty thank you to everyone who gave a presentation, hosted a discussion, or engaged with the students. Many useful collaborations are in the works!
Mr Dragoș Bălan, University of Twente
Dr Laurent Besachier, Naver Labs
Taís Fernanda Blauth, PhD Candidate at the University of Groningen
Mr Joris Castermans, Founder and CEO of Whispp
Dr. Loredana Cerrato, Project Manager Nuance
Dr Joanna Dolińska, Assistant Professor - University of Warsaw and Short Term Scientific Mission scholar (LITHME)
Mr Tatsu Matsushima, AI Researcher & Developer at Whispp - MSc Voice Tech Alum (Class of 2021)
Mr Johan van der Meulen - 8D Games (fieldrtrip!)
Mr Daniel Leix Palumbo, PhD Candidate at the University of Groningen
Mr Cristophe Pierret, Vice President of Engineering, Soundhound
Dr Frederic Robinson, Founder of LeapTech - Switzerland)
Ms Golshid Shekoufandeh, PhD Candidate, University of Amsterdam
Mr Lorenzo Tarantino, CTO at Voiseed
