Voice activity detection based on statistical models and machine learning approaches

Computer Speech and Language

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 515-530

  Shin, Jong Won ^a   Chang, Joon Hyuk ^b   Kim, Nam Soo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A posteriori SNR; A priori SNR; Generalized gamma; Likelihood ratio test; Machine learning; Minimum classification error; Predicted SNR; Prior knowledge; Statistical modeling; Support vector machine; Voice activity detection

Indexed keywords

APRIORI; GENERALIZED GAMMA; LIKELIHOOD RATIO TESTS; MINIMUM CLASSIFICATION ERROR; POSTERIORI SNR; PREDICTED SNR; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; STATISTICAL MODELING; VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION;

DETECTORS; ERROR DETECTION; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPEECH PROCESSING; STATISTICS; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

SPEECH RECOGNITION;

EID: 77950091897     PISSN: 08852308     EISSN: 10958363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csl.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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