A novel framework for noise robust ASR using cochlear implant-like spectrally reduced speech

Speech Communication

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-133

  Do, Cong Thanh ^a   Pastor, Dominique ^b   Goalic, André ^b  

^a IDIAP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b LAB STICC   (France)

Author keywords

Aurora 2; Cochlear implant; HMM based ASR; Kullback Leibler divergence; Noise robust ASR; Spectrally reduced speech

Indexed keywords

AURORA 2; HMM-BASED ASR; KULLBACK LEIBLER DIVERGENCE; ROBUST ASR; SPECTRALLY REDUCED SPEECH;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; SPEECH ENHANCEMENT;

SPEECH RECOGNITION;

EID: 80052737228     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.specom.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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