Program
Invited speakers
The organizing committee is glad to present the following invited speakers:
Invited speaker 1: Max Little
He began his career writing software, signal processing algorithms and music for video games, then moved on by way of a degree in mathematics to the University of Oxford. After postdoc positions in Oxford and co-founding a web-based image search business, he won a Wellcome Trust fellowship at MIT to follow up on his doctoral research work in biomedical signal processing, where I was selected as a TED Fellow. He is currently a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at Aston University in the UK.
Invited speaker 2: Jiri Mekyska
He is the head of BDALab (Brain Diseases Analysis Laboratory), and deals especially with a research of non-invasive neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders analysis methods based on speech and hand-writing processing. In cooperation with neurologists/psychologists from different countries he develops diagnostic/monitoring systems focused on Parkinson’s disease and developmental dysgraphia.
Invited speaker 3: Matías Zañartu
He has been always attracted by areas of knowledge that intersect more than one traditional discipline. His interests are centered on the development of digital signal processing, system modeling, and biomedical engineering tools that involve speech, audio, and acoustics. His recent research efforts have revolved around developing quantitative models that describe nonlinear effects in human speech production,and applying these physiological descriptions for the development of communication and clinical technologies. He holds a BS degree in Acoustical Engineering, and MS and PhD degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Invited speaker 4: Jody Kreyman
Dr. Kreiman is Professor of Surgery at the Department of Head and Neck Surgery in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and has been given a Joint Appointment in the Linguistics Department. She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago in 1987. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and of the Acoustical Society of America.
Invited speaker 5: Jason Whilfield
Dr. Whitfield is an Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the principal investigator of the Motor Speech Lab. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in neurogenic communication disorders, research methods, and speech science. He studies the effect of neurological disorders and the normal aging process on speech production. His work primarily focuses on speech and non-speech motor learning and control in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
Invited speaker 6: Suzanne Boyce
Dr. Boyce is a speech-language pathologist and linguist with postdoctoral training in speech technology. Her interests involve the interaction of sound pattern systems in language (phonology) with articulation and acoustics of speech and voice. Some areas of specialty include the production and perception of late-emerging sounds such as /r/, /l/, and /s/, and acoustical measures of speech intelligibility. She teaches courses in the areas of speech and hearing science, the conduct of research, and grant writing. She is the research director of a clinic at UC pioneering the use of ultrasound as biofeedback for speech articulation therapy.
Program
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