Speech Processing

Aalto University: Speech Processing, 5 ECTS. This course focuses on the basics of audio signal processing and psychoacoustics and perceptually motivated signal processing. It also includes acoustic theory of speech production, the functions, acoustics and modelling of the larynx and the vocal tract as well as phones and phonation. Time-frequency analysis of speech signals, principles of speech coding, linear prediction and its application in processing of speech signals and speech synthesis and speech recognition are also covered in this course. Upon completion of the course, the students understands the basics of the different aspects of speech processing and its applications.