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This study introduces Reverse-Speech-Finder (RSF), a groundbreaking neural network backtracking architecture designed to enhance Alzheimer's Disease (AD) diagnosis through speech analysis. Leveraging the power of pre-trained large language…

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Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a chronic, degenerative disorder which leads to a range of motor and cognitive symptoms. PD diagnosis is a challenging task since its symptoms are very similar to other diseases such as normal ageing and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-01-15 Mohamad Alissa

While Speech Large Language Models (Speech-LLMs) show strong performance in many applications, their robustness is critically under-tested, especially to speech disfluency. Existing evaluations often rely on idealized inputs, overlooking…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-10-20 Hongcheng Liu , Yixuan Hou , Heyang Liu , Yuhao Wang , Yanfeng Wang , Yu Wang

Severity assessment of Parkinson's disease (PD) using wearable sensors offers an effective, objective basis for clinical management. However, general-purpose time series models often lack pathological specificity in feature extraction,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Weiming Zhao , Xulong Wang , Jun Qi , Yun Yang , Po Yang

In this work, we explore various neural network architectures using Magnetic Resonance (MR) T1 images of the brain to identify Parkinson's Disease (PD), which is one of the most common neurodegenerative and movement disorders. We propose…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-27 Tahjid Ashfaque Mostafa , Irene Cheng

This paper considers a representation learning strategy to model speech signals from patients with Parkinson's disease and cleft lip and palate. In particular, it compares different parametrized representation types such as wideband and…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-20 Gabriel Figueiredo Miller , Juan Camilo Vásquez-Correa , Juan Rafael Orozco-Arroyave , Elmar Nöth

This study focuses on recognizing Bangladeshi dialects and converting diverse Bengali accents into standardized formal Bengali speech. Dialects, often referred to as regional languages, are distinctive variations of a language spoken in a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Md. Nazmus Sadat Samin , Jawad Ibn Ahad , Tanjila Ahmed Medha , Fuad Rahman , Mohammad Ruhul Amin , Nabeel Mohammed , Shafin Rahman

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a slowly progressing neurodegenerative disease with early manifestation of motor signs. Recently, there has been a growing interest in developing automatic tools that can assess motor function in PD patients.…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2018-05-04 Liron Allerhand , Brit Youngmann , Elad Yom-Tov , David Arkadir

People with Parkinson's disease must be regularly monitored by their physician to observe how the disease is progressing and potentially adjust treatment plans to mitigate the symptoms. Monitoring the progression of the disease through a…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-25 Mohammadreza Iman , Amy Giuntini , Hamid Reza Arabnia , Khaled Rasheed

Parkinson's Disease(PD) is one of the major nervous system disorders that affect people over 60. PD can cause cognitive impairments. In this work, we explore various approaches to identify Parkinson's using Magnetic Resonance (MR) T1 images…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-03 Tahjid Ashfaque Mostafa , Irene Cheng

Dysarthric speech recognition (DSR) presents a formidable challenge due to inherent inter-speaker variability, leading to severe performance degradation when applying DSR models to new dysarthric speakers. Traditional speaker adaptation…

Sound · Computer Science 2024-09-25 Shiyao Wang , Shiwan Zhao , Jiaming Zhou , Aobo Kong , Yong Qin

The performance of voice-based Parkinson's disease (PD) detection systems degrades when there is an acoustic mismatch between training and operating conditions caused mainly by degradation in test signals. In this paper, we address this…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-03 Amir Hossein Poorjam , Mathew Shaji Kavalekalam , Liming Shi , Yordan P. Raykov , Jesper Rindom Jensen , Max A. Little , Mads Græsbøll Christensen

Conversational speech often reveals early signs of cognitive decline, such as dementia and MCI. In the UK, one in four people belongs to an ethnic minority, and dementia prevalence is expected to rise most rapidly among Black and Asian…

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We present a comprehensive evaluation of pretrained speech embedding systems for the detection of dysarthric speech using existing accessible data. Dysarthric speech datasets are often small and can suffer from recording biases as well as…

Hate speech on digital platforms has become a growing concern globally, especially in linguistically diverse countries like Bangladesh, where regional dialects play a major role in everyday communication. Despite progress in hate speech…

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Memory disorders are a central factor in the decline of functioning and daily activities in elderly individuals. The confirmation of the illness, initiation of medication to slow its progression, and the commencement of occupational therapy…

Sound · Computer Science 2024-02-08 Marko Niemelä , Mikaela von Bonsdorff , Sami Äyrämö , Tommi Kärkkäinen

Voice disorders significantly affect communication and quality of life, requiring an early and accurate diagnosis. Traditional methods like laryngoscopy are invasive, subjective, and often inaccessible. This research proposes a noninvasive,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Sri Raksha Siva , Nived Suthahar , Prakash Boominathan , Uma Ranjan

The detection of pathologies from speech features is usually defined as a binary classification task with one class representing a specific pathology and the other class representing healthy speech. In this work, we train neural networks,…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-02 Dominik Wagner , Ilja Baumann , Franziska Braun , Sebastian P. Bayerl , Elmar Nöth , Korbinian Riedhammer , Tobias Bocklet

This study presents the development and testing of a conversational speech system designed for robots to detect speech biomarkers indicative of cognitive impairments in people living with dementia (PLwD). The system integrates a backend…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Rohith Perumandla , Young-Ho Bae , Diego Izaguirre , Esther Hwang , Andrew Murphy , Long-Jing Hsu , Selma Sabanovic , Casey C. Bennett