TéT – Balaton project  (208-2009)
Research and development: BME TMIT Laboratory of Speech Acoustics

One of the primary aims of the project is to improve computer assisted speech learning methods for handicapped children (hard of hearing and autistic children) by the introduction of prosody models. These models will firstly be used to develop the prosody of the speakers. Prosody plays an important role in communication. Prosodic cues help people understand messages through a conversation: thus the correct pronunciation of the different prosodic cues is very important. We will also use prosody to determine the emotional state of the speaker, which can be taken into account in the interface.

Partners:
The Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics ISIR CNRS FRE2507 (France) has wide experience in different classification techniques in speech technology. Moreover, the institute is conducting several projects involving normal and autistic children.