Emotional speech style analysis, modeling and synthesis
Project goals
The project aims at segmental and suprasegmental analyses of speech styles carrying information about emotions of the speaker. The first step will be the construction of databases containing Czech emotional speech. Further the development of sophisticated segmental and supra segmental algorithms for identification of emotions will lead to emotional speech synthesis systems and to conversion of speech styles. The application oriented research will be focused namely to communication and information services, voice controlled systems and also to multimedia application. In the project also the perception and evaluation of emotional speech will be studied. Research objectives in the proposed project are: Collection of different speech styles and emotional speech for Czech language Developing of subjective methods for emotional speech evaluation Parameter analysis of emotional speech for identification of important features defining emotional contents Verification and application of existing
Keywords
Speech analysisemotion identificationspeech synthesishuman-computer voice communicationdialogue systems
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
COST
Call for proposals
COST 6 (SMSM2008OC3)
Main participants
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Contest type
VS - Public tender
Contract ID
1146/2010-32
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Analýza, modelování a syntéza stylů a emočních stavů v řečovém projevu
Annotation in Czech
Porozumění jak emoční řeč ovlivňuje segmentální a suprasegmentální parametry řeči. Vývoj modelů pro syntézu a konverzi emoční řeči. Vytvoření českých databází emoční řeči. Aplikace poznatků v komunikačních a informačních systémech.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
CEP classification - main branch
JD - Use of computers, robotics and its application
CEP - secondary branch
IN - Informatics
CEP - another secondary branch
JC - Computer hardware and software
10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)
20204 - Robotics and automatic control
20205 - Automation and control systems
20206 - Computer hardware and architecture
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
V - Vynikající výsledky projektu (s mezinárodním významem atd.)
Project results evaluation
"Czech emotional speech database with the results of assessment of relevance and naturalness by listening test was created. New speech model utilizing the complex cepstrum was proposed, which allows independent change of vocal tract . "
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2008
Realization period - end
Nov 30, 2010
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Mar 1, 2010
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP11-MSM-OC-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Jun 30, 2011
Finance
Total approved costs
4,377 thou. CZK
Public financial support
1,289 thou. CZK
Other public sources
3,088 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK
Basic information
Recognised costs
4 377 CZK thou.
Public support
1 289 CZK thou.
29%
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
CEP
JD - Use of computers, robotics and its application
Solution period
01. 01. 2008 - 30. 11. 2010