Projects
Data mining continuous speech: Modeling infant speech acquisition by extracting building blocks and patterns in spoken language. University of Antwerp
Data mining continuous speech: Modeling infant speech acquisition by extracting building blocks and patterns in spoken language University of Antwerp
SPRAAK2TAAL: extraction of tension and idelological context from political speeches - research on the integration of speech and language processing. KU Leuven
Effectiveness of speech therapy approach and intensity on the speech and quality of life in children with cleft palate speech characteristics. Ghent University
The development of intelligible speech is one of the main objectives in the management of
children who were born with a cleft (lip and) palate. Despite the advances in surgical treatment of
congenital orofacial clefts, specific cleft-related speech disorders often persist, even after the
palate is closed. However, based on current literature, no evidence is yet available to support any
specific model of speech therapy ...
A qualitative study of the acceptability of high-intensity versus low-intensity speech therapy in children with cleft palate: the perspective of speech therapists, parents and children KU Leuven
Comparing the retrospective acceptability of two different speech therapy intensities in children with cleft palate: (1) high-intensity therapy (5x30 minutes per week for 2x4 weeks) and (2) low-intensity speech therapy (2x30 minutes per week for 20 weeks) from the perspective of healthcare providers (speech therapists), parents and children.
Reinforcement learning of articulatory gestures of speech, and their usability in speech recognition Vrije Universiteit Brussel
human speech recognition abilities, even though they are trained with
superhuman amount of speech material. Human children learn to
recognize speech perfectly from a fraction of that speech input.
Humans learn not only to recognize, but also to produce speech
sounds, and the motor areas corresponding to speech production in
the brain are ...
Models of Pathological Speech for Diagnosis and Speech Recognition KU Leuven
SMILE: cost-utility and impact of high-intensity speech therapy on Speech, MotIvation, and quality of LifE in children with cleft palate Ghent University
A cleft palate ± a cleft lip is the most prevalent congenital craniofacial defect. The societal burden of
this condition is substantial as it impacts speech, hearing, feeding, oral behavior, dentition, and
satisfaction with appearance. These consequences have a prolonged and adverse influence on social
integration and well-being. The WHO reported considerable financial costs incurred from this defect
in terms of ...
Fonds Maurange: One size does not fit all: towards diagnosis-specific speech intervention in primary cleft speech services in Flanders through intervention research and focus group discussions Ghent University
With an incidence of approximately 1/700 live births, a cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L) is the most common congenital malformation. From birth on, a CP±L may impact hearing, feeding, oromyofunctional behavior and dentition, satisfaction with appearance, and speech. Considering these consequences, it is not surprising that a CP±L may have a major influence on a child’s general (social) functioning and psychosocial well-being. Speech is one of ...