| University of Eastern Finland (UEF) summer school
Course: Machine learning Applied to Speech https://vvestman.github.io/summerschool19/
August 19-23, 2019 Joensuu, Finland
Registration (deadline: July 12, 2019) https://apply.summerschool.uef.fi/
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ORGANIZERS
Tomi Kinnunen, UEF Ville Hautamäki, UEF
LECTURERS
Kong Aik Lee, NEC Corporation, Japan Tanel Alumäe, Tallinn Univ. Tech, Estonia Stefan Werner, UEF Einar Meister, UEF Rosa González Hautamäki, UEF
EXERCISE INSTRUCTORS
Ville Vestman, UEF Trung Ngo Trong, UEF Bhusan Chettri, UEF & QMUL, UK
COURSE OVERVIEW
University of Eastern Finland (UEF) hosts a number of different summer courses in August 2019. The School of Computing at UEF organizes a course on Machine Learning for Speech. The course is intended as a brief introduction to machine learning techniques and their application to selected speech applications. We focus in particular on methods of speaker and language recognition and related topics such as anti-spoofing. Covered methods include feature extraction, statistical models, deep learning approaches, and related techniques.
The course covers lectures, practicals, and a learning diary. No formal pre-requirements are set but sufficient programming knowledge and a certain level of mathematics/statistics (linear algebra and probability theory) will be helpful for the maximum benefit of the participant. The foreseen programming tools in the 2019 course edition include Python, Numpy, PyTorch/Tensorflow, and Google Colab.
The course is intended to be self-contained with limited or no prior knowledge of speech or machine learning. The course is recommended for PhD students (and MSc students close to graduation) who are familiar with basics of signal processing and are interested to obtain a brief overview of principles and selected recent trends in speaker recognition.
GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
Teaching language is English. The primary target group are PhD and MSc students. The course amounts to either 3 ECTS or 5 ECTS, depending on the chosen study mode:
A. Lectures + practicals + learning diary, 3 ECTS B. The A. part + individual project (completed afterwards), 5 ECTS
The course contains 5 days of lectures, hands on practicals, project work and learning diary. The course will be assessed as pass/fail. Students who pass the course will receive a course certificate.
SOCIAL PROGRAM
The course involves social programme organized by the UEF. The activities will mostly be included in your course fee, but some of them may have a small participation fee. Details: http://www.uef.fi/en/web/summerschool/social-programme-in-joensuu
MORE INFORMATION
Course content related matters: tkinnu@cs.uef.fi
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