Bertjan Busser
Project: Machine Learning algorithms for linguistic aspects of
speech synthesis
Basically I am to develop a (properly researched) Grapheme-to-Phoneme Convertor capable of
generating suprasegmental prosodic information. Grapheme-to-Phoneme Conversion
is translating (ASCII) text into its phonetic transcription (the
pronunciation cues in the dictionary. Suprasegmental prosodic
information is usually paraphrased speech melody, and involves rhythm,
intonation, and pauses.
CV
I studied Electrotechnics at Twente University (1988-1990) and at the
Hogeschool Enschede (1990-1992). The next two years ('till the end of
'94) I studied (theoretical) Psychology at the Utecht University and
graduated on a thesis on deictic reference in spatial localization. I
worked 9 months in a revalidation research centre on categorizing
signs from Dutch Sign Language before I started on this project.
Contact:
g.j.busser@kub.nl
Last modified: Mon Aug 2 13:16:39 CEST 1999