Detecting depression using vocal, facial and semantic communication cues

JR Williamson, E Godoy, M Cha… - Proceedings of the 6th …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is known to result in neurophysiological and
neurocognitive changes that affect control of motor, linguistic, and cognitive functions. MDD's …

A framework for biomarkers of COVID-19 based on coordination of speech-production subsystems

TF Quatieri, T Talkar, JS Palmer - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Goal: We propose a speech modeling and signal-processing framework to detect and track
COVID-19 through asymptomatic and symptomatic stages. Methods: The approach is based …

Vocal and facial biomarkers of depression based on motor incoordination and timing

JR Williamson, TF Quatieri, BS Helfer… - Proceedings of the 4th …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
In individuals with major depressive disorder, neurophysiological changes often alter motor
control and thus affect the mechanisms controlling speech production and facial expression …

Vocal biomarkers of depression based on motor incoordination

JR Williamson, TF Quatieri, BS Helfer… - Proceedings of the 3rd …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
In Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), neurophysiologic changes can alter motor control [1,
2] and therefore alter speech production by influencing the characteristics of the vocal …

Self-reported symptoms of depression and PTSD are associated with reduced vowel space in screening interviews

S Scherer, GM Lucas, J Gratch… - IEEE Transactions …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reduced frequency range in vowel production is a well documented speech characteristic of
individuals with psychological and neurological disorders. Affective disorders such as …

Tracking depression severity from audio and video based on speech articulatory coordination

JR Williamson, D Young, AA Nierenberg… - Computer Speech & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The ability to track depression severity over time using passive sensing of speech would
enable frequent and inexpensive monitoring, allowing rapid assessment of treatment …

Multimodal public speaking performance assessment

T Wörtwein, M Chollet, B Schauerte… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
The ability to speak proficiently in public is essential for many professions and in everyday
life. Public speaking skills are difficult to master and require extensive training. Recent …

Formant estimation and tracking: A deep learning approach

Y Dissen, J Goldberger, J Keshet - … Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Formant frequency estimation and tracking are among the most fundamental problems in
speech processing. In the estimation task, the input is a stationary speech segment such as …

Assessment of speech and fine motor coordination in children with autism spectrum disorder

T Talkar, JR Williamson, DJ Hannon, HM Rao… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulty in
communication, which includes a high incidence of speech production errors. We …

On the relative importance of vocal source, system, and prosody in human depression

R Horwitz, TF Quatieri, BS Helfer, B Yu… - … conference on body …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), neurophysiologic changes can alter motor control
[1][2] and therefore alter speech production by influencing vocal fold motion (source), the …