Initialization of fMLLR with sufficient statistics from similar speakers

dc.contributor.authorZajíc, Zbyněk
dc.contributor.authorMachlica, Lukáš
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Luděk
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T09:58:30Z
dc.date.available2015-12-10T09:58:30Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractfMLLR si v porovnání s jinými adaptačními metodami vystačí s malým počtem adaptačních dat. Nicméně extrémně malé množství může vyústit ve špatný odhat adaptační matice. Taková situace se předchází dodáním nějaké informace a-priory. V tomto článku diskutujeme možnost inicializace pomocí statistik od podobných řečníků.cs
dc.description.abstract-translatedOne of the most utilized adaptation techniques is the feature Maximum Likelihood Linear Regression (fMLLR). In comparison with other adaptation methods the number of free parameters to be estimated significantly decreases. Thus, the method is well suited for situations with small amount of adaptation data. However, fMLLR still fails in situations with extremely small data sets. Such situations can be solved through proper initialization of fMLLR estimation adding some a-priori information. In this paper a novel approach is proposed solving the problem of fMLLR initialization involving statistics from speakers acoustically close to the speaker to be adapted. Proposed initialization suitably substitutes missing adaptation data with similar data from a training database, fMLLR estimation becomes well-conditioned, and the accuracy of the recognition system increases even in situations with extremely small data sets.en
dc.format8 s.cs
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-642-23537-5
dc.identifier.issn0302-9743
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.kky.zcu.cz/cs/publications/ZbynekZajic_2011_Initializationof
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11025/16951
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringercs
dc.rights© Zbyněk Zajíc - Lukáš Machlica - Luděk Müllercs
dc.rights.accessopenAccessen
dc.subjectfMLLRcs
dc.subjectadaptacecs
dc.subjectstatistikycs
dc.subjectrozpoznávání řečics
dc.subjectrobustnostcs
dc.subjectinitializacecs
dc.subject.translatedfMLLRen
dc.subject.translatedadaptationen
dc.subject.translatedstatisticsen
dc.subject.translatedspeech recognitionen
dc.subject.translatedrobustnessen
dc.subject.translatedinitializationen
dc.titleInitialization of fMLLR with sufficient statistics from similar speakersen
dc.title.alternativeInicializace fMLLR statistikami od podobných řečníkůcs
dc.typečlánekcs
dc.typearticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen

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