3 papers
eess.AS2026
WordVoice: Explicit and Decoupled Multi-Dimensional Word-Level Control for LLM-Based TTS
Sihang Nie, Jinxin Ji, Xiaofen Xing +4
While recent Large Language Model (LLM)-based Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems have achieved remarkable naturalness, they predominantly rely on implicit end-to-end generation paradigms…
cs.SD2026
NVMOS: Non-Verbal Vocalization Quality Assessment in Speech
Jialong Mai, Jinxin Ji, Xiaofen Xing +2
Non-verbal vocalizations (NVs), such as laughter, sighs, and coughs, are important acoustic cues for emotion and intent. Existing speech quality assessment methods typically focus…
cs.SD2025
MNV-17: A High-Quality Performative Mandarin Dataset for Nonverbal Vocalization Recognition in Speech
Jialong Mai, Jinxin Ji, Xiaofen Xing +4
Mainstream Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems excel at transcribing lexical content, but largely fail to recognize nonverbal vocalizations (NVs) embedded in speech, such as…