3 papers
cs.CL2025
Exploring Gender Disparities in Automatic Speech Recognition Technology
Hend ElGhazaly, Bahman Mirheidari, Nafise Sadat Moosavi +1
This study investigates factors influencing Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems' fairness and performance across genders, beyond the conventional examination of demographics…
cs.SD2025
CognoSpeak: an automatic, remote assessment of early cognitive decline in real-world conversational speech
Madhurananda Pahar, Fuxiang Tao, Bahman Mirheidari +8
The early signs of cognitive decline are often noticeable in conversational speech, and identifying those signs is crucial in dealing with later and more serious stages of neurodeg…
cs.SD2024
Early Dementia Detection Using Multiple Spontaneous Speech Prompts: The PROCESS Challenge
Fuxiang Tao, Bahman Mirheidari, Madhurananda Pahar +12
Dementia is associated with various cognitive impairments and typically manifests only after significant progression, making intervention at this stage often ineffective. To addres…