3 papers
cs.CL2026
In Silico Modeling of the RAMPHO Buffer: Dissociating Informational and Energetic Masking via Phonetic Entropy in Deep Neural Networks
Stefan Bleeck
The fundamental challenge of listening in multi-talker environments is a cognitive bottleneck, defined by the Ease of Language Understanding (ELU) model as a failure within the RAM…
cs.SD2025
(SimPhon Speech Test): A Data-Driven Method for In Silico Design and Validation of a Phonetically Balanced Speech Test
Stefan Bleeck
Traditional audiometry often provides an incomplete characterization of the functional impact of hearing loss on speech understanding, particularly for supra-threshold deficits com…
cs.SD2025
Advancing Hearing Assessment: An ASR-Based Frequency-Specific Speech Test for Diagnosing Presbycusis
Stefan Bleeck
Traditional audiometry often fails to fully characterize the functional impact of hearing loss on speech understanding, particularly supra-threshold deficits and frequency-specific…