3 papers
cs.SD2026
PROCESS-2: A Benchmark Speech Corpus for Early Cognitive Impairment Detection
Madhurananda Pahar, Caitlin H. Illingworth, Bahman Mirheidari +7
Speech-based analysis offers a scalable and non-invasive approach for detecting cognitive decline, yet progress has been constrained by the limited availability of clinically valid…
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.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…