3 papers
eess.AS2026
Robust Multi-Tier Infant-Centered Audio Understanding with Whisper via Structured Speaker Conditioning
Xulin Fan, Jialu Li, Mohammad Nur Hossain Khan +4
Recent advances in model design and self-supervised audio representations have improved speech and audio understanding, yet infant-centered naturalistic recordings remain challengi…
eess.AS2026
Age-Aware Adapter Tuning for Children's Speech Recognition
Jialu Li
Children's automatic speech recognition (ASR) remains challenging because child speech differs from adult speech and varies substantially across developmental stages. While adapter…
eess.AS2025
Automated Analysis of Naturalistic Recordings in Early Childhood: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities
Jialu Li, Marvin Lavechin, Xulin Fan +4
Naturalistic recordings capture audio in real-world environments where participants behave naturally without interference from researchers or experimental protocols. Naturalistic l…