UCLA

Department of Electrical Engineering

EE214A: Digital Speech Processing

Winter 1999

Lecturer: Course Secretary:
Professor Abeer Alwan
Room 66-147E, Engr. IV
Telephone: 206-2231
email: alwan@icsl.ucla.edu 		Ms. Kay Rogowski
Room 66-127DD, Engr. IV
Telephone: 206-4304

Lectures:

T, R: 12-2 p.m.

Boelter Hall 2760

Office Hours:

Course Description:

Theory and applications of digital processing of speech signals. Mathematical models of human speech production and perception mechanisms. Speech analysis/synthesis techniques including linear-prediction, filter-bank models, and homomorphic filtering. Speech coding and an introduction to automatic speech recognition. The sequel for this course is EE214B and it will be offered in Spring 2000. EE214B focuses on coding, recognition, and biomedical applications.

Prerequisites:

The prerequisite for EE214A is a good understanding of linear systems and the fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing (EE102, EE113).

Textbook (required):

Rabiner and Schafer, {\bf Digital Processing of Speech Signals}, 1978, Prentice Hall.
Supplementary notes will be handed out and some will be placed on reserve in the EMS library.

Reference Books:

Beranek, L., Acoustics, 1954, McGraw-Hill.
Deller, J.R.; Proakis, J.G; and Hansen, J.H, Discrete-time processing of speech signals, 1993, Macmillan Pub. Co.
Fant, G., Acoustic Theory of Speech Production, 1960, 'S-Gravenhage: Mouton.
Flanagan, J. L., Speech Analysis, Synthesis, and Perception, 1972, Springer Verlag.
Jayant, N.S., and Noll, P., Digital Coding of Waveforms, 1984, Prentice Hall.
Moore, B., An Introduction to the Psychology of Hearing, 1989, Academic Press.
Rabiner, L., and Juang, B., Fundamentals of Speech Recognition, 1993, Prentice Hall.

Handouts:

Homework assignments, graded homeworks, and other handouts not picked up during lectures can be found outside Prof. Alwan's office (66-147E Engr. IV).

Exams and Grading:

Final grades will be determined according to the following weights: