Expertise: Acoustic / Sound Analysis
SAM3 Expertise Areas: Acoustic / Sound Analysis
SAM3 researchers expertise in Acoustic and Sound Analysis includes signal processing and methods to analyze and classify sound within a wide range of application and uses cases.
Acoustic / Sound Analysis Applications
- Cough and respiration sounds
- Residential sound classification.
- Beam forming and microphone array applications.
- Audio analysis including language and speech recognition
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, S. Shafiyan, N. Thomas, “Identifying Cognitive Decline via Speech and Gaze in Naturalistic Reading”, 48th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2026
B. Laska, B. Chimehi, P. Masson, Bruce Wallace, H. Sveistrup, R. Goubran. “Reference-Free Estimation of Speech Recognition Error Rates via Cross-Model Concordance.” 2026 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2026,
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, N. Thomas, A. Frank, S. Shafiyan, “Longitudinal Gaze-speech Cognitive Decline Biomarkers From Oral Reading”, at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), 2026.
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, N. Thomas, A. Frank, S. Shafiyan, “Longitudinal Gaze-speech Cognitive Decline Biomarkers From Oral Reading”, at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), 2026.
IEEE Video Tutorial: “The Supportive Smart Home: Solutions Enabling Independence – Ambient Sensing, Artificial Intelligence in Ethical Context“
Smart homes helping older adults live safely and independently
NRC Article on our recent projectOne morning, an older man doesn’t go to the kitchen for breakfast as he usually does. Instead, he’s still sitting …
A. Laghai, S. Shafiyan, N. Thomas, M. Kunz, K. Fraser, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, “Can Gaze–Speech Coupling in Reading Help Clinicians Detect Cognitive Decline Remotely?” ISG 2026
B. Laska, P. Xi, J. Valdés, B. Wallace, J. Green, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, “Coughprint: Distilled Cough Representations from Speech Foundation Model Embeddings”, in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2025
A. Laghai B. Wallace, K. C. Fraser, M. Kunz, F. Knoefel, R. Goubran, S. Shafiyan, N. Thomas, “Preliminary Results for Measurement of Eye Fixation and Speech to Identify Cognitive Decline” at IEEE Medical Measurement and Applications Symposium (MeMeA 2025), 2025
Pioneering Voice AI with Carleton University
Story by partner company Edge Signal about the work we have done with them within a SAM3 SME Support for Aging in Place Technology project. …
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, B. Laska, R. Goubran, “Ray Tracing Modelling Using LiDAR 3D Scans for Rapid Acoustical Measurement and Simulation” at 2025 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2025
Boulay, Emma “Eye-Tracking and Speech Analysis Measurement and Synchronization for Cognitive Assessment.” MASc diss., Carleton University, 2024.
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