• DocumentCode
    1931391
  • Title

    Assessing Dysarthria severity using global statistics and boosting

  • Author

    DeMino, A. ; Kubichek, R. ; Caves, Kevin

  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    6-9 Nov. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1103
  • Lastpage
    1106
  • Abstract
    A new method for automatic assessment of Dysarthria severity is described. It uses the forward selection method (FSM) on global statistics of low-complexity features to find effective feature sets. FSM is embedded in a boosting algorithm that combines multiple weak classifiers to achieve a single strong classifier. Unlike standard boosting, this uses nonlinear class boundaries and unique feature sets per iteration. Results on a 39 speaker dysarthria database are described.
  • Keywords
    iterative methods; medical disorders; pattern classification; speech processing; statistical analysis; Dysarthria severity automatic assessment; FSM; boosting algorithm; forward selection method; low-complexity features; multiple weak classifiers; nonlinear class boundaries; speaker dysarthria database; Boosting; Classification algorithms; Frequency measurement; Speech; Speech processing; Training; Training data;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Signals, Systems and Computers (ASILOMAR), 2011 Conference Record of the Forty Fifth Asilomar Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Pacific Grove, CA
  • ISSN
    1058-6393
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0321-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACSSC.2011.6190184
  • Filename
    6190184