Participants will be introduced to the basics of state-of-the-art automatic speaker recognition systems and how a system can be used to conduct research. On the first day, we will cover pre-processing, feature extraction, speaker modelling, scoring and calibration. On the second day, we will focus on developing research questions and running tests that are relevant to your own research. The course will offer a mixture of mini-lectures and practical sessions, where you will get to use the VOCALISE automatic speaker recognition system, produced by Oxford Wave Research.

The course will take place in-person at the University of York on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 January 2025. The course will run from 9:30am to 4:30pm BST (GMT+1) on the Thursday and from 9:30am to 12:30pm on the Friday.

You must be a current research student to be eligible to attend the course.

Thursday 24th and Friday 25th April 2025

The course will take place in-person at the University of York on Thursday 24th April to Friday 25th April 2025. The course will run from 9:30am to 5:00pm on Thursday and from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Friday.

Face-to-Face (University of York)

Course Leader: FoSS team - Forensic Speech Services at the University of York

This two day course will provide attendees with an overview of how speech and audio can be used as evidence and an introduction to the field of forensic speech science. 

The course will provide participants with:

• Better understanding of the types of tasks which can be undertaken by speech and audio experts

• Increased awareness regarding collection and submission of recorded material

• Broader knowledge about forensic speaker comparison, including the range of methods applied

• Greater understanding about how experts arrive at conclusions and the value of speech and audio evidence

• Knowledge about the role of regulation and accreditation in forensic speech science