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Comparison of Speech Recognition and Natural Language Understanding Frameworks for Detection of Dangers with Smart Wearables

  • Silesian University of Technology
  • Emory University

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Wearable IoT devices that can register and transmit human voice can be invaluable in personal situations, such as summoning assistance in emergency healthcare situations. Such applications would benefit greatly from automated voice analysis to detect and classify voice signals. In this paper, we compare selected Speech Recognition (SR) and Natural Language Understanding (NLU) frameworks for Cloud-based detection of voice-based assistance calls. We experimentally test several services for speech-to-text transcription and intention recognition available on selected large Cloud platforms. Finally, we evaluate the influence of the manner of speaking and ambient noise on the quality of recognition of emergency calls. Our results show that many services can correctly translate voice to text and provide a correct interpretation of caller intent. Still, speech artifacts (tone, accent, diction), which can differ even for each individual in various situations, significantly influences the performance of speech recognition.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational Science – ICCS 2021 - 21st International Conference, Proceedings
EditorsMaciej Paszynski, Dieter Kranzlmüller, Dieter Kranzlmüller, Valeria V. Krzhizhanovskaya, Jack J. Dongarra, Peter M.A. Sloot, Peter M.A. Sloot, Peter M.A. Sloot
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages471-484
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783030779696
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event21st International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 16 Jun 202118 Jun 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12745 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period16/06/2118/06/21

Keywords

  • Cloud computing
  • Intention recognition
  • Internet of Things
  • Natural language processing
  • Older adults
  • Speech recognition
  • Wearable sensors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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