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KMID : 0917520040110040075
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Journal of Speech Sciences
2004 Volume.11 No. 4 p.75 ~ p.88
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Sequential Adaptation Algorithm Based on Transformation Space Model for Speech Recognition
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Kim Dong-Kook
Jang Joon-Hyeok
Kim Nam-Soo
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Abstract
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In this paper, we propose a new approach to sequential linear regression adaptation of continuous density hidden Markov models (CDHMMs) based on transformation space model (TSM). The proposed TSM which characterizes the a priori knowledge of the training speakers associated with maximum likelihood linear regression (MLLR) matrix parameters is effectively described in terms of the latent variable models. The TSM provides various sources of information such as the correlation information, the prior distribution, and the prior knowledge of the regression parameters that are very useful for rapid adaptation. The quasi-Bayes (QB) estimation algorithm is formulated to incrementally update the hyperparameters of the TSM and regression matrices simultaneously. Experimental results showed that the proposed TSM approach is better than that of the conventional quasi-Bayes linear regression (QBLR) algorithm for a small amount of adaptation data.
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KEYWORD
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Speech Recognition, Speaker Adaptation, Transformation Space Model, Latent Variable Model, Quasi-Bayes estimate
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