TY - BOOK AU - Hassam Sheikh PY - 2014 CY - Hamburg, Germany PB - Anchor Academic Publishing SN - 9783954897285 TI - Overview of Speech Based Gender Identification UR - https://m.anchor-publishing.com/document/312692 N2 - This book focuses on the basics of natural language processing and machine learning required to make a standard speech- based gender identification system. In this book all the required signal processing techniques required for understanding the basics of natural language processing including all types of Fourier transform, basic speech enhancement techniques, voice activity detection and pitch estimation using sub harmonic-to-harmonic ratio are briefly explained as well. In the machine learning part, all the relevant machine learning models like Support Vector Machines, Gaussian Mixture Models and Adaptive boosting are explained. Lastly the results of different gender identification systems that were implemented using state of the art techniques are portrait and analysed. KW - Natural Languge Processing, Gender Identification, Machine Learning LA - English ER -