The Speech and Vision Lab in IIIT is developing a speech and vision based interface for human-computer interaction. The goal is to develop of speech-to-text (speech input) and text-to-speech (speech output) systems to achieve speech translation from one Indian language to another and speech/audio information retrieval in a secure access mode using biometrics such as speech, video etc. They also collaborate with International organizations to work on Text to speech and Speech to text conversion in different Indian Languages.
The number of children affected by learning disorders has been increasing alarmingly over the years. Individuals with dyslexia are affected emotionally by being unable to learn which affect their social behavior. Some time the situation is complicated by lack of awareness and understanding on the part of the parents and teachers. The developed countries like US, UK have recognized this neuro biological disorder as a chronic ailment and are spending an enormous amount of money on the research for diagnosing and training. These countries conducted specific studies on school children to investigate the presence of dyslexia among them. Continuous monitoring on the level of their stress due to their educational and social difficulties reveal the presence of dyslexia and learning disorders, the result of which are used to identify the individuals who need special attention. The current research in the area of reading supports the idea that many reading difficulties stem from the child’s deficits in phonological processing or awareness, verbal memory and rapid naming ability. Hence mastering the sound/symbol systems involved in reading and the necessary storage and retrieval skills required to read and understand the printed language, can be acquired through the current technology using smart phones and tablets.
This in turn gives a hope for the child improving their social behavior and making them cope with their peers and contemporaries.
