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Luke Auburn

Director of Communications, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

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Woman with large oversized glasses looks on and listens as two people nearby off-camera speak and gesticulate.
Science & Technology
January 13, 2025 | 05:57 pm

How does the brain cut through noise to understand speech?

Rochester researchers investigate how visual cues enhance the brain’s ability to understand speech in noisy environments.

topics: Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, research funding,
Silhouette of a person in profile speaking into a microphone with their sound waves changing in color, size, and intensity as they go through real-time voice changer technology.
Science & Technology
December 5, 2024 | 08:15 am

Researchers developing tool to instantly conceal and anonymize voices

The voice-changer system will produce computer-generated speech within milliseconds, allowing users to control factors like age, gender, and dialect.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research funding, Zhiyao Duan,
Two people sit across from a table using American Sign Language, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality to test a tabletop interactive play system for deaf and hard of hearing children.
Science & Technology
November 14, 2024 | 01:17 pm

Zhen Bai: Using AI to advance child development and learning

Computer scientist Zhen Bai develops technology to help kids benefit from and learn about artificial intelligence.

topics: artificial intelligence, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, Warner School of Education, Zhen Bai,