Prof. Peter French (Guest), Matt Speed (Section Chair), Prof. David Howard (Head of Audio Lab)
Meeting Topic:Forensic Audio
Speaker Name:Prof. Peter French , JP French Associates & University of York
Other business or activities at the meeting:An illustrated introduction to the various categories of work carried out by forensic speech and audio analysts. In attempting to convey the variety, scope and flavour of the work, methodological issues, principles and developments are discussed in respect of:
- Voice Profiling
- Speaker comparison testing
- Speech content analysis
- Procedures for evaluating earwitness testimony
- Sound propagation testing
- Recording authentication
Some of the points developed are exemplified by recordings and analyses arising from important and high profile criminal cases. The presentation will be followed by a brief discussion session where questions and points are invited
