Resume - The University of Texas at Dallas

ALI ZIAEI
OBJECTIVE
Seeking full-time position in speech signal processing with emphasis on speech/speaker recognition starts summer 2015.
E D U C AT I O N
Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering), University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), Texas, U.S.A.
Topic: Speech and Speaker Recognition for Massive Naturalistic Daily Audio Streams
Years: 2010 to present
M.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), Tehran Polytechnic, Tehran, Iran.
Topic: Statistical Spoken Language Identification
Years: 2006 to 2009
B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), Tehran Polytechnic, Tehran, Iran.
Topic: Hardware Implementation of an Isolated Word Speech Recognition System using DTW
Years: 2002 to 2006
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Automatic Speech Recognition
Keyword Spotting
Deep Learning
Speaker Identification/Verification
EXPERIENCE
RESEARC H INTERN, APPLE INC ., SUMMER 2014
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Worked with Signal Processing Research Group
RESEARCH INTERN, BEATS BY DR. DRE LLC., SUMMER 2014
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Worked with Signal Processing Research Group
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Designed and Developed Kaldi based Speech Recognition System and DNN based Keyword Spotter
for Play-Back Music Devices
RESEARC H INTERN, NUANCE COMMUNICATION, SUMMER 2013
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Worked with Acoustic Modeling Group
R E S E A R C H A S S I S T A N T , C R S S - U T D, 2 0 1 0 – P R E S E N T
• Prof-Life-Log (Researching Speech Systems for Massive Naturalistic Audio Streams)
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Speech Recognition and Keyword Spotting for Topics and Sentiment Analysis on Massive Audio Recordings
Speech Activity Detection to Separate Speech from Diverse non-Stationary Backgrounds
Developed GMM-UBM and I-Vector based Speaker Verification System for Prof-Life-Log
Environmental Sniffing, Classification and Clustering of Unknown Environments
Speaker Diarization and Tracking, Automatic Estimation of Speaker Count
NIST SRE (Speaker Recognition Evaluation) 2012
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Researched Speaker Diarization to Remove Negative Impact of Secondary Speakers
CRSS-UTD System was among the Top Performing Systems in the World
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: (214) 597-6115
Website: http://www.utdallas.edu/~ali.ziaei/
ALI ZIAEI
SKILLS
Programming Languages: [Python, Matlab]{Research based projects}, [Perl, C++]{Course based projects}
Speech Recognition: Kaldi, Sphinx, HTK
Deep Neural Network: Theano
Operating Systems: Linux, Windows
R E L E V A N T C OU R S ES
Digital Signal Processing
Speech Recognition
Neural Networks
Image Processing
Advanced Real Analysis
Machine Learning
Application of Random Processes
Estimation & Filtering Theory
Mathematical Analysis on Large Data sets
Analysis of Time Series
S E L E C T E D P U B L I C AT I O N S
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A. Ziaei, A. Sangwan, L. Kaushik, J. H.L. Hansen, “Prof-Life-Log: Analysis and Classification of Activities in Daily
Audio Streams,” submitted to ICASSP 2015
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N. Shokuhi, A. Ziaei, A. Sangwan, J. H.L. Hansen, “Robust Overlapped Speech Detection and its Application in WordCount Estimation for Prof-Life-Log Data”, submitted to ICASSP 2015
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A. Sangwan, C. Yu, L. Kaushik, A. Ziaei, J. H.L. Hansen, “Speech Processing Technology for Human Behavior and
Performance Monitoring: Recent Algorithmic Advancements, Solutions and Challenges, ” 2015 Human Research
Program Investigators' Workshop: Integrated Pathways to Mars, Galveston Island Convention, TX, USA, Jan. 2015
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A. Ziaei, L. Kaushik, A. Sangwan, J. H.L. Hansen, D.W. Oard, “Speech Activity Detection for NASA Apollo Space
Missions: Challenges and Solutions,” Proc. Interspeech, MAX Atria, Singapore, 2014
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A. Ziaei, A. Sangwan, J. H.L. Hansen, “A Speech System for Estimating Daily Word Counts,” Proc. Interspeech, MAX
Atria, Singapore, 2014
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A. Ziaei, A. Sangwan, J. H.L. Hansen, “Prof-Life-Log: Personal Interaction Analysis on Naturalistic Audio Streams,”
Proc. ICASSP, Florence, Italy, 2013
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A. Sangwan, A. Ziaei, J. H.L. Hansen, “ProfLifeLog: Environmental A n a l y s i s a n d K e y w o r d R e c o g n i t i o n f o r
Naturalistic Daily Audio Streams,” Proc. ICASSP, Kyoto, Japan 2012
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H. Yeganeh, S. M. Ahadi, A. Ziaei, “Weighting of Mel Sub-bands Based on SNR/Entropy for Robust ASR,” Proc. 8th
ISSPIT 2008, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Graduated 1 rank among M.Sc. students (Tehran polytechnic)
Awarded to continue graduate studies for M.Sc. degree, without entrance exam (Tehran Polytechnic)
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Graduated 2 rank among B.Sc. students (Tehran Polytechnic)
HONORS
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REFERENCES
Dr. John H. L. Hansen, Associate Dean for Research, Professor
Electrical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Abhijeet Sangwan, Associate Research Professor
Electrical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA.
Email: [email protected]
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: (214) 597-6115
Website: http://www.utdallas.edu/~ali.ziaei/