Visual Speech Recognition: Lip Segmentation and Mapping (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781605661865)

The unique research area of audio-visual speech recognition has attracted much interest in recent years as visual information about lip dynamics has been shown to improve the performance of automatic speech recognition systems, especially in noisy environments. Visual Speech Recognition: Lip Segmentation and Mapping presents an up-to-date account of research done in the areas of lip segmentation, visual speech recognition, and speaker identification and verification. A useful reference for researchers working in this field, this book contains the latest research results from renowned experts with in-depth discussion on topics such as visual speaker authentication, lip modeling, and systematic evaluation of lip features.

Author: Alan Wee-Chung Liew
ISBN-10: 1605661864
ISBN-13: 9781605661865
Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2009
Pages: 574
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.50lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2009 pg. 171