VIVOCA paper is 2nd most popular download from IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

The VIVOCA (Voice Input Voice Output Communication Aid) paper reported in the RAT blog at the end of February is proving to be a popular read. "A Voice-Input Voice-Output Communication Aid for People with Severe Speech Impairment" has been downloaded nearly 400 times since August 2012 and has become the 2nd most popular download from IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.

The paper explains the development of the prototype system that uses speech recognition to help people with severe speech impairment control their VOCA. Work is still continuing on this topic with the VIVOCA2 project, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). There is more information on this project here.

The paper is open access, available for download free of charge through the IEEE Xplore site.

Reference:
Hawley, M.S.; Cunningham, S.P.; Green, P.D.; Enderby, P.; Palmer, R.; Sehgal, S.; O'Neill, P., "A Voice-Input Voice-Output Communication Aid for People With Severe Speech Impairment," Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on, vol.21, no.1, pp.23-31, Jan. 2013
doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2012.2209678