Nineteen Doctoral Candidates form the heart of VoCS. Each is embedded in a host institution with a supervisory team and planned secondments across the network.
Here are the 19 PhD projects:
DC1 – Neural processing of affective voice signals in mammals (Oslo)
DC2 – Investigating dimensions influencing the social competence of human voice (Marseille)
DC3 – Detection and perception of smiled speech (Twente)
DC4 – Voice identity learning in natural settings: a neuroethological perspective (Budapest)
DC5 – Role of language familiarity in perceptual voice recognition (Prague)
DC6 – Giving Personality to AI Voices (Marseille)
DC7 – Neurocognitive processing of voice naturalness in human and synthetic voices (Jena)
DC8 – Artificial voices for natural communication (Barcelona)
DC9 – Human-Assisted Speech Deepfake Detection (Joensuu)
DC10 – Vocal cues predicting turn taking in interactive conversations (Copenhaguen) **
DC11 – Seeing Voices – Sensory Substitution for Vocal Communication (St-Etienne)
DC12 – Detection and Classification of Respiratory Diseases based on Vocal Cues (Münich)
DC13 – Perception and production of distorted voice and speech in Parkinson’s disease (Maastricht)
DC14 – Vocal sound enhancement for CI users (Sofia-Antipolis)
DC15 – Perception of voice cues and vocal emotions with hearing aids (Gröningen)
DC16 – Attention to vocal identity cues (Zürich)
DC17 – Modelling of vocal traits using the vocal anatomy (London)
DC18 – Creating Voice Composites (London)
DC19 – Temporal Voice-Specific Properties for Forensic Speaker Comparison (Zürich)