RESEARCH PLAN

Lexicon design and syllable definition

Temporal modeling of syllable sized units

-- topologies
-- multipath models
-- parameter trajectories
-- integration of context dependent phones

Context dependent syllables

-- decoder strategies (HVite in present form not practical)
-- unified decision trees
-- state tying and parameter reduction (insufficient training)
-- integration of context dependent phones

Testing portability of the system

-- Spring'98 Eval. on SWB-II and Call Home
-- coverage will be based on SWB-I data

Collaboration between CLSP/JHU and ISIP/MSU