@mattcoler.bsky.social
Associate Professor Language Technology Director, Research Institute Director, MSc Voice Technology Campus Fryslân, University Groningen @unigroningen.bsky.social
Lab member Phat Do’s research on speech tech for Frisian is discussed in the NRC www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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👉 “Good data management isn’t just about compliance or best practices – it makes your #research more efficient, more reproducible, and more impactful.”
Read our latest interview with @mattcoler.bsky.social to learn how he embedded #OpenScience into speech technology research:
🔗 edu.nl/wa6vk
Will reach out! Let’s combine with a guest lecture :)
30.08.2025 14:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0A few ethical issues to straighten out about permission etc but this all moves ahead. I really hope we can deliver simmering relatively soon. I don’t see why not!
30.08.2025 08:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What you suggest could easily happen! Waadhoeke site already has Bildts content + we have working TTS models from Blizzard. Cloud Run deployment totally doable. Could be first AI-powered minority language municipal TTS service!!
30.08.2025 08:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We missed you @daanvanesch.nl ! There were many fun discussions and your name came up at least once when I was talking about Aymara with Alistair.
30.08.2025 08:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0This challenge, related to the Speech Synthesis Workshop @interspeech.bsky.social event, was at Campus Fryslân earlier this week and was dedicated to developing a synthetic voice for the regional language Bildts.
28.08.2025 18:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Our Blizzard Challenge at @rug.nl got picked up in the local press! lc.nl/friesland/le...
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Presentation at “de Harmonie” SSW event in Leeuwarden
24.08.2025 14:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The SSW13 speech synthesis @interspeech.bsky.social satellite workshop starts today in Leeuwarden!
voicetechnology.substack.com/p/the-speech...
Scientists have been trying to understand the vocalizations of birds—and discovering that the animals have intellectual abilities far greater than most people had imagined.
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Real speech tech innovation means solving problems, not just creating cool demos that become someone else’s security nightmare…
www.perplexity.ai/page/openai-...
Interspeech 2025 Speech Synthesis Workshop prelim program is live!
See below for more info inc keynotes from Conkie (Apple), Wallenberg (U Helsinki) + Murthy (IIT, Madras)
Interested? See you @ Campus Fryslân - @rug.nl in Leeuwarden 🇳🇱 on August 24th!
voicetechnology.substack.com/p/update-spe...
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Aerial photograph of Radboud University campus with the Erasmus tower in the foreground: tallest building in Nijmegen & home to the Futures of Language project. Source: RU
We're hiring! Join us to work at the intersection of social interaction and language technology. Postdoc and PhD positions in my Futures of Language research group, based at Radboud University in Nijmegen, NL
Read more: markdingemanse.net/futures/news...
#linguistics #interaction #sts #emca #hci
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28.06.2025 11:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎤 SSW13 registration is OPEN! Join SSW in Leeuwarden 🇳🇱
Registration:
📍 With Interspeech: www.aanmelder.nl/164976/regis...
📍 Workshop only: forms.gle/Hn4NqmiJP8pt...
FREE Blizzard Challenge: forms.gle/vqtRSRuz1wEU...
More!: blogs.helsinki.fi/ssw13-2025/r...
#SpeechSynthesis #SSW13 #Interspeech2025
Recommended reading to delve into www.theverge.com/openai/68674...
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Shelf display of Yfood meal replacement bottles with labels reading "THIS IS FOOD" in bold text. Flavors include Classic Choc and Smooth Vanilla, priced at €4.99.
A painting of a realistic pipe with the caption “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (“This is not a pipe”)
Counterpoint: Ceci n'est pas de la nourriture but that is a pipe
29.05.2025 18:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
1/ On May 8-9, we gathered in Delft for the Technical Program Committee meeting of @interspeech.bsky.social . It was a very intense but fruitful two days. We are very grateful to the PCO TU Delft Events for organizing this meeting.
23.05.2025 16:08 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0Wenn ihr Interesse habt mitzumachen, klickt bitte auf den folgenden Link:
rug.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Vielen Dank im Voraus für eure Unterstützung der Forschung in KI und Musik!
Gerne teilen oder bei Fragen melden.
Email：Jiashu.dong28@gmail.com
💬 Der Test dauert etwa 10–15 Minuten und besteht darin, kurze Audioclips zu bewerten oder zu vergleichen. Keine technischen Vorkenntnisse erforderlich – nur euer Gehör zählt!
19.05.2025 20:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0🧠 Eure Teilnahme hilft dabei zu verstehen, wie sich Trainingsdatenmenge, Sprechereigenschaften und Zero-Shot-Adaptierung auf die Qualität und Verständlichkeit synthetischen Gesangs auswirken.
19.05.2025 20:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Hallo, liebe Musikliebhaber!
Ich führe derzeit ein Forschungsprojekt für meine Masterarbeit zum Thema AI-generierte Gesangssynthese durch und suche freiwillige Teilnehmer (Deutschsprachige) für einen kurzen Hörtest, um verschiedene Machine-Learning-Modelle zur Gesangserzeugung zu bewerten.
Attn.: German speakers! 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 Our MSc Speech Tech student is looking for participants in a fun study that takes < 15 min. Your involvement will help us advance speech synthesis tech for singing applications, which has benefits for accessibility tools, creative industries, + language preservation
19.05.2025 20:07 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Our MSc Speech Technology graduate Igor Marchenko was awarded the Ben Feringa Impact award for his cutting-edge research in whispered speech recognition ⬇️
14.05.2025 18:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Asking chatGPT to define antidisestablishmentarianism and then asking it was time it is and then asking it to tell me a joke. I chuckle knowingly to myself. It’s 45°C in February.
14.05.2025 18:02 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0We’re psyched to be hosting the @interspeech.bsky.social SSW satellite event at The University of Groningen faculty Campus Fryslân @rug.nl — the 2025 Blizzard Challenge involves the Bildts language. More info ⬇️
09.05.2025 17:49 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A large, angular concrete building with a dramatic overhanging roof supported by slanted pillars. The structure houses the Aula Congress Centre of Delft University of Technology. The surrounding area includes grass, trees, and modern academic buildings.
Now that’s what I call a venue…
09.05.2025 17:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Can’t think of a better way to spend a couple days doing the good work of science, and no better people with which to spend it.
Terrific organization, and perfect hosts! 💯
