Deep learning applied to speech processing: Development of novel models and techniques

Resumen

This is the summary of the Ph.D. thesis conducted by Roberto Andr´es Carofilis Vasco, under the supervision of Prof. Enrique Alegre Gutiérrez and Prof. Laura Fernández Robles at the University of León. The thesis defense took place in León, Spain, on December 20, 2023, in the presence of a committee formed by Dr. Luis Fernando D’Haro (Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain), Dr. Kenneth P. Camilleri (University of Malta, Malta), and Dr. Victor González Castro (University of León, Spain). The thesis received international mention following a 3-month stay at the Idiap Research Institute in Switzerland, under the supervision of Dr. Petr Motlicek. The thesis was awarded with the outstanding cum laude distinction.