Program of the

Program of
The XXII Annual Pacific Voice Conference (East)
April 11-13, 2014
Location: AGH University of Science and Technology,
pavilion D-17, Kawiory Street 21, Kraków, Poland
This preliminary program is subject to change without notice. Please use this program only as a guide.
Detail time allocation for all talks and workshops may be subject to change.
Day 1, Friday, April 11, 2014
Registration 8:00-8:55
Session 1. Joined rooms 1.19 & 1.20, 9:00-9:30
Opening and Welcome
9:00-9:05 Prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Pisarkiewicz, Dean of the Department of Computer Science,
Electronics and Telecommunications of the AGH University of Science and Technology.
9:05-9:10 Krzysztof Izdebski and Bartosz Ziółko: PVSF & AGH. Opening Remarks.
9:10-9:30 Major Invited Lecture
“Development of Voice Technology in Poland”
Introduction of Prof. Ryszard Tadeusiewicz
Former Chancellor of the AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków
by Dr Krzysztof Izdebski (USA)
Session 2. Room 1.20, 9:40-11:10
Chair: Bożena Maria Wiskirska-Woźnica (Poland)
Sound Software and Hardware
9:40-9:55 Grażyna Demenko (Poland). Applications of speech technology to enhance homeland security.
9:55-10:10 Felix De Jong, H. Lycke, W. Decoster, A. Ivanova, M.M. Van Hulle (Belgium & The Netherlands).
Mathematical analysis of different natural voice types.
10:10-10:25 Tamer Samy Gaafar, Hitham M. Abo Bakr, Mahmoud I. Abdallah (Egypt). An improved method for
speech recognition.
10:25-10:40 Leszek Gajecki (Poland). Language modelling using SOM network.
10:40-10:55 Mariusz Mąsior, Mariusz Ziółko (Poland). Determination and selection of speaker dependent voice
features for vocal tract normalization.
10:55-11:10 Khalid Daoudi, Safaa Mrad (France). A novel nonlinear approach to speech perturbation measure for
pathological voice classification.
Session 3. Room 1.19, 9:40-11:10
Chair: Jan Svec (The Czech Republic)
Physiological & Acoustical Signals Processing
9:40-9:55 Yuling Yan, Krzysztof Izdebski (USA). Simpler, faster and a more accurate data reduction protocol from
HSDI.
9:55-10:10 Mariusz Ziółko (Poland). Fourier-wavelet speech analysis.
10:10-10:25 Jakub Gałka, Rafał Samborski (Poland). Fundamental frequency estimation employing wavelet
parametrization.
10:25-10:40 Fatima Khenfer-Koummich, Larbi Meshabi, Fatiha Hendel, Leila Medderber (France). Recognition of
robot commands using the time delay neural network approach.
10:40-10:55 Magdalena Igras, Marcin Witkowski, Joanna Grzybowska, Paweł Jaciów, Mariusz Ziółko, (Poland).
Caller identification by voice.
10:55-11:10 Marcin Just, Michal H. Tyc, (Poland). Computer analysis of vocal folds function with audio and video
techniques.
11:10 – 11:40 Coffee Break
Workshops 11:40 - 12:40:
Room 1.20 Niksa Bareza, Lilla-Teresa Sadowski (Austria). Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM):
An ancient technology for modern treatment of dysphonia.
Room 1.19 Bodo Maass (Germany). Measuring and controlling resonance of the mouth with
VoceVista Video.
12:40 – 14:20 Lounch Break
Session 4. Room 1.20, 14:20-16:50
Chair: Raul M. Cruz (USA)
Clinical Technology (Acoustics)
14:20-14:35 Andrea Bandini, F. Giovannelli, S. Orlandi, S.D. Barbagallo, M. Cincotta, P. Vanni, R. Chiaramonti, A.
Borgheresi, G. Zaccara, C. Manfredi (Italy). Acoustic and kinematic analysis of speech in idiopathic Parkinson's
disease.
14:35-14:50 J. Ćwiklińska, A. Pankowska, A. Geremek-Samsonowicz, H. Skarżyński, K. Samsonowicz (Poland).
Sound perception changes in patients with partial deafness after cochlear implantation.
14:50-15:05 Anna Barney, Dragana Nikolic, Manuela Bung, Peter Garrard (United Kingdom). Acoustic analysis of
speech patterns. A marker for dementia.
15:05-15:20 Mateusz Gasiński, Maciej Kłaczyński, Wiesław Wszołek, Maciej Modrzejewski (Poland). Human voice
analysis as first step in early diagnostics of laryngeal pathology.
15:20-15:35 Joanna Grzybowska, Maciej Kłaczyński (Poland). Computer-assisted HFCC-based learning system for
patients with articulation disorders.
15:35-15:50 Artur Lorens, Malgorzata Zgoda, A Geremek, Henryk Skarżyński (Poland). Development of speech
discrimination in implanted patients.
15:50-16:05 Maya Overbye Herulf (Denmark). Musical narratives in nonverbal human communication.
16:05-16:20 S. Orlandi, A. Bandini, S.D. Barbagallo, C. Manfredi (Italy). Automatic classification of newborn cry
melody.
16:20-16:35 Agata Szkiełkowska, Beata Miaśkiewicz, Henryk Skarżyński (Poland). Hyaluronic acid injection
laryngoplasty. An acoustic analysis of post injection voice.
16:35-16:50 Łukasz Potępa, Ewa Niebudek-Bogusz, Wiesław Wszołek (Poland) Application of mel-cepstral
coefficients to diagnostic of voice disorders.
Session 5. Room 1.19, 14:20-16:50
Chair: Grażyna Demenko (Poland)
Software analysis of acoustic and visual signals
14:20-14:35 Magdalena Igras, Bartosz Ziółko, Mariusz Ziółko (Poland). Is phoneme length and phoneme energy
useful in automatic speaker recognition?
14:35-14:50 Yizhar Lavner, Alex Frid (Israel). Spectral and textural features for automatic classification of
fricatives.
14:50-15:05 Maciej Kłaczyński, Wiesław Wszołek (Poland). Electroacoustic methods of determining the
parameters of speech sound generator.
15:05-15:20 Tomasz Mąka, Piotr Dziurzański (Poland). Analysis of the influence of acoustical adverse conditions
on speaker gender identification.
15:20-15:35 Dima Ruinskiy, Yizhar Lavner (Israel). A multistage algorithm for fricative spotting.
15:35-15:50 Yuling Yan, Tailong Shi (USA). Tracking vocal-fold vibrations using level-set segmentation method.
15:50-16:05 Bartosz Zaborowski (Poland). Shallow parsing on word lattices.
16:05-16:20 Piotr Żelasko, Bartosz Ziółko, Dawid Skurzok (Poland). Statistics of diphones and triphones presence
on the word boundaries in the Polish language. Applications to ASR.
16:20-16:35 Grażyna Demenko, Bożena Wiskirska-Woźnica (Poland). Acoustic protocol for disturbed speech
signals.
16:35-16:50 J. Solnica, A. Pankowska, A. Geremek, H. Skarżyński. (Poland) Development of speech in a child
implanted with a unilateral cochlear implant. Case report.
Workshops 17:0 - 18:00:
Room 1.20 Joseph Quoidbach (Belgium). Advances in posturography and acoustic technology
to correct singer’s vocal output.
Room 1.19 Elżbieta Włodarczyk, Agata Szkiełkowska, Henryk Skarżyński (Poland). Central
auditory processing disorders and specific language impairments.
18:00 END OF DAY 1
AGH Foyer 18:00 - 19:00 Reception
Day 2, Saturday, April 12, 2014
Session 6. Joined rooms 1.19 & 1.20, 9:00-11:00
Chair: Anna Barney (United Kingdom)
Voice and Emotions
9:00-9:30 Major Invited Lecture
Branka Zei-Pollermann (Switzerland)
“Why and how we encode emotions into our speech and voice patterns.
Luxury or sheer necessity?”
9:30-9:45 S. Orlandi, Claudia Manfredi, A. Bandini and M.L. Scattoni (Italy). Automatic analysis of spontaneous
infant cry for early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.
9:45-10:00 Teija Waaramaa, Eerola J (Finland). Extraction of vocal emotions using computer technology.
10:00-10:15 Rosario Signorello (USA). Acoustic characteristics of the charismatic voice.
10:15-10:30 Alfonso Gianluca Gucciardo (Italy). How to eliminate sudden vocal and psychological distress
onstage. The Italian Performing Arts Medicine Association experience.
10:30-10:45 Grażyna Demenko, Magdalena Oleśkowicz-Popiel, Krzysztof Izdebski, Yuling Yan (Poland & USA).
Variability of voice fundamental frequency in speech under stress.
10:45-11:00 Enrico di Lorenzo, Krzysztof Izdebski, Yuling Yan (Italy & USA). Physiologic correlates of vocal
emotions based on High Speed Digital Phonoscopy (HSDP).
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
Session 7. Room 1.20, 11:30-13:15
Chair: Mette F. Pedersen (Denmark)
Clinical Voice Issues & Technology
11:30-11:45 Joseph Schlömicher - Thier and Matthias Weikert (Austria, Germany). Bioplastique material and
instrumentation for paralyzed vocal fold augmentation via indirect transoral technique.
11:45-12:00 Łukasz Potępa, Joanna Szaleniec, Wiesław Wszołek, Andrzej Steczko, Jacek Składzień (Poland).
Impact of tonsillectomy on selected speech parameters.
12:00-12:15 Georges Lawson (Belgium). How transoral total laryngectomy affects voice parameters and voice
rehabilitation.
12:15-12:30 Krzysztof Izdebski and Rob Mickel (USA). Voice restoration in total esophageal stenosis post total
laryngectomy and radiation therapy. A case for Tokyo larynx.
12:30-12:45 Raul M. Cruz and Krzysztof Izdebski (USA). Bevacizumb utility in RRP.
12:45-13:00 Tin Znaor, Santa Večerina-Volić, Robert Trotić, Davor Ivanković, Vesna Papeš, Zoran Lajtman
(Croatia). The role of the mucosal wave in early detection of glottis carcinoa.
13:00-13:15 Maria A. Hortis-Dzierzbicka (Poland). The role of nasofiberscopic (NSF) visualization in the
assessment and management of resonance disorders in cleft palate patients.
Session 8. Room 1.19, 11:30-13:15
Chair: Felix De Jong (Belgium & The Netherlands)
Pathological and Emotional Voice: Analysis
11:30-11:45 Branka Zei-Pollermann. (Switzerland). Extraction of the emotional signature of the human voice
using Praat technology.
11:45-12:00 Lilla-Teresa Sadowski, Sabine Hoffmann, Niksa Baresa (Austria, Italy). Sensoliguistic Therapy
Machine (STM). An instrumental application for voice therapy for emotional dysphonias.
12:00-12:15 Anna Barney, Dragana Nikolic, Manuela Bung, Peter Garrard (United Kingdom). Acoustic analysis of
speech patterns. A marker for dementia.
12:15-12:30 Krzysztof Szklanny, Ryszard Gubrynowicz, Krzysztof Marasek, Anna Tylki-Szymańska, Katarzyna
Iwanicka-Pronicka (Poland). Pathological changes in speech of patients with Pompe’s disease.
12:30-12:45 Mette Pedersen, Sanila Mahmood, Anders Jønsson, Martin Eeg (Denmark). Applying acoustic and
high-speed visual measures to study voice of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux: A randomized controlled
approach.
12:45-13:00 Beata Miaśkiewicz, Agata Szkiełkowska, Henryk Skarżyński (Poland). Acoustic analysis of voice after
injection laryngoplasty.
13:00-13:15 Martin Swanholm, Thomas Barslev (Sweden). Articulatory singing voice synthesis for music
production.
13:15 - 14:15 Lunch
Session 9: Room 1.20, 14:15-16:30
Chair: Mara Behlau (Brazil)
Clinical Voice
14:15-14:30 Brian Wong (USA). OCT Application to the studies of human vocal folds in vivo
14:30-14:45 Georges Lawson (Belgium). Total laryngectomy using transoral robotic surgery (TORS). Techniques &
results.
14:45-15:00 Beata Miaśkiewicz, Agata Szkiełkowska, P. Krasnodębska, Henryk Skarżyński (Poland).
Videostrobokymography (VSK) in the assessment of voice disorders.
15:00-15:15 Joseph Schlömicher-Thier and Matthias Weikert (Austria, Germany). Stroboscopic visualization of
laryngeal mucosal wave before and after reflux treatment. Is there an objective visual evidence?
15:15-15:30 Bożena Wiskirska-Woźnica (Poland). Research methodology of laryngeal pitch - clinical aspects.
15:30-15:45 J. Solnica, A. Pankowska, A. Geremek, H. Skarżyński (Poland). Sound perception changes in patients
with partial deafness after uni - and bilateral cochlear implantation.
15:45-16:00 Vít Hampala, Anne-Maria Laukkanen, Marco A. Guzman, Jaromir Horacek, Jan G. Svec (The Czech
Republic, Finland, Chile). Two case studies: Changes in vocal fold adjustment caused by phonation into a tube
investigated by computed tomography.
16:00-16:15 Ronald R. Ward (USA). Technology to examine sensory loss of the larynx.
16:15-16:30 Eric J. Hunter (USA). A budget voice dosimetry system for research: Benefits and limitations.
Session 10: Room 1.19, 14:15-16:30
Chair: Claudia Manfredi (Italy)
Voice - Clinical Analysis
14:15-14:30 Raul M. Cruz, Krzysztof Izdebski (USA). Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) of the Larynx: History, theory,
utility & comparison to traditional LVS.
14:30-14:45 Sebastian Dippold, Christoph Becker, Wolfgang Maier, Bernhard Richter, Matthias Echternach.
(Germany). NBI a tool for a better visualization of laryngeal papillomatosis.
14:45-15:00 Zhongping Chen, Joseph Jing, Anthony Chin Loy, Brian J.F. Wong (USA). Development of igh-speed
long-range Fourier domain OCT for in vivo imaging of pediatric upper airway.
15:00-15:15 Ewelina Sielska-Badurek (Poland). Comparison of costs versus analysis of videostroboscopy systems.
15:15-15:30 Ronald R. Ward and Krzysztof Izdebski (USA). The role of Botox in the treatment of voice and speech
problems.
15:30-15:45 Hana Šrámková, Efren Fernandéz-Grande, Jonas Brunskog, Jan G. Švec (The Czech Republic,
Denmark) Near-field measurements of the human voice using a microphone array – preliminary study.
15:45-16:00 Allan Vurma, Kristel Kalling (Estonia). The voice problems of vocalists and the situations behind: A
pilot study.
16:00-16:15 Ewelina Sielska-Badurek, Ewa Osuch-Wójcikiewicz (Poland). The value of the flexible fiber-optic
endoscopic visualization in the examination of the different singing styles
16:15-16:30 Jerzy Wolf (Poland). How to create an emotional and/or altered voice quality. An acoustic
comparison between habitual and altered voice of the same natural speaker.
17:00 Depart to the Wieliczka Salt Mine for Tour and for Gala Dinner
17:30 Arrive at the Wieliczka Salt Mine
17:45-18:45 Tour of the Wieliczka Mine
19:00-21:00 Gala Dinner at The Haluszka Chamber (125 meters underground)
21:30 Bus Departs to Hotel
Day 3, Sunday, April 13, 2014
Session 11. Room 1.20, 9:00-10:00
Chair: Agata Szkiełkowska (Poland)
Clinical Voice Technology/Hearing
9:00-9:15 Raul M. Cruz, Krzysztof Izdebski (USA). Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) versus white light examinations of
the glottis in some unusual mucosal vocal folds lesions.
9:15-9:30 Ronald R. Ward, Krzysztof Izdebski (USA). Advantages of using EMG technology in the treatment of
voice and speech problems.
9:30-9:45 Willy Wellens (Belgium). The role of EMG in the diagnosis of dysphonias.
9:45-10:00 Marcin Just, Anna Sinkiewicz, Hanna Mackiewicz-Nartowicz, Michal H. Tyc (Poland). Vocal loading test
with periodic measurement of diagnostic parameters.
Session 12. Room 1.19, 9:00-10:00
Chair: Erkki Bianco (France)
Clinical Voice Technology/ Hearing
9:00-9:15 Susanna Whitling, Viveka Lyberg Åhlander, Roland Rydell (Sweden). Tracking endurance of voicehealthy individuals in a vocal loading test including long time voice measurement.
9:15-9:30 Wąsowski A, Skarżyński PH, Lorens A, Obrycka A, Walkowiak A, Bruski Ł, Skarżyński H. (Poland)
National Network of Teleaudiology in clinical practice for cochlear implant patients. A model of a national voice
network.
9:30-9:45 Mara Behlau, Thays Vaiano (Brazil). Samba School Singers: The Development of a Specific Voice
Approach Program for a Specific and Challenged Vocal Demand. A Pivotal Role Of Detailed Examination and
Voice Load Test.
9:45-10:00 Ekaterina V. Osipenko et al. (Russia). Biofeedback game in the treatment of patients with voice
disorders.
Coffee Break 10:00 - 10:30
Session 13. Room 1.20, 10:30-12:45
Chair: Ekaterina Osipenko (Russia)
Artistic Voice +
10:30-10:45 Gilles Degottex, Erkki Bianco, Xavier Rodet (France). Phonation Gestures Studied with HSDI, Glottal
Airflow and EGG.
10:45-11:00 Felix De Jong, W. Decoster, S. Vandertwee, L. Decruy, Harm K Schutte (The Netherlands, Belgium).
The vibratory pattern of the vocal folds in various registrations of the artistic voice. Evidence from
Videokymography.
11:00-11:15 Enrico Di Lorenzo, Krzysztof Izdebski, Yuling Yan (Italy, USA). What we have learned about HeavyMetal production form HSDP.
11:15-11:30 Krzysztof Izdebski, Lydia Hyde, Ronald Ward, Joel C. Ross (USA). Usage of flexible fiberoptics to
observe glottic activity in a didgeridoo player and singer.
11:30-11:45 Bodo Maass (Germany). VoceVista Video - a new generation of visual feedback software for vocal
pedagogy.
11:45-12:00 Magda van Opstal, Willy Wellens (Belgium). Can psychological assessment of the human voice be
enhanced by technology?
12:00-12:15 Mara Behlau, Ana Celiane Ugolino (Brazil). Self-assessment of the Communicative Behavior on Public
Speaking of Diverse Professionals using Two Different Instruments.
12:15-12:30 Sebastian Dziadzio (Poland). Unit selection speech synthesizer for the Polish language.
12:30-12:45 Magdalena Majdak, Magdalena Igras (Poland). Looking for natural voice - the effectiveness of the
program of Postgraduate Studies of Voice and Speech Training at the University of Social Sciences and
Humanities in Warsaw.
Session 14. Room 1.19, 10:30-12:45
Chair: Brian J Wong (USA)
Normative Voice – Hearing - Future
10:30-10:45 Jan G. Švec, Michael Döllinger, Jörg Lohscheller (The Czech Republic, Germany). Normative data from
in vivo kymographic imaging in humans. Vocal fold vibration amplitude, open quotient and speed quotient.
10:45-11:00 Enrico di Lorenzo, Krzysztof Izdebski, Yuling Yan (USA, Italy). Physiologic correlates of vocal emotions
based on HSDP.
11:00-11:15 M. Rusiniak, M. Lewandowska, T.Wolak, A.Pluta, K. Cieśla, H.Skarżyński (Poland). Temporal aspects
and neural correlates of auditory perception in children with dyslexia. An EEG-fMRI study.
11:15-11:30 Samuel Sonning, Thomas Mejtoft, Sten Ternström, Viveka Lyberg Åhlander (Sweden). Reliability of
voice SPL estimations with an air-coupled microphone fastened to the neck.
11:30-11:45 Krzysztof Izdebski (USA). Phonetotopic organization of phonation based of EMG, Ps, Air Flow and
sensory stimuli.
11:45-12:00 Mette Pedersen, Sanila Mahmood (Denmark). Genomics & genetics of the human voice.
12:00-12:15 Artur Lorens, Malgorzata Zgoda, A Geremek, Henryk Skarżyński. (Poland). How the new treatment
method of partial deafness affects voice and speech production. The role of sensory technology on motor
responses.
12:15-12:30 Henrik Kjelin, Cathrine Sadolin (Denmark). The advantages of a common accepted terminology
among voice teachers.
12:30-12:45 Mathew Blanco, Xin Chen, Yuling Yan (USA). A restricted, adaptive threshold segmentation approach
for processing High-speed image sequences of the glottis.
Workshops 13:00 - 14:00:
Room 1.20 Cathrine Sadolin (Denmark). Complete Vocal Technique - an introduction to the
method and the research.
Room 1.19 Lilla Sadowski (Austria). Voice therapy for severe dysphonia. (Workshop in Polish
language)
14:00 The Official End of the XXII PVC (East)