Acoustic, spatial and informational cues used to solve the cocktail party problem

语言是人类交流的主要方式，然而我们对如何在嘈杂的背景下集中精力听说话人讲话却知之甚少。在支持听力受损者的听力、电话会议系统和计算机语音接口方面取得重大进展，取决于我们对如何解决这个鸡尾酒会问题有更深入的了解。本研究探讨了健康听觉系统所使用的声学、空间和信息线索，以实现这一非凡的信号处理壮举。这项研究将产生巨大的知识产权商业化潜力。

Speech is the principal mode of human communication and yet we understand little about how we are able to concentrate on one talker against a noisy background. Significant improvements in supporting listening by the hearing impaired, in teleconferencing systems and computer speech interfaces are dependent on a more advanced understanding of how we solve this cocktail party problem. This research explores the acoustic, spatial and informational cues used by the healthy auditory system to achieve this remarkable feat of signal processing. There is significant potential for commercialization of the IP that will arise from this research.