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Matti Antero Karjalainen

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Matti Antero Karjalainen
Born(1946-04-02)April 2, 1946
DiedMay 30, 2010(2010-05-30) (aged 64)
Alma materTampere University of Technology (TUT)
Known forSynte 2 speech synthesizer
AwardsAudio Engineering Society Fellow (1999),
Audio Engineering Society Silver Medal (2006),
IEEE Fellow (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsSpeech synthesis,
Speech analysis,
Speech technology,
Audio signal processing,
Psychoacoustics
InstitutionsAcoustics Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology
Thesis An Approach to Hierarchical Information Processes with an Application to Speech Synthesis by Rule  (1978)
Doctoral advisorBoris Segerståhl
Doctoral studentsVesa Välimäki,
Ville Pulkki
Microprocessor cards of Synte 2 speech synthesizer (1979)
Synte 2 speech synthesizer for speech impaired people (1979)
Synte 2 speech synthesizer on the table (1979)

Matti Antero Karjalainen (April 2, 1946 – May 30, 2010) was a Finnish speech processing researcher and inventor in the fields of speech synthesis, speech analysis, speech technology, audio signal processing and psychoacoustics. He was the head of Acoustics Laboratory at the Helsinki University of Technology from 1980 to 2006.[1][2]

Education

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Karjalainen studied electronics at the Tampere University of Technology, where he obtained a M.Sc. (Dipl.Eng.) in 1970, a Lic.Tech. in 1974, and a Dr.Tech. (with honors) in 1978.[1][2]

Career

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Karjalainen created 1979 Synte 2, the first portable text-to-speech synthesizer powered by a microprocessor.[1][2]

He was the head of Acoustics Laboratory at the Helsinki University of Technology from 1980 to 2006. He became an associate professor 1980 and a full professor 1986. He was the supervisor of 24 doctoral theses and over 100 master's theses. His laboratory is now part of the Department of Information and Communications Engineering of the Aalto University.[1][2]

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Thesis

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  • Master's thesis Elektroninen lämpöenergian mittari. Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu. 1970. (Electronic thermal energy meter)
  • Licentiate thesis Eräiden monikaistasuotimien eli monijakoisten säädettävien amplitudikäyräkorjaimien toimintaperiatteiden ja sovellutusten tutkiminen. Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu. 1974. (A Study on Multi-Band Audio Frequency Equalizers)
  • PhD thesis An Approach to Hierarchical Information Processes with an Application to Speech Synthesis by Rule. Acta polytechnica Scandinavica. Ma. Tampere University of Technology, Finland. (Acta Polytechnica Scandinavica, Ma 29). 1978. ISBN 951-666-105-X.

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