My research area is speech and sound signal processing. Signal Processing is to modify an observed signal to a desired signal. In many cases, an observed signal consists of a desired signal and other noises. So, in my point of view, signal processing is to remove a noise from an observed signal. I have been studying a variety of noise suppression methods.
An Efficient Noise Suppressor Using Variable Speech PDF
One of my study is about Single Channel Noise Suppressor. This method can effectively suppress a noise from a noisy speech by using the proposed variable speech PDF (Probability Density Function). ( More )
Low Complexity Noise Suppressor Based on Linear Prediction

This research topic is also about single chanel noise suppression.We utilize a lattice filter with low computation load to suppress a noise from a noisy speech.
We can easily implement this method on a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). Especially, this method is useful to suppress a noise from a low SNR noisy speech. ( More )
Stationary and Impulsive Noise Suppression in Zero Phase Domain

The noise suppressors mentiond above have been developed to reduce a stationary noise. The zero phase domain method reduces both of stationary and impulsive noises with the same procedure. ( More )
Howling Canceller Based on Ultra Sonic Distance Measurement

We have been studying a howling canceller based on distance measurement. The howling canceller is effective to reduce howling in a seminor room where a loud speaker is fixed on a wall or a cell. Measurment results of the distance between the loudspeaker and the microphone gives frequency candidates of howling. We adaptively reduce them. ( More )
Adaptive Notch Filter

We are investigating an adaptive notch filter which can remove a sinusoidal signal whose frequency is unknown. Convergence speed and estimation accuracy of the adaptive notch filter are the most important factors. We have proposed a parallel notch filter, where with the same estimation accuracy, it converges faster than the conventional adaptive notch filter. ( More )
A Design Method of a Comb Filter
Implementing a general comb filter is very easy, because it has
a simple structure. But, its frequency response is very constraint.
We are investigating a design method of a comb filter whose notch
frequencies, gains, and bandwidths are adjustable. ( More )
Development of hearable devices
Hearable devices have been developing as one of wearable devices. To add effective and convenient functions to hearable devices, we are trying to implement technologies we developed. i More j