Visar Berisha
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Phone: 480-747-6455
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COOR 3472 TEMPE, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 9309Campus: Tempe
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Visar Berisha joined Arizona State University in 2013 as an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the College of Health Solutions in speech and hearing sciences and the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. The overarching goal of his research is to develop and apply new machine learning and statistical signal processing tools to better understand and model signal perception. With a focus on speech, the goal is to develop reliable, data-driven models that can mimic aspects of human cognition. Some recent projects include developing models of pathological speech perception, developing auditory perception models based on psychoacoustics, and developing new machine learning tools for use with behavioral experiments. Making progress against these goals requires an interdisciplinary approach that spans multiple fields. Visar's contributions to this effort are centered on developing computational models guided by collected behavioral data.
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University 2007
statistical signal processing, speech and audio perception, machine learning
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications:
J29.
Schwedt, T., *Peplinski, J., Berisha, V. (in press). Altered speech during migraine attacks: A prospective, longitudinal study of episodic migraine without aura. Cephalalgia.
[SJR: 2.067; Tier 1 journal in Neurology and Medicine]
J28.
Chong, C., *Peplinski, J., Berisha, V., Ross, K., Schwedt, T. (in press). Differences in Fibertract Profiles between Patients with Migraine and those with Persistent Post-Traumatic Headache Cephalalgia.
[SJR: 2.067; Tier 1 journal in Neurology and Medicine]
J27.
Rutkove, S., Qi, K., Shelton, K., Liss, J., Berisha, V., Shefner, J. (in press) ALS longitudinal studies with frequent data collection at home: study design and baseline data. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration.
[SJR: 1.817; Tier 1 journal in Neurology and Medicine]
J26.
*Utianski, R., *Sandoval, S., Berisha, V., Lansford, K., Liss, J. (in press) The effects of speech compression algorithms on the intelligibility of two individuals with dysarthric speech. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
[SJR: 0.94; Tier 1 journal in Language and Linguistics, Tier 2 in Speech and Hearing]
J25.
Howard, L., Dumkrieger, G., Chong, C., Ross, K., Berisha, V., Schwedt TJ. (in press) Symptoms of Autonomic Dysfunction Amongst Those with Persistent Post-Traumatic Headache Attributed to Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: a Comparison to Migraine and Healthy Controls. Headache.
[SJR: 1.07; Tier 2 journal in Neurology]
J24.
Berisha, V., *Gilton, D., Baxter, L., Corman, S., Blais, C., Brewer, G., Ruston, S., Ball, H., Peter, B., Wingert, K., Rogalsky, C. (2018). Structural neural predictors of Farsi-English bilingualism. Brain and Language, 180, 42-49.
[SJR: 2.035; Tier 1 journal in Speech and Hearing, Language and Linguistics, Cognitive Neuroscience]
J23.
*Wisler, A., Berisha, V., Spanias, A., & Hero, A. O. (2017). Direct estimation of density functionals using a polynomial basis. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 66(3), 558-572.
[SJR: 1.591; Tier 1 journal in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Signal Processing]
J22.
Schwedt, T. J., Chong, C. D., *Peplinski, J., Ross, K., & Berisha, V. (2017). Persistent post-traumatic headache vs. migraine: an MRI study demonstrating differences in brain structure. The journal of headache and pain, 18(1), 87.
[SJR: 0.775; Tier 1 journal in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Medicine (miscellaneous), Tier 2 journal in Neurology]
J21.
Berisha, V., *Wang, S., LaCross, A., Liss, J., Garcia-Filion, P. (2017). Longitudinal changes in linguistic complexity among professional football players. Brain and language, 169, 57-63.
[SJR: 2.035; Tier 1 journal in Speech and Hearing, Language and Linguistics, Cognitive Neuroscience]
J20.
Xu, Z., Skorheim, S., *Tu, M., Berisha, V., Yu, S., Seo, J. S., ... & Cao, Y. (2017). Improving efficiency in sparse learning with the feedforward inhibitory motif. Neurocomputing, 267, 141-151.
[SJR: 0.968; Tier 1 journal in Artificial Intelligence, CS Applications, Tier 2 journal in Cognitive Neuroscience]
J19.
Hsu, S. C., *Jiao, Y., McAuliffe, M. J., Berisha, V., Wu, R. M., & Levy, E. S. (2017). Acoustic and perceptual speech characteristics of native Mandarin speakers with Parkinson's disease. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 141(3), EL293-EL299.
[SJR: 0.749; Tier 1 journal in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Tier 2 journal in Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)]
J18.
*Jiao, Y., Berisha, V., Liss, J., *Hsu, S. C., Levy, E., & McAuliffe, M. (2017). Articulation entropy: An unsupervised measure of articulatory precision. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 24(4), 485-489.
[SJR: 0.942; Tier 1 journal in Signal Processing, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tier 2 journal in Applied Mathematics]
J17.
LaCross, A., Liss, J., Barragan, B., Adams, A., Berisha, V., McAuliffe, M., & Fromont, R. (2016). The role of stress and word size in Spanish speech segmentation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 140(6), EL484-EL490.
[SJR: 0.749; Tier 1 journal in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Tier 2 journal in Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)]
J16.
*Tu, M., *Wisler, A., Berisha, V., & Liss, J. M. (2016). The relationship between perceptual disturbances in dysarthric speech and automatic speech recognition performance. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 140(5), ELR416-EL422.
[SJR: 0.749; Tier 1 journal in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Tier 2 journal in Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)]
J15.
Dorman, M. F., Liss, J., *Wang, S., Berisha, V., Ludwig, C., & Natale, S. C. (2016). Experiments on auditory-visual perception of sentences by users of unilateral, bimodal, and bilateral cochlear implants. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 59(6), 1505-1519. (2016 Editors Award)
[SJR: 1.152; Tier 1 journal in Speech and Hearing, Language and Linguistics, Medicine (miscellaneous)]
J14.
Lansford, K. L., Berisha, V., & *Utianski, R. L. (2016). Modeling listener perception of speaker similarity in dysarthria. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 139(6), EL209-EL215.
[SJR: 0.749; Tier 1 journal in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Tier 2 journal in Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)]
J13.
Berisha, V., *Wisler, A., Hero, A. O., & Spanias, A. (2016). Empirically estimable classification bounds based on a nonparametric divergence measure. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 64(3), 580-591.
[SJR: 1.591; Tier 1 journal in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Signal Processing]
J12.
*Jiao, Y., Berisha, V., *Tu, M., & Liss, J. (2015). Convex weighting criteria for speaking rate estimation. IEEE/ACM transactions on audio, speech, and language processing, 23(9), 1421-1430.
[SJR: 0.887; Tier 1 journal in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering]
J11.
Berisha, V., *Wang, S., LaCross, A., & Liss, J. (2015). Tracking discourse complexity preceding Alzheimer's disease diagnosis: a case study comparing the press conferences of presidents Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 45(3), 959-963.
[SJR: 1.536; Tier 1 journal in Clinical Psychology, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Psychiatry and Mental Health]
J10.
Berisha, V., & Hero, A. O. (2015). Empirical non-parametric estimation of the Fisher Information. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 22(7), 988-992.
[SJR: 0.942; Tier 1 journal in Signal Processing, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tier 2 journal in Applied Mathematics]
J9.
Schwedt, T. J., Berisha, V., & Chong, C. D. (2015). Temporal lobe cortical thickness correlations differentiate the migraine brain from the healthy brain. PLoS One, 10(2), e0116687.
[SJR: 1.201; Tier 1 journal in Medicine (miscellaneous), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), etc.]
J8.
Berisha, V., & Cochran, D. (2015). Active data labeling for improved classifier generalizability. Signal Processing, 108, 272-277.
[SJR: 1.041; Tier 1 journal in Signal Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Electrical and Electronic Engineering]
J7.
Berisha, V., *Sandoval, S., Utianski, R., Liss, J., & Spanias, A. (2014). Characterizing the distribution of the quadrilateral vowel space area. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 135(1), 421-427.
[SJR: 0.749; Tier 1 journal in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Tier 2 journal in Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)]
J6.
*Sandoval, S., Berisha, V., Utianski, R. L., Liss, J. M., & Spanias, A. (2013). Automatic assessment of vowel space area. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134(5), EL477-EL483.
[SJR: 0.749; Tier 1 journal in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Tier 2 journal in Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)]
J5.
Krishnamoorthi, H., Spanias, A., & Berisha, V. (2009). A frequency/detector pruning approach for loudness estimation. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 16(11), 997-1000.
[SJR: 0.942; Tier 1 journal in Signal Processing, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tier 2 journal in Applied Mathematics]
J4.
Kwon, H., Berisha, V., Atti, V., & Spanias, A. (2009). Experiments with sensor motes and Java-DSP. IEEE Transactions on Education, 52(2), 257-262.
[SJR: 0.916; Tier 1 journal in Education and Electrical and Electronic Engineering]
J3.
Atti, V., Spanias, A., Tsakalis, K., Panayiotou, C., Iasemidis, L., & Berisha, V. (2008). Gradient projection-based channel equalization under sustained fading. Signal Processing, 88(2), 236-246.
[SJR: 1.041; Tier 1 journal in Signal Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Electrical and Electronic Engineering]
J2.
Berisha, V., & Spanias, A. (2007). Wideband speech recovery using psychoacoustic criteria. EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing, 2007(2), 5-5.
[SJR: 0.28; Tier 2 journal in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tier 3 journal in Acoustics and Ultrasonics]
J1.
Spanias, A., Huang, C. W., Natarajan, A., Ferzli, R., Kwon, H., Atti, V., Berisha, V., ... & Misra, S. (2007). Interfacing Java-DSP with a TI DSK for use in a signal processing class. Computers in Education Journal, 17(3), 27-35.
[SJR: 0.107; Tier 4 journal in Education, Tier 4 journal in Computer Science (miscellaneous)]
Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings Publications:
Published:
C38.
Dixit, A., Shankar, U., Spanias, A., Berisha, V., Banavar, M. Online Machine Learning Experiments using the new HTML5 Object Oriented Software. In Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Workshop, 2018.
C37.
Song, H., *Willi, M., Thuagarajan, J., Berisha, V., and Spanias, A. (2018) Triplet network with attention for speaker diarization. In Proceedings of 2018 Interspeech Conference.
C36.
*Tu, M., Grabek, A., Liss, J., Berisha V. (2018) Investigating the role of L1 in automatic pronunciation evaluation of L2 speech. In Proceedings of 2018 Interspeech Conference
C35.
Willi, M, Borrie, S., Barrett, T., Tu, M., Berisha, V. (2018) A discriminative acoustic-prosodic approach for measuring local entrainment. In Proceedings of 2018 Interspeech Conference
C34.
*Wisler, A., Moon, K., & Berisha, V. (2018). Direct ensemble estimation of density functionals. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP). (also available on arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.06315.)
C33.
*Jiao, Y., *Tu, M., Berisha, V., Liss, J. (2018) Simulating dysarthric speech for training data augmentation in clinical speech applications, In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP).
C32.
*Kadambi, P., Mohanty, A., Ren, H., Smith, J. McGuinnes, K., Holt, K., Furtwaengler, A., Slepetys, R., Yang, Z., Seo, J., Chae, J., Cao, Y. Berisha, V. (2018) Towards a wearable cough detector based on neural networks, In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP).
C31.
*Kadambi, P., *Wisler, A., Berisha, V. (2017) Improved Finite-Sample Estimate of a Nonparametric f-Divergence.In Proc of Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers. IEEE.
C30.
Berisha, V., Liss, J., *Huston, T., *Wisler, A., *Jiao, Y., & Eig, J. (2017). Float like a butterfly sting like a bee: Changes in speech preceded Parkinsonism diagnosis for Muhammad Ali. Proc. Interspeech 2017, 1809-1813.
C29.
*Jiao, Y., Berisha, V., & Liss, J. (2017, March). Interpretable phonological features for clinical applications. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2017 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 5045-5049). IEEE.
C28.
*Tu, M., Berisha, V., & Liss, J. (2017, March). Objective assessment of pathological speech using distribution regression. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2017 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 5050-5054). IEEE.
C27.
*Kawabata, K., Berisha, V., Scaglione, A., LaCross, A. (2016). A convex model for linguistic influence in group conversations. In INTERSPEECH (pp. 1442-1446).
C26.
*Jiao, Y., Tu, M., Berisha, V., & Liss, J. M. (2016). Accent identification by combining deep neural networks and recurrent neural networks trained on long and short term features. In INTERSPEECH (pp. 2388-2392).
C25.
*Tu, M., Berisha, V., Woolf, M., Seo, J. S., & Cao, Y. (2016, March). Ranking the parameters of deep neural networks using the fisher information. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2016 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 2647-2651). IEEE.
C24.
*Jiao, Y., *Tu, M., Berisha, V., & Liss, J. (2016, March). Online speaking rate estimation using recurrent neural networks. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2016 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 5245-5249). IEEE.
C23.
*Wisler, A., Berisha, V., Wei, D., Ramamurthy, K., & Spanias, A. (2016, March). Empirically-estimable multi-class classification bounds. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2016 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 2594-2598). IEEE.
C22.
*Wisler, A., Berisha, V., Ramamurthy, K., Spanias, A., & Liss, J. (2015, April). Removing data with noisy responses in regression analysis. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2015 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 2066-2070). IEEE.
C21.
*Wisler, A., Berisha, V., Liss, J., & Spanias, A. (2014, December). Domain invariant speech features using a new divergence measure. In Spoken Language Technology Workshop (SLT), 2014 IEEE (pp. 77-82). IEEE.
C20.
Berisha, V., Liss, J., *Sandoval, S., Utianski, R., & Spanias, A. (2014, May). Modeling pathological speech perception from data with similarity labels. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2014 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 915-919). IEEE.
C19.
Berisha, V., Utianski, R., & Liss, J. (2013, May). Towards a clinical tool for automatic intelligibility assessment. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2013 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 2825-2828). IEEE.
C18.
Berisha, V., Javadi, A., Hammet, K. R., Anderson, D. V., & Gray, A. (2010, November). Making decisions about unseen data: Semi-supervised learning at different levels of specificity. In Signals, Systems and Computers (ASILOMAR), 2010 Conference Record of the Forty Fourth Asilomar Conference on (pp. 75-79). IEEE.
C17.
Krishnamoorthi, H., Spanias, A., Berisha, V., Kwon, H., & Thornburg, H. (2010, March). An auditory-domain based speech enhancement algorithm. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2010 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 4786-4789). IEEE.
C16.
Thiagarajan, J. J., Ramamurthy, K. N., Knee, P., Spanias, A., & Berisha, V. (2010, March). Sparse representations for automatic target classification in SAR images. In Communications, Control and Signal Processing (ISCCSP), 2010 4th International Symposium on (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
C15.
Kwon, H., Krishnamoorthi, H., Berisha, V., & Spanias, A. (2009, May). A sensor network for real-time acoustic scene analysis. In Circuits and Systems, 2009. ISCAS 2009. IEEE International Symposium on (pp. 169-172). IEEE.
C14.
Krishnamoorthi, H., Berisha, V., Spanias, A., & Kwon, H. (2009, April). Low-complexity sinusoidal component selection using loudness patterns. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2009. ICASSP 2009. IEEE International Conference on (pp. 301-304). IEEE.
C13.
Philips, S., Berisha, V., & Spanias, A. (2009, April). Energy-constrained discriminant analysis. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2009. ICASSP 2009. IEEE International Conference on (pp. 3281-3284). IEEE.
C12.
Berisha, V., Benitz, G., Martinez, B., and Kogon, S. (2008, June). Radar Classification of Persons Based on Gait Analysis. In 2008 Proceedings of the Tri-Service Radar Symposium.
C11.
Kwon, H., Berisha, V., & Spanias, A. (2008, May). Real-time sensing and acoustic scene characterization for security applications. In Wireless Pervasive Computing, 2008. ISWPC 2008. 3rd International Symposium on (pp. 755-758). IEEE.
C10.
Krishnamoorthi, H., Berisha, V., & Spanias, A. (2008, March). A low-complexity loudness estimation algorithm. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2008. ICASSP 2008. IEEE International Conference on (pp. 361-364). IEEE.
C9.
Berisha, V., & Spanias, A. (2007, April). A scalable bandwidth extension algorithm. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2007. ICASSP 2007. IEEE International Conference on (Vol. 4, pp. IV-601). IEEE.
C8.
Berisha, V., Shah, N., Waagen, D., Schmitt, H., Bellofiore, S., Spanias, A., & Cochran, D. (2007, April). Sparse manifold learning with applications to SAR image classification. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2007. ICASSP 2007. IEEE International Conference on (Vol. 3, pp. III-1089). IEEE.
C7.
Berisha, V., & Spanias, A. (2006, October). Bandwidth extension of audio based on partial loudness criteria. In Multimedia Signal Processing, 2006 IEEE 8th Workshop on (pp. 146-149). IEEE.
C6.
Kwon, H., Berisha, V., & Spanias, A. (2006, September). Distributed Sensing with Java-DSP. In Digital Signal Processing Workshop, 12th-Signal Processing Education Workshop, 4th (pp. 311-315). IEEE.
C5.
Berisha, V., Kwon, H., & Spanias, A. (2006, May). Real-time collaborative monitoring in wireless sensor networks. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2006. ICASSP 2006 Proceedings. 2006 IEEE International Conference on (Vol. 3, pp. III-III). IEEE.
C4.
Berisha, V., Kwon, H., & Spanias, A. (2006, May). Real-time acoustic monitoring using wireless sensor motes. In Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on (pp. 4-pp). IEEE.
C3.
Berisha, V., & Spanias, A. (2005, October). Enhancing the quality of coded audio using perceptual criteria. In Multimedia Signal Processing, 2005 IEEE 7th Workshop on (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
C2.
Berisha, V., & Spanias, A. (2005, May). Enhancing vocoder performance for music signals. In Circuits and Systems, 2005. ISCAS 2005. IEEE International Symposium on (pp. 4050-4053). IEEE.
C1.
Song, Y., Spanias, A., Atti, V., & Berisha, V. (2005, March). Interactive Java modules for the MPEG-1 psychoacoustic model [audio coding teaching applications]. In Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2005. Proceedings. (ICASSP’05). IEEE International Conference on (Vol. 5, pp. v-581). IEEE.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Abstracts (for conferences not publishing proceedings):
CA9.
Berisha, V., Liss, J., *Tu, M. (2018). A primer on clinical-speech applications of deep learning, Motor Speech Conference, Savannah, GA.
CA8.
Berisha, V. (2016). Objective evaluation of perceptual dimensions in dysarthria. American Speech and Hearing Association Convention – Special session on Motor Speech Assessment Tools: Outcomes & Efficacy Data Session, Philadelphia, PA. (Invited)
CA7.
*Schiltz, J. H., & Berisha, V. (2016). The role of the carrier waveform in vocoded Mandarin speech perception with applications to cochlear implants. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 139(4), 2047-2047.
CA6.
Berisha, V., & Liss, J. (2016). Objective evaluation of perceptual quality in the dysarthrias: an engineering perspective. Motor Speech Conference, Savannah, GA.
CA5.
Schatzki, M., *Wang, S., Berisha, V., Zhong, X. (2014). Using Real-Time Automatic Speech Recognition in Accent Modification Practice. American Speech and Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
CA4.
Zhong, X., *Wang, S., Schatzki, M., Berisha, V. (2014). Development of an Individualized Accented Speech Training System. American Speech and Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
CA3.
Utianski, R., *Sandoval, S., Lehrer, N., Berisha, V., & Liss, J. (2013). Speech assist: An augmentative tool for practice in speech-language pathology. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134(5). (Winner of the ASA Mobile App Competition)
CA2.
Utianski, R. L., *Sandoval, S., Berisha, V., & Liss, J. (2013). The effects of speech compression algorithms on the intelligibility of dysarthric speech. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134(5), 4132-4132.
CA1.
*Sandoval, S., Utianski, R., Berisha, V., Liss, J., & Spanias, A. (2013). Feature divergence of pathological speech. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134(5), 4133-4133.
Invited colloquia:
CO10.
Berisha, V. (2018, July). Speech and language analytics for early detection of neurological decline. Invited presentation at the 2018 American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
CO9.
Berisha, V. (2018, April). Clinical speech analytics: interpretable algorithms and information limits. Seminar presented at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
CO8.
Berisha, V. (2018, April). Detecting paralinguistic information from speech for clinical applications: Interpretable algorithms and information limits. Seminar presented at the IEEE Dallas Chapter of Signal Processing Society, Dallas, TX.
CO7.
Berisha, V., & Liss, J. (2017, December). New technologies for measures of clinical progression. Seminar presented at the 28th International Symposium on ALS/MND, Boston, MA.
CO6.
Berisha, V. (2017, March). Detecting paralinguistic information from speech for clinical applications: Interpretable algorithms and information limits. Seminar presented at the University of Southern California Signal Analysis and Interpretation Laboratory, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, Los Angeles, CA.
CO5.
Berisha, V. (2016, December). Speech and language analytics for health applications. Seminar presented at the University of Arizona Fall Colloquium Series. Tucson, AZ.
CO4.
Berisha, V. (2015, November). Tracking outcome measures in neurological disorders through speech and language processing. Seminar presented at the Mayo Clinic Neuroscience Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
CO3.
Berisha, V. (2007, September). Speech compression using loudness criteria. Seminar presented at Lincoln Laboratory, Boston, MA.
CO2.
Berisha, V. (2007, November). Speech enhancement using perceptual criteria. Seminar presented at Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
CO1.
Berisha, V. (2007, December). Recent developments in bandwidth extension of speech. Seminar presented at Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA.
Funded Research Grants
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Title: Objectively Quantifying Speech Outcomes of Children with Cleft Palate
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
PIs: Visar Berisha, Nancy Scherer (Multiple PI Proposal, Scherer contact PI)
Berisha’s Role: 1 of 2 Principal Investigators
Total Award Value: $429, 243
Total Allocated to Berisha: $145, 942
Performance Period: 9/1/2018 – 8/31/2020
14
Title: An information-theoretic approach to improving the robustness of deep learning architectures
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
PIs: Visar Berisha
Berisha’s Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award Value: $349, 012
Total Allocated to Berisha: $349, 012
Performance Period: 9/1/2017 – 8/31/2020
13
Title: R01: Perception of dysarthric speech: An objective model of dysarthric speech with actionable outcomes
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
PIs: Visar Berisha, Julie M. Liss (Multiple PI Proposal, Liss contact PI)
Berisha’s Role: 1 of 2 Principal Investigators
Total Award Value: $1, 815, 012
Total Allocated to Berisha: $907, 506
Performance Period: 4/1/2017 – 3/31/2022
12
Title: R21: Speech rhythm entrainment in the context of dysarthria
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
PIs: Stephanie Borrie (Utah State University)
Berisha’s Role: Co-Investigator (PI of ASU subcontract)
Total Award Value: $450, 000 (approx.)
Total Allocated to Berisha: $158, 795
Performance Period: 4/1/2017 – 3/31/2020
11
Title: Speech and Language Analytics for Early Detection of Psychosis
Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
PIs: Visar Berisha
Berisha’s Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award Value: $139, 018
Total Allocated to Berisha: $69,509
Performance Period: 1/1/2017 – 12/31/2019
10
Title: Speech Changes as Predictors of Migraine Attack Onset
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery
PIs: Visar Berisha, Todd Schwedt
Berisha’s Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Total Award Value: $100, 000 (approx.)
Total Allocated to Berisha: $56, 035
Performance Period: 1/1/2017 – 12/31/2017
9
Title: Asthma Control / Cough Assessment with Smart Wearable Devices
Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
PIs: Yu Cao, Visar Berisha,
Berisha’s Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Total Award Value: $113, 747
Total Allocated to Berisha: $11, 374
Performance Period: 1/1/2017 – 6/1/2017
8
Title: Passive monitoring of motoric abilities using mobile technology
Sponsor: Google Inc.
PIs: Visar Berisha
Berisha’s Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award Value: $193, 789
Total Allocated to Berisha: $193, 789
Performance Period: 7/1/2016 – 12/31/2017
Notes: Appears as two projects on the Sponsored Activities Report
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Title: Robust low-power implementations of complex models
Sponsor: Raytheon Co.
PIs: Visar Berisha
Berisha’s Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award Value: $100, 265
Total Allocated to Berisha: $100, 265
Performance Period: 5/1/2016 – 5/31/2017
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Title: The reticulation/activation nexus in organizations: An agent-based model and empirical test using unique data
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
PIs: Steven Corman, Daniel Bliss, Visar Berisha
Berisha’s Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Total Award Value: $205, 060
Total Allocated to Berisha: $41, 012
Performance Period: 9/1/2016 – 8/31/2018
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Title: MRI-based algorithms that differentiate between patients with post-traumatic headaches and migraine
Sponsor: Department of Defense
PIs: Todd Schwedt
Berisha’s Role: Co-Principal Investigator (PI of ASU Subcontract)
Total Award Value: $1, 570, 000
Total Allocated to Berisha: $203, 517
Performance Period: 9/1/2015 – 9/1/2018
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Title: STTR: speaklear: an augmentative tool to connect speech language pathologists with patients
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (STTR)
PIs: Visar Berisha
Berisha’s Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award Value: $119, 996
Total Allocated to Berisha: $119, 996
Performance Period: 1/1/2015 – 8/1/2016
Notes: Later transitioned to Michael Dorman due to conflict of interest. Does not appear in Sponsored Activity Report and I do not count it as a part of the total amount reported.
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Title: Multivariable Models of Brain Structure that Classify Post-Traumatic Headache and Differentiate It from Migraine
Sponsor: ASU – Mayo Seed Grant
PIs: Visar Berisha, Todd Schwedt
Berisha’s Role: Co-Principal Investigator (PI of ASU subcontract)
Total Award Value: $40, 000 (approx.)
Total Allocated to Berisha: $14, 816
Performance Period: 1/1/2015 – 12/31/2015
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Title: R21: A web-based platform for cross-linguistic research in dysarthric speech
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
PIs: Julie Liss, Visar Berisha, Megan McAuliffe (Multiple PI Proposal)
Berisha’s Role: 1 of 3 Principal Investigators (Liss contact PI)
Total Award Value: $359, 175
Total Allocated to Berisha: $179, 587
Performance Period: 1/1/2015 – 12/31/2016
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Title: Improving the Robustness of Deployed Machine Learning Algorithms
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
PIs: Visar Berisha
Berisha’s Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award Value: $293, 877
Total Allocated to Berisha: $293, 877
Performance Period: 7/1/2014 – 6/30/2017
Courses
2025 Spring
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DSE 792 | Research |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| DSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 598 | Special Topics |
| SHS 791 | Seminar |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
2024 Spring
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DSE 792 | Research |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
2023 Spring
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| SHS 598 | Special Topics |
| CEN 592 | Research |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 598 | Special Topics |
| CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 592 | Research |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| SHS 592 | Research |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| CEN 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 203 | Signals and Systems I |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 795 | Continuing Registration |
| SHS 500 | Research Methods |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| SHS 598 | Special Topics |
| CEN 592 | Research |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 598 | Special Topics |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 592 | Research |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 203 | Signals and Systems I |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| CEN 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 795 | Continuing Registration |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| SHS 598 | Special Topics |
| CEN 592 | Research |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 598 | Special Topics |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 500 | Research Methods |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 203 | Signals and Systems I |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 500 | Research Methods |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| CEN 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |