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Speech Lab, in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSNCE), Chennai, was established in the year 2008 with Prof. Hema A. Murthy, IITM, as a mentor. The lab is headed by Dr. T. Nagarajan, Professor and Head, Department of Computer Science, Shiv Nadar University (SNU), Chennai and Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, Professor and Head , Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSNCE), Chennai. The lab initially came into existence to carry out a MeitY (Govt. of India)-funded project on developing text-to-speech synthesis systems for Indian languages and presently there are several ongoing projects funded by multiple government and private organizations at Speech Lab. The members of the lab include the faculty members, research scholars, UG and PG students, and project staff associated with the domain of speech and language processing.

Vision

To significantly reduce communication barriers, between human beings and between humans and machines, that are predominantly caused by a language barrier or a disability or illiteracy.

Mission

Research Areas