I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at The University of British Columbia, advised by Prof. Sidney Fels and Prof. Victor Zappi. I am currently affiliated with the HCT Lab. My Ph.D. research focuses on developing a physics-based two-dimensional (2D) vocal tract model that is computationally lightweight and offers greater geometrical flexibility compared to conventional 2D models. This model aims to support the design of real-time articulatory speech synthesizers and advance our understanding of human speech production mechanisms. My research interests include speech technology, brain-computer interfaces, and human-computer interactions. To learn more about my work, please check out my publications.
I obtained a Bachelor in Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) at Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar (India); M.A.Sc. (Master in applied science) in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UBC, Vancouver (Canada). My master thesis (supervised by Sidney Fels) introduces a novel computational vocal tract model that improves the exising low-dimensional (2D) model.
Outside of research, I love running and photography. Occasionally, I write in Odia.
Updates:
- June 2022: Visiting Prof. Peter Birkholz's Vocaltractlab at TU Dresden, Germany.
- June 2022: Our work on the 3D FDTD vocal tract model has been accepted at Interspeech 2022, South Korea.
- January 2022: Accepted to present my research at Summer School 2022: Coping with the complexity in speech production and perception in Chorin, Germany.