In the frame of the areas of research generally
described within these Web pages, we might propose to one or two students reading
computer science at university, or also electronic engineering, languages, economics,
sociology/psycology, to carry out their thesis with us.
This may be done unpaid (ie as a Stagaire) at the JRC, Ispra Site, where there
is the advantage of being directly in contact with other researchers and having
the necessary equipment, or at the University where the student is currently
studying. The latter is really only advisable in the case where a supervisor
would prefer for his student to be closer at hand, and in this case all communications,
submissions and transfer of work will be done via Internet.
These thesis are foreseen for any student. Due to the specific aim of the project,
a deaf student is particularly welcome. Students with other disabilities may
also contact us, but we will have to check that the facilities we offer handle
their particular needs. We may also consider a proposal for a PhD or a PostDoc
2 years (paid) period at JRC on these themes.
Some of the possible lines of work for such a placement:
- test of voice recognition systems at schools and university for the lessons'
live subtitling, in view f encouraging the best use of the new potentialities;
more information on this and the following
proposal (Lang=IT)
- management of the Internet Site and the Voice Forum on the Project:
Web Site and Discussion Forum, accessible by any user (also with disabilities);
adapting and testing the W3C rules for the specific needs of the Project;
- group leading aspects of teleworking on the Internet for groups of people
with hearing impairment working on such projects; psychological and practical
problems in groups/society of people with hearing impairment communicating
with the hearing people by new communication applications;
- understanding and comparing voice to text recognition systems and improving
them in relation to their use by people with hearing impairment; hardware
or software interfaces, in the Visual Basic or Visual C++ programming languages,
for the use and the improvement of such systems; hardware or software DSP
filters for eliminating/reducing noise from signals transmitted along telephone
line; hardware or software filters for separating voice from background
music in TV transmissions; definition of a limited vocabulary intended for
telephone communication with people with hearing impairment;
- converting audio into a visible image, as an aid for people with hearing
impairment;
- voice analysis: linguistic and phonological aspects, re-habilitation logopedic
systems;
- social economic model to integrate costs and benefits for flows of quantifiable
and not quantifiable costs: organisational costs for spreading awareness
on computer based aids, versus improvement of quality of life, inclusion
in the information society and cost savings in national educational or re-habilitation
costs
(more informations about thesis in economichs)
(Lang=IT)
