Researcher

Dr Vidhyasaharan Sethu

Keywords

Fields of Research (FoR)

Signal processing, Machine learning, Statistical data science, Speech recognition, Artificial intelligence, Pattern recognition, Deep learning, Neural networks

Biography

Vidhyasaharan Sethu is an Associate Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications. His primary research interests are in the field of speech signal processing. Particularly in the application of machine learning techniques for addressing speech processing tasks. His research interests include speech based emotion and mental state recognition systems, affective computing, voice biometrics and more broadly the...view more

Vidhyasaharan Sethu is an Associate Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications. His primary research interests are in the field of speech signal processing. Particularly in the application of machine learning techniques for addressing speech processing tasks. His research interests include speech based emotion and mental state recognition systems, affective computing, voice biometrics and more broadly the overlap between machine learning and signal processing.


My Grants

  • ARC Discovery Project (2020)
  • ARC Discovery Project (2019)
  • ARC LIEF Grant (2019)
  • UNSW Research Infrastructure (2019)
  • UNSW Faculty of Engineering Research Infrastructure (2018)
  • Huawei Innovation Research Program (2018)
  • UNSW SEIF Grant (2018)
  • ARC Linkage (2017)
  • UNSW Faculty of Engineering Silverstar (2016)
  • UNSW Strategic Educational Development Grant (2014)
  • NICTA International Postgraduate Award (2006-2009)

My Qualifications

PhD (UNSW), MEngSc in Signal Processing (UNSW), BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Anna University)


My Research Activities

Research Interests include:

  • Artificial Emotional Intelligence and Speech based Emotion Recognition
  • Computational models of cochlear signal processing
  • Speaker recognition/Voice biometrics
  • Application of machine learning to signal processing tasks

My Teaching

I currently teach or have previously taught the following courses at UNSW:
  • Data Science for Electrical Engineers (ELEC9741)
  • Speech Processing (ELEC9723)
  • Digital Signal Processing (ELEC3104)
  • Electrical Systems Design (ELEC2117)
  • Design Proficiency (ELEC/TELE/PHTN4123)
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Location

Room 442, EE&T Building (G17),
UNSW Sydney

Contact

+61 2 9385 7737