Melbourne, Australia

Thursday, 16 October 2008
   6:56am GMT+11
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Forensic Audio Visual Analysis (Part 1)

Part 1: Digital Audio Enhancement (1/2 day)

Presenter: Graeme Kinraid, Team Leader, Forensic Imaging, Forensic & Technical Services, Australian Federal Police
Coordinators: Dean Catoggio, Manager Digital & Documents Evidence Branch, Victoria Police Forensic Services Department and Graeme Kinraid, Team Leader, Forensic Imaging, Forensic & Technical Services, Australian Federal Police

Sponsor: ITE Australia, Digital Audio Company, National Institute of Forensic Science (Australia).

Audio enhancement is the process whereby signal processing techniques are applied to noisy and distorted audio recordings in an attempt to improve speech intelligibility. This workshop will begin with an introduction to the principles of digital audio enhancement including speech production, sound perception and audio signal processing techniques. This will be followed by a theoretical overview and practical examples of modern signal processing techniques such as adaptive filtering. The workshop will conclude with a discussion of emerging signal processing techniques and issues arising from the proliferation of Information and Communication Technologies.
 
The 19th International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences is proudly sponsored by
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