Bernd Möbius
Professor of Phonetics and PhonologyDept. of Language Science and Technology at Saarland University
Research interests
A central theme of my research is the integration of phonetic knowledge in speech technology. I have worked extensively on text-to-speech synthesis, a wonderful framework for implementing and testing computational models of linguistic and phonetic processes - until the advent of end-to-end systems, that is. Another recurring topic in my research is the analysis and modeling of speech prosody. My recent work has focused on experimental methods and computational simulations to study aspects of speech production, perception, and acquisition.
Research projects
- DFG, SFB 1102, C1: Information density and the predictability of phonetic structure (with Bistra Andreeva)
- DFG, SFB 1102, C4: Mutual intelligibility and surprisal in Slavic intercomprehension (INCOMSLAV, with Tania Avgustinova and Dietrich Klakow)
- Current and completed projects
Professional activities
- Editorial board member for Speech Communication
- ISCA Advisory Council member
- Scientific Advisory Board, Acoustics Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Previous professional activities