@inproceedings{GlemarecHoermannLaueretal., author = {Gl{\´e}marec, Yann and H{\"o}rmann, Amelie and Lauer, Norina and Buche, C{\´e}dric and Lugrin, Jean-Luc and Latoschik, Marc Erich}, title = {Towards Virtual Audience Simulation For Speech Therapy}, series = {Proceedings of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA '23), W{\"u}rzburg, September 19 - 22, 2023}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA '23), W{\"u}rzburg, September 19 - 22, 2023}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery}, address = {New York}, isbn = {78-1-4503-9994-4}, doi = {10.1145/3570945.3607348}, pages = {1-3}, abstract = {The utilization of virtual reality (VR) technology has shown promise in various therapeutic applications, particularly in exposure therapy for reducing fear of certain situations objects or activities, e.g. fear of height, or negative evaluation of others in social situations. VR has been shown to yield positive outcomes in follow-up studies, and provides a safe and ecological therapeutic environment for therapists and their patients. This paper presents a collaborative effort to develop a VR speech therapy system which simulates a virtual audience for users to practice their public speaking skills. We describe a novel web-based graphica user interface that enables therapists to manage the therapy session using a simple timeline. Lastly, we present the results from a qualitative study with therapists and teachers with functional dysphonia, which highlight the potential of such an application to support and augment the therapists' work and the remaining challenges regarding the design of natural interactions, agent behaviours and scenario customisation for patients.}, subject = {Stimme}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{KempfBergerTunkelCorstenetal., author = {Kempf, Sabrina and Berger-Tunkel, Merle and Corsten, Sabine and Lutz-Kopp, Matthias and Lauer, Norina}, title = {Selbsthilfe bei Aphasie: Chancen und Herausforderungen durch separate Betroffenen- und Angeh{\"o}rigengruppen}, series = {Jahrestagung des Deutschen Bundesverbands f{\"u}r Logop{\"a}die (dbl), Juni 2018, Bielefeld}, booktitle = {Jahrestagung des Deutschen Bundesverbands f{\"u}r Logop{\"a}die (dbl), Juni 2018, Bielefeld}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-8614}, pages = {44}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{RosendahlKempfLauer, author = {Rosendahl, C. and Kempf, Sabrina and Lauer, Norina}, title = {"In guten wie in schlechten Zeiten" - Wie Angeh{\"o}rige sprachliche und k{\"o}rperliche Beeintr{\"a}chtigungen des Partners nach einem Schlaganfall erleben}, series = {Jahrestagung des Deutschen Bundesverbands f{\"u}r Logop{\"a}die (dbl),Juni 2018, Bielefeld}, booktitle = {Jahrestagung des Deutschen Bundesverbands f{\"u}r Logop{\"a}die (dbl),Juni 2018, Bielefeld}, pages = {61}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BieberSpelsbergLauer, author = {Bieber, Claudia and Spelsberg, Stefanie and Lauer, Norina}, title = {Reduzierung intersilbischer Pausen mittels vereinfachten Zeitlupensprechens unter Einbeziehung von Praat als Feedback-Instrument bei mittelschwerer, chronischer Sprechapraxie}, series = {11. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Aphasieforschung und -behandlung, Tagungsband}, booktitle = {11. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Aphasieforschung und -behandlung, Tagungsband}, address = {Konstanz}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-9063}, pages = {43 -- 45}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{GreinerCurrleEttletal., author = {Greiner, Nina and Currle, Edda and Ettl, Katrin and Frommeld, Debora and Haug, Sonja and Kudienko, Natalie and Lauer, Norina and Lichtenauer, Norbert and Meussling-Sentpali, Annette and Middel, Luise and Mohr, Christa and Pfingsten, Andrea and Popp, Christof and Raptis, Georgios and Weber, Karsten}, title = {Technik im Alltag - Technik zum Leben : Telepr{\"a}senzgest{\"u}tzte Pflege und Therapie bei Schlaganfallpatient*innen}, series = {Kann Digital Pflege?: Clusterkonferenz ,,Zukunft der Pflege", 3., September 2020, N{\"u}rnberg}, volume = {Konferenzband Teil 1}, booktitle = {Kann Digital Pflege?: Clusterkonferenz ,,Zukunft der Pflege", 3., September 2020, N{\"u}rnberg}, address = {K{\"o}nigstetten, {\"O}sterreich}, issn = {2710-3048}, pages = {57 -- 61}, abstract = {Vorgestellt wird das Forschungsvorhaben des interdisziplin{\"a}ren Forschungsprojekts „DeinHaus 4.0 - Telepr{\"a}senzroboter f{\"u}r die Pflege und Unterst{\"u}tzung von Schlaganfallpatientinnen und -patienten (TePUS)". {\"U}ber geeignete Robotersysteme sollen den Proband*innen individuell abgestimmte Angebote aus den Bereichen Telenursing und Teletherapie zur Verf{\"u}gung gestellt werden. Hierbei werden einerseits Telepr{\"a}senzsitzungen durchgef{\"u}hrt, anderseits kommen verschiedene Apps zum Einsatz. Die Interventionen werden mittels eines Mixed-Methods-Ansatzes evaluiert. Begleitend werden Technikakzeptanz und Nutzungsbereitschaft untersucht.}, subject = {Schlaganfall}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{MuehlhausenGomezLaueretal., author = {M{\"u}hlhausen, Sara and Gomez, Sarah and Lauer, Norina and Baumann, Timo}, title = {Cross lingual transfer learning does not improve aphasic speech recognition}, series = {Elektronische Sprachsignalverarbeitung 2025: Tagungsband der 36. Konferenz Halle/Saale, 05.-07. M{\"A}RZ 2025}, booktitle = {Elektronische Sprachsignalverarbeitung 2025: Tagungsband der 36. Konferenz Halle/Saale, 05.-07. M{\"A}RZ 2025}, editor = {Grawunder, Sven}, publisher = {TUDpress}, address = {Dresden}, isbn = {978-3-95908-803-9}, issn = {0940-6832}, doi = {10.35096/othr/pub-8051}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-80518}, pages = {8}, abstract = {In addressing the particular linguistic challenges posed by patients suffering from aphasia, a language disorder, this paper proposes a fine-tuning approach to enhance the speech recognition capabilities of existing models. The available aphasic research data in German is highly limited. To address this constraint, we propose a cross-lingual transfer approach to utilize English data to improve performance in German. This advancement aims to support the development of a therapy platform tailored for patients with aphasia. For the base speech recognition model, we choose to use OpenAI's Whisper model, and for fine-tuning, we make use of TalkBank's AphasiaBank. The experimental findings demonstrate that the transcription of aphasic audio with Whisper is less successful than non-aphasic audio. However, fine-tuning the transcription in the respective language resulted in an enhancement of its quality. In contrast, fine-tuning the transcription in another language and expecting a transfer of the learned aphasic speech properties led to a deterioration in its quality.}, subject = {Automatische Spracherkennung}, language = {en} }