Sageev Oore, Dalhousie University

Research

Anxiety Disorders Co-Design Cognitive Behavioural Therapy E-Health Feedback Loops Mobile Sensing Youth Acoustic Speech Analysis

Latest papers

Acoustics of depression.
Journal of affective disorders · 2026
Manifestation of depression in speech overlaps with characteristics used to represent and recognize speaker identity.
Scientific reports · 2023 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Early identification of risk for major depressive disorder from parent and youth speech
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,009,800
Beyond the Pose: Enriching Motion Capture Data for an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Human Motion
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$250,000
Controlling Generative Musical Systems: Getting the Right Data & Using the Right Instrument
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$67,795

All 7 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Acoustics of depression.

Dumpala SH, Dikaios K, Langley R, Lowery A, Oore S, Uher R

Journal of affective disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121958 PMID: 42134744

02

Manifestation of depression in speech overlaps with characteristics used to represent and recognize speaker identity.

Dumpala SH, Dikaios K, Rodriguez S, Langley R, Rempel S, Uher R, Oore S

Scientific reports2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35184-7 PMID: 37429935

Early identification of risk for major depressive disorder from parent and youth speech

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Uher, Rudolf; Oore, Sageev S

Keywords: Acoustic Speech Analysis; Children Of Affected Parents; Deep Learning; Early Identification Of Risk; Expressed Emotions; Major Depressive Disorder; Natural Language Processing; Predictive Analytics

$1,009,800

Beyond the Pose: Enriching Motion Capture Data for an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Human Motion

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Rokeby, David

Keywords: machine learning; motion capture; media art; performance studies; dance

$250,000

Controlling Generative Musical Systems: Getting the Right Data & Using the Right Instrument

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Oore, Sageev

$67,795

An AI-based mobile sensing approach to optimize clinical monitoring of anxiety among youth patients

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Meier, Sandra M; Lingley-Pottie, Patricia; Oore, Sageev S; Orji, Rita O

Keywords: Anxiety Disorders; Co-Design; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; E-Health; Feedback Loops; Mobile Sensing; Youth

$100,000

An AI-based mobile sensing approach to optimize clinical monitoring of anxiety among youth patients

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Meier, Sandra M; Lingley-Pottie, Patricia; Oore, Sageev S; Orji, Rita O

Keywords: Anxiety Disorders; Co-Design; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; E-Health; Feedback Loops; Mobile Sensing; Youth

$470,476

Deep Learning Systems for Musical Audio Generation

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oore, Sageev

$174,000

Automated analysis of natural speech in personalized treatment for major depressive disorder

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Uher, Rudolf; Matwin, Stan

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Biomarkers; Deep Learning; Major Depressive Disorder; Speech

$536,924

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Rudolf Uher

Psychiatry

2 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Anxiety Disorders Dear Professor Oore, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Acoustics of depression." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Early identification of risk for major depressive disorder from parent and youth speech" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]