Rachel Bouserhal, École de technologie supérieure

Research

Hearing Impairment Hearing Protection Human-Machine Interaction Lombad Effect Machine Learning Signal Processing Speech

Latest funding

The bionic earpiece: Development of an advanced digital earpiece for audio and cognitive interfaces
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$834,112
Towards more inclusive speech technologies: speech enhancement in atypical conditions
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$112,000
Towards more inclusive speech technologies: speech enhancement in atypical conditions
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500

The bionic earpiece: Development of an advanced digital earpiece for audio and cognitive interfaces

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Voix, Jérémie JJ

Keywords: acoustics; brain computer interface; communication devices; electroencephalography; embedded electronics; hearing aids; hearing protection; software defined radios; wearable technologies

$834,112

Towards more inclusive speech technologies: speech enhancement in atypical conditions

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bouserhal, Rachel

Keywords: signal processing; speech; hearing protection; machine learning; hearing impairment; lombad effect; human-machine interaction

$112,000

Towards more inclusive speech technologies: speech enhancement in atypical conditions

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Bouserhal, Rachel

$12,500

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Hearing Impairment Dear Professor Bouserhal, 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]. Your research on hearing impairment 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 NSERC-funded project "Towards more inclusive speech technologies: speech enhancement in atypical conditions" (2021), 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]