Voices and Identity Workshop 2008
Is it possible to distinguish people by their voices alone? If so, can voice recognition be used as evidence in a court case? How does voice-based evidence compare with fingerprint or DNA evidence? Who are the practitioners? Which features in the voice do they measure? Is it possible to carry out voice lineups as an auditory parallel to visual lineups? In this workshop on voices and identity we will provide information on voice comparison and the use of voice lineups. The workshop will be particularly useful for professionals from fields related to forensic linguistics, such as law enforcement (e.g. detectives, investigators, scientific support officers), law (e.g. judges, magistrates, barristers) and criminology. It is organised as part of the Dynamic Variability in Speech (DyViS) Project at the Department of Linguistics at Cambridge University.
We are grateful to Newnham College for kindly agreeing to host the event. The college, which boasts some of the city’s finest gardens, was founded in 1871 and designed by the Victorian architect Basil Champneys. The workshop lunch will be hosted in the college’s famous dining hall.
Organisers: Prof. Francis Nolan
Dr Kirsty McDougall
Mr Toby Hudson
Dr Gea de Jong (workshop contact)
Programme: click here to preview and here to download
Date: Monday 7th July 2008
Time: 10:00 – 18:00 hrs
Location:
Newnham College
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge
CB3 9DF
approximately 0.5 m from the city centre of Cambridge
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Fee: £65
Registration: Please send us a cheque and the registration form before Friday 13 June 2008
Accommodation: click here for details
Questions: email Gea de Jong or call her on 01223 331733