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Bishnu S. Atal publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 141 publications — 23rd percentile

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Bishnu S. Atal D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bishnu S. Atal sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal For fundamental and pioneering contributions to speech coding.
  • 2003 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1987 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For innovative research in the area of linear predictive coding of speech.

Overview

Bishnu S. Atal is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research contributions are recognized through several prestigious awards and memberships in national academies, reflecting a significant impact in the field of speech processing.

Atal has been honored with the Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal in 2013 for fundamental and pioneering contributions to speech coding. This award highlights key achievements in the development and advancement of technologies related to the encoding and transmission of speech signals.

In 2003, Atal received the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute, an award presented for notable accomplishments in science and engineering. Earlier, they were elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1993, and to the National Academy of Engineering in 1987. The latter membership was awarded specifically for innovative research in the area of linear predictive coding of speech, a technique central to the efficient representation and communication of audio data.

While there is no available data on specific recent papers, co-authors, or publication venues, the recognized awards indicate a career focused on areas related to speech processing and coding. Areas of research linked to Atal likely include signal processing techniques, speech analysis, and data compression methodologies pertinent to audio signals.

Atal remains an active figure affiliated with an academic institution, suggesting ongoing involvement in research and teaching activities within the University of Washington.

Best Publications

  • Efficient vector quantization of LPC parameters at 24 bits/frame

    K.K. Paliwal;B.S. Atal

  • Code-excited linear prediction(CELP): High-quality speech at very low bit rates

    Unknown

  • Effectiveness of linear prediction characteristics of the speech wave for automatic speaker identification and verification.

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  • Speech analysis and synthesis by linear prediction of the speech wave.

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  • A pattern recognition approach to voiced-unvoiced-silence classification with applications to speech recognition

    B. Atal;L. Rabiner

  • A new model of LPC excitation for producing natural-sounding speech at low bit rates

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  • Predictive coding of speech signals and subjective error criteria

    B. Atal;M. Schroeder

  • Efficient coding of LPC parameters by temporal decomposition

    B. Atal

  • Optimizing digital speech coders by exploiting masking properties of the human ear

    Unknown

  • Automatic recognition of speakers from their voices

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  • Predictive Coding of Speech at Low Bit Rates

    B. Atal

  • Inversion of articulatory‐to‐acoustic transformation in the vocal tract by a computer‐sorting technique

    B. S. Atal;J. J. Chang;M. V. Mathews;J. W. Tukey

  • Automatic Speaker Recognition Based on Pitch Contours

    Unknown

  • Adaptive predictive coding of speech signals

    B. S. Atal;M. R. Schroeder

  • Speech Coding

    J. Flanagan;M. Schroeder;B. Atal;R. Crochiere

  • Pitch predictors with high temporal resolution

    P. Kroon;B.S. Atal

  • Predictive coding of speech signals

    Bishnu S Atal

  • Speech message code modifying arrangement

    Bishnu S. Atal;Barbara E. Caspers

  • Improving performance of multi-pulse LPC coders at low bit rates

    S. Singhal;B. Atal

  • Speech Coding

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  • Efficient vector quantization of LPC parameters at 24 bits/frame

    K.K. Paliwal;B.S. Atal

  • Efficient procedures for finding the optimum innovation in stochastic coders

    I. Trancoso;B. Atal

  • Spectral quantization and interpolation for CELP coders

    B.S. Atal;R.V. Cox;P. Kroon

  • Digital speech coder

    Bishnu S. Atal;Joel R. Remde

  • Efficient search procedures for selecting the optimum innovation in stochastic coders

    I.M. Trancoso;B.S. Atal

  • Predictive speech signal coding with reduced noise effects

    Bishnu S. Atal;Manfred R. Schroeder

  • Residual excited predictive speech coding system

    Bishnu S. Atal

  • LPC prediction error--Analysis of its variation with the position of the analysis frame

    L. Rabiner;B. Atal;M. Sambur

  • ON IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF PITCH PREDICTORS IN SPEECH CODING SYSTEMS

    Peter Kroon;Bishnu S. Atal

  • Linear prediction analysis of speech based on a pole-zero representation

    Bishnu S. Atal;M. R. Schroeder

  • Speech and Audio Coding for Wireless and Network Applications

    Bishnu S. Atal;Vladimir Cuperman;Allen Gersho

  • Multipulse lpc speech processing arrangement

    Bishnu Saroop Atal

  • Stochastic coding of speech signals at very low bit rates: The importance of speech perception

    Manfred R. Schroeder;Bishnu S. Atal

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence R. Rabiner
Lawrence R. Rabiner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Isabel Trancoso
Isabel Trancoso Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa
Allen Gersho
Allen Gersho University of California, Santa Barbara
Fan-Gang Zeng
Fan-Gang Zeng University of California, Irvine
James L. Flanagan
James L. Flanagan Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sharad Singhal
Sharad Singhal Hewlett-Packard (United States)

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