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Paavo Alku publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paavo Alku sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 422 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Paavo Alku D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paavo Alku sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to analysis, synthesis and quality improvement of speech signals

Overview

Paavo Alku is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland and has an extensive record of research primarily in speech and audio processing. Their work spans multiple interconnected disciplines, including computer science, medicine, and psychology.

The main fields of study encompassed by Paavo Alku's research include:

  • Computer Science
  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Within these broader fields, their subfields of study cover:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Signal Processing
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Physiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Their research topics focus on:

  • Speech Recognition and Synthesis
  • Voice and Speech Disorders
  • Phonetics and Phonology Research
  • Speech and Audio Processing
  • Music and Audio Processing
  • Emotion and Mood Recognition
  • Infection Control and Ventilation

Paavo Alku has published in various significant venues, with frequent contributions in:

  • Speech Communication
  • Computer Speech & Language
  • Journal of Voice
  • IEEE Access
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Some recent notable papers include:

  • "ASVspoof 2019: A large-scale public database of synthesized, converted and replayed speech", 2020, Computer Speech & Language
  • "The Detection of Parkinson's Disease From Speech Using Voice Source Information", 2021, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio Speech and Language Processing
  • "Analysis and Detection of Pathological Voice Using Glottal Source Features", 2020, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing
  • "Glottal Source Information for Pathological Voice Detection", 2020, IEEE Access
  • "Detection of Specific Language Impairment in Children Using Glottal Source Features", 2020, IEEE Access

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paavo Alku include:

  • Sudarsana Reddy Kadiri
  • M. Kiran Reddy
  • Manila Kodali
  • F. Javanmardi
  • N. P. Narendra

Recognition of Paavo Alku's scholarly contributions includes designation as an IEEE Fellow in 2020 for contributions to analysis, synthesis, and quality improvement of speech signals.

Best Publications

  • ICASSP The IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP)

    Hannu Pulakka;Ulpu Remes;Kalle Palomäki;Mikko Kurimo

  • Glottal wave analysis with Pitch Synchronous Iterative Adaptive Inverse Filtering

    Paavo Alku

  • Normalized amplitude quotient for parametrization of the glottal flow

    Paavo Alku;Tom Bäckström;Erkki Vilkman

  • ASVspoof 2019: A large-scale public database of synthesized, converted and replayed speech

    Xin Wang;Junichi Yamagishi;Junichi Yamagishi;Massimiliano Todisco;Héctor Delgado

  • Statistical language learning in neonates revealed by event-related brain potentials

    Tuomas Teinonen;Tuomas Teinonen;Vineta Fellman;Vineta Fellman;Risto Näätänen;Risto Näätänen;Risto Näätänen;Paavo Alku

  • Visual speech contributes to phonetic learning in 6-month-old infants

    Tuomas Teinonen;Tuomas Teinonen;Richard N Aslin;Paavo Alku;Gergely Csibra

  • Memory traces for words as revealed by the mismatch negativity.

    Friedemann Pulvermüller;Teija Kujala;Yury Shtyrov;Jaana Simola

  • Pre-attentive detection of vowel contrasts utilizes both phonetic and auditory memory representations

    István Winkler;Anne Lehtokoski;Paavo Alku;Paavo Alku;Martti Vainio

  • HMM-Based Speech Synthesis Utilizing Glottal Inverse Filtering

    T Raitio;A Suni;J Yamagishi;H Pulakka

  • Glottal inverse filtering analysis of human voice production — A review of estimation and parameterization methods of the glottal excitation and their applications

    Paavo Alku

  • Background acoustic noise and the hemispheric lateralization of speech processing in the human brain: magnetic mismatch negativity study.

    Yury Shtyrov;Teija Kujala;Jyrki Ahveninen;Mari Tervaniemi

  • Analysis of speech sounds is left-hemisphere predominant at 100-150 ms after sound onset

    Teemu Rinne;Kimmo Alho;Paavo Alku;Markus Holi

  • A method for generating natural-sounding speech stimuli for cognitive brain research.

    Paavo Alku;Hannu Tiitinen;Risto Näätänen

  • Event‐related potentials associated with sound discrimination versus novelty detection in children

    Rita Ceponiene;Tuulia Lepistö;M. Soininen;E. Aronen

  • Physical variations related to stress and emotional state: A preliminary study.

    Anne-Maria Laukkanen;Erkki Vilkman;Paavo Alku;Hanna Oksanen

  • Quasi Closed Phase Glottal Inverse Filtering Analysis With Weighted Linear Prediction

    Manu Airaksinen;Tuomo Raitio;Brad Story;Paavo Alku

  • Glottal source processing: From analysis to applications

    Thomas Drugman;Paavo Alku;Abeer Alwan;Bayya Yegnanarayana

  • Parabolic spectral parameter—a new method for quantification of the glottal flow

    Paavo Alku;Helmer Strik;Erkki Vilkman

  • Fast multi-feature paradigm for recording several mismatch negativities (MMNs) to phonetic and acoustic changes in speech sounds

    Satu Pakarinen;Riikka Lovio;Minna Huotilainen;Paavo Alku

  • Electromagnetic recordings reveal latency differences in speech and tone processing in humans

    Hannu Tiitinen;Päivi Sivonen;Paavo Alku;Juha Virtanen;Juha Virtanen

  • Stabilised weighted linear prediction

    Carlo Magi;Jouni Pohjalainen;Tom Bäckström;Paavo Alku

  • European Signal Processing Conference

    Tuomo Raitio;Heng Lu;John Kane;Antti Suni

Frequent Co-Authors

Risto Näätänen
Risto Näätänen University of Tartu
Hannu Tiitinen
Hannu Tiitinen Aalto University
Teija Kujala
Teija Kujala University of Helsinki
Junichi Yamagishi
Junichi Yamagishi National Institute of Informatics
Minna Huotilainen
Minna Huotilainen University of Helsinki
Tomi Kinnunen
Tomi Kinnunen University of Eastern Finland
Mikko Kurimo
Mikko Kurimo Aalto University
Mari Tervaniemi
Mari Tervaniemi University of Helsinki
Kimmo Alho
Kimmo Alho University of Helsinki
Risto J. Ilmoniemi
Risto J. Ilmoniemi Aalto University

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