Comparison of User Models Based on GMM-UBM and I-Vectors for Speech, Handwriting, and Gait Assessment of Parkinson's Disease Patients
Juan Camilo Vásquez-Correa, Tobias Bocklet, Juan Rafael Orozco-Arroyave, Elmar Nöth
Abstract
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the presence of different motor impairments. Information from speech, handwriting, and gait signals have been considered to evaluate the neurological state of the patients. On the other hand, user models based on Gaussian mixture models - universal background models (GMMUBM) and i-vectors are considered the state-of-the-art in biometric applications like speaker verification because they are able to model specific speaker traits. This study introduces the use of GMM-UBM and i-vectors to evaluate the neurological state of Parkinson's patients using information from speech, handwriting, and gait. The results show the importance of different feature sets from each type of signal in the assessment of the neurological state of the patients.
BibTeX
@inproceedings{icassp2020_comparisonofuser,
title = {Comparison of User Models Based on GMM-UBM and I-Vectors for Speech, Handwriting, and Gait Assessment of Parkinson's Disease Patients},
author = {Juan Camilo Vásquez-Correa and Tobias Bocklet and Juan Rafael Orozco-Arroyave and Elmar Nöth},
booktitle = {ICASSP 2020},
year = {2020}
}