Curriculum Vitae of Dr.-Ing. Peter Birkholz
Education
| 11/2005 | Dr.-Ing., University of Rostock, Germany, Title of the doctoral thesis: "3D Artikulatorische Sprachsynthese" (3D-Articulatory Speech Synthesis) |
| 08/2002 – 07/2005 | Doctoral candidate at the Institute for Computer Science, University of Rostock, Germany |
| 07/2002 | Diploma in Computer Science |
| 10/1997 – 07/2002 | Studies of Computer Science, University of Rostock, Germany |
Positions
| since 05/2020 | Professor for Speech Technology and Cognitive Systems at the Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communication, TU Dresden, Germany |
| 05/2014 – 04/2020 | Junior Professor for Cognitive Systems at the Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communication, TU Dresden, Germany |
| 06/2009 – 04/2014 | Researcher at the Department for Phoniatrics, Pedaudiology and Communication Disorders, University Hospital Aachen and RWTH Aachen University |
| 09/2007 – 05/2009 | Software developer at SkySails GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, Germany |
| 08/2005 – 08/2007 | Postdoctoral research affiliate at the Institute for Computer Science, University of Rostock, Germany |
| 06/2001 – 06/2002 | Student assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research in Rostock |
| 10/2000 – 03/2001 | Internship at the Allgemeine Versicherungs-Software GmbH (AVSG) in Cologne, Germany |
Awards
| 10/2006 | Klaus Tschira Award for Achievements in Public Understanding of Science (URL) |
| 07/2006 | Joachim-Jungius Sponsorship Award of the University of Rostock for the Doctoral Thesis |
Research Interests
- Articulatory speech synthesis
- Vocal tract modeling
- Aerodynamic-acoustic simulation of the vocal system
- Analysis and synthesis of articulatory dynamics
- Modeling of speaker identity
- Artificial neural networks
