Aivo Olev

Aivo Olev is a Junior Research Fellow at the Department of Software Science within the School of Information Technologies at Tallinn University of Technology since February 2021. Concurrently, he is a PhD candidate under Professor Tanel Alumäe, researching speech processing of non-native speech.

His educational background includes:

• Master of Science, Tallinn University of Technology, School of Information Technologies, Department of Software Science, 2019
• PhD Candidate (ongoing), Tallinn University of Technology, School of Information Technologies, Department of Software Science, 2021–present

Olev's research centers on automatic speech recognition for Estonian, specializing in non-native speech processing, open-source transcription platforms, and web-based speech annotation tools. His work addresses low-resource language challenges through practical implementations and language resource development, bridging academic research with real-world usability in speech technology.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent advancement in Estonian speech recognition systems, emphasizing open-source frameworks and user-centric transcription services that enhance accessibility for a linguistically underserved language.

No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the source materials.

As a core researcher, Olev contributes to major projects funded by Estonia's Ministry of Education and Research and the European Social Fund, including the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (2024-2030; €525,222), Speech Recognition: Models and Interfaces (2024; €212,830), and prior initiatives like the IT Academy research programme (2018-2023; €3.7M). While not advising students, his role involves active development in speech technology infrastructure.

He operates within Tallinn University of Technology's speech technology research group, collaborating under Tanel Alumäe's leadership and contributing to national AI advancement through the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence.