Bahman Mirheidari
پژوهشگر ارشد · Medical Applications of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
University of Sheffieldمعرفی
Dr Bahman Mirheidari is a Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield, affiliated with the Speech and Hearing (SpandH) Research Group. His work focuses on computational approaches to detect neurodegenerative conditions like dementia through speech analysis. He holds a PhD from the University of Sheffield, supervised by Dr Heidi Christensen. His research integrates automatic speech recognition (ASR), conversation analysis, and machine learning to develop diagnostic tools for cognitive disorders.
Research Interests
- Medical applications of ASR in dementia/Stroke recovery
- Automated analysis of clinical conversations
- Speaker diarisation and longitudinal speech tracking
- Intelligent virtual agents for cognitive assessment
Key Projects
- COMPASS-proto: Developing stroke survivor cognitive assessment tools (2020-2023)
- AvaChat: Virtual agent for COPD self-management (2018-2019)
- COCOA: Computational Cognitive Assessment tool for early dementia detection
Grants
- Rosetrees Trust
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
- Fast Healthcare Networks Plus
Labs/Teams
Member of the Speech and Hearing Research Group (SpandH), collaborating with multidisciplinary teams including neurologists and clinicians at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
