Laureano Moro-Velazquez

Laureano Moro-Velazquez is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University with appointments in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Center for Language and Speech Processing (CLSP). His work bridges signal processing, machine learning, and medical applications, focusing on neurodegenerative disease diagnosis and speech enhancement for under-resourced languages.

• PhD in Systems and Services Engineering for the Information Society (2018, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
• Master in Telecommunications Engineering (2006, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
• BSc in Sound and Image Engineering (2003, Technical University of Madrid)

Research spans

• Voice pathology detection for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
• Speech synthesis and enhancement using AI
• Cognitive assessment through handwriting and speech
• Domain adaptation in speaker verification

Recent publications focus on multimodal biomarkers, handwriting analysis, and explainable AI for neurological disorders. Notable trends include cross-lingual speech processing and biometric fairness in speech recognition.

Scientific contributions include

• Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness Mobility Grant (2017)
• Johns Hopkins University Teaching as Research Fellowship (2020)

Teaching roles include Machine Learning for Medical Applications (undergraduate/graduate) and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Reading Group. Collaborations involve Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (Neurology, Critical Care) and CLSP teams.