Spyretta Leivaditi

Podcast team lead, Host, Script-writer, Post-production (sound editing and mixing), Social media

I am a freelance Computational Linguist/Speech scientist with great interest in pathological speech and low resource languages. Speech Pitch podcast is my way to unwind and spend my free time creatively. Usually you can find me either in post production editing and mixing tracks or preparing social media videos and occasionally hosting. I hope you enjoy our content and if you want to learn how our team works feel free to contact me.

Pascal Hecker

Host, Script-writer, Post-production (sound editing and mixing), Head of Analytics

I am working on neurological disorder recognition from voice. For the podcast, I edit episode scripts, host guests, and conduct interviews. In post production, I edit and mix recorded episodes and track the analytics data of the published episodes.

Paige Tuttösí

Host, Head of Communication, Feedback provider

I work in human robot interaction and sound adaptation, both production and perception, to improve interaction with embodied agents. I provide feedback and suggestions for the episodes after editing and help with communication and outreach for guests.

Snigdha Banik

Host, Script-writer, Post-production (sound editing), Social media

Working on speech summarization and low resource languages like Assamese and Bengali languages. I am involved in writing episode scripts and providing feedback on drafts, including edited recordings and social media posts.

Wei Xue

Host, Post-production (sound editing and mixing)

I work on speech perception and production related to atypical speech, such as pathological speech and L2 speech. As a podcast lover, I serve as a host and editor, but I am also exploring other roles that I am interested in and capable of doing in the near future.

Priyanshi Pal

Host, Script-writer

I’m a Master’s student and Research Assistant at the ASR Group, Aalto University. Currently exploring areas of code-switching automatic speech recognition. As part of SpeechPitch, I enjoy script writing for podcasts and hosting.

Kay Berkling 

Host, Script-writer, Post-production (sound editing and mixing)

Kay Berkling is a computer scientist and professor with extensive experience in language technology, education innovation, and digital learning. As part of the Speech Pitch podcast team for  ISCA-SAC, Kay brings a unique blend of academic expertise and storytelling to highlight groundbreaking research and amplify the voices shaping the field of speech communication. Passionate about connecting people through technology and ideas, Kay thrives on making complex topics accessible and inspiring to a global audience.

Mohammed Mosuily

Host, Script-writer, Post-production (sound editing and mixing)

I am a PhD student in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Southampton, with a strong interest in speech technology, digital health, and audio-based diagnostics. My academic journey includes a background in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s in AI. As part of the Speech Pitch podcast team, I contribute by writing scripts, hosting episodes, and working on sound editing and mixing. I'm passionate about making speech research accessible to a broader audience and enjoy collaborating with the team to highlight exciting developments in the field.

Zhengjun Yue

Host, Script-writer, Post-production (sound editing and mixing)

Tianyi Zhao

Post-production (sound editing and mixing)

I'm a PhD student working on laboratory phonology, phonetics-phonology interface with a focus on prosody in German in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Konstanz, Germany. Currently I'm mainly involved in the post-production including editing and mixing recorded episodes.

Belu Ticona

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