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Biographical Background
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Bertrand A.R. Delgutte
Senior Research Scientist
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Biographical Background
Dr. Bertrand A. R. Delgutte is a principal investigator in the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He earned his Ingénieur from the Ecole Polytechnique in 1974, his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT in 1976 and 1981 respectively, and the Dr. ès Sciences, in Life Sciences from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in 1984.
Dr. Delgutte researches how the auditory system processes sounds, particularly speech, with the goal of understanding the neural basis of auditory perception. He is also interested applying this basic knowledge to improving hearing aids, cochlear implants, and artificial systems for the reproduction, transmission and recognition of sounds. His research is motivated by the obeservation that both hearing impaired listeners and automatic speech recognition systems have trouble processing speech in noise and reverberation, even if they do well in quiet. Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying the good performance of normal listeners in these conditions may suggest improvements in both assistive devices and artificial systems.
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