Abstract: Speakers are automatically identified in an audio (or video) source. The audio information is processed to identify potential segment boundaries. Homogeneous segments are clustered substantially concurrently with the segmentation routine, and a cluster identifier is assigned to each identified segment. A segmentation subroutine identifies potential segment boundaries using the BIC model selection criterion. A clustering subroutine uses a BIC model selection criterion to assign a cluster identifier to each of the identified segments. If the difference of BIC values for each model is positive, the two clusters are merged.

Abstract: A method is provided for providing high dimensional data. The high dimensional data is linearly transformed into less dependent coordinates, by applying a linear transform of n rows by n columns to the high dimensional data. Each of the coordinates are marginally Gaussianized, the Gaussianization being characterized by univariate Gaussian means, priors, and variances. The transforming and Gaussianizing steps are iteratively repeated until the coordinates converge to a standard Gaussian distribution. The coordinates of all iterations are arranged hierarchically to facilitate data mining. The arranged coordinates are then mined. According to an embodiment of the invention, the transform step includes applying an iterative maximum likelihood expectation maximization (EM) method to the high dimensional data.

Abstract: A method is provided for generating a high dimensional density model within an acoustic model for one of a speech and a speaker recognition system. Acoustic data obtained from at least one speaker is transformed into high dimensional feature vectors. The density model is formed to model the feature vectors by a mixture of compound Gaussians with a linear transform, wherein each compound Gaussian is associated with a compound Gaussian prior and models each coordinate of each component of the density model independently by a univariate Gaussian mixture comprising a univariate Gaussian prior, variance, and mean. An iterative expectation maximization (EM) method is applied to the feature vectors. The EM method includes the step of computing an auxiliary function Q of the EM method.