Projects per year
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Tom Bäckström
- Department of Information and Communications Engineering - Professor (Associate Professor)
- Speech Interaction Technology
Person: Professors, tenure track
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Irena Bakic
- Department of Information and Communications Engineering - Visitor (Faculty)
- Speech Interaction Technology - Visitor (Faculty)
Person: Visiting Scholar
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Mariem Bouafif
- School of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Information and Communications Engineering - Visitor (Doctoral Researcher)
- Speech Interaction Technology - Visitor (Doctoral Researcher)
Person: Doctoral Student , Visiting Scholar
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Authentication between speech operated devices using acoustic fingerprints
Bäckström, T. (Principal investigator) & Zewoudie, A. (Project Member)
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: Domestic funds and foundations
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Analysis of embedding-based emotional preservation metrics for voice conversion models
Nguyen, T., Bäckström, T. & Martin, R., 23 Jun 2026, Odyssey 2026: The Speaker and Language Recognition Workshop. Abad, A., Ortega, A., Lozano-Diez, A., Fernando D’Haro, L. & Docio-Fernandez, L. (eds.). Lisbon, Portugal: International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), p. 28-34 7 p. (Odyssey: the Speaker and Language Recognition Workshop).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Evaluating voice anonymisation using similarity rank disclosure
Chandra, S., Pettenò, M., Evans, N., Panariello, M., Bäckström, T., Todisco, M., Kolossa, D., Martin, R., Stafylakis, T. & Gengembre, N., 2026, The Speaker and Language Recognition Workshop (Odyssey 2026). International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), 7 p. (Odyssey: the Speaker and Language Recognition Workshop).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Frame excavation: Revealing and critiquing existing problem frames to improve migrants’ awareness of public services
Pakpour Haji Agha, A., Minkkinen, V.-V., Ghaderiazad, P., Buruk, O. & Olsson, T., 2026, DRS2026: Edinburgh, 8–12 June, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Design Research Society, (Proceedings of DRS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Datasets
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h5pack
Gómez Mellado, E. (Creator) & Bäckström, T. (Supervisor), GitHub, 1 Nov 2025
https://pypi.org/project/h5pack/ and 2 more links, https://github.com/Speech-Interaction-Technology-Aalto-U/h5pack, https://github.com/eagomez2/h5pack (show fewer)
Dataset: Software or code
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recp
Gómez Mellado, E. (Creator) & Bäckström, T. (Supervisor), GitHub, 6 Jan 2025
https://pypi.org/project/recp/ and 2 more links, https://github.com/Speech-Interaction-Technology-Aalto-U/recp, https://github.com/eagomez2/recp (show fewer)
Dataset: Software or code
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sndls
Gómez Mellado, E. (Creator) & Bäckström, T. (Supervisor), GitHub, Mar 2025
https://pypi.org/project/sndls/ and 2 more links, https://github.com/Speech-Interaction-Technology-Aalto-U/sndls, https://github.com/eagomez2/sndls (show fewer)
Dataset: Software or code
Prizes
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Outstanding Reviewer Award
Bäckström, T. (Recipient), 20 Aug 2023
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Sequential Patterns in Turn Durations of Dynamic Speech Interaction
Bouafif, M. (Speaker)
28 Aug 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Luonnos hallituksen esitykseksi digipalvelulain 6 a §:n muuttamisesta (tekoäly neuvonnassa)
Bäckström, T. (Advisor), Olsson, T. (Advisor), Tupasela, A. (Advisor), Ylipulli, J. (Advisor), Alizadeh Westerling, F. (Advisor) & Bakic, I. (Advisor)
10 Apr 2026Activity: Commercial, industrial or non-academic activities › Consultancy and expert advice (including statements)
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Mapping, Exploration and Human-Centric Recommendations for Digital Tools and AI use in the Work on Integrating Refugees and Immigrants in the Nordic Capital Cities
Bäckström, T. (Advisor), Ylipulli, J. (Advisor), Hasselbach, G. (Contributor), Cress, L. (Contributor), Jørgensen, D. (Contributor), Bogason, R. (Contributor), Safarov, N. (Advisor) & Duru, D. (Advisor)
20 Jan 2026 → 30 Nov 2026Activity: Other activity types › Other expert tasks or merit
Press/Media
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Puheääni tarvitsee yksityisyydensuojaa, tutkija väittää
28/02/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Your own voice could be your biggest privacy threat. How can we stop AI technologies exploiting it?
20/02/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Ny teknik hjälper AI tolka vad du känner och hur du mår genom din röst
18/02/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance