Department of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Archives

Advances in voice synthesis technology and machine learning helped recreate Val Kilmer’s voice for the long-gestating blockbuster sequel to the 1986 classic. And this is only the beginning of what the technology will do, says Northeastern professor Rupal Patel.
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How A.I. helped Val Kilmer get his voice back for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Advances in voice synthesis technology helped recreate the actor’s voice for the long-gestating blockbuster sequel. And this is only the beginning, says Northeastern professor Rupal Patel.

by Cody Mello-Klein June 7, 2022

Sierra Still, a graduate student of speech-language pathology at Northeastern, raised $1,280 in donations, and used the money to create nine care packages, which she sent out to speech language pathologists in the Greater Boston area. Photo courtesy of Sierra Still.

Here’s how students are supporting speech language pathologists on the front lines of COVID-19

Sierra Still, a graduate student at Northeastern, raised over $1,200 to create and mail care packages to speech language pathologists—healthcare workers she says are sometimes overlooked.

by Irvin Zhang August 10, 2020

Yanny vs. Laurel: Which Is It?

Two of our Northeastern colleagues take on the most divisive watercooler debate of the year. So what’s it gonna be: Team “Yanny,” or “Laurel” for…

by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer May 16, 2018

Give the gift of voice

In a recent talk at TED Women, associate professor Rupal Patel announced The Human Voicebank Initiative: a crowd-sourced platform that will help give personalized synthetic…