Associate Prof. Oliver Niebuhr will be providing us with an interdisciplinary overview of scientifically obtained vocal-charisma effects and proceed to outline what the – partly gender-specific – acoustic ingredients of vocal charisma are and how we can measure, train, and improve them. The presentation will be wrapped up with an insight into Acoustic Voice Profiling®, i.e. an assessment and training approach that was originally developed for entrepreneurs at SDU and since has been used by and sold to companies and educational institutions in five different countries through the SDU spin-off company AllGoodSpeakers ApS.

Full Prof. Björn Schuller will be delving into the captivating intersection of AI and human vocal communication and explore how deep learning transcends traditional computational speech analysis. Over more than two decades, we witnessed how advanced algorithms discern sentiments, detect emotions, recognize health, physical and cognitive states, and traits such as personality and speaker shape, and unveil hidden intentions, going beyond explicit content.

From prosody analysis to individual voice fingerprints, we will discuss and discover this transformative potential of technology in understanding the unspoken layers of communication and technology behind the scenes. Real-world applications range from revolutionizing human-computer interaction to enhancing health diagnostics. Ultimately, we will peak into the future, where AI deciphers the rich tapestry of meaning encapsulated within every spoken syllable, revealing the untold stories that echo within the human voice.