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Matti Karjalainen

1946 – 2010

Finnish linguist, pioneer in Finnish speech synthesis and speech technology

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Lived 1946 – 2010 (aged 64). Matti Karjalainen was a Finnish professor, inventor, linguist and electrical engineer.

Matti Antero Karjalainen (April 2, 1946 – May 30, 2010) was a Finnish speech processing researcher and inventor in the fields of speech synthesis, speech analysis, speech technology, audio signal processing and psychoacoustics. He was the head of Acoustics Laboratory at the Helsinki University of Technology from 1980 to 2006.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Tampere University of Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Awards
IEEE Fellow; Audio Engineering Society; IEEE
Also known as
Matti Antero Karjalainen

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Matti Karjalainen?

Finnish linguist, pioneer in Finnish speech synthesis and speech technology

When was Matti Karjalainen born?

Matti Karjalainen was born on 2 April 1946 in Hankasalmi.

When did Matti Karjalainen die?

Matti Karjalainen died on 30 May 2010 in Espoo.

What was Matti Karjalainen's occupation?

Matti Karjalainen was a professor, inventor, linguist and electrical engineer.

What nationality was Matti Karjalainen?

Matti Karjalainen was Finnish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Matti Karjalainen

· Wikidata: Q11881589

· DBpedia: Matti Antero Karjalainen

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