Author Archives: Francisco de Lacerda
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) drops Voice Risk Analysis (VRA) based on LVA-technology
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) dropped last week their interest on the Voice Risk Analysis (VRA), based on Nemesysco’s Layerd Voice Analysis (LVA) technology. After extensive tests of Voice Risk Analysis the DWP stated that ”From our findings … Continue reading
LVA-technology and Nemesysco’s official statement
Two documents relating to the ongoing debate on Nemesysco’s technology and its validity: The first is a contribution to the discussion of technical aspects behind the technology, “LVA-technology: A short analysis of a lie”. I discuss the shortcomings of the … Continue reading
LVA-technology: Can authorities afford the bluff?
Combating fraud with fiction To combat fraud, authorities and insurance companies in the UK invested public funds in voice-based lie-detectors to discourage the public from entering false claims[i]. The deterrent effect was significant and there were substantial savings as the … Continue reading
Charlatanry in forensic speech science: A problem to be taken seriously
Karin Bojs skriver i dagens DN:s nätupplaga (http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=597&a=868300) om Anders Erikssons och min artikel ”Charlatanry in forensic speech science: A problem to be taken seriously”. I vår artikel analyserar vi principerna på vilka Nemesisco:s (http://www.nemesysco.com) bygger sin ”Voice Analysis Technology” och … Continue reading
Intryck från Sakai konferens i Vancouver
Igår anlände jag från Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, där jag deltog i den 5:e Sakai konferensen. Sakai (www.sakaiproject.org) är ett stort internationellt samarbetsprojekt kring Internet-baserat system för högskoleundervisning. Projektet har sitt ursprung i University of Michigan och Indiana University oberoende … Continue reading
Phonetics at Stockholm University Blog 