Summary of Robust and Explainable Depression Identification From Speech Using Vowel-based Ensemble Learning Approaches, by Kexin Feng et al.
Robust and Explainable Depression Identification from Speech Using Vowel-Based Ensemble Learning Approaches
by Kexin Feng, Theodora Chaspari
First submitted to arxiv on: 23 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Computation and Language (cs.CL); Sound (cs.SD); Audio and Speech Processing (eess.AS)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This study develops novel machine learning models that can identify depression from speech patterns. The approach integrates linguistic units with evidence-based insights into how depression affects motor control and vowel generation during speech production. The algorithm employs ensemble learning, decomposing the problem into parts representing specific depression symptoms and severity levels. Two methods are tested: a “bottom-up” approach using 8 models to predict PHQ-8 item scores, and a “top-down” approach with a Mixture of Experts (MoE) router module assessing depression severity. Both methods demonstrate comparable performance to state-of-the-art baselines, highlighting robustness and reduced susceptibility to dataset mean/median values. The study also explores the benefits of system explainability for assisting clinicians in depression diagnosis and screening. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper studies how to use machine learning to detect depression from the way people talk. It looks at how speech patterns are affected by depression and uses this information to create algorithms that can identify depression more accurately. The researchers tried two different approaches, both of which worked well and were better than what’s already been done in the field. This could help doctors diagnose and screen for depression more effectively. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning * Mixture of experts
