Matti Antero Karjalainen

Matti Antero Karjalainen (April 2, 1946 – May 30, 2010) studied electronics at the Tampere University of Technology and received a doctoral degree on speech synthesis in 1978. He created Synte 2, the first portable text-to-speech synthesizer powered by a microprocessor.[2]

Matti Antero Karjalainen
Matti Antero Karjalainen (1994)
Born(1946-04-02)April 2, 1946
Hankasalmi, Finland
DiedMay 30, 2010(2010-05-30) (aged 64)
Espoo, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Alma materTampere University of Technology (TUT)
Known forSynte 2 speech synthesizer
AwardsAudio Engineering Society Fellow (1999),
Audio Engineering Society Silver Medal (2006),
IEEE Fellow (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsSpeech synthesis,
Speech analysis,
Speech technology,
Audio signal processing,
Psychoacoustics
InstitutionsAcoustics Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology
ThesisAn Approach to Hierarchical Information Processes with an Application to Speech Synthesis by Rule (1978)
Doctoral advisorBoris Segerståhl
Doctoral studentsVesa Välimäki,
Ville Pulkki
Microprocessor cards of Synte 2 speech synthesizer (1979) [1]
Synte 2 speech synthesizer for speech impaired people (1979) [1]
Synte 2 speech synthesizer on the table (1979) [1]

He was the head of Acoustics Laboratory at the Helsinki University of Technology from 1980 to 2006. He is speech synthesis, speech analysis, speech technology, audio signal processing and psychoacoustics pioneer in Finland. He became an associate professor 1980 and a full professor 1986. He was the supervisor of 24 doctoral theses and over 100 master's theses. His laboratory is now part of the Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics of the Aalto University.[2]

Awards and honors

Education

Karjalainen studied at the Tampere University of Technology, where he obtained a M.Sc. (Dipl.Eng.) in 1970, a Lic.Tech. in 1974, and a Dr.Tech. (with honors) in 1978.[3]

Thesis publications
  • Master's thesis Elektroninen lämpöenergian mittari. Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu. 1970. (Electronic thermal energy meter)
  • Licentiate thesis Eräiden monikaistasuotimien eli monijakoisten säädettävien amplitudikäyräkorjaimien toimintaperiatteiden ja sovellutusten tutkiminen. Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu. 1974. (A Study on Multi-Band Audio Frequency Equalizers)
  • PhD thesis An Approach to Hierarchical Information Processes with an Application to Speech Synthesis by Rule. Acta polytechnica Scandinavica. Ma. Tampere University of Technology, Finland. (Acta Polytechnica Scandinavica, Ma 29). 1978. ISBN 951-666-105-X.

Publications

Books

Personal web pages
  • Synte 2 speech synthesizer and symbol table (1979)
    Synte 2 speech synthesizer and symbol table (1979)[1]
  • Speech Processing System SPS-01 (1979)
    Speech Processing System SPS-01 (1979)[4]
  • Synte 2 speech synthesizer at the Invention Exhibition at the Museum Center Vapriikki in Tampere, Finland, picture 1 (June 20, 2012–)
    Synte 2 speech synthesizer at the Invention Exhibition at the Museum Center Vapriikki in Tampere, Finland, picture 1 (June 20, 2012–)[5]
  • Synte 2 speech synthesizer at the Invention Exhibition at the Museum Center Vapriikki in Tampere, Finland, picture 2 (June 20, 2012–)
    Synte 2 speech synthesizer at the Invention Exhibition at the Museum Center Vapriikki in Tampere, Finland, picture 2 (June 20, 2012–)[5]
  • Synte 2 speech synthesizer at the Invention Exhibition at the Museum Center Vapriikki in Tampere, Finland, picture 3 (June 20, 2012–)
    Synte 2 speech synthesizer at the Invention Exhibition at the Museum Center Vapriikki in Tampere, Finland, picture 3 (June 20, 2012–)[5]

References
  1. Karjalainen, M.; Laine, U.; Toivonen, R.; Haymond, K.; Folmar, R.; Wood, J. (1980). "Aids for the handicapped based on "Synte 2" speech synthesizer" (PDF). Aids for the handicapped based on Synte 2 speech synthesizer. Vol. 5. pp. 851–854. doi:10.1109/ICASSP.1980.1171070. S2CID 3209817. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  2. "Matti Karjalainen (1946–2010) In Memoriam" (PDF). Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  3. "Matti Karjalainen 2009 CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  4. Karjalainen, Matti (1980). Design of a microprocessor-based system for speech analysis. Tampere University of Technology, Department of Electronics, Finland. ISBN 951-720-490-6.
  5. "The Invention Exhibition at the Museum Center Vapriikki in Tampere, Finland, June 20, 2012–". 20 June 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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