Chiranjeevi Yarra

Hi, I'm a teacher and researcher.
Currently in International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad. An alumnus of IISc Bangalore, IITKGP and NITW.
Intrigued by learning with teaching and doing research.
Me and my group work on "EduTech Informatics and their applications to Language analysis".
I was awarded PM fellowship for Doctoral Research.
Seeking to be inspired, to envision the socially impactful and to work hard for things that are worth it, you can join our group.
My Resume

Jhansi Mallela

Jhansi graduated in May, 2019 with Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from RGUKT, APIIIT, Kadapa. She worked as a project assistant at SPIRE Lab, IISc, Bangalore for two years. Her research interests are Signal Processing, Machine Learning, and Neural Networks. She is currently doing her PhD at IIIT Hyderabad. She enjoys gardening and doing yoga in her free time.

Meenakshi

Hello, I am doing my PhD under the supervision of Dr. Chiranjeevi working on mispronunciation detection and diagnosis. Before this I worked in software industry for 2.5 years. I graduated from IIIT RGUKT RK Valley in 2019 with a Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering."

Anindita Mondal

Hi there, Anindita is a PhD student working in the Language Technologies Research Center at IIIT-H and her work mainly includes prosody incorporation in Text-to-Speech Systems. She has 1.5 years work experience at Tata Consultancy Services Limited where she was working in Oracle Apps R12 - Supply Chain Management as a functional consultant in Order Management, Inventory, Purchasing modules as well as SQL/PLSQL. She completed her BTech in electronics and communication engineering from Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata.

Monica Surtani

Hey guys!! I am Monica, doing PhD at IIIT Hyderabad. I am currently working on incorporating prosodic features in SSMT pipeline under the supervision of Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra.

CV Thirumala Kumar

I am an MS student working on Spoken Grammar Error Detection under the guidance of Dr Chiranjeevi Yarra. I completed my graduation in the stream of Electronics and Communication Engineering(ECE) from RGUKT, RK Valley in the year 2022. After my graduation, I worked as a Project Associate at SPIRE Lab, IISc Bangalore for a duration of 1.5 years.

Sai Harshitha Aluru

I am Sai Harshitha Aluru, an undergraduate student pursuing B.Tech with a major in AI from VJIT(Hyderabad). My research interests focus on NLP and Speech signal processing. I am currently working on syllable stress detection.

Chaithra

Hii, I am Chaithra, a final year student pursuing B.Tech in CSE from Vardhaman College of Engineering. I am currently working on emotion and sentiment recognition in speech. My research interests are ML,DL,NLP.

Aaryan Singh

I am dual degree student at IIIT Hyderabad, pursuing Computational Linguistics. My work at the LTRC currently involves making on an accented Lexicon for ASR(Auto Speech Recognition). My other interests are sports, novels, spirituality and travelling. My ultimate aim is to serve humanity.

Shubhankar Kamthankar

I am an enthusiastic learner and I love studying different languages. Currently working on sound embeddings and their implementation in Indian accents.

Manognya Bhuvanagiri

Hi, I am Manognya Bhuvanagiri ,ECD student at IIIT Hyderabad. I am currently working on pronunciation grading for non-native speakers. I enjoy learning the nuances of spoken and written languages. In my free time I enjoy reading books.

Smruti Biswal

I joined IIITH in ECD program Undergraduate 2020. My research interests lie in speech and signal processing. Currently working on Detection and analysis of depression using speech and emotion recognition. My hobbies are painting sketching, cycling and reading books.

Ajay Ray

Hi there, I'm Ajay Ray, an ECE student at IIIT Hyderabad. My current research focuses on prosodic features of audio. In my free time, I enjoy playing badminton and cricket.

Himanshu

Hi, I'm Himanshu Gupta, an ECE student at IIIT Hyderabad. My work at the LTRC currently involved creating the database for understanding the word prominence variation in between parallel English and Indian language sentences.

Bhaskar

Hi, I'm Bhaskar Bhatt, an ECE student at IIIT Hyderabad and an undergraduate researcher at LTRC. My current research focuses on detecting word-level stress in second language learners' English pronunciation. Beyond my research, I enjoy travelling and playing cricket. Thrilled to be part of the IIITH SLFI group and contribute to innovative research!

Shankar Bharadwaj

Hi, I'm Shankar Bharadwaj, a CSE undergrad in my final year at CBIT Hyderabad. Currently, I'm working on syllable stress detection under the guidance of Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra. Playing chess and video editing are two activities I enjoy doing in my spare time.

Prasanth Boyina

I am Prasanth. I am from IIIT Hyderabad and a third year undergraduate in CSE branch. My areas of interest include machine learning, cryptography, cyber security, and finances. I am currently working on machine learning in the research lab. My hobbies are reading books.

Sai Nanduri

I am N V Sai Krishna Kalyan pursuing B.Tech CSE at International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad. I am an honors student at LTRC lab, currently working on understanding architecture of Spoken Dialogue.

Nayan Anand

A first year MS student with work experience as a Software Engineer in the information technology and services industry.Nayan Graduated in 2019 and has worked with TCS for 2 years in the capacity of a Software Engineer. He is looking forward to transform my career in the domain of speech and machine learning under the guidance of Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra. His Research interests are Speech, Machine Learning and Deep Learning. He enjoys playing Chess and Badminton in his leisure hours.

Snehal Ranjan

I like learning and exploring languages. My current research is based on Dialog Systems, how they work and how they can be broken. I enjoy working on Deep Learning but other generalised Machine Learning based systems are also fun.

Manoj Sirvi

I am Manoj Sirvi, pursuing a B.Tech and M.S degree from IIIT-Hyderabad. My work in SLFI is related to predicting prosodic features from speech using transcript, and it's summary.

Zishan Kazi

My name is Zishan Kazi and I am currently a CSD student at the IIIT Hyderabad. My current research focus is based on prosodic features in speech. In my free time, I enjoy playing lawn tennis and watching Formula 1 races.

Knv Karthikeya

Hi, I'm Knv Karthikeya. I'm an undergraduate researcher at LTRC and I'm currently working on emotion recognition in speech(SER). I enjoy analyzing data with the help of various Machine Learning Deep Learning models.

Ankit Grover

Hello, I'm Ankit I'm a 4th year student from Manipal University , at SLFI I'm working on the topic of Accented Speech Recognition under the Indian Context.

Jasmine Bajaj

My name is Jasmine Bajaj. I reside in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) and I am currently pursuing btech from IIITG majoring in electronics and communication engineering. My research interests lie in Speech signal processing, signals and systems, Wireless communication, VLSI and Machine Learning. I also love to express myself through art and I am a trained classical dancer in Kathak.

Ratnesh Gupta

I am Ratnesh Gupta,an undergrad student currently pursuing my B-TECH in ECE from IIIT Bhagalpur. Currently I am a research intern working under Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra in understanding duration and prosody modelling for expressive TTS. I am the co-lead of the Electrovolt (Electronics club) in my college . I am a ML enthusiast and always curious about the various processes happening under the hood.I am front-end web developer with a knack of Competitive programming.I have organised various hackathons and lead the team in the frontline.I have a deep interest in Machine Learning and believe there is no deep difference between what can be achieved by a biological brain and what can be achieved by a computer. It, therefore, follows that computers can, in theory, emulate human intelligence and exceed it.

Prakul Virdi

Hi, I am Prakul and I am a CSE senior undergrad at IIT Delhi. I am interested in Machine Learning and Data Structures and Algorithms. I worked on projects in the areas of Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, and Speech Processing. I can work in Python, C++, Java, SMLNJ, Tensorflow, and OpenCV. I like to watch movies/TV shows and learn languages in my free time.

Divyansh

I am an undergraduate student at IIT Goa, and a research intern at Language Technology Research Centre (LTRC) at IIIT Hyderabad. My work at LTRC primarily involves Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR). Currently, I am working on building an ASR Model suitable for Indian accented speech. Machine Learning and AI topics interest me. I am good at painting and love travelling and reading.

Naman

I am an undergraduate student at MMMUT, and a research intern at Language Technology Research Centre (LTRC) at IIIT Hyderabad.

Ankush Kaushik

Hi, I am BS-MS dual degree student at IISER Tirupati. I have completed my 3rd year. I am a Machine Learning enthusiast. Currently, I am doing internship at Speech Processing Lab IIIT Hyderabad under the guidance of Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra. My work with SLFI group involves machine learning for synthesizing the physiological process of speech production.

Mitisha Agarwal

Aspiring Researcher who is passionate about deep learning and artificial intelligence. Currently working on, mispronunciation evaluation through unsupervised learning

Shambhabi Mondal

Hi, I’m Shambhabi. I’m currently working as a research intern, under the guidance of Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra, on phoneme-level audio exaggeration, in a teaching audio, for correcting mispronunciations in second language English learners.I’m highly interested in linguistics and applied mathematics. I love to learn new languages, as well as training in combat sports.

Satvik Bhatnagar

I am a Final Year Undergraduate at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Goa pursuing Mathematics and Computing. I am currently a Research Intern under Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra working on Spoken Language Analysis. I've always been keen on learning ML/AI related stuff and want to make a significant contribution in the field, following my Higher Studies. I am good at playing Football, Chess and love Traveling, Music.

Rishi Rakesh Srivastava

I am a student at Bits Pilani,Pilani campus. My current work includes "improving the goodness of pronunciation metric using different ways of weighted phoneme score's for single and multi word pronunciations.

Saksham Bansal

Hi, I am Saksham Bansal, a fourth year dual degree student at BITS Goa pursuing B.E. Computer Science and M.Sc. Mathematics. My research interests lie in Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Signal Processing etc. I am currently exploring the field of automatic pronunciation assessment. Also, I like to paint and read novels.

Lokesh

Hi I'm Lokesh and currently in my final year pursuing Computer Science degree in IIITDM Jabalpur. I'm currently working as a Research Intern in LTRC under Dr. Chiranjeevi, Also I'm an ex-co-coordinator for shutterbox club(photography)@IIITDMJ, My hobbies include reading books and playing chess. I'm currently working on finding the emphasis of words in spoken language.

Rohan Devagiri

I’m Devagiri Rohan, graduated with my bachelor's in the branch of Artificial intelligence at Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology. As a quick-learning AI developer with tremendous interest in AI and its applications, with over 1.5 years of professional experience as a Research intern at CAIR-DRDO, Deep learning intern at Goglocal, and a Conversational AI Interface Development Intern. I’ve developed multiple projects in the AI domain using the concepts of Machine Learning, NLP, and Deep Learning. I worked under Asst.Prof Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra as a research intern for 3 months in the domain of Spoken Language Understanding.

Sri Sai Harsha Kuralla

Hey there! I'm a CSBS student at SRKREC, passionate about Full Stack Development and Machine Learning. Besides my studies, I'm an avid chess player. Currently, I'm working on a project that focuses on emphasizing words in spoken language. I love to explore new technologies.

Satya Vaishnavi Jami

I am Satya Vaishnavi Jami from GVPCE, Vizag, pursuing B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering. I am currently working in the SLFI lab, focusing on the topic of Speech Intelligibility. My hobbies are playing chess and reading books. I am interested in pursuing a master's degree in the field of data science. I am a SGF National Bronze Medalist in the under-19 category for chess.

Advaitha Daduvy

I am Advaitha Daduvy and I am currently pursuing BTech in Computer Science Engineering. My research interests are in the areas of Machine Learning and Speech Signal Processing. Currently, I'm working on a model to build a text-to-speech system that emphasizes particular words and phrases.

Preetham Prathipati

I'm Preetham Prathipati and I'm a CS major at JNTUH. My work as an intern at Speech Lab, LTRC, IIITH is Prosody Analysis on Target speech.

Ishaan

Hello, I am Ishaan. I am a CS major at JNTUH. My work as an intern at Speech Processing Lab is Mispronounciation Detection in Speech.

Sreemaee Akshathala

Hi, I am Sreemaee Akshathala, a final-year undergraduate at VNRVJIET, Hyderabad, majoring in Electronics and Instrumentation. As a research intern under the guidance of Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra, my focus lies in the realm of domain classification in speech. I highly value continuous learning and am fascinated by domains such as AI/ML, Information Systems, and Language Technologies. I am eager to pursue higher studies in these areas to further deepen my knowledge and contribute to cutting-edge research. During my leisure time, I indulge in reading books and engage in painting as a creative pastime.

Vishnu Kamisetti

Hello, I'm Vishnu Kamisetti, a third-year undergraduate at CBIT Hyderabad. Currently a research intern at LRTC Lab under Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra's guidance, I am working on speech domain grammar correction and ASR(Automatic Speech Recognition). Staying abreast of emerging technologies, particularly in the realm of AI and ML, is a constant pursuit of mine.

Yashwanth Pulimi

Hi, I'm Yashwanth Pulimi, a undergrad in my final year Pursuing AI at VJIT Hyderabad, Currently I'm working on Speech Prominence Detection under the guidance of Dr.Chiranjeevi Yarra.

Rohan Devagiri

I'm from Mahindra University, CSE, 4th year. Working on improving the prosodic embedding produced by TTS systems by building an efficient and fine-tuned neural network from base-up. My hobbies are singing, playing the guitar and badminton.

Sri Naga Snigdha Chitta

I am Sri Naga Snigdha Chitta, currently pursuing my final year of Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science - CS) from MVSR Engineering College. I am currently a Student Trainee enrolled in the FMML Course and have recently embarked on an enriching journey as an Intern at the Language Technologies Research Center (Speech Processing Lab), guided by the esteemed Professor Chiranjeevi Yarra. My focus lies in delving into the fascinating realm of Pitch contour stylization, employing optimal piecewise polynomial approximation as the foundation of my internship project. The opportunity to conduct research under the mentorship of Chiranjeevi sir is truly a privilege, and I am enthusiastic about leveraging my skills and knowledge to contribute significantly to the field. As a motivated and passionate individual, I aspire to propel my career forward by actively participating in the success of the organization. I am characterized by a strong work ethic, dedication, and a collaborative spirit, eager to make meaningful contributions.

Abdul Mateen

Hi, I am Abdul Mateen, currently a pre-final year student pursuing B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering at JNTU Hyderabad. I am working on mispronunciation detection based on Intelligibility measures, under the guidance of Dr. Chiranjeevi Yarra.