1M.Sc. Forensic Science and Toxicology, Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab
2PhD Scholar, Department of Cardio-thoracic and Vascular Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh
3Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Science, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab
4Deputy Director, Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
*Corresponding Author, Dr. Surender Singh Sehrawat, PhD Scholar, Department of Cardio-thoracic and Vascular Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Email: surendersehrawat6@gmail.com
Online Published on 12 January, 2024.
The forensic voice comparison process is undergoing a paradigm shift in terms of the evaluation of the evidence. The traditional “match” or “no match” approach is being replaced by the likelihood ratio based approach. The new approach has been incorporated in the best practices manuals of many European & American forensic organizations. But this approach has not seen much development in many of the Asian Countries including India. Technical speaker recognition now involves the acoustics-phonetic approach (semi-automatic) and the automatic approach. The present study has been undertaken to assess the variability of the Hindi vowels that helps in the text independent voice comparison.
Forensic, Speaker identification, Vowels, Log likelihood ratio cost approach, Formants
