Dragoș Burileanu


Professor Dr. habil., National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest,            Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology

E-mail: dragos.burileanu@upb.ro
Office: B030, Leu Campus – Blvd. Iuliu Maniu No. 1-3, Bucharest 061071, Romania
Tel: +4021 402 4688

Last update: October 2024
    • National research projects
    • Research stages
    • Member of Editorial Boards and reviewer for international journals
    • Member in Technical Program Committees
    • Reviewer for international conferences
    • Evaluation activity
    • Membership and affiliations
  • List of Publications
    • Habilitation thesis
    • PhD thesis
    • Books and book chapters
    • Journal and conference papers
  • Invited Speaker

Degrees and Professional Experience

Degrees

  • Habilitation (January 2023), University “Politehnica” of Bucharest.
  • PhD Degree in Electronics (April 1999), University “Politehnica” of Bucharest.
  • Engineer Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications (June 1982), Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest.
  • High School Diploma (June 1977), “Gheorghe Lazăr” National College, Bucharest.

Professional experience

  • Professor (2004 – present) at the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Between 2016 and 2020: Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
  • Associate Researcher, grade I (2003 – 2013) at the Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence “Mihai Drăgănescu”, Romanian Academy, Bucharest; head of the Automatic Speech Synthesis Group.
  • Associate Professor (2000 – 2004) at University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
  • Assistant Professor (1996 – 2000) at University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
  • Teaching Assistant (1988 – 1996) at University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
  • R&D Engineer (1986 – 1988) at Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications; domains: analog integrated circuit simulators, speech signal analysis and coding, speech technology applications.
  • R&D Engineer (1984 – 1986) at the Scientific Research Institute in Electronics (ICSITE), Bucharest; domain: design and implementation of telecommunication solutions.
  • R&D Engineer (1982 – 1984) at Electronics Company, Bucharest; domain: design, testing and implementation in television.

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Spoken Language Technologies (text-to-speech synthesis, speech analysis, voice coding, automatic speech / speaker recognition, keyword spotting, data corpus collection, forensic speech and voice analysis, speech emotion recognition, and synthetic speech detection)
  • Natural Language Processing (statistical modeling, diacritics restoration, letter-to-phone conversion, syllabification, stress positioning, and prosody modeling)
  • Digital Signal Processing (algorithms, software implementations, digital signal processors, advanced techniques for digital signal processing)
  • Human-Computer Interaction (intelligent speech-enabled interfaces)
  • Machine-Learning Algorithms. Artificial Neural Networks (basic principles, deep learning techniques, applications in speech technology)
  • Biometric Technologies
  • Computer Programming
  • CAD for Analog Integrated Circuits

Academic Activity

Main achievements

  • The most important topics in my teaching activity are Digital Signal Processing, Advanced Techniques in Digital Signal Processing, Voice Communication Interfaces with Intelligent Systems, Biometric Technologies, and Computer Programming.
  • I introduced and organized in 2011 a new Master program in the Faculty of Electronics: “Multimedia Technologies in Biometrics and Information Security Applications” – BIOSINF (https://biosinf.pub.ro). The program was initiated in the framework of the project PROMISE (“An Integrated Master’s Degree Program in the Fields of Sound, Image and Multimedia Engineering”), FSE – European Structural Funds POSDRU project, ID 61178 (2010 – 2013). The general objectives of the program consist of, on the one hand, expert knowledge acquisition in the analysis and digital processing of audio signals, speech, images, and video sequences, especially using modern techniques based on artificial intelligence, with applications in biometrics, human-computer interaction, analysis and forensics for audio-video recordings (particularly speech), and the implementation of multimedia embedded systems; and, on the other hand, theoretical and practical knowledge acquisition in cybersecurity, the most rapidly growing field within the computer science and information technology industry.
  • I introduced in 1991 the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) course at the “Microelectronics” Department for the first time in the Faculty of Electronics as an independent subject; in subsequent years, this course was followed by similar courses in the other departments of the faculty. The approach is done in a personal manner, focusing on understanding the basic concepts and major techniques in digital signal processing, viewed from the system designer point of view. In 2002 I introduced a new (complementary) course: Advanced Techniques in Digital Signal Processing. It was designed as a continuation of the DSP course, addressing the domain in depth, and treating topics of greater complexity.
  • For all my subjects, I organized new laboratories for the application classes.
  • Since 1988, I have coordinated over 70 Diploma Projects (bachelor’s and master’s degrees) in the fields of electronic circuit simulation, microprocessor applications, digital signal processing, spoken language technology, audio and image forensics, biometric technologies, cybersecurity, etc.
  • I was a member in 3 national juries for PhD Theses and in 14 Guidance Committees for PhD students in the Faculty of Electronics.
  • From 2014 to 2018 I led the Coordinating Committee for activities related to computer programming and programming languages within the Faculty of Electronics.
  • From 2020 to 2024 I was member of the Ethics and Academic Integrity Commission of the University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, as a representative of the Faculty of Electronics.

PhD student supervisor

  • Matei-Șerban Mihalache, “Speech Signal Analysis and Processing Techniques for Automatic Recognition of Paralinguistic Elements, with Applications in Forensic Speech”, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest – PhD thesis defended in September 2023.
  • Mirela-Iuliana Gheorghe, “Machine Learning Techniques for Recognizing Depression and Anxiety from Speech”, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest – admitted to doctoral studies in October 2023.
  • Irina-Georgia Mutică, “Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Synthetic Speech Detection in Forensic Applications”, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest – admitted to doctoral studies in October 2024.
  • Cătălin-Aurelian Ciocîrlan, “Research on Adversarial Attack Mechanisms and Defense Strategies for Neural Network-based Generative Models”, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest – admitted to doctoral studies in October 2024.
  • Gabriel Pîrlogeanu, “Efficient Learning of Audio-Visual Foundation Models”, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest – admitted to doctoral studies in October 2024.
  • Octavian Pascu, “Contributions to the Improvement of Audio Deepfake Detection Systems in Real-World Scenarios”, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest – admitted to doctoral studies in October 2024.

Teaching

All my teaching activity takes place in the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest (former University “Politehnica” of Bucharest – UPB).

– Bachelor curriculum:

  • Advanced Techniques in Digital Signal Processing, course and laboratory (2002 – present).
  • Speech Technology, course and laboratory (1998 – 2005).
  • Programming Languages (from 2001 Computer Programming), course (1996 – 2015).
  • Digital Signal Processing, course (1991 – present), seminar (1991 – 1993), and laboratory (1993 – present).
  • Analog Integrated Circuits, seminar (1990 – 2000) and laboratory (1988 – 2000).

– Master curriculum:

  • Voice Communication Interfaces with Intelligent Systems, course in BIOSINF and TMAM Master programs – 2nd year (2012 – 2014), course in BIOSINF Master program – 1st year (2013 – present);
  • Biometric Technologies, course in BIOSINF Master program – 1st year (2011 – present).

Books for student use

  • Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, Prelucrarea digitală a semnalelor: aplicații fundamentale și avansate folosind MATLAB (Digital Signal Processing: Fundamental and Advanced Applications Using MATLAB), MATRIX ROM Publishing House, Bucharest, 2024, ISBN: 978-606-25-0933-0.
  • C. Ungurean, D. Burileanu, Interfeţe de comunicare prin voce cu sisteme inteligente. Îndrumar de laborator (Voice Communication Interfaces with Intelligent Systems. Laboratory Guide), Politehnica Press, Bucharest, 2013, ISBN: 978-606-515-486-5.
  • D. Burileanu, C. Dan, M. Pădure, Programare în C. Culegere de probleme (Programming in C Language – Applications), Printech Publishing House, Bucharest, 2004, ISBN: 973-652-986-X.
  • T. Niculiu, D. Burileanu, Limbaje şi tehnici de programare. C++ Complemente (Programming Languages ​​and Techniques. C++ Complements), Foton International Publishing House, Bucharest, 2000, ISBN: 973-99385-1-5.
  • D. Burileanu, D. Manea, I. Mihuţ, C. Stănescu, Circuite integrate analogice. Îndrumar de laborator (Linear Integrated Circuits – Laboratory Guidelines), C&I’94 Publishing House, Bucharest, 1996, ISBN: 973-95811.
  • A.M. Manolescu, A. Manolescu, C. Burileanu, D. Burileanu, Pachetul de programe de analiza circuitelor electronice ANACIR implementate pe minicalculatoare tip CORAL (ANACIR – Electronic Circuit Analysis Programs on PDP-like Minicomputers), User Manual, Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, 1983.
  • Electronic support for courses and laboratories.

Strategic programs

  • 2010 – 2013: Project 61178, An Integrated Master’s Degree Program in the Fields of Sound, Image and Multimedia Engineering (PROMISE), FSE – European Structural Funds POSDRU project, owner University “Politehnica” of Bucharest (Management Team and BIOSINF Master program coordinator).
  • 2010 – 2013: Project 57748, Strategic Program to Promote Innovation in Services through Open, Continuous Education (INSEED), FSE – European Structural Funds POSDRU project, owner University “Politehnica” of Bucharest (Implementing expert).

Scientific Activity

Main achievements

  • Research and consulting in the areas of spoken language technologies (including forensic speech and voice analysis and automatic recognition of paralinguistic elements from speech), natural language processing, human-computer interaction, digital signal processing, biometric technologies, and machine learning.
  • Worked for more than 30 years in the speech technology domain, with significant results; many important contributions to the development of speech technologies in Romanian language.
  • Contribution in organizing and developing the research laboratory Speech & Dialogue – SpeeD (http://speed.pub.ro) within the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology; work in this laboratory has resulted in solving many research contracts in different areas of speech technology.
  • Author of the first version of a Text-to-Speech (TTS) synthesis system in Romanian (1998).
  • Team-leader for a complex project concerned with the development of a high-quality TTS system in Romanian language, aiming to obtain expressive speech for various implementation types: PC, network-based, and embedded (since 2003).
  • Participant in the team which developed several experimental systems for automatic speech recognition, speaker verification, key-information retrieval from speech documents, speech detection, and speech transmission over standard communication channels.
  • Edited in 2002 a special issue of International Journal of Speech Technology on speech technology research in Romania: Vol. 5, Issue 3 – Special Issue on Recent Speech Technology Developments in Romania, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Sept. 2002.
  • Author or coauthor of  94 books, book chapters and journal / conference papers, 3 patents, and more than 40 technical reports for scientific research contracts.

Awards

  • 2004: Romanian Academy prize “Tudor Tănăsescu” (as author of several articles in the speech technology domain).

Patents

  • 2019: “Metodă și sistem pentru diarizare în timp real a semnalelor audio, utilizate pentru recunoașterea automată a vorbirii și a vorbitorului” (Method and system for real-time diarization of audio signals, with applications in automatic speech and speaker recognition),  OSIM – Patent no. RO130883-B1 / 27.02.2019 (coauthor); registration with OSIM: no. A/00346 of 07.05.2014.
  • 1997: “Metodă de detecţie a frecvenţei fundamentale a semnalului de vorbire” (Fundamental frequency estimation method for speech signal), OSIM – Patent no. RO112450-B1 / 30.09.1997 (coauthor); registration with OSIM: 28.01.1997.
  • 1995: “Metodă de caracterizare acustico-fonetică a cuvintelor din vocabularul limbii române” (Acoustic-phonetic characterization method of Romanian vocabulary words), OSIM – RO112139-B1 / 30.05.1997 (coauthor); registration with OSIM: 19.09.1995.

International research projects

  • Project 610658 – FP7-ICT-2013-10, eWALL for Active Long Living (eWALL), research project funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Program (FP7-ICT – “Information and Communication Technologies”), 2013-2016, website: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/610658 (Implementing expert from the UPB partner).

National research projects

  • Project 332/2014 – PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-1451, Phonetic Analysis of the Romanian Language: Study and Software Applications (AFLR), funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority (UEFISCDI), program “Partnerships in priority areas”, project coordinator Softwin Group, 2014-2017, website: https://speed.pub.ro/research/previous-projects/#AFLR (Project coordinator from the UPB partner).
  • Grant no. 113/01.10.2007 – ID 782, Platform Based on Expressive Speech Synthesis in Romanian Language for Accessing Text Information on Communication Channels, funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, program PN II – “IDEI”, 2007-2010 (Project manager).
  • Grant no. 15-02-04 – ID 5/352, contract no. 33784/2002, Integrated Systems for Intelligent Human-Machine-Environment Interfaces, funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, 2002 (Project manager).
  • Project no. 53/15-20-18, Artificial Neural Networks-Based Simulator for Synthetic Speech Generation, part of the grant “Computational Architectures and Techniques for Evolutionary Hardware with Applications in Artificial Life”, funded by the Ministry of Research and Technology, project coordinator the National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies (IMT-Bucharest), 2000 (Project coordinator from the UPB partner).
  • Grant no. 15-99-04 – ID B47/A51, contract no. 836, Intelligent System for Remotely Querying a Database, funded by the National Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, program “ORIZONT 2000”, 1999-2000 (Project manager).
  • Grant no. 15-99-12 – ID 19, contract no. 350, Natural Language Processing Techniques for Automatic Speech Synthesis, national grant funded by the Romanian Academy, 1999 (Project manager).
  • Grant no. 15-93-4 – ID A47/A86, contract no. 510B/836, Speech Analysis and Coding for Transmission over Standard Communication Channels, funded by the Ministry of Research and Technology, 1993-1996 (Project manager).
  • Project 73/2018 – PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0818, Resources and Technologies for the Development of Human-Machine Interfaces in Romanian (ReTeRom), funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, program PNCDI III – 1, project coordinator Romanian Academy Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, 2018-2021, website: https://www.racai.ro/p/reterom/index_en.html (Implementing expert from the UPB partner).
  • Project 2SOL/2017 – PN-III-P2-2.1-SOL-2016-02-0002, Intelligent Systems for Video and Audio Analysis – Technologies and Innovative Video Systems for Person Re-identification and Analysis of Dissimulated Behavior (SPIA-VA), funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, program PNCDI III – 2.1 “SOLUȚII”, project coordinator University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 2017-2020, website: https://speed.pub.ro/research/research-projects/#SPIA-VA (Implementing expert).
  • Project 25/2014 – PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-1443, Automatic Infant Crying Recognition Systems (SPLANN), funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, program “Partnerships in priority areas”, project coordinator Softwin Group, 2014-2017, website: https://speed.pub.ro/research/previous-projects/#SPLANN (Implementing expert from the UPB partner).
  • Project no. 43/10.10.2013, Noise-Robust, Domain-Adaptable, Large-Vocabulary Automatic Speech Recognition System for the Romanian Language (LVCSR-ROM), funded by Romanian-American Foundation through the Applied Research, Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ARTIE) Fellowship Program, 2013-2014, website: http://speed.pub.ro/LVCSR-ROM (Implementing expert).
  • Grant no. 114/2007 – ID 930, Spontaneous Speech Recognition for the Romanian Language in Human-Computer Dialogue Systems, funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, program PN II – “IDEI”, 2007-2010 (Implementing expert).
  • Project no. 9869/2007, Linguistic Correlations Infrastructure (LINCOR), funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, program “Partnerships in priority areas”, project coordinator Softwin Group, 2007-2010 (Implementing expert from the UPB partner).
  • Project no. 9841/2007, Biometric Signature Secured e-Banking System (SISEB), funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, program “Partnerships in priority areas”, project coordinator Softwin Group, 2007-2010 (Implementing expert from the UPB partner).
  • Project no. 10143/2007, Biometric System for Dynamic Signature Acquisition and Verification (BIOACS), funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, program “INOVARE”, project coordinator Softwin Group, 2007-2009 (Implementing expert from the UPB partner).
  • Grant A – ID 289/16, contract no. 27692/2005, Voice Communication System with Mobile Devices, funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, 2005-2007 (Implementing expert).
  • Grant A – ID 329/11, contract no. 27692/2005, Automatic Keyword Recognition in a Man-Machine Multimodal Interface, funded by the Romanian Government through the National Research Authority, 2005-2007 (Implementing expert).
  • Grant no. 15-99-05 – ID B45/A49, contract no. 836, Hierarchical and Interactive Design and Verification of Programmable Microsystems, funded by the National Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, program “ORIZONT 2000”, 1999-2000 (Implementing expert).
  • Grant no. 15-98-06, contract no. 14/1998, Interactive Interface for Man-Machine Dialogue, national grant funded by the Romanian Academy, 1998 (Implementing expert).
  • Grant no. 15-96-05 – ID B1/A91/A96, contract no. 836/1996, Algorithms for Speech Signal Analysis and Synthesis with Applications for Telecommunications Terminals, funded by the Ministry of Research and Technology, 1996-1998 (Implementing expert).
  • Grant no. 15-96-13 – ID B8/B14, 2025GR/2964GR/3042GR, Text-to-Speech Synthesis in Romanian, national grant funded by the Romanian Academy and the Ministry of Research and Technology, 1996-1997 (Implementing expert).
  • Grant no. 15-95-09 – ID A89/A93, The Architecture of a System for Human-Machine Dialogue, funded by the Ministry of Research and Technology, 1995-1997 (Implementing expert).
  • Grant nr. 15-93-5 – ID A46/A91, contract no. 510B/836, Speech Signal Synthesis for Word Vocabularies in Romanian, funded by the Ministry of Research and Technology, 1993-1996 (Implementing expert).
  • Grant no. 15-91-4, Speech Signal Processing, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science, 1992-1994 (Implementing expert).

Research stages

  • 1998: Institut de la Communication Parlée (ICP) de Grenoble, France, in the framework of the TEMPUS Project – PEC 12 0118-97.

Member of Editorial Boards and reviewer for international journals

  • Member of the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Speech Technology (IJST), Springer, USA, ISSN: 1381-2416 (since 2002).
  • Member of the Editorial Board for the UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Politehnica Press, Bucharest, ISSN: 2286-3540 (since 2018).
  • Peer reviewer for Natural Language Engineering, Cambridge Univ. Press, ISSN: 1351-3249 (since 2022).
  • Peer reviewer for Water, MDPI, ISSN: 2073-4441 (since 2021).
  • Peer reviewer for the International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (JESTECH), Elsevier, ISSN: 2215-0986 (since 2014).
  • Peer reviewer for the Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology (ROMJIST), Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, ISSN: 1453-8245 (since 2009).
  • Peer reviewer for IEEE Signal Processing Letters (SPL), ISSN: 1070-9908 (since 2008).
  • Peer reviewer for the Information Sciences Journal, Elsevier, ISSN: 0020-0255 (since 2007).
  • Peer reviewer for Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (JSCI), ISSN: 1690-4524 (since 2003).

Member in Technical Program Committees

  • TSP 2024 – the 47th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, Brno, Czech Republic, July 10-12, 2024 (Virtual Conf.).
  • SpeD 2023 – the 12th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Bucharest, Romania, October 25-27, 2023; also, member of the Organizing Committee and Proceedings Editor.
  • TSP 2022 – the 45th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, Brno, Czech Republic, July 13-15, 2022 (Virtual Conf.).
  • SpeD 2021 – the 11th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Bucharest, Romania, October 13-15, 2021 (Virtual Conf.); also, member of the Organizing Committee and Proceedings Editor.
  • TSP 2021 – the 44th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, Brno, Czech Republic, July 26-28, 2021 (Virtual Conf.).
  • SpeD 2019 (& section chair) – the 10th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Timişoara, Romania, October 10-12, 2019; also, member of the Organizing Committee.
  • FABULOUS 2019 – the 4th EAI International Conference on Future Access Enablers of Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures, Sofia, Bulgaria, March 28-30, 2019.
  • EUSIPCO 2018 – the 26th European Signal Processing Conference, Roma, Italy, September 3-7, 2018.
  • COMM 2018 – the 12th International Conference on Communications, Bucharest, Romania, June 14-16, 2018.
  • FABULOUS 2017 – the 3rd EAI International Conference on Future Access Enablers of Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures, Bucharest, Romania, October 12-14, 2017.
  • SpeD 2017 (& section chair) – the 9th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Bucharest, Romania, July 6-9, 2017.
  • EUSIPCO 2016 – the 24th European Signal Processing Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 29th August – 2nd September 2016.
  • COMM 2016 – the 11th International Conference on Communications, Bucharest, Romania, June 9-11, 2016.
  • SpeD 2015 (& section chair) – the 8th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Bucharest, Romania, October 14-17, 2015.
  • EUSIPCO 2014 – the 22nd European Signal Processing Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September 1-5, 2014.
  • COMM 2014 – the 10th International Conference on Communications, Bucharest, Romania, May 29-31, 2014.
  • SpeD 2013 (& section chair) – the 7th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, October 16-19, 2013.
  • EUSIPCO 2013 – the 21st European Signal Processing Conference, Marrakesh, Morocco, August 9-13, 2013.
  • EUSIPCO 2012 (& section chair) – the 20th European Signal Processing Conference, Bucharest, Romania, August 27-31, 2012; also, member of the Organizing Committee (Publication Chair).
  • COMM 2012 – the 9th International Conference on Communications, Bucharest, Romania, June 21-23, 2012.
  • SpeD 2011 (& section chair) – the 6th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Braşov, Romania, May 18-21, 2011.
  • SpeD 2009 (& section chair) – the 5th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Constanţa, Romania, June 18-21, 2009.
  • SpeD 2007 – the 4th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Iaşi, Romania, May 10-12, 2007.
  • SpeD 2005 ­– the 3rd International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 13-14, 2005.

Reviewer for other international conferences

  • ECAI 2023 – the 15th International Conference on Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Bucharest, Romania, June 29-30, 2023.
  • FLAIRS 2021 – the 34th International Conference of the Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society, Miami, USA, May 17-19, 2021.
  • FLAIRS 2020 – the 33rd International Conference of the Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society, Miami, USA, May 17-20, 2020.
  • COMM 2020 – the 13th International Conference on Communications, Bucharest, Romania, June 18-20, 2020.
  • GlobalSIP 2019 – the 7th IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, Ottawa, Canada, November 11-14, 2019.
  • GlobalSIP 2018 – the 6th IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, Anaheim, California, USA, November 26-29, 2018.
  • GlobalSIP 2017 – the 5th IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, Montreal, Canada, November 14-16, 2017.
  • EUSIPCO 2017 – the 25th European Signal Processing Conference, Kos island, Greece, 28th August – 2nd September 2017.
  • EUSIPCO 2015 – the 23rd European Signal Processing Conference, Nice, France, 31st August – 4th September 2015.
  • SYNASC 2009 – the 11th International Symposium on Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing, Timișoara, Romania, September 26-29, 2009.
  • WMSCI 2006 – the 10th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, USA, July 15-19, 2006.
  • WMSCI 2005 – the 9th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, USA, July 10-13, 2005.
  • CCCT 2004 – the International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies, Austin, Texas, USA, August 14-17, 2004.
  • WMSCI 2004 – the 8th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, USA, July 18-21, 2004.
  • SCI 2003 – the 7th Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, USA, July 27-30, 2003.
  • SpeD 2003 – the 2nd International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue, Bucharest, Romania, April 10-11, 2003.

Evaluation activity

  • CNCSIS – the National Research Authority (Romanian national fundings), since 2008.
  • UEFISCDI – the Executive Unit for Financing Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation, since 2017.

Membership and affiliations

  • EURASIP – European Association for Signal and Image Processing, since 2006.
  • Scientific Council of the Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence “Mihai Drăgănescu”, Romanian Academy (2003 – 2024).
  • ELSNET – European Network of Excellence in Human Language Technologies (Directory of International Language and Speech Technology Experts), since 2002.
  • IEEE, since 1990.

List of Publications (selection)

Habilitation thesis

Written and Spoken Language Processing Techniques with Applications in Automatic Speech Synthesis and Forensics, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, October 2022.

PhD thesis

Contributions on Text-to-Speech Synthesis in Romanian Language, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, April 1999 (scientific coordinator: Prof. Anton Manolescu).

Books and book chapters

  • D. Burileanu, Ș. Mihalache, Prelucrarea digitală a semnalelor: concepte fundamentale, tehnici avansate, aplicații (Digital Signal Processing: Basic Concepts, Advanced Techniques, Applications), MATRIX ROM Publishing House, Bucharest, 2022, ISBN: 978-606-25-0767-1.
  • D. Burileanu, “Spoken Language Interfaces for Embedded Applications”, book chapter in Human Factors and Voice Interactive Systems (D. Gardner-Bonneau and H. Blanchard – Eds.), 2nd Edition, Springer US, New York, pp. 135-161, 2008, ISBN: 978-0-387-25482-1 (DOI:10.1007/978-0-387-68439-0_5).
  • D. Burileanu, Applications of Neural Networks in Speech Processing, IMT Publishing House, Bucharest, 2002, IST-2000-30193.
  • D. Burileanu, Editor, “Introduction”: International Journal of Speech Technology, Vol. 5, No. 3 – Special Issue on Recent Speech Technology Developments in Romania, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, Sept. 2002, 110 p., ISSN: 1381-2416 (DOI:10.1023/A:1020228404904).
  • D. Burileanu, “Prelucrarea iniţială a textului de intrare în cadrul unui sistem de sinteză a vorbirii pornind de la text în limba română”  (Input text preprocessing for a text-to-speech synthesis system in Romanian), book chapter in Limba Română în Societatea Informaţională – Societatea Cunoaşterii (Romanian Language in the Information Society – Knowledge Society), D. Tufiş and Fl. Gh. Filip – Eds., Romanian Academy, Expert Publishing House, Bucharest, pp. 359-379, 2002, ISBN: 973-8177-83-9.
  • D. Burileanu, C. Dan, Principii şi tehnici de bază în prelucrarea digitală a semnalelor (Fundamentals and Basic Techniques in Digital Signal Processing), Printech Publishing House, Bucharest, 2000, ISBN: 973-652-127-3.
  • C. Dan, D. Burileanu, Introducere în programarea calculatoarelor. Limbajul C (Introduction in Computer Programming. The C Language), Printech Publishing House, Bucharest, 2000, ISBN: 973-652-126-5.
  • C. Burileanu, E. Oancea, M. Radu, D. Burileanu, J. Arhip, L. Vasilescu,“Text-to-Speech Synthesis for Romanian Language: Present and Future Trends”, book chapter in Recent Advances in Romanian Language Technology (D. Tufiş and P. Andersen – Eds.), Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, pp. 189-206, 1997, ISBN: 973-27-0626-0.

Journal and conference papers

2024

  • I. Mutică, Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, “Synthetic Speech Detection using Deep Neural Networks”, Proceedings of the 47th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), Brno, Czech Republic, pp. 53-57, July 10-12, 2024 (Virtual Conf.), IEEE NY, ISBN: 979-8-3503-6559-7 (DOI:10.1109/TSP63128.2024.10605922).

2023

  • C.T. Neamțu, Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, “Liveness Detection – Automatic Classification of Spontaneous and Pre-recorded Speech for Biometric Applications”, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Bucharest, pp. 1-5, Oct 25-27, 2023, IEEE NY, ISBN: 979-8-3503-2797-7 (DOI:10.1109/SpeD59241.2023.10314940).
  • Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, “Speech Emotion Recognition Using Deep Neural Networks, Transfer Learning, and Ensemble Classification Techniques”, in Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Vol. 26, Issue 3-4, pp. 375-387, Sept. 2023, ISSN: 1453-8245 (DOI: 10.59277/ROMJIST.2023.3-4.10). ISI WOS:001083522800010 (Q1, IF: 3.7).
  • M. Gheorghe, Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, “Using Deep Neural Networks for Detecting Depression from Speech”, Proceedings of the 31st European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 04-08, 2023, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-9-4645-9360-0 (DOI:10.23919/EUSIPCO58844.2023.10289973).

2022

  • Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, E. Franti, M. Dascalu, C.A. Bratan, “Lasting Emotions – An Investigation of Short- and Long-term Affective Content Remanence in Speech”, in Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Vol. 25, Issue 1, pp. 20-35, Mar. 2022, ISSN: 1453-8245. ISI WOS:000775912300002 (Q1, IF: 3.7).
  • Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, “Using Voice Activity Detection and Deep Neural Networks with Hybrid Speech Feature Extraction for Deceptive Speech Detection”, in Sensors, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, Vol. 22, Issue 3: 1228, pp. 1-21, Feb. 2022, ISSN: 1424-8220 (DOI:10.3390/s22031228). ISI WOS:000759983300001 (Q1, IF: 3.576 – Feb. 2022).

2021

  • Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, “Dimensional Models for Continuous-to-Discrete Affect Mapping in Speech Emotion Recognition”, in UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Politehnica Press, Bucharest, Vol. 83, Issue 4, pp. 137-148, Dec. 2021, ISSN: 2286-3540. ISI WOS:000741473700013.
  • Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, “Detecting Psychological Stress from Speech using Deep Neural Networks and Ensemble Classifiers”, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Bucharest, pp. 74-79, Oct 13-15, 2021 (Virtual Conf.), IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-6654-2786-9 (DOI:10.1109/SpeD53181.2021.9587430). ISI WOS:000786794700014.
  • Gh. Pop, D. Burileanu, “Towards Detection of Synthetic Utterances in Romanian Language Speech Forensics”, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Bucharest, pp. 80-84, Oct. 13-15, 2021 (Virtual Conf.), IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-6654-2786-9 (DOI:10.1109/SpeD53181.2021.9587393). ISI WOS:000786794700015.
  • Ș. Mihalache, I.A. Ivanov, D. Burileanu, “Deep Neural Networks for Voice Activity Detection”, Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), Brno, Czech Republic, pp. 191-194, July 26-28, 2021 (Virtual Conf.), IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-6654-2933-7 (DOI:10.1109/TSP52935.2021.9522670). ISI WOS:000701604600041.

2020

  • D. Oneaţă, Al.L. Georgescu, H. Cucu, D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, “Revisiting SincNet: An Evaluation of Feature and Network Hyperparameters for Speaker Recognition”, Proceedings of the 28th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, pp. 361-365, published Dec. 2020 (Virtual Conf.: Jan. 2021), IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-9-0827-9705-3 (DOI:10.23919/Eusipco47968.2020.9287794). ISI WOS:000632622300073.
  • Gh. Pop, H. Cucu, D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, “Cough Sound Recognition in Respiratory Disease Epidemics”, in Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Vol. 23, No. S (Special Issue), pp. S77-S88, May 2020, ISSN: 1453-8245. ISI WOS:000537095200008 (Q1, IF: 3.7).

2019

  • Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, Gh. Pop, C. Burileanu, “Modulation-based Speech Emotion Recognition with Reconstruction Error Feature Expansion”, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Timișoara, Romania, 6 p., Oct. 10-12, 2019, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-7281-0984-8 (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2019.8906537). ISI WOS:000571718700004.
  • Ș. Mihalache, Gh. Pop, D. Burileanu, “Introducing the RODeCAR Database for Deceptive Speech Detection”, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Timișoara, Romania, 6 p., Oct. 10-12, 2019, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-7281-0984-8 (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2019.8906542). ISI WOS:000571718700006.
  • Gh. Pop, Ș. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, “Forensic Recognition of Narrowband AMR Signals”, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Timișoara, Romania, 6 p., Oct. 10-12, 2019, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-7281-0984-8 (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2019.8906279). ISI WOS:000571718700002.
  • Gh. Pop, D. Burileanu, “Speech Enhancement for Forensic Purposes”, in UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Politehnica Press, Bucharest, Vol. 81, Issue 3, pp. 41-52, Aug. 2019, ISSN: 2286-3540. ISI WOS:000477996400004.

2018

  • Gh. Pop, D. Burileanu, Ş. Mihalache, “An Evaluative ENF-Based Framework for Forensic Authentication of Digital Audio Recordings”, in Proceedings of the Romanian Academy Series A – Mathematics, Physics, Technical Sciences, Information Science, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Vol. 19, Issue 4, pp. 605-612, Dec. 2018, ISSN: 1454-9069. ISI WOS:000454140900012 (Q2, IF: 1.752 – Dec. 2018).
  • Gh. Pop, Ş. Mihalache, D. Burileanu, “Forensic Speaker Identification Using Speech Quality Data”, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Communications (COMM), Bucharest, pp. 509-512, June 14-16, 2018, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-5386-2350-3 (DOI:10.1109/ICComm.2018.8484766). ISI WOS:000449526000096.

2017

  • Gh. Pop, D. Drăghicescu, D. Burileanu, H. Cucu, C. Burileanu, “Fast Method for ENF Database Build and Search”, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Bucharest, 6 p., July 6-8, 2017, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-5090-6497-7 (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2017.7990447). ISI WOS:000425849600022.
  • Șt.S. Diaconescu, M.M. Rizea, M. Ionescu, A. Mincă, L. Dorobanțu, Șt. Fulea, M. Rădulescu, H. Cucu, D. Burileanu, “Building a Representative Audio Base of Syllables for Romanian Language”, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Bucharest, 10 p., July 6-8, 2017, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-5090-6497-7 (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2017.7990444). ISI WOS:000425849600019.

2016

  • I.A. Bănică, H. Cucu, A. Buzo, D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, “Baby Cry Recognition in Real-World Conditions”, Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), Vienna, Austria, pp. 315-318, June 27-29, 2016, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-5090-1287-9 (DOI:10.1109/TSP.2016.7760887). ISI WOS:000390164000068.
  • I.A. Bănică, H. Cucu, A. Buzo, D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, “Automatic Methods for Infant Cry Classification”, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Communications (COMM), Bucharest, pp. 51-54, June 9-11, 2016, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-4673-8196-3 (DOI:10.1109/ICComm.2016.7528261). ISI WOS:000383221900011.

2015

  • Gh. Pop, Al. Caranica, H. Cucu, D. Burileanu, “Sound Event Recognition in Smart Environments”, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Bucharest, pp. 45-50, Oct. 14-16, 2015, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-4673-7560-3 (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2015.7343087). ISI WOS:000376681700011.
  • M. Dogariu, H. Cucu, A. Buzo, D. Burileanu, O. Fratu, “Speech Database Acquisition for Assisted Living Environment Applications”, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Bucharest, pp. 191-196, Oct. 14-16, 2015, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-4673-7560-3 (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2015.7343083). ISI WOS:000376681700009.
  • M. Dogariu, H. Cucu, A. Buzo, D. Burileanu, O. Fratu, “Speech Applications in the eWALL Project”, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Bucharest, pp. 197-204, Oct. 14-15, 2015, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-4673-7560-3 (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2015.7343076). ISI WOS:000376681700003.

2014

  • D. Drăghicescu, Gh. Pop, D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, “GMM-based Audio Codec Detection with Application in Forensics”, Proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), Berlin, Germany, pp. 442-446, July 1-3, 2014 (published in 2015, together with TSP 2015 Proceedings), IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-4799-8498-5 (DOI:10.1109/TSP.2015.7296421). ISI WOS:000375231000047.
  • Gh. Pop, D. Drăghicescu, D. Burileanu, “A Quality-Aware Forensic Speaker Recognition System”, in Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Vol. 17, Issue 2, pp. 134-149, 2014, ISSN: 1453-8245. ISI WOS:000350281600002 (Q1, IF: 3.7).
  • H. Cucu, A. Buzo, L. Petrică, D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, “Recent Improvements of the SpeeD Romanian LVCSR System”, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Communications (COMM), Bucharest, pp. 111-114, May 29-31, 2014, IEEE NY,  ISBN: 978-1-4799-2385-4 (DOI:10.1109/ICComm.2014.6866659). ISI WOS:000345844600003.
  • A. Buzo, H. Cucu, L. Petrică, D. Burileanu, “An Automatic Speech Recognition Solution with Speaker Identification Support”, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Communications (COMM), Bucharest, pp. 119-122, May 29-31, 2014, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-4799-2385-4 (DOI:10.1109/ICComm.2014.6866674). ISI WOS:000345844600018.

2013

  • C. Ungurean, D. Burileanu, M. Surmei, “Statistically Augmented Preprocessing/ Normalization Module for a Romanian Text-to-Speech System”, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, pp. 149-154, Oct. 16-18, 2013, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-4799-1065-6 (DOI:10.1109/SpeD.2013.6682665). ISI WOS:000330672700022.
  • Gh. Pop, D. Drăghicescu, D. Burileanu, “On Forensic Speaker Recognition Case Pre-Assessment”, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, pp. 169-176, Oct. 16-18, 2013, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-4799-1065-6 (DOI:10.1109/SpeD.2013.6682668). ISI WOS:000330672700025.

2012

  • C. Negrescu, A. Ciobanu, D. Burileanu, D. Stanomir, “Improved Methods for Model Parameters Extraction Used in High-Quality Speech Synthesis”, in UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Politehnica Press, Bucharest, Vol. 74, Issue 4, pp. 145-158, 2012, ISSN: 1454-234x. ISI WOS:000421722600012.

2011

  • C. Ungurean, D. Burileanu, “An Advanced NLP Framework for High-Quality Text-to-Speech Synthesis”, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Brașov, Romania, pp. 1-6, May 18-20, 2011, IEEE NY, ISBN: 978-1-4577-0440-6. (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2011.5940733). ISI WOS:000376618200009.
  • C. Ungurean, D. Burileanu, V. Popescu, A. Dervis, “Hybrid Syllabification and Letter-to-Phone Conversion for TTS Synthesis”, in UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Politehnica Press, Bucharest, Vol. 73, Issue 3, pp. 129-140, 2011, ISSN: 1454-234x. ISI WOS:000421681200010.

2010

  • D. Burileanu, C. Negrescu, M. Surmei, “Recent Advances in Romanian Language Text-to-Speech Synthesis”, in Proceedings of the Romanian Academy, Series A – Mathematics, Physics, Technical Sciences, Information Science, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Vol. 11, Issue 1, pp. 92-99, 2010, ISSN: 1454-9069. ISI WOS:000276293800013.
  • D. Burileanu, M. Surmei, C. Negrescu, C. Ungurean, A. Dervis, “Multi-Access Network-Based TTS Architectures”, in Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Vol. 13, Issue 3, pp. 310-320, 2010, ISSN: 1453-8245. ISI WOS:000291700600005 (Q1, IF: 3.7).

2009

  • C. Ungurean, D. Burileanu, A. Dervis, “A Statistical Approach to Lexical Stress Assignment for TTS Synthesis”, in International Journal of Speech Technology, Vol. 12, Numbers 2-3 (Sept. 2009), Springer US, pp. 63-73, 2009, ISSN: 1381-2416 (DOI:10.1007/s10772-009-9062-4). ISI WOS: 000211781200002.
  • M. Surmei, D. Burileanu, C. Negrescu, C. Ungurean, A. Dervis, “Real-Time Architectures for a Network-Based Text-to-Speech System Implementation”, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), June 18-20, 2009, Constanța, Romania, published in From Speech Processing to Spoken Language Technology (C. Burileanu and H.N. Teodorescu – Eds.), Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, pp. 95-102, 2009, ISBN: 978-973-27-1808-7 (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2009.5156178). ISI WOS:000280141300009.
  • A. Ciobanu, C. Negrescu, D. Burileanu, D. Stanomir, “Time-Frequency Processing of Partials for High-Quality Speech Synthesis”, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), Jun. 18-20, 2009, Constanța, Romania, published in From Speech Processing to Spoken Language Technology (C. Burileanu and H.N. Teodorescu – Eds.), Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, pp. 67-75, 2009, ISBN: 978-973-27-1808-7 (DOI:10.1109/SPED.2009.5156175). ISI WOS:000280141300006.

2008

  • C. Ungurean, D. Burileanu, V. Popescu, C. Negrescu, A. Dervis, “Automatic Diacritic Restoration for a TTS-based E-mail Reader Application”, in UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Politehnica Press, Bucharest, Vol. 70, Issue 4, pp. 3-12, 2008, ISSN: 1454-234x. ISI WOS:000421609300001.

2007

  • M. Surmei, D. Burileanu, C. Negrescu, R. Pirvu, C. Ungurean, A. Dervis, “Text-to-Speech Engines as Telecom Service Enablers”, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), May 10-12, 2007, Iași, Romania, published in Advances in Spoken Language Technology (C. Burileanu and H.N. Teodorescu – Eds.), Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, pp. 89-98, 2007, ISBN: 978-973-27-1516-1.
  • C. Negrescu, A. Ciobanu, D. Burileanu, D. Stanomir, “An Improved Hybrid Time-Frequency Algorithm for Time-Scale Modification of Speech/Audio Signals”, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), May 10-12, 2007, Iași, Romania, published in Advances in Spoken Language Technology (C. Burileanu and H.N. Teodorescu – Eds.), Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, pp. 147-162, 2007, ISBN: 978-973-27-1516-1.

2006

  • D. Burileanu, C. Negrescu, “Prosody Modeling for an Embedded TTS System Implementation”, Proceedings of the 14th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), Florence, Italy, pp. 715-718, Sept. 4-8, 2006, ISSN: 2219-5491.

2005

  • D. Burileanu, A. Dervis, “Key-Information Retrieval from Long Speech Documents”, in Memoirs of the Scientific Sections of Romanian Academy, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Series IV, Tome XXVI/2002,  pp. 253-266, 2005, ISBN: 973-27-1135-3.
  • A. Dervis, D. Burileanu, “A Fast Speaker Change Detection Method for Audio Data Processing”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), May 13-14, 2005, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, published in Trends in Speech Technology (C. Burileanu – Ed.), Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, pp. 145-152, 2005, ISBN: 973-27-1178-7.

2004

  • D. Burileanu, A. Fecioru, D. Ion, M. Stoica, C. Ilas, “An Optimized TTS System Implementation Using a Motorola StarCore SC140-Based Processor”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Montreal, Canada, Vol. 5, pp. 317-320, May 17-21, 2004, ISSN: 1053-587X (DOI:10.1109/ICASSP.2004.1327111). ISI WOS:000222179700080.
  • D. Burileanu, A. Fecioru, D. Ion, “Efficient Implementation of a Text-to-Speech Synthesis System on a DSP Platform”, in UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Politehnica Press, Bucharest, Vol. 64, Issue 3/2002, pp. 45-58, 2004, ISSN: 1454-234X.
  • D. Burileanu, A. Dervis, “Modeling the Fundamental Frequency Contour for Text-to-Speech Synthesis in Romanian”, Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Communications (COMM), Bucharest, Vol. 1, pp. 189-192, June 3-5, 2004.
  • D. Burileanu, C. Negrescu, V. Croitoru, M. Sima, “On Using Simulated Data for Speech Recognition over Telephone Channels”, in Acta Tehnica Napocensis – Electronics and Telecommunications Journal, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 61-68, 2004, ISSN: 1221-6542.

2003

  • D. Burileanu, A. Dervis, “An Efficient Keyword Identification Method for Continuous Speech”, Proceedings of the 30th International Conference Modern Technologies in the XXI Century, Bucharest, pp. 195-201, Nov. 6-7, 2003, ISBN: 973-640-012-3.
  • D. Burileanu, A. Fecioru, D. Ion, “On Automatic Speech Synthesis for Spoken Language Interfaces”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), April 10-12, 2003, Bucharest, published in Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (C. Burileanu – Ed.), Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, pp. 127-138, 2003, ISBN: 973-27-0963-4.
  • D. Burileanu, M. Sima, C. Negrescu, V. Croitoru, “Robust Recognition of Small-Vocabulary Telephone-Quality Speech”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SpeD), April 10-12, 2003, Bucharest, published in Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (C. Burileanu – Ed.), Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, pp. 145-154, 2003, ISBN: 973-27-0963-4.

2002

  • D. Burileanu, “Basic Research and Implementation Decisions for a Text-to-Speech Synthesis System in Romanian”, in International Journal of Speech Technology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 211-225, 2002, ISSN: 1381-2416 (DOI:10.1023/A:1020236605813).
  • C. Negrescu, D. Stanomir, D. Burileanu, “On Rationally DSP Implementation of the MP-MLQ/ACELP Dual Rate Speech Encoder for Multimedia Communications”, in International Journal of Speech Technology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 281-300, 2002, ISSN: 1381-2416 (DOI:10.1023/A:1020253109447).

2001

  • D. Burileanu, L. Pascalin, C. Burileanu, M. Puchiu, “Automatic Volume Control in Speech Acquisition with Application to Speaker Recognition”, Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), Bucharest, Vol. 2, pp. 317-322, June 4-7, 2001.

2000

  • D. Burileanu, L. Pascalin, C. Burileanu, M. Puchiu, “An Adaptive and Fast Speech Detection Algorithm”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Text, Speech and Dialogue (TSD), Brno, Czech Republic, published in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence – 1902 (P. Sojka, I. Kopecek, and K. Pala – Eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 177-182, 2000, ISBN: 3-540-41042-2, ISSN: 0302-9743. ISI WOS:000170595900030.
  • C. Burileanu, M. Puchiu, D. Burileanu, D. Moraru, A. Stan, “Cohort Normalization Methods for Speaker Verification”, Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Communications (COMM), Bucharest, pp. 118-121, Dec. 7-9, 2000.
  • D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, T. Niculiu, “Connectionist Methods Applied in Automatic Speech Synthesis”, in Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Vol. 3, Issue 3, pp. 201-210, 2000, ISSN: 1453-8245.
  • T. Niculiu, D. Burileanu, A.M. Manolescu, A. Manolescu, “Hierarchical Behavioral Adaptable Simulation”, in Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Vol. 3, Issue 3, pp. 243-256, 2000, ISSN: 1453-8245.
  • D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, A. Neagu, “Diphone Database Development for a Romanian Language TTS System”, Proceedings of the IEEE Seminar on State-of-the-Art in Speech Synthesis, London, UK, pp. 9/1-9/6, April 13, 2000, ISBN: 0-7803-7395-2 (DOI:10.1049/ic:20000326).

1999

  • T. Niculiu, D. Burileanu, A. Manolescu, J. Becker, M. Glesner, “Hierarchical Hardware/Software Co-Design”, Proceedings of the 11th European Simulation Symposium (ESS), Erlangen, Germany, pp. 697-699, Oct. 1999. ISI WOS:000088745500116.
  • D. Burileanu, C. Dan, M. Sima, C. Burileanu, “A Parser-Based Text Preprocessor for Romanian Language TTS Synthesis”, Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Speech Communication and Technology (EUROSPEECH), Budapest, Hungary, Vol. 5, pp. 2063-2066, Sept. 5-9, 1999, ISSN: 1018-4074.
  • D. Burileanu, M. Sima, A. Neagu, “A Phonetic Converter for Speech Synthesis in Romanian”, Proceedings of the XIVth International Congress on Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS), San Francisco, CA, USA, Vol. 1, pp. 503-506, Aug. 1-7, 1999, ISSN: 0001-4966.
  • D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, T. Niculiu, “Speech Synthesis by Optimum Unit Selection”, UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Politehnica Press, Bucharest, Vol. 61, Issues 3-4, pp. 235-245, 1999, ISSN: 1454-234X.
  • D. Burileanu, “Natural Language Processing for Speech Synthesis in Romanian Language”, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Control System and Computer Science (CSCS), Bucharest, Vol. II, pp. 1-6, May 26-29, 1999.
  • M. Sima, D. Burileanu, C. Burileanu, V. Croitoru, “Full-Custom Software for Start/End Point Detection of Isolated-Spoken Words”, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Control System and Computer Science (CSCS), Bucharest, Vol. II, pp. 19-24, May 26-29, 1999.

1998

  • M. Sima, D. Burileanu, V. Croitoru, C. Burileanu, “The Application of Neural Network Paradigms in Speech Recognition for a Romanian Voice Dialing System”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Communications (COMM), Bucharest, pp. 233-238, Nov. 19-20, 1998.
  • D. Burileanu, M. Sima, C. Burileanu, V. Croitoru, “A Neural Network-Based Speaker-Independent System for Word Recognition in Romanian Language”, Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Text, Speech and Dialogue (TSD), Brno, Czech Republic, pp. 177-182, Sept. 23-26, 1998.
  • Sima, V. Croitoru, D. Burileanu, “Performance Analysis on Speech Recognition using Neural Networks”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Development and Application Systems, Suceava, Romania, pp. 259-266, May 21-23, 1998.

1996

  •  D. Burileanu, S. Marinescu, “A Neural System Architecture for a Text-to-Speech System in Romanian Language”, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Signal Processing, Application & Technology (ICSPAT), Boston, MA, USA, DSP Associates, Vol. 2, pp. 1363-1367, Oct. 7-10, 1996.

1995

  •  C. Burileanu, L. Bojan, D. Burileanu, M. Holland, A. Racz, M. Socaciu, “Real-Time Voice Communications on Computer Networks”, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Signal Processing, Application & Technology (ICSPAT), Boston, MA, USA, DSP Associates, Vol. II, pp. 1873-1877, Oct. 24-26, 1995.

1994

  • C. Burileanu, L. Bojan, D. Burileanu, “Compression Techniques for Spoken Romanian Words”, in UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Politehnica Press, Bucharest, Vol. 56, Issues 1-4, pp. 111-119, 1994, ISSN: 1220-305X.

Invited Speaker

  • D. Burileanu, “Trends and Emerging Techniques in Digital Voice & Speech Analysis”, keynote speaker at the International Conference “MODERN FORENSICS TECHNIQUES – possibilities of access via international mutual legal assistance procedures”, Poiana Braşov, Romania, Nov. 16-18, 2016.
  • D. Burileanu, “Probleme actuale în evaluarea autenticităţii înregistrărilor audio digitale şi recunoaşterea vorbitorului în criminalistică” (Current issues in assessing the authenticity of digital audio recordings and forensic speaker recognition), Simpozionul naţional “Expertizele în noile coduri de procedură. Activitatea, rolul şi răspunderea experţilor criminalişti” (The National Symposium “Forensic examinations in the new procedure codes. Activity, role, and responsibility of forensic experts”), Bucharest, Nov. 27-28, 2014 (& section chair).
  • D. Burileanu, “Building a High-Quality Speech Synthesis System for Romanian: Current Status and Main Challenges”, Conference Language Technologies in Romanian and Diaspora Research, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Sept. 25-28, 2012.
  • D. Burileanu, “Tehnologii multimedia în aplicaţii de biometrie şi securitatea informaţiei” (Multimedia Technologies in Biometrics and Information Security Applications), Sesiunea anuală a experţilor criminalişti “Expertizele criminalistice şi problematica generată de modificările recente în legislaţie şi metodologie” (the Annual session of forensic experts “Forensic examinations and problems caused by recent changes in legislation and methodology”), Alba Iulia, Romania, Oct. 5-6, 2011.
  • D. Burileanu, “Cercetări recente în domeniul sintezei vorbirii pornind de la text în limba română” (Recent research in the area of ​​text-to-speech synthesis in Romanian), Romanian Academy – Section of Information Science and Technology, Bucharest, Feb. 2009.
  • D. Burileanu, “Sinteza automată a vorbirii – componentă a interfeţelor de comunicare prin voce pentru sisteme electronice portabile” (Automatic speech synthesis for voice communication interfaces with mobile devices), Romanian Academy – Section of Information Science and Technology, Bucharest, Apr. 2004.