Neural Networks Based Methods for Voice Activity Detection in a Multi-room Domestic Environment

A plethora of Voice or Speaker Activity Detection systems exist in literature. They are indeed a fundamental part of complex systems that deals with speech processing. In this work the authors exploit neural network based VAD to address the speaker activity detection in a multi-room domestic scenario. The goal is to detect the voice activity in each of the two target rooms in presence of other sounds and speeches occurring in other rooms and outside. A large dataset recorded in a smart-home is provided and result obtained are acceptable.