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Acoustic Event Detection for Emergency Telephony

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Streaming audio event-detection with custom PyTorch model. Nine acoustic classes, log-mel extraction, VAD, caption generation (SRT/XML/JSON), Dockerized deployment.

Technologies Used #

Deep Learning:

  • PyTorch for model development
  • Custom neural network architecture
  • Real-time inference pipeline

Audio Processing:

  • Log-mel spectrogram extraction
  • Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
  • Streaming audio processing

Deployment:

  • Docker containerization
  • Production-ready deployment
  • Scalable architecture

Output Formats:

  • SRT (SubRip) subtitle format
  • XML structured output
  • JSON for API integration

Key Features #

Real-Time Detection:

  • Streaming audio processing
  • Low-latency event detection
  • Continuous monitoring capability

Multi-Class Classification:

  • Nine distinct acoustic event classes
  • Emergency-specific sound detection
  • High accuracy classification

Audio Analysis:

  • Log-mel feature extraction
  • Voice Activity Detection
  • Background noise handling

Caption Generation:

  • Automated event timestamping
  • Multiple output format support (SRT/XML/JSON)
  • Structured event metadata

Production Deployment:

  • Dockerized for easy deployment
  • Scalable processing pipeline
  • Monitoring and logging

Use Cases #

  • Emergency telephony systems
  • Automated call analysis
  • Safety monitoring applications
  • Event logging and documentation