Privacy preserving speech processing in the cloud
Lead Participant:
INTELLIGENT VOICE LIMITED
Abstract
The project will enable the processing of fully encrypted telephone data to facilitate secure voice conversations
in the cloud, or locally, such that only the end-user has access to the results. A user will be able to store, search
and convert to text any audio of telephone file in a way that cannot be intercepted or interfered with by a
cloud provider, or any third party in the transmission chain. Currently, a user has the choice of fully encrypting
their voice data for transmission and storage, or transmitting it "in clear". However, each choice involves a
compromise: The secure communication cannot be searched or processed using the processing power
available in the cloud whereas the unencrypted communication can be processed into text, or made searchable
for mass off-site storage but this compromises the privacy of the communication.
This project will adapt techniques originally applied to genomics, and re-interpret them to solve one of the
greatest data privacy challenges to-date: How can you keep control of privacy, while leveraging the power of
the cloud for search and storage?
in the cloud, or locally, such that only the end-user has access to the results. A user will be able to store, search
and convert to text any audio of telephone file in a way that cannot be intercepted or interfered with by a
cloud provider, or any third party in the transmission chain. Currently, a user has the choice of fully encrypting
their voice data for transmission and storage, or transmitting it "in clear". However, each choice involves a
compromise: The secure communication cannot be searched or processed using the processing power
available in the cloud whereas the unencrypted communication can be processed into text, or made searchable
for mass off-site storage but this compromises the privacy of the communication.
This project will adapt techniques originally applied to genomics, and re-interpret them to solve one of the
greatest data privacy challenges to-date: How can you keep control of privacy, while leveraging the power of
the cloud for search and storage?
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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INTELLIGENT VOICE LIMITED | £500,851 | £ 300,511 |
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Participant |
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CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON | £106,612 | £ 106,612 |
UNIVERSITY OF READING | £110,020 | £ 110,020 |
INNOVATE UK | ||
CITY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON |
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