Sound Evidence
George Papcun, Ph.D.
Forensic analysis Expert testimony Research
Dr. Papcun is a scientist who analyzes the sounds of speech and language, including their environments and how they are produced, transmited and perceived. Dr. Papcun has served as an expert witness and has completed projects for the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the Secret Service. He seeks other challenging assignments.
Forensic analyses include:
Rodney King v. City of Los Angeles (for Mr. King)
"Elvis" recording (appearance on
Good Morning America)
Alaska v. Exxon [Valdez] (for
Exxon)
California v. O. J. Simpson (for
Associated Press)
Daniel v. Kelly Oil (for Kelly Oil)
Homicide of Jon Benet Ramsey
(for City of Boulder, CO)
Paula Abdul recording (for Ms. Abdul)
Queen v. Kashani-Malaki (Australia, for Kashani)
California v. Wm. and Emily Harris (Patty Hearst kidnapping)
48 Hours Mystery: The Mortgage and the Murder (CBS News)
Awards:
Johns Hopkins Award for Computing to Aid Persons with Disabilities
R&D-100 Award for Technological Innovation
National Defense Education Fellowship
Ford Foundation Fellowship
Author and Instructor:
"Voice Input/Output for Computers" Taught
scientists, and engineers for companies and governmental agencies in
the United States and abroad including IBM, Bell Laboratories, The
United States Department of State, The United States National Bureau of
Standards, Danish National Telecom, Phillips, Siemens and others.
Other Employment:
In addition
to consulting assignments, Dr. Papcun has been
employed by the UCLA Phonetics Laboratory, Aerospace Corporation
and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Inferred articulatory positions for teaching hearing impaired students, and for enhanced speech technology