Speech Enhancer: Real Time Correction Using AI/ML

The Speech Enhancer successfully delivers an AI-powered, real-time platform for correcting mispronunciation, stuttering, and grammatical errors in spontaneous speech. By integrating ASR, acoustic-phonemic analysis, NLP, and dysfluency detection within a unified modular architecture, the system achieves an end-to-end response latency of approximately 400 ms — satisfying the real-time feedback requirement. All three core modules — grammar correction, pronunciation assessment, and stuttering detection — were validated through structured testing, confirming functional accuracy, responsiveness, and usability. The system's combination of immediate feedback, contextual explanations, and longitudinal progress tracking establishes a complete improvement cycle, positioning it as an effective tool for individuals in clinical, academic, and professional speech development contexts.

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