Faculty supervisor: Dr. Chang Liu

Name of project: Speech Perception for Native and Non-native English Speakers:
Effects of Contextual Cues and Noise Background

Please give a brief, simplified overview of your research project
The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences between native English speakers and
native Chinese speakers on using contextual cues to perceive speech in quiet and multi-talker
babble.

Bio: Salman is a senior at The University of Texas at Austin studying Mechanical Engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering. He comes from a family of entrepreneurs, and developed a passion for entrepreneurship through family experiences. In addition to technical skills from his engineering studies, he has experience in wholesale, real estate, retail through a family business as well as full stack development for mobile and web applications.

Fun Fact: Salman dances for the UT Bhangra Team!