Detecting and correcting audio echo

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a processor, audio that is received through an audio channel of a first user during a conference call being echoed through an audio channel of a second user in the conference call, the conference call comprising a plurality of users connected over a data network, wherein detecting the echoed audio comprises detecting phrases received on the audio channel of the first user being repeated through the audio channel of the second user within a predefined period of time after receiving the audio on the audio channel of the first user;
• identifying the second user associated with the audio channel that is echoing the audio of the first user;
• and
• performing a corrective action associated with the second user to prevent audio that is received from the first user from being echoed through the audio channel of the second user.

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• detect audio that is received through an audio channel of a first user during a conference call being echoed through an audio channel of a second user in the conference call, the conference call comprising a plurality of users connected over a data network, wherein detecting the echoed audio comprises detecting phrases received on the audio channel of the first user being repeated through the audio channel of the second user within a predefined period of time after receiving the audio on the audio channel of the first user;
• identify the second user associated with the audio channel that is echoing the audio of the first user;
• and
• perform a corrective action associated with the second user to prevent audio that is received from the first user from being echoed through the audio channel of the second user.