Subject: CFP reminder: ICA Research Network International Workshop, Liverpool, UK,18-19 Sept 2006 From: Mark Plumbley <mark.plumbley@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 09:06:53 +0100Dear List, For those of you working in computational auditory scene analysis, or audio source separation, a reminder that the abstract submission deadline for the ICA Research Network International Workshop is this Friday (5 May 2006). Best wishes, Mark Plumbley ----------------- *** CALL FOR PAPERS *** 2006 ICA Research Network International Workshop www.icarn.org Liverpool, UK 18 - 19 September 2006 +++ Abstract Submission Deadline: Fri 5 May 2006 +++ The ICA Research Network is sponsored by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the U.K., and is aimed at improving communications in the area of Blind Source Separation (BSS) and Independent Component Analysis (ICA). The 2006 ICA Research Network International Workshop will be held at the University of Liverpool covering the latest developments and techniques in the area of BSS/ICA. Submissions from international participants are most welcome. Topics The workshop will feature keynote addresses and technical presentations (oral and poster), which will be included in the registration. Papers are solicited for, but not limited to, the following areas: * Algorithms and Architectures for BSS/ICA - Nonlinear ICA - Probabilistic Models - Sparse Coding - etc * Theory of BSS/ICA - Optimization - Complex Methods - Time-Frequency Representations - etc * Applications of BSS/ICA - Audio - Bio-Informatics - Biomedical Engineering - Communications - Finance - Image Processing - Psychology - Computational Auditory Scene Analysis (CASA) - etc Extended Abstract Submission Procedure Prospective authors are invited to submit extended abstracts of no more than two A4-size pages, including: * Title * Authors' details * the work with contexts and * preliminary results (a Table or a Figure) Submission Please submit your extended abstract by e-mail (with a PDF attachment) with the subject "Extended Abstract Submission" to icarnw06@xxxxxxxx Full Paper Submission Procedure Authors of accepted extended abstracts will be invited to submit a paper of up to four pages in the PDF format. At least one author of each accepted paper must undertake to attend the workshop. Accepted papers will be published in a bound volume. Authors of the most innovative papers will be invited to submit substantially extended and updated versions of their papers for further review and possible publication in the International Journal of Neural Systems. Registration Costs (UK £) Full Registration by 7 August 2006: £165 After 7 August 2006: £200 Student Registration by 7 August 2006: £140 After 7 August 2006: £165 Important Dates/Deadlines Submission of extended abstract 5 May 2006 Notification of acceptance 2 June 2006 Submission of camera-ready accepted paper 7 August 2006 Early registration and author registration 7 August 2006 Final date for registration 4 September 2006 Workshop 18-19 September 2006 Contact For more information visit www.icarn.org or email icarnw06@xxxxxxxx ************************************************************** Professor A K Nandi David Jardine Chair of Signal Processing Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics The University of Liverpool Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, UK Tel: +44 151 794 4525 Fax: +44 151 794 4540 http://www.liv.ac.uk/eee/academicstaff/nandi.htm ************************************************************* --- Dr Mark D Plumbley Centre for Digital Music Department of Electronic Engineering Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 7518 Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 7997 Email: mark.plumbley@xxxxxxxx http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/people/markp/