Temporal Dynamics Workshop =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?=96?= August 26, 2007 (Steven Greenberg )

Subject: Temporal Dynamics Workshop =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?=96?= August 26, 2007 From: Steven Greenberg <steveng@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 06:36:31 -0700 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --Apple-Mail-2--934471106 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Temporal Dynamics in Speech and Hearing Antwerp, Belgium August 26, 2007 Biological signals are inherently variable, and sensory systems are =20 especially responsive to their temporal dynamics. Vocal =20 communication, including speech, exploits such dynamic sensitivity =20 for robust information transfer. Moreover, many species have =20 developed sophisticated strategies for efficient sensory transduction =20= of the external world. This one-day workshop will focus on those aspects of auditory and =20 higher-cortical function germane to analysis, decoding and =20 interpretation of biologically relevant information encoded in the =20 signal=92s temporal structure. Of particular interest is the role of =20 modulatory processes for encoding and decoding information germane to =20= communication and environmental navigation (e.g., spoken language, =20 auditory scene analysis, acoustic spatialization, musical dynamics) =20 as well as computational approaches for exploiting such information =20 for technology applications. The structure of this workshop departs from tradition in that it will =20= favor structured discussion, reflecting the collective knowledge and =20 wisdom of its participants, instead of long-winded presentations by a =20= few. Presentations will be short and will focus on one of the =20 following themes: (1) Auditory Temporal Dynamics and Informational Masking (2) Speech Dynamics and Its Relation to Information Coding in Spoken =20= Language (3) Temporal Dynamics in Speech Engineering Each themed session will consist of a few short presentations and =20 plenty of open discussion. The conference room=92s seating arrangement =20= will be semi-circular to foster interactive discussion. Among the participants will be: Les Atlas (University of Washington), =20= Doug Brungart (Wright-Patterson Air Force Research Lab), Pierre =20 Divenyi (EBIRE), Li Deng (Microsoft), Mounya El-Hilali (Johns =20 Hopkins), Steven Greenberg (Technical University of Denmark), Hynek =20 Hermansky (IDIAP), Tammo Houtgast (Free University of Amsterdam), =20 Christian Lorenzi (Ecole Normale Sup=E9rieure, Paris), and Shihab =20 Shamma (University of Maryland). We invite applications for participation. Please send a SINGLE =20 Powerpoint or PDF Slide describing your prospective contribution to =20 one of the themes (or suggest an additional theme). There will be no official proceedings of this workshop. However, =20 electronic versions of the presentations will be posted on the =20 workshop=92s website. The meeting will be held at the Park Plaza Astrid Hotel in Antwerp. =20 Workshop participants are eligible for the special conference rate =20 associated with Interspeech2007. Additional information about the =20 hotel is available at: http://www.parkplaza.com/antwerpbe. The =20 Interspeech2007 web site (http://www.interspeech2007.org/) will offer =20= hotel reservation information by the beginning of June. Organizers: Hynek Hermansky (hynek@xxxxxxxx), Les Atlas =20 (atlas@xxxxxxxx) and Steven Greenberg (steveng@xxxxxxxx=20 speech.com). To apply for workshop participation please contact: workshop@xxxxxxxx=20 speech.com The workshop website will be operational by June 10, 2007: =20 www.silicon-speech.com/workshop =20= --Apple-Mail-2--934471106 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Temporal Dynamics = in Speech and Hearing<O:P></O:P>Antwerp, Belgium<O:P></O:P>August 26, 2007<O:P></O:P>Biological signals are = inherently variable, and sensory systems are especially responsive to = their temporal dynamics. Vocal communication, including speech, exploits = such dynamic sensitivity for robust information transfer. Moreover, many = species have developed sophisticated strategies for efficient sensory = transduction of the external world.<O:P></O:P>This one-day = workshop will focus on those aspects of auditory and higher-cortical = function germane to analysis, decoding and interpretation of = biologically relevant information encoded in the signal=92s = temporal structure. Of particular = interest is the role of modulatory processes for = encoding and decoding information germane to communication and environmental = navigation (e.g., spoken language, auditory scene analysis, acoustic = spatialization, musical dynamics) as well as computational approaches = for exploiting such information for technology = applications.<O:P></O:P>The structure of this workshop departs from = tradition in that it will favor structured = discussion, reflecting the collective knowledge and wisdom of its = participants, instead of long-winded presentations by a few. = Presentations will be short and will focus on one of the following = themes:(1)=A0 Auditory Temporal Dynamics and Informational = Masking<O:P></O:P>(2)=A0 Speech Dynamics and Its Relation to = Information Coding in Spoken Language<O:P></O:P>(3)=A0 = Temporal Dynamics in Speech EngineeringEach = themed session will consist of a few short presentations and plenty of open discussion. The conference = room=92s seating arrangement will be semi-circular to foster interactive = discussion.<O:P></O:P>Among the participants will be: Les Atlas = (University of Washington), Doug Brungart (Wright-Patterson Air Force = Research Lab), Pierre Divenyi (EBIRE), Li Deng (Microsoft), Mounya = El-Hilali (Johns Hopkins), Steven Greenberg (Technical University of = Denmark), Hynek Hermansky (IDIAP), Tammo Houtgast (Free University of = Amsterdam), Christian Lorenzi (Ecole Normale Sup=E9rieure, Paris), and = Shihab Shamma (University of Maryland).<O:P></O:P>We invite applications = for participation. Please send a SINGLE = Powerpoint or PDF Slide describing your prospective contribution to one = of the themes (or suggest an additional theme). <O:P></O:P>There will be no = official proceedings of this workshop. However, electronic versions of = the presentations will be posted on the workshop=92s = website.<O:P></O:P>The meeting will be held at the Park Plaza Astrid Hotel in Antwerp. = Workshop participants are eligible for the special conference rate = associated with Interspeech2007. Additional information about the hotel = is available at: <A = href=3D"http://www.parkplaza.com/antwerpbe">http://www.parkplaza.com/antwe= rpbe</A>. The Interspeech2007 web site (<A = href=3D"http://www.interspeech2007.org/">http://www.interspeech2007.org/</= A>) will offer hotel reservation information by the beginning of = June.Organizers: = Hynek Hermansky (<A href=3D"mailto:Hynek@xxxxxxxx">hynek@xxxxxxxx</A>), = Les Atlas (<A = href=3D"mailto:atlas@xxxxxxxx">atlas@xxxxxxxx</A>) and = Steven Greenberg (<A = href=3D"mailto:steveng@xxxxxxxx">steveng@xxxxxxxx</A>)= .<O:P></O:P>To = apply for workshop participation please contact: <A = href=3D"mailto:info@xxxxxxxx">workshop@xxxxxxxx</A><O:= P></O:P>The workshop website will = be operational by June 10, 2007: <A = href=3D"http://www.silicon-speech.com/workshop">www.silicon-speech.com/wor= kshop</A><O:P></O:P>=A0<O:P></O:P></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-2--934471106--

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