Subject: Deadline Extended to 4 July: CFP: ICArn International Workshop 2008 From: Mark Plumbley <mark.plumbley@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:01:41 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Dear List, The submission deadline for this workshop (esp for those of you working in e.g. audio signal separation or auditory scene analysis) has been extended to 4 July. Best wishes, Mark Plumbley ------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers *** DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 4 July 2008 *** ICA Research Network International Workshop 25-26 September, 2008, Liverpool, U.K. www.icarn.org 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 2008 ICA Research Network Workshop will be held at the University of Liverpool covering the latest developments and techniques in the area of source separation and 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 on topics in the area of source separation or ICA, including but not limited to: Algorithms and Architectures (Non-linear ICA, Probabilistic Models, Sparse Coding, etc), Theory (Optimization, Complex Methods, Time-Frequency Representations, etc), Applications (Audio, Bio-Informatics, Biomedical Engineering, Communications, Finance, Image Processing, Psychology, etc), and novel methods (compressed sensing, non-negative matrix factorization). A special feature of this workshop will be a special poster session where authors will have the opportunity to present their current work in progress. Authors should indicate their preference at the submission stage and submit short papers. Full Paper Submission Procedure Prospective authors are invited to submit camera-ready papers of no more than four A4-size pages in the PDF format. Please use the template and the electronic submission procedure described at the workshop homepage (www.icarn.org). At least one author of each accepted paper must undertake to attend the workshop. Prospective authors can seek clarification using the email address icarnw08@xxxxxxxx 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 IET Signal Processing journal. There will be one Best Student Paper Award for the best paper presented at the workshop by a student. Registration costs will include attendance in all the sessions, a copy of the bound proceedings, mid-morning and mid-afternoon refreshments as well as buffet lunches on both days, and the Workshop dinner on the evening of 25 September 2008. Important Dates/Deadlines Submission of papers : 4 July, 2008 (extended) Notification of acceptance : 24 July, 2008 Submission of camera-ready accepted paper : 14 August, 2008 Early registration and author registration : 14 August, 2008 Final date for registration : 08 September, 2008 Workshop : 25-26 September, 2008 Website: www.icarn.org Chair A K Nandi Vice-Chair X Zhu Organising Committee A K Nandi X Zhu W Al-Nuaimy M E Davies J Gao M D Plumbley Programme Committee National P Baxter M E Davies R Everson C Fyfe M Girolami C J James A K Nandi M D Plumbley S Sanei X Zhu International J F Cardoso A Cichocki P Comon C Jutten E Oja P Smaragdis -- 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/