Call for papers: 1st International ACM Workshop on Music Information Retrieval with User-Centered and Multimodal Strategies (MIRUM) at ACM Multimedia 2011 (Cynthia Liem - EWI )


Subject: Call for papers: 1st International ACM Workshop on Music Information Retrieval with User-Centered and Multimodal Strategies (MIRUM) at ACM Multimedia 2011
From:    Cynthia Liem - EWI  <C.C.S.Liem@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Mon, 2 May 2011 23:55:37 +0200
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CC0913.AB5C2C35 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [apologies for cross-postings, please distribute] =20 *************************************************************************= *************************************************************************= CALL FOR PAPERS =20 1st International Workshop on Music Information Retrieval with = User-Centered and Multimodal Strategies (MIRUM) held in conjunction with ACM Multimedia 2011, November 28 - December 1 = 2011, Scottsdale, AZ http://mirum11.tudelft.nl = <https://legacywebmail.tudelft.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://miru= m11.tudelft.nl/>=20 *************************************************************************= *************************************************************************= =20 Music is an outstanding example of a content type with many different = representations. The symbolic notation by the composer (e.g. in a score = or a lead sheet) will only reach full manifestation when performed and = presented to listeners in the form of music audio. Next to the symbolic = and aural modality, multiple other modalities hold useful information = that will contribute to the way in which the music is conveyed and = experienced, such as visual, textual and social information. The = existence of complementary representations and information sources in = multiple modalities makes music content multimedia by definition. =20 The consumption of music is strongly guided by affective and subjective = responses: aspects that are personal and context-dependent, occur at = different conceptual specificity levels, and for which no universal, = uncompromising ground truth exists. In order for music retrieval systems = to yield satisfying results, insight into the information needs and = demands of the actual users of the systems thus becomes very important. =20 To allow comprehensive and flexible exploitation of the multifaceted = aspects of music, both the availability of complementary music-related = information in multiple modalities and the role of the human user should = be considered. At the same time, challenges such as the identification = and optimal combination of useful information from different modalities = and algorithmic approaches to user-dependent subjective assessments of = music retrieval results still are largely unsolved. These challenges are = certainly not unique to music content, but actual and prevalent in the = broad multimedia community. =20 The MIRUM workshop, held in conjunction with ACM Multimedia 2011, = November 28 - December 1 2011 in Scottsdale, AZ, provides a platform at = a premier multimedia venue for discussing open challenges and presenting = state-of-the art work on music information retrieval applying = user-centered and/or multimodal strategies. The workshop explicitly aims = to initiate a cross-disciplinary idea exchange between experts in music = and multimedia information retrieval (and related fields) on the topics = including, but not limited to: =20 - Music multimedia content analysis - Visual and sensory information for music processing - Multimodal music search, retrieval and recommendation - Social networks and indexing for music applications - Music similarity measures at different specificity levels - Fusion of multimodal music information sources - Music knowledge representation and reasoning - Interactive music systems and retrieval - (Adaptive) user interaction and interfaces - User (context) models and personalization - Real-world issues (unstructured and noisy data, scalability, formats, = ...) - Evaluation methods and data understanding - Cross-domain methodology transfer =20 MIRUM welcomes technical papers and a limited number of position papers = (both max. 6 pages) with novel, thought-provoking work and ideas = relating to the workshop topics. To stimulate the cross-disciplinary = dialogue, authors from neighboring fields working on similar challenges, = who can demonstrate relevance and transferability of their work to the = music domain are encouraged to contribute to the workshop too. All = submissions must be formatted according to the ACM Proceedings style and = contain original work that is not being published or under review = elsewhere following the guidelines at = http://www.acmmm11.org/content-workshop-papers-formatting-guidelines.html= = <https://legacywebmail.tudelft.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.= acmmm11.org/content-workshop-papers-formatting-guidelines.html> . Each = submission will undergo a double-blind reviewing process by at least 3 = PC members. All accepted papers will be published together with the ACM = MM 2011 main conference proceedings and made available through the ACM = digital library. More information can be found on the workshop website = at http://mirum11.tudelft.nl = <https://legacywebmail.tudelft.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://miru= m11.tudelft.nl> . =20 *************************************************************************= *************************************************************************= Important dates =20 Paper submission: June 19, 2011 Notification of acceptance: July 30, 2011 Camera-ready paper submission: September 5, 2011 ACM Multimedia 2011: November 28 - December 1 2011 =20 *************************************************************************= *************************************************************************= Workshop organization =20 Cynthia Liem, Delft University of Technology Douglas Eck, Google Inc. Meinard M=FCller, Saarland University & MPI Informatik George Tzanetakis, University of Victoria =20 *************************************************************************= *************************************************************************= Program committee =20 Elaine Chew, University of Southern California Ching-Hua Chuan, University of North Florida Simon Dixon, Queen Mary, University of London Sebastian Ewert, University of Bonn Rebecca Fiebrink, Princeton University Takuya Fujishima, Yamaha Corporation Masataka Goto, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and = Technology Fabien Gouyon, INESC Porto Jason Hockman, McGill University Paul Lamere, The Echo Nest Gert Lanckriet, University of California, San Diego Jin Ha Lee, University of Washington Matthias Mauch, last.fm Lie Lu, Dolby Sound Technology Research Markus Schedl, Johannes Kepler University Linz Bj=F6rn Schuller, TU M=FCnchen Joan Serr=E0, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Arjen de Vries, Delft University of Technology/Centre for Mathematics = and Computer Science Ye Wang, National University of Singapore *************************************************************************= *************************************************************************= --- Cynthia Liem MSc PhD Student =20 Multimedia Information Retrieval (D-MIR) Lab Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands Room 10.060 =20 Telephone: +31 (0)15 27 85812 Website: http://dmirlab.tudelft.nl/users/cynthia-liem = <https://legacywebmail.tudelft.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://dmir= lab.tudelft.nl/users/cynthia-liem>=20 E-mail: c.c.s.liem@xxxxxxxx ------_=_NextPart_001_01CC0913.AB5C2C35 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML dir=3Dltr><HEAD>=0A= <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dunicode" http-equiv=3DContent-Type>=0A= <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.7600.16766"></HEAD>=0A= <BODY>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr id=3DidOWAReplyText11375>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>[apologies = for cross-postings, please distribute]</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial>************************************************************= *************************************************************************= *************<BR><STRONG>CALL FOR PAPERS</STRONG></FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial><STRONG>1st = International Workshop on Music Information Retrieval with User-Centered = and Multimodal Strategies (MIRUM)<BR></STRONG>held in conjunction with = ACM Multimedia 2011, November 28 &#8211; December 1 2011, Scottsdale, = AZ</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial><A = href=3D"https://legacywebmail.tudelft.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp= ://mirum11.tudelft.nl/" = target=3D_blank>http://mirum11.tudelft.nl</A><BR></FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial>************************************************************= *************************************************************************= *************</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 = size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp;</DIV></FONT>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>Music is an = outstanding example of a content type with many different = representations. The symbolic notation by the composer (e.g. in a score = or a lead sheet) will only reach full manifestation when performed and = presented to listeners in the form of music audio. Next to the symbolic = and aural modality, multiple other modalities hold useful information = that will contribute to the way in which the music is conveyed and = experienced, such as visual, textual and social information. The = existence of complementary representations and information sources in = multiple modalities makes music content multimedia by = definition.</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>The = consumption of music is strongly guided by affective and subjective = responses: aspects that are personal and context-dependent, occur at = different conceptual specificity levels, and for which no universal, = uncompromising ground truth exists. In order for music retrieval systems = to yield satisfying results, insight into the information needs and = demands of the actual users of the systems thus becomes very = important.</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>To allow = comprehensive and flexible exploitation of the multifaceted aspects of = music, both the availability of complementary music-related information = in multiple modalities and the role of the human user should be = considered. At the same time, challenges such as the identification and = optimal combination of useful information from different modalities and = algorithmic approaches to user-dependent subjective assessments of music = retrieval results still are largely unsolved. These challenges are = certainly not unique to music content, but actual and prevalent in the = broad multimedia community.</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>The MIRUM = workshop, held in conjunction with ACM Multimedia 2011, November 28 = &#8211; December 1 2011 in Scottsdale, AZ, provides a platform at a = premier multimedia venue for discussing open challenges and presenting = state-of-the art work on music information retrieval applying = user-centered and/or multimodal strategies. The workshop explicitly aims = to initiate a <STRONG>cross-disciplinary idea exchange</STRONG> between = experts in music and multimedia information retrieval (and related = fields) on the topics including, but not limited to:</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>- Music = multimedia content analysis<BR>- Visual and sensory information for = music processing<BR>- Multimodal music search, retrieval and = recommendation<BR>- Social networks and indexing for music = applications<BR>- Music similarity measures at different specificity = levels<BR>- Fusion of multimodal music information sources<BR>- Music = knowledge representation and reasoning<BR>- Interactive music systems = and retrieval<BR>- (Adaptive) user interaction and interfaces<BR>- User = (context) models and personalization<BR>- Real-world issues = (unstructured and noisy data, scalability, formats, &#8230;)<BR>- = Evaluation methods and data understanding<BR>- Cross-domain methodology = transfer</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>MIRUM = welcomes <STRONG>technical papers </STRONG>and a limited number of = <STRONG>position papers</STRONG> (both max. 6 pages) with novel, = thought-provoking work and ideas relating to the workshop topics. To = stimulate the cross-disciplinary dialogue, <STRONG>authors from = neighboring fields working on similar challenges, who can demonstrate = relevance and transferability of their work to the music domain are = encouraged to contribute to the workshop too</STRONG>. All submissions = must be formatted according to the ACM Proceedings style and contain = original work that is not being published or under review elsewhere = following the guidelines at <A = href=3D"https://legacywebmail.tudelft.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp= ://www.acmmm11.org/content-workshop-papers-formatting-guidelines.html" = target=3D_blank>http://www.acmmm11.org/content-workshop-papers-formatting= -guidelines.html</A>. Each submission will undergo a double-blind = reviewing process by at least 3 PC members. All accepted papers will be = published together with the ACM MM 2011 main conference proceedings and = made available through the ACM digital library. More information can be = found on the workshop website at <A = href=3D"https://legacywebmail.tudelft.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp= ://mirum11.tudelft.nl" = target=3D_blank>http://mirum11.tudelft.nl</A>.</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><FONT = color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial>************************************************************= *************************************************************************= *************</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial><FONT = color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial><STRONG>Important = dates</STRONG></FONT></DIV></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>Paper = submission: June 19, 2011<BR>Notification of acceptance: July 30, = 2011<BR>Camera-ready paper submission: September 5, 2011<BR>ACM = Multimedia 2011: November 28 &#8211; December 1 2011</FONT></DIV><FONT = color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial>************************************************************= *************************************************************************= *************</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr></FONT><STRONG>Workshop organization</STRONG></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr></FONT><FONT size=3D2 = face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>Cynthia Liem, = Delft University of Technology<BR>Douglas Eck, Google Inc.<BR>Meinard = M=FCller, Saarland University &amp; MPI Informatik<BR>George Tzanetakis, = University of Victoria</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial>************************************************************= *************************************************************************= *************</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><STRONG>Program committee</STRONG></FONT></DIV></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>Elaine Chew, = University of Southern California<BR>Ching-Hua Chuan, University of = North Florida<BR>Simon Dixon, Queen Mary, University of = London<BR>Sebastian Ewert, University of Bonn<BR>Rebecca Fiebrink, = Princeton University<BR>Takuya Fujishima, Yamaha Corporation<BR>Masataka = Goto, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and = Technology<BR>Fabien Gouyon, INESC Porto<BR>Jason Hockman, McGill = University<BR>Paul Lamere, The Echo Nest<BR>Gert Lanckriet, University = of California, San Diego<BR>Jin Ha Lee, University of = Washington<BR>Matthias Mauch, last.fm<BR>Lie Lu, Dolby Sound Technology = Research<BR>Markus Schedl, Johannes Kepler University Linz<BR>Bj=F6rn = Schuller, TU M=FCnchen<BR>Joan Serr=E0, University Pompeu Fabra, = Barcelona<BR>Arjen de Vries, Delft University of Technology/Centre for = Mathematics and Computer Science<BR>Ye Wang, National University of = Singapore</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial>************************************************************= *************************************************************************= *************</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr id=3DidSignature1998>=0A= <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>---</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>Cynthia Liem = MSc</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><EM>PhD Student</EM></FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Multimedia Information Retrieval = (D-MIR) Lab</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Faculty of Electrical Engineering, = Mathematics and Computer Science</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>=0A= <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Delft University of Technology (TU = Delft)</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV>Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands</DIV>=0A= <DIV></FONT><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Room 10.060</FONT></DIV></DIV>=0A= <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A= <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Telephone: +31 (0)15 27 = 85812</FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Website: </FONT><A = href=3D"https://legacywebmail.tudelft.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp= ://dmirlab.tudelft.nl/users/cynthia-liem" target=3D_blank><FONT size=3D2 = face=3DArial>http://dmirlab.tudelft.nl/users/cynthia-liem</FONT></A></DIV= >=0A= <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>E-mail: <A = href=3D"mailto:c.c.s.liem@xxxxxxxx" = target=3D_blank>c.c.s.liem@xxxxxxxx</A></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML= > ------_=_NextPart_001_01CC0913.AB5C2C35--


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