Special Session at Interspeech 2015: Active Perception in Human and Machine Speech Communication (Martin Heckmann )


Subject: Special Session at Interspeech 2015: Active Perception in Human and Machine Speech Communication
From:    Martin Heckmann  <Martin.Heckmann@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:53:56 +0100
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This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 00365FD3C1257DD6_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" ------------------------------------------------------------ Call for participation in the Special Session Active Perception in Human and Machine Speech Communication at Interspeech, September 6-10, 2015 in Dresden **Deadline: March 20, 2015** ------------------------------------------------------------- We are pleased to announce the special session *Active Perception in Human and Machine Speech Communication* to be held at Interspeech 2015. In this special session, we want to look at how listeners adapt to better understand the talker in a communication and how they actively perceive the message. A main target of the session is to explore how behavioral research can enrich the development of active machine listening. Active auditory perception has received relatively little research attention despite the facts that (1) auditory perception is still a bottleneck on current robotic systems, (2) human listening appears to rely substantially on feedback (e.g. outer hair cells) and (3) that speech communication, i.e. intention-driven goal-oriented communication, provides the possibility to jointly create an optimal situation for mutual understanding. We plan to address this exciting topic at Interspeech 2015 and therefore solicit contributions on active speech perception in humans and machines and on the adaptation of human or machine interaction behavior to guide the communication. Topics of particular interest for the special session are: - active speech perception in humans - adaptive interaction behavior in humans (e.g. entrainment as an implicit method to guide the interaction partner's communicative behavior) - adaptation of human or machine listening to the environment (e.g. adaptation of volume to noise, adaptation to situation) - systems changing their orientation, position in the room or appearance to actively shape their perception - systems which control their attention in the communication actively - systems which change their interaction with the communication partner to seek the information they want - systems that encourage their interaction partner to change their interaction such that the system's needs are better fulfilled (e.g. "please speak more slowly") - research on entrainment in communications with the focus to derive the desired information You can find further details at: http://www.honda-ri.de/tiki-index.php?page=IS2015_Active_Perception Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Martin Heckmann (martin.heckmann@xxxxxxxx) Britta Wrede (bwrede@xxxxxxxx) Dorothea Kolossa (dorothea.kolossa@xxxxxxxx) Alexander Raake (alexander.raake@xxxxxxxx) --=_alternative 00365FD3C1257DD6_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" <font size=2 face="sans-serif">------------------------------------------------------------</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Call for participation in the Special Session</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Active Perception in Human and Machine Speech Communication</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;at Interspeech, September 6-10, 2015 in Dresden</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;**Deadline: March 20, 2015**</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">-------------------------------------------------------------</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">We are pleased to announce the special session</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">*Active Perception in Human and Machine Speech Communication*</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">to be held at Interspeech 2015.</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">In this special session, we want to look at how listeners adapt to </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">better understand the talker in a communication and how they actively </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">perceive the message. A main target of the session is to explore how </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">behavioral research can enrich the development of active machine listening.</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Active auditory perception has received relatively little research </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">attention despite the facts that (1) auditory perception is still a </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">bottleneck on current robotic systems, (2) human listening appears to </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">rely substantially on feedback (e.g. outer hair cells) and (3) that </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">speech communication, i.e. intention-driven goal-oriented communication, </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">provides the possibility to jointly create an optimal situation for </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">mutual understanding.</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">We plan to address this exciting topic at Interspeech 2015 and therefore </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">solicit contributions on active speech perception in humans and machines </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">and on the adaptation of human or machine interaction behavior to guide </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">the communication. Topics of particular interest for the special session </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">are:</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- &nbsp;active speech perception in humans</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- &nbsp;adaptive interaction behavior in humans (e.g. entrainment as an </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">implicit method to guide the interaction partner's communicative behavior)</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- &nbsp;adaptation of human or machine listening to the environment (e.g. </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">adaptation of volume to noise, adaptation to situation)</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- &nbsp;systems changing their orientation, position in the room or </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">appearance to actively shape their perception</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- &nbsp;systems which control their attention in the communication actively</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- &nbsp;systems which change their interaction with the communication partner </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">to seek the information they want</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- &nbsp;systems that encourage their interaction partner to change their </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">interaction such that the system's needs are better fulfilled (e.g. </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">&quot;please speak more slowly&quot;)</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- &nbsp;research on entrainment in communications with the focus to derive </font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">the desired information</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">You can find further details at:</font> <br> <br><a href="http://www.honda-ri.de/tiki-index.php?page=IS2015_Active_Perception"><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.honda-ri.de/tiki-index.php?page=IS2015_Active_Perception</font></a> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Martin Heckmann (martin.heckmann@xxxxxxxx)</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Britta Wrede (bwrede@xxxxxxxx)</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dorothea Kolossa (dorothea.kolossa@xxxxxxxx)</font> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Alexander Raake (alexander.raake@xxxxxxxx)</font> <br> <br> <br> --=_alternative 00365FD3C1257DD6_=--


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