Subject: IEEE Signal Processing Cup - Real-Time Beat Tracking Challenge From: Matthew Davies <mdavies@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:33:59 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail=_F251E700-C148-4A3E-9544-7CE878980429 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Dear Auditory list, This is the final call for participation for the IEEE Signal Processing = Cup to be held as part of ICASSP 2017 in New Orleans (March 5th - 9th).=20= The IEEE Signal Processing Cup provides undergraduate students with an = opportunity to form teams and work together to solve a challenging and = interesting real-world program using signal processing techniques and = methods. The topic of the SP CUP in 2017 is very relevant to those on = the auditory list with an interest in music: Real-Time Beat Tracking.=20 I would like to use this opportunity to reach out to faculty who are = currently teaching audio, mir, or dsp classes to let their students know = about the SP Cup. In addition to prize money for the best three teams: (grand prize $5000, = second prize $2500 and third prize $1500) IEEE will also provide travel = grants and free registration for up to three participants of the best = three teams to attend ICASSP.=20 The main page for the SP Cup is here: = https://signalprocessingsociety.org/get-involved/signal-processing-cup = <https://signalprocessingsociety.org/get-involved/signal-processing-cup> A supporting document for the competition is here: = http://signalprocessingsociety.org/sites/default/files/uploads/publication= s_resources/news/ICASSP_2017_SPCup.pdf = <http://signalprocessingsociety.org/sites/default/files/uploads/publicatio= ns_resources/news/ICASSP_2017_SPCup.pdf> Registered participants can access an online forum to post questions to = the organisers: https://piazza.com/ieee_sps/other/sp1701/home = <https://piazza.com/ieee_sps/other/sp1701/home> Important Dates: November 7, 2016 - Deadline for Team Registration to join the = competition and Phase 1 submission** December 21, 2016 - Deadline for submitting open competition results for = Phase 2.=20 January 10, 2017 - Announcement of best three teams. March 5-9, 2017 - Final Competition at ICASSP 2017 **While the deadline for participation and Phase 1 submission is coming = very soon, there is a pretty low barrier for entry: Part 1 1. The submission of three 30 second musical excerpts along with human = annotated beat times. (Note, we're partially bootstrapping the competition by having some of = the test dataset provided by the teams themselves.)=20 Part 2 1. Software version (with instructions on how to run the software) of = the real- time algorithm implemented on the embedded device. 2. The beat time output for the real-time embedded algorithm for the = both the provided database and the participant submitted musical = excerpts. 3. A video or link to an online video of the real-time beat tracking = application in action for an easy and hard musical excerpt. 4. A report in the form of an IEEE conference paper describing the = technical details of the real-time beat tracking application. Any questions, do feel free to contact me directly, or via the forum on = piazza.=20 Best wishes on behalf of the IEEE SP Cup 2017 organisers, Craig Jin, Matthew Davies, Dan Ellis --Apple-Mail=_F251E700-C148-4A3E-9544-7CE878980429 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" = class=3D""><div class=3D"">Dear Auditory list,<div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">This is the final call for = participation for the IEEE Signal Processing Cup to be held as part of = ICASSP 2017 in New Orleans (March 5th - 9th). </div><div = class=3D"">The IEEE Signal Processing Cup provides undergraduate = students with an opportunity to form teams and work together to solve a = challenging and interesting real-world program using signal processing = techniques and methods. The topic of the SP CUP in 2017 is very relevant = to those on the auditory list with an interest in music: Real-Time Beat = Tracking. </div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">I would like to use this opportunity to reach out to faculty = who are currently teaching audio, mir, or dsp classes to let their = students know about the SP Cup.</div><div class=3D"">In addition to = prize money for the best three teams: (grand prize $5000, second prize = $2500 and third prize $1500) IEEE will also provide travel grants and = free registration for up to three participants of the best three teams = to attend ICASSP. </div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">The main page for the SP Cup is here: <a = href=3D"https://signalprocessingsociety.org/get-involved/signal-processing= -cup" = class=3D"">https://signalprocessingsociety.org/get-involved/signal-process= ing-cup</a><br class=3D"">A supporting document for the competition is = here: <a = href=3D"http://signalprocessingsociety.org/sites/default/files/uploads/pub= lications_resources/news/ICASSP_2017_SPCup.pdf" = class=3D"">http://signalprocessingsociety.org/sites/default/files/uploads/= publications_resources/news/ICASSP_2017_SPCup.pdf</a></div><div = class=3D"">Registered participants can access an online forum to post = questions to the organisers: <a = href=3D"https://piazza.com/ieee_sps/other/sp1701/home" = class=3D"">https://piazza.com/ieee_sps/other/sp1701/home</a></div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Important = Dates:</div><div class=3D"">November 7, 2016 - Deadline for Team = Registration to join the competition and Phase 1 submission**</div><div = class=3D""><div class=3D"">December 21, 2016 - Deadline for submitting = open competition results for Phase 2. </div></div><div = class=3D"">January 10, 2017 - Announcement of best three = teams.</div><div class=3D"">March 5-9, 2017 - Final Competition at = ICASSP 2017</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">**While the deadline for participation and Phase 1 submission = is coming very soon, there is a pretty low barrier for entry:</div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Part 1<br class=3D"">1. = The submission of three 30 second musical excerpts along with human = annotated beat times.</div><div class=3D"">(Note, we're partially = bootstrapping the competition by having some of the test dataset = provided by the teams themselves.) <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Part= 2<br class=3D"">1. Software version (with instructions on how to = run the software) of the real- time algorithm implemented on = the embedded device.<br class=3D"">2. The beat time output for = the real-time embedded algorithm for the both the provided database = and the participant submitted musical excerpts.<br = class=3D"">3. A video or link to an online video of the real-time = beat tracking application in action for an easy and hard = musical excerpt.<br class=3D"">4. A report in the form of an = IEEE conference paper describing the technical details of the = real-time beat tracking application.<br class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Any questions, do feel free to contact = me directly, or via the forum on piazza. </div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Best wishes on behalf of the IEEE SP = Cup 2017 organisers,</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">Craig Jin, Matthew Davies, Dan Ellis</div></div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_F251E700-C148-4A3E-9544-7CE878980429--