Subject: call for papers, IFSA-SCIS special session 'big speech data analysis' From: Mark VanDam <mrk.vandam@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:59:30 -0800 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--94eb2c0438942c84e00544d3331e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I am organizing (with Paul De Palma) a special session on big data and speech at a great "soft computing and intelligent systems" meeting June 27-30, 2017. The meeting is in Otsu, Japan--but accepted papers can be delivered remotely (e.g., Skype). Details below. The deadline to submit an abstract is Jan. 15. The process is to submit an abstract here <http://ifsa-scis2017.j-soft.org/submission.html>, and during the submission process you identify the special session below. I'm happy to answer any questions (mark.vandam@xxxxxxxx). This is a broad call for papers (from students, too) looking at how big data bear on questions of speech and language. Papers can be empirical or theoretical. The meeting is the Joint 17th World Congress of International Fuzzy Systems Association and 9th International Conference on Soft Computing andIntelligent Systems (IFSA-SCIS 2017), Otsu, Japan, 27th-30th June 2017. This is an IEEE group. Here is the meeting description. <http://ifsa-scis2017.j-soft.org/> Special Session: "Fuzzy processing of very large speech language databases" This session will look at automatic processing of naturalistic speech in very large databases (VLDB). Recent attempts such as the HomeBank project ( http://homebank.talkbank.org) exist in part to make publicly available a very large database of naturally collected, acoustic speech and language samples from a wide variety of real-life language use environments. The data constitute many tens-ofthousands of hours of acoustic recordings, results of automated processing including automatic speech and talker recognition and diarization, and associated meta-data such as language characteristics, demographics of participants, socio-economic status, and many other variables. The data has been used to explore typical and disordered (e.g., deafness, autism) language development, improvements to and assessment of automatic processing approaches, database management techniques, and hardware technology, among others. The papers in this session will explore a number of empirical and theoretical issues in this domain. Session organizers: Paul De Palma (Gonzagu U), Mark VanDam (Wash St U) ----- Mark VanDam Dept. Speech & Hearing Sciences Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Washington State University mark.vandam@xxxxxxxx https://labs.wsu.edu/vandam --94eb2c0438942c84e00544d3331e Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"font-size:1= 0pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">I am organizing (with Pa= ul De Palma) a special session on big data and speech at a great "soft= computing and intelligent systems" meeting June 27-30, 2017.=C2=A0 Th= e meeting is in Otsu, Japan--but accepted papers can be delivered remotely = (e.g., Skype).=C2=A0 Details below.</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-si= ze:10pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><br></span></div><di= v><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:"times new roman",ser= if">The deadline to submit an abstract is Jan. 15.=C2=A0 The=C2=A0<span cla= ss=3D"gmail-il">process</span>=C2=A0is to submit an abstract=C2=A0<a href= =3D"http://ifsa-scis2017.j-soft.org/submission.html" target=3D"_blank">here= </a>, and during the submission=C2=A0<span class=3D"gmail-il">process</span= >=C2=A0you identify the special session below.=C2=A0 I'm happy to answe= r any questions (<a href=3D"mailto:mark.vandam@xxxxxxxx">mark.vandam@xxxxxxxx= </a>).</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:"tim= es new roman",serif"><br></span></div><div>This is a broad call for pa= pers (from students, too) looking at how big data bear on questions of spee= ch and language.=C2=A0 Papers can be empirical or theoretical.</div><div><s= pan style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">= <br></span></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background-image:initial;b= ackground-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initia= l;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style=3D"font-si= ze:10pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">The meeting is the J= oint 17th World Congress of International=C2=A0<span class=3D"gmail-il">Fuz= zy</span>=C2=A0Systems Association and 9th International Conference on Soft= Computing andIntelligent Systems (IFSA-SCIS 2017), Otsu, Japan, 27th-30th = June 2017.=C2=A0 This is an IEEE group. =C2=A0<a href=3D"http://ifsa-scis20= 17.j-soft.org/" target=3D"_blank">Here is the meeting description.</a></spa= n><br clear=3D"all" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"></p><div style=3D"font-size:= 12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Special Session:</div><di= v style=3D"font-size:12.8px">"<span class=3D"gmail-il">Fuzzy</span>=C2= =A0<span class=3D"gmail-il">processing</span>=C2=A0of very large speech lan= guage databases" This session will look at automatic=C2=A0<span class= =3D"gmail-il">processing</span>=C2=A0of naturalistic speech in very large d= atabases (VLDB). Recent attempts such as the HomeBank project (<a href=3D"h= ttp://homebank.talkbank.org/" target=3D"_blank">http://homebank.talkbank.or= g</a>) exist in part to make publicly available a very large database of na= turally collected, acoustic speech and language samples from a wide variety= of real-life language use environments. The data constitute many tens-ofth= ousands of hours of acoustic recordings, results of automated=C2=A0<span cl= ass=3D"gmail-il">processing</span>=C2=A0including automatic speech and talk= er recognition and diarization, and associated meta-data such as language c= haracteristics, demographics of participants, socio-economic status, and ma= ny other variables. The data has been used to explore typical and disordere= d (e.g., deafness, autism) language development, improvements to and assess= ment of automatic=C2=A0<span class=3D"gmail-il">processing</span>=C2=A0appr= oaches, database management techniques, and hardware technology, among othe= rs. The papers in this session will explore a number of empirical and theor= etical issues in this domain.</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Session = organizers: Paul De Palma (Gonzagu U), Mark VanDam (Wash St U)</div><div st= yle=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">-----</d= iv><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Mark VanDam</div><div style=3D"font-size= :12.8px">Dept. Speech & Hearing Sciences</div><div style=3D"font-size:1= 2.8px">Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8= px">Washington State University</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><a hre= f=3D"mailto:mark.vandam@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank"><font face=3D"monospace,= monospace">mark.vandam@xxxxxxxx</font></a></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.= 8px"><a href=3D"https://labs.wsu.edu/vandam" target=3D"_blank"><font face= =3D"monospace, monospace">https://labs.wsu.edu/vandam</font></a></div> </div> --94eb2c0438942c84e00544d3331e--