[AUDITORY] Multi-modal audio-visual hearing aid workshop at IEEE EMBC 2022, Glasgow 11 July 2022 (cogmhear )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Multi-modal audio-visual hearing aid workshop at IEEE EMBC 2022, Glasgow 11 July 2022 From: cogmhear <000001a772a73101-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 15:31:14 +0000 --_000_LO6P265MB5968642E0EDF0B4D64A658A9CBBE9LO6P265MB5968GBRP_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please will you post the following to the auditory list: COG-MHEAR Workshop at IEEE EMBC 2022, Glasgow 11-15 July 2022 Don't miss our forthcoming COG-MHEAR Workshop on "Challenges and Opportunit= ies in Developing Multi-Modal, Transformative Hearing Assistive Technologie= s" being held as part of the 44th Annual International Conference of the IE= EE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) 2022, in Glasgow, Sco= tland, UK, 11-15 July 2022 (https://embc.embs.org/2022/) Workshop Synopsis: Hearing loss affects at least 1.5 billion people globall= y and is associated with poorer health and social outcomes. The World Healt= h Organisation (WHO) estimates 83% of people who could benefit from hearing= aids (HAs) do not use them. Barriers to HA uptake are multifaceted but can= include: social stigma; cost; a lack of understanding of hearing loss inte= rventions; and limitations of current HA technology. Limited research devel= opments in speech enhancement have been implemented into commercially avail= able HAs. However, even sophisticated aids remain ineffective in very noisy= environments where human performance is known to be dependent upon input f= rom both the aural and visual senses. Creating multi-modal HAs that draw on the principles of normal, visually-as= sisted, hearing raises many technical and usability challenges which need t= o be tackled holistically. For example, making use of lip movements or faci= al expressions traditionally requires a video camera filming the speaker, w= hich introduces questions of privacy. Ambitious solutions to these challeng= es include exploring the use of radio signals for remote monitoring and des= igning all processing to be done on the hearing device itself to minimise l= atency and increase privacy. This interdisciplinary workshop will be facilitated by leading academic and= industry experts who will showcase a hands-on demonstration of a first of = its kind real-time, multi-modal speech enhancement prototype that can explo= it lip reading cues to effectively enhance speech in real noisy environment= s. The workshop will serve to stimulate discussions on current trends, futu= re research and innovation, clinical evaluation and commercialisation chall= enges and opportunities to transform the current HA landscape. The prototyp= e demonstrator will be made freely available as an open testbed for further= research, evaluation and benchmarking by participants, who will also benef= it from interdisciplinary networking and collaboration opportunities. Registration process: You can register for our Workshop (number 29) via the= EMBC link: https://embc.embs.org/2022/pricing/ Once you click on the above link, you will see the register now button. If are only registering for our Workshop, start by choosing 'workshop only'= in the first screen (from the 'Registration Type' drop-down menu). Select = workshop #29 Amir Hussain from the list of Workshops. If you have already registered to attend EMBC and would like to go back in = and add our workshop, you would simply put in your confirmation # and hit M= odify to add the workshop. If you need assistance for any reason, please reach out to EMBCReg@xxxxxxxx= cklin.com<mailto:EMBCReg@xxxxxxxx> We hope to see you soon. Best regards Dorothy Dr. Dorothy Hardy Research Fellow and Research Programme Manager COG-MHEAR research programme: Future Hearing Technology Edinburgh Napier University, UK Email: D.Hardy@xxxxxxxx<mailto:D.Hardy@xxxxxxxx> Web: COG-MHEAR (cogmhear.org)<https://cogmhear.org/> Office hours: Mon, Wed, Thur 10.30 - 16.30; Tue 14.00 - 16.30 Best regards Dorothy Dr. Dorothy Hardy Research Fellow and Research Programme Manager COG-MHEAR research programme: Future Hearing Technology Edinburgh Napier University, UK Email: D.Hardy@xxxxxxxx Web: COG-MHEAR (cogmhear.org)<https://cogmhear.org/> Office hours: Mon, Wed, Thur 10.30 - 16.30; Tue 14.00 - 16.30 This message and its attachment(s) are intended for the addressee(s) only a= nd should not be read, copied, disclosed, forwarded or relied upon by any p= erson other than the intended addressee(s) without the permission of the se= nder. 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Find out more on the contactSCOTLAND website= . --_000_LO6P265MB5968642E0EDF0B4D64A658A9CBBE9LO6P265MB5968GBRP_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Please will you post the following to the auditory l= ist:<o:p></o:p> COG-MHEAR Workshop= at IEEE EMBC 2022, Glasgow 11-15 July 2022<o:p></o:p> Don't m= iss our forthcoming COG-MHEAR Workshop on “Challenges and Opportuniti= es in Developing Multi-Modal, Transformative Hearing Assistive Technologies= ” being held as part of the 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) = 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 11-15 July 2022 (<a href=3D"https://embc.em= bs.org/2022/">https://embc.embs.org/2022/</a>)<o:p></o:p> <o:p>&n= bsp;</o:p> Workshop Synopsis: = Hearing loss affects = at least 1.5 billion people globally and is associated with poorer health and social outcomes. The World Health Organisation (WHO= ) estimates 83% of people who could benefit from hearing aids (HAs) do not = use them. Barriers to HA uptake are multifaceted but can include: social st= igma; cost; a lack of understanding of hearing loss interventions; and limitations of current HA technology. L= imited research developments in speech enhancement have been implemented in= to commercially available HAs. However, even sophisticated aids remain inef= fective in very noisy environments where human performance is known to be dependent upon input from both the = aural and visual senses.<o:p></o:p> Creating multi-modal HA= s that draw on the principles of normal, visually-assisted, hearing raises = many technical and usability challenges which need to be tackled holistical= ly. For example, making use of lip movements or facial expressions traditionally requires a video camera film= ing the speaker, which introduces questions of privacy. Ambitious solutions= to these challenges include exploring the use of radio signals for remote = monitoring and designing all processing to be done on the hearing device itself to minimise latency and increase p= rivacy.<o:p></o:p> This in= terdisciplinary workshop will be facilitated by leading academic and indust= ry experts who will showcase a hands-on demonstration of a first of its kin= d real-time, multi-modal speech enhancement prototype that can exploit lip reading cues to effectively enhance speech = in real noisy environments. The workshop will serve to stimulate discussion= s on current trends, future research and innovation, clinical evaluation an= d commercialisation challenges and opportunities to transform the current HA landscape. The prototype demonst= rator will be made freely available as an open testbed for further research= , evaluation and benchmarking by participants, who will also benefit from i= nterdisciplinary networking and collaboration opportunities.<o:p></o:p> <o:p>&n= bsp;</o:p> Regi= stration process:&n= bsp;You can register for our Workshop (number 29) via the EMBC link: <= /span><a href=3D"https://embc.= embs.org/2022/pricing/">https://embc.embs.= org/2022/pricing/</a> <o:p></o:p><= /span> Once yo= u click on the above link, you will see the register now button. </spa= n><o:p></o:p> <o:p>&n= bsp;</o:p> If are = only registering for our Workshop, start by choosing ‘wor= kshop only’ in the first screen (from the 'Registration Type' drop-do= wn menu). Select workshop #29 Amir Hussain from the list of Workshops. <o:= p></o:p> <o:p>&n= bsp;</o:p> If you have already registered to attend EMBC an= d would like to go back in and add our workshop, you would simply put in yo= ur confirmation # and hit Modify to add the workshop.<o:p></o:p> <o:p>&n= bsp;</o:p> If you = need assistance for any reason, please  reach out to <a href=3D"mailto:EMBCReg@xxxxxxxx">EMBCReg@xxxxxxxx</a><o:= p></o:p> <o:p>&n= bsp;</o:p> We hope= to see you soon.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Best rega= rds<o:p></o:p> Dorothy<o= :p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Dr. Dorothy Hardy<o:p></o:p> Research Fellow and Research Programme Manager<o:p></o:p> COG-MHEAR research programme: Future Hearing Technology<o:p></o:p></s= pan> Edinburgh Napier University, UK<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Email: <a href=3D"mailto:D.Hardy@xxxxxxxx">D.Hardy@xxxxxxxx</a><o:p></o:p>= Web: <a h= ref=3D"https://cogmhear.org/"> COG-MHEAR (cogmhear.org)</a><o:p></o:p></= span> <o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p> Office ho= urs: Mon, Wed, Thur 10.30 – 16.30; Tue 14.00 – 16.30<o:p></o:p>= <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Best rega= rds<o:p></o:p> Dorothy<o= :p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Dr. Dorothy Hardy<o:p></o:p> Research Fellow and Research Programme Manager<o:p></o:p> COG-MHEAR research programme: Future Hearing Technology<o:p></o:p></s= pan> Edinburgh Napier University, UK<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Email: D.Hardy@xxxxxxxx<o:p></o:p> Web: <a h= ref=3D"https://cogmhear.org/"> COG-MHEAR (cogmhear.org)</a><o:p></o:p></= span> <o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p> Office ho= urs: Mon, Wed, Thur 10.30 – 16.30; Tue 14.00 – 16.30<o:p></o:p>= <o:p> </o:p> </div> <table width=3D"100%" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"=3D"0"" bo= rder=3D"0" align=3D"left" style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, san-serif= ; font-size:10pt;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding: 5px;"> This message and its attachment(s) are intended for the addressee(s) onl= y and should not be read, copied, disclosed, forwarded or relied upon by an= y person other than the intended addressee(s) without the permission of the= sender. 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