Subject: [AUDITORY] Webinar: Machine Learning Challenges to Improve Hearing Devices (Dec 15th, 12pm UK GMT). From: "Sumner, Christian" <christian.sumner@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2022 10:44:20 +0000--_000_LO4P265MB4212E455558000AA1B7255D0C41A9LO4P265MB4212GBRP_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Auditory List , UK Acoustics Network 2022 Festive Webinar Please join us for a special seasonal webinar. Christmas Jumpers are option= al. Thursday December 15th, 12pm UK GMT. Machine Learning Challenges to Improve Hearing Devices: The Clarity and Cad= enza Projects Presented by Trevor Cox and Becky Vos, University of Salford Clarity<https://claritychallenge.org/> and Cadenza<http://cadenzachallenge.= org/> are two EPSRC projects that are exploiting the latest in machine lear= ning to create improved listening experiences for those with a hearing loss= . Clarity is focussing on speech-in-noise whereas Cadenza is concerned with= music. For both projects, the research methodology is to run a series of o= pen competitions, within which researchers from around the world take part.= Competitors are given speech or music to enhance. Competitors are challeng= ed to improve and personalise the audio for listeners with hearing losses Full abstract: https://acoustics.ac.uk/festive-hearing-sig-webinar-machine-= learning-challenges-to-improve-hearing-devices-the-clarity-and-cadenza-proj= ects/ Registration for the webinar is via this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webi= nar/register/WN_KRnN5XZQQ52xkPgGAIvI7Q After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing informa= tion about joining the webinar. We look forward to seeing you there. Best, Chris, on behalf of the UKAN Hearing SIG. ---------------------- Dr Chris Sumner Associate Professor in Auditory Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Not= tingham Trent University. email: christian.sumner@xxxxxxxx<mailto:christian.sumner@xxxxxxxx> Web: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/social-sciences/christian-sumner Hearing at NTU: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/groups-and-centres/groups/h= earing-research-at-ntu UK Acoustics Network/ Hearing: https://acoustics.ac.uk/sigs/hearing-acoust= ics/ Frontiers for Young Minds - A world of Sound: https://kids.frontiersin.org/= collection/17985/a-world-of-sound Prioirities in Hearing (survey of expert opinions running): https://acousti= cs.ac.uk/international-priorities-in-hearing-survey/ DISCLAIMER: This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain= private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addresse= e, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. 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Christma= s Jumpers are optional. </span><span style=3D"background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o= :p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"background:white;mso-fareast-langu= age:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"color:black;background:white;mso-f= areast-language:EN-GB">Thursday December 15<sup>th</sup>, 12pm UK GMT.</spa= n></b><span style=3D"color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-G= B"> </span><b><span style=3D"background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>= </o:p></span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><i><span style=3D"color:black;background:white;ms= o-fareast-language:EN-GB">Machine Learning Challenges to Improve Hearing De= vices: The Clarity and Cadenza Projects</span></i></b><b><i><span style=3D"= background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><i><span style=3D"color:black;background:white;mso-f= areast-language:EN-GB">Presented by Trevor Cox and Becky Vos, University of= Salford</span></i><i><span style=3D"background:white;mso-fareast-language:= EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"FR" style=3D"background:white;mso-fare= ast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://claritychallenge.org/"><span styl= e=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Clarity</span></a><span style=3D"mso-farea= st-language:EN-GB"> and </span><a href=3D"http://cadenzachallenge.org/"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-= language:EN-GB">Cadenza</span></a><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB= "> are two EPSRC projects that are exploiting the latest in machine learnin= g to create improved listening experiences for those with a hearing loss. Clarity is focussing on speech-in-noise whe= reas Cadenza is concerned with music. For both projects, the research metho= dology is to run a series of open competitions, within which researchers fr= om around the world take part. Competitors are given speech or music to enhance. Competitors are challenged to improv= e and personalise the audio for listeners with hearing losses<span style=3D= "background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"background:white;mso-fareast-language= :EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;background:white;mso-fare= ast-language:EN-GB">Full abstract: <a href=3D"https://acoustics.ac.uk/festive-hearing-sig-webinar-machine-lear= ning-challenges-to-improve-hearing-devices-the-clarity-and-cadenza-projects= /" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"UKAN+ Hearing Sig Festive Webinar"> https://acoustics.ac.uk/festive-hearing-sig-webinar-machine-learning-challe= nges-to-improve-hearing-devices-the-clarity-and-cadenza-projects/</a></span= ><span style=3D"background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></s= pan></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"background:white;mso-fareast-language= :EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;background:white;mso-fare= ast-language:EN-GB">Registration for the webinar is via this link: <a href=3D"https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KRnN5XZQQ52xkPgGAIvI= 7Q">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KRnN5XZQQ52xkPgGAIvI7Q</a><= /span><span style=3D"background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:= p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">After reg= istering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information abou= t joining the webinar.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We look f= orward to seeing you there.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best,<o:p= ></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Chris, on= behalf of the UKAN Hearing SIG.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">---------------------- <o:p>= </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Dr Chris Sumner<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Associate Professor in Auditory Neuroscience, Depart= ment of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>email:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:christian.sumner@xxxxxxxx= .ac.uk">christian.sumner@xxxxxxxx</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Web:</b> <a href=3D"https://www.ntu.ac.uk/s= taff-profiles/social-sciences/christian-sumner"> https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/social-sciences/christian-sumner</a><o= :p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Hearing at NTU:</b> <a href=3D"https://www.= ntu.ac.uk/research/groups-and-centres/groups/hearing-research-at-ntu"> https://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/groups-and-centres/groups/hearing-research-a= t-ntu</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>UK Acoustics Network/ Hearing:</b> <a href= =3D"https://acoustics.ac.uk/sigs/hearing-acoustics/"> https://acoustics.ac.uk/sigs/hearing-acoustics/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Frontiers for Young Minds – A world of Soun= d</b>: <a href=3D"https://kids.frontiersin.org/collection/17985/a-world-of-= sound"> https://kids.frontiersin.org/collection/17985/a-world-of-sound</a><o:p></o:= p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Prioirities in Hearing (survey of expert opinions= running): </b><a href=3D"https://acoustics.ac.uk/international-priorities-in-hearing-= survey/">https://acoustics.ac.uk/international-priorities-in-hearing-survey= /</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> DISCLAIMER: This email is intended solely for the addressee. 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