[AUDITORY] Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement Challenge (AVSEC-2) (cogmhear )


Subject: [AUDITORY] Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement Challenge (AVSEC-2)
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Date:    Mon, 15 May 2023 15:46:46 +0000

--_000_CWLP302MB03276B1F48F549FEC529C409CB789CWLP302MB0327GBRP_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We are currently running a 2nd edition of the COG-MHEAR Audio-Visual Speech= Enhancement Challenge (AVSEC-2): https://challenge.cogmhear.org/ AVSEC sets the first benchmark in the field of audio-visual speech enhancem= ent, providing a carefully designed dataset and scalable protocol for human= listening evaluation of AV-SE systems. We expect the challenge to bring to= gether interdisciplinary research teams to advance the field of AV-SE and t= o provide further insight about the scope and limitations of current AV-SE = approaches. Results and further information about the 1st edition can be found here: https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/avse-challenge-audio-visual-s= peech-enhancement-challenge AVSEC-2 will be part of ASRU Special Sessions: http://www.asru2023.org/ --- Timeline --- The proposed timeline is as follows: 1st February 2023: Release of training and development data. 15th-18th of May 2023: Release of baseline system. 15th-18th of May 2023: Evaluation data release. 22nd of May 2023: Leaderboard open for submissions. 3rd July 2023: Submission deadline for evaluation; ASRU paper submission de= adline. 10th July 2023: ASRU Paper revision deadline August/September 2023: Evaluation with human participants. 15th September 2023: Early results release 30th September 2023: ASRU camera ready submission deadline. 16th-20th December 2023: ASRU 2023. We invite you to download the datasets and to take part in this new edition= of the challenge. Best regards Dorothy Dr. Dorothy Hardy (She/her) 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, Tue, Thur 10.30 - 16.30; Wed 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. If you are not the intended addressee you must not take any action ba= sed on this message and its attachment(s) nor must you copy or show them to= anyone. Please respond to the sender and ensure that this message and its = attachment(s) are deleted. It is your responsibility to ensure that this message and its attachment(s)= are scanned for viruses or other defects. 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Find out more on the contactSCOTLAND website= . --_000_CWLP302MB03276B1F48F549FEC529C409CB789CWLP302MB0327GBRP_ 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><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @xxxxxxxx {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:"Segoe UI"; panose-1:2 11 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 3;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} span.contentpasted0 {mso-style-name:contentpasted0;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">We are currently running= a 2nd edition of the COG-MHEAR Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement Challenge (= AVSEC-2): <a href=3D"https://challenge.cogmhear.org/">https://challenge.cogmhear.org/= </a></span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe U= I&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:= 11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">AVSEC sets the first ben= chmark in the field of audio-visual speech enhancement, providing a careful= ly designed dataset and scalable protocol for human listening evaluation of AV-SE systems. We expect the challenge t= o bring together interdisciplinary research teams to advance the field of A= V-SE and to provide further insight about the scope and limitations of curr= ent AV-SE approaches.</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-fam= ily:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:= 11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">Results and further info= rmation about the 1st edition can be found here:</span></span><span style= =3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242= 424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:= 11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black"><a href=3D"https://www.r= esearch.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/avse-challenge-audio-visual-speech-enhance= ment-challenge">https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/avse-challeng= e-audio-visual-speech-enhancement-challenge</a></span></span><span style=3D= "font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424= "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:= 11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">AVSEC-2 will be part of = ASRU Special Sessions: <a href=3D"http://www.asru2023.org/">http://www.asru2023.org/</a></span></s= pan><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-s= erif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:= 11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">--- Timeline ---</span><= /span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans= -serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:= 11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">The proposed timeline is= as follows:</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot= ;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:= 11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">1st February 2023: Relea= se of training and development data.</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:= 11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:= p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">15th-18th of May 2023: R= elease of baseline system.</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;fon= t-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span><= /p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">15th-18th of May 2023: E= valuation data release.</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-f= amily:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">22nd of May 2023: Leader= board open for submissions.</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;fo= nt-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span>= </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">3rd July 2023: Submissio= n deadline for evaluation; ASRU paper submission deadline.</span></span><sp= an style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;co= lor:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">10th July 2023: ASRU Pap= er revision deadline</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-fami= ly:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">August/September 2023: E= valuation with human participants.</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11= .5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p>= </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">15th September 2023: Ear= ly results release</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-family= :&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">30th September 2023: ASR= U camera ready submission deadline.</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:1= 1.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p= ></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">16th-20th December 2023:= ASRU 2023.</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;= Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:= 11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span class=3D"contentpas= ted0"><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;color:black">We invite you to downloa= d the datasets and to take part in this new edition of the challenge.</span= ></span><span style=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sa= ns-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best rega= rds<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dorothy<o= :p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;mso-f= areast-language:EN-GB">Dr. Dorothy Hardy </span><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">(She/her)</span><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;mso-fa= reast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;mso-f= areast-language:EN-GB">Research Fellow and Research Programme Manager<o:p><= /o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;mso-f= areast-language:EN-GB">COG-MHEAR research programme: Future Hearing Technol= ogy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;mso-f= areast-language:EN-GB">Edinburgh Napier University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p= > <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;mso-f= areast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;mso-f= areast-language:EN-GB">Email: <a href=3D"mailto:D.Hardy@xxxxxxxx"><span style=3D"color:#0563C1">D.Har= dy@xxxxxxxx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language= :EN-GB">Web: <a href=3D"https://cogmhear.org/"><span style=3D"color:blue">COG-MHEAR (cog= mhear.org)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language= :EN-GB"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language= :EN-GB">Office hours: Mon, Tue, Thur 10.30 &#8211; 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