Subject: [AUDITORY] ICASSP 2024 Speech Signal Improvement Challenge From: Ross Cutler <000001144701df79-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:22:10 +0000--_000_SN7PR00MB144166EFC434CFA118EDD1FAEBC0ASN7PR00MB1441namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Microsoft is pleased to organize the ICASSP 2024 Speech Signal Improvement = Challenge, which is intended to stimulate research in the area of improving= the speech signal quality in communication systems. The speech signal qual= ity can be measured with SIG in ITU-T P.835 and is still a top issue in aud= io communication and conferencing systems. To improve SIG the following spe= ech impairment areas should be addressed: coloration, discontinuity, loudne= ss, and reverberation. This is the second Speech Signal Improvement challen= ge, with the first held at ICASSP 2023. We improve on that challenge by pro= viding a dataset synthesizer to allow all teams to start at a higher baseli= ne, an objective metric for our extended P.804 tests, and we add Word Accur= acy (WAcc) as a metric. We provide a real test set for this challenge, and = the winners will be determined by subjective test (using an extended crowds= ourced implementation of ITU-T P.804) and WAcc. More details of the challenge are at: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat= ion/374263303_ICASSP_2024_SPEECH_SIGNAL_IMPROVEMENT_CHALLENGE Registration details are at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/acade= mic-program/speech-signal-improvement-challenge-icassp-2024/ Thanks, Ross --_000_SN7PR00MB144166EFC434CFA118EDD1FAEBC0ASN7PR00MB1441namp_ 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:dt=3D"uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882" xmlns:m=3D"http://sc= hemas.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:Aptos;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#467886; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;} @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} 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-US" link=3D"#467886" vlink=3D"#96607D" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p style=3D"margin:0in">Microsoft is pleased to organize the ICASSP 2024 Sp= eech Signal Improvement Challenge, which is intended to stimulate research = in the area of improving the speech signal quality in communication systems= . The speech signal quality can be measured with SIG in ITU-T P.835 and is still a top issue in audio communi= cation and conferencing systems. To improve SIG the following speech impair= ment areas should be addressed: coloration, discontinuity, loudness, and re= verberation. This is the second Speech Signal Improvement challenge, with the first held at ICASSP 2023. W= e improve on that challenge by providing a dataset synthesizer to allow all= teams to start at a higher baseline, an objective metric for our extended = P.804 tests, and we add Word Accuracy (WAcc) as a metric. We provide a real test set for this challenge, and the= winners will be determined by subjective test (using an extended crowdsour= ced implementation of ITU-T P.804) and WAcc.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style=3D"margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p style=3D"margin:0in">More details of the challenge are at: <a href=3D"ht= tps://www.researchgate.net/publication/374263303_ICASSP_2024_SPEECH_SIGNAL_= IMPROVEMENT_CHALLENGE"> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374263303_ICASSP_2024_SPEECH_SIGNA= L_IMPROVEMENT_CHALLENGE</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p style=3D"margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p style=3D"margin:0in">Registration details are at: <a href=3D"https://www= .microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/speech-signal-improvement-ch= allenge-icassp-2024/"> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/speech-signal-imp= rovement-challenge-icassp-2024/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p style=3D"margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p style=3D"margin:0in">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p> <p style=3D"margin:0in">Ross<o:p></o:p></p> <p style=3D"margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_SN7PR00MB144166EFC434CFA118EDD1FAEBC0ASN7PR00MB1441namp_--