Subject: [AUDITORY] ICASSP 2024 Audio Packet Loss Concealment Grand Challenge From: Ross Cutler <000001144701df79-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:51:14 +0000--_000_SA1PR00MB11234DE583D8158573141BDDEBD2ASA1PR00MB1123namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Have you ever heard audio distortion due to packet losses on an audio call?= Microsoft has organized the ICASSP 2024 Audio Packet Loss Concealment Gran= d Challenge to address this common issue. Following the successful challeng= e at INTERSPEECH 2022, this iteration at ICASSP 2024 aims to address the ch= allenges posed by long-gap packet losses and the ongoing transition to high= er bandwidth audio in VoIP. The challenge retains the stringent realistic l= atency requirements from the previous iteration while presenting a more dem= anding dataset to reflect realistic and adverse network conditions. We've j= ust released the validation data, and will provide a blind set December 1st= , for submission until December 7th. The participants with the best results= will be invited to submit a 2-Page paper to ICASSP 2024 taking place in Se= oul, Korea in April 2024. Given your interest in audio, we expect that you might be interested in par= ticipating in this challenge as well. We look forward to your contributions= towards advancing the field. If you have any questions, want to be kept in= the loop for any updates, or if you know of any colleagues who may be inte= rested, please respond to this email or contact us directly at plc_challeng= e@xxxxxxxx . For more information, and to download the just-released validation data, pl= ease visit http://aka.ms/plc_challenge. Best regards, Ross Cutler --_000_SA1PR00MB11234DE583D8158573141BDDEBD2ASA1PR00MB1123namp_ 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: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;} @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 class=3D"MsoNormal">Have you ever heard audio distortion due to packet l= osses on an audio call? Microsoft has organized the ICASSP 2024 Audio Packe= t Loss Concealment Grand Challenge to address this common issue. Following = the successful challenge at INTERSPEECH 2022, this iteration at ICASSP 2024 aims to address the challenges posed b= y long-gap packet losses and the ongoing transition to higher bandwidth aud= io in VoIP. The challenge retains the stringent realistic latency requireme= nts from the previous iteration while presenting a more demanding dataset to reflect realistic and adverse= network conditions. We've just released the validation data, and will prov= ide a blind set December 1st, for submission until December 7th. The partic= ipants with the best results will be invited to submit a 2-Page paper to ICASSP 2024 taking place in Seoul, = Korea in April 2024.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Given your interest in audio, we expect that you mig= ht be interested in participating in this challenge as well. We look forwar= d to your contributions towards advancing the field. If you have any questi= ons, want to be kept in the loop for any updates, or if you know of any colleagues who may be interested, pleas= e respond to this email or contact us directly at plc_challenge@xxxxxxxx= om .<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">For more information, and to download the just-relea= sed validation data, please visit <a href=3D"http://aka.ms/plc_challenge">http://aka.ms/plc_challenge</a>.<o:= p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Ross Cutler<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_SA1PR00MB11234DE583D8158573141BDDEBD2ASA1PR00MB1123namp_--