Deadline Extension / 2nd Call for Papers

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Young Researchers Roundtable on Spoken Dialogue Systems (YRRSDS)

http://www.yrrsds.org/

August 31st - September 1st, 2015, Prague, Czech Republic

Held in conjunction with SIGdial, 2015

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The Young Researchers' Roundtable on Spoken Dialogue Systems (YRRSDS) is an annual 2-day workshop designed for graduate students, postdocs, and junior researchers working in research related to spoken dialogue systems in both academia and industry. YRRSDS provides an international forum where participants can get feedback on their work and ideas, get hands-on experience with new tools and systems, network with future employers, and hear from outstanding invited speakers. YRRSDS 2015 will be hosted by Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, and will take place from August 31st - September 1st, directly before SIGdial.

YRRSDS 2015 will feature invited talks from senior researchers, a career panel representing both academia and industry, technical talks from sponsors, a demo and poster session, roundtable discussions, tutorials, and other exciting activities.

Topics

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We invite broad participation. Example submission topics include, but are not limited to:

? Models of dialogue: statistical, symbolic, and hybrid approaches

? Evaluation methodology for dialogue systems

? Semantics, pragmatics, and context in dialogue systems

? Incremental spoken dialogue systems

? Situated interaction with virtual and robotic agents

? Psycholinguistic influences on dialogue system design

? Establishing social relationships and engagement with the user

? Data collection and dataset sharing for statistical models

? Industry development cycles, requirements, and applications

Important Dates

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Submission deadline: July 10th

Author notification: July 17th

Submission Information

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We invite any researcher who is at a relatively early stage of their career (no age limit) to submit a 2-page position paper latest by 10 July, 2015. This should include their past, present and future work, a short bio, and topic suggestions for discussions.  Acceptance is on a first-come, first-served basis and the number of participants is generally capped at 30. Poster presentation by all participants is expected. However, posters need only present current work and not necessarily be from a published paper.

Formatting directions are provided at:

https://sites.google.com/site/yrrsdsmmxv/submissions-1

Please submit via the EasyChair system:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=yrrsds2015

If you experience any problems with the submission process, please contact the organizers at yrrsds2015@gmail.com.

Registration

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There is a $60 (USD) fee for organizational purposes and proceedings