INTERSPEECH 2019

 GRAZ – AUSTRIA SEPTEMBER 15th – 19th 2019 WWW.INTERSPEECH2019.ORG

 https://interspeech2019.org

CROSSROADS OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE 

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS FOR TUTORIALS, SPECIAL SESSIONS/CHALLENGES, AND SHOW & TELL

INTERSPEECH is the world‘s largest and most comprehensive conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing. INTERSPEECH conferences emphasize interdisciplinary approaches addressing all aspects of speech science and technology, ranging from basic theories to advanced applications. In addition to regular oral and poster sessions, INTERSPEECH 2019 will feature plenary talks by internationally renowned experts, tutorials, special sesssions and challenges, show & tell sessions, and exhibits. A number of satellite events will also take place around INTERSPEECH 2019.

Original papers are solicited in, but not limited to, the following areas:

1. Speech Perception, Production and Acquisition

2. Phonetics, Phonology, and Prosody

3. Analysis of Paralinguistics in Speech and Language

4. Speaker and Language Identification

5. Analysis of Speech and Audio Signals

6. Speech Coding and Enhancement

7. Speech Synthesis and Spoken Language Generation

8. Speech Recognition – Signal Processing, Acoustic Modeling, Robustness, an Adaptation

9. Speech Recognition – Architecture, Search, and Linguistic Components

10. Speech Recognition – Technologies and Systems for New Applications

11. Dialog Systems and Analysis of Conversation

12.Spoken Language Processing – Translation, Information Retrieval, Summarization,

     Resources, and Evaluation

A complete list of the scientific areas and topics including special sessions is available at » www.interspeech2019.org

PAPER SUBMISSION Papers intended for INTERSPEECH 2019 should be up to four pages of text. An optional fifth page could be used for references only. Paper submissions must conform to the format defined in the paper preparation guidelines and as detailed in the author’s kit on the conference webpage. Please be aware that INTERSPEECH 2019 will use new templates and submissions will be accepted only in the new format. Submissions may also be accompanied by additional files such as multimedia files, to be included on the proceedings’ USB drive. Authors must declare that their contributions are original and have not been submitted elsewhere for publication. Papers must be submitted via the online paper submission system. The working language of the conference is English, and papers must be written in English.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and to your participation in INTERSPEECH 2019.

IMPORTANT DATES

» November 30, 2018 Special session/challenges proposals due

» February 1, 2019 Tutorial proposals due

» February 15, 2019 Submission portal opens

» February 28, 2019 Satellite workshops/events proposals due

» March 29, 2019 Paper submission deadline

» April 5, 2019 Final paper submission deadline

» April 26, 2019 Show & Tell proposals due

» June 17, 2019 Acceptance/rejection notification

» June 24, 2019 Registration opens

» July 1, 2019 Camera-ready paper due

General Chairs:

Gernot Kubin, TU Graz, Austria

Zdravko Kacˇicˇ, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Technical Chairs:

Thomas Hain, U Sheffield, UK

Björn Schuller, U Augsburg/Imperial College, Germany/UK

Organising Committee Members:

Michiel Bacchiani, Google NY, USA

Gerhard Backfried, Sail Labs Vienna, Austria

Jamilla Balint, TU Graz, Austria

Eugen Brenner, TU Graz, Austria

Mariapaola D‘Imperio, Aix Marseille U, France

Dina ElZarka, U Graz, Austria

Tim Fingscheidt, TU Braunschweig, Germany

Anouschka Foltz, U Graz, Austria

Anna Fuchs, AVL Graz, Austria

Panayiotis Georgiou, USC Los Angeles, USA

Franz Graf, Joanneum Research Graz, Austria

Markus Gugatschka, MU Graz, Austria

Martin Hagmüller, TU Graz, Austria

Petra Hödl, U Graz, Austria

Robert Höldrich, KU Graz, Austria

Mario Huemer, JKU Linz, Austria

Dorothea Kolossa, RU Bochum, Germany

Christina Leitner, Joanneum Research Graz, Austria

Stefanie Lindstaedt, KNOW Centre Graz, Austria

Helen Meng, CU Hong Kong, China

Ineke Mennen, U Graz, Austria

Florian Metze, CMU Pittsburgh, USA

Pejman Mowlaee, Widex/TU Graz, Denmark/Austria

Franz Pernkopf, TU Graz, Austria

Lukas Pfeifenberger, Ognios Salzburg, Austria

Christopf Prinz, Sail Labs Vienna, Austria

Michael Pucher, ÖAW Vienna, Austria

Philipp Salletmayr, Nuance Vienna, Austria

Barbara Schuppler, TU Graz, Austria

Dagmar Schuller, audEERING, Germany

Wolfgang Wokurek, U Stuttgart, Germany

Kai Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China