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| Friday, January 10, 2025 by Chris Wellekens |
3-3 Other Events
| 3-3-1 | (2025-03-03) VOICE AND SPEECH SCIENCE IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (on line) I would like to personally encourage you to attend our online 2025 conference and hopefully submit an abstract for the special conference entitled VOICE AND SPEECH SCIENCE IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Our keynote speakers are Frank Guenther and Shri Narayanan, international experts on this topic. The conference is organized by the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS) and scheduled for March 3-4, 2025, only a few months away. Here are some topics that would fit into the general theme:
Abstract submission is extended to January 6, 2025. You can submit an abstract here: https://forms.gle/aTEevwHnTzvVTBQr7 NCVS is committed to bringing new areas of science to the voice and speech community. Cordially, Ingo R. Titze, PhD President, National Center for Voice and Speech
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| 3-3-2 | (2025-03-25) Advanced Language Processing School (ALPS) 2025, Aussois (French Alps), France FIRST CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Advanced Language Processing School (ALPS) 2025 March 30th - April 4th 2025 Aussois (French Alps)
We are pleased to announce the 5th edition of ALPS - the Advanced NLP School to be held in the French Alps from March 30th to April 4th 2025. This school targets advanced research students in Natural Language Processing and related fields and brings together world leading experts and motivated students. The programme comprises lectures, poster presentations, practical lab sessions and nature activities - the venue is located near a National Park.
Important Dates
Confirmed speakers so far:
Website and online application: https://alps.imag.fr/ Questions: alps@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
The registration fees for the event encompass accommodation and full board at the conference venue, the Centre Paul Langevin. We will announce the fee amounts later, and they will vary depending on the participant's background: students, academia, and industry. Student fees will be set at or below €600, including twin room accommodation. We will have a limited amount of scholarships for the registration: if you are interested please mark this in the application form. The rates for academia and industry will be higher, as is customary, and will include accommodation in a single room.
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| 3-3-3 | (2025-04-06) Workshops and Grand Challenges 50th ICASSP, Hyderabad, India
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| 3-3-4 | (2025-04-06) Call for ICASSP 2025 Grand Challenge, Hyberabad, India
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| 3-3-5 | (2025-04-06) Cf Show &Tell proposals@ICASSP2025, Hyderabad, India
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| 3-3-6 | (2025-04-06) CfP ICASSP 2025, Hyderabad, India
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| 3-3-7 | (2025-04-06) CfShort courses/ ICASSP2025, Hyderabad, India
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| 3-3-8 | (2025-04-06) CfW ICASSP 2025, Hyderabad, India
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| 3-3-9 | (2025-04-06) Deadlines for ICASSP 2025, Hyderabad, India
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| 3-3-10 | (2025-04-06)Cf Tutorials, IEEE ISCASSP 2025, Hyderabad, India
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| 3-3-11 | (2025-04-22) Call for Science: 2025 Voice AI Symposium, Tampa, FL, USA Call for Science: 2025 Voice AI Symposium hosted by the Bridge2AI-Voice Consortium
Submit your innovative research and technology to shape the future of AI and voice biomarkers! This year's theme is 'Translating AI Research into Reality: Implementing Voice Biomarkers for Transformative Healthcare'
Important Dates Submission Deadline for Abstracts: December 15th, 2024 Selection Notifications begin January 15th, 2025 Symposium + Hackathon Dates: April 22-24, 2025
We are welcoming submissions for the following categories Podium or Poster Presentations Panel Discussions Voice AI Technology Fair
About: The Bridge 2AI Voice Symposium is more than a conference; it is an interactive and collaborative effort between three integral aspects which impact our understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML): people, ethics, and data. Submit your groundbreaking work for consideration to be a part of the 2024 Bridge 2AI Voice Symposium. Come join a global network of pioneers and collaborate with patients, scientists, clinicians, and industry. You play a pivotal role in shaping the future of AI and ML. We will see you in sunny Tampa Florida April 22-24.
CATEGORY 1: PODIUM AND POSTER PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS
Abstracts will be accepted for the presentation of research. We will be accepting presentations in the format of (1) oral presentation (30 minute oral presentation), (2) poster, or (3) either format. Reviewers will evaluate the submission and determine the best fit for presentation.
The goals of the podium and poster sessions are to:
Topic Areas for Submission: We invite proposals for topics including but not limited to:
Topic Area 1: The reliability of Voice AI in clinical diagnostics and prediction. Subjects can include specific disorders, public health, health policy and organization, and accessibility. Proposals can target clinician workflow, home health, virtual screening etc. Focus on tangible solutions rather than broad ideas. Current projects or new projects/ideas can be included.
Topic Area 2: Validation of Voice AI processes and demonstrations of robustness. Subjects can include optimizing machine learning for voice data or identification of explicit and implicit biases in current clinical practice that could be exacerbated by voice AI. Topics should address mitigation strategies or systematic approaches to overcome these challenges.
Topic Area 3: How can we build trust and transparency in voice AI, ensuring that it is used in responsible and effective ways to improve health outcomes and transform healthcare? Practical solutions presented can cover: highlighting methods to promote data privacy and security while fostering data sharing for research innovation, respecting patients’ rights, addressing biases and unintended consequences, and establishing a clear and consistent legal framework for voice AI in healthcare.
Abstract Guidelines
Specifications and submission details: There is no submission fee. Abstracts will be reviewed by committee who will determine best presentation for research (either poster or podium) Podiums will be 30-minute oral presentations that offer valuable insights into the field of voice AI. Submissions should focus on either research or clinical applications of AI in voice. Research Presentations: Share recent findings or ongoing research that advances our understanding of voice AI]. Clinical Presentations: Highlight innovative approaches to diagnosis, treatment, or service delivery for voice AI. Discuss the practical implications and benefits of your methods. Abstracts should include: an introduction stating its relevance to improving human health, approach, preliminary findings (if available), conclusion, and future direction of your work. Maximum character count per abstract submission is 1,900 characters NOT including spaces. If you choose to add an image or table to your abstract submission, it will count as 600 characters towards the total 1,900 characters that are allowed.
CATEGORY 2: PANEL PRESENTATION ABSTRACT
We invite abstracts for panel presentations that address the effective development and use of AI in healthcare. Each panel will consist of a moderator and 3-4 presenters who will address moderator questions or present brief papers related to a specific topic. The panel session length will be approximately 60 minutes, and should include interaction with the audience through live polling questions, which we will facilitate through the use of 'Aha Slides' at the day of the event. The topic should be addressed within the context of our 3 key pillars – people, data, and ethics. The organizer of the symposium is expected to be the chair. Diversity of background and expertise within the panel is encouraged.Presenters should represent different laboratories and an international mix of contributors is encouraged.
Specifications and submission details: There is no submission fee. Panel presentation abstracts should include bullets that include: a title, name and affiliation of the moderator, a list of the panelists, and an abstract describing the intent of the panel presentation. The abstract should include a brief overview of the panel presentation, a description of the structure of the presentation, the purpose and the intended outcome(s). The abstract should include 5 questions relevant to your panel that will be used in interactive 'Aha slides' on the day of the event (e.g. 'How do you think voice biomarkers are most likely to be implemented in the next year?' plus four answers for the audience to choose from) Maximum character count per panel submission is 1,900 characters NOT including spaces. If you choose to add an image or table to your abstract submission, it will count as 600 characters towards the total 1,900 characters that are allowed.
CATEGORY 3: CALL FOR TECHNOLOGY - VOICE AI TECH FAIR
A technology fair will be hosted during the 2025 Bridge 2AI Voice Symposium. Eligible participants include startup companies, independent tech researchers and voice AI companies with relevant technology for demonstration. Technology should be relevant to applications of Voice AI or voice biomarkers in healthcare. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with clinicians, scientists, and patients to discuss and provide hands on interactions with their tech.
Specifications and submission details:
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| 3-3-12 | (2025-04-27) CfP Congrès Français d’Acoustique, Sorbonne Université, Paris Nous avons le plaisir de vous informer que le prochain Congrès Français d’Acoustique (https://cfa2025.fr), organisé sous l’égide de la Société Française d’Acoustique (SFA), se tiendra sur le Campus Pierre et Marie Curie de Sorbonne Université du 27 au 30 Avril 2025. L'Association Francophone de la Communication Parlée (AFCP) est société partenaire pour l'organisation avec le Groupe d'Acoustique de la Parole (GAP-SFA) d'une session générale intitulée : acoustique de la voix, de la parole et du chant. Cette session a pour objectif de donner un aperçu des recherches scientifiques actuelles en sciences phonétiques et en acoustique : études expérimentales, travaux en modélisation et simulation, en phonétique expérimentale et clinique, analyse et synthèse, et histoire des sciences de la parole. Nous vous sollicitons aujourd’hui pour soumettre un résumé pour une communication orale à ce congrès. Le format d'un résumé est entre 120 et 300 mots, en langue française de préférence. Le résumé et les différentes informations saisies restent modifiables jusqu’à la date limite de contribution fixée au 01 décembre 2024. Nous espérons que vous pourrez y participer pour présenter vos derniers travaux. Veuillez noter que vous devez effectuer une pré-inscription avant de soumettre votre résumé, vous engageant ainsi à payer ultérieurement les frais d’inscription. Après avoir pris connaissance des informations sur l’inscription et la soumission des résumés sur https://cfa2025.fr/ , vous pourrez procéder à l’inscription en vous enregistrant sur la plateforme https://conforg.fr/bin/IA/reg_cfa2025_fr puis en utilisant les identifiants pour soumettre votre résumé sur https://conforg.fr/bin/usrlogin_cfa2025. À la première étape, choisissez 'GAP - Voix et Parole' dans le menu déroulant nommé 'Thème', puis 'Session générale d'acoustique de la voix, de la parole et du chant' dans le menu déroulant 'Session spéciale'. En espérant que vous accepterez cette invitation à participer, nous vous remercions par avance pour votre contribution à la réussite de cette manifestation. Bien cordialement, Nathalie Henrich Bernardoni, Coriandre Vilain et Claire Pillot-Loiseau
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| 3-3-13 | (2025-05-16) CfP 3rd International Conference on Tone and Intonation - TAI 2025, Herrsching, Germany Call for Papers 3rd International Conference on Tone and Intonation - TAI 2025
We are delighted to announce that the Third International Conference on Tone and TAI 2025 will be held in Herrsching near Munich, Germany, from 16–18 May 2025. Jointly sponsored by the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA) and the International Phonetic Association (IPA), TAI 2025 will be hosted by the Institute for Phonetics and Speech Processing of the LMU Munich.
Sireemas Maspong
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| 3-3-14 | (2025-06-09?) Cf research proposals: 2025 Jelinek Workshop on Speech and Language Technologies (JSALT), Brno, Czech Republic
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| 3-3-15 | (2025-06-10) 10èmes Journées de Phonétique Clinique, Sète, France 10e Journées de Phonétique Clinique
En 2025, les 10e JPC auront lieu dans la proche région de Montpellier, à Sète du 10 au 12 Juin 2025. Elles seront organisées conjointement par l’équipe d’Anthropologie Évolutive de l’ISEM UMR5554 (CNRS & Université de Montpellier), le laboratoire Praxiling UMR5267 (CNRS & Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), le CHU Gui de Chauliac (Service Voix Parole Déglutition), le Laboratoire Audiocampus (Faculté de Pharmacie) et le Département Universitaire d’Orthophonie (Faculté de Médecine). Ces journées pluridisciplinaires sont principalement destinées à rassembler et à favoriser les échanges entre chercheurs, cliniciens et phonéticiens et avec tout autre professionnel s’intéressant aux mécanismes de production et de perception de la parole. Les JPC accueillent autant les experts que les jeunes chercheurs et les étudiants, des domaines cliniques (médecine, orthophonie, audiologie), psychologique, et des sciences du langage. Elles concernent tout ce qui a trait au langage, à la parole et à la voix de l’enfant et de l’adulte, sain ou atteint d’une pathologie. Ces aspects y sont abordés selon des points de vue variés, permettant le partage des savoirs et l’ouverture de nouvelles pistes de réflexion, de recherche et de collaboration. Les Journées de Phonétique Clinique offrent aux jeunes chercheurs une plateforme d'échange et de formation en contact direct avec des experts du domaine. Ils peuvent y présenter leurs travaux, recevoir des retours critiques, et assister à des conférences spécialisées, ce qui favorise l'acquisition de nouvelles compétences méthodologiques et théoriques. Cette immersion dans un cadre scientifique et collaboratif enrichit leur parcours académique, soutient leur développement professionnel en recherche clinique et linguistique et leur ouvre des perspectives d’avenir pour la suite de leur parcours universitaire (post-docs). Lors de cette 10e édition, les femmes, grandes oubliées de la recherche, seront mises à l’honneur. En effet, la recherche biomédicale vise à comprendre le fonctionnement, normal ou pathologique, du corps humain, afin d’améliorer la santé et la qualité de vie des individus. Que ce soit dans son volet clinique ou dans le domaine fondamental, elle s’est souvent cantonnée à des études sur des individus masculins sans tenir compte du fait que la prévalence de certaines maladies diffère selon le genre (Baggio et al. 2013). Ainsi, à l’heure actuelle, 60% des études publiées ne font aucunement mention du genre. La communauté scientifique a aujourd’hui pris conscience de l’importance d’inclure suffisamment de femmes dans les études et d’analyser ces données en fonction du genre. Les propositions de communication porteront sur les problématiques suivantes (liste non exhaustive) :
Dates importantes (site internet de soumission à venir) Date d’appel à communication : 12/11/2024 ***Date limite de réception des soumissions (abstracts de 500 mots) : 31/01/2025 Date de notification aux auteurs : 17/03/2025 Dates d’inscription (early-bird) : 17/03/2025 au 14/04/2025 inclus Date d’inscription (tarif normal) : 15/04/2025 au 02/06/2025 inclus Version finale des résumés : 16/05/2025
10e Journées de Phonétique Clinique : 10-12 juin 2025
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| 3-3-16 | (2025-06-18) PAC 2025 - Spoken English Varieties - Perception and Representations, Aix-en-Provence,France (extended deadline) Deuxième appel à communications pour la conférence internationale PAC 2025 (phonologie de l’anglais contemporain) - Spoken English Varieties - Perception and Representations, qui se tiendra à Aix-en-Provence du 18 au 20 juin 2025. La conférence sera suivie le 20 juin après-midi d’un atelier sur le dépôt et le partage des données.
Dates à retenir : Conférence : 18-20 juin 2025, Laboratoire Parole et Langage, Aix-en-Provence. Date de soumission des résumés: 5 janvier 2025 Bien cordialement, Le comité d’organisation PAC 2025.
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| 3-3-17 | (2025-06-23) CfP Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025, Malaga, Spain Call for Submissions:
Special Session on Speaker Characterization: Speaker Recognition, Diarization, Speech Emotion Recognition We are pleased to invite you to submit your work to the Special Session on Speaker Recognition, Diarization, and Speech Emotion Recognition at the upcoming Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025, to be held from 23rd to 26th of June 2025 in Malaga. This session will focus on cutting-edge research in the fields of speech analysis, with particular emphasis on speaker recognition, diarization, and the recognition of speech-based emotions. We welcome two types of submissions: 1. Oral Presentation of Published Work: Authors of previously published journal articles related to the session’s theme are invited to submit an abstract for an oral presentation of their work. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your research to an interdisciplinary audience and engage in discussions. 2. Full Paper Submissions for Review: Authors with unpublished research are invited to submit their full papers for review. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and will also be eligible for oral presentation during the special session. Important Dates: - Abstract Submission Deadline: January 19th - Full Paper Submission Deadline: March 23rd - Notification of Acceptance: April 10th - Conference Dates: 23rd to 26th of June Submission Guidelines: - Abstracts for oral presentations of published work should be no more than 200 words. - Full paper submissions should be 2-4 pages for short papers, and up to 8 pages for long papers. - Detailed instructions can be found on the conference website https://www.fa-euronoise2025.org/ We look forward to your contributions and hope to see you at Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025! For more information, please contact: Thomas Thebaud, PhD Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Language and Speech Processing Johns Hopkins University tthebau1@jhu.edu
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| 3-3-18 | (2025-06-25) CfP : Prosody in Languages of the Middle East , Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Call for Papers: Prosody in Languages of the Middle East
Meeting Email: papeprosodyworkshop@gmail.com ; niamh.kelly@newcastle.ac.uk Webpage: https://agenda.uib.es/120122/section/53647/6th-phonetics-and-phonology-in-europe-pape-2025.html
Organisers
Meeting Description: Abstract guidelines: Max. 1 page for the body of the abstract (font size 11-12) and max. 1 page for figures/references. Please submit your abstracts to: papeprosodyworkshop@gmail.com Oral sessions: 10 min talk, 5 mins for Q&A. There will also be a poster session.
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| 3-3-19 | (2025-06-30) Appel à ateliers - CORIA TALN 2025, Marseille, France Appel à ateliers - CORIA TALN 2025 Dans le cadre de la conférence conjointe CORIA-TALN 2025 qui aura lieu à Marseille du 30 juin au 4 juillet 2025, nous invitons la communauté scientifique à soumettre des propositions d’ateliers. Ces ateliers doivent aborder une thématique spécifique en lien avec la Recherche d'Information ou le Traitement Automatique du Langage Naturel. L'objectif est de permettre des échanges approfondis et ciblés, complémentaires aux sessions plénières de la conférence principale. Chaque atelier disposera de son propre président ou présidente et de son propre comité de programme. Les responsables de l'atelier auront en charge la coordination des activités, incluant la communication autour de l’atelier, la publication de l’appel à contributions, ainsi que la gestion du processus de soumission et d’évaluation des articles. Les organisateurs et organisatrices de CORIA-TALN 2025 prendront en charge les aspects logistiques (par exemple : gestion des salles, pauses café). Les ateliers se tiendront en parallèle sur une journée complète ou une demi-journée le lundi 30 juin 2025 sur le campus Saint-Charles d’Aix-Marseille Université, à Marseille. Dates importantes
Modalités de proposition Les propositions d’ateliers (1 à 2 pages au format PDF) devront inclure :
Les propositions doivent être envoyées par courriel à coria-taln-25-ateliers@lis-lab.fr, avec pour objet : [Atelier CORIA-TALN 2025]. Modalités de sélection Les propositions seront évaluées par des membres du comité d’organisation avec l’aide d’experts issus de la communauté CORIA et TALN, et validées par l’ATALA et l’ARIA. Les critères suivants seront pris en compte :
Format Les ateliers pourront se dérouler en français ou en anglais (notamment pour les participants non-francophones). Les articles soumis devront respecter le format de CORIA-TALN 2025. Le calendrier de soumission des versions finales devra suivre celui de la conférence principale. ---- --
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| 3-3-20 | (2025-07-20) CfP 61st IEEE Professional Communication Conference (ProComm), University of Southern Denmark, Sonderborg, Denmark Call for Papers for the 61st IEEE Professional Communication Conference (ProComm)
20-23 July 2025 at the University of Southern Denmark, Sonderborg, Denmark.
ProComm is the flagship conference of the IEEE Professional Communication Society.
The conference takes place under the theme: “Digital Solutions and Multimodal Challenges”
Modern communication calls for more than traditional methods today. Digital solutions play a crucial role as they expand the efficiency and reach of communication. Multimodal communication, an evolution of this trend, is about the challenge of seamlessly integrating various media forms, from messaging apps to video calls – and it is also about the challenge of understanding how the different type and layers of communication, text and images, speech and body language, interact and interfere in the creation of attractive and effective messages. In an increasingly interconnected world, the integration of digital solutions and multimodal communication is crucial for effective exchange and collaboration. While, of course, inviting papers from all areas of professional communication, the conference will put a focus on building such inter-disciplinary bridges, using our Acoustics Lab’s international network to invite (foreign) language teachers, public-speaking coaches, researchers from the speech sciences, and speech-communication engineers to the event.
The 2025 issue of the conference is hosted by the CIE Acoustics Lab at the University of Southern Denmark in Sonderborg, Denmark.
Conference website: https://event.sdu.dk/procomm2025
All papers are subject to two rounds of double-bling peer review, and accepted papers will be published as proceedings in IEEE Xplore®, see here for further information and indexing: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplorehelp/overview-of-ieee-xplore/about-content
Please note that the website for the 2025 conference is constantly updated. Information about keynotes, important dates etc. follow in autumn 2024.
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| 3-3-21 | (2025-07-21) 12th INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON DEEP LEARNING, Porto, Portugal 12th INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON DEEP LEARNING (with a special focus on Large Language Models, Foundation Models and Generative AI) DeepLearn 2025 Porto – Maia, Portugal July 21-25, 2025 https://deeplearn.irdta.eu/2025/ ****************************************************** Co-organized by: University of Maia Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA Brussels/London ****************************************************** Early registration: January 23, 2025 ****************************************************** SCOPE: DeepLearn 2025 will be a research training event with a global scope aiming at updating participants on the most recent advances in the critical and fast developing area of deep learning. Previous events were held in Bilbao, Genova, Warsaw, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Guimarães, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Luleå, Bournemouth, Bari, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Porto. Deep learning is a branch of artificial intelligence covering a spectrum of current frontier research and industrial innovation that provides more efficient algorithms to deal with large-scale data in a huge variety of environments: computer vision, neurosciences, speech recognition, language processing, human-computer interaction, drug discovery, biomedicine and health informatics, medical image analysis, recommender systems, advertising, fraud detection, robotics, games, business and finance, biotechnology, physics experiments, biometrics, communications, climate sciences, geographic information systems, signal processing, genomics, materials design, video technology, social systems, earth and sustainability, etc. etc. The field is also raising a number of relevant questions about robustness of the algorithms, explainability, transparency, interpretability, as well as important ethical concerns at the frontier of current knowledge that deserve careful multidisciplinary discussion. Most deep learning subareas will be displayed, and main challenges identified through 18 four-hour and a half courses, 2 keynote lectures, 1 round table and a hackathon competition among participants. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Face to face interaction and networking will be main ingredients of the event. It will be also possible to fully participate in vivo remotely. DeepLearn 2025 will place special emphasis on large language models, foundation models and generative artificial intelligence. ADDRESSED TO: Graduate students, postgraduate students and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees, so people less or more advanced in their career will be welcome as well. Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses. Overall, DeepLearn 2025 is addressed to students, researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen to and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators. VENUE: DeepLearn 2025 will take place in Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, recognized by UNESCO in 1996 as a World Heritage Site. The venue will be: University of Maia Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos - Castêlo da Maia 4475-690 Maia Porto, Portugal https://www.umaia.pt/en STRUCTURE: 3 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another. All lectures will be videorecorded. Participants will be able to watch them again for 45 days after the event. An open session will give participants the opportunity to present their own work in progress in 5 minutes. Also companies will be able to present their technical developments for 10 minutes. The school will include a hackathon, where participants will be able to work in teams to tackle several machine learning challenges. Full live online participation will be possible. The organizers highlight, however, the importance of face to face interaction and networking in this kind of research training event. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Yonina Eldar (Weizmann institute of Science), Model Based Deep Learning: Applications to Imaging and Communications Manuela Veloso (JPMorganChase), The Journey of Humans and AI: Insights from AI in Robotics and AI in Finance PROFESSORS AND COURSES: Pierre Baldi (University of California Irvine), [intermediate/advanced] From Deep Learning and Transformers to AI Risks and Safety Sean Benson (Amsterdam University Medical Center), [intermediate] Digital Twins and Generative AI for Personalised Medicine Xavier Bresson (National University of Singapore), [intermediate/advanced] Graph Transformers, Graph Generative Models and Large Language Models Nello Cristianini (University of Bath), [introductory] Machina Sapiens - Towards More General Forms of AI Mark Derdzinski (Dexcom), [introductory] From Prototype to Production: Evaluation Strategies for Agentic Applications Samira Ebrahimi Kahou (University of Calgary), [intermediate/advanced] Explainability in Machine Learning Elena Giusarma (Michigan Technological University), [introductory/intermediate] Machine Learning at the Frontier of Astrophysics: Simulating the Universe Shih-Chieh Hsu (University of Washington), [intermediate/advanced] Real-Time Artificial Intelligence for Science and Engineering Xia 'Ben' Hu (Rice University), [introductory/advanced] Efficient LLM Serving: Algorithms and Systems Lu Jiang (ByteDance & Carnegie Mellon University), [introductory/intermediate] Transformers for Image and Video Generation: Fundamentals, Design, and Innovations Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer (University of Colorado), [introductory/intermediate] Multimodal AI for Healthcare Yingbin Liang (Ohio State University), [intermediate/advanced] Theory on Training Dynamics of Transformers Chen Change Loy (Nanyang Technological University), [intermediate/advanced] Harnessing Prior for Content Enhancement and Creation Evan Shelhamer (DeepMind), [intermediate] Test-Time Adaptation for Updating Models on New and Different Data Atlas Wang (University of Texas Austin), [intermediate] Low Rank Strikes Back in the Era of Large Language Models Xiang Wang (University of Science and Technology of China), [advanced] Large Language Models for User Behavior Modeling: Cross-Modal Interpretation, Preference Optimization, and Agentic Simulation Cao (Danica) Xiao (GE HealthCare), [introductory/intermediate] Transforming Healthcare and Drug Development through Multimodal AI with LLMs and Generative AI Technologies Rex Ying (Yale University), [intermediate/advanced] Multimodal Foundation Models for Graph-Structured Data: Framework and Scientific Applications OPEN SESSION: An open session will collect 5-minute voluntary oral presentations of work in progress by participants. They should submit a half-page abstract containing the title, authors, and summary of the research to david@irdta.eu by July 13, 2025. INDUSTRIAL SESSION: A session will be devoted to 10-minute demonstrations of practical applications of deep learning in industry. Companies interested in contributing are welcome to submit a 1-page abstract containing the program of the demonstration and the logistics needed. People in charge of the demonstration must register for the event. Expressions of interest have to be submitted to david@irdta.eu by July 13, 2025. HACKATHON: A hackathon will take place, where participants can work in teams to tackle several machine learning challenges. They will be coordinated by Professor Sergei V. Gleyzer (University of Alabama). The challenges will be released 2 weeks before the beginning of the school. A jury will judge the submissions and the winners of each challenge will be announced by August 25, 2025. The winning teams will receive a modest monetary prize and the runners-up will get a certificate. SPONSORS: Companies/institutions/organizations willing to be sponsors of the event can download the sponsorship leaflet from https://deeplearn.irdta.eu/2025/sponsors/ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Sergei V. Gleyzer (Tuscaloosa, hackathon chair) José Paulo Marques dos Santos (Maia, local chair) Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair) Sara Morales (Brussels) José Luís Reis (Maia) Luís Paulo Reis (Porto) David Silva (London, organization chair) REGISTRATION: It has to be done at https://deeplearn.irdta.eu/2025/registration/ The selection of 6 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For logistical reasons, it will be helpful to have an estimation of the respective demand for each course. Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration tool disabled when the capacity of the venue will have got exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to the event. FEES: Fees comprise access to all program activities and lunches. There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline. The fees for on site and for online participation are the same. ACCOMMODATION: Accommodation suggestions will be available in due time at https://deeplearn.irdta.eu/2025/accommodation/ CERTIFICATE: A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered indicating the number of hours of academic activities. This should be sufficient for those participants who plan to request ECTS recognition from their home university. QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: david@irdta.eu ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Universidade da Maia Universidade do Porto Universitat Rovira i Virgili Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA, Brussels/London
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| 3-3-22 | (2025-08-24) 13th ISCA Speech Synthesis Workshop (SSW13) , Leeuwarden, The Netherlands 13th ISCA Speech Synthesis Workshop (SSW13) - 24-26 August 2025 in Leeuwarden, NL - <https://blogs.helsinki.fi/ssw13-2025/>
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| 3-3-23 | (2025-09-06) Labs @CLEF2025, Madrid, Spain
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| 3-3-24 | (2025-09-08) EUSIPCO 2025, Palermo, Italy
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| 3-3-25 | (2025-11-06) The First VoicePrivacy Attacker Challenge, ICASSP 2025, Hyderabad, India The First VoicePrivacy Attacker Challenge
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Dear colleagues,
Registration for The First VoicePrivacy Attacker Challenge is now open!
The First VoicePrivacy Attacker Challenge is supported by ICASSP 2025 as the SP Grand Challenge (https://2025.ieeeicassp.org/sp-grand-challenges/#gc7). It focuses on developing attacker systems against voice anonymization, which will be evaluated against a set of anonymization systems submitted to the VoicePrivacy 2024 Challenge. Training, development, and evaluation datasets are provided along with a baseline attacker system. Participants shall develop their attacker systems in the form of automatic speaker verification systems and submit their scores on the development and evaluation data to the organizers. To do so, they can use any additional training data and models, provided that they are openly available and declared before the specified deadline. The metric for evaluation is equal error rate (EER). Results will be presented at the ICASSP 2025 special session to which 5 selected top-ranked participants will be invited to submit and present their challenge systems.
Please find more information in The First VoicePrivacy Attacker Challenge Evaluation Plan: https://www.voiceprivacychallenge.org/attacker/docs/Attacker_Challenge_Eval_Plan.pdf
Registration: https://t.co/pPEXxHEtP6
Contact: attacker.challenge@inria.fr
The VoicePrivacy Attacker Challenge Organizers: Xiaoxiao Miao - Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore Natalia Tomashenko - Inria, France Emmanuel Vincent - Inria, France Junichi Yamagishi - NII, Japan
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