An ESCA Research Workshop: 19-20 April 1999, Cambridge, UK
(http://svr-www.eng.cam.ac.uk/~ajr/esca99.html)
Speech is more that just a way of inputting commands and text into a
computer. It is an information rich medium in itself, capable of
holding expressions of thought, ideas, feelings and emphasis which would
be lost in even the most accurate transcription. It is now easy to
store hours or even years of speech; but how can we access the stored
information easily and quickly?
The workshop will bring together researchers working with captured
speech, those researching into browsing and access techniques and those
building applications. This covers (but is not limited to) the
following areas:
* Topic spotting
* Audio summarisation
* Speaker tracking
* Information extraction from audio documents (e.g. named entities)
* Use of phone, word and lattice level representations
* Finding document boundaries in audio
* Applicable Information retrieval systems to speech
* Techniques for very large scale tasks
* The use of spoken queries vs. text queries
* Other user interface issues
* The use of relevance feedback in audio document retrieval
* Domains from personal/PDA to corporate/server
* System evaluation
* System reviews
ABSTRACTS should be one or two pages in length. They may be submitted
as a hard copy (5 copies) or by email. The address for abstract
submissions is:
Tony Robinson
University of Cambridge Engineering Department
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
CB2 1PZ, UK
Phone: +44 (0)1223 332815
Fax: +44 (0)1223 766062
Email: ajr@eng.cam.ac.uk
PAPERS are expected in two-column style of up to six pages in length.
Camera ready format is required and the proceedings will be available at
the workshop. A web site will be created and authors will be encouraged
to submit a copy of their paper and links to related work.
IMPORTANT DATES
10 January 1999: Deadline for abstract submission
05 February 1999: Notification of acceptance or rejection
21 March 1999: Deadline for camera ready papers
19-20 April 1999: Workshop
The workshop will be held at the Moller centre, a purpose built
conference centre within walking distance of Cambridge city centre.
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Tony Robinson (Cambridge University)
Steve Renals (Sheffield University)
John Garofolo (NIST)
Alex Hauptmann (CMU)
Roger Moore (DERA)
Roger Tucker (HP Labs)
Phil Woodland (Cambridge University)
The CONFERENCE FEE is inclusive of all meals and accommodation.
ESCA member £400
Non-ESCA member £432
The Non-ESCA rate includes membership of ESCA for one year. A
student discount is available. A limited number of grants for
participation in ESCA events are available. Grant applications
should be sent to the ESCA secretariat and a copy of the application
should be sent to the event organizer.
FURTHER DETAILS about the workshop available on the web at:
http://svr-www.eng.cam.ac.uk/~ajr/esca99.html