[Corpora-List] CALL FOR PAPERS -- SPECOM 2005

[Evangelos Dermatas]

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CALL FOR PAPERS


For further information:

www.specom2005.org


SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
SPECOM 2005

10th International Conference on Speech and Computer
October 17-19 2005
University of Patras, Patras, Greece

Organized by WCL, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Greece
in collaboration with Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU), Moscow, Russia

Supported by ISCA (International Speech Communication Association) and
ELSNET (European Network in Language and Speech)

AIMS
SPECOM 2005, the 10th International Conference on Speech and Computer, is following the events held up-to-now alternately in St. Petersburg and Moscow (Russia). The aim of this conference is to present and discuss new developments connected with natural human - computer interaction. In particular emphasis will be on the progress and challenges of speech and language technology applications.

 

The scientific program will include several invited lectures as well as submitted paper presentations. Submitted papers will be published in a volume of proceedings available at the conference.



TOPICS

Topics of interest for paper submission include but are not limited to:

§         Speech production and perception

§         Speech analysis and processing

§         Natural language processing

§         Speech coding and transmission

§         Speech recognition and understanding

§         Speech synthesis

§         Spoken dialog systems

§         Speaker recognition

§         Multi-modal processing

§         Speech and language resources

§         Applied systems for Human-Computer Interaction 

 

VENUE

The conference will be held at the Conference Centre of the University of Patras, Greece. Patras is located on the west coast of Greece, 200 km from Athens. It is the principal seaport linking the country with Italy and the commercial and cultural centre of Western Greece. Apart from its beautiful landscape, Patras is close to the famous archeological sites of Olympia, Delphi and Corinth.

 

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers of not more than four (4) pages. Paper submission will be done exclusively via the conference website, using the submission guidelines. All papers will be refereed by an International Scientific Committee. Submission of a paper implies a commitment to present the paper if accepted.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of full paper: June 27, 2005

Notification of acceptance: July 18, 2005

Early registration: July 29, 2005

Late registration: September 10, 2005

Conference:    October 17-19, 2005

 

LANGUAGE

The official language of the conference will be English.

 

 

GENERAL CHAIR

George Kokkinakis, WCL, University of Patras, Greece

 

CO-CHAIRS

Irina Khaleeva, Moscow State Linguistic University

Nikos Fakotakis, WCL, University of Patras, Greece

 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chair:

Nikos Fakotakis, WCL, University of Patras, Greece

 

Co-chair:

Rodmonga Potapova, Moscow State Linguistic University

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

 

Blauert Jens, (Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany)

Bloothooft Gerrit, (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

Carayannis George, (Technical University of Athens, Greece)

Dermatas Evangelos, (University of Patras, Greece)

Fakotakis Nikos, (University of Patras, Greece)

Fujisaki Hiroya, (Science University of Tokyo, Japan)

Furui Sadaoki, (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Hajicova Eva, (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)

Haton Jean-Paul, (University "Henri Poincare", Nancy, France)

Hazan Valerie, (UCL, London, UK)

Hermansky Hynek, (IDIAP, Martigny, Switzerland)

Hess Wolfgang, (University of Bonn, Germany)

Hirschberg Julia, (Columbia University, USA)

Kokkinakis George, (University of Patras, Greece)

Krauwer Steven, (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

Lee Lin-Shan, (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

Marchuk Jury, (Moscow Regional University, Russia)

Moore Roger, (Sheffield University, UK)

Mourjopoulos John, (University of Patras, Greece)

Petrovsky Alexander, (Belarussian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, Belarus)

Pols Louis, (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Potapov Vsevolod, (Moscow State Lomonosov University, Russia)

Potapova Rodmonga, (Moscow State Linguistic University, Russia)

Rigoll Gerhard, (Munich University of Technology, Germany)

Ronzin Audrey, (SPIIRAS, Russia)

Skrelin Pavel, (Saint Petersburg State University, Russia)

Vintsiuk Taras, (International Research Training Centre for Information Technologies and Systems, Ukraine)

Wellekens Chris, (EURECOM, France)







KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

 

Furui Sadaoki, (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Hess Wolfgang, (University of Bonn, Germany)

Moore Roger, (Sheffield University, UK)

 

INVITED TALKS

 

Several invited talks will be given by members of the Scientific Committee.