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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION/PAPERS
1st International Workshop on Vocal Interactivity in-and-between Humans,
Animals and Robots (VIHAR-2017)
25-26 August 2017
University of Skövde, Sweden
http://vihar-2017.vihar.org
Almost all animals exploit vocal signals for a range of
ecologically-motivated purposes: from detecting predators/prey and marking
territory, to expressing emotions, establishing social relations and
sharing information. Whether it’s a bird raising an alarm, a whale calling
to potential partners, a dog responding to human commands, a parent reading
a story with a child, or a businessperson accessing stock prices using Siri
on an iPhone, vocalisation provides a valuable communications channel
through which behaviour may be coordinated and controlled, and information
may be distributed and acquired. Indeed, the ubiquity of vocal interaction
has led to research across an extremely diverse array of fields, from
assessing animal welfare, to understanding the precursors of human
language, to developing voice-based human-machine interaction. Clearly,
there is potential for cross-fertilisation between disciplines; for
example, using robots to investigate contemporary theories of language
grounding, using machine learning to analyse different habitats or adding
vocal expressivity to the next generation of autonomous social agents.
However, many opportunities remain unexplored, not least due to the lack of
a suitable forum.
VIHAR-2017 aims to bring together researchers studying vocalisations and
speech-based interaction in-and- between humans, animals and robots from a
variety of different fields. The workshop is being organised by
participants of a recent Dagstuhl Seminar on the same topic, and follows
the publication of a short review article:
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frobt.2016.00061/full
<http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frobt.2016.00061/full.>.
VIHAR-2017
will provide a timely opportunity for scientists and engineers from
different fields to share theoretical insights, best practices, tools and
methodologies, and to identify common principles underpinning vocal
behaviour in a multi-disciplinary environment.
We invite original submissions of four-page INTERSPEECH-style papers (plus
one page of references) or two-page extended abstracts (including
references) in all areas of vocal interactivity. Suggested workshop topics
may include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- physiological and morphological similarities/differences between vocal
systems in animals
- properties and functions of animal signals
- evolution of vocal interactivity
- vocal imitation and learning
- conveyance of emotion
- comparative analyses of human and animal vocalisations
- use of vocalisation
- vocal interactivity between non-conspecifics
- spoken language systems
- technology-based research methods
Paper submissions should conform to the format as detailed in the
INTERSPEECH 2017 Author’s Kit (
http://www.interspeech2017.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IS2017_paper_kit.zip
).
Key Dates:
Submission deadline - 2 June 2017
Notification of acceptance - 30 June 2017
Workshop - 25-26 August 2017
Organisers:
Robert Eklund, Linköping University
Angela Dassow, Carthage College
Ricard Marxer, University of Sheffield
Roger K. Moore, University of Sheffield
Bhiksha Raj, Carnegie Mellon University
Rita Singh, Carnegie Mellon University
Serge Thill, University of Skövde
Benjamin Weiss, Technical University of Berlin
VIHAR-2017 takes place immediately after INTERSPEECH in Stockholm (
http://www.interspeech2017.org) and is supported by the International
Speech Communication Association (http://www.isca-speech.org
<http://www.isca-speech.org/iscaweb/>).
For details, visit the VIHAR-2017 website: http://vihar-2017.vihar.org
If you wish to join the VIHAR community, please subscribe to our mailing
list by entering your e-mail address at //www.freelists.org/list/vihar
<//www.freelists.org/list/vihar,> and then responding to the
confirmation e-mail that you will receive from the list server.
Please forward this CfP to anyone who you think might be interested in
contributing/attending.
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