******SICSA Speech HCI workshop******
*********** March 27th 2014**************
**********Edinburgh, Scotland************
http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/matthewa/speechHCIwshop
Speech is becoming more common as an interaction modality, through its
use as the principal means of interaction for Siri, Google Now and
Google Glass and other commercially available devices. Over the years
significant effort has been expended developing systems and solving
issues in speech recognition, synthesis, and natural language processing
leading to robust solutions in these areas. Yet there is currently a
lack of attention on this modality from an HCI perspective.This SICSA
workshop aims to harness the expertise in Scotland and the UK in these
areas by bringing together researchers, students, practitioners and
technologists from diverse fields (psychologists, linguistics, computer
scientists, HCI researchers) from academia and industry to explore the
nature of speech-based human-computer interactions and opportunities for
cross disciplinary collaboration on mutual challenges.
===The Event===
The event will be held on 27th March 2014 in Edinburgh at the University
of Edinburgh's Informatics Forum.
**Invited Talks**
The morning will focus on 4 invited talks by leading researchers in
speech technology, HCI, psycholinguistics and natural user interactions.
Speakers include:
Russell Beale (HCI Centre, University of Birmingham)
Steve Renals (School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh)
Holly Branigan (School of Psychology, University of Edinburgh)
Per Ola Kristennson (School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews)
**Poster Session**
All attendees are encouraged to bring a poster of their recent work in
related areas. The poster session will take place after the invited
talks. Abstracts and titles will be printed in the delegate programme.
**Demonstrations**
The event will also have a session for technology demonstrations of
leading speech technology.
===Attendance===
Attendance is free. Registration can be completed at the following link
http://sicsa-speech-hci.eventbrite.co.uk
If you wish to present a poster or a demo please select the relevant
option when registering. We will be in touch 2 weeks before the workshop
for further details such as abstracts, titles and technical specifications.
====Important Dates====
13th March: Registration deadline for attendees contributing to the
poster or demo sessions.
20th March: Registration deadline.
Note: Registration will not be available on the day!
See also: Our partner workshop at the same venue on the 28th March on
Designing and Interacting with Spatial Information in the Wild. Why not
make it a two day event and meet us all for a drink on the Thursday night!
We look forward to seeing you in Edinburgh in March!
===Workshop Organisers====
Matthew Aylett (University of Edinburgh)
Benjamin Cowan (University of Birmingham)
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