F.A.Q.
- What to do if I don't receive the link for email verification?
- First, check you spam folder. We've taken steps to make sure our emails are not marked as spam, but some zealous mail system will still insist this is spam. There must be some black magic we don't master somewhere... Our emails are sent right away, but some spam verification systems may take up to 24h to let the message go through. If after that period you still haven't received anything, send us an email at info@speech-in-noise.eu.
- Why is my registration marked as PENDING?
- Each registration is reviewed by the organisers. If some information is missing or inaccurate, you will receive an email asking you to correct it. If you do not apply the corrections before the registration deadline, your registration will be cancelled. If you have not received our email, contact us at info@speech-in-noise.eu.
- How do I prepare my poster?
- Because the meeting is online, there is no defined size for posters, so you can dream big or small! However we advise you to prepare your poster like you would for
an in-person meeting because this is what most people are used to seeing.
The accepted formats are PNG, JPEG, PDF, PowerPoint, Impress or Keynote.- If you prepare your poster as an image, make sure that the resolution is sufficient, and that the image is at least 2000×1200 px while the file remains under 3 MB.
- If you send us your poster in PowerPoint (or Impress, or Keynote), we will convert it into an image for you, but be aware that slight formatting differences may occur as we may not have the same fonts, or the same version of PowerPoint.
- If you send us your poster in PDF, and it is a single page, non-interactive document, we will convert it into an image for presentation. If it is a multi-page document, or if there are interactive links, we will leave it as a PDF. The downside is that you won't be able to point on your poster during your presentation to signal to the audience where they should look.
- How do I access the posters?
- Go to your personal space, and click on the "Go to Gather" button. You will need to login with the provided email address. There, navigate to the poster rooms with your avatar.
Any other question we did not answer above, email us at info@speech-in-noise.eu.
The SpiN workshop is organized every year by a European research group within the speech and hearing community,
and consists of two days of talks by invited speakers (PhD students, postdocs, and principal investigators,
as well as a keynote lecture) and contributed poster presentations. The aim of the meeting is to bring together
young investigators and senior faculty from several European hearing-research groups to stimulate networking,
discussion of research topics, and scientific collaboration in the field of speech and hearing research.
The presented work is traditionally focused on speech-related topics, such as speech intelligibility and
quality in adverse conditions, computational models of speech perception, speech production, speech synthesis,
linguistic and cognitive aspects of speech communication, effects of hearing impairment on speech processing, etc.
Speech is probably the most used method of communication. It is fast, robust, open to interaction and can be
used in highly adverse conditions. Besides the content of the message it contains additional information,
such as the emotional state, size and sex of the speaker. But occasionally speech information is not transmitted
properly due to interference by one or more other sources typically labeled as "noise".
Technological progress demands a better understanding of the processes involved in the perception of speech
in noise. For example, mobile telecommunications makes people communicate under far more noisier conditions
than the traditional landline. Contemporary hearing aids with wireless technologies allow the implementation
of numerous digital signal processing strategies, creating novel opportunities to improve the speech perception
for hearing impaired listeners. A better understanding of the perception of speech in noise also appears imperative
to a further development of cochlear implants. And notwithstanding progress in the field of automatic speech
recognition, robustness to noise remains a challenge.
Besides challenges, new technology also created new opportunities to study the perception of speech in noise.
Computational models in the field of room and space acoustics make it possible to evaluate listening conditions
prior to construction or acoustic modifications. New techniques in brain imaging, neural processing and cognitive
functioning allow new perspectives on the processing of noisy speech. Although speech intelligibility has traditionally
received much interest, the presence of noise appears to influence subsequent processing by the human brain,
even when the message appears to have been transmitted properly.
Speech in noise is thus a topic of interest for researchers from a wide variety of fields that are themselves
often multidisciplinary. The SPIN workshop presents a unique opportunity for these researchers to meet and exchange
on this topic with colleagues they would probably not meet in the main conference of their field.
The Colin Cherry Award is attributed every year in appreciation of a contribution to the field of Research on Speech in Noise and Cocktail Party Sciences,
with the work selected for best poster presentation by the participants of the Speech in Noise Workshop. The prize consists of a cocktail (party) shaker
and the recipient receives an invitation to present their work at the following SPIN workshop.
To contact the organisers: info@speech-in-noise.eu.
About the SPIN workshop
Why a workshop on speech in noise?
Previous editions
Colin Cherry Award
Organisation committee 2022