Title: 2024 Cycle 2 IEEE SPS Seasonal school on Speech and Audio Processing: Enhancing Human-Machine Interaction

Objectives: 

  • The main objective of the Seasonal school is to provide a platform to create awareness on recent developments in Signal Processing and its applications to the latest technological developments using machine learning techniques.
  • To allow the participants a wide scope of opportunities in research and career , a well-curated course covering the recent advances and latest techniques, novel and innovative applications are also included in the lectures’ agenda.
  • Foster membership development among young researchers with interests in signal processing and its applications.

Target audience:

  • SPS members, Academic faculty, Persons from Industry, Research scholars, practitioners, PG students who have a strong focus on Signal processing.

About the program:

  • This three-day intensive School will delve into the cutting-edge realm of speech and audio processing, with a particular focus on advancing human-machine interaction.
  • Attendees will gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art deep learning architectures, feature extraction techniques, and evaluation metrics.
  • The curriculum will cover a wide range of topics, including end-to-end speech recognition, audio signal processing, and speech synthesis.
  • Participants will have the opportunity to explore emerging trends such as multimodal learning and explainable AI.
  • By combining theoretical knowledge with practical applications, this school aims to equip attendees with the skills and knowledge necessary to develop innovative speech and audio-based solutions.

Structure of the Program:

The school offers lectures, simulation studies and interactive sessions that provide knowledge and give participants the chance to exchange about their own ideas.

Resource Persons: From IITs/IIITs/NITs/Organizations of High Repute.

Venue: Matrusri Engineering College, Hyderabad,Telangana State, India.

Topics that will be dealt during the Seasonal school:

  • Topics:

    Day 1: Foundations and Speech Processing

    • Introduction to Speech and Audio Signals: Basic concepts, digital representation, and signal processing fundamentals.
    • Speech Analysis and Feature Extraction: MFCCs, PLP, and other relevant features.
    • Speech Recognition: HMM-based and DNN-based systems, challenges, and applications.

    Day 2: Advanced Speech Processing and Audio Processing

    • Speaker Recognition and Verification: Techniques, challenges, and applications.
    • Text-to-Speech Synthesis: Traditional and neural-based methods, evaluation metrics.
    • Introduction to Audio Signal Processing: Basic concepts, time-frequency analysis, and audio features.

    Day 3: Human-Machine Interaction and Emerging Trends

    • Speech and Audio in Human-Machine Interaction: Applications in virtual assistants, smart homes, and automotive systems.
    • Challenges and Opportunities: Noise robustness, multilingualism, privacy, and ethics.
    • Emerging Trends: Deep learning advancements, multimodal interaction, and industry perspectives.

Registration fee:

  • Industry Participants: 1500
  • Faculty Members (Non-IEEE): 750
  • Faculty Members (IEEE): 500
  • Research Scholars: 400
  • Student Members (Non-IEEE): 300
  • IEEE Student Members: 200

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/RuShRtK6fmveEkKYA

MECS IEEE SB (STB17791) Account Details:
A/C Name: IEEE MEC SB
A/C N0.: 052110100156962
UNION BANK OF INDIA
Saidabad Branch
IFSC Code: UBIN0805211

 

Coordinators:

  1. Dr. I. Sharath Chandra,
    Assoc. Professor, ECE,
    Matrusri Engineering College.
    Mobile:9885391926
  2. Mr. K. Manohar,
    Assistant Professor, ECE,
    Matrusri Engineering College.
    Mobile:9010858595

E-mail: mecsieeespsseasonalschool@gmail.com