Dear Colleagues,
You will find below the call for papers and participation to the 2nd
International Workshop on Vocal Interactivity in-and-between Humans,
Animals and Robots (VIHAR-2019).
We look forward to welcoming you in London 29-30 August and exchange ideas!
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION/PAPERS
2nd International Workshop on Vocal Interactivity in-and-between Humans,
Animals and Robots (*VIHAR-2019*)
29-30 August 2019
London, UK
http://vihar-2019.vihar.org <http://vihar-2019.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 a 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-2019 *is the second international workshop on *Vocal
Interactivity in-and-between Humans, Animals and Robots*. Taking place
in London, UK on 29-30 August 2019, VIHAR-2019 aims to bring together
researchers studying vocalisation and speech-based interaction
in-and-between humans, animals and robots from a variety of different
fields. VIHAR-2019 will provide an opportunity to share and discuss
theoretical insights, best practices, tools and methodologies, and to
identify common principles underpinning vocal behaviour in a
multi-disciplinary environment.
VIHAR-2019 is scheduled to take place as a satellite event immediately
before the 2019 International Bioacoustics Congress
<http://www.2019.ibac.info/> (which takes place in Brighton, UK). We are
aiming to keep the registration fee as low as possible.
The workshop follows the success of the 1st International workshop on
Vocal Interactivity in-and-between Humans, Animals and Robots
(VIHAR-2017). If you wish to join the *VIHAR* community, you can read
more about us here <http://www.vihar.org/>, subscribe to our mailing
list here <http://www.freelists.org/list/vihar>, follow the VIHAR-2019
twitter account <https://twitter.com/vihar2019> or Facebook group
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/1447726768643928/>.
We invite original submissions 5-page papers or 2-page extended
abstracts in all areas of vocal interactivity. Accepted papers will be
compiled in the *VIHAR-2019 proceedings* that will be published as a
collection in the open-access journal PeerJ <https://peerj.com/>.
Suggested workshop topics may include, but are not limited to the
following areas:
* Physiological and morphological comparisons 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
* Vocal interaction with robots
Open access journal publisher /PeerJ/ is pleased to announce two *PeerJ
Awards at VIHAR 2019*, to be awarded by an expert judging panel to the
best submission/presentation from a student or early-career researcher.
Each award includes a voucher for a free PeerJ publication (normally
$1095), and aims to support students and early career researchers and
bring continued awareness to the benefits that open access and open
communication have in furthering scientific progress.
Submission link:
- https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vihar2019
Author’s kit:
- Word template:
http://vihar-2019.vihar.org/assets/templates/vihar2019_word_template.docx
- Latex template:
http://vihar-2019.vihar.org/assets/templates/vihar2019_latex_template.zip
Key Dates:
- Submission deadline - 3 May 2019
- Notification of acceptance - 14 June 2019
- Workshop - 29-30 August 2019
Organisers:
- Dan Stowell, Queen Mary University of London
- Angela Dassow, Carthage College
- Ricard Marxer, Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LIS
- Julian Hough, Queen Mary University of London
- Roger K. Moore, University of Sheffield
- Elisabetta Versace, Queen Mary University of London
- Emmanouil Benetos, Queen Mary University of London
- Kaspar Althoefer, Queen Mary University of London
- Ildar Farkhatdinov, Queen Mary University of London
If you wish to join the VIHAR community, please subscribe to our mailing
list by entering your e-mail address at
http://www.freelists.org/list/vihar and then responding to the
confirmation e-mail that you will receive from the list server.
Please forward this call to anyone who you think might be interested in
contributing/attending.
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