Program Overview
Saturday, August 31:
| 08:00 | Registration opens |
| 09:10 - 09:20 | Opening |
| 09:20 - 11:00 | Oral Session 1: Prosody and pausing |
| 11:00 - 12:40 | Poster Session 1 & Coffee |
| 12:45 - 14:45 | Lunch Break |
| 14:45 - 16:00 | Oral Session 2: Open Challenges in speech synthesis |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 17:20 | Keynote Session 1: Deep Learning in Speech Synthesis, by Heiga Zen |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | SynSIG Message |
| 17.30 - 18.30 | ``Jam'' Music Session |
| 18.30 - 20.00 | Reception at Institut de Estudis Catalans (SSW8 Venue) |
Sunday, September 1:
| 08:00 | Registration opens |
| 09:00 - 10:15 | Oral Session 3: Robustness in synthetic speech |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 - 12:25 | Oral Session 4: Issues in HMM-based speech synthesis |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 14:50 | Keynote Session 2: Prosodic Patterns in Dialog, by Nigel Wards |
| 14:50 - 16:30 | Poster Session 2 & Coffee |
| 16:30 - 20:00 | Guided visit to Sagrada Familia & Park Güell |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | Dinner at the Restaurant of the Royal Barcelona Maritim Club |
Monday, September 2:
| 08:00 | Registration opens |
| 09:00 - 09:50 | Keynote Session 3: Singing voice synthesis, by Xavier Serra |
| 09:50 - 10:40 | Oral Session 5: Synthetic singing voices |
| 10:40 - 11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10 - 12:50 | Oral Session 6: Expressive speech synthesis |
| 12:50 - 14:20 | Lunch Break |
| 14:20 - 15:20 | Demo Session |
| 15:20 - 17:00 | Poster Session 3 & Coffee |
| 17:00 - 17:10 | Closing |
Latest news
JAM Music Session: Participate!
August 24th 2013
Invited speakers:
Three invited speakers have been included in the technical program:
- Saturday: Deep Learning in Speech Synthesis, Heiga Zen
- Sunday: Prosodic Patterns in Dialog, Nigel Wards
- Monday: Singing voice synthesis, Xavier Serra
August 23th 2013
Updated web
The web has been updated with the detailed program, and Practical information.August 23th 2013
Accepted Papers
The list of accepted papers has been published.July 1st 2013
Registration
The registration system is open. Early registration ends on July 10th.June 28th 2013
International Speech Communication Association.
The aim of SynSIG is to promote the study of Speech Synthesis in general. Its international and multi-disciplinary nature provides a means for sharing information both to and from different research communities involved in the synthesis of various languages.
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