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2012 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL IN LANGUAGE AND SPEECH
TECHNOLOGIES
SSLST 2012
(formerly
July 30 –
Organized
by:
Research
Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC)
Rovira
i Virgili University
http://grammars.grlmc.com/sslst2012/
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AIM:
SSLST 2012 offers a broad and intensive series of
lectures at different levels on language and speech technologies. The students
choose their preferred courses according to their interests and background.
Instructors are top names in their respective fields. The School intends to
help students initiate and foster their research career.
The previous event in this series was WSLST 2012: http://grammars.grlmc.com/wslst2012/
ADDRESSED TO:
Graduate (and advanced undergraduate) students from
around the world. Most appropriate degrees include: Computer Science and
Linguistics. Other students (for instance, from Mathematics, Electrical
Engineering, Philosophy, or Cognitive Science) are welcome too.
The School is appropriate also for people more
advanced in their career who want to keep themselves updated on developments in
the field.
There is no overlap in the class schedule.
COURSES AND
PROFESSORS:
- Jont B. Allen
(U Illinois Urbana-Champaign), A Parametric Analysis of Speech Perception [introductory,
8 hours]
- Hervé Bourlard
(Idiap Research Institute, Martigny), Automatic Speech Recognition and
Multilingual Speech Processing: HMM, Hybrid HMM/ANN and Posterior-based Systems
[introductory/intermediate, 6 hours]
- Marcello
Federico (Bruno Kessler Foundation,
- Giuseppe
Riccardi (U Trento), Spoken Language Understanding [intermediate/advanced,
6 hours]
- Noah A. Smith
(Carnegie Mellon U), Probability and Structure in Natural Language Processing [intermediate,
9 hours]
- Bayya
Yegnanarayana (International Institute of Information Technology
Hyderabad), Speech Signal Processing [introductory/intermediate, 8 hours]
REGISTRATION:
It has to be done on line at
http://grammars.grlmc.com/sslst2012/Registration.php
FEES:
They are variable, depending on the number of
courses each student takes. The rule is:
1 hour =
- 10 euros (for payments until
- 15 euros (for payments after
PAYMENT
PROCEDURE:
The fees must be paid to the School's bank account:
Uno-e Bank
bank’s address: Julian Camarillo
IBAN: ES3902270001820201823142
BIC/SWIFT code: UNOEESM1
account holder: Carlos Martin-Vide GRLMC
account holder’s address: Av. Catalunya 35,
43002
Please mention SSLST 2012
and your name in the subject. A receipt will be provided on site.
Remarks:
- Bank transfers should
not involve any expense for the School.
- People claiming early
registration will be requested to prove that the bank transfer order was
carried out by the deadline.
- Students may be
refunded only in the case when a course gets cancelled due to the
unavailability of the instructor.
People registering on site at the beginning of the
School must pay in cash. For the sake of local organization, however, it is much
recommended to do it earlier.
ACCOMMODATION:
Information about accommodation is available on the
website of the School.
CERTIFICATE:
Students will be delivered a certificate stating
the courses attended, their contents, and their duration.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Announcement of the programme:
Starting of the registration:
Early registration deadline:
Starting of the School:
End of the School:
QUESTIONS AND
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Lilica Voicu:
WEBSITE:
http://grammars.grlmc.com/sslst2012/
POSTAL ADDRESS:
SSLST 2012
Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC)
Rovira i Virgili University
Av. Catalunya, 35
43002
Phone: +34-977-559543
Fax: +34-977-558386
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Diputació de Tarragona
Universitat Rovira i Virgili