Call for Papers

IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM 2006)

Special Track on

Remote Sensors for Audio Processing

December 11-13, 2006
Paradise Point Resort & Spa, San Diego, California, USA

 

Special Track Abstract:

 

In recent decades, the cost of acoustic technologies has declined dramatically. Advances in networks, storage devices, and power management have made it practical to consider the remote location of sensors that either transmit data to a central processing facility or store the data for later retrieval.

Nonetheless, many challenges remain for the fabrication, deployment, and use of remote sensors. In locations with limited infrastructure, power management and the ability for the user to access or retrieve the data are paramount. In some situations, the need for localization or improved signal to noise ratio may dictate the use of microphone arrays. Deployment in hostile environments such as arctic or deep sea conditions requires additional considerations.

Remote sensors are capable of generating large acoustic or mixed media data sets. With these large corpora, the need for automated processing becomes critical as the staffing requirements for human analysis are both cost and labor prohibitive. The development of automated analysis can yield valuable data such as seasonal or diel patterns of animals, perimeter intrusion detection, and a myriad of other applications.  The special track will include overview papers as well as previously unpublished research in this area.

 

Call for Papers

 

We solicit previously un-published work in the general theme of the special track. For formatting, please see the submission guidelines available on the ISM2006 web page (ism2006.eecs.uci.edu).  Submissions should be mailed directly to ism06‑sensors@cs.sdsu.edu, do not use the submission system for regular track sessions.

 

Important Dates

  • August 8, 2006: Paper submission deadline
  • September 10, 2006: Notification of acceptance
  • September 25, 2006: Camera-Ready copy of full-paper due

 

Topics of Interest

 

This special session solicits papers on the following topics/titles:

  1. Audio classification and detection tasks for remote sensors (speech, bioacoustics, auditory scene analysis, etc.)
  2. Deployment issues
  3. Power management
  4. Networking/Storage/Data Management
  5. Array processing
  6. Remote audio sensors in challenging environments
  7. Applications of remote sensors with a significant audio component

Organizer

Dr. Marie A. Roch

Dept. of Computer Science

San Diego State University

5500 Campanile Drive

San Diego, CA 92182-7720

Tel: +1 619 594-5830; Fax +1 619 594-6746

E-mail: ism06-sensors@cs.sdsu.edu