Thematic Programs

Seminar on brain, hearing and speech sciences for universal speech communication


Information

Date

October 25, 2018 – October 26, 2018

Venue

Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Main Building, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
[Campus Map] The building is shown as "G10" in the map.

Tutorial lecturer

Brian C.J. Moore (University of Cambridge)

Keynote speakers

Takayuki Arai (Sophia University)
John F. Culling (Cardiff University)
Shigeto Furukawa (NTT CS Laboratories)
Masanori Higuchi (Kanazawa Institute of Technology)
Andrej Kral (Hannover Medical University)
M. Charles Liberman (Harvard University)
Yi-Wen Liu (National Tsing Hua University)
Qinglin Meng (South China University of Technology)
Hidehiko Okamoto (International University of Health and Welfare)
Maki Sakamoto (University of Electro-Communications)
Aleksander Sęk (Adam Mickiewicz University)

Time Schedule  [Oct. 17, 2018 Updated]

Thursday, October 25, 2018
Keynote lectures
9:00 – 10:30
Yi- Wen Liu (National Tsing Hua University)
Otoacoustic emission of the 4th kind: Nonlinear reflection
M. Charles Liberman (Harvard University)
Hidden Hearing Loss: Primary neural degeneration in the noise-damaged and aging cochlea
10:30 – 10:45
Break
Keynote lectures
10:45 – 12:15
Qinglin Meng (South China University of Technology)
Binaural hearing measured with the temporal limits encoder using a vocoder simulation of cochlear implants
Shigeto Furukawa (NTT CS Laboratories)
Data-driven approaches for unveiling the neurophysiological functions of the auditory system
12:15 – 13:30
Lunch
IYL session
13:30 – 15:10
Erin Ingvalson (Florida State University)
Older adults’ perception of multiple speech types predicted by common cognitive factors
Ryo Teraoka (Tohoku University)
Temporal characteristics of auditory spatial attention on word intelligibility
Katsuhiko Yamamoto (Wakayama University)
Speech intelligibility prediction using a multi-resolution gammachirp envelope distortion index with common parameters for different noise conditions
Hiroki Terashima (NTT CS Laboratories)
An examination of the efficient coding model for auditory nerves during the infant development
Roberta Bianco (University College London)
How regularities in sound sequences inform action planning: neural and behavioral evidence from silent piano performance.
15:10 – 15:20
Break
Keynote lectures
15:20 – 16:50
John F. Culling (Cardiff University)
The effects of ceiling height and absorber placement on speech intel-ligibility in simulated restaurants.
Maki Sakamoto (University of Electro-Communications)
System to quantify the impression of sounds expressed by onomatopoeia
18:00 –
Welcome concert at Tohoku University Centennial Hall (Kawauchi Hagi Hall)
19:00 –
Social time
Friday, October 26, 2018
Keynote lectures
9:30 – 11:00
Takayuki Arai (Sophia University)
How physical models of the human vocal tract contribute to the field of speech communication
Aleksander Sęk (Adam Mickiewicz University)
Software package for psychoacoustics
11:00 – 11:15
Break
Tutorial lecture
11:15 – 12:00
Brian C.J. Moore (University of Cambridge)
The role of temporal fine structure in the perception of pitch and speech: Effects of age and hearing loss
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
IYL session
13:30 – 15:30
Josef Schlittenlacher (University of Cambridge)
Fast estimation of equal-loudness contours using Bayesian active learning and direct scaling
Charalampos Saitis (Technical University Berlin)
Timbre semantics through the lens of crossmodal correspondences: a new way of asking old questions
C. T. Justine Hui (Sophia University)
Effect of frequency discrimination ability on music and speech perception: A summary of four small studies
Inyong Choi (University of IOWA)
Cortical dynamics of speech-in-noise understanding
Sho Otsuka (Chiba University)
The relationship between characteristics of medial olivocochlear reflex and speech-in-noise-reception performance
Giovanni M Di Liberto (CNRS)
Musical expertise enhances the cortical tracking of the acoustic envelope during naturalistic music listening
15:30 – 15:45
Break
Keynote lectures
15:45 – 18:00
Andrej Kral (Hannover Medical University)
Critical periods for neurosensory restoration with cochlear implants
Hidehiko Okamoto (International University of Health and Welfare)
Investigating the maladaptive cortical reorganization in the human auditory cortex using magnetoencephalography
Masanori Higuchi (Kanazawa Institute of Technology)
Properties of the coherence function between a sound envelope and magnetoencephalogram data in a selective listening study

Contact

UAC2018 Organizing Committee
e-mail: uac2018*riec.tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)

Organizing institutions

・Universal Acoustical Communication International Symposium Organizing Committee
・Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Organization for Research Promotion, Tohoku University
・Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University

Program co-sponsors

・Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
・Graduate School/Faculty of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University
・Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
・School of Engineering, Tohoku University
・Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University
・School of Medicine, Tohoku University
・Brain Science Center, Tohoku University

Supporting organizations

・Acoustical Society of Japan
・The Virtual Reality Society of Japan
・Japanese Multisensory Research Forum
・National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
・The Kajima Foundation
・Kayamori Foundation of Informational Science Advancement
・Support Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology Research, Foundation
・Intelligent Cosmos Scientific Foundation