Exemplars and abstraction
10-14 Feb 2008; Nijmegen, NetherlandsThis is the 2nd S2S workshop.
Related papers: Deng&Strik 2007
1. Workshop aims
The workshop will have three related aims. The first one is to provide a broad insight into the topic of Exemplars and Abstraction. For this, we will invite several speakers with different backgrounds in linguistics, phonetics, psycholinguistics, and computer modelling. The second aim is to provide insight into computational modelling and automatic speech recognition. To achieve this aim, several researchers will provide introductory lectures within the fields of ASR and psycholinguistics. Finally, we will organise a course in Praat. Lectures, courses and practical trainings will alternate.
2. Preliminary Programme
Sunday:
For those arriving before 18h: dinner at the DAC and welcome.
Monday:
Morning session chaired by Carlos Gussenhoven.
| Time | Activity | Name |
| 9.00 | Talk | Mirjam Ernestus – Introduction to abstractionist and exemplar-based models |
| 9.50 | Talk | James McQueen – Sounds, words and voices in speech comprehension |
| 10.40 | Break | Coffee and tea |
| 11.00 | Talk | Paula Fikkert – Abstract representations and learning |
| 11.50 | Talk | Sven Mattys – Recruiting episodic lexical traces under various degrees of signal degradation |
| 12.40 | Break | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Course | Introduction to and practising with Praat |
| 16.30 | End of day | Put posters on poster boards |
| 17.30 | Evening | Leaving for Nijmegen – Dinner and bowling |
Tuesday:
Morning session chaired by Lou Boves.
| Time | Activity | Name |
| 9.00 | Talk | Helmer Strik – Introduction to automatic speech recognition |
| 9.50 | Talk | Dirk Van Compernolle – Combining abstract and exemplar modelling in ASR |
| 10.40 | Break | Coffee and tea |
| 11.00 | Talk | Odette Scharenborg – Introduction to computational modelling |
| 11.30 | Talk & discussion | Brechtje Post & Sarah Hawkins – Bridging the gap between detail and abstraction |
| 12.40 | Break | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Course | Practising with Praat in small groups |
| 15.30 | Poster | Poster session |
| 18.00 | End of day | |
| 18.30 | Evening | Dinner at the DAC |
Wednesday:
| Time | Activity | Name |
| 9.00 | Meeting | Project meetings |
| 10.40 | Break | Coffee and tea |
| 11.00 | Discussion | In small groups reflect on what you have learned + reporting back |
| 12.00 | Break | Lunch |
| 13.20 | Meeting | S2S Business meeting |
Afternoon:
Tour and beer tasting at the Nijmegen brewery.
Dinner in smaller groups in Nijmegen for people staying until Thursday.
Thursday:
Farewell.
Posters:
We would like to ask the fellows to prepare a poster (size A0, landscape and portrait are both fine). The posters should make clear the fellow’s research goals and plans for the coming year in the context of the S2S project as a whole. The fellows are encouraged to point out questions/issues in their own research with which they need help from other S2S members in order to facilitate discussions.
Preparation for talk by Helmer Strik:
For the talk by Helmer Strik (‘Introduction to automatic speech recognition’) the reading material is Chapter 9 of the 2nd edition of Jurafsky & Martin’s ‘Speech and Language Processing’ .
The paper can be downloaded here*. We advise to print it, read it, and bring it with you to the workshop.
*Note 22nd Aug 08: the paper can no longer be downloaded. If you need a copy, email Helmer Strick.
For the Praat course:
Please bring a laptop with Praat installed on it.
3. Name of and directions to the venue
Venue:
Dominicaans Activiteiten Centrum (DAC)
Stadsdam 1
6851 AH Huissen
The DAC lies between Nijmegen and Arnhem. There are several airports in the surrounding area and trains and buses will get you to the convent.
Directions:
Airports and trains:
The airports Amsterdam Schiphol and Eindhoven are the closest ones. When flying to Amsterdam Schiphol take the train to Arnhem and continue travelling by bus (see below). When flying to Eindhoven take the train to Nijmegen and continue travelling by bus (see below). Both train rides are approximately one hour. For train time table information, see this website
Bus:
From Nijmegen Station: Take busline 32 in direction Huissen and leave the bus at Stadswal Fortisbank. Walk back approximately 30 meters, at the cycle and pedestrian lane take a left turn into a pathway (street name is: Achter de Gracht). Walk straight on onto the street called Kloosterlaan. On your left hand side there is the convent.
From Arnhem Station: Take busline 32 or 33 in direction Huissen and leave the bus at Stadswal Rabobank. Cross the street, continue for about 30 meters and take a left turn into a pathway (street name is: Achter de Gracht). Walk straight on onto the street called Kloosterlaan. On your left hand side there is the convent.
Important!!
Please arrange to arrive on Sunday afternoon at the Dominicaans Activiteiten Centrum (DAC), where there will be a welcome get-together-dinner at 18.00. On Wednesday evening, an excursion is planned to the beer brewery in the city centre of Nijmegen. Departures are on Thursday morning.
