Subject: Toronto Auditory Temporal Processing Symposium From: Dan Ellis <dpwe(at)EE.COLUMBIA.EDU> Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 11:24:18 -0400Dear List - Enclosed is an announcement from Ewen MacDonald about an interesting upcoming meeting being organized a the University of Toronto Mississauga. DAn. ------- Forwarded Message Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 14:49:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Ewen MacDonald <macdone(at)ecf.utoronto.ca> Subject: Toronto Auditory Temporal Processing Symposium [...] Auditory Temporal Processing Symposium, May 27-29, 2005 An international interdisciplinary research symposium to translate knowledge into clinical practice and techology design http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/crbcs/events Over the last decade, hearing scientists have realized that the temporal properties of sound are the key to unlocking the mysteries of the most complex feats of human listening, namely how we understand speech in realistic, noisy, environments. Discovering how we process temporal information is of urgent relevance to the development of ubiquitous communication devices (e.g., computer audio), and new applications of digital signal processing in the design of 'intelligent' hearing aids. The symposium will celebrate our past research and launch a new era of interdisciplinary research at the recently opened, CFI-funded, Center for Research on Biological Communication Systems at UTM. The presenters include faculty and students from different units at the University of Toronto, faculty from three other Canadian universities, industry research leaders, and the international researchers. The first two days of the symposium will target academic and student researchers: May 27: Basic scientific advances (Physiology, Psychology, Physics/Acoustics) May 28: Real-world issues and translation of knowledge to practice and technology design (Engineering, Audiology, Speech Pathology). May 29: Overview of the major topics as continuing education for community professionals (e.g., Audiologists, Engineers). More information about the symposium and registration can be found at http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/crbcs/events ------- End of Forwarded Message