CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: IEEE Signal Processing Society Summer School on Game Audio, 3-6 September 2012 (Huseyin Hacihabiboglu )


Subject: CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: IEEE Signal Processing Society Summer School on Game Audio, 3-6 September 2012
From:    Huseyin Hacihabiboglu  <huseyin@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Wed, 23 May 2012 16:10:12 +0300
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--Apple-Mail-1-841643908 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: IEEE Signal Processing Society Summer School on = Game Audio, 3-6 September 2012, Ankara, Turkey Application deadline: 2 August 2012=20 Early bird fees until 20 June 2012=20 DESCRIPTION=20 IEEE SPS Summer School on Game Audio targets postgraduate students from = game technology and audio signal processing areas, as well as = practitioners in the game development domain. The following topics will = be covered at the lectures in the summer school:=20 i) Spatial hearing and 3D audio systems=20 ii) Room acoustics and artificial reverberation=20 iii) Audio coding=20 iv) Game audio programming=20 v) Sound synthesis for games=20 vi) Expressive speech synthesis=20 LIST OF SPEAKERS=20 Em. Prof. Jen Blauert (Ruhr-Universitat, Bochum, Germany)=20 Mr James (jj) Johnston (IEEE SPS Distinguished Lecturer, US) (TBC)=20 Dr Xavier Serra (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain)=20 Mr Simon Ashby (Audiokinetic, Montreal, Canada)=20 Dr Zeynep Inanoglu (Google, Istanbul, Turkey)=20 Dr Huseyin Hacihabiboglu (METU, Ankara, Turkey)=20 Dr Banu Gunel (METU, Ankara, Turkey)=20 Dr Alptekin Temizel (METU, Ankara, Turkey)=20 Dr Veysi Isler (METU, Ankara, Turkey)=20 APPLICATION=20 The summer school targets postgraduate (Masters and PhD) students, = postdoctoral researchers and practitioners. Academic and industrial = professionals are also encouraged to apply:=20 http://s3p-gameaudio.ii.metu.edu.tr=20 The expected school fee will be $100 for IEEE SPS student members, $200 = for non-SPS students, $400 for non-student IEEE SPS members, and $600 = for non-SPS member non-students. Fees for participants attending the = whole event includes all lectures, handling fees, lecture notes.=20 The deadline for application to the summer school is 2 August 2012.=20 LOCATION=20 The summer school will be held in the Informatics Institute (Graduate = School of Informatics) within the METU Campus in Ankara, Turkey. METU is = the top research university in Turkey and also one of the top 100 = universities by reputation as reported in Times Higher Education 2012 = University Rankings.=20 Ankara is the capital city of Turkey, and is well-connected both = internationally (via the Esenboga International Airport by major = airlines and cheap flights to/from European destinations) and nationally = (railway and intercity bus links). Middle East Technical University = (METU) campus is located in the western part of the city within easy = reach from the city center. METU is at the center of University District = which also hosts six other university campuses. Informatics Institute is = situated opposite METU Technopolis, the university research park hosting = R&D branches of many companies with vested interest in audio signal = processing and more specifically in game technology.=20 Ankara is a vibrant city with history dating back to Paleolithic times. = There are many touristic attractions in the city including Ankara = Castle, the old city area, Temple of August, Roman baths, the = world-renowned Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, State Gallery of Art = and Sculpture, Cer Modern Museum of Modern Art, Cengelhan Museum of = Science and Technology to name a few. Day trips can be made to UNESCO = world heritage sites of Cappadocia, Hattusha and Safranbolu, the ruins = of the Phyrigian city of Gordion, well-preserved Ottoman town of = Beypazari, and Soguksu National Park. Istanbul can be reached by a 5 = hour coach ride or a 45 minute flight. There are also cheap flights = to/from Ankara to the Mediterranean coast and Turkish Riviera.=20 ACCOMMODATION=20 Budget accommodation is available for students in the METU campus = dormitories. The accommodation prices in the dormitories are typically = around $35 ppn inc. breakfast. The dormitories of neighboring Bilkent = University also offer additional budget accommodation. METU also has a = guest house (equivalent to a 2* hotel). Bilkent Hotel, near the METU = campus offers 5* accommodation for participants who would prefer = high-end accommodation.=20 MORE INFORMATION=20 www: http://s3p-gameaudio.ii.metu.edu.tr=20 e-mail: s3p-gameaudio@xxxxxxxx -- Dr Huseyin Hacihabiboglu Assistant Professor Head of Department of Modeling and Simulation=20 Informatics Institute, METU, 06531, Ankara, Turkey tel: +90 312 2107889 | e-mail: huseyin@xxxxxxxx | web: = http://www.hacihabiboglu.org | VoIP: husshho (skype) --Apple-Mail-1-841643908 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">CALL = FOR PARTICIPATION: IEEE Signal Processing Society Summer School on Game = Audio, 3-6 September 2012,&nbsp;Ankara, Turkey<div><br>Application = deadline: 2 August 2012&nbsp;<br>Early bird fees until 20 June = 2012&nbsp;<br><br>DESCRIPTION&nbsp;<br>IEEE SPS Summer School on Game = Audio targets postgraduate students from game technology and audio = signal processing areas, as well as&nbsp;practitioners in the game = development domain. The following topics will be covered at the lectures = in the summer school:&nbsp;<br>i) Spatial hearing and 3D audio = systems&nbsp;<br>ii) Room acoustics and artificial = reverberation&nbsp;<br>iii) Audio coding&nbsp;<br>iv) Game audio = programming&nbsp;<br>v) Sound synthesis for games&nbsp;<br>vi) = Expressive speech synthesis&nbsp;<br><br>LIST OF SPEAKERS&nbsp;<br>Em. = Prof. Jen Blauert (Ruhr-Universitat, Bochum, Germany)&nbsp;<br>Mr James = (jj) Johnston (IEEE SPS Distinguished Lecturer, US) (TBC)&nbsp;<br>Dr = Xavier Serra (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain)&nbsp;<br>Mr = Simon Ashby (Audiokinetic, Montreal, Canada)&nbsp;<br>Dr Zeynep Inanoglu = (Google, Istanbul, Turkey)&nbsp;<br>Dr Huseyin Hacihabiboglu (METU, = Ankara, Turkey)&nbsp;<br>Dr Banu Gunel (METU, Ankara, = Turkey)&nbsp;<br>Dr Alptekin Temizel (METU, Ankara, Turkey)&nbsp;<br>Dr = Veysi Isler (METU, Ankara, Turkey)&nbsp;<br><br>APPLICATION&nbsp;<br>The = summer school targets postgraduate (Masters and PhD) students, = postdoctoral researchers and practitioners. Academic and = industrial&nbsp;professionals are also encouraged to apply:&nbsp;<br><a = href=3D"http://s3p-gameaudio.ii.metu.edu.tr">http://s3p-gameaudio.ii.metu.= edu.tr</a>&nbsp;<br><br>The expected school fee will be $100 for IEEE = SPS student members, $200 for non-SPS students, $400 for non-student = IEEE SPS members, and&nbsp;$600 for non-SPS member non-students. Fees = for participants attending the whole event includes all lectures, = handling fees, lecture notes.&nbsp;<br><br>The deadline for application = to the summer school is 2 August = 2012.&nbsp;<br><br>LOCATION&nbsp;<br>The summer school will be held in = the Informatics Institute (Graduate School of Informatics) within the = METU Campus in Ankara, Turkey. METU is&nbsp;the top research university = in Turkey and also one of the top 100 universities by reputation as = reported in Times Higher Education 2012 = University&nbsp;Rankings.&nbsp;<br><br>Ankara is the capital city of = Turkey, and is well-connected both internationally (via the Esenboga = International Airport by major airlines and cheap&nbsp;flights to/from = European destinations) and nationally (railway and intercity bus links). = Middle East Technical University (METU) campus is located in&nbsp;the = western part of the city within easy reach from the city center. METU is = at the center of University District which also hosts six other = university&nbsp;campuses. Informatics Institute is situated opposite = METU Technopolis, the university research park hosting R&amp;D branches = of many companies with&nbsp;vested interest in audio signal processing = and more specifically in game technology.&nbsp;<br><br>Ankara is a = vibrant city with history dating back to Paleolithic times. There are = many touristic attractions in the city including Ankara Castle, the = old&nbsp;city area, Temple of August, Roman baths, the world-renowned = Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, State Gallery of Art and Sculpture, = Cer Modern&nbsp;Museum of Modern Art, Cengelhan Museum of Science and = Technology to name a few. Day trips can be made to UNESCO world heritage = sites of&nbsp;Cappadocia, Hattusha and Safranbolu, the ruins of the = Phyrigian city of Gordion, well-preserved Ottoman town of Beypazari, and = Soguksu National&nbsp;Park. Istanbul can be reached by a 5 hour coach = ride or a 45 minute flight. There are also cheap flights to/from Ankara = to the Mediterranean coast&nbsp;and Turkish = Riviera.&nbsp;<br><br>ACCOMMODATION&nbsp;<br>Budget accommodation is = available for students in the METU campus dormitories. The accommodation = prices in the dormitories are typically around&nbsp;$35 ppn inc. = breakfast. The dormitories of neighboring Bilkent University also offer = additional budget accommodation. METU also has a guest = house&nbsp;(equivalent to a 2* hotel). Bilkent Hotel, near the METU = campus offers 5* accommodation for participants who would prefer = high-end accommodation.&nbsp;<br><br>MORE = INFORMATION&nbsp;<br>www:&nbsp;http://s3p-gameaudio.ii.metu.edu.tr&nbsp;<b= r>e-mail: s3p-gameaudio@xxxxxxxx</div><div><br><div> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; = "><div><div><div>--<br>Dr Huseyin Hacihabiboglu</div><div>Assistant = Professor<br>Head of Department of Modeling and = Simulation&nbsp;</div><div>Informatics Institute,&nbsp;METU, 06531, = Ankara, Turkey</div><div>tel: +90 312 2107889 |&nbsp;e-mail: <a = href=3D"mailto:huseyin@xxxxxxxx">huseyin@xxxxxxxx</a> = |&nbsp;web: <a = href=3D"http://www.hacihabiboglu.org">http://www.hacihabiboglu.org</a> = |&nbsp;VoIP: husshho = (skype)</div></div></div><div><br></div></span></div></div></div></span></= div></span></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-1-841643908--


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