Interspeech 2026

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All the best for the finishing touches on those #Interspeech2026 papers! ✍️ Double-check that you've met the requirements by referring to this author checklist before submitting: interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

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How can explainability make speech AI more trustworthy in real-world deployment? Join this conversation by submitting to the #Interspeech2026 Special Session 'Explainability for Compliance and Trust in Speech AI' (ECT-SpeechAI) sites.google.com/view/ect-spe...

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Exploring ethical and legal considerations relating to speech synthesis? Submit your paper to the #Interspeech2026 Special Session 'Safeguarding Synthetic Speech: Ethical, Technical and Legal Perspectives' safeguardingsyntheticspeech.org

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What are roles of speech science and technology projects in advancing Indigenous cultural vitality and self-determination? Participate in this important discussion in the Special Session 'Indigenous Voices in Speech Sciences and Technology' at #Interspeech2026 indigenousvoicesinterspeech.github.io

Interspeech 2026 | Call for Tutorial Extension, New Closing 6 March 2026 This is "Interspeech 2026 | Call for Tutorial Extension, New Closing 6 March 2026" by ICMSAustralasia on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the…

We encourage Tutorials aligned w/ #Interspeech2026 core strands: Under-Resourced Langs; Atypical Speech; Individual Diffs in Speech Processing; Multilingual & Cross-Cultural Contexts; Under-Researched Langs, Dialects, & Accents; Inclusive Technology; Ethical Considerations vimeo.com/1165844273/e...

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Extended deadline for Tutorial proposals – March 6! 😱 Proposals welcomed on introductory and advanced topics, and longstanding research challenges and emerging areas of study, in 3 or 6 hour Tutorials for early-stage and experienced researchers interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/... #Interspeech2026

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📢 Reminder: #Interspeech2026 Tutorial proposals due by 18th Feb! Submit 5-page proposals for 3- or 6-hour Tutorial Day sessions //interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/calls/call-for-tutorials

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Remember to submit your #Interspeech2026 Satellite Workshop proposals to ISCA by 15th Feb for endorsement, then submit endorsed proposals to the Satellite Workshop Committee by 25th Feb interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

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We look forward to receiving your submissions for #Interspeech2026! The paper submission deadline is just around the corner, on 25 February 2026 (Anywhere on Earth) interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

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Don’t forget to enter the Koala Competition for your chance to win a free registration for #Interspeech2026! Competition entries close 26th Feb 2026, with the winner to be announced on 17th March interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

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The #Interspeech2026 deadlines are approaching, with the call for papers closing on 25 Feb 2026. Log in to the submission portal early, and check out the welcome message and instructions in advance! interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

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The Special Session 'Speech AI for All: Challenging Deficit-based Approaches to Speech Science and Technology' invites #Interspeech2026 submissions that explore and demonstrate a user-centered, community-first approach in studying and evaluating speech technology sites.google.com/aimpower.org...

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Advance discussions on working with medical imaging data of the vocal articulators in the Special Session 'Methods and data for vocal tract and articulation analysis' at #Interspeech2026 sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/i...

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'Queer and Trans Speech Science and Technology', an #Interspeech2026 Special Session offering a space to build community and provide a foundation for future trans- and queer-driven speech research sites.google.com/view/is-quee...

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Submit your papers to the #Interspeech2026 Special Session 'Speech Science and Technology for Languages of the Pacific' to share experiences and new ideas related to Pacific communities building, designing and benefitting from speech technologies speechresearch.auckland.ac.nz/events/pacif...

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'CHILDSPACE – Child Home Interaction & Language Dynamics: Speech, Psychology, Affect, Computation & Environments', a Special Session for #Interspeech2026 papers on studying speech in naturalistic developmental contexts sites.google.com/view/childsp...

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Submissions bringing together current work on building post-training methodologies are welcomed in the #Interspeech2026 Special Session 'Post-Training of Speech Foundation Models' sites.google.com/view/ptsfm

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Interested in sharing experiences, methodologies, and insights related to building speech datasets? Contribute to the Special Session 'Challenges in Speech Data Collection, Curation, and Annotation' at #Interspeech2026 sites.google.com/view/speech-...

To the left, composite image in blue/grey tones showing side profile of person holding smartphone to their mouth, with a waveform and Ai and text bubble icons hovering above the phone. To the left, dark blue background with text 'Explainability for Compliance and Trust in Speech AI', with Interspeech 2026 logo above, and website interspeech.org below.

How can explainability make speech AI more trustworthy in real-world deployment? Join this conversation by submitting to the #Interspeech2026 Special Session 'Explainability for Compliance and Trust in Speech AI' (ECT-SpeechAI) sites.google.com/view/ect-spe...

To the right, the back of the head of a man wearing headphones, sitting in front of a monitor with a blue waveform displayed. To the left, a dark blue background with white text 'Safeguarding Synthetic Speech: Ethical, Technical and Legal Perspectives', with Interspeech 2026 logo above and website interspeech.org below.

Exploring ethical and legal considerations relating to speech synthesis? Submit your paper to the #Interspeech2026 Special Session 'Safeguarding Synthetic Speech: Ethical, Technical and Legal Perspectives' safeguardingsyntheticspeech.org

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What are roles of speech science and technology projects in advancing Indigenous cultural vitality and self-determination? Participate in this important discussion in the Special Session 'Indigenous Voices in Speech Sciences and Technology' at #Interspeech2026 indigenousvoicesinterspeech.github.io

To the right, image of people wearing conference lanyards standing around tables in a hall. To the left, white text on navy blue background saying 'Call for Satellite Workshop', with Interspeech 2026 logo above and website interspeech2026.org below.

📢 Extended deadline for Satellite Workshop proposals! Submit to ISCA portal by 15th Feb for endorsement, then submit endorsed proposals to #Interspeech2026 Satellite Workshop Committee by 25th Feb. See website for all details: interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

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'Unsupervised Speech in the Wild: Learning Robust Multilingual Representations from Unsupervised People's Speech', another #Interspeech2026 Challenge to participate in! 💬 Find out how: upschallenge.org

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Join in the 'Audio Reasoning Challenge' at #Interspeech2026! 🧑‍💻 See full details on the Challenge website: audio-reasoning-challenge.github.io/timeline/

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'IqraEval.2: Arabic Pronunciation Learning Challenge' 🗣️ Find out more about contributing to this #Interspeech2026 Challenge: huggingface.co/spaces/IqraE...

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Participate in the 'Audio Encoder Capability Challenge for Large Audio Language Models' at #Interspeech2026 🔊 Full info from organisers: dataoceanai.github.io/Interspeech2...

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Another #Interspeech2026 Challenge – 'Transfer of Pragmatic Intent in Speech-to-Speech Translation (TOPI S2ST)'. Find out more 👉 www.cs.utep.edu/topi/

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Contribute to 'TidyVoice Challenge: Cross-Lingual Speaker Verification' at #Interspeech2026! 🗫 More information on the Challenge website: tidyvoice2026.github.io

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Get involved in #Interspeech2026 'NeckVibe Challenge: Voice Disorder Detection via Real-World Monitoring of Neck-Surface Vibration'. See the Challenge website for full details ➡️ sites.google.com/view/neckvib...

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⏰ Don't forget - submissions for ISCA-endorsed #Interspeech2026 Satellite Workshops due by 4th February 2026! interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...