CfP: 13th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference (ISMIR 2012)

ISMIR 2012 Call for Participation13th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conferencehttp://ismir2012.ismir.net
8th and 12th of October 2012Porto, Portugal(organised by INESC Porto, in partnership with the TNSJ in Porto)

The annual Conference of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR) is the world's leading research forum on processing, searching, organizing and accessing music-related data. The revolution in music distribution and storage brought about by digital technology has fueled tremendous research activities and interests in academia as well as in industry. The ISMIR Conference reflects this rapid development by providing a meeting place for the discussion of MIR-related research, developments, methods, tools and experimental results. Its main goal is to foster multidisciplinary exchange by bringing together researchers and developers, educators and librarians, as well as students and professional users.
ISMIR 2012 will feature introductory and in-depth tutorials oral and poster presentations of research papers invited talks reflecting the true interdisciplinary nature of MIR research a late-break/demo session a music programme


-----PAPERS-----
ISMIR 2012 welcomes paper submissions for oral or poster presentation in the (non-exclusive) areas of: content-based querying and retrieval database systems, indexing and query fingerprinting and digital rights management music transcription and annotation music signal processing sound source separation in music signals score following, audio alignment and music synchronization optical music recognition melody and motives rhythm, beat, tempo and form harmony, chords and tonality timbre, instrumentation and voice performance analysis modification and transformation of music data computational musicology music perception and cognition emotion and aesthetics applications of MIR to the performing arts and multimedia automatic classification genre, style and mood analysis similarity metrics music summarization user interfaces and user models music recommendation and playlist generation text and web mining knowledge representation, social tags and metadata libraries, archives and digital collections evaluation and annotation issues methodological and philosophical issues social, legal, ethical and business issues applications to traditional/folk/ethnic music
To ensure a high quality of the contributions, all papers will go through a double-blind selection process with at least three reviewers per submission. Paper submissions must be no more than 6 pages long when formatted with the conference template, and in PDF. Accepted papers will be designated by the Program Committee to be presented either as posters or as lectures. All accepted papers have the same status, assignment as poster or lecture is not indicative of the relevance or potential impact but on the type of content and way to better reach the intended audience.
More details on http://ismir2012.ismir.net/authors/submission#paper


-----MUSIC-----
ISMIR 2012 welcomes submissions of musical works for selection and possible inclusion in the conference's concert programme. We particularly encourage works that explore the notion of music information in the widest sense of the term. As the use of technology in music creation develops across composition and performance practices, structured data plays an increasingly important role in the processing of musical materials, their analysis and their manifestation in a live environment. From the use of timbral analysis in spectral music to the design of live improvisation systems, the handling of information is critical to the role technology plays in music.
The aim of ISMIR 2012 concert programme is two-fold: to encourage the use of Music Information Retrieval (MIR) techniques in the creation of new music and to explore music that can suggest novel ideas for research in the MIR field.
The music programme in the conference will be centred around two curated concerts. Professional musicians will be available to perform the pieces.Submitted musical works will go through a selection process by the conference music chairs and music curators.
More details on http://ismir2012.ismir.net/music/


-----TUTORIALS-----
The first day of ISMIR 2012 will consist of parallel sessions of tutorials, each lasting three hours and concentrating on a single topic. The tutorials are intended to provide a stimulating coverage of that topic appealing to a general audience.
More details on http://ismir2012.ismir.net/authors/submission#tutorial


-----LATE-BREAK/DEMOS-----
As in previous years, ISMIR 2012 will also include a special track for demos and late-breaking news, with a later deadline than the main paper/poster track. Demos consist of live, hands-on presentations of working software which incorporate MIR algorithms or are relevant to MIR research. Late-breaking news are quite the opposite: unpolished, not-quite-understood-yet puzzles and findings that may barely hold together, but are guaranteed to foster debate and discussion. Both are things better interacted with than lectured about.
While recent years have seen a majority of submissions in the demo category, we will endeavor to reach a better balance of both types of submission this year. In particular, we envision to differentiate the presentation format for demos and late-breaking news - the former, in the walk-around exhibition style that has been successful at previous ISMIRs; the latter, in a more participative, un-conference style. Details will be posted at a later date.
Both types of submissions will consist of extended abstracts of 1-2 pages, which will be peer-reviewed in a double-blind manner by members of the programme committee like the submissions for the main paper track. In the case of demo submissions, abstracts should describe what the typical user scenario will be as well as the technical requirements for the presentation. In the case of late-breaking news, abstracts should make the case of why the result is inspirational and topical for the MIR community.
More details on http://ismir2012.ismir.net/authors/submission#latebreak


-----COMMITTEE-----
Conference Chairs: Fabien Gouyon (INESC Porto) and Carlos Guedes (INESC Porto)Scientific Chairs: Perfecto Herrera (UPF, Barcelona), Luis Gustavo Martins (UCP, Porto), Meinard Mueller (MPI, Saarbrucken) Music Chair: Carlos Guedes (INESC Porto) and Pedro Rebelo (SARC, Belfast)Music Curators: Francois Pachet (Sony CSL, Paris), Daniel Teruggi (INA-GRM, Paris)Tutorial Chair: Emilia Gómez (UPF, Barcelona)Late-break/Demo Chair: Jean-Julien Aucouturier (LEAD, Dijon)Local Organisation: U-Mind Lda


-----CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS-----
Printed proceedings will be provided, at an extra (reasonable) cost, to participants who specifically ask for them. (Note the deadline for printed proceedings request.)


-----IMPORTANT DATES-----
Tutorials deadline: 12th March 2012
Notification of acceptance for Tutorials: 13th April 2012Papers/Posters and Music deadline: 13th April 2012Notification of acceptance for Papers/Posters and Music: 18th June 2012 Early registration starts: 18th June 2012Author registration deadline: 17th August 2012Printed proceedings request deadline: 17th August 2012Late-break/demos deadline: 24th August 2012Notification of acceptance for Late-break/demos: 7th September 2012 Participant registration deadline: 14th September 2012Conference Dates: 8th-12th October 2012


-----VENUE-----
Porto is Portugal's second city. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal. The largest city in the region, Porto is considered the economic and cultural heart of the entire region. Porto's highlights include the historic centre, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, its dramatic modern architecture, and of course great food and wine (including the famous Port wine).
The conference will take place in the São Bento da Vitória Monastery, a classified National Monument since 1977. (See http://www.tnsj.pt/home/msbv/ for more information).


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