Interspeech 2026

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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-...

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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

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📢 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/...

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The submission portal for #Interspeech2026 is now open! Submit your papers by 25th February ✍️ interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

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📢 Call for Tutorials at #Interspeech2026! Submit 5-page proposals for 3- or 6-hour Tutorial Day sessions, due by 18th February 2026 interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/.... We welcome proposals on introductory and advanced topics, and longstanding research challenges as well as emerging areas of study.

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Paper preparation guidelines and templates for #Interspeech2026 are now available! 👉 interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

Information on the Challenges taking place at #Interspeech2026 now available 👉 interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

Details of all the #Interspeech2026 Special Sessions now available 👉 interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

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We especially encourage submissions aligned with the #Interspeech2026 theme, 'Speaking Together' – celebrating all voices and contributing to collaborative discussions and advancements that promote communication for all 🌏 interspeech2026.org/en-AU

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Get ready to tackle one of the #Interspeech2026 Challenges! Check out the accepted Challenge Proposals 👉 interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/... – detailed information to come!

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A range of sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are available for organisations seeking visibility at #Interspeech2026 – download the Prospectus, or get in touch to discuss options interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...

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An extraordinary response to the call for Special Sessions for #Interspeech2026! Consider submitting your paper to one of these accepted themed sessions 👉 interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/... (and stay tuned for more details!)

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We look forward to seeing you in Sydney for #Interspeech2026! Plan your visit around the conference, 27 September – 1 October 2026 interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/... Call for papers now open! ✍️

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📢 Call for papers! Join us in Sydney for #Interspeech2026, 27 September – 1 October 2026. Paper submission portal opens 17 Jan and closes 25 Feb. See you there! interspeech2026.org/en-AU/pages/...