Enabling Access to Sound Archives through Integration, Enrichment and Retrieval Annual Review Meeting - Introduction

12 Month Review Meeting Project # Objectives and Assessment I ObjectiveDescription Relevant Deliverables Separation & Representation of Sound Objects 1. Demonstration of working prototypes. D2.1, D4.1-D Publication of technical papers which are peer reviewed. 3. Measurement of accuracy in international evaluation conferences. 4. Evaluations against ground-truth databases. 5. Direct comparison with baseline algorithms. 6. User evaluation studies. Content Processing for Interactive Tools 1. Demonstration of prototype content processing algorithms. D Publication of technical papers. 3. Verification of user requirements as defined in established user needs studies. 4. User evaluation studies. 5. Expert Advisory Board Evaluation. 6. Direct comparison with baseline algorithms. Online Retrieval Systems 1. Publication of new retrieval technologies. D , D Demonstration of prototype Retrieval Systems. 3. Test bed user group deployment. 4. Music retrieval system assessment by MIREX 5. Speech retrieval system assessed using internal archives & the On-Line Speech Corpora.

12 Month Review Meeting Project # Objectives and Assessment II ObjectiveDescription Relevant Deliverables Organizational Tools for Tailored Collections 1. Creation and dissemination of visualisation and navigation systems. D2.1,D Merging of archives from members of the Expert User Advisory Board. 3. Ontologies and description schemes assessed by demonstrating the usefulness of proposed structures as well as user group evaluation. 4. Publication of technical papers which are peer reviewed. Measure Effectiveness and Impact 1. Formal evaluations & deployment to external sound archives. D , D , D Feedback from the Expert User Advisory Board. 3. Collaborations established and reported (co-authored publications), joint conferences or workshops, visits and exchanges. 4. Inclusion of major archival institutions on the Expert Advisory Board. 5. Development of Business Plan. Overall Project Assessment 1. Successful management and project administration. D , D Detailed and timely reporting to the Commission. 3. Deliverables and Milestones achieved as stated. 4. Quality assurance maintained and risks avoided.

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12 Month Review Meeting Project # Meeting Structure  Each presentation discusses  Introduction to Work Package  Deliverables and Milestones  Progress  Contributions and Connections with Other Workpackages  Upcoming Work Plan (Months 12-24)  All technical work packages have demonstrations

12 Month Review Meeting Project # Schedule TimeParticipantWP leadDemonstrations 9:00-9:15Introduction & Presentation of Project Participants 9:15-9:45RSAMD WP7 Evaluation & Benchmarking Video Highlights of interviews with expert users 9:45-10:30LFUI/DERI WP2 Media Semantics and Ontologies Ontology engineering & ontology-based searching 10:30-11:15ALLWP3 Retrieval Systems Speech segmentation user interface, vocal queries & music retrieval system 11:15-11:30Coffee Break 11:30-12:15NICE WP4 Sound Object Representation Speaker recognition application: Build voice print from wav file, recognize speaker and playback 12:15-1:00DITWP5 Enriched Access Tools Real-time sound source separation, pitch scale modification with synchronized video, restoration EQ module 1:00-2:00Lunch 2:00-2:45SILOGICWP6 Intelligent InterfacesEASAIER front end 2:45-3:30QMUL WP8 Dissemination & Exploitation Report on dissemination activities 3:30-3:45Coffee Break 3:45-4:15QMULWP1 Project Managementreport on deliverables D1.1 and D1.2 4:15-4:45Financial and Management Issues 4:45-5:15Reviewers Meeting (closed) 5:15-5:45Feedback and final discussion