SpeeC 2025

The Workshop on Speech & Computation
18 Mar 2025
NTU, Taipei, Taiwan

About SpeeC

Computational linguistics has conventionally focused on text processing, transforming written texts into abstract representations through discrete stages in the pipeline. At the same time, recent advancements in speech-language models demonstrate how models can process text/speech without conventional discrete stages or text conversions. Undoubtedly, natural speech carries far richer information that extends beyond written texts. Working directly with speech not only provides practical advantages but also offers a critical perspective on how we think about language, exploring alternatives to fixed and discrete theoretical units. With this in mind, the Workshop on Speech and Computation (SpeeC) brings together researchers to exchange and share ideas on speech and computational approaches.

Program

9:40 - 10:00

Opening Remarks

Shu-Kai Hsieh, National Taiwan University

10:00 - 11:00

Keynote

How can it be so simple? Predicting the F0-contours of Mandarin words in spontaneous speech from their corresponding contextualized embeddings with linear mapping
Harald Baayen, University of Tübingen

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30

Session 1

Can David really win Goliath? ― On the effect of phonetic variation on spoken word recognition
Janice Fon, National Taiwan University
Prosodic encodings and usage-based approaches
Alvin Cheng-Hsien Chen, National Normal Taiwan University

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:00

Session 2

From speech vectors to contextualized embeddings: a study of English homophones
Yu-Hsiang Tseng, University of Tübingen

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 - 17:00

Panel Discussion

Computing meaningful things and variable stuff !!
Laurent Prevot, Centre d'études français sur la Chine Contemporaine
Yu-Ying Chuang, National Taiwan Normal University
Sheng-Fu Wang, Academia Sinica

Venue

Room 337, Humanities Building 3F, National Taiwan University

SpeeC2025 is hosted by the Graduate Institute of Linguistics at National Taiwan University (NTU). As part of the College of Liberal Arts, the institute plays a key role in fostering linguistic research and interdisciplinary collaboration within the humanities. The newly constructed Humanities Building, housing four departments and two institutes in the College of Liberal Arts, serves as a foundation where interdisciplinary dialogue thrives. With improved facilities and a centralized space for research and teaching, the Humanities Building enhances academic collaboration, facilitating deeper engagement in the humanities.

Organizers



Graduate Institute of Linguistics


College of Liberal Arts
National Taiwan University


Supported by Advancing Connected Futures
「共作文明新趨勢」(Advancing Connected Futures) 系列學術活動

Co-Organizers



National Taiwan Normal University


ERC Subliminal Project