Agenda
Agenda last revised: 3 May 2026
Workshop date: May 4, 2026.
Please refer to the Program page for detailed outline of the technical program.
Morning Block
| Time | Session | Duration | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Opening Talk | 10 min | Brief talk about the workshop by the organizers Presenter: Kamil Wojcicki, Cisco Systems |
| 09:10 – 09:55 | First Keynote | 45 min | From Paper to Production: the Engineering and Standardization Challenges of Neural Speech Coding Presenter: Jean-Marc Valin, Google Chair: Minje Kim, UIUC |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Challenge Overview | 20 min | Challenge overview talk by the challenge organizers Presenter: Kamil Wojcicki and Yusuf Isik, Cisco Systems Chair: Wolfgang Mack, Cisco Systems |
| 10:20 – 10:50 | Coffee Break | 30 min | Coffee break provided by the ICASSP organizers |
| 10:50 – 11:30 | Oral Presentations | 40 min | Oral presentations by the respective winners of each LRAC Challenge track Track 1 Winner: IRIS: Low-Complexity High-Efficiency Neural Network Codec for Real-Time Audio Transmission Presenter: Ziqian Wu, ByteDance Track 2 Winner: PR-Vocodec: Progressive Refinement Training for Low-Resource Neural Speech Coding and Enhancement Presenter: Ronghui Hu, Nanjing University Chair: Wolfgang Mack, Cisco Systems |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Second Keynote | 45 min | Design Choices and Effective Evaluation of Modern Speech and Audio Codecs Based on Neural Networks Presenter: Nicola Pia, Fraunhofer IIS Chair: Wolfgang Mack, Cisco Systems |
Lunch Break
| Time | Session | Duration | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:15 – 14:15 | Lunch Break | 120 min | Break for self-arranged lunch. Lunch will not be provided by the workshop. |
Afternoon Block
| Time | Session | Duration | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Poster Setup | 15 min | Time allocated for poster setup. Please note the overlap with end of lunch break. Chair: Mansur Yesilbursa, Cisco Systems |
| 14:15 – 15:45 | Poster Session | 90 min | 11 poster presentations across 4 areas. Authors free to roam after 60 min. Chair: Mansur Yesilbursa, Cisco Systems |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Coffee Break | 30 min | Coffee break provided by the ICASSP organizers |
| 16:15 – 17:00 | Third Keynote | 45 min | In Search of Better Audio Codecs: Requirements and Constraints for Modern Audio Codecs on the Internet Presenter: Cullen Jennings, Cisco Systems Chair: Ivana Balic, Cisco Systems |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Panel Discussion | 60 min | Are Neural Codecs Ready for Low-Resource Reality? Potentials and Pitfalls in the AI Era. Host: Minje Kim, UIUC Panelists: Nicola Pia, Fraunhofer IIS; Jean-Marc Valin, Google; and Cullen Jennings, Cisco Systems |
Evening Event
| Time | Session | Duration | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 – 21:30 | Conference Reception | 150 min | ICASSP’s Welcome Reception |