Young Researchers Forum

Call for Proposals
Release Time:2026/8/21 12:01:03

The 21st National Conference on Man-Machine Speech Communication (NCMMSC 2026) will be held in Hengqin, Zhuhai from November 5-8, 2026. To promote academic exchange among young researchers, showcase cutting-edge research achievements, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration and talent development, NCMMSC 2026 will host a Young Researchers Forum and now invites proposals from young experts and scholars at domestic and international universities, research institutions, and enterprises.

The Young Researchers Forum aims to provide a high-level academic exchange platform for young researchers in related fields, encouraging them to share their latest research progress and academic insights on frontier directions, innovative methods, interdisciplinary research, and industrial applications.

The forum welcomes proposals covering but not limited to the following directions:

• Speech and Language Intelligence
• Multimodal Interaction and Large Models
• Affective and Cognitive Computing
• Audio, Music, and Acoustic Processing
• AI+Healthcare and Information Accessibility
• Intelligent Human-Computer Interaction and Digital Humans
• Generative AI and Embodied Intelligence
• Other frontier research directions related to the conference theme

Forum proposals should include the following:

(1) Basic Information
• Forum report title
• Forum report abstract
(2) Speaker Information
• Name
• Affiliation
• Contact information
• Personal biography (including research directions)
• Personal photo

Please submit your forum proposal via email to the Young Researchers Forum chairs.

Recommended email subject: [NCMMSC2026 YRF] Report Title
• Proposals will be reviewed by the conference committee. Selected reports will be published on the conference website and included in the official Young Researchers Forum agenda.
Event Date
Proposal submission deadline July 31, 2026
Notification of final selection August 15, 2026
Zhijian Ou
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Zhijian Ou
Tsinghua University
Junfeng Li
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Junfeng Li
Institute of Acoustics, CAS
Nan Yan
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Nan Yan
Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, CAS

Please send Young Researchers Forum proposals to the forum chairs. Recommended email subject format: [NCMMSC2026 YRF] Report Title

• Zhijian Ou (Tsinghua University): ozj@tsinghua.edu.cn

• Junfeng Li (Institute of Acoustics, CAS): junfeng.li.1979@gmail.com

• Nan Yan (Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, CAS): nan.yan@siat.ac.cn

We warmly welcome young experts and scholars from home and abroad to actively participate in the Young Researchers Forum, and jointly build a diverse, open, and high-level academic exchange platform for NCMMSC 2026!