In Memoriam: Professor Sadaoki Furui
Former ISCA president, professor Sadaoki Furui passed away on July 31st. Today, on Sept 9, he would have been 77 years. Sadaoki served as President of ISCA from 2001 to 2005, and actively promoted the collaboration between speech science and speech technology. He a pioneer and a prominent researcher in spoken language technology, an inspiring researcher and leader as well as educator, and a great contributor to our society and to the speech community. He will be sorely missed.
An obituary for professor Furui is published in the latest version of ISCApad.
Interspeech 2021 videos available
Interspeech 2021 videos for which we obtained presenters' consents are now available on Superlectures
and on Youtube. Both sites include links to papers in the ISCA archive.
ISCA Medals and Fellows Nominations 2023
Nominations are open for the following ISCA Awards:
The ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement recognizes and honors an individual each year who has made extraordinary contributions to the field of speech communication science and technology. Any ISCA member can make a nomination. All nominations for ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement should be submitted to the ISCA Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 6 January 2023 using the nomination form. The ISCA Board will select the winner by 1 February and announce the winner in the March 2023 ISCApad. Unsuccessful candidates from previous year(s) must be re-nominated to qualify for candidacy.
The ISCA Service Medal recognizes an ISCA member who has provided extraordinary service to ISCA and/or the Speech Communication community. Any ISCA Board or Advisory Council member can make a nomination. All nominations for an ISCA Service Medal should be submitted to the ISCA Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 6 January 20223 using the nomination form. Unsuccessful candidates from previous year(s) must be re-nominated to qualify for candidacy.
The ISCA Fellows Program recognises and honours outstanding members who have made significant contributions to the science and technology of speech communication. To qualify for this distinction, a candidate must have been an ISCA member for five years or more with a minimum of ten years experience in the field. Nominations may be made by any ISCA member except for those on the Felows Selection Committee.. Fellows may be recognised by their outstanding scientific and/or technical contributions and/or continued significant service to ISCA. The supporting case for the candidate's nomination should include up to 3 major contributions which have had impact on the speech community and/or society in general. A nomination should be supported by 3 references from senior scientists/technologists in the Speech Communication community, for instance ISCA Fellows and ISCA Board members. Current ISCA Board members are not eligible for nomination. Members of the Fellows Selection Committee may not nominate candidates or provide references. All nominations for ISCA Fellow should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 10 February 2023using the nomination form. Those who plan to nominate are strongly advised to send brief information on candidates (candidate's name and affiliation) to the above email address before January 10 with your name and contact email address.
More information can be found on the ISCA Honors webpage.
2021 ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement awarded to Prof. Dr Hermann Ney
'Forty Years of Speech and Language Processing: From Bayes Decision Rule to Deep Learning
We have a new Board
[9 Sep 2021] Following the ISCA GA at Interspeech the new ISCA Board for 2021-23 is in place. Please take a look here to see who is who on the Board. Congratulations to Sebastian Möller, ISCA President and Odette Scharenborg, ISCA Vice-President.
