Welcome to HCSNet

Welcome to HCSNet, the ARC Network in Human Communication Science

HCSNet supports and promotes interdisciplinary research in speech, language, and sonics in Australia. We connect researchers across disciplines via workshops and seminars, and we support interdisciplinary graduate training and exchanges. The Network aims to build Australia's reputation as a leader in communication science and technology via advances in our Priority Areas: Speech, Effective Human-Computer Interfaces, Next Generation Search Technology, Human Communication Disorders, and Human and Machine Perception and Action.

Being a member of HCSNet means you can apply for funding to attend HCSNet events, and gets you our weekly electronic newsletter, HCSNet Update. Becoming a member is easy, and it's free: if you work, study, do research or just have an interest in the human communication sciences, join up by clicking on the 'create new account' link on the left-hand side of the page.

HCSNet SummerFest Pre-registration Open

Tuesday, 19th August 2008

You can now pre-register for this December’s SummerFest at http://www.sf08.hcsnet.edu.au. Full registration opens in September, but preregistering now guarantees you a place, and lets you state preferences for summer school courses that will help us to avoid scheduling conflicts. And remember – undergraduates who pre-register before full registration opens get FREE REGISTRATION! Pass on the news to those who might benefit.

HCSNet SummerFest Workshops Calls for Abstracts Released

Tuesday, 19th August 2008
There are four workshops at SummerFest this year, on Search and Information Extraction from Audio Data; Designing the Australian National Corpus; Embodied Interaction in Mobile, Physical and Virtual Environments; and Voice and Voice Disorders. The Calls for Abstracts for these workshops are now up on the SummerFest website at http://www.sf08.hcsnet.edu.au – check them out!

Designing Mobile Technology for Humans at the HCSNet Summer School

Tuesday, 19th August 2008

Gary Marsden, this week’s spotlight, is teaching a course at this year’s HCSNet Summer School. His course covers both theory and practice, with the first half of the course addressing the topic of Understanding Mobile Interaction Design, and the second half focusing on Mobile Interaction Design Practice. The course features hands-on exploration of tools and techniques for assessing or developing new mobile services and products; case-studies, worked-examples and guidelines to help participants understand critical issues in the successful design of key emerging mobile application areas; and examples of research applied practically. Find out more at http://sf08.hcsnet.edu.au/summerfest08/summerschool/mobiletechhumans.

HCSNet Workshop on Narrative & Communication Disorders

Tuesday, 19th August 2008

Registration has been extended for the HCSNet Workshop on Narrative & Communication Disorders to be held at the University of Melbourne on September 13th-14th. A provisional program is available on our website and we are pleased to announce that Dr Olga Solomon (University of Southern California) and Dr Nan Bernstein Ratner (University of Maryland) will be giving keynote talks via videoconference. Attendance is free, but registration is necessary for catering purposes.

Please note that travel funding for students and HCSNet members is still available, so please indicate on your registration form whether you would like to be considered (priority given to those who register first). For more information about the Workshop, visit our website http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/hcsnetevents/2008/ncdworkshop or contact Lesley (lesleyfs@unimelb.edu.au) or Susan (sdouglas@unimelb.edu.au).