We are pleased to announce a special issue of Computer Speech & Language on Speaker Characterization Beyond Words: Identity, Health and Emotion from Speech, a topic closely aligned with the themes of Odyssey 2026.
The special issue aims to bring together recent advances in speaker characterization, including research on speaker identity, health, emotion, and related speech and language technologies.
Journal: Computer Speech & Language
Special Issue Title: Speaker Characterization Beyond Words: Identity, Health and Emotion from Speech
Submission Deadline: 31 October 2026
Guest Editors: Alberto Abad, Jose A. Gonzalez-Lopez, Alfonso Ortega, Alicia Lozano-Diez,Ā Javier Hernando
Further details, including the full scope of the special issue and submission instructions, are available on the special issue website:
We encourage submissions from both the Odyssey community and the broader speech and language processing research community.