Summary and Scope
This special session at Odyssey 2026 aims to bring together interdisciplinary research on speech and language technologies for healthcare and assistive communication. The session focuses on clinically grounded and deployable solutions, including assistive speech technologies, speech-based diagnosis and monitoring, and emerging communication paradigms such as silent speech interfaces, with an emphasis on inclusivity, personalisation, and real- world impact.
Organizers
J.A. Gonzalez-Lopez (Univ. of Granada)
C. Herff (Univ. of Maastricht)
E. Navas (Univ. Basque Country)
N. Ma (Univ. of Sheffield)