MAVEBA 2011 - 7th International Workshop on Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions for Biomedical Applications MAVEBA 2011

MAVEBA 2011rr25-27 August 2011rrFirenze, ItalyrrDear friends and colleagues,rrAs for many requests, the deadline for abstract submission for thernext MAVEBA Workshop has been postponed torrMAY 10th, 2011rrYou can submit your abstract through the workshop website:rrhttp://maveba.det.unifi.itrrRegistration to the workshop and to social events is also open.rParticipation to the workshop and to all the events is free forrdelegates. Visit the MAVEBA website to learn more about the excitingrvisit to the Cathedral's terrace and to the museum of S.Marco followedrby a gala dinner in the cloister of S.Antonino.rrI am also pleased to announce two distinguished invited speakers,rProf. Franco Fussi and Prof. Sergio Daniel Cano Ortiz.rrMoreover, the following Special Session will be held:rrTitle: Computational and Experimental Vocal Fold ModellingrCo-chairs: Scott Thomson, Christoph BrückerrPresentations (titles & author lists provisional):r1. Time-dependent multi-mass model of the pharyngoesophageal segment.rBjörn Hüttner, Michael Döllinger, Ulrich Eysholdt, Maria Schuster,rGeorg Luegmair, Sven Herkenhoffr2. Fully-three-dimensional unsteady computations of dynamic glottalrmotion patterns. Christoph Brückerr3. Measurement setups for estimating the mechanical materialrparameters of artificial and real vocal folds. Sandra Weiß, AlexanderrSutor, Reinhard Lerch, Jürgen Ilgr4. Self-oscillating, multi-layer numerical and artificial vocal foldrmodels with thin epithelial and loose cover layers. Scott Thomson,rPreston Murray, Simeon SmithrrYou are welcome to join it or suggest any other of your interest thatrfits with the MAVEBA aims.rrAs for past editions of MAVEBA, a Special Issue of an internationalrpeer-reviewed journal will be organised, collecting most relevantrcontributions to the Workshop.rrI look forward to meeting old and new friends in Firenze next summer.rWith my best regards,rClaudia ManfredirrrDr. Claudia ManfredirDepartment of Electronics and TelecommunicationsrUniversità degli Studi di FirenzerVia S. Marta 3r50139 Firenze, ItalyrrPhone: +39-055-4796410rFax: +39-055-494569r