The 8th International Symposium on Live Subtitling and Accessibility will be organised by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona on 19 April 2023
Keynote speaker
Chris Hughes (University of Salford) “Live subtitling: The possibilities that consumers don’t yet realize they want” chaired by Pilar Orero. (PDF, presentation 6.45 MB)
Panel 1: Live subtitling measuring the quality
Chair: Gion Linder
- “The quality of automatic and human live captions in English – and beyond“. Pablo Romero-Fresco (Universidade de Vigo) and Nazaret Fresno (University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley). (PDF, presentation 1.6 MB)
- “Measuring the quality of interlingual live subtitles via respeaking: insights from the SMART project“. Elena Davitti (University of Surrey), Annalisa Sandrelli (UNINT). (PDF, presentation 1.5 MB)
- “NERstar“. Juan Martínez Pérez (SWISS TXT). (PDF, presentation 350 KB)
Panel 2: Automatic subtitling
Chair: Carlo Eugeni
- “Automatic speech recognition in Spain: the Basque and Catalan case“. Ana Tamayo (UPV/EHU) and Irene de Higes Andino (Universitat Jaume I). (PDF presentation 3 MB).
- “Automatic Live Subtitling in Spain: The Quality of Bilingual TV Newscasts in Galicia“. Maria Rico-Vázquez (Universidade de Vigo-GALMA). (PDF, presentation 965 KB)
- “Evaluating an automatic live subtitling translator for Citizen Journalism“. Pilar Orero (UAB). (PDF, presentation 1 MB)
Panel 3: Live accessibility new contexts & environments
Chair: Estella Oncins
- “Eye gaze behaviour and comprehension of colour commentary and gameplay captions of live fast-paced sports for Deaf and Hard of Hearing television viewers“. Somang Nam, Maria Karam, Tatyana Kumarasamy, Whitfield Margot, Deborah Fels (Toronto Metropolitan University). (PDF, presentation 1.3 MB)
- “Communicating with hearing-impaired, foreign patients, or through physical barriers: ABC Stereo project overview and data gathered so far“. Ottavia Carlino (University of Salento). (PDF, presentation 938 KB)
- “Subtitling Immersive Journalism Experiences“. Nico Patz (Deustche Welle). (PDF, presentation 1.7 MB)
- “The use of blockchain in media accessibility services“. Iris Serrat (Universidad Internacional de Valencia). (PDF, presentation 1.2 MB)
Panel 4: Live subtitling: New skills & training opportunities
Chair: Pablo Romero-Fresco
- “Reaching MARS: opportunities for formal and informal training“. Carlo Eugeni (University of Leeds). (PDF, presentation 771 KB) (MARS video demo)
- “Live editing in interlingual respeaking as a uniquely human skill“. Tomasz Korybski & Elena Davitti (University of Surrey). (PDF, presentation 1.3 MB)
- “GreenSCENT at ITACA: Combining XR, Accessibility & Sustainability“. Sarah McDonagh & Marta Brescia-Zapata (UAB). (PDF, presentation 1.5 MB)
- “Managing accessibility, inclusion, and diversity in online educational contexts: The IDE@ project“. Estella Oncins (UAB). (PDF, presentation 1.1 MB)
Scientific committee
- Pilar Orero, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Carlo Eugeni, Interesteno
- Gion Linder, SWISS TXT Ltd
- Pablo Romero-Fresco, Universidade de Vigo
- Estel·la Oncins, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Organising committee
- Pilar Orero
- Gion Linder
- Carlo Eugeni
- Pablo Romero-Fresco
- Estel·la Oncins
- Marta Brescia
- Sarah McDonagh
- Willian Moura
- Marcella Wiffler