Call for Papers: APSIPA ASC 2026 music-related special session (deadline: May 15)

[Tetsuro Kitahara]

Dear ISMIR Community members,

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for
our music-related special session at APSIPA ASC 2026,
which will be held in Hanoi from November 9 to 12, 2026.

While the dates overlap with ISMIR 2026,
we believe that this can be a good second option.
If you are not planning to attend ISMIR this year,
we warmly encourage you to consider submitting a paper
to the special session.

The submission deadline is May 15, 2026.


***Our Special Session at APSIPA ASC 2026***

Title: Recent Advances in Music Processing

Organizers:
Tetsuro Kitahara - Nihon University, Japan
Eita Nakamura - Kyushu University, Japan

Introduction:
Music has been a major application area of signal processing and
information processing, but the past APSIPA conferences had few
dedicated sessions focusing on music processing research. Last year,
we organized the first special session focusing on music processing,
and 12 papers have been presented. Based on this success, we would
like to organize a special session focusing on music processing
research at APSIPA ASC 2026. This session aims to bring together
researchers working on diverse aspects of music-related research,
including but not limited to music signal processing, computational
musicology, deep learning for music, and interactive music systems.
Through this session, we hope to provide a platform for researchers to
exchange ideas, identify key research gaps, and inspire future
collaborations that push the boundaries of music-related research
within the APSIPA community.

Important Dates:
Submission of Full Papers: May 15, 2026
Notification of Paper Acceptance: July 15, 2026
Camera-Ready Paper Submission: July 31, 2026

Submission Guidelines:
Please follow the general Call for Papers formatting guidelines for
submission details.
https://www.apsipa2026.org/call4papers.html


Best regards,
Tetsuro Kitahra (Nihon University)
kitahara...@nihon-u.ac.jp