https://www.ococosda2026.com.ph
Oriental COCOSDA (O-COCOSDA) is the Oriental branch of COCOSDA (the International Committee for the Coordination and Standardisation of Speech Databases and Assessment Techniques). Established in 1997, its primary goal is to foster the exchange of ideas, share insights, and address regional matters related to the creation, use, and distribution of spoken language corpora for Oriental languages. In addition, O-COCOSDA focuses on the assessment of speech recognition and synthesis systems, while promoting speech research in Oriental languages.
The first preparatory meeting took place in Hong Kong in 1997, and since then, 28 workshops have been hosted in various countries, including China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This year, the 29th edition of the conference returns to the Philippines and will be held on Mactan Island, Province of Cebu. It is jointly organized by the De La Salle University College of Computer Studies – Advanced Research Institute for Informatics, Computing, and Networking (AdRIC), through its Center for Language Technologies (CeLT), and University of San Carlos Department of Computer, Information Sciences, and Mathematics. O-COCOSDA 2026 is an ISCA-supported event, and the proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in the ISCA Archive. Previous O-COCOSDA proceedings have been indexed in Scopus.
Scope and Themes
Papers are invited on substantial, original, and unpublished research on all aspects of speech databases, assessments, and speech I/O, including, but not limited to:
- Speech databases and text corpora
- Assessment of speech input and output technologies
- Phonetic/phonological systems for oriental languages
- Romanization of non-roman characters
- Segmentation and labeling
- Speech prosody and labeling
- Speech processing models and systems
- Multilingual speech corpora
- Special topics on speech databases and assessments
- Standardization
Important Dates
- Full Paper Submission Deadline: July 10, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: August 10, 2026
- Final Camera-Ready Submission: August 31, 2026
- Early Registration Deadline: August 31, 2026
- Conference Dates: November 25-27, 2026
Paper Submission
Submissions must present original, unpublished work and must not be under review by any other conference or journal during the review process. Papers must be written in English, and follow the prescribed format. Submissions must be prepared as PDF files not exceeding eight (8) pages in length, with up to two (2) additional pages reserved exclusively for references, acknowledgments, and disclosure of any generative AI tool use. PDF files must not be password-protected, and all fonts must be embedded. Submissions must use the Interspeech 2026 templates, which are provided below as a ZIP file (Word and LaTeX formats).
https://www.ococosda2026.com.ph/assets/paper_templates/Interspeech2026-Paper-Kit.zip
O-COCOSDA 2026 adopts a double-blind review process. Authors must submit an anonymized version of their paper for review. Please follow all instructions in the paper template.
Papers must be submitted through the EasyChair system via the designated submission link. Accepted papers will be assigned to either oral or poster presentations, as determined by the program committee. The conference proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in the ISCA Archive.
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ococosda2026
O-COCOSDA 2026 will be held fully on site (in person). At least one author of each accepted paper must register by the early registration deadline and present the paper in person at the conference. Papers that are not presented on site will be withdrawn and excluded from the final proceedings.
Contact information
Angie Ceniza-Canillo
Chair, O-COCOSDA 2026
Chair, Department of Computer, Information Sciences, and Mathematics, University of San Carlos
amceniza@usc.edu.ph
Nathaniel Oco
Chair, O-COCOSDA 2026
Senior Lecturer, Department of Software Technology, College of Computer Studies, De La Salle University
nathaniel.oco@dlsu.edu.ph
