{"id":1605,"date":"2026-02-23T17:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iberspeech.tech\/2026\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:37:11","slug":"take-the-challenge-albayzin-2026-evaluations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iberspeech.tech\/2026\/take-the-challenge-albayzin-2026-evaluations\/","title":{"rendered":"Take the Challenge: ALBAYZIN 2026 Evaluations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;655px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"440\"><span>ALBAYZIN 2026 Evaluations: Call for Participation<\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"440\">The ALBAYZIN Evaluations will once again be held in the framework of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">IberSPEECH 2026<\/span><\/span>. This edition features a comprehensive evaluation campaign comprising three complementary tracks designed to advance research in Spanish speech technologies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"548\">The challenge focuses on the <strong data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"508\">COSER Spanish Rural Speech Corpus<\/strong> and addresses key research problems in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"592\"><strong data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"590\">Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"625\"><strong data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"623\">Speaker Diarization (SD)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"661\"><strong data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"659\">Spoken Term Detection (STD)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"828\">To help estimate participation and community interest, prospective participants are invited to express their intention to take part by completing the following form:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"870\">\ud83d\udc49 <a data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"868\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_new\" class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/hBSK9vCgcxypu8vp9\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/hBSK9vCgcxypu8vp9<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ms-0.5 inline-block align-middle leading-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-rtl-flip=\"\" class=\"block h-[0.75em] w-[0.75em] stroke-current stroke-[0.75]\"><use href=\"\/cdn\/assets\/sprites-core-jxe2m7va.svg#304883\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"891\">Important Dates<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"1329\">\n<li data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"932\">\n<p data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"932\"><strong data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"909\">April 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Registration opens<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"992\">\n<p data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"992\"><strong data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"947\">May 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Release of training and development data<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1034\">\n<p data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1034\"><strong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1008\">June 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Registration deadline<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1081\">\n<p data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1081\"><strong data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1050\">July 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Release of evaluation data<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1176\">\n<p data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1176\"><strong data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1109\">End of September 2026<\/strong> \u2013 System output and system description paper submission deadline<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1246\">\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1246\"><strong data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1202\">End of October 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Distribution of results to participants<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1329\">\n<p data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1329\"><strong data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1273\">November 18\u201320, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Official presentation of results at IberSPEECH 2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1443\">Further details will be provided in due course. For specific inquiries, please contact the organizing committee <span>at <\/span><span data-teams=\"true\"><a aria-label=\"V\u00ednculo iberspeech2026-albayzin@iberspeech.tech\" id=\"menurdft\" href=\"https:\/\/51.68.71.183:8443\/smb\/email-address\/edit\/id\/6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/51.68.71.183:8443\/smb\/email-address\/edit\/id\/6\">iberspeech2026-albayzin@iberspeech.tech<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1511\">We look forward to the community\u2019s participation in ALBAYZIN 2026.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ALBAYZIN Evaluations return to IberSPEECH 2026 with a three-track challenge focused on Automatic Speech Recognition, Speaker Diarization, and Spoken Term Detection using the COSER Spanish Rural Speech Corpus. 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