General registration is now open, please check waspaa.com/registration/
We only have a few slots left, don't delay registering and booking your hotel if you're planning to attend.

Registration and hotel reservation for authors of accepted papers will open shortly, and general registration will open on August 18, 2025 for everyone, pending room availability. More information is available at waspaa.com/registration/

Our call for financial support is also now open. More details and instructions on how to apply at waspaa.com/travel-grant...

We would like to remind everyone that we are accepting demonstrations! The deadline for submission is July 16th, AoE. For more information, please refer to waspaa.com/call-for-dem...

The results are out! This year, WASPAA was very competitive as we received a record-high number of submissions. Out of 246 initial submissions, 211 were reviewed, each receiving at least 3 reviews. 95 papers were accepted, for an acceptance rate of 45.0%. Congrats to all authors of accepted papers!

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted papers to #WASPAA2025!
We smashed previous submission records with 218 valid submissions to be reviewed, +40% over 2023 and +20% over the 2019 record 🤯
They're heading to our impressive pool of 41 meta-reviewers and 438 reviewers. Huge thanks to them!

Today at 23:59 AoE is the final submission deadline!

There will be no further extension due to our tight reviewing schedule.

Best of luck to everyone for the final stretch!

Final deadline times on May 8:
- Pacific Time: 5:00
- Eastern Time: 8:00
- Central European Time: 14:00
- Japan Time: 21:00

Today is the initial submission deadline for #WASPAA2025!
Please make sure to create your submission on CMT, with tentative title, abstract, and Subject Areas that are as informative as possible.
Everything (title, abstract, etc) can be edited until May 7.

More info: waspaa.com/author-guide...

We've heard you! Time after ICASSP is feeling tight for many, and thanks to a very strong reviewer pool, we can reduce the review load and shorten the review period.
We are thus happy to announce a 1 week extension🤗
New #WASPAA2025 deadlines:
April 30: First submission
May 7: Final submission

Registration - WASPAA 2025 WASPAA 2025 will be a fully in-person event. Registration Policy Our registration policy is as follows: Registration Dates Author registration will open on July 2, 2025 for authors of accepted papers,...

We have announced the registration and hotel rates! Please check waspaa.com/registration/ and waspaa.com/venue-and-ho...
Total cost (registration, room, all meals, parties🥳) for an IEEE SPS student sharing a standard room will be under $800 before any grants🤗
Please submit your abstracts by 4/23!

Keynote Speakers - WASPAA 2025 Bio: Juan Pablo Bello is a Professor of Music Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Urban Science at New York University. In 1998 he received a BEng in Ele...

We're excited to announce #WASPAA2025 's keynote speakers. This year, we will have the pleasure to hear from Juan Pablo Bello (NYU), Alexandre Défossez (Kyutai), and Karen Livescu (TTI-Chicago)!
More info: waspaa.com/keynote-spea...
Reminders⬇️
April 23: Abstract deadline
April 30: Final deadline

Call for Demonstrations - WASPAA 2025 (Demo submission URL: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/WASPAA2025/Submission/Index. Click on the “Create new submission” button and choose the “WASPAA2025-Demo” track.) WASPAA 2025 Demonstrations  ...

Our Call for Demonstrations is also out, with a July 16 deadline. Still plenty of time to think about cool demos to present at the workshop!
More information: waspaa.com/information-...

Author Guidelines and Paper Templates - WASPAA 2025 A link to the CMT submission website will provided soon. A PDF version of these author guidelines (download) Paper Templates Note that the paper templates have drastically changed from past WASPAAs: p...

The #WASPAA2025 final deadline is 1 month away!
Brand new LaTeX/Word paper templates are now available at waspaa.com/author-guide...
Please consider submitting your work and joining us at our new beautiful venue near Lake Tahoe!

Travel Grants & Financial Support - WASPAA 2025 We are continuing our commitment to promote diversity and inclusivity at WASPAA and are offering substantial support for grants to our students and young professional community members at WASPAA 2025....

WASPAA continues its commitment to promote diversity and inclusivity, with substantial support for grants to our students and young professional community members to attend #WASPAA2025.
If you haven't submitted in the past due to financial constraints, please check waspaa.com/travel-award...

#WASPAA2025 is in the (IEEE SPS) news!
signalprocessingsociety.org/newsletter/2...

Our Call for Sponsors is out!
WASPAA 2025 offers sponsorship opportunities at the Gold (limited to 6), Silver, and Bronze levels.
For further details, please check our Patron Prospectus at: waspaa.com/call-for-spo...
Industry Liaisons: Felicia Lim & Justin Salamon (sponsorship@waspaa.com)

View of the Granlibakken Tahoe resort and Lake Tahoe

It’s official! 🎉
WASPAA 2025 will be held October 12-15 at the Granlibakken Tahoe resort, in Tahoe City, CA🏞️
Important dates:
Abstract deadline: April 23, 2025 (23:59 AOE)
Paper deadline: April 30, 2025 (23:59 AOE)
Acceptance: July 2, 2025
Camera-ready: July 16, 2025
More info: waspaa.com
Please RT🤗

WASPAA is moving, for the first time in its almost 40-year history. Stay tuned for the announcement of the new venue!