[NFBCS] SAND Challenge - Classification/Prediction Challenge within IEEE ICASSP 2026 Deadline is approaching!

[Nadia Brancati]

Dear Colleagues,
I deeply apologize if you received multiple copies of this call.

We cordially remind you that only a few days remain until the deadline!

Do not miss the opportunity to participate in the SAND Challenge!

Join this competition, where your expertise in speech analysis, signal
processing, and artificial intelligence can make a real difference in the
fight against neurodegenerative diseases, such as Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (ALS).
We're inviting you to tackle two critical tasks:
- Classifying subjects;
- Predicting disease progression over time.

The top-scoring teams will have the opportunity to present their work at
the prestigious 2026 edition of the IEEE International Conference on
Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP) in Barcelona and publish
their contributions in the official conference proceedings, which are
indexed in major academic databases.

For more information and to participate, please, visit the official
website: www.sand.icar.cnr.it

The SAND challenge is organized by ICAR-CNR - University of Naples Federico
II - University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

A particular thanks to the Fondazione D³4Health for its technical support.


-- 
Nadia Brancati
Researcher @ AI-ISA Lab
<https://www.icar.cnr.it/en/gruppi-di-ricerca/artificial-intelligence-in-image-and-signal-analysis/>
Institute for High Performance Computing and Networking - National Research
Council of Italy (CNR - ICAR)
Via P. Castellino, 111 - 80131 Napoli
Tel. 081.6139228
nadia.brancati at icar.cnr.it
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