Following the success of seven previous workshops in Portland (2011), Tokyo (2010), London (2009), Columbus (2008), Antwerp (2007), Pittsburgh (2006) and Lisbon (2005), we are very happy to welcome you to the Eighth Young Researchers’ Roundtable on Spoken Dialogue Systems (YRRSDS 2012) in Seoul, South Korea.
The aim of the workshop is to promote the networking of students, post docs, and junior researchers working in research related to spoken dialogue systems in both academia and industry. The workshop provides an open forum where participants can discuss their research interests, current work and future plans.
This proceedings volume reflects the content of the roundtable, summarizing the overall program, short CVs of the invited guests, as well as the full position papers of all participating young researchers.