The Clarity Project

The Project Timeline

The Challenges

The project is running three rounds of enhancement and prediction challenges.
CEC1 / CPC1, 2021 - 2022 - Simple indoor scenes, one interferer

CEC2 / CPC2, 2022 - 2023 - Complex indoor scenes, multiple interferers, head motion

CEC3 / CPC3, 2024 - 2025 - Dynamic outdoor scenes, moving sources, head motion

We have now completed evaluation of the 2nd prediction challenge (CPC2) and are busy preparing the 3rd enhancement challenge (CEC3) for launch in early 2024.

The Overal Schedule

The tentative schedule for future challenges is shown below.

gantt dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD title Clarity Challenge Overview Schedule excludes weekdays 2014-01-10 section CEC1 Participation Phase :done, 2021-02-01, 2021-06-15 Evaluation Phase :done, 2021-06-15, 2021-09-17 section CPC1 Participation Phase :done, 2021-11-16, 2022-03-21 Evaluation Phase :done, 2022-03-21,2022-06-29 section CEC2 Participation Phase :done, 2022-03-30, 2022-09-01 Evaluation Phase :done, 2022-09-01,2022-12-02 section CPC2 Participation Phase :done, 2023-03-01, 2023-08-01 Evaluation Phase :done, 2023-08-01, 2023-08-25 section CEC3 Participation Phase :, 2024-03-01, 2024-09-01 Evaluation Phase :, 2024-09-01,2024-12-01 section CPC3 Participation Phase :, 2025-03-01, 2025-08-01 Evaluation Phase :, 2025-08-01,2025-09-01

Key Dates

CEC1 Launch 1st Feb 2021, Submission 15 th Jun 2021
CPC1 Launch 16th Nov 2021, Submission 21 st Mar 2022
CEC2 Launch 30th Mar 2022, Submission 1 st Sep 2022
CPC2 Launch 1st Feb 2023, Submission 1 st Aug 2023
CEC3 Launch 2nd Apr 2024, Submission 1st Sep 2024
CPC3 Launch 1st Mar 2025, Submission 1st August 2025

The 3rd Clarity Enhancement Challenge(CEC3)

gantt dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD title CEC3 Schedule excludes weekdays 2014-01-10 section CEC3 1st Announcement :milestone, 2024-01-28, 1min Participation Phase :, 2024-04-02, 2024-09-01 Challenge details + rules published :milestone, 2024-03-14, 1min Dev/Training data released :milestone, 2024-04-02, 1min Complete baseline released :milestone, 2024-04-02, 1min Eval data released :milestone, 2024-07-25, 1min Evaluation Phase :, 2024-09-01,2024-12-02 HASPI Submission deadline :milestone, 2024-09-01, 1min Listening test Submission deadline :milestone, 2024-09-15, 1min Clarity Workshop :milestone, 2024-12-02, 1min

The 2nd Clarity Prediction Challenge(CPC2)

gantt dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD title CPC2 Schedule section CPC2 Participation Phase :done, 2023-03-01, 2023-07-31 Challenge details + rules published :milestone, 2023-02-01, 1min Dev/Training data released :milestone, 2023-03-01, 1min Evaluation data released :milestone, 2023-07-01, 1min Submission deadline :milestone, 2023-07-31, 1min Results returned to participants :milestone, 2023-08-02, 1min Clarity Workshop :milestone, 2023-08-19, 1min

The 2nd Clarity Enhancement Challenge(CEC2)

gantt dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD title CEC2 Schedule section CEC2 Participation Phase :done, 2022-03-30, 2022-09-01 Challenge details + rules published :milestone, 2022-03-30, 1min Dev/Training data released :milestone, 2022-04-14, 1min Complete baseline released :milestone, 2022-04-30, 1min Eval data released :milestone, 2022-07-25, 1min HASPI Submission deadline :milestone, 2022-09-01, 1min Evaluation Phase :done, 2022-09-01,2022-12-02 Listening test Submission deadline :milestone, 2022-09-15, 1min Clarity Workshop :milestone, 2022-12-02, 1min

The 1 st Clarity Prediction Challenge(CPC1)

gantt dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD title CPC1 Schedule section CPC1 Participation Phase :done, 2021-11-16, 2022-03-21 Train/Dev Data Released :milestone, 2021-11-16, 1min Launch Webinar :milestone, 2021-11-23, 1min Eval Data Released :milestone, 2022-03-01, 1min Submission Deadline :milestone, 2022-03-21, 1min Evaluation Phase :done, 2022-03-21,2022-06-29 Interspeech Paper Deadline :milestone, 2022-03-28, 1min CPC1 Tech Report Deadline :milestone, 2022-04-25, 1min Clarity-2022 Workshop :milestone, 2022-06-29, 1min Interspeech-2022 Special Session :milestone, 2022-09-18, 1min

The 1 st Clarity Enhancement Challenge(CEC1)

gantt dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD title CEC1 Schedule section CEC1 Participation Phase : done, 2021-02-01, 2021-06-15 Train/Dev Data and Baseline Released :milestone, 2021-02-01, 1min Launch Webinar :milestone, 2021-03-03, 1min Eval Data Released :milestone, 2021-06-01, 1min MBSTOI Submission deadline :milestone, 2021-06-15, 1min Evaluation Phase : done, 2021-06-15, 2021-09-17 Listening test Submission deadline :milestone, 2021-06-29, 1min Clarity-2021 Workshop :milestone, 2021-09-17, 1min