SLT 2026 REAL-TSE Challenge: Real-world Target Speaker Extraction from Conversational Recordings
The REAL-TSE Challenge introduced real-world Target Speaker Extraction from Conversational Recordings to test systems on authentic Mandarin and English audio with natural overlaps, noise, and dynamics. It features two tracks: online for low latency and offline for full context. Evaluation uses four metrics—TER, SpkSim, DNSMOS, and activity F1—revealing that success requires multi-objective optimization across data preparation and model design.