The aim of this workshop is two-fold. First, it aims to establish a research community focused on design and evaluation of synthetic speech (TTS) interfaces that are tailored not only to goal oriented tasks (e.g., food ordering, online shopping) but also personal growth and resilience promoting applications (e.g., coaching, mindful reflection, and tutoring). Second, through discussion and collaborative efforts, to establish a set of practices and standards that will help to improve ecological validity of TTS evaluation. In particular, the workshop will explore the topics such as: interaction design of voice-based conversational interfaces; the interplay between prosodic aspects (e.g., pitch variance, loudness, jitter) of TTS and its impact on voice perception. This workshop will serve as a platform on which to build a community that is better equipped to tackle the dynamic field of interactive TTS interfaces, which remains understudied, yet increasingly pertinent to everyday lives of users.

翻译：本研讨会目标双重：首先，旨在建立一个专注于合成语音（TTS）界面设计与评估的研究社群，此类界面不仅适用于目标导向型任务（如点餐、网购），还需服务于促进个人成长与心理韧性的应用（如辅导、正念反思与教学）。其次，通过讨论与合作，建立一套提升TTS评估生态效度的实践规范与标准。研讨会将重点探讨以下主题：基于语音的对话式交互界面设计；TTS韵律特征（如基频变化、响度、抖动）对语音感知的交互影响。本研讨会将作为构建一个能更好应对动态交互式TTS界面领域的平台——该领域虽研究不足，却日益深刻地影响着用户日常生活。