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cs.SD2026
SPHERE: Automatic Music Upmixing via Audio Language Model Post-Training with Spatial Heuristic Rewards
Zixun Guo, Calvin Murdock, Sanjeel Parekh +4
In this paper, we study the task of automatic music upmixing, wherein a system predicts spatial mixing parameters from a multi-stem recording. Different from existing methods that…
cs.HC2026
Towards Localizing Conversation Partners using Head Motion
Payal Mohapatra, Calvin Murdock, Ali Aroudi +4
Many individuals struggle to understand conversation partners in noisy settings, particularly amid background speakers or due to hearing impairments. Emerging wearables like smartg…
cs.CL2026
Text-to-Stage: Spatial Layouts from Long-form Narratives
Jefferson Hernandez, Swarnadeep Saha, Chenxi Whitehouse +6
In this work, we probe the ability of a language model to demonstrate spatial reasoning from unstructured text, mimicking human capabilities and automating a process that benefits…