Update manuscript template configuration and presentation

manuscript/README.md

@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 ```text
 manuscript/
-  ICASSP2026_Paper_Templates/  # official template assets; keep unmodified
+  ICASSP2026_Paper_Templates/  # archived template assets
+  ICASSP2027_Paper_Templates/  # active template assets; keep unmodified
   main/                        # editable paper source and isolated build
+  targeted/                    # independent acceptance-target draft
 ```
 
-The active source is [`main/main.tex`](main/main.tex). Compile it with:
+Both manuscripts use the 2027 author kit through their `latexmkrc` files.
+Compile the main draft with:
 
 ```bash
 cd manuscript/main
@@ -14,6 +17,4 @@ make
 ```
 
 The generated PDF is `main/build/main.pdf`. Build artifacts are ignored by
-Git. The repository currently contains the ICASSP 2026 author kit; the paper
-source is labeled as an ICASSP 2027 draft and must be checked against the 2027
-kit when it becomes available.
+Git. The targeted draft builds the same way from [`targeted/`](targeted/).

manuscript/main/README.md

@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ remain records of their dates. The new scoped decision is
 
 ## Build and historical scope
 
-This is the editable paper directory. It uses the unmodified official ICASSP
-2026 LaTeX assets stored in `../ICASSP2026_Paper_Templates/`. When the ICASSP
-2027 author kit is released, replace or add the official template and update
-`template_dir` in `latexmkrc` only after checking the new instructions.
+This is the editable paper directory. It uses the ICASSP 2027 LaTeX assets
+stored in `../ICASSP2027_Paper_Templates/`, selected by `latexmkrc`.
+The supplied 2027 `spconf.sty` and `IEEEbib.bst` match the 2026 copies;
+the 2027 `Template.tex` updates the conference guidance.
 
 Compile from this directory:
 

manuscript/main/latexmkrc

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 my $path_separator = $^O eq 'MSWin32' ? ';' : ':';
-my $template_dir = '../ICASSP2026_Paper_Templates';
+my $template_dir = '../ICASSP2027_Paper_Templates';
 
 $ENV{'TEXINPUTS'} =
     $template_dir . $path_separator . ($ENV{'TEXINPUTS'} // '');

manuscript/main/main.tex

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % ICASSP 2027 working draft: results and mechanism claims are not yet frozen.
 % Four technical pages maximum; the optional fifth page contains references only.
-% Use the final author kit and resolve every TODO before submission.
+% Uses the repository's ICASSP 2027 author kit; resolve every TODO before submission.
 \documentclass{article}
 \usepackage{spconf}
 \usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,graphicx,hyperref,xcolor}
@@ -278,9 +278,8 @@ person boxes. Dashes indicate unmeasured values; locked rows await the final
 matched dense/boundary reruns.}
 \label{tab:main}
 \centering
-\scriptsize
-\setlength{\tabcolsep}{2.6pt}
-\resizebox{\textwidth}{!}{%
+\normalsize
+\setlength{\tabcolsep}{2pt}
 \begin{tabular}{@{}lccccccccccccc@{}}
 \hline
 & \multicolumn{10}{c}{Dense mAP at prediction horizon (s) $\uparrow$}
@@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ Locked $G+A+V$ (optional)
   & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & --
   & -- & -- & --\\
 \hline
-\end{tabular}}
+\end{tabular}
 \end{table*}
 
 Alongside these models, a planned causal current-activity classifier repeats
@@ -356,7 +355,7 @@ a matched Qwen 1-Hz control; MiniCPM 5-Hz tail rows require GPU verification.
 
 \subsection{Streaming and Context Analysis}
 
-Table~\ref{tab:ablation} reserves a tail-refresh $\times$ local-audio
+Table~\ref{tab:ablation} reserves a tail-refresh/local-audio
 comparison. Completed-only states update at 2-s closures and are causally
 held between them; tail-aware states use the observed partial block at every
 cutoff. Enabled local audio remains 5~Hz. Common startup rows and valid pairs
@@ -369,7 +368,7 @@ AP (percent). Transfer reports $G+A-G$ deltas (points) after interface audits.
 Dashes are unmeasured, not zero.}
 \label{tab:ablation}
 \centering
-\scriptsize
+\normalsize
 \setlength{\tabcolsep}{3pt}
 \begin{tabular}{@{}lcccc@{}}
 \hline

manuscript/targeted/tables_compact.tex

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 % Active result tables. A dash denotes an unreported or unmeasured value.
 \begin{table*}[t]
 \caption{Dense future-activity mAP (\%) at ten horizons on EasyCom and
-Ego4D. Each dataset has the same four-method comparison. EasyCom values
-are measured on Sessions~1--3; $\G$ has only archived 0.2-s and mean
-scores, and SVA awaits evaluation. Ego4D scores are pending. Dashes are unreported or unmeasured,
+Ego4D. Each dataset has the same four-method comparison. Archived EasyCom
+rows use Sessions~1--3; $\G$ has only 0.2-s and mean scores. The SVA
+curve is user-reported, with split and run provenance pending verification;
+its mean is computed from the displayed rounded values. Ego4D scores are
+pending. Dashes are unreported or unmeasured,
 not zero; intermediate scores are never interpolated. The available Omni
 rows are exploratory and not all training-matched.}
 \label{tab:main}
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ Dataset / model & .2 & .4 & .6 & .8 & 1.0 & 1.2 & 1.4 & 1.6 & 1.8 & 2.0 & Mean \
 EgoSpeak A+V & 74.20 & 68.35 & 64.31 & 61.13 & 59.77 & 58.81 & 57.50 & 57.09 & 55.95 & 54.82 & 61.19 \\
 Omni $\G$ & 73.45 & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & 60.85 \\
 Omni $\G+\A$ & 81.72 & 75.92 & 70.38 & 66.46 & 63.81 & 61.37 & 60.00 & 58.32 & 56.95 & 56.16 & 65.11 \\
-Omni $\G+\A+\mathrm{SVA}$ & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- \\
+Omni $\G+\A+\mathrm{SVA}$ & 82.36 & 76.26 & 70.89 & 66.67 & 63.73 & 61.52 & 60.10 & 58.63 & 57.35 & 56.20 & 65.37 \\
 \midrule
 \multicolumn{12}{@{}l}{\emph{Ego4D}} \\
 EgoSpeak A+V & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- & -- \\
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ Condition & mAP$_{.2}$ & Mean \\
 \midrule
 $\G+\A$ & 81.72 & 65.11 \\
 $\G+\A+$Pool & 82.03 & 65.40 \\
-$\G+\A+$SVA & -- & -- \\
+$\G+\A+$SVA & 82.36 & 65.37 \\
 $\G+\A+$TSVA & 82.38 & 65.54 \\
 \midrule
 Visibility only & $81.95{\pm}.10$ & $65.22{\pm}.05$ \\