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2nd CALL FOR PAPERS
1st International Workshop on Cyber Security Education for Industry and Academia (CSE4IA)
Co-located with the 9th International Symposium on End User Development (IS-EUD) 2023
06-08 June 2023, Cagliari, Italy
More info: https://sites.google.com/view/cse4ia-23
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AIMS AND SCOPE
The aim of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss current challenges in cybersecurity education to train future cybersecurity professionals but also to be able to train employees of private and public industries on real-world cybersecurity scenarios.
We expect that the workshop will help with:
- the adoption of methodologies, techniques, and tools that support cybersecurity education and the design of cybersecurity-related training programs;
- the identification of methods and tools to support Industry and Academia to collaborate in cybersecurity education;
- the identification of new processes, methods, and techniques to empower end-users' development, to set, modify, and increase the security of their technological solutions;
- the proposition of reference taxonomies to characterize the common understanding of the relevant roles, competencies, skills, and knowledge required;
- the design of new techniques to develop cybersecurity competencies for professionals aligned with the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework.
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TOPICS
Topics of interest include but are not limited to, the following:
- Technology-Enhanced Learning for Cyber Security;
- Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security Education;
- Virtual reality environments for Cyber Security Education;
- Game-based approaches for Cyber Security Education;
- Quantum solutions for Cyber Security Education;
- Artworks for Cyber Security Education;
- Design and implementation of tools, frameworks, and methodologies for Cyber Security Education;
- Methodologies for Cyber Security Education in formal and informal contexts;
- Innovative technologies to support the identification and articulation of tasks, competencies, skills, and knowledge for professionals' cybersecurity;
- Explainable Security in Public Administration;
- Human, Economics, Ethical, and Legal Aspects in Cyber Security Education;
- Innovative programs and training for Cyber Security Education;
- Processes, methods, and techniques for empowering users to create, modify and tailor technology artifacts taking into account Cyber Security issue;
- Case studies and design implications on Cyber Security challenges and practices of end-user development.
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SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA
We are looking for three different types of submissions:
- Regular papers (up to 6 pages) will report original research on how cybersecurity and education can support Academia and Industry to reduce the gap between demand (workplace, recruitment) and supply (qualification, training).
- Vision papers (up to 4 pages) will report novel ideas about the application of the role of cybersecurity education in Academia and Industry.
- Presentation abstracts (up to 2 pages) will report experiences from Industry or previously accepted papers that are relevant to the workshop.
Regular and vision papers will be part of the proceedings, while presentation abstracts will not be included in the proceedings.
All papers should be submitted through Easychair in PDF format, using the “CEUR Template”: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip
An Overleaf page for LaTeX users is also available at: https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt
All papers will be subjected to a thorough peer-review process, focusing on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. The workshop will use a double-blind review process, with three members of the program committee reviewing each submitted paper.
Authors can submit and update their submissions through the EasyChair system (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=cse4ia).
Selected submissions will be considered for publication in a Special Issue of the Multimedia Tools and Applications Journal (https://www.springer.com/journal/11042/).
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IMPORTANT DATES
- Papers submission: April 24th, 2023
- Papers notification: May 8th, 2023
- Papers camera-ready: May 15th, 2023
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WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS
- Vita Santa Barletta, University of Bari (vita.barletta(a)uniba.it)
- Danilo Caivano, University of Bari (danilo.caivano(a)uniba.it)
- Federica Caruso, University of L’Aquila (federica.caruso1(a)univaq.it)
- Sara Peretti, University of L’Aquila (sara.peretti(a)guest.univaq.it)
- Veronica Rossano, University of Bari (veronica.rossano(a)uniba.it)
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 14th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage
(PATCH 2023)
Held in conjunction with ACM UMAP 2023 - Limassol, Cyprus.
https://patch2023.di.unito.it/index.html
Important dates:
April 20, 2023: paper submission
May 8, 2023: notification to authors
May 18, 2023: camera-ready due
The workshop will be in person. However, in very exceptional circumstances
we might accept a remote participation, to be discussed with us at paper
submission time.
Abstract and Topics
Following the successful series of PATCH workshops, PATCH 2023 will again
be the meeting point between state-of-the-art cultural heritage (CH)
research and personalization research. Focused on those using different
types of technology, with emphasis on ubiquitous and adaptive scenarios,
used to enhance the personal experience in CH sites. The workshop is aimed
at bringing together researchers and practitioners who are working on
various aspects of CH and are interested in exploring the potential of
state-of-the-art mobile and personalized technology (onsite as well as
online) to enhance the CH visiting experience. The expected result of the
workshop is a multidisciplinary research agenda that will inform future
research directions and, hopefully, forge some research collaborations.
Motivation
Cultural heritage (CH) has traditionally been a primary area for
personalization research. Visitors come to cultural heritage sites willing
to experience and learn new things, with expectations but possibly without
a clear idea of what they will find there. The Museum Experience Revisited,
by John Falk and Lynn Dierking (2013), argues that the visitor’s experience
is constructed by the intertwining of the personal, the social, and the
physical context. The experience begins before the visit, when one starts
to think about it, and lasts well after leaving the building. Indeed CH is
rich in objects and information and offers much more than the visitor can
absorb during their limited time in situ. Hence, visitors may benefit from
individualized support that takes into account contextual and personal
attributes.
We invite cultural heritage professionals and researchers to join us to
discuss findings and trends on personalisation of cultural heritage in the
broadest sense, from online and remote cultural access to onsite visit,
from individuals to groups, from tangible to virtual and robotic mediation.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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Adaptive navigation and personalized browsing in digital and physical
cultural heritage collections and in CH sites
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Ambient Cultural Heritage
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Personalization for group of visitors to CH sites
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Personalization for collective CH information authoring and management
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Creativity and collaboration support in CH
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Personalized mobile museum guides & personal museum assistants
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Personalization by Citizen Curation
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Recommendation strategies for CH
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Adaptation strategies for text and non-verbal content in CH
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NLG techniques and conversational agents for CH
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(User Interaction with) Integration of virtual and physical collections
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Analysis of behavior patterns to improve CH recommendation
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Personalization across the whole of a person's digital ecosystem
(including CH)
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Long-term personalization in CH
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IoT and Cultural Heritage
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Human-Robots adaptation in museums
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3D, Virtual and Augmented Reality for Cultural Heritage
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Context-aware information presentation in CH
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Interactive user interfaces for CH applications
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Use of personality for guiding Cultural Heritage Experiences
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Participatory CH including multiple viewpoints and perspectives
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Community mapping for CH information sharing
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Multiple viewpoints and perspectives for CH
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Remote access to CH
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Personalized support to the exploration of Cultural and Natural Heritage
Submissions
Full papers: up to 14 pages excluding references.
Short papers/Position papers/Demo papers: up to 7 pages excluding
references.
Papers that exceed the page limits or formatting guidelines will be
returned without review.
Submissions should be single-blinded, i.e., authors’ names should be
included in the submissions.
Papers must be formatted according to the new workflow for ACM
publications. The templates and instructions are available here:
https://patch2023.di.unito.it/submission.html .
All papers should be submitted in PDF format via the online submission
system by selecting the track "The 14th International Workshop on
Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage (PATCH 2023)":
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap23 .
An international panel of experts will review all submissions.
Work that has already been published should not be submitted unless it
introduces a significant addition to the previously published work.
There will be a conference adjunct proceedings published by ACM where all
the workshop papers will be published.
Workshop organizers
Liliana Ardissono, University of Torino, Italy, liliana.ardissono(a)unito.it
Noemi Mauro, University of Torino, Italy, noemi.mauro(a)unito.it
Daniela Petrelli, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, d.petrelli(a)shu.ac.uk
George E. Raptis, Human Opsis, Greece, graptis(a)humanopsis.com
Alan J. Wecker, The University of Haifa, Israel, ajwecker(a)gmail.com
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HYBRID CONFERENCE
13th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net>
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SCOPE
Education is the cornerstone of any society, and it serves as one of the foundations for many of its social values and characteristics. State-of-the-art, new interactive technologies and novel methodologies allow researchers, designers, and domain experts to pursue Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) solutions targeting not only cognitive and social processes but also motivational, personality, or emotional factors. Nowadays, we can identify two main strands, providing necessary and complementary strengths to a TEL-oriented design process: appropriate technologies should be applied, and appropriate methods should guide the design and implementation of such applications. Technologies in TEL are capable of delivering smart, personalized, tailored, and motivating learning solutions. Methods are coming from different fields, such as education, psychology, sociology, computer science, and from diverse communities, where collaboration and co-working are used, such as maker communities and participatory design communities. In addition, current trends concerning the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Learning Analytics (LA) can help manage available (big) data and augment learning opportunities for learners (for instance by supporting self-regulated learning or adaptation of the learning material) and educators (for example, providing information about learners progression or facilitating reflections about teaching approaches and experiences).
As to these topics, the annual appointment of MIS4TEL established itself as a consolidated fertile forum where scholars and professionals from the international community, with a broad range of expertise in the TEL field, share results and compare experiences. The 13th edition of the conference calls for novel research in TEL and expands the topics of the previous editions, highlighting the role of the most recent methods and technological opportunities. As in the tradition of MIS4TEL, this edition aims at offering the different perspectives, and complementary voices, coming from the multidisciplinary field of TEL.
We invite contributions relevant to the following topics, without being limited to them, across approaches, methods, theories, implementations, and applications:
* Technologies and technology-based solutions for TEL
* Methodologies and experiences for TEL
* Learning analytics and AI for TEL
TRACKS OVERVIEW
#1 Digital Technologies integration in the classroom
Schools and higher education institutions are gradually implementing the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the classrooms. Consequently, the teaching -and learning- processes are still to be reinvented and teachers relentlessly face new ways of dealing with their profession. The purpose of this track is to provide a forum to discuss the challenges posed by these technologies in the teaching profession and to offer practical answers for teachers to better make use of them (i.e., not only the technical mastery but also the application of pedagogical strategies to promote students’ learning).
It has been demonstrated that transferring existing programs or traditional lectures does not represent authentic ways of technology integration. The move from teacher-centered instruction to student based learning using interactive environments requires more complex solutions. It is therefore crucial for teachers (both pre-service and in-service) to be able to efficiently use these new tools. Teacher education programmes must then provide the means, models and frameworks to cope with the needs for the new forms of teaching and learning.
The main topics regarding this track are related but not limited to the following ones:
* Pre-service and in-service professional development education.
* Teacher Mentoring and coaching.
* Online and blended teaching
* Self-study to make sense of new ways of online teaching
* Promotion of web based learning, e-learning, and learning objects in classroom.
* Teachers’ technological competences and skills in classroom.
* Teachers’ practical knowledge (content, pedagogical and technological)
* Teachers’ Collaborative Learning and Teachers’ beliefs.
* New teaching methodologies (e.g., gamification).
* Action research and reflection processes for ICT.
* Educational inclusion (Challenges, accessibility, awareness and tools).
Chairs:
* María Cruz Sánchez-Gómez, University of Salamanca (Spain)
* Juan José Mena, University of Salamanca (Spain)
#2 AI for education
In recent years, there has been a great development in Technology Enhanced Learning, caused greatly by the distance learning exponential growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, many applications of data analysis and modeling of learning processes, based on emergent AI techniques and method such as machine learning and deep learning, have been proposed. In line with this trend, the main goal of this track, connected to the MIS4Tel 2023 conference, is to discuss and evaluate the contribution that AI, as one of the Technology Enhanced Learning approaches, is bringing to the educational field, especially in the last years. This track is intended to be a great opportunity for researchers and practitioners in the field, both to discuss new ideas and to explore some important aspects regarding the close relationship between AI from an application and theoretical point of view.
The topics of interest for this special session include, but are not limited to:
* Deep Learning and education
* IoT applications in education
* MOOCs
* Peer Assessment
* IRT
* Learning Analytics
* Intelligent Adaptive Learning Environment
* Affective Computing in Education
* Artificial Intelligence algorithms in Education
* Artificial Neural Networks in Education
* Human-Computer Interaction in Teaching System
* Artificial Intelligence in Student Evaluation
* Assessing Student Performance using Artificial Intelligence
* Educational Robotics
* Data Mining, Text Mining and Web Mining in Education
* Intelligent Agent-based Learning Environments
* Smart Chatbots in Education
* Intelligent Tutoring Systems
* Virtual reality and Augmented Reality based Learning Systems
* Pedagogical Artificial Agents
* Digital Assistants
* Metaverse and education
Chairs:
* Dalila Durães, University of Minho (Portugal)
* Filippo Sciarrone, Universitas Mercatorum (Italy)
INVITED SPEAKERS
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Mike Sharples
The Open University
(UK)
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Julien Bourgeois
University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, FEMTO-ST Institute, CNRS (France)
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Tuomo Kujala
University of Jyväskylä (Finland)
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Ana Paiva
University of Lisbon (Portugal)
SPECIAL ISSUES
Authors of selected papers from MIS4TEL will be invited to submit an
extended and improved version to special issue in different journals.
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Special issue "Edge Computing in IoT Networks Based on Artificial Intelligence" MDPI Sensors JCR (2021): 3.847 (Q2)<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/M541OYZ1I5>
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Special issue "Advanced Architectures for Hybrid Edge Analytics Models on Adaptive Smart Areas" MDPI Electronics JCR (2021): 2.690 (Q3)<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/ZQTH4DY449>
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Special issue "Trends in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems and Simulating Cognitive Mimetics" MDPI Systems JCR (2021): 2.895 (Q2)<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/systems/special_issues/11932FU9BF>
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Special issue ADCAIJ
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LIST OF WORKSHOPS IN MIS4TEL 2023<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops>
* ETELT: Workshop on Integration of emerging technologies into education and training<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops/etelt>
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IEETeL: Workshop on Interactive Environments and Emerging Technologies for eLearning<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops/ieetel>
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NURSING: Workshop on Technology Enhanced Learning in Nursing Education<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops/nursing>
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TEL4FC: Workshop on Technology - Enhanced Learning for Future Citizens<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops/tel4fc>
[List of Workshops]<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops>
COMMITTEE
GENERAL CO-CHAIRS
Marcelo Milrad
Linnaeus University
Sweden
Nuno Otero
University of Greenwich
United Kingdom
TRACK CHAIRS
María Cruz Sánchez-Gómez
University of Salamanca
Spain
Juan José Mena
University of Salamanca
Spain
Dalila Durães
University of Minho
Portugal
Filippo Sciarrone
Universitas Mercatorum
Italy
PAPER CHAIR
Claudio Álvarez Gómez
University of Los Andes
Chile
Manuel Rodrigues
University of Minho
Portugal
WORKSHOP CHAIRS
Zuzana Kubincova
Comenius University of Bratislava
Slovakia
Federica Caruso
University of L'Aquila
Italy
PUBLICATION
Accepted papers will be included in MIS4TEL 2023 Proceedings, published by Springer. At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend the symposium to present the paper in order to include the paper in the conference proceedings.
All accepted papers will be published by LNNS Springer Verlag.
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IMPORTANT DATES
Submission date
Notification date
Camera-ready deadline
Conference dates
24th March, 2023
14th April, 2023
24th April, 2023
(last extension)
3rd May, 2023
11th May, 2023
19th May, 2023
12th-14th July, 2023
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*** Call for Workshop Papers ***
29th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing
(Euro-Par 2023)
August 28 - September 1, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus
http://2023.euro-par.org
SCOPE
Euro-Par is the prime European conference covering all aspects of parallel and distributed
processing, ranging from theory to practice, from small to the largest parallel and distributed
systems and infrastructures, from fundamental computational problems to applications, from
architecture, compiler, language and interface design and implementation, to tools, support
infrastructures, and application performance aspects. To provide a meeting point for
researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas and hot topics related to parallel and
distributed computing and their applications, Euro-Par 2023 will co-locate workshops that will
be held on August 28 - August 29, 2023, the first two days of the conference. Accepted papers
are published by Springer in LNCS.
WORKSHOPS TO BE HELD
• AMTE 2023 The 3rd International Asynchronous Many-Task systems for Exascale 2023
http://amte2023.stellar-group.org/
• HETEROPAR 2023 The 21st International Workshop on Algorithms, Models and Tools for Parallel Computing on
Heterogeneous Platforms
https://icl.utk.edu/workshops/heteropar2023/
• PECS 2023 The 3rd International Workshop on Performance and Energy-efficiency in Concurrent and Distributed
Systems
https://pecs-workshop.github.io/
• QUICKPAR 2023 The 1st International Workshop on Urgent Analytics for Distributed Computing
https://quickpar.github.io/
• RAW 2023 The 2nd International Workshop on Resource AWareness of Systems and Society https://www.cerciras.org/action-events/raw-workshop/raw-2023/call-for-paper…
• TDLPP 2023 The 1st International Workshop on Tools for Data Locality, Power and Performance
https://www.tdlpp-workshop.org/
• WSCC 2023 The 1st International Workshop on Scalable Compute Continuum
https://wscc2023.di.unipi.it/
WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS
• Demetris Zeinalipour, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (dzeina-AT-ucy.ac.cy)
• Dora Blanco Heras, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (dora.blanco-AT-
usc.es)
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Call for Papers
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CoPDA 2023 - 7th International Workshop on Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: Artificial and/or Human Intelligence: Nurturing Computational Fluency in the Digital Age
https://homes.di.unimi.it/cslab/copda2023/
June 6th, 2023 - Cagliari, Italy
In conjunction with IS-EUD 2023 (https://cg3hci.dmi.unica.it/iseud2023/)
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Overview
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In the Middle Ages, most people were dependent on “scribes”, who helped them to write down their thoughts, ideas, and stories, as well as to read the material written by other people. Many people today are in the same situation concerning digital media: they are unable to express themselves, explore problem spaces, and appropriate tools, and act as designers in personally meaningful activities. They must rely on “high-tech scribes”.
This 7th edition of the CoPDA workshop series will explore new conceptual frameworks and innovative computational environments for supporting computational fluency allowing people to become independent of “high-tech scribes”. The workshop will be in continuity with the edition held in 2022 in Frascati (Rome) focused on the relationship between AI and Human-Centered Design. An important challenge for the researchers getting together in the workshop this year will be to explore the foundational idea(s) that these workshops have pursued and how they are related to each other. A particular objective of all previous CoPDA workshops has been to collectively identify important and interesting themes for future workshops and our hope and expectation is that this will happen again this year by exploring conceptual frameworks and socio-technical environments making Computational Fluency a desirable and reachable goal for all citizens.
A student who has proficient skills in computational fluency would be able to use strategies together with the facts he or she knows how to identify a more challenging problem or another representation of the solution. This is a step beyond Digital Literacy, which focuses on mastering the tool in use (e.g.: keyboarding, surfing the internet, proficiency with digital environments for reading, writing, calculating, and communication), and beyond Computational Literacy, which focuses on solving known problems in efficient ways, including the use of coding. Digital Literacy and Computational Literacy (at least some parts) are a prerequisite for Computational Fluency, which emphasizes pursuing personal meaningful problems and shared meaningful activities. Computational Fluency shows mastery and appropriation of computational concepts by allowing one to address new and wicked problems in a creative manner. These abilities cannot be formally taught but can be nurtured, encouraged, and supported with socio-technical environments and education programs that foster reflection, creativity, and sharing.
The workshop aims to discuss Computational Fluency in the Digital Age by considering several topics including (but not limited to):
- Computational Thinking
- Design Thinking
- Printed Fluency
- Digital Fluency
- Human-centered AI (HCAI)
- Explainability of AI-based decisions
- Evaluation of AI-based systems
- AI support in everyday work
- ChatGPT: Promises and Pitfalls
- Big data and privacy
- Adaptive, Adaptable, and Context-Aware Systems
- End-User Development and Meta-Design
- End-User Development for AI-based systems
- Design Trade-offs between AI and EUD
- Distributed cognition
- Cultures of participation
- Multi-dimensional aspects of learning
- Collaborative learning
- Educational nurturing
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Submissions
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Authors are invited to submit a 6-page position paper using the 1-column CEUR template available at http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. An Overleaf page for LaTeX users is also available at https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt
The papers can be submitted at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=copda2023
All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the Program Committee.
Accepted papers will be collected and submitted for publication on CEUR-WS proceedings.
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Important dates
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- Apr 30th, 2023: Submission deadline (Extended)
- May 10th, 2023: Notification of acceptance (Extended)
- May 17th, 2023: Camera ready (Extended)
- Jun 6th, 2023: CoPDA 2023 workshop
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Organizing Committee
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Barbara Rita Barricelli (Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy)
Gerhard Fischer (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA)
Daniela Fogli (Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy)
Anders Mørch (University of Oslo, Norway)
Antonio Piccinno (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy)
Stefano Valtolina (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
For any further information, please contact copda2023(a)easychair.org
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*** Last Call for Late-Breaking Results and Demos ***
UMAP ’23: 31st ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and
Personalization
June 26 - 29, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus
https://www.um.org/umap2023/call-for-late-breaking-results-and-demos/
Submissions due: April 24, 2023
Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap23
IMPORTANT DATES
● Submission of papers: April 24, 2023
● Notification of acceptance: May 10, 2023
● Camera-ready versions of accepted papers: May 18, 2023
● Conference: June 26-29, 2023
Note: The submission times are 11:59 pm AoE time (Anywhere on Earth)
SUBMISSION FORMATS
Demonstrations
● Max. 5 pages + max. 1 additional page for references;
● (Optional) video or external material demonstrating the system;
● Publication in ACM UMAP 2023 Adjunct Proceedings;
● Presentation as a demo + poster at the conference.
Description: Demonstrations will showcase research prototypes and
commercially available products in a dedicated session. Demo submissions must
be based on an implemented and tested system that pursues one or more
innovative ideas in the interest areas of the conference.
Demonstrations are an excellent and exciting way to showcase implementations
and get valuable feedback from the community. Each demo submission must
make clear which aspects of the system will be demonstrated, and how these will
be demonstrated on-site as well as online.
To better identify the value of demos, we also encourage authors to submit a
pointer to a screencast (max. 5 minutes on Vimeo or YouTube) or any
external material related to the demo (e.g., shared code on GitHub).
Descriptions of demonstrations should have a length of max. 5 pages + 1 page
of references in the new ACM single-column style. On an extra page (not to
be published), submissions should include a specification of the
technical requirements for demonstrating the system at UMAP 2023.
Late-Breaking Results
● Max. 7 pages + max. 2 additional pages for references;
● (Required) unpublished page with a list of questions the authors aim to get
feedback on;
● Publication in ACM UMAP 2023 Adjunct Proceedings;
● Presentation as a poster at the conference.
Description: Late-Breaking Results (LBR) are research-in-progress that must
contain original and unpublished accounts of innovative research ideas,
preliminary results, industry showcases, and system prototypes, addressing both
the theory and practice of User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization. In
addition, papers introducing recently started research projects or summarizing
project results are welcome as well.
We encourage researchers and practitioners to submit late-breaking work as
it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting useful
feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations
among colleagues.
Late-Breaking Results papers have a length of up to 7 pages + 2 pages of
references in the new ACM single-column style and will be presented to
the conference as posters. On an extra page (not to be published),
submissions should include a list of questions that the authors aim to get feedback
on during the poster session at UMAP 2023.
SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS
Papers will be reviewed single-blind and do not need to be anonymised before
submission
Papers must be formatted according to the new workflow for ACM publications. The
templates and instructions are available here:
https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow.
Authors should submit their papers as single-column. The templates are
available here (we strongly recommend the usage of LaTeX for the
camera-ready papers to minimize the extent of reformatting):
● LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart} in the sample-
authordraft.tex file for single-column):
◦ https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/consolidated-tex-t…
● Overleaf (use \documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart} for single-column):
◦ https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/acm-conference-proceedings-master-…
● MS Word:
◦ https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submissio…
Note: Accepted papers will require further revision to meet the requirements and
page limits of the camera-ready format required by ACM. Instructions for
the preparation of the camera-ready versions of the papers will be provided
after acceptance.
The ACM Code of Ethics gives the UMAP program committee the right to (desk-)
reject papers that perpetuate harmful stereotypes, employ unethical
research practices, or uncritically present outcomes/implications that
clearly disadvantage minority communities.
Submit your papers in PDF format via EasyChair for ACM UMAP 2023 Demos and
Late-Breaking Results at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap23
(choose “New Submission” and make sure to select “UMAP'23 - LBR and
Demos” track).
The review process will be single-blind, i.e., authors’ names should be included in
the papers. Submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers.
They will be assessed based on their originality and novelty, potential contribution
to the research field, potential impact in particular use cases, and the usefulness
of presented experiences, as well as their overall readability.
Papers that exceed the page limits or do not adhere to the formatting guidelines
will be returned without review.
UMAP has a *no dual submission* policy, which is why full paper submissions should
not be currently under review at another publication venue. Further, UMAP operates
under the ACM Conference Code of Conduct
(https://www.acm.org/about-acm/policy-against-harassment)
as well as the ACM Publication Policies and Procedures
(https://www.acm.org/publications/policies).
PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION
Accepted Demo and Late-Breaking Results papers will be published in the ACM UMAP
2023 Adjunct Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Papers will be accessible from
the UMAP 2023 website through ACM OpenToc Service for one year after publication
in the ACM Digital Library. All categories will be presented at the poster reception of
the conference, in the form of a poster and/or a software demonstration following
poster format. This form of presentation will provide presenters with an opportunity
to obtain direct feedback about their work from a wide audience during the
conference.
To be included in the Proceedings, at least one author of each accepted paper
must register for the conference and present the paper there.
LATE-BREAKING RESULTS AND DEMO CHAIRS
● Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari, Italy
● Alisa Rieger, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
● Shaghayegh (Sherry) Sahebi, University at Albany – SUNY, USA
● Contact: umap2023-lbr(a)um.org
*** Fourth Call for Papers ***
19th IEEE eScience Conference (eScience 2023)
October 9-13, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus
https://www.escience-conference.org/2023/
eScience 2023 provides an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, developers, and users of
eScience applications and enabling IT technologies. Its objective is to promote and encourage
all aspects of eScience and its associated technologies, applications, algorithms, and tools,
with a strong focus on practical solutions and open challenges. The conference welcomes
conceptualization, implementation, and experience contributions enabling and driving
innovation in data- and compute-intensive research across all disciplines, from the physical
and biological sciences to the social sciences, arts, and humanities; encompassing artificial
intelligence and machine learning methods; and targeting a broad spectrum of architectures,
including HPC, Cloud, and IoT.
The overarching theme of the eScience 2023 conference is “open eScience”. This year, the
conference is promoting four additional key topics:
• Computational Science for sustainable development
• FAIR
• Research Infrastructures for eScience
• Continuum Computing: Convergence between Cloud Computing and the Internet of Things
(IoT)
The conference is soliciting two types of contributions:
• Full papers (10 pages) presenting previously unpublished research achievements or
eScience experiences and solutions
• Posters (2 pages) showcasing early-stage results and innovations
Submitted papers should use the IEEE 8.5×11 manuscript guidelines: double-column text
using single-spaced 10-point font on 8.5×11-inch pages. Templates are available from
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html .
Submissions should be made via the Easy Chair system using the submission link:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=escience2023 .
All submissions will be single-blind peer reviewed. Selected full papers will receive a slot for
an oral presentation. Accepted posters will be presented during a poster reception. Accepted
full papers and poster papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Rejected full
papers can be re-submitted for a poster presentation. At least one author of each accepted
paper or poster must register as an author at the full registration rate. Each author registration
can be applied to only one accepted submission.
AWARDS
eScience 2023 will host the following awards, which will be announced at the conference.
• Best Paper Award
• Best Student Paper Award
• Best Poster Award
• Best Student Poster Award
• Outstanding Early Career Contribution – this award is associated with poster submissions
and short presentations of attendees in their early career phase (i.e., postdoctoral researchers
and junior scientists).
KEY DATES
• Paper Submissions Due: Friday, May 26, 2023 (AoE)
• Notification of Paper Acceptance: Friday, June 30, 2023
• Poster Submissions due: Friday, July 7, 2023 (AoE)
• Poster Acceptance Notification: Monday, July 24, 2023
• All Camera-ready Submissions due: Monday, August 14, 2023
• Author Registration Deadline: Monday, August 14, 2023
ORGANISATION
General Chair
• George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Technical Program Co-Chairs
• Rafael Ferreira da Silva, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
• Rosa Filgueira, University of St Andrews, UK
Organisation Committee
https://www.escience-conference.org/2023/organizers
Steering Committee
https://www.escience-conference.org/about/#steering-committee
Email contact: Technical-Program(a)eScience-conference.org
*** CALL FOR PAPERS - MUM 2023 ***
Deadline for Full and Short Papers: 22nd of August 2023, AoE
* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CfP *
*For the online version of this Call, please visit: https://mum-conf.org/2023/index.php?web=papers *
* MUM 2023, the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia | Vienna, Austria, December 3-6, 2023 *
MUM 2023, the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, will be held in Vienna, Austria, December 3rd – 6th. MUM is an interdisciplinary forum for advances in research of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM, academics and practitioners discuss challenges and achievements in this field from diverse perspectives, such as interaction techniques, user research, system development, software solutions, and devices. This edition of MUM aims to continue the tradition of innovation and excellence in research established by previous MUM conferences.
* Submission Guidelines and List of Topics *
We welcome submissions of high-quality papers that offer original and unpublished contributions relevant to mobile and ubiquitous multimedia. Paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Prototypes and systems tackling relevant technical challenges
* Novel applications for mobile and ubiquitous gaming, learning, entertainment, social networking, and advertising
* Augmented, mixed, and virtual reality systems and applications
* Case studies, field trials, or user experience evaluations of new applications and services
* Context-aware and location-based mobile and ubiquitous services
* Metrics and measures for evaluating and testing mobile and ubiquitous systems
* Privacy and security-related challenges to multimedia systems
* Social implications of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems
* Interaction and collaboration with human-centered AI systems
* Tools and development environments for building mobile, wearable, and ubiquitous multimedia systems
* User interfaces, interaction design, and interaction techniques for mobile and ubiquitous systems
* Interaction design for automotive and other modes of transportation
* Fabrication and device prototyping
Papers should be grounded in existing literature and knowledge, and should be written for an interdisciplinary audience. Papers must be submitted via EasyChair by August 22nd, 2023, AoE at the latest. Accepted papers will appear in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, which will be available in the ACM Digital Library, where they will remain accessible to thousands of researchers and practitioners worldwide. The correct template for submissions is the ACM Primary Article Template in single-column format (in PDF format). Submissions should be prepared using either the single-column Word Submission Template or the single-column LaTeX template (using the “manuscript, review, anonymous” style available in the template). Submissions can be of variable length. Paper length must be based on the weight of the contribution, with 16 pages (excluding references) in single-column format being valued as long papers in past editions and 7 pages (excluding references) in single-column format being valued as short papers in past editions.
* Successful submissions of around 16 pages typically represent significant empirical, theoretical, or methodological advances in the field.
* Successful submissions of around 7 pages offer more focused contributions; they are not intended to be work-in-progress reports. Instead, they should offer complete, rigorously developed work with a solid contribution to the field. Short papers have a smaller scope or more focused contribution than long papers.
Submissions should not have been previously published or be concurrently under submission. Papers must be anonymized. Submitted papers will undergo a rigorous double-blind review process managed by the Program Chairs. Each submitted paper will be reviewed by at least three reviewers, chosen from the pool of members of the Program Committee listed below. This pool of reviewers features experts from the previous edition and new researchers to address new emerging research areas and underrepresented communities. Papers will be assigned through a bidding process. Authors are encouraged to submit an optional video of a maximum of 6 minutes to support their submission. To ensure all reviewers can view videos, authors should use the H.264 encoding and the MP4 file format. The bit rate of videos can be lowered to accommodate the upload limits of EasyChair (max. 50 MB per file).
Link to Submission System: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=mum20230
* Important Dates *
Submission: August 22nd, 2023 (AoE)
Notification to authors: October 5th, 2023
Conference dates: December 3th - December 6th, 2023
* Technical Program Chairs *
Pascal Knierim, University of Innsbruck
Jonna Häkkilä, University of Lapland
All questions about submissions should be emailed to: papers2023(a)mum-conf.org
Dear Colleagues,
Last days to submit your contribution to our Special Session on “eXtended
Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies
and Applications” - IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended
Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE
2023) - October 25-27, 2023 - Milan -
https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17.
I want to remind you that the deadline of *April 7* is for the submission
of a 1-2 page Abstract or a Graphical Abstract to show the idea you are
proposing.
You will have time to finalise your work by the deadline of *May 15*.
Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might
be interested in contributing to this special session.
I'm looking forward to meeting you, virtually or in your presence, at IEEE
MetroXRAINE 2023.
Best regards,
Giuseppe Caggianese
Giuseppe Caggianese, Ph.D.
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Research Scientist
National Research Council (CNR)
Institute for High-Performance Computing and Networking (ICAR)
Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131, Naples, Italy
Telefono: +39 0816139227
Mobile: +39 3371588044
Skype: giuseppe.caggianese
Email: giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP]
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Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE
METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS”
https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17
2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality,
Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023)
https://metroxraine.org/
October 25-27, 2023 - Milan, Italy.
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SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION
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The fast development of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and
Mixed Reality (MR) solutions over the last few years are transforming how
people interact, work, and communicate. The eXtended Reality (XR) term
encloses all those immersive technologies that can shift the boundaries
between digital and physical worlds to realize the metaverse. According to
tech companies and venture capitalists, the metaverse will be a
super-platform that convenes sub-platforms: social media, online video
games, and ease-of-life apps, all accessible through the same digital space
and sharing the same digital economy. Inside the metaverse, virtual worlds
will allow avatars to carry out all human endeavours, including creation,
display, entertainment, social, and trading. Thus, the metaverse will
evolve how users interact with brands, intellectual properties, health
services, cultural heritage, and each other things on the Internet. A user
could join friends to play a multiplayer game, watch a movie via a
streaming service and then attend a university course precisely the same as
in the real world.
The metaverse development will require new software architecture that will
enable decentralized and collaborative virtual worlds. These self-organized
virtual worlds will be permanent and will require maintenance operations.
In addition, it will be necessary to design an efficient data management
system and prevent privacy violations. Finally, the convergence of physical
reality, virtually enhanced, and an always-on virtual space highlighted the
need to rethink the actual paradigms for visualization, interaction, and
sharing of digital information, moving toward more natural, intuitive,
dynamically customizable, multimodal, and multi-user solutions.
This special session aims to focus on exploring how the realization of the
metaverse can transform certain application domains such us: (i)
healthcare, in which the metaverse solutions can, for instance, improve the
communication between patients and physicians; (ii) cultural heritage, with
potentially more effective solutions for tourism guidance, site
maintenance, and heritage object conservation; and (iii) industry, where to
enable data-driven decision making, smart maintenance, and overall asset
optimisation.
More information can be found here:
https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17
TOPICS
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The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Hardware/Software Architectures for metaverse
- Decentralized and Collaborative Architectures for metaverse
- Interoperability for metaverse
- Tools to help creators to build the metaverse0
- Operations and Maintenance in metaverse
- Data security and privacy mechanisms for metaverse
- Cryptocurrency, token, NFT Solutions for metaverse
- Fraud-Detection in metaverse
- Cyber Security for metaverse
- Data Analytics to Identify Malicious Behaviors in metaverse
- Blockchain/AI technologies in metaverse
- Emerging Technologies and Applications for metaverse
- New models to evaluate the impact of the metaverse
- Interactive Data Exploration and Presentation in metaverse
- Human-Computer Interaction for metaverse
- Human factors issues related to metaverse
- Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds
IMPORTANT DATES
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Abstract Submission Deadline: April 7, 2023 (extended) **NOTE: 1-2 pages
abstract or a graphical abstract**
Final Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2023 (extended)
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2023
Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2023
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare an Abstract (1 - 2 pages) that clearly indicates the
originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The Abstract
should include the title of the paper, names and affiliations of the
authors, an abstract, keywords, an introduction describing the nature of
the problem, a description of the contribution, the results achieved and
their applicability.
As an alternative to the traditional abstract, it is possible to submit a
Graphical Abstract. For further information, please see here:
https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions.
When the first review process has been completed, authors receive a
notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the
abstract has been accepted, the authors can prepare a full paper.
The format for the full paper is identical to the format for the abstract
except for the number of pages: the full paper has a required minimum
length of five (5) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. Authors of
accepted full papers must submit the final paper version according to the
deadline, register for the workshop, and attend to present their papers.
The maximum length for final papers is 6 pages.
All contributions will be peer-reviewed and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for
inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
Submissions must be written in English and prepared according to the IEEE
Conference Proceedings template. LaTeX and Word templates and an Overleaf
sample project can be found at:
https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions.
The papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EDAS online
submission and review system: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=30746.
To submit abstracts or draft papers to the special session, please follow
the submission instructions for regular sessions, but remind to specify the
special session to which the paper is directed.
The special session organizers and other external reviewers will review all
submissions.
More information can be found here:
https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for
inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
Extended versions of presented papers are eligible for post-publication;
more information will be provided soon.
ORGANIZERS
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Giuseppe Caggianese
National Research Council of Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Ugo Erra
University of Basilicata
ugo.erra(a)unibas.it
Luigi Gallo
National Research Council of Italy
luigi.gallo(a)cnr.it
For any questions about the special session, please feel free to contact us
via email.
*** Last Call for Special Session Proposals ***
10th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC 2023)
October 30 - November 1, 2023, 5* Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus
http://besc-conf.org/2023/
The International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC) is a major
international forum that brings together academic researchers and industry practitioners from
artificial intelligence, computational social sciences, natural language processing, business
and marketing, and behavioural and psychological sciences to present updated research
efforts and progresses on foundational and emerging interdisciplinary topics of BESC,
exchange new ideas and identify future research directions.
The BESC series of conferences are technically sponsored by IEEE SMC (Systems, Man and
Cybernetics) Society as well as IEEE CIS (Computational Intelligence Society) and the
proceedings are published by IEEE
The Organizing Committee invites proposals for Special Sessions that cover any topic related
to BESC. Special Sessions can also cover any other area focusing on challenging open problems
of relevance in applications on Behavioural, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Computing.
Papers accepted in the Special Sessions will be included in the same conference volume with
those accepted in the main track and will be candidates for being invited to the journal special
issues that will be organised for BESC 2023.
The proposals for organising Special Sessions should be submitted to the Special Sessions
Chairs by the indicated deadline. A proposal should be submitted in PDF, be no longer than 2
pages in length, and contain the following:
(i) Title of the proposed Special Session.
(ii) Names, affiliations and contact information of the proposers.
(iii) Names and affiliations of the Program Committee of the proposed Special Session.
(iv) Description of the proposed Special Session, including the covered topics and the rationale
as to why it fits into the themes of BESC.
(v) A dissemination plan of the CFP for the proposed Special Session that the proposers will
undertake, if their proposal is accepted.
E-mails for submission of Special Session Proposals:
taotao.cai AT usq.edu.au / yuting AT zhejianglab.com
IMPORTANT DATES
• Submission of Special Session proposals: 10 April 2023
• Acceptance notification for Special Session proposals: 15 April 2023
ORGANISATION
Steering Committee Chair
• Guandong Xu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
General Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Ji Zhang, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Special Session Chairs
• Taotao Cai, University of Southern Queensland, Australia (taotao.cai AT usq.edu.au)
• Ting Yu, Zhejiang Lab, China (yuting AT zhejianglab.com)
Doctoral Symposium Chair
• Barbara Caci, University of Palermo, Italy
Panel and Tutorial Chair
• Philippe Fournier-Viger, Shenzhen University, China
Proceedings Chair
• Md Rafiqul Islam, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Publicity Chairs
• Chandan Gautam, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), A*STAR, Singapore
• Thanveer Shaik, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
• Sanjay Sonbhadra, ITER, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, India
Webmaster
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