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CFP: Special Issue on Intelligent Systems for People with Diverse Cognitive Abilities - Human-Computer Interaction journal

by Federica Cena

*** apologies for cross-posting *** CALL FOR PAPERS Human-Computer Interaction journal (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hhci20/current <https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hhci20/current>) Special Issue on Intelligent Systems for People with Diverse Cognitive Abilities Guest Editors Noemi Mauro, University of Torino Federica Cena, University of Torino Cynthia Putnam, DePaul University Maria Soledad Pera, Boise State University David Roldán Álvarez, University of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos This special issue highlights state-of-the-art research in intelligent systems and technology for people with diverse abilities. To control scope, we focus on cognitive diversity, including but not limited to, neurodevelopmental disorders and autism, cognitive and learning disabilities, and dementia. This special issue targets the challenges and requirements inherent to the development and assessment of such systems. Submission of Proposals The full Call for Papers and submission instructions can be found here: https://www.madpickle.net/hcij/publicInfo/cfp_dca.pdf <https://www.madpickle.net/hcij/publicInfo/cfp_dca.pdf> To help authors find a good fit, we encourage proposals. Proposals should be about 1000 words and provide a clear indication of what the paper is about. Proposals will be evaluated for relevance to the special issue theme, and guidance will be given. Both proposal and full paper submissions should be submitted to the HCI Editorial site (mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hci <http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hci>). Follow the guidelines <https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qx4__6fh-vUzmiNXqOuS9rFlCz3kX9C1lCghS3…>and instructions for submissions on the site. There is a place on the submission site to note that your submission is for the special issue. Special Issue submissions will be peer-reviewed to the usual standards of the HCI journal. Important Dates Proposals due: 1st July 2022 Response to authors: 15th July 2022 Full papers due: 15th October 2022 Reviews to authors: 15th January 2023 Revised papers due: 15th March 2023 Reviews to authors: 1st June 2023 Final papers due: 1st July 2023 Topics of Interest For this special issue, we are interested in works addressing topics that include, but are not limited to: * Conceptual models and framework for intelligent applications for people with cognitive disabilities; * How to model cognitive disabilities: which data to collect, how to collect them, formalisms to represent user data; * Interaction models for people with cognitive disabilities and user-centered design for intelligent applications for people with cognitive disabilities, also considering universal design approach; * Search systems for people with cognitive disabilities, such as conversational and traditional modes of interaction with search systems; * Job training systems for people with cognitive disabilities; * Personalized support for people with cognitive disabilities; * Recommender systems for people with cognitive disabilities; * Recommendation and search based on expert/human in the loop paradigm; * Ethical and privacy issues in dealing with intelligent applications for people with cognitive disabilities; * Evaluation and associated concerns (restrictions inherent to the population under study, lack of shared datasets or benchmarks to enable comparisons, metrics); * Usability and accessibility studies where the participants are people with cognitive disabilities. Contact Information For questions and further information, please contact one of the guest editors: Noemi Mauro (University of Torino) noemi.mauro(a)unito.it Federica Cena (University of Torino) federica.cena(a)unito.it Cynthia Putnam (DePaul University) cputnam(a)depaul.edu Maria Soledad Pera (Boise State University) SolePera(a)boisestate.edu David Roldán Álvarez (University of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) david.roldan(a)urjc.es -- Federica Cena, Ph. D. Associate Professor Dipartimento di Informatica Universita' di Torino Corso Svizzera 185, 10149 Torino, Italy Phone +39 0116706779 www.di.unito.it/~cena/ https://unito.webex.com/meet/federica.cena

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Last Mile for Paper Submission

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*** Last Mile for Paper Submission *** 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) "Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era" September 26-29, 2022, Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 (*** Submission Deadline Extension: June 14, 2022 AoE (firm!) ***) The IEEE ISC2 2022 Organizing Committee is glad to announce that it is currently accepting papers for the 8th edition of the IEEE International Smart Cities Conference. This year, the IEEE ISC2 will be held in-person on September 26-29, 2022, in Paphos, Cyprus and the theme of the conference is “Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era.” The IEEE ISC2 is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community, a coalition of eight IEEE technical societies and organizations. Besides contributions addressing the conference theme, authors are welcome to submit their original research results in traditional topics across broad application and functional domains, within the context of smart urban infrastructure systems. The technical areas include, but are not limited to: • Smart city theory, modelling and simulation  • Intelligent infrastructure • Sensors and actuators • Open data and big data analytics • AI powered smart cities services • Safety and security systems • Smart healthcare • Smart emergency management • IoT and Smart X services • Data security and privacy • Connected Vehicle (CV) technologies • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) • Smart mobility and transportation • Smart energy systems • Smart buildings and Smart grid • Digital city and smart growth • Smart traffic system operations • Environmental monitoring technologies The complete list of technical areas can be found here: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-papers/ . Should you need further clarifications or have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at: isc22022(a)easychair.org . Paper Submission Guidelines Prospective authors are invited to submit high quality original (Full or Short) papers via the EasyChair submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isc22022 . Full papers should describe novel research contributions with evaluation results and are limited to seven (7) pages. Short papers, limited in length to four (4) pages, should be more visionary in nature and are meant to discuss new challenges and visions, highlight early research results, and explore novel research directions. All submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication, should be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE Template ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html ). Each submitted paper will pass through the standard IEEE peer-review process. If accepted and presented at the conference, it will appear in the conference proceedings and be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The conference organisers are currently negotiating a number of special issues with high quality journals. More information is available on the conference web site (https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/journal-special-issues/ ). The best papers will be awarded in the conference Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award contests. For more information, please visit the conference website: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Conference Paper Submission Deadline: June 14, 2022 AoE (firm!) • Conference Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2022 • Conference Camera-ready Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Conference Dates: September 26-29, 2022 Organizing Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/chairs/ Special Track Chairs Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-tracks-committee2/ IEEE Smart Cities https://smartcities.ieee.org

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HAID 2022 - Reminder: Call for Works in Progress and Call for Demos

by Stefano Papetti

[Apologies for cross-posting] [Please forward to interested colleagues] Dear colleagues, This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for *Work in Progress *and*Demo* submissions is approaching *(June 26, 2022)*. Acceptance notifications will be sent on June 30, 2022. For the Work in Progress initiative we *encourage submissions from “newcomers”* such as master students or early-stage PhD Students e.g. whose supervisor is not part of the HAID discourse, especially from *underrepresented groups*. At the time of submission, authors will be asked to indicate whether they want to be paired with an experienced HAID researcher during the conference (on site or online) to help develop the work-in-progress into a co-authored future HAID submission. Demo submissions can be either standalone or associated with a paper or work in progress submission. --- HAID 2022 particularly welcomes contributions, both theoretical and empirical, in the following areas: Design of audio and haptic feedback for health & well-being Musical haptics & augmented instruments Contributions in the following areas are also welcome: Novel haptic and auditory interfaces Perception & evaluation of multimodal and cross-sensory interactions Design principles for haptic and auditory interfaces Design of audio and haptic feedback for entertainment and creative applications Affective and semiotic roles of haptics and audio in interaction Leveraging auditory-tactile correspondences in interaction design HAID 2022 will be held during August 24–26, 2022 at Queen Mary University of London (UK), and will be a hybrid event with in-person activities and online streaming sessions. It is organised by the Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) <https://c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/>in collaboration with the Centre for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary (ARQ) <https://www.robotics.qmul.ac.uk/>, and it is supported by the IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics, EuroHaptics Society, Audio Engineering Society (AES), and Springer. Please stay tuned to all the latest news at: * HAID 2022 webpage https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/ <https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/> * HAID Google group https://groups.google.com/g/haid-community <https://groups.google.com/g/haid-community> * HAID Twitter page https://twitter.com/HAID_conference <https://twitter.com/HAID_conference> --- Looking forward to meeting you in London! The HAID 2022 Programme Chairs Stefano Papetti and Charalampos Saitis The HAID 2022 General Chairs Charalampos Saitis and Ildar Farkhatdinov

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13 PhD positions in HCI at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

by María Menéndez-Blanco

Dear students, Dear HCI colleagues, At the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, we are looking for 13 PhD candidates with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction (deadline 1st July 2022). Topics include "Ethics, Societies, and AI", "the Design and Development of Next Generation Interfaces", "Design and Physical Computing", and "Agents and Computational Linguistics". Ethics, Societies, and AI: ========================== - E1: Human Creativity and Machine Learning for public awareness of AI - E2: Ethical Artificial Intelligence for Public Administration Data and Social Policies - F7-I C&C: Interfacing Creativity and Computation Design and Development of Next Generation Interfaces: ===================================================== Note: Four of these will be co-financed by the industry (BMW, SEFAR), which means that selected candidates can stay at the company for at least six months. - A2: Smart Knitted SpaceSuit - F5: How to bring the Metaverse into the vehicles for a novel video conferencing experience (co-financed by BMW Group) - F6: Entertainment in the car by using a cognitive seat with tactile feedback (co-financed by BMW Group) - ASE1: Unobtrusive thin-film sensors inside mono-filaments and woven textiles (co-financed by SEFAR AG) - ASE2: Unobtrusive physiological sensors for cognitive car seats (co-financed by BMW Group) Physical Design and Computing: ============================== - A7: IoT Design and Development with End Users for a Sustainable Future - E3: Teaching Physical Design and Computing Agents and Computational Linguistics: ===================================== - D1: Virtual Digital Assistants for Healthcare - D2: Emotions in Multilingual Texts - D3: Neural models of collaborative behaviours in conversational agents The language of the PhD. programme is English, and the university implements a trilingual model providing prospective students with a suitable environment to learn German and Italian. Our school is committed to fostering a caring and diverse environment, with students coming from over twenty countries (70% international students) and with a reasonable gender distribution, which we are committed to improving (24% women). We welcome applicants with different backgrounds and skills. The scholarship includes: - University Fees 3-year personal grant (approx. € 17,000 NET per year) - 50% pay increase to support international mobility for a period variable between six months and one year according to the type of projects - Personal budget for research and travel expenses (Euro 2,500) - State of the art technical equipment. A more detailed description of these projects (except ASE1 and ASE2) can be found here: https://www.unibz.it/assets/Documents/PhD/PhD-Project-proposals_CS_38cycle.… For more details about the projects ASE1 and ASE2 please check out https://www.unibz.it/assets/Documents/PhD/scheda-descrittva_ASE_38ciclo_EN_… Application deadline: 1 July 2022 at 12:00 midday (CEST). Further details on the application procedure and selection process can be found on the following link: https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/computer-science/phd-computer-science/ and for the proposals ASE1/2 under the following link: https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/sciencetechnology/phd-advanced-systems-en… If you have any questions you can reach us at: - maria.menendezblanco(a)unibz.it and Antonella.DeAngeli(a)unibz.it (for the projects on Ethics, Societies, and AI) - gennari(a)inf.unibz.it and luisa.petti(a)unibz.it (for the projects on Physical Design and Computing) - michael.haller(a)unibz.it (for the projects on Design and Development of Next Generation Interfaces) Best regards, Antonella De Angeli, Maria Menendez Blanco, Rosella Gennari, Michael Haller

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RTDA at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

by Haller Michael

Dear HCI friends, I am very excited that at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, we are looking for a RTDA position with the focus on the design and development of next-generation interfaces. Our University has a strong international outlook, as testified by its multilingual courses (English, Italian, German) and a high number of students and teaching staff from abroad. We offer you an exciting environment and continuous innovation. Key Qualifications --------------------------------------------------------------- - PhD in Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, or Electronic Engineering - Experience in designing and implementing user interfaces - Strong technical competencies in at least one of the following areas: Human Computer Interfaces, Embedded Systems - Outstanding academic performance - Excellent communication (English) and presentation skills as well as self-confidence We offer you --------------------------------------------------------------- - The opportunity to join our research lab in the development of cutting-edge technologies & interfaces - The opportunity to become part of our core team of dedicated researchers & engineers - An inspiring work environment - Collaboration with international customers (e.g., BMW / KTM / SEFAR) and travel opportunities - The possibility to shape the job according to your skills & talents Your activity will include the technical support of projects, ranging from basic to applied research. The tasks will be carried out at the Media Interaction Lab (www.mi-lab.org), which is now also located at the NOI Techpark (https://noi.bz.it/en), a science and technology park, hosting four research institutes, four Faculties of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, and 40 scientific laboratories. The position is available for 3 years starting in fall 2022. The gross salary is approx. 42.000 EUR per year. More information about this call can be found here: https://www.unibz.it/en/home/position-calls/positions-for-academic-staff/58… More further information, just send me an email. Best wishes, —Michael ------------------------------------------- Prof. Dr. Michael Haller Faculty of Computer Science Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Media Interaction Lab Piazza Domenicani 3 39100 Bolzano | ITALY E-Mail: michael.haller(a)unibz.it Web : www.unibz.it | www.mi-lab.org

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CFP- International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) - SITIS 2022

by Agnese Augello

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] ========================================== International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) - SITIS 2022 16th international conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet based Systems, Dijon, France, October 19-21, 2022 https://www.sitis-conference.org/2022/contribute/workshops/ihex/ ************************************************************************** Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that we would like to invite you to send a contribution to the International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) at SITIS 2022 16th international conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet based Systems (Conference website: https://www.sitis-conference.org). The workshop is about new approaches for designing and implementing intelligent eXtended Reality systems. Please find the call for papers below and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to the workshop. For any questions and information, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Best Regards, Agnese Augello CFP ---------- eXtended Reality is becoming more and more widespread; going beyond entertainment and cultural heritage fruition purposes, these technologies offer new challenges and opportunities also in educational, industrial and healthcare domains. The research community in this field deals with technological and human factors issues, presenting theoretical and methodological proposals for perception, tracking, interaction and visualization. Increasing attention is observed towards the use of machine learning and AI methodologies to perform data analysis and reasoning, manage a multimodal interaction, and ensure an adaptation to users’ needs and preferences. The workshop is aimed at investigating new approaches for the design and implementation of intelligent eXtended Reality systems. It intends to provide a forum to share and discuss not only technological and design advances but also ethical concerns about the implications of these technologies on changing social interactions, inform ation access and experiences. Topics for the workshop include, but are not limited to: · Intelligent User Interfaces in eXtended environments · Computational Interaction for XR · Quality and User Experience in XR · Cognitive Models for XR · Semantic Computing in environments · XR-based serious games · Virtual Agents in eXtended environments · Adaptive Interfaces · Visual Reasoning · Content Modelling · Responsible Design of eXtended Environments · XR systems for Human Augmentation · AI methodologies applied to XR · ML approaches in XR · Ethical concerns in XR VENUE ---------- University of Burgundy main campus, Dijon, France, October 19-21, 2022 WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS ----------------------------------- Agnese Augello, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Giuseppe Caggianese, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Boriana Koleva, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom PROGRAM COMMITTEE ---------------------------------- Agnese Augello, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Giuseppe Caggianese, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Giuseppe Chiazzese, Institute for Educational Technology, National Research Council, Italy Dimitri Darzentas, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland Martin Flintham, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Ignazio Infantino, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Boriana Koleva, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Emel Küpçü, Xtinge Technology Inc., Turkey Effie Lai-Chong Law, Durham University, United Kingdom Pietro Neroni, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS ------------------------------------------- Each submission should be at most 8 pages in total including bibliography and well-marked appendices and must follow the IEEE double columns publication format. You can download the IEEE conference templates – Latex and MS Word A4 – at the following URL: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html Paper submission will only be online via SITIS 2022 submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sitis2022 Submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least two peer reviewers. Papers will be evaluated based on relevance, significance, impact, originality, technical soundness, and quality of presentation. At least one author should attend the conference to present an accepted paper. IMPORTANT DATES ---------------------------- Paper Submission July 15, 2022 Acceptance/Reject Notification. September 9, 2022 Camera-ready September 16, 2022 Author Registration September 16, 2022 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS -------------------------------------------- All papers accepted for presentation at the main tracks and workshops will be included in the conference proceedings, which will be published by IEEE Computer Society and referenced in IEEE Xplore Digital Library, Scopus, DBLP and major indexes. REGISTRATION ----------------------- At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the work. A single registration allows attending both track and workshop sessions. CONTACTS ---------------- For any questions, please contact us via email. Agnese Augello agnese.augello(a)icar.cnr.it Giuseppe Caggianese giuseppe.caggianese(a)icar.cnr.it Boriana Koleva B.Koleva(a)nottingham.ac.uk -- -- Agnese Augello, Ph.D. ICAR - Istituto di Calcolo e Reti ad alte prestazioni Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Via Ugo la Malfa 153 - 90145 Palermo +39-091-23894276 (Tel) +39-091-6529124 (Fax) agnese.augello(a)icar.cnr.it <a.augello(a)pa.icar.cnr.it> agnese.augello(a)cnr.it

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[ACM Conference on Hypertext & Social Media, HT 2022] Call for Participation

by Ujwal Gadiraju

Hi all, --- Apologies if you have received multiple copies of this announcement CALL FOR PARTICIPATION === The ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media is a premium venue for high-quality peer-reviewed research on hypertext theory, systems and applications. It is concerned with all aspects of modern hypertext research including social media, semantic web, dynamic and computed hypertext and hypermedia as well as narrative systems and applications. For the first time in the history of the conference, HT ’22 will be run in a hybrid mode between **June 28 - July 1, 2022**, with the opportunity for speakers and attendees to participate onsite or online. IMPORTANT DATES === * **Early-bird registration: May 27, 2022** * Regular registration: May 28 – June 24, 2022 * On-site registration: from June 28, 2022 * Conference: June 28 - July 1, 2022 REGISTRATION === Registration is open at https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/registration/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ht.acm.org_ht2022_regi…>. Register on or before **May 27** to benefit from an early-bird discount! Make sure to book your hotel stay at the Hotel Four Points by Sheraton conference hotel. The hotel is at the center of the conference activity, and will allow you to network easily with other conference attendees. See how to get access to a discount rate at https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/venue/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ht.acm.org_ht2022_venu…> PRELIMINARY PROGRAM === **Keynotes** * **m.c. schraefel**, University of Southampon * **Dene Grigar**, Washington State University Vancouver * **Nuria Rodríguez**, Universidad de Málaga **Paper sessions** * Research papers: https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/accepted-papers/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ht.acm.org_ht2022_acce…> * Blue Sky Ideas papers: https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/accepted-blue-sky-ideas-papers/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ht.acm.org_ht2022_acce…> **Other Sessions** * Late-breaking results: https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/accepted-late-breaking-results-papers/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ht.acm.org_ht2022_acce…> * Demonstrations: https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/accepted-demo-papers/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ht.acm.org_ht2022_acce…> **Workshops**: https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/accepted-workshops/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ht.acm.org_ht2022_acce…> * HUMAN’22 – 5th Workshop on Human Factors in Hypertext * The Narrative and Hypertext (NHT) * Open Challenges in Online Social Networks * 7th edition of The International Workshop on Social Media World Sensors (SIdEWayS) ORGANIZATION === **General Chairs** * Alejandro Bellogín, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain * Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari, Italy **Others Chairs**: https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/organization/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ht.acm.org_ht2022_orga…> --- Best, Ujwal ____________________________________ Dr. Ir. Ujwal Gadiraju Assistant Professor Web Information Systems Delft University of Technology The Netherlands W: https://wis.ewi.tudelft.nl/gadiraju W: https://www.ujwalgadiraju.com E: u.k.gadiraju(a)tudelft.nl https://www.academicfringe.org

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Last Call for Papers

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*** Last Call for Papers *** 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) "Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era" September 26-29, 2022, Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 (*** Submission Deadline Extension: June 14, 2022 AoE (firm!)) The IEEE ISC2 2022 Organizing Committee is glad to announce that it is currently accepting papers for the 8th edition of the IEEE International Smart Cities Conference. This year, the IEEE ISC2 will be held in-person on September 26-29, 2022, in Paphos, Cyprus and the theme of the conference is “Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era.” The IEEE ISC2 is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community, a coalition of eight IEEE technical societies and organizations. Besides contributions addressing the conference theme, authors are welcome to submit their original research results in traditional topics across broad application and functional domains, within the context of smart urban infrastructure systems. The technical areas include, but are not limited to: • Smart city theory, modelling and simulation  • Intelligent infrastructure • Sensors and actuators • Open data and big data analytics • AI powered smart cities services • Safety and security systems • Smart healthcare • Smart emergency management • IoT and Smart X services • Data security and privacy • Connected Vehicle (CV) technologies • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) • Smart mobility and transportation • Smart energy systems • Smart buildings and Smart grid • Digital city and smart growth • Smart traffic system operations • Environmental monitoring technologies The complete list of technical areas can be found here: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-papers/ . Should you need further clarifications or have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at: isc22022(a)easychair.org . Paper Submission Guidelines Prospective authors are invited to submit high quality original (Full or Short) papers via the EasyChair submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isc22022 . Full papers should describe novel research contributions with evaluation results and are limited to seven (7) pages. Short papers, limited in length to four (4) pages, should be more visionary in nature and are meant to discuss new challenges and visions, highlight early research results, and explore novel research directions. All submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication, should be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE Template ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html ). Each submitted paper will pass through the standard IEEE peer-review process. If accepted and presented at the conference, it will appear in the conference proceedings and be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The conference organisers are currently negotiating a number of special issues with high quality journals. More information is available on the conference web site (https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/journal-special-issues/ ). The best papers will be awarded in the conference Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award contests. For more information, please visit the conference website: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Conference Paper Submission Deadline: June 14, 2022 AoE (firm!) • Conference Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2022 • Conference Camera-ready Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Conference Dates: September 26-29, 2022 Organizing Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/chairs/ Special Track Chairs Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-tracks-committee2/ IEEE Smart Cities https://smartcities.ieee.org

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Last Mile for Paper Submission

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*** Last Mile for Paper Submission *** ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022) 7–9 September, 2022, 5* St. Raphael Resort & Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/ (*** Submission Deadline Extension (firm!): 6 June, 2022 ***) Scope The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. Social good is typically defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public. In this context, clean air and water, Internet connection, education, and healthcare are all good examples of social goods. However, new media innovations and the explosion of online communities have added new meaning to the term. Social good is now about global citizens uniting to unlock the potential of individuals, technology, and collaboration to create a positive societal impact. GoodIT solicits papers that address important research challenges related to, but not limited to: • Citizen science • Civic intelligence • Decentralized approaches to IT • Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage • Environmental monitoring • Ethical computing • Frugal solutions for IT • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications • Health and social care • IT for automotive • IT for development • IT for education • IT for smart living • Privacy, trust and ethical issues in ICT solutions • Smart governance and e-administration • Social informatics • Socially responsible IT solutions • Sustainable cities and transportation • Sustainable IT • Technology addressing the digital divide Paper Submission The papers should not exceed eleven (11) pages single-column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). They must be original works and must not have been previously published. At least one of the authors of all accepted papers must register and present the work at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be published in the proceedings. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. In addition to a Main Track, the conference features 9 additional Special Tracks. More information on these tracks is available on the conference web site. Journal Special Issues and Best Paper Award Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to two special journal issues: • FGCS, Elsevier (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/future-generation-computer-systems) • MDPI Sensors, where the theme of the special issue will be "Application of Information Technology (IT) to Social Good" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/topical_collection_good… ). Specifically 5 papers will be invited free of charge and another 5 papers will get a 20% discount on the publication fees. Furthermore, MDPI Sensors will sponsor a Best Paper Award with the amount of 400 CHF. Work-in-Progress and PhD Track Inside ACM GoodIT, the Work-in-Progress and PhD Track provides an opportunity to showcase interesting new work that is still at an early stage. We encourage practitioners and researchers to submit to the Work-in-Progress venue as it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Moreover, this track provides a platform for PhD students to present and receive feedback on their ongoing research. Students at different stages of their research will have the opportunity to present and discuss their research questions, goals, methods and results. This is an opportunity to obtain guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and other PhD students working in research areas related to technologies for social good. Important: For this specific track, papers must not exceed nine (9) pages single column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). Submission Instructions All papers must be submitted electronically via the hotcrp web site (https://goodit2022.hotcrp.com ). Once on the submission page, you will be able to select the track where to submit your paper. Important Dates • Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 6 June 2022 CEST (***extended and firm!***) • Notification of acceptance: 30 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 15 July 2022 Conference Committees https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/committees/

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International Summer School "Digital Interactive Smart Spaces" - Como Lake & Milan - July 2022

by Maristella Matera

Carissimi, volevo richiamare la vostra attenzione sulla Summer School di cui trovate sotto la call già fatta circolare da Franca Garzotto. E’ una scuola incentrata su temi HCI, promossa dal SIGCHI Italy, con speaker internazionali di rilievo. E’ una delle poche opportunità di questo tipo in Italia. Le iscrizioni sono ancora aperte. Non esitate a contattare me o Franca per qualsiasi informazione. Cari saluti, Maristella -------------------- Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the International Summer School “Digital Interactive Smart Spaces” that will be held in Como and Milan in July 2022, organized by Politecnico di Milano in cooperation with the Lake Como School for Advanced Studies and EIT Digital. The School is devoted to Master/PhD students, researchers and professionals, who want to i) deepen their knowledge on Smart Spaces technology, and its potential/limitations; ii) to improve their competence on interaction design for Smart Spaces, and explore how applications can be developed to maximize usability, accessibility, and eﬀectiveness; iii) better understand the business opportunities in this arena and the social challenges involved. The Summer School is organized in 2 weeks. The first week (July 11-15, 2022) has a research focus, with outstanding speakers from prestigious universities and research centers in Europe and abroad, and will be held on the Como Lake at Villa del Grumello (www.villadelgrumello.it/it/<https://www.villadelgrumello.it/it/>) . The second week (July 18-22, 2022) has a business and industry perspective, with top-level speakers from large and medium companies in Italy and EU, and will be held in Milano at Politecnico Main Campus (https://www.polimi.it/en/ ). It is possible to attend both weeks, or the first week only. Please refer to the Summer School web site for the detailed program and further information https://uise.lakecomoschool.org/ Thanks for your attention Kind regards Franca Garzotto and Maristella Matera --- Maristella Matera – PhD Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria http://matera.faculty.polimi.it/

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