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Final CfP: HAID 2022 - International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design - London, UK, 24-26 August 2022

by Stefano Papetti

[Apologies for cross-posting] [Please forward to interested colleagues] Dear list members, HAID 2022 - 11th International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design 24–26 August 2022, London, UK https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/ <https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/> The submission portal for Papers is now open: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HAID2022/Submission/Index <https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HAID2022/Submission/Index> Please note that the *final deadline**for Papers* submissions is *22 May 2022* (previously May 13). We have also extended the *deadline for Demo and Work in Progress* submissions to *26 June 2022*. HAID 2022 will be held 24–26 August at the Mile End Campus of Queen Mary University of London in the UK, and will be a hybrid event with in-person activities and online streaming sessions. HAID 2022 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/>. The workshop is supported by the Audio Engineering Society, IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics, EuroHaptics Society, 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> See 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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[CFP] ACM GoodIT 2022

by Catia Prandi

[apologies for multiple copies] ______________________________________________________________________ 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/ 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: 23 May 2022 • Notification of acceptance: 20 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 11 July 2022 Conference Committees https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/committees/ _________________________________________ Catia Prandi, PhD. Senior Assistant professor (RTD B), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna

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Due posizioni senior post-doc (30 mesi) a University College Cork, Irlanda

by Ciolfi, Luigina

Two Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher positions (30 months) to work on a new project on Responsible Software Engineering funded by Lero – the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software. Deadline for applications: Friday, 10 June 2022. The Researchers will be based at University College Cork (School of Applied Psychology) and will work directly with a group of HCI and Software Engineering Lero colleagues in University College Cork and University of Limerick. They will also have the opportunity to work with Lero Research Groups in other Irish universities to the mutual benefit of their Lero Projects and the RSE Project. The post details and application process is available here: https://my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=056… If you experience any problems with that link, you can also see the vacancy and details at this webpage https://ore.ucc.ie/ using the Reference Number 056191. Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor John McCarthy, john.mccarthy(a)ucc.ie<mailto:john.mccarthy@ucc.ie> Position Summary We invite applications from suitably qualified Senior Post-Doctoral Researchers to work on a multi-disciplinary project on Responsible Software Engineering (RSE). People live with Algorithms, AI, Big Data, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing, and Decision-Support Systems. But we also live with news reports, direct experiences and concerns about scamming or phishing, about how our confidential/health records can be subject to cyber-attacks, and even about how our very on-line interactions may harm us (opening email attachments, neglecting a field in our on-line job application that automatically disqualifies us for the job). These sociotechnical systems play roles in how we live, search for information, organise, socialise, and work together. They have a strong presence in our lives, often without our knowledge, and they can impinge on how secure, trusting or comfortable we feel with the decisions we make and the (system-mediated) actions we take. Although there is growing body of research on Software Ethics (e.g. ethical compliance, frameworks and disposition), the scope of our interest in this research project extends beyond the ethical. Arguably, people will only be able to take advantage of the social value of technologies like AI when trust and trustworthy practices align. With these opportunities and reservations in mind, this project focuses on Responsible Software Engineering, and the reflexive practices and values entailed in it, with a view to giving focussed attention to ‘representing and enriching lived experience, supported by software, and not bounded by it’. Aligning ‘responsibility’ with ethical and societal concerns (concerns like unlawful discrimination and undermining democracy) foregrounds critical reflection on what it means to improve the state of the world through software engineering and practice, including how to (and ‘who’ to) judge whether one state of the world is better than another. Civic education can play an important role in answering these questions and in preparing future citizens to continue to answer them. With these interests in mind, the RSE Project has been developed by Lero colleagues from a number of disciplinary backgrounds including: Software Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Applied Psychology, Sociotechnical Systems, Information Systems, and Public Engagement. The project is organised around four challenges: - To develop understanding(s) of reflexively responsible Software Engineering. - To understand Responsible Software Engineering as an embedded socio-technical practice by assessing the current state of RSE practice in cutting-edge software development projects. - To derive, develop and evaluate tools and practices for experiential practice-based understanding of Responsible Software Engineering. - To specify the education needed for citizens to be able to act knowledgeably in modern IT society; an integral part of reflexive RSE, founded in trusting and trustworthy relationships. We wish to appoint 2 Senior Post-Doctoral Researchers to work together full-time on this project for 30 months. Between them, the Senior Post-Doctoral Researchers will have the skills to deliver on the four challenges above. Core strengths in Software Engineering and Human Computer Interaction would be particularly valuable. However, we would welcome applications from researchers in cognate areas who make the case in their application for the relevance of their skills and experience to the project. Moreover, it would be helpful to us if candidates with, say, a strong Software background (Software Engineering, Information Systems, etc.) could demonstrate experience and/or interest in the complementary research area (e.g. HCI, Interaction Design, CSCW) and vice versa. Applicants should have obtained their PhD in a relevant area and be able to demonstrate ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team. Project Title: Responsible Software Engineering (RSE) Post Duration: 30 months Salary: €48,242 - €51,035 p.a. (IUA Salary Scale) For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/. Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor John McCarthy at john.mccarthy(a)ucc.ie<mailto:john.mccarthy@ucc.ie>. Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment(a)ucc.ie<mailto:recruitment@ucc.ie>, quoting the job-title and project name. Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 10 June 2022. No late applications will be accepted. Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector. UCC is committed to creating and fully embracing an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. As a University we strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our student population where people from a wide variety of backgrounds learn from one another, share ideas, and work collaboratively. UCC is committed to being an employer that recognises the value of diversity amongst its staff. We encourage applicants to consult our policies at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/policies/ and initiatives at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/implementation/ and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER — Prof Luigina Ciolfi (she/her) Professor of Human Computer Interaction School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland Tel +353 (0)21 490 4597 My UCC Research Profile<http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/A011/LCiolfi@ucc.ie> Member, British Psychological Society; Senior Member & Distinguished Speaker<https://speakers.acm.org/speakers/ciolfi_15069>, ACM; Steering Committee Member, EUSSET<http://eusset.eu/> | Associate Editor, The CSCW Journal<http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/10606> | Personal Website<https://luiginaciolfi.net/> My working day may not be your working day. Please don’t feel obliged to reply to this e-mail outside of your normal working hours

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I: Interacting with Computers and BCS Interaction Group Online Seminar Series

by Fabio Paternò

Da: Helen Petrie <> Inviato: mercoledì 11 maggio 2022 13:08 A: anne.adams(a)open.ac.uk; Lynne Baillie <L.Baillie(a)hw.ac.uk>; Javier Bargas-Avila <bargas(a)google.com>; R.Beale(a)cs.bham.ac.uk; Regina Bernhaupt <r.bernhaupt(a)tue.nl>; rbrooks(a)beamerbrooks.com; Earthy, Jonathan <jonathan.earthy(a)lr.org>; Adrian Friday <a.friday(a)lancaster.ac.uk>; jgwizdka(a)acm.org; Marc.Hassenzahl(a)uni-siegen.de; Eva Hornecker <eva(a)ehornecker.de>; hourcade(a)cs.uiowa.edu; Effie Law <lai-chong.law(a)durham.ac.uk>; Marta Kristín Lárusdóttir <marta(a)ru.is>; yolee10(a)gmail.com; dlin(a)isu.edu.tw; liuzhj <liuzhj(a)dlmu.edu.cn>; roderick.mccall(a)list.lu; ian.r.oakley(a)gmail.com; F.Paterno(a)isti.cnr.it; jcread(a)uclan.ac.uk; mc(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk; shiyc(a)tsinghua.edu.cn; Sharon Tettegah <stettegah(a)ucsb.edu>; kaisa.vaananen(a)tuni.fi; p.van-schaik(a)tees.ac.uk; Jose Abdelnour-Nocera <Jose.Abdelnour-Nocera(a)uwl.ac.uk>; jbowen(a)waikato.ac.nz; Nervo Verdezoto Dias <verdezotodiasn(a)cardiff.ac.uk>; Simon Attfield <S.Attfield(a)mdx.ac.uk>; Simone Stumpf <simone.stumpf(a)glasgow.ac.uk>; Shaun Lawson <shaun.lawson(a)northumbria.ac.uk>; Marco Winckler <Marco.Winckler(a)univ-cotedazur.fr>; Paula Kotze <paula.kotze(a)gmail.com>; Wesson, Janet (Prof) (Summerstrand Campus South) <Janet.Wesson(a)mandela.ac.za>; Flint, Tom <t.flint(a)napier.ac.uk>; Alessio Malizia <alessio.malizia(a)unipi.it>; Gavin Robert Sim <GRSim(a)uclan.ac.uk>; Charlotte Magnusson <charlotte.magnusson(a)certec.lth.se>; Lynne Hall (Staff) <lynne.hall(a)sunderland.ac.uk>; jonathan.hook(a)york.ac.uk; Katrina Attwood <katrina.attwood(a)york.ac.uk> Cc: Ian Borthwick <ian.borthwick(a)bcs.uk>; COCKSHULL, Francesca <Francesca.Cockshull(a)oup.com>; Florence Leroy <Florence.Leroy(a)bcs.uk> Oggetto: Interacting with Computers and BCS Interaction Group Online Seminar Series Hi All, As mentioned in the board meetings, we are starting a seminar series, particularly for authors with papers coming out in IwC (although others are also very welcome to present. First seminar is from Alan Dix, which I’m sure will be interesting. Please publicise to your networks (I attach a PDF version, I will put together a webpage in the next few days). If you would like to give a presentation or suggest someone, please let me know. More notes from the board meetings in the next couple of days. Cheers Helen Monthly online seminars on HCI and UX The Interaction Group of the British Computer Society and the journal Interacting with Computers are pleased to announce a monthly online seminar series on research on human-computer interaction and user experience. Seminars will be via Zoom on the last Monday of each month (apart from August), usually at 13:00 – 14:00 UK time (currently UTC + 1), but modulated to the time zone of the speaker. Presentations will be a mixture of those from authors of papers coming out in the journal and other HCI/UX researchers and practitioners presenting their recent work. All those interested in HCI/UX are welcome to attend (and to present). For more information, please contact Helen Petrie (helen.petrie(a)york.ac.uk <mailto:helen.petrie@york.ac.uk> ). Inaugural Seminar Monday 23rd May, 13:00 – 14:00 BST (UTC +1) Zoom link: <https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96975743704?pwd=a3p1U0dYMFNOWEhHWW9iU2pheEVZUT…> https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96975743704?pwd=a3p1U0dYMFNOWEhHWW9iU2pheEVZUT… Professor Alan Dix, Computational Foundry, Swansea University What Next for UX Tools: from screens to smells, from sketch to code, supporting design for rich interactions Every interaction with a digital device is set in some form of physical and human context, and yet the most commonly used tools for UX design are focused purely on the screen. Rather than being a scaffold to build better interfaces, wireframes can feel like the barriers in a cattle ranch, herding us towards a small range of design options, looking inwards towards the device rather than outwards towards our users. The situation is even more difficult when we want to design interactions that involve other senses, such as sound, smells, and touch; or new forms of interaction, such as flexible displays, autonomous cars, smart buildings, and digital fabrication. In this talk I’ll describe both some of my own personal journey and the InContext project that is thinking about more wholistic tools for design that incorporate rich context, multiple modalities, and end-to-end connections between design and development. The talk will outline both our own thinking and outcomes from a series of InContext workshops, most recently at CHI 2022. We do not have answers to all the open questions, but I will also demonstrate several early prototypes addressing different facets of design that are underrepresented in current generation design tools. Most important, I hope that this will open up a roadmap of ideas that others may also follow to create better tools for the next generation of UX designers and developers. June seminar Monday 27th June 10:00 BST (UTC +1) NOTE THE DIFFERENT TIME, a morning coffee seminar Zoom link: <https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99129384591?pwd=TmR3N2NmQ1E4ak5JU3lQYW96ZkdGZz…> https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99129384591?pwd=TmR3N2NmQ1E4ak5JU3lQYW96ZkdGZz… Professor Patrick Rau, Tsinghua University, China Talking with an Internet of Things conversational agent Internet of things conversational agents (IoT-CAs) are making human– computer interactions ubiquitous. In this study, we experimentally examined the effects of IoT-CA use on face-to-face conversations between close partners. One hundred and thirty-six participants (68 close relationship dyads) participated in the experiment. We prepared an IoT chat environment and provided chat topics for each dyad. The dyads were randomly assigned into one of two IoT-CA use pattern groups (joint use: two persons using an IoT-CA together; individual use: one person using an IoT-CA alone) and three interaction conditions (no IoT-CA use; conversation content-relevant IoT-CA use; conversation content-irrelevant IoT-CA use). The results showed that compared with no IoT-CA use, IoT-CA use did not have negative effects on conversation experiences but produced feelings of greater closeness to the IoT-CA in the partners. Furthermore, joint IoT-CA use in the content-relevant condition (IoT-CA made comments relevant to interpersonal interactions) helped increase interpersonal self-disclosure.

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Deadline Extension: Special issue on "Online Social Environments for Active Ageing" - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/========================================================= Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= *DEADLINE EXTENSION -> June 6, 2022 (new deadline)* ========================================================= Special Issue on *Online Social Environments for Active Ageing* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *** Since issue N. 47 integrates video presentations and issues e-certificates blockchain anchored*** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call53> ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• //Ana Isabel Veloso, University of Aveiro, Portugal/ /• Carlos Santos//, University of Aveiro, Portugal/ /• Sonia Ferreira//, Polytechnic of Viseu, Portugal / /• Liliana Costa//, University of Aveiro, Portugal/ =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *June 6*, 2022 /*(extended)*/ • Notification to the authors: July 25, 2022 • Camera ready paper: August 31, 2022 • Publication of the special issue: first half of September, 2022 =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- The guest editors are proud to invite and welcome contributions from researchers and practitioners to discuss the design, development, and evaluation of digitally mediated products for active ageing, senior's citizen sense of belonging and perceived wellbeing.The COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely challenging to address several research contexts and suddenly the “Online Social Environments for Active Ageing” were started to be perceived somewhat as the "new" environment. Three big factors contribute – processual, social, individual – to determine the technological environments evolution and its relationship with the active aging. For sure the pandemic has generated a higher awareness about their potential, and it is likely that they will no longer be the same after the pandemic. Papers that report work that nurtures a post-pandemic view, namely, case studies, reviews and methodological proposals; pandemics/social confinement/ COVID-19; the socio-techno-ethical dimensions associated to the adopted digitally mediated strategies to overpass the boundaries of social distancing measures; digital policy strategies for active aging; impact of entrepreneur experiences are especially welcome. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interests can be grouped under three big themes: Theory on Online Social Environments for Active Ageing, Design and Development of Online Social Environments for Active Ageing and Evaluation Methods of Online Social Environments for Active Ageing. All of which, can also include studies that nurtures a post-pandemic view and strategy for a better Active Ageing. *- Theory on Online Social Environments for Active Ageing* * Information and Digital Literacy * Use or Non-use of Socio-Gerontechnology * Acceptance and Use of Technology * Intergenerational Differences in Uses and Gratifications * Physio-, Psycho- and Social Digitally-mediated Approaches to Active Ageing * Ethics assessment in the use of digitally-mediated interventions for active ageing *- Design and Development of Online Social Environments for Active Ageing * * Designing Online Communities for Active Ageing * CoDesign and Community Centred Design Approaches * Accessibility tools and features * Experience Design for Active Ageing * Media Design Kits in Active Aging and Wellness * Development of Digital Services for Active Ageing *- Evaluation Methods of Online Social Environments for Active Ageing* * Process evaluation of digitally-mediated interventions * Prototype evaluation (Information, Interaction and Visuals) * Impact evaluation and Measure of Behaviour Changes * Social and ICT Usage Metrics * Scale Development and Validation =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Submission page: link <https://www-2020.ixdea.uniroma2.it/ojs/ixdea/login> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: *“Online Social Environments for Active Ageing"*) More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific editor marking the subject as: */"Online Social Environments for Active Ageing"/ * • aiv [at] ua [dot] pt • carlossantos [at] ua [dot] pt • sonia [dot] ferreira [at] esev [dot] ipv [dot] pt • lilianavale [at] ua [dot] pt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------** * *To keep updated join the IxD&A groups @: IxD&A Linkedin -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3785204/> IxD&A Facebook -> link <https://www.facebook.com/groups/528301461963022> Enjoy the videos of the "Meeting the Authors" events @: IxD&A Youtube channel -> link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/videos> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *

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HCSE 2022 - Extended submission period until May 23 - 9th International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering - Call for Papers

by Stefan Sauer

***Extended Submission Period for Technical Full Papers and Late Breaking Results until May 23, 2022!*** *We have added an extended submission period and for Technical Full Papers and Late Breaking Results and aligned the further review and publication process for all types of submissions:* **** *** Submission: Friday,May 23th, 2022 (*NEW!*)** ** * Notification to authors: Monday, June 13th, 2022*(*NEW!*)* * Camera-ready due: Monday, June 27th, 2022 *(*NEW!*)* ** **** Apologies for cross postings **** * *************************************************************************** HCSE 2022 9th International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering 24th to 26th of August, 2022, Eindhoven, The Netherlands http://www.hcse-conference.org *************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS HCSE is a bi-annual, single-track, working conference organized by the IFIP Working Group 13.2 on Methodology for User-Centred System Design (http://ifip-tc13.org/working-groups/working-group-13-2/). We aim at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in strengthening the scientific foundations of user interface design, examining the relationship between software engineering and human-computer interaction and on how to strengthen human-centered design as an essential part of software engineering processes. Other topics of interest include: * contributions to the theory and best practices of user-centered design * involvement of end-users, clients and stakeholders in the design and development process of interactive systems * innovative methods for identifying end-user requirements for interactive systems * integration of user experience (and any other user interface property) in development processes * methods for designing, building and assessing interactive systems beyond the desktop (e.g. the living room, ubiquitous and multi-display, cockpits, etc.) * models and model-based approaches for building interactive systems * methods and tools for low-code and no-code development paradigms * integration of multiple properties (e.g. usability, (cyber)security, reliability, user experience, privacy, accessibility, etc.) in software development and making them more accessible to developers and users * context-aware and adaptive interactive systems (e.g. in areas such as digital collaboration, digital and worker assistance) * design and integration of novel interaction techniques such as augmented, virtual, and mixed reality * support for new kinds of human-machine interaction (HMI) for increasingly autonomous systems and systems that use or provide artificial intelligence (e.g. autonomous driving or human-robot collaboration) * socio-technical aspects of interactive software development * artificial intelligence and machine learning to support the development of interactive systems * software architectures and architectural patterns for interactive systems * rational design, design patterns and traceability of design choices. HCSE 2022 welcomes contributions as technical full papers, late breaking results, demonstrations and posters. All papers are peer-reviewed and selected contributions will appear in the proceedings published by Springer in the LNCS series. In the present edition of HCSE 2022 we are particularly interested in studies focused on multi-stakeholder concepts and how to cope with multi-stakeholders taking into account not only micro perspective, but on the systemic change level. This research area is central to the host of the current edition of the conference, the Eindhoven University of Technology, Industrial Design, Systemic Change group. In addition, building on the activities carried out by the WG13.2 during the workshop held at the INTERACT 2021 IFIP TC-13 conference, special consideration will be given to issues related to “changing the context of use”, which has significant impact on how to design and develop with a user-centered perspective and how usage of these systems changed for example in the current pandemic situation. As in past editions, the focus of the working group is on user interface properties (such as usability, ux, privacy, trust, security, reliability, adaptability, among others) and how to design, develop and evaluate based on a user-centered development process. We are interested in understanding how different stakeholders and developers value diverse user interface properties and how they manage conflicts between them (when one property might degrade the value of another) on a systemic change level. Our aim is to cover a large set of user interface properties and try to reveal their inner dependencies. We are particularly interested in the development of theories, methods, tools and approaches for dealing with multiple properties that should be taken into account when developing interactive systems. HCSE welcomes the following types of contributions: * Technical full papers (up to 20 pages) should describe substantial research contributions of novel work that has produced advanced results including validation of results. * Late-breaking results (up to 12 pages) are short papers that present work in progress, new practice and experience reports containing good (and bad) practices and/or recent practical evaluations of methods, techniques and tools. * Demonstrations and posters (5–8 pages, plus poster design draft) should present ongoing work and/or late-breaking results related to the use of innovative tools and cutting-edge systems not described in other paper submissions. Demonstration papers should provide description of tools including user tasks and evidence of use to end-users. Demo submissions should summarize the system’s significance and its performance and should either include screenshots or link to an online-accessible resource. The poster design draft should show the planned design and content of the poster that will be presented at the conference. Industry contributions to demos and posters are particularly welcome and highly encouraged. SUBMISSIONS AND REVIEWING PROCESS All contributions should be submitted via the EasyChair system (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=hcse2022conference). All submissions will be peer-reviewed for their topical relevance, originality, technical contribution, and presentation quality by the members of the international program committee. Technical full papers and late-breaking results short papers will be reviewed double-blind, demonstrations and posters single-blind. Authors must prepare their submission files accordingly! For poster submissions, both paper and poster design draft will be assessed for review. It will be possible for the program committee to suggest accepting submissions in other than their original submission categories. PRESENTATIONS If we hold a physical conference, under the current circumstances, all accepted submissions will be presented at the conference in technical sessions. It will be possible for authors of accepted technical full papers and late-breaking results short papers to give tool demos as well without submitting additional demo papers. The conference will NOT enable hybrid participation. PROCEEDINGS Accepted contributions must be formatted according to the guidelines of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series of Springer (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-12-73062-0). Authors are requested to prepare submissions as close as possible to final camera-ready versions. IMPORTANT DATES Technical full papers, late breaking results * Submission: Monday, May 23th, 2022 (*NEW!*) * Notification to authors: Monday, June 13th, 2022*(*NEW!*)* * Camera-ready due: Monday, June 27th, 2022 *(*NEW!*)* Demos, posters * Submission: Monday, May 30th, 2022 * Notification to authors: Monday, June 13th, 2022 * Camera-ready due: Monday, June 27th, 2022 CONFERENCE DATES: August 24th – 26th, 2022 ORGANIZERS General Conference Chairs: Regina Bernhaupt, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Carmelo Ardito, Politecnico di Bari, Italy Stefan Sauer, Paderborn University, Germany *

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concorso RTD-B (include tematiche HCI)

by Luca Chittaro

Cari membri di HCITALY, segnalo il seguente bando di concorso, che include "Interazione utente-elaboratore" fra le competenze di particolare rilievo per la posizione: https://www.uniud.it/it/ateneo-uniud/concorsi-bandi-uniud/concorsi/bandi-do… (scadenza: ore 13:00 /ora italiana /del 24/03/2022) Saluti Luca Chittaro --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof. Luca Chittaro HCI Lab (http://hcilab.uniud.it) Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics tel: +39 (0432) 558.450 University of Udine luca.chittaro(a)uniud.it Via delle Scienze, 206 http://www.dmif.uniud.it/chittaro 33100 Udine -- ITALY University of Udine - Confidentiality Notice This message is exclusively addressed to the recipients. All the information contained in this message, including any attachments, is confidential in compliance with Regulation (UE) 2016/679 and Legislative Decree 196/2003. Therefore, forwarding, disclosing and making the above-mentioned information available without prior authorization from the sender is forbidden in any form or manner. If you have received this message in error, we kindly invite you to delete it permanently and to notify the sender. Università di Udine - Dichiarazione di Riservatezza Il presente messaggio è indirizzato esclusivamente ai destinatari. Tutte le informazioni contenute, compresi eventuali allegati, sono confidenziali ai sensi del Regolamento (UE) 2016/679 e del D. Lgs. 196/2003. Pertanto ne sono vietati l'inoltro, la divulgazione e la messa a disposizione in qualunque forma o modo, in mancanza di preventiva autorizzazione del mittente. Qualora il messaggio Le fosse pervenuto per errore, La invitiamo cortesemente ad eliminarlo in modo definitivo dando immediato riscontro.

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ECCE 2022 conference Call for Work in Progress Papers

by Lammers, H.A. (Elly)

Call for Work in Progress Papers Apologies for multiple posting ECCE 2022 - EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE ERGONOMICS 33rd annual conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics (EACE) 4-7 October 2022 | Kaiserslautern, Germany http://www.hciv.de/ecce2022 ECCE 2022 invites contributions from researchers and practitioners which address the broad spectrum of Cognitive Ergonomics challenges in the analysis, design, and evaluation of virtual and physical interactive systems as part of a rich conference program including keynote talks, paper presentation as well as a doctoral consortium. The 33rd ECCE conference will target state-of-the-art as well as emerging topics pertaining to cognitive ergonomics and its role in design processes, information presentation and visualization, human factors and simulation, prototyping, cross / extended reality, user interfaces development, evaluations, and emerging ethical issues. The special theme of ECCE 2022 is: “Evaluating the Reality–Virtuality Continuum”. ECCE 2022 will feature three great keynote speakers: Patrick Baudisch, Kristina Höök, and Sebastian Pannasch. WORK IN PROGRESS PAPERS We are delighted to announce the new "Work in Progress" track of ECCE 2022, which gives researchers the opportunity to present exciting new contributions for which the research work has not yet been fully completed. This means that, for example, papers can be published where only a basic prototype has been developed so far, only a preliminary user study or none at all has been conducted, or which outline concepts and prospects for planned research. Topics of interest rank around the special theme of ECCE 2022. A list of possible topics can be found on the conference webpage. IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES May 31, 2022: Deadline for submissions of Work in Progress papers June 30, 2022: Deadline for camera-ready version submissions August 15, 2022: Early registration deadline October 4, 2022: ECCE 2022 doctoral consortium and workshops October 5-7, 2022: ECCE 2022 main conference SUBMISSIONS All Work in Progress submissions fulfilling the submission requirements will be peer-reviewed and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Submissions must be PDF only and must be sent by email to the ECCE 2022 program chairs: ecce2022-wip(a)hciv.de<mailto:ecce2022-wip@hciv.de>. Further details can be found on the ECCE 2022 webpages. Proceedings will appear on ACM Digital Library. REGISTRATION The registration for ECCE 2022 is now open. It is also possible to make reservations for hotel rooms with special conference discounts. Alle details on how to register can also be found on the ECCE 2022 webpages. GENERAL CHAIRS Achim Ebert, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany Thomas Lachmann, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany

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PhD position in Skill transfer between interfaces at Université Grenoble Alpes and ESTIA Research, France

by Céline COUTRIX

(Apologies for any cross-posting) A full-time doctoral research position is open in co-supervision in the IIHM group (http://iihm.imag.fr) of LIG lab (https://www.liglab.fr), in Grenoble (France) and in the ESTIA-Recherche team (https://www.estia.fr/recherche), in Bidart (France). The fellowship is co-funded by Carnot LSI (https://carnot-lsi.com/) and ARTS (https://www.ic-arts.eu/) institutes for 36 months. The position will start before the end of 2022. Gross salary is approximately between 20K€ et 23K€ brut per year. The doctoral research will be co-advised by Céline Coutrix (http://iihm.imag.fr/coutrix/) and William Delamare (https://profils.estia.fr/w.delamare/) * Scientific Context The student is expected to integrate both the IIHM and the ESTIA-Recherche research groups (around 18 months each). The IIHM group is concerned with the design, implementation, and evaluation of interaction techniques that are effective, usable, and enjoyable. The group is present in the main Human-Computer Interaction conferences: CHI, UIST, AVI, Interact, EICS, etc. It has long-lasting connections to other research groups in France and abroad, and is well connected to the industry. IIHM is part of the LIG lab, which is equipped with the latest machines for physical fabrication of prototypes. ESTIA-Recherche mobilizes multiple disciplines to address the concept of intelligent and empowering interfaces for the engineering of complex systems. The multidisciplinary team focuses on scientific, technological, and societal themes to respond to cross-functional projects. ESTIA-Recherche hence studies and designs Human-Human, Human-System, and System-System interactions to contribute to energy and digital transitions and to the evolution towards the industry of the future. * Research Plan The PhD’s objective is to imagine novel ways to interact with augmented objects that best leverages users’ expertise with the existing objects in their environment. The Internet of Things (IoT) started to replace our traditional objects, both personal (e.g., smart home) and professional (e.g., smart office), with connected objects including augmented capabilities. Users are already able to use voice or direct touch to interact with these objects. Yet, users already developed extensive expertise with their traditional objects’ current physical interfaces. The PhD student will explore how users’ expertise can transfer from the UI of traditional objects to novel remote UIs (deformable tangible interaction, or mid-air inputs for instance). * Candidate We seek candidates with profound interest in Human-Computer Interaction, strong motivation, and creativity. A successful candidate: - Has a strong master’s degree in computer science or another area related to Human-Computer Interaction, - Has excellent written and oral communication skills, - Has excellent software and/or hardware skills. Curiosity toward cognitive sciences, statistics, and fabrication are not mandatory, but are a plus. * Application We start reviewing applications in May 2022, but applications will be considered until the position is filled. Applicants should submit (1) a full CV, (2) copies of their university degree and/or study transcripts, (3) name and contact information of at least one reference, and (4) a brief description of their research interests. Please send your application via e-mail to Céline Coutrix and William Delamare: celine.coutrix(a)cnrs.fr, w.delamare(a)estia.fr. If you have any further questions, please contact Céline Coutrix and William Delamare: celine.coutrix(a)cnrs.fr, w.delamare(a)estia.fr

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ACM C&C Workshop: Virtual and in-person co-design activities, alternative or complementary approaches? – Call for research statements

by Simone Mora

Virtual and in-person co-design workshops: from alternative to complementary approaches. https://virtual-physical-codesign.webflow.io June 20th, 2022 Venice, Italy Workshop co-located with ACM Creativity&Cognition 2022 https://cc.acm.org/2022/ OVERVIEW The pandemic has forced us to re-think the ways we design and facilitate co-design. Activities once relying on in-person interaction, often mediated by physical artifacts (e.g. brainstorming cards, postITs, playing tokens), had to be quickly redesigned as virtual experiences – often with trade-offs involved. Can in-person and virtual workshops co-exist and complement each other? We invite a diverse pool of participants, including technologists, educators, psychologists, and sociologists to share their experiences and reflect on how to bring together virtual and in-person co-design workshops. Through discussion and hands-on sessions with physical, digital, and hybrid co-design toolkits created by the organizers we aim to reflect on the following research questions: • What are the challenges of transforming location, methods, and toolkits that are designed for in-person workshops into the digital? • How the diverse affordances available in the physical and digital realms impact on the ability of co-design tools and methods to foster participants’ creativity, collaboration and learning skills. • How does the virtual space influence the interaction between participants, e.g. virtual breakout rooms vs. different tables or corners in a real workshop room? • How do workshop facilitators can to adapt to virtual and hybrid settings? DATES • Research statement submission May 12st (extended) • Notification of acceptance May 15th • C&C Early Registration May 20th • Workshop June 20th ORGANIZERS • Simone Mora, MIT Senseable City Lab • Monica Divitini, NTNU • Albrecht Kurze, Chemnitz University of Technology • Arne Berger, Hochschule Anhalt • Martina Mazzarello, MIT Senseable City Lab • Dries de Roeck, Studio Dott. CONTRIBUTIONS Participants shall submit a 1-page research statement with a summary of their experience in the field and topics they would like to discuss during the workshop. Participants are also invited to bring and demo their own toolkits (contact us). We also encourage young researchers with little experience to participate. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Physical, digital and hybrid co-design workshop methods and toolkits • Evaluation of co-design methods and tools • Experience facilitating co-design workshops in formal and informal settings • The use of co-design workshops in education Please email your research statement to virtual-physical-codesign(a)mit.edu Best, Simone -- Simone Mora, PhD Research Scientist Senseable City Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology T +1 (617) 902-8703‬ W http://senseable.mit.edu

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

by Franca Garzotto

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 -- prof. Franca Garzotto i3Lab (Innovative Interactive Interfaces Laboratory) Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Politecnico di Milano http://i3lab.polimi.it ph: +39 02 23993505 email: franca.garzotto(a)polimi.it<mailto:franca.garzotto@polimi.it>

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MIS4TEL 2022: Call for papers - 2nd Deadline Extension / 13-15 July 2022 / L'Aquila (Italy)

by MIS4TEL 2022 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Papers We are glad to invite you to submit a manuscript to MIS4TEL2022, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning. The conference proceedings are published by Springer and indexed in Scopus, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== Important dates: Due to many requests, the submission deadline has been extended to *** 10th May, 2022 *** - Notification of acceptance: 30th May, 2022 - Camera-Ready papers due: 17th June, 2022 - Conference celebration: 13th-15th July, 2022 ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 -- 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning >>> 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 and novel methodologies and technologies allow researchers, designers, and domain experts to pursue Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) solutions targeting not only cognitive processes but also motivational, personality, or emotional factors. Nowadays, we can identify two main legs, providing necessary and complementary strengths to a TEL-oriented design process: appropriate technologies should be applied, and appropriate methods should guide the design of such application. Technologies in TEL are capable of delivering smart, personalized, tailored, and motivating learning solutions. Methods are coming from different fields, such as education, psychology, medicine, computer science, and from diverse communities, where collaboration and co-working are used, such as maker communities and participatory design communities. In addition, Learning Analytics can help manage available (big) data and augment learning opportunities for learners and educators alike, for instance by supporting self-regulated learning or adaptation of the learning material. 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 12th 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. >>> TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: # Technologies and technology-based solutions for TEL # - AI technologies and tools for TEL - Agent-based and multi-agent TEL systems - Knowledge representation, reasoning, and management systems for TEL - Natural language systems for TEL - Recommendation, personalization, and adaptation in TEL systems - Social networks for TEL - Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for TEL - Internet of things (IoT) solutions for TEL - Smart solutions or environments for TEL - Wearable technologies for TEL - Robotics for TEL - Virtual reality environments for TEL - Games for TEL or gamified TEL - Sharing and interoperability between TEL environments - Making and fabrication for TEL # Methodologies and experiences for TEL # - Methodologies for personalization, user modeling, and adaptation in TEL- Methodologies for recommendation systems and user modeling in TEL - Methodologies for fostering motivation and engagement in TEL - Methodologies for the design of accessible and usable TEL systems - Methodologies for including different voices in the design process of TEL - Methodologies for informal learning for TEL - Methodologies for fostering TEL in small, medium, and large companies - Methodologies, tools, and frameworks supporting experiments in TEL - Methodologies or approaches from game design and gamification for TEL - Novel experiences and studies (e.g., case studies, ethnographic studies, field studies, experimentations) with methodologies for TEL # Learning analytics for TEL # - Big data and data visualization in TEL - Learning analytics for curriculum design - Learning analytics for personalizing the learner experience - Learning analytics for predicting behavior - Learning analytics for designing learning interventions - Learning analytics for stakeholders >>> SUBMISSIONS # Submitting papers # MIS4TEL papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS Template, with a maximum length of 10 pages, including figures and references. For further details, please see: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission # Review process # MIS4TEL welcomes the submission of papers with preference to the topics listed in the call for papers. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process. Each contribution will be refereed by three experts in the field using the following set of criteria; relevance, originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The papers must consist of original, relevant, and previously unpublished sound research efforts related to any of the topics of the conference. # Publication # Accepted papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (http://www.springer.com/series/15179). At least one of the authors will be required to register for MIS4TEL and to attend the Conference in order to present their paper and to have it included in the conference proceedings. ** Indexing: The books of this series are submitted to SCOPUS, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago.** ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE # General Chair # - Marco Temperini - Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) # Technical Program Co-Chairs # - Ivana Marenzi - L3S Research Center, Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany) - Vittorio Scarano - University of Salerno (Italy) # Paper Co-Chairs # - Milos Kravcik - German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Germany) - Rosa Lanzilotti - University of Bari (Italy) - Elvira Popescu - University of Craiova (Romania) # Workshop Co-Chairs # - Zuzana Kubincova - Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) # Publicity Co-Chairs # - Agnese Addone - University of Salerno (Italy) - Federica Caruso - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Dalila Durães - University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) - John Jairo Páez Rodríguez - University Francisco José de Caldas of Bogotà (Colombia) # Steering Committee Representatives # - Fernando De La Prieta University of Salamanca (Spain) - Rosella Gennari - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) # Local Organizers Co-Chairs # - Tania Di Mascio - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Pierpaolo Vittorini - University of L'Aquila (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22======================================…

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AVI 2022: Call for Participation, 6-10 June 2022, Frascati, Rome, Italy

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

(Apologies for multiple postings) AVI 2022 Call for Participation International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces >>> 6-10 June 2022 <<< Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel, Frascati, Rome, Italy https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES • Early Bird Registration open till 15th May 2022 • Registration link: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/conference/registration --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) - 30TH ANNIVERSARY Since 1992, AVI has been a biennial appointment for a vast international community of experts with a broad range of backgrounds. Throughout three decades, the Conference has attracted leading researchers of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from all over the world, offering a forum to present and disseminate new technological results, paradigms, and visions for HCI and user interfaces. Because of advanced technology and new possibilities for user interaction, AVI has broadened the topics it covers, still keeping its primary focus on the conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of novel visual interfaces. While rooted in Italy, AVI is an international conference concerning the nationality of participants, authors of papers, and program committee members. The mixture of carefully selected research contributions paired with cordial Italian hospitality creates a unique conference atmosphere, which has made AVI an internationally recognized brand. AVI 2022 is under the patronage of Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Informatica, Italy. We look forward to your participation in AVI2022! Paolo Bottoni, AVI 2022 General Chair Emanuele Panizzi, AVI 2022 Program Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This year’s AVI conference includes keynote presentations, Long and Short Paper Track, Posters and Demo, 10 workshops, 3 tutorials and a social dinner. A tentative program is available at https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/program Details are as follows. RESEARCH PAPERS This year at AVI 2022, as usual, we received high quality papers reporting exciting new research. 41 long and short papers will be presented at the conference. The detailed program for the AVI 2022 Long and Short Paper Track will be available soon. POSTER & DEMO The AVI 2022 Poster Track allows researchers and practitioners to present their work in progress, whereas Demo Track allows authors to demonstrate a completed or ongoing research effort. This year 38 posters and demos will be presented at AVI. WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS This year AVI 2022 will host 10 co-located workshops: • Designing for Meaningful Interactions and Digital Wellbeing, June 06, Afternoon • AVI-CH 22 the 4th workshop on Advanced Visual Interfaces for Cultural Heritage, June 06 Full day • 3rd International EMPATHY Workshop: Empowering People in Dealing with Internet of Things Ecosystems, June 06, Full day • Enhancing cross-reality applications and user experiences, June 06 - Afternoon • CoPDA2022 - Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: AI for Humans or Humans for AI?, June 07, Full day • HCI and worker well-being in manufacturing industry, June 07, Full day • Map-based Interfaces and Interactions (MAPII), June 07, Full day • Visuo-Haptic Interaction, June 07, Full day • 3rd Workshop on Audio-Visual Analytics, June 07, Morning • Advanced Visual Interfaces for Augmented Video (AVIxAV), June 07, Afternoon For more details, see https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/workshops AVI 2022 will also host 3 tutorials: • Open Research Data and Analysis - How to Implement and Publish in European Project Context, June 06 - Morning • Haptics to Enrich Visual Interfaces: From Theory to Prototyping, June 06 - Full day • Collaborative Sketching with Tangibles: Let's Stop Soulless Meetings, June 07 - Morning For more details, see https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/tutorials SOCIAL EVENT A social event will be hosted by AVI 2022 on 9th June at a restaurant on a barge moored on the Tiber banks, in the heart of Rome: Baja. For more details about the tentative venue, see www.bajaroma.it --------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION Early bird registration is open until 15th May 2022. All accepted papers (conference and workshops) should be associated with a proper (i.e., non student) registration. Student registration should be accompanied by a proper certification of the student status (copy of the University card, letter from the advisor on letterhead, signed and stamped, etc.). Student registrations are not acceptable for presenting authors, i.e. if the only author attending the event and presenting the paper is a student, they still need to register in the normal category i.e., ACM member or non-member. For more information and for registering please see this link: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/conference/registration For any issue or question about the registration procedure, please contact: eventi(a)consultaumbria.com and congressi(a)consultaumbria.com (both in CC) directly. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VENUE & ACCOMMODATION AVI 2022 will be held at Park Hotel Villa Tuscolana, in Frascati (pronounced [fraˈskaːti]), a city and comune in the metropolitan city of Rome, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is located 20 kilometers (12 mi) south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills, close to the ancient city of Tusculum. Frascati is closely associated with science, being the location of several international scientific laboratories. Frascati produces the white wine with the same name. It is also a historical and artistic center. Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel is a 4-star historical hotel and convention center immersed in an elegant atmosphere and surrounded by a beautiful panoramic view of the Eternal City. Strategically located near Rome, Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel is the ideal accommodation solution for visiting the city, 5 minutes from the train station with hourly trains to get to downtown Rome in 30 minutes. Special rates are available for the attendees of AVI 2022 for the whole week and those willing to travel with their own families. For more details see https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/conference/venue-accommodat… --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVI organizing committee and AVI steering committee are anxiously looking forward to seeing you at the conference ! AVI2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Program Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Long Papers Chairs Célia Martinie, University of Toulouse 3, France Fabio Pittarello, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy Short Papers Chairs David Bell, Brunel University London, UK Marco Romano, University of Salerno, Italy Poster Chairs Marianna Di Gregorio, University of Salerno, Italy Antti Knutas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Demo Chairs Marco Angelini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Silvio Barra, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy Workshop & Tutorial Chairs Giuseppe Desolda, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Alan Serrano-Rico, Brunel University London, UK Publicity Chairs Mehdi Rizvi, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Laura Maye, University College Cork, Ireland Online Experience Chairs Enrico Bassetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy AVI STEERING COMMITTEE Paolo Buono University of Bari, Italy Tiziana Catarci Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Maria Francesca Costabile University of Bari, Italy Maristella Matera Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Massimo Mecella Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Kent Norman University of Maryland, USA Genny Tortora University of Salerno, Italy Giuliana Vitiello University of Salerno, Italy Marco Winckler Université Côte d'Azur, France --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For any issue or question specifically about the registration procedure, please contact: eventi[at]consultaumbria[dot]com and congressi[at]consultaumbria[dot]com (both in CC) directly. For any other information or queries, please see our website: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022 or write to us at avi2022[at]easychair[dot]org

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Extended deadline 10 May 2022 – CfP: QUARE 2022 The 1st workshop on Measuring the Quality of Explanations in Recommender Systems, at SIGIR 2022

by Alessandro Piscopo

[apologies for double posting] QUARE 2022: The 1st workshop on Measuring the Quality of Explanations in Recommender Systems, co-located with SIGIR 2022 (https://sigir.org/sigir2022/), July 11-15, 2022, in Madrid, Spain and Online Workshop website: https://sites.google.com/view/quare-2022/home Location: Hybrid - Madrid, Spain and Online IMPORTANT DATES: ----------------------------- Extended paper submission deadline: 10 May 2022 Author notification: 17 May 2022 Final version deadline: 15 June 2022 Workshop date: 15 July 2022 WORKSHOP ORGANISERS: ---------------------------------------- - Alessandro Piscopo (BBC, UK) <alessandro.piscopo(a)bbc.co.uk<mailto:alessandro.piscopo@bbc.co.uk>> - Oana Inel (University of Zurich, CH) <inel(a)ifi.uzh.ch<mailto:inel@ifi.uzh.ch>> - Sanne Vrijenhoek (University of Amsterdam, NL) <s.vrijenhoek(a)uva.nl<mailto:s.vrijenhoek@uva.nl>> - Martijn Millecamp (AE NV, BE) <martijn.millecamp(a)hotmail.com<mailto:martijn.millecamp@hotmail.com>> - Krisztian Balog (Google Research) <krisztianb(a)google.com<mailto:krisztianb@google.com>> CALL FOR PAPERS: ---------------------------- Recommendations are ubiquitous in many contexts and domains due to a continuously growing adoption of decision-support systems. Explanations may be provided along with recommendations with the reasoning behind suggesting a particular item. However, explanations may also significantly affect a user's decision-making process by serving a number of different goals, such as transparency, persuasiveness, scrutability, among others. While there is a growing body of research studying the effect of explanations, the relationship between their quality and their effect has not been investigated in depth yet. For instance, at an institutional level, organisational values may require a different combination of explanation goals; also, within the same organisation some combinations of goals may be more appropriate for some use cases and less for others. Conversely, end-users of a recommender system may be bearers of different values, and explanations can affect them differently. Therefore, understanding whether explanations are fit for their intended goals is key to subsequently implementing them in a production stage. Furthermore, the lack of established, actionable methodologies to evaluate explanations for recommendations, as well as evaluation datasets, hinders cross-comparison between different explainable recommendations approaches, and is one of the issues hampering widespread adoption of explanations in industry settings. This workshop aims to extend existing work in the field by bringing together and facilitating the exchange of perspectives and solutions from industry and academia, and aims to bridge the gap between academic design guidelines and the best practices in the industry regarding the implementation and evaluation of explanations in recommender systems, with respect to their goals, impact, potential biases, and informativeness. With this workshop, we provide a platform for discussion among scholars, practitioners, and other interested parties. TOPICS AND THEMES: -------------------------------- The motivation of the workshop is to promote discussion upon future research and practice directions of evaluating explainable recommendations, by bringing together academic and industry researchers and practitioners in the area. We focus in particular on real-world use cases, diverse organisational values and purposes, and different target users. We encourage submissions that study different explanation goals and combinations of those, how they fit various organisation values and different use cases. Furthermore, we welcome submissions that propose and make available for the community high-quality datasets and benchmarks. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Evaluation * Relevance of explanation goals for different use cases; * Soliciting user feedback on explanations; * Implicit vs. explicit evaluation of explanations and goals; * Reproducible and replicable evaluation methodologies; * Online vs. offline evaluations. * Personalisation * User-modelling for explanation generation; * Evaluation approaches for personalised explanations (e.g., content, style); * Evaluation approaches for context-aware explanations (e.g., place, time, alone/group setting, exploratory/transaction mode). * Presentation * Evaluation of different explanation modalities (e.g., text, graphics, audio, hybrid); * Evaluation of interactive explanations. * Datasets * Generation of datasets for evaluation of explanations; * Evaluation benchmarks. * Values * Evaluation of explanations in relation to organisational values; * Evaluation of explanations in relation to personal values. SUBMISSIONS: ---------------------- We welcome three types of submissions: * position or perspective papers (up to 4 pages in length, plus unlimited pages for references): original ideas, perspectives, research vision, and open challenges in the area of evaluation approaches for explainable recommender systems; * featured papers (title and abstract of the paper, plus the original paper): already published papers or papers summarizing existing publications in leading conferences and high-impact journals that are relevant for the topic of the workshop * demonstration papers (up to 2 pages in length, plus unlimited pages for references): original or already published prototypes and operational evaluation approaches in the area of explainable recommender systems. Page limits include diagrams and appendices. Submissions should be single-blind, written in English, and formatted according to the current ACM two-column conference format. Suitable LaTeX, Word, and Overleaf<https://www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/acm-official> templates are available from the ACM Website<https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template> (use “sigconf” proceedings template for LaTeX and the Interim Template for Word). Submit papers electronically via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=quare22. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the program committee and accepted papers will be published on the website of our workshop: https://sites.google.com/view/quare-2022/home. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register for the workshop (attendance may be either remote or in-person) and present the work. ________________________________ Dr Alessandro Piscopo Principal Data Scientist [Shape Description automatically generated] [signature_1413759244]

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In presenza al CHI?

by Maristella Matera

Carissimi, so che molti di noi parteciperanno in presenza alla conferenza CHI (New Orleans) e sarebbe bello incontrarsi! Per questo propongo di riunirci mercoledì 4 maggio, alle 12.30, vicino ai desk di registrazione - dovrebbero essere fuori dalla Hall J del convention center. A presto per chi ci sarà! Maristella

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2nd CfP: International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design (HAID 2022) London, UK, 24-26 August 2022

by Stefano Papetti

[Apologies for cross-posting] [Please forward to interested colleagues] Dear list members, HAID 2022 - 11th International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design 24–26 August 2022, London, UK https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/ The*submission portal *for Papers is *now open:* https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HAID2022/Submission/Index Please note that the new*deadline *for*Paper submissions *is*13 May 2022*. We have also extended the *deadline *for*Workshop proposals *to*29 April 2022*. HAID 2022 will be held 24–26 August at the Mile End Campus of Queen Mary University of London in the UK, and will be a hybrid event with in-person activities and online streaming sessions. This edition of HAID introduces the *Work in Progress* initiative (*deadline 10 June 2022*), the objective of which is to increase the inclusiveness of our community. HAID 2022 is organised by the Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) in collaboration with the Centre for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary (ARQ). The workshop is supported by the Audio Engineering Society, IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics, EuroHaptics Society, and Springer. Please stay tuned to all the latest news at: * HAID 2022 webpage https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/ * HAID Google group https://groups.google.com/g/haid-community * HAID Twitter page https://twitter.com/HAID_conference See you in London! The HAID 2022 Programme Chairs Stefano Papetti and Charalampos Saitis -- signature Stefano Papetti MHbook — — Zürcher Hochschule der Künste Zurich University of the Arts — Dr. Stefano Papetti Research Associate Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology — Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, P.O. Box, CH-8031 Zurich Phone +41 43 446 5516 stefano.papetti(a)zhdk.ch — www.zhdk.ch, www.icst.net — Musical Haptics - Open Access ebook - Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-58316-7>

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FedCSIS 2022 Final Call For Papers

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MIS4TEL 2022: Call for papers - Deadline extended / 13-15 July 2022 / L'Aquila (Italy)

by MIS4TEL 2022 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Papers We are glad to invite you to submit a manuscript to MIS4TEL2022, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning. The conference proceedings are published by Springer and indexed in Scopus, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== Important dates: Due to many requests, the submission deadline has been extended to *** 29th April, 2022 *** - Notification of acceptance: 30th May, 2022 - Camera-Ready papers due: 17th June, 2022 - Conference celebration: 13th-15th July, 2022 ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 -- 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning >>> 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 and novel methodologies and technologies allow researchers, designers, and domain experts to pursue Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) solutions targeting not only cognitive processes but also motivational, personality, or emotional factors. Nowadays, we can identify two main legs, providing necessary and complementary strengths to a TEL-oriented design process: appropriate technologies should be applied, and appropriate methods should guide the design of such application. Technologies in TEL are capable of delivering smart, personalized, tailored, and motivating learning solutions. Methods are coming from different fields, such as education, psychology, medicine, computer science, and from diverse communities, where collaboration and co-working are used, such as maker communities and participatory design communities. In addition, Learning Analytics can help manage available (big) data and augment learning opportunities for learners and educators alike, for instance by supporting self-regulated learning or adaptation of the learning material. 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 12th 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. >>> TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: # Technologies and technology-based solutions for TEL # - AI technologies and tools for TEL - Agent-based and multi-agent TEL systems - Knowledge representation, reasoning, and management systems for TEL - Natural language systems for TEL - Recommendation, personalization, and adaptation in TEL systems - Social networks for TEL - Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for TEL - Internet of things (IoT) solutions for TEL - Smart solutions or environments for TEL - Wearable technologies for TEL - Robotics for TEL - Virtual reality environments for TEL - Games for TEL or gamified TEL - Sharing and interoperability between TEL environments - Making and fabrication for TEL # Methodologies and experiences for TEL # - Methodologies for personalization, user modeling, and adaptation in TEL- Methodologies for recommendation systems and user modeling in TEL - Methodologies for fostering motivation and engagement in TEL - Methodologies for the design of accessible and usable TEL systems - Methodologies for including different voices in the design process of TEL - Methodologies for informal learning for TEL - Methodologies for fostering TEL in small, medium, and large companies - Methodologies, tools, and frameworks supporting experiments in TEL - Methodologies or approaches from game design and gamification for TEL - Novel experiences and studies (e.g., case studies, ethnographic studies, field studies, experimentations) with methodologies for TEL # Learning analytics for TEL # - Big data and data visualization in TEL - Learning analytics for curriculum design - Learning analytics for personalizing the learner experience - Learning analytics for predicting behavior - Learning analytics for designing learning interventions - Learning analytics for stakeholders >>> SUBMISSIONS # Submitting papers # MIS4TEL papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS Template, with a maximum length of 10 pages, including figures and references. For further details, please see: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission # Review process # MIS4TEL welcomes the submission of papers with preference to the topics listed in the call for papers. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process. Each contribution will be refereed by three experts in the field using the following set of criteria; relevance, originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The papers must consist of original, relevant, and previously unpublished sound research efforts related to any of the topics of the conference. # Publication # Accepted papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (http://www.springer.com/series/15179). At least one of the authors will be required to register for MIS4TEL and to attend the Conference in order to present their paper and to have it included in the conference proceedings. ** Indexing: The books of this series are submitted to SCOPUS, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago.** ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE # General Chair # - Marco Temperini - Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) # Technical Program Co-Chairs # - Ivana Marenzi - L3S Research Center, Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany) - Vittorio Scarano - University of Salerno (Italy) # Paper Co-Chairs # - Milos Kravcik - German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Germany) - Rosa Lanzilotti - University of Bari (Italy) - Elvira Popescu - University of Craiova (Romania) # Workshop Co-Chairs # - Zuzana Kubincova - Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) # Publicity Co-Chairs # - Agnese Addone - University of Salerno (Italy) - Federica Caruso - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Dalila Durães - University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) - John Jairo Páez Rodríguez - University Francisco José de Caldas of Bogotà (Colombia) # Steering Committee Representatives # - Fernando De La Prieta University of Salamanca (Spain) - Rosella Gennari - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) # Local Organizers Co-Chairs # - Tania Di Mascio - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Pierpaolo Vittorini - University of L'Aquila (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

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CFP [extended deadline]: Workshop on Reflections and Dialogues around Smart Technology (ResiSTo), co-located with MIS4TEL, L'Aquila, Italy | 13th-15th July, 2022

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

(Apologies for multiple postings) ================================================ CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS Workshop on Reflections and Dialogues around Smart Technology (ResiSTo) --- Proceedings in Springer Verlag; indexing in Scopus; fast review process --- Co-located with 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL), L'Aquila, Italy | 13th-15th July, 2022 ================================================ IMPORTANT DATES ================================================ Workshop papers submission deadline: 8th May, 2022 (extended) Workshop camera-ready papers: 17th June, 2022 Accepted workshop papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published in the LNNS series of Springer Verlag (https://www.springer.com/series/15179), and will be Scopus indexed. ================================================ THEME ================================================ Smart technologies include, but are not limited to, AI-based devices for digital education, smart things, smart art-work, smart environments, smart cities and smart artefacts, in general. The workshop focuses on the role which reflections, as in design thinking, and dialogues, as in ethnographic research, play in imagining, conceptualising, using, assessing smart technologies for different contexts and people, with a preference for learning contexts and learners. Workshop papers are expected to describe frameworks, methods, toolkits, experiences, studies or provocations with reflections and dialogues around smart technologies. Examples are toolkits which enable young generations to design smart things and reflect across their design (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212868921000660). Other examples are studies concerning design as a means for reflecting on stereotypes (http://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/-(448ba68b-ca74-4b06…). The workshop is intended as a forum to share provocations concerning past research work, novel ideas grounded in the literature, work-in-progress prototypes, as well as preliminary results which intercept the theme of the workshop. In other words, workshop papers are expected to report on early or ongoing research activities, which have not yet got the maturity expected for the main-conference submissions. ================================================ TOPICS ================================================ Suggested topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: -Reflections in the creation, usage or evaluation of smart technologies -Responsibility or other critical reflections in technology enhanced learning -The role of dialogue in digital education -Field studies and ecological studies for reflecting with/around smart technologies -Playfulness, gamification and critical reflections with/around smart technologies -Responsibility in the design of smart solutions -Critical thinking in the design of smart cities, environments, things, artwork, artefacts -Dialogue and reflections in designing smart technologies at a distance -Dialogue and reflections in using smart technologies at a distance -Dialogue and reflections in assessing smart technologies at a distance -Dialogues and reflections in making or physical computing -Creativity, dialogues, reflections and smart technologies -Biases in smart technologies -Unveiling ethics concerns with/around smart technologies ================================================ SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ================================================ Workshop contributions should be 10-page papers or exceptionally 6-page papers, including references; papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS template, available on the main-conference website of MIS4TEL. Papers should be submitted as PDF via Easychair. The Easychair submission page can be accessed at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mis4tel22. Please take care in selecting the correct track i.e., “Workshop on Reflections and Dialogues around Smart Technology (ResiSTo)” when submitting. All submissions will undergo a fast yet careful peer review process by at least two members of the program committee. Publication of an accepted paper in the proceedings requires that at least one author of the paper registers for and participates in the conference. ================================================ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ================================================ Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Maristella Matera, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Alessandra Melonio, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy Mehdi Rizvi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Elisa Rubegni, Lancaster University, United Kingdom ================================================ For more information, contact us at resisto.workshop(a)gmail.com or check out our webpage at https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops/resisto

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Fourth Call for Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** Fourth Call for Contributions *** 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 The Call-for-Contributions for the 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) is OPEN! 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 . Special Sessions Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-special-sessions/ . Workshops Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-workshop-proposals/ . Tutorials Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-tutorial-proposals/ . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Conference Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2022 • Conference Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2022 • Conference Camera-ready Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Proposals Submission Deadline: April 25, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Proposals Selection: April 29, 2022 • Tutorial Proposals Submission Deadline: May 27, 2022 • Tutorial Proposals Selection: June 3, 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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Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022): Third Call for Papers

by Announce Announcements

*** Third Call for Papers *** Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) December 5-7, 2022, Golden Bay Beach Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/ihaw2022 (Proceedings to be published by Springer in CCIS; Journal Special Issues with SN Computer Science (Springer) and Smart Health (Elsevier); Best Paper Award sponsored by MDPI "Sensors" with 300 CHF) ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) is the second of the series of International Conferences on "ICT for Societal Challenges". It is a showcase for high quality oral and poster presentations and demonstrations sessions. This conference aims to be a platform for multi and interdisciplinary research at the interplay between Information and Communication Technologies, Biomedical, Neuro-cognitive, and Experimental research. This research includes the design, experimental evaluation and standardization of new ICT scalable systems and in-silico systems for new and future inclusive and sustainable technologies that benefit all: healthy people, people with disabilities or other impairments, people having chronic diseases, etc. User-centered design and innovation, new intuitive ways of human -computer interaction, and user acceptance are the topics of particular interest. Conference Topics Relevant topics include (but are not limited to) the following: Artificial Intelligence, Computation and Data Analytics • Artificial Intelligence methods for medical device testing. • Algorithms, methods and services for condition-specific intervention (e.g., diabetes, obesity, dementia, post cancer treatment, allergies, mental health). • Algorithms, methods and services for predicting and monitoring infectious disease. • Crowd-sourcing and social media analysis for predicting and monitoring infectious disease. • Medical Data and/or Medical Image Analysis. • Electronic Medical Records Analysis. • Computational methods for medical devices. Human Computer Interaction and Cognition • Human-Machine Interaction for healthcare and well-being. • Cognitive Mechatronics for healthcare and well-being. • Models for human-device interaction for medicine. • Cobotics for healthcare and well-being. • Model-based design and configuration tools for healthcare and well-being. Assistive Devices • Precision medicine. • ICT for in-silicon trials. • Implantable medical devices. • Multimodal assistive ICT devices to empower people with sensory, cognitive, motor, balance and spatial impairments. ICT & Wellbeing • Age-friendly systems for active and healthy ageing (telepresence, robotics solutions, innovative solutions for independent living, innovative elderly care, integrated care, age-related risks prevention/detection). • ICT systems to improve the quality of life and for daily life activities assistance (education, recreation, and nutrition). • Smart living homes and wearables (Intelligent and personalized digital solutions for sustaining and extending healthy and independent living; personalized early risk detection and intervention). • Smart Systems and services promoting access to the socio-economical and cultural environment. • IoT and smart real-time surveillance systems for monitoring, auditing and control to prevent the spread of the pandemic. • eHealth smart solutions in the fight against a COVID-19 like pandemic. • IoT and Smart Healthcare systems with an environmentally friendly and sustainable footprint. Health Infrastructure and Healthcare Operation Services • Distributed and connected digital healthcare services. • IoT services for real-time monitoring of health data and status of patients and/or older adults. • Wearable devices and IoT systems for remote monitoring of health data and status of patients and/or older adults. • mHealth services and applications using mobile and wearable devices to collect community and clinical health data, and deliver healthcare information to practitioners, researchers and patients. • Sustainable city environments for emergency health management. • 5G and beyond for healthcare in sustainable smart cities. • Wireless Sensor Networks for advanced smart healthcare in sustainable cities. Quality in Healthcare Systems • New experimental validation methods with end-users. • Systems and services for ensuring patient’s commitment to the medication schedule. • Digital health systems and tools for health care professional training and workforce development. • Communication systems and services improving the quality of patient and healthcare provider contact before, during and after admission. • Methods and Technology for Improving the quality of services-oriented care delivery systems. • Methods, Digital Tools and/or Services for inclusive-for-all healthcare systems. • Co-Creation of healthcare systems for social well being of people with special needs, older adults and/or deprivileged or disadvantaged people. • Systems for management of health and care (mental health, pain, neurological disorders, sight, hearing, balance, space awareness; sensory based physiological and psychological non-invasive measurements, preventive healthcare, m-healthcare, e-healthcare, integrated care, serious games, electronic health record, self- management, patient-centered systems for survivorship, palliation and/or end-of-life care). Privacy, Security & Standardization • Standardization, certification, labelling, and communication issues (related to ageing well, to sensory impairment). • Privacy and Security/Regulation compliant services in health care systems (e.g., HIPAA). • Security and privacy of digital health systems and service. • Socio-economic issues of smart healthcare in sustainable societies. • Privacy, security and ethics in eHealth smart solutions and surveillance at scale in the fight against a COVID-19 pandemic. High-quality original submissions that address such future issues, show the design and evaluation in (near-) real scenarios, explain how to benchmark systems, and outline the education and training procedures for acquiring new perceptual skills while using such systems are welcome. Research and technical papers are expected to present significant and original contributions validated with the targeted end-users. Submissions should clearly state the progress beyond the existing state-of- the-art and the expected societal benefits of the developed technology. When possible, validate scenarios with the target user groups and well-identified technology readiness levels (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_readiness_level) should be at least outlined. Submissions We invite Research and Technical papers, up to 15 pages, describing original unpublished research, making a substantial contribution to the research field. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. As was the case for IHAW 2021, the proceedings of IHAW 2022 will be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899) and will be presented in the technical sessions of the conference. The Best Paper Award is sponsored by MDPI "Sensors" with 300 CHF. The authors of the best papers accepted and presented at IHAW2022 will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for further review and possible inclusion in either of two Journal Special Issues that will be organised with SN Computer Science (Springer) and Smart Health (Elsevier). Submissions of all types should be carefully formatted according to the Springer format for conference proceedings: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… . The submission process will be handled through Easy Chair and the submission link is: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=icihaw2022 . Important Dates • Submission Deadline: July 18, 2022 (AoE) • Notification: September 26, 2022 • Camera-Ready Submission Deadline: October 10, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: October 10, 2022 Organizers Honorary General Chair • Edwige Pissaloux, University of Rouen Normandy, France General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Scientific Chair • Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University, Cyprus Scientific Vice-Chair • Ramiro Velazquez, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico Publicity Chair • Jessica Allingham, Lakehead University, Canada Finance Chair • Petros Stratis, Easy Conferences LTD, Cyprus

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Fwd: SIGCHI Futures: Reflection and Action

by Luigi De Russis

Carissimi/e, dato che queste mail rivolte a tutti i membri SIGCHI non sembrano arrivare proprio a tutti, mi permetto di inoltrare quella che ho appena inviato a proposito del 40esimo anniversario di SIGCHI e delle iniziative che si vogliono portare avanti per il futuro dell’organizzazione. Credo che soprattutto il secondo punto della mail possa essere interessante per i più giovani della comunità italiana! Rimango a disposizione in caso di curiosità o domande. A presto e buona Pasqua! Luigi --- Luigi De Russis Assistant Professor (RTDb) Department of Control and Computer Engineering Politecnico di Torino, Italy ACM SIGCHI EC's Adjunct Chair for Community Support phone: +39 011 0907170 email: luigi.derussis(a)polito.it <mailto:luigi.derussis@polito.it> web: http://elite.polito.it/people/derussis twitter: @luigidr > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Luigi De Russis <luigi.derussis(a)POLITO.IT> > Subject: SIGCHI Futures: Reflection and Action > Date: 14 April 2022 at 17:37:41 CEST > To: SIGCHI-MEMBERS(a)LISTSERV.ACM.ORG > Resent-From: <d025734(a)polito.it> > Reply-To: Luigi De Russis <luigi.derussis(a)POLITO.IT> > > Dear SIGCHI members, > > We would like to share some upcoming events and updates in celebration of SIGCHI’s 40th anniversary! > > 1. Open Session: Imagining SIGCHI Futures > SIGCHI is turning 40 this year! This milestone gives us an opportunity to not only celebrate and reflect on how far HCI has come as a field but also imagine potential future trajectories. In this online open session, we will take stock of SIGCHI’s past and present and envision how it might evolve over the next few decades along the dimensions the community cares about most, such as infrastructures for mentorship, sustainability, accessibility, among others. This will be a precursor to our SIGCHI Turns 40 SIG at CHI 2022, where we will continue to develop aspirations and, importantly, concrete avenues towards a thriving SIGCHI community. > > Friday, April 22 @12pm UTC (in your time zone <https://dateful.com/eventlink/3195715725>) Zoom <https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/92741561141?pwd=a25paExZZktrQVM5MGw0S0xaREZBUT09> > > Monday, April 25 @11:59pm UTC (in your time zone <https://dateful.com/eventlink/2818649841>) Zoom <https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/97683167594?pwd=a1BLYmg1aWhkNjJzVE5PVGVtMy9uUT09> > > > 2. Futuring SIGCHI Committee > To sustain discussions around SIGCHI’s 40th, the open session and the SIG will inform the workings of the new Futuring SIGCHI Committee. This committee aims to be a sandbox for (those who self-identify as) early-career professionals to create creative, well-motivated, public-facing pilot projects that help address community challenges and set SIGCHI up for better, stronger futures. Members will be able to iterate on and expand successful pilots to eventually integrate them into SIGCHI structures and long-term practices. You can read more about the committee on our Medium blog post <https://medium.com/sigchi/imagining-sigchi-futures-3ada9218ab01>. > > If you are interested in joining the Futuring SIGCHI Committee, let us know by completing the open call on our Submittable form <https://sigchi.submittable.com/submit/209146/open-call-for-volunteering>. > Feel free to reach out to sigchi-4all(a)acm.org <mailto:sigchi-4all@acm.org> if you have any questions or suggestions! > > All the best, > > Luigi De Russis (Adjunct Chair for SIGCHI Community Support) > Naveena Karusala (Chair, Futuring SIGCHI Committee) > On behalf of the SIGCHI Executive Committee > > > > You can unsubscribe at any time through this link: > Unsubscribe <https://optout.acm.org/unsubscribe.cfm?rl=SIGCHI-MEMBERS&RE=LUIGI.DERUSSIS@…>

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HCSE 2022 - New submission deadline April 25 - 9th International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering - Call for Papers

by Stefan Sauer

***Submission deadline for Technical Full Papers and Late Breaking Results is extended until April 25, 2022!*** *** ** * **** Apologies for cross postings **** * *************************************************************************** HCSE 2022 9th International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering 24th to 26th of August, 2022, Eindhoven, The Netherlands http://www.hcse-conference.org *************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS HCSE is a bi-annual, single-track, working conference organized by the IFIP Working Group 13.2 on Methodology for User-Centred System Design (http://ifip-tc13.org/working-groups/working-group-13-2/). We aim at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in strengthening the scientific foundations of user interface design, examining the relationship between software engineering and human-computer interaction and on how to strengthen human-centered design as an essential part of software engineering processes. Other topics of interest include: * contributions to the theory and best practices of user-centered design * involvement of end-users, clients and stakeholders in the design and development process of interactive systems * innovative methods for identifying end-user requirements for interactive systems * integration of user experience (and any other user interface property) in development processes * methods for designing, building and assessing interactive systems beyond the desktop (e.g. the living room, ubiquitous and multi-display, cockpits, etc.) * models and model-based approaches for building interactive systems * methods and tools for low-code and no-code development paradigms * integration of multiple properties (e.g. usability, (cyber)security, reliability, user experience, privacy, accessibility, etc.) in software development and making them more accessible to developers and users * context-aware and adaptive interactive systems (e.g. in areas such as digital collaboration, digital and worker assistance) * design and integration of novel interaction techniques such as augmented, virtual, and mixed reality * support for new kinds of human-machine interaction (HMI) for increasingly autonomous systems and systems that use or provide artificial intelligence (e.g. autonomous driving or human-robot collaboration) * socio-technical aspects of interactive software development * artificial intelligence and machine learning to support the development of interactive systems * software architectures and architectural patterns for interactive systems * rational design, design patterns and traceability of design choices. HCSE 2022 welcomes contributions as technical full papers, late breaking results, demonstrations and posters. All papers are peer-reviewed and selected contributions will appear in the proceedings published by Springer in the LNCS series. In the present edition of HCSE 2022 we are particularly interested in studies focused on multi-stakeholder concepts and how to cope with multi-stakeholders taking into account not only micro perspective, but on the systemic change level. This research area is central to the host of the current edition of the conference, the Eindhoven University of Technology, Industrial Design, Systemic Change group. In addition, building on the activities carried out by the WG13.2 during the workshop held at the INTERACT 2021 IFIP TC-13 conference, special consideration will be given to issues related to “changing the context of use”, which has significant impact on how to design and develop with a user-centered perspective and how usage of these systems changed for example in the current pandemic situation. As in past editions, the focus of the working group is on user interface properties (such as usability, ux, privacy, trust, security, reliability, adaptability, among others) and how to design, develop and evaluate based on a user-centered development process. We are interested in understanding how different stakeholders and developers value diverse user interface properties and how they manage conflicts between them (when one property might degrade the value of another) on a systemic change level. Our aim is to cover a large set of user interface properties and try to reveal their inner dependencies. We are particularly interested in the development of theories, methods, tools and approaches for dealing with multiple properties that should be taken into account when developing interactive systems. HCSE welcomes the following types of contributions: * Technical full papers (up to 20 pages) should describe substantial research contributions of novel work that has produced advanced results including validation of results. * Late-breaking results (up to 12 pages) are short papers that present work in progress, new practice and experience reports containing good (and bad) practices and/or recent practical evaluations of methods, techniques and tools. * Demonstrations and posters (5–8 pages, plus poster design draft) should present ongoing work and/or late-breaking results related to the use of innovative tools and cutting-edge systems not described in other paper submissions. Demonstration papers should provide description of tools including user tasks and evidence of use to end-users. Demo submissions should summarize the system’s significance and its performance and should either include screenshots or link to an online-accessible resource. The poster design draft should show the planned design and content of the poster that will be presented at the conference. Industry contributions to demos and posters are particularly welcome and highly encouraged. SUBMISSIONS AND REVIEWING PROCESS All contributions should be submitted via the EasyChair system (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=hcse2022conference). All submissions will be peer-reviewed for their topical relevance, originality, technical contribution, and presentation quality by the members of the international program committee. Technical full papers and late-breaking results short papers will be reviewed double-blind, demonstrations and posters single-blind. Authors must prepare their submission files accordingly! For poster submissions, both paper and poster design draft will be assessed for review. It will be possible for the program committee to suggest accepting submissions in other than their original submission categories. PRESENTATIONS If we hold a physical conference, under the current circumstances, all accepted submissions will be presented at the conference in technical sessions. It will be possible for authors of accepted technical full papers and late-breaking results short papers to give tool demos as well without submitting additional demo papers. The conference will NOT enable hybrid participation. PROCEEDINGS Accepted contributions must be formatted according to the guidelines of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series of Springer (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-12-73062-0). Authors are requested to prepare submissions as close as possible to final camera-ready versions. IMPORTANT DATES Technical full papers, late breaking results * Submission: Friday, April 25th, 2022 (*NEW!*) * Notification to authors: Monday, May 16th, 2022 * Camera-ready due: Monday, June 13th, 2022 Demos, posters * Submission: Monday, May 30th, 2022 * Notification to authors: Monday, June 13th, 2022 * Camera-ready due: Monday, June 27th, 2022 CONFERENCE DATES: August 24th – 26th, 2022 ORGANIZERS General Conference Chairs: Regina Bernhaupt, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Carmelo Ardito, Politecnico di Bari, Italy Stefan Sauer, Paderborn University, Germany *

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IxD&A Journal: Issue N. 51 is now available for free downloading

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *International Journal on Interaction Design & Architecture(s) - IxD&A - a SCOPUS and Web of Science - Emerging Sources (Thomson Reuters) indexed Journal - * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Special issue N. 51 *on:* Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education** */guest editors: Ingi Helgason, Enrique Encinas, Ivica Mitrovic, Michael Smyth / is now available for free downloading https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-051 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access road to its contents with no charge to the authors / If you wish to help us in improving the quality of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *IxD&A Journal, issue N. 51 - ToC*/** **/ *Preface* /Ingi Helgason, Enrique Encinas, Ivica Mitrovic, Michael Smyth/ p. 5 - 7 (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-051-001psi) /Alma Leora Culén and Nicholas Sebastian Stevens/ *Speculative and Critical Approach to Designing Technological Futures through HCI Education* pp. 8 - 31 /Joseph Lindley and David Philip Green/ *The Ultimate Measure of Success for Speculative Design is to Disappear Completely* pp. 32 - 51 /Inês Veiga/ *Transistórias: how a critical and speculative perspective contributes to rethink sustainability education in product design* pp. 52 - 80 /Jordi Tost, Paula L. Schuster, Frank Heidmann/ *Prototyping Inconvenience: A pedagogical experiment on designing for debate in design education* pp. 81 - 110 /Michael W. Beach and Tyler Fox/ *Value Sensitive Speculative Design: Exploring More-Than-Human Relations in the Age of Climate Catastrophe* pp. 111 - 131 /Eva Eriksson, Anne-Marie Hansen, Elisabet M. Nilsson/ *Envisioning Future Scenarios: Teaching and Assessing Values-based Design Approaches* pp. 132 - 151 /Natalia Pérez-Orrego, John Arango-Flórez, Claudia Fernandez-Silva, Juan David Mira-Duque/ *Be provoking. Schooling critical and speculative designers* pp. 152 - 171 /Lenneke Kuijer and Holly Robbins/ *Teaching alternative Paradigms through Critical Design* pp. 172 - 201 /Eva Durall Gazulla/ *Exploring Education Techno-Monitoring Futures: A Participatory Speculative Critical Design Case* pp. 202 - 218 /Sumita Sharma, Heidi Hartikainen, Leena Ventä-Olkkonen, Netta Iivari, Grace Eden, Essi Kinnunen, Jenni Holappa, Marianne Kinnula, Tonja Molin-Juustila, Jussi Okkonen, Sirkku Kotilainen, Ole Sejer Iversen, Rocío Fatás Arana/ *In Pursuit of Inclusive and Diverse Digital Futures: Exploring the Potential of Design Fiction in Education of Children* pp. 219 - 248 /Kay Kender and Peter Purgathofer/ *Insights for Educational Practice from a Thematic Analysis of Student Experiences with Speculative Design Mini-Projects about Personal Issues* pp. 249 - 269 /Laurens Boer and Tom Jenkins/ *Fostering Creative Confidence with SCD in Interaction Design Education* pp. 270 - 302 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *To keep updated join the IxD&A groups @: IxD&A Linkedin -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3785204/> IxD&A Facebook -> link <https://www.facebook.com/groups/528301461963022> Enjoy the videos of the "Meeting the Authors" events @: IxD&A Youtube channel -> link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/videos> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A Privacy Policy <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=9&a=1> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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CfP: QUARE 2022: The 1st workshop on Measuring the Quality of Explanations in Recommender Systems, at SIGIR 2022

by Alessandro Piscopo

[apologies for double posting] QUARE 2022: The 1st workshop on Measuring the Quality of Explanations in Recommender Systems, co-located with SIGIR 2022 (https://sigir.org/sigir2022/), July 11-15, 2022, in Madrid, Spain and Online Workshop website: https://sites.google.com/view/quare-2022/home Location: Hybrid - Madrid, Spain and Online IMPORTANT DATES: ----------------------------- Paper submission: 3 May 2022 Author notification: 15 May 2022 Final version deadline: 15 June 2022 Workshop date: 15 July 2022 WORKSHOP ORGANISERS: ---------------------------------------- - Alessandro Piscopo (BBC, UK) <alessandro.piscopo(a)bbc.co.uk<mailto:alessandro.piscopo@bbc.co.uk>> - Oana Inel (University of Zurich, CH) <inel(a)ifi.uzh.ch<mailto:inel@ifi.uzh.ch>> - Sanne Vrijenhoek (University of Amsterdam, NL) <s.vrijenhoek(a)uva.nl<mailto:s.vrijenhoek@uva.nl>> - Martijn Millecamp (AE NV, BE) <martijn.millecamp(a)hotmail.com<mailto:martijn.millecamp@hotmail.com>> - Krisztian Balog (Google Research) <krisztianb(a)google.com<mailto:krisztianb@google.com>> CALL FOR PAPERS: ---------------------------- Recommendations are ubiquitous in many contexts and domains due to a continuously growing adoption of decision-support systems. Explanations may be provided along with recommendations with the reasoning behind suggesting a particular item. However, explanations may also significantly affect a user's decision-making process by serving a number of different goals, such as transparency, persuasiveness, scrutability, among others. While there is a growing body of research studying the effect of explanations, the relationship between their quality and their effect has not been investigated in depth yet. For instance, at an institutional level, organisational values may require a different combination of explanation goals; also, within the same organisation some combinations of goals may be more appropriate for some use cases and less for others. Conversely, end-users of a recommender system may be bearers of different values, and explanations can affect them differently. Therefore, understanding whether explanations are fit for their intended goals is key to subsequently implementing them in a production stage. Furthermore, the lack of established, actionable methodologies to evaluate explanations for recommendations, as well as evaluation datasets, hinders cross-comparison between different explainable recommendations approaches, and is one of the issues hampering widespread adoption of explanations in industry settings. This workshop aims to extend existing work in the field by bringing together and facilitating the exchange of perspectives and solutions from industry and academia, and aims to bridge the gap between academic design guidelines and the best practices in the industry regarding the implementation and evaluation of explanations in recommender systems, with respect to their goals, impact, potential biases, and informativeness. With this workshop, we provide a platform for discussion among scholars, practitioners, and other interested parties. TOPICS AND THEMES: -------------------------------- The motivation of the workshop is to promote discussion upon future research and practice directions of evaluating explainable recommendations, by bringing together academic and industry researchers and practitioners in the area. We focus in particular on real-world use cases, diverse organisational values and purposes, and different target users. We encourage submissions that study different explanation goals and combinations of those, how they fit various organisation values and different use cases. Furthermore, we welcome submissions that propose and make available for the community high-quality datasets and benchmarks. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Evaluation * Relevance of explanation goals for different use cases; * Soliciting user feedback on explanations; * Implicit vs. explicit evaluation of explanations and goals; * Reproducible and replicable evaluation methodologies; * Online vs. offline evaluations. * Personalisation * User-modelling for explanation generation; * Evaluation approaches for personalised explanations (e.g., content, style); * Evaluation approaches for context-aware explanations (e.g., place, time, alone/group setting, exploratory/transaction mode). * Presentation * Evaluation of different explanation modalities (e.g., text, graphics, audio, hybrid); * Evaluation of interactive explanations. * Datasets * Generation of datasets for evaluation of explanations; * Evaluation benchmarks. * Values * Evaluation of explanations in relation to organisational values; * Evaluation of explanations in relation to personal values. SUBMISSIONS: ---------------------- We welcome three types of submissions: * position or perspective papers (up to 4 pages in length, plus unlimited pages for references): original ideas, perspectives, research vision, and open challenges in the area of evaluation approaches for explainable recommender systems; * featured papers (title and abstract of the paper, plus the original paper): already published papers or papers summarizing existing publications in leading conferences and high-impact journals that are relevant for the topic of the workshop * demonstration papers (up to 2 pages in length, plus unlimited pages for references): original or already published prototypes and operational evaluation approaches in the area of explainable recommender systems. Page limits include diagrams and appendices. Submissions should be single-blind, written in English, and formatted according to the current ACM two-column conference format. Suitable LaTeX, Word, and Overleaf<https://www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/acm-official> templates are available from the ACM Website<https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template> (use “sigconf” proceedings template for LaTeX and the Interim Template for Word). Submit papers electronically via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=quare22. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the program committee and accepted papers will be published on the website of our workshop: https://sites.google.com/view/quare-2022/home. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register for the workshop and present the work. ________________________________ Dr Alessandro Piscopo Principal Data Scientist [Shape Description automatically generated] [signature_154124144]

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EXTENDED DEADLINE: PATCH@UMAP 2022 - Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage

by Noemi Mauro

*** Apologies for cross-postings *** *PATCH Workshop @UMAP 2022 - Final Call For Papers - **** EXTENDED DEADLINE APRIL, 22 **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The 13th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage (PATCH 2022) - Towards Hybrid CH Experience co-located with ACM UMAP 2022 - Online and Barcelona, Spain. https://patch2022.di.unito.it/ Abstract and Topics Following the successful series of PATCH workshops, PATCH 2022 will be again the meeting point between state of the art cultural heritage (CH) research and personalization research. For those using any kind of technology, while focusing on ubiquitous and adaptive scenarios, 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 of mobile and personalized technology (onsite as well as online) to enhance the CH visit experience. The expected result of the workshop is a multidisciplinary research agenda that will inform future research directions and hopefully, forge some research collaborations. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Adaptive navigation and personalized browsing in digital and physical cultural heritage collections and in CH sites - Ambient Cultural Heritage - Personalization for group of visitors to CH sites - Personalization for collective CH information authoring and management - Creativity and collaboration support in CH - Personalized mobile museum guides & personal museum assistants - Recommendation strategies for CH - Adaptation strategies for text and non-verbal content in CH - NLG techniques and conversational agents for CH - (User Interaction with) Integration of virtual and physical collections - Analysis of behavior patterns to improve CH recommendation - Personalization across the whole of a person's digital ecosystem (including CH) - Long term personalization in CH - IoT and Cultural Heritage - Human-Robots adaptation in museums - 3D, Virtual and Augmented Reality for Cultural Heritage - Context-aware information presentation in CH - Interactive user interfaces for CH applications - Gestural interfaces for Cultural Heritage applications - Use of personality for guiding Cultural Heritage Experiences - Participatory CH including multiple viewpoints and perspectives - Community mapping for CH information sharing - Multiple viewpoints and perspectives for CH - Remote access to CH - Personalized support to the exploration of Cultural and Natural Heritage Motivation Cultural heritage (CH) has traditionally been a privileged area for personalization research, as highlighted by the many H2020 calls on this topic. Visitors come to cultural heritage sites willing to experience and learn new things, usually without a clear idea of what to expect. CH sites are typically rich in objects and information; much more than the visitor can absorb during the limited time of a visit. As discussed by Falk (2009), visitors to CH sites differ and their visit experience involves a combination of the physical, the personal, and the socio-cultural context and identity-related aspects. Hence, they may benefit from individualized support that takes into account contextual and personal attributes. However, personalization brings two main challenges: - Firstly, can we support CH exploration for first-time and anonymous visitors, taking into account that many people access cultural sites only once, or they interact with digital services anonymously? - Secondly, when it is possible to track users along time, can we provide an engaging experience for the ‘digital’, ‘mobile’ and ‘traditional’ CH visitors before, during and after a visit by exploiting information from previous interactions on CH sites and elsewhere on the ubiquitous Web? Further, an interesting problem to explore is whether this kind of support can be a basis for maintaining a lifelong chain of personalized CH experiences. This is true, not only in “traditional” CH sites, but also in urban environments, which reflect the varied history of mankind and offer places and objects representing shared values for the population, to be preserved and valued. 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://patch2022.di.unito.it/submission.html . All papers should be submitted in PDF format via the online submission system by selecting the track "workshop PATCH": https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap22 . 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. Important dates: April 22, 2022: EXTENDED Submission deadline (23:59 PM Hawaiian time) April 15, 2022: Submission deadline (23:59 PM Hawaiian time) May 11, 2022: Notification deadline (23:59 PM Hawaiian time) May 18, 2022: Camera-Ready deadline (23:59 PM Hawaiian time) Workshop organizers Tsvi (Tsvika) Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel, tsvikak(a)is.haifa.ac.il Noemi Mauro, University of Torino, Italy, noemi.mauro(a)unito.it George E. Raptis, Human Opsis, Greece, raptisg(a)upnet.gr Alan Wecker, The University of Haifa, Israel, ajwecker(a)gmail.com

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CHITALY 2023 - CALL FOR BIDS - Scadenza: 9 Maggio

by Maristella Matera

CHITALY 2023 - CALL FOR BIDS *** Scadenza per l'invio delle proposte: 9 Maggio 2022 *** ____________________________________________ Carissimi, a nome dello Steering Committee della conferenza CHItaly, comunico che accogliamo ora le proposte per l'organizzazione della prossima edizione della conferenza. CHItaly è la conferenza di ACM SIGCHI Italy, il capitolo italiano del gruppo speciale di interesse su HCI dell'ACM. Si svolge ogni due anni e accoglie contributi da membri e non membri della nostra comunità, dall'Italia e dall'estero. La lingua ufficiale della conferenza è l'Inglese. Gli atti della conferenza sono pubblicati nella Digital Library dell'ACM. L'ultima edizione del 2021 si è svolta a Bolzano (https://chitaly2021.inf.unibz.it/). Se siete interessati a organizzare la prossima edizione del 2023, inviate la vostra proposta rispondendo a questo messaggio entro e non oltre il 9 Maggio. Trovate in allegato una guida alla preparazione della proposta, con indicazioni sulle informazioni più rilevanti che guideranno il processo di selezione. Non esitate a contattarci in caso abbiate bisogno di ulteriori informazioni. Cari saluti, Maristella Matera (per lo Steering Committee di CHItaly)

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3rd International Workshop on Empowering People in Dealing with Internet of Things Ecosystems (EMPATHY) - Final Call for Contributions

by Andrea Mattioli

*Apologies for cross-posting* *Final call for papers* *Submission deadline extended to April 16th* EMPATHY: Empowering People in Dealing with Internet of Things Ecosystems - 3rd Edition https://empathy-ws.github.io/2022/ June 6th, 2022 Rome, Italy Workshop co-located with AVI 2022 OVERVIEW In the last decade, the spreading of low-cost technologies integrating sensors and actuators has favored the development of the so-called smart objects. This trend has been further fostered by the Internet of Things (IoT), which connects the physical world with Internet via ubiquitous sensors and actuators. The opportunities offered by the IoT are amplified by the use of new approaches that, based on novel interaction paradigms, involve directly non-technical users in configuring the joint behavior of their smart objects, among them and with online services. Existing solutions to define the behavior of such “IoT ecosystems” range from systems that leave the users complete control for establishing the joint behavior of smart objects, to solutions that automatically define smart objects behavior exploiting intelligent techniques. In this continuum, different technologies, frameworks, and approaches present different levels of user control and automation. In this perspective it is also important to consider the emerging role played by social and humanoid robots, which are integrated sets of sensors and actuators with human-like behaviours. DATES April 16th: Paper submission deadline (extended) April 22th: Paper acceptance notice April 29th: Camera-ready submission June 6th: Workshop SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS This workshop aims to serve as a venue for discussing ongoing research and sharing ideas for researchers and practitioners working on solutions to personalize the behavior of IoT ecosystems. We aim to encourage participation in order to have stimulating discussion from various perspectives. Topics include, but are not limited, to: - End-User Development (EUD) for IoT; - Interaction Paradigms for IoT; - Usability of IoT Systems; - Interface Design for IoT; - Intelligent Interface for IoT Systems; - Accessibility for IoT Systems; - Virtual and Augmented Reality for EUD in IoT settings; - Conversational User Interfaces for EUD; - Usable Privacy and Security in IoT systems; - Personalisation and Recommendations for IoT; - IoT for Cultural Heritage; - Personalization of humanoid robots; - Ubiquitous computing and mobile human-computer interaction; - Human-centered artificial intelligence in IoT contexts; - Industry case studies. PARTICIPATION This will be a one-day workshop, oriented towards discussions, hands-on sessions, and presentations. We invite submissions of two types: short papers (3-4 pages) and position papers (1-2 pages). Participants are asked to submit their paper describing their recent or future work in one of the areas indicated in the topics of interest. All submissions must be in the new ACM master article template (https://chi2022.acm.org/for-authors/). Papers should be submitted in PDF to Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=empathy2022). All papers will be reviewed by the organizers and by the program committee based on relevance and significance in order to provide constructive comments to the submitters. Reviewing will be double blind (i.e. the submissions must be anonymized). If accepted, at least one of the authors must register and attend the workshop. Final versions of the accepted papers will be published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings, which is indexed by Scopus. ORGANIZERS - Fabrizio Balducci, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” - Bernardo Breve, University of Salerno - Federica Cena, University of Torino - Andrea Mattioli, CNR-ISTI - Mehdi Rizvi, Politecnico of Milano For more information, check our website at https://empathy-ws.github.io/2022/ or contact us at empathy2022(a)easychair.org

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ACM UMAP 2022: Second Call for Late-breaking Results and Demos

by Helma Torkamaan

* --- Please forward to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ----------------------------------------------------------------- # ** Second Call for LBR and Demos: 30th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP ’22)** http://www.um.org/umap2022/ (*) Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are planning for a hybrid conference and will accommodate online presentations where needed. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **Important Dates** ============================ *- Submission of demos and LBR papers: April 22, 2022 (Updated)* - Notification of acceptance: May 10, 2022 - Camera-ready versions of accepted papers: May 18, 2022 - Conference: July 4-7, 2022 **Note: The submissions times are 11:59 pm AoE time (Anywhere on Earth)** -------------------------------------------------------- ACM UMAP – User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization – is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. ACM UMAP is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB, and organized with User Modeling Inc. as the core Steering Committee, extended with past years' chairs. The proceedings are published by the ACM and will be part of the ACM Digital Library. ACM UMAP 2022 invites Demonstrations and Late-Breaking Results (LBR) papers of innovative UMAP-based systems (including research prototypes). You are encouraged to submit your Demo or LBR by April 22, 2022. -------------------------------------------------------- **Submission formats** ============================ For more details, see below! ** # Demonstrations - Max. 5 pages + max. 1 additional page for references - (Required) unpublished page describing how they would present the demo virtually and/or in person - (Optional) video or external material demonstrating the system - Publication in ACM UMAP 2022 Adjunct Proceedings - Presentation as a (potentially virtual) demo + poster at the conference ** # Late-Breaking Results - Max. 7 pages + max. 2 additional pages for references - (NEW: required) unpublished page with a list of questions the authors aim to get feedback on - Publication in ACM UMAP 2022 Adjunct Proceedings - Presentation as a (potentially virtual) poster at the conference **Submission via**: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap22 **Demonstrations** ============================ 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 to 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. 3 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 2022. Given uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, this extra page should also describe if/how the demo can be presented in a virtual setting (e.g. with a video or a live link to the system). **Late-Breaking Results** ============================ 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 a 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 (in-person and virtual) 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 2022. -------------------------------------------------------- **Submission and Review Process** ============================ Papers will be reviewed single-blind and do not need to be anonymized before submission. Papers (demo and LBR) 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,anonymous]{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,anonymous]{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 a 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 2022 Demos and Late-Breaking Results at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap22 (choose *New Submission*and make sure to select *UMAP 2022 Demo and LBR*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. -------------------------------------------------------- **Publication and Presentation** ============================ Accepted Demo and Late-Breaking Results papers will be published in the ACM UMAP 2022 Adjunct Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Papers will be accessible from the UMAP '22 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. Due to the uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the poster session may be partially or fully virtual. **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** ============================ - Cataldo Musto, University of Bari, Italy - Veronika Bogina, University of Haifa, Israel - Contact: umap2022-lpd(a)um.org -------------------------------------------------------- **Follow UMAP 2022 on Social Media** ============================ - Twitter: @UMAPconf #umap2022 (https://twitter.com/UMAPconf) - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acmumap *

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MIS4TEL 2022: 5th Call for Paper / 13-15 July 2022 / L'Aquila (Italy)

by MIS4TEL 2022 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Papers We are glad to invite you to submit a manuscript to MIS4TEL2022, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning. The conference proceedings are published by Springer and indexed in Scopus, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== Important dates: - Submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: 30th May, 2022 - Camera-Ready papers due: 17th June, 2022 - Conference celebration: 13th-15th July, 2022 ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 -- 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning >>> 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 and novel methodologies and technologies allow researchers, designers, and domain experts to pursue Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) solutions targeting not only cognitive processes but also motivational, personality, or emotional factors. Nowadays, we can identify two main legs, providing necessary and complementary strengths to a TEL-oriented design process: appropriate technologies should be applied, and appropriate methods should guide the design of such application. Technologies in TEL are capable of delivering smart, personalized, tailored, and motivating learning solutions. Methods are coming from different fields, such as education, psychology, medicine, computer science, and from diverse communities, where collaboration and co-working are used, such as maker communities and participatory design communities. In addition, Learning Analytics can help manage available (big) data and augment learning opportunities for learners and educators alike, for instance by supporting self-regulated learning or adaptation of the learning material. 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 12th 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. >>> TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: # Technologies and technology-based solutions for TEL # - AI technologies and tools for TEL - Agent-based and multi-agent TEL systems - Knowledge representation, reasoning, and management systems for TEL - Natural language systems for TEL - Recommendation, personalization, and adaptation in TEL systems - Social networks for TEL - Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for TEL - Internet of things (IoT) solutions for TEL - Smart solutions or environments for TEL - Wearable technologies for TEL - Robotics for TEL - Virtual reality environments for TEL - Games for TEL or gamified TEL - Sharing and interoperability between TEL environments - Making and fabrication for TEL # Methodologies and experiences for TEL # - Methodologies for personalization, user modeling, and adaptation in TEL- Methodologies for recommendation systems and user modeling in TEL - Methodologies for fostering motivation and engagement in TEL - Methodologies for the design of accessible and usable TEL systems - Methodologies for including different voices in the design process of TEL - Methodologies for informal learning for TEL - Methodologies for fostering TEL in small, medium, and large companies - Methodologies, tools, and frameworks supporting experiments in TEL - Methodologies or approaches from game design and gamification for TEL - Novel experiences and studies (e.g., case studies, ethnographic studies, field studies, experimentations) with methodologies for TEL # Learning analytics for TEL # - Big data and data visualization in TEL - Learning analytics for curriculum design - Learning analytics for personalizing the learner experience - Learning analytics for predicting behavior - Learning analytics for designing learning interventions - Learning analytics for stakeholders >>> SUBMISSIONS # Submitting papers # MIS4TEL papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS Template, with a maximum length of 10 pages, including figures and references. For further details, please see: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission # Review process # MIS4TEL welcomes the submission of papers with preference to the topics listed in the call for papers. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process. Each contribution will be refereed by three experts in the field using the following set of criteria; relevance, originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The papers must consist of original, relevant, and previously unpublished sound research efforts related to any of the topics of the conference. # Publication # Accepted papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (http://www.springer.com/series/15179). At least one of the authors will be required to register for MIS4TEL and to attend the Conference in order to present their paper and to have it included in the conference proceedings. ** Indexing: The books of this series are submitted to SCOPUS, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago.** ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE # General Chair # - Marco Temperini - Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) # Technical Program Co-Chairs # - Ivana Marenzi - L3S Research Center, Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany) - Vittorio Scarano - University of Salerno (Italy) # Paper Co-Chairs # - Milos Kravcik - German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Germany) - Rosa Lanzilotti - University of Bari (Italy) - Elvira Popescu - University of Craiova (Romania) # Workshop Co-Chairs # - Zuzana Kubincova - Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) # Publicity Co-Chairs # - Agnese Addone - University of Salerno (Italy) - Federica Caruso - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Dalila Durães - University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) - John Jairo Páez Rodríguez - University Francisco José de Caldas of Bogotà (Colombia) # Steering Committee Representatives # - Fernando De La Prieta University of Salamanca (Spain) - Rosella Gennari - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) # Local Organizers Co-Chairs # - Tania Di Mascio - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Pierpaolo Vittorini - University of L'Aquila (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Third Call for Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** Third Call for Contributions *** 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 The Call-for-Contributions for the 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) is OPEN! 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 . Special Sessions Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-special-sessions/ . Workshops Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-workshop-proposals/ . Tutorials Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-tutorial-proposals/ . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Conference Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2022 • Conference Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2022 • Conference Camera-ready Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Proposals Submission Deadline: April 15, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Proposals Selection: April 21, 2022 • Tutorial Proposals Submission Deadline: May 27, 2022 • Tutorial Proposals Selection: June 3, 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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Extended Deadline - Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022)

by Giuseppe Caggianese

****** ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED ****** Call for Papers Special Session on "eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications" Abstract (1-2 pages) by April 15, 2022 (extended deadline) ************************************************************************ Dear Colleagues, Due to the several requests of deferral received in the last few days, the submission deadline to contribute to the special session on "eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications" has been extended to April 15, 2022. https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 Please don't miss the opportunity to contribute to this special session with an abstract of 1-2 pages. See the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might be interested. Conference information: IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022) - October 26-28, 2022 - Rome. Visit the conference website for further and updated information https://metroxraine.org/. I'm looking forward to meeting you, virtually or in your presence, at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022. Sincerely, Giuseppe Caggianese ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 2022 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022) https://metroxraine.org/ October 26-28, 2022 - Rome, Italy. ==================================================================================== IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ - Abstract (1-2 pages) Submission Deadline: April 15, 2022 (extended deadline) - Abstract Acceptance Notification: April 27, 2022 - Full Paper Submission Deadline: June 3, 2022 - Full Paper Acceptance Notification: July 4, 2022 - Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 30, 2022 - Early Bird Registration: September 10, 2022 - Conference Dates: October 26-28, 2022 SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION ------------------------- 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 all human endeavors, including creation, display, entertainment, social, and trading. Thus, the Metaverse will evolve how users interact with brands, intellectual properties, 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. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 TOPICS ---------- 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 Metaverse - 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 factors issues related to Metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds 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. 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. 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: www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html The papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EDAS online submission and review system: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=29413 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. All submissions will be reviewed by the special session organizers and other external reviewers. 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. VENUE -------- National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy – October 26-28, 2022. ORGANIZERS ------------- Giuseppe Caggianese National Research Council of Italy giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it Ugo Erra University of Basilicata ugo.erra(a)unibas.it For any questions related to the special session, please contact us via email.

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Fifth Call for Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** Fifth Call for Contributions *** 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/ 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: 23 May 2022 • Notification of acceptance: 20 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 11 July 2022 Conference Committees https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/committees/

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Deadline extension SLERD 2022 - 7th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologies for unintended cross-mailing/ /========================================================= *DEADLINE EXTENSION -> April 19, 2022 (new hard deadline)* ========================================================= / ========================================================= *7th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development** * *2022:**TOWARDS THE POLYPHONIC CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW NORMALITY* *July 5-6, 2022* /*Bucharest, Romania (hybrid)*/ slerd.uniroma2.it <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/> Contacts: 1st: mihai [dot] dascalu [at] upb [dot] ro 2nd: aslerd [dot] org [at] gmail [dot] com To keep updated join the ASLERD LinkedIn page -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5103530/> Facebook page -> link <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063631144119> ========================================================= Deadline for paper submission: */*April 19, 2022 (new hard deadline) */*call for papers <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/call-for-papers/> *========================================================= * *SLERD 2022* is organized by /University Politehnica of Bucharest /in collaboration with /ASLERD/ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASLERD>/./ * * /*Short Intro*/ After the shock of the pandemic, learning ecosystems – and in particular schools, universities, and territorial learning communities – all over the world – are facing a new phase characterized by the search for and the experimentation of ways to their “*new normality*“. This is within a world that seeks to protect at best and incentivize the economic recovery that although relevant is still subjected to enormous risks. Among the main areas on which most of the industrialized countries and Europe are focusing on, there are: the transitions towards a green and circular economy, smart digitization of the production processes, social innovation, active citizen participation supported by technologies, and, finally, the education for all. In such a context,*collaboration*is emerging as an approach and an attitude of considerable relevance that stays also at the basis of the polyphonic construction of the future of learning ecosystems. Alongside/collaboration/, on the technological side, it continues to rise the relevance of intelligent systems, generically collected under the label of*Artificial Intelligence*(AI); concurrently, on the pedagogical side,*competences*have become the goal of future education, also in the attempt to close the skill gap, which represents one of the greatest dangers for the transition towards smarter productive systems and societies. Competences and AI, by the way, are also topics that intersect and influence each other and rise questions of*ethical nature*. Last but not least, they are likely to require an organizational and didactic revolution of the learning ecosystems, thus requiring to question the possible consequences in order to build a more adequate future. In turn, this step requires inspiration from best practices to leverage the advantage of the growth of individuals and the expectations of the communities. What should we expect for future learning ecosystems? How “smart learning ecosystems” are changing? How such changes may be related to the achievement of “a better learning for a better world <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/aslerd/docs/TIMISOARA_DECLARATI…>” as a contribution to theUnited Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld>? How will they contribute to the reduction of inequalities and, at the same time, to the empowering of each individual according to his expectations and talents? /Smart /referred to /learning ecosystems,/ in ASLERD and SLERD contexts, does not simply means “technology enhanced”. The smartness is a more complex multilayered construct related to the wellbeing of the players operating in the ecosystems and is affected by the improvement of any relevant aspects of the learning processes and ecosystem functioning, especially if connected with territorial development and social innovation. Technologies are mediators. Hopefully they should be included but they are not a “sine qua non”. The achievement of the learning ecosystems’ smartness is a process that need a long term vision, multidisciplinary competences, an attitude to understand people and contexts and to mediate point of views, a dynamic resilience to keep on track to achieve, step by step, the foreseen goals. ========================================================= /*Important dates:*/ --------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline for papers submission: *April 19**, 2022 (hard deadline)* • Notification to the authors: May 13, 2022 • Camera ready paper: May 23, 2022 • Conference: July 5-6, 2022 ========================================== /*Submissions:*/ --------------------------------------------------------- SLERD contributions of min. 4500 words and max. 16 pages. Papers should be written according to the */Spinger Instruction for Authors/* of the series /Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies/: https://www.springer.com/us/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conferen… Link to the /*paper submission page on easy chair:*/ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=slerd2022 =========================================================

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[Final CFP] Workshop on Designing for Meaningful Interactions and Digital Wellbeing

by Luigi De Russis

Call for Papers - Designing for Meaningful Interactions and Digital Wellbeing (Design4DWB 2022) NEW DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING 2-4 PAGES PAPERS: 10 APRIL 2022 AVI 2022 Workshop 06 June 2022 - Rome, Italy More info: https://sites.google.com/view/design4dwb/home <https://sites.google.com/view/design4dwb/home> --- ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Nowadays, tech companies adopt attention-capture dark patterns like recommendations and content autoplay to grab people's attention and maximize the time spent on different digital services, from social networks to video sharing platforms. Such a controversial business model exploits the individual's psychological vulnerabilities to increase advertisements revenue, and has several measurable consequences on individuals' sense of agency, often resulting in people's lack of control over technology use. In this context, public media and researchers in different areas, from philosophy to human-computer interaction, agree on the importance of considering a new kind of psychological digital wellbeing. The purpose of this workshop is to provide the academic and industrial communities a venue for discussing ongoing research and ideas on the design of interfaces that allow people to take advantage of digital platforms in a meaningful and conscious way, without the need for external interventions (e.g., timers) that indiscriminately block the user's interaction. This could be done with either novel Digital Self-Control Tools (DSCTs), which allows people to limit their technology use through the redesign of interactive elements, or by finding ways to motivate key stakeholders to avoid or mitigate attention-capture dark patterns from the beginning of their design processes. This workshop is part of the International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI 2022). CALL FOR PARTICIPATION We invite researchers and practitioners in interdisciplinary domains intersecting HCI, AI, psychology, design, and/or STS to engage in dialog on the topics above. A key priority of our workshop will be to invite submissions from an intellectually diverse and global group of participants to further discussions on how appropriate human-centered design can contribute to digital wellbeing in this context. In particular, we solicit participation across more and less technical researchers in HCI who are motivated to address the list of topics below. Prospective workshop participants are invited to submit a position paper (2-4 pages) describing and highlighting their contributions to the workshop topics. The topics of interest for the workshop include, but are not limited to: - Definition and analysis of attention-capture dark patterns. - Novel interfaces for meaningful interaction. - Novel DSCTs that focus on redesigning the user's interaction rather than blocking it. - Design methods and tools for digital wellbeing. - Strategies and tools for measuring people's digital wellbeing. - Responsibility and role of tech companies. - Social, educational, and political factors. WORKSHOP STRUCTURE This one-day workshop will be interactive and informal. It will combine presentations of accepted position papers with discussions and hands-on sessions, aimed at generating ideas for future research directions. The workshop is planned to be in-person, at the conference. Virtual participation will be made possible. SUBMISSIONS Submissions of position papers should be of 2-4 pages, in the ACM Primary Article Submission Templates (single column, https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template <https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template>). PDFs of submissions can be emailed to Alberto Monge Roffarello (one of the organizers) at alberto.monge(a)polito.it <mailto:alberto.monge@polito.it>. They will be reviewed by all organizers based on relevance, originality, and overall quality. Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted paper will be required to attend the workshop. Virtual participation will be made possible. All workshop participants will need to register for the workshop. Accepted and presented papers will be made available on CEUR Workshop Proceedings, if possible, while workshop results will be published on our website. Notifications will be mailed to the authors within 15 days of receipt (and no later than the date reported below). IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: 10 April 2022 -> NEW! Notification: 27 April 2022 Camera-ready and registration due: 08 May 2022 Workshop date: 06 June 2022 WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Alberto Monge Roffarello, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy R. X. Schwartz, University of Virginia, USA Panagiotis Apostolellis, University of Virginia, USA

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HCSE 2022 - 9th International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering - Call for Papers

by Carmelo Ardito

*** Apologies for cross postings *** *************************************************************************** HCSE 2022 9th International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering 24th to 26th of August, 2022, Eindhoven, The Netherlands http://www.hcse-conference.org *************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS HCSE is a bi-annual, single-track, working conference organized by the IFIP Working Group 13.2 on Methodology for User-Centred System Design (http://ifip-tc13.org/working-groups/working-group-13-2/). We aim at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in strengthening the scientific foundations of user interface design, examining the relationship between software engineering and human-computer interaction and on how to strengthen human-centered design as an essential part of software engineering processes. Other topics of interest include: * contributions to the theory and best practices of user-centered design * involvement of end-users, clients and stakeholders in the design and development process of interactive systems * innovative methods for identifying end-user requirements for interactive systems * integration of user experience (and any other user interface property) in development processes * methods for designing, building and assessing interactive systems beyond the desktop (e.g. the living room, ubiquitous and multi-display, cockpits, etc.) * models and model-based approaches for building interactive systems * methods and tools for low-code and no-code development paradigms * integration of multiple properties (e.g. usability, (cyber)security, reliability, user experience, privacy, accessibility, etc.) in software development and making them more accessible to developers and users * context-aware and adaptive interactive systems (e.g. in areas such as digital collaboration, digital and worker assistance) * design and integration of novel interaction techniques such as augmented, virtual, and mixed reality * support for new kinds of human-machine interaction (HMI) for increasingly autonomous systems and systems that use or provide artificial intelligence (e.g. autonomous driving or human-robot collaboration) * socio-technical aspects of interactive software development * artificial intelligence and machine learning to support the development of interactive systems * software architectures and architectural patterns for interactive systems * rational design, design patterns and traceability of design choices. HCSE 2022 welcomes contributions as technical full papers, late breaking results, demonstrations and posters. All papers are peer-reviewed and selected contributions will appear in the proceedings published by Springer in the LNCS series. In the present edition of HCSE 2022 we are particularly interested in studies focused on multi-stakeholder concepts and how to cope with multi-stakeholders taking into account not only micro perspective, but on the systemic change level. This research area is central to the host of the current edition of the conference, the Eindhoven University of Technology, Industrial Design, Systemic Change group. In addition, building on the activities carried out by the WG13.2 during the workshop held at the INTERACT 2021 IFIP TC-13 conference, special consideration will be given to issues related to “changing the context of use”, which has significant impact on how to design and develop with a user-centered perspective and how usage of these systems changed for example in the current pandemic situation. As in past editions, the focus of the working group is on user interface properties (such as usability, ux, privacy, trust, security, reliability, adaptability, among others) and how to design, develop and evaluate based on a user-centered development process. We are interested in understanding how different stakeholders and developers value diverse user interface properties and how they manage conflicts between them (when one property might degrade the value of another) on a systemic change level. Our aim is to cover a large set of user interface properties and try to reveal their inner dependencies. We are particularly interested in the development of theories, methods, tools and approaches for dealing with multiple properties that should be taken into account when developing interactive systems. HCSE welcomes the following types of contributions: * Technical full papers (up to 20 pages) should describe substantial research contributions of novel work that has produced advanced results including validation of results. * Late-breaking results (up to 12 pages) are short papers that present work in progress, new practice and experience reports containing good (and bad) practices and/or recent practical evaluations of methods, techniques and tools. * Demonstrations and posters (5–8 pages, plus poster design draft) should present ongoing work and/or late-breaking results related to the use of innovative tools and cutting-edge systems not described in other paper submissions. Demonstration papers should provide description of tools including user tasks and evidence of use to end-users. Demo submissions should summarize the system’s significance and its performance and should either include screenshots or link to an online-accessible resource. The poster design draft should show the planned design and content of the poster that will be presented at the conference. Industry contributions to demos and posters are particularly welcome and highly encouraged. SUBMISSIONS AND REVIEWING PROCESS All contributions should be submitted via the EasyChair system (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=hcse2022conference). All submissions will be peer-reviewed for their topical relevance, originality, technical contribution, and presentation quality by the members of the international program committee. Technical full papers and late-breaking results short papers will be reviewed double-blind, demonstrations and posters single-blind. Authors must prepare their submission files accordingly! For poster submissions, both paper and poster design draft will be assessed for review. It will be possible for the program committee to suggest accepting submissions in other than their original submission categories. PRESENTATIONS If we hold a physical conference, under the current circumstances, all accepted submissions will be presented at the conference in technical sessions. It will be possible for authors of accepted technical full papers and late-breaking results short papers to give tool demos as well without submitting additional demo papers. The conference will NOT enable hybrid participation. PROCEEDINGS Accepted contributions must be formatted according to the guidelines of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series of Springer (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-12-73062-0). Authors are requested to prepare submissions as close as possible to final camera-ready versions. IMPORTANT DATES Technical full papers, late breaking results * Submission: Friday, April 15th, 2022 * Notification to authors: Monday, May 16th, 2022 * Camera-ready due: Monday, June 13th, 2022 Demos, posters * Submission: Monday, May 30th, 2022 * Notification to authors: Monday, June 13th, 2022 * Camera-ready due: Monday, June 27th, 2022 CONFERENCE DATES: August 24th – 26th, 2022 ORGANIZERS General Conference Chairs: Regina Bernhaupt, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Carmelo Ardito, Politecnico di Bari, Italy Stefan Sauer, Paderborn University, Germany -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof. Carmelo Ardito, PhD Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e dell'Informazione Politecnico di Bari via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy E-Mail: carmelo.ardito(a)poliba.it<mailto:carmelo.ardito@poliba.it> Personal Home Page: http://ivu.di.uniba.it/people/ardito.htm Research Group: SisInf Lab - Information Systems Laboratory http://sisinflab.poliba.it/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Informativa Privacy - Ai sensi del Regolamento (UE) 2016/679 si precisa che le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio sono riservate e ad uso esclusivo del destinatario. 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Deadline Extension: special issue on "Gamification of the Learning Process" - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/========================================================= Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= ========================================================= *DEADLINE EXTENSION -> April 30, 2022 (new hard deadline)* ========================================================= Special issue on *Gamification of the Learning Process* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus *** (back indexing on-going)* **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal and keep the open access, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call52 ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• Davide Carneiro, ESTG, Politécnico do Porto, Portugal • María-Pilar Cáceres-Reche, University of Granada, Spain • Mariana Reimão Carvalho, ESTG, Politécnico do Porto, Portugal • Rui Silva, CETRAD, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)/ =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *April 30, 2022 (extended deadline)* • Notification to the authors: June 15, 2022 • Camera ready paper: June 30, 2022 • Publication of the special issue: July/August, 2022 =========================================== ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- The indicative list of topics of interest for this special issue devoted to Gamification of the Learning Process' includes, but is not limited to: • Gamification in the classroom • Gamification in distance learning • Use of digital/physical games in the grading process • Innovative game elements • Serious games • Gamification in STEAM • Collaborative tools in education • Storytelling in teaching/learning • Gamification and student motivation • Psychology and Human factors • Gamification design principles • Gamification frameworks • Practical use cases of gamification in education • Legal aspects of using gamification in education =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: https://www-2020.ixdea.uniroma2.it/ojs/ixdea/login <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "/SI: //Gamification of the Learning Process/") More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact any of the guest-editors below and mark the subject as: /IxD&A SI: Gamification of the Learning Process/ • dcarneiro [at] estg [dot] ipp [dot] pt • mrc [at] estg [dot] ipp [dot] pt • ruisilva [at] utad [dot] pt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * *To keep updated join the IxD&A groups @: IxD&A Linkedin -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3785204/> IxD&A Facebook -> link <https://www.facebook.com/groups/528301461963022> Enjoy the videos of the "Meeting the Authors" events @: IxD&A Youtube channel -> link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/videos> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000) • Summer/Autumn 2022 'Online Social Environments for Active Ageing' Guest Editors: Ana Isabel Veloso, Carlos Santos, Sonia Ferreira, Liliana Costa • Winter 2022 'Smart Learning Ecosystems - 2022' Guest editors: Mihai Dascalu, Patrizia Mati, Francesca Pozzi ----------------------------------------------------------

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VL/HCC 2022: Graduate Consortium

by Emanuele Panizzi

*VL/HCC '22 Graduate Consortium* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Important Dates* - * Submission by e-mail: 12 May 2022- Notification of final decision: 2 June 2022- Camera-ready deadline: 9 June 2022- Consortium date: 12 September 2022* (all deadlines are *23:59, AoE*) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Call for Participation* The primary goal of this year's event is to stimulate graduate students' and other researchers' thinking about “*Human-Centric AI*”, addressing issues such as how to ensure that tools and explanations for AI fit the needs of the broad populations they need to serve. Research areas could involve the design, building, or evaluation of technologies involving or relating to human-centric AI and issues of human-centric AI, such as trust and fairness. This goal aligns with the theme of the 2022 VL/HCC main conference. Other areas within the remit of VL/HCC are also welcome. *Why You Should Participate* - Present your work to a smaller, more attentive audience - Get detailed, critical, constructive feedback from a diverse panel of experts - Meet other students working on similar problems - Travel funding may be available to help cover your cost of attending VL/HCC (details below). *Who Can Participate?* The consortium is open to both master's and PhD students worldwide. Participation is particularly encouraged from PhD students who are close to proposing a thesis, as well as from members of groups identified by NSF as underrepresented in the sciences and engineering. If multiple applicants from a particular university apply for the consortium this year, then no more than two per university will be selected to participate. To be eligible, each applicant may have participated no more than once in the VL/HCC graduate consortia of past years. *Application Process* Email the following items with *_VLHCC22-GC_* in the subject line to *Andrew Fish at [andrew.fish `at' brighton.ac.uk <http://brighton.ac.uk/>]* and *Thomas LaToza [tlatoza `at' gmu.edu <http://gmu.edu/>]:* - A 2-page research abstract, formatted as a PDF in the standard IEEE Conference Proceedings format. NOTE: Accepted participants' abstracts will be included in the conference proceedings. To make it easier for you to write a successful abstract, we provide examples from past years below. Your curriculum vitae (CV), as a second PDF file. This CV should mention whether you have previously participated in any graduate consortia at any conferences. - A letter of recommendation sent directly by your thesis advisor. This letter should summarize your accomplishments and describe how far along you are in your master's or PhD program, why attending the GC this year would be important for you, and please ask them to mention if you have already attended VL/HCC GC in any past year. In addition, if you are a member of a group designated by NSF as underrepresented, then the letter may mention this fact. *Selection Process* For one-third of the slots, students who have participated once before will be given priority. The remaining slots will be given to students who are new to the event. Each student from the returning group will be linked with new students in a mentoring arrangement. See _Who Can Participate?_ above for additional selection criteria. *Posters* Selected students will be asked to present a poster on their work at the Showpieces Reception during the main conference. Details will be provided to accepted applicants. *Travel Support* We expect to be able to offer partial funding for travel expenses for US participants to attend, contingent on the availability of funds. *Schedule* The consortium event will be a full day the Monday before the main conference. All participating students are expected to attend the main conference as well as the graduate consortium. Other conference attendees are invited to attend the consortium, to listen to the presentations, to interact with participants, and to give feedback to presenters. More details will be provided, closer to the event, including times and locations. *Examples of Successful Applications* To be successful, a submission to the VL/HCC Graduate Consortium generally has to have the following parts: 1. The paper starts with a sentence or two that describes a real-world setting. 2. It then identifies a problem in that setting. 3. The remainder of the paper's introduction outlines an approach for solving that problem. 4. In a subsequent section, the paper describes a prototype or preliminary study showing the feasibility of that approach. 5. The paper explains why more work is still required in addition to this prior work. 6. The paper concludes by describing future work that will build on this prior work in order to finish completing the approach. 7. Somewhere along the way, the paper explains how the approach builds on, or differs from, other related work. We have annotated three excellent submissions that exemplify the pattern described above (PDFs available via links at https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2022/vlhcc-2022-graduate-consortium). We hope that you will find these examples thought-provoking and helpful as you design your own submission this year. - [Information on the Web: How End Users Make Use of Data] - [Roles in Online Collaborative Problem Solving] - [Re-forming the Internet with its End Users] *Panel Members and Organizers* - Andrew Fish, University of Brighton (chair) - Thomas LaToza, George Mason University (chair) - Margaret Burnett, Oregon State University - Brittany Johnson-Matthews, George Mason University -- Emanuele Panizzi Associate Professor Computer Science Department Faculty of Information Engineering, Informatics, and Statistics Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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VL/HCC 2022: Graduate Consortium

by Emanuele Panizzi

*VL/HCC '22 Graduate Consortium* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Important Dates* - * Submission by e-mail: 12 May 2022- Notification of final decision: 2 June 2022 - Camera-ready deadline: 9 June 2022- Consortium date: 12 September 2022* (all deadlines are *23:59, AoE*) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Call for Participation* The primary goal of this year's event is to stimulate graduate students' and other researchers' thinking about “*Human-Centric AI*”, addressing issues such as how to ensure that tools and explanations for AI fit the needs of the broad populations they need to serve. Research areas could involve the design, building, or evaluation of technologies involving or relating to human-centric AI and issues of human-centric AI, such as trust and fairness. This goal aligns with the theme of the 2022 VL/HCC main conference. Other areas within the remit of VL/HCC are also welcome. *Why You Should Participate* - Present your work to a smaller, more attentive audience - Get detailed, critical, constructive feedback from a diverse panel of experts - Meet other students working on similar problems - Travel funding may be available to help cover your cost of attending VL/HCC (details below). *Who Can Participate?* The consortium is open to both master's and PhD students worldwide. Participation is particularly encouraged from PhD students who are close to proposing a thesis, as well as from members of groups identified by NSF as underrepresented in the sciences and engineering. If multiple applicants from a particular university apply for the consortium this year, then no more than two per university will be selected to participate. To be eligible, each applicant may have participated no more than once in the VL/HCC graduate consortia of past years. *Application Process* Email the following items with *_VLHCC22-GC_* in the subject line to *Andrew Fish at [andrew.fish `at' brighton.ac.uk <http://brighton.ac.uk>]* and *Thomas LaToza [tlatoza `at' gmu.edu <http://gmu.edu>]:* - A 2-page research abstract, formatted as a PDF in the standard IEEE Conference Proceedings format. NOTE: Accepted participants' abstracts will be included in the conference proceedings. To make it easier for you to write a successful abstract, we provide examples from past years below. Your curriculum vitae (CV), as a second PDF file. This CV should mention whether you have previously participated in any graduate consortia at any conferences. - A letter of recommendation sent directly by your thesis advisor. This letter should summarize your accomplishments and describe how far along you are in your master's or PhD program, why attending the GC this year would be important for you, and please ask them to mention if you have already attended VL/HCC GC in any past year. In addition, if you are a member of a group designated by NSF as underrepresented, then the letter may mention this fact. *Selection Process* For one-third of the slots, students who have participated once before will be given priority. The remaining slots will be given to students who are new to the event. Each student from the returning group will be linked with new students in a mentoring arrangement. See _Who Can Participate?_ above for additional selection criteria. *Posters* Selected students will be asked to present a poster on their work at the Showpieces Reception during the main conference. Details will be provided to accepted applicants. *Travel Support* We expect to be able to offer partial funding for travel expenses for US participants to attend, contingent on the availability of funds. *Schedule* The consortium event will be a full day the Monday before the main conference. All participating students are expected to attend the main conference as well as the graduate consortium. Other conference attendees are invited to attend the consortium, to listen to the presentations, to interact with participants, and to give feedback to presenters. More details will be provided, closer to the event, including times and locations. *Examples of Successful Applications* To be successful, a submission to the VL/HCC Graduate Consortium generally has to have the following parts: 1. The paper starts with a sentence or two that describes a real-world setting. 2. It then identifies a problem in that setting. 3. The remainder of the paper's introduction outlines an approach for solving that problem. 4. In a subsequent section, the paper describes a prototype or preliminary study showing the feasibility of that approach. 5. The paper explains why more work is still required in addition to this prior work. 6. The paper concludes by describing future work that will build on this prior work in order to finish completing the approach. 7. Somewhere along the way, the paper explains how the approach builds on, or differs from, other related work. We have annotated three excellent submissions that exemplify the pattern described above (PDFs available via links at https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2022/vlhcc-2022-graduate-consortium). We hope that you will find these examples thought-provoking and helpful as you design your own submission this year. - [Information on the Web: How End Users Make Use of Data] - [Roles in Online Collaborative Problem Solving] - [Re-forming the Internet with its End Users] *Panel Members and Organizers* - Andrew Fish, University of Brighton (chair) - Thomas LaToza, George Mason University (chair) - Margaret Burnett, Oregon State University - Brittany Johnson-Matthews, George Mason University -- Emanuele Panizzi Associate Professor Computer Science Department Faculty of Information Engineering, Informatics, and Statistics Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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AVI 2022- Call for Posters and Demo

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

(Apologies for multiple postings) AVI 2022 Call for Posters and Demo International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces >>> 6-10 June 2022 <<< Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel, Frascati, Rome, Italy https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES Posters and Demo papers submission deadline: - Sunday, April 10, 2022, 23:59 (AoE) Notification to authors by: - Monday, May 9, 2022 Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) - 30TH ANNIVERSARY Since 1992, AVI has been a biennial appointment for a vast international community of experts with a broad range of backgrounds. Throughout three decades, the Conference has attracted leading researchers of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from all over the world, offering a forum to present and disseminate new technological results, paradigms, and visions for HCI and user interfaces. Because of advanced technology and new possibilities for user interaction, AVI has broadened the topics it covers, still keeping its primary focus on the conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of novel visual interfaces. While rooted in Italy, AVI is an actual international conference concerning the nationality of participants, authors of papers, and program committee members. The mixture of carefully selected research contributions paired with cordial Italian hospitality creates a unique conference atmosphere, which has made AVI an internationally recognized brand. AVI 2022 is under the patronage of Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Informatica, Italy. We look forward to your participation in AVI2022! Paolo Bottoni, AVI 2022 General Chair Emanuele Panizzi, AVI 2022 Program Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces Computer Supported Cooperative Work Conversational Interfaces Coronavirus Pandemic and Human-Computer Interaction Engineering of Visual Interfaces and Interaction Full-body Interaction Human-AI Interaction Information Visualization Intelligent Interfaces Interaction Design Tools Interaction for the environment and environmental awareness Interface Metaphors Interfaces for Automotive Interfaces for Big Data Interfaces for e-Commerce and e-Branding Interfaces for e-Culture and e-Tourism Interfaces for End-User Development Interfaces for i-TV Interfaces for Recommender Systems Interfaces for Social Interaction and Cooperation Mobile Interaction Motion-based Interaction Multimodal Interfaces (Multi)Sensory Interfaces (Multi)Touch Interaction Search Interfaces Shape-Changing Devices User Interfaces for the Internet of Things Usability and Accessibility Usability and (Cyber)Security Virtual and Augmented Reality Visual Analytics --------------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTER PAPERS The AVI 2022 Poster Track allows researchers and practitioners to present their work in progress and obtain precious feedback from their peers in an informal setting. Poster submissions must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. DEMO PAPERS Demo papers refer to something that authors can show at the Conference to demonstrate a completed or ongoing research effort. We are looking for implementations of novel and exciting concepts or systems related to the main topics of AVI. Demo submissions must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMISSION FORMAT Posters, and demos, require online submission. Authors must format these submissions according to the ACM SIGCONF template. Please find the templates below: Latex for Overleaf: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/association-for-computing-machiner… Word Template: https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template Papers must be submitted online, non-anonymously, on EasyChair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROCEEDINGS Accepted full and short research papers, poster papers, demo papers, and workshop descriptions will appear in the Proceedings published by ACM Press. They will be available in the ACM Digital Library. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register to AVI 2022 by the early registration deadline and present the paper at the Conference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVI2022 Poster Chairs - Marianna Di Gregorio, University of Salerno, Italy - Antti Knutas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland AVI 2022 Demo Chairs - Marco Angelini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - Silvio Barra, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information or any queries, please see our website: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/calls/posters-and-demo or write to us at avi2022[at]easychair.org

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CFP Enhancing Cross-Reality Applications and User Experiences at the AVI Conference 2022

by Mauricio Sousa

ENHANCING CROSS-REALITY APPLICATIONS AND USER EXPERIENCES WORKSHOP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED VISUAL INTERFACES (AVI) <https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022> 6 JUNE 2022 We are running a workshop on Enhancing Cross-Reality Applications and User Experiences at the AVI Conference @ the AVI Conference. The position paper deadline April 3, 2022 (extended) For more information, see https://cr-workshop.github.io CALL FOR PARTICIPATION We invite all researchers to join this workshop and learn from late-breaking work in applications focused on different points on the reality-virtuality continuum. We also invite submissions on technical and systems papers that describe new approaches, ideas, discussions, and applications. All papers will be collected and curated on the workshop website and participants are invited to do short presentations. LIST OF TOPICS - CR UX - Applications of CR - Engineering processes for developing and evaluating CR - Empirical studies of the benefits and limitations of CR - Single-user CR - Collaborative CR - Use cases for CR - Software tools for developing CR applications - Designing CR applications IMPORTANT DATES - Papers due: Sunday, March 27 Sunday, April 3, 2022 (extended) - Paper acceptance notice: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - Paper camera-ready: Sunday, May 8, 2022 - Workshop day: Monday, June 6, 2022 FORMAT AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Prospective participants should submit a 2 to 4-page position or work-in-progress paper in the ACM Master Article Submission Template (single-column, references do not count towards page limit) describing their interest and/or previous, current, or future work related to the workshop topic. Submissions should be sent to this email and must include a title and a list of authors, and a PDF file of the article. These will be juried by an expert committee that will select participants based on the relevance and quality of the work on the broad domain of XR interaction. Each participant will have five minutes to present their position/work at the workshop, and at least one author of each accepted paper must attend the workshop and be registered for at least one day of the conference. TARGET AUDIENCES Researchers and practitioners are interested in cross-reality applications that bridge between different points on Milgram’s reality-virtuality spectrum, graduate students conducting research in the area, and interested in building an international network. PROCEEDINGS Short papers and presentations will be collected and made available on the workshop website. We hope you'll also encourage your colleagues, research group members, and fellow scientists to contribute and participate in this workshop. Looking forward to hearing back from you. Regards, Frank Maurer (University of Calgary, Canada), Craig Anslow (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), Joaquim Jorge (Univ. Lisboa, Portugal), and Mauricio Sousa (University of Toronto, Canada)

3 years, 4 months

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MIS4TEL 2022: 4th Call for Paper / 13-15 July 2022 / L'Aquila (Italy)

by MIS4TEL 2022 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Papers We are glad to invite you to submit a manuscript to MIS4TEL2022, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning. The conference proceedings are published by Springer and indexed in Scopus, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== Important dates: - Submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: 30th May, 2022 - Camera-Ready papers due: 17th June, 2022 - Conference celebration: 13th-15th July, 2022 ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 -- 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning >>> 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 and novel methodologies and technologies allow researchers, designers, and domain experts to pursue Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) solutions targeting not only cognitive processes but also motivational, personality, or emotional factors. Nowadays, we can identify two main legs, providing necessary and complementary strengths to a TEL-oriented design process: appropriate technologies should be applied, and appropriate methods should guide the design of such application. Technologies in TEL are capable of delivering smart, personalized, tailored, and motivating learning solutions. Methods are coming from different fields, such as education, psychology, medicine, computer science, and from diverse communities, where collaboration and co-working are used, such as maker communities and participatory design communities. In addition, Learning Analytics can help manage available (big) data and augment learning opportunities for learners and educators alike, for instance by supporting self-regulated learning or adaptation of the learning material. 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 12th 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. >>> TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: # Technologies and technology-based solutions for TEL # - AI technologies and tools for TEL - Agent-based and multi-agent TEL systems - Knowledge representation, reasoning, and management systems for TEL - Natural language systems for TEL - Recommendation, personalization, and adaptation in TEL systems - Social networks for TEL - Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for TEL - Internet of things (IoT) solutions for TEL - Smart solutions or environments for TEL - Wearable technologies for TEL - Robotics for TEL - Virtual reality environments for TEL - Games for TEL or gamified TEL - Sharing and interoperability between TEL environments - Making and fabrication for TEL # Methodologies and experiences for TEL # - Methodologies for personalization, user modeling, and adaptation in TEL- Methodologies for recommendation systems and user modeling in TEL - Methodologies for fostering motivation and engagement in TEL - Methodologies for the design of accessible and usable TEL systems - Methodologies for including different voices in the design process of TEL - Methodologies for informal learning for TEL - Methodologies for fostering TEL in small, medium, and large companies - Methodologies, tools, and frameworks supporting experiments in TEL - Methodologies or approaches from game design and gamification for TEL - Novel experiences and studies (e.g., case studies, ethnographic studies, field studies, experimentations) with methodologies for TEL # Learning analytics for TEL # - Big data and data visualization in TEL - Learning analytics for curriculum design - Learning analytics for personalizing the learner experience - Learning analytics for predicting behavior - Learning analytics for designing learning interventions - Learning analytics for stakeholders >>> SUBMISSIONS # Submitting papers # MIS4TEL papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS Template, with a maximum length of 10 pages, including figures and references. For further details, please see: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission # Review process # MIS4TEL welcomes the submission of papers with preference to the topics listed in the call for papers. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process. Each contribution will be refereed by three experts in the field using the following set of criteria; relevance, originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The papers must consist of original, relevant, and previously unpublished sound research efforts related to any of the topics of the conference. # Publication # Accepted papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (http://www.springer.com/series/15179). At least one of the authors will be required to register for MIS4TEL and to attend the Conference in order to present their paper and to have it included in the conference proceedings. ** Indexing: The books of this series are submitted to SCOPUS, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago.** ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE # General Chair # - Marco Temperini - Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) # Technical Program Co-Chairs # - Ivana Marenzi - L3S Research Center, Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany) - Vittorio Scarano - University of Salerno (Italy) # Paper Co-Chairs # - Milos Kravcik - German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Germany) - Rosa Lanzilotti - University of Bari (Italy) - Elvira Popescu - University of Craiova (Romania) # Workshop Co-Chairs # - Zuzana Kubincova - Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) # Publicity Co-Chairs # - Agnese Addone - University of Salerno (Italy) - Federica Caruso - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Dalila Durães - University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) - John Jairo Páez Rodríguez - University Francisco José de Caldas of Bogotà (Colombia) # Steering Committee Representatives # - Fernando De La Prieta University of Salamanca (Spain) - Rosella Gennari - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) # Local Organizers Co-Chairs # - Tania Di Mascio - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Pierpaolo Vittorini - University of L'Aquila (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

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VL/HCC 2022: Extended Deadlines

by Emanuele Panizzi

*VL/HCC 2022: Call for Research Papers* (Apologies for multiple postings) *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing* *>>> 12-16 September 2022 <<<* *Rome, Italy* *https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022* <https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT DEADLINES* Research Papers: - Abstracts-Only: *Wednesday 6th April 2022* - Submission Deadline: *Wednesday 6th April 2022* (all deadlines are *23:59, AoE*) *>>> Submission link: **https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022* <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC) 2022* From the beginning of the computer age, people have sought easier ways to learn, express, and understand computational ideas. Whether this meant moving from punch cards to textual languages, or command lines to graphical UIs, the quest to make computation easier to express, manipulate, and understand by a broader group of people is an ongoing challenge. The IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing is the premier international forum for research on this topic. Established in 1984, the mission of the conference is to support the design, theory, application, and evaluation of computing technologies and languages for programming, modeling, and communicating, which are easier to learn, use, and understand by people. The 2022 symposium is scheduled to take place September 12-16 in Rome, Italy. Our special emphasis for 2022 is *Human-Centric AI*. VL/HCC 2022 is 100% Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing (TCMC). *VL/HCC is indexed in Scopus, DBLP, IEEE Explore, WoS.* *The Symposium is planned to be in presence. In any case, we are monitoring the Covid situation and will act according to decisions of the authorities to insure the safest and widest participation.* We look forward to your participation in VL/HCC! Paolo Bottoni, VL/HCC 2022 General Co-Chair Gennaro Costagliola, VL/HCC 2022 General Co-Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Scope and Topics* We solicit original, unpublished research papers on computing technologies for modeling, programming, communicating, and reasoning, which are easier to learn, use or understand by humans than the current state-of-the-art. Papers should focus on efforts to design, formalize, implement, or evaluate those technologies and languages. This includes technologies intended for general audiences (e.g., professional or novice programmers, or the public) or domain-specific audiences (e.g., people working in business administration, production environments, healthcare, urban design or scientific domains). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: - Visual Languages: Novel visual languages, Design, evaluation, and theory of visual languages and applications, Development of systems for manipulating and interacting with diagrammatic representations - Human aspects and psychology of software development and language design, such as supporting inclusion and diversity in programming - End-user development: End-user development, adaptation and programming, Creation and evaluation of technologies and infrastructures for end user development - Crowdsourcing design and development work - Representations: Novel representations and user interfaces for expressing computation, Software, algorithm and data visualization - Modeling: Model-driven development, Domain-specific languages, including modeling languages, Visual modeling of human behavior and socio-technical systems - Thinking more deeply about code: Computational thinking and Computer Science education, Debugging and program understanding, Explainable ML/AI If you are not sure if your paper is a good fit for VL/HCC, feel free to email the PC Co-chairs (see “Contacts” below). We welcome those new to the VL/HCC community to submit! *Special Emphasis for 2022: Human-Centric AI* This year’s special topic is “Human-Centric AI”. As AI and explainable AI (XAI) experience explosive growth, many questions arise about how to ensure that tools and explanations for AI fit the needs of the broad populations they need to serve. This year, we especially welcome papers at VL/HCC that design, build, or evaluate technologies involving or relating to human-centric AI and issues of human-centric AI, such as trust and fairness. *Paper submissions* We invite *two kinds of papers*: - full-length research papers, up to 8 pages - plus unlimited additional pages containing only references and/or acknowledgements - short research papers, up to 4 pages - plus unlimited additional pages containing only references and/or acknowledgements. Papers must be submitted using the IEEE two-column conference paper format. Be sure to use the current IEEE conference paper format (which was updated in 2019), and to select the “US letter” template: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html *>>> Papers should be submitted via the **EasyChair system* <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022>*. <<<* *>>> The submission link is: * *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022* <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022>* <<<* To facilitate the assigning of papers to reviewers, we require paper abstracts to be submitted via EasyChair at least 1 week prior to the paper submission deadline (see Important Deadlines above). The abstract must be kept up to date such that it matches exactly the abstract in the submitted paper. The abstract must be no longer than 250 words. All accepted papers, whether full or short, should be complete, self-contained, archival contributions. Contributions from full papers are more extensive than those from short papers. Work-in-progress, which has not yet yielded a contribution, should be submitted to the Showpieces category. All submissions will be reviewed by members of the Program Committee in a single blind review process. Authors will then receive the reviews for their submissions and will be able to answer them in a rebuttal phase. Only after this step the PC will make a final decision about the acceptance of the submissions. Submissions and reviews for the technical program are managed with EasyChair. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register for VL/HCC 2022 and present the paper at the conference. There will be a virtual presentation option in case of travel restrictions. IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference, including IEEE Xplore Digital Library, if the paper is not presented by the author at the conference. The proceedings of IEEE VL/HCC are published in digital form by the IEEE Computer Science Society and archived in the IEEE Digital Library with an official ISBN number. Accepted papers will be available to conference attendees via the IEEE Open Preview program in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/). *Evaluation and Justification* Papers are expected to support their claims with appropriate evidence. For example, a paper that claims to improve programmer productivity is expected to demonstrate improved productivity; a paper that claims to be easier to use should demonstrate increased ease of use. However, not all claims necessarily need to be supported with empirical evidence or studies with people. For example, a paper that claims to make something feasible that was clearly infeasible might substantiate its claim through the existence of a functioning prototype. Moreover, there are many alternatives to empirical evidence that may be appropriate for justifying claims, including analytical methods, formal arguments or case studies. Given this criterion, we encourage potential authors to think carefully about what claims their submission makes and what evidence would adequately support these claims. In addition, we expect short papers to have less comprehensive evaluation than long papers. *Special Issue of The Journal of Computer Languages (COLA)* A select number of accepted papers will also be invited to optionally submit a revised and extended paper to a special issue of the Journal of Computer Languages (COLA). These papers will also go through the journal’s normal reviewing process. Papers accepted at both would appear both in the proceedings for VL/HCC 2022 and in COLA. Further instructions regarding formatting and the review/publication process will be provided when the invitations are made. More information about COLA is available here: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-computer-languages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *VL/HCC 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE* General Co-Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy General Co-Chair Gennaro Costagliola, University of Salerno, Italy Program Co-Chair Michelle Brachman, IBM Research, United States Program Co-Chair Mark Minas, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany Publicity & Social Media Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Finance Chair Maria De Marsico, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Publications Chair Kim Monch, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany Web Chair Mattia De Rosa, University of Salerno, Italy Graduate Consortium Co-Chair Andrew Fish, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Graduate Consortium Co-Chair, Thomas LaToza, George Mason University, United States Tutorial and Workshop Co-Chair Alessio Malizia, University of Pisa, Italy Tutorial and Workshop Co-Chair Vittorio Fuccella, University of Salerno, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Contacts* PC Co-Chairs: - Michelle (Ichinco) Brachman (michelle.brachman(a)ibm.com) - Mark Minas (mark.minas(a)unibw.de) For more information or any queries, please see our website: https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022

3 years, 4 months

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VL/HCC 2022: Extended Deadlines

by Emanuele Panizzi

*VL/HCC 2022: Call for Research Papers* (Apologies for multiple postings) *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing* *>>> 12-16 September 2022 <<<* *Rome, Italy* *https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022* <https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT DEADLINES* Research Papers: - Abstracts-Only: *Wednesday 6th April 2022* - Submission Deadline: *Wednesday 6th April 2022* (all deadlines are *23:59, AoE*) *>>> Submission link: **https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022* <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC) 2022* From the beginning of the computer age, people have sought easier ways to learn, express, and understand computational ideas. Whether this meant moving from punch cards to textual languages, or command lines to graphical UIs, the quest to make computation easier to express, manipulate, and understand by a broader group of people is an ongoing challenge. The IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing is the premier international forum for research on this topic. Established in 1984, the mission of the conference is to support the design, theory, application, and evaluation of computing technologies and languages for programming, modeling, and communicating, which are easier to learn, use, and understand by people. The 2022 symposium is scheduled to take place September 12-16 in Rome, Italy. Our special emphasis for 2022 is *Human-Centric AI*. VL/HCC 2022 is 100% Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing (TCMC). *VL/HCC is indexed in Scopus, DBLP, IEEE Explore, WoS.* *The Symposium is planned to be in presence. In any case, we are monitoring the Covid situation and will act according to decisions of the authorities to insure the safest and widest participation.* We look forward to your participation in VL/HCC! Paolo Bottoni, VL/HCC 2022 General Co-Chair Gennaro Costagliola, VL/HCC 2022 General Co-Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Scope and Topics* We solicit original, unpublished research papers on computing technologies for modeling, programming, communicating, and reasoning, which are easier to learn, use or understand by humans than the current state-of-the-art. Papers should focus on efforts to design, formalize, implement, or evaluate those technologies and languages. This includes technologies intended for general audiences (e.g., professional or novice programmers, or the public) or domain-specific audiences (e.g., people working in business administration, production environments, healthcare, urban design or scientific domains). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: - Visual Languages: Novel visual languages, Design, evaluation, and theory of visual languages and applications, Development of systems for manipulating and interacting with diagrammatic representations - Human aspects and psychology of software development and language design, such as supporting inclusion and diversity in programming - End-user development: End-user development, adaptation and programming, Creation and evaluation of technologies and infrastructures for end user development - Crowdsourcing design and development work - Representations: Novel representations and user interfaces for expressing computation, Software, algorithm and data visualization - Modeling: Model-driven development, Domain-specific languages, including modeling languages, Visual modeling of human behavior and socio-technical systems - Thinking more deeply about code: Computational thinking and Computer Science education, Debugging and program understanding, Explainable ML/AI If you are not sure if your paper is a good fit for VL/HCC, feel free to email the PC Co-chairs (see “Contacts” below). We welcome those new to the VL/HCC community to submit! *Special Emphasis for 2022: Human-Centric AI* This year’s special topic is “Human-Centric AI”. As AI and explainable AI (XAI) experience explosive growth, many questions arise about how to ensure that tools and explanations for AI fit the needs of the broad populations they need to serve. This year, we especially welcome papers at VL/HCC that design, build, or evaluate technologies involving or relating to human-centric AI and issues of human-centric AI, such as trust and fairness. *Paper submissions* We invite *two kinds of papers*: - full-length research papers, up to 8 pages - plus unlimited additional pages containing only references and/or acknowledgements - short research papers, up to 4 pages - plus unlimited additional pages containing only references and/or acknowledgements. Papers must be submitted using the IEEE two-column conference paper format. Be sure to use the current IEEE conference paper format (which was updated in 2019), and to select the “US letter” template: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html *>>> Papers should be submitted via the **EasyChair system* <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022>*. <<<* *>>> The submission link is: * *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022* <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022>* <<<* To facilitate the assigning of papers to reviewers, we require paper abstracts to be submitted via EasyChair at least 1 week prior to the paper submission deadline (see Important Deadlines above). The abstract must be kept up to date such that it matches exactly the abstract in the submitted paper. The abstract must be no longer than 250 words. All accepted papers, whether full or short, should be complete, self-contained, archival contributions. Contributions from full papers are more extensive than those from short papers. Work-in-progress, which has not yet yielded a contribution, should be submitted to the Showpieces category. All submissions will be reviewed by members of the Program Committee in a single blind review process. Authors will then receive the reviews for their submissions and will be able to answer them in a rebuttal phase. Only after this step the PC will make a final decision about the acceptance of the submissions. Submissions and reviews for the technical program are managed with EasyChair. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register for VL/HCC 2022 and present the paper at the conference. There will be a virtual presentation option in case of travel restrictions. IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference, including IEEE Xplore Digital Library, if the paper is not presented by the author at the conference. The proceedings of IEEE VL/HCC are published in digital form by the IEEE Computer Science Society and archived in the IEEE Digital Library with an official ISBN number. Accepted papers will be available to conference attendees via the IEEE Open Preview program in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/). *Evaluation and Justification* Papers are expected to support their claims with appropriate evidence. For example, a paper that claims to improve programmer productivity is expected to demonstrate improved productivity; a paper that claims to be easier to use should demonstrate increased ease of use. However, not all claims necessarily need to be supported with empirical evidence or studies with people. For example, a paper that claims to make something feasible that was clearly infeasible might substantiate its claim through the existence of a functioning prototype. Moreover, there are many alternatives to empirical evidence that may be appropriate for justifying claims, including analytical methods, formal arguments or case studies. Given this criterion, we encourage potential authors to think carefully about what claims their submission makes and what evidence would adequately support these claims. In addition, we expect short papers to have less comprehensive evaluation than long papers. *Special Issue of The Journal of Computer Languages (COLA)* A select number of accepted papers will also be invited to optionally submit a revised and extended paper to a special issue of the Journal of Computer Languages (COLA). These papers will also go through the journal’s normal reviewing process. Papers accepted at both would appear both in the proceedings for VL/HCC 2022 and in COLA. Further instructions regarding formatting and the review/publication process will be provided when the invitations are made. More information about COLA is available here: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-computer-languages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *VL/HCC 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE* General Co-Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy General Co-Chair Gennaro Costagliola, University of Salerno, Italy Program Co-Chair Michelle Brachman, IBM Research, United States Program Co-Chair Mark Minas, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany Publicity & Social Media Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Finance Chair Maria De Marsico, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Publications Chair Kim Monch, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany Web Chair Mattia De Rosa, University of Salerno, Italy Graduate Consortium Co-Chair Andrew Fish, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Graduate Consortium Co-Chair, Thomas LaToza, George Mason University, United States Tutorial and Workshop Co-Chair Alessio Malizia, University of Pisa, Italy Tutorial and Workshop Co-Chair Vittorio Fuccella, University of Salerno, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Contacts* PC Co-Chairs: - Michelle (Ichinco) Brachman (michelle.brachman(a)ibm.com) - Mark Minas (mark.minas(a)unibw.de) For more information or any queries, please see our website: https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022

3 years, 4 months

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3rd International Workshop on Empowering People in Dealing with Internet of Things Ecosystems (EMPATHY) - 2nd Call for Contributions

by Andrea Mattioli

-------------- *apologies for cross-posting* *second call for papers* EMPATHY: Empowering People in Dealing with Internet of Things Ecosystems - 3rd Edition https://empathy-ws.github.io/2022/ June 6th, 2022 Rome, Italy Workshop co-located with AVI 2022 OVERVIEW In the last decade, the spreading of low-cost technologies integrating sensors and actuators has favored the development of the so-called smart objects. This trend has been further fostered by the Internet of Things (IoT), which connects the physical world with Internet via ubiquitous sensors and actuators. The opportunities offered by the IoT are amplified by the use of new approaches that, based on novel interaction paradigms, involve directly non-technical users in configuring the joint behavior of their smart objects, among them and with online services. Existing solutions to define the behavior of such “IoT ecosystems” range from systems that leave the users complete control for establishing the joint behavior of smart objects, to solutions that automatically define smart objects behavior exploiting intelligent techniques. In this continuum, different technologies, frameworks, and approaches present different levels of user control and automation. In this perspective it is also important to consider the emerging role played by social and humanoid robots, which are integrated sets of sensors and actuators with human-like behaviours. DATES April 9th: Paper submission deadline April 16th: Paper acceptance notice April 29th: Camera-ready submission June 6th: Workshop SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS This workshop aims to serve as a venue for discussing ongoing research and sharing ideas for researchers and practitioners working on solutions to personalize the behavior of IoT ecosystems. We aim to encourage participation in order to have stimulating discussion from various perspectives. Topics include, but are not limited, to: - End-User Development (EUD) for IoT; - Interaction Paradigms for IoT; - Usability of IoT Systems; - Interface Design for IoT; - Intelligent Interface for IoT Systems; - Accessibility for IoT Systems; - Virtual and Augmented Reality for EUD in IoT settings; - Conversational User Interfaces for EUD; - Usable Privacy and Security in IoT systems; - Personalisation and Recommendations for IoT; - IoT for Cultural Heritage; - Personalization of humanoid robots; - Ubiquitous computing and mobile human-computer interaction; - Human-centered artificial intelligence in IoT contexts; - Industry case studies. PARTICIPATION This will be a one-day workshop, oriented towards discussions, hands-on sessions, and presentations. We invite submissions of two types: short papers (3-4 pages) and position papers (1-2 pages). Participants are asked to submit their paper describing their recent or future work in one of the areas indicated in the topics of interest. All submissions must be in the new ACM master article template (https://chi2022.acm.org/for-authors/). Papers should be submitted in PDF to Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=empathy2022). All papers will be reviewed by the organizers and by the program committee based on relevance and significance in order to provide constructive comments to the submitters. Reviewing will be double blind (i.e. the submissions must be anonymized). If accepted, at least one of the authors must register and attend the workshop. Final versions of the accepted papers will be published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings, which is indexed by Scopus. ORGANIZERS - Fabrizio Balducci, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” - Bernardo Breve, University of Salerno - Federica Cena, University of Torino - Andrea Mattioli, CNR-ISTI - Mehdi Rizvi, Politecnico of Milano For more information, check our website at https://empathy-ws.github.io/2022/ or contact us at empathy2022(a)easychair.org

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Last CfP SLERD 2022 - 7th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologies for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= *7th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development** * *2022:**TOWARDS THE POLYPHONIC CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW NORMALITY* *July 5-6, 2022* /*Bucharest, Romania (hybrid)*/ slerd.uniroma2.it <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/> Contacts: 1st: mihai [dot] dascalu [at] upb [dot] ro 2nd: aslerd [dot] org [at] gmail [dot] com To keep updated join the ASLERD LinkedIn page -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5103530/> Facebook page -> link <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063631144119> ============================================================= Deadline for paper submission: *March 31, 2022 *call for papers <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/call-for-papers/> *========================================================= * *SLERD 2022* is organized by /University Politehnica of Bucharest /in collaboration with /ASLERD/ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASLERD>/./ * * /*Short Intro*/ After the shock of the pandemic, learning ecosystems – and in particular schools, universities, and territorial learning communities – all over the world – are facing a new phase characterized by the search for and the experimentation of ways to their “*new normality*“. This is within a world that seeks to protect at best and incentivize the economic recovery that although relevant is still subjected to enormous risks. Among the main areas on which most of the industrialized countries and Europe are focusing on, there are: the transitions towards a green and circular economy, smart digitization of the production processes, social innovation, active citizen participation supported by technologies, and, finally, the education for all. In such a context,*collaboration*is emerging as an approach and an attitude of considerable relevance that stays also at the basis of the polyphonic construction of the future of learning ecosystems. Alongside/collaboration/, on the technological side, it continues to rise the relevance of intelligent systems, generically collected under the label of*Artificial Intelligence*(AI); concurrently, on the pedagogical side,*competences*have become the goal of future education, also in the attempt to close the skill gap, which represents one of the greatest dangers for the transition towards smarter productive systems and societies. Competences and AI, by the way, are also topics that intersect and influence each other and rise questions of*ethical nature*. Last but not least, they are likely to require an organizational and didactic revolution of the learning ecosystems, thus requiring to question the possible consequences in order to build a more adequate future. In turn, this step requires inspiration from best practices to leverage the advantage of the growth of individuals and the expectations of the communities. What should we expect for future learning ecosystems? How “smart learning ecosystems” are changing? How such changes may be related to the achievement of “a better learning for a better world <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/aslerd/docs/TIMISOARA_DECLARATI…>” as a contribution to theUnited Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld>? How will they contribute to the reduction of inequalities and, at the same time, to the empowering of each individual according to his expectations and talents? /Smart /referred to /learning ecosystems,/ in ASLERD and SLERD contexts, does not simply means “technology enhanced”. The smartness is a more complex multilayered construct related to the wellbeing of the players operating in the ecosystems and is affected by the improvement of any relevant aspects of the learning processes and ecosystem functioning, especially if connected with territorial development and social innovation. Technologies are mediators. Hopefully they should be included but they are not a “sine qua non”. The achievement of the learning ecosystems’ smartness is a process that need a long term vision, multidisciplinary competences, an attitude to understand people and contexts and to mediate point of views, a dynamic resilience to keep on track to achieve, step by step, the foreseen goals. /* *//*Topics of interests*/ *SLERD 2022* is proud to invite colleagues - researchers and practitioners - from all over the world to share the efforts concerning the development of smart learning ecosystems and, contributions on how to build together a brilliant post pandemic future, where smart learning ecosystems and smart education will be even more central in the education of future citizens, and in the promotion of social innovation and territorial development. can be grouped under three big themes: /*• places for smart education */ * • future of institutional learning • interplay between formal and informal learning • new educational models and settings • continuity-discontinuity of time, technology, place/space, processes in learning • role of, and case studies of, games and gamification in smart education • dual education and other alternate scheme approaches • monitoring and benchmarking of smartness (individual, institution, city, region) * /*• people in place centered design for smart education*/ * • general frameworks and methodological advances • design, data and other relevant literacies • smart citizen’s literacies, skill and competences • communities and co-design in smart learning • sharing & participatory practices • open access to any resource and disparity • cultural influences * /*• supportive learning technologies for smart education*/ * • intelligent tutoring systems and interfaces • semantic web technologies and applications • text/opinion mining and sentiment analysis • real/virtual communities and social network analysis • interoperability and application of open/smart data and services • safety & security in education • IoT, ubiquitous and wearable technologies • adaptability to educational contexts and citizens • role of VR in education * ========================================================= /*Important dates:*/ --------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline for papers submission: *March**31, 2022* • Notification to the authors: April 30, 2022 • Camera ready paper: May 15, 2022 • Conference: July 5-6, 2022 ========================================== /*Submissions:*/ --------------------------------------------------------- SLERD contributions of min. 4500 words and max. 16 pages. Papers should be written according to the */Spinger Instruction for Authors/* of the series /Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies/: https://www.springer.com/us/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conferen… Link to the /*paper submission page on easy chair:*/ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=slerd2022 =========================================================

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Call for Papers: Workshop on Reflections and Dialogues around Smart Technology (ResiSTo), co-located with MIS4TEL, L'Aquila, Italy | 13th-15th July, 2022

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

================================================ CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS Workshop on Reflections and Dialogues around Smart Technology (ResiSTo) --- Proceedings in Springer Verlag; indexing in Scopus; fast review process --- Co-located with the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL), L'Aquila, Italy | 13th-15th July, 2022 ================================================ IMPORTANT DATES ================================================ Workshop papers submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 Workshop camera-ready papers: 17th June, 2022 Accepted workshop papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published in the LNNS series of Springer Verlag (https://www.springer.com/series/15179), and will be Scopus indexed. ================================================ THEME ================================================ Smart technologies include, but are not limited to, AI-based devices for digital education, smart things, smart art-work, smart environments, smart cities and smart artefacts, in general. The workshop focuses on the role which reflections, as in design thinking, and dialogues, as in ethnographic research, play in imagining, conceptualising, using, assessing smart technologies for different contexts and people, with a preference for learning contexts and learners. Workshop papers are expected to describe frameworks, methods, toolkits, experiences, studies or provocations with reflections and dialogues around smart technologies. Examples are toolkits which enable young generations to design smart things and reflect across their design (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212868921000660). Other examples are studies concerning design as a means for reflecting on stereotypes (http://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/-(448ba68b-ca74-4b06…). The workshop is intended as a forum to share provocations concerning past research work, novel ideas grounded in the literature, work-in-progress prototypes, as well as preliminary results which intercept the theme of the workshop. In other words, workshop papers are expected to report on early or ongoing research activities, which have not yet got the maturity expected for the main-conference submissions. ================================================ TOPICS ================================================ Suggested topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: -Reflections in the creation, usage or evaluation of smart technologies -Responsibility or other critical reflections in technology enhanced learning -The role of dialogue in digital education -Field studies and ecological studies for reflecting with/around smart technologies -Playfulness, gamification and critical reflections with/around smart technologies -Responsibility in the design of smart solutions -Critical thinking in the design of smart cities, environments, things, artwork, artefacts -Dialogue and reflections in designing smart technologies at a distance -Dialogue and reflections in using smart technologies at a distance -Dialogue and reflections in assessing smart technologies at a distance -Dialogues and reflections in making or physical computing -Creativity, dialogues, reflections and smart technologies -Biases in smart technologies -Unveiling ethics concerns with/around smart technologies ================================================ SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ================================================ Workshop contributions should be 10-page papers or exceptionally 6-page papers, including references; papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS template, available on the main-conference website of MIS4TEL. Papers should be submitted as PDF via Easychair. The Easychair submission page can be accessed at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mis4tel22. Please take care in selecting the correct track i.e., “Workshop on Reflections and Dialogues around Smart Technology (ResiSTo)” when submitting. All submissions will undergo a fast yet careful peer review process by at least two members of the program committee. Publication of an accepted paper in the proceedings requires that at least one author of the paper registers for and participates in the conference. ================================================ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ================================================ Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Maristella Matera, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Alessandra Melonio, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy Mehdi Rizvi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Elisa Rubegni, Lancaster University, United Kingdom ================================================ For more information, contact us at resisto.workshop(a)gmail.com or check out our webpage at https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops/resisto

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Call for UMAP’22 Theory, Opinion, and Reflection (TOR) Position Papers

by Nasim Sonboli

--- Please forward to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP'22) Barcelona, Spain, and Online 4 - 7 July 2022 https://www.um.org/umap2022/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: - Submission Deadline: April 15, 2022; - Notification to authors: May 10, 2022; - Camera-ready submission: May 18, 2022; - Conference: July 4-7, 2022; Note: All the deadlines must be intended at 11:59 PM AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) More information in: https://www.um.org/umap2022/call-for-theory-opinion-reflection/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACM UMAP 2022 is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users, to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. Theory, Opinion, and Reflection (TOR) are position papers that critically look at ongoing and emerging research topics, reflections on persistent or fleeting trends in the field, and blue sky future ideas for UMAP research. They offer an opportunity for discussing thought-provoking work relevant to the UMAP community, albeit they are not yet ready to be published as full-length research papers at a refereed conference. Moreover, to mark the 30th year of the UMAP conference, this track encourages papers that consider a broad perspective on how the field has evolved and the challenges and directions that lay ahead. We encourage both qualitative and quantitative historical analyses, and reflections on persistent or fleeting trends in the field, although blue-sky ideas and early-stage works are also welcome, as long as their aim is to foster discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Submissions should have a length of up to 4 pages (excluding references) in the new ACM single-column style and will be published as part of the ACM UMAP 2022 Adjunct Proceedings. More information in: https://www.um.org/umap2022/call-for-theory-opinion-reflection/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- UMAP’s General Chairs: umap2022-general(a)um.org - Alejandro Bellogín (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) - Ludovico Boratto (University of Cagliari, Italy) - Olga C. Santos (UNED, Spain) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow UMAP 2022 on Social Media - Twitter: @UMAPconf #umap2022 (https://twitter.com/UMAPconf) - Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/ISWConf> https://www.facebook.com/acmumap

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IEEE Conference - extended deadline - Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications”

by Giuseppe Caggianese

****** ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED! ****** Call for Papers Special Session on "eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications" Abstract (1-2 pages) by April 1, 2022 (extended) ************************************************************************** Dear Colleagues, Due to many requests, we have extended the abstract (1-2 pages) submission deadline to April 01, 2022. https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 Best wishes, Giuseppe Caggianese ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 2022 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022) https://metroxraine.org/ October 26-28, 2022 - Rome, Italy. ==================================================================================== IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ - Abstract (1-2 pages) Submission Deadline: March 18, 2022 extended to April 1, 2022. - Abstract Acceptance Notification: April 13, 2022. - Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 20, 2022. - Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 20, 2022. - Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 30, 2022 - Early Bird Registration: September 10, 2022. - Conference Dates: October 26-28, 2022. SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION ------------------------- 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 all human endeavors, including creation, display, entertainment, social, and trading. Thus, the Metaverse will evolve how users interact with brands, intellectual properties, 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. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 TOPICS ---------- 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 Metaverse - 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 factors issues related to Metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds 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. 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. 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: www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html The papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EDAS online submission and review system: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=29413 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. All submissions will be reviewed by the special session organizers and other external reviewers. 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. VENUE -------- National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy – October 26-28, 2022. ORGANIZERS ------------- Giuseppe Caggianese National Research Council of Italy giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it Ugo Erra University of Basilicata ugo.erra(a)unibas.it For any questions related to the special session, please contact us via email.

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[CFP] Advanced Visual Interfaces for Augmented Video @AVI 2022

by Ilenia Galluccio

Dear colleague, we would like to attract your attention to AVIxAV2022 Advanced Visual Interfaces for Augmented Video @AVI2022 **Please forward to anyone who might be interested and apologies for cross-posting** CALL FOR PAPERS ---------------- Workshop on Advanced Visual Interfaces for Augmented Video - AVIxAV 2022 ( https://avixav.dibris.unige.it/) organized within the International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces IMPORTANT DATES (23:59 AoE - Anywhere on Earth) --------------- Abstract submission: Sunday, March 27, 2022 Workshop paper submission: Sunday, April 3, 2022 Workshop paper acceptance notice: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Workshop paper camera-ready: Sunday, May 8, 2022 Workshop day: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 TOPICS --------------- We invite submissions that address AVI topics and are focused on visual interfaces for video augmentation. They include but are not limited to the following: Visual augmentation of videos Visual summaries and indexing Video augmentation for mobile users Search Interfaces for video exploration Visual analytics Interactive video 3D video 360 degree video Hypervideo Adaptive and personalized user interfaces Knowledge graph visualization and exploration Visual tips and recommendations Knowledge extraction and visualization Intelligent multimodal interfaces Usability and accessibility Video augmentation for inclusiveness Video augmentation for training Video-based learning SUBMISSION TYPES: ----------------------- Short papers (3-4 pages, including references and appendices) Position papers and demo papers (max 2 pages, including references and appendices) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE -------------------- Mauro Coccoli, University of Genoa, IT Ilenia Galluccio, University of Genoa, IT Ilaria Torre, University of Genoa, IT Francesca Amenduni, Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training, CH Alberto Cattaneo, Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training, CH Christopher Clarke, University of Bath, UK CONTACT ----------------- E-mail: ilenia.galluccio(a)edu.unige.it Web page: https://avixav.dibris.unige.it/ -----------------

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CfP - Deadline approaching: CoPDA 2022 "Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: AI for Humans or Humans for AI?"

by Barbara Rita Barricelli

--------------- Call for Papers --------------- CoPDA 2022 - 6th International Workshop on Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: AI for Humans or Humans for AI? https://homes.di.unimi.it/cslab/copda2022/ June 7, 2022 - Frascati (Rome), Italy In conjunction with AVI 2022 (https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022) -------- Overview -------- This edition of the CoPDA workshop will be dedicated to discussing the current hype about Artificial Intelligence (AI) by contrasting it with the objectives pursued by Human-Centered Design (HCD). The workshop will establish a forum to explore our basic assumption (and to provide at least partial evidence) that the most successful AI systems out there today are dependent on teams of humans, just as humans depend on these systems to gain access to information, provide insights and perform tasks beyond their own capabilities. Recognizing that AI is today one of the “hottest” topics in large parts of the world, this CoPDA edition will reflect on the role of HCD in the AI age. Mainly, we are not interested in discussing the design of user interfaces of systems with AI features per se; rather, grounded in research activities from a broad spectrum of academic disciplines, from computer science to social science, this CoPDA workshop will critically analyze the current hype about AI by contrasting it with the objectives pursued by HCD, in order to investigate the impact on individuals, social groups, and society as a whole. More precisely, the workshop will explore the relationship between AI, aimed at replacing human beings, and Intelligence Augmentation (IA), focused on empowering human beings in their daily life and work. Balancing between these two perspectives means changing the research paradigm from traditional human-computer interaction, to designing the collaboration between humans and computers. This will foster creativity, meaningful work, intersubjectivity, and learning, and eventually improve the quality of life of individuals. However, a variety of issues and ethical problems need to be addressed in this new age – e.g., privacy intrusions, massive unemployment, knowledge and competence loss, lack of control, autonomous weapons, etc. The workshop organizers encourage researchers to submit position papers that will consider these aspects. In summary, the workshop will aim at discussing the importance of HCD in the AI Age by considering several topics including (but not limited to): - Collective human-centered design - Collaborative learning - Cultures of participation - Meaningful human control - Adaptive, Adaptable, and Context-Aware Systems - Distributed cognition - Tacit knowledge and meaning making - Multi-dimensional aspects of learning - Big data and privacy - Learning analytics - Human-machine teaming systems - Explainability of AI-based decisions - Evaluation of AI-based systems - End-User Development for AI-based systems ----------- Submissions ----------- Authors are invited to submit a 5-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=copda2022 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. --------------- Important dates --------------- - Mar 27th, 2022: Submission deadline for position papers - Apr 27th, 2022: Notification of acceptance - May 8th, 2022: Camera ready - Jun 7th, 2022: CoPDA 2022 workshop -------------------- Organizing Committee -------------------- 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 copda2022(a)easychair.org *Barbara Rita Barricelli, PhD* Assistant Professor Department of Information Engineering Università degli Studi di Brescia http://barbara-barricelli.unibs.it <http://barbara-barricelli.unibs.it> -- Informativa sulla Privacy: https://www.unibs.it/it/node/1452 <https://www.unibs.it/it/node/1452>

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IFIP IoT 2022 - Submission time

by Fabio Paternò

--------------------------------------------------- IFIP IoT 2022 - 5th IFIP International Internet of Things (IoT) Conference == IoT through a Multi-disciplinary Perspective == 27-28 October 2022 Amsterdam, The Netherlands The IFIP International Internet of Things (IoT) Conference is the annual event of IFIP totally dedicated to IoT research, innovations, and applications. The fifth conference in the series continues to put emphasis on the multidisciplinary nature of the IoT world. IoT covers a wide range of topics, from communication network protocols and embedded systems to data analytics and machine learning algorithms, but also considering social, legal, ethical, and economic aspects, having the objective of enabling a vast array of services in areas like e-health, mobility, energy, manufacturing, smart cities, and agriculture, just to cite a few examples. IoT deployment needs also to take into consideration the security, privacy, and social aspects of networking, which need to be fully investigated to ensure real added value for IoT users. The IFIP IoT Conference addresses this wide variety of topics. Papers are sought to show technical advancements, research on major questions, innovation, pilot site results and policy issues. Perspectives might be from the people and organizations involved, like researchers, users, user organizations, ICT industry, authorities, and regulators. Submissions and submission guidelines We solicit submissions of full papers and poster presentations. Proposals for special sessions can be submitted via the special form on the conference website. Submitted full papers must be original, unpublished, and not submitted to another conference or journal for consideration. Poster presentations will have to be student papers. Accepted submissions will be presented at the conference and included in the pre-conference book to be published in the IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (AICT) series by Springer Nature. Authors can choose to publish their paper as an open access paper, for details contact Leon Strous. Proceedings will be submitted for indexing in SCOPUS and Web of Science. Previous editions are already indexed in SCOPUS. Selected papers will be eligible for a special issue in the Springer Nature Computer Science (SNCS) journal (https://www.springer.com/journal/42979) All papers must be written in English. Full papers should be at most 18 pages long in total including references and appendices. The paper should be intelligible without having to read the appendices. Poster presentations should be at most 4 pages. Submissions should not be anonymized. Authors must follow the Springer formatting instructions for the IFIP AICT series, see https://www.springer.com/series/6102. Each paper will receive at least 3 reviews. At least one author of each accepted paper must register by the early registration date and present the paper. Poster presentations will have to be presented by the student(s). For paper submissions go to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifipiot2022 For more information visit the conference website http://ifip-iotconference.org/ or contact Leon Strous (strous(a)iae.nl), Srinivas Katkoori (katkoori(a)usf.edu) or Luis Camarinha-Matos (cam(a)uninova.pt) Message re. COVID-19 The IFIP IoT 2022 conference is planned as a physical meeting. Given the uncertainty with regards to COVID-19, there will be options to present papers and participate virtually in case the COVID-19 situation prevents physical attendance. The organizers are committed to have the event on the dates as scheduled. COVID-19 uncertainties should therefore not discourage you from submitting your paper that, if accepted and presented, will be published in our conference proceedings published by Springer in the IFIP AICT series.

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CFP - Extended deadline - Abstract 1-2 pages - Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022)

by Giuseppe Caggianese

****** ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED! ****** Call for Papers Special Session on "eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications" Abstract (1-2 pages) by April 1, 2022 (extended) ************************************************************************** Dear Colleagues, the submission deadline to contribute with an Abstract (1-2 pages) to the special session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” is extended to April 1, 2022. https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 Conference: IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022) - October 26-28, 2022 - Rome. Visit the conference website for further and updated information https://metroxraine.org/. 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 2022. Best wishes, Giuseppe Caggianese ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 2022 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022) https://metroxraine.org/ October 26-28, 2022 - Rome, Italy. ==================================================================================== IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ - Abstract (1-2 pages) Submission Deadline: March 18, 2022 extended to April 1, 2022. - Abstract Acceptance Notification: March 30, 2022. - Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 10, 2022. - Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 10, 2022. - Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 30, 2022 - Early Bird Registration: September 10, 2022. - Conference Dates: October 26-28, 2022. SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION ------------------------- 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 all human endeavors, including creation, display, entertainment, social, and trading. Thus, the Metaverse will evolve how users interact with brands, intellectual properties, 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. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 TOPICS ---------- 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 Metaverse - 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 factors issues related to Metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds 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. 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. 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: www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html The papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EDAS online submission and review system: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=29413 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. All submissions will be reviewed by the special session organizers and other external reviewers. 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. VENUE -------- National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy – October 26-28, 2022. ORGANIZERS ------------- Giuseppe Caggianese National Research Council of Italy giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it Ugo Erra University of Basilicata ugo.erra(a)unibas.it For any questions related to the special session, please contact us via email.

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Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022): Second Call for Papers

by Announce Announcements

*** Second Call for Papers *** Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) December 5-7, 2022, Golden Bay Beach Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/ihaw2022 (Proceedings to be published by Springer in CCIS; Journal Special Issues with SN Computer Science (Springer) and Smart Health (Elsevier); Best Paper Award sponsored by MDPI "Sensors" with 300 CHF) ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) is the second of the series of International Conferences on "ICT for Societal Challenges". It is a showcase for high quality oral and poster presentations and demonstrations sessions. This conference aims to be a platform for multi and interdisciplinary research at the interplay between Information and Communication Technologies, Biomedical, Neuro-cognitive, and Experimental research. This research includes the design, experimental evaluation and standardization of new ICT scalable systems and in-silico systems for new and future inclusive and sustainable technologies that benefit all: healthy people, people with disabilities or other impairments, people having chronic diseases, etc. User-centered design and innovation, new intuitive ways of human -computer interaction, and user acceptance are the topics of particular interest. Conference Topics Relevant topics include (but are not limited to) the following: Artificial Intelligence, Computation and Data Analytics • Artificial Intelligence methods for medical device testing. • Algorithms, methods and services for condition-specific intervention (e.g., diabetes, obesity, dementia, post cancer treatment, allergies, mental health). • Algorithms, methods and services for predicting and monitoring infectious disease. • Crowd-sourcing and social media analysis for predicting and monitoring infectious disease. • Medical Data and/or Medical Image Analysis. • Electronic Medical Records Analysis. • Computational methods for medical devices. Human Computer Interaction and Cognition • Human-Machine Interaction for healthcare and well-being. • Cognitive Mechatronics for healthcare and well-being. • Models for human-device interaction for medicine. • Cobotics for healthcare and well-being. • Model-based design and configuration tools for healthcare and well-being. Assistive Devices • Precision medicine. • ICT for in-silicon trials. • Implantable medical devices. • Multimodal assistive ICT devices to empower people with sensory, cognitive, motor, balance and spatial impairments. ICT & Wellbeing • Age-friendly systems for active and healthy ageing (telepresence, robotics solutions, innovative solutions for independent living, innovative elderly care, integrated care, age-related risks prevention/detection). • ICT systems to improve the quality of life and for daily life activities assistance (education, recreation, and nutrition). • Smart living homes and wearables (Intelligent and personalized digital solutions for sustaining and extending healthy and independent living; personalized early risk detection and intervention). • Smart Systems and services promoting access to the socio-economical and cultural environment. • IoT and smart real-time surveillance systems for monitoring, auditing and control to prevent the spread of the pandemic. • eHealth smart solutions in the fight against a COVID-19 like pandemic. • IoT and Smart Healthcare systems with an environmentally friendly and sustainable footprint. Health Infrastructure and Healthcare Operation Services • Distributed and connected digital healthcare services. • IoT services for real-time monitoring of health data and status of patients and/or older adults. • Wearable devices and IoT systems for remote monitoring of health data and status of patients and/or older adults. • mHealth services and applications using mobile and wearable devices to collect community and clinical health data, and deliver healthcare information to practitioners, researchers and patients. • Sustainable city environments for emergency health management. • 5G and beyond for healthcare in sustainable smart cities. • Wireless Sensor Networks for advanced smart healthcare in sustainable cities. Quality in Healthcare Systems • New experimental validation methods with end-users. • Systems and services for ensuring patient’s commitment to the medication schedule. • Digital health systems and tools for health care professional training and workforce development. • Communication systems and services improving the quality of patient and healthcare provider contact before, during and after admission. • Methods and Technology for Improving the quality of services-oriented care delivery systems. • Methods, Digital Tools and/or Services for inclusive-for-all healthcare systems. • Co-Creation of healthcare systems for social well being of people with special needs, older adults and/or deprivileged or disadvantaged people. • Systems for management of health and care (mental health, pain, neurological disorders, sight, hearing, balance, space awareness; sensory based physiological and psychological non-invasive measurements, preventive healthcare, m-healthcare, e-healthcare, integrated care, serious games, electronic health record, self- management, patient-centered systems for survivorship, palliation and/or end-of-life care). Privacy, Security & Standardization • Standardization, certification, labelling, and communication issues (related to ageing well, to sensory impairment). • Privacy and Security/Regulation compliant services in health care systems (e.g., HIPAA). • Security and privacy of digital health systems and service. • Socio-economic issues of smart healthcare in sustainable societies. • Privacy, security and ethics in eHealth smart solutions and surveillance at scale in the fight against a COVID-19 pandemic. High-quality original submissions that address such future issues, show the design and evaluation in (near-) real scenarios, explain how to benchmark systems, and outline the education and training procedures for acquiring new perceptual skills while using such systems are welcome. Research and technical papers are expected to present significant and original contributions validated with the targeted end-users. Submissions should clearly state the progress beyond the existing state-of- the-art and the expected societal benefits of the developed technology. When possible, validate scenarios with the target user groups and well-identified technology readiness levels (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_readiness_level) should be at least outlined. Submissions We invite Research and Technical papers, up to 15 pages, describing original unpublished research, making a substantial contribution to the research field. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. As was the case for IHAW 2021, the proceedings of IHAW 2022 will be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899) and will be presented in the technical sessions of the conference. The Best Paper Award is sponsored by MDPI "Sensors" with 300 CHF. The authors of the best papers accepted and presented at IHAW2022 will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for further review and possible inclusion in either of two Journal Special Issues that will be organised with SN Computer Science (Springer) and Smart Health (Elsevier). Submissions of all types should be carefully formatted according to the Springer format for conference proceedings: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… . The submission process will be handled through Easy Chair and the submission link is: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=icihaw2022 . Important Dates • Submission Deadline: July 18, 2022 (AoE) • Notification: September 26, 2022 • Camera-Ready Submission Deadline: October 10, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: October 10, 2022 Organizers Honorary General Chair • Edwige Pissaloux, University of Rouen Normandy, France General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Scientific Chair • Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University, Cyprus Scientific Vice-Chair • Ramiro Velazquez, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico Publicity Chair • Jessica Allingham, Lakehead University, Canada Finance Chair • Petros Stratis, Easy Conferences LTD, Cyprus

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2nd CFP: UMAP’22 Doctoral Consortium Papers

by Nasim Sonboli

--- Please forward to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP'22) Barcelona, Spain, and Online 4 - 7 July 2022 https://www.um.org/umap2022/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: - Doctoral Consortium Submission: March 31, 2022; - Notification to authors: April 28, 2022; - Camera-ready submission: May 2, 2022; - Conference: July 4-7, 2022; - DC day: July TBD, 2022; Note: All the deadlines must be intended at 11:59 PM AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background and Scope The UMAP 2022 Doctoral Consortium (DC) will take place as part of the 30th International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization. Doctoral students are invited to apply to present their research to experienced scholars who will provide constructive feedback and advice. Students should consider participating in the DC if they are at least fifteen months away from completing their dissertation at the time of the event, but after having settled on a research area or dissertation topic. This forum will provide Ph.D. students an opportunity to: - Present and discuss their research ideas to experienced scholars in a supportive, formative, and yet critical environment; - Explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers and industry practitioners from the field who will provide constructive feedback and advice; - Explore career pathways available after completing their Ph.D. degree, and finally - Network and build collaborations with other members of the community. Students are asked to submit a brief proposal outlining their doctoral research (see detailed requirements below), which will be evaluated by the consortium committee. Good quality applications will be selected for presentation at a DC Session as part of the conference. Each student with an accepted submission will be assigned a mentor who will provide feedback on the student’s work and will discuss the doctoral research with the student and the audience at the consortium. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Brief Review of The General Guidelines for a Doctoral Consortium Paper Candidates must submit their DC proposals –aligning with topics pertaining to the ACM UMAP 2022 key areas– by the submission deadline. Each proposal should be a single PDF, with four required components: a six-page description of your Ph.D., an expected benefits statement, a recommendation letter, and a two-page curriculum vitae. If you are unable to obtain a letter of recommendation from your dissertation advisor, please include a short explanation. For more details please refer to the website: https://www.um.org/umap2022/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financial Support ACM UMAP has a history of supporting students who want to attend the conference. Students of accepted DC proposals will have higher priority for UMAP grant applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DC Chairs: umap2022-doctoral(a)um.org - Rita Orji (Dalhousie University, Canada) - Giovanni Stilo (University of L’Aquila, Italy) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow UMAP 2022 on Social Media - Twitter: @UMAPconf #umap2022 (https://twitter.com/UMAPconf) - Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/ISWConf> https://www.facebook.com/acmumap

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CFP - 3rd International Workshop on the Internet of Sounds

by Luca Turchet

*3rd International Workshop on the Internet of Sounds* *(part of Audio Mostly 2022)* September 7, 2022 - St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences https://audiomostly.com/2022/call/cfiwis/ [Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute] *Call for papers and demos* After the success of the first two editions, we are pleased to invite the community to submit to the 3rd International Workshop on the Internet of Sounds (IWIS 2022). The Internet of Sounds is an emerging research field positioned at the intersection of the Internet of Things and Sound and Music Computing domains. The workshop will be hosted at the Institute of Creative Media Technology of the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (Austria) and will take place on the 7th of September 2022. The aim of the workshop is to bring together academics and industry to investigate and advance the development of Internet of Sounds technologies by using cutting-edge tools and processes. The event will consist of oral presentations, keynotes, poster presentations, demonstrations, as well as tutorials. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas: - Networked music performances - Web Audio for the Internet of Sounds - Networked Musical XR - Spatial audio for the Internet of Sounds - Cloud-based services for musical and audio applications - Wireless acoustic sensor networks - Detection and classification of sounds in acoustic sensor networks - Ecoacoustics - Privacy and security in acoustic sensor networks - Smart Musical Instruments - Musical haptics for the Internet of Musical Things - Participatory live music performances - Music education applications for the Internet of Musical Things - Intelligent music production in Internet of Musical Things contexts - Ubiquitous music - Sonification for Internet of Sounds applications - Protocols and exchange formats for the Internet of Sounds - Improving accessibility and inclusiveness within the Internet of Sounds - Open audio databases for Deep Learning and Data Mining - Challenges in the management and delivery of large audio databases - Visualization and Sonification of acoustic sensor networks - Sustainability aspects of the Internet of Sounds We consider contributions in the form of a full paper (min 5 pages, max 8 pages), a poster paper (4 pages), or a demo proposal (max 2 pages). Authors are welcome to submit to all three tracks. We encourage the submission of work in progress as well as more mature work. The event is being run alongside the Audio Mostly Conference ( https://audiomostly.com/) an interdisciplinary conference taking place between 6 and 9 of September. The participants to the workshop will have access to all the sessions of the Audio Mostly conference. The paper templates are available at https://audiomostly.com/2022/call/instructions/ *Important dates* - Papers and demos submission deadline: April 15, 2022 - Author notification: June 15, 2022 - Camera ready due: July 15, 2022 - Workshop date: September 7, 2022 *Publications* All accepted full papers will appear in the proceedings of the Audio Mostly Conference. They will be included in the ACM Digital Library and will be indexed by Scopus, ACM, Web of Science, and DBLP. *Awards* The Organizing Committee will select the winners for the Best Paper, Best Student Paper and Best Demo awards. To be eligible for the best student paper award, the presenting and first author of the paper must be a full-time student. *Organizing Committee* - Luca Turchet (University of Trento) - Jan Østergaard (Aalborg University) - Nils Peters (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) - Cristina Rottondi (Polytechnic University of Turin) - Frederic Font (Pompeu Fabra University) *Logistics* Registration: https://audiomostly.com/2022/info/registration/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Luca Turchet* Associate Professor Head of the Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory *https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/* <https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/> Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science University of Trento Via Sommarive 9 - 38123 Trento - Italy E-mail: luca.turchet(a)unitn.it Tel: +39 0461 283792

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1st CfP: 2022 EUSSET CSCW-Summer School - 22-26 August in Bolzano, Italy

by María Menéndez-Blanco

Dear list members, The EUSSET summer school on Computer Supported Cooperative Work will take place from the 22nd to the 26th of August in Bolzano. If you are a PhD or postdoc researcher in topics related to CSCW please consider applying - or forward it to those who might be interested. All the best, María ***************** Sixth International Summer School on Computer Supported Cooperative Work *2**2-26 August 2022, Bolzano, Italy.* *About* The CSCW Summer School provides young researchers (PhD or post-doc) with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of CSCW as a research field and community. The interaction among the participants (both teachers and students) will promote the generation of new ideas and their confrontation with the experiences they have acquired in their field research. *Aims and scope* After the introduction of the acronym CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work) in the late 1980’ the themes connected with the understanding of collaborative work practices and the design of artefacts supporting collaboration have become pervasive in many scientific, business and social discourses. The domains in which CSCW can inform sociotechnical design are constantly growing and changing. This asks for a continuous elaboration of the *theoretical foundations* of the underpinning disciplines through a reflection on the outcomes of the *field studies*, on the *methods* applied in the social and technological investigations and on the *impact* of the technologies on practices they are made part of. The combination of these perspectives should be the patrimony of any researcher who wants to grasp the complex and subtle issues that are involved in the CSCW research area. *Program* The course will present central themes, methods and discussions within CSCW by experienced scholars in conversations with participants. The full program will be available on our website: www.eusset.eu/events/summer-school/. *Important dates* · - Application deadline: April 8, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: April 13, 2022 - Registration deadline: June 14, 2022 *Credits:* 7,5 ECTS *Location* The summer school will be held in Bolzano (Italy), and specifically at Maretsch Castle <https://goo.gl/maps/5w5iqWDVMGaesjc26>, a few minutes walking distance from the city centre. Most of Bolzano’s centre is a pedestrian area; and many hotels, the train station, and the main square are located within a one-kilometre radius. The city is in a beautiful alpine valley and surrounded by the Dolomites mountains. This scenic location makes it a popular touristic destination; if you plan to join us, we recommend booking your trip as early as possible. [image: image.png] Frans-Banja Mulder, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons *Chairs* - Antonella di Angeli (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano - Italy) - Maria Menendez-Blanco (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano - Italy) - Nina Boulus-Rødje (Roskilde University – Denmark) *Fees* The registration fee for the course will be around 400, not including accommodation (For updates check: www.eusset.eu/events/summer-school/). *Application* Please provide a document that includes one to two pages of CV and one page that includes your PhD topic, your research approach and why you want to participate at the summer school. Deadline Apr 8, 2022. Please send it to: summerschool(a)eusset.eu *Accommodation* A list of recommended accommodation will be provided in the school’s website; however, participants may choose accommodation as they see fit. *Visa* International applicants might need a visiting student visa to come to Italy. Information about the required documents is available at the “Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs” following this link <http://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en>. A request for a School Invitation Letter should be sent to summerschool(a)eusset.eu. The request must contain all the necessary information along with a digitized copy of the identification page of the student passport (with name and photo). *Contact* For any information about the school please contact: summerschool(a)eusset.eu

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IxD&A Journal - DOIs

by Carlo Giovannella

Dear all, this short email is to inform you that, since the editor of IxD&A Journal - ASLERD - became a member of Crossref, the Journal has now its own DOI, and from now on we will assign a DOI also to all papers that will be published in IxD&A Journal. As example you can find the DOI assigned to: IxD&A Journal -> link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102> or equivalently https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 (this can be used as URL of the landing page) Issue N.50 -> link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=ToC_5…> or equivalently https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-050 papers -> have a look at the Table of contents (previous link) or to the pages containing the abstract of each paper that has been included in the issue. We have asked also to assign a DOI to the videos recorded during the "Meet the Authors" events but at the present it is not yet possible In the next future we will progressively back-extend the assignement of DOIs to all the papers published in the past on IxD&A Journal. If interested, from time to time you can have a check to the website of the journal. For future issues, we'll include the assigned DOI also in the downloadable .pdf files, together with the ORCID of the authors (if they will provide it). Kindest regards Carlo Giovannella

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Last call for special issue on "Gamification of the Learning Process" - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/========================================================= Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= Special issue on *Gamification of the Learning Process* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal and keep the open access, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call52 ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• Davide Carneiro, ESTG, Politécnico do Porto, Portugal • María-Pilar Cáceres-Reche, University of Granada, Spain • Mariana Reimão Carvalho, ESTG, Politécnico do Porto, Portugal • Rui Silva, CETRAD, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)/ =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *March 31, 2022* • Notification to the authors: May 15, 2022 • Camera ready paper: May 31, 2022 • Publication of the special issue: June, 2022 =========================================== ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- The indicative list of topics of interest for this special issue devoted to Gamification of the Learning Process' includes, but is not limited to: • Gamification in the classroom • Gamification in distance learning • Use of digital/physical games in the grading process • Innovative game elements • Serious games • Gamification in STEAM • Collaborative tools in education • Storytelling in teaching/learning • Gamification and student motivation • Psychology and Human factors • Gamification design principles • Gamification frameworks • Practical use cases of gamification in education • Legal aspects of using gamification in education =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: http://ixdea-2018.uniroma2.it/ojs/index.php/ixdea/login <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "FS: Games for Urban Sustainability") More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact any of the guest-editors below and mark the subject as: /IxD&A FS: Gamification of the Learning Process/ • dcarneiro [at] estg [dot] ipp [dot] pt • mrc [at] estg [dot] ipp [dot] pt • ruisilva [at] utad [dot] pt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * *To keep updated join the IxD&A groups: IxD&A Linkedin -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3785204/> IxD&A Facebook -> link <https://www.facebook.com/groups/528301461963022> Enjoy the videos of the "Meeting the Authors" events: IxD&A Youtube channel -> link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/videos> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102 • Summer/Autumn 2022 'Online Social Environments for Active Ageing' Guest Editors: Ana Isabel Veloso, Carlos Santos, Sonia Ferreira, Liliana Costa • Winter 2022 'Smart Learning Ecosystems - 2022' Guest editors: Mihai Dascalu, Patrizia Mati, Francesca Pozzi ----------------------------------------------------------

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ACM UMAP 2022: Call for Late-breaking Results and Demos

by Helma Torkamaan

--- Please forward to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ----------------------------------------------------------------- # ** Call for LBR and Demos: 30th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP ’22)** http://www.um.org/umap2022/ (*) Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are planning for a hybrid conference and will accommodate online presentations where needed. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ***Important Dates*** ============================ - Submission of demos and LBR papers: April 15, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: May 10, 2022 - Camera-ready versions of accepted papers: May 18, 2022 - Conference: July 4-7, 2022 **Note: The submissions times are 11:59 pm AoE time (Anywhere on Earth)** -------------------------------------------------------- ACM UMAP – User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization – is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. ACM UMAP is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB, and organized with User Modeling Inc. as the core Steering Committee, extended with past years' chairs. The proceedings are published by the ACM and will be part of the ACM Digital Library. ACM UMAP 2022 invites Demonstrations and Late-Breaking Results (LBR) papers of innovative UMAP-based systems (including research prototypes). You are encouraged to submit your Demo or LBR by April 15th, 2022. -------------------------------------------------------- ***Submission formats*** ============================ For more details, see below! *# Demonstrations* - Max. 5 pages + max. 1 additional page for references - (Required) unpublished page describing how they would present the demo virtually and/or in person - (Optional) video or external material demonstrating the system - Publication in ACM UMAP 2022 Adjunct Proceedings - Presentation as a (potentially virtual) demo + poster at the conference *# Late-Breaking Results* - Max. 7 pages + max. 2 additional pages for references - (NEW: required) unpublished page with a list of questions the authors aim to get feedback on - Publication in ACM UMAP 2022 Adjunct Proceedings - Presentation as a (potentially virtual) poster at the conference **Submission via** : https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap22 ***Demonstrations*** ============================ 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 to 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. 3 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 2022. Given uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, this extra page should also describe if/how the demo can be presented in a virtual setting (e.g. with a video or a live link to the system). ***Late-Breaking Results*** ============================ 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 a 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 (in-person and virtual) 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 2022. -------------------------------------------------------- ***Submission and Review Process*** ============================ Papers will be reviewed single-blind and do not need to be anonymized before submission. Papers (demo and LBR) 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,anonymous]{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,anonymous]{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 a 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 2022 Demos and Late-Breaking Results at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap22 (choose *New Submission* and make sure to select *UMAP 2022 Demo and LBR* 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. -------------------------------------------------------- ***Publication and Presentation*** ============================ Accepted Demo and Late-Breaking Results papers will be published in the ACM UMAP 2022 Adjunct Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Papers will be accessible from the UMAP '22 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. Due to the uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the poster session may be partially or fully virtual. **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*** ============================ - Cataldo Musto, University of Bari, Italy - Veronika Bogina, University of Haifa, Israel - Contact: umap2022-lpd(a)um.org -------------------------------------------------------- ***Follow UMAP 2022 on Social Media*** ============================ - Twitter: @UMAPconf #umap2022 (https://twitter.com/UMAPconf) - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acmumap

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AVI 2022 - Call for Participation - Posters and Demo

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

(Apologies for multiple postings) AVI 2022 Call for Participation - Posters and Demo International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces >>> 6-10 June 2022 <<< Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel, Frascati, Rome, Italy https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES Posters and Demo papers submission deadline: - Sunday, April 10, 2022, 23:59 (AoE) Notification to authors by: - Monday, May 9, 2022 Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) - 30TH ANNIVERSARY Since 1992, AVI has been a biennial appointment for a vast international community of experts with a broad range of backgrounds. Throughout three decades, the Conference has attracted leading researchers of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from all over the world, offering a forum to present and disseminate new technological results, paradigms, and visions for HCI and user interfaces. Because of advanced technology and new possibilities for user interaction, AVI has broadened the topics it covers, still keeping its primary focus on the conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of novel visual interfaces. While rooted in Italy, AVI is an actual international conference concerning the nationality of participants, authors of papers, and program committee members. The mixture of carefully selected research contributions paired with cordial Italian hospitality creates a unique conference atmosphere, which has made AVI an internationally recognized name. AVI 2022 is under the patronage of Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Informatica, Italy. We look forward to your participation in AVI2022! Paolo Bottoni, AVI 2022 General Chair Emanuele Panizzi, AVI 2022 Program Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces Computer Supported Cooperative Work Conversational Interfaces Coronavirus Pandemic and Human-Computer Interaction Engineering of Visual Interfaces and Interaction Full-body Interaction Human-AI Interaction Information Visualization Intelligent Interfaces Interaction Design Tools Interaction for the environment and environmental awareness Interface Metaphors Interfaces for Automotive Interfaces for Big Data Interfaces for e-Commerce and e-Branding Interfaces for e-Culture and e-Tourism Interfaces for End-User Development Interfaces for i-TV Interfaces for Recommender Systems Interfaces for Social Interaction and Cooperation Mobile Interaction Motion-based Interaction Multimodal Interfaces (Multi)Sensory Interfaces (Multi)Touch Interaction Search Interfaces Shape-Changing Devices User Interfaces for the Internet of Things Usability and Accessibility Usability and (Cyber)Security Virtual and Augmented Reality Visual Analytics --------------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTER PAPERS The AVI 2022 Poster Track allows researchers and practitioners to present their work in progress and obtain precious feedback from their peers in an informal setting. Poster submissions must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. DEMO PAPERS Demo papers refer to something that authors can show at the Conference to demonstrate a completed or ongoing research effort. We are looking for implementations of novel and exciting concepts or systems related to the main topics of AVI. Demo submissions must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMISSION FORMAT Posters, and demos, require online submission. Authors must format these submissions according to the ACM SIGCONF template. Please find the templates below: Latex for Overleaf: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/association-for-computing-machiner… Word Template: https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template Papers must be submitted online, non-anonymously, on EasyChair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROCEEDINGS Accepted full and short research papers, poster papers, demo papers, and workshop descriptions will appear in the Proceedings published by ACM Press. They will be available in the ACM Digital Library. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register to AVI 2022 by the early registration deadline and present the paper at the Conference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVI2022 Poster Chairs - Marianna Di Gregorio, University of Salerno, Italy - Antti Knutas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland AVI 2022 Demo Chairs - Marco Angelini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - Silvio Barra, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information or any queries, please see our website: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/calls/posters-and-demo or write to us at avi2022[at]easychair.org

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Second Call for Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** Second Call for Contributions *** 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 The Call-for-Contributions for the 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) is OPEN! 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 will be available on the conference web site. 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 . Special Sessions Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-special-sessions/ . Workshops Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-workshop-proposals/ . Tutorials Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-tutorial-proposals/ . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Conference Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2022 • Conference Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2022 • Conference Camera-ready Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Proposals Submission Deadline: April 15, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Proposals Selection: April 21, 2022 • Tutorial Proposals Submission Deadline: May 27, 2022 • Tutorial Proposals Selection: June 3, 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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Censimento dei corsi e dei laboratori di ricerca

by Davide Spano

Cari tutti, L'Università di Salerno, in collaborazione con l'Università di Cagliari, sta realizzando per conto del SIGCHI-Italy un censimento nazionale dei corsi e dei gruppi di ricerca attualmente attivi nel campo dell'Interazione Uomo-Macchina. Abbiamo preparato due form, uno per raccogliere i dati sui corsi e uno per i laboratori di ricerca: Corsi (italiano): https://forms.gle/FDrr5vqX2qZio6nm7 Corsi (inglese): https://forms.gle/eM6ookn4vFPToARg6 Lab (solo inglese): https://forms.gle/C84H54TFZxDqLCcJ7 Per i corsi vi chiediamo gentilmente di preferire il form in inglese, se potete. I risultati saranno disponibili sul sito del SIGCHI-Italy e pubblicheremo le istruzioni per modificare le descrizioni o aggiungerne delle altre anche dopo la chiusura del censimento. Se avete delle domande, potete inviare un'e-mail a: davide.spano(a)unica.it o andreacantone1994(a)gmail.com Grazie per il vostro contributo! -- [image: photo] Prof. Lucio Davide Spano Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica Università di Cagliari Via Ospedale 72, 09124, Cagliari, Italy Tel: +39 070 675 8760 | Skype: davide.spano5 Website <http://people.unica.it/davidespano> | RG <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lucio_Spano> | ORCHID <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7106-0463>

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2022 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing

by Emanuele Panizzi

----------------------------------------------------------------------- We apologize if you receive this email multiple times. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd CALL FOR PAPERS CALL FOR POSTERS & SHOWPIECES VL/HCC 2022 2022 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing September 12-16, 2022 Rome, Italy https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- After two years of online conferences, VL/HCC'22 will take place in Rome, Italy, and in presence if everything goes according to plan. We are of course monitoring the Covid situation and we will switch to hybrid mode if necessary to ensure safety and wide participation. But the plan is to really meet other people again... Please also note that VL/HCC'22 will be co-located with Diagrams 2022 (https://www.diagrams-conference.org/2022/), which might make a trip to Rome even more attractive. And we are in particular happy of having succeeded in attracting outstanding keynote speakers for our conference: Gem Stapleton (University of Cambridge, UK) and Saleema Amershi (Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, USA). The deadline for research papers is approaching soon. The important dates are Abstracts only: March 23, 2022 Submission deadline: March 30, 2022 Acceptance: May 11, 2022 Camera-Ready: June 9, 2022 Details are available at https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2022/vlhcc-2022-vl-hcc-main-conferen… We also solicit submissions to the Posters and Showpieces track that offers an interactive opportunity to discuss recent research, experiences, challenges, ideas, prototypes, and accomplishments with the VL/HCC community. Formerly called "posters and demonstrations", the category now includes posters, videos, downloadable apps, handouts, electronic devices, physical prototypes, or any other artifacts that facilitate meaningful interactions with other conference attendees. The important dates for posters and showpieces are * Submission Deadline: May 13, 2022 * Notifications: June 2, 2022 * Camera-ready: June 9, 2022 Details are available at https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2022/vlhcc-2022-posters-and-showpiec… Please don't hesitate to contact us! Best regards, Michelle (Ichinco) Brachman and Mark Minas (PC co-chairs) ----------------------------------------------------- -- Emanuele Panizzi Associate Professor Computer Science Department Faculty of Information Engineering, Informatics, and Statistics Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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SLERD 2021: videos

by Carlo Giovannella

This short message is to inform you that the videos of SLERD 2021 (keynotes, open debates, paper presentations) are now available for free on the ASLERD youtube channel -> link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmI-nIFxngonR7b3W4xSEpA> Enjoy! -------------- Join ASLERD groups ASLERD Linkedin -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5103530/> ASLERD Facebook > link <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063631144119>

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SLERD 2021: videos

by ASLERD

This short message is to inform you that the videos of SLERD 2021 (keynotes, open debates, paper presentations) are now available for free on the ASLERD youtube channel -> link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmI-nIFxngonR7b3W4xSEpA> Enjoy! -------------- Join ASLERD groups ASLERD Linkedin -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5103530/> ASLERD Facebook > link <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063631144119>

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38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022): Fourth Call for Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** Fourth Call for Contributions *** 38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022) 3–7 October, 2022, 4* Atlantica Miramare Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/ Goals and Scope The IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME) is the premier forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges in software maintenance and evolution. We invite high quality submissions describing significant, original, and unpublished results related to but not limited to any of the following software maintenance and evolution topics (in alphabetical order): • Change and defect management • Code cloning and provenance • Concept and feature location • Continuous integration/deployment • Empirical studies of software maintenance and evolution • Evolution of non-code artifacts • Human aspects of software maintenance and evolution • Maintenance and evolution of model-based methods • Maintenance and evolution processes • Maintenance and evolution of mobile apps • Maintenance and evolution of service-oriented and cloud computing systems • Maintenance versus release process • Mining software repositories • Productivity of software engineers during maintenance and evolution • Release engineering • Reverse engineering and re-engineering • Run-time evolution and dynamic configuration • Software and system comprehension • Software migration and renovation • Software quality assessment • Software refactoring and restructuring • Software testing theory and practice • Source code analysis and manipulation • Technical Debt ICSME welcomes innovative ideas that are timely, well presented, and evaluated. All submissions must position themselves within the existing literature, describe the relevance of the results to specific software engineering goals, and include a clear motivation and presentation of the work. ICSME invites contributions to a number of different tracks. These are listed below with more information, including submission instructions, available on the conference web site (submission dates are midnight, AoE, UTC-12). The submission link for all tracks is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icsme2022 . Please use this link and choose the appropriate track for your submission. Research Track • Abstract Submission: March 25th, 2022. • Paper Submission: April 1st, 2022. • Notification: June 10th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 1st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-research-track/ . Doctoral Symposium • Paper Submission: July 8th, 2022. • Notification: August 1st, 2022. • Camera-Ready: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-doctoral-symposium/ . Journal First Track • Paper Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Notification: July 8th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-journal-first-track/ . Tool Demo Track • Abstract Submission: June 13th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 20th, 2022. • Notification: July 19th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 26th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/tool-demo-track/ . Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival • Artifact Submission: August 26th, 2022. • Notification: September 16th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-joint-artifact-evaluation-… . Industry Track • Full/Short Papers Abstract Submission: April 22nd, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Submission: April 29th, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Full/Short Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Submission: May 20th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-industry-track/ . News Ideas and Emerging Results Track • Abstract Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 24th, 2022. • Notification: July 18th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 31st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/new-ideas-and-emerging-results/ . Registered Reports Track • Initial Report Submission: June 3rd, 2022. • Feedback from PC: July 8th, 2022. • Authors Response: July 22nd, 2022. • Notification for Stage 1: August 12th, 2022. • Submission of Accepted Report: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/registered-reports-track/ . Organisation General Chairs • Rainer Koschke, University of Bremen, Germany • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland, USA Local Organising Chair and Industry Liaison • Georgia M. Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus New Ideas and Emerging Results Track Chairs • Eleni Constantinou, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands • Christian Newman, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Tool Demonstrations Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand • Gilles Perrouin, University of Namur, Belgium Industry Track Chairs • Andrea Capiluppi, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Shi Han, Microsoft Research Beijing, China Journal First Track Chairs • Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Amjed Tahir, Massey University, New Zealand Doctoral Symposium • Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand • Mark Hills, East Carolina University, USA Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival Chairs • Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Christoph Treude, University of Melbourne, Australia Most Influential Paper Awards Chairs • Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, Italy • Jonathan I. Maletic, Kent State University, USA Diversity and Inclusion • Hadil Abukwaik, ABB Corporate Research, Germany • Sonia Haiduc, Florida State University, USA Registered Reports • Maria Teresa Baldassarre, University of Bari, Italy • Mike Papadakis, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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[CFP] Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022)

by Giuseppe Caggianese

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS A Friendly Reminder - Call for Paper - Abstract (1-2 pages) by March 18, 2022. Dear Colleagues, a friendly reminder to contribute with an Abstract (1-2 pages) to the special session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” in the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022) that will be held on October 26-28, 2022 in Rome. https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to this special session. Visit the conference website for further and updated information https://metroxraine.org/. We are looking forward to meeting you, virtually or in your presence, at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022. Best wishes, Giuseppe Caggianese ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 2022 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022) https://metroxraine.org/ October 26-28, 2022 - Rome, Italy. ==================================================================================== SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION ------------------------- 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 all human endeavors, including creation, display, entertainment, social, and trading. Thus, the Metaverse will evolve how users interact with brands, intellectual properties, 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. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 TOPICS ---------- 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 Metaverse - 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 factors issues related to Metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ - Abstract (1-2 pages) Submission Deadline: March 18, 2022. - Abstract Acceptance Notification: March 30, 2022. - Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 10, 2022. - Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 10, 2022. - Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 30, 2022 - Early Bird Registration: September 10, 2022. - Conference Dates: October 26-28, 2022. 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. 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. 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: www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html The papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EDAS online submission and review system: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=29413 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. All submissions will be reviewed by the special session organizers and other external reviewers. 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. VENUE -------- National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy – October 26-28, 2022. ORGANIZERS ------------- Giuseppe Caggianese National Research Council of Italy giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it Ugo Erra University of Basilicata ugo.erra(a)unibas.it For any questions related to the special session, please contact us via email.

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Fully-funded MSCA doctoral positions in HCI

by anna spagnolli

(Apologies for cross-postings) Two fully-funded doctoral positions starting October 2022 in HCI within the EU Maria Sklodowska Curie Cofund program and spent at the University of Padova in the doctoral course Brain, Mind and Computer Science (3 years) Topic options: - Human-centered transparency contact person: anna.spagnolli(a)unipd.it - Human-centric workstations and cobots contact person: luciano.gamberini(a)unipd.it Candidates can apply by submitting a research proposal at https://pica.cineca.it/unipd/ by 8 March 2022, at 1 pm CET (Italian time zone). Applicants of any nationality are required to meet the following criteria at the date of the call deadline: - Mobility. They should not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline. - Qualification. They should hold a Master’s degree or another academic qualification recognized as equivalent to a second-cycle degree in the framework of the Bologna process, allowing them to embark on a Ph.D. course in the country where the degree was obtained. The academic qualification should be obtained by 30 September 2022. - Early Stage. They should not have already been awarded a doctoral degree and, if graduated, must be in their first 4 years (or full-time equivalent) of research experience after graduation. More information: http://hit.psy.unipd.it/BMCS/admission

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2nd CfP SLERD 2022 - 7th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologies for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= *7th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development** * *2022:**TOWARDS THE POLYPHONIC CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW NORMALITY* *July 5-6, 2022* /*Bucharest, Romania (hybrid)*/ slerd.uniroma2.it <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/> Contacts: 1st: mihai [dot] dascalu [at] upb [dot] ro 2nd: aslerd [dot] org [at] gmail [dot] com Keynotes: - *Paolo Benanti* (Pontificia Università Gregoriana) - *Philippe Dessus* (Université Grenobles Alpes) - *Yves Punie* (EC JRC - Unit Human Capital and Employment) SLERD 2022 features also the /*Student Scientific Video Contest*/ and /*Open debates*/ (to be announced) ============================================================= Deadline for paper submission: *March 31, 2022 *call for papers <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/call-for-papers/> *========================================================= * *SLERD 2022* is organized by /University Politehnica of Bucharest /in collaboration with /ASLERD/ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASLERD>/./ * * /*Short Intro*/ After the shock of the pandemic, learning ecosystems – and in particular schools, universities, and territorial learning communities – all over the world – are facing a new phase characterized by the search for and the experimentation of ways to their “*new normality*“. This is within a world that seeks to protect at best and incentivize the economic recovery that although relevant is still subjected to enormous risks. Among the main areas on which most of the industrialized countries and Europe are focusing on, there are: the transitions towards a green and circular economy, smart digitization of the production processes, social innovation, active citizen participation supported by technologies, and, finally, the education for all. In such a context,*collaboration*is emerging as an approach and an attitude of considerable relevance that stays also at the basis of the polyphonic construction of the future of learning ecosystems. Alongside/collaboration/, on the technological side, it continues to rise the relevance of intelligent systems, generically collected under the label of*Artificial Intelligence*(AI); concurrently, on the pedagogical side,*competences*have become the goal of future education, also in the attempt to close the skill gap, which represents one of the greatest dangers for the transition towards smarter productive systems and societies. Competences and AI, by the way, are also topics that intersect and influence each other and rise questions of*ethical nature*. Last but not least, they are likely to require an organizational and didactic revolution of the learning ecosystems, thus requiring to question the possible consequences in order to build a more adequate future. In turn, this step requires inspiration from best practices to leverage the advantage of the growth of individuals and the expectations of the communities. What should we expect for future learning ecosystems? How “smart learning ecosystems” are changing? How such changes may be related to the achievement of “a better learning for a better world <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/aslerd/docs/TIMISOARA_DECLARATI…>” as a contribution to theUnited Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld>? How will they contribute to the reduction of inequalities and, at the same time, to the empowering of each individual according to his expectations and talents? /Smart /referred to /learning ecosystems,/ in ASLERD and SLERD contexts, does not simply means “technology enhanced”. The smartness is a more complex multilayered construct related to the wellbeing of the players operating in the ecosystems and is affected by the improvement of any relevant aspects of the learning processes and ecosystem functioning, especially if connected with territorial development and social innovation. Technologies are mediators. Hopefully they should be included but they are not a “sine qua non”. The achievement of the learning ecosystems’ smartness is a process that need a long term vision, multidisciplinary competences, an attitude to understand people and contexts and to mediate point of views, a dynamic resilience to keep on track to achieve, step by step, the foreseen goals. /* *//*Topics of interests*/ *SLERD 2022* is proud to invite colleagues - researchers and practitioners - from all over the world to share the efforts concerning the development of smart learning ecosystems and, contributions on how to build together a brilliant post pandemic future, where smart learning ecosystems and smart education will be even more central in the education of future citizens, and in the promotion of social innovation and territorial development. can be grouped under three big themes: /*• places for smart education */ * • future of institutional learning • interplay between formal and informal learning • new educational models and settings • continuity-discontinuity of time, technology, place/space, processes in learning • role of, and case studies of, games and gamification in smart education • dual education and other alternate scheme approaches • monitoring and benchmarking of smartness (individual, institution, city, region) * /*• people in place centered design for smart education*/ * • general frameworks and methodological advances • design, data and other relevant literacies • smart citizen’s literacies, skill and competences • communities and co-design in smart learning • sharing & participatory practices • open access to any resource and disparity • cultural influences * /*• supportive learning technologies for smart education*/ * • intelligent tutoring systems and interfaces • semantic web technologies and applications • text/opinion mining and sentiment analysis • real/virtual communities and social network analysis • interoperability and application of open/smart data and services • safety & security in education • IoT, ubiquitous and wearable technologies • adaptability to educational contexts and citizens • role of VR in education * ========================================================= /*Important dates:*/ --------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline for papers submission: *March**31, 2022* • Notification to the authors: April 30, 2022 • Camera ready paper: May 15, 2022 • Conference: July 5-6, 2022 ========================================== /*Submissions:*/ --------------------------------------------------------- SLERD contributions of min. 4500 words and max. 14 pages. Papers should be written according to the */Spinger Instruction for Authors/* of the series /Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies/: https://www.springer.com/us/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conferen… Link to the /*paper submission page on easy chair:*/ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=slerd2022 ========================================================= Join ALSLERD and share our vision on the future of Smart Learning Ecosystems: Timisoara declaration <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/aslerd/docs/TIMISOARA_DECLARATI…> See ASLERD website for Request of membership, membership fees and legal =========================================================

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3rd International Workshop on Empowering People in Dealing with Internet of Things Ecosystems (EMPATHY) - Call for Participation

by Andrea Mattioli

*apologies for cross-posting* *call for papers* EMPATHY: Empowering People in Dealing with Internet of Things Ecosystems - 3rd Edition https://empathy-ws.github.io/2022/ June 6th, 2022 Rome, Italy Workshop co-located with AVI 2022 OVERVIEW In the last decade, the spreading of low-cost technologies integrating sensors and actuators has favored the development of the so-called smart objects. This trend has been further fostered by the Internet of Things (IoT), which connects the physical world with Internet via ubiquitous sensors and actuators. The opportunities offered by the IoT are amplified by the use of new approaches that, based on novel interaction paradigms, involve directly non-technical users in configuring the joint behavior of their smart objects, among them and with online services. Existing solutions to define the behavior of such “IoT ecosystems” range from systems that leave the users complete control for establishing the joint behavior of smart objects, to solutions that automatically define smart objects behavior exploiting intelligent techniques. In this continuum, different technologies, frameworks, and approaches present different levels of user control and automation. In this perspective it is also important to consider the emerging role played by social and humanoid robots, which are integrated sets of sensors and actuators with human-like behaviours. DATES April 9th: Paper submission deadline April 16th: Paper acceptance notice April 29th: Camera-ready submission June 6th: Workshop SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS This workshop aims to serve as a venue for discussing ongoing research and sharing ideas for researchers and practitioners working on solutions to personalize the behavior of IoT ecosystems. We aim to encourage participation in order to have stimulating discussion from various perspectives. Topics include, but are not limited, to: - End-User Development (EUD) for IoT; - Interaction Paradigms for IoT; - Usability of IoT Systems; - Interface Design for IoT; - Intelligent Interface for IoT Systems; - Accessibility for IoT Systems; - Virtual and Augmented Reality for EUD in IoT settings; - Conversational User Interfaces for EUD; - Usable Privacy and Security in IoT systems; - Personalisation and Recommendations for IoT; - IoT for Cultural Heritage; - Ubiquitous computing and mobile human-computer interaction; - Human-centered artificial intelligence in IoT contexts; - Industry case studies. PARTICIPATION This will be a one-day workshop, oriented towards discussions, hands-on sessions, and presentations. We invite submissions of two types: short papers (3-4 pages) and position papers (1-2 pages). Participants are asked to submit their paper describing their recent or future work in one of the areas indicated in the topics of interest. All submissions must be in the new ACM master article template (https://chi2022.acm.org/for-authors/). Papers should be submitted in PDF to Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=empathy2022). All papers will be reviewed by the organizers and by the program committee based on relevance and significance in order to provide constructive comments to the submitters. Reviewing will be double blind (i.e. the submissions must be anonymized). If accepted, at least one of the authors must register and attend the workshop. Final versions of the accepted papers will be published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings, which is indexed by Scopus. ORGANIZERS - Fabrizio Balducci, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” - Bernardo Breve, University of Salerno - Federica Cena, University of Torino - Andrea Mattioli, CNR-ISTI - Mehdi Rizvi, Politecnico of Milano For more information, check our website at https://empathy-ws.github.io/2022/ or contact us at empathy2022(a)easychair.org

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CfP: CoPDA 2022 "Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: AI for Humans or Humans for AI?"

by Barbara Rita Barricelli

--------------- Call for Papers --------------- CoPDA 2022 - 6th International Workshop on Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: AI for Humans or Humans for AI? https://homes.di.unimi.it/cslab/copda2022/ June 7, 2022 - Frascati (Rome), Italy In conjunction with AVI 2022 (https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022) -------- Overview -------- This edition of the CoPDA workshop will be dedicated to discussing the current hype about Artificial Intelligence (AI) by contrasting it with the objectives pursued by Human-Centered Design (HCD). The workshop will establish a forum to explore our basic assumption (and to provide at least partial evidence) that the most successful AI systems out there today are dependent on teams of humans, just as humans depend on these systems to gain access to information, provide insights and perform tasks beyond their own capabilities. Recognizing that AI is today one of the “hottest” topics in large parts of the world, this CoPDA edition will reflect on the role of HCD in the AI age. Mainly, we are not interested in discussing the design of user interfaces of systems with AI features per se; rather, grounded in research activities from a broad spectrum of academic disciplines, from computer science to social science, this CoPDA workshop will critically analyze the current hype about AI by contrasting it with the objectives pursued by HCD, in order to investigate the impact on individuals, social groups, and society as a whole. More precisely, the workshop will explore the relationship between AI, aimed at replacing human beings, and Intelligence Augmentation (IA), focused on empowering human beings in their daily life and work. Balancing between these two perspectives means changing the research paradigm from traditional human-computer interaction, to designing the collaboration between humans and computers. This will foster creativity, meaningful work, intersubjectivity, and learning, and eventually improve the quality of life of individuals. However, a variety of issues and ethical problems need to be addressed in this new age – e.g., privacy intrusions, massive unemployment, knowledge and competence loss, lack of control, autonomous weapons, etc. The workshop organizers encourage researchers to submit position papers that will consider these aspects. In summary, the workshop will aim at discussing the importance of HCD in the AI Age by considering several topics including (but not limited to): - Collective human-centered design - Collaborative learning - Cultures of participation - Meaningful human control - Adaptive, Adaptable, and Context-Aware Systems - Distributed cognition - Tacit knowledge and meaning making - Multi-dimensional aspects of learning - Big data and privacy - Learning analytics - Human-machine teaming systems - Explainability of AI-based decisions - Evaluation of AI-based systems - End-User Development for AI-based systems ----------- Submissions ----------- Authors are invited to submit a 5-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=copda2022 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. --------------- Important dates --------------- - Mar 27th, 2022: Submission deadline for position papers - Apr 27th, 2022: Notification of acceptance - May 8th, 2022: Camera ready - Jun 7th, 2022: CoPDA 2022 workshop -------------------- Organizing Committee -------------------- 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 copda2022(a)easychair.org *Barbara Rita Barricelli, PhD* Assistant Professor Department of Information Engineering Università degli Studi di Brescia http://barbara-barricelli.unibs.it <http://barbara-barricelli.unibs.it> -- Informativa sulla Privacy: https://www.unibs.it/it/node/1452 <https://www.unibs.it/it/node/1452>

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[CFP] Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022)

by Giuseppe Caggianese

Dear Colleagues, we are pleased to invite you to contribute to the special session on “Extended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10) hosted by the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022) that will be held on October 26-28, 2022 in Rome. Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to this special session. Visit the conference website for further and updated information https://metroxraine.org/. We are looking forward to meeting you, virtually or in your presence, at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022. Best wishes, Giuseppe Caggianese and Ugo Erra ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 2022 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2022) https://metroxraine.org/ October 26-28, 2022 - Rome, Italy. ==================================================================================== SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION ------------------------- 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 all human endeavors, including creation, display, entertainment, social, and trading. Thus, the Metaverse will evolve how users interact with brands, intellectual properties, 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. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/special-session-10 TOPICS ---------- 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 Metaverse - 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 factors issues related to Metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: March 18, 2022. Extended Abstract Acceptance Notification: May 13, 2022. Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 30, 2022. Early Bird Registration: September 10, 2022. Conference Dates: October 26-28, 2022. SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS ------------------------ Authors should prepare an Extended Abstract (3-4 pages) that clearly indicates the originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The Extended 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 and state of the art in the field of interest, a description of the contribution, the results achieved and their applicability, conclusions, and references. When the review process has been completed, authors receive a notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. The authors can prepare a final paper that incorporates the reviewers' suggestions if the paper has been accepted. The format for the final version is identical to the format for the extended 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. 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: www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html The papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EDAS online submission and review system: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=29413 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. All submissions will be reviewed by the special session organizers and other external reviewers. 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. VENUE -------- National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy – October 26-28, 2022. ORGANIZERS ------------- Giuseppe Caggianese National Research Council of Italy giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it Ugo Erra University of Basilicata ugo.erra(a)unibas.it For any questions related to the special session, please contact us via email.

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First Call for UMAP’22 Doctoral Consortium Papers

by Nasim Sonboli

--- Please forward to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP'22) Barcelona, Spain, and Online 4 - 7 July 2022 https://www.um.org/umap2022/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: - Doctoral Consortium Submission: March 31, 2022; - Notification to authors: April 28, 2022; - Camera-ready submission: May 2, 2022; - Conference: July 4-7, 2022; - DC day: July TBD, 2022; Note: All the deadlines must be intended at 11:59 PM AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background and Scope The UMAP 2022 Doctoral Consortium (DC) will take place as part of the 30th International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization. Doctoral students are invited to apply to present their research to experienced scholars who will provide constructive feedback and advice. Students should consider participating in the DC if they are at least fifteen months away from completing their dissertation at the time of the event, but after having settled on a research area or dissertation topic. This forum will provide Ph.D. students an opportunity to: - Present and discuss their research ideas to experienced scholars in a supportive, formative, and yet critical environment; - Explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers and industry practitioners from the field who will provide constructive feedback and advice; - Explore career pathways available after completing their Ph.D. degree, and finally - Network and build collaborations with other members of the community. Students are asked to submit a brief proposal outlining their doctoral research (see detailed requirements below), which will be evaluated by the consortium committee. Good quality applications will be selected for presentation at a DC Session as part of the conference. Each student with an accepted submission will be assigned a mentor who will provide feedback on the student’s work and will discuss the doctoral research with the student and the audience at the consortium. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Brief Review of The General Guidelines for a Doctoral Consortium Paper Candidates must submit their DC proposals –aligning with topics pertaining to the ACM UMAP 2022 key areas– by the submission deadline. Each proposal should be a single PDF, with four required components: a six-page description of your Ph.D., an expected benefits statement, a recommendation letter, and a two-page curriculum vitae. If you are unable to obtain a letter of recommendation from your dissertation advisor, please include a short explanation. For more details please refer to the website: https://www.um.org/umap2022/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financial Support ACM UMAP has a history of supporting students who want to attend the conference. Students of accepted DC proposals will have higher priority for UMAP grant applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DC Chairs: umap2022-doctoral(a)um.org - Rita Orji (Dalhousie University, Canada) - Giovanni Stilo (University of L’Aquila, Italy) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow UMAP 2022 on Social Media - Twitter: @UMAPconf #umap2022 (https://twitter.com/UMAPconf) - Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/ISWConf> https://www.facebook.com/acmumap

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MIS4TEL 2022: 3rd Call for Paper / 13-15 July 2022 / L'Aquila (Italy)

by MIS4TEL 2022 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Papers We are glad to invite you to submit a manuscript to MIS4TEL2022, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning. The conference proceedings are published by Springer and indexed in Scopus, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== Important dates: - Submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: 30th May, 2022 - Camera-Ready papers due: 17th June, 2022 - Conference celebration: 13th-15th July, 2022 ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 -- 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning >>> 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 and novel methodologies and technologies allow researchers, designers, and domain experts to pursue Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) solutions targeting not only cognitive processes but also motivational, personality, or emotional factors. Nowadays, we can identify two main legs, providing necessary and complementary strengths to a TEL-oriented design process: appropriate technologies should be applied, and appropriate methods should guide the design of such application. Technologies in TEL are capable of delivering smart, personalized, tailored, and motivating learning solutions. Methods are coming from different fields, such as education, psychology, medicine, computer science, and from diverse communities, where collaboration and co-working are used, such as maker communities and participatory design communities. In addition, Learning Analytics can help manage available (big) data and augment learning opportunities for learners and educators alike, for instance by supporting self-regulated learning or adaptation of the learning material. 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 12th 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. >>> TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: # Technologies and technology-based solutions for TEL # - AI technologies and tools for TEL - Agent-based and multi-agent TEL systems - Knowledge representation, reasoning, and management systems for TEL - Natural language systems for TEL - Recommendation, personalization, and adaptation in TEL systems - Social networks for TEL - Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for TEL - Internet of things (IoT) solutions for TEL - Smart solutions or environments for TEL - Wearable technologies for TEL - Robotics for TEL - Virtual reality environments for TEL - Games for TEL or gamified TEL - Sharing and interoperability between TEL environments - Making and fabrication for TEL # Methodologies and experiences for TEL # - Methodologies for personalization, user modeling, and adaptation in TEL- Methodologies for recommendation systems and user modeling in TEL - Methodologies for fostering motivation and engagement in TEL - Methodologies for the design of accessible and usable TEL systems - Methodologies for including different voices in the design process of TEL - Methodologies for informal learning for TEL - Methodologies for fostering TEL in small, medium, and large companies - Methodologies, tools, and frameworks supporting experiments in TEL - Methodologies or approaches from game design and gamification for TEL - Novel experiences and studies (e.g., case studies, ethnographic studies, field studies, experimentations) with methodologies for TEL # Learning analytics for TEL # - Big data and data visualization in TEL - Learning analytics for curriculum design - Learning analytics for personalizing the learner experience - Learning analytics for predicting behavior - Learning analytics for designing learning interventions - Learning analytics for stakeholders >>> SUBMISSIONS # Submitting papers # MIS4TEL papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS Template, with a maximum length of 10 pages, including figures and references. For further details, please see:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission # Review process # MIS4TEL welcomes the submission of papers with preference to the topics listed in the call for papers. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process. Each contribution will be refereed by three experts in the field using the following set of criteria; relevance, originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The papers must consist of original, relevant, and previously unpublished sound research efforts related to any of the topics of the conference. # Publication # Accepted papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (http://www.springer.com/series/15179). At least one of the authors will be required to register for MIS4TEL and to attend the Conference in order to present their paper and to have it included in the conference proceedings. ** Indexing: The books of this series are submitted to SCOPUS, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago.** ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE # General Chair # - Marco Temperini - Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) # Technical Program Co-Chairs # - Ivana Marenzi - L3S Research Center, Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany) - Vittorio Scarano - University of Salerno (Italy) # Paper Co-Chairs # - Milos Kravcik - German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Germany) - Rosa Lanzilotti - University of Bari (Italy) - Elvira Popescu - University of Craiova (Romania) # Workshop Co-Chairs # - Zuzana Kubincova - Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) # Publicity Co-Chairs # - Agnese Addone - University of Salerno (Italy) - Federica Caruso - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Dalila Durães - University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) - John Jairo Páez Rodríguez - University Francisco José de Caldas of Bogotà (Colombia) # Steering Committee Representatives # - Fernando De La Prieta University of Salamanca (Spain) - Rosella Gennari - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) # Local Organizers Co-Chairs # - Tania Di Mascio - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Pierpaolo Vittorini - University of L'Aquila (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

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CfP: Workshop on Reflections and Dialogues around Smart Technology (ResiSTo), co-located with MIS4TEL, L'Aquila, Italy | 13th-15th July, 2022

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ================================================ CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS Workshop on Reflections and Dialogues around Smart Technology (ResiSTo) --- Proceedings in Springer Verlag; indexing in Scopus; fast review process --- Co-located with 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL), L'Aquila, Italy | 13th-15th July, 2022 ================================================ IMPORTANT DATES ================================================ Workshop papers submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 Workshop camera-ready papers: 17th June, 2022 Accepted workshop papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published in the LNNS series of Springer Verlag (https://www.springer.com/series/15179), and will be Scopus indexed. ================================================ THEME ================================================ Smart technologies include, but are not limited to, AI-based devices for digital education, smart things, smart art-work, smart environments, smart cities and smart artefacts, in general. The workshop focuses on the role which reflections, as in design thinking, and dialogues, as in ethnographic research, play in imagining, conceptualising, using, assessing smart technologies for different contexts and people, with a preference for learning contexts and learners. Workshop papers are expected to describe frameworks, methods, toolkits, experiences, studies or provocations with reflections and dialogues around smart technologies. Examples are toolkits which enable young generations to design smart things and reflect across their design (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212868921000660). Other examples are studies concerning design as a means for reflecting on stereotypes (http://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/-(448ba68b-ca74-4b06…). The workshop is intended as a forum to share provocations concerning past research work, novel ideas grounded in the literature, work-in-progress prototypes, as well as preliminary results which intercept the theme of the workshop. In other words, workshop papers are expected to report on early or ongoing research activities, which have not yet got the maturity expected for the main-conference submissions. ================================================ TOPICS ================================================ Suggested topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: -Reflections in the creation, usage or evaluation of smart technologies -Responsibility or other critical reflections in technology enhanced learning -The role of dialogue in digital education -Field studies and ecological studies for reflecting with/around smart technologies -Playfulness, gamification and critical reflections with/around smart technologies -Responsibility in the design of smart solutions -Critical thinking in the design of smart cities, environments, things, artwork, artefacts -Dialogue and reflections in designing smart technologies at a distance -Dialogue and reflections in using smart technologies at a distance -Dialogue and reflections in assessing smart technologies at a distance -Dialogues and reflections in making or physical computing -Creativity, dialogues, reflections and smart technologies -Biases in smart technologies -Unveiling ethics concerns with/around smart technologies ================================================ SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ================================================ Workshop contributions should be 10-page papers or exceptionally 6-page papers, including references; papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS template, available on the main-conference website of MIS4TEL. Papers should be submitted as PDF via Easychair. The Easychair submission page can be accessed at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mis4tel22. Please take care in selecting the correct track i.e., “Workshop on Reflections and Dialogues around Smart Technology (ResiSTo)” when submitting. All submissions will undergo a fast yet careful peer review process by at least two members of the program committee. Publication of an accepted paper in the proceedings requires that at least one author of the paper registers for and participates in the conference. ================================================ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ================================================ Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Maristella Matera, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Alessandra Melonio, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy Mehdi Rizvi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Elisa Rubegni, Lancaster University, United Kingdom ================================================ For more information, contact us at resisto.workshop(a)gmail.com or check out our webpage at https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops/resisto

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Reminder #CCE2022 - Conference Registration is open

by Lammers, H.A.

Call for Papers Apologies for multiple posting ECCE 2022 - EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE ERGONOMICS 33rd annual conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics (EACE) 4-7 October 2022 | Kaiserslautern, Germany http://www.hciv.de/ecce2022 CALL FOR PAPERS ECCE 2022 invites contributions from researchers and practitioners which address the broad spectrum of Cognitive Ergonomics challenges in the analysis, design, and evaluation of virtual and physical interactive systems as part of a rich conference program including keynote talks, paper presentation as well as a doctoral consortium. The 33rd ECCE conference will target state-of-the-art as well as emerging topics pertaining to cognitive ergonomics and its role in design processes, information presentation and visualization, human factors and simulation, prototyping, cross / extended reality, user interfaces development, evaluations, and emerging ethical issues. The special theme of ECCE 2022 is: “Evaluating the Reality–Virtuality Continuum”. The Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following ones: * Cognitive processes in design * Cognitively-orientated human factors * Consequences of VR/AR/MR usage * Context awareness * Cross / Extended reality (XR): VR, AR, and MR * Decision aiding, information presentation and visualization * Design methods, tools, and methodologies for designing interactive systems * Ecological approaches to human cognition and human-technology interaction * Efficient collaborations * Ethical issues in virtual environments * Human-computer interaction * Human error and reliability * Human factors and simulation * Human-technology interaction in the Internet of Things era * Interactive learning * Intuitive interaction * Motivation, engagement, goal sharing * Multisensory perception * Resilience and diversity * Scalable evaluation spanning the reality–virtuality continuum * Situation awareness * Trust and control in complex virtual systems * User experience design * User interfaces * User research concepts, methods, and empirical studies Submissions All submissions fulfilling the submission requirements will be peer-reviewed and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Please visit https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow for all information on formatting and templates to create your manuscript for submission. All submissions will be handled through Easy Chair, URL to be announced. Proceedings will appear on ACM Digital Library. Submission Categories * Long and Short Papers * Demonstrations * Workshops * Submissions to the Doctoral Consortium Important Dates and Deadlines March 15, 2022: Deadline for submissions June 22, 2022: Deadline for camera-ready version submissions July 15, 2022: Early registration deadline October 4, 2022: ECCE 2022 doctoral consortium and workshops October 5-7, 2022: ECCE 2022 main conference General chairs Achim Ebert, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany Thomas Lachmann, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany

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Faculty Opening -- Department of Computer Science -- University of Cyprus

by Announce Announcements

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AN ACADEMIC POSITION The University of Cyprus was founded in 1989 and admitted its first students in 1992. Within a short time, the University of Cyprus achieved international distinctions. Today, it is ranked as the 108th young university (under 50 years) and among the #401-500 best universities worldwide by the Times Higher Education Rankings. These notable distinctions, achieved in the highly competitive field of research, are the result of commitment and dedication to continuous development and research excellence, the promotion and strengthening of which constitutes a key strategic objective of the University of Cyprus. Moreover, the University continually extends and develops its undergraduate and graduate programs of studies. To best serve its research and educational aims, the University recruits high-caliber academic staff who can make significant contributions to the development of internationally competitive research projects and to the design and delivery of new curricula. DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE The University of Cyprus invites applications for one (1) tenure-track academic position at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, in the field of “Artificial Intelligence with emphasis in machine learning”. For all academic ranks, a Doctoral degree from an accredited University is required. The minimum requirements for each academic rank are available at https://www.ucy.ac.cy/acad.staff.procedures and include: previous academic experience, outstanding research achievements and notable scientific contributions, experience in developing and teaching of high quality undergraduate and graduate curricula. Candidates do not need to be citizens of the Republic of Cyprus. The official languages of instruction are Greek and Turkish. For the above position, fluency in the Greek language is necessary. In case the selected candidate is not proficient in the Greek language, the candidate and the Department shall ensure that the former acquires sufficient knowledge of the Greek language within 3 years from the date of appointment. Each Department sets its own criteria concerning the required level of fluency in the Greek language. In accordance with the applicable legislation, the annual gross salary (including the 13th salary) for full-time employment is: Assistant Professor (Scale A13-A14). €59.173,18- €79.802,36 Lecturer (Scale A12-A13) €44.975,98- €73.185,96 Employee contributions to the various State funds will be deducted from the above amounts. Candidates are invited to submit their applications electronically by uploading the following documents in English and in PDF format at the following link: https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment 1. Cover Letter 2. Curriculum Vitae 3. Copy of ID/Passport 4. Copies of degree certificates 5. Review of previous research work and a brief description of future research projects (up to 3 pages) 6. List of publications 7. Representative publications (up to 3 publications which should be submitted separately). For the rank of Lecturer, the submission of representative publications is optional. 8. The names and email addresses of three academic referees, who, upon submission of the application, will be automatically notified to provide recommendation letters (in English), up to seven days following the deadline for submission of applications. The above documents (1-7) must be uploaded as separate PDF documents. No change can be possible upon submission of your application. The deadline for applications is on Wednesday 18th of May 2022. The selected applicants will be required to submit copies of degree certificates certified by the Ministry of Education (if the degrees were obtained from universities n Cyprus) or from the Issuing Authority (if the degrees were obtained from foreign universities). Applications, supporting documents and recommendation letters submitted in response to previous vacancy announcements will not be considered and must be resubmitted. Applications not providing all the required documents specified in the online application form at the above link will not be considered. The applicant shall ensure that their application has been successfully submitted. Upon submission, the candidate will receive an automated confirmation email. For more information, please contact the Human Resources Services (tel.: 00357 22 89 4146) or the Department of Computer Science (+357 22 89 2669).

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Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022): First Call for Papers

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*** First Call for Papers *** Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) December 5-7, 2022, Golden Bay Beach Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/ihaw2022 ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) is the second of the series of International Conferences on "ICT for Societal Challenges". It is a showcase for high quality oral and poster presentations and demonstrations sessions. This conference aims to be a platform for multi and interdisciplinary research at the interplay between Information and Communication Technologies, Biomedical, Neuro-cognitive, and Experimental research. This research includes the design, experimental evaluation and standardization of new ICT scalable systems and in-silico systems for new and future inclusive and sustainable technologies that benefit all: healthy people, people with disabilities or other impairments, people having chronic diseases, etc. User-centered design and innovation, new intuitive ways of human -computer interaction, and user acceptance are the topics of particular interest. Conference Topics Relevant topics include (but are not limited to) the following: Artificial Intelligence, Computation and Data Analytics • Artificial Intelligence methods for medical device testing. • Algorithms, methods and services for condition-specific intervention (e.g., diabetes, obesity, dementia, post cancer treatment, allergies, mental health). • Algorithms, methods and services for predicting and monitoring infectious disease. • Crowd-sourcing and social media analysis for predicting and monitoring infectious disease. • Medical Data and/or Medical Image Analysis. • Electronic Medical Records Analysis. • Computational methods for medical devices. Human Computer Interaction and Cognition • Human-Machine Interaction for healthcare and well-being. • Cognitive Mechatronics for healthcare and well-being. • Models for human-device interaction for medicine. • Cobotics for healthcare and well-being. • Model-based design and configuration tools for healthcare and well-being. Assistive Devices • Precision medicine. • ICT for in-silicon trials. • Implantable medical devices. • Multimodal assistive ICT devices to empower people with sensory, cognitive, motor, balance and spatial impairments. ICT & Wellbeing • Age-friendly systems for active and healthy ageing (telepresence, robotics solutions, innovative solutions for independent living, innovative elderly care, integrated care, age-related risks prevention/detection). • ICT systems to improve the quality of life and for daily life activities assistance (education, recreation, and nutrition). • Smart living homes and wearables (Intelligent and personalized digital solutions for sustaining and extending healthy and independent living; personalized early risk detection and intervention). • Smart Systems and services promoting access to the socio-economical and cultural environment. • IoT and smart real-time surveillance systems for monitoring, auditing and control to prevent the spread of the pandemic. • eHealth smart solutions in the fight against a COVID-19 like pandemic. • IoT and Smart Healthcare systems with an environmentally friendly and sustainable footprint. Health Infrastructure and Healthcare Operation Services • Distributed and connected digital healthcare services. • IoT services for real-time monitoring of health data and status of patients and/or older adults. • Wearable devices and IoT systems for remote monitoring of health data and status of patients and/or older adults. • mHealth services and applications using mobile and wearable devices to collect community and clinical health data, and deliver healthcare information to practitioners, researchers and patients. • Sustainable city environments for emergency health management. • 5G and beyond for healthcare in sustainable smart cities. • Wireless Sensor Networks for advanced smart healthcare in sustainable cities. Quality in Healthcare Systems • New experimental validation methods with end-users. • Systems and services for ensuring patient’s commitment to the medication schedule. • Digital health systems and tools for health care professional training and workforce development. • Communication systems and services improving the quality of patient and healthcare provider contact before, during and after admission. • Methods and Technology for Improving the quality of services-oriented care delivery systems. • Methods, Digital Tools and/or Services for inclusive-for-all healthcare systems. • Co-Creation of healthcare systems for social well being of people with special needs, older adults and/or deprivileged or disadvantaged people. • Systems for management of health and care (mental health, pain, neurological disorders, sight, hearing, balance, space awareness; sensory based physiological and psychological non-invasive measurements, preventive healthcare, m-healthcare, e-healthcare, integrated care, serious games, electronic health record, self- management, patient-centered systems for survivorship, palliation and/or end-of-life care). Privacy, Security & Standardization • Standardization, certification, labelling, and communication issues (related to ageing well, to sensory impairment). • Privacy and Security/Regulation compliant services in health care systems (e.g., HIPAA). • Security and privacy of digital health systems and service. • Socio-economic issues of smart healthcare in sustainable societies. • Privacy, security and ethics in eHealth smart solutions and surveillance at scale in the fight against a COVID-19 pandemic. High-quality original submissions that address such future issues, show the design and evaluation in (near-) real scenarios, explain how to benchmark systems, and outline the education and training procedures for acquiring new perceptual skills while using such systems are welcome. Research and technical papers are expected to present significant and original contributions validated with the targeted end-users. Submissions should clearly state the progress beyond the existing state-of- the-art and the expected societal benefits of the developed technology. When possible, validate scenarios with the target user groups and well-identified technology readiness levels (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_readiness_level) should be at least outlined. Submissions We invite Research and Technical papers, up to 15 pages, describing original unpublished research, making a substantial contribution to the research field. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. As was the case for IHAW 2021, the proceedings of IHAW 2022 will be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899) and will be presented in the technical sessions of the conference. As was also the case for IHAW 2021, the authors of the best papers accepted for IHAW2022 will be invited to submit extended versions for a special issue in a high quality journal (currently under negotiation). Submissions of all types should be carefully formatted according to the Springer format for conference proceedings: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… . The submission process will be handled through Easy Chair and the submission link is: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=icihaw2022 . Important Dates • Submission Deadline: July 18, 2022 (AoE) • Notification: September 26, 2022 • Camera-Ready Submission Deadline: October 10, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: October 10, 2022 Organizers Honorary General Chair • Edwige Pissaloux, University of Rouen Normandy, France General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Scientific Chair • Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University, Cyprus Scientific Vice-Chair • Ramiro Velazquez, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico Publicity Chair • Jessica Allingham, Lakehead University, Canada Finance Chair • Petros Stratis, Easy Conferences LTD, Cyprus

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Fourth Call for Contributions

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*** Fourth Call for Contributions *** 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/ 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 six (6) pages (US letter size) double-column, including figures, tables, and references in standard 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 • 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 four (4) pages (US letter size) double column, including figures, tables, and references in standard 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: 23 May 2022 • Notification of acceptance: 20 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 11 July 2022 Conference Committees https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/committees/

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Funded PhD positions at University College Cork

by Ciolfi, Luigina

Cari Colleghi, Allego la call relativa a due borse di dottorato di ricerca ad University College Cork (Irlanda) in ambito HCI e CSCW. Saluti, Lui === Applications are open for fully funded PhDs (duration: 4 years) under ADVANCE CRT<https://www.advance-crt.ie/>. ADVANCE CRT is a Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research Training focused on Future Networks and the Internet of Things with applications in sustainable and independent living. Through co-supervision between the Schools of Computer Science & IT (Dr Klaas-Jan Stol, Prof Dirk Pesch) and Applied Psychology (Prof Luigina Ciolfi) at University College Cork, excellent applicants are sought for two proposed doctoral research projects with HCI/CSCW orientation as part of the 2022-2023 ADVANCE CRT recruitment round: Project 1: Understanding Digitally-Mediated Hybrid Work Practices of IT Professionals (DigiHyPe) Supervisors: Dr Klaas-Jan Stol (School of Computer Science & IT) (Lead Supervisor); Prof Luigina Ciolfi (School of Applied Psychology) (Second Supervisor). This project aims to examine the digitally-mediated experiences and practices of IT professionals tackling the “new normal” of hybrid work in IT organisations, particularly in relation to collaborative projects and teamwork. The Covid-19 pandemic has shifted working patterns in the high-tech sector in significant and unprecedented ways: initially through fast pivoting to working from home, and more recently through novel attempts to develop “hybrid” work policies, with employees negotiating and adopting new spatial, temporal, and organisational patterns of work and with new practices emerging within teams and organisations. Collaboration and cooperation among colleagues are likely to emerge in novel ways, due to the novel configuration of knowledge and resources, mutual awareness, availability patterns, communication and coordination mechanisms, and of the digital tools being used for all of this. While there is considerable research on forms of flexible work such as ‘remote working’, we are now entering an age of hybrid work at scale. Furthermore, hybrid work is emerging in all its complexity not only in terms of locations, but also of scheduling, communication patterns, team building, etc. Thus, there is an urgent need to investigate “modern” remote working, characterized by large-scale, dynamic, and highly tailored configurations of how IT professionals collaborate. To that end, this project has the following primary research goals: * To identify new and emerging practices of collaborative digitally-mediated hybrid work in the high- tech/software sector, and their impact on both professionals and organisations. * To understand how digital tools and services are used as part of these practices to support collaboration, coordination and cooperation. * To identify the requirements, opportunities, and challenges of future technologies that can improve support for collaborative hybrid work and the individuals and teams that perform it. * To develop a novel ‘framework of collaboration in hybrid work’ that synthesises findings from detailed analyses of the field studies, which provides guidance to organisations that seek to improve their collaboration mechanisms, and to provide a theoretical foundation for future research and development. It is envisaged that the research will comprise a series of field studies at organisations, using a mixed- methods approach. Potential research methods include case study, ethnography, and the Delphi method. This project will build on, extend, and challenge prior knowledge on digitally-mediated flexible work and on collaboration and cooperation in the IT sector, particularly within software development teams. There is an established body of work across Software Engineering/Information Systems and HCI/CSCW that has built an in-depth understanding of these issues via field-based methods, and which also provides a set of concepts and frameworks to be applied to the study of flexible forms of work and to the design of software to support it. This project will contribute to this established corpus of empirical research by critiquing and expanding existing concepts, tools, and frameworks detailing the practices of collaboration and cooperation in flexible work situations in the IT sector. As the world around us is changing, the current historical juncture in time offers an exciting and unique opportunity to contribute in significant ways and to have a direct impact on organisational practice in the IT sector, and more broadly on the ongoing opportunities to shape the future of work and the digital tools that will be used going forward. Full description of the project can be found in the ADVANCE CRT 2022-2023 Project Booklet<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-LKj5y9x0EC7VDJjDj90MUda3X7inlkl/view?usp=…>, under Dr Stol’s list of potential projects. Project 2: InterArct Supervisors: Prof Dirk Pesch (School of Computer Science & IT) (Lead Supervisor); Prof Luigina Ciolfi (School of Applied Psychology) (Second Supervisor). The InterArct project focuses on novel approaches to human computer interaction with art and performance installations in museums and galleries. In order to interact with art installations, many formats are possible, ranging from local, physical to remote interaction. At the same time, the interaction with art should also be accessible to people’s different abilities. The Covid pandemic has led to the closure or limited access to museums and with the potential of future pandemics, remote interaction and/or virtual interaction with exhibits could address some of this in the future as well. Furthermore, contemporary artists are increasingly incorporating digital interactive elements into their practice, and look at available new technologies for inspiration and exploration. In the InterArct project, we plan to develop an inclusive, accessible and flexible approach to interaction with contemporary art exhibits. We envisage leveraging gesture and facial recognition through a range of technologies (depending on researcher skills) such as radio signal based, image recognition based, wearable sensor based or other approaches. The project will build on prior work done by the two supervisors on radio signal based event and activity detection and programmable and reactive interaction with museum exhibits. The project will seek suitable contemporary art venues and practitioners and future contemporary art installations to demonstrate the capabilities of the developed technologies. The project aims to collaborate with the Glucksman Art Gallery on the University College Cork campus as an exhibition and experimentation space. The project will have strong societal impact as it has the potential to make interaction with contemporary art much more accessible. The work, while focused in this project on art, can also have a wide range of other applications in interaction with everyday objects in homes, businesses, supporting people with disabilities for example. Full description of the project can be found in the ADVANCE CRT 2022-2023 Project Booklet<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-LKj5y9x0EC7VDJjDj90MUda3X7inlkl/view?usp=…>, under Prof Pesch’s list of potential projects. For information on ADAVANCE CRT funding support, the application process, eligibility criteria, and full list of potential projects, see: https://www.advance-crt.ie/apply/ The deadline for applications is the 1st of April 2022 — Prof Luigina Ciolfi (she/her) Professor of Human Computer Interaction School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland Tel +353 (0)21 490 4597 My UCC Research Profile<http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/A011/LCiolfi@ucc.ie> Member, British Psychological Society; Senior Member & Distinguished Speaker<https://speakers.acm.org/speakers/ciolfi_15069>, ACM; Steering Committee Member, EUSSET<http://eusset.eu/> | Associate Editor, The CSCW Journal<http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/10606> | Personal Website<https://luiginaciolfi.net/> My working day may not be your working day. Please don’t feel obliged to reply to this e-mail outside of your normal working hours

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[CFP] AVI 2022 workshop on Designing for Meaningful Interactions and Digital Wellbeing

by Luigi De Russis

Call for Papers - Designing for Meaningful Interactions and Digital Wellbeing (Design4DWB 2022) AVI 2022 Workshop 06 June 2022 - Rome, Italy More info: https://sites.google.com/view/design4dwb/home <https://sites.google.com/view/design4dwb/home> --- ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Nowadays, tech companies adopt attention-capture dark patterns like recommendations and content autoplay to grab people's attention and maximize the time spent on different digital services, from social networks to video sharing platforms. Such a controversial business model exploits the individual's psychological vulnerabilities to increase advertisements revenue, and has several measurable consequences on individuals' sense of agency, often resulting in people's lack of control over technology use. In this context, public media and researchers in different areas, from philosophy to human-computer interaction, agree on the importance of considering a new kind of psychological digital wellbeing. The purpose of this workshop is to provide the academic and industrial communities a venue for discussing ongoing research and ideas on the design of interfaces that allow people to take advantage of digital platforms in a meaningful and conscious way, without the need for external interventions (e.g., timers) that indiscriminately block the user's interaction. This could be done with either novel Digital Self-Control Tools (DSCTs), which allows people to limit their technology use through the redesign of interactive elements, or by finding ways to motivate key stakeholders to avoid or mitigate attention-capture dark patterns from the beginning of their design processes. This workshop is part of the International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI 2022). CALL FOR PARTICIPATION We invite researchers and practitioners in interdisciplinary domains intersecting HCI, AI, psychology, design, and/or STS to engage in dialog on the topics above. A key priority of our workshop will be to invite submissions from an intellectually diverse and global group of participants to further discussions on how appropriate human-centered design can contribute to digital wellbeing in this context. In particular, we solicit participation across more and less technical researchers in HCI who are motivated to address the list of topics below. Prospective workshop participants are invited to submit a position paper (2-4 pages) describing and highlighting their contributions to the workshop topics. The topics of interest for the workshop include, but are not limited to: - Definition and analysis of attention-capture dark patterns. - Novel interfaces for meaningful interaction. - Novel DSCTs that focus on redesigning the user's interaction rather than blocking it. - Design methods and tools for digital wellbeing. - Strategies and tools for measuring people's digital wellbeing. - Responsibility and role of tech companies. - Social, educational, and political factors. WORKSHOP STRUCTURE This one-day workshop will be interactive and informal. It will combine presentations of accepted position papers with discussions and hands-on sessions, aimed at generating ideas for future research directions. The workshop is planned to be in-person, at the conference. Virtual participation will be made possible. SUBMISSIONS Submissions of position papers should be of 2-4 pages, in the ACM Primary Article Submission Templates (single column, https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template). PDFs of submissions can be emailed to Alberto Monge Roffarello (one of the organizers) at alberto.monge(a)polito.it. They will be reviewed by all organizers based on relevance, originality, and overall quality. Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted paper will be required to attend the workshop. Virtual participation will be made possible. All workshop participants will need to register for the workshop. Accepted and presented papers will be made available on CEUR Workshop Proceedings, if possible, while workshop results will be published on our website. Notifications will be mailed to the authors within 15 days of receipt (and no later than the date reported below). IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: 27 March 2022 Notification: 27 April 2022 Camera-ready and registration due: 08 May 2022 Workshop date: 06 June 2022 WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Alberto Monge Roffarello, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy R. X. Schwartz, University of Virginia, USA Panagiotis Apostolellis, University of Virginia, USA

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Scomparsa di Michele Risi

by Giuliana VITIELLO

Cari tutti, Purtroppo è venuto a mancare prematuramente il collega e amico Michele Risi http://docenti.unisa.it/michele.risi. Molti all'interno della nostra comunità lo hanno conosciuto e hanno avuto modo di apprezzarne le grandi doti umane e il suo elevato profilo scientifico. Michele mancherà a tutti noi... Giuliana Vitiello e Genny Tortora ====== Prof. Giuliana Vitiello, PhD Director HCI-UsE Lab Department of Computer Science University of Salerno Italy phone +39 089 963317 cell +39 3666758965 https:// <https://docenti.unisa.it/003730/home> docenti.unisa.it/giuliana.vitiello

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VL/HCC 2022: Call for Research Papers

by Emanuele Panizzi

*VL/HCC 2022: Call for Research Papers* (Apologies for multiple postings) *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing* *>>> 12-16 September 2022 <<<* *Rome, Italy* *https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022* <https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT DEADLINES* Research Papers: - Abstracts-Only: *Wednesday 23 March 2022* - Submission Deadline: *Wednesday 30 March 2022* (all deadlines are *23:59, AoE*) *>>> Submission link: **https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022* <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC) 2022* From the beginning of the computer age, people have sought easier ways to learn, express, and understand computational ideas. Whether this meant moving from punch cards to textual languages, or command lines to graphical UIs, the quest to make computation easier to express, manipulate, and understand by a broader group of people is an ongoing challenge. The IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing is the premier international forum for research on this topic. Established in 1984, the mission of the conference is to support the design, theory, application, and evaluation of computing technologies and languages for programming, modeling, and communicating, which are easier to learn, use, and understand by people. The 2022 symposium is scheduled to take place September 12-16 in Rome, Italy. Our special emphasis for 2022 is *Human-Centric AI*. VL/HCC 2022 is 100% Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing (TCMC). *VL/HCC is indexed in Scopus, DBLP, IEEE Explore, WoS.* *The Symposium is planned to be in presence. In any case, we are monitoring the Covid situation and will act according to decisions of the authorities to insure the safest and widest participation.* We look forward to your participation in VL/HCC! Paolo Bottoni, VL/HCC 2022 General Co-Chair Gennaro Costagliola, VL/HCC 2022 General Co-Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Scope and Topics* We solicit original, unpublished research papers on computing technologies for modeling, programming, communicating, and reasoning, which are easier to learn, use or understand by humans than the current state-of-the-art. Papers should focus on efforts to design, formalize, implement, or evaluate those technologies and languages. This includes technologies intended for general audiences (e.g., professional or novice programmers, or the public) or domain-specific audiences (e.g., people working in business administration, production environments, healthcare, urban design or scientific domains). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: - Visual Languages: Novel visual languages, Design, evaluation, and theory of visual languages and applications, Development of systems for manipulating and interacting with diagrammatic representations - Human aspects and psychology of software development and language design, such as supporting inclusion and diversity in programming - End-user development: End-user development, adaptation and programming, Creation and evaluation of technologies and infrastructures for end user development - Crowdsourcing design and development work - Representations: Novel representations and user interfaces for expressing computation, Software, algorithm and data visualization - Modeling: Model-driven development, Domain-specific languages, including modeling languages, Visual modeling of human behavior and socio-technical systems - Thinking more deeply about code: Computational thinking and Computer Science education, Debugging and program understanding, Explainable ML/AI If you are not sure if your paper is a good fit for VL/HCC, feel free to email the PC Co-chairs (see “Contacts” below). We welcome those new to the VL/HCC community to submit! *Special Emphasis for 2022: Human-Centric AI* This year’s special topic is “Human-Centric AI”. As AI and explainable AI (XAI) experience explosive growth, many questions arise about how to ensure that tools and explanations for AI fit the needs of the broad populations they need to serve. This year, we especially welcome papers at VL/HCC that design, build, or evaluate technologies involving or relating to human-centric AI and issues of human-centric AI, such as trust and fairness. *Paper submissions* We invite *two kinds of papers*: - full-length research papers, up to 8 pages - plus unlimited additional pages containing only references and/or acknowledgements - short research papers, up to 4 pages - plus unlimited additional pages containing only references and/or acknowledgements. Papers must be submitted using the IEEE two-column conference paper format. Be sure to use the current IEEE conference paper format (which was updated in 2019), and to select the “US letter” template: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html *>>> Papers should be submitted via the **EasyChair system* <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022>*. <<<* *>>> The submission link is: * *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022* <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vlhcc2022>* <<<* To facilitate the assigning of papers to reviewers, we require paper abstracts to be submitted via EasyChair at least 1 week prior to the paper submission deadline (see Important Deadlines above). The abstract must be kept up to date such that it matches exactly the abstract in the submitted paper. The abstract must be no longer than 250 words. All accepted papers, whether full or short, should be complete, self-contained, archival contributions. Contributions from full papers are more extensive than those from short papers. Work-in-progress, which has not yet yielded a contribution, should be submitted to the Showpieces category. All submissions will be reviewed by members of the Program Committee in a single blind review process. Authors will then receive the reviews for their submissions and will be able to answer them in a rebuttal phase. Only after this step the PC will make a final decision about the acceptance of the submissions. Submissions and reviews for the technical program are managed with EasyChair. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register for VL/HCC 2022 and present the paper at the conference. There will be a virtual presentation option in case of travel restrictions. IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference, including IEEE Xplore Digital Library, if the paper is not presented by the author at the conference. The proceedings of IEEE VL/HCC are published in digital form by the IEEE Computer Science Society and archived in the IEEE Digital Library with an official ISBN number. Accepted papers will be available to conference attendees via the IEEE Open Preview program in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/). *Evaluation and Justification* Papers are expected to support their claims with appropriate evidence. For example, a paper that claims to improve programmer productivity is expected to demonstrate improved productivity; a paper that claims to be easier to use should demonstrate increased ease of use. However, not all claims necessarily need to be supported with empirical evidence or studies with people. For example, a paper that claims to make something feasible that was clearly infeasible might substantiate its claim through the existence of a functioning prototype. Moreover, there are many alternatives to empirical evidence that may be appropriate for justifying claims, including analytical methods, formal arguments or case studies. Given this criterion, we encourage potential authors to think carefully about what claims their submission makes and what evidence would adequately support these claims. In addition, we expect short papers to have less comprehensive evaluation than long papers. *Special Issue of The Journal of Computer Languages (COLA)* A select number of accepted papers will also be invited to optionally submit a revised and extended paper to a special issue of the Journal of Computer Languages (COLA). These papers will also go through the journal’s normal reviewing process. Papers accepted at both would appear both in the proceedings for VL/HCC 2022 and in COLA. Further instructions regarding formatting and the review/publication process will be provided when the invitations are made. More information about COLA is available here: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-computer-languages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *VL/HCC 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE* General Co-Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy General Co-Chair Gennaro Costagliola, University of Salerno, Italy Program Co-Chair Michelle Brachman, IBM Research, United States Program Co-Chair Mark Minas, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany Publicity & Social Media Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Finance Chair Maria De Marsico, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Publications Chair Kim Monch, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany Web Chair Mattia De Rosa, University of Salerno, Italy Graduate Consortium Co-Chair Andrew Fish, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Graduate Consortium Co-Chair, Thomas LaToza, George Mason University, United States Tutorial and Workshop Co-Chair Alessio Malizia, University of Pisa, Italy Tutorial and Workshop Co-Chair Vittorio Fuccella, University of Salerno, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Contacts* PC Co-Chairs: - Michelle (Ichinco) Brachman (michelle.brachman(a)ibm.com) - Mark Minas (mark.minas(a)unibw.de) For more information or any queries, please see our website: https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022

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IxD&A Journal N. 50 - Meet the Authors Event: videos now available

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *International Journal on Interaction Design & Architecture(s) - IxD&A - a SCOPUS and Web of Science - Emerging Sources (Thomson Reuters) indexed Journal - * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Videos of the on-line event are now avilable* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Special issue N. 50 *on:* Design during and for Pandemics */guest editors: Vasiliki Mylonopoulou, Guido Giunti /and *Decoding The Smart City* /guest editors: Teija Vainio, Elise Hodson, Michel Nader Sayún, Ralf-Martin Soe/ // *Meet the authors * authors list <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=10&a=27> Videos can be accessed from the IxD&A Journal website -> link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=10&a=11&link=T…> or from the IxD&A Youtube Channel -> link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/videos> (play lists: link <https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/playlists>) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To keep updated join IxD&A Linkedin group -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3785204/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access road to its contents with no charge to the authors / If you wish to help us in improving the quality of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ///// /////========================================================= IxD&A Privacy Policy <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=9&a=1> =========================================================

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CfP: International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design (HAID 2022) London, UK, 24-26 August 2022

by Stefano Papetti

[apologies for cross-posting] * Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the 11th International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design(HAID 2022) that will be held in hybrid mode on 24–26 August 2022at Queen Mary University of London in London, UK. https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/ <https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/> For questions please contact us at haid2022(a)qmul.ac.uk <mailto:haid2022@qmul.ac.uk> To keep in touch and up to date on news related to the HAID community, please join our Google group (https://groups.google.com/g/haid-community <https://groups.google.com/g/haid-community>) and follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/HAID_conference <https://twitter.com/HAID_conference>). ===== Call for papers & demos ===== We invite submissions reporting on completed researchand live demosat the intersection of haptics, audio, and human-computer interaction. We also welcome papers focusing on one of these fields with applications to the others. We particularly welcome contributions, both theoretical and empirical, in the following areas: - Design of audio and haptic feedback for health & wellbeing - 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 Important dates Papers - submission: 29 April 2022 (11:59 PM AoE) Papers - acceptance: 30 May 2022 (11:59 PM AoE) Papers - camera ready: 10 June 2022 (11:59 PM AoE) Demos - submission: 10 June 2022 (11:59 PM AoE) Demos - acceptance: 30 June 2022 (11:59 PM AoE) More information is available here: https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/submissions/papers-and-demos/ <https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/submissions/papers-and-demos/> ===== Call for work in progress ===== HAID 2022 seeks work in progress submissions, which describe recently completed work or highly relevant results of work in progress in all areas related to haptics, audio, and interaction design. We particularly encourage work in progress submissions from “newcomers”—master students or early-stage PhD Students without a supervisor who is part of the HAID community, especially from underrepresented groups. Important dates: Submission deadline: 10 June 2022 (11:59 PM AoE) Acceptance notification: 30 June 2022 (11:59 PM AoE) More information is available here: https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/submissions/work-in-progress/ <https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/submissions/work-in-progress/> ===== Call for workshops ===== We also invite proposals for workshops to be held during the 1st day of the conference. These proposals may take the form of theoretical or hands-on tutorials on specific HAID topics or forums for discussion and development. Important dates: Proposal submission: 8 April 2022 (11:59 PM AoE) Acceptance notification: 15 April 2022 (11:59 PM AoE) More information is available here: https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/submissions/workshops/ <https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/submissions/workshops/> * -- signature Stefano Papetti MHbook — — Zürcher Hochschule der Künste Zurich University of the Arts — Dr. Stefano Papetti Research Associate Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology — Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, P.O. Box, CH-8031 Zurich Phone +41 43 446 5516 stefano.papetti(a)zhdk.ch — www.zhdk.ch, www.icst.net — Musical Haptics - Open Access ebook - Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-58316-7>

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CfP: CoPDA 2022 "Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: AI for Humans or Humans for AI?"

by Barbara Rita Barricelli

--------------- Call for Papers --------------- CoPDA 2022 - 6th International Workshop on Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: AI for Humans or Humans for AI? https://homes.di.unimi.it/cslab/copda2022/ June 6, 2022 - Frascati (Rome), Italy In conjunction with AVI 2022 (https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022) -------- Overview -------- This edition of the CoPDA workshop will be dedicated to discussing the current hype about Artificial Intelligence (AI) by contrasting it with the objectives pursued by Human-Centered Design (HCD). The workshop will establish a forum to explore our basic assumption (and to provide at least partial evidence) that the most successful AI systems out there today are dependent on teams of humans, just as humans depend on these systems to gain access to information, provide insights and perform tasks beyond their own capabilities. Recognizing that AI is today one of the “hottest” topics in large parts of the world, this CoPDA edition will reflect on the role of HCD in the AI age. Mainly, we are not interested in discussing the design of user interfaces of systems with AI features per se; rather, grounded in research activities from a broad spectrum of academic disciplines, from computer science to social science, this CoPDA workshop will critically analyze the current hype about AI by contrasting it with the objectives pursued by HCD, in order to investigate the impact on individuals, social groups, and society as a whole. More precisely, the workshop will explore the relationship between AI, aimed at replacing human beings, and Intelligence Augmentation (IA), focused on empowering human beings in their daily life and work. Balancing between these two perspectives means changing the research paradigm from traditional human-computer interaction, to designing the collaboration between humans and computers. This will foster creativity, meaningful work, intersubjectivity, and learning, and eventually improve the quality of life of individuals. However, a variety of issues and ethical problems need to be addressed in this new age – e.g., privacy intrusions, massive unemployment, knowledge and competence loss, lack of control, autonomous weapons, etc. The workshop organizers encourage researchers to submit position papers that will consider these aspects. In summary, the workshop will aim at discussing the importance of HCD in the AI Age by considering several topics including (but not limited to): - Collective human-centered design - Collaborative learning - Cultures of participation - Meaningful human control - Adaptive, Adaptable, and Context-Aware Systems - Distributed cognition - Tacit knowledge and meaning making - Multi-dimensional aspects of learning - Big data and privacy - Learning analytics - Human-machine teaming systems - Explainability of AI-based decisions - Evaluation of AI-based systems - End-User Development for AI-based systems ----------- Submissions ----------- Authors are invited to submit a 5-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=copda2022 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. --------------- Important dates --------------- - Mar 27th, 2022: Submission deadline for position papers - Apr 27th, 2022: Notification of acceptance - May 8th, 2022: Camera ready - Jun 6th, 2022: CoPDA 2022 workshop -------------------- Organizing Committee -------------------- 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 copda2022(a)easychair.org *Barbara Rita Barricelli* Assistant Professor Department of Information Engineering Università degli Studi di Brescia http://barbara-barricelli.unibs.it <http://barbara-barricelli.unibs.it> -- Informativa sulla Privacy: https://www.unibs.it/it/node/1452 <https://www.unibs.it/it/node/1452>

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ECSCW 2022: EXTENDED DEADLINE: FEBR. 25th for Workshop and Masterclass Proposals

by Müller, Claudia, Prof. Dr.

Dear colleagues, Due to some requests, the ECSCW workshop and masterclasses deadline has been extended to February 25th. Have a nice week-end! Kind regards Claudia & Bryan, ECSCW 2022 workshop and masterclasses co-chairs The ECSCW 2022 conference is looking for workshop and masterclass submissions! Call for Workshop Proposals CSCW is a challenging and rapidly developing area of research where the exchange of ideas and discussion of concepts with other researchers provide an effective way of gaining new insights and identifying opportunities for possible collaborations. The ECSCW 2022 Workshops provide an opportunity to engage in discussions with other researchers, present and illustrate new developments on different themes within CSCW, provoke and reflect on novel perspectives and receive feedback on early ideas in a friendly and constructive manner. ECSCW 2022 invites workshop proposals addressing basic research questions, new methodologies and approaches, innovative technologies, and emerging research areas. Workshops are good venues for involving attendees in working together to share, reflect and develop new insights. Workshops may be half-day or full-day sessions. Outcomes might include journal special issues, blogs or new collaborations. We encourage accepted workshop organisers to create web-based resources for their workshops so that advertising, submission and organisation can be handled online. If you are submitting a workshop on accessibility or assistive technology, please refer to the SIGACCESS guidelines on writing about disability<https://www.sigaccess.org/welcome-to-sigaccess/resources/accessible-writing…>. Important Dates January 15th, 2022 System open for Submissions February 25th, 2022 (extended) Submission due for workshop proposals (23:59 AoE) February 28th, 2022 Notifications to workshop organizers March 14th, 2022 Deadline for the camera-ready version of the accepted proposals, workshop descriptions, and workshop website links. May 9th, 2022 Workshop organizers must notify Workshop Chairs with final workshop attendance numbers Monday/Tuesday June 27/28th, 2022 Workshops at ECSCW 2022 June 27th - July 1st, 2022 ECSCW 2022 Conference Submission Format & Process Workshops submissions should: * be no more than 3000 words, excluding references, * include all authors names, affiliations, and contact information, an abstract (150 words) as well as a detailed proposal including a description of the theme(s), activities and goals of the workshop, the maximum number of participants, the length of the workshops (half-day/ full-day), and the background of the organiser(s), * specify the means of recruiting and selecting participants. * specify any additional equipment needed (including laptops, tablets, speakers, headphones, projectors); unless explicitly confirmed by the Chairs, the additional equipment must be supplied by the workshop organisers, * be formatted according to the ECSCW template, available in LaTeX<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_latex/>, RTF<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_rtf/> or MS Word<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_word/> format, * - be sent via email to workshops(a)ecscw.eusset.eu<mailto:workshops@ecscw.eusset.eu> in pdf format. Workshops submissions are not anonymous. Call for Masterclass Proposals Masterclasses provide the opportunity to learn about specific CSCW methods, concepts and approaches from experts in the related field within small in-depth group discussions. Masterclasses facilitate a more focused discussion on any CSCW topic, and enable organizers to do theoretical input in lectures as well as engage participants in more hands-on workshop experiences. While masterclasses are open to a broad range of participants, these are particularly targeted at early career researchers and PhD students. Masterclasses may be half-day or full-day sessions. If you are submitting a masterclass on accessibility or assistive technology, please refer to the SIGACCESS guidelines on writing about disability<https://www.sigaccess.org/welcome-to-sigaccess/resources/accessible-writing…>. Important Dates January 15th, 2022 System open for Submissions February 25th, 2022 (extended) Submission due for masterclasses proposals (23:59 AoE) February 28th, 2022 Notifications to masterclasses organizers March 14th, 2022 Deadline for the camera-ready version of the accepted masterclasses May 9th, 2022 Masterclasses organizers must notify the Chairs with final masterclasses attendance numbers Monday/Tuesday June 27/28th, 2022 Masterclasses at ECSCW 2022 June 27th - July 1st, 2022 ECSCW 2022 Conference Submission Format & Process Masterclasses submissions should: * be no more than 1500-3000 words, excluding references, * include all authors names, affiliations, and contact information as well as a description of the theme(s) of the master class, the background of the organiser(s), the length of the masterclass (half-day/ full-day) and the maximum number of participants, * specify any additional equipment needed (including laptops, tablets, speakers, headphones, projectors). Unless explicitly confirmed by the Chairs, the additional equipment must be supplied by the masterclass organisers, * be formatted according to the ECSCW template, available in LaTeX<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_latex/>, RTF<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_rtf/> or MS Word<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_word/> format, * - be sent via email to workshops(a)ecscw.eusset.eu<mailto:workshops@ecscw.eusset.eu> in pdf format. Masterclass proposals are not anonymous and should include all authors names, affiliations, and contact information. Selection Process for Workshops and Masterclasses Proposals will be single-blind reviewed by the Workshops and Masterclass Chairs and selected members of the ECSCW program committee. Selection will be based on the relevance of the proposed topic for ECSCW and the organiser(s) expertise. For any queries, please, do not hesitate to contact the ECSCW 2022 Masterclasses Chairs at workshops(a)ecscw.eusset.eu<mailto:workshops@ecscw.eusset.eu>. Additional Information: To access this information via the web, please visit the ECSCW 2022 website: https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2022/workshops/ https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2022/masterclasses/ Workshop and Masterclass Chairs, Claudia Mueller and Bryan Semaan Prof. Dr. Claudia Müller Ass. Prof. Information Systems, esp. IT for the Ageing Society Institute for Information Systems Office US-F 115, Kohlbettstr. 15, 57072 Siegen T +49 271 740 4036 (Sekr.), email: claudia.mueller(a)uni-siegen.de<https://mail.uni-siegen.de/owa/redir.aspx?C=pgIoMc7ilxb82QM99MDdt6G8X_oLdhk…> https://italg.wineme.uni-siegen.de/ Professor at Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Switzerland Department of Health Sciences/ Careum Research Pestalozzistr. 3, CH-8032 Zürich, www.careum.ch<https://mail.uni-siegen.de/owa/redir.aspx?C=9g_kpJY_oN2tEAZN3Lu0LT0Ntl3nVdo…>

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MIS4TEL 2022: 2nd Call for Paper / 13-15 July 2022 / L'Aquila (Italy)

by MIS4TEL 2022 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Papers We are glad to invite you to submit a manuscript to MIS4TEL2022, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning. The conference proceedings are published by Springer and indexed in Scopus, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== Important dates: - Submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: 30th May, 2022 - Camera-Ready papers due: 17th June, 2022 - Conference celebration: 13th-15th July, 2022 ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 -- 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning >>> 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 and novel methodologies and technologies allow researchers, designers, and domain experts to pursue Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) solutions targeting not only cognitive processes but also motivational, personality, or emotional factors. Nowadays, we can identify two main legs, providing necessary and complementary strengths to a TEL-oriented design process: appropriate technologies should be applied, and appropriate methods should guide the design of such application. Technologies in TEL are capable of delivering smart, personalized, tailored, and motivating learning solutions. Methods are coming from different fields, such as education, psychology, medicine, computer science, and from diverse communities, where collaboration and co-working are used, such as maker communities and participatory design communities. In addition, Learning Analytics can help manage available (big) data and augment learning opportunities for learners and educators alike, for instance by supporting self-regulated learning or adaptation of the learning material. 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 12th 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. >>> TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: # Technologies and technology-based solutions for TEL # - AI technologies and tools for TEL - Agent-based and multi-agent TEL systems - Knowledge representation, reasoning, and management systems for TEL - Natural language systems for TEL - Recommendation, personalization, and adaptation in TEL systems - Social networks for TEL - Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for TEL - Internet of things (IoT) solutions for TEL - Smart solutions or environments for TEL - Wearable technologies for TEL - Robotics for TEL - Virtual reality environments for TEL - Games for TEL or gamified TEL - Sharing and interoperability between TEL environments - Making and fabrication for TEL # Methodologies and experiences for TEL # - Methodologies for personalization, user modeling, and adaptation in TEL- Methodologies for recommendation systems and user modeling in TEL - Methodologies for fostering motivation and engagement in TEL - Methodologies for the design of accessible and usable TEL systems - Methodologies for including different voices in the design process of TEL - Methodologies for informal learning for TEL - Methodologies for fostering TEL in small, medium, and large companies - Methodologies, tools, and frameworks supporting experiments in TEL - Methodologies or approaches from game design and gamification for TEL - Novel experiences and studies (e.g., case studies, ethnographic studies, field studies, experimentations) with methodologies for TEL # Learning analytics for TEL # - Big data and data visualization in TEL - Learning analytics for curriculum design - Learning analytics for personalizing the learner experience - Learning analytics for predicting behavior - Learning analytics for designing learning interventions - Learning analytics for stakeholders >>> SUBMISSIONS # Submitting papers # MIS4TEL papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS Template, with a maximum length of 10 pages, including figures and references. For further details, please see:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission # Review process # MIS4TEL welcomes the submission of papers with preference to the topics listed in the call for papers. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process. Each contribution will be refereed by three experts in the field using the following set of criteria; relevance, originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The papers must consist of original, relevant, and previously unpublished sound research efforts related to any of the topics of the conference. # Publication # Accepted papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (http://www.springer.com/series/15179). At least one of the authors will be required to register for MIS4TEL and to attend the Conference in order to present their paper and to have it included in the conference proceedings. ** Indexing: The books of this series are submitted to SCOPUS, INSPEC, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago.** ====================================================================== MIS4TEL 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE # General Chair # - Marco Temperini - Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) # Technical Program Co-Chairs # - Ivana Marenzi - L3S Research Center, Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany) - Vittorio Scarano - University of Salerno (Italy) # Paper Co-Chairs # - Milos Kravcik - German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Germany) - Rosa Lanzilotti - University of Bari (Italy) - Elvira Popescu - University of Craiova (Romania) # Workshop Co-Chairs # - Zuzana Kubincova - Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) # Publicity Co-Chairs # - Agnese Addone - University of Salerno (Italy) - Federica Caruso - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Dalila Durães - University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) - John Jairo Páez Rodríguez - University Francisco José de Caldas of Bogotà (Colombia) # Steering Committee Representatives # - Fernando De La Prieta University of Salamanca (Spain) - Rosella Gennari - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) # Local Organizers Co-Chairs # - Tania Di Mascio - University of L'Aquila (Italy) - Pierpaolo Vittorini - University of L'Aquila (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

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

by Announce Announcements

*** First 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 The Call-for-Papers for the 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) is OPEN! 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 this year 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. Learn more about IEEE Smart Cities here. 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 complete list of technical areas can be found here: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-papers/ . Important Dates • Conference Paper Submission Deadline – May 15, 2022 • Conference Acceptance Notification – July 15, 2022 • Conference Camera-ready Deadline – July 31, 2022 • Conference Dates – September 26-29, 2022 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 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 organizers are currently negotiating a number of special issues with high quality journals. More information will be available on the conference web site. 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 . Should you need further clarifications or have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at: isc22022(a)easychair.org . If you want to become a Sponsor of our event, please send an email to: smartcities-info(a)ieee.org . 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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38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022): Third Call for Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** Third Call for Contributions *** 38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022) 3–7 October, 2022, 4* Atlantica Miramare Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/ Goals and Scope The IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME) is the premier forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges in software maintenance and evolution. We invite high quality submissions describing significant, original, and unpublished results related to but not limited to any of the following software maintenance and evolution topics (in alphabetical order): • Change and defect management • Code cloning and provenance • Concept and feature location • Continuous integration/deployment • Empirical studies of software maintenance and evolution • Evolution of non-code artifacts • Human aspects of software maintenance and evolution • Maintenance and evolution of model-based methods • Maintenance and evolution processes • Maintenance and evolution of mobile apps • Maintenance and evolution of service-oriented and cloud computing systems • Maintenance versus release process • Mining software repositories • Productivity of software engineers during maintenance and evolution • Release engineering • Reverse engineering and re-engineering • Run-time evolution and dynamic configuration • Software and system comprehension • Software migration and renovation • Software quality assessment • Software refactoring and restructuring • Software testing theory and practice • Source code analysis and manipulation • Technical Debt ICSME welcomes innovative ideas that are timely, well presented, and evaluated. All submissions must position themselves within the existing literature, describe the relevance of the results to specific software engineering goals, and include a clear motivation and presentation of the work. ICSME invites contributions to a number of different tracks. These are listed below with more information, including submission instructions, available on the conference web site (submission dates are midnight, AoE, UTC-12). The submission link for all tracks is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icsme2022 . Please use this link and choose the appropriate track for your submission. Research Track • Abstract Submission: March 25th, 2022. • Paper Submission: April 1st, 2022. • Notification: June 10th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 1st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-research-track/ . Doctoral Symposium • Paper Submission: July 8th, 2022. • Notification: August 1st, 2022. • Camera-Ready: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-doctoral-symposium/ . Journal First Track • Paper Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Notification: July 8th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-journal-first-track/ . Tool Demo Track • Abstract Submission: June 13th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 20th, 2022. • Notification: July 19th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 26th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/tool-demo-track/ . Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival • Artifact Submission: August 26th, 2022. • Notification: September 16th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-joint-artifact-evaluation-… . Industry Track • Full/Short Papers Abstract Submission: April 22nd, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Submission: April 29th, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Full/Short Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Submission: May 20th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-industry-track/ . News Ideas and Emerging Results Track • Abstract Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 24th, 2022. • Notification: July 18th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 31st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/new-ideas-and-emerging-results/ . Registered Reports Track • Initial Report Submission: June 3rd, 2022. • Feedback from PC: July 8th, 2022. • Authors Response: July 22nd, 2022. • Notification for Stage 1: August 12th, 2022. • Submission of Accepted Report: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/registered-reports-track/ . Organisation General Chairs • Rainer Koschke, University of Bremen, Germany • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland, USA Local Organising Chair and Industry Liaison • Georgia M. Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus New Ideas and Emerging Results Track Chairs • Eleni Constantinou, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands • Christian Newman, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Tool Demonstrations Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand • Gilles Perrouin, University of Namur, Belgium Industry Track Chairs • Andrea Capiluppi, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Shi Han, Microsoft Research Beijing, China Journal First Track Chairs • Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Amjed Tahir, Massey University, New Zealand Doctoral Symposium • Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand • Mark Hills, East Carolina University, USA Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival Chairs • Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Christoph Treude, University of Melbourne, Australia Most Influential Paper Awards Chairs • Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, Italy • Jonathan I. Maletic, Kent State University, USA Diversity and Inclusion • Hadil Abukwaik, ABB Corporate Research, Germany • Sonia Haiduc, Florida State University, USA Registered Reports • Maria Teresa Baldassarre, University of Bari, Italy • Mike Papadakis, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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ACM UMAP 2022: Last Call for Papers

by Helma Torkamaan

--- Please forward to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- -------------------------------------------------------- # **30th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP ’22)** Barcelona*, Spain, July 4–7, 2022 http://www.um.org/umap2022/ (*) Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are planning for a hybrid conference and will accommodate online presentations where needed. Submission Deadline: - Abstracts due: *February 10, 2022* (mandatory) - Full paper due: February 17, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------- **BACKGROUND AND SCOPE** ============================ **ACM UMAP** – ***User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization*** – is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. **ACM UMAP** is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI (https://sigchi.org) and SIGWEB (https://www.sigweb.org), and organized with User Modeling Inc. (https://um.org) as the core Steering Committee, extended with past years’ chairs. The proceedings are published by the **ACM** and will be part of the ACM Digital Library (https://dl.acm.org). **ACM UMAP** covers a wide variety of research areas where personalization and adaptation may be applied. The main theme of **UMAP 2022** is ***“User control in personalized systems”***. Specifically, we welcome submissions related to user modeling, personalization, and adaptation in all areas of personalized systems, with an emphasis on how to balance adaptivity and user control. Below we present a short (but not prescriptive) list of topics of importance to the conference. ACM UMAP is co-located and collaborates with the ACM Hypertext conference (https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/). UMAP takes place one week after Hypertext, and uses the same submission dates and formats. We expect authors to submit research on personalized systems to UMAP and invite authors to submit their Web-related work without a focus on personalization to the Hypertext conference. The two conferences will organize one shared track on **personalized recommender systems** (same track chairs and PC, see the track description). -------------------------------------------------------- **IMPORTANT DATES** ============================ - Paper Abstracts: February 10, 2022 (mandatory) - Full paper: February 17, 2022 - Notification: April 11, 2022 - Conference: July 4-July 7, 2022 **Note**: The submissions deadlines are at 11:59pm AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) -------------------------------------------------------- **CONFERENCE TOPICS** ============================ We welcome submissions related to *user modeling, personalization, and adaptation in any area*. The topics listed below are not intended to limit possible contributions. **Detailed descriptions and the suggested topics for each track are reported in the online version of the CFP on the UMAP 2022 web site.** ### **Personalized Recommender Systems*** **Track Chairs: Osnat Mokryn (University of Haifa), Eva Zangerle (University of Innsbruck, Austria) and Markus Zanker (University of Bolzano, Italy, and University of Klagenfurt, Austria)** (*) This is a joint track between ACM UMAP and ACM Hypertext (same track chairs, overlapping PC). Authors planning to contribute to this track can submit to either conference, depending on their broader interest in either Hypertext or UMAP. Track chairs organize a special issue in the journal New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia. This track aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss open challenges, latest solutions and novel research approaches in the field of recommender systems. In addition to mature research works addressing technical aspects pertaining to recommendations, we also particularly welcome research contributions that address questions related to the user perception and the business value of recommender systems. ### **Adaptive Hypermedia, Semantic, and Social Web** **Track Chairs: Alexandra I. Cristea (Durham University, UK) and Peter Brusilovsky (University of Pittsburgh, US)** This track aims to provide a forum to researchers to discuss open research problems, solid solutions, latest challenges, novel applications, and innovative research approaches in adaptive hypermedia, semantic and social web. We invite original submissions addressing all aspects of personalization, user models building, and personal experience in online social systems. ### **Intelligent User Interfaces** **Track chairs: Elisabeth Lex (Graz University of Technology, Austria) and Marko Tkalcic (University of Primorska, Slovenia)** This topic can be characterized by exploring how to make the interaction between computers and people smarter and more productive, which may leverage solutions from human-computer interaction, data mining, natural language processing, information visualization, and knowledge representation and reasoning. ### **Technology-Enhanced Adaptive Learning** **Track chairs: Judy Kay (University of Sydney, Australia) and Sharon Hsiao (Santa Clara University, US)** This track invites researchers, developers, and practitioners from various disciplines to present their innovative learning solutions, share acquired experience, and discuss their modeling challenges for personalized adaptive learning. ### **Fairness, Transparency, Accountability, and Privacy** **Track chairs: Bamshad Mobasher (DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media, US) and Munindar P. Singh (NC State University, US)** Adaptive systems researchers and developers have a social responsibility to care about the impact of their technologies on individual people (users, providers, and other stakeholders) and on society. This track invites work that pertains to the science of building, maintaining, evaluating, and studying adaptive systems that are fair, transparent, respectful of users’ privacy, and beneficial to society. ### **Personalization for Persuasive and Behavior Change Systems** **Track chairs: Julita Vassileva (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) and Panagiotis Germanakos (SAP SE, Germany)** This track invites original submissions addressing the areas of personalization and tailoring for persuasive technologies, including but not limited to personalization models, user models, computational personalization, design and evaluation methods, and personal experience designing personalized and adaptive behaviour change technologies. ### **Virtual Assistants and Personalized Human-robot Interaction** **Track chairs: Radhika Garg (Syracuse University, US) and Cristina Gena (University of Torino, Italy)** This track aims at investigating new models and techniques for the adaptation of synthetic companions (e.g., virtual assistants, chatbots, social robots) to the individual user. ### **Research Methods and Reproducibility** **Track chairs: Odd Erik Gundersen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway) and Dietmar Jannach (University of Klagenfurt, Austria)** This track accepts works on methodologies for the evaluation of personalized systems, benchmarks, measurement scales, with particular attention to reproducibility of results and of techniques. -------------------------------------------------------- **SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS** ============================ Please consult the conference website for the submission link: http://www.um.org/umap2022/. The maximum length is **14 pages (excluding references) in the ACM new single-column format**. We encourage papers of any length up to 14 pages; reviewers will be asked to comment on whether the length is appropriate for the contribution. **Additional review criteria are available in the online version of the CFP on the UMAP 2022 web site.** Each accepted paper will be included in the conference proceedings and presented at the conference. UMAP uses a **double blind** review process. Authors must omit their names and affiliations from submissions, and avoid obvious identifying statements. For instance, citations to the authors' own prior work should be made in the third person. Failure to anonymize your submission results in the desk-rejection of your paper. -------------------------------------------------------- **ORGANIZERS** ============================ **General chairs** - Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari, Italy - Alejandro Bellogín, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain - Olga C. Santos, Spanish National University for Distance Education, Spain **Program Chairs** - Liliana Ardissono, University of Torino, Italy - Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University, US -------------------------------------------------------- **RELATED EVENTS** ============================ Separate calls will be sent for Workshops, Doctoral Consortium, and Demo/Late-Breaking Results, as these have different deadlines and submission requirements. -- Helma Torkamaan Researcher University of Duisburg-Essen Interactive Systems Group Room LF 288, Forsthausweg 2, 47057 Duisburg, GERMANY helma.torkamaan(a)uni-due.de / +49 203 379-2276

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MIS4TEL 2022: Call for Workshop Proposals / 13-15 July 2022 / L'Aquila (Italy)

by MIS4TEL 2022 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Workshop Proposals Following the successful initiative from previous years, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL) intends to host a number of workshops on different TEL-related areas also in the next edition of the conference. Therefore, the MIS4TEL 2022 Organizing Committee invites workshop proposals. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Contact us: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop proposal submission deadline: 11th February, 2022 - Workshop papers submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 - Workshop camera-ready papers: 17th June, 2022 Please note that workshop proposals will be evaluated on a continuous basis and acceptance / rejection decisions will be sent to the workshop organizers within one week from submission. Early submissions are highly encouraged, so that workshop organizers have sufficient time to attract papers. ====================================================================== The aim of the workshops is to provide participants with the opportunity to present and discuss novel research ideas on emerging topics in the scope of the conference. Workshop contributions should be full papers (10 pages) or exceptionally short papers (6 pages); papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS template. Accepted workshop papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (https://www.springer.com/series/15179). At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend MIS4TEL 2022 to present the paper in order to have it included in the conference proceedings. Please note that workshop organizers will be responsible for creating and advertising the Call for Papers, managing the review process, and collecting the camera-ready papers. A dedicated Easychair installation will be provided by MIS4TEL conference organizers (under a centralized management). For each accepted workshop, one of its organizers will be invited to co-edit the proceedings of the conference. ====================================================================== PROPOSAL SUBMISSION The proposals should be no longer than 4 pages and include the following information: - Workshop title - Workshop organizers' short bio (including prior experience in organizing workshops) and contact information - Workshop description and topics - Relevance of the workshop to the conference - Information about previous editions of the workshop (if applicable) - Program Committee members (tentative) - Estimated number of submitted papers - Draft CFP ** Please submit your workshop proposal by email to info(a)mis4tel-conference.net (Subject: MIS4TEL 2022 Workshop Proposal). Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. ** ====================================================================== WORKSHOPS CO-CHAIRS - Zuzana Kubincova, Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/Submission info: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submissionContact us: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

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[CFP] ISS 2022 Call for Papers

by Fateme Rajabiyazdi

Apologies for unintended cross-mailing ACM ISS 2022, Nov 20-23 2022 in Wellington Aotearoa, New Zealand (http://iss.acm.org/2022/), has two separate submission rounds (February and July) with separate deadlines. This is the call for the February round of ISS 2022. ISS 2022 Papers February Round: Important Dates AoE (Anywhere on Earth) Submission due: February 28th, 2022 Notifications to authors: April 25th, 2022 Revisions due: May 23rd, 2022 Final decisions to authors: June 9th, 2022 Camera-ready due: October 1, 2022 ISS 2022: November 20-23, Wellington Aotearoa, New Zealand ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ACM ISS) is the premier venue for research on the design, development and use of new and emerging interactive surface technologies and interactive spaces. ACM ISS welcomes original, high-quality research and industry contributions that advance the state-of-the-art in the area of interactive surfaces, interactive spaces, and novel interface technologies. Beyond our traditional scope - i.e., interactive tabletops, large displays, multi-display systems, mobile and mini devices - we encourage contributions focused on the use of space and technology around us to bridge the gap between our digital and everyday lives, such as interactive 3D spaces, on-body sensors, interactive art or interactive architecture. We also encourage contributions focused on understanding individual and group needs related to interactive surfaces and interactive spaces, and the impact on individuals and groups of these technologies. We embrace innovations in a wide variety of areas including design, software, hardware, understanding of use, and applications or deployments of such interactive systems. PUBLICATION MODEL: PACMHCI journal Full papers are selected using a refereed process<https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/pre-publication-evaluation>, meeting the ACM's highest requirements for rigorous review by the ISS Editorial Board, its associate editors, and peer experts. Papers accepted in any round of submission will be published in the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACMHCI), https://dl.acm.org/journal/pacmhci, and will be invited for presentation at the ISS 2022 conference. The conference retains its workshop, poster, and demo tracks, which will have their own publication outlet. The call for workshops, posters, and demos will be included in the July round. Hans-Christian Jetter and Jim Wallace ACM ISS 2022 Papers Chairs Fateme Rajabiyazdi, PhD Assistant Professor Carleton University Systems and Computer Engineering Publication Chair IEEE Ottawa Section https://carleton.ca/rajabiyazdi/ This email contains links to content or websites. Always be cautious when opening external links or attachments. Please visit https://carleton.ca/its/help-centre/report-phishing/ for information on reporting phishing messages. When in doubt, the ITS Service Desk can provide assistance. https://carleton.ca/its/chat -----End of Disclaimer-----

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Understanding Digital Wellbeing within Complex Technological Contexts - special issue

by Luigi De Russis

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies Special Issue on Understanding Digital Wellbeing within Complex Technological Contexts https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-human-computer-s… <https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-human-computer-s…> Submission deadline: February 15, 2022 Nowadays, there is a growing — yet debated — discussion around the negative aspects of overusing technology, with many people that feel conflicted about the amount of time they spend on their devices. In this context, researchers and practitioners have started to consider a new kind of psychological digital wellbeing, giving rise to the flourishing of digital self-control tools (DSCTs), i.e., external applications that support users in self-regulating their technology use through interventions like timers and lock-out mechanisms. Currently, the digital wellbeing topic is nearly always contextualized to consider single technological sources at a time, with a prevalence of studies and DSCTs that focus on smartphones only. As many people nowadays own (and use) several devices, however, there is a need to better understand their complex and overlapping use (and non-use), and the relationships to other people’s digital wellbeing. The purpose of this special issue is to provide the academic and industry research communities a venue for work at the state-of-the-art on digital wellbeing and DSCTs, with a particular focus on digital wellbeing within complex technological contexts. Topics of interest for the special issue include, but are not limited to: - Critical and systematic reviews in the area of digital wellbeing and/or DSCTs - Evidence-based work that challenges and expands current definitions of digital wellbeing - Novel approaches and methodologies to overcome the contemporary single-device characterization of digital wellbeing - Digital wellbeing for under-served, under-resourced, and under-represented populations around the world - Data collection strategies, algorithms, interventions or evaluations for multi-device DSCTs - Multitasking and digital wellbeing - Strategies and tools for measuring digital wellbeing in a multi-device setting - Responsibility and role of tech companies and/or government - Social, educational, and political factors related to digital wellbeing. Important Dates ----------------------- Manuscript submission due: February 15, 2022 First round notification: April 15, 2022 Revised manuscript due: May 15, 2022 Final decision made: June 20, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: July 1, 2022 Publication Date: Late 2022 Submission Guidelines ------------------------------- Authors need to follow the manuscript format and allowable number of pages described at: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/international-journal-of-human-computer-s… <https://www.elsevier.com/journals/international-journal-of-human-computer-s…>. To submit a manuscript for consideration for the special issue, please visit the journal submission website at: https://www.editorialmanager.com/ijhcs/default.aspx <https://www.editorialmanager.com/ijhcs/default.aspx> Guest Editors ------------------- - Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (luigi.derussis(a)polito.it <mailto:luigi.derussis@polito.it>) - Alberto Monge Roffarello, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (alberto.monge(a)polito.it <mailto:alberto.monge@polito.it>) - Danielle Lottridge, University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand (d.lottridge(a)auckland.ac.nz <mailto:d.lottridge@auckland.ac.nz>) - Marta E. Cecchinato, University of Northumbria, UK (marta.cecchinato(a)northumbria.ac.uk <mailto:marta.cecchinato@northumbria.ac.uk>) -- Hcitaly mailing list hcitaly(a)isti.cnr.it https://mailman.isti.cnr.it/postorius/lists/hcitaly.isti.cnr.it/

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[ACM HT2022] Doctoral Consortium

by Ujwal Gadiraju

ACM Hypertext 2022 Doctoral Consortium The Doctoral Consortium at ACM Hypertext 2022 is open to graduate students (both in the Ph.D. or Master's programs). We welcome submissions representing a broad spectrum of research topics relevant to the Hypertext community. Participants will benefit from the advice of senior researchers in the field and the interaction with peers being at a similar stage of their careers. This track will provide these students an opportunity to: * Present and discuss their research ideas to experienced scholars in a supportive, formative, and yet critical environment; * Explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers from the field who will provide constructive feedback and advice; * Explore career pathways available after completing their MS or Ph.D. degree; * Network and build collaborations with other members of the community. Students need to document their doctoral research in a brief submission, which the corresponding committee will evaluate. High-quality applications will be selected for presentation at a DC Session as part of the conference. Each student with an accepted submission will be assigned a mentor who will provide feedback on the student’s work and discuss the proposed research with the student and the audience at the consortium. Important Dates ============ - Paper Submission: February 27, 2022 - Notification to authors: April 4, 2022 Submission ========= Students interested in engaging in detailed discussions on their research at the Doctoral Consortium are invited to submit a 5-page paper (maximum) + references describing their work. See all the information about this call on the website: https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/ Organization: ========== GENERAL CHAIRS Alejandro Bellogin, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIR Tommaso Di Noia, Politecnico di Bari We look forward to your submissions! Best, Ujwal Publicity Chair, ACM HT'22 ____________________________________ 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.uncage.info https://www.academicfringe.org

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IxD&A Journal N. 50: Meet the Authors Event

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *International Journal on Interaction Design & Architecture(s) - IxD&A - a SCOPUS and Web of Science - Emerging Sources (Thomson Reuters) indexed Journal - * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *On-line Event* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Special issue N. 50 *on:* Design during and for Pandemics */guest editors: Vasiliki Mylonopoulou, Guido Giunti /and *Decoding The Smart City* /guest editors: Teija Vainio, Elise Hodson, Michel Nader Sayún, Ralf-Martin Soe/ // *Meet the authors * authors list <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=10&a=27> on the /*8th of February - 15:00 CET*/ /(event coordination by: Janika Leoste & Oscar Mealha)/ to attend the presentations, for free, please fill the reservation form -> link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1P_JjivErdrwWPMg4zJOd8AanEn20AljuocHCH1ClXc…> Articles are available for free downloading at -> link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=10&a=11&link=T…> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To keep updated join IxD&A Linkedin group -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3785204/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access road to its contents with no charge to the authors / If you wish to help us in improving the quality of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ///// /////========================================================= IxD&A Privacy Policy <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=9&a=1> =========================================================

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Last Mile for Paper Submission

by Announce Announcements

*** Last Mile for Paper Submission *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) (*** Submission Deadline: February 7, 2022 (firm) ***) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022). The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems, published by Springer (https://www.springer.com/journal/12530 ). Important Dates • Paper submission: February 7, 2022 (firm) • Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 7, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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4th International Workshop on Intelligent Systems for the Internet of Things (ISIoT 2022)

by Announce Announcements

4th International Workshop on Intelligent Systems for the Internet of Things (ISIoT 2022) Link: https://sites.google.com/view/isiot2022 Important Dates Paper Submission: 15 March 2022 Acceptance Notification: 10 April 2022 Camera Ready: 20 April 2022 Scope The Internet of Things is a paradigm that assumes a pervasive presence in the environment of many smart things, including sensors, actuators, embedded systems and other similar devices. The development of IoT, however, has reached a crossroads, which means that without intelligence, an IoT system will act as an ordinary information transfer system. Emerging IoT applications in various fields, including smart city, smart home, smart grid, e-health, intelligent transportation systems, etc., require trustworthy networking solutions that are resilient against high mobility, high density, disasters, infrastructure failures, cyber-attacks, and other disruptions. This interdisciplinary landscape of IoT applications demands researchers from different areas such as machine learning, computational intelligence, optimization, distributed computing, embedded systems, and big data to synergize their efforts in better understanding the untapped opportunities to produce highly efficient, deployable, intelligent IoT systems. Topics (Not limited to): Computational Intelligence for the IoT Performance evaluation for the IoT Machine Learning in IoT and Smart Systems Dependability and Fault Tolerance in Smart Systems Big Data and Data Mining for the IoT Intelligent Network Technologies for the IoT Swarm and Multi-Agent Models for IoT Embedded Multiagent Systems Collective and Collaborative Robotics Robotics for the IoT Applications of the IoT Smart Systems in Different industry verticals IoT platforms Blockchain for the IoT IoT Intrusion Detection Trust and Privacy in IoT Cloud Computing for the IoT Data Fusion from the IoT Chairs: Dr. Kyriakos Vamvoudakis, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Vasos Vassiliou, University of Cyprus and CYENS Research Center Dr. Zinon Zinonos, Municipality of Pafos and CYENS Research Center Submission instructions Authors are invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts reporting applied or technical research. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the same volume with the DCOSS 2022 conference proceedings. All papers will be reviewed by Technical Program Committee members and selected papers will be organized for presentation at the workshop. All submissions will be exclusively electronic with a maximum length of eight (8) printed pages including title, authors, abstract, figures, diagrams, references and attachments. Articles must be prepared in English following the IEEE two-column Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings and submitted in PDF format only. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conference?conf=isiot2022

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MedComNet 2022 - Call for Papers

by Announce Announcements

MedComNet 2022 - Call for Papers † 20th Mediterranean Communication and Computer Networking Conference 1-3 June 2022, King Evelthon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus † https://www.medcomnet.org † MedComNet 2022 continues the tradition of the MedHocNet conference series that started in Sardinia in 2002 and was held annually in beautiful locations on the shores of the Mediterranean. MedComNet is a forum for the presentation of new research results in the broad area of wired and wireless communication and computer networking. All aspects of the networking research area are welcome. † MedComNet has requested the Technical Co-Sponsorship of the IEEE, and accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore. Extended versions of the best papers presented at the conference will be considered, by invitation and upon additional review, for publication in Elsevier Computer Communications journal. The best paper in the conference will be awarded the Mario Gerla Best Paper Award, which is associated with a 1000 euro prize. † Topics include but are not limited to: - Wireless networks - Cellular networks including 5G and 6G - Network coding for 5G - Vehicular networks - Dynamic spectrum sharing - Interference management and mitigation - Medium access control - MIMO-based networking - mmWave, THz, VLC networking - Mobile sensing and applications - Mobility management and models - Innovative Internet architectures - Internet of Things / Cyber-physical systems - Secure and intelligent Internet of Things - Routing and multicast - Software-defined Networking and Radio - Optical networks - Overlay and peer-to-peer networks - Age of Information - Energy efficiency in networks - Machine Learning and AI for networks - Edge, fog and cloud computing - Edge AI, Network for AI - Localization and location-based services - Integrated sensing and communication - Multimedia networking - Network economics and pricing - Network management - Network measurement and analysis - Network security and privacy - Network virtualization - Satellite networks † Important information ---------------------- Paper submission deadline: Feb. 16, 2022 Acceptance notification: April 04 2022 Registration (authors and early birds): May 06, 2022 Camera Ready Papers due: May 06, 2022 Conference: June 1-3, 2022 † Instructions for authors: ------------------------- Authors are invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts that demonstrate current research related to the aforementioned topics of interest. All paper submissions must be written in English and must be formatted in standard IEEE 2-column format. Only Adobe PDF files will be accepted for the review process. The mandatory IEEE template in Microsoft Word and LaTeX format can be found at https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html. All submissions must be made electronically through EDAS at https://edas.info/N29242. We will consider two different categories of papers: Full papers†should describe novel research contributions and are limited in length to ten (10) printed pages (10-point font) including figures, tables, and references. Papers exceeding ten (10) pages will not be accepted at EDAS, nor reviewed at all. Short papers†should be more visionary in nature and may report on work in progress without finished results. They are meant to present novel perspectives, so as to foster discussion about innovative directions and new points of view. They are limited to at most four (4) pages including figures, tables, and references, but might in many cases be even shorter. Accepted short papers will be included in the proceedings and they will be given (a shorter) time for oral presentation at the conference. For more information, please see: https://www.medcomnet.org/authors-instructions/ † No-show policy -------------- Submission to the conference implies willingness to present. No-shows will be excluded from the proceedings. No-show papers are defined as papers submitted by authors who subsequently did not present the paper in-person at the technical meeting (given the current situation, remote presentations will be allowed). Presentations by proxies are not allowed. No refund of the paid fees can be claimed by the no-show author. Exceptions to this policy can only be made by the Technical Program Chairs and only if there is evidence that the no-show occurred because of unanticipated events beyond the control of the authors, and every option available to the authors to present the paper was exhausted. † Organizing Committee -------------------- General Chairs Carla Fabiana Chiasserini, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Vasos Vassiliou, University of Cyprus and CYENS Research Center, Cyprus General vice-Chairs George Ellinas, University of Cyprus, KIOS Research Center, Cyprus TPC Chairs Antonella Molinaro, Universit‡ Meditterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, KIOS Research Center, Cyprus † Keynote and Panel Chairs Panos Sarigiannides, University of Western Macedonia, Greece Antonio J. Jara, HOP Ubiquitous, Spain Publicity Chairs Christian Vitale, University of Cyprus, KIOS Research Center, Cyprus Ala' Khalifeh, German Jordanian University Publication Chair Chrysostomos Chrysostomou, Frederick University, Cyprus Web Chairs Michele Segata, Free University of Bolzano, Italy Christiana Ioannou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus † Steering Committee Marco Ajmone Marsan, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (Chair) Ian F. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Edmundo De Souza e Silva, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Luigi Fratta, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Farouk Kamoun, ENSI, Tunisia Giovanni Pau, University of Bologna, Italy Guy Pujolle, Sorbonne UniversitÈ, France Vasos Vassiliou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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[ACM HT 2022] 3rd Call for Papers

by Ujwal Gadiraju

****** Apologies for cross-posting ****** Call for Papers The 33th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (ACM HT) Barcelona*, Spain, June 28 - July 1, 2022 https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/ co-located with ACM UMAP 2022 Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are planning for a hybrid conference and will accommodate online presentations where needed. ACM HT - Hypertext and Social Media conference - 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, linked open data and knowledge graphs, information exploration and visualisation, dynamic and computed hypermedia, as well applications for digital arts, culture, and humanities. ACM HT is sponsored by ACM SIGWEB<https://www.sigweb.org/>. The proceedings are published by the ACM and will be part of the ACM Digital Library<https://dl.acm.org/>. Tracks: ================== HT 2022 will explore, study and shape a broad range of dimensions faced by modern hypertext studies, covering the following tracks chaired by leading researchers: * Social web content, language and network (chair: Marcelo Armentano) * Digital humanities, culture and society (chair: Jessica Rubart) * Information exploration and visualisation (chair: Claus Atzenbeck) * Personalized recommender systems (chairs: Markus Zanker, Eva Zangerle, Osnat Mokryn) Submissions: ================== HT 2022 will include high-quality peer-reviewed papers related to the above key areas. Maintaining the high quality and impact of the HT series, each paper will have three reviews by program committee members and a meta-review presenting the reviewers' consensual view; the review process will be coordinated by the program chairs in collaboration with the corresponding area chairs. * Peer reviewed, original, and principled research papers addressing both the theory and practice of HT and papers showcasing innovative use of HT and exploring the benefits and challenges of applying HT technology in real-life applications and contexts are welcome. Papers should present original reports of substantive new research techniques, findings, and applications of HT. They should place the work within the field and clearly indicate innovative aspects. Research procedures and technical methods should be presented in sufficient detail to ensure scrutiny and reproducibility. Results should be clearly communicated and implications of the contributions/findings for HT and beyond should be explicitly discussed. * Length: Papers should be at most 14 pages and will be reviewed according to the presented contributions. In other words, we don’t have a distinct category for short papers, which means that papers, no matter what page length, will be reviewed according to the same criteria. Publication: ================== Accepted papers will be published by ACM and will be available via the ACM Digital Library. Extended versions of selected papers presented at the conference could be selected to appear in different special issues in international journals according to the specific tracks (see the web site for details). At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper there. Submission details will appear soon. Important Dates: ================== * 10 February 2022: Abstracts (compulsory) * 17 February 2022: Full Papers The submission time is 11:59pm AoE. Organization: ================== GENERAL CHAIRS Alejandro Bellogin, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid<https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_org&hl=en&org=11523471346…> Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari PROGRAM CHAIR Federica Cena, University of Torino Best, Ujwal Publicity Chair, ACM Hypertext & Social Media 2022 ____________________________________ 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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First CfP SLERD 2022 - 7th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologies for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= *7th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development** * *2022:**TOWARDS THE POLYPHONIC CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW NORMALITY* *July 5-6, 2022* /*Bucharest, Romania (blended)*/ slerd.uniroma2.it <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/> Contacts: 1st: traian[dot] rebedea[at] cs[dot] pub[dot] ro /(conference chair)/ or mihai [dot] dascalu [at] upb [dot] ro 2nd: aslerd [dot] org [at] gmail [dot] com ========================================================= Deadline for paper submission: *March 31, 2022 *call for papers <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/call-for-papers/> *========================================================= * *SLERD 2022* is organized by /University Politehnica of Bucharest /in collaboration with /ASLERD/ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASLERD>/./ * Please Note: The intention of the organizing committee is to hold SLERD 2022 as a hybrid conference with the possibility to alternatively attend it physically or virtually. If the pandemic is not attenuated, SLERD will take place in a fully blown virtual conference format such as the previous two editions of SLERD. * /*Short Intro*/ After the shock of the pandemic, learning ecosystems – and in particular schools, universities, and territorial learning communities – all over the world – are facing a new phase characterized by the search for and the experimentation of ways to their “*new normality*“. This is within a world that seeks to protect at best and incentivize the economic recovery that although relevant is still subjected to enormous risks. Among the main areas on which most of the industrialized countries and Europe are focusing on, there are: the transitions towards a green and circular economy, smart digitization of the production processes, social innovation, active citizen participation supported by technologies, and, finally, the education for all. In such a context,*collaboration*is emerging as an approach and an attitude of considerable relevance that stays also at the basis of the polyphonic construction of the future of learning ecosystems. Alongside/collaboration/, on the technological side, it continues to rise the relevance of intelligent systems, generically collected under the label of*Artificial Intelligence*(AI); concurrently, on the pedagogical side,*competences*have become the goal of future education, also in the attempt to close the skill gap, which represents one of the greatest dangers for the transition towards smarter productive systems and societies. Competences and AI, by the way, are also topics that intersect and influence each other and rise questions of*ethical nature*. Last but not least, they are likely to require an organizational and didactic revolution of the learning ecosystems, thus requiring to question the possible consequences in order to build a more adequate future. In turn, this step requires inspiration from best practices to leverage the advantage of the growth of individuals and the expectations of the communities. What should we expect for future learning ecosystems? How “smart learning ecosystems” are changing? How such changes may be related to the achievement of “a better learning for a better world <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/aslerd/docs/TIMISOARA_DECLARATI…>” as a contribution to theUnited Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld>? How will they contribute to the reduction of inequalities and, at the same time, to the empowering of each individual according to his expectations and talents? /Smart /referred to /learning ecosystems,/ in ASLERD and SLERD contexts, does not simply means “technology enhanced”. The smartness is a more complex multilayered construct related to the wellbeing of the players operating in the ecosystems and is affected by the improvement of any relevant aspects of the learning processes and ecosystem functioning, especially if connected with territorial development and social innovation. Technologies are mediators. Hopefully they should be included but they are not a “sine qua non”. The achievement of the learning ecosystems’ smartness is a process that need a long term vision, multidisciplinary competences, an attitude to understand people and contexts and to mediate point of views, a dynamic resilience to keep on track to achieve, step by step, the foreseen goals. /* *//*Topics of interests*/ *SLERD 2022* is proud to invite colleagues - researchers and practitioners - from all over the world to share the efforts concerning the development of smart learning ecosystems and, contributions on how to build together a brilliant post pandemic future, where smart learning ecosystems and smart education will be even more central in the education of future citizens, and in the promotion of social innovation and territorial development. can be grouped under three big themes: /*• places for smart education */ * • future of institutional learning • interplay between formal and informal learning • new educational models and settings • continuity-discontinuity of time, technology, place/space, processes in learning • role of, and case studies of, games and gamification in smart education • dual education and other alternate scheme approaches • monitoring and benchmarking of smartness (individual, institution, city, region) * /*• people in place centered design for smart education*/ * • general frameworks and methodological advances • design, data and other relevant literacies • smart citizen’s literacies, skill and competences • communities and co-design in smart learning • sharing & participatory practices • open access to any resource and disparity • cultural influences * /*• supportive learning technologies for smart education*/ * • intelligent tutoring systems and interfaces • semantic web technologies and applications • text/opinion mining and sentiment analysis • real/virtual communities and social network analysis • interoperability and application of open/smart data and services • safety & security in education • IoT, ubiquitous and wearable technologies • adaptability to educational contexts and citizens • role of VR in education * ========================================================= /*Important dates:*/ --------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline for papers submission: *March**31, 2022* • Notification to the authors: April 30, 2022 • Camera ready paper: May 15, 2022 • Conference: July 5-6, 2022 ========================================== /*Submissions:*/ --------------------------------------------------------- SLERD welcomes short (max. 8 pages) and long contributions (max. 12 pages). Papers should be written according to the */Spinger Instruction for Authors/* of the series /Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies/: https://www.springer.com/us/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conferen… Link to the /*paper submission page on easy chair:*/ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=slerd2022 ========================================================= Join ALSLERD and share our vision on the future of Smart Learning Ecosystems: Timisoara declaration <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/aslerd/docs/TIMISOARA_DECLARATI…> See ASLERD website for Request of membership, membership fees and legal =========================================================

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Call for PhD student submissions to the ECCE 2022 Doctoral Consortium

by Lammers, H.A.

Dear PhD Supervisors in the domain of Cognitive Ergonomics and HCI, The European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, ECCE 2022, will be in October 2022. see: https://hci.uni-kl.de/ecce2022/ Please, consider this Call for Doctoral Consortium participation, and suggest your PhD students to apply: The ECCE 2022 Doctoral Consortium has the following objectives: * to provide PhD students with the opportunity to share their research with other students and experts; * to give feedback on the research to the participants; * to give the opportunity to solve issues that PhD students could encounter during their path; * to encourage open and useful discussions; * to provide insights that will help students for the continuation of their research. The Doctoral Consortium provides a great opportunity for PhD students to discuss and share experiences and problems with other students and with a panel of experts. It is likely to lead to the generation of new ideas and directions for their research. We expect to accept 10 to 15 students. Two leading experts will mentor PhD research students at the Doctoral Consortium PhD students are invited to apply for the ECCE 2022 Doctoral Consortium, which will be held on October 4th, 2022. Participation will be online or in presence (depending on the pandemic situation). PhD students accepted for the Doctoral Consortium will receive a free registration for the full conference (funded by EACE). Submissions should provide a 2-page summary of the PhD student’s work (including research context, achievements so far, future directions and issues experienced) and a 1-page CV. Deadline March 15th, 2022 After acceptance, the student should deliver a Doctoral Consortium paper of maximal 6 pages, including references and possible appendices. DC papers that are delivered complete, according to the comments of the reviewers, will be published with the Conference proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Deadline May 1st, 2022 Submissions must be in PDF format and should be sent to the Doctoral Consortium Chairs: ecce2022-dc(a)hciv.de. Further instructions will be provided with the acceptance notice. Looking forward to hear from your students, Gerrit van der Veer and Kerstin Műller

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Last Call for Papers

by Announce Announcements

*** Last Call for Papers *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) (*** Submission Deadline: February 7, 2022 (firm) ***) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022). The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems, published by Springer (https://www.springer.com/journal/12530 ). Important Dates • Paper submission: February 7, 2022 (firm) • Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 7, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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MIS4TEL 2022: Call for Workshop Proposals / 13-15 July 2022 / L'Aquila (Italy)

by MIS4TEL 2022 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Workshop Proposals Following the successful initiative from previous years, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL) intends to host a number of workshops on different TEL-related areas also in the next edition of the conference. Therefore, the MIS4TEL 2022 Organizing Committee invites workshop proposals. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Contact us: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop proposal submission deadline: 11th February, 2022 - Workshop papers submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 - Workshop camera-ready papers: 17th June, 2022 Please note that workshop proposals will be evaluated on a continuous basis and acceptance / rejection decisions will be sent to the workshop organizers within one week from submission. Early submissions are highly encouraged, so that workshop organizers have sufficient time to attract papers. ====================================================================== The aim of the workshops is to provide participants with the opportunity to present and discuss novel research ideas on emerging topics in the scope of the conference. Workshop contributions should be full papers (10 pages) or exceptionally short papers (6 pages); papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS template. Accepted workshop papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (https://www.springer.com/series/15179). At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend MIS4TEL 2022 to present the paper in order to have it included in the conference proceedings. Please note that workshop organizers will be responsible for creating and advertising the Call for Papers, managing the review process, and collecting the camera-ready papers. A dedicated Easychair installation will be provided by MIS4TEL conference organizers (under a centralized management). For each accepted workshop, one of its organizers will be invited to co-edit the proceedings of the conference. ====================================================================== PROPOSAL SUBMISSION The proposals should be no longer than 4 pages and include the following information: - Workshop title - Workshop organizers' short bio (including prior experience in organizing workshops) and contact information - Workshop description and topics - Relevance of the workshop to the conference - Information about previous editions of the workshop (if applicable) - Program Committee members (tentative) - Estimated number of submitted papers - Draft CFP ** Please submit your workshop proposal by email to info(a)mis4tel-conference.net (Subject: MIS4TEL 2022 Workshop Proposal). Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. ** ====================================================================== WORKSHOPS CO-CHAIRS - Zuzana Kubincova, Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

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[ACM HT'22] Call for Workshop & Tutorial Proposals

by Ujwal Gadiraju

Hi all, The 33rd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (HT’22) is seeking workshop and tutorial proposals. Workshops: Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the 33rd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media conference. HT’22 workshops will provide participants with opportunities to discuss and explore emerging areas of hypertext and social media with fellow students, researchers, and practitioners from Industry and Academia. Proposals on new areas related to the main topics of the conference are particularly appreciated, but may also include other (new) areas that may be of interest to the hypertext community. There are no limits on creativity. Tutorials: Researchers and experienced tutors in academia, industry, and government agencies are invited to submit proposals for tutorials in conjunction with the 33rd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media conference. Ideally, a tutorial will cover the state-of-the-art research and ideas, innovative developments, and novel applications in a specific aspect of hypertext and social media, but proposals are especially encouraged on emerging topics, related to the main topics of the conference. Full submission details and requirements are available at: http://ht.acm.org/ht2022/. Please send your tutorial/workshop proposals (in PDF format) by email to the workshop/tutorial chair: ht2022.wte(a)uam.es using the email subject [HT2022 TUTORIAL/WORKSHOP PROPOSAL]. Important Dates: * Workshop/Tutorial proposals due: February 20, 2022 * Decisions announced: February 27, 2022 All deadlines are 11:59 pm, AoE time (Anywhere on Earth). Workshop Chair: Yeliz Yesilada, Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus We look forward to your proposals! Best, Ujwal Publicity Chair, ACM HT2022 ____________________________________ 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.uncage.info https://www.academicfringe.org

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AVI 2022: EXTENDED DEADLINE for Papers, Workshops and Tutorials

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

(Apologies for multiple postings) AVI 2022 Call for Papers - Deadlines Extended International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces >>> 6-10 June 2022 <<< Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel, Frascati, Rome, Italy https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES Workshop and tutorial proposals: extended to Sunday, January 30, 2022 Long and short papers: Abstract submission: extended to Sunday, January 30, 2022 Paper submission: extended to Sunday, February 06, 2022 Posters and Demo papers: Sunday, April 10, 2022 (all deadlines are 23:59, AoE) Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) - 30TH ANNIVERSARY Since 1992, AVI has been a biennial appointment for a vast international community of experts with a broad range of backgrounds. Throughout three decades, the Conference has attracted leading researchers of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from all over the world, offering a forum to present and disseminate new technological results, paradigms, and visions for HCI and user interfaces. Because of advanced technology and new possibilities for user interaction, AVI has broadened the topics it covers, still keeping its primary focus on the conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of novel visual interfaces. While rooted in Italy, AVI is an actual international conference concerning the nationality of participants, authors of papers, and program committee members. The mixture of carefully selected research contributions paired with cordial Italian hospitality creates a unique conference atmosphere, which has made AVI an internationally recognized brand. AVI 2022 is under the patronage of Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Informatica, Italy. We look forward to your participation in AVI2022! Paolo Bottoni, AVI 2022 General Chair Emanuele Panizzi, AVI 2022 Program Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces Computer Supported Cooperative Work Conversational Interfaces Coronavirus Pandemic and Human-Computer Interaction Engineering of Visual Interfaces and Interaction Full-body Interaction Human-AI Interaction Information Visualization Intelligent Interfaces Interaction Design Tools Interaction for the environment and environmental awareness Interface Metaphors Interfaces for Automotive Interfaces for Big Data Interfaces for e-Commerce and e-Branding Interfaces for e-Culture and e-Tourism Interfaces for End-User Development Interfaces for i-TV Interfaces for Recommender Systems Interfaces for Social Interaction and Cooperation Mobile Interaction Motion-based Interaction Multimodal Interfaces (Multi)Sensory Interfaces (Multi)Touch Interaction Search Interfaces Shape-Changing Devices User Interfaces for the Internet of Things Usability and Accessibility Usability and (Cyber)Security Virtual and Augmented Reality Visual Analytics LONG AND SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS We solicit high-quality original research papers in the area of advanced visual interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction in general. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel of experts. Accepted long and short research papers will be included in the Proceedings published by ACM Press and available in the ACM Digital Library. Long and Short papers are publications that address AVI 2022 topics and describe original, unpublished research. The maximum length of long papers is eight pages (with one additional page for references). The maximum length of short papers is four pages (with one additional page for references). POSTER PAPERS The AVI 2022 Poster Track allows researchers and practitioners to present their work in progress and obtain precious feedback from their peers in an informal setting. Poster submissions must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. DEMO PAPERS Demo papers refer to something that authors can show at the Conference to demonstrate a completed or ongoing research effort. We are looking for implementations of novel and exciting concepts or systems related to the main topics of AVI. Demo submissions must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. SUBMISSION FORMAT All the papers mentioned above, i.e., long and short research papers, posters, and demos, require online submission. Authors must format these submissions according to the ACM SIGCONF template. Please find the templates below: Latex for Overleaf: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/association-for-computing-machiner… Word Template: https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template Long and short papers must be anonymized, removing information (such as authorship, acknowledgments, name of an application, or software, or project) that can suggest the authors' identity. Citation to authors' previous work should not be anonymous and should be in third person in the text, e.g., "As described by [10]" and not "As described in our previous work [10]". Papers must be submitted online on EasyChair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2022 We strongly encourage sending a 250-word abstract by the abstract deadline, one week before final submission, to speed up the paper assignment to reviewers. WORKSHOP PROPOSALS We invite proposals for workshops that will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in all areas related to advanced visual interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction. We invite organizers to propose either half-day or one-day long workshops held on June 6 or June 7, 2022, at the AVI2022 venue. Workshop proposals must be submitted on this Google form: https://forms.gle/36gjYKp2xkH28MAu5 TUTORIALS We encourage the proposal of tutorials on specific topics related to AVI and general HCI approaches, methodologies, or technologies. Tutorial proposals must be submitted on this Google form: https://forms.gle/PkgzwFUwp2bzbN4z8 PROCEEDINGS Accepted full and short research papers, poster papers, demo papers, and workshop descriptions will appear in the Proceedings published by ACM Press. They will be available in the ACM Digital Library. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register to AVI 2022 by the early registration deadline and present the paper at the Conference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVI2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Program Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Long Papers Chairs Célia Martinie, University of Toulouse 3, France Fabio Pittarello, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy Short Papers Chairs David Bell, Brunel University London, UK Marco Romano, University of Salerno, Italy Poster Chairs Marianna Di Gregorio, University of Salerno, Italy Antti Knutas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Demo Chairs Marco Angelini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Silvio Barra, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy Workshop & Tutorial Chairs Giuseppe Desolda, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Alan Serrano-Rico, Brunel University London, UK Publicity Chairs Mehdi Rizvi, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Laura Maye, University College Cork, Ireland Online Experience Chairs Enrico Bassetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy AVI STEERING COMMITTEE Paolo Buono University of Bari, Italy Tiziana Catarci Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Maria Francesca Costabile University of Bari, Italy Maristella Matera Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Massimo Mecella Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Kent Norman University of Maryland, USA Genny Tortora University of Salerno, Italy Giuliana Vitiello University of Salerno, Italy Marco Winckler Université Côte d'Azur, France --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information or any queries, please see our website: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022 or write to us at avi2022[at]easychair.org

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Special Issue "Development and Validation of Innovative Low Cost Brain-Computer-Interfaces"

by Cristina Gena

Special Issue "Development and Validation of Innovative Low Cost Brain-Computer-Interfaces" • Special Issue Editors • Special Issue Information • Keywords • Published Papers A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer Science & Engineering". Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2022. Share This Special Issue Special Issue Editor Prof. Dr. Luca Mesin E-Mail Website SciProfiles Guest Editor Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy Interests: biomedical signal and image processing and classification; biophysical modeling; clinical studies; mathematical biology and physiology; noninvasive monitoring of the volemic status of patients; nonlinear biomedical signal processing; optimal non-uniform down-sampling; systems for human–machine interactions; brain–computer interfaces Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) allow direct communication between the brain and an external device. They have already found many applications, for example in neuro-rehabilitation, the restoration of capabilities lost by the user (e.g., motion or communication), gaming and entertainment. This Special Issue is interested in hardware and processing solutions, supporting the development of low-cost systems. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: • The development of new prototypes and/or paradigms for interfacing to the user’s brain. • Development of stable sensors for long-term applications. • Innovative algorithms for the processing of EEG in BCI applications (artifact removal, identification of cortical responses, etc.). • Real-time processing and simple user interface for effective interaction. • Advanced applications for healthy subjects in challenging situations (augmented control of devices, monitoring while driving a car, etc.). • Applications in patients (home automation, restoration of motion or communication, etc.). • Development of hybrid BCI systems that use multimodal inputs to improve their performances (EEG-EMG, EEG-pupil size, etc.). Prof. Dr. Luca Mesin Guest Editor Manuscript Submission Information Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Electronics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI. Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions. Keywords • brain–computer interface (BCI) • human–machine interaction • EEG • pupil control • NIRS • rehabilitation • communication • vigilance Published Papers This special issue is now open for submission. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/Low_Cost_BCI ***************************************** Cristina Gena, PhD Associate professor - Computer Science Department Head of the Smart HCI Lab@ICxT Innovation Center Università di Torino Via Pessinetto 12, 10149 Torino, Italy Phone +39 0116706827 web: www.di.unito.it/~cgena/ Webex: https://unito.webex.com/meet/cristina.gena Skype: cristinagena *****************************************

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CFP - 3rd International Workshop on the Internet of Sounds

by Luca Turchet

[Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute] *3rd International Workshop on the Internet of Sounds* *(part of Audio Mostly 2022)* September 7, 2022 https://audiomostly.com/2022/call/cfiwis/ *Call for papers and demos* After the success of the first two editions, we are pleased to invite the community to submit to the 3rd International Workshop on the Internet of Sounds (IWIS 2022). The Internet of Sounds is an emerging research field positioned at the intersection of the Internet of Things and Sound and Music Computing domains. The workshop will be hosted at the Institute of Creative Media Technology of the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (Austria) and will take place on the 7th of September 2022. The aim of the workshop is to bring together academics and industry to investigate and advance the development of Internet of Sounds technologies by using cutting-edge tools and processes. The event will consist of oral presentations, keynotes, poster presentations, demonstrations, as well as tutorials. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas: - Networked music performances - Web Audio for the Internet of Sounds - Networked Musical XR - Spatial audio for the Internet of Sounds - Cloud-based services for musical and audio applications - Wireless acoustic sensor networks - Detection and classification of sounds in acoustic sensor networks - Ecoacoustics - Privacy and security in acoustic sensor networks - Smart Musical Instruments - Musical haptics for the Internet of Musical Things - Participatory live music performances - Music education applications for the Internet of Musical Things - Intelligent music production in Internet of Musical Things contexts - Ubiquitous music - Sonification for Internet of Sounds applications - Protocols and exchange formats for the Internet of Sounds - Improving accessibility and inclusiveness within the Internet of Sounds - Open audio databases for Deep Learning and Data Mining - Challenges in the management and delivery of large audio databases - Visualization and Sonification of acoustic sensor networks - Sustainability aspects of the Internet of Sounds We consider contributions in the form of a full paper (min 5 pages, max 8 pages), a poster paper (4 pages), or a demo proposal (max 2 pages). Authors are welcome to submit to all three tracks. We encourage the submission of work in progress as well as more mature work. The event is being run alongside the Audio Mostly Conference ( https://audiomostly.com/) an interdisciplinary conference taking place between 6 and 9 of September. The participants to the workshop will have access to all the sessions of the Audio Mostly conference. The paper templates are available at https://audiomostly.com/2022/call/instructions/ *Important dates* - Papers and demos submission deadline: April 15, 2022 - Author notification: June 15, 2022 - Camera ready due: July 15, 2022 - Workshop dates: September 7, 2022 *Publications* All accepted full papers will appear in the proceedings of the Audio Mostly Conference. They will be included in the ACM Digital Library and will be indexed by Scopus, ACM, Web of Science, and DBLP. *Awards* The Organizing Committee will select the winners for the Best Paper, Best Student Paper and Best Demo awards. To be eligible for the best student paper award, the presenting and first author of the paper must be a full-time student. *Organizing Committee* - Luca Turchet (University of Trento) - Jan Østergaard (Aalborg University) - Nils Peters (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) - Cristina Rottondi (Polytechnic University of Turin) - Frederic Font (Pompeu Fabra University) *Logistics* Registration: https://audiomostly.com/2022/info/registration/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Luca Turchet* Associate Professor Head of the Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory *https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/* <https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/> Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science University of Trento Via Sommarive 9 - 38123 Trento - Italy E-mail: luca.turchet(a)unitn.it Tel: +39 0461 283792

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I: Call for proposals to host INTERACT 2025

by Fabio Paternò

Da: ifip-tc13-members(a)googlegroups.com <ifip-tc13-members(a)googlegroups.com> Per conto di Anirudha Joshi Inviato: venerdì 10 dicembre 2021 08:16 A: ifip-tc13-members <ifip-tc13-members(a)googlegroups.com> Oggetto: Call for proposals to host INTERACT 2025 Dear TC13 members, Hi, The call for proposals to host INTERACT 2025 is now available here: http://bit.do/INTERACT25call. A 3-page expression of interest is due on January 20, 2022. A more detailed proposal is due on February 28, 2022 and needs to be presented in the TC13 meeting in March 2022 (exact date and venue will be updated soon). Please feel free to circulate this call among your friends and colleagues. Anirudha (on behalf of the INTERACT Steering Committee)

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9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022): Final Call for Satellite Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** Final Call for Satellite Contributions *** 9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022) March 22-24, 2022, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany https://www.esocc-conf.eu Scope Service-oriented and cloud computing have made a huge impact both on the software industry and on the research community. Today, service and cloud technologies are applied to build large-scale software landscapes as well as to provide single software services to end users. Services today are independently developed and deployed as well as freely composed while they can be implemented in a variety of technologies, a quite important fact from a business perspective. Similarly, cloud computing aims at enabling flexibility by offering a centralised sharing of resources. The industry's need for agile and flexible software and IT systems has made cloud computing the dominating paradigm for provisioning computational resources in a scalable, on- demand fashion. Nevertheless, service developers, providers, and integrators still need to create methods, tools and techniques to support cost-effective and secure development as well as use of dependable devices, platforms, services and service- oriented applications in the cloud. The European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC) is the premier conference on advances in the state of the art and practice of service- oriented computing and cloud computing in Europe. The main objectives of this conference are to facilitate the exchange between researchers and practitioners in the areas of service-oriented computing and cloud computing, as well as to explore the new trends in those areas and foster future collaborations in Europe and beyond. Satellite Contributions - PhD Symposium: an opportunity for PhD students to present their research activities and perspectives, to critically discuss them with other PhD students and with established researchers in the area, hence getting fruitful feedback and advices on their research activities. - Projects Track: a useful opportunity for researchers to disseminate the latest research developments in their projects and meet representatives of other consortia. - Industrial Track: a useful opportunity for the industry to disseminate the latest innovations and product developments in their field and meet other industry representatives. - Workshop Papers: three specialised workshops will be organised as part of ESOCC 2022; more information is available here: https://esocc-conf.eu/index.php/workshops/ . Topics of interest ESOCC 2022 seeks original, high quality papers related to all aspects of service- oriented and cloud computing. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Service and Cloud Computing Models  • Design patterns, guidelines and methodologies  • Governance models  • Architectural models  • Requirements engineering  • Formal Methods  • Model-Driven Engineering  • Quality models  • Security, Privacy & Trust models  • Self-Organising Service-Oriented and Cloud Architectures Models  • Testing models - Service and Cloud Computing Engineering  • Service Discovery, Matchmaking, Negotiation and Selection  • Monitoring and Analytics  • Governance and management  • Cloud Interoperability, Multi-Cloud, Cross-Cloud, Federated Cloud solutions  • Frameworks & Methods for Building Service and Cloud based Applications  • Cross-layer adaptation  • Edge/Fog computing  • Cloud, Service Orchestration & Management  • Service Level Agreement Management  • Service Evolution/Optimisation  • Service & Cloud Testing and Simulation  • QoS for Services and Clouds  • Semantic Web Services  • Service mining  • Service & Cloud Standards  • FaaS / Serverless computing - Technologies  • DevOps in the Cloud  • Containerized services  • Emerging Trends in Storage, Computation and Network Clouds  • Microservices: Design, Analysis, Deployment and Management  • Next Generation Services Middleware and Service Repositories  • RESTful Services  • Service and Cloud Middleware & Platforms  • Blockchain for Services & Clouds  • Services and Clouds with IoT  • Fog Computing with Service and Cloud - Business and Social aspects  • Enterprise Architectures for Service and Cloud  • Service-based Workflow Deployment & Life-cycle Management  • Core Applications, e.g., Big Data, Commerce, Energy, Finance, Health, Scientific Computing, Smart Cities  • Business Process as a Service - BPaaS  • Service and Cloud Business Models  • Service and Cloud Brokerage  • Service and Cloud Marketplaces  • Service and Cloud Cost & Pricing  • Crowdsourcing Business Services  • Social and Crowd-based Cloud  • Energy issues in Cloud Computing  • Sustainability issues Submissions - Industry papers (15 pages including references). - PhD Symposium (8 pages including references, authored by the PhD student with indication of his/her supervisors' names). - Projects Track (1 to 5 pages including references, describing an ongoing project). - Workshop papers: please refer to each workshop's web site, accessible from https://esocc-conf.eu/index.php/workshops/ . We only accept original papers, not submitted for publication elsewhere. The papers must be formatted according to the LNCS proceedings guidelines. They must be submitted to the EasyChair site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esocc2022 by selecting the right track. Accepted papers are expected to be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899). At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register and present the work at the conference. Important Dates - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Organization General Chair • Wolf Zimmermann (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) Programme Co-Chairs • Fabrizio Montesi (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) • George A. Papadopoulos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Industrial Track Chair • Andreas Both (Anhalt University of Applied Science) Projects Track Chair • Damian Tamburri (Technical University Eindhoven) Workshops Co-Chairs • Guadalupe Ortiz (University of C·diz, Spain) • Christian Zirpins (Karlsruhe University of Applied Science) PhD Symposium Co-Chair • Jacopo Soldani (University of Pisa) • Massimo Villari (University of Messina)

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Deadline is about to expire: special issue on "Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal' " - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= *Deadline is approaching*-> *January 20, 2022* ========================================================= Special Issue on *Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal'* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *** Since issue N. 47 integrates video presentations and issues e-certificates blockchain anchored*** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call50 ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• Mihai Dascalu, University Politehnica of Bucharest • Tania Di Mascio, Università de L’Aquila, Italy • Óscar Mealha, University of Aveiro, Portugal/ =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *January 20*, 2022 (extended) • Notification to the authors: February 28, 2022 • Camera ready paper: March 15, 2022 • Publication of the special issue: to be defined =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- The guest editors are proud to invite and welcome contributions from researchers and practitioners from all over the world involved in the development of Smart Learning Ecosystems and Smart Education, as engines of social innovation and territorial development. At the core, the adjective smart comprises terms like intelligent, purpose oriented, supportive, artful, clever and the like. Thus, smart does not necessarily include the usage of technology (neither does it exclude technology!). The COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely challenging to address several research contexts, suddenly the two dimensions that characterises the smart learning ecosystems – physical and virtual – started to be perceived somewhat as antithetical and it came out that the e-maturity of a learning ecosystem is not sufficient to explain and predict its transformation. Many factors concur – processual, social, individual – to determine the technological evolution of learning ecosystems and their smartness. For sure the pandemic has generated a higher awareness about the intrinsic nature of the smart learning ecosystems and it is likely that they will no longer be the same after the pandemic. Papers that report on work that nurtures a post-pandemic view and strategy for a better learning world are specially welcome. This special issue is supported by the Association for Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development (ASLERD) and welcome the submission of substantially extended version of the papers presented at SLERD 2021. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interests can be grouped under three big themes: places for smart education, people in place centered design for smart education, supportive learning technologies and tools for smart education. All of which, can also include studies that nurtures a post-pandemic view and strategy for a better learning world. *Places for smart education* future of institutional learning interplay between formal and informal learning new educational models and settings continuity-discontinuity of time, technology, place/space, process in learning role of and case studies of games and gamification in smart education dual education and other alternate scheme approaches monitoring and benchmarking of smartness (individual, institution, city, region) *People in place centered design for smart education* general frameworks and methodological advancement design, data and other relevant literacies literacies, skill and competences of smart citizens communities and co-design in smart learning sharing & participatory practices open access to any resource and disparity cultural influences *Supportive technologies and tools for smart education* intelligent tutoring systems and interfaces semantic web technologies and applications text/opinion mining and sentiment analysis real/virtual communities and social network analysis interoperability and application of open/smart data and services safety & security in education IoT, ubiquitous and wearable technologies adaptability to educational contexts and citizens role of VR in education =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: http://ixdea-2018.uniroma2.it/ojs/index.php/ixdea/login <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "SI: Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal' ") More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific editor marking the subject as: /Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal'/ • mihai [dot] dascalu [at] upb [dot] ro • tania [dot] dimascio [at] univaq[dot] it • oem [at] ua [dot] pt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102 ----------------------------------------------------------

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Deadline Extended (Jan 14) - ACM IUI Workshop - SOCIALIZE 2022 - CFP

by Giuseppe Sansonetti

(Apologies for cross-postings) The paper submission deadline has been extended to January 14, 2022 ************WORKSHOP CALL FOR PAPERS************** SOCIALIZE Workshop @ ACM IUI 2022 Second Workshop on SOcial and Cultural IntegrAtion with PersonaLIZEd Interfaces (SOCIALIZE) March 22, 2022, hosted online Co-located with the 27th ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) 2022 (https://iui.acm.org/2022/ <https://iui.acm.org/2022/>) March 22-25, 2022, Virtually Hosted by University of Helsinki, Finland Workshop website: http://socialize2022.di.unito.it/ <http://socialize2022.di.unito.it/> Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022> For any information: socialize2022(a)easychair.org <mailto:socialize2022@easychair.org> ******************Important Dates******************* Submission deadline: January 14, 2022 (extended) Authors notification: January 28, 2022 Camera-ready: February 18, 2022 Workshop: March 22, 2022 *********************Overview********************** The SOCIALIZE workshop aims to bring together all those interested in the development of interactive techniques that may contribute to fostering the social and cultural inclusion of a broad range of users. More specifically, we intend to attract research that takes into account the interaction peculiarities typical of different realities, with a focus on disadvantaged and at-risk categories (e.g., refugees and migrants) and vulnerable groups (e.g., children, elderly, autistic, and disabled people). Among others, we are also interested in human-robot interaction techniques aimed at the development of social robots, that is, autonomous robots that interact with people by engaging in social-affective behaviors, abilities, and rules related to their collaborative role. **********************Topics*********************** The main topics of the workshop are (but not limited to): * Multi-cultural system design; * Empirical studies on the impact of culture on systems; * Cultural and social influence in recommender systems; * Cultural and social aspects as contextual factors; * Cultural and social influence in online learning platforms (e.g., MOOC); * Methods for automatic assessment of social and cultural background from social media; * Strategies for adapting systems to groups of users with different backgrounds; * Cross-cultural analyses of trust in systems; * Human-robot adaptation for cross-cultural users, including under-represented groups; * Personalized Human-Robot Interaction (HRI); * Adaptation strategies for social HRI; * Machine learning for social robots; * Emotion and personality detection in social HRI; * Social robots as conversational recommender systems * Social robots in the real world; ********************Submissions******************** Researchers and practitioners in academia or industry are encouraged to submit original manuscripts relevant to the audience of the workshop. Papers must comply with the standard ACM SIGCHI Paper Format (see https://iui.acm.org/2022/call_for_papers.html <https://iui.acm.org/2022/call_for_papers.html>). The contributions can be: Full papers (6 pages excluding references) and Short papers (4 pages excluding references), including substantial work-in-progress, perspective papers, and lessons learned; and Challenge, Position, and Demo papers (2 pages excluding references), describing research challenges in theory or practice, defining new promising research directions, and demonstrating innovative software prototypes. Manuscripts must be submitted via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022>) by January 14, 2022 (extended). All submissions will undergo a peer-review process. Reviewers will consider originality, significance, technical soundness, clarity, and relevance to the workshop’s topics. The reviewing process will be double-blind. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to present their work during the workshop, and at least one author of each accepted paper must register for and (virtually) attend the workshop. For further questions please contact the workshop organizers at <socialize2022(a)easychair.org <mailto:socialize2022@easychair.org>> ********************Proceedings******************** Accepted papers will be published as open access joint workshop proceedings via CEUR-WS.org <http://ceur-ws.org/> ********************Organization******************** Fabio Gasparetti, Roma Tre University Cristina Gena, University of Torino Giuseppe Sansonetti, Roma Tre University Marko Tkalčič, University of Primorska

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38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022): Second Call for Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** Second Call for Contributions *** 38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022) 3–7 October, 2022, 4* Atlantica Miramare Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/ Goals and Scope The IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME) is the premier forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges in software maintenance and evolution. We invite high quality submissions describing significant, original, and unpublished results related to but not limited to any of the following software maintenance and evolution topics (in alphabetical order): • Change and defect management • Code cloning and provenance • Concept and feature location • Continuous integration/deployment • Empirical studies of software maintenance and evolution • Evolution of non-code artifacts • Human aspects of software maintenance and evolution • Maintenance and evolution of model-based methods • Maintenance and evolution processes • Maintenance and evolution of mobile apps • Maintenance and evolution of service-oriented and cloud computing systems • Maintenance versus release process • Mining software repositories • Productivity of software engineers during maintenance and evolution • Release engineering • Reverse engineering and re-engineering • Run-time evolution and dynamic configuration • Software and system comprehension • Software migration and renovation • Software quality assessment • Software refactoring and restructuring • Software testing theory and practice • Source code analysis and manipulation • Technical Debt ICSME welcomes innovative ideas that are timely, well presented, and evaluated. All submissions must position themselves within the existing literature, describe the relevance of the results to specific software engineering goals, and include a clear motivation and presentation of the work. ICSME invites contributions to a number of different tracks. These are listed below with more information, including submission instructions, available on the conference web site (submission dates are midnight, AoE, UTC-12). The submission link for all tracks is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icsme2022 . Please use this link and choose the appropriate track for your submission. Research Track • Abstract Submission: March 25th, 2022. • Paper Submission: April 1st, 2022. • Notification: June 10th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 1st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-research-track/ . Doctoral Symposium • Paper Submission: July 8th, 2022. • Notification: August 1st, 2022. • Camera-Ready: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-doctoral-symposium/ . Journal First Track • Paper Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Notification: July 8th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-journal-first-track/ . Tool Demo Track • Abstract Submission: June 13th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 20th, 2022. • Notification: July 19th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 26th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/tool-demo-track/ . Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival • Artifact Submission: August 26th, 2022. • Notification: September 16th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-joint-artifact-evaluation-… . Industry Track • Full/Short Papers Abstract Submission: April 22nd, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Submission: April 29th, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Full/Short Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Submission: May 20th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-industry-track/ . News Ideas and Emerging Results Track • Abstract Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 24th, 2022. • Notification: July 18th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 31st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/new-ideas-and-emerging-results/ . Registered Reports Track • Initial Report Submission: June 3rd, 2022. • Feedback from PC: July 8th, 2022. • Authors Response: July 22nd, 2022. • Notification for Stage 1: August 12th, 2022. • Submission of Accepted Report: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/registered-reports-track/ . Organisation General Chairs • Rainer Koschke, University of Bremen, Germany • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland, USA Local Organising Chair and Industry Liaison • Georgia M. Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus New Ideas and Emerging Results Track Chairs • Eleni Constantinou, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands • Christian Newman, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Tool Demonstrations Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand • Gilles Perrouin, University of Namur, Belgium Industry Track Chairs • Andrea Capiluppi, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Shi Han, Microsoft Research Beijing, China Journal First Track Chairs • Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Amjed Tahir, Massey University, New Zealand Doctoral Symposium • Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand • Mark Hills, East Carolina University, USA Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival Chairs • Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Christoph Treude, University of Melbourne, Australia Most Influential Paper Awards Chairs • Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, Italy • Jonathan I. Maletic, Kent State University, USA Diversity and Inclusion • Hadil Abukwaik, ABB Corporate Research, Germany • Sonia Haiduc, Florida State University, USA Registered Reports • Maria Teresa Baldassarre, University of Bari, Italy • Mike Papadakis, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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ACM UMAP’22: Second Call for Workshop and Tutorial Proposals

by Nasim Sonboli

Please accept our apologies in case of multiple receptions. Please send it to interested colleagues. -------------------------------------------------------- # **30th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP'22)** Barcelona, Spain, and Online 4 - 7 July 2022 https://www.um.org/umap2022/ Proposal Submission Deadline: January 27, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------- **BACKGROUND AND SCOPE** ============================ **ACM UMAP'22** is pleased to invite proposals for workshops and tutorials to be held in conjunction with the conference. ACM UMAP is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or to groups of users, and which collect, represent, and model user information. We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop and tutorial proposals. We strongly suggest involving organizers from different institutions, bringing different perspectives to the workshop or tutorial topic. We welcome workshops and tutorials with a creative structure that may attract various types of attendees and ensure rich interactions. All the tutorials and workshops should support both virtual and physical attendance (although we hope physical to be the preferred option). -------------------------------------------------------- **Call for Workshop Proposals** ============================ The workshops provide a venue to discuss and explore emerging areas of User Modeling and Adaptive Hypermedia research with like-minded researchers and practitioners from industry and academia. -------------------------------------------------------- **Important Dates** ============================ - Proposals due: January 27, 2022 - Notification to proposers: February 10, 2022 - Workshop day(s): July TBD, 2022 All deadlines are 11:59 pm, AoE time (Anywhere on Earth). -------------------------------------------------------- **Workshop Formats** ============================ In this edition, our goal is to have a balanced workshop program, comprising workshops with different formats and addressing newly emerging, currently evolving and established research topics. Different schemas to organize the workshop are possible, such as: - Working group meetings around a problem or topic. - Mini-conferences on special topics, having their own paper submission and review processes. - Mini-competitions or challenges around selected topics with individual or team participation. - Interactive discussion meetings focusing on subtopics of the UMAP general research topics. - Joint panels for different workshops. The detailed instructions for the proposal content, the submission, the responsibilities, the proceedings, and the registration are provided at [ https://www.um.org/umap2022/call-for-workshops/](https://www.um.org/umap202… . -------------------------------------------------------- **Call for Tutorial Proposals** ============================ Tutorials are intensive instructional sessions that provide a comprehensive introduction to established or emerging research topics of interest for the UMAP community. -------------------------------------------------------- **Important Dates** ============================ - Proposals due: January 27, 2022 - Notification to proposers: February 10, 2022 - Tutorial day: July TBD, 2022 All deadlines are 11:59 pm, AoE time (Anywhere on Earth). -------------------------------------------------------- **Tutorial Topics** ============================ An ideal tutorial should be broad enough to provide a basic introduction to the chosen area, but it should also cover the most important topics in depth. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - New user modeling technologies, methods, techniques, and trends (e.g. exploiting data mining and big data analytics for user modeling, evaluation methodologies, data visualization, etc.). - User modeling and personalization techniques for specific domains (e.g., health, e-government, e-commerce, cultural heritage, education, internet of things, mobile, music, information retrieval, human-robot interaction, etc.). - Application and impact of the user modeling and personalization techniques for information retrieval and recommender systems, including beyond-accuracy aspects (e.g., fairness). - Eliciting and learning user preferences by taking into account users'; emotional state, physical state, personality, trust, cognitive factors. The detailed instructions for the proposal content, the submission, the responsibilities, the proceedings, and the registration are provided at https://www.um.org/umap2022/call-for-tutorials/. -------------------------------------------------------- **Workshop and Tutorial Chairs** ============================ - Mirko Marras, University of Cagliari, Italy - Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania - Contact: [umap2022-wt@um.org](mailto:umap2022-wt@um.org)

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Sixth Call for Papers

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*** Sixth Call for Papers *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) (*** Extended Submission Deadline: February 7, 2022 ***) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022). The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems - An Interdisciplinary Journal for Advanced Science and Technology (Springer). Important Dates • Paper submission: February 7, 2022 (extended) • Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 7, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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IxD&A Journal N. 50 is available for free downloading

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *International Journal on Interaction Design & Architecture(s) - IxD&A - a SCOPUS and Web of Science - Emerging Sources (Thomson Reuters) indexed Journal - * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Special issue N. 50 * focus section on:* Design during and for Pandemics** */guest editors: Vasiliki Mylonopoulou, Guido Giunti /& focus section on:/* */ *Decoding The Smart City * /guest editors: //Teija Vainio, Elise Hodson, Michel Nader Sayún, Ralf-Martin Soe/ is now available for free downloading -> link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=10&a=11&link=T…> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access road to its contents with no charge to the authors / If you wish to help us in improving the quality of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *IxD&A Journal, issue N. 50 - ToC* /** Preface **** **to the focus section/ /*Design during and for Pandemics* by Vasiliki Mylonopoulou and Guido Giunti pp. 5 - 6 ****Wies van Nifterik, Froukje Sleeswijk Visser, Jeroen van Erp *Remote contextmapping and prototyping during lockdown, a study case*, pp. 7 - 26 Katerina Cerna, Richard Paluch, Fabian Bäumer, Tanja Ertl, Claudia Muller *Transformation of HCI co-research with older adults - researchers’ positionality in the COVID-19 pandemic times*, pp. 27 - 47 Pedro Filipe Campos *HCI Design and Evaluation during Social Confinement: Reflections and Techniques*, pp. 48 - 57 / //**Preface **** **to the focus section/ /*Decoding The Smart City * by Teija Vainio, Elise Hodson, Michel Nader Sayún, Ralf-Martin Soe pp. 59 - 62 /** **Eirene Keh, Madalynne Lawrence, Rosanne Sauz, Nazanin Houmayounfar, Nastaran Dadashi *The Ethical Smart City Framework & Toolkit: An Inclusive Application of Human-Centered Design and Public Engagement in Smart City Development*, pp. 63 - 81** **Nils Ehrenberg, Turkka Keinonen *Co-Living as a Rental Home Experience. Smart Home Technologies and Autonomy*, pp. 82 - 101** **/ /Martin Martin Tomitsch, Joel Fredericks, Dan Vo, Jessica Frawley, Marcus Foth *Non-human Personas. Including Nature in the Participatory Design of Smart Cities*, pp. 102 - 130/// // ========================================================= IxD&A Privacy Policy <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=9&a=1> =========================================================

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2nd CfP: 30th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP ’22)

by Nasim Sonboli

-----------Call for Papers ACM UMAP 2020----------------------- --- Please forward to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **30th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP ’22)** Barcelona*, Spain, July 4–7, 2022 http://www.um.org/umap2022/ * Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are planning for a hybrid conference and will accommodate online presentations where needed. Submission Deadline: * Abstracts due: February 10, 2022 (mandatory) * Full paper due: February 17, 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- **BACKGROUND AND SCOPE** ============================================ **ACM UMAP** – ***User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization*** – is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. **ACM UMAP** is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI (https://sigchi.org) and SIGWEB (https://www.sigweb.org), and organized with User Modeling Inc. (https://um.org) as the core Steering Committee, extended with past years’ chairs. The proceedings are published by the **ACM** and will be part of the ACM Digital Library ( https://dl.acm.org). **ACM UMAP** covers a wide variety of research areas where personalization and adaptation may be applied. The main theme of **UMAP 2022** is ***“User control in personalized systems”***. Specifically, we welcome submissions related to user modeling, personalization, and adaptation in all areas of personalized systems, with an emphasis on how to balance adaptivity and user control. Below we present a short (but not prescriptive) list of topics of importance to the conference. ACM UMAP is co-located and collaborates with the ACM Hypertext conference ( https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/). UMAP takes place one week after Hypertext and uses the same submission dates and formats. We expect authors to submit research on personalized systems to UMAP and invite authors to submit their Web-related work without a focus on personalization to the Hypertext conference. The two conferences will organize one shared track on **personalized recommender systems** (same track chairs and PC, see the track description). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- **IMPORTANT DATES** ============================================ - Paper Abstracts: February 10, 2022 (mandatory) - Full paper: February 17, 2022 - Notification: April 11, 2022 - Conference: July 4-July 7, 2022 **Note**: The submissions deadlines are at 11:59 pm AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- **CONFERENCE TOPICS** ============================================ We welcome submissions related to *user modeling, personalization, and adaptation in any area*. The topics listed below are not intended to limit possible contributions. **Detailed descriptions and the suggested topics for each track are reported in the online version of the CFP on the UMAP 2022 web site.** ### **Personalized Recommender Systems** **Track Chairs: Osnat Mokryn (University of Haifa), Eva Zangerle (University of Innsbruck, Austria) and Markus Zanker (University of Bolzano, Italy, and University of Klagenfurt, Austria)** (*) This is a joint track between ACM UMAP and ACM Hypertext (same track chairs, overlapping PC). Authors planning to contribute to this track can submit to either conference, depending on their broader interest in either Hypertext or UMAP. Track chairs organize a special issue in the journal New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia. This track aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss open challenges, the latest solutions, and novel research approaches in the field of recommender systems. In addition to mature research works addressing technical aspects pertaining to recommendations, we also particularly welcome research contributions that address questions related to user perception and the business value of recommender systems. ### **Adaptive Hypermedia, Semantic, and Social Web** **Track Chairs: Alexandra I. Cristea (Durham University, UK) and Peter Brusilovsky (University of Pittsburgh, US)** This track aims to provide a forum to researchers to discuss open research problems, solid solutions, the latest challenges, novel applications, and innovative research approaches in adaptive hypermedia, semantic and social web. We invite original submissions addressing all aspects of personalization, user models building, and personal experience in online social systems. ### **Intelligent User Interfaces** **Track chairs: Elisabeth Lex (Graz University of Technology, Austria) and Marko Tkalcic (University of Primorska, Slovenia)** This topic can be characterized by exploring how to make the interaction between computers and people smarter and more productive, which may leverage solutions from human-computer interaction, data mining, natural language processing, information visualization, and knowledge representation and reasoning. ### **Technology-Enhanced Adaptive Learning** **Track chairs: Judy Kay (University of Sydney, Australia) and Sharon Hsiao (Santa Clara University, US)** This track invites researchers, developers, and practitioners from various disciplines to present their innovative learning solutions, share acquired experiences, and discuss their modeling challenges for personalized adaptive learning. ### **Fairness, Transparency, Accountability, and Privacy** **Track chairs: Bamshad Mobasher (DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media, US) and Munindar P. Singh (NC State University, US)** Adaptive systems researchers and developers have a social responsibility to care about the impact of their technologies on individual people (users, providers, and other stakeholders) and on society. This track invites work that pertains to the science of building, maintaining, evaluating, and studying adaptive systems that are fair, transparent, respectful of users’ privacy, and beneficial to society. ### **Personalization for Persuasive and Behavior Change Systems** **Track chairs: Julita Vassileva (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) and Panagiotis Germanakos (SAP SE, Germany)** This track invites original submissions addressing the areas of personalization and tailoring for persuasive technologies, including but not limited to personalization models, user models, computational personalization, design and evaluation methods, and personal experience designing personalized and adaptive behaviour change technologies. ### **Virtual Assistants and Personalized Human-robot Interaction** **Track chairs: Radhika Garg (Syracuse University, US) and Cristina Gena (University of Torino, Italy)** This track aims at investigating new models and techniques for the adaptation of synthetic companions (e.g., virtual assistants, chatbots, social robots) to the individual user. ### **Research Methods and Reproducibility** **Track chairs: Odd Erik Gundersen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway) and Dietmar Jannach (University of Klagenfurt, Austria)** This track accepts works on methodologies for the evaluation of personalized systems, benchmarks, measurement scales, with particular attention to the reproducibility of results and of techniques. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- **SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS** ============================================ Please consult the conference website for the submission link: http://www.um.org/umap2022/. The maximum length is **14 pages (excluding references) in the ACM new single-column format**. We encourage papers of any length up to 14 pages; reviewers will be asked to comment on whether the length is appropriate for the contribution. **Additional review criteria are available in the online version of the CFP on the UMAP 2022 web site.** Each accepted paper will be included in the conference proceedings and presented at the conference. UMAP uses a **double-blind** review process. Authors must omit their names and affiliations from submissions, and avoid obvious identifying statements. For instance, citations to the authors' own prior work should be made in the third person. Failure to anonymize your submission results in the desk rejection of your paper. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- **ORGANIZERS** ============================================ **General chairs** * Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari, Italy * Alejandro Bellogín, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain * Olga C. Santos, Spanish National University for Distance Education, Spain **Program Chairs** - Liliana Ardissono, University of Torino, Italy - Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University, US ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- **RELATED EVENTS** ============================================ Separate calls will be sent for Workshops and Tutorials, Doctoral Consortium, and Demo/Late-Breaking Results, as these have different deadlines and submission requirements. Nasim Sonboli (Researcher, University of Colorado Boulder), Helma Torkamaan (Researcher, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany), UMAP'22 Publicity Chairs

3 years, 6 months

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Third Call for Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** Third Call for Contributions *** 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/ 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 Main Track Paper Submission The papers should not exceed six (6) pages (US letter size) double-column, including figures, tables, and references in standard 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. Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue in the journal 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. Separate call-for-papers are announced for the special tracks (more information is available on the conference web site). 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 four (4) pages (US letter size) double column, including figures, tables, and references in standard ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/). Important Dates • Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 23 May 2022 • Notification of acceptance: 20 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 11 July 2022 Program Chairs • Costas Mourlas, University of Athens, Greece • Diogo Pacheco, University of Exeter, UK • Catia Prandi, University of Bologna, Italy WiP & PhD Track Chairs • Marco Furini, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy • Dimitris Gouscos, University of Athens, Greece • Barbara Guidi, University of Pisa, Italy

3 years, 6 months

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CFP: ACM IUI Workshop - SOCIALIZE 2022

by Giuseppe Sansonetti

(Apologies for cross-postings) ************WORKSHOP CALL FOR PAPERS************** SOCIALIZE Workshop @ ACM IUI 2022 Second Workshop on SOcial and Cultural IntegrAtion with PersonaLIZEd Interfaces (SOCIALIZE) March 22, 2022, hosted online Co-located with the 27th ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) 2022 (https://iui.acm.org/2022/ <https://iui.acm.org/2022/>) March 22-25, 2022, Virtually Hosted by University of Helsinki, Finland Workshop website: http://socialize2022.di.unito.it/ <http://socialize2022.di.unito.it/> Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022> For any information: socialize2022(a)easychair.org <mailto:socialize2022@easychair.org> ******************Important Dates******************* Submission deadline: January 9, 2022 Authors notification: January 28, 2022 Camera-ready: February 18, 2022 Workshop: March 22, 2022 *********************Overview********************** The SOCIALIZE workshop aims to bring together all those interested in the development of interactive techniques that may contribute to fostering the social and cultural inclusion of a broad range of users. More specifically, we intend to attract research that takes into account the interaction peculiarities typical of different realities, with a focus on disadvantaged and at-risk categories (e.g., refugees and migrants) and vulnerable groups (e.g., children, elderly, autistic, and disabled people). Among others, we are also interested in human-robot interaction techniques aimed at the development of social robots, that is, autonomous robots that interact with people by engaging in social-affective behaviors, abilities, and rules related to their collaborative role. **********************Topics*********************** The main topics of the workshop are (but not limited to): * Multi-cultural system design; * Empirical studies on the impact of culture on systems; * Cultural and social influence in recommender systems; * Cultural and social aspects as contextual factors; * Cultural and social influence in online learning platforms (e.g., MOOC); * Methods for automatic assessment of social and cultural background from social media; * Strategies for adapting systems to groups of users with different backgrounds; * Cross-cultural analyses of trust in systems; * Human-robot adaptation for cross-cultural users, including under-represented groups; * Personalized Human-Robot Interaction (HRI); * Adaptation strategies for social HRI; * Machine learning for social robots; * Emotion and personality detection in social HRI; * Social robots as conversational recommender systems * Social robots in the real world; ********************Submissions******************** Researchers and practitioners in academia or industry are encouraged to submit original manuscripts relevant to the audience of the workshop. Papers must comply with the standard ACM SIGCHI Paper Format (see https://iui.acm.org/2022/call_for_papers.html <https://iui.acm.org/2022/call_for_papers.html>). The contributions can be: Full papers (6 pages excluding references) and Short papers (4 pages excluding references), including substantial work-in-progress, perspective papers, and lessons learned; and Challenge, Position, and Demo papers (2 pages excluding references), describing research challenges in theory or practice, defining new promising research directions, and demonstrating innovative software prototypes. Manuscripts must be submitted via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022>) by January 9, 2022. All submissions will undergo a peer-review process. Reviewers will consider originality, significance, technical soundness, clarity, and relevance to the workshop’s topics. The reviewing process will be double-blind. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to present their work during the workshop, and at least one author of each accepted paper must register for and (virtually) attend the workshop. For further questions please contact the workshop organizers at <socialize2022(a)easychair.org <mailto:socialize2022@easychair.org>> ********************Proceedings******************** Accepted papers will be published as open access joint workshop proceedings via CEUR-WS.org <http://ceur-ws.org/> ********************Organization******************** Fabio Gasparetti, Roma Tre University Cristina Gena, University of Torino Giuseppe Sansonetti, Roma Tre University Marko Tkalčič, University of Primorska

3 years, 6 months

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CFP: ACM IUI Workshop - SOCIALIZE 2022

by Giuseppe Sansonetti

(Apologies for cross-postings) ************WORKSHOP CALL FOR PAPERS************** SOCIALIZE Workshop @ ACM IUI 2022 Second Workshop on SOcial and Cultural IntegrAtion with PersonaLIZEd Interfaces (SOCIALIZE) March 22, 2022, hosted online Co-located with the 27th ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) 2022 (https://iui.acm.org/2022/ <https://iui.acm.org/2022/>) March 22-25, 2022, Virtually Hosted by University of Helsinki, Finland Workshop website: http://socialize2022.di.unito.it/ <http://socialize2022.di.unito.it/> Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022> For any information: socialize2022(a)easychair.org <mailto:socialize2022@easychair.org> ******************Important Dates******************* Submission deadline: January 9, 2022 Authors notification: January 28, 2022 Camera-ready: February 18, 2022 Workshop: March 22, 2022 *********************Overview********************** The SOCIALIZE workshop aims to bring together all those interested in the development of interactive techniques that may contribute to fostering the social and cultural inclusion of a broad range of users. More specifically, we intend to attract research that takes into account the interaction peculiarities typical of different realities, with a focus on disadvantaged and at-risk categories (e.g., refugees and migrants) and vulnerable groups (e.g., children, elderly, autistic, and disabled people). Among others, we are also interested in human-robot interaction techniques aimed at the development of social robots, that is, autonomous robots that interact with people by engaging in social-affective behaviors, abilities, and rules related to their collaborative role. **********************Topics*********************** The main topics of the workshop are (but not limited to): * Multi-cultural system design; * Empirical studies on the impact of culture on systems; * Cultural and social influence in recommender systems; * Cultural and social aspects as contextual factors; * Cultural and social influence in online learning platforms (e.g., MOOC); * Methods for automatic assessment of social and cultural background from social media; * Strategies for adapting systems to groups of users with different backgrounds; * Cross-cultural analyses of trust in systems; * Human-robot adaptation for cross-cultural users, including under-represented groups; * Personalized Human-Robot Interaction (HRI); * Adaptation strategies for social HRI; * Machine learning for social robots; * Emotion and personality detection in social HRI; * Social robots as conversational recommender systems * Social robots in the real world; ********************Submissions******************** Researchers and practitioners in academia or industry are encouraged to submit original manuscripts relevant to the audience of the workshop. Papers must comply with the standard ACM SIGCHI Paper Format (see https://iui.acm.org/2022/call_for_papers.html <https://iui.acm.org/2022/call_for_papers.html>). The contributions can be: Full papers (6 pages excluding references) and Short papers (4 pages excluding references), including substantial work-in-progress, perspective papers, and lessons learned; and Challenge, Position, and Demo papers (2 pages excluding references), describing research challenges in theory or practice, defining new promising research directions, and demonstrating innovative software prototypes. Manuscripts must be submitted via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2022>) by January 9, 2022. All submissions will undergo a peer-review process. Reviewers will consider originality, significance, technical soundness, clarity, and relevance to the workshop’s topics. The reviewing process will be double-blind. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to present their work during the workshop, and at least one author of each accepted paper must register for and (virtually) attend the workshop. For further questions please contact the workshop organizers at <socialize2022(a)easychair.org <mailto:socialize2022@easychair.org>> ********************Proceedings******************** Accepted papers will be published as open access joint workshop proceedings via CEUR-WS.org <http://ceur-ws.org/> ********************Organization******************** Fabio Gasparetti, Roma Tre University Cristina Gena, University of Torino Giuseppe Sansonetti, Roma Tre University Marko Tkalčič, University of Primorska

3 years, 6 months

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I: Tenure-track professor position HCI

by Fabio Paternò

University of Montreal Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department of Computer Science and Operations Research (DIRO) TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION The DIRO is seeking outstanding candidates for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor starting on June 1, 2022. We are seeking candidates of exceptional scientific talent who have demonstrated research success and shown evidence of high potential in any area of human-computer interaction. The candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, supervise graduate students, be active in research, publishing and the diffusion of knowledge, and contribute to the activities of the University. The position requires a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related area, a strong research record illustrating the candidate's ability to publish influential work in top-tier venues of human-computer interaction, and a demonstrated ability to provide high quality university teaching. The University of Montreal is a Quebec university with an international reputation. French is the teaching language. Nevertheless, non-French speaking candidates are welcome to apply, since the university is intensively recruiting the world's best specialists to renew its teaching faculty. Furthermore, the university provides support for newly-recruited faculty to attain proficiency in French within a reasonable period of time. The University of Montreal offers competitive salaries and a full range of benefits. A complete application must include: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of up to three recent publications demonstrating the candidate's research performance at the highest levels of the field, a research statement, and a teaching statement. Three letters of recommendation must also be sent directly to the Department Chair by the referees. The application and letters of recommendation must be sent by email to the Chair of the DIRO by January 7th, 2022: Sylvie Hamel Faculté des arts et des sciences / Département dinformatique et de recherche opérationnelle, Université de Montréal Phone: +1-514-343-7090 Email: <mailto:directeur-HCI@iro.umontreal.ca> directeur-HCI(a)iro.umontreal.ca Website: <https://diro.umontreal.ca/departement/offres-demploi/offre-demploi/news/det… seure-adjointe-en-interaction-personne-machine-assistant-professor-in-human-co/> https://diro.umontreal.ca/departement/offres-demploi/offre-demploi/news/det… eure-adjointe-en-interaction-personne-machine-assistant-professor-in-human-co/ For more information on this position, please consult the website at: https://diro.umontreal.ca/departement/offres-demploi/offre-demploi/news/det… eure-adjointe-en-interaction-personne-machine-assistant-professor-in-human-co/ For more information about the Department, please consult the website at: https://en.diro.umontreal.ca/ Informal inquiries are encouraged and should be directed to Prof. Sylvie Hamel at directeur-HCI(a)iro.umontreal.ca <mailto:directeur-HCI@iro.umontreal.ca> Prof. Eugene Syriani, Ph.D. Professor in software engineering Department of Computer Science and Operations Research | UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL 2345 Pavillon André-Aisenstadt P.O. Box 6128, succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal QC, Canada, H3C 3J7 Tel: +1 (514) 343-6111 ext. 47497 | Fax: +1 (514) 343-5834 | <mailto:syriani@iro.umontreal.ca> syriani(a)iro.umontreal.ca | www.iro.umontreal.ca/~syriani <http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~syriani>

3 years, 6 months

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MIS4TEL 2022: Call for Workshop Proposals / 13-15 July 2022 / L’Aquila (Italy)

by Federica Caruso

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Workshop Proposals Following the successful initiative from previous years, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL) intends to host a number of workshops on different TEL-related areas also in the next edition of the conference. Therefore, the MIS4TEL 2022 Organizing Committee invites workshop proposals. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Contact us: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop proposal submission deadline: 11th February, 2022 - Workshop papers submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 - Workshop camera-ready papers: 17th June, 2022 Please note that workshop proposals will be evaluated on a continuous basis and acceptance / rejection decisions will be sent to the workshop organizers within one week from submission. Early submissions are highly encouraged, so that workshop organizers have sufficient time to attract papers. ====================================================================== The aim of the workshops is to provide participants with the opportunity to present and discuss novel research ideas on emerging topics in the scope of the conference. Workshop contributions should be full papers (10 pages) or exceptionally short papers (6 pages); papers must be formatted according to the Springer AISC template. Accepted workshop papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by AISC series of Springer Verlag (http://www.springer.com/series/11156). At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend MIS4TEL 2022 to present the paper in order to have it included in the conference proceedings. Please note that workshop organizers will be responsible for creating and advertising the Call for Papers, managing the review process, and collecting the camera-ready papers. A dedicated Easychair installation will be provided by MIS4TEL conference organizers (under a centralized management). For each accepted workshop, one of its organizers will be invited to co-edit the proceedings of the conference. ====================================================================== PROPOSAL SUBMISSION The proposals should be no longer than 4 pages and include the following information: - Workshop title - Workshop organizers' short bio (including prior experience in organizing workshops) and contact information - Workshop description and topics - Relevance of the workshop to the conference - Information about previous editions of the workshop (if applicable) - Program Committee members (tentative) - Estimated number of submitted papers - Draft CFP ** Please submit your workshop proposal by email to info(a)mis4tel-conference.net (Subject: MIS4TEL 2022 Workshop Proposal). Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. ** ====================================================================== WORKSHOPS CO-CHAIRS - Zuzana Kubincova, Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

3 years, 7 months

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MIS4TEL 2022: Call for Workshop Proposals / 13-15 July 2022 / L’Aquila (Italy)

by MIS4TEL CONFERENCE

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Workshop Proposals Following the successful initiative from previous years, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL) intends to host a number of workshops on different TEL-related areas also in the next edition of the conference. Therefore, the MIS4TEL 2022 Organizing Committee invites workshop proposals. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop proposal submission deadline: 11th February, 2022 - Workshop papers submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 - Workshop camera-ready papers: 17th June, 2022 Please note that workshop proposals will be evaluated on a continuous basis and acceptance / rejection decisions will be sent to the workshop organizers within one week from submission. Early submissions are highly encouraged, so that workshop organizers have sufficient time to attract papers. ====================================================================== The aim of the workshops is to provide participants with the opportunity to present and discuss novel research ideas on emerging topics in the scope of the conference. Workshop contributions should be full papers (10 pages) or exceptionally short papers (6 pages); papers must be formatted according to the Springer AISC template. Accepted workshop papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by AISC series of Springer Verlag (http://www.springer.com/series/11156). At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend MIS4TEL 2022 to present the paper in order to have it included in the conference proceedings. Please note that workshop organizers will be responsible for creating and advertising the Call for Papers, managing the review process, and collecting the camera-ready papers. A dedicated Easychair installation will be provided by MIS4TEL conference organizers (under a centralized management). For each accepted workshop, one of its organizers will be invited to co-edit the proceedings of the conference. ====================================================================== PROPOSAL SUBMISSION The proposals should be no longer than 4 pages and include the following information: - Workshop title - Workshop organizers' short bio (including prior experience in organizing workshops) and contact information - Workshop description and topics - Relevance of the workshop to the conference - Information about previous editions of the workshop (if applicable) - Program Committee members (tentative) - Estimated number of submitted papers - Draft CFP ** Please submit your workshop proposal by email to info(a)mis4tel-conference.net (Subject: MIS4TEL 2022 Workshop Proposal). Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. ** ====================================================================== WORKSHOPS CO-CHAIRS - Zuzana Kubincova, Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website:https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Contact us:info@mis4tel-conference.net Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

3 years, 7 months

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ECSCW 2022: Call for Workshop and Masterclass Proposals

by Müller, Claudia, Prof. Dr.

Dear colleagues, The next ECSCW conference will take place at Coimbra, Portugal from June 27th to July 1st 2022. With our best wishes for peaceful and joyous holidays and a happy and healthy new year we would like to invite you for thinking about submitting exciting workshop and masterclass proposals. Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo! Kind regards, The workshop and masterclass co-chairs Claudia Mueller and Bryan Semaan The ECSCW 2022 conference is looking for workshop and masterclass submissions! Call for Workshop Proposals CSCW is a challenging and rapidly developing area of research where the exchange of ideas and discussion of concepts with other researchers provide an effective way of gaining new insights and identifying opportunities for possible collaborations. The ECSCW 2022 Workshops provide an opportunity to engage in discussions with other researchers, present and illustrate new developments on different themes within CSCW, provoke and reflect on novel perspectives and receive feedback on early ideas in a friendly and constructive manner. ECSCW 2022 invites workshop proposals addressing basic research questions, new methodologies and approaches, innovative technologies, and emerging research areas. Workshops are good venues for involving attendees in working together to share, reflect and develop new insights. Workshops may be half-day or full-day sessions. Outcomes might include journal special issues, blogs or new collaborations. We encourage accepted workshop organisers to create web-based resources for their workshops so that advertising, submission and organisation can be handled online. If you are submitting a workshop on accessibility or assistive technology, please refer to the SIGACCESS guidelines on writing about disability<https://www.sigaccess.org/welcome-to-sigaccess/resources/accessible-writing…>. Important Dates January 15th, 2022 System open for Submissions February 11th, 2022 Submission due for workshop proposals (23:59 AoE) February 28th, 2022 Notifications to workshop organizers March 14th, 2022 Deadline for the camera-ready version of the accepted proposals, workshop descriptions, and workshop website links. May 9th, 2022 Workshop organizers must notify Workshop Chairs with final workshop attendance numbers Monday/Tuesday June 27/28th, 2022 Workshops at ECSCW 2022 June 27th - July 1st, 2022 ECSCW 2022 Conference Submission Format & Process Workshops submissions should: * be no more than 3000 words, excluding references, * include all authors names, affiliations, and contact information, an abstract (150 words) as well as a detailed proposal including a description of the theme(s), activities and goals of the workshop, the maximum number of participants, the length of the workshops (half-day/ full-day), and the background of the organiser(s), * specify the means of recruiting and selecting participants. * specify any additional equipment needed (including laptops, tablets, speakers, headphones, projectors); unless explicitly confirmed by the Chairs, the additional equipment must be supplied by the workshop organisers, * be formatted according to the ECSCW template, available in LaTeX<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_latex/>, RTF<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_rtf/> or MS Word<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_word/> format, * - be sent via email to workshops(a)ecscw.eusset.eu<mailto:workshops@ecscw.eusset.eu> in pdf format. Workshops submissions are not anonymous. Call for Masterclass Proposals Masterclasses provide the opportunity to learn about specific CSCW methods, concepts and approaches from experts in the related field within small in-depth group discussions. Masterclasses facilitate a more focused discussion on any CSCW topic, and enable organizers to do theoretical input in lectures as well as engage participants in more hands-on workshop experiences. While masterclasses are open to a broad range of participants, these are particularly targeted at early career researchers and PhD students. Masterclasses may be half-day or full-day sessions. If you are submitting a masterclass on accessibility or assistive technology, please refer to the SIGACCESS guidelines on writing about disability<https://www.sigaccess.org/welcome-to-sigaccess/resources/accessible-writing…>. Important Dates January 15th, 2022 System open for Submissions February 11th, 2022 Submission due for masterclasses proposals (23:59 AoE) February 28th, 2022 Notifications to masterclasses organizers March 14th, 2022 Deadline for the camera-ready version of the accepted masterclasses May 9th, 2022 Masterclasses organizers must notify the Chairs with final masterclasses attendance numbers Monday/Tuesday June 27/28th, 2022 Masterclasses at ECSCW 2022 June 27th - July 1st, 2022 ECSCW 2022 Conference Submission Format & Process Masterclasses submissions should: * be no more than 1500-3000 words, excluding references, * include all authors names, affiliations, and contact information as well as a description of the theme(s) of the master class, the background of the organiser(s), the length of the masterclass (half-day/ full-day) and the maximum number of participants, * specify any additional equipment needed (including laptops, tablets, speakers, headphones, projectors). Unless explicitly confirmed by the Chairs, the additional equipment must be supplied by the masterclass organisers, * be formatted according to the ECSCW template, available in LaTeX<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_latex/>, RTF<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_rtf/> or MS Word<https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2021/ecscw-2021_word/> format, * - be sent via email to workshops(a)ecscw.eusset.eu<mailto:workshops@ecscw.eusset.eu> in pdf format. Masterclass proposals are not anonymous and should include all authors names, affiliations, and contact information. Selection Process for Workshops and Masterclasses Proposals will be single-blind reviewed by the Workshops and Masterclass Chairs and selected members of the ECSCW program committee. Selection will be based on the relevance of the proposed topic for ECSCW and the organiser(s) expertise. For any queries, please, do not hesitate to contact the ECSCW 2022 Masterclasses Chairs at workshops(a)ecscw.eusset.eu<mailto:workshops@ecscw.eusset.eu>. Additional Information: To access this information via the web, please visit the ECSCW 2022 website: https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2022/workshops/ https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2022/masterclasses/ Workshop and Masterclass Chairs, Claudia Mueller and Bryan Semaan Prof. Dr. Claudia Müller Ass. Prof. Information Systems, esp. IT for the Ageing Society Institute for Information Systems Office US-F 115, Kohlbettstr. 15, 57072 Siegen T +49 271 740 4036 (Sekr.), email: claudia.mueller(a)uni-siegen.de<https://mail.uni-siegen.de/owa/redir.aspx?C=pgIoMc7ilxb82QM99MDdt6G8X_oLdhk…> https://italg.wineme.uni-siegen.de/ Professor at Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Switzerland Department of Health Sciences/ Careum Research Pestalozzistr. 3, CH-8032 Zürich, www.careum.ch<https://mail.uni-siegen.de/owa/redir.aspx?C=9g_kpJY_oN2tEAZN3Lu0LT0Ntl3nVdo…>

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MIS4TEL 2022: 1st Call for Papers / 13-15 July 2022 / L’Aquila (Italy)

by MIS4TEL CONFERENCE

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AVI 2022 Call for Workshop and Tutorial Proposals

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

(Apologies for multiple postings) AVI 2022 Call for Workshop and Tutorial Proposals International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces >>> 6-10 June 2022 <<< Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel, Frascati, Rome, Italy https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Workshop and tutorial proposals Sunday, January 16, 2022, 23:59, AoE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) - 30TH ANNIVERSARY Since 1992, AVI has been a biennial appointment for a vast international community of experts with a broad range of backgrounds. Throughout three decades, the Conference has attracted leading researchers of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from all over the world, offering a forum to present and disseminate new technological results, paradigms, and visions for HCI and user interfaces. Because of advanced technology and new possibilities for user interaction, AVI has broadened the topics it covers, still keeping its primary focus on the conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of novel visual interfaces. While rooted in Italy, AVI is an actual international conference concerning the nationality of participants, authors of papers, and program committee members. The mixture of carefully selected research contributions paired with cordial Italian hospitality creates a unique conference atmosphere, which has made AVI an internationally recognized brand. AVI 2022 is under the patronage of Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Informatica, Italy. We look forward to your participation in AVI2022! Paolo Bottoni, AVI 2022 General Chair Emanuele Panizzi, AVI 2022 Program Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces Computer Supported Cooperative Work Conversational Interfaces Coronavirus Pandemic and Human-Computer Interaction Engineering of Visual Interfaces and Interaction Full-body Interaction Human-AI Interaction Information Visualization Intelligent Interfaces Interaction Design Tools Interaction for the environment and environmental awareness Interface Metaphors Interfaces for Automotive Interfaces for Big Data Interfaces for e-Commerce and e-Branding Interfaces for e-Culture and e-Tourism Interfaces for End-User Development Interfaces for i-TV Interfaces for Recommender Systems Interfaces for Social Interaction and Cooperation Mobile Interaction Motion-based Interaction Multimodal Interfaces (Multi)Sensory Interfaces (Multi)Touch Interaction Search Interfaces Shape-Changing Devices User Interfaces for the Internet of Things Usability and Accessibility Usability and (Cyber)Security Virtual and Augmented Reality Visual Analytics --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKSHOP PROPOSALS We invite proposals for workshops that will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in all areas related to advanced visual interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction. We invite organizers to propose either half-day or one-day long workshops held on June 6 or June 7, 2022, at the AVI2022 venue. Workshop proposals must be submitted on this Google form: https://forms.gle/36gjYKp2xkH28MAu5 TUTORIALS We encourage the proposal of tutorials on specific topics related to AVI and general HCI approaches, methodologies, or technologies. Tutorial proposals must be submitted on this Google form: https://forms.gle/PkgzwFUwp2bzbN4z8 PROCEEDINGS Accepted full and short research papers, poster papers, demo papers, and workshop descriptions will appear in the Proceedings published by ACM Press. They will be available in the ACM Digital Library. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVI2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Program Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Long Papers Chairs Célia Martinie, University of Toulouse 3, France Fabio Pittarello, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy Short Papers Chairs David Bell, Brunel University London, UK Marco Romano, University of Salerno, Italy Poster Chairs Marianna Di Gregorio, University of Salerno, Italy Antti Knutas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Demo Chairs Marco Angelini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Silvio Barra, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy Workshop & Tutorial Chairs Giuseppe Desolda, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Alan Serrano-Rico, Brunel University London, UK Publicity Chairs Mehdi Rizvi, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Laura Maye, University College Cork, Ireland Online Experience Chairs Enrico Bassetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy AVI STEERING COMMITTEE Paolo Buono University of Bari, Italy Tiziana Catarci Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Maria Francesca Costabile University of Bari, Italy Maristella Matera Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Massimo Mecella Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Kent Norman University of Maryland, USA Genny Tortora University of Salerno, Italy Giuliana Vitiello University of Salerno, Italy Marco Winckler Université Côte d'Azur, France --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For any queries or details of other types of submissions contact us at avi2022(a)easychair.org or check out our website https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022

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[ACM HT 2022] Call for Papers

by Ujwal Gadiraju

Hi everyone! **** Apologies for cross-posting **** The 33rd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (ACM HT) Barcelona*, Spain, June 28 - July 1, 2022 https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/ *co-located with ACM UMAP 2022 ### Call for Papers ### Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are planning for a hybrid conference and will accommodate online presentations where needed. ACM HT - Hypertext and Social Media conference - 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, linked open data and knowledge graphs, information exploration and visualisation, dynamic and computed hypermedia, as well applications for digital arts, culture, and humanities. ACM HT is sponsored by ACM SIGWEB. The proceedings are published by the ACM and will be part of the ACM Digital Library. Tracks: ================== HT 2022 will explore, study and shape a broad range of dimensions faced by modern hypertext studies, covering the following tracks chaired by leading researchers: * Social web content, language and network (chair: Marcelo Armentano) * Digital humanities, culture and society (chair: Jessica Rubart) * Information exploration and visualisation (chair: Claus Atzenbeck) * Personalized recommender systems (chairs: Markus Zanker, Eva Zangerle, Osnat Mokryn) Submissions: ================== HT 2022 will include high-quality peer-reviewed papers related to the above key areas. Maintaining the high quality and impact of the HT series, each paper will have three reviews by program committee members and a meta-review presenting the reviewers' consensual view; the review process will be coordinated by the program chairs in collaboration with the corresponding area chairs. * Peer reviewed, original, and principled research papers addressing both the theory and practice of HT and papers showcasing innovative use of HT and exploring the benefits and challenges of applying HT technology in real-life applications and contexts are welcome. Papers should present original reports of substantive new research techniques, findings, and applications of HT. They should place the work within the field and clearly indicate innovative aspects. Research procedures and technical methods should be presented in sufficient detail to ensure scrutiny and reproducibility. Results should be clearly communicated and implications of the contributions/findings for HT and beyond should be explicitly discussed. * Length: Papers should be at most 14 pages and will be reviewed according to the presented contributions. In other words, we don’t have a distinct category for short papers, which means that papers, no matter what page length, will be reviewed according to the same criteria. Publication: ================== Accepted papers will be published by ACM and will be available via the ACM Digital Library. Extended versions of selected papers presented at the conference could be selected to appear in different special issues in international journals according to the specific tracks (see the web site for details). At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper there. Submission details will appear soon. Important Dates: ================== * 10 February 2022: Abstracts (mandatory) * 17 February 2022: Full Papers The submission time is 11:59pm AoE. Organization: ================== GENERAL CHAIRS Alejandro Bellogin, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari PROGRAM CHAIR Federica Cena, University of Torino We look forward to your submissions!

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ACM UMAP 2022 : First Call for Workshop and Tutorial Proposals

by Helma Torkamaan

Please accept our apologies in case of multiple receptions. Please send it to interested colleagues. -------------------------------------------------------- # **30th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP'22)** Barcelona, Spain, and Online 4 - 7 July 2022 https://www.um.org/umap2022/ Proposal Submission Deadline: January 27, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------- **BACKGROUND AND SCOPE** ============================ **ACM UMAP'22** is pleased to invite proposals for workshops and tutorials to be held in conjunction with the conference. ACM UMAP is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or to groups of users, and which collect, represent, and model user information. We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop and tutorial proposals. We strongly suggest involving organizers from different institutions, bringing different perspectives to the workshop or tutorial topic. We welcome workshops and tutorials with a creative structure that may attract various types of attendees and ensure rich interactions. All the tutorials and workshops should support both virtual and physical attendance (although we hope physical to be the preferred option). -------------------------------------------------------- **Call for Workshop Proposals** ============================ The workshops provide a venue to discuss and explore emerging areas of User Modeling and Adaptive Hypermedia research with like-minded researchers and practitioners from industry and academia. -------------------------------------------------------- **Important Dates** ============================ - Proposals due: January 27, 2022 - Notification to proposers: February 10, 2022 - Workshop day(s): July TBD, 2022 All deadlines are 11:59 pm, AoE time (Anywhere on Earth). -------------------------------------------------------- **Workshop Formats** ============================ In this edition, our goal is to have a balanced workshop program, comprising workshops with different formats and addressing newly emerging, currently evolving and established research topics. Different schemas to organize the workshop are possible, such as: - Working group meetings around a problem or topic. - Mini-conferences on special topics, having their own paper submission and review processes. - Mini-competitions or challenges around selected topics with individual or team participation. - Interactive discussion meetings focusing on subtopics of the UMAP general research topics. - Joint panels for different workshops. The detailed instructions for the proposal content, the submission, the responsibilities, the proceedings and the registration are provided at https://www.um.org/umap2022/call-for-workshops/. -------------------------------------------------------- **Call for Tutorial Proposals** ============================ Tutorials are intensive instructional sessions that provide a comprehensive introduction to established or emerging research topics of interest for the UMAP community. -------------------------------------------------------- **Important Dates** ============================ - Proposals due: January 27, 2022 - Notification to proposers: February 10, 2022 - Tutorial day: July TBD, 2022 All deadlines are 11:59 pm, AoE time (Anywhere on Earth). -------------------------------------------------------- **Tutorial Topics** ============================ An ideal tutorial should be broad enough to provide a basic introduction to the chosen area, but it should also cover the most important topics in depth. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - New user modeling technologies, methods, techniques, and trends (e.g., exploiting data mining and big data analytics for user modeling, evaluation methodologies, data visualization, etc.). - User modeling and personalization techniques for specific domains (e.g., health, e-government, e-commerce, cultural heritage, education, internet of things, mobile, music, information retrieval, human-robot interaction etc.). - Application and impact of the user modeling and personalization techniques for information retrieval and recommender systems, including beyond-accuracy aspects (e.g., fairness). - Eliciting and learning user preferences by taking into account users'; emotional state, physical state, personality, trust, cognitive factors. The detailed instructions for the proposal content, the submission, the responsibilities, the proceedings and the registration are provided at https://www.um.org/umap2022/call-for-tutorials/. -------------------------------------------------------- **Workshop and Tutorial Chairs** ============================ - Mirko Marras, University of Cagliari, Italy - Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania - Contact: [umap2022-wt@um.org](mailto:umap2022-wt@um.org)

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Call-for-Papers Special Issue "Explainable User Models" (Multimodal Technologies and Interaction Journal)

by Oana Inel

— Apologies for cross-posting — Special Issue "Explainable User Models" A special issue of Multimodal Technologies and Interaction<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti> (ISSN 2414-4088). Important Dates & Facts: Manuscripts due by: February 20, 2022 Notification to authors: March 15, 2022 Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/special_issues/Explainable_User_Models Benefits of submission: - Experienced Guest Editor - Open Access with quick processing time - High Visibility: Indexed within Scopus<https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100945706>, ESCI (Web of Science)<https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results>, Inspec<https://inspec-direct-app.theiet.org/>, and many other databases<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/indexing>. - Journal Rank: CiteScore - Q2 (Computer Science Applications) Special Issue Information This special issue addresses research on Explainable User Models. As AI systems’ actions and decisions will significantly affect their users, it is important to be able to understand how an AI system represents its users. It is a well-known hurdle that many AI algorithms behave largely as black boxes. One key aim of explainability is, therefore, to make the inner workings of AI systems more accessible and transparent. Such explanations can be helpful in the case when the system uses information about the user to develop a working representation of the user, and then uses this representation to adjust or inform system behavior. E.g., an educational system could detect whether students have a more internal or external locus of control, a music recommender system could adapt the music it is playing to the current mood of a user, or an aviation system could detect the visual memory capacity of its pilots. However, when adapting to such user models it is crucial that these models are accurately detected. Furthermore, for such explanations to be useful, they need to be able to explain or justify their representations of users in a human-understandable way. This creates a necessity for techniques that will create models for the automatic generation of satisfactory explanations intelligible for human users interacting with the system. The scope of the special issue includes but is not limited to: Detection and Modelling • Novel ways of Modeling User Preferences • Types of information to model (Knowledge, Personality, Cognitive differences, etc.) • Distinguishing between stationary versus transient user models (e.g., Personality vs Mood) • Context modeling (e.g., at work versus at home, lean in versus lean out activities) • User models from heterogeneous sources (e.g., behavior, ratings, and reviews) • Enrichment and Crowdsourcing for Explainable User Models Ethics • Detection of sensitive or rarely reported attributes (e.g., gender, race, sexial orientation) • Implicit user modeling versus explicit user modeling (e.g., questionnaires versus inference from behavior) • User modeling for self actualization (e.g., user modeling to improve dietary or news consumption habits) Human understandability • Metrics and methodologies for evaluating fitness for the purpose of explanations • Balancing completeness and understandability for complex user models • Explanations to mitigate human biases (e.g., confirmation bias, anchoring) • Effect of user model explanation on subsequent user interaction (e.g., simulations, and novel evaluation methodologies) Effectiveness • Analysis or comparison of context of use of explanation (e.g., risk, time pressure, error tolerance) • Analysis of context of use of system (e.g., decision support, prediction) • Analysis or comparison of effect of explaining in specific domains (e.g., education, health, recruitment, security) Adaptive presentation of the explanations • For different types of user • Interactive explanations • Investigation of which presentational aspects are beneficial to tailor in the explanation (e.g., level of detail, terminology, modality text or graphics, level of interaction) Prof. Dr. Nava Tintarev Ms. Oana Inel Guest Editors

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38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022): First Call for Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** First Call for Contributions *** 38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022) 3–7 October, 2022, 4* Atlantica Miramare Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/ Goals and Scope The IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME) is the premier forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges in software maintenance and evolution. We invite high quality submissions describing significant, original, and unpublished results related to but not limited to any of the following software maintenance and evolution topics (in alphabetical order): • Change and defect management • Code cloning and provenance • Concept and feature location • Continuous integration/deployment • Empirical studies of software maintenance and evolution • Evolution of non-code artifacts • Human aspects of software maintenance and evolution • Maintenance and evolution of model-based methods • Maintenance and evolution processes • Maintenance and evolution of mobile apps • Maintenance and evolution of service-oriented and cloud computing systems • Maintenance versus release process • Mining software repositories • Productivity of software engineers during maintenance and evolution • Release engineering • Reverse engineering and re-engineering • Run-time evolution and dynamic configuration • Software and system comprehension • Software migration and renovation • Software quality assessment • Software refactoring and restructuring • Software testing theory and practice • Source code analysis and manipulation • Technical Debt ICSME welcomes innovative ideas that are timely, well presented, and evaluated. All submissions must position themselves within the existing literature, describe the relevance of the results to specific software engineering goals, and include a clear motivation and presentation of the work. ICSME invites contributions to a number of different tracks. These are listed below with more information, including submission instructions, available on the conference web site (submission dates are midnight, AoE, UTC-12). The submission link for all tracks is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icsme2022 . Please use this link and choose the appropriate track for your submission. Research Track • Abstract Submission: March 25th, 2022. • Paper Submission: April 1st, 2022. • Notification: June 10th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 1st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-research-track/ . Doctoral Symposium • Paper Submission: July 8th, 2022. • Notification: August 1st, 2022. • Camera-Ready: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-doctoral-symposium/ . Journal First Track • Paper Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Notification: July 8th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-journal-first-track/ . Tool Demo Track • Abstract Submission: June 13th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 20th, 2022. • Notification: July 19th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 26th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/tool-demo-track/ . Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival • Artifact Submission: August 26th, 2022. • Notification: September 16th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-joint-artifact-evaluation-… . Industry Track • Full/Short Papers Abstract Submission: April 22nd, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Submission: April 29th, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Full/Short Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Submission: May 20th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-industry-track/ . News Ideas and Emerging Results Track • Abstract Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 24th, 2022. • Notification: July 18th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 31st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/new-ideas-and-emerging-results/ . Registered Reports Track • Initial Report Submission: June 3rd, 2022. • Feedback from PC: July 8th, 2022. • Authors Response: July 22nd, 2022. • Notification for Stage 1: August 12th, 2022. • Submission of Accepted Report: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/registered-reports-track/ . Organisation General Chairs • Rainer Koschke, University of Bremen, Germany • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland, USA Local Organising Chair and Industry Liaison • Georgia M. Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus New Ideas and Emerging Results Track Chairs • Eleni Constantinou, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands • Christian Newman, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Tool Demonstrations Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand • Gilles Perrouin, University of Namur, Belgium Industry Track Chairs • Georgios Gousios, Technical University Delft and Facebook, The Netherlands • Shi Han, Microsoft Research Beijing, China Journal First Track Chairs • Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Amjed Tahir, Massey University, New Zealand Doctoral Symposium • Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand • Mark Hills, East Carolina University, USA Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival Chairs • Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Christoph Treude, University of Melbourne, Australia Most Influential Paper Awards Chairs • Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, Italy • Jonathan I. Maletic, Kent State University, USA Diversity and Inclusion • Hadil Abukwaik, ABB Corporate Research, Germany • Sonia Haiduc, Florida State University, USA Registered Reports • Maria Teresa Baldassarre, University of Bari, Italy • Mike Papadakis, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Seminario Letizia Jaccheri

by Fabio Paternò

Da: Susanna Pelagatti <susanna.pelagatti(a)gmail.com <mailto:susanna.pelagatti@gmail.com> > Inviato: giovedì 9 dicembre 2021 11:53 A: Fabio Paternò <fabio.paterno(a)isti.cnr.it <mailto:fabio.paterno@isti.cnr.it> > Carissimo Fabio, ti chiederei aiuto per diffondere il più possibile nella tua rete il seminario di LEtizia Avviso allegato (in presenza e online). La professoressa Jaccheri è visiting fellow del nostro dipartimento per il mese di dicembre e durante il seminario illustrerà numerose opportunità nell'ambito del progetto EUGAIN.(https://eugain.eu/). --------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaker: Prof. Letizia Jaccheri NTNU Trondheim Title: Gender Issues in Computer Science Research, Education, and Society. When? Thursday 16/12/2021 at 15.00 For Whom? Researchers, PHD Students, Bachelor and Master Students, External actors Where? Aula Gerace Dipartimento di Informatica and Virtual Join Zoom Meeting https://NTNU.zoom.us/j/91413746078?pwd=a2NSMjRUSXZRRWV6YmVTSTRrZVNLdz09 Abstract: This lecture addresses gender issues in Computer science from Research, Education, Society perspectives. Jaccheri will start from UN Goal 5, Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls to contextualize the topic in an open and meaningful context. She presents research issues, some from her own projects, others from examples of biased technology, like smartphone voice assistants and data sets for job recruiting based on male population. Then, she presents statistics about female presence in education, research and industry. Further, the presentation goes in depth and presents specific projects for increasing gender balance among students and among professors. The presentation concludes with a list of International projects and resources. The goal is to start a dialogue with the local community and exchange best practice. The seminar will be as interactive as possible and will be offered as hybrid event. Letizia Jaccheri (Master in CS from University of Pisa, PhD from Politecnico di Torino, Italy) is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and adjunct professor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Jaccheri's research is on software engineering, at the intersection with art, gender, and social innovation. Letizia has published more than 200 papers in international conferences and journals, has supervised PhD students and Post-doctoral students, and has acted as opponent for national and international defenses. Prof. Jaccheri has been teaching courses in software engineering at various levels since 1994, with a passion for the course Customer Driven Project (link https://sbs.idi.ntnu.no/tdt4290into). From 2015 to April 2018 she acted as one of the independent directors of Reply S.p.A., the largest Italian IT company with 9059 employees. From 2013 to 2017 she was department head for the Computer Science department at NTNU. She is ACM Distinguished speaker (link https://speakers.acm.org/speakers/jaccheri_10303) . In 2021 she got two prizes: the ODA Award Woman women prize and the NTNU prize for gender equality and diversity for her work in gender and computer science with the projects IDUN (link https://www.ntnu.edu/idun), EUGAIN (link https://eugain.eu/) and Kodeløypa (link https://www.ntnu.no/skolelab/kodeloypa). Prof. Jaccheri has plans to contribute to address the issue of diversity in computer science at local and international level.

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ACM UMAP 2022 - Call for Papers

by Helma Torkamaan

--- Please forward to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- -------------------------------------------------------- # **30th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP ’22)** Barcelona*, Spain, July 4–7, 2022 http://www.um.org/umap2022/ (*) Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are planning for a hybrid conference and will accommodate online presentations where needed. Submission Deadline: - Abstracts due: February 10, 2022 (mandatory) - Full paper due: February 17, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------- **BACKGROUND AND SCOPE** ============================ **ACM UMAP** – ***User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization*** – is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. **ACM UMAP** is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI (https://sigchi.org) and SIGWEB (https://www.sigweb.org), and organized with User Modeling Inc. (https://um.org) as the core Steering Committee, extended with past years’ chairs. The proceedings are published by the **ACM** and will be part of the ACM Digital Library (https://dl.acm.org). **ACM UMAP** covers a wide variety of research areas where personalization and adaptation may be applied. The main theme of **UMAP 2022** is ***“User control in personalized systems”***. Specifically, we welcome submissions related to user modeling, personalization, and adaptation in all areas of personalized systems, with an emphasis on how to balance adaptivity and user control. Below we present a short (but not prescriptive) list of topics of importance to the conference. ACM UMAP is co-located and collaborates with the ACM Hypertext conference (https://ht.acm.org/ht2022/). UMAP takes place one week after Hypertext, and uses the same submission dates and formats. We expect authors to submit research on personalized systems to UMAP and invite authors to submit their Web-related work without a focus on personalization to the Hypertext conference. The two conferences will organize one shared track on **personalized recommender systems** (same track chairs and PC, see the track description). -------------------------------------------------------- **IMPORTANT DATES** ============================ - Paper Abstracts: February 10, 2022 (mandatory) - Full paper: February 17, 2022 - Notification: April 11, 2022 - Conference: July 4-July 7, 2022 **Note**: The submissions deadlines are at 11:59pm AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) -------------------------------------------------------- **CONFERENCE TOPICS** ============================ We welcome submissions related to *user modeling, personalization, and adaptation in any area*. The topics listed below are not intended to limit possible contributions. **Detailed descriptions and the suggested topics for each track are reported in the online version of the CFP on the UMAP 2022 web site.** ### **Personalized Recommender Systems*** **Track Chairs: Osnat Mokryn (University of Haifa), Eva Zangerle (University of Innsbruck, Austria) and Markus Zanker (University of Bolzano, Italy, and University of Klagenfurt, Austria)** (*) This is a joint track between ACM UMAP and ACM Hypertext (same track chairs, overlapping PC). Authors planning to contribute to this track can submit to either conference, depending on their broader interest in either Hypertext or UMAP. Track chairs organize a special issue in the journal New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia. This track aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss open challenges, latest solutions and novel research approaches in the field of recommender systems. In addition to mature research works addressing technical aspects pertaining to recommendations, we also particularly welcome research contributions that address questions related to the user perception and the business value of recommender systems. ### **Adaptive Hypermedia, Semantic, and Social Web** **Track Chairs: Alexandra I. Cristea (Durham University, UK) and Peter Brusilovsky (University of Pittsburgh, US)** This track aims to provide a forum to researchers to discuss open research problems, solid solutions, latest challenges, novel applications, and innovative research approaches in adaptive hypermedia, semantic and social web. We invite original submissions addressing all aspects of personalization, user models building, and personal experience in online social systems. ### **Intelligent User Interfaces** **Track chairs: Elisabeth Lex (Graz University of Technology, Austria) and Marko Tkalcic (University of Primorska, Slovenia)** This topic can be characterized by exploring how to make the interaction between computers and people smarter and more productive, which may leverage solutions from human-computer interaction, data mining, natural language processing, information visualization, and knowledge representation and reasoning. ### **Technology-Enhanced Adaptive Learning** **Track chairs: Judy Kay (University of Sydney, Australia) and Sharon Hsiao (Santa Clara University, US)** This track invites researchers, developers, and practitioners from various disciplines to present their innovative learning solutions, share acquired experience, and discuss their modeling challenges for personalized adaptive learning. ### **Fairness, Transparency, Accountability, and Privacy** **Track chairs: Bamshad Mobasher (DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media, US) and Munindar P. Singh (NC State University, US)** Adaptive systems researchers and developers have a social responsibility to care about the impact of their technologies on individual people (users, providers, and other stakeholders) and on society. This track invites work that pertains to the science of building, maintaining, evaluating, and studying adaptive systems that are fair, transparent, respectful of users’ privacy, and beneficial to society. ### **Personalization for Persuasive and Behavior Change Systems** **Track chairs: Julita Vassileva (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) and Panagiotis Germanakos (SAP SE, Germany)** This track invites original submissions addressing the areas of personalization and tailoring for persuasive technologies, including but not limited to personalization models, user models, computational personalization, design and evaluation methods, and personal experience designing personalized and adaptive behaviour change technologies. ### **Virtual Assistants and Personalized Human-robot Interaction** **Track chairs: Radhika Garg (Syracuse University, US) and Cristina Gena (University of Torino, Italy)** This track aims at investigating new models and techniques for the adaptation of synthetic companions (e.g., virtual assistants, chatbots, social robots) to the individual user. ### **Research Methods and Reproducibility** **Track chairs: Odd Erik Gundersen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway) and Dietmar Jannach (University of Klagenfurt, Austria)** This track accepts works on methodologies for the evaluation of personalized systems, benchmarks, measurement scales, with particular attention to reproducibility of results and of techniques. -------------------------------------------------------- **SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS** ============================ Please consult the conference website for the submission link: http://www.um.org/umap2022/. The maximum length is **14 pages (excluding references) in the ACM new single-column format**. We encourage papers of any length up to 14 pages; reviewers will be asked to comment on whether the length is appropriate for the contribution. **Additional review criteria are available in the online version of the CFP on the UMAP 2022 web site.** Each accepted paper will be included in the conference proceedings and presented at the conference. UMAP uses a **double blind** review process. Authors must omit their names and affiliations from submissions, and avoid obvious identifying statements. For instance, citations to the authors' own prior work should be made in the third person. Failure to anonymize your submission results in the desk-rejection of your paper. -------------------------------------------------------- **ORGANIZERS** ============================ **General chairs** - Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari, Italy - Alejandro Bellogín, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain - Olga C. Santos, Spanish National University for Distance Education, Spain **Program Chairs** - Liliana Ardissono, University of Torino, Italy - Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University, US -------------------------------------------------------- **RELATED EVENTS** ============================ Separate calls will be sent for Workshops and Tutorials, Doctoral Consortium, and Demo/Late-Breaking Results, as these have different deadlines and submission requirements. -- Helma Torkamaan Researcher University of Duisburg-Essen Interactive Systems Group Room LF 288, Forsthausweg 2, 47057 Duisburg, GERMANY helma.torkamaan(a)uni-due.de / +49 203 379-2276

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AVI 2022: 2nd Call for Papers / June 6th-10th 2022 / Rome, Italy

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

(Apologies for multiple postings) AVI 2022 Call for Papers International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces >>> 6-10 June 2022 <<< Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel, Frascati, Rome, Italy https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES Workshop and tutorial proposals: Sunday, January 16, 2022 Long and short papers: Abstract submission: Sunday, January 23, 2022 Paper submission: Sunday, January 30, 2022 Posters and Demo papers: Sunday, April 10, 2022 (all deadlines are 23:59, AoE) Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) - 30TH ANNIVERSARY Since 1992, AVI has been a biennial appointment for a vast international community of experts with a broad range of backgrounds. Throughout three decades, the Conference has attracted leading researchers of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from all over the world, offering a forum to present and disseminate new technological results, paradigms, and visions for HCI and user interfaces. Because of advanced technology and new possibilities for user interaction, AVI has broadened the topics it covers, still keeping its primary focus on the conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of novel visual interfaces. While rooted in Italy, AVI is an actual international conference concerning the nationality of participants, authors of papers, and program committee members. The mixture of carefully selected research contributions paired with cordial Italian hospitality creates a unique conference atmosphere, which has made AVI an internationally recognized brand. AVI 2022 is under the patronage of Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Informatica, Italy. We look forward to your participation in AVI2022! Paolo Bottoni, AVI 2022 General Chair Emanuele Panizzi, AVI 2022 Program Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces Computer Supported Cooperative Work Conversational Interfaces Coronavirus Pandemic and Human-Computer Interaction Engineering of Visual Interfaces and Interaction Full-body Interaction Human-AI Interaction Information Visualization Intelligent Interfaces Interaction Design Tools Interaction for the environment and environmental awareness Interface Metaphors Interfaces for Automotive Interfaces for Big Data Interfaces for e-Commerce and e-Branding Interfaces for e-Culture and e-Tourism Interfaces for End-User Development Interfaces for i-TV Interfaces for Recommender Systems Interfaces for Social Interaction and Cooperation Mobile Interaction Motion-based Interaction Multimodal Interfaces (Multi)Sensory Interfaces (Multi)Touch Interaction Search Interfaces Shape-Changing Devices User Interfaces for the Internet of Things Usability and Accessibility Usability and (Cyber)Security Virtual and Augmented Reality Visual Analytics LONG AND SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS We solicit high-quality original research papers in the area of advanced visual interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction in general. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel of experts. Accepted long and short research papers will be included in the Proceedings published by ACM Press and available in the ACM Digital Library. Long and Short papers are publications that address AVI 2022 topics and describe original, unpublished research. The maximum length of long papers is eight pages (with one additional page for references). The maximum length of short papers is four pages (with one additional page for references). POSTER PAPERS The AVI 2022 Poster Track allows researchers and practitioners to present their work in progress and obtain precious feedback from their peers in an informal setting. Poster submissions must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. DEMO PAPERS Demo papers refer to something that authors can show at the Conference to demonstrate a completed or ongoing research effort. We are looking for implementations of novel and exciting concepts or systems related to the main topics of AVI. Demo submissions must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. SUBMISSION FORMAT All the papers mentioned above, i.e., long and short research papers, posters, and demos, require online submission. Authors must format these submissions according to the ACM SIGCONF template. Please find the templates below: - Latex for Overleaf: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/association-for-computing-machiner… - Word Template: https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template Long and short papers must be anonymized, removing information (such as authorship, acknowledgments, name of an application, or software, or project) that can suggest the authors' identity. Citation to authors' previous work should not be anonymous and should be in third person in the text, e.g., "As described by [10]" and not "As described in our previous work [10]". Papers must be submitted online on EasyChair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2022 We strongly encourage sending a 250-word abstract by the abstract deadline, one week before final submission, to speed up the paper assignment to reviewers. WORKSHOP PROPOSALS We invite proposals for workshops that will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in all areas related to advanced visual interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction. We invite organizers to propose either half-day or one-day long workshops held on June 6 or June 7, 2022, at the AVI2022 venue. Workshop proposals must be submitted on this Google form: https://forms.gle/36gjYKp2xkH28MAu5 TUTORIALS We encourage the proposal of tutorials on specific topics related to AVI and general HCI approaches, methodologies, or technologies. Tutorial proposals must be submitted on this Google form: https://forms.gle/PkgzwFUwp2bzbN4z8 PROCEEDINGS Accepted full and short research papers, poster papers, demo papers, and workshop descriptions will appear in the Proceedings published by ACM Press. They will be available in the ACM Digital Library. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register to AVI 2022 by the early registration deadline and present the paper at the Conference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVI2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Program Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Long Papers Chairs Célia Martinie, University of Toulouse 3, France Fabio Pittarello, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy Short Papers Chairs David Bell, Brunel University London, UK Marco Romano, University of Salerno, Italy Poster Chairs Marianna Di Gregorio, University of Salerno, Italy Antti Knutas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Demo Chairs Marco Angelini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Silvio Barra, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy Workshop & Tutorial Chairs Giuseppe Desolda, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Alan Serrano-Rico, Brunel University London, UK Publicity Chairs Mehdi Rizvi, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Laura Maye, University College Cork, Ireland Online Experience Chairs Enrico Bassetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy AVI STEERING COMMITTEE Paolo Buono University of Bari, Italy Tiziana Catarci Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Maria Francesca Costabile University of Bari, Italy Maristella Matera Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Massimo Mecella Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Kent Norman University of Maryland, USA Genny Tortora University of Salerno, Italy Giuliana Vitiello University of Salerno, Italy Marco Winckler Université Côte d'Azur, France --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information or any queries, please see our website: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022 or write to us at avi2022[at]easychair.org

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Fifth Call for Papers

by Announce Announcements

*** Fifth Call for Papers *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022). The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems - An Interdisciplinary Journal for Advanced Science and Technology (Springer). Important Dates • Paper submission: January 10, 2022 • Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 19, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Last Call for Special Track Proposals

by Announce Announcements

*** Last Call for Special Track Proposals *** 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/ Scope ACM GoodIT focuses on the application of IT technologies to social good. Social good is typically defined as an action that provides some sort of benefit to the general public. In this case, 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 positive societal impact. GoodIT topics include but not limited to: • IT for education • Data Science • Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage • Data sensing, processing, and persistency • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications • Health and social care • IT for development • Privacy and trust issues and solutions • Sustainable cities and transportation • Smart governance and e-administration • IT for smart living • Technology addressing the digital divide • IT for automotive • Frugal solutions for IT • Ethical computing • Decentralized approaches to IT • Citizen science • Socially responsible IT solutions • Sustainable IT • Social informatics • Civic intelligence Journal Special Issue and Best Paper Award Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue in the journal 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. Special Tracks Proposals GoodIT 2022 will feature special tracks whose aim is to focus on a specific topic of interest related to the overall scope of the conference. We solicit proposals for special tracks to be held within the main conference and whose publications will be included in the conference proceedings. Tracks proposals can focus on any contemporary themes that highlight social good aspects in the design, implementation, deployment, securing, and evaluation of IT technologies. Special Track Proposal Format A special track proposal must contain the following information: • Title of the special track. • The names of the organizers (indicatively, two) with affiliations, contact information, and a single paragraph of a brief bio. • A short description of the scope and topics of the track (max 1/2 page) and a brief explanation of: (1) why the topic is timely and important; (2) why the topic is related to the conference’s main theme; (3) why the track may attract a significant number of submissions of good quality. • Indication if a journal special issue is associated with the track, possibly with information on the process of selecting papers. • The plan to disseminate the call for papers of the special track for achieving a reasonable number of paper submissions (a list of emailing lists will help). • A tentative Program Committee list. • A draft Call for Papers (max 1 page). Publication Papers submitted to each particular track have to satisfy the same criteria as for the main conference. They must be original works and must not have been previously published. They have to be peer-reviewed by the track's Program Committee (at least three reviews per submitted paper are required). The final version of papers must follow the formatting instructions of the main conference (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/). 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. The special track may provide an option for publishing extended versions of selected papers in a special issue of a journal. Special Track Proposal Submission Guidelines Special track proposals should be submitted as a single PDF file to the special track Chairs (see below) via email to: ombretta.gaggi(a)unipd.it, valentino.vranic(a)stuba.sk, and rysavy(a)fit.vut.cz. The subject of the e-mail must be: “GoodIT 2022 – special track proposal”. The special track chairs may ask proposers for supplying additional information during the review period. Important Dates • Special Track Proposal Submission Deadline: 13 December 2021 • Notification of Selection: 20 December 2021 Contact (Special Tracks Chairs) • Ombretta Gaggi (University of Padua, Italy) • Ondrej Rysavy (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic) • Valentino Vranic (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia)

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[CfP] Understanding Digital Wellbeing within Complex Technological Contexts - special issue

by Luigi De Russis

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies Special Issue on Understanding Digital Wellbeing within Complex Technological Contexts https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-human-computer-s… <https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-human-computer-s…> Submission deadline: February 15, 2021 Nowadays, there is a growing — yet debated — discussion around the negative aspects of overusing technology, with many people that feel conflicted about the amount of time they spend on their devices. In this context, researchers and practitioners have started to consider a new kind of psychological digital wellbeing, giving rise to the flourishing of digital self-control tools (DSCTs), i.e., external applications that support users in self-regulating their technology use through interventions like timers and lock-out mechanisms. Currently, the digital wellbeing topic is nearly always contextualized to consider single technological sources at a time, with a prevalence of studies and DSCTs that focus on smartphones only. As many people nowadays own (and use) several devices, however, there is a need to better understand their complex and overlapping use (and non-use), and the relationships to other people’s digital wellbeing. The purpose of this special issue is to provide the academic and industry research communities a venue for work at the state-of-the-art on digital wellbeing and DSCTs, with a particular focus on digital wellbeing within complex technological contexts. Topics of interest for the special issue include, but are not limited to: - Critical and systematic reviews in the area of digital wellbeing and/or DSCTs - Evidence-based work that challenges and expands current definitions of digital wellbeing - Novel approaches and methodologies to overcome the contemporary single-device characterization of digital wellbeing - Digital wellbeing for under-served, under-resourced, and under-represented populations around the world - Data collection strategies, algorithms, interventions or evaluations for multi-device DSCTs - Multitasking and digital wellbeing - Strategies and tools for measuring digital wellbeing in a multi-device setting - Responsibility and role of tech companies and/or government - Social, educational, and political factors related to digital wellbeing. Important Dates ----------------------- Manuscript submission due: February 15, 2022 First round notification: April 15, 2022 Revised manuscript due: May 15, 2022 Final decision made: June 20, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: July 1, 2022 Publication Date: Late 2022 Submission Guidelines ------------------------------- Authors need to follow the manuscript format and allowable number of pages described at: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/international-journal-of-human-computer-s… <https://www.elsevier.com/journals/international-journal-of-human-computer-s…>. To submit a manuscript for consideration for the special issue, please visit the journal submission website at: https://www.editorialmanager.com/ijhcs/default.aspx <https://www.editorialmanager.com/ijhcs/default.aspx> Guest Editors ------------------- - Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (luigi.derussis(a)polito.it <mailto:luigi.derussis@polito.it>) - Alberto Monge Roffarello, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (alberto.monge(a)polito.it <mailto:alberto.monge@polito.it>) - Danielle Lottridge, University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand (d.lottridge(a)auckland.ac.nz) - Marta E. Cecchinato, University of Northumbria, UK (marta.cecchinato(a)northumbria.ac.uk)

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Deadline extension special issue on "Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal' " - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= *Deadline extension *-> new deadline: *January 10, 2022* ========================================================= Special Issue on *Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal'* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *** Since issue N. 47 integrates video presentations and issues e-certificates blockchain anchored*** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call50 ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• Mihai Dascalu, University Politehnica of Bucharest • Tania Di Mascio, Università de L’Aquila, Italy • Óscar Mealha, University of Aveiro, Portugal/ =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *January 10*, 2022 (extended) • Notification to the authors: February 21, 2022 • Camera ready paper: March 10, 2022 • Publication of the special issue: to be defined =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- The guest editors are proud to invite and welcome contributions from researchers and practitioners from all over the world involved in the development of Smart Learning Ecosystems and Smart Education, as engines of social innovation and territorial development. At the core, the adjective smart comprises terms like intelligent, purpose oriented, supportive, artful, clever and the like. Thus, smart does not necessarily include the usage of technology (neither does it exclude technology!). The COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely challenging to address several research contexts, suddenly the two dimensions that characterises the smart learning ecosystems – physical and virtual – started to be perceived somewhat as antithetical and it came out that the e-maturity of a learning ecosystem is not sufficient to explain and predict its transformation. Many factors concur – processual, social, individual – to determine the technological evolution of learning ecosystems and their smartness. For sure the pandemic has generated a higher awareness about the intrinsic nature of the smart learning ecosystems and it is likely that they will no longer be the same after the pandemic. Papers that report on work that nurtures a post-pandemic view and strategy for a better learning world are specially welcome. This special issue is supported by the Association for Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development (ASLERD) and welcome the submission of substantially extended version of the papers presented at SLERD 2021. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interests can be grouped under three big themes: places for smart education, people in place centered design for smart education, supportive learning technologies and tools for smart education. All of which, can also include studies that nurtures a post-pandemic view and strategy for a better learning world. *Places for smart education* future of institutional learning interplay between formal and informal learning new educational models and settings continuity-discontinuity of time, technology, place/space, process in learning role of and case studies of games and gamification in smart education dual education and other alternate scheme approaches monitoring and benchmarking of smartness (individual, institution, city, region) *People in place centered design for smart education* general frameworks and methodological advancement design, data and other relevant literacies literacies, skill and competences of smart citizens communities and co-design in smart learning sharing & participatory practices open access to any resource and disparity cultural influences *Supportive technologies and tools for smart education* intelligent tutoring systems and interfaces semantic web technologies and applications text/opinion mining and sentiment analysis real/virtual communities and social network analysis interoperability and application of open/smart data and services safety & security in education IoT, ubiquitous and wearable technologies adaptability to educational contexts and citizens role of VR in education =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: http://ixdea-2018.uniroma2.it/ojs/index.php/ixdea/login <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "SI: Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal' ") More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific editor marking the subject as: /Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal'/ • mihai [dot] dascalu [at] upb [dot] ro • tania [dot] dimascio [at] univaq[dot] it • oem [at] ua [dot] pt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102 ----------------------------------------------------------

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DEADLINE EXTENSION: Multimedia Tools and Applications - Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI (deadline: January 10, 2022)

by Alessandra MELONIO

****** Apologies for multiple postings ***** ========================================================= Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI to be published in the journal Multimedia Tools and Applications https://www.springer.com/journal/11042/updates/19729376 <https://www.springer.com/journal/11042> ========================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------- Overview: ----------------------------------------------------------- This special issue considers research in the area of multimedia-based and multimodal systems for advanced human-computer interaction (HCI). It aims at exploring and expanding on its frontiers. Therefore it especially seeks high-quality contributions from research areas at the frontiers of multimedia HCI, such as arts and humanities, education, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence. The special issue will also host the extended versions of selected best papers presented at the 2021 Edition of CHItaly, the biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter, held from 11 to 13 July 2021 in Bolzano, Italy. Such papers will undergo a regular review process as detailed in the Submission Guidelines below. ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of Interest ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI: Theories, Concepts and Models · HCI design and evaluation methods for multimedia and multimodal systems · Multimodal interaction technologies · Collaborative and social computing and HCI · Accessibility and inclusive multimedia Frontiers of Arts, Humanities, Education, Society for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Design & arts and multimedia-based HCI · Humanities and multimedia-based HCI · Learning, education and multimedia-based HCI · Values, ethics, society and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Physical, Digital or Hybrid Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Game- and gamification-based multimedia-based HCI and multimodal systems · Augmented, virtual or mixed reality and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Smart things, smart ambients or smart cities and multimodal HCI · Tangible design, industrial design or product design and multimedia-based HCI · Beyond cobots: assistive or proactive robots and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Human-in-the-loop machine/deep learning and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Agent-based systems or multi-agent systems and multimedia-based HCI · Data or process analysis, modelling or visualisation and multimedia-based HCI · Natural language processing and multimedia-based HCI · Recommendation, personalisation or adaptation and multimedia-based HCI ----------------------------------------------------------- Guest Editors:  --------------------------------------------------------- -- Alessandra Melonio (Lead Guest Editor) Department Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics Email: alessandra.melonio(a)unive.it <mailto:alessandra.melonio@unive.it> Maria De Marsico Department of Computer Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Email: demarsico(a)di.uniroma1.it <mailto:demarsico@di.uniroma1.it> Cristina Gena Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Italy Email: cristina.gena(a)unito.it <mailto:cristina.gena@unito.it> Rosella Gennari Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: gennari(a)inf.unibz.it <mailto:gennari@inf.unibz.it> ----------------------------------------------------------- Important dates/Tentative Schedule: ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission deadline: November 30, 2021 January 10, 2022 (extended) Final manuscript due: August 30, 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidelines ----------------------------------------------------------- Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the Instructions for Authors available from the Multimedia Tools and Applications website <https://springer.com/11042>. Authors should submit through the online submission site at https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx <https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx> and select “SI 1224 - New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the special issue. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least three independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Please note that the authors of papers presented at CHItaly 2021 are invited to submit an extended version of their contributions by taking into consideration both the reviewers’ comments on their conference paper, and the feedback received during presentation at the conference. It is worth clarifying that that the extended version is expected to present a significant contribution beyond the conference paper, and contain at least 30% original scientific contribution, e.g., in the form of new algorithms, experiments or qualitative/quantitative comparisons. Neither verbatim transfer of large parts of the conference paper nor reproduction of already published figures will be tolerated. Authors must explain in the introduction to the paper the new contribution to the field made by the submission, and the original conference publication should be cited in the text. The extended versions of CHItaly papers will undergo the ordinary review process, and be accepted only if well-suited to the topic of this special issue and meeting the scientific level of the journal. Alessandra Melonio, PhD Assistant Professor Tenure Track Department Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

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IxD&A Journal N. 49: meet the authors and download the articles

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *International Journal on Interaction Design & Architecture(s) - IxD&A - a SCOPUS and Web of Science - Emerging Sources (Thomson Reuters) indexed Journal - * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Special issue N. 49 *on:* Collaborative multimedia applications in technology */guest editors: César A. Collazos, Freddy Paz, Habib Fardoun / *Meet the authors * on the /*29th of November - 16:00 CET*/ to attend the presentations, for free, please fill the reservation form -> link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAuKmX5xPVZKpIt30HeeE_rcQ89PjG_Sq…> Articles are available for free downloading at -> link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=10&a=11&link=T…> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access road to its contents with no charge to the authors / If you wish to help us in improving the quality of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *IxD&A Journal, issue N. 49 - ToC* /** Preface **// by César A. Collazos, Freddy Paz, Habib Fardoun p. 5 - 7, Carlos Alberto Peláez Ayala, Andrés Solano, Toni Granollers *Proposal to Conceive Multimedia Systems from a Value Creation Perspective and a Collaborative Work Routes Approach,* pp. 8 - 28 Oscar Revelo Sánchez, César Collazos Ordóñez, Miguel Redondo Duque *Group formation in collaborative learning contexts based on personality traits: An empirical study in initial Programming courses*, pp. 29 - 45 Julian Grigera, Juan Cruz Gardey, Alejandro Fernandez, Alejandra Garrido *Tycho: Facilitation Support for Groupware User Tests*, pp. 46 - 63 Héctor Cardona-Reyes, Cristian Trujillo-Espinoza, Carlos Arevalo-Mercado, Jaime Muñoz-Arteaga *Training of Drone Pilots through Virtual Reality Environments under the Gamification Approach in a University Context*, pp. 64 - 83 Sushardjanti Felasari, Chengzhi Peng *Collating a city’s collective memory in co-production of an online urban design learning space*, pp. 84 - 96 Sergio Firmenich, Alejandro Fernandez, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Gustavo Rossi *Collaborative web extensions: a P2P approach*, pp. 97 - 110 Gökçe Elif Baykal, Olof Torgersson, Eva Eriksson Designing for Children’s Reflections in Collaborative Interaction Mediated by Technology: A Systematic Literature Review, pp. 111 - 134///////// ////*REGULAR PAPER* //// /////Elisabeth Rolf, Ola Knutsson, Robert Ramberg *Teachers’ Design Processes: An Analysis of Teachers’ Design Talk and Use of Pedagogical Patterns*, pp. 135 - 160// /////========================================================= IxD&A Privacy Policy <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=9&a=1> =========================================================

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Second Call for Contributions

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*** Second Call for Contributions *** 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/ 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 Main Track Paper Submission The papers should not exceed six (6) pages (US letter size) double-column, including figures, tables, and references in standard 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. Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue in the journal MDPI Sensors, where the theme of the special issue will be "Application of Information Technology (IT) to Social 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. Separate call-for-papers will be announced for the special tracks (more information will be available on the conference web site). 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 four (4) pages (US letter size) double column, including figures, tables, and references in standard ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/). Important Dates • Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 23 May 2022 • Notification of acceptance: 20 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 11 July 2022 Program Chairs • Costas Mourlas, University of Athens, Greece • Diogo Pacheco, University of Exeter, UK • Catia Prandi, University of Bologna, Italy WiP & PhD Track Chairs • Marco Furini, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy • Dimitris Gouscos, University of Athens, Greece • Barbara Guidi, University of Pisa, Italy

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Mediterranean SIGCHI Committee - MedCHI

by Maristella Matera

Carissimi, con il supporto dell'Executive Committee del SIGCHI e in collaborazione con i chair di altri chapter SIGCHI, stiamo cercando di individuare iniziative per costituire un gruppo di interesse allargato nell'area del Mediterraneo. Una prima idea riguarda la costituzione di un comitato esteso, il Mediterranean SIGCHI (MedCHI) Committee, che possa farsi promotore di iniziative per la collaborazione e lo scambio tra i diversi chapter coinvolti. Le vostre opinioni e i vostri suggerimenti sono importanti per noi. Per questo, vi chiediamo di dedicare pochi minuti alla compilazione del questionario che trovate al link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/med-chi certi che potrete darci spunti interessanti per consolidare l'iniziativa. Non esitate a contattarci qualora desideriate maggiori informazioni. Cari saluti, Maristella Matera, Lugi De Russis, Massimo Zancanaro

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9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022): Final Call for the Main Track and Third Call for Other Contributions

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*** Final Call for the Main Track and Third Call for Other Contributions *** 9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022) March 22-24, 2022, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany https://www.esocc-conf.eu Scope Service-oriented and cloud computing have made a huge impact both on the software industry and on the research community. Today, service and cloud technologies are applied to build large-scale software landscapes as well as to provide single software services to end users. Services today are independently developed and deployed as well as freely composed while they can be implemented in a variety of technologies, a quite important fact from a business perspective. Similarly, cloud computing aims at enabling flexibility by offering a centralised sharing of resources. The industry's need for agile and flexible software and IT systems has made cloud computing the dominating paradigm for provisioning computational resources in a scalable, on- demand fashion. Nevertheless, service developers, providers, and integrators still need to create methods, tools and techniques to support cost-effective and secure development as well as use of dependable devices, platforms, services and service- oriented applications in the cloud. The European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC) is the premier conference on advances in the state of the art and practice of service- oriented computing and cloud computing in Europe. The main objectives of this conference are to facilitate the exchange between researchers and practitioners in the areas of service-oriented computing and cloud computing, as well as to explore the new trends in those areas and foster future collaborations in Europe and beyond. Tracks - Main conference: three days of invited talks, panels, and presentations of selected research papers, including a dedicated day to satellite workshops. - PhD Symposium: an opportunity for PhD students to present their research activities and perspectives, to critically discuss them with other PhD students and with established researchers in the area, hence getting fruitful feedback and advices on their research activities. - Projects Track: a useful opportunity for researchers to disseminate the latest research developments in their projects and meet representatives of other consortia. Details about all the tracks are available at the conference web site: https://www.esocc-conf.eu . Topics of interest ESOCC 2022 seeks original, high quality papers related to all aspects of service- oriented and cloud computing. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Service and Cloud Computing Models  • Design patterns, guidelines and methodologies  • Governance models  • Architectural models  • Requirements engineering  • Formal Methods  • Model-Driven Engineering  • Quality models  • Security, Privacy & Trust models  • Self-Organising Service-Oriented and Cloud Architectures Models  • Testing models - Service and Cloud Computing Engineering  • Service Discovery, Matchmaking, Negotiation and Selection  • Monitoring and Analytics  • Governance and management  • Cloud Interoperability, Multi-Cloud, Cross-Cloud, Federated Cloud solutions  • Frameworks & Methods for Building Service and Cloud based Applications  • Cross-layer adaptation  • Edge/Fog computing  • Cloud, Service Orchestration & Management  • Service Level Agreement Management  • Service Evolution/Optimisation  • Service & Cloud Testing and Simulation  • QoS for Services and Clouds  • Semantic Web Services  • Service mining  • Service & Cloud Standards  • FaaS / Serverless computing - Technologies  • DevOps in the Cloud  • Containerized services  • Emerging Trends in Storage, Computation and Network Clouds  • Microservices: Design, Analysis, Deployment and Management  • Next Generation Services Middleware and Service Repositories  • RESTful Services  • Service and Cloud Middleware & Platforms  • Blockchain for Services & Clouds  • Services and Clouds with IoT  • Fog Computing with Service and Cloud - Business and Social aspects  • Enterprise Architectures for Service and Cloud  • Service-based Workflow Deployment & Life-cycle Management  • Core Applications, e.g., Big Data, Commerce, Energy, Finance, Health, Scientific Computing, Smart Cities  • Business Process as a Service - BPaaS  • Service and Cloud Business Models  • Service and Cloud Brokerage  • Service and Cloud Marketplaces  • Service and Cloud Cost & Pricing  • Crowdsourcing Business Services  • Social and Crowd-based Cloud  • Energy issues in Cloud Computing  • Sustainability issues Submissions from industry are welcome (for example, use cases). Submissions ESOCC 2022 invites submissions in all the tracks: - Regular research papers (15 pages including references) - PhD Symposium (8 pages including references, authored by the PhD student with indication of his/her supervisors' names) - Projects Track (1 to 5 pages including references, describing an ongoing project) We only accept original papers, not submitted for publication elsewhere. The papers must be formatted according to the LNCS proceedings guidelines. They must be submitted to the EasyChair site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esocc2022 by selecting the right track. All accepted regular research papers are expected to be published in the main conference proceedings by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series (http://www.springer.com/lncs). Accepted papers of the other tracks and the satellite workshops are expected to be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899). At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register and present the work at the conference. A journal special issue is planned, and authors of selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their articles. Workshop Proposals ESOCC 2022 also invites proposals for satellite workshops. More details about the proposal format and submission can be found at https://esocc-conf.eu/index.php/workshops/ . Important Dates Regular research & industrial papers: - Paper submission: 21 November 2021 - Notifications: 7 January 2022 - Camera Ready versions due: 20 January 2022 Projects track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 PhD Symposium Track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Industrial Track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Satellite Workshops: - Workshop Proposal submission: 8 October 2021 - Workshop Proposal notification: 15 October 2021 - Workshop Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Workshop Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Workshop Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Organization General Chair • Wolf Zimmermann (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) Programme Co-Chairs • Fabrizio Montesi (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) • George A. Papadopoulos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Industrial Track Chair • Andreas Both (Anhalt University of Applied Science) Projects Track Chair • Damian Tamburri (Technical University Eindhoven) Workshops Co-Chairs • Guadalupe Ortiz (University of C·diz, Spain) • Christian Zirpins (Karlsruhe University of Applied Science) PhD Symposium Co-Chair • Jacopo Soldani (University of Pisa) • Massimo Villari (University of Messina)

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[MUM 2021] Early-Bird registration deadline on Sunday 7 November 2021

by Adalberto Simeone

Apologies for cross-posting. The extension to the early-bird registration rates for the 2021 International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia will end on Sunday 14 November (included). If you haven’t already, please register before that date. The early-bird rates apply for both physical and remote attendance. Register at: https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/registration/ The ACM SIGCHI is also sponsoring 20 FREE online registrations to attend the conference remotely. More info at https://forms.office.com/r/VBG5E8TZjj See you soon in Leuven or virtually! -- Adalberto L. Simeone Assistant Professor ARIA - Artificial Realities and Interactive Ambients https://aria.cs.kuleuven.be Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven Follow me on Twitter @Adal_LS<http://twitter.com/Adal_LS> https://www.adalsimeone.me<https://www.adalsimeone.me/>

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WUD-SIGHItaly 2020: sono aperte le registrazioni

by Cristina Gena

Carissim* come già anticipato qualche giorno fa, il 12 novembre dalle ore 9,30 alle 13 ci sarà il online il primo WUD del SIGHitaly. L’evento è gratuito e ci si può registrare sul sito: http://wud-sigchitaly.di.unito.it/ <http://wud-sigchitaly.di.unito.it/>. Il WUD (World Usability Day), la giornata mondiale sull’usabilità promossa su scala globale dalla User Experience Professional Association (UXPA), si tiene ogni anno il secondo giovedì di Novembre per "disseminare" l'importanza del lato "umano" nella tecnologia. Ogni anno c'è un tema diverso e il tema di quest’anno è Human-Centered AI (https://worldusabilityday.org/ <https://worldusabilityday.org/>). La giornata si aprirà con un intervento dell’assessore torinese all'innovazione Marco Pironti, a cui seguirà l’invited talk di apertura di Olivero Stock di FBK. Chiuderà la giornata l’intervento di Francesca Costabile su Teaching HCI for AI, e la mattinata è ricca di brevi, ma interessanti interventi sul tema della Human-Centered AI,di cui trovate il dettaglio sul sito. Ci fa ovviamente piacere la vostra partecipazione e potete anche diffondere l’invito ai vostri studenti interessati. Segnaliamo infine che nel pomeriggio del 12 novembre e anche nelle giornate del 10, 11 e 13 novembre potete seguire online i WUD days organizzati dalla Società Italiana di Ergonomia, trovate maggiori informazioni sul sito: http://www.wudtorino.org/ <http://www.wudtorino.org/> Buona giornata Cristina, con Maristella e Massimo ***************************************** Cristina Gena, PhD Associate professor - Computer Science Department Head of the Smart HCI Lab@ICxT Innovation Center Università di Torino Via Pessinetto 12, 10149 Torino, Italy Phone +39 0116706827 web: www.di.unito.it/~cgena/ <http://www.di.unito.it/~cgena/> Webex: https://unito.webex.com/meet/cristina.gena <https://unito.webex.com/meet/cristina.gena> Skype: cristinagena *****************************************

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1st Call for Papers: AVI 2022 / June 6th-10th 2022 / Rome, Italy

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

(Apologies for multiple postings) AVI 2022 Call for Papers International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces >>> 6-10 June 2022 <<< Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel, Frascati, Rome, Italy https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES Workshop and tutorial proposals: Sunday, January 16, 2022 Long and short papers: Abstract submission: Sunday, January 23, 2022 Paper submission: Sunday, January 30, 2022 Posters and Demo papers: Sunday, April 10, 2022 (all deadlines are 23:59, AoE) Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) - 30TH ANNIVERSARY Since 1992, AVI has been a biennial appointment for a vast international community of experts with a broad range of backgrounds. Throughout three decades, the Conference has attracted leading researchers of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from all over the world, offering a forum to present and disseminate new technological results, paradigms, and visions for HCI and user interfaces. Because of advanced technology and new possibilities for user interaction, AVI has broadened the topics it covers, still keeping its primary focus on the conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of novel visual interfaces. While rooted in Italy, AVI is an actual international conference concerning the nationality of participants, authors of papers, and program committee members. The mixture of carefully selected research contributions paired with cordial Italian hospitality creates a unique conference atmosphere, which has made AVI an internationally recognized brand. AVI 2022 is under the patronage of Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Informatica, Italy. We look forward to your participation in AVI2022! Paolo Bottoni, AVI 2022 General Chair Emanuele Panizzi, AVI 2022 Program Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces Computer Supported Cooperative Work Conversational Interfaces Coronavirus Pandemic and Human-Computer Interaction Engineering of Visual Interfaces and Interaction Full-body Interaction Human-AI Interaction Information Visualization Intelligent Interfaces Interaction Design Tools Interaction for the environment and environmental awareness Interface Metaphors Interfaces for Automotive Interfaces for Big Data Interfaces for e-Commerce and e-Branding Interfaces for e-Culture and e-Tourism Interfaces for End-User Development Interfaces for i-TV Interfaces for Recommender Systems Interfaces for Social Interaction and Cooperation Mobile Interaction Motion-based Interaction Multimodal Interfaces (Multi)Sensory Interfaces (Multi)Touch Interaction Search Interfaces Shape-Changing Devices User Interfaces for the Internet of Things Usability and Accessibility Usability and (Cyber)Security Virtual and Augmented Reality Visual Analytics LONG AND SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS We solicit high-quality original research papers in the area of advanced visual interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction in general. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel of experts. Accepted long and short research papers will be included in the Proceedings published by ACM Press and available in the ACM Digital Library. Long and Short papers are publications that address AVI 2022 topics and describe original, unpublished research. The maximum length of long papers is eight pages (with one additional page for references). The maximum length of short papers is four pages (with one additional page for references). POSTER PAPERS The AVI 2022 Poster Track allows researchers and practitioners to present their work in progress and obtain precious feedback from their peers in an informal setting. Poster submissions must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. DEMO PAPERS Demo papers refer to something that authors can show at the Conference to demonstrate a completed or ongoing research effort. We are looking for implementations of novel and exciting concepts or systems related to the main topics of AVI. Demo submissions must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. SUBMISSION FORMAT All the papers mentioned above, i.e., long and short research papers, posters, and demos, require online submission. Authors must format these submissions according to the ACM SIGCONF template. Please find the templates below: - Latex for Overleaf: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/association-for-computing-machiner… - Word Template: https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template Long and short papers must be anonymized, removing information (such as authorship, acknowledgments, name of an application, or software, or project) that can suggest the authors' identity. Citation to authors' previous work should not be anonymous and should be in third person in the text, e.g., "As described by [10]" and not "As described in our previous work [10]". Papers must be submitted online on EasyChair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2022 We strongly encourage sending a 250-word abstract by the abstract deadline, one week before final submission, to speed up the paper assignment to reviewers. WORKSHOP PROPOSALS We invite proposals for workshops that will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in all areas related to advanced visual interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction. We invite organizers to propose either half-day or one-day long workshops held on June 6 or June 7, 2022, at the AVI2022 venue. Workshop proposals must be submitted on this Google form: https://forms.gle/36gjYKp2xkH28MAu5 TUTORIALS We encourage the proposal of tutorials on specific topics related to AVI and general HCI approaches, methodologies, or technologies. Tutorial proposals must be submitted on this Google form: https://forms.gle/PkgzwFUwp2bzbN4z8 PROCEEDINGS Accepted full and short research papers, poster papers, demo papers, and workshop descriptions will appear in the Proceedings published by ACM Press. They will be available in the ACM Digital Library. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register to AVI 2022 by the early registration deadline and present the paper at the Conference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVI2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Program Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Long Papers Chairs Célia Martinie, University of Toulouse 3, France Fabio Pittarello, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy Short Papers Chairs David Bell, Brunel University London, UK Marco Romano, University of Salerno, Italy Poster Chairs Marianna Di Gregorio, University of Salerno, Italy Antti Knutas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Demo Chairs Marco Angelini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Silvio Barra, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy Workshop & Tutorial Chairs Giuseppe Desolda, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Alan Serrano-Rico, Brunel University London, UK Publicity Chairs Mehdi Rizvi, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Laura Maye, University College Cork, Ireland Online Experience Chairs Enrico Bassetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy AVI STEERING COMMITTEE Paolo Buono University of Bari, Italy Tiziana Catarci Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Maria Francesca Costabile University of Bari, Italy Maristella Matera Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Massimo Mecella Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Kent Norman University of Maryland, USA Genny Tortora University of Salerno, Italy Giuliana Vitiello University of Salerno, Italy Marco Winckler Université Côte d'Azur, France --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information or any queries, please see our website: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022 or write to us at avi2022[at]easychair.org

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Fourth Call for Papers

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*** Fourth Call for Papers *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022). The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems - An Interdisciplinary Journal for Advanced Science and Technology (Springer). Important Dates • Paper submission: January 10, 2022 • Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 19, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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CFP: Multimedia Tools and Applications - Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI (deadline: 30 November, 2021)

by Melonio Alessandra

****** Apologies for multiple postings ***** ========================================================= Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI to be published in the journal Multimedia Tools and Applications https://www.springer.com/journal/11042 ========================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------- Overview: ----------------------------------------------------------- This special issue considers research in the area of multimedia-based and multimodal systems for advanced human-computer interaction (HCI). It aims at exploring and expanding on its frontiers. Therefore it especially seeks high-quality contributions from research areas at the frontiers of multimedia HCI, such as arts and humanities, education, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence. The special issue will also host the extended versions of selected best papers presented at the 2021 Edition of CHItaly, the biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter, held from 11 to 13 July 2021 in Bolzano, Italy. Such papers will undergo a regular review process as detailed in the Submission Guidelines below. ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of Interest ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI: Theories, Concepts and Models · HCI design and evaluation methods for multimedia and multimodal systems · Multimodal interaction technologies · Collaborative and social computing and HCI · Accessibility and inclusive multimedia Frontiers of Arts, Humanities, Education, Society for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Design & arts and multimedia-based HCI · Humanities and multimedia-based HCI · Learning, education and multimedia-based HCI · Values, ethics, society and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Physical, Digital or Hybrid Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Game- and gamification-based multimedia-based HCI and multimodal systems · Augmented, virtual or mixed reality and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Smart things, smart ambients or smart cities and multimodal HCI · Tangible design, industrial design or product design and multimedia-based HCI · Beyond cobots: assistive or proactive robots and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Human-in-the-loop machine/deep learning and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Agent-based systems or multi-agent systems and multimedia-based HCI · Data or process analysis, modelling or visualisation and multimedia-based HCI · Natural language processing and multimedia-based HCI · Recommendation, personalisation or adaptation and multimedia-based HCI ----------------------------------------------------------- Guest Editors:  --------------------------------------------------------- -- Dr. Alessandra Melonio (Lead Guest Editor) Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: alessandra.melonio(a)unibz.it<mailto:alessandra.melonio@unibz.it> Dr. Maria De Marsico Department of Computer Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Email: demarsico(a)di.uniroma1.it<mailto:demarsico@di.uniroma1.it> Dr. Cristina Gena Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Italy Email: cristina.gena(a)unito.it<mailto:cristina.gena@unito.it> Dr. Rosella Gennari Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: gennari(a)inf.unibz.it<mailto:gennari@inf.unibz.it> ----------------------------------------------------------- Important dates/Tentative Schedule: ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission deadline: November 30, 2021 Final manuscript due: August 30, 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidelines ----------------------------------------------------------- Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the Instructions for Authors available from the Multimedia Tools and Applications website<https://springer.com/11042>. Authors should submit through the online submission site at https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx<https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx> and select “SI 1224 - New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the special issue. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least three independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Please note that the authors of papers presented at CHItaly 2021 are invited to submit an extended version of their contributions by taking into consideration both the reviewers’ comments on their conference paper, and the feedback received during presentation at the conference. It is worth clarifying that that the extended version is expected to present a significant contribution beyond the conference paper, and contain at least 30% original scientific contribution, e.g., in the form of new algorithms, experiments or qualitative/quantitative comparisons. Neither verbatim transfer of large parts of the conference paper nor reproduction of already published figures will be tolerated. Authors must explain in the introduction to the paper the new contribution to the field made by the submission, and the original conference publication should be cited in the text. The extended versions of CHItaly papers will undergo the ordinary review process, and be accepted only if well-suited to the topic of this special issue and meeting the scientific level of the journal.

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Second Call for Special Track Proposals

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*** Second Call for Special Track Proposals *** 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/ Scope ACM GoodIT focuses on the application of IT technologies to social good. Social good is typically defined as an action that provides some sort of benefit to the general public. In this case, 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 positive societal impact. GoodIT topics include but not limited to: • IT for education • Data Science • Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage • Data sensing, processing, and persistency • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications • Health and social care • IT for development • Privacy and trust issues and solutions • Sustainable cities and transportation • Smart governance and e-administration • IT for smart living • Technology addressing the digital divide • IT for automotive • Frugal solutions for IT • Ethical computing • Decentralized approaches to IT • Citizen science • Socially responsible IT solutions • Sustainable IT • Social informatics • Civic intelligence Journal Special Issue and Best Paper Award Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue in the journal MDPI Sensors, where the theme of the special issue will be "Application of Information Technology (IT) to Social 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. Special Tracks Proposals GoodIT 2022 will feature special tracks whose aim is to focus on a specific topic of interest related to the overall scope of the conference. We solicit proposals for special tracks to be held within the main conference and whose publications will be included in the conference proceedings. Tracks proposals can focus on any contemporary themes that highlight social good aspects in the design, implementation, deployment, securing, and evaluation of IT technologies. Special Track Proposal Format A special track proposal must contain the following information: • Title of the special track. • The names of the organizers (indicatively, two) with affiliations, contact information, and a single paragraph of a brief bio. • A short description of the scope and topics of the track (max 1/2 page) and a brief explanation of: (1) why the topic is timely and important; (2) why the topic is related to the conference’s main theme; (3) why the track may attract a significant number of submissions of good quality. • Indication if a journal special issue is associated with the track, possibly with information on the process of selecting papers. • The plan to disseminate the call for papers of the special track for achieving a reasonable number of paper submissions (a list of emailing lists will help). • A tentative Program Committee list. • A draft Call for Papers (max 1 page). Publication Papers submitted to each particular track have to satisfy the same criteria as for the main conference. They must be original works and must not have been previously published. They have to be peer-reviewed by the track's Program Committee (at least three reviews per submitted paper are required). The final version of papers must follow the formatting instructions of the main conference (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/). 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. The special track may provide an option for publishing extended versions of selected papers in a special issue of a journal. Special Track Proposal Submission Guidelines Special track proposals should be submitted as a single PDF file to the special track Chairs (see below) via email to: ombretta.gaggi(a)unipd.it, valentino.vranic(a)stuba.sk, and rysavy(a)fit.vut.cz. The subject of the e-mail must be: “GoodIT 2022 – special track proposal”. The special track chairs may ask proposers for supplying additional information during the review period. Important Dates • Special Track Proposal Submission Deadline: 13 December 2021 • Notification of Selection: 20 December 2021 Contact (Special Tracks Chairs) • Ombretta Gaggi (University of Padua, Italy) • Ondrej Rysavy (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic) • Valentino Vranic (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia)

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9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022): Final Call for Papers for the Main Track

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*** Final Call for Papers for the Main Track *** 9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022) March 22-24, 2022, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=SENJLUlUQUxZCQkJaGNp… (*** Submission Deadline Extended to November 21st ***) Scope Service-oriented and cloud computing have made a huge impact both on the software industry and on the research community. Today, service and cloud technologies are applied to build large-scale software landscapes as well as to provide single software services to end users. Services today are independently developed and deployed as well as freely composed while they can be implemented in a variety of technologies, a quite important fact from a business perspective. Similarly, cloud computing aims at enabling flexibility by offering a centralised sharing of resources. The industry's need for agile and flexible software and IT systems has made cloud computing the dominating paradigm for provisioning computational resources in a scalable, on- demand fashion. Nevertheless, service developers, providers, and integrators still need to create methods, tools and techniques to support cost-effective and secure development as well as use of dependable devices, platforms, services and service- oriented applications in the cloud. The European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC) is the premier conference on advances in the state of the art and practice of service- oriented computing and cloud computing in Europe. The main objectives of this conference are to facilitate the exchange between researchers and practitioners in the areas of service-oriented computing and cloud computing, as well as to explore the new trends in those areas and foster future collaborations in Europe and beyond. Topics of interest ESOCC 2022 seeks original, high quality papers related to all aspects of service- oriented and cloud computing. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Service and Cloud Computing Models  • Design patterns, guidelines and methodologies  • Governance models  • Architectural models  • Requirements engineering  • Formal Methods  • Model-Driven Engineering  • Quality models  • Security, Privacy & Trust models  • Self-Organising Service-Oriented and Cloud Architectures Models  • Testing models - Service and Cloud Computing Engineering  • Service Discovery, Matchmaking, Negotiation and Selection  • Monitoring and Analytics  • Governance and management  • Cloud Interoperability, Multi-Cloud, Cross-Cloud, Federated Cloud solutions  • Frameworks & Methods for Building Service and Cloud based Applications  • Cross-layer adaptation  • Edge/Fog computing  • Cloud, Service Orchestration & Management  • Service Level Agreement Management  • Service Evolution/Optimisation  • Service & Cloud Testing and Simulation  • QoS for Services and Clouds  • Semantic Web Services  • Service mining  • Service & Cloud Standards  • FaaS / Serverless computing - Technologies  • DevOps in the Cloud  • Containerized services  • Emerging Trends in Storage, Computation and Network Clouds  • Microservices: Design, Analysis, Deployment and Management  • Next Generation Services Middleware and Service Repositories  • RESTful Services  • Service and Cloud Middleware & Platforms  • Blockchain for Services & Clouds  • Services and Clouds with IoT  • Fog Computing with Service and Cloud - Business and Social aspects  • Enterprise Architectures for Service and Cloud  • Service-based Workflow Deployment & Life-cycle Management  • Core Applications, e.g., Big Data, Commerce, Energy, Finance, Health, Scientific Computing, Smart Cities  • Business Process as a Service - BPaaS  • Service and Cloud Business Models  • Service and Cloud Brokerage  • Service and Cloud Marketplaces  • Service and Cloud Cost & Pricing  • Crowdsourcing Business Services  • Social and Crowd-based Cloud  • Energy issues in Cloud Computing  • Sustainability issues Submissions from industry are welcome (for example, use cases). Submissions ESOCC 2022 invites submissions for the main track: - Regular research papers (15 pages including references) We only accept original papers, not submitted for publication elsewhere. The papers must be formatted according to the LNCS proceedings guidelines. They must be submitted to the EasyChair site at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=SENJLUlUQUxZCQkJaGNp… by selecting the main track. All accepted regular research papers are expected to be published in the main conference proceedings by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series (http://www.springer.com/lncs). At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register and present the work at the conference. A journal special issue is planned, and authors of selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their articles. Important Dates - Paper submission: 21 November 2021 - Notifications: 7 January 2022 - Camera Ready versions due: 20 January 2022 Organization General Chair • Wolf Zimmermann (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) Programme Co-Chairs • Fabrizio Montesi (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) • George A. Papadopoulos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus)

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Luigi De Russis Adjunct Chair di ACM SIGCHI

by Maristella Matera

Carissimi, è con grande piacere che annuncio l'ingresso di Luigi De Russis nell'Executive Committee di ACM SIGCHI come Adjunct Chair for Community Support: https://sigchi.org/executive-committee/ È un risultato importante per Luigi e anche per la nostra comunità. Congratulazioni a Luigi! Cari saluti, Maristella

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CFP: UD 2022 - 6th International Conference on Universal Design (deadline extended to November 20, 2021)

by Daniela Fogli

----------------------- Call for Abstracts ---------------------- UD 2022 - Sixth International Conference on Universal Design - Transforming our World through Universal Design for Human Development http://ud2022.unibs.it UD2022 will be hosted in Brescia, Italy, September 7-9, 2022, and is co-organized by the universities of Brescia, Trieste, and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. ----------------------------- The vision of UD 2022 ----------------------------- The conference will be centered on the connection between Universal Design and 2030 sustainable development goals related to the built environment, sustainable communities, cities and urban environments, knowledge, information and life-long learning, human development, decent work, healthy aging and wellbeing. There will be a special session on Cultural Heritage. The conference brings together international research findings and best practices in Universal Design. ---------------------------- Themes for UD 2022 ---------------------------- Universal Design and: 1. Higher education and life-long learning 2. Health and healthcare 3. Mobility 4. Information and communication technology; assistive technologies; digital learning; artificial intelligence 5. Arts, culture, aesthetics and design 6. Cultural heritage 7. Inclusive and resilient cities 8. Public and private buildings and spaces 9. Navigation and wayfinding 10. Economic and legal perspectives 11. Ethical and philosophical perspectives 12. Systems, Standards, institutions and policies in the public and private sectors 13. Post COVID pandemic perspectives 14. Vulnerables and low and middle income countries 15. Tourism 16. Workplace and employment 17. Objects, products, services --------------------- Important Dates --------------------- 20th November 2021 (Extended): deadline for abstract submission 10th January 2022: abstract acceptance notification 31st March 2022: deadline for full papers 31st May 2022: end of review process for full papers 30th June 2022: deadline for final papers (camera ready) --------------------------- Conference web site --------------------------- http://ud2022.unibs.it ------------ Contacts ------------ Conference official mail: ud2022(a)unibs.it Alberto Arenghi: alberto.arenghi(a)unibs.it Giulia Bencini: giulia.bencini(a)unive.it Ilaria Garofolo: ilaria.garofolo(a)dia.units.it -- Informativa sulla Privacy: https://www.unibs.it/it/node/1452 <https://www.unibs.it/it/node/1452>

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Call-for-Papers Special Issue "Explainable User Models" (Multimodal Technologies and Interaction Journal)

by Oana Inel

— Apologies for cross-posting — Special Issue "Explainable User Models" A special issue of Multimodal Technologies and Interaction<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti> (ISSN 2414-4088). Important Dates & Facts: Abstract/title submission: ideally until November 5, 2021 Manuscripts due by: February 20, 2022 Notification to authors: March 15, 2022 Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/special_issues/Explainable_User_Models Benefits of submission: - Experienced Guest Editor - Open Access with quick processing time - High Visibility: Indexed within Scopus<https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100945706>, ESCI (Web of Science)<https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results>, Inspec<https://inspec-direct-app.theiet.org/>, and many other databases<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/indexing>. - Journal Rank: CiteScore - Q2 (Computer Science Applications) Special Issue Information This special issue addresses research on Explainable User Models. As AI systems’ actions and decisions will significantly affect their users, it is important to be able to understand how an AI system represents its users. It is a well-known hurdle that many AI algorithms behave largely as black boxes. One key aim of explainability is, therefore, to make the inner workings of AI systems more accessible and transparent. Such explanations can be helpful in the case when the system uses information about the user to develop a working representation of the user, and then uses this representation to adjust or inform system behavior. E.g., an educational system could detect whether students have a more internal or external locus of control, a music recommender system could adapt the music it is playing to the current mood of a user, or an aviation system could detect the visual memory capacity of its pilots. However, when adapting to such user models it is crucial that these models are accurately detected. Furthermore, for such explanations to be useful, they need to be able to explain or justify their representations of users in a human-understandable way. This creates a necessity for techniques that will create models for the automatic generation of satisfactory explanations intelligible for human users interacting with the system. The scope of the special issue includes but is not limited to: Detection and Modelling • Novel ways of Modeling User Preferences • Types of information to model (Knowledge, Personality, Cognitive differences, etc.) • Distinguishing between stationary versus transient user models (e.g., Personality vs Mood) • Context modeling (e.g., at work versus at home, lean in versus lean out activities) • User models from heterogeneous sources (e.g., behavior, ratings, and reviews) • Enrichment and Crowdsourcing for Explainable User Models Ethics • Detection of sensitive or rarely reported attributes (e.g., gender, race, sexial orientation) • Implicit user modeling versus explicit user modeling (e.g., questionnaires versus inference from behavior) • User modeling for self actualization (e.g., user modeling to improve dietary or news consumption habits) Human understandability • Metrics and methodologies for evaluating fitness for the purpose of explanations • Balancing completeness and understandability for complex user models • Explanations to mitigate human biases (e.g., confirmation bias, anchoring) • Effect of user model explanation on subsequent user interaction (e.g., simulations, and novel evaluation methodologies) Effectiveness • Analysis or comparison of context of use of explanation (e.g., risk, time pressure, error tolerance) • Analysis of context of use of system (e.g., decision support, prediction) • Analysis or comparison of effect of explaining in specific domains (e.g., education, health, recruitment, security) Adaptive presentation of the explanations • For different types of user • Interactive explanations • Investigation of which presentational aspects are beneficial to tailor in the explanation (e.g., level of detail, terminology, modality text or graphics, level of interaction) Prof. Dr. Nava Tintarev Ms. Oana Inel Guest Editors

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graduate and post-doc positions in ADvanced AIRspace Usability (Montreal and Toronto, Canada)

by Jeremy Cooperstock

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PhD grant at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) on "Performance Management in Skill and Activity-Based Shop Floors"

by María Menéndez-Blanco

Dear list members, At the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano we have a 3-year fully-funded Ph.D. grant to work on the project "Performance Management in Skill and Activity-Based Shop Floors" within the Advanced-Systems Engineering programme. The project is done in collaboration with a company and aims to investigate how to integrate environmentally sustainable processes into the field of industrial automation. Please see the attached file for a more detailed description of the project. Applications can be submitted from *22 October to 5 November 2021*, by noon local time. Further details on the application procedure and selection process can be found on the following link: https://www.unibz.it/assets/Documents/Applicants/PhD-37-Cycle/ASE_scheda-de… The language of the Ph.D. programme is English, and the university implements a trilingual model providing prospective students with a suitable environment to learn German and Italian. For this concrete grant, knowledge of Italian and/or German is preferred but not required. If you have any questions you can reach us at maria.menendezblanco(a)unibz.it and Antonella.DeAngeli(a)unibz.it. Best regards, María Menéndez-Blanco *Project Title: "Performance Management in Skill and Activity-Based Shop Floors"* This interdisciplinary action-research project, which draws on psychological, IT, and engineering knowledge, aims to investigate how to integrate environmentally sustainable processes into the field of industrial automation. The case study is the GKN site in Bruneck/Brunico which is transforming its production process. The company is moving from an approach in which workers were traditionally assigned to fixed tasks into a dynamic approach in which workers will be automatically assigned to different tasks based on industrial needs and their skills. An algorithm tracks the individual's behaviour through a smartwatch that notifies the opening of a task through an interface where the user can accept or reject it. From a psychological perspective this change is dramatic and, as often documented in the literature, strong resistance factors have also been shown at GKN, even after the use of economic incentives. The project aims to investigate how the green challenge can become a facilitating factor in the acceptance of work processes that in turn lead to more sustainable development. New algorithms could, for example, take into account the reduction of waste or energy consumption within the company. Highlighting these criteria in the interface could help support user participation. In summary, the project aims to (a) identify performance parameters; (b) develop algorithms and models for predicting human tasks and behaviours and calculating optimal actions; (c) communicate suitable actions and parameters to the worker; (d) create new communities of practice as stipulated in the call for funding.

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Call for Papers ECCE 2022 4-7 October 2022 - Kaiserslautern, Germany

by Lammers, H.A.

Apologies for multiple posting ECCE 2022 - EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE ERGONOMICS 33rd annual conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics (EACE) 4-7 October 2022 | Kaiserslautern, Germany http://www.hciv.de/ecce2022 CALL FOR PAPERS ECCE 2022 invites contributions from researchers and practitioners which address the broad spectrum of Cognitive Ergonomics challenges in the analysis, design, and evaluation of virtual and physical interactive systems as part of a rich conference program including keynote talks, paper presentation as well as a doctoral consortium. The 33rd ECCE conference will target state-of-the-art as well as emerging topics pertaining to cognitive ergonomics and its role in design processes, information presentation and visualization, human factors and simulation, prototyping, cross / extended reality, user interfaces development, evaluations, and emerging ethical issues. The special theme of ECCE 2022 is: “Evaluating the Reality–Virtuality Continuum”. The Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following ones: * Cognitive processes in design * Cognitively-orientated human factors * Consequences of VR/AR/MR usage * Context awareness * Cross / Extended reality (XR): VR, AR, and MR * Decision aiding, information presentation and visualization * Design methods, tools, and methodologies for designing interactive systems * Ecological approaches to human cognition and human-technology interaction * Efficient collaborations * Ethical issues in virtual environments * Human-computer interaction * Human error and reliability * Human factors and simulation * Human-technology interaction in the Internet of Things era * Interactive learning * Intuitive interaction * Motivation, engagement, goal sharing * Multisensory perception * Resilience and diversity * Scalable evaluation spanning the reality–virtuality continuum * Situation awareness * Trust and control in complex virtual systems * User experience design * User interfaces * User research concepts, methods, and empirical studies Submissions All submissions fulfilling the submission requirements will be peer-reviewed and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Please visit https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow for all information on formatting and templates to create your manuscript for submission. All submissions are handled through Easy Chair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecce2022[AE1] Proceedings will appear on ACM Digital Library. Submission Categories * Long and Short Papers * Demonstrations * Workshops * Submissions to the Doctoral Consortium Important Dates and Deadlines March 15, 2022: Deadline for submissions June 22, 2022: Deadline for camera-ready version submissions July 15, 2022: Early registration deadline October 4, 2022: ECCE 2022 doctoral consortium and workshops October 5-7, 2022: ECCE 2022 main conference General chairs Achim Ebert, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany Thomas Lachmann, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany

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Call for Participation: BHCC 2021 - 3rd symposium on Biases in Human Computation and Crowdsourcing

by Sihang Qiu

BHCC 2021 - Third symposium on Biases in Human Computation and Crowdsourcing, 10 - 12 November 2021, Delft, Netherlands (Online) *Registration* Registration is now live for BHCC 2021: https://www.bhcc-symposium.com/registration Registration is free and we welcome everyone to participate. Register before 25th October 2021 and be eligible to receive a cool BHCC 2021 welcome package. Only available for the first 50 registrations! *Program* An overview of BHCC 2021 Program is available here: https://www.bhcc-symposium.com/program On this page, you can find the details about BHCC Social Events, Interdisciplinary Panel on "Open Science & Good Research Practice", and the full schedule. *Invited Speakers* https://www.bhcc-symposium.com/invited-speakers - Ming Yin, Purdue University - Saiph Savage, Northeastern University - Alexandra Olteanu, Microsoft *Accepted Papers and Abstracts* View the list of accepted papers and abstracts: https://www.bhcc-symposium.com/program/accepted-papers-and-abstracts *Related Events* Please check out the workshop at ACM CSCW 2021: Investigating and Mitigating Biases in Crowdsourced Data on 23 October 2021! https://sites.google.com/view/biases-in-crowdsourced-data

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): First Call for Contributions

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*** First Call for Contributions *** 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/ 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 Main Track Paper Submission The papers should not exceed six (6) pages (US letter size) double-column, including figures, tables, and references in standard 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. Special journal issues will be organised where the best accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions. Separate call-for-papers will be announced for the special tracks (more information will be available on the conference web site). 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 four (4) pages (US letter size) double column, including figures, tables, and references in standard ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/). Important Dates • Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 23 May 2022 • Notification of acceptance: 20 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 11 July 2022 Program Chairs • Costas Mourlas, University of Athens, Greece • Diogo Pacheco, University of Exeter, UK • Catia Prandi, University of Bologna, Italy WiP & PhD Track Chairs • Marco Furini, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy • Dimitris Gouscos, University of Athens, Greece • Barbara Guidi, University of Pisa, Italy

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MUM 2021 - Registrations now open (early bird until November 7 2021)

by Benjamin Tag

The registration portal for the 21st edition of the Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia Conference is now open. The situation in Belgium is stationary and coronavirus measures have been relaxed. The current plan is to hold the conference in a hybrid manner, with talks happening both in-person and online. We encourage you to attend the conference physically for the best experience. The registration website is available from https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/registration/ The Early Bird deadline is November 7 2021. You can still contribute to the conference via poster and demos (DL October 8), check the website for more details: https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-posters/ https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-demos/ See you in Leuven in a few months!

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Fully funded PhD position (3 years) at the University of Bologna (Italy)

by Catia Prandi

*** Fully funded PhD position opening at the University of Bologna (Italy), Department of Computer Science and Engineering *** We have an open fully funded PhD position in topics related to sustainability, human-computer interaction, data visualization, machine learning, data science. Project title: Data-driven communities: Big Data, Data Visualization and Citizen science for a sustainable development Starting Date: January 01, 2022 (duration: 3 years) Application opening: from: October 05, 2021 to: October 19, 2021 Skills: We are looking for a person who has or will soon have (by October 31, 2021) an MSc degree in Computer Science, HCI, or related areas. Through past research and/or course project experiences, knows about: a) qualitative/quantitative research methods; b) data analysis, classification and aggregation; c) developing prototype interactive user interfaces (both mobile and web applications). Any previous experiences with publishing posters, papers or demos would be desirable (but not mandatory). Details: The position requires to spend at least 6 months working in a company (in Italy or abroad). If abroad, the stipend will be increased to cover the additional cost. Funding: The student will receive a stipend that covers living expenses and university fees (1.570,38 euro per month). The student will also have the opportunity to apply for additional scholarships and teaching assistantship positions. Supervision: The student will be part of the HCI-IoT group at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, at the University of Bologna, Italy, the oldest university in continuous operation in the world (https://www.unibo.it/en/homepage). This project offers a unique opportunity for the student to connect with members from academia and industry. Location: The city of Bologna is located in the Emilia Romagna region, in Italy (https://www.bolognawelcome.com/en). Bologna is a very liveable city, full of art and history, and bars and restaurants where to enjoy an “aperitivo” and eat homemade local Italian food (lasagne, tortellini, mortadella, etc.). How to apply: Please contact me, Catia Prandi (catia.prandi2(a)unibo.it<mailto:catia.prandi2@unibo.it>) for further information. I will be happy to answer all your questions and feed your curiosity. Many thanks, Catia ______________________________________________________ Catia Prandi, PhD. * Assistant professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/catia.prandi2/en * International collaborator, ITI-LARSyS, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal https://iti.larsys.pt/ * Onboarding chair, INDCOR – COST Action CA18230 https://indcor.eu/ * H2020 FET SMARTLAGOON UniBo team leader https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101017861

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Third Call for Papers and Final Call for Special Sessions Proposals

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*** Third Call for Papers and Final Call for Special Sessions Proposals *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Special Sessions Proposals Distinguished researchers working in theory, analysis and applications of evolving adaptive and intelligent systems and related areas are encouraged to submit proposals within the technical scope of IEEE EAIS 2022. Researchers interested in organising special sessions are invited to submit a formal proposal to the Special Sessions Chair Gabriella Casalino (gabriella.casalino(a)uniba.it) and to the General Chair George Angelos Papadopoulos (george(a)cs.ucy.ac.cy), by specifying: - Special Session Lead Organiser email address, details and mini-bio - Co-Organiser(s) details and mini-bio (optional) - Special Session title - Aim and scope of the Special Session (~half a page) - A list of main topics of the Special Session - A list of potential/expected contributors Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022). The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems - An Interdisciplinary Journal for Advanced Science and Technology (Springer). Important Dates • Special Session proposal submission: October 15, 2021 • Special Session proposal acceptance: October 22, 2021 • Paper submission: January 10, 2022 • Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 19, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022): Second Call for Contributions

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*** Second Call for Contributions *** 9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022) March 22-24, 2022, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany https://www.esocc-conf.eu Scope Service-oriented and cloud computing have made a huge impact both on the software industry and on the research community. Today, service and cloud technologies are applied to build large-scale software landscapes as well as to provide single software services to end users. Services today are independently developed and deployed as well as freely composed while they can be implemented in a variety of technologies, a quite important fact from a business perspective. Similarly, cloud computing aims at enabling flexibility by offering a centralised sharing of resources. The industry's need for agile and flexible software and IT systems has made cloud computing the dominating paradigm for provisioning computational resources in a scalable, on- demand fashion. Nevertheless, service developers, providers, and integrators still need to create methods, tools and techniques to support cost-effective and secure development as well as use of dependable devices, platforms, services and service- oriented applications in the cloud. The European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC) is the premier conference on advances in the state of the art and practice of service- oriented computing and cloud computing in Europe. The main objectives of this conference are to facilitate the exchange between researchers and practitioners in the areas of service-oriented computing and cloud computing, as well as to explore the new trends in those areas and foster future collaborations in Europe and beyond. Tracks - Main conference: three days of invited talks, panels, and presentations of selected research papers, including a dedicated day to satellite workshops. - PhD Symposium: an opportunity for PhD students to present their research activities and perspectives, to critically discuss them with other PhD students and with established researchers in the area, hence getting fruitful feedback and advices on their research activities. - Projects Track: a useful opportunity for researchers to disseminate the latest research developments in their projects and meet representatives of other consortia. Details about all the tracks are available at the conference web site: https://www.esocc-conf.eu . Topics of interest ESOCC 2022 seeks original, high quality papers related to all aspects of service- oriented and cloud computing. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Service and Cloud Computing Models  • Design patterns, guidelines and methodologies  • Governance models  • Architectural models  • Requirements engineering  • Formal Methods  • Model-Driven Engineering  • Quality models  • Security, Privacy & Trust models  • Self-Organising Service-Oriented and Cloud Architectures Models  • Testing models - Service and Cloud Computing Engineering  • Service Discovery, Matchmaking, Negotiation and Selection  • Monitoring and Analytics  • Governance and management  • Cloud Interoperability, Multi-Cloud, Cross-Cloud, Federated Cloud solutions  • Frameworks & Methods for Building Service and Cloud based Applications  • Cross-layer adaptation  • Edge/Fog computing  • Cloud, Service Orchestration & Management  • Service Level Agreement Management  • Service Evolution/Optimisation  • Service & Cloud Testing and Simulation  • QoS for Services and Clouds  • Semantic Web Services  • Service mining  • Service & Cloud Standards  • FaaS / Serverless computing - Technologies  • DevOps in the Cloud  • Containerized services  • Emerging Trends in Storage, Computation and Network Clouds  • Microservices: Design, Analysis, Deployment and Management  • Next Generation Services Middleware and Service Repositories  • RESTful Services  • Service and Cloud Middleware & Platforms  • Blockchain for Services & Clouds  • Services and Clouds with IoT  • Fog Computing with Service and Cloud - Business and Social aspects  • Enterprise Architectures for Service and Cloud  • Service-based Workflow Deployment & Life-cycle Management  • Core Applications, e.g., Big Data, Commerce, Energy, Finance, Health, Scientific Computing, Smart Cities  • Business Process as a Service - BPaaS  • Service and Cloud Business Models  • Service and Cloud Brokerage  • Service and Cloud Marketplaces  • Service and Cloud Cost & Pricing  • Crowdsourcing Business Services  • Social and Crowd-based Cloud  • Energy issues in Cloud Computing  • Sustainability issues Submissions from industry are welcome (for example, use cases). Submissions ESOCC 2022 invites submissions in all the tracks: - Regular research papers (15 pages including references) - PhD Symposium (8 pages including references, authored by the PhD student with indication of his/her supervisors' names) - Projects Track (1 to 5 pages including references, describing an ongoing project) We only accept original papers, not submitted for publication elsewhere. The papers must be formatted according to the LNCS proceedings guidelines. They must be submitted to the EasyChair site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esocc2022 by selecting the right track. All accepted regular research papers are expected to be published in the main conference proceedings by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series (http://www.springer.com/lncs). Accepted papers of the other tracks and the satellite workshops are expected to be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899). At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register and present the work at the conference. A journal special issue is planned, and authors of selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their articles. Workshop Proposals ESOCC 2022 also invites proposals for satellite workshops. More details about the proposal format and submission can be found at https://esocc-conf.eu/index.php/workshops/ . Important Dates Regular research & industrial papers: - Paper submission: 31 October 2021 - Notifications: 7 January 2022 - Camera Ready versions due: 20 January 2022 Projects track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 PhD Symposium Track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Industrial Track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Satellite Workshops: - Workshop Proposal submission: 8 October 2021 - Workshop Proposal notification: 15 October 2021 - Workshop Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Workshop Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Workshop Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Organization General Chair • Wolf Zimmermann (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) Programme Co-Chairs • Fabrizio Montesi (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) • George A. Papadopoulos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Industrial Track Chair • Andreas Both (Anhalt University of Applied Science) Projects Track Chair • Damian Tamburri (Technical University Eindhoven) Workshops Co-Chairs • Guadalupe Ortiz (University of C·diz, Spain) • Christian Zirpins (Karlsruhe University of Applied Science) PhD Symposium Co-Chair • Jacopo Soldani (University of Pisa) • Massimo Villari (University of Messina)

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ECCE2022 conference October 4-7-2022, Germany

by Lammers, H.A.

Save the Date Apologies for multiple posting ECCE 2022 - EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE ERGONOMICS 33rd annual conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics (EACE) 4-7 October 2022 | Kaiserslautern, Germany www.hciv.de/ecce2022 SAVE THE DATE ECCE 2022 invites contributions from researchers and practitioners which address the broad spectrum of Cognitive Ergonomics challenges in the analysis, design, and evaluation of virtual and physical interactive systems as part of a rich conference program including keynote talks, paper presentation as well as a doctoral consortium. The 33rd ECCE conference will target state-of-the-art as well as emerging topics pertaining to cognitive ergonomics and its role in design processes, information presentation and visualization, human factors and simulation, prototyping, cross / extended reality, user interfaces development, evaluations, and emerging ethical issues. The special theme of ECCE 2022 is: “Evaluating the Reality–Virtuality Continuum”. The Call for Papers with detailed information on the topics of interest and how to submit will be sent around soon. Important Dates and Deadlines March 15, 2022: Deadline for submissions June 22, 2022: Deadline for camera-ready submissions July 15, 2022: Early registration deadline October 4, 2022: ECCE 2022 doctoral consortium and workshops October 5-7, 2022: ECCE 2022 main conference General chairs Achim Ebert, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany Thomas Lachmann, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): First Call for Special Track Proposals

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*** First Call for Special Track Proposals *** 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/ Scope ACM GoodIT focuses on the application of IT technologies to social good. Social good is typically defined as an action that provides some sort of benefit to the general public. In this case, 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 positive societal impact. GoodIT topics include but not limited to: • IT for education • Data Science • Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage • Data sensing, processing, and persistency • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications • Health and social care • IT for development • Privacy and trust issues and solutions • Sustainable cities and transportation • Smart governance and e-administration • IT for smart living • Technology addressing the digital divide • IT for automotive • Frugal solutions for IT • Ethical computing • Decentralized approaches to IT • Citizen science • Socially responsible IT solutions • Sustainable IT • Social informatics • Civic intelligence Special Tracks Proposals GoodIT 2022 will feature special tracks whose aim is to focus on a specific topic of interest related to the overall scope of the conference. We solicit proposals for special tracks to be held within the main conference and whose publications will be included in the conference proceedings. Tracks proposals can focus on any contemporary themes that highlight social good aspects in the design, implementation, deployment, securing, and evaluation of IT technologies. Special Track Proposal Format A special track proposal must contain the following information: • Title of the special track. • The names of the organizers (indicatively, two) with affiliations, contact information, and a single paragraph of a brief bio. • A short description of the scope and topics of the track (max 1/2 page) and a brief explanation of: (1) why the topic is timely and important; (2) why the topic is related to the conference’s main theme; (3) why the track may attract a significant number of submissions of good quality. • Indication if a journal special issue is associated with the track, possibly with information on the process of selecting papers. • The plan to disseminate the call for papers of the special track for achieving a reasonable number of paper submissions (a list of emailing lists will help). • A tentative Program Committee list. • A draft Call for Papers (max 1 page). Publication Papers submitted to each particular track have to satisfy the same criteria as for the main conference. They must be original works and must not have been previously published. They have to be peer-reviewed by the track's Program Committee (at least three reviews per submitted paper are required). The final version of papers must follow the formatting instructions of the main conference (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/). 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. The special track may provide an option for publishing extended versions of selected papers in a special issue of a journal. Special Track Proposal Submission Guidelines Special track proposals should be submitted as a single PDF file to the special track Chairs (see below) via email to: ombretta.gaggi(a)unipd.it, valentino.vranic(a)stuba.sk, and rysavy(a)fit.vut.cz. The subject of the e-mail must be: “GoodIT 2022 – special track proposal”. The special track chairs may ask proposers for supplying additional information during the review period. Important Dates • Special Track Proposal Submission Deadline: 13 December 2021 • Notification of Selection: 20 December 2021 Contact (Special Tracks Chairs) • Ombretta Gaggi (University of Padua, Italy) • Ondrej Rysavy (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic) • Valentino Vranic (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia)

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CSCW 2021 Early Registration ending Oct 1st (1 week left)!

by Ciolfi, Luigina

Dear Colleagues, CSCW 2021<https://cscw.acm.org/2021/> will take place online from 23-27 October 2021. The Organizing Committee have prepared a fantastic program, which includes keynote addresses by Josephine Miliza (Association of Progressive Communications & LOCNET project, Kenya) and Mary L. Gray (Microsoft Research & Indiana University, USA). See details at: https://programs.sigchi.org/cscw/2021 There will also be plenty of networking and social interaction opportunities available on the online conference platform. Early Registration fees are available until October 1st. For information on how to register, please go to https://cscw.acm.org/2021/registration/ Join us at CSCW 2021 for a fantastic conference! Luigina Ciolfi & Jeremy Birnholtz CSCW 2021 General Co-Chairs

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Call for Papers: OpenCERT 2021 (10th Int. Work. on Open Community approaches to Education, Research and Technology)

by Maria De Marsico

I receive and forward ================================================================================= [Apologies for cross-posting] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers =============== OpenCERT 2021 =============== =================================================================================== 10th International Workshop on Open Community approaches to Education, Research and Technology - towards "Open community approaches" CERTification processes - =================================================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=opencert2021 Paper Abstract Submission suggested deadline: Friday, 8 October 2021 (EXTENDED) PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, 15 October 2021 (EXTENDED) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://opencert.github.io Tuesday, 7 December 2021 VIRTUAL EVENT organised by - Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan - the University of York, York, UK Satellite event of SEFM 2021 (https://sefm-conference.github.io) --- The concept of Open Community extends the idea of Open Source to other collaborative frameworks. It includes Open Content, under a form of non-restrictive license, and Open Knowledge, that is, the freedom to use, reuse, and redistribute knowledge without legal, social or technological restrictions. The 10th International Workshop on Open Community approaches to Education, Research and Technology expands the scope of the International Workshop on Foundations and Techniques for Open Source Software Certification, whose 8 editions run from 2007 to 2014. The workshop promotes the use of Open Community approaches in Education and Research, with the aim to achieve wide diffusion and proper assessment of new, innovative Technology. The workshop general focus is on 1. EDUCATION, where aspects of interest are all those related to open and collaborative learning, in both formal and informal education contexts. 2. RESEARCH, with the aims at * establishing open research projects as "cauldrons" of open data, open knowledge and collaborative development, as well as devising methodologies and tools for the management and assessment of such projects; * defining open peer-review methodologies for the assessment of research outputs and appropriate bibliometrics based on the community open feedback rather than on a questionable analysis of citations; * defining, more specifically, quality metrics and a formal process to certify open source software (OSS) products and the outcomes of other peer-production efforts. 3. TECHNOLOGY, by fostering and unleashing the efforts of open communities towards global availability and acceptance of new technologies. Prominent interests, here, are in supporting the open communities during the production process, and in the validation of the information produced, or made available, by such communities, especially in the case of advices provided by thematic communities, such as the user/consumer support/review communities. This year OpenCERT is collocated with SEFM, so contributions connected to the themes of FORMAL METHODS and SOFTWARE ENGINEERING will be particularly appreciated. In addition to the thematic description provided above, we will be also interested in the following aspects: 1. EDUCATION: open and collaborative approaches in Software Engineering and in Formal Methods education; 2. RESEARCH: open community research in Formal Methods, formal modelling of learning and collaboration 3. TECHNOLOGY, integrating Formal Methods technologies and tools within OSS projects as a means for Formal Methods acceptance and diffusion; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authors are invited to submit, via EasyChair research contributions or experience reports (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=opencert2021#). All papers should be written in English and prepared using the specific LNCS templates available at http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. There are nine categories of submissions RESEARCH PAPERS to present original research and the analysis, interpretation and validation of the research findings. POSITION PAPERS to present innovative, arguable ideas, opinions or frameworks which are likely to foster discussion at the workshop. PROJECT PAPERS to describe a new open community project (e.g. on a hosting provider or a dedicated portal) or a new research project, or the status of an ongoing project or the outcomes of a recently completed project. SURVEY PAPERS to collect previously published studies on topics related to the workshop and analyse them in the context of open communities. CASE STUDY PAPERS to report on case studies, preferably in a real-world setting. TOOL PAPERS to present a new tool, a new tool component or novel extensions to an existing tool aiming at supporting open community approaches, or the use/customisation of an existing tool in the context of open communities. TOOL DEMONSTRATION PAPERS to demonstrate the tool workflow(s) and human interaction aspects, and evaluate the overall role of the tool in supporting open community approaches. TEACHING EXPERIENCE PEPERS to report on teaching experiences using an open community approach in a formal education context (e.g. in a university/school context) or in informal education. LEARNING EXPERIENCE PAPERS to report on a learning experience within an open community in a formal education context (e.g. by university students) or in informal education. Contributions will be in the form of * FULL PAPERS between 12 and 15 pages excluding references for submission (and between 12 and 17 pages excluding references for post-proceedings camera-ready). * SHORT PAPERS between 6 and 8 pages excluding references for submission (and between 6 and 9 pages excluding references for post-proceedings camera-ready). * PRESENTATIONS extended abstract up to 4 pages, which will be included in the pre-proceeding but not published in the post-proceedings. "Short papers" and "Presentations" can discuss new ideas which are at an early stage of development and which have not yet been thoroughly evaluated. The program committee may reject papers that are outside the above mentioned length limits. Submitted papers will be refereed for quality, correctness, originality and relevance. All submitted papers will be posted on GitHub at https://github.com/opencert/workshop-2021/ and the review process will be carried out as an interactive, open discussion between the authors and the reviewers. Final decisions about acceptance/rejection of papers will be made through a closed discussion among the PC members. Notification and reviews will be communicated via email. Accepted papers (both "Regular papers" and "Short papers") will be included in the workshop programme and will appear in the workshop pre-proceedings as well as in the LNCS post-proceedings. Pre-proceedings will be available online before the Workshop. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIST OF TOPICS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION * open education; * open learning communities and environments; * student experience in open communities; * open community approaches to teaching; * open learning in formal and informal education; * learning processes in open communities; * validation and certification of open education approaches; * Student Modeling, and Open Student Modeling * Open Educational Resources * collaborative, and social-collaborative learning; * methodologies and tool to support collaboration; * social constructivism; * peer assessment; * validation and certification of peer assessment approaches; * teaching software engineering through OSS project participation. RESEARCH * peer-production process; * open communities as peer-production models; * analytical models for peer-production processes; * business models for peer-production; * open community management and organisation; * knowledge management in open communities; * management and analysis of open data repositories; * management and analysis open source software repositories; * data mining and process mining of (software, communication, etc.) repositories; * community evolution; * community assessment; * peer review in OSS and other peer-production efforts; * quality assessment of OSS and other peer-production efforts; * certification of OSS and other peer-production processes; * peer-assessment of research outputs, citations analysis controversies, open-feedback-based bibliometrics; * legal implications in peer-production, OSS and peer-production licenses; * copyright and copyleft in OSS and peer-production, action research; * empirical studies. TECHNOLOGY * technological innovation in open communities; * open communities and technology diffusion; * information trustworthiness in thematic communities; * privacy in open communities; * recommender systems, reputation systems; * machine learning; deep learning architectures; * user/consumer reviews and quality assessment; * methodologies and tools for analysis, verification, validation, decision support, quality * assessment and certification. SEFM - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND FORMAL METHODS * open and collaborative approaches in software engineering, formal methods, logics and mathematics education; * open community research in software engineering and formal methods; * formal modelling of learning and collaboration; * integrating formal methods technologies and tools within OSS projects as a means for formal methods acceptance and diffusion; * reverse engineering of OSS; * static analysis, testing and inspection of OSS; * safety, security and usability analysis in OSS; * automated source code analyses in OSS; * software evolution and reconfigurability in OSS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Antonio Cerone, Department of Computer Science, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan (Program Co-chair) * Marco Temperini, Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, Sapienza University Rome, Italy (Program Co-chair) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEYNOTE SPEAKER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TBA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLICATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accepted regular and short papers will be published after the Workshop by Springer in a volume of Lecture Notes in Computer Science (http://www.springer.com/lncs), which will collect contributions to some workshops and symposia co-located with SEFM 2021. Condition for inclusion in the post-proceedings is that at least one of the co-authors has presented the paper at the Workshop. One or more journal special issue(s) with selected papers may be planned, depending on the number and quality of submissions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All inquiries concerning submissions should be sent to opencert2021 AT easychair DOT org -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria De Marsico Associate Professor Co-Editor-in-Chief of Pattern Recognition Letters Associate Editor of Pattern Recognition Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Biometrics Newsletter IEEE Senior member Sapienza University of Rome Department of Computer Science Via Salaria 113 - 00198 Rome - Italy email: demarsico(a)di.uniroma1.it tel: +39 06 49918312 <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Mail priva di virus. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Final Call for Special Sessions Proposals

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*** Final Call for Special Sessions Proposals *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Special Sessions Proposals Distinguished researchers working in theory, analysis and applications of evolving adaptive and intelligent systems and related areas are encouraged to submit proposals within the technical scope of IEEE EAIS 2022. Researchers interested in organising special sessions are invited to submit a formal proposal to the Special Sessions Chair Gabriella Casalino (gabriella.casalino(a)uniba.it) and to the General Chair George Angelos Papadopoulos (george(a)cs.ucy.ac.cy), by specifying: - Special Session Lead Organiser email address, details and mini-bio - Co-Organiser(s) details and mini-bio (optional) - Special Session title - Aim and scope of the Special Session (~half a page) - A list of main topics of the Special Session - A list of potential/expected contributors Important Dates • Special Session proposal submission: October 1, 2021 • Special Session proposal acceptance: October 10, 2021 • Paper submission: January 10, 2022 • Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 19, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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CFP: Special issue on "Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal' " - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= Special Issue on *Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal'* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *** Since issue N. 47 integrates video presentations and issues e-certificates blockchain anchored*** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call50 ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• Mihai Dascalu, University Politehnica of Bucharest • Tania Di Mascio, Università de L’Aquila, Italy • Óscar Mealha, University of Aveiro, Portugal/ =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *November 29*, 2021 • Notification to the authors: January 17, 2022 • Camera ready paper: February 14, 2022 • Publication of the special issue: end of February 2022 =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- The guest editors are proud to invite and welcome contributions from researchers and practitioners from all over the world involved in the development of Smart Learning Ecosystems and Smart Education, as engines of social innovation and territorial development. At the core, the adjective smart comprises terms like intelligent, purpose oriented, supportive, artful, clever and the like. Thus, smart does not necessarily include the usage of technology (neither does it exclude technology!). The COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely challenging to address several research contexts, suddenly the two dimensions that characterises the smart learning ecosystems – physical and virtual – started to be perceived somewhat as antithetical and it came out that the e-maturity of a learning ecosystem is not sufficient to explain and predict its transformation. Many factors concur – processual, social, individual – to determine the technological evolution of learning ecosystems and their smartness. For sure the pandemic has generated a higher awareness about the intrinsic nature of the smart learning ecosystems and it is likely that they will no longer be the same after the pandemic. Papers that report on work that nurtures a post-pandemic view and strategy for a better learning world are specially welcome. This special issue is supported by the Association for Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development (ASLERD) and welcome the submission of substantially extended version of the papers presented at SLERD 2021. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interests can be grouped under three big themes: places for smart education, people in place centered design for smart education, supportive learning technologies and tools for smart education. All of which, can also include studies that nurtures a post-pandemic view and strategy for a better learning world. *Places for smart education* future of institutional learning interplay between formal and informal learning new educational models and settings continuity-discontinuity of time, technology, place/space, process in learning role of and case studies of games and gamification in smart education dual education and other alternate scheme approaches monitoring and benchmarking of smartness (individual, institution, city, region) *People in place centered design for smart education* general frameworks and methodological advancement design, data and other relevant literacies literacies, skill and competences of smart citizens communities and co-design in smart learning sharing & participatory practices open access to any resource and disparity cultural influences *Supportive technologies and tools for smart education* intelligent tutoring systems and interfaces semantic web technologies and applications text/opinion mining and sentiment analysis real/virtual communities and social network analysis interoperability and application of open/smart data and services safety & security in education IoT, ubiquitous and wearable technologies adaptability to educational contexts and citizens role of VR in education =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: http://ixdea-2018.uniroma2.it/ojs/index.php/ixdea/login <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "SI: Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal' ") More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific editor marking the subject as: /Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal'/ • mihai [dot] dascalu [at] upb [dot] ro • tania [dot] dimascio [at] univaq[dot] it • oem [at] ua [dot] pt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102 • Spring 2022 'Gamification of the Learning Process' Guest editors: Davide Carneiro, Pilar Cáceres, Mariana Reimão Carvalho, Rui Silva ----------------------------------------------------------

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I: ACM Europe Council Webinar “Getting recognized by ACM Awards and Honors”

by Maristella Matera

Carissimi, vi giro l’annuncio di un webinar, credo possa essere interessante per molti di noi. Ne approfitto per augurare a tutti un buon inizio di semestre, sperando che sia il più possibile in presenza! Cari saluti, Maristella Da: ACM Professional Chapter Officers in Europe <EUROPE-PROF-CHAPTERS(a)LISTSERV.ACM.ORG> Per conto di Panagiota Fatourou Inviato: mercoledì 15 settembre 2021 23:53 A: EUROPE-PROF-CHAPTERS(a)LISTSERV.ACM.ORG Oggetto: ACM Europe Council Webinar “Getting recognized by ACM Awards and Honors” Dear ACM Europe Professional Chapter Officers, I would appreciate it, if you disseminate the attached call for participation for the webinar “Getting recognized by ACM Awards and Honors” to the members of your chapter.The webinar aims at motivating Europeans to claim the recognition they deserve for their professional achievements through the ACM Awards and Member Grades programmes. Best regards, Panagiota Fatourou Chair of the ACM Europe Council --------------------------- Webinar “Getting Recognized by ACM Awards and Honors” organized by the ACM Europe Council through the ACM Europe RAISE Working Group Date: October 1, 2021, at 15:00 CET, 9:00 EDT Registration is now open at: https://acm-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SVghqti3RYWeZtFpmcONJQ Goal: To make Europeans more proactive in claiming the recognition they deserve for their professional achievements through the ACM Awards and Member Grades programmes. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to get informed about the ACM member grades and awards and communicate directly with members of the ACM Awards and Member Grades Committees, getting better informed on how to prepare a successful nomination, providing feedback on the reasons that Europeans are willing to participate or not in these programmes, and helping us better understand the kind of support you find necessary in order to become more actively involved in these ACM programmes. The webinar will take place, online, on October 1 (at 15:00 CET). It will feature an open discussion with Gabriele Kotsis, the ACM President, and Panagiota Fatourou, the ACM Europe Council Chair, as well as a panel comprised by the following members of the ACM Awards and Member Grades Committees: • Jim Larus, Chair of ACM Fellows Committee • Roy Levin, Co-Chair of ACM Awards Committee • John R. White, Co-Chair of ACM Awards Committee • Nuria Oliver, Member of ACM Fellows Committee • Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Member of ACM Distinguished Member Committee • Anastasia Ailamaki, Chair of ACM Europe Fellows Working Group Registration is free but required. To register (and see the programme) follow the link: https://acm-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SVghqti3RYWeZtFpmcONJQ Register now! Your opinion does matter. We are looking forward to your participation. -- Prof. Panagiota Fatourou Chair of the ACM Europe Council Department of Computer Science University of Crete, GREECE & Institute of Computer Science, Collaborating Researcher Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas Crete Island, GREECE http://www.ics.forth.gr/~faturu Tel: +30 2810 391727 Cellular: +30 6973 991277 ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EUROPE-PROF-CHAPTERS list, click the following link: https://LISTSERV.ACM.ORG/SCRIPTS/WA-ACMLPX.CGI?TICKET=NzM4MDc4IG1hcmlzdGVsb…

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Deadline extension IxD&A Journal: special issue on "Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education"

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= *Deadline extension *-> new deadline: *September 27, 2021* ========================================================= Special Issue on *Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *** Since issue N. 47 integrates video presentations and issues e-certificates blockchain anchored*** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call50 ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• Ingi Helgason, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom • Enrique Encinas, Aalborg University, Denmark • Ivica Mitrovic, Arts Academy, University of Split, Croatia • Michael Smyth, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom / =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *September 27*, 2021 (extended) • Notification to the authors: November 20, 2021 =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- Speculative and Critical Design approaches and related Design Fiction practices are increasingly finding their place within interaction design and technology design educational programmes. The guest editors of this special issue are partners in the SpeculativeEdu (http://speculativeedu.eu/) project (Speculative Design – Educational Resource Toolkit), funded by the European Union, to explore novel educational skills and practices for the 21st century, especially those focused on the critical relations between technology and people. The inherently discursive and provocative nature of the Speculative or Critical Design approach makes it potentially useful for both teaching practical design skills and for reflecting on theoretical positions and the implications of introducing designed objects and systems into the world. There are however tensions and unresolved issues, and there is much potential for further development that deserves examination, particularly in the context of education, such as practical questions around; how to develop and share sets of tools, techniques and methods for concept creation, address aspects such as worldbuilding and the communication of narratives, and how best to apply criteria for assessment in educational domains as diverse as product and service design, architecture and urban studies, fashion design, media and communication, human-computer interaction, socio-technical studies and other creative fields. Further fundamental and overarching themes also deserve deeper interrogation, for example around; inclusion, diversity and participation, the influence of global and local cultures, understandings of the past, the present and the future, and the role of primary research in creative, imaginative work. Not least is the question of how to nurture the development of constructive tactics and strategies amongst students who are facing a world where problems seem too complex, too inextricably interwoven and too intractable to begin to address. For this special issue we invite contributions that extend knowledge on this domain, for example, submissions addressing how educators are tackling, or aspiring to tackle, these challenges both in the classroom and in professional situations, or which discuss the collation and presentation of resources, methods and perspectives specifically in educational contexts. These can include stories and experiences along with critical reflections on the outcomes, impacts and implications. Discussing research carried out by the SpeculativeEDU project, Julian Hanna (2019) explains, “our survey suggests that the influence of Speculative Design is constantly expanding into new regions and disciplines as new waves of designers embrace and adopt its techniques in different aspects of their work – and the approach itself is also evolving and adapting to new realities and calls for change.” The family of speculative, critical, provocative and fictional design approaches offers techniques and entry points for interrogating relationships between people and technology. This broad set of methods and perspectives places emphasis on developing imaginative designed concepts and provocations that might or “could” exist, rather than those that “should” exist or are deemed preferable or profitable. The purpose of this process is to experiment with alternative ways of living and being, and to question current norms, assumptions and structures by speculating on the world through designed objects and systems. Overviews and discussion of the speculative design approach can be found in writings such as; Galloway (2013), Dunne and Raby (2013), Auger (2013) and Malpass (2017). Addressing education more specifically, Ward’s (2019) essay, “Critical about Critical and Speculative Design” discusses the challenge of cultivating a critical design education, of “sharing and building a set of processes, practices and questions that allow for both production and reflection, analysis and making, critique and creation”. This challenge has been emerging in response to the driving forces that Ward lists as; “a shift away from an aging modernist educational culture; a growing acknowledgment and frustration with the cultural impact of mass consumption; a rapidly shifting technological culture, through the invention of microprocessors, personal computation and networked communication; and a growing disciplinary awareness of the impacts and responsibilities of the designer.”. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- The indicative list of topics of interest for this special issue includes, but is not limited to: • teaching and learning activities, methods and resources • reflections and viewpoints on critique and theory • assessment strategies, and program and course development • disciplinary and interdisciplinary working • skills development for post-education routes to employment and industry • the use of speculative and critical design in industry, and professional training and skills development • perspectives on globalization and the specifics of local contexts • future directions for the field =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: http://ixdea-2018.uniroma2.it/ojs/index.php/ixdea/login <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "SI: Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education") More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific editor marking the subject as: /Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education/ • i [dot] helgason [at] napier [dot] ac [dot] uk -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102 • Winter 2021 Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal' Guest editors: Oscar Mealha, Mihai Dascalu, Tania Di Mascio • Springer 2022 'Gamification of the Learning Process' Guest editors: Davide Carneiro, Pilar Cáceres, Mariana Reimão Carvalho, Rui Silva ----------------------------------------------------------

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CFP: UD 2022 - 6th International Conference on Universal Design

by Daniela Fogli

-------------------- Call for Papers -------------------- UD 2022 Sixth International Conference on Universal Design - Transforming our World through Universal Design for Human Development http://ud2022.unibs.it The Sixth International Conference on Universal Design – UD2022 – will be hosted in Brescia, Italy, September 7-9, 2022, and is co-organized by the universities of Brescia, Trieste, and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. ----------------------------- The vision of UD 2022 ----------------------------- The conference will be centered on the connection between Universal Design and 2030 sustainable development goals related to the built environment, sustainable communities, cities and urban environments, knowledge, information and life-long learning, human development, decent work, healthy aging and wellbeing. There will be a special session on Cultural Heritage. The conference brings together international research findings and best practices in Universal Design. ---------------------------- Themes for UD 2022 --------------------------- Universal Design and: 1. Higher education and life-long learning 2. Health and healthcare 3. Mobility 4. Information and communication technology; assistive technologies; digital learning; artificial intelligence 5. Arts, culture, aesthetics and design 6. Cultural heritage 7. Inclusive and resilient cities 8. Public and private buildings and spaces 9. Navigation and wayfinding 10. Economic and legal perspectives 11. Ethical and philosophical perspectives 12. Systems, Standards, institutions and policies in the public and private sectors 13. Post COVID pandemic perspectives 14. Vulnerables and low and middle income countries 15. Tourism 16. Workplace and employment 17. Objects, products, services --------------------- Important Dates --------------------- 31st October 2021: deadline for abstract submission 10th January 2022: abstract acceptance notification 31st March 2022: deadline for full papers 31st May 2022: end of review process for full papers 30th June 2022: deadline for final papers (camera ready) --------------------------- Conference web site --------------------------- http://ud2022.unibs.it ------------ Contacts ------------ Conference official mail: ud2022(a)unibs.it Alberto Arenghi: alberto.arenghi(a)unibs.it Giulia Bencini: giulia.bencini(a)unive.it Ilaria Garofolo: ilaria.garofolo(a)dia.units.it -- Informativa sulla Privacy: https://www.unibs.it/it/node/1452 <https://www.unibs.it/it/node/1452>

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9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022): Early Call for Contributions

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*** Early Call for Contributions *** 9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022) March 22-24, 2022, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany https://www.esocc-conf.eu Scope Service-oriented and cloud computing have made a huge impact both on the software industry and on the research community. Today, service and cloud technologies are applied to build large-scale software landscapes as well as to provide single software services to end users. Services today are independently developed and deployed as well as freely composed while they can be implemented in a variety of technologies, a quite important fact from a business perspective. Similarly, cloud computing aims at enabling flexibility by offering a centralised sharing of resources. The industry's need for agile and flexible software and IT systems has made cloud computing the dominating paradigm for provisioning computational resources in a scalable, on- demand fashion. Nevertheless, service developers, providers, and integrators still need to create methods, tools and techniques to support cost-effective and secure development as well as use of dependable devices, platforms, services and service- oriented applications in the cloud. The European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC) is the premier conference on advances in the state of the art and practice of service- oriented computing and cloud computing in Europe. The main objectives of this conference are to facilitate the exchange between researchers and practitioners in the areas of service-oriented computing and cloud computing, as well as to explore the new trends in those areas and foster future collaborations in Europe and beyond. Tracks - Main conference: three days of invited talks, panels, and presentations of selected research papers, including a dedicated day to satellite workshops. - PhD Symposium: an opportunity for PhD students to present their research activities and perspectives, to critically discuss them with other PhD students and with established researchers in the area, hence getting fruitful feedback and advices on their research activities. - Projects Track: a useful opportunity for researchers to disseminate the latest research developments in their projects and meet representatives of other consortia. Details about all the tracks are available at the conference web site: https://www.esocc-conf.eu . Topics of interest ESOCC 2022 seeks original, high quality papers related to all aspects of service- oriented and cloud computing. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Service and Cloud Computing Models  • Design patterns, guidelines and methodologies  • Governance models  • Architectural models  • Requirements engineering  • Formal Methods  • Model-Driven Engineering  • Quality models  • Security, Privacy & Trust models  • Self-Organising Service-Oriented and Cloud Architectures Models  • Testing models - Service and Cloud Computing Engineering  • Service Discovery, Matchmaking, Negotiation and Selection  • Monitoring and Analytics  • Governance and management  • Cloud Interoperability, Multi-Cloud, Cross-Cloud, Federated Cloud solutions  • Frameworks & Methods for Building Service and Cloud based Applications  • Cross-layer adaptation  • Edge/Fog computing  • Cloud, Service Orchestration & Management  • Service Level Agreement Management  • Service Evolution/Optimisation  • Service & Cloud Testing and Simulation  • QoS for Services and Clouds  • Semantic Web Services  • Service mining  • Service & Cloud Standards  • FaaS / Serverless computing - Technologies  • DevOps in the Cloud  • Containerized services  • Emerging Trends in Storage, Computation and Network Clouds  • Microservices: Design, Analysis, Deployment and Management  • Next Generation Services Middleware and Service Repositories  • RESTful Services  • Service and Cloud Middleware & Platforms  • Blockchain for Services & Clouds  • Services and Clouds with IoT  • Fog Computing with Service and Cloud - Business and Social aspects  • Enterprise Architectures for Service and Cloud  • Service-based Workflow Deployment & Life-cycle Management  • Core Applications, e.g., Big Data, Commerce, Energy, Finance, Health, Scientific Computing, Smart Cities  • Business Process as a Service - BPaaS  • Service and Cloud Business Models  • Service and Cloud Brokerage  • Service and Cloud Marketplaces  • Service and Cloud Cost & Pricing  • Crowdsourcing Business Services  • Social and Crowd-based Cloud  • Energy issues in Cloud Computing  • Sustainability issues Submissions from industry are welcome (for example, use cases). Submissions ESOCC 2022 invites submissions in all the tracks: - Regular research papers (15 pages including references) - PhD Symposium (8 pages including references, authored by the PhD student with indication of his/her supervisors' names) - Projects Track (1 to 5 pages including references, describing an ongoing project) We only accept original papers, not submitted for publication elsewhere. The papers must be formatted according to the LNCS proceedings guidelines. They must be submitted to the EasyChair site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esocc2022 by selecting the right track. All accepted regular research papers are expected to be published in the main conference proceedings by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series (http://www.springer.com/lncs). Accepted papers of the other tracks and the satellite workshops are expected to be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899). At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register and present the work at the conference. A journal special issue is planned, and authors of selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their articles. Workshop Proposals ESOCC 2022 also invites proposals for satellite workshops. More details about the proposal format and submission can be found at https://esocc-conf.eu/index.php/workshops/ . Important Dates Regular research & industrial papers: - Paper submission: 31 October 2021 - Notifications: 7 January 2022 - Camera Ready versions due: 20 January 2022 Projects track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 PhD Symposium Track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Industrial Track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Satellite Workshops: - Workshop Proposal submission: 8 October 2021 - Workshop Proposal notification: 15 October 2021 - Workshop Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Workshop Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Workshop Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Organization General Chair • Wolf Zimmermann (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) Programme Co-Chairs • Fabrizio Montesi (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) • George A. Papadopoulos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Industrial Track Chair • Andreas Both (Anhalt University of Applied Science) Projects Track Chair • Damian Tamburri (Technical University Eindhoven) Workshops Co-Chairs • Guadalupe Ortiz (University of C·diz, Spain) • Christian Zirpins (Karlsruhe University of Applied Science) PhD Symposium Co-Chair • Jacopo Soldani (University of Pisa) • Massimo Villari (University of Messina)

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Second Call for Papers and Special Sessions

by Announce Announcements

*** Second Call for Papers and Special Sessions *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Special Sessions Distinguished researchers working in theory, analysis and applications of evolving adaptive and intelligent systems and related areas are encouraged to submit proposals within the technical scope of IEEE EAIS 2022. Researchers interested in organising special sessions are invited to submit a formal proposal to the Special Sessions Chair Gabriella Casalino (gabriella.casalino(a)uniba.it) and to the General Chair George Angelos Papadopoulos (george(a)cs.ucy.ac.cy), by specifying: - Special Session Lead Organiser email address, details and mini-bio - Co-Organiser(s) details and mini-bio (optional) - Special Session title - Aim and scope of the Special Session (~half a page) - A list of main topics of the Special Session - A list of potential/expected contributors Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022). The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems - An Interdisciplinary Journal for Advanced Science and Technology (Springer). Important Dates • Special Session submission: October 1, 2021 • Special Session acceptance: October 10, 2021 • Paper submission: January 10, 2022 • Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 19, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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BHCC 2021 - Deadline Extended

by Sihang Qiu

--- Apologies for cross-posting --- Third Symposium on Biases in Human Computation and Crowdsourcing (BHCC 2021) The deadline for contributions to BHCC2021 has been extended to September 23. Website: https://www.bhcc-symposium.com/ 10 - 12 November 2021, Delft, Netherlands (Online) BHCC 2021 is an event of the Academic Fringe Festival Organized by TU Delft and CHI Nederland *Important Dates* Time zone: Anywhere on Earth (AoE) - Full Papers and Short papers due: 23 September 2021 - Abstracts due: 23 September 2021 - Notifications: 22 October 2021 - Conference: 10-12 November 2021 *Overview* The goal of this symposium is to analyse both existing human biases in hybrid systems, and methods to manage bias via crowdsourcing and human computation. We will discuss different types of biases, measures and methods to track bias, as well as methodologies to prevent and solve bias. We welcome the submission of research papers and abstracts which describe original work that has not been submitted or currently under review, has not been previously published nor accepted for publication elsewhere, in any other journal or conference. We welcome the submission of the following types of contributions: - Full papers should be at most 10 pages in length (including figures, tables, appendices, and references), - Short papers should be at most 5 pages in length (including figures, tables, appendices, and references), - Abstracts should contain just a title and the abstract, and should detail demos or relevant work or ideas which are under development. They can not contain references. More details: https://www.bhcc-symposium.com/submission *Submission* We implement a double-blind review process. Submissions must be anonymous and the submission must be made via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bhcc2021 We are committed to create an equal opportunity environment, without regard to race, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or any other status. For this reason, if you feel that you are in a disadvantaged situation or you require assistance please reach out to us (bhcc2021(a)easychair.org). We’ll be more than happy to help and allow everyone to submit a paper. We are keen to create a fair working environment for the crowd workers and annotators. For this reason, each submission should clearly state the policies implemented to pursue this aim; each paper should be clear about the amount of work required for an annotator to submit the task, the payment, the time spent by the annotators to finish the task, and all the relevant details aimed at making clear that workers and annotators obtained a fair compensation and treatment for their work.

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Last CFP: Special issue on "Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education" - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= Special Issue on *Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *** Since issue N. 47 integrates video presentations and issues e-certificates blockchain anchored*** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call50 ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• Ingi Helgason, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom • Enrique Encinas, Aalborg University, Denmark • Ivica Mitrovic, Arts Academy, University of Split, Croatia • Michael Smyth, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom / =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *September 9*, 2021 • Notification to the authors: October 14, 2021 • Camera ready paper: November 11, 2021 • Publication of the special issue: end of November, 2021 =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- Speculative and Critical Design approaches and related Design Fiction practices are increasingly finding their place within interaction design and technology design educational programmes. The guest editors of this special issue are partners in the SpeculativeEdu (http://speculativeedu.eu/) project (Speculative Design – Educational Resource Toolkit), funded by the European Union, to explore novel educational skills and practices for the 21st century, especially those focused on the critical relations between technology and people. The inherently discursive and provocative nature of the Speculative or Critical Design approach makes it potentially useful for both teaching practical design skills and for reflecting on theoretical positions and the implications of introducing designed objects and systems into the world. There are however tensions and unresolved issues, and there is much potential for further development that deserves examination, particularly in the context of education, such as practical questions around; how to develop and share sets of tools, techniques and methods for concept creation, address aspects such as worldbuilding and the communication of narratives, and how best to apply criteria for assessment in educational domains as diverse as product and service design, architecture and urban studies, fashion design, media and communication, human-computer interaction, socio-technical studies and other creative fields. Further fundamental and overarching themes also deserve deeper interrogation, for example around; inclusion, diversity and participation, the influence of global and local cultures, understandings of the past, the present and the future, and the role of primary research in creative, imaginative work. Not least is the question of how to nurture the development of constructive tactics and strategies amongst students who are facing a world where problems seem too complex, too inextricably interwoven and too intractable to begin to address. For this special issue we invite contributions that extend knowledge on this domain, for example, submissions addressing how educators are tackling, or aspiring to tackle, these challenges both in the classroom and in professional situations, or which discuss the collation and presentation of resources, methods and perspectives specifically in educational contexts. These can include stories and experiences along with critical reflections on the outcomes, impacts and implications. Discussing research carried out by the SpeculativeEDU project, Julian Hanna (2019) explains, “our survey suggests that the influence of Speculative Design is constantly expanding into new regions and disciplines as new waves of designers embrace and adopt its techniques in different aspects of their work – and the approach itself is also evolving and adapting to new realities and calls for change.” The family of speculative, critical, provocative and fictional design approaches offers techniques and entry points for interrogating relationships between people and technology. This broad set of methods and perspectives places emphasis on developing imaginative designed concepts and provocations that might or “could” exist, rather than those that “should” exist or are deemed preferable or profitable. The purpose of this process is to experiment with alternative ways of living and being, and to question current norms, assumptions and structures by speculating on the world through designed objects and systems. Overviews and discussion of the speculative design approach can be found in writings such as; Galloway (2013), Dunne and Raby (2013), Auger (2013) and Malpass (2017). Addressing education more specifically, Ward’s (2019) essay, “Critical about Critical and Speculative Design” discusses the challenge of cultivating a critical design education, of “sharing and building a set of processes, practices and questions that allow for both production and reflection, analysis and making, critique and creation”. This challenge has been emerging in response to the driving forces that Ward lists as; “a shift away from an aging modernist educational culture; a growing acknowledgment and frustration with the cultural impact of mass consumption; a rapidly shifting technological culture, through the invention of microprocessors, personal computation and networked communication; and a growing disciplinary awareness of the impacts and responsibilities of the designer.”. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- The indicative list of topics of interest for this special issue includes, but is not limited to: • teaching and learning activities, methods and resources • reflections and viewpoints on critique and theory • assessment strategies, and program and course development • disciplinary and interdisciplinary working • skills development for post-education routes to employment and industry • the use of speculative and critical design in industry, and professional training and skills development • perspectives on globalization and the specifics of local contexts • future directions for the field =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: http://ixdea-2018.uniroma2.it/ojs/index.php/ixdea/login <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "SI: Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education") More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific editor marking the subject as: /Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education/ • i [dot] helgason [at] napier [dot] ac [dot] uk -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102 • Winter 2021 Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal' Guest editors: Oscar Mealha, Mihai Dascalu, Tania Di Mascio • Springer 2022 'Gamification of the Learning Process' Guest editors: Davide Carneiro, Pilar Cáceres, Mariana Reimão Carvalho, Rui Silva ----------------------------------------------------------

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CFP: Multimedia Tools and Applications - Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI (deadline: 30 November, 2021)

by Melonio Alessandra

****** Apologies for multiple postings ***** ========================================================= Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI to be published in the journal Multimedia Tools and Applications https://www.springer.com/journal/11042 ========================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------- Overview: ----------------------------------------------------------- This special issue considers research in the area of multimedia-based and multimodal systems for advanced human-computer interaction (HCI). It aims at exploring and expanding on its frontiers. Therefore it especially seeks high-quality contributions from research areas at the frontiers of multimedia HCI, such as arts and humanities, education, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence. The special issue will also host the extended versions of selected best papers presented at the 2021 Edition of CHItaly, the biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter, held from 11 to 13 July 2021 in Bolzano, Italy. Such papers will undergo a regular review process as detailed in the Submission Guidelines below. ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of Interest ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI: Theories, Concepts and Models · HCI design and evaluation methods for multimedia and multimodal systems · Multimodal interaction technologies · Collaborative and social computing and HCI · Accessibility and inclusive multimedia Frontiers of Arts, Humanities, Education, Society for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Design & arts and multimedia-based HCI · Humanities and multimedia-based HCI · Learning, education and multimedia-based HCI · Values, ethics, society and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Physical, Digital or Hybrid Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Game- and gamification-based multimedia-based HCI and multimodal systems · Augmented, virtual or mixed reality and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Smart things, smart ambients or smart cities and multimodal HCI · Tangible design, industrial design or product design and multimedia-based HCI · Beyond cobots: assistive or proactive robots and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Human-in-the-loop machine/deep learning and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Agent-based systems or multi-agent systems and multimedia-based HCI · Data or process analysis, modelling or visualisation and multimedia-based HCI · Natural language processing and multimedia-based HCI · Recommendation, personalisation or adaptation and multimedia-based HCI ----------------------------------------------------------- Guest Editors:  --------------------------------------------------------- -- Dr. Alessandra Melonio (Lead Guest Editor) Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: alessandra.melonio(a)unibz.it<mailto:alessandra.melonio@unibz.it> Dr. Maria De Marsico Department of Computer Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Email: demarsico(a)di.uniroma1.it<mailto:demarsico@di.uniroma1.it> Dr. Cristina Gena Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Italy Email: cristina.gena(a)unito.it<mailto:cristina.gena@unito.it> Dr. Rosella Gennari Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: gennari(a)inf.unibz.it<mailto:gennari@inf.unibz.it> ----------------------------------------------------------- Important dates/Tentative Schedule: ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission deadline: November 30, 2021 Final manuscript due: August 30, 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidelines ----------------------------------------------------------- Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the Instructions for Authors available from the Multimedia Tools and Applications website<https://springer.com/11042>. Authors should submit through the online submission site at https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx<https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx> and select “SI 1224 - New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the special issue. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least three independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Please note that the authors of papers presented at CHItaly 2021 are invited to submit an extended version of their contributions by taking into consideration both the reviewers’ comments on their conference paper, and the feedback received during presentation at the conference. It is worth clarifying that that the extended version is expected to present a significant contribution beyond the conference paper, and contain at least 30% original scientific contribution, e.g., in the form of new algorithms, experiments or qualitative/quantitative comparisons. Neither verbatim transfer of large parts of the conference paper nor reproduction of already published figures will be tolerated. Authors must explain in the introduction to the paper the new contribution to the field made by the submission, and the original conference publication should be cited in the text. The extended versions of CHItaly papers will undergo the ordinary review process, and be accepted only if well-suited to the topic of this special issue and meeting the scientific level of the journal. ========================== Alessandra Melonio, Ph.D. Research fellow on a fixed-term contract (RTD) Smart Data Factory - Technology transfer Lab Faculty of Computer Science Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Office 112, Dominikanerplatz 3, Bozen, Italy NOI Techpark Südtirol/Alto Adige, Office A1.4.29e, A.-Volta-Straße 9, Bozen, Italy Web: smart.inf.unibz.it<http://smart.inf.unibz.it> ========================== Im Sinne der Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGV n. 679/2016) informieren wir Sie, dass die in dieser E-Mail enthaltenen Informationen vertraulich und ausschließlich für den Adressaten bestimmt sind. Sollten Sie diese Nachricht irrtümlich erhalten haben, bitten wir Sie, diese zu vernichten ohne sie zu kopieren oder an Dritte weiterzuleiten. Auch bitten wir Sie, uns darüber unverzüglich in Kenntnis zu setzen. Danke. Ai sensi del Regolamento UE 679/2016 si precisa che le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio sono riservate ed a uso esclusivo del destinatario. Qualora il messaggio in parola Le fosse pervenuto per errore, La invitiamo ad eliminarlo senza copiarlo e a non inoltrarlo a terzi, dandocene gentilmente comunicazione. Grazie. According to the Regulation EU 2016/679, you are hereby informed that this message contains confidential information that is intended only for the use of the addressee. If you are not the addressee, and have received this message by mistake, please delete it and immediately notify us. In any case you may not copy or disseminate this message to anyone. Thank you.

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INTERACT 2021 - Call for Participation

by Paolo Buono

INTERACT 2021 - Aug 30th - Sep 3rd, 2021, Bari, Italy https://interact2021.org Registration link: https://www.interact2021.org/registration.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERACT 2021 is the 18th International Conference promoted by the IFIP Technical Committee 13 on Human–Computer Interaction. INTERACT is held every two years. The theme of INTERACT 2021 is “Sense, Feel, Design”, highlighting new challenges of interaction design. Technology is today more and more widespread, pervasive and blended in the world we live in. On one side, devices that sense humans' activities have the potential to provide an enriched interaction. On the other side, the user experience can be further enhanced by exploiting multisensorial technologies. Not only the traditional human senses of vision and hearing, but also senses of touch, smell, and taste, as well as emotions are to be taken into account when designing for future interactions. INTERACT 2021 is the right venue to debate such new challenges. Another new topic of this edition is Human-AI Interaction, focusing on the design of human-centered intelligent systems. INTERACT 2021 is an hybrid conference. People are participating either in-person or online. The interactive program is available at: https://www.interact2021.org/final-program.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For further information, please, visit the web site: https://interact2021.org -- --------------------------------------- Paolo Buono Associate Professor IVU Lab, Department of Computer Science University of Bari, Italy http://ivu.di.uniba.it/people/buono.htm ---------------------------------------

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MUM 2021 - Call for Workshops and Tutorials (Dec 5-8, 2021, Leuven, Belgium)

by Wanling Cai

Apologies for Cross-Posting ********************************************************************************** MUM 2021, 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia December 5-8, 2021 Leuven, Belgium ********************************************************************************** # Important Dates (AoE) > September 15 | Submission (Workshop and tutorial) *********************** Call for Workshops *********************** The International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2021) welcomes proposals for workshops. A MUM Workshop is a forum for attendees with shared interests to present, discuss, and develop new ideas around a specific theme or domain related to Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia. It is the perfect opportunity for putting the best minds in the field together to build new communities, to explore new ideas, and to develop emerging topics. All workshops will take place on the Sunday before the conference, on the 5th of December. Because workshops are meant to encourage ideas exchange, we encourage proposals that go beyond being a mini-conference and that engage participants in hands-on activities and in discussion. We also encourage organisers to open the workshops to conference attendees without a workshop paper, but who would be interested in participating. If you are interested in submitting a proposal and wish to discuss your ideas prior to the submission deadline, the workshop chairs welcome any inquiries. You can contact us at workshoptutorial2021(a)mum-conf.org. # Submission and Templates Workshop proposal submissions should be in the ACM Primary Article Template. Submissions should be 6 pages or less (excluding references), detailing your goals for the workshop, how you plan to run the workshop, and any planned outcomes. Workshop proposal submissions contain an abstract that is less than 150 words long that clearly states the purpose of the workshop. Submissions will by juried by the Workshop chairs. Submissions must be submitted via e-mail. Accepted workshop proposals will be included in the conference proceedings published by ACM Press and included in the ACM Digital Library. *********************** Call for Tutorials *********************** The International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2021) welcomes proposals for tutorials. We invite academic and industry leaders in all topics related to Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia to submit a proposal following the guidelines below. We encourage proposals that include practical activities inside and outside the classroom. All tutorials will take place on the Sunday before the conference, on the 5th of December and you can choose between three formats: 90min, half-day, or full-day. If you are interested in submitting a proposal and wish to discuss your ideas prior to the submission deadline, the workshop chairs welcome any inquiries. You can contact us at workshoptutorial2021(a)mum-conf.org. Tutorial proposal submissions should be in the ACM Primary Article Template. Submissions should be 6 pages or less (excluding references), and include the following details: * Title * Topics and objectives of the tutorial and how they are relevant to the MUM community * Description of the tutorial activities * Short biography of the organisers * Proposed tutorial length (90min, half-day, full-day) * Room and material requirements * Maximum number of participants Tutorial proposal submissions contain an abstract that is less than 150 words long that clearly states the purpose of the tutorial. Submissions will be juried by the tutorial chairs. Submissions must be submitted via email to the tutorial chairs (workshoptutorial2021(a)mum-conf.org). Accepted tutorial proposals will be included in the conference proceedings published by ACM Press and included in the ACM Digital Library. # Workshop and Tutorial Chairs: Bruno Dumas, University of Namur Adriana Wilde, University of Southampton > https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/committee/ # More information: Website: https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-workshops/ Twitter: @MUMconf E-mail: workshoptutorial2021(a)mum-conf.org

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Call-for-Papers Special Issue "Explainable User Models" (Multimodal Technologies and Interaction Journal)

by Oana Inel

— Apologies for cross-posting — Special Issue "Explainable User Models" A special issue of Multimodal Technologies and Interaction<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti> (ISSN 2414-4088). Important Dates & Facts: Abstract/title submission: ideally until November 5, 2021 Manuscripts due by: February 20, 2022 Notification to authors: March 15, 2022 Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/special_issues/Explainable_User_Models Special Issue Information This special issue addresses research on Explainable User Models. As AI systems’ actions and decisions will significantly affect their users, it is important to be able to understand how an AI system represents its users. It is a well-known hurdle that many AI algorithms behave largely as black boxes. One key aim of explainability is, therefore, to make the inner workings of AI systems more accessible and transparent. Such explanations can be helpful in the case when the system uses information about the user to develop a working representation of the user, and then uses this representation to adjust or inform system behavior. E.g., an educational system could detect whether students have a more internal or external locus of control, a music recommender system could adapt the music it is playing to the current mood of a user, or an aviation system could detect the visual memory capacity of its pilots. However, when adapting to such user models it is crucial that these models are accurately detected. Furthermore, for such explanations to be useful, they need to be able to explain or justify their representations of users in a human-understandable way. This creates a necessity for techniques that will create models for the automatic generation of satisfactory explanations intelligible for human users interacting with the system. The scope of the special issue includes but is not limited to: Detection and Modelling • Novel ways of Modeling User Preferences • Types of information to model (Knowledge, Personality, Cognitive differences, etc.) • Distinguishing between stationary versus transient user models (e.g., Personality vs Mood) • Context modeling (e.g., at work versus at home, lean in versus lean out activities) • User models from heterogeneous sources (e.g., behavior, ratings, and reviews) • Enrichment and Crowdsourcing for Explainable User Models Ethics • Detection of sensitive or rarely reported attributes (e.g., gender, race, sexial orientation) • Implicit user modeling versus explicit user modeling (e.g., questionnaires versus inference from behavior) • User modeling for self actualization (e.g., user modeling to improve dietary or news consumption habits) Human understandability • Metrics and methodologies for evaluating fitness for the purpose of explanations • Balancing completeness and understandability for complex user models • Explanations to mitigate human biases (e.g., confirmation bias, anchoring) • Effect of user model explanation on subsequent user interaction (e.g., simulations, and novel evaluation methodologies) Effectiveness • Analysis or comparison of context of use of explanation (e.g., risk, time pressure, error tolerance) • Analysis of context of use of system (e.g., decision support, prediction) • Analysis or comparison of effect of explaining in specific domains (e.g., education, health, recruitment, security) Adaptive presentation of the explanations • For different types of user • Interactive explanations • Investigation of which presentational aspects are beneficial to tailor in the explanation (e.g., level of detail, terminology, modality text or graphics, level of interaction) Prof. Dr. Nava Tintarev Ms. Oana Inel Guest Editors

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CFP: Multimedia Tools and Applications - Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI (deadline: 30th November 2021)

by chitaly2021

We are happy to announce the call for papers: *we apologize for cross postings* ========================================================= Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI to be published in the journal Multimedia Tools and Applications https://www.springer.com/journal/11042 ========================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------- Overview: ----------------------------------------------------------- This special issue considers research in the area of multimedia-based and multimodal systems for advanced human-computer interaction (HCI). It aims at exploring and expanding on its frontiers. Therefore it especially seeks high-quality contributions from research areas at the frontiers of multimedia HCI, such as arts and humanities, education, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence. The special issue will also host the extended versions of selected best papers presented at the 2021 Edition of CHItaly, the biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter, held from 11 to 13 July 2021 in Bolzano, Italy. Such papers will undergo a regular review process as detailed in the Submission Guidelines below. ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of Interest ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI: Theories, Concepts and Models · HCI design and evaluation methods for multimedia and multimodal systems · Multimodal interaction technologies · Collaborative and social computing and HCI · Accessibility and inclusive multimedia Frontiers of Arts, Humanities, Education, Society for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Design & arts and multimedia-based HCI · Humanities and multimedia-based HCI · Learning, education and multimedia-based HCI · Values, ethics, society and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Physical, Digital or Hybrid Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Game- and gamification-based multimedia-based HCI and multimodal systems · Augmented, virtual or mixed reality and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Smart things, smart ambients or smart cities and multimodal HCI · Tangible design, industrial design or product design and multimedia-based HCI · Beyond cobots: assistive or proactive robots and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Human-in-the-loop machine/deep learning and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Agent-based systems or multi-agent systems and multimedia-based HCI · Data or process analysis, modelling or visualisation and multimedia-based HCI · Natural language processing and multimedia-based HCI · Recommendation, personalisation or adaptation and multimedia-based HCI ----------------------------------------------------------- Guest Editors:  --------------------------------------------------------- -- Dr. Alessandra Melonio (Lead Guest Editor) Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: alessandra.melonio(a)unibz.it<mailto:alessandra.melonio@unibz.it> Dr. Maria De Marsico Department of Computer Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Email: demarsico(a)di.uniroma1.it<mailto:demarsico@di.uniroma1.it> Dr. Cristina Gena Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Italy Email: cristina.gena(a)unito.it<mailto:cristina.gena@unito.it> Dr. Rosella Gennari Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: gennari(a)inf.unibz.it<mailto:gennari@inf.unibz.it> ----------------------------------------------------------- Important dates/Tentative Schedule: ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission deadline: November 30, 2021 Final manuscript due: August 30, 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidelines ----------------------------------------------------------- Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the Instructions for Authors available from the Multimedia Tools and Applications website<https://springer.com/11042>. Authors should submit through the online submission site at https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx<https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx> and select “SI 1224 - New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the special issue. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least three independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Please note that the authors of papers presented at CHItaly 2021 are invited to submit an extended version of their contributions by taking into consideration both the reviewers’ comments on their conference paper, and the feedback received during presentation at the conference. It is worth clarifying that that the extended version is expected to present a significant contribution beyond the conference paper, and contain at least 30% original scientific contribution, e.g., in the form of new algorithms, experiments or qualitative/quantitative comparisons. Neither verbatim transfer of large parts of the conference paper nor reproduction of already published figures will be tolerated. Authors must explain in the introduction to the paper the new contribution to the field made by the submission, and the original conference publication should be cited in the text. The extended versions of CHItaly papers will undergo the ordinary review process, and be accepted only if well-suited to the topic of this special issue and meeting the scientific level of the journal. [cid:5e2cd432-4bcb-4f75-bea8-031c88c81df6]

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[CFP] MUM 2021: Deadline Extension to August 13

by Adalberto Simeone

The paper submission deadline for the 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-papers/) has been extended to August 13, but you still need to submit the abstract by the 6th. You will then be able to update your submission until the 13th AOE. ********************************************************************************** MUM 2021, 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia December 5-8, 2021 Leuven, Belgium ********************************************************************************** # Important Dates > August 6 | Abstract Submission (Long and Short papers) > August 13 | Paper Submission (Long and Short papers) > September 28 | Notification > October 10 | Camera Ready > December 5-8 | Conference MUM is an interdisciplinary forum for advances in research of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM, academics and practitioners gather to 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. This year, we have all been confronted with significant changes caused by the corona virus outbreak. Based on vaccination data coming from Europe, the USA, and other countries, we are confident that MUM 2021 will be able to be organized physically. However, we plan for it to be a hybrid in-person event with support for remote participation for those who might not be able to travel to Belgium. We are currently considering which solution to use to be as inclusive as possible to those who will prefer to present and participate remotely. We will monitor the unfolding of the events in the short term and update the conference modality accordingly. We welcome submissions of high-quality papers that offer original and unpublished contributions relevant to the field of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia. Paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following: * Augmented, mixed, and virtual reality systems and applications * Architectures, systems, algorithms and other constructions tackling relevant technical challenges * Case studies, field trials, or user experience evaluations of new applications and services * Conceptualizations and theorizations of the field * Context-aware and location-based mobile and ubiquitous services * Metrics and measures for evaluating and testing mobile and ubiquitous systems * Middleware and distributed computing support for mobile and ubiquitous multimedia * Novel applications for mobile and ubiquitous gaming, entertainment, networking, and advertising * Privacy and security related issues to multimedia systems * Social implications of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia 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 * Papers should be grounded in existing literature and knowledge, and should be written for an * interdisciplinary audience. Papers must be submitted via EasyChair at the latest by August 6th, 2021 * AoE. An application for inclusion of the conference proceeding in the ACM International Conference * Proceeding Series is currently being processed. # Keynotes Professors Yvonne Rogers (Director of UCLIC) and Antonio Krueger will give this year's keynotes. More info coming soon on the website of the conference. # Submission and Templates 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 but, instead, they 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 both experts from the previous edition, as well as 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 maximum 5 minutes to support their submission. To ensure videos can be viewed by all reviewers, authors should preferably use the H.264 encoding and the MP4 file format. To accommodate the upload limits of EasyChair (max. 50mb per file), the bit rate of videos can be lowered. # Reviewing process There will be a single round of reviews with three potential outcomes: desk-rejects (papers that are significantly out of scope, not written in English, etc.), rejection, and conditional acceptance. No rebuttal phase is planned. Authors of conditionally accepted papers will find in the reviews a list of revisions and requested changes they need to satisfy to have their paper be officially accepted into the program. At least one author from each accepted paper must register to the conference. # Organisers: Adalberto L. Simeone, KU Leuven, Belgium, General Chair Raf Ramakers, Hasselt University, Belgium, Program Chair Cristina Gena, Università di Torino, Italy, Program Chair > https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/committee/ # More information: Website: https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-papers/ Twitter: @MUMconf E-mail: mailto:general2021@mum-conf.org or mailto:papers2021@mum-conf.org -- Adalberto L. Simeone Assistant Professor ARIA - Artificial Realities and Interactive Ambients https://aria.cs.kuleuven.be Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/Adal_LS https://www.adalsimeone.me/

3 years, 11 months

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): First Call for Papers and Special Sessions

by Announce Announcements

*** First Call for Papers and Special Sessions *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Special Sessions Distinguished researchers working in theory, analysis and applications of evolving adaptive and intelligent systems and related areas are encouraged to submit proposals within the technical scope of IEEE EAIS 2022. Researchers interested in organising special sessions are invited to submit a formal proposal to the Special Sessions Chair Gabriella Casalino (gabriella.casalino(a)uniba.it) and to the General Chair George Angelos Papadopoulos (george(a)cs.ucy.ac.cy), by specifying: - Special Session Lead Organiser email address, details and mini-bio - Co-Organiser(s) details and mini-bio (optional) - Special Session title - Aim and scope of the Special Session (~half a page) - A list of main topics of the Special Session - A list of potential/expected contributors Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022). The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems - An Interdisciplinary Journal for Advanced Science and Technology (Springer). Important Dates • Special Session submission: October 1, 2021 • Special Session acceptance: October 10, 2021 • Paper submission: January 10, 2022 • Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 19, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

3 years, 11 months

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ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Call 2021 (2) - Application form open!

by Fabio Paternò

ERCIM "Alain Bensoussan" Fellowship Programme ERCIM offers fellowships for PhD holders from all over the world. The next round is open! Deadline for applications: 30 September 2021. Topics cover most disciplines in Computer Science, Information Technology, and Applied Mathematics. Fellowships are of 12-month duration spent in one ERCIM member institute. Detailed description of the programme, application guide and application form : http://fellowship.ercim.eu/ <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffellowship… 1%7CSanna.Downing%40vtt.fi%7C1ef308820ada405612dd08d842bf52da%7C68d6b592500843b59b0423bec4e86cf7%7C0 %7C0%7C637332736822207490&sdata=D96GB9BjR5AVrsp3aFjQGk1PqFgZcz7146412HIhMLQ%3D&reserved=0> Conditions Applicants must: * have obtained a PhD degree during the last 8 years (prior to the application year deadline) or be in the last year of the thesis work with an outstanding academic record. Nevertheless, before starting the grant, a proof of the PhD degree will be requested. * complete, submit the application form and send via the online system: * a detailed curriculum vitae * a list of publications * two scientific papers in English * contact details of two referees * start the fellowship no later than 1 May 2022. -- Emma Lière <mailto:emma.liere@ercim.eu> <emma.liere(a)ercim.eu> https://www.ercim.eu ERCIM - 2004 route des Lucioles - Sophia Antipolis 06410 Biot - France Voice: +33.4.92.38.75.74 Fax: +33.4.92.38.50.11

3 years, 12 months

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[CFP] Int. Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (Paper Deadline: Aug 6)

by Adalberto Simeone

Apologies for Cross-Posting ********************************************************************************** MUM 2021, 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia December 5-8, 2021 Leuven, Belgium ********************************************************************************** # Important Dates > August 6 | Submission (Long and Short papers) > September 28 | Notification > October 10 | Camera Ready > December 5-8 | Conference MUM is an interdisciplinary forum for advances in research of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM, academics and practitioners gather to 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. This year, we have all been confronted with significant changes caused by the corona virus outbreak. Based on vaccination data coming from Europe, the USA, and other countries, we are confident that MUM 2021 will be able to be organized physically. However, we plan for it to be a hybrid in-person event with support for remote participation for those who might not be able to travel to Belgium. We are currently considering which solution to use to be as inclusive as possible to those who will prefer to present and participate remotely. We will monitor the unfolding of the events in the short term and update the conference modality accordingly. We welcome submissions of high-quality papers that offer original and unpublished contributions relevant to the field of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia. Paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following: * Augmented, mixed, and virtual reality systems and applications * Architectures, systems, algorithms and other constructions tackling relevant technical challenges * Case studies, field trials, or user experience evaluations of new applications and services * Conceptualizations and theorizations of the field * Context-aware and location-based mobile and ubiquitous services * Metrics and measures for evaluating and testing mobile and ubiquitous systems * Middleware and distributed computing support for mobile and ubiquitous multimedia * Novel applications for mobile and ubiquitous gaming, entertainment, networking, and advertising * Privacy and security related issues to multimedia systems * Social implications of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia 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 * Papers should be grounded in existing literature and knowledge, and should be written for an * interdisciplinary audience. Papers must be submitted via EasyChair at the latest by August 6th, 2021 * AoE. An application for inclusion of the conference proceeding in the ACM International Conference * Proceeding Series is currently being processed. # Keynotes Professors Yvonne Rogers (Director of UCLIC) and Antonio Krueger will give this year's keynotes. More info coming soon on the website of the conference. # Submission and Templates 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 but, instead, they 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 both experts from the previous edition, as well as 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 maximum 5 minutes to support their submission. To ensure videos can be viewed by all reviewers, authors should preferably use the H.264 encoding and the MP4 file format. To accommodate the upload limits of EasyChair (max. 50mb per file), the bit rate of videos can be lowered. # Reviewing process There will be a single round of reviews with three potential outcomes: desk-rejects (papers that are significantly out of scope, not written in English, etc.), rejection, and conditional acceptance. No rebuttal phase is planned. Authors of conditionally accepted papers will find in the reviews a list of revisions and requested changes they need to satisfy to have their paper be officially accepted into the program. At least one author from each accepted paper must register to the conference. # Organisers: Adalberto L. Simeone, KU Leuven, Belgium, General Chair Raf Ramakers, Hasselt University, Belgium, Program Chair Cristina Gena, Università di Torino, Italy, Program Chair > https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/committee/ # More information: Website: https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-papers/ Twitter: @MUMconf E-mail: mailto:general2021@mum-conf.org or mailto:papers2021@mum-conf.org -- Adalberto L. Simeone Assistant Professor ARIA - Artificial Realities and Interactive Ambients https://aria.cs.kuleuven.be Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven Follow me on Twitter @Adal_LS<http://twitter.com/Adal_LS> https://www.adalsimeone.me<https://www.adalsimeone.me/>

3 years, 12 months

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BHCC 2021 - Call for Contributions

by Sihang Qiu

Website: https://www.bhcc-symposium.com/ Third Symposium on Biases in Human Computation and Crowdsourcing 10 - 12 November 2021, Delft, Netherlands (Online) BHCC 2021 is an event of the Academic Fringe Festival (https://www.academicfringe.org/) Organized by TU Delft and CHI Nederland --- Apologies for cross-posting --- *Overview* The goal of this symposium is to analyse both existing human biases in hybrid systems, and methods to manage bias via crowdsourcing and human computation. We will discuss different types of biases, measures and methods to track bias, as well as methodologies to prevent and solve bias. We welcome the submission of research papers and abstracts which describe original work that has not been submitted or currently under review, has not been previously published nor accepted for publication elsewhere, in any other journal or conference. We welcome the submission of the following types of contributions: - Full papers should be at most 10 pages in length (including figures, tables, appendices, and references), - Short papers should be at most 5 pages in length (including figures, tables, appendices, and references), - Abstracts should contain just a title and the abstract, and should detail demos or relevant work or ideas which are under development. They can not contain references. More details: https://www.bhcc-symposium.com/submission *Important Dates* Time zone: Anywhere on Earth (AoE) - Full Papers and Short papers due: 26 August 2021 - Abstracts due: 2 September 2021 - Notifications: 22 October 2021 - Conference: 10-12 November 2021 *Submission* We implement a double-blind review process. Submissions must be anonymous and the submission must be made via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bhcc2021 We are committed to create an equal opportunity environment, without regard to race, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or any other status. For this reason, if you feel that you are in a disadvantaged situation or you require assistance please reach out to us (bhcc2021(a)easychair.org). We’ll be more than happy to help and allow everyone to submit a paper. We are keen to create a fair working environment for the crowd workers and annotators. For this reason, each submission should clearly state the policies implemented to pursue this aim; each paper should be clear about the amount of work required for an annotator to submit the task, the payment, the time spent by the annotators to finish the task, and all the relevant details aimed at making clear that workers and annotators obtained a fair compensation and treatment for their work.

4 years

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CFP: HHEE @ ACM HT 2021: HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia

by Ilenia Galluccio

Dear colleague, we would like to attract your attention to HHEE @ ACM HT 2021: HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia **Please forward to anyone who might be interested** Apologies for cross-posting. CALL FOR PAPERS ---------------- Workshop on HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia - HHEE 2021 (http://hhee.dibris.unige.it/) in conjunction with the 32nd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media - HT 2021 (https://ht.acm.org/ht2021/), 30 August – 2 September 2021 | Virtual event. IMPORTANT DATES (23:59 AoE - Anywhere on Earth) --------------- Paper deadline: Fri, July 23 Notification to authors: Mon, August 16 Workshop date: Mon, August 30 Camera-ready due: Sun, September 5 (note: papers will be made available to conference and workshop participants earlier) DESCRIPTION ------------ Education, together with the whole society, is experiencing a leap towards virtualization, speeding up a process that was already under way. Online learning is thus becoming a usual practice and experience for millions of students, and we can expect that this will impact on future education and learning models. Multimedia content and video-based learning are increasingly taking a central role, thus it becomes of paramount importance to take full advantage of them by providing and automating services that help to overcome issues, such as linear viewing and poor engagement, and to exploit the advantages through enhanced interactivity, multimodal interfaces, new visualization tools, knowledge graphs, summarization, personalized hypervideo. In this scenario, Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Computing, and Natural Language Processing can play an essential role to exploit educational resources in order to enable a new wave of enhanced educational services and improve the consumption itself of multimedia content. TOPICS ------- We are looking for contributions that address the challenges of interactive hypermedia and intelligent user interfaces for education, advance the state of the art in theories, methods, and technologies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - multimodal intelligent user interfaces for education - adaptive learning environments - adaptive hypervideo - interactive knowledge graphs - multimedia-enriched knowledge graphs - knowledge extraction from educational resources - summarization and explanation - error detection, feedback and accountability - intelligent textbooks - augmented video services - semantically-enhanced educational services - modeling, visualization and exploration of multimedia resources - tracking and analysing learners behaviour with video content - learning analytics for improving multimodal learning services - cloud-based learning environments SUBMISSIONS: ----------------------- Accepted papers will appear in the Proceedings of the HT21 conference and will be published in the ACM Digital Library. We encourage the submission of original contributions investigating hypermedia for enhanced education with interactive multimedia: - Full research papers (max 10 pages, including references); - Short papers (max 5 pages, including references) for position papers and research-in-progress papers. Note on length: appendices count toward the page limit. ACM HHEE ’21 uses a double blind review process Authors must omit their names and affiliations from submissions, and avoid obvious identifying statements. For instance, citations to the authors’ own prior work should be made in the third-person. Authors should submit their papers as single-column. 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. Using LaTeX is highly recommended to minimize the extent of reformatting for camera-ready. * LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{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,anonymous]{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… Submissions should be submitted as PDF files via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ht21. When submitting, please select the track “Workshop on HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia”. Authors are required to present their paper at the workshop. All the papers presented at the workshop will be published by ACM and will be available via the ACM Digital Library. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE -------------------- Mauro Coccoli, University of Genoa, IT Ilenia Galluccio, University of Genoa, IT Ilaria Torre, University of Genoa, IT CONTACT ----------------- e-mail: hhee2021(a)easychair.org Web page: http://hhee.dibris.unige.it On behalf of the workshop organisers Best Regards Ilenia Galluccio PhD Candidate University of Genoa

4 years

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Call for PhD applications (including HCI, VR, Persuasive Technology, Serious Games)

by Luca Chittaro

The PhD program in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Udine, Italy, welcomes candidates applying for 14 three-year positions (11 of which supported by scholarship). Applicants will focus their research project on topics that can be chosen in a wide range listed here https://www.dmif.uniud.it/dottorato/iai/collegio-docenti/ The PhD program in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence has also opened funded agreements with Fondazione Bruno Kessler (www.fbk.eu/en/), CRO Aviano (www.cro.sanita.fvg.it/it/) and ISTC-CNR (www.istc.cnr.it/en). The deadline for applicationa is *July 21, 2021. * Detailed instructions as well as a link to the official call and application forms are available from https://www.dmif.uniud.it/dottorato/iai/ Prospective applicants can contact the Coordinator for further details and/or one or more PhD Supervisors for project-related questions. All contacts can be found in the PhD web site https://www.dmif.uniud.it/dottorato/iai/collegio-docenti/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof. Luca Chittaro HCI Lab (http://hcilab.uniud.it) Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics tel: +39 (0432) 558.450 University of Udine luca.chittaro(a)uniud.it Via delle Scienze, 206 http://www.dmif.uniud.it/chittaro 33100 Udine -- ITALY University of Udine - Confidentiality Notice This message is exclusively addressed to the recipients. All the information contained in this message, including any attachments, is confidential in compliance with Regulation (UE) 2016/679 and Legislative Decree 196/2003. Therefore, forwarding, disclosing and making the above-mentioned information available without prior authorization from the sender is forbidden in any form or manner. If you have received this message in error, we kindly invite you to delete it permanently and to notify the sender. Università di Udine - Dichiarazione di Riservatezza Il presente messaggio è indirizzato esclusivamente ai destinatari. Tutte le informazioni contenute, compresi eventuali allegati, sono confidenziali ai sensi del Regolamento (UE) 2016/679 e del D. Lgs. 196/2003. Pertanto ne sono vietati l'inoltro, la divulgazione e la messa a disposizione in qualunque forma o modo, in mancanza di preventiva autorizzazione del mittente. Qualora il messaggio Le fosse pervenuto per errore, La invitiamo cortesemente ad eliminarlo in modo definitivo dando immediato riscontro.

4 years

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IntRS'21 Joint Workshop on Interfaces and Human Decision Making for Recommender Systems - 2nd Cfp

by Giovanni Semeraro

Joint Workshop on Interfaces and Human Decision Making for Recommender Systems IntRS'21: https://intrs2021.wordpress.com/ Held in conjunction with the ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys 2021) Amsterdam, Netherlands, 25th September 2021. Full day. Submission deadline: Jul. 20th, 2021 Author notification: Aug. 20th, 2021 Camera-ready version: Aug. 31st, 2021 Submission site --------------------- https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=intrs2021 Recommender systems are developed to help users in finding items that match their interests, needs, and preferences. Since the emergence of recommender systems, the majority of research in this area focused on improving predictive accuracy of recommendation. Much less attention has been paid to how users interact with the system and the efficacy of interface designs from users perspectives. The field has reached a point where it is necessary to look beyond algorithms, into users interactions, decision making processes, and overall end user experience. The IntRS workshop series focuses on the human side of recommender systems. Its goal is to integrate modern HCI approaches and theories of human decision making into the construction of recommender systems. It focuses particularly on the impact of interfaces on decision support and overall satisfaction. IntRS workshops have been previously held at RecSys 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. The aim of the IntRS21 workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners exploring the topics of designing and evaluating novel intelligent interfaces for recommender systems in order to: (1) share research and techniques, including new design technologies and evaluation methodologies, (2) identify next key challenges in the area, and (3) identify emerging topics. This workshop aims at establishing an interdisciplinary community with a focus on the interface design issues for recommender systems and promoting the collaboration opportunities between researchers and practitioners. We particularly encourage demos and mock-ups of systems to be used as a basis of a lively and interactive discussion in the workshop. In our opinion, the workshop will complement the technical aspects mainly discussed at the Conference with specific topics related to cognitive modeling and decision making. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to: o Interaction, user modeling, and decision-making - Cognitive Modeling for recommender systems - Human-recommender interaction - Decision theories and biases (e.g., priming, framing, and decoy effects) - Detection and mitigation of decision biases (e.g., in item presentations) - Preference detection (e.g., eye tracking for automated preference detection) - Emotions and mood in recommender systems (e.g., emotion-aware recommendation) - Personality in recommender systems (e.g., personality-aware recommendation) - Trust inspiring recommender systems and interfaces (e.g., explanation-aware recommendation) - Controllability, transparency, and scrutability - Argumentation and persuasive recommendation (e.g., argumentation-aware recommendation) - Cultural differences (e.g., culture-aware recommendation) - Mechanisms for effective group decision making (e.g., group recommendation heuristics) - Decision theories for effective group decision making (e.g., hidden profile management) - Voting Advice Applications o User Interfaces - Visual interfaces for recommender systems - Explanation interfaces for recommender systems - Collaborative multi-user interfaces (e.g., for group decision making) - Spoken and natural language interfaces - Trust-aware interfaces - Social interfaces - Context-aware interfaces - Ubiquitous and mobile interfaces - Conversational interfaces - Example- and demonstration-based interfaces - New approaches to designing interfaces for recommender systems - User interfaces for decision making (e.g., decision strategies and user ratings) o Evaluation - Case studies - Benchmarking platforms - Empirical studies and evaluations of interfaces for recommender systems - Empirical studies and evaluations of new interaction designs - Evaluation methods and metrics (e.g., evaluation questionnaire design) Submissions ---------------- Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=intrs2021 We encourage two types of submissions, which address novel interface issues in recommender systems: - Short/Demo papers. The maximum length is 8 pages in the new single-column format. - Long papers. The maximum length is 14 pages in the 8 pages in the new single-column format. Submitted papers will be evaluated according to their originality, technical content, style, clarity, and relevance to the workshop. For short papers we will encourage alternative modes of presentation such as demos, playing out of scenarios, mockups, and alternate media such as video. Demonstration sessions will provide the opportunity to show innovative interface designs for recommender systems. Accepted papers will be included in workshop proceedings to be published on the CEUR-WS.org site. Note that at least one author of each accepted paper needs to register and attend the workshop. Organizers -------------- Peter Brusilovsky peterb(a)pitt.edu School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, USA Marco de Gemmis marco.degemmis(a)uniba.it Dept. of Computer Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Alexander Felfernig alexander.felfernig(a)ist.tugraz.at Institute for Software Technology, Graz University of Technology, Austria Elisabeth Lex - elisabeth.lex(a)tugraz.at Graz University of Technology, Austria Pasquale Lops pasquale.lops(a)uniba.it Dept. of Computer Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Giovanni Semeraro giovanni.semeraro(a)uniba.it Dept. of Computer Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Martijn C. Willemsen - M.C.Willemsen(a)tue.nl Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

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Paper Invitation: [Applied Sciences] Special Issue "Human and Artificial Intelligence"

by Giuseppe Sansonetti

***** Apologies for multiple postings ***** Dear Colleagues, The following special issue of which we are the guest editors will be published in Applied Sciences (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci <http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci>), and is now open to receive submissions of full research articles and comprehensive review papers for peer-review and possible publication: Special Issue: "Human and Artificial Intelligence <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/Human_Artificial_Intell…>" Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/Human_Artificial_Intell… <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/Human_Artificial_Intell…> Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Alessandro Micarelli (Roma Tre University, Italy) Dr. Giuseppe Sansonetti (Roma Tre University, Italy) Dr. Giuseppe D’Aniello (University of Salerno, Italy) Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2021 In recent years, significant advances have been made toward the realization of General Artificial Intelligence, especially in the Machine Learning (ML) (e.g., Deep Learning) domain. Several real-world tasks, however, cannot yet be solved by machines alone. Systems are hence needed that rely on the integration of Human and Artificial Intelligence to solve the most complex problems. In many academic and industrial intelligent agents, communication between humans and computers is a key factor. Many challenges, however, can hinder successful cooperation between the two actors. ML algorithms, for instance, fail to provide explanations for their actions, while human cognitive overload and human out-of-the-loop syndrome may result in lower performance. It is open to both original research articles and review articles covering all the relevant progress in these fields (though is not limited to the following): New technologies and frameworks that support human–machine interaction and human–machine collaborative intelligence; Machine learning (e.g., deep learning) to understand human behavior; Explainable Artificial Intelligence; Human factors in Artificial Intelligence; Human teaming with autonomous systems; Situation-aware intelligent systems; Artificial intelligence for cyberphysical–social systems; Emotion Artificial Intelligence (e.g., sentiment analysis); Brain–computer modeling for human–machine cooperation; Decision support systems in different domains (e.g., logistics, smart factory, healthcare); Personalized systems (e.g., user profiling, e-learning, recommender systems). Applied Sciences is an online, peer-reviewed, open access journal, published quarterly by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. The journal is covered by Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) [search for "Applied Sciences-Basel"], Scopus, INSPEC (IET) and other databases. Manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 17 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 5.7 days (median values for papers published in the first six months of 2018). An Article Processing Charges (APC) of 2000 CHF for Applied Sciences apply to accepted papers. You may be entitled to a discount if you have previously received a discount code or if your institute has established an institutional membership with MDPI, for more information see http://www.mdpi.com/about/memberships <http://www.mdpi.com/about/memberships>. For further details on the submission process, please see the instructions for authors at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/instructions <http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/instructions> We look forward to hearing back from you soon. Kind Regards, Alessandro Micarelli Giuseppe Sansonetti Giuseppe D'Aniello

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CfP - OzCHI 2021 - 33rd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

by Alessandro Soro

Carissimi tutti, e’ un grandissimo piacere per me inoltrare questa CfP per la 33-esima edizione della conferenza australiana di human computer interaction OzCHI. Come nel 2020, OzCHI anche quest’anno sara’ online, che non e’ proprio come vedersi di persona, ma per lo meno permette di incontrarsi senza dover volare per 48 ore 😊 Un abbraccio a tutti, e non esitate a contattare me o uno degli altri track chairs per qualunque domanda. Alessandro. *apologies for cross-posting* Dear Colleagues, it is our great pleasure to invite you to contribute to the 33rd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI 2021 http://www.ozchi.org/2021/) OzCHI is the annual non-profit conference for the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) and Australia's leading forum for the latest in HCI research and practice. OzCHI attracts a broad international community of researchers, industry practitioners, academics, and students. Participants come from a range of backgrounds and include interaction designers, user experience (UX) practitioners, information architects, software engineers, human factors experts, information systems analysts and social scientists. This year, OzCHI will be held as a virtual conference with Papers and Late-Breaking Work / Case Studies tracks, and more tracks to be announced soon. Important dates Conference Dates: 30 November - 03 December 2021 – Location ONLINE Papers 20 August 2021: Paper submission deadline 1 October 2021: Notification of accepted submissions 22 October 2021: Publication-ready deadline Late Breaking Work and Case Studies 17 September 2021: Paper submission deadline 7 October 2021: Notification of accepted submissions 22 October 2021: Publication-ready deadline Call for Contributions We invite original contributions on all topics related to human-computer interaction (HCI), interaction design and the design of interactive technologies. We welcome submissions from design, engineering, social science, creative industries, and other related disciplines. In acknowledgement of the effect that Covid-19 had on everyone’s ability to conduct research, we have pushed back the Paper deadline. We invite submission to the conference tracks: Papers, Late Breaking Works, and Case Studies. Papers should present original research and mature work in the fields of HCI and studies of use and design of interactive technologies. These papers may describe investigations of user needs or contexts of use, lab-based evaluations, or field deployments of prototypes, or other design-led or empirical investigations examining the relationship between people and technology. Given the impact of Covid-19 on conducting research studies, authors are encouraged to also consider submitting theory-based contributions that make a clear contribution to the field. Papers will be delivered as online presentations at OzCHI 2021. We are planning for accepted papers to be published in the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series available from the ACM Digital Library (pending approval by ACM). Late-Breaking Works (LBW) submissions present ideas that are emerging and would benefit from discussion with members of the HCI community. These submissions may include initial findings from new research, experiences of reflective practitioners, and first drafts of novel concepts and approaches. Case Studies include industry and community papers that describe initiatives that could benefit from and contribute to valuable discussion in the HCI community, as well as research impact papers that report on the impact of a research initiative. Case studies differ from papers as they do not need to define themselves as part of the potentially longer-term body of academic research on that topic, and thus may not have an extensive literature review or explicitly add to HCI theory within academic schools of thought. Selection process All submissions will undergo a double-blind review by an international panel and will be assessed based on their significance, originality, and clarity of writing. At least one author of each accepted paper must register with OzCHI and present the paper at the virtual conference. We are aiming to keep costs for authors as low as possible again this year. Updates on registration and online presentation format will be published on the OzCHI website. Authors of all submitted papers are expected to contribute to the review process by volunteering to review one or more papers in their field of expertise. Review assignment will be guided by a bidding process, to ensure the best possible match between reviewers and paper topic. Submission details Papers should be between 9 and 18 pages (excluding references). Reviewers will be instructed to weigh the contribution of a submission relative to its length. Shorter, more focused submissions are encouraged and will be reviewed accordingly. Case Studies and LBW submissions may be up to 8 pages in the single-column ACM format, (excluding references). Anonymisation: Submissions must be anonymised for peer review. Citations of own work and general anonymisation standards should follow the CHI anonymisation policy https://chi2021.acm.org/for-authors/presenting/papers/chi-anonymization-pol…. Submission system: OzCHI will accept submissions through PCS, the submission link will be published on the OzCHI website soon. Submission format: single column format in PDF using Word or LaTeX, including source files. Template: Papers, Case Studies, and LBW submissions must follow the new Word/LaTeX Master Article template. For Word users: Use the Word submission template available from https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow If your paper gets accepted, download the Word master article template, available for Windows and Mac from https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow LaTeX Users can choose to download the template or use Overleaf: Download one of the approved LaTex packages available from https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow If you use Overleaf, you can find the master template on https://www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/acm-official#.WOuOk2e1taQ Paper Chairs Hilary Davis - Swinburne University of Technology Abdullah Al Mahmud - Swinburne University of Technology Zhanna Sarsenbayeva - The University of Melbourne Alessandro Soro - Queensland University of Technology Late Breaking Works and Case Studies Chairs Diego Muñoz - Swinburne University of Technology Jennyfer Lawrence Taylor - Australian National University Jess Tsimeris - Google For all enquiries, please email mailto:paper.chairs@ozchi.org Dr Alessandro Soro | Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science Unit Coordinator IFB398 (IT Capstone) and IFN692 (Interaction Design for Emerging Technologies) Faculty of Science | Queensland University of Technology S Block, Level 10, Room 1050, Gardens Point Campus E: alessandro.soro(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:alessandro.soro@qut.edu.au> | P: +61 07 3138 9569| M +61 0467 478 956 CRICOS No. 00213J

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[CFP] MUM 2021 - Pictorials Track (Dec 5-8, 2021, Leuven, Belgium)

by Wanling Cai

Apologies for Cross-Posting ********************************************************************************** MUM 2021 - Pictorials Track MUM 2021, 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia December 5-8, 2021 Leuven, Belgium ********************************************************************************** # Important Dates (Pictorials Track) > September 23, 2021 | Submission > October 22, 2021 | Notification > October 29, 2021 | Camera Ready > December 5-8 2021 | Conference # General Information As aptly phrased by the time-old adage: "a picture is worth a thousand words", pictorials challenge contributors to rethink the ways in which we create and report knowledge. Pictorials are papers in which graphic elements (e.g. diagrams, sketches, screenshots, illustrations, renderings, photographs, collages) play a major role in conveying ideas and contributions of a study along with accompanying text. First introduced in DIS 2014, pictorials responded to the call for new approaches in documenting design perspectives for HCI research, which were – and are – growing increasingly complex in terms of spatial acumen and graphical ingenuity. In particular, ideas that are experientially complex or abstract can be conveyed more meaningfully in pictures than in verbal descriptions, such as the subtle undertones of a user’s emotions or the aesthetic-usability effect of a user interface. Pictorials have since been introduced in C&C 2017 and TEI 2020, and this year we are excited to offer the new Pictorials Track of MUM 2021. Through pictorials, we invite researchers, practitioners, industry professionals, artists, designers, and students from multidisciplinary fields to express and unpack their design practices and projects in visually rich ways. # Goal The goal of MUM Pictorials is to investigate the hedonic qualities, i.e. pleasant and unpleasant sensations, that can be provoked within mobile or ubiquitous systems, and the design processes that lead to these hedonic qualities. We emphasise the importance of communicating the experiential side of HCI research, from not only its research value but also the emotional and aesthetic qualities of the work. We believe that these qualities make a difference in HCI, but acknowledge that they can be difficult or even controversial to describe in the typical research paper. Pictorials offer the opportunity to use images and other media to facilitate readers in making hedonic value judgements of the work, as presented through the pictorial narrative. We invite convincing demonstrations or descriptions of original types of existing or future (speculative) systems, or the original design approaches that underlie them. Pictorials can thus reveal research prototypes, practices, and products, as well as novel tools and methods that provide the scaffolding for hedonic outcomes. Therefore, we encourage contributors to formulate possible tips or guidelines that can be demonstrated by a design rationale and/or the (iterative) (co-)design process. Possible ways to portray a hedonic quality is to use the pictorial as a low fidelity metaphor of the designed interface, illustrate the user’s journey of interacting with a system through a visual timeline, or create collages composed of screenshots and photographs that depict the experiential qualities of the system. We encourage contributors to be playful with the submission - after all, pictorials can be another kind of graphical interface designed to communicate research data. For more inspiration , please consult recent Call for Pictorials from other conferences such as: DIS, TEI, C&C, and IEEE VISAP, or contact the Pictorial chairs. # Template and Submission Pictorial submissions should be maximum 12 pages (excluding references). The correct template for pictorials is the MUM Template, which should be exported as a PDF when submitting. On the first page of submission, please keep with the template and include the submission’s title, author(s), and their affiliation(s) (leave blank for double blind review), and a written abstract of no more than 150 words describing the context and contribution of the pictorial to the MUM community. Further written parts known from other conference formats such as Introduction, Conclusion, and Discussion are optional. We strongly recommend using the InDesign Template. A Microsoft Word template is also available for authors without access to InDesign. The main part of the submission should be an annotated visual composition and we encourage submissions to use the format creatively. Pictorials must be submitted via EasyChair at the latest by September 23rd, 2021. - Link to MUM Template: https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-pictorials/ - Link to EasyChair: https://easychair.org/account/signin?l=IYVCJFPAFssN681ICmszcT# # Relation to other submissions We encourage fully original work. However, you may submit previously published work to which you have added significant visual content, provided only that such work is clearly and prominently attributed by describing how the pictorial adds to a previous work, i.e. in a footwork to the title with a clear description of what the pictorial uniquely contributes or adds to previous work. In this case, at least 30% of the material must be original, as per ACM rules. We also encourage using visual materials that you have created or produced yourself. However, you may use third-party materials when following the "fair use" principles. We recommend the following article (https://rb.gy/hiom8d). Please be aware of these ACM copyright rules when submitting your work. # Reviewing process Pictorials must be anonymized. Submitted papers will undergo a rigorous double-blind review process managed by the Program Chairs. Final camera-ready versions of accepted submissions must be accompanied by a signed copyright form. At least one author of an accepted submission will be expected to attend the conference to present their work.Accepted pictorials 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. [*] Parts of this text is based on the Call for Pictorials from DIS and TEI. # Organisers: Jihae Han, KU Leuven, Belgium, Pictorials Chair Andrew Vande Moere, KU Leuven, Belgium, Pictorials Chair > https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/committee/ # More information: Website: https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-pictorials/ E-mail: pictorials2021(a)mum-conf.org

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CfP ACM CHI PLAY 2021 - Work-in-Progress papers deadline: July 16th

by Fabrizio Balducci

-- apologies for cross-postings CfP: ACM CHI PLAY 2021 - Work in Progress track October 18-21, 2021, Virtual https://chiplay.acm.org/2021/work-in-progress/ CHI PLAY is the international and interdisciplinary conference (by ACM SIGCHI) for researchers and professionals across all areas of play, games and human-computer interaction (HCI). This area is called “player-computer interaction”. CHI PLAY is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group for Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI). Work-in-Progress contributions provide a unique opportunity for authors to present reports on original yet incomplete work that seeks to advance our current knowledge in games and play through innovative or thought-provoking ideas. We encourage submissions describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research. Submissions are evaluated on the basis of originality, innovation and contribution to the diversity of the conference program. Examples include: - Original and innovative technologies, techniques, or prototypes, with or without an accompanying evaluation - Qualitative or quantitative studies showing preliminary results - “Sequels” to a prior research contribution - “Prequels” to motivate or stimulate novel conversations or future work - Theoretical or methodological contributions that provoke disciplinary conversations Important Dates (all times are 23:59 Anywhere on Earth or AoE): - Papers submission deadline: July 16, 2021 - Notifications: August 20, 2021 - Camera Ready deadline: September 10, 2021 - Conference: October 18-21, 2021 (virtual) Submitting format Up to 8 pages in ACM Primary Article Template, single column manuscript style (references excluded). Submissions are NOT anonymous. Authors should submit manuscripts for review in a single column format, which is available for Word and LaTeX (use the “manuscript” call to create a single column format, rather than “acmsmall”). If you are using the ACM LaTeX Overleaf template, please select the “ACM Journals – New Primary Article Template”, not the “ACM Conference Proceedings ‘Master’ Template”. Detailed instructions on formatting can be found at http://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions. You are asked to provide alt-text descriptions for all figures in your submission so please look at http://www.sigaccess.org/welcome-to-sigaccess/resources/describing-figures/ for guidance and examples. A pre-recorded video is only required upon acceptance and has to be submitted together with the camera-ready paper. For accessibility guidelines refer to https://chiplay.acm.org/2021/video-guidelines-and-technical-requirements/ Submit your work via Precision Conference System (PCS) 2.0: https://new.precisionconference.com/ Review Process Work in Progress submissions will be peer-reviewed, and evaluated on the basis of originality, innovation and contribution to conference program diversity. Upon Acceptance Authors will have three weeks to prepare a camera-ready version of the paper incorporating the feedback provided by reviewers as well as a pre-recorded video of their presentation. Authors will discuss their work in dedicated breakout rooms, where the author will be able to engage with the audience. After the Conference Work in Progress papers and the pre-recorded videos will be archived in the ACM Digital Library in the CHI PLAY 2021 Extended Abstracts. For questions and further information: Fabrizio Balducci (University of Bari, Italy), CHI Play 2021 Work-in-Progress Associate Chair fabrizio.balducci(a)uniba.it or wip(a)chiplay.acm.org <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Mail priva di virus. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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CFP: HHEE @ ACM HT 2021: HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia

by Ilenia Galluccio

Dear colleague, we would like to attract your attention to HHEE @ ACM HT 2021: HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia **Please forward to anyone who might be interested** Apologies for cross-posting. CALL FOR PAPERS ---------------- Workshop on HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia - HHEE 2021 (http://hhee.dibris.unige.it/) in conjunction with the 32nd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media - HT 2021 (https://ht.acm.org/ht2021/), 30 August – 2 September 2021 | Virtual event. IMPORTANT DATES (23:59 AoE - Anywhere on Earth) --------------- Paper deadline: Fri, July 23 Notification to authors: Mon, August 16 Workshop date: Mon, August 30 Camera-ready due: Sun, September 5 (note: papers will be made available to conference and workshop participants earlier) DESCRIPTION ------------ Education, together with the whole society, is experiencing a leap towards virtualization, speeding up a process that was already under way. Online learning is thus becoming a usual practice and experience for millions of students, and we can expect that this will impact on future education and learning models. Multimedia content and video-based learning are increasingly taking a central role, thus it becomes of paramount importance to take full advantage of them by providing and automating services that help to overcome issues, such as linear viewing and poor engagement, and to exploit the advantages through enhanced interactivity, multimodal interfaces, new visualization tools, knowledge graphs, summarization, personalized hypervideo. In this scenario, Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Computing, and Natural Language Processing can play an essential role to exploit educational resources in order to enable a new wave of enhanced educational services and improve the consumption itself of multimedia content. TOPICS ------- We are looking for contributions that address the challenges of interactive hypermedia and intelligent user interfaces for education, advance the state of the art in theories, methods, and technologies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - multimodal intelligent user interfaces for education - adaptive learning environments - adaptive hypervideo - interactive knowledge graphs - multimedia-enriched knowledge graphs - knowledge extraction from educational resources - summarization and explanation - error detection, feedback and accountability - intelligent textbooks - augmented video services - semantically-enhanced educational services - modeling, visualization and exploration of multimedia resources - tracking and analysing learners behaviour with video content - learning analytics for improving multimodal learning services - cloud-based learning environments SUBMISSIONS: ----------------------- Accepted papers will appear in the Proceedings of the HT21 conference and will be published in the ACM Digital Library. We encourage the submission of original contributions investigating hypermedia for enhanced education with interactive multimedia: - Full research papers (max 10 pages, including references); - Short papers (max 5 pages, including references) for position papers and research-in-progress papers. Note on length: appendices count toward the page limit. ACM HHEE ’21 uses a double blind review process Authors must omit their names and affiliations from submissions, and avoid obvious identifying statements. For instance, citations to the authors’ own prior work should be made in the third-person. Authors should submit their papers as single-column. 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. Using LaTeX is highly recommended to minimize the extent of reformatting for camera-ready. * LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{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,anonymous]{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… Submissions should be submitted as PDF files via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ht21. When submitting, please select the track “Workshop on HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia”. Authors are required to present their paper at the workshop. All the papers presented at the workshop will be published by ACM and will be available via the ACM Digital Library. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE -------------------- Mauro Coccoli, University of Genoa, IT Ilenia Galluccio, University of Genoa, IT Ilaria Torre, University of Genoa, IT CONTACT ----------------- e-mail: hhee2021(a)easychair.org Web page: http://hhee.dibris.unige.it On behalf of the workshop organisers Best Regards Ilenia Galluccio PhD Candidate University of Genoa

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Second CFP: Special issue on "Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education" - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= Special Issue on *Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call50 ========================================================= *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *September 9*, 2021 • Notification to the authors: October 14, 2021 • Camera ready paper: November 11, 2021 • Publication of the special issue: end of November, 2021 =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- Speculative and Critical Design approaches and related Design Fiction practices are increasingly finding their place within interaction design and technology design educational programmes. The guest editors of this special issue are partners in the SpeculativeEdu (http://speculativeedu.eu/) project (Speculative Design – Educational Resource Toolkit), funded by the European Union, to explore novel educational skills and practices for the 21st century, especially those focused on the critical relations between technology and people. The inherently discursive and provocative nature of the Speculative or Critical Design approach makes it potentially useful for both teaching practical design skills and for reflecting on theoretical positions and the implications of introducing designed objects and systems into the world. There are however tensions and unresolved issues, and there is much potential for further development that deserves examination, particularly in the context of education, such as practical questions around; how to develop and share sets of tools, techniques and methods for concept creation, address aspects such as worldbuilding and the communication of narratives, and how best to apply criteria for assessment in educational domains as diverse as product and service design, architecture and urban studies, fashion design, media and communication, human-computer interaction, socio-technical studies and other creative fields. Further fundamental and overarching themes also deserve deeper interrogation, for example around; inclusion, diversity and participation, the influence of global and local cultures, understandings of the past, the present and the future, and the role of primary research in creative, imaginative work. Not least is the question of how to nurture the development of constructive tactics and strategies amongst students who are facing a world where problems seem too complex, too inextricably interwoven and too intractable to begin to address. For this special issue we invite contributions that extend knowledge on this domain, for example, submissions addressing how educators are tackling, or aspiring to tackle, these challenges both in the classroom and in professional situations, or which discuss the collation and presentation of resources, methods and perspectives specifically in educational contexts. These can include stories and experiences along with critical reflections on the outcomes, impacts and implications. Discussing research carried out by the SpeculativeEDU project, Julian Hanna (2019) explains, “our survey suggests that the influence of Speculative Design is constantly expanding into new regions and disciplines as new waves of designers embrace and adopt its techniques in different aspects of their work – and the approach itself is also evolving and adapting to new realities and calls for change.” The family of speculative, critical, provocative and fictional design approaches offers techniques and entry points for interrogating relationships between people and technology. This broad set of methods and perspectives places emphasis on developing imaginative designed concepts and provocations that might or “could” exist, rather than those that “should” exist or are deemed preferable or profitable. The purpose of this process is to experiment with alternative ways of living and being, and to question current norms, assumptions and structures by speculating on the world through designed objects and systems. Overviews and discussion of the speculative design approach can be found in writings such as; Galloway (2013), Dunne and Raby (2013), Auger (2013) and Malpass (2017). Addressing education more specifically, Ward’s (2019) essay, “Critical about Critical and Speculative Design” discusses the challenge of cultivating a critical design education, of “sharing and building a set of processes, practices and questions that allow for both production and reflection, analysis and making, critique and creation”. This challenge has been emerging in response to the driving forces that Ward lists as; “a shift away from an aging modernist educational culture; a growing acknowledgment and frustration with the cultural impact of mass consumption; a rapidly shifting technological culture, through the invention of microprocessors, personal computation and networked communication; and a growing disciplinary awareness of the impacts and responsibilities of the designer.”. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- The indicative list of topics of interest for this special issue includes, but is not limited to: • teaching and learning activities, methods and resources • reflections and viewpoints on critique and theory • assessment strategies, and program and course development • disciplinary and interdisciplinary working • skills development for post-education routes to employment and industry • the use of speculative and critical design in industry, and professional training and skills development • perspectives on globalization and the specifics of local contexts • future directions for the field =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: http://ixdea-2018.uniroma2.it/ojs/index.php/ixdea/login <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "SI: Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education") More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific editor marking the subject as: /Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education/ • i [dot] helgason [at] napier [dot] ac [dot] uk -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102 • Winter 2021 Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal' Guest editors: Oscar Mealha, Mihai Dascalu, Tania Di Mascio • Springer 2022 'Gamification of the Learning Process' Guest editors: Davide Carneiro, Pilar Cáceres, Mariana Reimão Carvalho, Rui Silva ----------------------------------------------------------

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ACM GROUP 2022 Doctoral Consortium Call for Participation! Deadline 25 August 2021

by Myriam Lewkowicz

*GROUP 2022 Doctoral Consortium Call for Participation! * (Please circulate to your University Listservs or other spaces where we can work to broaden participation) *Important Dates* Wednesday 25 August 2021, 11:59 pm ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD: Deadline for submissions Friday 10 September 2021: Notification Sunday 03 October: Camera-ready due 23 January 2021: Doctoral Consortium *Call for Participation* The GROUP 2022 Doctoral Consortium provides an opportunity for doctoral students to discuss their research in an international forum under the guidance of a panel of experienced HCI and CSCW researchers. The Doctoral Consortium will be held on 23 January as part of the ACM 2022 Conference on Supporting Group Work in Sanibel, Florida, USA. Selected applicants will be asked to give short, informal presentations during the Consortium. These will be followed by extensive group discussion in a friendly and constructive workshop. Participants will also present their research in an interactive poster session during the main technical program of the conference. We welcome applicants from a broad range of disciplines and approaches that inform human-centered computing, including anthropology, sociology, information science, computer science, cognitive science, organizational studies, design and related fields. We are particularly interested in applications from institutions and groups that have not traditionally been well-represented at past GROUP conferences. Applicants should be Ph.D. students with an already established direction of research relevant to HCI and CSCW, but whose research would benefit from guidance provided by peers and senior colleagues at the Doctoral Consortium. Preference will be given to students who have a defined topic and program of work, i.e., who have proposed their topics and are within 2 years of graduation within a 5-year program or are half way through a 3 (or 4) year program. *Submission Guidelines* GROUP 2022 is using the Precision Conference System (PCS) 2.0. To submit, log in to PCS, click on “Submissions”, and then make a new submission to Group -> Group 2022 -> Group2022 Doctoral Consortium. You will be asked to provide: A FOUR-page overview (including references) of your doctoral research that describes your research question(s), work in progress, and expected contributions. This overview should also include (1) a paragraph that articulates what you hope to gain from attending the GROUP Doctoral Consortium, and (2) an abstract of no more than 100 words. Your overview will be published in the ACM Digital Library and distributed to all attendees as part of the Conference Extended Abstracts. Please submit your overview in the SIGCHI Extended Abstract Format (PDF). Supplementary material: A short (2-3 paragraph) biographical sketch. Two publications: (1) One publication that best illustrates your research interests + (2) one paper or book that you find most inspiring (perhaps something that you draw on to inform your work, or something that pushed your research in a given direction). A letter from your supervisor indicating that they support your application to the Consortium and they agree that your research is at an appropriate stage for participation. This letter should also make reference to how you might benefit from the Doctoral Consortium and how they expect that you might benefit the other students in this group experience. Comments about the availability of funds to attend the Consortium (e.g., complete funds available through the university/research grant, partial funds available, applied for the SIGCHI Student Travel Grant and was awarded, applied for a travel grant but was not awarded, etc.). See below under “Important Note on Funding.” *The deadline for submitting is Wednesday 25 August 2021, 11:59 pm ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. After this date, the system will be closed. * *All questions should be directed to dc2022(a)group.acm.org* *Important Note on Funding* We are currently able to offer financial support to Doctoral Consortium participants from the United States (US) through the National Science Foundation (NSF). Due to NSF rules, this funding can only be used on US-based Doctoral students. We will do our best to secure financial support from SIGCHI for accepted international students to attend. We also encourage accepted participants to investigate other opportunities for support. *GROUP 2022 Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs* Myriam Lewkowicz (Troyes University of Technology, France) Bryan Semaan (University of Colorado Boulder, USA) -- ** ** *Myriam Lewkowicz* Professeur des Universités / Full Professor *UTT - Université de Technologie de Troyes * 12 rue Marie Curie - CS 42060 - 10004 TROYES CEDEX Bureau F214 Tél. : 33 (0)3 25 71 80 67 | Fax : 33 (0)3 25 71 76 98 | Mob.: 33 (0)6 16 47 13 53 twitter: myrlewko Head of Tech-CICO research group, Laboratoire Informatique et Société Numérique (LIST3N) https://recherche.utt.fr/technologies-for-cooperation-interaction-and-knowl… <https://recherche.utt.fr/technologies-for-cooperation-interaction-and-knowl…> Vice-Chair of the COST Action CA16121 From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy http://sharingandcaring.eu/ <http://sharingandcaring.eu/> Chair of EUSSET http://www.eusset.eu/ <http://www.eusset.eu/> Deputy Editor-in-Chief Journal of CSCW http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/10606 <http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/10606>

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CFP: IEEE/ACIS Best Practices of Serious Games Testing workshop (online). Extended deadline: June 25, 2021

by Miguel Garcia

** Apologies for cross-posting CFP: Best Practices of Serious Games Testing workshop This workshop brings together researchers, practitioners, stakeholders and students from development of serious games (video games with a purpose beyond entertainment, such as educational games), games user research, software engineering in game development, HCI and related areas. Following the spirit of the IEEE/ICIS conference, the workshop aims to discuss practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted on software and user testing and assessment of serious games, in the form of best practices. Suggested topics for the Workshop include (but are not limited to) the following: • Testing methodologies • Testing protocols in the COVID-19 pandemic • Remote testing • Experiences in applying software testing tools • Design and application of surveys and questionnaires • White-box testing • Usability testing • UX testing • QA testing • Playtesting • Presence testing • Engagement testing • Testing using physiological measurements • Formative/Summative evaluation and testing • AI-based testing • Assessment with immersive technologies • Knowledge retention and transferable skills tests/evaluation Participants in this workshop are welcome to submit 2-4 pages for short papers and 5-6 pages for full papers describing research and practical issues on serious game testing and assessment, including a list of 4 best practices. Each participant will present his/her own paper during the workshop. For each accepted paper, one full author registration is required. We encourage work-in-progress submissions as well as more mature work. This Workshop is part of the IEEE/ACIS 21st International Fall Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS 2021-Fall) October 13-15, 2021, Xi'an, China. Event web page: http://acisinternational.org/conferences/icis-2021-fall/ The workshop will be held online via Zoom. Publications: All accepted papers will be published in the IEEE conference proceedings, and will be submitted to be indexed by Scopus, EI, INSPEC and DBLP. The Organizing Committee will peer-review the submitted papers. Format: Please write your proposal using the General IEEE conference paper format: https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/conferences/conferen… Please email your paper with the names and affiliations directly to the workshop organizer (miguel.garcia(a)algomau.ca). Schedule: Submission deadline: June 25, 2021 (extended deadline) . Please send your submission to: miguel.garcia(a)algomau.ca Author notification: July 17, 2021 Final manuscripts (camera ready)/ registration due: August 2, 2021. Please consult the main Conference web page for registration: http://acisinternational.org/conferences/icis-2021-fall/ Workshop date: October 13, 2021 Awards: The Organizing Committee will select the winners for the Best Paper and Best Student Paper awards. In order to qualify for the award, the paper must be presented at the Workshop. For more information, contact the workshop chair: Dr. Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz, Algoma University, Canada miguel.garcia(a)algomau.ca Organizing Committee: Bill Kapralos (Ontario Tech University, Canada) Alvaro Joffre Uribe Quevedo (Ontario Tech University, Canada) Luis A. Castro (Sonora Institute of Technology, Mexico) Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez (Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico) Pedro C. Santana-Mancilla (University of Colima, Mexico) Laura S. Gaytan-Lugo (University of Colima, Mexico) Veronica Zammitto (UX consultant, Canada) -- Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz, BEng, MSc, PhD Associate Professor Personal web page: http://people.algomau.ca/garcia/ Algoma University School of Computer Science and Technology Office: WW105G 1520 Queen Street East Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, P6A 2G4

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CHItaly 2021, July 11--13, Bolzano-online: Closing of Physical Registration

by chitaly2021

Dear friends and colleagues, We regret to inform you that due to legal requirements related to COVID’19, we have to close the physical registration in Bolzano. We went well above expected success, and we thank all the people who trusted us and wanted to join this extraordinary experience. Virtual registration will stay open until June 30 and we are working hard to provide the best hybrid experience as possible Antonella De Angeli (on behalf of the SIGCHItaly21 organising committee)

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Questionario sulla trasparenza dei validatori automatici di accessibilità

by Vanessa Palumbo

Gentilissimi, L'accessibilità è una dimensione fondamentale del mondo digitale per consentire pari opportunità a tutti per questo il suo monitoraggio e divenuto essenziale. Gli strumenti automatici di validazione danno un supporto utile anche se parziale nel monitorare il livello di accessibilità. Il laboratorio HIIS del CNR-ISTI sta conducendo uno studio sulla trasparenza degli strumenti di validazione dell'accessibilità allo scopo di migliorarne l'utilizzo. Vi chiediamo di contribuire a questo studio riempiendo il questionario che troverete a https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfipaNLFNPAWq-qtgPw0m8_wHYhMGlEbqZ… Grazie in anticipo per la vostra collaborazione, Saluti -- Vanessa Palumbo Research fellow HIIS Lab - ISTI/CNR Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa - ITALY

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Open call per CHI 2024: general chair e program chair

by DE RUSSIS LUIGI

Buongiorno, vi segnalo questa open call, nel caso non ne siate a conoscenza, uscita ieri sera: https://medium.com/sigchi/open-call-for-expressions-of-interest-for-chi2024… Il CHI Steering Committee sta raccogliendo espressioni di interesse per coprire il ruolo di General Chair o di Program Chair per CHI 2024. Per entrami i ruoli, i criteri sono: - Senior level or significant involvement with prior or upcoming CHI Conference Organizing Committees; and/or experience as an organiser of a SIGCHI-related conference and managing budgets - Regular participation in the CHI conference as an author and attendee - Ideally support from employer for the time needed for the role Se qualcuno fosse interessato, occorre inviare la propria Expression of Interest a chi-surveys(a)acm.org<mailto:chi-surveys@acm.org> entro il 16 Luglio 2021. Buona giornata, Luigi De Russis --- Luigi De Russis Assistant Professor (RTDb) Department of Control and Computer Engineering Politecnico di Torino, Italy ph: +39 011 0907170, +39 331 2689895 e: luigi.derussis(a)polito.it<mailto:luigi.derussis@polito.it> w: http://elite.polito.it/people/derussis t: @luigidr

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CFP: HHEE @ ACM HT 2021: HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia

by Ilenia Galluccio

Dear colleague, we would like to attract your attention to HHEE @ ACM HT 2021: HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia **Please forward to anyone who might be interested** Apologies for cross-posting. CALL FOR PAPERS ---------------- Workshop on HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia - HHEE 2021 (http://hhee.dibris.unige.it/) in conjunction with the 32nd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media - HT 2021 (https://ht.acm.org/ht2021/), 30 August – 2 September 2021 | Virtual event. IMPORTANT DATES (23:59 AoE - Anywhere on Earth) --------------- Paper deadline: Fri, July 23 Notification to authors: Mon, August 16 Workshop date: Mon, August 30 Camera-ready due: Sun, September 5 (note: papers will be made available to conference and workshop participants earlier) DESCRIPTION ------------ Education, together with the whole society, is experiencing a leap towards virtualization, speeding up a process that was already under way. Online learning is thus becoming a usual practice and experience for millions of students, and we can expect that this will impact on future education and learning models. Multimedia content and video-based learning are increasingly taking a central role, thus it becomes of paramount importance to take full advantage of them by providing and automating services that help to overcome issues, such as linear viewing and poor engagement, and to exploit the advantages through enhanced interactivity, multimodal interfaces, new visualization tools, knowledge graphs, summarization, personalized hypervideo. In this scenario, Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Computing, and Natural Language Processing can play an essential role to exploit educational resources in order to enable a new wave of enhanced educational services and improve the consumption itself of multimedia content. TOPICS ------- We are looking for contributions that address the challenges of interactive hypermedia and intelligent user interfaces for education, advance the state of the art in theories, methods, and technologies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - multimodal intelligent user interfaces for education - adaptive learning environments - adaptive hypervideo - interactive knowledge graphs - multimedia-enriched knowledge graphs - knowledge extraction from educational resources - summarization and explanation - error detection, feedback and accountability - intelligent textbooks - augmented video services - semantically-enhanced educational services - modeling, visualization and exploration of multimedia resources - tracking and analysing learners behaviour with video content - learning analytics for improving multimodal learning services - cloud-based learning environments SUBMISSIONS: ----------------------- Accepted papers will appear in the Proceedings of the HT21 conference and will be published in the ACM Digital Library. We encourage the submission of original contributions investigating hypermedia for enhanced education with interactive multimedia: - Full research papers (max 10 pages, including references); - Short papers (max 5 pages, including references) for position papers and research-in-progress papers. Note on length: appendices count toward the page limit. ACM HHEE ’21 uses a double blind review process Authors must omit their names and affiliations from submissions, and avoid obvious identifying statements. For instance, citations to the authors’ own prior work should be made in the third-person. Authors should submit their papers as single-column. 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. Using LaTeX is highly recommended to minimize the extent of reformatting for camera-ready. * LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{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,anonymous]{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… Submissions should be submitted as PDF files via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ht21. When submitting, please select the track “Workshop on HCI and Hypermedia for Enhanced Education with interactive multimedia”. Authors are required to present their paper at the workshop. All the papers presented at the workshop will be published by ACM and will be available via the ACM Digital Library. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE -------------------- Mauro Coccoli, University of Genoa, IT Ilenia Galluccio, University of Genoa, IT Ilaria Torre, University of Genoa, IT CONTACT ----------------- e-mail: hhee2021(a)easychair.org Web page: http://hhee.dibris.unige.it On behalf of the workshop organisers Best Regards Ilenia Galluccio PhD Candidate University of Genoa

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