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CAiSE'24 Ph.D. Award: Last Call for Applications

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*** Ph.D. Award: Last Call for Applications *** 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'24) June 3-7, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: 1st March, 2024 AoE ***) The deadline to apply for the CAiSE 2024 PhD Award is March 1st 2024. The conditions to apply are: • having participated as an author in a previous CAiSE Doctoral Consortium or at a main CAiSE Event: either the main conference, the CAiSE Forum, EMMSAD, or BPMDS; • having successfully defended the PhD thesis in the last two years (i.e., since January 2022). The application must be submitted electronically to the PhD Awards track of CAiSE 2024 via EasyChair <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caise2024> . The application must be a single PDF file containing: • a short cover letter that includes the list of PhD committee members, • a support letter from the thesis advisor, • the candidate's defended PhD thesis, • the candidate’s CV. ABOUT THE PHD AWARD The CAiSE PhD Award 2024 is granted annually to an outstanding recent PhD thesis in the field of Information Systems Engineering. The award is co-sponsored by the CAiSE Steering Committee and Springer. It consists of a certificate, free full registration (5 days) to the next two editions of the CAiSE conference, and a book voucher for a free selection worth EUR 500 from Springer’s printed books collection. In addition, the selected thesis will be recommended for publication as a monograph in the LNBIP series published by Springer, provided that Springer’s publication conditions are met. The PhD theses submitted for the award will be reviewed by a standing committee of senior members selected from the CAiSE Advisory Committee, the CAiSE Steering Committee, and the CAiSE Program Committee. AWARD CHAIR Professor Andreas L Opdahl, University of Bergen, Norway IMPORTANT DATES • Submission of application: 1st March, 2024 (AoE) • Notification: 15th April, 2024 PAST RECIPIENTS • 2023: Anna Bernasconi, PhD from Politecninco Milano (Italy), thesis title “Model, Integrate, Search... Repeat: a Sound Approach to Building Integrated Repositories of Genomic Data” (link to the forthcoming monograph: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031449062) • 2022: Volodymyr Leno, PhD from University of Melbourne (Australia), thesis title “Robotic Process Mining: Accelerating the adoption of Robotic Process Automation” (link to the thesis: https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/ 11343/297274/98f9efca-4dd2-eb11-94dc-0050568d0279_manuscript.pdf) • 2021: Orlenys Lopez Pintado, PhD from University of Tartu (Estonia), thesis title “Collaborative Business Process Execution on the Block Chain: the Caterpillar System” (link to the thesis: https://dspace.ut.ee/items/1e09072c-5442-463a-b8c6-0425951cb90b) • 2020: Steven Mertens, PhD from Ghent University (Belgium), thesis title “Enabling process management for loosely framed knowledge-intensive processes” (link to the published monograph: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030661922) • 2019: Giovanni Meroni, PhD from Politecnico di Milano (Italy), thesis title “Artifact-driven business process monitoring” (link to the published monograph: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030324117) • 2018: Wei Wang, PhD from University of Queensland (Australia) thesis title “Integrated Modeling of Business Processes and Business Rules” (link to the published monograph: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030118082) • 2017: Marcela Ruiz, PhD from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain), thesis title “TraceME: A Traceability-Based Method for Conceptual Model Evolution” (link to the published monograph: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319897158) • 2016: Le Minh Sang Tran, PhD from University of Trento (Italy), thesis title “Managing the Uncertainty of the Evolution of Requirements Models” (testimony of the 2016 CAiSE PhD Award winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-vvlH66lC4)

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ACM ICMI 2024 - Extended deadlines for Workshops, Special Sessions, and Grand Challenges

by Englebienne, Gwenn (UT-EEMCS)

Dear colleagues, We are delighted to inform you that ICMI 2024 will be hosted in Latin America, specifically Costa Rica. The International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI) is the premier global platform for multidisciplinary research about multimodal human-human and human-computer interaction, interfaces, and system development. We extend an invitation to teams for the submission of proposals for the following components: - Workshop Proposals, deadline February 12th. 2024. - Special Session Proposals, deadline February 18nd. 2024. - Grand Challenge Proposals, deadline February 18th. 2024. Workshops ========= ICMI has established a tradition of hosting workshops concurrently with the main conference to facilitate discourse on new research, technologies, social science models, and applications. Recent workshops include themes like Media Analytics for Societal Trends, International Workshop on Automated Assessment of Pain (AAP), Face and Gesture Analysis for Health Informatics, Generation and Evaluation of Non-verbal Behaviour for Embodied Agents, Bridging Social Sciences and AI for Understanding Child Behavior, and more. Interested parties are invited to submit a 3-page workshop proposal for evaluation. Workshops may span half or a full day, with accepted papers indexed by ACM Digital Library in an adjunct proceeding and a brief workshop summary published in the main conference proceedings. The Workshop submission deadline is February 5th, 2024. Proposals should be emailed to the workshop chairs Naveen Kumar and Hendrik Buschmeier to icmi2024-workshop-chairs(a)acm.org<mailto:icmi2024-workshop-chairs@acm.org>. For additional details, please visit the conference website: https://icmi.acm.org/2024/call-for-workshops/ Special Sessions ================ Special Sessions are vital in exploring emerging topics within multimodal interaction, contributing significantly to this year's conference program. We invite proposals to enrich the conference's diversity and provide valuable insights into the overarching theme, "Equitability and Environmental Sustainability in Multimodal Interaction Technologies." Interested teams are requested to submit the following: - Title of the special session: the title is designed to appeal to the ICMI community and be self-explanatory. - Aims and scope, elucidating why the ICMI community should engage with this session. - Tentative Speakers, comprising a list of potential contributing authors with provisional presentation titles. Special sessions typically include 4 to 6 peer-reviewed papers. - Organizers and Bios are emphasizing the relevance and experience of the speakers. The deadline for Special Sessions submissions is February 2nd, 2024. Prospective organizers are encouraged to submit proposals via icmi2024-specialsession-chairs(a)acm.org<mailto:icmi2024-specialsession-chairs@acm.org>. Further details can be found on the conference website: https://icmi.acm.org/2024/special-sessions/ Grand Challenge =============== The ICMI community is keen on identifying optimal algorithms and their failure modes, which are crucial for developing systems capable of reliably interpreting human-human communication or responding to human input. We invite the ICMI community to define and address scientific Grand Challenges in our field, offering perspectives over the next five years as a collective. The ICMI Multimodal Grand Challenges aim to inspire innovative ideas and foster future collaborative endeavors in tasks such as analysis, synthesis, and interaction. To participate, submit a 5-page proposal for expert evaluation, considering originality, ambition, feasibility, and implementation plans. Accepted proposals will be published in the conference's main proceedings. The Grand Challenge submission deadline is February 5th, 2024. Proposals should be emailed to both ICMI 2024 Multimodal Grand Challenge Chairs, Dr. Ronald Böck (Genie Enterprise) and Dr. Dinesh Babu JAYAGOPI (IIIT Bangalore), using icmi2024-challenge-chairs(a)acm.org<mailto:icmi2024-challenge-chairs@acm.org> Additional information is on the conference website: https://icmi.acm.org/2024/call-for-grand-challenge/ We look forward to your valuable contributions and participation in ICMI 2024. On behalf of the Organizers of ICMI 2024!

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CFP-10th International Conference on Data Mining and Applications (DMAP 2024)

by Joseph Marquez

10th International Conference on Data Mining and Applications (DMAP 2024) *March 16 ~ 17, 2024, Vienna, Austria* https://csita2024.org/dmap/index Call for Papers10th International Conference on Data Mining and Applications (DMAP 2024) provides a forum for researchers who address this issue and to present their work in a peer-reviewed forum. Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in Data mining and Applications.Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas but are not limited to: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to ,the following · Data Mining Applications · Data Mining in Modeling, Visualization, Personalization and Recommendation · Data Mining Systems and Platforms, Efficiency, Scalability and Privacy · Embedded System and Software Data Mining in Modeling, Visualization, Personalization and Recommendation · Foundations, Algorithms, Models, and Theory · Knowledge Processing · Mining Text, Semi-Structured, Spatio-Temporal, Streaming, Graph, Web, Multimedia *Paper Submission* Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System <https://csita2024.org/submission/index.php> by *February 03, 2024 *. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings <http://airccse.org/cscp.html> in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT <http://airccse.org/cscp.html>) series (Confirmed). Selected papers from *DMAP 2024*, after further revisions, will be published in the special issues of the following journals - International Journal of Database Management Systems (IJDMS) <https://airccse.org/journal/ijdms/index.html> – WJCI Indexed - International Journal of Data Mining & Knowledge Management Process (IJDKP) <https://airccse.org/journal/ijdkp/ijdkp.html> - WJCI Indexed - International Journal of Web & Semantic Technology (IJWesT) <http://www.airccse.org/journal/ijwest/ijwest.html>- IS Indexed Important Dates · *Submission Deadline: February 03, 2024* · Authors Notification : March 04,2024 · Registration & Camera-Ready Paper Due : March 09,2024 Contact Us Here's where you can reach us: dmap(a)csita2024.org or dmapconfe(a)yahoo.com Best Regareds, ***************************************** Joseph Marquez Secretary,* DMAP 2024* 10th International Conference on Data Mining and Applications (DMAP 2024) https://csita2024.org/dmap/index *********************************************************************

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CFP: CoPDA 2024 - 8th International Workshop on Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age (co-located with AVI 2024)

by Antonio Piccinno

------------------- Call for Papers ------------------- CoPDA 2024 - 8th International Workshop on Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: Differentiating and Deepening the Concept of "End User" in the Digital Age https://homes.di.unimi.it/cslab/copda2024/ June 3rd or 4th, 2024 - Arenzano (Genoa), Italy In conjunction with AVI 2024 (https://avi2024.dibris.unige.it/home) ------------ Overview ------------ Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and meta-design challenge the understanding of the concept of “end user”. The 8th edition of this workshop aims to critically differentiate, dissect, and deepen the roles, experiences, and demands of end users by inviting contributions from different perspectives. The workshop invites contributions to explore the following fundamental issues: - Re-conceptualizing the multi-faceted roles that end users can play. - Investigating how end users are evolving into active participants in the design and development through frameworks (such as meta-design) that encourage creation, modification, and evolution in individual and group activities. - Understanding the skills and literacies (e.g., computational fluency) that end users need to acquire to be successful contributors (e.g., education, after-school clubs, etc.). - Envisioning future scenarios and possibilities for end user roles and experiences in the context of emerging technologies and cultural changes. - Understanding the design trade-offs associated with balancing the potential value of end-user contributions with the necessary effort to ensure that end users will be motivated to contribute over long periods of time. Participants from academia, industry, and user communities are invited to share their ideas, insights, and experiences to increase our collective understanding and approach towards end users in the digital age. Topics of discussion may include (but will not be limited to): - Analysis of the use and historical development of the concept of “end user” - Can meta-design frameworks facilitate and empower end users in becoming designers, shaping and adapting systems to their needs? - What are the major responsibilities for end users in "end-user development” and/versus "end-user software engineering"? - If computational fluency is widely achieved by humans in the digital age — how will this change the concept of "end user" and “learning with digital tools”? - How can the division between professional developers and end users be designed and supported as collaborative interactions rather than a rigid separation? - How do we scale up user participation from individuals to groups to communities? - In which contexts are end users the drivers of the innovation? - Which other frameworks and environments in AI exist in addition to Large Language Models (LLMs) for supporting end users? - How does the role of end users change in the era of LLMs? - Which additional learning demands occur that empower end users to assess LLM possibilities and limits? - Success stories and failures (e.g., empirical studies) involving or analyzing end users as active participants in sociotechnical systems in different domains (education, workplace, at home, leisure, etc.). ----------------- Submissions ---------------- Authors are invited to submit a 6-page position paper using the 1-column CEUR template available at http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. An Overleaf page for LaTeX users is also available at https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt The papers can be submitted at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=copda2024 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 --------------------- - Apr 3rd, 2024: Submission deadline for position papers - Apr 23rd, 2024: Notification of acceptance - May 10th, 2024: Camera ready - Jun 3rd or 4th, 2024: CoPDA 2024 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 copda2024(a)easychair.org -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof. Antonio Piccinno /Presidente Centro Servizi Informatici (CSI) Delegato del Rettore ai temi della digitalizzazione presso CRUI Delegato servizi informatici del Dipartimento di Informatica / Dipartimento di Informatica - Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy Personal Home Page <ivu.di.uniba.it/people/piccinno.htm?> Tel. +39 080 5442535 / Fax. +39 080 5443300 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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ACM UMAP 2024 - 2nd Call for Late-Breaking Results and Demos

by Wanling Cai

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CfP * * Online version: https://www.um.org/umap2024/call-for-lbr-and-demos/ ACM UMAP 2024 - Call for Late-Breaking Results and Demos ACM UMAP 2024: The 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy July 1-4, 2024 The 32nd International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2024) is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. ACM UMAP 2024 is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI<https://sigchi.org/> and SIGWEB<https://www.sigweb.org/>. User Modeling Inc.<https://um.org/>, as the core Steering Committee, oversees the conference organization. ACM UMAP operates under the ACM Conference Code of Conduct<https://www.acm.org/about-acm/policy-against-harassment>. The proceedings, published by ACM, will be part of the ACM Digital Library. ACM UMAP 2024 invites Late-Breaking Results (LBR) papers as well as Demonstrations (demos) of innovative UMAP-based systems (including research prototypes). The topics for these submissions are the same as the ones included in the Call for Full and Short Papers<https://www.um.org/umap2024/call-for-full-and-short-papers/>. However, their scope and timing is different. In particular, although short papers (from the main track) and the LBR papers of this call have the same maximum length, LBR papers are expected to present innovative ideas that are being explored and have already shown some promising results. It is also a dissemination channel for new research directions. Mature results which have already gone through experimental validation are more suitable for the general call, either as a full or short paper. Thus, rejected papers from the main track are not expected to be a valuable contribution as an LBR paper unless their contents are revised to address the scope of this track. Note also that LBR papers are to be presented physically during the conference in a poster format, allowing for more informal discussions on the ideas shared. Demos are intended to present systems that have been used to achieve the research outcomes presented as full and short papers. Thus, we highly recommend authors of accepted full and short papers to also prepare a submission for a demo of their system to be showcased at the conference in the LBR and Demo session. ** Important Dates ** * Submission: April 18, 2024 * Notification: May 9 2024 * Camera-ready Submission (TAPS system): May 16, 2024 * Conference: July 1 – 4, 2024 Note: The submissions deadlines are at 11:59 pm AoE (Anywhere on Earth)<https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe> time. ** Submission ** All submissions must be written in English. Papers should be submitted electronically, in a PDF format, through the EasyChair submission system, https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap24, by selecting the “UMAP24 Late Breaking Results and Demo Papers” track ** Length and Formatting ** -- Late-Breaking Results Format -- * Page Limits. Up to 7 pages, plus up to 2 additional pages for references (figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, acknowledgments, and any other content count toward the page limit). * Proceedings. Publication in ACM UMAP 2024 adjunct proceedings. * Presentation. Physically presented as a poster during the conference. * Description. LBRs 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 UMAP. In addition, papers introducing recently started research projects or summarizing project results are welcome as well. We encourage researchers and practitioners to submit late-breaking work as it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting useful feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. In case that papers rejected in the main track (i.e. submitted as full or short papers) are submitted to this track, they should be revised not only to take into account the comments made to help improve the paper, but to fulfill the scope of the LBR, which emphasizes novelty of ideas. This is also valid for papers that have been recommended as an LBR when rejected in the main track. -- Demos Format -- * Page Limits *. Up to 5 pages, plus up to 1 additional page for references (figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, acknowledgments, and any other content count toward the page limit). On an extra page (not to be published), submissions should include a specification of the technical requirements for demonstrating the system at UMAP 2024. * Supporting Material *. Video or external material demonstrating the system. * Proceedings *. Publication in ACM UMAP 2024 adjunct proceedings. * Presentation * . Physically presented as a demo plus as a poster during the conference. * Description *. Demos will showcase research prototypes and commercially available products in a dedicated session. Demo submissions must be based on an implemented and tested system that pursues one or more innovative ideas in the interest areas of the conference. Demonstrations are an excellent and exciting way to showcase implementations and get valuable feedback from the community, especially for those papers that have been presented in the main track. 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). *Non-Anonymity.* Submissions will be reviewed single-masked (i.e., authors’ names should be included in the papers) thus there is no need to be anonymized before submission. *Template for the Research Description.* Following the ACM Publication Workflow<https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow>, all authors should submit manuscripts for review in the new ACM single-column format. Instructions for authors are given below: * LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript, review, anonymous]{acmart} in the sample-authordraft.tex file for single-column). Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with LaTeX<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…>. * Overleaf (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for single-column). Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with Overleaf<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/overleaf>. * Word. Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with Microsoft Word<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…> Should you have any questions or issues going through the instructions above, please contact support at acmtexsupport(a)aptaracorp.com<mailto:acmtexsupport@aptaracorp.com> for LaTeX and Microsoft Word inquiries. * Accessibility.* Authors are strongly encouraged to provide “alt text” (alternative text) for floats (images, tables, etc.) in their content so that readers with disabilities can be given descriptive information for these floats that are important to the work. The descriptive text will be displayed in place of a float if the float cannot be loaded. This benefits the author and it broadens the reader base for the author’s work. Moreover, the alt text provides in-depth float descriptions to search engine crawlers, which helps to properly index these floats. Additionally, authors should follow the ACM Accessibility Recommendations for Publishing in Color and SIG ACCESS guidelines on describing figures<https://authors.acm.org/journals/accessibility-recommendations-for-publishi…>. ** Review Process & Camera-ready Submission ** * Review * 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. The ACM Code of Ethics<https://ethics.acm.org/> 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. Further, reviewers will be explicitly asked to consider whether the research was conducted in compliance with professional ethical standards and applicable regulatory guidelines. Failure to do so could lead to a (desk-)rejection. *Camera-ready Information.* Accepted papers will be subject to further revision to meet the requirements of the camera-ready format required by ACM. We strongly recommend the usage of LaTeX/Overleaf for the camera-ready papers to minimize the extent of reformatting. Users of the Word template must use either the version for Microsoft Word for Windows, Macintosh Office 2011, or Macintosh Office 2016 (other formats such as Open Office, etc., are not admitted) for the camera-ready submission to avoid incompatibility issues. Instructions for preparing the camera-ready versions of accepted papers will be provided after acceptance. This might include instructions to prepare a video of the accepted contribution. Camera-ready versions of accepted papers will be later submitted using ACM’s new production platform<https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template> where authors will be able to review PDF and HTML output formats before publication. ** Registration and Presentation Policy ** Each accepted paper must be accompanied by a distinct full author registration, completed by the early registration date cut-off. Each accepted paper must be presented in person to be included in the conference adjunct proceedings, published by ACM and available via the ACM Digital Library. The official publication date is when the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks before the first day of UMAP 2024. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. During the conference, all categories will be presented at the poster reception, 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. *Grants and Support* To help students and early career researchers attend ACM UMAP 2024, we are able to provide several grants for participants at ACM UMAP 2024. * Category 1: Discounted Registration Rates * Category 2: Gary Marsden Travel Awards (GMTA) * Category 3: ACM UMAP 2024 Grants More information can be found in https://www.um.org/umap2024/grants-and-support/. Please refer to the website information, to learn the eligibility and application process for each category. ** Late-Breaking Results and Demos Chairs ** * Bamshad Mobasher, DePaul University, USA * Hanna Hauptmann, Utrecht University, Netherlands * Olga C. Santos, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain Contact information: umap2024-lbr at um.org

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ACM UMAP 2024 - 3rd Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers

by Wanling Cai

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CfP * * Online version: https://www.um.org/umap2024/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/ ACM UMAP 2024 - Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers ACM UMAP 2024: The 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy July 1-4, 2024 The 32nd International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2024) is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. The ACM UMAP 2024 Doctoral Consortium (DC) will take place as part of the conference. The DC provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers and industry practitioners from the field. Doctoral students are invited to apply for presenting their research to experienced scholars who will provide constructive feedback and advice. Students should consider participating in the DC if they are at least one year 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 doctoral students with 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 doctoral degree. * 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 doctoral 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. A mentoring session will take place during the conference, and the DC students are expected to attend. ** Important Dates ** Paper Submission: March 28, 2024 Notification: April 26, 2024 Camera-ready Submission (TAPS system): May 9, 2024 Conference: July 1 – 4, 2024 DC Day: July TBD, 2024 (it will happen in one of the conference days) Note: The submissions deadlines are at 11:59 pm AoE (Anywhere on Earth)<https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe> time. ** Submission ** All submissions must be written in English. Submissions should be a single PDF document consisting of: (i) the recommendation letter, (ii) the research description, and (iii) the curriculum vitae. This PDF document should be submitted electronically through the EasyChair submission system, https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap24, by selecting the “UMAP24 Doctoral Consortium Papers” track. ** Length and Formatting ** Format and Content Guidelines. Consult the ACM UMAP 2024 general call for full and short papers<https://www.um.org/umap2024/call-for-full-and-short-papers/> concerning the key topics of this call as well. Each proposal should be a single PDF document, with three required components: (i) a recommendation letter, (ii) a description of your doctoral path, (iii) and a curriculum vitae. If you are unable to obtain a letter of recommendation from your dissertation advisor, please include a short explanation. Specifically, for each component, please consider the following instructions: 1. Letter of Recommendation (from your primary dissertation advisor, in any format): * Describe your interaction with the student and your assessment of the quality of their work. Explain how the ACM UMAP 2024 doctoral consortium would benefit this student at this point in their doctoral program, as well as the contributions you expect the student to make to the group. * The DC targets students who have a clear idea of their research plans and have started their research but have not yet executed a majority of their research. Please explain the structure of your student’s program and their expected level of progress by July 2024. * Recall that students who are unable to obtain a letter of recommendation from their dissertation advisor (or the equivalent) should instead include a short explanation and a description of where the student is in their doctoral progress and the anticipated timeline. 1. Research description (6 pages at most plus additional pages for references; figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, acknowledgments, and any other content count toward the page limit): using a single-column manuscript formatted according to the guidelines discussed below, please include the following: * Your name, advisor(s) name(s), and the university where you are conducting your doctoral work. * Current year of study and projected completion date (plus information about the regulations of your doctoral program regarding length, any part-time study, etc.). * Context and motivation for your research. * Key related work that frames your research. * Specific research objectives, goals, or questions. * Research approach, methods, and rationale. * Results and contributions to date. * Expected next steps. * Dissertation status and long-term goals. 1. Curriculum vitae (2 pages at most, in any format): a concise summary of your current curriculum vitae, including research publications. Clearly separate published papers from those under review or in press. Please ensure that your submission is complete and conforms to the format and content guidelines above. Submissions that do not meet these requirements will be desk-rejected. *Single-Blind Policy*. Proposals will be reviewed single-blind and, therefore, do not need to be anonymized before submission. *Template for the Research Description*. Following the ACM Publication Workflow<https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow>, the research description component should be arranged based on the new ACM single-column format. Instructions for students are given below: * LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript, review, anonymous]{acmart} in the sample-authordraft.tex file for single-column). Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with LaTeX<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…>. * Overleaf (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for single-column). Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with Overleaf<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/overleaf>. * Word. Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with Microsoft Word<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…> Should you have any questions or issues going through the instructions above, please contact support at acmtexsupport(a)aptaracorp.com<mailto:acmtexsupport@aptaracorp.com> for LaTeX and Microsoft Word inquiries. *Accessibility*. DC students are strongly encouraged to provide “alt text” (alternative text) for floats (images, tables, etc.) in their content so that readers with disabilities can be given descriptive information for these floats that are important to the work. The descriptive text will be displayed in place of a float if the float cannot be loaded. This benefits the author and it broadens the reader base for the author’s work. Moreover, the alt text provides in-depth float descriptions to search engine crawlers, which helps to properly index these floats. Additionally, authors should follow the ACM Accessibility Recommendations for Publishing in Color and SIG ACCESS guidelines on describing figures<https://authors.acm.org/journals/accessibility-recommendations-for-publishi…>. *Submission Policy*. Please consider the following ACM’s publication policies: 1. “By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you are hereby acknowledging that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies<https://www.acm.org/publications/policies>, including ACM’s new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects<https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-particip…>. Alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy will be investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of your paper, in addition to other potential penalties, as per ACM Publications Policy.” 2. “Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID<https://orcid.org/register>, so you can complete the publishing process for your accepted paper. ACM has been involved in ORCID from the start and we have recently made a commitment to collect ORCID IDs from all of our published authors<https://authors.acm.org/author-resources/orcid-faqs>. We are committed to improve author discoverability, ensure proper attribution and contribute to ongoing community efforts around name normalization; your ORCID ID will help in these efforts.” *Camera-ready Information*. Accepted proposals (i.e., the research description component) will require a further revision in order to meet the requirements and the 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. We strongly recommend the usage of LaTeX/Overleaf for the camera-ready papers to minimize the extent of reformatting. Users of the Word template must use either the version for Microsoft Word for Windows, Macintosh Office 2011, or Macintosh Office 2016 (other formats such as Open Office, etc., are not admitted) for the camera-ready submission to avoid incompatibility issues. ** Registration and Presentation Policy ** Each accepted proposal in the doctoral consortium track must be accompanied by a distinct full author registration, completed by the doctoral student by the early registration date cut-off. Each accepted proposal must be presented in person in the doctoral consortium session to be included in the conference proceedings, published by ACM and available via the ACM Digital Library. The official publication date is when the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks before the first day of UMAP 2024. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. ** Grants and Support ** ACM UMAP has a long history of supporting students who want to attend the conference. Doctoral students of the accepted DC proposals will have higher priority for the ACM UMAP grant applications. Please periodically consult the page that summarizes grants and support opportunities, available at https://www.um.org/umap2024/grants-and-support/. ** Doctoral Consortium Chairs ** * Martijn C. Willemsen, Eindhoven University of Technology & JADS, The Netherlands * Styliani Kleanthous, CYENS CoE and Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus * Rodrygo Santos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil Contact information: umap2024-dc at um.org

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Invitation Guest Speaker @ ACFTI Cybersecurity stream

by Andrew Zayine

On behalf of the Association of Cyber Forensics and Threat Investigators (ACFTI), I am pleased to invite you to the new DFIR stream lecture/seminar series. The presentation is a maximum of 1 hour in length, with an audience of about 60+, made up of undergraduate and postgraduate students plus cybersecurity students from developing countries. Our goal is to shine a spotlight on the broad array of new advances in cybersecurity science and operations currently adopted in the industry. This session will be conducted online. It will be fantastic to have any hands-on topics related to cyber forensics. Your discussion on this topic will be a great addition to our event. Expressions of interest to present from anyone doing research or applying cybersecurity techniques to practical or theoretical applications related to the interactions between cyber forensics and threat investigations can be sent as a summary of your work (c.200 words) to acfti (at) acfti (dot) org by February 15, 2024 Thank you in advance for your consideration, and we are very much looking forward to hearing from you. To get more news about our events, please join our low-traffic announcement group @ https://groups.google.com/g/acfti ________________________________________________________ Association of Cyber Forensics and Threat Investigators https://www.acfti.org Twitter: @acfti

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36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering: Last Call for Workshop Papers

by Announce

*** Last Call for Workshop Papers *** 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'24) June 3-7, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: 26th February, 2024 AoE ***) CAiSE is a well-established, highly visible conference series on Advanced Information Systems (IS) Engineering. It covers all relevant topics in the area, including methodologies and approaches for IS engineering, innovative platforms, architectures and technologies, and engineering of specific kinds of IS. CAiSE conferences also have the tradition of hosting workshops in related fields. Workshops are intended to focus on particular topics and provide ample room for discussions of new ideas and developments. CAiSE'24, the 36th edition of the CAiSE series, will host the following workshops. For more information for each workshop please visit the workshops' web sites. CAiSE'24 WORKSHOPS • 3rd International Workshop on Agile Methods for Information Systems Engineering (Agil-ISE) https://agilise.github.io/2024/index.html • International Workshop on Blockchain for Information Systems (BC4IS24) and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing (B4TDS) https://pros.unicam.it/bc4isb4tds/ • 2nd International Workshop on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise Modelling for Intelligent Information Systems (HybridAIMS) https://hybridaims.com/ • 2nd Workshop on Knowledge Graphs for Semantics-driven Systems Engineering https://www.omilab.org/activities/events/caise2024_kg4sdse/ • 16th International Workshop on Enterprise & Organizational Modeling and Simulation (EOMAS 2024) https://eomas2024.fel.cvut.cz/ • Digital Transformation with Business Process Mining (DigPro2024) https://digpro.iiita.ac.in/ IMPORTANT DATES • Paper Submission Deadline: 26th February, 2024 (AoE) • Notification of Acceptance: 27th March, 2024 • Camera-ready Deadline: 5th April, 2024 • Author Registration Deadline: 5th April, 2024 WORKSHOP CHAIRS • João Paulo A. Almeida, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil • Claudio di Ciccio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy • Christos Kalloniatis, University of the Aegean, Greece

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[CfP] SYNERGY Workshop @ AVI 2024

by Tommaso Turchi

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** -------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS: SYNERGY Workshop 2024 -------------------------------------- We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the SYNERGY Workshop, to be held in conjunction with ACM AVI 2024. This workshop is dedicated to designing and building Hybrid Human-AI Systems. We invite researchers and practitioners to contribute to this evolving field, where human intelligence synergizes with artificial intelligence. == Important Dates == * Submission Deadline: April 2, 2024 * Notification: April 16, 2024 * Camera Ready: May 3, 2024 * Workshop Date: Afternoon of June 3rd or 4th, 2024 == Submission Guidelines == * Length: 5-10 pages * Format: CEUR-ART 1-column Template * Selected papers may be invited to submit an extended version to a dedicated Special Issue of Springer's "Personal and Ubiquitous Computing" * Submission Website: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SYNERGY2024 == Topics Include == The workshop seeks contributions on, but not limited to, the following themes: 1. Human-AI Collaboration Models 2. Augmenting Human Cognition with AI 3. Design Principles for Synergistic Systems 4. Ethics and Trust in Human-AI Interaction 5. Philosophical and Theoretical Approaches 6. Adaptive Interfaces for Human-AI Synergy 7. Software Architectures and Tools 8. Case Studies of Human-AI Synergy == Organizers == * Alan Dix, Swansea University & Cardiff Metropolitan University * Matt Roach, Swansea University * Tommaso Turchi, University of Pisa * Alessio Malizia, University of Pisa For more information, please visit our website at https://synergy.trx.li or contact Tommaso Turchi (tommaso.turchi(a)unipi.it). Join us in Arenzano, Genoa, Italy for an insightful workshop that aims to explore and shape the future of hybrid human-AI systems! //==============================\\ Tommaso Turchi Department of Computer Science University of Pisa \\==============================//

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[CfP] 5th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds - Erlangen, Germany, Sep 30-Oct 2 2024

by Luca Turchet

<-- Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute widely --> *5th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds* International Audio Laboratories Erlangen 30 September - 2 October 2024 *https://internetofsounds.net/is2_2024/ <https://internetofsounds.net/is2_2024/>* We are pleased to invite you to the 5th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IS2 2024). The Internet of Sounds is an emerging research field at the intersection of the Sound and Music Computing and the Internet of Things domains. The symposium will be hosted at the International Audio Laboratories Erlangen <https://www.audiolabs-erlangen.de/>, Germany, a joint institution of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS. The aim is to bring together academics and industry to investigate and advance the development of Internet of Sounds technologies by using novel tools and processes. The event will consist of presentations, keynotes, panels, poster presentations, demonstrations, tutorials, music performances, and installations. *Keynote Speakers* The program will include three keynotes: - Toon van Waterschoot, KU Leuven - Georg Hajdu, Hamburg University of Music and Theatre - Hanna Lukashevich, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology *Satellite Events* The program will include two satellite events: - The 1st International Workshop on the Musical Metaverse <https://internetofsounds.net/1st-international-workshop-on-the-musical-meta…> - The 2nd International Workshop on Networked Immersive Audio <https://internetofsounds.net/2nd-international-workshop-on-networked-immers…> For the topics addressed in each workshop please visit the respective webpages. *Call for Papers and Demos* Topics of interest include and are not limited to: - Networked immersive audio for the Internet of Sounds - Web Audio for the Internet of Sounds - Networked Musical XR - Semantic Audio applications for the Internet of Sounds - Embedded audio - Smart musical instruments - Ubiquitous music - Networked music performances - Participatory live music performances - Musical haptics for the Internet of Musical Things - Music education applications for the Internet of Musical Things - Intelligent music production in Internet of Musical Things contexts - Protocols and exchange formats for the Internet of Sounds - Ecoacoustics - Wireless acoustic sensor networks - Privacy and security in acoustic sensor networks - Detection and classification of sounds in acoustic sensor networks - Visualization and Sonification of acoustic sensor networks - Sonification for Internet of Sounds applications - Audio datasets for Deep Learning and Data Mining - Challenges in the management and delivery of large audio databases - Visualization, access, and indexing of audio databases - Cloud-based services for musical and audio applications - Improving accessibility and inclusiveness within the Internet of Sounds - Sustainability and ethical aspects of the Internet of Sounds - Music information retrieval in networked applications We consider submissions in the form of: - Full paper (min 5 pages, max 10 pages) - Poster paper (min 2 pages, max 4 pages) - 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. However, only the contributions of at least 4 pages will be included in the Proceedings to be submitted to IEEE. *Paper Submission* All submissions will be fully, single-blind peer-reviewed. The expected number of pages for contribution should not exceed 10 pages for paper. Authors must follow IEEE ethical and writing guidelines. LaTeX and Word template: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html Submission portal: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=is22024paper *Call for Internet of Sounds Performances and Installations* We invite submissions that showcase the internet of sounds in performance and sound installations. Proposed works should have a clear connection to the conference and may relate to a technical paper or demo submission. We particularly invite pieces that last 5-12 minutes, however, shorter and longer performance proposals will be considered. *Performances and Installations Submission* A proposal (compiled in a single pdf) should include: - One-page project description - One-page description of technical requirements - Short program notes - Artist bio(s) - URL to any performance/installation audio or audio-visual documentation (if available). The documentation link should use streaming-only services, e.g., SoundCloud, Vimeo, YouTube. Please keep in mind the following when preparing performance and installation submissions: - Space requirements: Indicate whether the work would be more suitable for a university environment (hallways, staircases, indoor and outdoor plazas), club, traditional concert stage, gallery, public space, or other venue. For questions regarding equipment and venue descriptions, please contact the Music & Installations Co-chairs - Performer(s): List all performers that would need to be involved. Please note that the organizers cannot provide funding to support performers' travel or accommodation. - Feasibility: Provide evidence of the feasibility of the performance or installation. Include documentation and list of previous performances of the submitted or related work that demonstrate the submitter's capacity to implement the proposal. Submission portal: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=is22024music *Important Dates* - All submission deadlines: July 10, 2024 - Author notification: August 15, 2024 - Camera-ready due: September 9, 2024 - Early registration deadline: August 26, 2024 - Late registration deadline: September 23, 2024 - Symposium dates: September 30 – Oct 2, 2024 *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* - Local Chair: Nils Peters – International Audio Laboratories Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg - Paper Co-chair: Jakob Abeßer – Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT - Paper Co-chair: Joseph Malloch – Dalhousie University - Music & Installations Co-chair: Esther Fee Feichtner – University of Music and Performing Arts Munich - Music & Installations Co-chair: Marlon Schumacher – Institute for Music informatics and Musicology Karlsruhe - Demo Chair: Robert Hupke – Sennheiser - Diversity Chair: Claudia Rinaldi – University of L'Aquila - Industry Liaison Chair: Jan Dürre – Sennheiser - Communication Chair: Birgit Popp – Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS - Web Chair: Alberto Boem – University of Trento - Facility Chair: Stefan Turowski – International Audio Laboratories Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg - General Chair: Luca Turchet – University of Trento *General Contact* Enquiries can be addressed to conference-is2-2024(a)fau.de ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Luca Turchet*, Ph.D. Associate Professor Head of the *Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory* <https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/> Chair of the *IEEE Emerging Technology Initiative on the Internet of Sounds* <https://www.comsoc.org/about/committees/emerging-technologies-initiatives/i…> Founder and President of the* Internet of Sounds Research Network <https://www.internetofsounds.net/>* 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 ACAIN 2024 - 4th Int. Advanced Course & Symposium on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience, September 22-25 2024, Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy Subscribe -> Submission Deadline: March 23

by ICAS Organizing Committee

Call for Participation & Call for Papers (apologies for multiple copies) _______________________________________________________________ The 4th International Advanced Course & Symposium on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience, September 22-25, 2024, Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy W: https://acain2024.icas.events E: acain(a)icas.cc FB: https://www.facebook.com/ACAIN.LakeDistrict/ Symposium Deadlines Paper Submission (Symposium): by Saturday March 23, 2024 (AoE). https://acain2024.icas.events/symposium-call-for-papers/ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acain2024 Notification of Decision for Papers (Symposium): by Wednesday July 10, 2024. Camera Ready Submission (Symposium): by Monday July 20, 2024. Author Registration (Symposium): by July 20, 2024. Regular Registration (Symposium): by Saturday March 23, 2024. Late Registration (Symposium): from Sunday March 24, 2024. Course Deadlines Regular Registration (Course): by Saturday March 23, 2024. Late Registration (Course): from Sunday March 24, 2024. Oral Presentation Submission (Course): by Saturday March 23, 2024. Notification of Decision for Oral Presentation (Course): by August 31, 2024. SCOPE & MOTIVATION: ACAIN 2024: AI meets Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Science The ACAIN 2024 symposium and course is an interdisciplinary event featuring leading scientists from AI and Neuroscience, providing a special opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research in the fields of AI, Neuroscience, Neuroscience-Inspired AI, Human-Level AI, and Cognitive Science. The 4th Advanced Course and Symposium on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience (ACAIN) is a full-immersion four-day Course and Symposium in Tuscany on cutting-edge advances in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The Course provides a stimulating environment for academics, early career researchers, Post-Docs, PhD students and industry leaders. Participants will also have the chance to present their results with oral talks or posters, and to interact with their colleagues, in a convivial and productive environment. Two days of keynote talks and oral presentations, the ACAIN Symposium, (September 24-25), will be preceded by lectures of leading scientists, the ACAIN Course, (September 22-23). Bringing together AI and neuroscience promises to yield benefits for both fields. The future impact and progress in both AI and Neuroscience will strongly depend on continuous synergy, exchange, collaboration and efficient cooperation between the two research communities. These are the goals of the International Course and Symposium - ACAIN 2024, which is aimed both at AI experts with interests in Neuroscience and at neuroscientists with an interest in AI. ACAIN 2024 accepts rigorous research that promotes and fosters multidisciplinary interactions between artificial intelligence and neuroscience. The Advanced Course is suited for scholars, academics, early career researchers, Post-Docs, PhD students and industry leaders. The Event (Course and Symposium) will involve a total of 36-40 hours of lectures. Academically, this will be equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students and the Master Students attending the Event. LECTURERS https://acain2024.icas.events/course-lecturers/ * Auke Jan Ijspeert, EPFL, Switzerland * Zeb Kurth-Nelson, DeepMind & UCL, London, UK * Kevin J Miller, DeepMind & UCL, London, UK * Thomas Parr, Oxford University, UK * Eric Schulz, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany More Lecturers TBA COURSE DESCRIPTION: https://acain2024.icas.events/course-description/ SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR PAPERS: https://acain2024.icas.events/symposium-call-for-papers/ SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM COMMITTEE (partial list, confirmed members): https://acain2024.icas.events/program-committee/ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: https://acain2024.icas.events/symposium-committee/ VENUE & ACCOMMODATION: https://acain2024.icas.events/venue/ ACAIN 2024 is a *Residential Conference*, all participants (invited speakers, authors, organizers, chairs, participants) must book and stay at the Riva del Sole Resort and Spa. No exceptions are allowed. https://lod2024.icas.events/lod-2024-a-residential-conference/ Riva del Sole Resort & SPA a: Località Riva del Sole - Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) CAP 58043, Tuscany - Italy p: +39-0564-928111 f: +39-0564-935607 e: booking.events(a)rivadelsole.it w: www.rivadelsole.it/en ACTIVITIES: https://acain2024.icas.events/activities/ REGISTRATION: https://acain2024.icas.events/registration/ See you in Tuscany in September! ACAIN 2024 Organizing Committee. E: acain(a)icas.cc W: https://acain2024.icas.events FB: https://www.facebook.com/ACAIN.LakeDistrict -- *7th Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning - ACDL 2024,* 10-14 June Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) – Tuscany, Italy An Interdisciplinary Course: Big Data, Deep Learning & AI without Borders *Early Registration: by February 23, 2024 (AoE)* The Course is equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students and the Master Students attending the Course. https://acdl2024.icas.events/ *10th International Conference on Learning, Optimization and Data – LOD 2024, *22–25 September Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy https://lod2024.icas.events/ lod(a)icas.cc *Submission Deadline: March 23* *4th Advanced Course ** and Symposium **on Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience – ACAIN 2024,* 22–25 September Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy https://acain2024.icas.events/ acain(a)icas.cc *Symposium Submission Deadline: March 23 * *Early Registration Deadline for the Course: March 23* The Course is equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students and the Master Students attending the Course. *ICAS* *-* *The Interdisciplinary Centre of Advanced Studies* https://icas.cc/

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Deadline Extension - IR4U2 Workshop - ECIR 2024

by Noemi Mauro

*1st workshop on Information Retrieval for Understudied Users* *March 24th, co-located at ECIR2024 - Glasgow* Since January was Deadline Madness, we have agreed to one final extension to submit your research work or interest form to join us at the 1st #IR4U2 workshop to discuss #IR & #Understudied #users, as well as build community. For contribution types, submission deadlines, and extended deadlines, please visit the workshop website: *https://ir4u2workshop.wixsite.com/ir4u2* <https://ir4u2workshop.wixsite.com/ir4u2> We look forward to seeing you there! Noemi Mauro, Monica Landoni, Federica Cena, Theo Huibers, Emiliana Murgia, & Sole Pera -- Noemi Mauro, Ph.D. Researcher and Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science, University of Torino https://unito.webex.com/meet/noemi.mauro

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Call for Special Tracks Proposals - ACM GoodIT 2024

by Mirko Franco

ACM GOODIT Conference Call for Special Tracks Proposals 4-6 September 2024, Bremen, Germany https://blogs.uni-bremen.de/goodit2024/ Scope GoodIT 2024 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 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). An outline of the foreseen reviewing process to ensure the scientific quality of the accepted papers including a tentative list of program committee members. A draft call for papers (max 1 page). Selection of Special Tracks Accepted Special Tracks will be curated by the Special Track Chairs, possibly involving other members of the conference’s organizing committee, and possibly discussing details with the Track Proposers. 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. At least one of the authors of all accepted papers must register and present the work at the conference on site; otherwise, the paper will not be published in the proceedings. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings published in ACM Digital Library. The special track may provide an option for publishing the extended versions of selected papers in a special issue of a journal. Special Track Proposal Submission Guidelines The proposal should be submitted as a single PDF file to the special track chairs (see below) via email to: ombretta.gaggi(a)unipd.it and jochen.meyer(a)offis.de. The subject of the e-mail must be: “GoodIT 2024 – special track proposal”. The special tracks chairs may ask proposers for supplying additional information during the review period. Important Dates Proposal Submission Deadline: March 3rd, 2024 Notification of Selection: March 8th, 2024 Paper submission deadlines must be the same as for the main conference (indicative: submission May 19th; NoA July 7th; camera-ready July 21st) Contact (Special Tracks Chairs) Ombretta Gaggi (University of Padua, Italy) – ombretta.gaggi(a)unipd.it Jochen Meyer (OFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Germany) – jochen.meyer(a)offis.de

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CfP AVI 2024 Advanced Visual Interfaces - 3rd Call for Posters and Demos

by BIANCARDI Beatrice

CfP AVI 2024 Advanced Visual Interfaces - 3rd Call for Posters and Demos ACM in-cooperation Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces ================================================= 3-7 June 2024 Genoa, Italy https://avi2024.dibris.unige.it<https://avi2024.dibris.unige.it/> ================================================= [https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/KpHC20zuWlQLVpAt6it6Ta-08-x0FEqCbZodEL…] IMPORTANT DATES Posters and Demo papers: · Friday, March 8, 2024 (23:59, AoE) Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 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. AVI 2024 is under the patronage of University of Genoa, Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering, Italy and is held in-cooperation with ACM, SIGCHI, SIGMM, SIGWEB. Ilaria Torre (AVI 2024 Program Chair) AVI 2024 General Chairs .Cristina Conati, University of British Columbia, Vancouver .Gualtiero Volpe, University of Genoa For information or requests, please contact avi2024(a)easychair.org<mailto:avi2024@easychair.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces Affective Interfaces and Interaction Computer Supported Cooperative Work Embodied Conversational Interfaces Full-body Interaction and Nonverbal Behavior Human-AI Interaction Information Visualization Intelligent Interfaces Engineering of Visual Interfaces and Interaction Interaction Design Tools Building Interactions: Hardware, Materials, and Fabrication 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 entertainment Interfaces for Recommender Systems Interfaces for Social Interaction and Cooperation Interfaces and Interactions for Persuasion and Behaviour Change Interfaces and Interactions for Inclusion, Accessibility and Aging Interfaces and interactions for usable security Interfaces for Children Interfaces for well-being and flourishing Interfaces for Learning, Education, and Families Mobile Interaction Motion-based Interaction Multimodal Interfaces (Multi)Sensory Interfaces (Multi)Touch Interaction Search Interfaces Shape-Changing Devices Sonification User Interfaces for the Internet of Things Usability and Accessibility Virtual and Augmented Reality Visual Analytics Technical demonstrations developed in context of artistic/cultural activities (e.g., elements of museum exhibits or dance performances) POSTER PAPERS The AVI 2024 Poster Track provides researchers and practitioners with the opportunity of presenting contributions which are work-in-progress and obtaining 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 The demo track is intended to provide a forum to showcase innovative implementations, systems and technologies demonstrating new ideas about interactive visual interfaces. We are looking for implementations of novel and exciting concepts or systems related to the main topics of AVI. We are especially keen to welcome innovative demonstrations from industry and startups that are closely aligned with the conference core themes. We encourage the emergent innovators interested to demonstrate their solutions even at an early stage of development to submit the papers to this call. Demo papers must be up to 2 pages (with one additional page for references), not anonymized. Demo submissions need to be complemented by a document that describes technical requirements (the template can be downloaded from the website<https://avi2024.dibris.unige.it/calls/posters-demos>). Please notice that: · The committee reserves the right to reject proposals whose hardware and/or space requirements cannot be met by organizers (if you have any doubt please contact the demo chairs<mailto:avi2024demos@easychair.org> before submitting the paper). The organizers cannot provide any specific equipment (e.g., sound or lighting systems). · In no case does a demonstration involve any remuneration from conference organizers. SUBMISSION FORMAT All the papers mentioned above, i.e., posters and demos, require online submission. Authors must format 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 on EasyChair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2024 PROCEEDINGS Since 1994, accepted long and short research papers are included in the Proceedings published by ACM Press and available in the ACM Digital Library. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register to AVI 2024 by the early registration deadline for authors, pay the registration fee and present the paper at the Conference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVI 2024 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chairs Cristina Conati, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Gualtiero Volpe, University of Genoa Program Chair Ilaria Torre, University of Genoa Long Papers Chairs Giuseppe Desolda, University of Bari Michail Giannakos, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Short Papers Chairs Elisabetta Bevacqua, National Engineering School of Brest Maurizio Mancini, Sapienza University of Rome Workshop & Tutorial Chairs Ignacio Aedo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Poster Chairs Masood Masoodian, Aalto University Giovanna Varni, University of Trento Demo Chairs Radoslaw Niewiadomski, University of Genoa Fabiana Vernero, University of Turin Doctoral Consortium Chair Fabio Paternò, CNR ISTI Giuliana Vitiello, University of Salerno Publicity Chairs Beatrice Biancardi, LINEACT CESI Federica Delprino, University of Genoa Proceedings Chairs Eleonora Ceccaldi, University of Genoa Cigdem Beyan, University of Trento Web Chair Paola Barra, University of Naples Parthenope AVI STEERING COMMITTEE Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy 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 Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Genny Tortora University of Salerno, Italy Giuliana Vitiello University of Salerno, Italy Marco Winckler Université Côte d'Azur, France ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @avi2024conference (https://www.facebook.com/avi2024conference/) @avi2024conference (https://www.instagram.com/avi2024conference/) @avi2024conf (https://twitter.com/avi2024conf) @avi2024conference https://www.linkedin.com/company/avi2024conference/) [cid:image002.png@01DA542D.A8357C70] Beatrice BIANCARDI Enseignante-Chercheure LINEACT CESI bbiancardi(a)cesi.fr<mailto:bbiancardi@cesi.fr> https://sites.google.com/view/beatricebiancardi/home Tel : +33 (0)6 71 62 50 45 93 boulevard de La Seine CS 40177 - 92006 Nanterre cedex [cid:image003.png@01DA542D.A8357C70]<https://www.facebook.com/CESIingenieurs> [cid:image004.png@01DA542D.A8357C70]<https://twitter.com/cesi_officiel> [cid:image005.png@01DA542D.A8357C70]<https://www.youtube.com/user/groupecesi1/> [cid:image006.png@01DA542D.A8357C70]<https://www.linkedin.com/school/cesi-officiel/> [cid:image007.png@01DA542D.A8357C70]<https://www.instagram.com/cesi_officiel/> cesi.fr<https://www.cesi.fr/>

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[ACM IUI 2024] Call For Early Registration

by Wanling Cai

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this email * * Online version: https://iui.acm.org/2024/registration.html ACM IUI 2024 - Call For Early Registration 29th International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI 2024) Greenville, South Carolina, USA, March 18-21, 2024 https://iui.acm.org/2024/ https://iui.acm.org/2024/index.html ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) 2024 is the 29th annual premiere venue, where researchers and practitioners will meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Ideal IUI submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies, techniques, and systems. The theme for this year will be Resilience, covering a wide variety of topics, such as COVID-19 recovery, organizational cyber resilience, economic growth and stability, climate change recovery, intelligent user interface resilience, and similar. While we encourage submissions related to this theme, the scope of the conference is not limited to the theme only. Thanks for your interest in IUI 2024! Please read the information link below carefully regarding costs and deadlines. * Registration information: https://iui.acm.org/2024/registration.html - Early Registration until Feb 12, 2024 - Standard Registration until Mar 7, 2024 - Onsite Registration after Mar 7, 2024 * Registration Link: https://web.cvent.com/event/9865c85a-e052-4e7e-9947-cf19114283eb/summary Registration for the IUI 2024 full conference includes access to all sessions and workshops. Payment and registration is being handled through a 3rd party provider. If you have questions, please email the registration chair at registration2024(a)iui.acm.org<mailto:registration2024@iui.acm.org>.

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[ACM IUI 2024] Call For Student Volunteers

by Wanling Cai

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this email * * Online version: https://iui.acm.org/2024/call_for_student_volunteers.html ACM IUI 2024 - Call For Student Volunteers 29th International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI 2024) Greenville, South Carolina, USA, March 18-21, 2024 https://iui.acm.org/2024/ The conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) is calling for student volunteers to help us for the 2024 conference. ** Benefits of the Student Volunteer Position ** As a student volunteer, you will * receive a complimentary conference registration and the same benefits as other conference attendees. * have the unique opportunity to network with local and international researchers and world leaders in intelligent interfaces. * gain valuable experience for future scientific conferences and grow your connection with the IUI community. * Social events and engagement opportunities ** Eligibility and Selection criteria ** Volunteer positions are competitive due to their limited availability. Applications are open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in intelligent user interfaces and related areas. To join the team as a volunteer, you must be enrolled as a PhD, Masters, or full-time undergraduate student in a related program at the time of the conference, and have good written and spoken English communication skills. Previous experience in conference organization is desired but not required, and the number of volunteers from each region, and institution, may be balanced to ensure broad participation. Underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Students who have a Doctoral Consortium paper or other paper accepted are given priorities for SV positions. However, a limited number of SV positions are available for local students who are not presenting a paper at the conference. ** Responsibilities ** As a student volunteer, you are expected to * provide up to 20 hours of service during the conference (max 4 hours a day) * show up on time for their assigned tasks * be responsible for assigned tasks * be responsive to timely communication * responsibilities include managing the registration desk, helping set up demo sessions, providing on-site support to the organizing committee, assisting speakers during presentations, supporting as virtual event moderators, providing session support to virtual attendees, and other required activities. ** How to Apply ** To apply to be a student volunteer, please fill out the form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfngXWIrjNOnXQNL99puETp88-EgQbukgx…> ** Travel Grants and Awards Available for SVs ** Gary Marsden Travel Awards (GMTA)<https://sigchi.org/resources/gary-marsden-travel-awards/>: The Gary Marsden Travel Awards invite applications from undergraduate and graduate students, early-career researchers (such as those who are ≤ 5 years post-graduation), and those experiencing financial hardship or lacking institutional support, to attend ACM SIGCHI conferences, including ACM UMAP. Who is eligible to apply? You must be a SIGCHI member at the time of application to be eligible. Read about membership and how to sign up on the SIGCHI website. Please note, ACM membership and SIGCHI membership are not the same. You can check which one you have via MyACM. We will consider no more than one presenter per submission. Also, we will consider no more than one student per advisor, per submission cycle. If we have a large number of applicants, we will prioritize first-time attendees and presenters. Acceptances can include papers, posters/extended abstracts, works in progress, demos, case studies, etc., though we may consider the type of submission if we have many applicants. If you do not have a submission or it has not been accepted yet, however, you can still apply. Overall, we will prioritize applications that demonstrate financial need and compelling benefit to the applicant in attending the conference. For physical travel, each applicant can only receive support once every three years. There are seven deadlines: the 9th of January, February, March, May, July, September, and November at 11:59 PM AoE. ** Important Deadlines ** Application Deadline: February 6th, 2024 ** Contact Information** If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us through email sv2024(a)iui.acm.org<mailto:sv2024@iui.acm.org>. We look forward to meeting and working with you! ** IUI 2024 Student Travels and SV Chairs ** Nina Hubig, Clemson University, USA Wen Duan, Clemson University, USA Subhasree Sengupta, Clemson University, USA

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[Call for Paper] AVI 2024 Workshop "Cyber Security Education for Industry and Academia" (CSE4IA'24)

by Federica Caruso

* Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested, thanks * ############################################################# CALL FOR PAPERS 2nd International Workshop on Cyber Security Education for Industry and Academia Co-located within the 17th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI2024) Arenzano (Genoa), Italy June 3rd or 4th 2024 More info: https://sites.google.com/view/cse4ia-2024/home ############################################################# AIMS AND SCOPE The aim of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss current challenges in cybersecurity education to train future cybersecurity professionals but also to be able to train employees of private and public industries on real-world cybersecurity scenarios. We expect that the workshop will help with: - the adoption of methodologies, techniques, and tools that support cybersecurity education and the design of cybersecurity-related training programs; - the identification of methods and tools to support Industry and Academia to collaborate in cybersecurity education; - the identification of new processes, methods, and techniques to empower end-users development to set, modify, and increase the security of their technological solutions; - the proposition of reference taxonomies to characterize the common understanding of the relevant roles, competencies, skills, and knowledge required; - the design of new techniques to develop cybersecurity competencies for professionals aligned with the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework. ############################################################# TOPICS The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Leveraging Technology for Enhanced Learning in Cybersecurity - Personalized Learning in Cybersecurity Education - AI-Driven Cybersecurity Education - Generative AI in Cybersecurity Education - Explainable AI for Cybersecurity - Immersive Virtual Reality for Cybersecurity Education - Augmented Reality in Cybersecurity Education - Game-based approaches in Cybersecurity Education - Artistic Approaches to Cybersecurity Education - Designing Tools and Frameworks for Cybersecurity Education - Contextual Methodologies for Cybersecurity Education - Innovative Technologies for Professional Cybersecurity Competencies - Explainable Security in Public Administration - Human, Economic, Ethical, and Legal Aspects in Cybersecurity Education - Innovative Training Programs for Cybersecurity Education - Empowering Users in Technology Creation with Cybersecurity Considerations - Warning dialogues for Cybersecurity - Human Factors for Cybersecurity - Case Studies on Cybersecurity Challenges and Practices - Data Visualization in Cybersecurity - Accessibility in Cybersecurity Tools and Education - User Behavior Analysis in Cybersecurity - Conversational Interface in Cybersecurity Education ############################################################# SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA We will consider two different types of submissions: - Regular papers will be up to 10 pages (excluding references) and will report original research on how cybersecurity and education can support Academia and Industry to reduce the gap between demand (workplace, recruitment) and supply (qualification, training); - Extended Abstracts will be up to 4 pages (excluding references) and will report novel ideas about the application of the role of cybersecurity education in Academia and Industry. Both types of submissions, if accepted, will be part of the workshop proceedings (CEUR-WS). All submissions should be submitted through Easychair (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=cse4ia0) in PDF format using the “CEUR Template”: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. An Overleaf page for LaTeX users is also available at: https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt All submissions will be subjected to a thorough peer-review process, focusing on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. The workshop will use a double-blind review process, with three members of the program committee reviewing each submitted paper. Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted paper will be required to attend the workshop. Virtual participation will be made possible. Selected accepted papers will be considered for publication in a Special Issue of a relevant cybersecurity and human-computer interaction journal. ############################################################# IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: 27th March 2024 Notification: 19th April 2024 Camera-ready: 5th May 2024 Registration due: 10th May 2024 ############################################################# WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Vita Santa Barletta - Department of Computer Science, University of Bari, IT (vita.barletta(a)uniba.it<mailto:vita.barletta@uniba.it>) Federica Caruso - Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of L’Aquila, IT (federica.caruso1(a)univaq.it<mailto:federica.caruso1@univaq.it>) Tania Di Mascio - Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of L’Aquila, IT (tania.dimascio(a)univaq.it<mailto:tania.dimascio@univaq.it>) Francesco Greco - Department of Computer Science, University of Bari, IT (francesco.greco(a)uniba.it<mailto:francesco.greco@uniba.it>) Tasmina Islam - Department of Informatics, King's College London, UK (tasmina.islam(a)kcl.ac.uk<mailto:tasmina.islam@kcl.ac.uk>) Veronica Rossano - Department of Computer Science, University of Bari, IT (veronica.rossano(a)uniba.it<mailto:veronica.rossano@uniba.it>) Hannan Xiao - Department of Informatics, King's College London, UK (Hannah.xiao(a)kcl.ac.uk<mailto:Hannah.xiao@kcl.ac.uk>)

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[cfp] [meetings] Invitation to AVI 2024’s workshop R4H – 3rd or 4th June 2024

by Francesca Cocchella

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce the first edition of the workshop R4H (Robots for Humans - let humans be the bridge between computers and robots) that will be part of AVI 2024<https://avi2024.dibris.unige.it/>, 17th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces on June 3rd or 4th 2024, in Arenzano (Genoa), Italy. This workshop provides an excellent opportunity for researchers from diverse backgrounds to come together, sharing insights and delving into the challenges and possibilities of connecting Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) research. We invite the submission of short papers (max 6 pages, deadline 27th of March) that showcase innovative strategies in bridging the realms of HCI and HRI. Contributions can include ongoing work with preliminary results, technical reports, case studies, surveys, and cutting-edge research. For detailed information on topics and the call for papers<https://r4h-workshop.github.io/call>, please visit the workshop's website<https://r4h-workshop.github.io/>. The workshop will take place in person at the Grand Hotel Arenzano<https://grandhotelarenzano.it/it/Home>, Arenzano (Genova). If you require further information, we are at your disposal to address any queries. Feel free to share this email with anyone you believe may have an interest in this workshop. We look forward to meeting you at the workshop! Francesca Cocchella, on behalf of the R4H workshop organizers.

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[IxD&A Journal] First CFP Special issue n. 62 on "Smart Learning Ecosystems beyond 2030"

by mifav＠roma2.infn.it

Apologize for unintended cross-mailing ========================================================= Note: Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal has migrated to [ https://ixdea.org/ | https://ixdea.org/ ] The old website is no longer be updated since last 5 March 2023 onwards. Note: also the paper management system of the journal has migrated to [ https://ojs.ixdea.org/ | https://ojs.ixdea.org/ ] The old OJS istance has been discontinued since the 1st of July 2023 and cannot longer used to submit papers to IxD&A Journal. ========================================================= Special Issue on Smart Learning Ecosystems beyond 2030 Call for Papers -> [ https://ixdea.org/smart-learning-ecosystems-beyond-2030/ | link ] to be published at the Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A) (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) [ https://ixdea.org/ | https://ixdea.org/ ] [ https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 | https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 ] a journal established in 2005 SCOPUS and ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index - Web of Science, Thomson Reuters) indexed Journal implements also video presentations of the published contributions CiteScore 2022: 2.0 (Q1: Design (/Architecture); Q2: Media Technology, Education; Q3: Human Computer Interaction) ---------------------------------------------------------------- To help us enhance the reader/author experience please take part in a very short survey (5-10 min max) -> [ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpUR_mbeNMSOjjNqSRa7ko-BJ6nkFh7w_… | link ] ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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… | link ] ========================================================= Guest Editors * Gabriella Dodero, ASLERD * Carlo Giovannella, ASLERD & University of Tor Vergata, Rome * Francesca Pozzi, ITD-CNR, Genoa Important dates * Deadline: April 15th, 2024 * Notification to the authors: May 31st, 2024 * Camera ready paper: June 30th, 2024 * Publication of the special issue: July 2024 (tentatively) Overview Since 2016, the year during which ASLERD together with other associations promoted the Timisoara Declaration - "Better learning for a better world - Through People-Centered Smart Learning Ecosystems" [1] - a number of happenings have impacted considerably the evolution of the learning ecosystems to the point that it is deemed necessary to revise the Timisoara Declaration and promote a reflection on the configuration that learning ecosystems may take in the future, well beyond 2030, i.e. the year indicated by Unesco to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals [2]. The 2020 pandemic has left its mark and unveiled the real state of the art in the integration of digital technologies as an aid to the development of educational processes and, as well, on the entity of the digital divide; it has also unveiled the basis of the existing relationships between learning ecosystems, political power and society at large. Overcoming the present transmissive model, sometimes referred to for the specifies of its organization as the school-factory model, would seem to call for a transition to smart learning ecosystems in which learning processes are expected to become competence-based and foster the "learning by being" [3], in which physical spaces are increasingly characterized by their affordances and functionality as well as becoming phygital and interconnected, in which learning processes are designed with increasing awareness having as aim the achievement of the wellbeing of all the actors of such processes, as well as that of the society that, in turn, feel fully co-responsible for the formation of young people, also as proactive inhabitants of a world that they should respect in all its components, also to preserve its state of health. A transition that cannot avoid to take into due consideration the growing pervasiveness of Artificial Intelligences and the need that young people have to learn to tame and filter them, strong in the acquired skills that will still make them inimitable and unique in their potential to critically design and innovate. This special issue dedicated to "Smart learning ecosystems beyond the 2030s" is also the result of a debate that is taking place within IAALDE (International Alliance to Advance Learning in the Digital Era) [4] and which had an initial public discussion at the open debate held on occasion of SLERD 2023 [5] to which took part representatives of various associations such as APSCE - Asia Pacific Society for Computers in Education, ASLERD - Association for Smart Learning Ecosystem and Regional Development, GCSCE - Global Chinese Society for Computers in Education, L@S - ACM`s Learning at Scale, SoLar - Society for Learning Analytics Research. The purpose of the special issue, therefore, in addition to collecting the contributions of those who participated in the debate, is to broaden the discussion to scholars and practitioners who are engaged in the development of future learning ecosystems and who would like to contribute with and share their own vision. References: [1] Timisoara declaration: “BETTER LEARNING FOR A BETTER WORLD Through People Centered Smart Learning Ecosystems” - [ http://www.aslerd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/TIMISOARA_DECLARATION_F.pdf | http://www.aslerd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/TIMISOARA_DECLARATION_F.pdf ] [2] Sustainable Development Goals, [ https://sdgs.un.org/goals | https://sdgs.un.org/goals ] [3] Giovannella C.: “Learning by being”: integrated thinking and competencies to mark the difference from AIs, Interaction Design & Architecture(s) – IxD&A Journal, N.57, 2023, pp. 8–26, DOI: [ https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-057-001 | https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-057-001 ] [4] IAALDE (International Alliance to Advance Learning in the Digital Era), [ https://alliancelss.com/ | https://alliancelss.com/ ] [5] "Smart Learning Ecosystems beyond 2030”, [ https://youtu.be/RFDbDjq1Kyc | https://youtu.be/RFDbDjq1Kyc ] Topics of Interest Topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not limited to: • Future visions on and models of smart learning ecosystems • Competence based and “learning by being” in future smart learning ecosystems • AIs for humans in future smart learning ecosystems and processes • Phygital spaces and their affordances in future smart learning ecosystems • Social co-responsibilities and skills for future smart learning ecosystems • Meaningful relationships among educational agencies to support future smart learning ecosystems and processes • Benchmarking smartness and wellbeing of future learning ecosystems • Literacies for future smart learning ecosystems • Continuous training and qualification for future smart learning ecosystems’ teachers and stakeholders • Policies and governance for future smart learning ecosystems. Submission procedure All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted anonymized either in .doc or in .pdf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Prospective participants are invited to submit an 8-30-page paper (including authors’ information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the [ https://ixdea.org/authors-guidelines/ | IxD&A authors’ guidelines ] . Submission page -> [ https://ojs.ixdea.org/ | link ] (when submitting the paper please choose the section: ‘SI: Smart Learning Ecosystems beyond 2030 ’ ) For scientific advice and for any query please contact the guest editors: • gabriella [dot] dodero [at] gmail [dot] com • carlo [dot] giovannella [at] uniroma2 [dot] it • francesca [dot] pozzi [at] itd [dot] cnr [dot] it marking the subject as: IxD&A special issue on ‘SI: Smart Learning Ecosystems beyond 2030’ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To keep updated join the IxD&A groups @: IxD&A Linkedin -> [ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3785204/ | link ] IxD&A Facebook -> [ https://www.facebook.com/groups/528301461963022 | link ] Enjoy the videos of the "Meeting the Authors" events @: IxD&A Youtube channel -> [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/videos | link ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A [ http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=9&a=1 | Privacy Policy ] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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CAiSE'24 Forum: Third Call for Papers and Tool Demonstrations

by Announce

*** CAiSE'24 Forum: Third Call for Papers and Tool Demonstrations *** 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'24) June 3-7, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: 4th March, 2024 AoE ***) The CAiSE Forum is a space within the CAiSE conference to present and discuss the new exciting ideas and tools related to Information Systems Engineering. The Forum intends to serve as an interactive platform, encourage potential authors to present emerging topics and controversial positions, and demonstrate innovative systems, tools, and applications. The Forum sessions at the CAiSE conference will facilitate the interaction, discussion, and exchange of ideas among presenters and participants. Contributions to the CAiSE'24 Forum are welcome to address any of the CAiSE'24 conference topics and, particularly, this year's theme—Information Systems in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. We invite two types of submissions: • Visionary papers present innovative research projects, which are still at a relatively early stage and do not necessarily include a full-scale validation. Visionary papers will be presented as posters in the Forum. • Demo papers describe innovative tools and prototypes that implement the results of research efforts. The tools and prototypes will be presented as demos in the Forum, accompanied by a poster. Both visionary papers and demo papers must not exceed 8 pages in LNCS format. See authors' guidelines at the Springer site: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… . Papers should be submitted in PDF format through the conference management system available at Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=caise2024) and select the Forum option. The submitted papers must be unpublished and must not be under review elsewhere. PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATIONS Accepted papers will be published by Springer in a CAISE Forum proceedings volume within the Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7911). Authors should consult Springer's authors guidelines and use their LaTeX or Word proceedings templates for the preparation of their papers. Springer encourages authors to include their ORCIDs in their papers. In addition, the corresponding author of each paper, acting on behalf of all of the authors of that paper, must complete and sign a Consent-to-Publish form. The corresponding author signing the copyright form should match the corresponding author marked on the paper. Once the files have been sent to Springer, changes relating to the authorship of the papers cannot be made. It is expected that at least one of the authors attends CAiSE'24, presents the poster/delivers the demo, and interacts with the Forum participants. We also envision a short oral presentation for all papers to attract participants to the posters. IMPORTANT DATES • Paper Submission Deadline: 4th March, 2024 (AoE) • Notification of Acceptance: 1st April, 2024 • Camera-ready Deadline: 8th April, 2024 • Author Registration Deadline: 8th April, 2024 FORUM CHAIRS • Shareeful Islam, Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom • Arnon Sturm, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel FORUM COMMITTEE • Steven Alter, University of San Francisco • Abel Armas Cervantes, The University of Melbourne • Giuseppe Berio, Université de Bretagne Sud and IRISA UMR 6074 • Drazen Brdjanin, University of Banja Luka • Corentin Burnay, University of Namur • Cinzia Cappiello, Politecnico di Milano • Suphamit Chittayasothorn, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang • Maya Daneva, University of Twente • Sergio de Cesare, University of Westminster • Johannes De Smedt, KU Leuven • Marne de Vries, University of Pretoria • Michael Fellmann, University of Rostock • Christophe Feltus, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology • Hans-Georg Fill, University of Fribourg • Janis Grabis, Riga Technical University • Sergio Guerreiro, INESC-ID / Instituto Superior Técnico • Martin Henkel, Stockholm University • Jennifer Horkoff, Chalmers University of Technology • Shareeful Islam, Anglia Ruskin University • Janis Kampars, RTU • Evangelia Kavakli, University of the Aegean • Marite Kirikova, Riga Technical University • Janne J. Korhonen, Aalto University • Elena Kornyshova, CNAM • Agnes Koschmider, University of Bayreuth • Chung Lawrence, University of Texas at Dallas • Henrik Leopold, Kühne Logistics University • Tong Li, Beijing University of Technology • Beatriz Marín, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia • Andrea Marrella, Sapienza University of Rome • Raimundas Matulevicius, University of Tartu • Jose Ignacio Panach Navarrete, Universitat de València • Oscar Pastor, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia • Francisca Pérez, Universidad San Jorge • Pierluigi Plebani, Politecnico di Milano • Manuel Resinas, University of Seville • Genaina Rodrigues, University of Brasilia • Ben Roelens , Open Universiteit, Ghent University • Mattia Salnitri, Politecnico di Milano • Stefan Strecker, University of Hagen • Arnon Sturm, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev • Irene Vanderfeesten, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven • Yves Wautelet, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven • Hans Weigand, Tilburg University • Manuel Wimmer, Johannes Kepler University Linz • Anna Zamansky, University of Haifa

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ACM UMAP 2024 - 2nd Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers

by Wanling Cai

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CfP * * Online version: https://www.um.org/umap2024/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/ ACM UMAP 2024 - Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers ACM UMAP 2024: The 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy July 1-4, 2024 The 32nd International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2024) is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. The ACM UMAP 2024 Doctoral Consortium (DC) will take place as part of the conference. The DC provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers and industry practitioners from the field. Doctoral students are invited to apply for presenting their research to experienced scholars who will provide constructive feedback and advice. Students should consider participating in the DC if they are at least one year 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 doctoral students with 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 doctoral degree. * 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 doctoral 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. A mentoring session will take place during the conference, and the DC students are expected to attend. ** Important Dates ** Paper Submission: March 28, 2024 Notification: April 26, 2024 Camera-ready Submission (TAPS system): May 9, 2024 Conference: July 1 – 4, 2024 DC Day: July TBD, 2024 (it will happen in one of the conference days) Note: The submissions deadlines are at 11:59 pm AoE (Anywhere on Earth)<https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe> time. ** Submission ** All submissions must be written in English. Submissions should be a single PDF document consisting of: (i) the recommendation letter, (ii) the research description, and (iii) the curriculum vitae. This PDF document should be submitted electronically through the EasyChair submission system, https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap24, by selecting the “UMAP24 Doctoral Consortium Papers” track. ** Length and Formatting ** Format and Content Guidelines. Consult the ACM UMAP 2024 general call for full and short papers<https://www.um.org/umap2024/call-for-full-and-short-papers/> concerning the key topics of this call as well. Each proposal should be a single PDF document, with three required components: (i) a recommendation letter, (ii) a description of your doctoral path, (iii) and a curriculum vitae. If you are unable to obtain a letter of recommendation from your dissertation advisor, please include a short explanation. Specifically, for each component, please consider the following instructions: 1. Letter of Recommendation (from your primary dissertation advisor, in any format): * Describe your interaction with the student and your assessment of the quality of their work. Explain how the ACM UMAP 2024 doctoral consortium would benefit this student at this point in their doctoral program, as well as the contributions you expect the student to make to the group. * The DC targets students who have a clear idea of their research plans and have started their research but have not yet executed a majority of their research. Please explain the structure of your student’s program and their expected level of progress by July 2024. * Recall that students who are unable to obtain a letter of recommendation from their dissertation advisor (or the equivalent) should instead include a short explanation and a description of where the student is in their doctoral progress and the anticipated timeline. 1. Research description (6 pages at most plus additional pages for references; figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, acknowledgments, and any other content count toward the page limit): using a single-column manuscript formatted according to the guidelines discussed below, please include the following: * Your name, advisor(s) name(s), and the university where you are conducting your doctoral work. * Current year of study and projected completion date (plus information about the regulations of your doctoral program regarding length, any part-time study, etc.). * Context and motivation for your research. * Key related work that frames your research. * Specific research objectives, goals, or questions. * Research approach, methods, and rationale. * Results and contributions to date. * Expected next steps. * Dissertation status and long-term goals. 1. Curriculum vitae (2 pages at most, in any format): a concise summary of your current curriculum vitae, including research publications. Clearly separate published papers from those under review or in press. Please ensure that your submission is complete and conforms to the format and content guidelines above. Submissions that do not meet these requirements will be desk-rejected. *Single-Blind Policy*. Proposals will be reviewed single-blind and, therefore, do not need to be anonymized before submission. *Template for the Research Description*. Following the ACM Publication Workflow<https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow>, the research description component should be arranged based on the new ACM single-column format. Instructions for students are given below: * LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript, review, anonymous]{acmart} in the sample-authordraft.tex file for single-column). Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with LaTeX<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…>. * Overleaf (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for single-column). Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with Overleaf<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/overleaf>. * Word. Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with Microsoft Word<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…> Should you have any questions or issues going through the instructions above, please contact support at acmtexsupport(a)aptaracorp.com<mailto:acmtexsupport@aptaracorp.com> for LaTeX and Microsoft Word inquiries. *Accessibility*. DC students are strongly encouraged to provide “alt text” (alternative text) for floats (images, tables, etc.) in their content so that readers with disabilities can be given descriptive information for these floats that are important to the work. The descriptive text will be displayed in place of a float if the float cannot be loaded. This benefits the author and it broadens the reader base for the author’s work. Moreover, the alt text provides in-depth float descriptions to search engine crawlers, which helps to properly index these floats. Additionally, authors should follow the ACM Accessibility Recommendations for Publishing in Color and SIG ACCESS guidelines on describing figures<https://authors.acm.org/journals/accessibility-recommendations-for-publishi…>. *Submission Policy*. Please consider the following ACM’s publication policies: 1. “By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you are hereby acknowledging that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies<https://www.acm.org/publications/policies>, including ACM’s new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects<https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-particip…>. Alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy will be investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of your paper, in addition to other potential penalties, as per ACM Publications Policy.” 2. “Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID<https://orcid.org/register>, so you can complete the publishing process for your accepted paper. ACM has been involved in ORCID from the start and we have recently made a commitment to collect ORCID IDs from all of our published authors<https://authors.acm.org/author-resources/orcid-faqs>. We are committed to improve author discoverability, ensure proper attribution and contribute to ongoing community efforts around name normalization; your ORCID ID will help in these efforts.” *Camera-ready Information*. Accepted proposals (i.e., the research description component) will require a further revision in order to meet the requirements and the 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. We strongly recommend the usage of LaTeX/Overleaf for the camera-ready papers to minimize the extent of reformatting. Users of the Word template must use either the version for Microsoft Word for Windows, Macintosh Office 2011, or Macintosh Office 2016 (other formats such as Open Office, etc., are not admitted) for the camera-ready submission to avoid incompatibility issues. ** Registration and Presentation Policy ** Each accepted proposal in the doctoral consortium track must be accompanied by a distinct full author registration, completed by the doctoral student by the early registration date cut-off. Each accepted proposal must be presented in person in the doctoral consortium session to be included in the conference proceedings, published by ACM and available via the ACM Digital Library. The official publication date is when the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks before the first day of UMAP 2024. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. ** Financial Support ** ACM UMAP has a long history of supporting students who want to attend the conference. Doctoral students of the accepted DC proposals will have higher priority for the ACM UMAP grant applications. Please periodically consult the page that summarizes grants and support opportunities, available at https://www.um.org/umap2024/grants-and-support/. ** Doctoral Consortium Chairs ** * Martijn C. Willemsen, Eindhoven University of Technology & JADS, The Netherlands * Styliani Kleanthous, CYENS CoE and Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus * Rodrygo Santos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil Contact information: umap2024-dc at um.org

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ACM UMAP 2024 - 2nd Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers

by Wanling Cai

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CfP * * Online version: https://www.um.org/umap2024/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/ ACM UMAP 2024 - Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers ACM UMAP 2024: The 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy July 1-4, 2024 The 32nd International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2024) is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. The ACM UMAP 2024 Doctoral Consortium (DC) will take place as part of the conference. The DC provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers and industry practitioners from the field. Doctoral students are invited to apply for presenting their research to experienced scholars who will provide constructive feedback and advice. Students should consider participating in the DC if they are at least one year 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 doctoral students with 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 doctoral degree. * 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 doctoral 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. A mentoring session will take place during the conference, and the DC students are expected to attend. ** Important Dates ** Paper Submission: March 28, 2024 Notification: April 26, 2024 Camera-ready Submission (TAPS system): May 9, 2024 Conference: July 1 – 4, 2024 DC Day: July TBD, 2024 (it will happen in one of the conference days) Note: The submissions deadlines are at 11:59 pm AoE (Anywhere on Earth)<https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe> time. ** Submission ** All submissions must be written in English. Submissions should be a single PDF document consisting of: (i) the recommendation letter, (ii) the research description, and (iii) the curriculum vitae. This PDF document should be submitted electronically through the EasyChair submission system, https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap24, by selecting the “UMAP24 Doctoral Consortium Papers” track. ** Length and Formatting ** Format and Content Guidelines. Consult the ACM UMAP 2024 general call for full and short papers<https://www.um.org/umap2024/call-for-full-and-short-papers/> concerning the key topics of this call as well. Each proposal should be a single PDF document, with three required components: (i) a recommendation letter, (ii) a description of your doctoral path, (iii) and a curriculum vitae. If you are unable to obtain a letter of recommendation from your dissertation advisor, please include a short explanation. Specifically, for each component, please consider the following instructions: 1. Letter of Recommendation (from your primary dissertation advisor, in any format): * Describe your interaction with the student and your assessment of the quality of their work. Explain how the ACM UMAP 2024 doctoral consortium would benefit this student at this point in their doctoral program, as well as the contributions you expect the student to make to the group. * The DC targets students who have a clear idea of their research plans and have started their research but have not yet executed a majority of their research. Please explain the structure of your student’s program and their expected level of progress by July 2024. * Recall that students who are unable to obtain a letter of recommendation from their dissertation advisor (or the equivalent) should instead include a short explanation and a description of where the student is in their doctoral progress and the anticipated timeline. 1. Research description (6 pages at most plus additional pages for references; figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, acknowledgments, and any other content count toward the page limit): using a single-column manuscript formatted according to the guidelines discussed below, please include the following: * Your name, advisor(s) name(s), and the university where you are conducting your doctoral work. * Current year of study and projected completion date (plus information about the regulations of your doctoral program regarding length, any part-time study, etc.). * Context and motivation for your research. * Key related work that frames your research. * Specific research objectives, goals, or questions. * Research approach, methods, and rationale. * Results and contributions to date. * Expected next steps. * Dissertation status and long-term goals. 1. Curriculum vitae (2 pages at most, in any format): a concise summary of your current curriculum vitae, including research publications. Clearly separate published papers from those under review or in press. Please ensure that your submission is complete and conforms to the format and content guidelines above. Submissions that do not meet these requirements will be desk-rejected. *Single-Blind Policy*. Proposals will be reviewed single-blind and, therefore, do not need to be anonymized before submission. *Template for the Research Description*. Following the ACM Publication Workflow<https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow>, the research description component should be arranged based on the new ACM single-column format. Instructions for students are given below: * LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript, review, anonymous]{acmart} in the sample-authordraft.tex file for single-column). Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with LaTeX<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…>. * Overleaf (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for single-column). Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with Overleaf<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/overleaf>. * Word. Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with Microsoft Word<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…> Should you have any questions or issues going through the instructions above, please contact support at acmtexsupport(a)aptaracorp.com<mailto:acmtexsupport@aptaracorp.com> for LaTeX and Microsoft Word inquiries. *Accessibility*. DC students are strongly encouraged to provide “alt text” (alternative text) for floats (images, tables, etc.) in their content so that readers with disabilities can be given descriptive information for these floats that are important to the work. The descriptive text will be displayed in place of a float if the float cannot be loaded. This benefits the author and it broadens the reader base for the author’s work. Moreover, the alt text provides in-depth float descriptions to search engine crawlers, which helps to properly index these floats. Additionally, authors should follow the ACM Accessibility Recommendations for Publishing in Color and SIG ACCESS guidelines on describing figures<https://authors.acm.org/journals/accessibility-recommendations-for-publishi…>. *Submission Policy*. Please consider the following ACM’s publication policies: 1. “By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you are hereby acknowledging that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies<https://www.acm.org/publications/policies>, including ACM’s new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects<https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-particip…>. Alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy will be investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of your paper, in addition to other potential penalties, as per ACM Publications Policy.” 2. “Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID<https://orcid.org/register>, so you can complete the publishing process for your accepted paper. ACM has been involved in ORCID from the start and we have recently made a commitment to collect ORCID IDs from all of our published authors<https://authors.acm.org/author-resources/orcid-faqs>. We are committed to improve author discoverability, ensure proper attribution and contribute to ongoing community efforts around name normalization; your ORCID ID will help in these efforts.” *Camera-ready Information*. Accepted proposals (i.e., the research description component) will require a further revision in order to meet the requirements and the 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. We strongly recommend the usage of LaTeX/Overleaf for the camera-ready papers to minimize the extent of reformatting. Users of the Word template must use either the version for Microsoft Word for Windows, Macintosh Office 2011, or Macintosh Office 2016 (other formats such as Open Office, etc., are not admitted) for the camera-ready submission to avoid incompatibility issues. ** Registration and Presentation Policy ** Each accepted proposal in the doctoral consortium track must be accompanied by a distinct full author registration, completed by the doctoral student by the early registration date cut-off. Each accepted proposal must be presented in person in the doctoral consortium session to be included in the conference proceedings, published by ACM and available via the ACM Digital Library. The official publication date is when the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks before the first day of UMAP 2024. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. ** Financial Support ** ACM UMAP has a long history of supporting students who want to attend the conference. Doctoral students of the accepted DC proposals will have higher priority for the ACM UMAP grant applications. Please periodically consult the page that summarizes grants and support opportunities, available at https://www.um.org/umap2024/grants-and-support/. ** Doctoral Consortium Chairs ** * Martijn C. Willemsen, Eindhoven University of Technology & JADS, The Netherlands * Styliani Kleanthous, CYENS CoE and Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus * Rodrygo Santos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil Contact information: umap2024-dc at um.org

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ICWE 2024. Deadline: 9 Febbraio (abstract entro il 2 Febbraio)

by Maristella Matera

Carissimi, vi invito a considerare il CfP della conferenza ICWE (International Conference on Web Engineering). Il tema di quest'anno è molto interessante per la nostra comunità! La scadenza per l'invio dei lavori è il 9 Febbraio (abstract entro il 2 Febbraio). Un caro saluto a tutti, Maristella ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call For Papers ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICWE 2024: 24th International Conference on Web Engineering June 17-20, 2024, Tampere, Finland https://icwe2024.webengineering.org ************************************************* Submission Deadlines ("Anywhere on Earth", i.e., UTC-12) - Abstract submission: February 2, 2024 - Paper submission: February 9, 2024 ************************************************* ICWE 2024 - AT A GLANCE The International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE) is the premier annual conference on Web Engineering and associated technologies. It covers different aspects of Web Engineering, including the design, creation, maintenance, operation, and usage of Web applications. ICWE aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from various disciplines in academia and industry to tackle the emerging challenges in the engineering of Web applications, the problems and opportunities of its associated technologies, and the impact of those technologies on society and culture. Following the general debate on the need for human-centric and responsible technology, the 24th edition of ICWE in particular invites contributions under the following general theme: ***Ethical and Human-Centric Web Engineering: Balancing Innovation and Responsibility in Web Technology*** We indeed solicit contributions on diverse aspects related to designing innovative Web technology that however results in being fair, ethical, transparent, privacy-preserving, trustworthy, and inclusive for all. These aspects relate to a wide spectrum of Web Engineering topics, such as, among others: - Web application modeling and engineering - Web infrastructures and architectures - Web of Things, Social Web and Mobile Web applications - Web mining, knowledge extraction and analytics of Big Data on the Web - Machine Learning, AI and Language Models for Web Engineering - Web user interfaces and UX - User-centered, fair and explainable Web technology - Inclusivity and accessibility for the Web - User Modeling and Web-based Recommender Systems - Quality aspects of Web applications - Performance, scalability, energy-efficiency and sustainability aspects of Web applications - Semantic Web, Knowledge Graphs, Web ontologies, and Linked Open-Data applications - Web crowdsourcing and human computation - Web composition and mashups - Web services, Microservice architecture, computing, workflows, and standards - Architecting the Web in the cloud continuum, e.g. cloud, fog, edge and serverless computing for Web applications - Web security, identity, trust and privacy engineering - Web Engineering processes, practices, experience and paradigms, e.g. Agile, Lean - Human-centered methods for Web Engineering - Re-decentralization of the Web - Web standards and disruptive Web technologies - Comparisons, data sets, empirical studies of Web technologies - Web programming languages, tools and frameworks In addition to the research track, ICWE 2024 also seeks contributions of industrial papers, demos and posters, student papers at the PhD Symposium and tutorials, which will be the subject of individual calls. SUBMISSIONS TO THE RESEARCH TRACK This call addresses research contributions in one of the following two categories: - Full papers (15 pages, Springer LNCS format): mature, original research contributions. Reported results must be supported by some type of evaluation, and also include a justification about the choice/suitability of the evaluation method. In addition, evidence of use in practice and/or demonstration of scalability is regarded as a plus. - Short papers (8 pages, Springer LNCS format): short papers presenting a discussion - analysis, criticism, proposal, vision, etc. - about relevant aspects of Web engineering topics. These papers are intended to generate discussions that promise potential for research that will impact Web Engineering in the coming years. Papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNCS authors instructions available at https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…, and must be submitted in PDF format through the ICWE 2024 EasyChair web page: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icwe2024 Accepted contributions will be included in the ICWE 2024 Springer LNCS proceedings. The best papers will be selected to be proposed, in extended form, as part of a special issue of the Journal of Web Engineering (https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/JWE/). USE OF GENERATIVE AI Authors should explicitly disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in their manuscripts when these tools are employed for more than just editing the author's text. This disclosure can be made through a statement placed at the end of the manuscript, preceding the References section. If it comes to our notice that a submission utilizes large language models (LLMs) without clear disclosure, such papers will be subject to immediate desk rejection. However, if there is no usage of such technologies, no disclosure statement is required. SPRINGER BEST-PAPER AWARD SPONSORSHIP Springer will sponsor the ICWE 2024 Best Paper Award which will be announced during the ICWE 2024 Banquet. IMPORTANT DATES All dates are according to the time zone "Anywhere on Earth", i.e., UTC-12: - Abstract submission: February 2, 2024 - Paper submission: February 9, 2024 - Author notification: March 22, 2024 - Camera-ready due: April 8, 2024 PROGRAM CHAIRS - Sebastian Heil, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany - Maristella Matera, Politecnico di Milano, Italy GENERAL CHAIRS - Kostas Stefanidis, Tampere University, Finland - Kari Systä, Tampere University, Finland CONTACT Any questions about submitting contributions to the research track should be emailed to pcchair.icwe2024(a)webengineering.org --- Maristella Matera - PhD Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria http://matera.faculty.polimi.it/

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CfP: Human Work Interaction Design 2024 (HWID'2024) Sustainable Workplaces by Design

by Arminda Guerra Lopes, PhD

Dear colleagues, Please see below the cfp: CfP: Human Work Interaction Design 2024 (HWID'2024) Sustainable Workplaces by Design Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan (Italy) - September 5-6, 2024 Joint conference of the IFIP WG 13.6 Human Work Interaction Design and IFIP WG 13.5 on Human Error, Resilience, Reliability, Safety and System Development --------------------------------- Designing for sustainability extends beyond merely reducing resource consumption and waste. It encompasses environmental, social, and economic dimensions while acknowledging their potential conflicts. Today, designers need to anticipate the impact on future generations, and social equity and justice between workers, while also considering financial performance. It appears clear that focusing solely on individual behaviour change, without considering workplace practices and reaching decision-makers, can only have a limited influence. While interactive systems to support sustainability have been proposed, it is crucial not to overlook the interactive systems used by workers in this endeavor. Beyond being mere tools, automation and AI systems must become work partners collaborating with workers to enhance their performance by taking over repetitive and tedious tasks. However, as these systems increasingly handle high-level cognitive tasks, designing meaningful roles for workers is even more challenging when designers already have to deal with known issues such as complacency, deskilling, monitoring, and takeover performances when automated systems reach their operational limits or fail. Consequently, methods, tools, and processes need to be refined to ensure a positive user experience and identify novel forms of human-automation cooperation for sustainable workplaces. THEME, SCOPE, AND FOCUS The theme of HWID'24 emphasizes the insights into the relationship between the sustainability of workplaces, the anticipatory potentials of design, and how automation and AI may fit the picture. It calls for a workplace design oriented towards sustainability, responsibility, and explainability. Examples of relevant questions include: - What does the very notion of design imply from the point of view of being sustainable, responsible, and explainable, and how can these values be embodied in workplaces? - How to design environment-friendly and humane workplaces? - What individualistic vs collectivistic frictions may emerge from unethical practices, and how can design mitigate them? - How to design workplaces ensuring social equity and well-being when we deal with both biased humans and automated systems? - How to identify, evaluate, and support the new UX interactional patterns between workers and AI and maintain workers' efficiency and well-being? - How can alternative forms of job design (e.g. job crafting) mitigate conflicts between the pursuit of financial profit and the reduction of companies’ impact on the environment? Can automation help? Topics of interest include: - Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence Augmentation in the workplace - Collaborative robots - Virtual Assistants - Digital Twins - Cyber-physical systems - Automation for social equity and well-being - User experience in workplaces and novel forms of human-computer cooperation - Sustainability, Responsibility, and Ethics of Technology in Workplaces This working conference aims to answer these and more questions by involving professionals working in academia, national labs, and industry who are engaged in human work analysis and interaction design for sustainable workplaces. We will discuss tools, procedures, and professional competencies needed to face issues and opportunities provided by workplace design's sustainable and automatization perspectives. IMPORTANT DATES in 2024 Submission deadline: April 21st, 2024 Notification to authors: June 2nd, 2024 Camera ready: June 28th, 2024 Conference: September 5-6, 2024 SUBMISSIONS We invite authors to submit full papers (max 8 pages, excluding references) formatted according to LNCS template available on the Springer website: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… The link to the submission system: https://equinocs.springernature.com/service/HWID2024 Each paper will be reviewed by three reviewers. The collection of all accepted papers will be distributed to the participants as digital proceedings before the conference. During the review process, the reviewers will be asked to evaluate whether an extended version of the paper is suitable for an IFIP Springer book (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology) that will be edited and published after the conference (before the end of 2024). ORGANIZERS General Chairs: Barbara Rita Barricelli (University of Brescia) and Stefano Valtolina (University of Milan) Program Chairs: Elodie Bouzekri (McGill University), Angela Locoro (University of Brescia), and Tilo Mentler (Trier University of Applied Sciences) Publicity Chair: Arminda Guerra Lopes (Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco) Student Volunteer Chairs: Antonio Paolo Pernigotti (University of Milan) and Luca Marchionni (University of Milan) Looking forward! ---------------------------------------------------- Arminda Guerra Lopes, PhD Interactive Technologies Institute | LARSyS http <https://iti.larsys.pt/>s://iti.larsys.pt/ <https://iti.larsys.pt/>

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EXTENDED DEADLINE: CFP: Workshop on Information Retrieval for Understudied Users - IR4U2@ECIR 2023

by Noemi Mauro

**** PLEASE, EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS **** *CFP for the 1st Workshop on Information Retrieval for Understudied Users (IR4U2)* Please join us at IR4U2, co-located with the 46th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR), which will take place 24th-28th March 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland Information Retrieval (IR) remains an active, fast-paced area of research. Nevertheless, most advancements in this domain have primarily favored what we might term 'conventional' users, such as English-speaking adults. We envision IR4U2 as a forum to spotlight efforts that, while sparse, consider diverse, and often understudied, user groups when designing, developing, assessing, and deploying the IR technologies that directly impact them. Among these groups, we find, for example, older adults, young children and adolescents, individuals afflicted by mental health disorders, users with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), individuals with intellectual disabilities, or those with specific learning needs. We aim to 1. Raise awareness about ongoing efforts focused on IR technologies designed for and used by often understudied user groups; 2. Identify challenges and open issues impacting this area of research; 3. Ignite discussions to identify common frameworks for future research; 4. Outline a general approach to facilitate research endeavors driven by and at the service of specific user groups. 5. Cross-fertilization and community-building by sharing lessons learned gathered from research catering to different audiences by researchers and (industry) practitioners across various disciplines. IR4U2 will be a highly participatory, full-day, in-person workshop. This will involve informal interactions, facilitated group work, and brief presentations of accepted contributions. These contributions will help construct a snapshot of the current works in this area. Topics of interest include: - User modeling to enable IR and recommendation technologies tailored to understudied populations. - Data collection and benchmark development of IR catering to understudied populations. - IR applications targeting understudied populations. - UI/UX for search, recommender, and question-answering systems for understudied populations. - IR-related technology (clustering, classification, text processing, text complexity) and their impact on understudied populations. - Different perspectives of evaluation. - Design of the user interaction with IR systems. - Ethical issues associated with IR technologies for understudied users; e.g., their right to be represented, acknowledged, have access, and be served by existing and to-be-developed systems. This is not an exhaustive list, as we are also interested in contributions discussing challenges inherent to designing IR technology at the service of understudied user groups–from the need for multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder collaborations to how to build datasets. Submissions: Peer-reviewed contributions. These include research papers presenting empirical explorations, user studies, and/or new algorithms related to the open problems listed in topics of interest, as well as position/vision contributions discussing uses cases, challenges, and future research directions. These contributions should be submitted on EasyChair ( https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ir4u2) at least 4 pages, but up to 12 (excluding references) formatted in CEURART’s single-column template. Accepted contributions will be presented at the workshop and published in workshop proceedings. Editorially-reviewed contributions. To enable potential attendees to articulate their views on the topics of the workshop, share already-published works, bring awareness to ongoing European projects in this area, etc., we ask the submission of a short extended abstract. This type of informal submission (via this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yZcqJiY9tMP03DXrDtJkeX0rY9ZB0AH5Dvs9DdehSO…) will be editorially reviewed by workshop organizers to gauge fit as well as themes of interest for group discussions. Accepted contributions will be presented at the workshop, but not published in the proceedings. Important dates All the deadlines are set at 11:59 PM AoE. - *Submission: January 29, 2024 February 1, 2024* - Author notification: February 20, 2024 - Camera-ready: February 26, 2024 - Workshop day: March 24, 2024 At least one author of each accepted paper must register and attend the workshop. Please feel free to reach out to the ir4u2.research(a)gmail.com with questions. For further information, see Home | Ir4u2 (ir4u2workshop.wixsite.com) <https://ir4u2workshop.wixsite.com/ir4u2>. Organizers: Sole Pera, TU Delft, The Netherlands Federica Cena, University of Turin, Italy Theo Huibers, University of Twente, The Netherlands Monica Landoni,Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Noemi Mauro, University of Turin, Italy Emiliana Murgia, Università di Genova, Italy -- Noemi Mauro, Ph.D. Researcher and Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science, University of Torino https://unito.webex.com/meet/noemi.mauro

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