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CFP: ASSETS International Workshop on “Designing with and for People with Intellectual Disabilities”

by Leandro Guedes

*DPID 2022*: The 1st ASSETS International Workshop on “Designing with and for People with Intellectual Disabilities” An online event with asynchronous and synchronous activities on October 19th, 2022, from 9am to 1pm Athens time www.luxia.inf.usi.ch/dpid/ luxia(a)usi.ch --------------- *Call for Participation* --------------- This half-day workshop aims to focus on community building, enabling researchers to share experiences on designing for and with people with Intellectual Disabilities, … [View More]providing internal support, and establishing new collaborations. Our pre-workshop plans propose asynchronous activities to support networking and to understand participants’ preferences and needs. Workshop outcomes will help fill a gap in the available guidelines on including people with intellectual disabilities in research, which should lead to more accessible protocols and personalised and better fit-for-purpose technologies. Areas of interest for the workshop include, but are not limited to, the following topics: - Verbal and non-verbal communication (e.g., language, AAC, signals, feedback) - Methods for working with participants (e.g., experience reports, co-design, focus groups, scaffolding, active support) - Design and development of hardware and software (e.g., inclusive applications, assistive technology, multisensory experiences, AR/VR) - Assessment techniques (e.g., cards, multiple choices, open-ended questions, satisfaction surveys) We are pleased to announce that this workshop is open to everyone interested in the topic, regardless of experience and expertise level. Participants will be able to apply in multiple ways: - Filling in a form available on our website expressing interest - Sending an abstract by e-mail (150 words) - Submitting an experience report via video (5-minute maximum), text, or audio by e-mail --------------- *Important Dates* --------------- Submission Deadline: Friday, September 23th at 11:59pm AoE (Anywhere on Earth Time Zone) Acceptance Notifications: Wednesday, September 28th Asynchronous Activities Period: Monday, October 3rd – Friday, October 14th Synchronous Workshop Date: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022, from 9am to 1pm Athens time We are happy to inform you that ASSETS is providing Diversity and inclusion scholarships for eligible participants: https://assets22.sigaccess.org/dei_scholarship.html --------------- *Workshop Organizers* --------------- Leandro Soares Guedes, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Switzerland Ryan Colin Gibson, University of Strathclyde, Scotland Kirsten Ellis, Monash University, Australia Laurianne Sitbon, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia Monica Landoni, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Switzerland Thank you, The DPID Workshop Organizing Committee 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------- *Leandro Soares Guedes* Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) East Campus - Lugano - TI - Switzerland http://leandro.guedes.com.br/ --------------------------------------------------------------- [View Less]

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

by Announce Announcements

*** Call for Participation *** 38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022) 3–7 October, 2022, 4* Atlantica Miramare Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/ The IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME) is the premier forum for researchers and practitioners to present, discuss, and debate the most recent ideas, innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges facing software … [View More]maintenance and evolution. Join us on October 5 through 7 in Limassol, Cyprus for a program containing over 100 presentations - including three exciting keynotes: • Roberto Di Cosmo Software Heritage: a revolutionary infrastructure for Open Science and Open Source • Paige Rodeghero '“Hello, World!” Teaching, Onboarding and Supporting Novices & Newcomers • Mark Harman Challenges in testing and evolving large systems In addition to the Research Track, the program includes tool demos, the ROSE festival, industry presentations, PhD posters, Journal First presentations, registered reports, and NIER presentations. This year, we have also placed a focus on Diversity and Inclusion. For details, including how to get there, visit the conference web site. Organisation General Chairs • Rainer Koschke, University of Bremen, Germany • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland, USA Local Organising Chair and Industry Liaison • Georgia M. Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus New Ideas and Emerging Results Track Chairs • Eleni Constantinou, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands • Christian Newman, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Tool Demonstrations Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand • Gilles Perrouin, University of Namur, Belgium Industry Track Chairs • Andrea Capiluppi, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Shi Han, Microsoft Research Beijing, China Journal First Track Chairs • Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Amjed Tahir, Massey University, New Zealand Doctoral Symposium • Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand • Mark Hills, East Carolina University, USA Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival Chairs • Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Christoph Treude, University of Melbourne, Australia Most Influential Paper Awards Chairs • Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, Italy • Jonathan I. Maletic, Kent State University, USA Diversity and Inclusion • Hadil Abukwaik, ABB Corporate Research, Germany • Sonia Haiduc, Florida State University, USA Registered Reports • Maria Teresa Baldassarre, University of Bari, Italy • Mike Papadakis, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg [View Less]

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Deadline Extended: Workshop on Designing Accessible Systems for Users with Multiple Impairments

by Sayan Sarcar

*Based on popular demand, we have extended the submission deadline to Friday 30th September* We invite researchers and assistive technologists to share their perspectives related to challenges in designing accessible systems and assistive technologies that consider the multidimensional and often complex needs of users with multiple impairments. Workshop date: 23rd October 2022 (via Zoom) Historically, the accessibility community has focused on designing assistive technologies and systems … [View More]

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Lectureship in Human Computer Interaction Vacancy at University College Cork, Ireland

by Ciolfi, Luigina

Cari Colleghi, Inoltro le informazioni su questa job opportunity a University College Cork: Lectureship in HCI with an emphasis on sustainability. Application deadline: October 13th. Saluti, Lui From: Maye, Laura <laura.maye(a)UCC.IE> Date: Thursday, 15 September 2022 at 14:29 Subject: Lectureship in Human Computer Interaction Vacancy at University College Cork, Ireland We at the School of Computer Science and Information Technology at University College Cork, Ireland are seeking … [View More]

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IxD&A Journal N. 52: Meet the Authors Event

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *International Journal on Interaction Design & Architecture(s) - IxD&A* *https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 - a SCOPUS and Web of Science - Emerging Sources (Thomson Reuters) indexed Journal - founded in 2005* *that implements also video presentations of the published contributions. * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *On-… [View More]

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

by Announce Announcements

*** Last Call for Papers *** Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) December 5-7, 2022, Golden Bay Beach Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/ihaw2022 (Proceedings to be published by Springer in CCIS; Journal Special Issues with SN Computer Science (Springer) and Smart Health (Elsevier); Best Paper Award sponsored by MDPI "Sensors" with 300 CHF) ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) is the second of … [View More]the series of International Conferences on "ICT for Societal Challenges". It is a showcase for high quality oral and poster presentations and demonstrations sessions. This conference aims to be a platform for multi and interdisciplinary research at the interplay between Information and Communication Technologies, Biomedical, Neuro-cognitive, and Experimental research. This research includes the design, experimental evaluation and standardization of new ICT scalable systems and in-silico systems for new and future inclusive and sustainable technologies that benefit all: healthy people, people with disabilities or other impairments, people having chronic diseases, etc. User-centered design and innovation, new intuitive ways of human -computer interaction, and user acceptance are the topics of particular interest. Conference Topics Relevant topics include (but are not limited to) the following: Artificial Intelligence, Computation and Data Analytics • Artificial Intelligence methods for medical device testing. • Algorithms, methods and services for condition-specific intervention (e.g., diabetes, obesity, dementia, post cancer treatment, allergies, mental health). • Algorithms, methods and services for predicting and monitoring infectious disease. • Crowd-sourcing and social media analysis for predicting and monitoring infectious disease. • Medical Data and/or Medical Image Analysis. • Electronic Medical Records Analysis. • Computational methods for medical devices. Human Computer Interaction and Cognition • Human-Machine Interaction for healthcare and well-being. • Cognitive Mechatronics for healthcare and well-being. • Models for human-device interaction for medicine. • Cobotics for healthcare and well-being. • Model-based design and configuration tools for healthcare and well-being. Assistive Devices • Precision medicine. • ICT for in-silicon trials. • Implantable medical devices. • Multimodal assistive ICT devices to empower people with sensory, cognitive, motor, balance and spatial impairments. ICT & Wellbeing • Age-friendly systems for active and healthy ageing (telepresence, robotics solutions, innovative solutions for independent living, innovative elderly care, integrated care, age-related risks prevention/detection). • ICT systems to improve the quality of life and for daily life activities assistance (education, recreation, and nutrition). • Smart living homes and wearables (Intelligent and personalized digital solutions for sustaining and extending healthy and independent living; personalized early risk detection and intervention). • Smart Systems and services promoting access to the socio-economical and cultural environment. • IoT and smart real-time surveillance systems for monitoring, auditing and control to prevent the spread of the pandemic. • eHealth smart solutions in the fight against a COVID-19 like pandemic. • IoT and Smart Healthcare systems with an environmentally friendly and sustainable footprint. Health Infrastructure and Healthcare Operation Services • Distributed and connected digital healthcare services. • IoT services for real-time monitoring of health data and status of patients and/or older adults. • Wearable devices and IoT systems for remote monitoring of health data and status of patients and/or older adults. • mHealth services and applications using mobile and wearable devices to collect community and clinical health data, and deliver healthcare information to practitioners, researchers and patients. • Sustainable city environments for emergency health management. • 5G and beyond for healthcare in sustainable smart cities. • Wireless Sensor Networks for advanced smart healthcare in sustainable cities. Quality in Healthcare Systems • New experimental validation methods with end-users. • Systems and services for ensuring patient’s commitment to the medication schedule. • Digital health systems and tools for health care professional training and workforce development. • Communication systems and services improving the quality of patient and healthcare provider contact before, during and after admission. • Methods and Technology for Improving the quality of services-oriented care delivery systems. • Methods, Digital Tools and/or Services for inclusive-for-all healthcare systems. • Co-Creation of healthcare systems for social well being of people with special needs, older adults and/or deprivileged or disadvantaged people. • Systems for management of health and care (mental health, pain, neurological disorders, sight, hearing, balance, space awareness; sensory based physiological and psychological non-invasive measurements, preventive healthcare, m-healthcare, e-healthcare, integrated care, serious games, electronic health record, self- management, patient-centered systems for survivorship, palliation and/or end-of-life care). Privacy, Security & Standardization • Standardization, certification, labelling, and communication issues (related to ageing well, to sensory impairment). • Privacy and Security/Regulation compliant services in health care systems (e.g., HIPAA). • Security and privacy of digital health systems and service. • Socio-economic issues of smart healthcare in sustainable societies. • Privacy, security and ethics in eHealth smart solutions and surveillance at scale in the fight against a COVID-19 pandemic. High-quality original submissions that address such future issues, show the design and evaluation in (near-) real scenarios, explain how to benchmark systems, and outline the education and training procedures for acquiring new perceptual skills while using such systems are welcome. Research and technical papers are expected to present significant and original contributions validated with the targeted end-users. Submissions should clearly state the progress beyond the existing state-of- the-art and the expected societal benefits of the developed technology. When possible, validate scenarios with the target user groups and well-identified technology readiness levels (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_readiness_level) should be at least outlined. Submissions We invite Research and Technical papers, up to 15 pages, describing original unpublished research, making a substantial contribution to the research field. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. As was the case for IHAW 2021, the proceedings of IHAW 2022 will be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899) and will be presented in the technical sessions of the conference. The Best Paper Award is sponsored by MDPI "Sensors" with 300 CHF. The authors of the best papers accepted and presented at IHAW2022 will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for further review and possible inclusion in either of two Journal Special Issues that will be organised with SN Computer Science (Springer) and Smart Health (Elsevier). Submissions of all types should be carefully formatted according to the Springer format for conference proceedings: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… . The submission process will be handled through Easy Chair and the submission link is: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=icihaw2022 . Important Dates • Submission Deadline: September 26, 2022 (AoE) • Notification: October 24, 2022 • Camera-Ready Submission Deadline: November 7, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: November 7, 2022 Organizers Honorary General Chair • Edwige Pissaloux, University of Rouen Normandy, France General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Scientific Chair • Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University, Cyprus Scientific Vice-Chair • Ramiro Velazquez, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico Publicity Chair • Jessica Allingham, Lakehead University, Canada Finance Chair • Petros Stratis, Easy Conferences LTD, Cyprus Steering and Program Committee • https://cyprusconferences.org/ihaw2022/committees/ [View Less]

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co-financed (by BMW Group) scholarship for a PhD at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (deadline: October 9, 2022)

by Haller Michael

Dear students, I am very excited that at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, we are looking for one PhD candidate with a focus on Human Computer Interaction and the Design and Development of Next Generation interfaces. This PhD will be co-financed by BMW Group which also means that you can stay at the company for at least 6 months. The goal of this thesis is the design and development of an experiential (cognitive) car seat acting as an input sensitive, fully interactive device which … [View More]

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CfP: Workshop on Designing Accessible Systems for Users with Multiple Impairments

by Sayan Sarcar

We invite researchers and assistive technologists to share their perspectives related to challenges in designing accessible systems and assistive technologies that consider the multidimensional and often complex needs of users with multiple impairments. Workshop date: 23rd October 2022 (via Zoom) Historically, the accessibility community has focused on designing assistive technologies and systems related to single categories of impairments. While this approach is justifiable and contributes … [View More]

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VL/HCC 2022: Final Call for Participation

by Emanuele Panizzi

*IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing * *VL/HCC 2022: Final Call for Participation* (Apologies for multiple postings) *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing* *Rome, Italy* *12-16 September 2022* *https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022* <https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION* - Registration: https://… [View More]conf.researchr.org/attending/vlhcc-2022/registration - Accommodation: https://conf.researchr.org/attending/vlhcc-2022/accomodation *PROGRAM* The updated program is now available below: - Complete program: https://conf.researchr.org/program/vlhcc-2022/program-vlhcc-2022/ *The Symposium is planned to be in person. In any case, we monitor the Covid situation and will act according to the authorities' decisions to ensure the safest and most comprehensive participation.* *KEYNOTES* We are thrilled to announce the following keynotes: 1. Creating Responsible and Human-Centered AI - *Saleema Amershi* <https://conf.researchr.org/details/vlhcc-2022/vlhcc-2022-vl-hcc-main-confer…> 2. The Power of Diagrams: Observation, Inference, and Overspecificity - *Gem Stapleton* <https://conf.researchr.org/details/vlhcc-2022/vlhcc-2022-vl-hcc-main-confer…> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC) 2022* From the beginning of the computer age, people have sought easier ways to learn, express, and understand computational ideas. Whether this meant moving from punch cards to textual languages, or command lines to graphical UIs, the quest to make computation easier to express, manipulate, and understand by a broader group of people is an ongoing challenge. The IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing is the premier international forum for research on this topic. Established in 1984, the mission of the conference is to support the design, theory, application, and evaluation of computing technologies and languages for programming, modeling, and communicating, which are easier to learn, use, and understand by people. The 2022 symposium is scheduled to take place September 12-16 in Rome, Italy. Our special emphasis for 2022 is *Human-Centric AI*. VL/HCC 2022 is 100% Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing (TCMC). VL/HCC is indexed in Scopus, DBLP, IEEE Explore, WoS. We look forward to your participation in VL/HCC! Paolo Bottoni, VL/HCC 2022 General Co-Chair Gennaro Costagliola, VL/HCC 2022 General Co-Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *VL/HCC 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE* General Co-Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy General Co-Chair Gennaro Costagliola, University of Salerno, Italy Program Co-Chair Michelle Brachman, IBM Research, United States Program Co-Chair Mark Minas, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany Publicity & Social Media Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Finance Chair Maria De Marsico, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Publications Chair Kim Monch, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany Web Chair Mattia De Rosa, University of Salerno, Italy Graduate Consortium Co-Chair Andrew Fish, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Graduate Consortium Co-Chair, Thomas LaToza, George Mason University, United States Tutorial and Workshop Co-Chair Alessio Malizia, University of Pisa, Italy Tutorial and Workshop Co-Chair Vittorio Fuccella, University of Salerno, Italy -- Emanuele Panizzi Associate Professor Computer Science Department Faculty of Information Engineering, Informatics, and Statistics Sapienza University of Rome, Italy [View Less]

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co-financed (by BMW Group) scholarship for a PhD at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

by Haller Michael

Dear students, I am very excited that at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, we are looking very soon for one PhD candidate with a focus on Human Computer Interaction and the Design and Development of Next Generation interfaces. This PhD will be co-financed by BMW Group which also means that you can stay at the company for at least 6 months. The topic will be about the "Entertainment in the car by using a cognitive seat with tactile feedback”. Our university has a strong … [View More]

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