26th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction
(4-8 Nov 2024)
Dear colleague,
The deadline for paper submissions for ICMI 2024 is around the corner.
https://icmi.acm.org/2024/call-for-papers/
https://new.precisionconference.com/submissions/icmi24a
The 26th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2024) will be held in
San José, Costa Rica. ICMI is the premier international forum that brings together
multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) and social interaction research. Multimodal AI
encompasses technical challenges in machine learning and computational modeling such as
representations, fusion, data, and systems. The study of social interactions encompasses
both human-human interactions and human-computer interactions. A unique aspect of ICMI is
its multidisciplinary nature which values both scientific discoveries and technical
modelling achievements, with an eye towards impactful applications for the good of people
and society.
Novelty will be assessed along two dimensions: scientific novelty and technical novelty.
Accepted papers at ICMI 2024 will need to be novel along one of the two dimensions:
* Scientific Novelty: Papers should bring new scientific knowledge about human social
interactions, including human-computer interactions. For example, discovering new
behavioral markers that are predictive of mental health or how new behavioral patterns
relate to children’s interactions during learning. It is the responsibility of the authors
to perform a proper literature review and clearly discuss the novelty in the scientific
discoveries made in their paper.
* Technical Novelty: Papers should propose novelty in their computational approach for
recognizing, generating or modeling multimodal data. Examples include: novelty in the
learning and prediction algorithms, in the neural architecture, or in the data
representation. Novelty can also be associated with new usages of an existing approach.
Commitment to ethical conduct is required and submissions must adhere to ethical standards
in particular when human-derived data are employed. Authors are encouraged to read the ACM
Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (
https://ethics.acm.org/).
ICMI 2024 conference theme:
The theme of this year’s ICMI conference revolves around “Equitability and environmental
sustainability in multimodal interaction technologies.” The focus is on exploring how
multimodal systems and multimodal interactive applications can serve as tools to bridge
the digital divide, particularly in underserved communities and countries, with a specific
emphasis on those in Latin America and the Caribbean. The conference aims to delve into
the design principles that can render multimodal systems more equitable and sustainable in
applications such as health and education, thereby catalyzing positive transformations in
development for historically marginalized groups, including racial/ethnic minorities and
indigenous peoples. Moreover, there is a crucial exploration of the intersection between
multimodal interaction technologies and environmental sustainability. This involves
examining how these technologies can be crafted to comprehend, disseminate, and mitigate
the adverse impacts of climate change, especially in the Latin America and Caribbean
region. The conference endeavors to explore the potential of multimodal systems in
fostering community resilience, raising awareness, and facilitating education related to
climate change, thereby contributing to a holistic approach that encompasses both social
and environmental dimensions.
Additional topics of interest include but are not limited to:
* Affective computing and interaction
* Cognitive modeling and multimodal interaction
* Gesture, touch and haptics
* Healthcare, assistive technologies
* Human communication dynamics
* Human-robot/agent multimodal interaction
* Human-centered A.I. and ethics
* Interaction with smart environment
* Machine learning for multimodal interaction
* Mobile multimodal systems
* Multimodal behaviour generation
* Multimodal datasets and validation
* Multimodal dialogue modeling
* Multimodal fusion and representation
* Multimodal interactive applications
* Novel multimodal datasets
* Speech behaviours in social interaction
* System components and multimodal platforms
* Visual behaviours in social interaction
* Virtual/augmented reality and multimodal interaction
Important Dates
Abstract deadline April 26th, 2024
Paper Submission May 3rd, 2024
Rebuttal Period June 16th-23rd, 2024
Paper notification July 18th, 2024
Camera-ready paper August 16th, 2024
Presenting at main conference November 5th-7th, 2024