July 2021 - Hcitaly

WUD-SIGHItaly 2020: sono aperte le registrazioni

by Cristina Gena

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

3 years, 2 months

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

by Fabio Paternò

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

3 years, 5 months

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

by Adalberto Simeone

Apologies for Cross-Posting ********************************************************************************** MUM 2021, 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia December 5-8, 2021 Leuven, Belgium ********************************************************************************** # Important Dates > August 6 | Submission (Long and Short papers) > September 28 | Notification > October 10 | Camera Ready > December 5-8 | Conference MUM is an interdisciplinary forum for advances in research of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM, academics and practitioners gather to discuss challenges and achievements in this field from diverse perspectives, such as interaction techniques, user research, system development, software solutions, and devices. This edition of MUM aims to continue the tradition of innovation and excellence in research established by previous MUM conferences. This year, we have all been confronted with significant changes caused by the corona virus outbreak. Based on vaccination data coming from Europe, the USA, and other countries, we are confident that MUM 2021 will be able to be organized physically. However, we plan for it to be a hybrid in-person event with support for remote participation for those who might not be able to travel to Belgium. We are currently considering which solution to use to be as inclusive as possible to those who will prefer to present and participate remotely. We will monitor the unfolding of the events in the short term and update the conference modality accordingly. We welcome submissions of high-quality papers that offer original and unpublished contributions relevant to the field of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia. Paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following: * Augmented, mixed, and virtual reality systems and applications * Architectures, systems, algorithms and other constructions tackling relevant technical challenges * Case studies, field trials, or user experience evaluations of new applications and services * Conceptualizations and theorizations of the field * Context-aware and location-based mobile and ubiquitous services * Metrics and measures for evaluating and testing mobile and ubiquitous systems * Middleware and distributed computing support for mobile and ubiquitous multimedia * Novel applications for mobile and ubiquitous gaming, entertainment, networking, and advertising * Privacy and security related issues to multimedia systems * Social implications of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems * Tools and development environments for building mobile, wearable, and ubiquitous multimedia systems * User interfaces, interaction design, and interaction techniques for mobile and ubiquitous systems * Papers should be grounded in existing literature and knowledge, and should be written for an * interdisciplinary audience. Papers must be submitted via EasyChair at the latest by August 6th, 2021 * AoE. An application for inclusion of the conference proceeding in the ACM International Conference * Proceeding Series is currently being processed. # Keynotes Professors Yvonne Rogers (Director of UCLIC) and Antonio Krueger will give this year's keynotes. More info coming soon on the website of the conference. # Submission and Templates The correct template for submissions is the ACM Primary Article Template in single-column format (in PDF format). Submissions should be prepared using either the single column Word Submission Template or the single column LaTeX template (using the “manuscript, review, anonymous” style available in the template). Submissions can be of variable length. Paper length must be based on the weight of the contribution with 16 pages (excluding references) in single column format being valued as long papers in past editions and 7 pages (excluding references) in single column format being valued as short papers in past editions. Successful submissions of around 16 pages typically represent significant empirical, theoretical or methodological advances in the field. Successful submissions of around 7 pages offer more focused contributions; they are not intended to be work in progress reports but, instead, they offer complete, rigorously developed work, with a solid contribution to the field. Short papers have a smaller scope or more focused contribution than long papers. Submissions should not have been previously published or be concurrently under submission. Papers must be anonymized. Submitted papers will undergo a rigorous double-blind review process managed by the Program Chairs. Each submitted paper will be reviewed by at least three reviewers, chosen from the pool of members of the Program Committee listed below. This pool of reviewers features both experts from the previous edition, as well as new researchers to address new emerging research areas and underrepresented communities. Papers will be assigned through a bidding process. Authors are encouraged to submit an optional video of maximum 5 minutes to support their submission. To ensure videos can be viewed by all reviewers, authors should preferably use the H.264 encoding and the MP4 file format. To accommodate the upload limits of EasyChair (max. 50mb per file), the bit rate of videos can be lowered. # Reviewing process There will be a single round of reviews with three potential outcomes: desk-rejects (papers that are significantly out of scope, not written in English, etc.), rejection, and conditional acceptance. No rebuttal phase is planned. Authors of conditionally accepted papers will find in the reviews a list of revisions and requested changes they need to satisfy to have their paper be officially accepted into the program. At least one author from each accepted paper must register to the conference. # Organisers: Adalberto L. Simeone, KU Leuven, Belgium, General Chair Raf Ramakers, Hasselt University, Belgium, Program Chair Cristina Gena, Università di Torino, Italy, Program Chair > https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/committee/ # More information: Website: https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-papers/ Twitter: @MUMconf E-mail: mailto:general2021@mum-conf.org or mailto:papers2021@mum-conf.org -- Adalberto L. Simeone Assistant Professor ARIA - Artificial Realities and Interactive Ambients https://aria.cs.kuleuven.be Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven Follow me on Twitter @Adal_LS<http://twitter.com/Adal_LS> https://www.adalsimeone.me<https://www.adalsimeone.me/>

3 years, 5 months

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BHCC 2021 - Call for Contributions

by Sihang Qiu

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

3 years, 6 months

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

by Ilenia Galluccio

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

3 years, 6 months

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

by Luca Chittaro

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

3 years, 6 months

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

by Giovanni Semeraro

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

3 years, 6 months

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

by Giuseppe Sansonetti

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

3 years, 6 months

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

by Alessandro Soro

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

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

by Wanling Cai

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

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