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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Last Mile for Paper Submission

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*** Last Mile for Paper Submission *** ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022) 7–9 September, 2022, 5* St. Raphael Resort & Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/ (*** Submission Deadline Extension (firm!): 6 June, 2022 ***) Scope The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. Social good is typically defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public. In this context, clean air and water, Internet connection, education, and healthcare are all good examples of social goods. However, new media innovations and the explosion of online communities have added new meaning to the term. Social good is now about global citizens uniting to unlock the potential of individuals, technology, and collaboration to create a positive societal impact. GoodIT solicits papers that address important research challenges related to, but not limited to: • Citizen science • Civic intelligence • Decentralized approaches to IT • Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage • Environmental monitoring • Ethical computing • Frugal solutions for IT • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications • Health and social care • IT for automotive • IT for development • IT for education • IT for smart living • Privacy, trust and ethical issues in ICT solutions • Smart governance and e-administration • Social informatics • Socially responsible IT solutions • Sustainable cities and transportation • Sustainable IT • Technology addressing the digital divide Paper Submission The papers should not exceed eleven (11) pages single-column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). They must be original works and must not have been previously published. At least one of the authors of all accepted papers must register and present the work at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be published in the proceedings. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. In addition to a Main Track, the conference features 9 additional Special Tracks. More information on these tracks is available on the conference web site. Journal Special Issues and Best Paper Award Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to two special journal issues: • FGCS, Elsevier (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/future-generation-computer-systems) • MDPI Sensors, where the theme of the special issue will be "Application of Information Technology (IT) to Social Good" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/topical_collection_good… ). Specifically 5 papers will be invited free of charge and another 5 papers will get a 20% discount on the publication fees. Furthermore, MDPI Sensors will sponsor a Best Paper Award with the amount of 400 CHF. Work-in-Progress and PhD Track Inside ACM GoodIT, the Work-in-Progress and PhD Track provides an opportunity to showcase interesting new work that is still at an early stage. We encourage practitioners and researchers to submit to the Work-in-Progress venue as it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Moreover, this track provides a platform for PhD students to present and receive feedback on their ongoing research. Students at different stages of their research will have the opportunity to present and discuss their research questions, goals, methods and results. This is an opportunity to obtain guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and other PhD students working in research areas related to technologies for social good. Important: For this specific track, papers must not exceed nine (9) pages single column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). Submission Instructions All papers must be submitted electronically via the hotcrp web site (https://goodit2022.hotcrp.com ). Once on the submission page, you will be able to select the track where to submit your paper. Important Dates • Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 6 June 2022 CEST (***extended and firm!***) • Notification of acceptance: 30 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 15 July 2022 Conference Committees https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/committees/

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

by Maristella Matera

Carissimi, volevo richiamare la vostra attenzione sulla Summer School di cui trovate sotto la call già fatta circolare da Franca Garzotto. E’ una scuola incentrata su temi HCI, promossa dal SIGCHI Italy, con speaker internazionali di rilievo. E’ una delle poche opportunità di questo tipo in Italia. Le iscrizioni sono ancora aperte. Non esitate a contattare me o Franca per qualsiasi informazione. Cari saluti, Maristella -------------------- Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the International Summer School “Digital Interactive Smart Spaces” that will be held in Como and Milan in July 2022, organized by Politecnico di Milano in cooperation with the Lake Como School for Advanced Studies and EIT Digital. The School is devoted to Master/PhD students, researchers and professionals, who want to i) deepen their knowledge on Smart Spaces technology, and its potential/limitations; ii) to improve their competence on interaction design for Smart Spaces, and explore how applications can be developed to maximize usability, accessibility, and eﬀectiveness; iii) better understand the business opportunities in this arena and the social challenges involved. The Summer School is organized in 2 weeks. The first week (July 11-15, 2022) has a research focus, with outstanding speakers from prestigious universities and research centers in Europe and abroad, and will be held on the Como Lake at Villa del Grumello (www.villadelgrumello.it/it/<https://www.villadelgrumello.it/it/>) . The second week (July 18-22, 2022) has a business and industry perspective, with top-level speakers from large and medium companies in Italy and EU, and will be held in Milano at Politecnico Main Campus (https://www.polimi.it/en/ ). It is possible to attend both weeks, or the first week only. Please refer to the Summer School web site for the detailed program and further information https://uise.lakecomoschool.org/ Thanks for your attention Kind regards Franca Garzotto and Maristella Matera --- Maristella Matera – PhD Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria http://matera.faculty.polimi.it/

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Call for Participation - ACM UMAP 2022

by Helma Torkamaan

Apologies if you have received multiple copies of this announcement CALL FOR PARTICIPATION === ACM UMAP is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users, to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. ACM UMAP is the successor to the biennial User Modeling (UM) and Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-based Systems (AH) conferences that were merged in 2009. For the first time in the history of the conference, UMAP ’22 will be run in a hybrid mode between **July 4-7, 2022**, with the opportunity for speakers and attendees to participate onsite or online. IMPORTANT DATES === * **Early-bird registration: May 27, 2022** * Regular registration: May 28 – June 24, 2022 * On-site registration: from June 28, 2022 * Conference: July 4-7, 2022 REGISTRATION === Registration is open at https://www.um.org/umap2022/registration. Register on or before **May 27** to benefit from an early-bird discount! To celebrate the co-location of 3 ACM conferences in Barcelona (ACM Hypertext, ACM UMAP, and ACM WebSci), UMAP supports a joint registration discount. We also are making UMAP more equitable this year. In striving for a conference cost that is affordable for all, we also have deeply discounted rates available for those registering in countries designated by ACM as “economically developing”. These tickets are supported by SIGWEB to provide fair access. Know more about joint registration, grants and support at https://www.um.org/umap2022/grants-and-support/ PRELIMINARY PROGRAM === **Keynotes** * **Nuria Oliver**, ELLIS Unit Alicante Foundation, Alicante, Spain * **Ben Shneiderman**, Dept of Computer Science & Human-Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA * More keynotes will be announced soon **Paper sessions** * Research papers: https://www.um.org/umap2022/accepted-papers/ * Theory, Opinion, and Reflection papers: https://www.um.org/umap2022/accepted-theory-opinion-and-reflection-papers/ **Other Sessions** * Late-breaking results: https://www.um.org/umap2022/late-breaking-results-and-demos/#lbr * Demonstrations: https://www.um.org/umap2022/late-breaking-results-and-demos/#demo * Doctoral symposium: https://www.um.org/umap2022/accepted-doctoral-consortium-papers/ **Tutorials**: https://www.um.org/umap2022/accepted-tutorials/ * Ethical Considerations in User Modeling and Personalization (ECUMAP) * Semantics-aware Content Representations for Reproducible Recommender Systems (SCoRe) * User Control in Adaptive Information Access (UCAIA) **Workshops**: https://www.um.org/umap2022/accepted-workshops/ * Adaptive and Personalized Privacy and Security (APPS) * Third International Workshop on Adapted intEraction with SociAl Robots (cAESAR) * Explainable User Modeling and Personalized Systems (ExUM 2022) * Fairness in User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (FairUMAP 2022) * Workshop on Group Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (GMAP) * 7th International Workshop on Human Aspects in Adaptive and Personalized Interactive Environments (HAAPIE 2022) * The 13th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage (PATCH 2022) – Towards Hybrid CH Experience ORGANIZATION === **General Chairs** * Alejandro Bellogín, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain * Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari, Italy * Olga C. Santos, UNED, Spain **Others Chairs**: https://www.um.org/umap2022/organization/ -- Helma Torkamaan Researcher Email: helma.torkamaan(a)uni-due.de

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Early Bird Registration - SLERD 2022: 7th conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development.

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologies for unintended cross-mailing// /========================================================= /Early bird registration deadline: *May 31, 2022*/ ========================================================= *7th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development** **Toward a Polyphonic Construction of a new normality* *July 5-6, 2022 Hybrid format * Conference program <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/programme/> (preliminary) Registration form <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/registration-form/> ========================================================= *Keynotes* • *Philippe Dessus*/**(Université Grenoble Alpes)/ /(///*Intelligent Classrooms to Understand Instructional Events: an Ecological Approach*/)/ • *Kaśka Porayska-Pomsta*/(University College London)/ /(//*/Actioning the universal principles of ethical AI: an example of ethical AI in education/*) /• /*Yves Punie*/**(EC JRC – Unit Human Capital and Employment) // /(///*Shifting to competence-based learning and digital education in Europe. A view from European research and policy.*/)/ ========================================================= SLERD 2022 will host HYBRID open debates on: *“***Competence based learning as an essential foundation for European citizenship, wellbeing and democracy.*”* <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/open-debate-dibattito-aperto/> -> Panelists <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/open-debate-panelists/> *“****AI and education: ethical challenges and opportunities**”* <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/open-debate-dibattito-aperto/> -> Panelists <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/open-debate-panelists/> Although the partecipation in the open debates is free we kindly invite people interested to attend to fill the registration form -> registration form <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/open-debate-registration-form/> on the 4th of July SLERD 2020 will host, as /satellite event/, an open debate (in Italian) on: *“Le tecnologie digitali per le life-skills a scuola (Digital technologies for life-skills at school)” *-> registration form satellite event <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/open-debate-registration-form/>*** * =========================================================

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PhD program (including HCI, VR, Serious Games, Persuasive Technology)

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/) and CRO Aviano (www.cro.sanita.fvg.it/it/) The deadline for applications is *July 20, 2022, 14:00 CET * Detailed instructions as well as a link to the official call and application forms are available here: ENGLISH VERSION: https://www.uniud.it/en/research/doctorate-res/ammissione/active-notice/lug… VERSIONE ITALIANA: https://www.uniud.it/it/ricerca/lavorare-nella-ricerca/dottorato-ricerca/am… 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

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Nuovi ranking per IxD&A (Interaction Design & Architecture(s)) Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

Con piacere vi annuncio che la rivista interdisciplinare, "open access" e indipendente *Interaction Design & Architecture(s) * https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 nel 2021 è salita considerevolmente nei ranking internazionali e occupa il primo posto tra le riviste italiane in tutti i settori di riferimento: /SJR 2021 = 0.353 // // //• Architecture/Design: Q1 - 32nd in the World - 1st in Italy// //• Media Technology: Q2 - 25th in the World - 1st in Italy// // //• Social Science: Q2 - 246th - 1st in Italy// // //• Human Computer Interaction: Q3 - 86th in the World - 1st in Italy // //• Computer Science Application: Q3 - 447th in the World - 1st in Italy // // //• Education: Q3 - 701th in the World - 1st in Italy / Ciò nonostante, anche con il vostro aiuto e la vostra partecipazione, c'è ancora molto da fare ... Carlo Giovannella (Scientific Editor) Interaction Design and Architecture(s) - IxD&A Journal https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 is a SCOPUS and ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index - Web of Science, Thomson Reuters) indexed Journal, founded in 2005, that implements also video presentations of the published contributions. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *To keep updated join the IxD&A groups @: IxD&A Linkedin -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3785204/> IxD&A Facebook -> link <https://www.facebook.com/groups/528301461963022> Enjoy the videos of the "Meeting the Authors" events @: IxD&A Youtube channel -> link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/videos> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[Deadline extended] CfP for the workshop "New trends in Sports and HCI" at MobileHCI 2022

by Eleonora Mencarini

*** Apologies for cross-posting*** Dear colleagues, The deadline of the “New trends in sports and HCI” workshop at MobileHCI’22 has been postponed to *June 9, 2022, AoE*. CALL FOR PAPERS The field of HCI for sports is evolving under the push of new technological developments and worldwide natural events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. Recent technological advancements have widened the possibilities of HCI in the sports domain by paving the way to augmented humans, inbodied interactions, esports, new forms of sociality thanks to virtual reality and the metaverse, and new ways for engaging the audience thanks to AI. Whereas contextual factors, such as the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change, seem to pull the sports trends in opposite directions: on the one hand, they foster the indoorisation and individualization of sports, as we can see by the spreading of home training systems such as bike rollers and related apps; and, on the other hand, they encourage practicing outdoor sports to take advantage of the ‘restorative power’ of nature. With this workshop, we invite the HCI community to discuss the current trends for portable technologies for sports and trace future directions for HCI research in this field. TOPICS OF INTEREST - Possible topics for submissions may include (but are not limited to):‬‬ - Wearable/mobile technologies for sports - Interactive systems for the indoorisation of outdoor sports - Phenomenology of sports (how to report the sports experience) - Augmented feedback for sports - Augmented human capabilities in sports - Immersive technologies for sports - Exergames - Gamification techniques for sports - Superhuman sports HOW TO APPLY? We invite paper submissions (*minimum 12.500 characters long/about 5 pages*) in the form of a research, reflection, pictorial, provocation, or design fiction using the ACM SIGCHI template via Easy Chair. A program committee will assess the submissions based on their potential to spark an interesting discussion. Proceedings of the accepted submissions will be published with CEUR and indexed in Scopus. IMPORTANT DATES *[NEW] submission deadline: June 9, 2022, AoE* Notification: June 24, 2022 Workshop: October 1, 2022 ATTENDANCE The “New Trends in HCI and Sports” will take place *online*. The workshop activities and discussions will be organized accordingly. ORGANIZERS Eleonora Mencarini, FBK (Italy) Amon Rapp, University of Torino (Italy) Ashley Colley, University of Lapland (Finland) Florian Daiber, DFKI (Germany) Micheal D. Jones, Brigham University (U.S.A.) Felix Kosmalla, DFKI (Germany) Stephan Lukosch, University of Canterbury (New Zealand) Jasmin Niess, University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) Evangelos Niforatos, TU Delft (The Netherlands) Paweł W. Woźniak, Chalmers University (Sweden) Massimo Zancanaro, University of Trento (Italy) For further information, visit our website: mobilehci22-hci-and-sports.dfki.de If you have any questions, please drop an email at: mencarini(a)fbk.eu Best regards, the New Trends in HCI and Sports workshop organizers <https://drive.google.com/u/0/settings/storage?hl=it&utm_medium=web&utm_sour…> <https://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/terms/> <https://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/privacy/> <https://www.google.com/gmail/about/policy/>

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VL/HCC 2022: Graduate Consortium - Extended Deadlines Announcement

by Emanuele Panizzi

*VL/HCC '22 Graduate Consortium* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Important Dates* - * Submission by e-mail: 8th June 2022- Notification of final decision: 13th June 2022 - Camera-ready deadline: 19th June 2022- Consortium date: 12th September 2022* (all deadlines are *23:59, AoE*) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Call for Participation* The primary goal of this year's event is to stimulate graduate students' and other researchers' thinking about “*Human-Centric AI*”, addressing issues such as how to ensure that tools and explanations for AI fit the needs of the broad populations they need to serve. Research areas could involve the design, building, or evaluation of technologies involving or relating to human-centric AI and issues of human-centric AI, such as trust and fairness. This goal aligns with the theme of the 2022 VL/HCC main conference. Other areas within the remit of VL/HCC are also welcome. *Why You Should Participate* - Present your work to a smaller, more attentive audience - Get detailed, critical, constructive feedback from a diverse panel of experts - Meet other students working on similar problems - Travel funding may be available to help cover your cost of attending VL/HCC (details below). *Who Can Participate?* The consortium is open to both master's and PhD students worldwide. Participation is particularly encouraged from PhD students who are close to proposing a thesis, as well as from members of groups identified by NSF as underrepresented in the sciences and engineering. If multiple applicants from a particular university apply for the consortium this year, then no more than two per university will be selected to participate. To be eligible, each applicant may have participated no more than once in the VL/HCC graduate consortia of past years. *Application Process* Email the following items with *_VLHCC22-GC_* in the subject line to *Andrew Fish at [andrew.fish `at' brighton.ac.uk <http://brighton.ac.uk>]* and *Thomas LaToza [tlatoza `at' gmu.edu <http://gmu.edu>]:* - A 2-page research abstract, formatted as a PDF in the standard IEEE Conference Proceedings format. NOTE: Accepted participants' abstracts will be included in the conference proceedings. To make it easier for you to write a successful abstract, we provide examples from past years below. Your curriculum vitae (CV), as a second PDF file. This CV should mention whether you have previously participated in any graduate consortia at any conferences. - A letter of recommendation sent directly by your thesis advisor. This letter should summarize your accomplishments and describe how far along you are in your master's or PhD program, why attending the GC this year would be important for you, and please ask them to mention if you have already attended VL/HCC GC in any past year. In addition, if you are a member of a group designated by NSF as underrepresented, then the letter may mention this fact. *Selection Process* For one-third of the slots, students who have participated once before will be given priority. The remaining slots will be given to students who are new to the event. Each student from the returning group will be linked with new students in a mentoring arrangement. See _Who Can Participate?_ above for additional selection criteria. *Posters* Selected students will be asked to present a poster on their work at the Showpieces Reception during the main conference. Details will be provided to accepted applicants. *Travel Support* We expect to be able to offer partial funding for travel expenses for US participants to attend, contingent on the availability of funds. *Schedule* The consortium event will be a full day the Monday before the main conference. All participating students are expected to attend the main conference as well as the graduate consortium. Other conference attendees are invited to attend the consortium, to listen to the presentations, to interact with participants, and to give feedback to presenters. More details will be provided, closer to the event, including times and locations. *Examples of Successful Applications* To be successful, a submission to the VL/HCC Graduate Consortium generally has to have the following parts: 1. The paper starts with a sentence or two that describes a real-world setting. 2. It then identifies a problem in that setting. 3. The remainder of the paper's introduction outlines an approach for solving that problem. 4. In a subsequent section, the paper describes a prototype or preliminary study showing the feasibility of that approach. 5. The paper explains why more work is still required in addition to this prior work. 6. The paper concludes by describing future work that will build on this prior work in order to finish completing the approach. 7. Somewhere along the way, the paper explains how the approach builds on, or differs from, other related work. We have annotated three excellent submissions that exemplify the pattern described above (PDFs available via links at https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2022/vlhcc-2022-graduate-consortium). We hope that you will find these examples thought-provoking and helpful as you design your own submission this year. - [Information on the Web: How End Users Make Use of Data] - [Roles in Online Collaborative Problem Solving] - [Re-forming the Internet with its End Users] *Panel Members and Organizers* - Andrew Fish, University of Brighton (chair) - Thomas LaToza, George Mason University (chair) - Margaret Burnett, Oregon State University - Brittany Johnson-Matthews, George Mason University -- Emanuele Panizzi Associate Professor Computer Science Department Faculty of Information Engineering, Informatics, and Statistics Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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VL/HCC 2022: Graduate Consortium - Extended Deadlines Announcement

by Emanuele Panizzi

*VL/HCC '22 Graduate Consortium* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Important Dates* - * Submission by e-mail: 8th June 2022- Notification of final decision: 13th June 2022 - Camera-ready deadline: 19th June 2022- Consortium date: 12th September 2022* (all deadlines are *23:59, AoE*) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Call for Participation* The primary goal of this year's event is to stimulate graduate students' and other researchers' thinking about “*Human-Centric AI*”, addressing issues such as how to ensure that tools and explanations for AI fit the needs of the broad populations they need to serve. Research areas could involve the design, building, or evaluation of technologies involving or relating to human-centric AI and issues of human-centric AI, such as trust and fairness. This goal aligns with the theme of the 2022 VL/HCC main conference. Other areas within the remit of VL/HCC are also welcome. *Why You Should Participate* - Present your work to a smaller, more attentive audience - Get detailed, critical, constructive feedback from a diverse panel of experts - Meet other students working on similar problems - Travel funding may be available to help cover your cost of attending VL/HCC (details below). *Who Can Participate?* The consortium is open to both master's and PhD students worldwide. Participation is particularly encouraged from PhD students who are close to proposing a thesis, as well as from members of groups identified by NSF as underrepresented in the sciences and engineering. If multiple applicants from a particular university apply for the consortium this year, then no more than two per university will be selected to participate. To be eligible, each applicant may have participated no more than once in the VL/HCC graduate consortia of past years. *Application Process* Email the following items with *_VLHCC22-GC_* in the subject line to *Andrew Fish at [andrew.fish `at' brighton.ac.uk <http://brighton.ac.uk>]* and *Thomas LaToza [tlatoza `at' gmu.edu <http://gmu.edu>]:* - A 2-page research abstract, formatted as a PDF in the standard IEEE Conference Proceedings format. NOTE: Accepted participants' abstracts will be included in the conference proceedings. To make it easier for you to write a successful abstract, we provide examples from past years below. Your curriculum vitae (CV), as a second PDF file. This CV should mention whether you have previously participated in any graduate consortia at any conferences. - A letter of recommendation sent directly by your thesis advisor. This letter should summarize your accomplishments and describe how far along you are in your master's or PhD program, why attending the GC this year would be important for you, and please ask them to mention if you have already attended VL/HCC GC in any past year. In addition, if you are a member of a group designated by NSF as underrepresented, then the letter may mention this fact. *Selection Process* For one-third of the slots, students who have participated once before will be given priority. The remaining slots will be given to students who are new to the event. Each student from the returning group will be linked with new students in a mentoring arrangement. See _Who Can Participate?_ above for additional selection criteria. *Posters* Selected students will be asked to present a poster on their work at the Showpieces Reception during the main conference. Details will be provided to accepted applicants. *Travel Support* We expect to be able to offer partial funding for travel expenses for US participants to attend, contingent on the availability of funds. *Schedule* The consortium event will be a full day the Monday before the main conference. All participating students are expected to attend the main conference as well as the graduate consortium. Other conference attendees are invited to attend the consortium, to listen to the presentations, to interact with participants, and to give feedback to presenters. More details will be provided, closer to the event, including times and locations. *Examples of Successful Applications* To be successful, a submission to the VL/HCC Graduate Consortium generally has to have the following parts: 1. The paper starts with a sentence or two that describes a real-world setting. 2. It then identifies a problem in that setting. 3. The remainder of the paper's introduction outlines an approach for solving that problem. 4. In a subsequent section, the paper describes a prototype or preliminary study showing the feasibility of that approach. 5. The paper explains why more work is still required in addition to this prior work. 6. The paper concludes by describing future work that will build on this prior work in order to finish completing the approach. 7. Somewhere along the way, the paper explains how the approach builds on, or differs from, other related work. We have annotated three excellent submissions that exemplify the pattern described above (PDFs available via links at https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2022/vlhcc-2022-graduate-consortium). We hope that you will find these examples thought-provoking and helpful as you design your own submission this year. - [Information on the Web: How End Users Make Use of Data] - [Roles in Online Collaborative Problem Solving] - [Re-forming the Internet with its End Users] *Panel Members and Organizers* - Andrew Fish, University of Brighton (chair) - Thomas LaToza, George Mason University (chair) - Margaret Burnett, Oregon State University - Brittany Johnson-Matthews, George Mason University -- Emanuele Panizzi Associate Professor Computer Science Department Faculty of Information Engineering, Informatics, and Statistics Sapienza University of Rome, Italy -- Emanuele Panizzi Associate Professor Computer Science Department Faculty of Information Engineering, Informatics, and Statistics Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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

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*** Last Call for Contributions *** ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022) 7–9 September, 2022, 5* St. Raphael Resort & Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/ (*** Submission Deadline Extension (firm!): 6 June, 2022 ***) Scope The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. Social good is typically defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public. In this context, clean air and water, Internet connection, education, and healthcare are all good examples of social goods. However, new media innovations and the explosion of online communities have added new meaning to the term. Social good is now about global citizens uniting to unlock the potential of individuals, technology, and collaboration to create a positive societal impact. GoodIT solicits papers that address important research challenges related to, but not limited to: • Citizen science • Civic intelligence • Decentralized approaches to IT • Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage • Environmental monitoring • Ethical computing • Frugal solutions for IT • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications • Health and social care • IT for automotive • IT for development • IT for education • IT for smart living • Privacy, trust and ethical issues in ICT solutions • Smart governance and e-administration • Social informatics • Socially responsible IT solutions • Sustainable cities and transportation • Sustainable IT • Technology addressing the digital divide Paper Submission The papers should not exceed eleven (11) pages single-column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). They must be original works and must not have been previously published. At least one of the authors of all accepted papers must register and present the work at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be published in the proceedings. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. In addition to a Main Track, the conference features 9 additional Special Tracks. More information on these tracks is available on the conference web site. Journal Special Issues and Best Paper Award Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to two special journal issues: • FGCS, Elsevier (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/future-generation-computer-systems) • MDPI Sensors, where the theme of the special issue will be "Application of Information Technology (IT) to Social Good" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/topical_collection_good… ). Specifically 5 papers will be invited free of charge and another 5 papers will get a 20% discount on the publication fees. Furthermore, MDPI Sensors will sponsor a Best Paper Award with the amount of 400 CHF. Work-in-Progress and PhD Track Inside ACM GoodIT, the Work-in-Progress and PhD Track provides an opportunity to showcase interesting new work that is still at an early stage. We encourage practitioners and researchers to submit to the Work-in-Progress venue as it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Moreover, this track provides a platform for PhD students to present and receive feedback on their ongoing research. Students at different stages of their research will have the opportunity to present and discuss their research questions, goals, methods and results. This is an opportunity to obtain guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and other PhD students working in research areas related to technologies for social good. Important: For this specific track, papers must not exceed nine (9) pages single column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). Submission Instructions All papers must be submitted electronically via the hotcrp web site (https://goodit2022.hotcrp.com ). Once on the submission page, you will be able to select the track where to submit your paper. Important Dates • Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 6 June 2022 CEST (***extended and firm!***) • Notification of acceptance: 30 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 15 July 2022 Conference Committees https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/committees/

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