July 2022 - Hcitaly

HCSE 2022 - Call for Participation - Aug 24-26 in Eindhoven NL

by Stefan Sauer

Apologies for cross-postings! Dear colleagues in HCI and SE, We kindly invite you to attend *HCSE 2022 - 9th International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering* August 24-26, 2022 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands - live and in presence! We have compiled an*interesting program <https://groups.uni-paderborn.de/hcse2022/program.html>* including * one Keynote by Panos Markopoulus on "Past, Present and Future of Ambulatory Assessment Methods in Human-Computer Interaction" * one Invited Talk by Ilaria Bortone on "The Potential of Human-Centered Software Engineering in Promoting a Tailored and Adapted Rehabilitation" * 11 peer-reviewed paper presentations of Full Research Papers and Late-breaking Results * one Demo and Poster Presentations * a Walking Meeting and an Interactive Session / Panel on Redefining HCSE as a Venue * a Welcome Reception and a Conference Dinner The conference will be hosted by TU/e, Eindhoven University of Technology. Detailed information about attending the conference (registration, venue) and the program can be found on our *website *https://hcse-conference.org/ This is an excellent opportunity to learn about latest research results, exchange ideas, and meet again colleagues that you may not have seen for a while or make new relationships. We are looking forward to seeing you in Eindhoven! Regina Bernhaupt - Carmelo Ardito - Stefan Sauer HCSE 2022 Co-Chairs

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[Call for Papers - MUM '22] International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

by Sayan Sarcar

MUM 2022, the 21st International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, November 27th - 30th. The conference is currently being planned as an in-person event only. 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. We welcome high-quality submissions to a wide range of tracks dealing with, among others, the following topics: - Architectures, systems, algorithms and other constructions tackling relevant technical challenges - Augmented, mixed, and virtual reality systems and applications - 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 Our tracks have the following submission deadlines (all AoE): - Papers: August 16, 2022 - Workshops and Tutorials: September 2, 2022 - Posters, Demos, and the Doctoral Consortium: September 29, 2022 Accepted papers, posters, and demos will appear in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, which will be available in the ACM Digital Library. For further details on each individual track, please visit https://mum-conf.org/2022/ We hope to see you all at MUM 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal, João Guerreiro, LASIGE, ULisbon Augusto Esteves, ITI / LARSyS, ULisbon <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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CFP- International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) - SITIS 2022

by Agnese Augello

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] ========================================== International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) - SITIS 2022 16th international conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet based Systems, Dijon, France, October 19-21, 2022 https://www.sitis-conference.org/2022/contribute/workshops/ihex/ ========================================== Dear Colleagues, A friendly reminder to contribute to the International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) at SITIS 2022 16th international conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet based Systems (Conference website: https://www.sitis-conference.org ). The workshop is about new approaches for designing and implementing intelligent eXtended Reality systems. Please find the call for papers below and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to the workshop. For any questions and information, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Best Regards, Agnese Augello CFP ---------- eXtended Reality is becoming more and more widespread; going beyond entertainment and cultural heritage fruition purposes, these technologies offer new challenges and opportunities also in educational, industrial and healthcare domains. The research community in this field deals with technological and human factors issues, presenting theoretical and methodological proposals for perception, tracking, interaction and visualization. Increasing attention is observed towards the use of machine learning and AI methodologies to perform data analysis and reasoning, manage a multimodal interaction, and ensure an adaptation to users’ needs and preferences. The workshop is aimed at investigating new approaches for the design and implementation of intelligent eXtended Reality systems. It intends to provide a forum to share and discuss not only technological and design advances but also ethical concerns about the implications of these technologies on changing social interactions, information access and experiences. Topics for the workshop include, but are not limited to: - Intelligent User Interfaces in eXtended environments - Computational Interaction for XR - Quality and User Experience in XR - Cognitive Models for XR - Semantic Computing in environments - XR-based serious games - Virtual Agents in eXtended environments - Adaptive Interfaces - Visual Reasoning - Content Modelling - Responsible Design of eXtended Environments - XR systems for Human Augmentation - AI methodologies applied to XR - ML approaches in XR - Ethical concerns in XR VENUE ---------- University of Burgundy main campus, Dijon, France, October 19-21, 2022 WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS ----------------------------------- Agnese Augello, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Giuseppe Caggianese, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Boriana Koleva, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom PROGRAM COMMITTEE ---------------------------------- Agnese Augello, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Giuseppe Caggianese, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Giuseppe Chiazzese, Institute for Educational Technology, National Research Council, Italy Dimitri Darzentas, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland Martin Flintham, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Ignazio Infantino, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Boriana Koleva, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Emel Küpçü, Xtinge Technology Inc., Turkey Effie Lai-Chong Law, Durham University, United Kingdom Pietro Neroni, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS ------------------------------------------- Each submission should be at most 8 pages in total including bibliography and well-marked appendices and must follow the IEEE double columns publication format. You can download the IEEE conference templates – Latex and MS Word A4 – at the following URL: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html Paper submission will only be online via SITIS 2022 submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sitis2022 Submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least two peer reviewers. Papers will be evaluated based on relevance, significance, impact, originality, technical soundness, and quality of presentation. At least one author should attend the conference to present an accepted paper. IMPORTANT DATES ---------------------------- Paper Submission July 15, 2022 Acceptance/Reject Notification. September 9, 2022 Camera-ready September 16, 2022 Author Registration September 16, 2022 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS -------------------------------------------- All papers accepted for presentation at the main tracks and workshops will be included in the conference proceedings, which will be published by IEEE Computer Society and referenced in IEEE Xplore Digital Library, Scopus, DBLP and major indexes. REGISTRATION ----------------------- At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the work. A single registration allows attending both track and workshop sessions. CONTACTS ---------------- For any questions, please contact us via email. Agnese Augello agnese.augello(a)icar.cnr.it Giuseppe Caggianese giuseppe.caggianese(a)icar.cnr.it Boriana Koleva B.Koleva(a)nottingham.ac.uk -- Agnese Augello, Ph.D. ICAR - Istituto di Calcolo e Reti ad alte prestazioni Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Via Ugo la Malfa 153 - 90145 Palermo +39-091-23894276 (Tel) +39-091-6529124 (Fax) agnese.augello(a)icar.cnr.it <a.augello(a)pa.icar.cnr.it> agnese.augello(a)cnr.it

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IxD&A Journal N. 51 - Meet the Authors Event: videos now available

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *International Journal on Interaction Design & Architecture(s) - IxD&A - a SCOPUS and Web of Science - Emerging Sources (Thomson Reuters) indexed Journal -* https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 that implements also video presentations of the published contributions. SRJ 2021 = 0.353 (Q1: Architecture/Design; Q2: Social Science, Media Technology; Q3: Human Computer Interaction, Education) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Videos of the on-line event are now avilable* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Special issue N. 51 *on:* Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education */guest editors: Ingi Helgason, Enrique Encinas, Ivica Mitrovic, Michael Smyth/ // *Meet the authors * authors list <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=10&a=10&link=5…> Videos can be accessed from the IxD&A Journal website -> https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-051 or from the IxD&A Youtube Channel -> link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/videos> (play list issue 51: link <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TzgE7itwr8&list=PLe5rmM-FoE9HDjZPTpr1585-T…>) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To keep updated join IxD&A Linkedin group -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3785204/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access road to its contents with no charge to the authors / If you wish to help us in improving the quality of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ///// /////========================================================= IxD&A Privacy Policy <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=9&a=1> =========================================================

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Borsa di Dottorato su Adaptive Human-Computer Interaction

by Fabio Paternò

Abbiamo una bella borsa di dottorato di tre anni alla scuola di informatica del'università di Pisa per un/a giovane interessato/a a svolgere studi e ricerche nel settore adaptive human-computer interaction, quindi l'interessante area di studio che riguarda soluzioni nell'ambito dell'interazione tra le persone e le tecnologie digitali, e come adattarla in modo in modo da migliorarne usabilità, accessibilità e esperienza dell'utente. La scadenza è il 23 agosto alle 13. Per maggiori informazioni mi potete contattare o guardare a https://dottorato.unipi.it/index.php/it/concorsi-d-ammissione-a-a-2022-2023… Fabio _________________________________________________________________________ Fabio Paternò, PhD Tel: +39 050 3153066 Research Director Mobile: +39 348 3962624 HIIS Laboratory, CNR-ISTI Email: fabio.paterno(a)isti.cnr.it Via G. Moruzzi, 1 http://giove.isti.cnr.it/~fabio/ 56124 Pisa, Italy http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8355-6909 _________________________________________________________________________

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

by Announce Announcements

*** Sixth 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 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: August 22, 2022 (AoE) • Notification: September 26, 2022 • Camera-Ready Submission Deadline: October 10, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: October 10, 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/

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CFP - Extended Deadline - International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) - SITIS 2022

by Giuseppe Caggianese

************** SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED ************** Call for Papers International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) - SITIS 2022 16th international conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet based Systems, Dijon, France, October 19-21, 2022 Submit your paper by August 19, 2022 (extended) https://www.sitis-conference.org/2022/contribute/workshops/ihex/ ************************************************************************** Dear Colleagues, the submission deadline to contribute to the International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) at SITIS 2022 16th international conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet based Systems (Conference website: https://www.sitis-conference.org) is extended to August 19. The workshop is about new approaches for designing and implementing intelligent eXtended Reality systems. Please find the call for papers below and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to the workshop. For any questions and information, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Best Regards, Giuseppe Caggianese CFP ---------- eXtended Reality is becoming more and more widespread; going beyond entertainment and cultural heritage fruition purposes, these technologies offer new challenges and opportunities also in educational, industrial and healthcare domains. The research community in this field deals with technological and human factors issues, presenting theoretical and methodological proposals for perception, tracking, interaction and visualization. Increasing attention is observed towards the use of machine learning and AI methodologies to perform data analysis and reasoning, manage a multimodal interaction, and ensure an adaptation to users’ needs and preferences. The workshop is aimed at investigating new approaches for the design and implementation of intelligent eXtended Reality systems. It intends to provide a forum to share and discuss not only technological and design advances but also ethical concerns about the implications of these technologies on changing social interactions, information access and experiences. Topics for the workshop include, but are not limited to: - Intelligent User Interfaces in eXtended environments - Computational Interaction for XR - Quality and User Experience in XR - Cognitive Models for XR - Semantic Computing in environments - XR-based serious games - Virtual Agents in eXtended environments - Adaptive Interfaces - Visual Reasoning - Content Modelling - Responsible Design of eXtended Environments - XR systems for Human Augmentation - AI methodologies applied to XR - ML approaches in XR - Ethical concerns in XR VENUE ---------- University of Burgundy main campus, Dijon, France, October 19-21, 2022 WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS ----------------------------------- Agnese Augello, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Giuseppe Caggianese, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Boriana Koleva, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom PROGRAM COMMITTEE ---------------------------------- Agnese Augello, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Giuseppe Caggianese, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Giuseppe Chiazzese, Institute for Educational Technology, National Research Council, Italy Dimitri Darzentas, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland Martin Flintham, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Ignazio Infantino, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy Boriana Koleva, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Emel Küpçü, Xtinge Technology Inc., Turkey Effie Lai-Chong Law, Durham University, United Kingdom Pietro Neroni, Institute for high performance computing and networking, National Research Council, Italy SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS ------------------------------------------- Each submission should be at most 8 pages in total including bibliography and well-marked appendices and must follow the IEEE double columns publication format. You can download the IEEE conference templates – Latex and MS Word A4 – at the following URL: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html Paper submission will only be online via SITIS 2022 submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sitis2022 Submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least two peer reviewers. Papers will be evaluated based on relevance, significance, impact, originality, technical soundness, and quality of presentation. At least one author should attend the conference to present an accepted paper. IMPORTANT DATES ---------------------------- Paper Submission August 19, 2022 (extended) Acceptance/Reject Notification. September 19, 2022 Camera-ready September 16, 2022 Author Registration September 16, 2022 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS -------------------------------------------- All papers accepted for presentation at the main tracks and workshops will be included in the conference proceedings, which will be published by IEEE Computer Society and referenced in IEEE Xplore Digital Library, Scopus, DBLP and major indexes. REGISTRATION ----------------------- At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the work. A single registration allows attending both track and workshop sessions. CONTACTS ---------------- For any questions, please contact us via email. Agnese Augello agnese.augello(a)icar.cnr.it Giuseppe Caggianese giuseppe.caggianese(a)icar.cnr.it Boriana Koleva B.Koleva(a)nottingham.ac.uk [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP]

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Last Mile for Paper Submission to Special Sessions and Workshops Papers

by Announce Announcements

*** Last Mile for Paper Submission to Special Sessions and Workshops Papers *** 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) "Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era" September 26-29, 2022, Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 (*** Submission Deadline: July 20, 2022 AoE (firm!)) The IEEE ISC2 will be held in-person on September 26-29, 2022, in Paphos, Cyprus and the theme of the conference is “Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era.” The IEEE ISC2 is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community, a coalition of eight IEEE technical societies and organizations. It is still possible to submit papers to the following Special Sessions (more information available here, https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-sessions/ ): • Special Session 1: 5G technology and cloud native solutions for smart grids and smart cities applications  • Special Session 2: Smartification from Pilot Projects to New Trends in Urban Ecosystems  • Special Session 3: Advances toward air pollution monitoring and mitigation solutions for smart cities as well as the following Workshops (more information available here, https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/workshops/ ): • First International Workshop on MARV: Multimodal and AI-Responsible data processing and deliVery in smart cities • First International Workshop on Sustainable Digital Transformation of Urban Landscape through Disruptive Technologies & Standards • Second International Workshop On Intelligent IoT Solutions for Smart Cities • First International Workshop on Smart and Circular Cities • First International Workshop on Improving Quality of Life for People with Disabilities (PwD) through the use of Technologies in Smart Cities Paper Submission Guidelines Prospective authors are invited to submit high quality original (Full or Short) papers via the EasyChair submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isc22022 . Full papers should describe novel research contributions with evaluation results and are limited to seven (7) pages. Short papers, limited in length to four (4) pages, should be more visionary in nature and are meant to discuss new challenges and visions, highlight early research results, and explore novel research directions. All submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication, should be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE Template ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html ). Each submitted paper will pass through the standard IEEE peer-review process. If accepted and presented at the conference, it will appear in the conference proceedings and be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The conference organisers are currently negotiating a number of special issues with high quality journals. More information is available on the conference web site (https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/journal-special-issues/ ). The best papers will be awarded in the conference Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award contests. For more information, please visit the conference website: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Submission Deadline: July 20, 2022 AoE (firm!) • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Acceptance Notification: August 7, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Camera-Ready Deadline: August 15, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Author Registration Deadline: August 15, 2022 • Conference Dates: September 26-29, 2022 Organizing Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/chairs/ Special Track Chairs Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-tracks-committee2/ IEEE Smart Cities https://smartcities.ieee.org

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EXTENDED DEADLINE - CFP: Special Issue on Intelligent Systems for People with Diverse Cognitive Abilities - Human-Computer Interaction journal

by Noemi Mauro

*** apologies for cross-posting *** CALL FOR PAPERS Human-Computer Interaction journal ( https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hhci20/current) Extended deadline for proposals: 1st August 2022 Submission website: https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=HHCI&_ga=2.1388639… We are aware of some issues with the new submission systems since it changed in the last few days. If you encounter any problems, please contact noemi.mauro(a)unito.it .We apologize for this inconvenience. Special Issue on Intelligent Systems for People with Diverse Cognitive Abilities This special issue highlights state-of-the-art research in intelligent systems and technology for people with diverse abilities. To control scope, we focus on cognitive diversity, including but not limited to, neurodevelopmental disorders and autism, cognitive and learning disabilities, and dementia. This special issue targets the challenges and requirements inherent to the development and assessment of such systems. Submission of Proposals To help authors find a good fit, we encourage proposals. Proposals should be about 1000 words and provide a clear indication of what the paper is about. Proposals will be evaluated for relevance to the special issue theme, and guidance will be given. Both proposal and full paper submissions should be submitted to the HCI Editorial site ( https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=HHCI&_ga=2.1388639…). Follow the guidelines <https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qx4__6fh-vUzmiNXqOuS9rFlCz3kX9C1lCghS3…> and instructions for submissions on the site. There is a place on the submission site to note that your submission is for the special issue. Special Issue submissions will be peer-reviewed to the usual standards of the HCI journal. Important Dates Proposals due: 1st August 2022 Response to authors: 16th August 2022 Full papers due: 15th November 2022 Reviews to authors: 15th February 2023 Revised papers due: 15th April 2023 Reviews to authors: 1st July 2023 Final papers due: 1st August 2023 Topics of Interest For this special issue, we are interested in works addressing topics that include, but are not limited to: - Conceptual models and framework for intelligent applications for people with cognitive disabilities; - How to model cognitive disabilities: which data to collect, how to collect them, formalisms to represent user data; - Interaction models for people with cognitive disabilities and user-centered design for intelligent applications for people with cognitive disabilities, also considering universal design approach; - Search systems for people with cognitive disabilities, such as conversational and traditional modes of interaction with search systems; - Job training systems for people with cognitive disabilities; - Personalized support for people with cognitive disabilities; - Recommender systems for people with cognitive disabilities; - Recommendation and search based on expert/human in the loop paradigm; - Ethical and privacy issues in dealing with intelligent applications for people with cognitive disabilities; - Evaluation and associated concerns (restrictions inherent to the population under study, lack of shared datasets or benchmarks to enable comparisons, metrics); - Usability and accessibility studies where the participants are people with cognitive disabilities. Contact Information For questions and further information, please contact one of the guest editors: Noemi Mauro (University of Torino) noemi.mauro(a)unito.it Federica Cena (University of Torino) federica.cena(a)unito.it Cynthia Putnam (DePaul University) cputnam(a)depaul.edu Maria Soledad Pera (Boise State University) SolePera(a)boisestate.edu David Roldán Álvarez (University of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) david.roldan(a)urjc.es

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Summer school "AFIRM CHI22" places still available

by anna spagnolli

*AFIRM CHI22 - Young Researcher Meetup in Human-Computer Interaction* Padova, August 22-26 2022 https://rjc21.afihm.org Some place is still available! The meetup offers a set of interconnected workshops to provide enticing and convincing project illustrations. Such skills can be exploited to improve your dissertation, grant requests, and publications. Moreover, the meetup has a residential, team-based format that allows the participants to form new contacts and leave with an enlarged professional network. Ideal participants are Ph.D. students with a project in all areas of human-computer interaction, with a background in computer science, psychology, or design. The fee (172€) includes registration, single room accommodation, and meals for the whole duration of the meetup. The activities amount to approximately 30 hours of work, equalling 1 credit according to ECTS standards; the attendance is attested by a certificate issued by the summer school organizers upon completion of the activities. To see the program and access the application form, please visit https://rjc21.afihm.org. For more information and inquiries, please contact anna.spagnolli(a)unipd.it. The meetup is sponsored by UNIPD, Dept. of General Psychology and AFIHM. The Italian and French associations SIGCHI Italy and AFIHM endorse this initiative. -- ******************************* Anna Spagnolli Ph.D. Associate professor Dept of General Psychology & Human Inspired Technology Research Centre Università degli Studi di Padova via Venezia 8, 35121 Padova ITALY phone: +39 049 8276644 fax: +39 049 8276600

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