July 2022 - Hcitaly

Three PhD positions in Music Technology at CIMIL - University of Trento

by Luca Turchet

*** Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute *** One PhD and two Industrial PhD fully-funded positions are available at the Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory <https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/> of the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science of University of Trento: https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/openings/ To apply to the PhD calls it is necessary to have achieved a master degree by the end of October 2022 as well as to possess demonstrated English skills (e.g., via a master degree in English or via certificates such as TOEFL). All positions will start in November 2022 (or shortly after upon request). More PhD positions are planned to open in the near future. *1) PhD in "Connecting online musicians and audiences to reduce travels and pollution"* The PhD will focus on the creation of musical interactions in shared augmented/virtual environments, for performance settings. Related topics that may be investigated include music emotion recognition, binaural audio, virtual acoustics and 5G networking. Required skills: - M.Sc. degree in computer science, electronics, mathematics, physics, telecommunications or related fields - programming - sufficient music knowledge (e.g., proven experience in playing a musical instrument) - excellent English skills (read, written, and spoken) - strong self-motivation and independence Desirable but not strictly necessary skills: - XR frameworks (unity 3D, unreal, etc.) - human-computer interaction - audio digital signal processing - spatial audio - machine learning - networking - affective computing - music information retrieval - 5G slicing Deadline: 5th of August Main place of work: Trento (Italy). An abroad period at a company or academic institution is mandatory. Link to the call (go to page 217): http://old.iusspavia.it/documents/20181/0/Research+Programme+SDC+38/11f9a1c… The position is sponsored by the new National PhD in Sustainable Development and Climate change. Further information about the National PhD in Sustainable Development and Climate change can be found here: https://www.phd-sdc.it/ *2) Industrial PhD **"Design of a 5G slice for networked music performances" **at company Athonet * The PhD will focus on the design, simulation, and evaluation of a 5G slice for networked music performances in the context of both private and public 5G networks. As mobile networks are developing towards the support of new and augmented ways of interaction (Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality), the corresponding requirements become more and more strict on the communications latency. Indeed, 5G is expected to represent a milestone in such a direction, enabling sub-10ms and 1ms access delay for applications involving human perception or robotic control. Such 5G setup will be implemented in the form of a network slice dedicated to the specific subset of applications requiring very low latency. However, no works in the literature specify the nature and setup of such a network slice. Required skills: - M.Sc. degree in telecommunications, computer science, electronics, mathematics, physics, or related fields - networking - programming - excellent English skills (read, written, and spoken) - strong self-motivation and independence Deadline: 23rd of August. Main places of work: Vicenza (Italy), Trento (Italy) and Stockholm (Sweden) The PhD will be supervised by the team members of Athonet ( https://www.athonet.com/) as well as by researchers of the Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory of University of Trento https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/ Link to the call (go to page 32): https://www.unitn.it/alfresco/download/workspace/SpacesStore/79c1fd23-ddd2-… Further information is available at: https://www.unitn.it/en/phd-nrrp-calls *3) **Industrial PhD** "Networked music performance system for high numbers of musicians" **at company Maestranze Artistiche* The PhD will focus on the creation of a networked music performance system capable of supporting the collaborative music making of large numbers of musicians. Required skills: - M.Sc. degree in computer science, electronics, mathematics, physics, or related fields - Programming - sufficient music knowledge (e.g., proven experience in playing a musical instrument) - excellent English skills (read, written, and spoken) - strong self-motivation and independence Desirable but not strictly necessary skills: - knowledge of the JUCE framework - Web Audio, - Node.js Deadline: 23rd of August. Main place of work: Trento (Italy) and Stockholm (Sweden). The PhD will be supervised by researchers of the Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory of University of Trento https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/ Link to the call (go to page 52): https://www.unitn.it/alfresco/download/workspace/SpacesStore/79c1fd23-ddd2-… Further information is available at: https://www.unitn.it/en/phd-nrrp-calls ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Luca Turchet* Associate Professor Head of the Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory *https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/* <https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/> Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science University of Trento Via Sommarive 9 - 38123 Trento - Italy E-mail: luca.turchet(a)unitn.it Tel: +39 0461 283792

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Dottorato di interesse nazionale in Design per il Made in Italy: Identità, Innovazione e Sostenibilità

by PATRIZIA MARTI

Buongiorno, Inoltro con preghiera di diffusione il bando per il nuovo dottorato di ricerca di interesse nazionale in Design per il Made in Italy: Identità, Innovazione e Sostenibilità. https://www.architettura.unicampania.it/ricerca/dottorato-di-ricerca-in-des… <https://www.unicampania.it/index.php/didattica/dottorati%20-di-ricerca/iscr…> Il dottorato partirà con il 38° ciclo e prevede 5 curricula che credo siano di interesse per la comunità di HCItaly: - Design per l'inclusione, - Innovazione sostenibile di sistemi di prodotti, servizi e processi per il Made in Italy - Made in Italy e transizione tecnologica e digitale - Made in Italy: manifattura e nuovi modelli economici e di business - Patrimoni Culturali del Made in Italy L'Università di Siena mette a disposizione una delle borse. Buona estate a tutti patrizia -- Professor Patrizia Marti, PhD Department of Social, Political and Cognitive Science, University of Siena www.patriziamarti.it

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

by Giuseppe Caggianese

[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, 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 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 Giuseppe Caggianese, Ph.D. ------------------------------------------------------------- Researcher National Research Council (CNR) Institute for High-Performance Computing and Networking (ICAR) Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131, Naples, Italy Telefono: +39 0816139227 Mobile: +39 3371588044 Skype: giuseppe.caggianese Email: giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it

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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

2 years, 7 months

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VL/HCC 2022: Call for Participation

by Emanuele Panizzi

*IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing * *VL/HCC 2022: Call for Participation* (Apologies for multiple postings) *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing* *>>> 12-16 September 2022 <<<* *Rome, Italy* *https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022* <https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2022> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT LINKS* *REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION* early bird registration before/on *August 21st, 2022* - Registration: https://conf.researchr.org/attending/vlhcc-2022/registration - Accommodation: https://conf.researchr.org/attending/vlhcc-2022/accomodation *PROGRAM* The program is tentative and subject to change. - Complete program: https://conf.researchr.org/program/vlhcc-2022/program-vlhcc-2022/ *The Symposium is planned to be in person. In any case, we monitor the Covid situation and will act according to the authorities' decisions to ensure the safest and most comprehensive participation.* *KEYNOTES* We are thrilled to announce the following keynotes: 1. Creating Responsible and Human-Centered AI - Saleema Amershi <https://conf.researchr.org/details/vlhcc-2022/vlhcc-2022-vl-hcc-main-confer…> 2. The Power of Diagrams: Observation, Inference, and Overspecificity - Gem Stapleton <https://conf.researchr.org/details/vlhcc-2022/vlhcc-2022-vl-hcc-main-confer…> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC) 2022* From the beginning of the computer age, people have sought easier ways to learn, express, and understand computational ideas. Whether this meant moving from punch cards to textual languages, or command lines to graphical UIs, the quest to make computation easier to express, manipulate, and understand by a broader group of people is an ongoing challenge. The IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing is the premier international forum for research on this topic. Established in 1984, the mission of the conference is to support the design, theory, application, and evaluation of computing technologies and languages for programming, modeling, and communicating, which are easier to learn, use, and understand by people. The 2022 symposium is scheduled to take place September 12-16 in Rome, Italy. Our special emphasis for 2022 is *Human-Centric AI*. VL/HCC 2022 is 100% Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing (TCMC). VL/HCC is indexed in Scopus, DBLP, IEEE Explore, WoS. We look forward to your participation in VL/HCC! Paolo Bottoni, VL/HCC 2022 General Co-Chair Gennaro Costagliola, VL/HCC 2022 General Co-Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *VL/HCC 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE* General Co-Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy General Co-Chair Gennaro Costagliola, University of Salerno, Italy Program Co-Chair Michelle Brachman, IBM Research, United States Program Co-Chair Mark Minas, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany Publicity & Social Media Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Finance Chair Maria De Marsico, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Publications Chair Kim Monch, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany Web Chair Mattia De Rosa, University of Salerno, Italy Graduate Consortium Co-Chair Andrew Fish, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Graduate Consortium Co-Chair, Thomas LaToza, George Mason University, United States Tutorial and Workshop Co-Chair Alessio Malizia, University of Pisa, Italy Tutorial and Workshop Co-Chair Vittorio Fuccella, University of Salerno, Italy -- Emanuele Panizzi Associate Professor Computer Science Department Faculty of Information Engineering, Informatics, and Statistics Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

2 years, 7 months

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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

2 years, 7 months

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

by Federica Cena

** *EXTENDED DEADLINE - CFP: Special Issue on Intelligent Systems for People with Diverse Cognitive Abilities - Human-Computer Interaction journal* * *** apologies for cross-posting *** CALL FOR PAPERS Human-Computer Interaction journal (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hhci20/current <https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hhci20/current>) Extended deadline for proposals submission: 11th July 2022 Submission website: https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=HHCI&_ga=2.1388639… <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. Please, send also the proposal to noemi.mauro(a)unito.it <mailto:noemi.mauro@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… <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: 11th July 2022* NEW *Response to authors: 22nd July 2022 * Full papers due: 15th October 2022 Reviews to authors: 15th January 2023 Revised papers due: 15th March 2023 Reviews to authors: 1st June 2023 Final papers due: 1st July 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 * -- Federica Cena, Ph. D. Associate Professor Dipartimento di Informatica Universita' di Torino Corso Svizzera 185, 10149 Torino, Italy Phone +39 0116706779 www.di.unito.it/~cena/ https://unito.webex.com/meet/federica.cena

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