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Last reminder: Special issue on "Hybrid Games and Interaction Design" - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= *DEADLINE EXTENSION -> February 20, 2023 (new hard deadline)* ========================================================= Special Issue on *Hybrid Games and Interaction Design* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: link <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C…> ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call56> ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• Nelson Zagalo, DigiMedia, University of Aveiro, Portugal • Fotis Liarokapis, University of Technology, Cyprus • Micael Sousa, University of Coimbra, Portugal • Ana Patrícia Oliveira, University of Aveiro, Portugal/ =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *February**20*, *2023* *(extended)* • Notification to the authors: March 30, 2023 • Camera ready paper: April 15, 2023 • Publication of the special issue: first half of May, 2023 =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- Board games gained significant momentum throughout the past two decades, with some of the best creations earning millions of dollars in funding platforms during 2021, in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, digital games have surpassed all other media, from film to music, in investments and returns. Board and digital games are two forms of play which use the same base of design – the game design – so it was without surprise that a new hybrid approach, that mixed both media, would appear. Over the past five years, we have seen games with Augmented Reality, board games using smartphones as assisting tools, tablets being used as boards, or even games using real food–edible games. This combination of digital and physical components and strategies in games contributes to a new experience of play which enhances not only the player’s immersion and interaction, but also the contents, presentation, atmosphere, and control of the game. There are some questions emerging in this discussion, namely about the complementary relationship between physical and digital games: What are the borderlines between real and virtual dimensions in hybrid games? How can hybrid games provide a more participatory gaming experience while players become engaged with digital and physical components at the same time? Which model of interaction design of hybrid games best favors player experience, communication, and engagement? In this special issue, we want not only to present the current state-of-the-art of the hybrid games, as the possibilities beyond current days, making use of speculative approaches to design, as design fiction, but we want to dig deeper through the lenses of interaction design, in order to understand the new needs in the realm of technologies. Furthermore, we want to understand the full impacts and effects of this move on human interaction with game artifacts and consequently find out what should we expect from the discipline of interaction design while using ludic approaches in the next decade. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- The indicative list of topics of interest for this special issue devoted to Gamification of the Learning Process' includes, but is not limited to: • Hybrid digital/physical games • Methods of hybrid game design • Design Fiction and Hybrid Interaction Design • Interaction design relation with game design • Play Hybridism • Hybrid systems; • Hybrid design models; • Hybrid game mechanics and patterns; • Hybrid storytelling models; • Hybrid Game interaction models; • Cognition and game design; • Aesthetics of Hybrid Digital/Physical Games; • Board games and Digital Games; • Hybrid-games design; • Hybrid game User Experience; • Players’ physical/digital behavior modelling; • NPC behavior and Physical Characters =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines -> link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: link <https://www-2020.ixdea.uniroma2.it/ojs/ixdea/login> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "SI: Hybrid Games and Interaction Design") More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific editor marking the subject as: /Hybrid Games and Interaction Design/ • nzagalo [at] ua [dot] pt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------** * *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> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 • N.57 'Competence based education: from school to responsible citizenship, wellbeing and democracy.' Guest editors: Stefania Bocconi, Stefano Cacciamani, Romina Cachia, Arianna Sala, Nadia Sansone • N.58 'Age Against the Machine: A Call for Designing Ethical AI for and with Children' Guest editors: Sumita Sharma, Eva Durall Gazulla, Marianne Kinnula, Nitin Sawhney • N. 59 'AI for Humans and Humans for AI: Towards Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age' Guest editors: Renate Andersen, Vita Santa Barletta, anders Mørch, Alesandro Pagano 'Design Education for Hybrid Environments: Pedagogies, frameworks, and tools for crafting next-generation physical-digital spaces' Guest editors: Daniel Rosenberg Munoz, Dina El Zanfaly, Peter Scupelli, Daragh Byrne ----------------------------------------------------------

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[CFP] IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023 - Special Session “Extended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse - 1st Call for Papers

by Giuseppe Caggianese

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the special session on “Extended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17) hosted by the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023) that will be held on October 25-27, 2023 in Milan. Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to this special session. Visit the conference website for further and updated information https://metroxraine.org/. We look forward to meeting you, virtually or in your presence, at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023. Best wishes, Giuseppe Caggianese, Ugo Erra and Luigi Gallo. ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023) https://metroxraine.org/ October 25-27, 2023 - Milan, Italy. ==================================================================================== SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION ------------------------- The fast development of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) solutions over the last few years are transforming how people interact, work, and communicate. The eXtended Reality (XR) term encloses all those immersive technologies that can shift the boundaries between digital and physical worlds to realize the metaverse. According to tech companies and venture capitalists, the metaverse will be a super-platform that convenes sub-platforms: social media, online video games, and ease-of-life apps, all accessible through the same digital space and sharing the same digital economy. Inside the metaverse, virtual worlds will allow avatars to carry out all human endeavours, including creation, display, entertainment, social, and trading. Thus, the metaverse will evolve how users interact with brands, intellectual properties, health services, cultural heritage, and each other things on the Internet. A user could join friends to play a multiplayer game, watch a movie via a streaming service and then attend a university course precisely the same as in the real world. The metaverse development will require new software architecture that will enable decentralized and collaborative virtual worlds. These self-organized virtual worlds will be permanent and will require maintenance operations. In addition, it will be necessary to design an efficient data management system and prevent privacy violations. Finally, the convergence of physical reality, virtually enhanced, and an always-on virtual space highlighted the need to rethink the actual paradigms for visualization, interaction, and sharing of digital information, moving toward more natural, intuitive, dynamically customizable, multimodal, and multi-user solutions. This special session aims to focus on exploring how the realization of the metaverse can transform certain application domains such us: (i) healthcare, in which the metaverse solutions can, for instance, improve the communication between patients and physicians; (ii) cultural heritage, with potentially more effective solutions for tourism guidance, site maintenance, and heritage object conservation; and (iii) industry, where to enable data-driven decision making, smart maintenance, and overall asset optimisation. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17 TOPICS ---------- The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Hardware/Software Architectures for metaverse - Decentralized and Collaborative Architectures for metaverse - Interoperability for metaverse - Tools to help creators to build the metaverse - Operations and Maintenance in metaverse - Data security and privacy mechanisms for metaverse - Cryptocurrency, token, NFT Solutions for metaverse - Fraud-Detection in metaverse - Cyber Security for metaverse - Data Analytics to Identify Malicious Behaviors in metaverse - Blockchain/AI technologies in metaverse - Emerging Technologies and Applications for metaverse - New models to evaluate the impact of the metaverse - Interactive Data Exploration and Presentation in metaverse - Human-Computer Interaction for metaverse - Human factors issues related to metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ Abstract Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023. Final Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2023. Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2023 Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2023 SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS ------------------------ Authors should prepare an Abstract (1 - 2 pages) that clearly indicates the originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The Abstract should include the title of the paper, names and affiliations of the authors, an abstract, keywords, an introduction describing the nature of the problem, a description of the contribution, the results achieved and their applicability. As an alternative to the traditional abstract, it is possible to submit a Graphical Abstract. For further information, please see here: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions. When the first review process has been completed, authors receive a notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the abstract has been accepted, the authors can prepare a full paper. The format for the full paper is identical to the format for the abstract except for the number of pages: the full paper has a required minimum length of five (5) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages. Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. Authors of accepted full papers must submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the workshop, and attend to present their papers. The maximum length for final papers is 6 pages. All contributions will be peer-reviewed and acceptance will be based on quality, originality and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Submissions must be written in English and prepared according to the IEEE Conference Proceedings template. LaTeX and Word templates and an Overleaf sample project can be found at: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions. The papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EDAS online submission and review system: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=30746. To submit abstracts or draft papers to the special session, please follow the submission instructions for regular sessions, but remind to specify the special session to which the paper is directed. The special session organizers and other external reviewers will review all submissions. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ----------------------------------- All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Extended versions of presented papers are eligible for post-publication; more information will be provided soon. ORGANIZERS ------------- Giuseppe Caggianese National Research Council of Italy giuseppe.caggianese@.cnr.it Ugo Erra University of Basilicata ugo.erra(a)unibas.it Luigi Gallo National Research Council of Italy luigi.gallo(a)cnr.it For any questions related to the special session, please feel free to contact us via email. Giuseppe Caggianese, Ph.D. ------------------------------------------------------------- Research Scientist 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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IxD&A Journal N. 53 - 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. 53 *on:* Gamification of the Learning Process */Davide Carneiro, Pilar Cáceres, Mariana Reimão Carvalho/ *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-5002-052>https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-053 or from the IxD&A Youtube Channel -> link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/videos> (play list issue 53: link <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zjuip5yjxQ&list=PLe5rmM-FoE9GXnj9U0Sj7ACSg…>) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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10th European Conference On Service-Oriented And Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2023): Last Call for Special Track Proposals

by Announce Announcements

*** Last Call for Special Track Proposals *** 10th European Conference On Service-Oriented And Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2023) October 24-26, 2023, Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/esocc2023/ AIM AND SCOPE The European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC) is the premier conference on advances in the state of the art and practice of Service-Oriented Computing and Cloud Computing in Europe. The main objectives of this conference are to facilitate the exchange between researchers and practitioners in the areas of Service-oriented Computing and Cloud Computing and to foster future collaborations in Europe and beyond. ESOCC 2023 will host Special Tracks as part of its program. Special Tracks provide a space where ESOCC participants can discuss, e.g., topics relevant to Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing even if not explicitly mentioned in ESOCC’s topics of interest (cf. https://cyprusconferences.org/esocc2023/call-for-papers/), early-stage research ideas and/or results, or demonstrate industry-ready tools and research prototypes. Special Tracks may be driven by research interests, needs from specific application domains, or aim at bringing together practitioners and researchers from the area of Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing. Proposals for special tracks should indicate the title of the Special Track, its aims and scope (150-300 words), the Special Track chair(s), and the tentative members of the track’s PC. Please email your proposals as a PDF file to the PC chairs of ESOCC 2023, Florian Rademacher (florian.rademacher at fh-dortmund.de) and Jacopo Soldani (jacopo.soldani at unipi.it). Special Tracks will be selected for ESOCC 2023 using a lightweight review process. IMPORTANT DATES • Special Track Proposal Submission: February 26th, 2023 (AoE) • Notification of Acceptance: March 5th, 2023 (AoE) ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION Chairs of accepted Special Tracks can devise a Call for Papers for their track, which will be published on ESOCC 2023 website, together with the provided information on the track (title, aims and scope, PC). The Call for Papers for their track will then be disseminated alongside that of ESOCC, and submissions will be handled through the EasyChair of ESOCC, which will include a special track link. Papers accepted for Special Tracks will be included in the main conference proceedings of ESOCC 2023, published by Springer in the LNCS series. The best papers accepted in the Special Tracks will be eligible for consideration to be invited to submit extended versions for a Journal Special Issue to be published by Springer Computing. Special Track chairs, presenters, and participants will be required to register through the ESOCC 2023 registration page. In case of any questions related to the Special Tracks, please do not hesitate to contact the Program Chairs. ORGANISATION General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, CY (george at ucy.ac.cy) Program Chairs • Florian Rademacher, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, DE (florian.rademacher at fh-dortmund.de) • Jacopo Soldani, University of Pisa, IT (jacopo.soldani at unipi.it) Steering and Program Committee https://cyprusconferences.org/esocc2023/committees/

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Last CFP for special issue on "Age Against the Machine: A Call for Designing Ethical AI for and with Children" - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= Special Issue on *Age Against the Machine: A Call for Designing Ethical AI for and with Children *Call for Papers -> link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call58> to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: -> link ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• Sumita Sharma, INTERACT Research Unit, University of Oulu • Eva Durall Gazulla, INTERACT Research Unit, University of Oulu • Marianne Kinnula, INTERACT Research Unit, University of Oulu • Nitin Sawhney, Aalto University/ =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *February 28th, 2023* • Notification to the authors: April 30th, 2023 • Camera ready paper: May 30th, 2023 • Publication of the special issue: July 2023 (tentatively) =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- Child-Computer Interaction (CCI) research is focused on cultivating, nurturing, and nudging children towards technology use and design. Recently, ethical aspects related to technology have come to the forefront, including the inherent limitations of technology, particularly related to Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine learning (ML). Further, AI has a known diversity problem where age-inclusion can be sometimes forgotten. While various global and national policy frameworks on Children and AI are being developed, the approaches are child-centered but not child-led, restricting children from affecting their own digital futures. Further still, there is little discussion with children on the limitations, inherent biases, and lack of diversity in current design and development of AI/ML. As AI evolves to mimic human-like cognition, emotions, conversations, and decision-making, its impact on children and their futures should be critically examined for, with, and by children. Therefore, we invite researchers working on the various challenges and opportunities related to Children and AI/ ML to submit their work to this special issue. We welcome research that includes children as equal partners and empowers them to consider present and future challenges as experts of their own lives, with diverse interests, backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We also welcome research and design work with (but not limited to) educators, families, children (as testers, co-designers, co-researchers, protagonists), and other stakeholders in a variety of contexts (schools, after-school clubs, out of school contexts, public spaces, rural, urban). ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- Suggested topics include theories,models, frameworks, exploratory studies, case / user studies on (but not limited to): • Research on and with Children and AI/ML • AI Literacy for Al • Children’s rights and AI • Ethical AI for children • Participatory Design and Research with intelligent systems • Inclusion, diversity, and empowerment of under-represented children and communities. =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Paper submission page: -> link <https://www-2020.ixdea.uniroma2.it/ojs/ixdea/login> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "SI: Age against the machine") More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific editor marking the subject as: /IxD&A special issue on Age against the machine/ • firstname [dot] lastname [at] oulu [dot] fi for the guest editors from University of Oulu. • firstname [dot] lastname [at] aalto [dot] fi for the guest editor from Aalto University -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 • N.56 'Hybrid Games and Interaction Design' Guest editors: Nelson Zagalo, Micael Sousa, Ana Patrícia Oliveira, Fotis Liarokapis • N.57 'Competence based education: from school to responsible citizenship, wellbeing and democracy.' Guest editors: Stefania Bocconi, Stefano Cacciamani, Romina Cachia, Arianna Sala, Nadia Sansone • N.58 'Age Against the Machine: A Call for Designing Ethical AI for and with Children' Guest editors: Sumita Sharma, Eva Durall Gazulla, Marianne Kinnula, Nitin Sawhney • N.59 'AI for Humans and Humans for AI: Towards Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age' Guest editors: Renate Andersen, Vita Santa Barletta, anders Mørch, Alesandro Pagano 'Design Education for Hybrid Environments: Pedagogies, frameworks, and tools for crafting next-generation physical-digital spaces' Guest editors: Daniel Rosenberg Munoz, Dina El Zanfaly, Peter Scupelli, Daragh Byrne ----------------------------------------------------------

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INTERACT 2023 Conference (York, UK)

by Helen Petrie

***** Apologies for any cross-posting ***** INTERACT 2023 is the 19th International Conference of Technical Committee 13 (Human- Computer Interaction) of IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) August 28 – September 1, 2023 York, United Kingdom York was recently voted the 6th most welcoming place on earth, and is a city full of interesting history and surrounded by beautiful Yorkshire countryside. https://interact2023.org/ <https://interact2023.org/> INTERACT is a very international and friendly conference and welcomes papers on all aspects of human-computer interaction. The call for papers is now open for the following categories with a deadline of 19 April 2023: Short papers Posters Panels Interactive Demos Doctoral Consortium Industrial Experiences Full details on the website: https://interact2023.org/ <https://interact2023.org/> Enquiries to the General Chairs Helen Petrie, University of York UK (helen.petrie(a)york.ac.uk <mailto:helen.petrie@york.ac.uk>) Jose Abdelnour-Nocera, University of West London, UK and ITI/Larsys Portugal (Jose.Abdelnour-Nocera(a)uwl.ac.uk <mailto:Jose.Abdelnour-Nocera@uwl.ac.uk>) Helen Petrie Phd AFBPsS CPsychol FRSA (Pronouns: she/her/hers) Professor Emerita of Human Computer Interaction Department of Computer Science University of York Deramore Lane Heslington East York YO10 5GH Join our online HCI/UX seminars, last Monday of each month: https://hciuxseminars.org/ INTERACT 2023 will be in York, do join us: https://interact2023.org/ Email disclaimer Chair IFIP WP13.3 ViceChair (Communications) IFIP TC 13 Equality Champion, Department of Computer Science Editor-in-Chief, Interacting with Computers I work flexibly and I”m a night owl, so I may email at odd times. But I am not expecting any response or action outside of your own working hours. Lafayette to Hamilton: Immigrants, we get the job done (Hamilton, An American Musical)

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[MIS4TEL'23] Call for Workshop Proposals

by Federica Caruso

www.mis4tel-conference.net<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net> info(a)mis4tel-conference.net<mailto:info@mis4tel-conference.net> HYBRID CONFERENCE 13th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net> ________________________________ Guimarães (Portugal) | 12th-14th July, 2023<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net> [https://mis4tel-conference.net/resources/logo_mis4tel-conference.png]<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/> CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS Following the successful initiative from previous years, the 13th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL) intends to host a number of workshops on different TEL-related areas also in the next edition of the conference. Therefore, the MIS4TEL 2023 Organizing Committee invites workshop proposals. The aim of the workshops is to provide participants with the opportunity to present and discuss novel research ideas on emerging topics in the scope of the conference. Workshop contributions should be full papers (10 pages) or exceptionally short papers (6 pages); papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS template. Accepted workshop papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (https://www.springer.com/series/15179). At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend MIS4TEL 2023 to present the paper in order to have it included in the conference proceedings. [https://www.paams.net/sites/default/files/springer.png]<https://www.springer.com/series/15179> Please note that workshop organizers will be responsible for creating and advertising the Call for Papers, managing the review process and collecting the camera ready papers. A dedicated Easychair installation will be provided by MIS4TEL conference organizers (under a centralized management). For each accepted workshop, one of its organizers will be invited to co-edit the proceedings of the conference. IMPORTANT DATES * Workshop proposal submission deadline: 25th February, 2023 * Workshop papers submission deadline: 24th March, 2023 * Workshop camera-ready papers: 19th May, 2023 Please note that workshop proposals will be evaluated on a continuous basis and acceptance / rejection decisions will be sent to the workshop organizers within one week from submission. Early submissions are highly encouraged, so that workshop organizers have sufficient time to attract papers. The proposals should be no longer than 4 pages and include the following information: * Workshop title * Workshop organizers' short bio (including prior experience in organizing workshops) and contact information * Workshop description and topics * Relevance of the workshop to the conference * Information about previous editions of the workshop (if applicable) * Program Committee members (tentative) * Estimated number of submitted papers * Draft CFP Please submit your workshop proposal by email to info(a)mis4tel-conference.net<mailto:info@mis4tel-conference.net> (Subject: MIS4TEL 2023 Workshop Proposal). Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS Zuzana Kubincova - Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) Federica Caruso - University of L'Aquila (Italy) www.mis4tel-conference.net<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net> info(a)mis4tel-conference.net<mailto:info@mis4tel-conference.net> [https://paams.net/resources/footer-mis4tel-2023.png] Unsubscribe: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net<mailto:info@mis4tel-conference.net>

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[MIS4TEL'23] Call for Papers

by Federica Caruso

www.mis4tel-conference.net<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net> info(a)mis4tel-conference.net<mailto:info@mis4tel-conference.net> HYBRID CONFERENCE 13th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net> ________________________________ Guimarães (Portugal) | 12th-14th July, 2023<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net> [https://mis4tel-conference.net/resources/logo_mis4tel-conference.png]<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/> SCOPE Education is the cornerstone of any society, and it serves as one of the foundations for many of its social values and characteristics. State-of-the-art, new interactive technologies and novel methodologies allow researchers, designers, and domain experts to pursue Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) solutions targeting not only cognitive and social processes but also motivational, personality, or emotional factors. Nowadays, we can identify two main strands, providing necessary and complementary strengths to a TEL-oriented design process: appropriate technologies should be applied, and appropriate methods should guide the design and implementation of such applications. Technologies in TEL are capable of delivering smart, personalized, tailored, and motivating learning solutions. Methods are coming from different fields, such as education, psychology, sociology, computer science, and from diverse communities, where collaboration and co-working are used, such as maker communities and participatory design communities. In addition, current trends concerning the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Learning Analytics (LA) can help manage available (big) data and augment learning opportunities for learners (for instance by supporting self-regulated learning or adaptation of the learning material) and educators (for example, providing information about learners progression or facilitating reflections about teaching approaches and experiences). As to these topics, the annual appointment of MIS4TEL established itself as a consolidated fertile forum where scholars and professionals from the international community, with a broad range of expertise in the TEL field, share results and compare experiences. The 13th edition of the conference calls for novel research in TEL and expands the topics of the previous editions, highlighting the role of the most recent methods and technological opportunities. As in the tradition of MIS4TEL, this edition aims at offering the different perspectives, and complementary voices, coming from the multidisciplinary field of TEL. We invite contributions relevant to the following topics, without being limited to them, across approaches, methods, theories, implementations, and applications: * Technologies and technology-based solutions for TEL * Methodologies and experiences for TEL * Learning analytics and AI for TEL TRACKS OVERVIEW #1 Digital Technologies integration in the classroom Schools and higher education institutions are gradually implementing the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the classrooms. Consequently, the teaching -and learning- processes are still to be reinvented and teachers relentlessly face new ways of dealing with their profession. The purpose of this track is to provide a forum to discuss the challenges posed by these technologies in the teaching profession and to offer practical answers for teachers to better make use of them (i.e., not only the technical mastery but also the application of pedagogical strategies to promote students’ learning). It has been demonstrated that transferring existing programs or traditional lectures does not represent authentic ways of technology integration. The move from teacher-centered instruction to student based learning using interactive environments requires more complex solutions. It is therefore crucial for teachers (both pre-service and in-service) to be able to efficiently use these new tools. Teacher education programmes must then provide the means, models and frameworks to cope with the needs for the new forms of teaching and learning. The main topics regarding this track are related but not limited to the following ones: * Pre-service and in-service professional development education. * Teacher Mentoring and coaching. * Online and blended teaching * Self-study to make sense of new ways of online teaching * Promotion of web based learning, e-learning, and learning objects in classroom. * Teachers’ technological competences and skills in classroom. * Teachers’ practical knowledge (content, pedagogical and technological) * Teachers’ Collaborative Learning and Teachers’ beliefs. * New teaching methodologies (e.g., gamification). * Action research and reflection processes for ICT. * Educational inclusion (Challenges, accessibility, awareness and tools). Chairs: * María Cruz Sánchez-Gómez, University of Salamanca (Spain) * Juan José Mena, University of Salamanca (Spain) #2 AI for education In recent years, there has been a great development in Technology Enhanced Learning, caused greatly by the distance learning exponential growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, many applications of data analysis and modeling of learning processes, based on emergent AI techniques and method such as machine learning and deep learning, have been proposed. In line with this trend, the main goal of this track, connected to the MIS4Tel 2023 conference, is to discuss and evaluate the contribution that AI, as one of the Technology Enhanced Learning approaches, is bringing to the educational field, especially in the last years. This track is intended to be a great opportunity for researchers and practitioners in the field, both to discuss new ideas and to explore some important aspects regarding the close relationship between AI from an application and theoretical point of view. The topics of interest for this special session include, but are not limited to: * Deep Learning and education * IoT applications in education * MOOCs * Peer Assessment * IRT * Learning Analytics * Intelligent Adaptive Learning Environment * Affective Computing in Education * Artificial Intelligence algorithms in Education * Artificial Neural Networks in Education * Human-Computer Interaction in Teaching System * Artificial Intelligence in Student Evaluation * Assessing Student Performance using Artificial Intelligence * Educational Robotics * Data Mining, Text Mining and Web Mining in Education * Intelligent Agent-based Learning Environments * Smart Chatbots in Education * Intelligent Tutoring Systems * Virtual reality and Augmented Reality based Learning Systems * Pedagogical Artificial Agents * Digital Assistants * Metaverse and education Chairs: * Dalila Durães, University of Minho (Portugal) * Filippo Sciarrone, Universitas Mercatorum (Italy) INVITED SPEAKERS [https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/sites/default/files/MikeS.jpg] Mike Sharples The Open University (UK) [https://paams.net/sites/default/files/j-bourgeois.jpg] Julien Bourgeois University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, FEMTO-ST Institute, CNRS (France) [https://paams.net/sites/default/files/kujala.jpg] Tuomo Kujala University of Jyväskylä (Finland) [https://www.paams.net/sites/default/files/ana-paiva.jpg] Ana Paiva University of Lisbon (Portugal) SPECIAL ISSUES Authors of selected papers from MIS4TEL will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to special issue in different journals. [https://www.paams.net/sites/default/files/sensors-journal.png] Special issue "Frontiers of Agents and Multiagent Systems" MDPI Sensors JCR (2021): 3.847 (Q2)<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/paams_sensors> [https://www.paams.net/sites/default/files/sensors-journal.png] Special issue "Edge Computing in IoT Networks Based on Artificial Intelligence" MDPI Sensors JCR (2021): 3.847 (Q2)<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/M541OYZ1I5> [https://www.paams.net/sites/default/files/electronics.png] Special issue "Advanced Architectures for Hybrid Edge Analytics Models on Adaptive Smart Areas" MDPI Electronics JCR (2021): 2.690 (Q3)<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/ZQTH4DY449> [https://www.paams.net/sites/default/files/si-adcaij.png] Special issue ADCAIJ JCI (2021): 0,05 (Q4)<http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/2255-2863/index> To Be Updated LIST OF WORKSHOPS IN MIS4TEL 2023<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops> * NURSING Technology Enhanced Learning in Nursing Education<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/tracks/workshops/nursing> Call for workshop proposals is open. [More info]<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/open-calls/call-workshops> COMMITTEE GENERAL CO-CHAIRS Marcelo Milrad Linnaeus University Sweden Nuno Otero University of Greenwich United Kingdom TRACK CHAIRS María Cruz Sánchez-Gómez University of Salamanca Spain Juan José Mena University of Salamanca Spain Dalila Durães University of Minho Portugal Filippo Sciarrone Universitas Mercatorum Italy PAPER CHAIR Claudio Álvarez Gómez University of Los Andes Colombia WORKSHOP CHAIRS Zuzana Kubincova Comenius University of Bratislava Slovakia Federica Caruso University of L'Aquila Italy PUBLICATION Accepted papers will be included in MIS4TEL 2023 Proceedings, published by Springer. At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend the symposium to present the paper in order to include the paper in the conference proceedings. All accepted papers will be published by LNNS Springer Verlag. [https://www.paams.net/sites/default/files/springer.png]<https://www.springer.com/series/15179> ** Indexing: The books of this series are submitted to DBLP<https://dblp.org>, INSPEC<https://www.theiet.org/publishing/inspec>, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series<https://kanalregister.hkdir.no/publiseringskanaler/Forside?request_locale=en>, SCImago<https://www.scimagojr.com>, SCOPUS<https://www.scopus.com/search/form.uri?display=basic#basic>, WTI Frankfurt eG<https://www.wti-ag.com/en/home>, zbMATH<https://zbmath.org>, Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.es>, Springerlink<https://link.springer.com>. ** IMPORTANT DATES Submission date Notification date Camera-ready deadline Conference dates 24th March, 2023 3rd May, 2023 19th May, 2023 12th-14th July, 2023 www.mis4tel-conference.net<https://www.mis4tel-conference.net> info(a)mis4tel-conference.net<mailto:info@mis4tel-conference.net> [https://paams.net/resources/footer-mis4tel-2023.png] Unsubscribe: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net<mailto:info@mis4tel-conference.net>

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SIGCHI Mediterranean Committee - Open Call

by Maristella Matera

Carissimi, sostengo l'invito di Giuliana a partecipare alle iniziative del SIGCHI e lo amplifico invitandovi a considerare una open call per il nuovo "SIGCHI Mediterranean Committee". Questa è appunto una delle tante iniziative proposte dal SIGCHI di cui il nostro chapter in particolare si è fatto promotore - ricorderete il questionario che avevo fatto circolare lo scorso anno con la richiesta di opinioni. Come annunciato nell'ultimo post di Neha Kumar (https://medium.com/sigchi/sigchi-in-2022-5df366827388), nei mesi scorsi Il SIGCHI ha approvato la costituzione del comitato e sono ora aperte le candidature. Se siete interessati a farne parte, compilate il questionario disponibile al link: https://sigchi.submittable.com/submit (selezionate "Open Call for SIGCHI Mediterranean Committee"). La scadenza è il 2 Marzo. Non esitate a contattarmi nel caso aveste bisogno di ulteriori informazioni. Cari saluti, Maristella

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Grammarly Premium per i membri SIGCHI

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Cari tutti, care tutte, Volevo condividere su questa mailing list il fatto che, almeno per quest’anno, uno dei benefit della membership SIGCHI sarà l’accesso gratuito alla versione Premium di Grammarly. Ho personalmente sostenuto questa aggiunta tra i benefici per i membri in quanto credo che la versione a pagamento di Grammarly possa essere davvero utile per chi non è madrelingua inglese, come la maggior parte di noi. Per comodità, riporto di seguito le istruzioni per attivare Grammarly Premium (è solo necessaria una membership SIGCHI attiva): 1. Check your @sigchi.org email address. Go to myacm: https://myacm.acm.org/, log in to your account, and click on “Mail Forwarding” in the left menu to figure out your @sigchi.org email address. 2. Sign up for Grammarly (Premium). Sign up for Grammarly using your @sigchi.org email address. Follow this instructions for a step-by-step guide: https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000091651-Sign-up-proces…. When asked, the “access code” for getting the license is “LoveSIGCHI”. Be sure to sign up using your sigchi.org email address: other email addresses will be blocked from signing up with this code. Se avete dei commenti o feedback (su questo o altri aspetti relativi a SIGCHI), non fatevi problemi a contattarmi! A presto, Luigi --- Luigi De Russis Associate Professor Department of Control and Computer Engineering Politecnico di Torino, Italy ACM SIGCHI Vice President for Finance phone: +39 011 0907170 email: luigi.derussis(a)polito.it web: http://elite.polito.it/people/derussis twitter: @luigidr

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