June 2024 - Hcitaly

Luigi De Russis Vice-President di SIGCHI

by Giuliana VITIELLO

Care Tutte e cari Tutti, Con immenso piacere vi comunico che Luigi De Russis è stato confermato Executive Vice-President di ACM SIGCHI con Neha Kumar President! https://www.acm.org/elections/sigs/2024-sig-election/sigchi-2024-results Grazie a tutti per aver votato e buon lavoro a Luigi e all’intero Committee per i prossimi 3 anni! Giuliana -- --- Prof. Giuliana Vitiello, PhD Director HCI-UsE Lab Department of Computer Science University of Salerno Italy phone +39 089 963317 cell +39 3666758965 https:// <https://docenti.unisa.it/003730/home> docenti.unisa.it/giuliana.vitiello

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2nd CfP: The 6th Workshop on Health Recommender Systems co-located with ACM RecSys 2024

by Helma Torkamaan

** Please forward this to anyone who might be interested ** *Apologies for multiple postings* -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS International Workshop on Health Recommender Systems, *Deadline August 30th, 2024 * to be held in Bari, Italy, co-located with ACM RecSys 2024 (https://recsys.acm.org/) Website: https://healthrecsys.github.io/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: ================ ** August 30th, 2024, Paper submission deadline ** September 13th, 2024, Author notification ** September 20th, 2024, Camera-ready version deadline ** October tba, 2024, HRS Workshop ** 14nd-18th October 2024 RecSys conference Workshop Organizers: ==================== Hanna Hauptmann (University of Utrecht, Netherlands) Christoph Trattner (University of Bergen, Norway) Helma Torkamaan (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands) Objectives & Topics: ==================== Background: The HealthRecSys workshop discussions over the years have spanned a broad spectrum of topics, reflecting the multifaceted nature of health recommender systems and the diverse applications and challenges of recommender systems in the health domain. Previous workshops encouraged discussions of the potential of recommender systems in the health domain, various new applications, associated challenges, and practical solutions for existing systems or scenarios. These discussions have not only introduced new challenges to the recommender system community but have also underscored the critical role of human oversight in ensuring the reliability and safety of health recommendations. The diversity of application domains discussed, from mental health to nutrition, and the variety of stakeholders involved, from patients to healthcare providers, underscore the complexity and importance of this research area. Goals: Our aim with the 6th HealthRecSys is to reignite these conversations and provide a forward-thinking platform that revisits the foundational elements that have contributed to the field's growth. However, the workshop aspires to do more by infusing new perspectives and tackling the most pressing global challenges and technological innovations head-on. The workshop will explore contemporary themes such as the impact of global health crises on recommender systems, the integration of Large Language Models and other generative AI models in health applications, the increasing emphasis on personalized and self-managed care, and the increasing focus on health equity leading to consideration of literacy, accessibility and monetary means when building health recommender systems. These topics not only reflect the current state of the world but also align with the broader shifts towards ethical AI, and the need for systems that can adapt to and address individual health and care needs. Furthermore, HealthRecSys is dedicated to strengthening the network of researchers working on health recommender systems, drawing participants from an array of health and care domains. This effort is aimed at cultivating a cross-disciplinary community that promotes collaboration among recommender systems specialists, healthcare professionals, ethicists, and policymakers, among others. To enhance cross-sector collaboration, the 6th HealthRecSys workshop will encourage joint projects and funding prospects, in addition to promoting the sharing of resources, datasets, and tools among scholars and industry practitioners. The workshop is calling for submissions on a wide array of topics within health recommender systems. This includes systems aimed at health promotion, preventive, curative care, and recommender systems that are health-aware. The scope of topics for the workshop is extensive, covering various aspects within the domain of health recommender systems and health-aware recommender systems, which include, but are not limited to: ** Accessibility, Usability, and Augmented Decision-Making ** Adherence and Patient (User) Compliance ** Algorithms and Recommendation Strategies ** Behavioral Interventions ** Case studies of Health Recommender Systems, Success and Failures and Lesson learned ** Domain Knowledge Representation ** Electronic Health Records Integration ** Empowerment and Autonomy ** Ethics ** Evaluation and Metrics ** Equity ** Explanations and Justifications in Health Recommendations ** From Participatory Design and Co-Creation to HealthRecSys ** Gamification and Serious Games ** Generative AI ** Health-Aware Recommender Systems ** Health and Care Workers and Interactive Intelligent Systems ** Human/Expert-in-the-Loop ** Human-RecSys Collaboration for Personalized Health ** Interfaces, Visual, Context-aware, Conversational, Mobile ** In-the-Wild Personalization ** Longitudinal Studies ** LLM-based recommendations in Health ** Medical Evaluation Techniques ** Mobile Health Recommender Systems ** Multi-objective Challenges ** Multi-stakeholder Challenges ** Patient Needs/Satisfaction ** Personalization ** Persuasion/Nudging/Behavioral Change ** Pervasive Systems ** Privacy and Security ** Research Methods and tools ** Recommendations VS. Not Clinical Decision Supports ** Regulations and Standards ** Self-Care ** Trust and Transparency ** User Interaction Design ** User Profiling and Adaptive Systems ** Value-Driven Design of Health Recommender Systems ** Wearables for Recommender Systems Submissions: ============ We solicit short research papers (4-6 pages) and short position papers (2 pages + references), both in the ACM conference paper style-double-column format. Participants can decide between a research-focused submission and a project-focused submission. Submission category research: innovative research ideas, preliminary findings, or system prototypes that contribute new knowledge to the field Submission category project: presentations on funded research initiatives, collaborations between industry and academia, or partnerships between healthcare entities and research institutions. Submission guidelines: ====================== All submitted papers must: ** be written in English; ** contain author names, affiliations, and email addresses; ** be formatted according to the ACM SIG Proceedings Template -double-column format, with a font size no smaller than 9pt; ** be in PDF (make sure that the PDF can be viewed on any platform), and formatted for US Letter size; Submissions are encouraged to include links or demos as attachments to enhance their presentation. All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure quality and originality. It is imperative that submitted works are not concurrently under review at any other conference, workshop, or journal and contain original, unpublished contributions. Accepted papers will be published according to the ACM RECSYS 2024 WS publication rules, with prior proceedings having been published in CEUR workshop proceedings. A Few Remarks ============= ** The title of the paper, authors, and the author order cannot be changed after the acceptance ** Major changes to the text of the reviewed and accepted papers are not permitted after the review ** At least one of the authors should participate in the workshop, register in the RecSys conference, and personally present the paper in the workshop. Location: ========= RecSys 2024 will be hosted in Bari, Italy, from 14–18 October 2024. Please visit the RecSys 2024 website for more information about this location: https://recsys.acm.org/recsys24/location/ Contact: ======== If you have questions regarding the workshop, do not hesitate to contact the workshop chairs: healthrecsys(a)gmail.com

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REMINDER: Censimento gruppi di ricerca e aggiornamento sito web SIGCHI Italy

by Andrea Antonio CANTONE

Cari tutti, vi ricordo che stiamo conducendo una nuova edizione del censimento dei gruppi di ricerca attivi nell'area Human-Computer Interaction in Italia e dei corsi attualmente erogati. I risultati saranno pubblicati sul sito di SIGCHI Italy. La scadenza è Lunedì *1 luglio 2024*. Trovate la situazione attuale ai seguenti link: - didattica: https://sigchi-italy.github.io/sigchi-italy/courses/ - ricerca: https://sigchi-italy.github.io/sigchi-italy/research_groups/ Vi preghiamo di controllare che le informazioni riguardo il vostro gruppo e i vostri corsi siano aggiornate. Nel caso fossero necessarie modifiche potete compilare il seguente form: https://forms.gle/TVCFSgK4BagQnaZH6 Se avete delle domande, potete inviare un'e-mail a: salvatore.andolina(a)polimi.it o alberto.monge(a)polito.it o acantone(a)unisa.it Grazie per il vostri contributo e buon weekend! -- Andrea Antonio Cantone Ph.D. Student HCI-UsE Lab Member Department of Computer Science University of Salerno via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-antonio-cantone-151bb319b/ e-mail: *acantone(a)unisa.it <acantone(a)unisa.it>*

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[XAI Hackathon] [5-6 July] Extended Deadline XAI Hackathon – Limited Registration

by Andrea Beretta

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** *** Extended deadline *** We are excited to announce the first XAI Hackathon <http://xai-hackathon.isti.cnr.it/> supported by the FAIR <https://fondazione-fair.it/> PNRR and XAI <https://xai-project.eu/> projects! This event is open to young researchers, PhD candidates, and Master's students with some background knowledge in Explainable Artificial Intelligence. Challenge Use the XAI-LIB <https://github.com/kdd-lab/XAI-Lib> to integrate XAI techniques into a ML prediction pipeline and improve transparency in black-box AI decisions. Specifically, this involves - enhancing the prediction task with various explanation types (e.g., instance-based or rule-based); - assessing the impact of explanations on model transparency under different critical conditions (model performs well or not); - developing a use-case scenario that showcases the benefits of explanations. Final project evaluation will be based on: - The variety and effectiveness of the explanations used; - Assessment of the robustness, validity, and quality of the explanations; - A use-case scenario enriched with progressive explanation steps. Event Highlights - Location: Officine Garibaldi, Via Vincenzo Gioberti, 39, 56124 Pisa PI - Date: July 5-6, 2024 - Website: http://xai-hackathon.isti.cnr.it/ - Schedule: To be announced - Registration: Free of charge, but mandatory! - Teams: maximum of 3 people Why Participate? - Prizes: The event offers significant cash prizes—*€2,500* for the winning team, *€1,000* for the runner-up, and *€500* rewarding up to *three teams in third place*. - Professional Support: Participants will benefit from technical support and mentorship provided by senior researchers from the KDD lab in Pisa. Registration (Deadline: 28th June) - Secure your spot: The Hackathon is restricted to 10 teams. Early registration is strongly encouraged as spots are expected to fill rapidly. - Please confirm your participation by filling via this Google Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyAcfCsN50pJRxVNxKbA2Yp3Ub9z7uGCv…> by June 28th! If you have any queries, or have any difficulties completing the registration form, please email our dedicated mailbox: hackathon(a)xai-project.eu.

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CFP Track Accessible Devices and Technologies (ADT '25) - ACM SAC 2025

by Salvatore Gatto

Track on Accessible Devices and Technologies (ADT ‘25) Sicily, Italy, March 31 – April 4, 2025 Part of the 40thACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC ‘25) https://sites.google.com/view/adt-sac-2025 <https://sites.google.com/view/adt-sac-2025> https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2025/ <https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2025/> Theme and Scope Modern devices and technologies can represent a digital barrier for users with disabilities, but they can be exploited to become enabling tools for them. Accessibility of devices and technologies is a critical topic to allow inclusion of all users, especially due to the European laws that impose accessibility for new products and the definition of an updated version of WCAG (Web Accessibility Guidelines). This track invites scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and development results in areas of accessibility. This track can interest many researchers since it would give the chance to face a wide range of topics, i.e., web or mobile technologies, with different points of view, taking into account specific technological constraints and digital barriers. It is well-known that the so-called “curb cut effect” can be applied to any technological and digital context (in terms of devices, content, and services): technologies that were originally meant to benefit people with disabilities can help any other users. Moreover, the history and the evolution of several technologies have been influenced and/or motivated by the special needs of people with disabilities. We welcome submission on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: * Accessible devices/assistive technologies: assistive technologies refer to all the assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities that enable users to perform tasks they were formerly unable to accomplish. On the one hand, the widespread diffusion of new devices and technologies stimulates researchers to find and apply new solutions to make them accessible to anyone. On the other hand, experiences in accessibility-related fields have been exploited and have provided benefits to users equipped with non-conventional devices when they emerged in the market. * Accessible solutions for e-learning, e-commerce, e-banking, etc: e-services and content often require specific technologies, being bounded by specific constraints when accessed by people with disabilities equipped with assistive technologies. Specific interaction modalities may affect interactive service access, while richness and quantity of content may affect the users’ ability to process information. * Accessible content: e-books, accessible TV, accessible broadcasting, etc. * Accessibility of games. * AI for Accessibility: AI can be exploited both for personalization (i.e., integrating AI-based personalization to support specific and special needs) and “enabler” (i.e., exploiting LLM to support the creation of accessible applications). Submission Guidelines We would like to invite authors to submit papers on research on the Accessibility area, with particular emphasis on assessing the current state of the art and identifying future directions. Original papers addressing any of the listed topics of interest (or related topics) will be considered. Each submitted paper will be fully refereed and undergo a double-blind review process by at least three referees. Accepted papers will be included in the ACM SAC 2025 proceedings and published in the ACM digital library, being indexed by Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge and Scopus. The track accepts full papers (max 8 pages), posters (max 2 pages), and SRC abstracts (max 2 pages). Submissions should be properly anonymized to facilitate blind reviewing. Papers that will receive high reviews (that is acceptable by reviewer standard) but will not be accepted due to space limitations can be invited for poster session. Authors of accepted papers must be prepared to sign a copyright statement and must pay the registration fee and guarantee that their paper will be presented at the conference. No-show of scheduled papers will result in excluding the papers from the ACM Digital Library. See the track website https://sites.google.com/view/adt-sac-2025 <https://sites.google.com/view/adt-sac-2025>for more details. Important Dates * September 20, 2024, 11:59 PM (UTC+0.00): Submission of regular papers and SRC research abstracts * October 30, 2024: Notification of papers, posters, and SRC research abstracts * November 29, 2024: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers * December 6, 2024: Authors registration due Organization * Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padua * Silvia Mirri, University of Bologna * Mike Paciello, AudioEye, WebABLE * Catia Prandi, University of Bologna Submission Portal Please submit your contribution through our online submission portal available at https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2025/submission.php <https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2025/submission.php>(regular papers) and https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2025/submission_src.php <https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2025/submission_src.php>(SRC abstracts). Contact us For any inquires regarding the call for papers, please contact gaggi(a)math.unipd.it <mailto:gaggi@math.unipd.it>. We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the ACM SAC 2025 Conference!

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Call for papers for Intelligent User Interfaces 2025 (ACM IUI’25)

by Simret Gebreegziabher

We welcome you to submit your high-quality work to IUI’25 that will take place in Cagliari, Italy, on March 24-27, 2025! Important dates: Abstract submission deadline: October 2nd, 2024 Paper submission deadline: October 9th, 2024 Please visit the website for more information: https://iui.acm.org/2025/ The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premiere venue where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Ideal IUI submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies, techniques and systems. Contributions are welcome from all relevant arenas, including academia, industry, government, and non-profit organizations. We strongly believe that diverse insights are critical to the vitality of the IUI community and the conference will accept papers for both long and short oral presentations. Contributions to IUI are expected to be supported by rigorous evidence appropriate to the claims (e.g., user study, system evaluation, computational analysis). IUI topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Human-centered AI methods, approaches, and systems - Explainable AI methods - Democratization of AI - Persuasive technologies in IUI - Privacy and security of IUI - Recommendations in IUI - Knowledge-based approaches to user interface design and generation - User modelling for intelligent interfaces - User-adaptive interaction and personalization - IUI for crowd computing and human computation - Human control in daily automations Computational innovation - Interactive machine learning - Human-in-the loop AI testing and debugging - Human-centered recommendation and recommender systems - Generative models - Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning - Intelligent user interfaces for generative AI Innovative User Interfaces - Affective interfaces - Intelligent aesthetic interfaces - Intelligent collaborative interfaces - Intelligent AR/VR interfaces - Intelligent visualization and visual analytics - Intelligent wearable and mobile interfaces - Intelligent tangible interfaces - Intelligent conversational interfaces Intelligent Multimodal Systems - Embodied agents - Multimodal AI assistants - Intelligent multimodal interfaces - Evaluations of Intelligent User Interfaces - User experiments and studies - Reproducibility (including benchmarks, datasets, and challenges) - Meta-analysis - Mixed-methods evaluations Intelligent Applications - Education and learning-related technologies - Healthcare and wellbeing - Automotive - Assistive technologies - Entertainment - Workplace happiness - Social media - Information retrieval - Internet of things (IoT) - Smart homes - Generative AI Large Language Models - End-user interaction with LLMs and Multimodal models (e.g., chatbots, image generation) - LLMs in the workplace - Trustworthy LLMs - Bias in LLMs - The effects of LLMs use on creative tasks - Personalized user interaction with LLMs - Prompt Engineering - User control and steering of LLMs (e.g. RLHF) Looking forward to your submissions! IUI’25 Technical Programme Chairs Luis Leiva, Davide Spano, Katrien Verbert program2025(a)iui.acm.org IUI’25 General Chairs Toby Li, Fabio Paterno, Kaisa Väänänen chairs2025(a)iui.acm.org

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CfP: RO-MAN 2024 Workshop on Weighing the benefits of Autonomous Robot persoNalisation (WARN)

by Rezzani Andrea (Student ENG 21)

RO-MAN 2024 Call for Paper: 2nd International Workshop Weighing the benefits of Autonomous Robot persoNalisation (WARN) https://warn-ws.github.io/ 26th August 2024, in Pasadena, California & Virtual (Hybrid Format) Submission deadline: *July 1st 2024* https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=warn24 If you have questions, please send us an e-mail at warn-workshop(a)proton.me<mailto:warn-workshop@proton.me> =========================================== *Details* Personalisation in human-robot interaction (HRI) has demonstrated significant advantages in numerous scenarios and is becoming a dominant direction in the field. This workshop explores the multiple aspects of personalisation and behavioural adaptation in social HRI, highlighting the advantages and potential disadvantages. The workshop aims to explore how personalisation impacts interactions and users. While robots designed for end-to-end social interactions can enhance trust and rapport, they can also create filter bubbles or amplify cultural bias and stereotypes. *The Program* The workshop will be hosted in hybrid mode to engage the entire community. The workshop programme will alternate interactive activities with panel sessions and keynote presentations. We strongly encourage multidisciplinary discussion and invite researchers from various disciplines, including engineering, computer science, social science, psychology, philosophy, and law. *Keynote speaker* • Lauriel Riek - UC San Diego *Panellists* • Bahar Irfan - KTH Royal Institute of Technology • Barbara Bruno - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) • Elaine Short - Tufts University • Emmanuel Senft - Idiap Research Institute • Maja Mataric - USC Viterbi School of Engineering • Ryan Calo - University of Washington • Vicky Charisi - European Commission • Wafa Johal - University of Melbourne =========================================== Andrea Rezzani anrezzani(a)unibz.it Faculty of Engineering Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Dominikanerplatz 3 - piazza Domenicani, 3 39100 - Italy UniBZ

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MedCHI Workshop a womENcourage

by Maristella Matera

Carissimi, sperando di fare cosa gradita, vi annunciamo il programma del workshop organizzato dal Mediterranean CHI (MedCHI) in occasione della conferenza womENcourage. La conferenza si svolgerà a Madrid dal 26 al 28 Giugno 2024 (https://womencourage.acm.org/2024/program/). Il Workshop si svolgerà la mattina del 27, dalle 11 alle 13 e si concentrerà sull'impatto della ricerca in HCI sulla valorizzazione della cultura e delle comunità del Mediterraneo, con particolare attenzione all'inclusività e alla parità di genere. Di seguito trovate i dettagli del programma: * 11:00 - 11:10: Introduzione e benvenuto * 11.10 - 11.30: Sessione interattiva (con partecipazione dell’audience) * 11.30 - 12.30: Panel: “The role of HCI research in promoting gender-inclusive computing practices and technologies”. Interverranno Antinisca Di Marco, Tania Di Mascio e Laura Tarantino (Università dell’Aquila). Styliani Kleanthous (CYENS CoE, Cyprus), Barbara Crosetto (Università Carlos III, Madrid), Monica Landoni (Università della Svizzera Italiana) * 12.30-13.00: Discussione con i partecipanti su possibili iniziative che il MedCHI potrà successivamente promuovere. Lasciatemi ringraziare Antinisca, Tania e Laura per la loro disponiblità a condividere le esperienze e i risultati della loro ricerca in rappresentanza della nostra comunità italiana. Invitiamo chi di voi è già iscritto alla conferenza a partecipare al workshop in presenza. Per chi volesse partecipare online, abbiamo predisposto una stanza virtuale in Zoom: https://polimi-it.zoom.us/j/94570235360. Speriamo di poter contare sulla vostra partecipazione per arricchire la discussione su temi cruciali per la nostra comunità. Non esitate a contattarci per ulteriori informazioni o domande. Un caro saluto a tutti! Maristella e Giuliana (per il comitato Mediterranean CHI).

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Deadline extension - Call for bids to host MobileHCI 2026

by Fabio Paternò

Deadline extension - Call for bids to host MobileHCI 2026 In short: Are you interested in bidding to host MobileHCI 2026? The deadline for bids has been extended to August 16th, 2024. In more detail: On behalf of the steering committee for the MobileHCI conference series we are inviting bids to host MobileHCI 2026. MobileHCI’24 (https://mobilehci.acm.org/2024/index.php) will be in Melbourne, Australia. Details of the conference series can be found here: http://mobilehci.acm.org/sc/ MobileHCI is the forum that provides academics and practitioners a valuable place to discuss the challenges, potential solutions and innovations towards effective interaction with mobile systems and services. Our conference series brings together academics, designers, and practitioners from multiple disciplines to discuss the challenges and future of people interacting with and through technologies, applications, and services in a mobile world. The exact nature of a bid can of course include and seek to extend or focus this as the proposers envisage. For the contents of the bids, please see below. We are paying special attention to the diversity (gender, cultural, economic, etc.) both in the organizing committee and in how the organisers plan to attract diverse audience to MobileHCI. Bids should be sent to marcos.serrano(a)irit.fr <mailto:marcos.serrano@irit.fr> by ** August 16th, 2024 **. After receiving bids, the MobileHCI steering committee will review and vote on the bids and everyone who submits will be given the decision with feedback in the summer. If you have any questions please feel free to contact any of the steering committee members. Information about the MobileHCI bidding process can be found at the International Steering Committee web pages here: https://mobilehci.acm.org/sc/bidding.html The form of the bid is fairly open but we do need the following information in order to make an informed decision: * The initial planned dates. MobileHCI has typically been held in September. For 2026, we are suggesting either end of August or end of September. * Intended location for the conference * How will the conference be organised * Will there be program chairs who manage the entire program or only papers chairs who manage the papers while the conference chairs manage the conference and program. Ideally, programme chairs should manage the main papers track and the entire program while the conference chairs manage the logistics of the conference * Who will be conference chair - inc brief bio (1/2 page) and what will they be expected to handle * Brief statement of chairs' experience of running conferences * Who will be programme chair - inc brief bio (1/2 page) and what will they be expected to handle * Who will edit the proceedings (default = both programme and conference chairs) * Dates for submission that are in accordance with the PACM journal procedures (this includes a commitment for ACs and Paper Chairs to serve for 2 years) * What are the initial planned dates for the conference and paper submission, which should include a 8 week revise and resubmit timeline * A draft program for the conference: we suggest that the first day is the workshop day, followed by three days of the main conference * Which research groups will support the conference * Which sponsors are likely and how will you attract sponsorship * Any letters of support from local entities offering help * A plan on how to increase diversity * A plan on how to increase accesibility * a plan on how to make some or all of the conference sessions deliverable online * Any direction/theme change you would envisage for MobileHCI (default = none) * Any new features/tracks you would like to include or other changes you would like to make to the conference (default = none) * Brief description (1/2 - 1 page) of conference venue * Brief description (1/2 - 1 page) of conference city and region/country * Rough idea of likely costs of (estimates only): registration rates (normal is to include everything inc workshops and dinner for all delegates, bar one-day attendees) venue hire travel costs and rough times from several world cities: e.g., London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, New York, Taipei, and Sydney a basic decent hotel for 5 nights * Bidders can include a full budget (using their own or the ACM TMRF budget templates) which can include costs such as food, AV, room rental, registration, badges, PC meeting, speakers, conference management and ACM overhead (16%) and revenue details including registration, tutorials, workshops, sponsorship etc. Bids are welcome from any organisation or group of organisations, provided that: * they have reviewed and agree with the guidance in the ACM SIGCHI Organising a Conference Page <https://sigchi.org/conferences/organizer-resources/organising-a-sigchi-spon…> (https://sigchi.org/conferences/organizer-resources/organising-a-sigchi-spon…) * they agree to accept the committee guidelines on publication, refereeing and finance * dates are agreed with the committee through negotiation after bidding * the proposing team consists of at least one permanent faculty member * the bidders have realistic expectations around how long different aspects of the conference organization take. For example, an ACM PAF takes time to approve, a TMRF may result in a series of questions and clarifications with the ACM and may take weeks to complete and a venue/hotel negotiation and contract signature by the ACM may take several weeks depending on the country, language or complexity of the contract. Please submit your bid as a single PDF document by August 16th, 2024 by sending it to marcos.serrano(a)irit.fr <mailto:marcos.serrano@irit.fr>. You can request an example of an earlier successful bid from Marcos. Looking forward to your bids! Marcos Serrano and Jessica Cauchard Chairs of the Mobile HCI Steering Committee https://mobilehci.acm.org/sc/sc.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS send an email to: mailto:chi-announcements-unsubscribe-request@listserv.acm.org To manage your SIGCHI Mailing lists or read our polices see: https://sigchi.org/operations/listserv/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[CFP] Pattern Recognition Letters, Special Issue on Synthetic Images to Support Computer-Aided Diagnosis Systems

by Andrea Loddo

Dear colleagues, Please find enclosed the call for papers for our Special Issue. *IMPORTANT*: The *submission period* *is approaching!* Please accept our apologies for the multiple postings. Synthetic Images to Support Computer-Aided Diagnosis Systems – Call for Papers https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/pattern-recognition-letters/about/cal… <https://eu-central-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=sciencedirect.com&u=aHR0cHM6L…> *IMPORTANT DATES* *- Submission Period: 1-31 July 2024* - Acceptance Deadline: *9 December 2024* *DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE* Today's health systems collect and deliver most medical data in digital format, mainly thanks to the scientific and technological advances that have led to digitization and increased generation and collection of data describing real-world applications or processes. The availability of medical data enables a large number of artificial intelligence applications, and there is growing interest in quantitative analysis of clinical images, such as Positron Emission Tomography, Computerized Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In addition, machine and deep learning models and data-driven artificial intelligence applications have proven to improve the management and decision-making to improve the discovery of new therapeutic tools, support diagnostic decisions, aid in the rehabilitation process, etc. Despite the potential of data-driven solutions, many problems prevent or delay the development of such solutions. For example, the increasing amount of available data can lead to increased effort to make a diagnosis and is even more challenging due to high inter/intra patient variability, the availability of different imaging techniques, the absence of completely standard acquisition procedures, and the need to consider data from multiple sensors and sources. Additional relevant issues are data access and the representativeness of the captured sample compared to the actual population. Access to real data may be delayed or even prevented for various reasons, such as privacy, security, and intellectual property, or the development of the necessary (quality) acquisition and preparation technology. Sample representativeness is another critical issue involving class imbalance and the representation of rare and extreme events, which is crucial for the performance of artificial intelligence models. For these reasons, researchers have recently explored the use of synthetic data (SD) with three different use cases regarding (i) data augmentation to balance data sets or supplement available data before training a model, (ii) privacy preservation to enable secure and private sharing of sensitive data; and (iii) simulation: to estimate and teach systems in situations that have not been observed in actual reality. The main goals of this special issue are to bring together diverse, new, and impactful research on synthetic data generation for biomedical imaging with a powerful impact on Computer-Aided Diagnosis systems for real-world clinical applications. *TOPICS* Topics of interest to this special issue include, but are not limited to: - Synthetic Images for Privacy-Preserving Computer-Aided Diagnosis Systems - Computer-Aided Diagnosis Systems Training with Synthetic Images - Synthetic Images for Benchmarking Computer-Aided Diagnosis Systems - Medical Image Translation - Text-guided Medical Image Generation - Multimodal Medical Image Generation - Synthetic Images for Computer-Aided Diagnosis Systems Domain Adaptation - Synthetic Images for Computer-Aided Diagnosis Systems Domain Generalisation *SUBMISSION GUIDELINES* The PRL's submission system (Editorial Manager®) will be open for submissions to our Special Issue from July 1st, 2024. When submitting your manuscript, please select the article type VSI: SISCAD. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal can be found on the Journal Homepage: Guide for authors - Pattern Recognition Letters - ISSN 0167-8655 | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier. *GUEST EDITORS* Andrea Loddo, University of Cagliari (Italy) Lorenzo Putzu, University of Cagliari (Italy) Cecilia Di Ruberto, University of Cagliari (Italy) Carsten Marr, Institute of AI for Health, Helmholtz Munich (Germany) Albert Comelli, Ri.MED Foundation (Italy) Alessandro Stefano, Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council of Cefalu’ (Italy) ___________ Andrea Loddo PhD | Dept. Of Mathematics and Computer Science | University of Cagliari Via Ospedale 72, Cagliari, Italy Office: +39 070 675 8503 *And after all we're only ordinary men*

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Call for Participation - ACAIN 2024 - 4th Int. Advanced Course on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience, September 22-25 2024, Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy -> Deadline: June 23

by ACAIN Organizing Committee

Call for Participation (apologies for multiple copies) _______________________________________________________________ The 4th International Advanced Course on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience, September 22-25, 2024, Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy W: https://acain2024.icas.events E: acain(a)icas.cc FB: https://www.facebook.com/ACAIN.LakeDistrict/ Course Deadline Regular Registration (Course): by June 23 https://acain2024.icas.events/registration/ SCOPE & MOTIVATION: ACAIN 2024: AI meets Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Science The ACAIN 2024 is an interdisciplinary event featuring leading scientists from AI and Neuroscience, providing a special opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research in the fields of AI, Neuroscience, Neuroscience-Inspired AI, Human-Level AI, and Cognitive Science. The 4th Advanced Course on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience (ACAIN) is a full-immersion four-day Course and Symposium in Tuscany on cutting-edge advances in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The Course provides a stimulating environment for academics, early career researchers, Post-Docs, PhD students and industry leaders. Participants will also have the chance to present their results with oral talks or posters, and to interact with their colleagues, in a convivial and productive environment. Two days of keynote talks and oral presentations, the ACAIN Symposium, (September 24-25), will be preceded by lectures of leading scientists, the ACAIN Course, (September 22-23). Bringing together AI and neuroscience promises to yield benefits for both fields. The future impact and progress in both AI and Neuroscience will strongly depend on continuous synergy, exchange, collaboration and efficient cooperation between the two research communities. These are the goals of the International Course and Symposium - ACAIN 2024, which is aimed both at AI experts with interests in Neuroscience and at neuroscientists with an interest in AI. ACAIN 2024 accepts rigorous research that promotes and fosters multidisciplinary interactions between artificial intelligence and neuroscience. The Advanced Course is suited for scholars, academics, early career researchers, Post-Docs, PhD students and industry leaders. The Event (Course and Symposium) will involve a total of 36-40 hours of lectures. Academically, this will be equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students and the Master Students attending the Event. LECTURERS https://acain2024.icas.events/course-lecturers/ * Maria Eckstein, Google DeepMind, London, UK * Auke Jan Ijspeert, EPFL, Switzerland * Zeb Kurth-Nelson, Google DeepMind & UCL, London, UK * Loic Matthey, Google DeepMind, London, UK * Kevin J. Miller, DeepMind & UCL, London, UK * Thomas Parr, Oxford University, UK * Melika Payvand, Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich & ETH Zurich, Switzerland * Alessandro Treves, International School for Advanced Studies, Italy More Lecturers TBA COURSE DESCRIPTION: https://acain2024.icas.events/course-description/ VENUE & ACCOMMODATION: https://acain2024.icas.events/venue/ ACAIN 2024 is a *Residential Conference*, all participants (invited speakers, authors, organizers, chairs, participants) must book and stay at the Riva del Sole Resort and Spa. No exceptions are allowed. https://lod2024.icas.events/lod-2024-a-residential-conference/ Riva del Sole Resort & SPA a: Località Riva del Sole - Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) CAP 58043, Tuscany - Italy p: +39-0564-928111 f: +39-0564-935607 e: booking.events(a)rivadelsole.it w: www.rivadelsole.it/en ACTIVITIES: https://acain2024.icas.events/activities/ REGISTRATION: https://acain2024.icas.events/registration/ See you in Tuscany in September! ACAIN 2024 Organizing Committee. E: acain(a)icas.cc W: https://acain2024.icas.events *4th Advanced Course and Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience – ACAIN 2024,* 22–25 September Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy https://acain2024.icas.events/ acain(a)icas.cc *Author Registration Deadline: June 23 * *Early Registration Deadline for the Course: June 23* The Course is equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students and the Master Students attending the Course. https://acain2024.icas.events/past-editions/ https://acain2024.icas.events/past-lecturers/

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[2nd CFP] Workshop@ICMI2024 - First Multimodal Banquet: Exploring Innovative Technology for Commensality and Human-Food Interaction

by Radoslaw Niewiadomski

*** Apologies for cross postings *** CoFI Workshop @ICMI2024 - 2nd CALL FOR PAPERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- First Multimodal Banquet: Exploring Innovative Technology for Commensality and Human-Food Interaction (CoFI 2024) November 4 - 8, 2024 co-located with ICMI 2024 (https://icmi.acm.org/2024/ <https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ficmi.acm.org%2F2024%2F&e=ed7a…>) - San José, Costa Rica Website: https://cofi2024.github.io/ <https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcofi2024.github.io%2F&e=ed7a5…> Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cofi2024 <https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fconferences%2…> ========= HIGHLIGHTS ========= - DEADLINE: June 30th, 2024 - ACM Proceedings ========= ABSTRACT ========= Commensality, the act of eating together, offers rich opportunities for multisensory and social experiences that can be enhanced through technology. Dining involves interactions with food, where smells, colors, sounds, and textures contribute to a multisensory experience; likewise, the table becomes a focal point for social interaction, with non verbal cues and conversations being indispensable elements of the event. This workshop aims to explore how interactive, immersive, and otherwise emergent technology can enrich eating experiences. The other aim is to build an interdisciplinary community around the topics of related to commensality and human-food interaction, with special focus on the role of multimodal interaction among commensal partners sharing food, being humans or artificial dining companions (such as social robots). We aim to collect novel contributions that explore how technology can enhance, facilitate, or make these experiences more enjoyable. ====== TOPICS ====== Topics of Interest include but are not limited to: • Multimodal interaction in commensal setting • Commensal activity recognition • Cultural aspects of commensality • Artificial agents (social robots, virtual companions) in commensality setting • Interactive technology for sustainable. healthy eating and well-being • Tele- and remote dining • Food and eating as playful experience • Commensality and food interaction in digital (VR/AR) spaces • Critical human-food interaction design and research • Food, interactive tech, and sustainability • Multimodal food perception • Tracking edible objects • Designing cross-cultural food and commensal interactions • Sensory augmentation for novel eating experience • Gamification in Human-Food Interaction (HFI) and commensality • Personalizing eating experiences • Eating as a multisensory experience • Computational models of commensals interaction • Commensality and Food in Social Media • Social AI and commensal practices ============ SUBMISSIONS ============ We encourage the submission of original contributions, investigating novel methodologies to build creative systems and algorithms for commensality and HFI. The call is open for both complete and ongoing works, research ideas and the position papers, especially interdisciplinary contributions in line with the main goals of the workshop. In particular, authors can submit: (A) Long papers (max. 7 pages + references – ACM format); (B) Short/Position/Discussion papers (max 4 pages + references – ACM format); Submission Site https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cofi2024 <https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fconferences%2…> ACM formats: https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions <https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acm.org%2Fpublications%2F…> All submitted papers will be evaluated by at least two members of the program committee, based on originality, significance, relevance, and technical quality. Submissions should be single blinded, i.e. authors names should be included in the submissions. At least one of the authors should register and take part at the workshop to make the presentation. ================ IMPORTANT DATES =============== *Paper submission (long and short): June 30, 2024 *Notification of acceptance: July 15, 2024 *Camera-ready version: July 25, 2024 *Workshop date: November 4 or 8, 2024 =============== PROCEEDINGS =============== All accepted papers will be published in the ACM companion proceedings of ICMI2024. ============= ORGANIZATORS ============= Radoslaw Niewiadomski, University of Genoa Ferran Altarriba Bertran, Escola Universitària ERAM Christopher Dawes, University College London Marianna Obrist, University College London Maurizio Mancini, Sapienza University of Rome

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12th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E): Last Call for Demo and Poster Submissions

by Announce

*** Last Call for Demo and Poster Submissions *** 12th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E) September 24-27, 2024, 5* Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://conferences.computer.org/IC2E/2024/, The IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E) is a premier conference on Cloud Computing, which in the last two decades has significantly changed the way IT resources are consumed. ###IMPORTANT DATES### * Demo and poster submission deadline: June 23, 2024 (AoE) * Author notification: July 15, 2024 * Camera-ready due: August 2, 2024 ###TOPICS OF INTEREST### IC2E 2024 invites submissions of high-quality demo and poster papers describing all aspects of cloud engineering. Some representative topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Cloud management and engineering, from single (micro-)services to complete system landscapes. * Cloud applications, ranging from the Internet of Things (IoT) over Big Data to Machine Learning. * Cloud systems, including storage, data distribution, and serverless computing. * Cloud security and privacy concerns on all levels of the Cloud stack. * Fog and Edge Computing, and all other system types in the Cloud-Edge Compute Continuum. * Everything as a Service. * Non-technical aspects of Cloud Computing, e.g., cloud governance or cloud economics. ### SUBMISSION ### Authors must submit poster/demo papers in PDF at EasyChair, https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ic2e2024, upon selecting the Posters/Demos Track option. Papers should use the IEEE Manuscript Template for Conference Proceedings for formatting. LaTeX users must use \documentclass[10pt,conference]{IEEEtran}, without including the compsoc or compsocconf options. Poster and demo papers may not exceed 2 double-column pages and should be single-blind. Depending on the paper type, the paper title should start with either "Demo:" or "Poster:". ### REVIEW PROCESS AND PUBLICATION ### All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed based on technical merit, novelty, and potential to stimulate interesting discussions at the conference, as well as alignment with the conference theme. The papers must contain original ideas and must not have been published or under review elsewhere, except for demo papers which may showcase previously published systems. In this case, authors must clearly state this and include the original publication as part of their submission. Accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services (indexed by EI). ### ORGANIZATION & CONTACT ### Demo and Poster Chairs: * Thaleia Dimitra Doudali, IMDEA Software Institute, Spain (thaleia.doudali(a)imdea.org) * Lena Mashayekhy, University of Delaware, USA (mlena(a)udel.edu) General Chairs: * George Pallis University of Cyprus, Cyprus * Weisong Shi University of Delaware, US

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ACM UMAP 2024 | Standard Registration until 21 June

by Wanling Cai

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this email * * Online version: https://www.um.org/umap2024/registration/ ACM UMAP 2024 – Standard Registration until 21 June ACM UMAP 2024: The 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy July 1-4, 2024 ACM UMAP – User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization – is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users, to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. ACM UMAP is the successor to the biennial User Modeling (UM) and Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-based Systems (AH) conferences that were merged in 2009. It is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB, and organized with User Modeling Inc. as the Steering Committee. Proceedings are published by ACM and part of the ACM Digital Library. ACM UMAP 2024 is organized as an in-presence event, with online attendance support only during workshops and tutorials (i.e., the main conference will be run fully in-presence). Only workshops and tutorials will be streamed. ACM UMAP 2024’s organizers seek to foster an accessible and inclusive conference. We recognize that attendees have differing abilities to pay, and have instituted a tiered pricing program to accommodate different financial needs. Thanks for your interest in UMAP 2024! Please read the information link below carefully regarding costs and deadlines. * Registration information: https://www.um.org/umap2024/registration/ - Standard Registration until June 21, 2024 - Onsite Registration By July 4, 2024 * Registration Link: https://cvent.me/ekykDz Contact Information If you have any questions or enquiries, please contact: umap2024-chair(a)um.org<mailto:umap2024-chair@um.org>.

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Ph.D. scholarships at the University of Udine (including HCI, VR, and Serious Games topics)

by Fabio Buttussi

Bando di Concorso per l'ammissione al Dottorato di ricerca in Informatica e Intelligenza Artificiale - Università degli Studi di Udine Il Dottorato in Informatica e Intelligenza Artificiale presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Informatiche e Fisiche (DMIF) dell'Università degli Studi di Udine, in collaborazione con la Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Trento),  offre 12 borse di dottorato completamente finanziate. Gli argomenti di ricerca includono l'HCI, la Realtà Virtuale e i Serious Game. Questo programma triennale prevede uno stipendio annuo di € 19.367,00 al lordo delle ritenute previdenziali (circa € 1440 netti al mese), insieme a un sostegno finanziario per hardware di ricerca, conferenze, scuole di dottorato e finanziamenti per visite di ricerca all'estero prolungate (fino a 6 mesi con +50% sulla borsa mensile). Il DMIF, uno dei dipartimenti di informatica più grandi e antichi d'Italia (fondato nel 1978), offre un ambiente di ricerca dinamico con un corpo docente di rilievo che copre una vasta gamma di argomenti di informatica e intelligenza artificiale (si vedano i dettagli qui: https://www.dmif.uniud.it/dottorato/iai/),  favorendo un'atmosfera di supporto e collaborazione. Oltre agli aspetti accademici, Udine, posizionata a un’ora dalle Alpi e dal mar Adriatico, offre un'elevata qualità della vita, costantemente classificata tra le migliori d'Italia; ciò nonostante, il costo della vita rimane inferiore rispetto alle grandi città. Le candidature devono essere presentate entro il 20 giugno 2024 (ore 14:00, ora italiana). Si terranno colloqui per i candidati selezionati (date da annunciare). L'anno accademico inizia il 1° novembre 2024. Pronto per il prossimo passo? Candidati ora! https://www.uniud.it/it/ricerca/lavorare-nella-ricerca/dottorato-ricerca/am… —————————————————————————————————— Call for Applications for admission to the PhD program in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence - University of Udine The PhD program in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics (DMIF) of the University of Udine, Italy, in collaboration with Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Trento), offers 12 fully funded scholarships.   Research topics include HCI, Virtual Reality, and Serious Games. This 3-year program provides an annual stipend of € 19,367.00 before social security (about € 1440/month, net) along with financial support for research hardware, conferences, and PhD schools, and funding for extended research visits abroad (up to 6 months with +50% on the monthly scholarship). DMIF, one of Italy's oldest and largest computer science departments (established in 1978), provides a vibrant research environment with a distinguished faculty covering a wide range of CS and AI topics (see details here: https://www.dmif.uniud.it/dottorato/iai/), fostering a supportive and collaborative atmosphere. Beyond academics, Udine, close to both the Alps and the Adriatic Sea, offers a very high quality of life, consistently ranked among Italy's best. Still, it boasts a lower cost of living than major cities.  Applications are due by June 20, 2024 (2 PM, Italian time). Interviews will be held for shortlisted applicants (specific dates to be announced). The academic year starts on November 1st, 2024. Ready to take the next step? Apply now!  https://www.uniud.it/en/research/do-research/doctorate-res/ammissione/activ…

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PhD in Experimental Research through Design, Art and Technologies at unibz

by María Menéndez-Blanco

The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Faculty of Design and Art) is launching an innovative PhD Programme in Experimental Research through Design, Art and Technologies. We are looking for outstanding and enthusiastic candidates willing to make a difference in our technological futures. Deadline: 11 July 2024, 12:00 Noon PM (GMT +2.00) The programme aims to train a new generation of researchers, artists and developers capable of embracing the opportunities offered by the convergence of Design, Art, the Social Sciences and the Humanities alongside Computer Science and Engineering. Working together in an interdisciplinary and international environment, our students integrate complex knowledge to address multiple global challenges and opportunities opened by the acceleration of technology adoption in everyday life. We are looking for candidates in the following project spaces: 1. Human Creativity and Stochastic Algorithms: Exploring new Forms of Artistic Development (Advisor: Prof. De Angeli - antonella.deangeli(a)unibz.it ) 2. Promoting Sustainable Behaviour: Awareness, Information and Knowledge (Advisor: Prof. De Angeli - antonella.deangeli(a)unibz.it) 3. Inclusive Digital Education (Advisor: Prof. De Angeli - antonella.deangeli(a)unibz.it) 4. Phygital Design in Cultural / Intangible / Landscape Heritage and Experience (Advisor: Prof. Gennari - rosella.gennari(a)unibz.it) 5. Multimodal Intelligent Interactions (Advisor: Prof. Gennari - rosella.gennari(a)unibz.it) 6. Dialoguing Species - More-than-human Ethnography (Advisor: Prof. Tauber - elisabeth.tauber(a)unibz.it) 7. Simulation of Smart Materials and Devices (Advisor: Prof. Lugli - paolo.lugli(a)unibz.it) 8. Material characterization of the development of advanced SiC- based sensors (Advisor: Prof. Lugli - paolo.lugli(a)unibz.it) 9. Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Smart Devices (Advisor: Prof. Lugli - paolo.lugli(a)unibz.it) 10. Numerical simulation to explore distinctive SiC features for the development of cutting-edge devices (Advisor: Prof. Lugli - paolo.lugli(a)unibz.it) 11. Designing Embodied Human-Data IntraActions (Advisor: Prof. Ugur Yavuz - secil.uguryavuz(a)unibz.it) Interested students are invited to email the advisor for an informal discussion. We also welcome original proposals from students and invite informal contacts with the School Coordinator Prof. De Angeli ( antonella.deangeli(a)unibz.it). The programme is delivered in English and lasts three years. All types of MSc and MA are eligible, but applicants are required to be willing and capable of engaging in interdisciplinary research. The position with scholarship (N=7) provides a grant of approx. 1,450 Euro net per month (increased by 50% during the research period abroad) a personal budget for travelling (2,500 Euro per year) and a personal laptop. The application deadline is 11 July 2024, 12:00 midday (GMT +2.00) at https://aws.unibz.it/exup For more information and application, please visit https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/design-art/phd-experimental-research-desi… and/or contact the PhD coordinator, Professor Antonella De Angeli: antonella.deangeli(a)unibz.it

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ACM UMAP 2024 | Online Registration until 21 June

by Wanling Cai

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this email * * Online version: https://www.um.org/umap2024/registration/ ACM UMAP 2024 – Online Registration until 21 June ACM UMAP 2024: The 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy July 1-4, 2024 ACM UMAP – User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization – is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users, to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. ACM UMAP is the successor to the biennial User Modeling (UM) and Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-based Systems (AH) conferences that were merged in 2009. It is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB, and organized with User Modeling Inc. as the Steering Committee. Proceedings are published by ACM and part of the ACM Digital Library. ACM UMAP 2024 is organized as an in-presence event, with online attendance support only during workshops and tutorials (i.e., the main conference will be run fully in-presence). Only workshops and tutorials will be streamed. ACM UMAP 2024’s organizers seek to foster an accessible and inclusive conference. We recognize that attendees have differing abilities to pay, and have instituted a tiered pricing program to accommodate different financial needs. Thanks for your interest in UMAP 2024! Please read the information link below carefully regarding costs and deadlines. * Registration information: https://www.um.org/umap2024/registration/ - Standard Registration until June 21, 2024 - Onsite Registration By July 4, 2024 * Registration Link: https://cvent.me/ekykDz Contact Information If you have any questions or enquiries, please contact: umap2024-chair(a)um.org<mailto:umap2024-chair@um.org>.

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Censimento gruppi di ricerca e aggiornamento sito web SIGCHI Italy

by Salvatore Andolina

Cari tutti, Stiamo conducendo una nuova edizione del censimento dei gruppi di ricerca attivi nell'area Human-Computer Interaction in Italia e dei corsi attualmente erogati. I risultati saranno pubblicati sul sito di SIGCHI Italy. La situazione attuale è descritta qui: https://sigchi-italy.github.io/sigchi-italy/ Vi preghiamo di controllare che le informazioni riguardo il vostro gruppo siano aggiornate. Nel caso fossero necessarie modifiche potete compilare il seguente form, possibilmente entro il giorno 1 luglio 2024: https://forms.gle/TVCFSgK4BagQnaZH6 Se avete delle domande, potete inviare un'e-mail a: salvatore.andolina(a)polimi.it o alberto.monge(a)polito.it o acantone(a)unisa.it Grazie per il vostro contributo! -- Salvatore Andolina Assistant Professor (RTDb) Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria Politecnico di Milano Via Ponzio 34/5 - 20133 Milano, Italy https://andolina.faculty.polimi.it/

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[CFP] Special Track on "Citizen Science as a tool for Social Good" -> ACM GoodIT 2024 (new FIRM deadline: June 17)

by Catia Prandi

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** === Special Track on Citizen Science as a tool for Social Good (CS4Good) === In conjunction with ACM 4th International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (ACM GoodIT 2024), 4-6 September 2024, Bremen, Germany ### LINK https://sites.google.com/view/cs4good/ ### IMPORTANT DATES -> Papers Submission (extended): June 17, 2024 (FIRM!) -> Notification of acceptance: July 8, 2024 -> Camera Ready submission: July 19, 2024 ### SCOPE The CS4Good special track provides a unique opportunity to explore ground-breaking research contributions addressing Citizen Science within the specific context of social good. Social good refers to societal benefits from CS activities such as environmental justice and protection, inclusion and learning of underrepresented communities, public health promotion and equity, innovation and literacy, and advances and trust in science. TOPICS: Case studies of Citizen science applications for social good Citizens’ engagement and motivation Innovative solutions supporting CS and social good (e.g., Virtual Reality, Augmented reality, smart sensors) Data collection, accuracy, and trustworthiness Ethics and privacy issues Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Citizen Science Gamification and Game Thinking Data visualization and data literacy Crowdsourcing and crowdsensing ### PAPERS PUBLICATION Submitted papers must be original works and must not have been previously published. They will be peer-reviewed (three reviews). All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings published in ACM Digital Library. At least one of the authors of all accepted papers must register and present the work in presence at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be published in the proceedings. ### ORGANIZERS Catia Prandi, University of Bologna, Italy Christothea Herodotou, Open University, UK _________________________________________ Catia Prandi, PhD. Senior Assistant professor (RTD B), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna

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Call for ACM IUI 2025 Workshop or Tutorial Proposals

by Eleonora Zedda

** *In conjunction with the 30th International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI 2025)* * Cagliari, Italy March 24-27, 2025 https://iui.acm.org/2025/ <https://iui.acm.org/2024/> Call for Proposals We are pleased to invite proposals for workshops and tutorials to be held in conjunction with the conference. The goal of workshops is to provide a venue for presenting research on focused topics of interest and an informal forum to discuss research questions and challenges. Potential workshop topics should be related to the general theme of the conference (“Where HCI meets AI”). Tutorials are designed to provide fundamental knowledge and experience on topics related to intelligent user interfaces, and the intersection between Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Note: We encourage you to contact the chairs with your ideas (workshops2025(a)iui.acm.org), and work together to prepare an exciting proposal. We encourage proposals for a wide range of workshop and tutorial formats and activities, including but not limited to: * "Mini-conferences" on specialized topics; such workshops may have their own paper submission and review processes. * Interactive formats to explore a certain topic during the workshop (e.g., through breakout rooms); such workshops may have their own paper submission and review process or target a report summarizing the outcome of the interactive discussions. * "Late breaking work" meetings; such workshops usually have a lighter review process (e.g. based on abstracts only). * "Hands-on" workshopsaround a specific problem or topic that may wish to ask participants to submit a position statement. * "Project centric" workshopsthat may be closely related to the scope of an existing large-scale (e.g. NSF, EU, etc. funded) project. * "Mini-competitions", challenges, or hackathons around selected topics with individual or team participation. * Tutorials on a specific topic relevant to IUI; for example, methods and approaches in HCI and/or AI, specific techniques or algorithms to develop intelligent user interfaces, etc. We invite submissions of proposals for full-day and half-day workshops or tutorials. Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the workshop and tutorial chairs. Workshops with few submissions may be cancelled, shortened, merged with other workshops, or otherwise restructured. The organizers of accepted workshops and tutorials are responsible for producing a call for participation and publicizing it, such as distributing the call to relevant newsgroups and electronic mailing lists, and especially to potential audiences from outside the IUI conference community. Workshop and tutorial organizers will maintain their own website with information about the workshop or tutorial and the ACM IUI 2025 website will refer to this website. The workshop organizers will coordinate the paper solicitation, collection, and review process. Workshops’ and tutorials’ summary will be included in the ACM Digital Library for ACM IUI 2025, and we will separately publish a joint workshop proceedings for accepted workshop submissions (through CEUR or similar). Proposal Format Workshop or tutorial proposals should be a maximum of four pages long (single-column format). Prepare your submission using the latest templates: Word Submission (https://authors.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submi…) Template, or the LaTeX (https://portalparts.acm.org/hippo/latex_templates/acmart-primary.zip) template. The proposals should be organized as follows: * Name and title: A one-word acronym and a full title. Please indicate “(Workshop)” or “(Tutorial)” after the title, as appropriate. * Description of workshop or tutorial topic: This description should discuss the relevance of the suggested topic to IUI and its interest for the IUI 2025 audience. Include a brief discussion of why and for which audience the workshop or tutorial is of particular interest. * Previous history: List of previous workshops or tutorials that were held on the topic including the conferences that hosted past workshops or tutorials and the number of participants. * Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, and web pages of the organizer(s). Provide a brief description of the background of the organizer(s). Strong proposals normally include organizers who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the communities of potential participants. Please indicate the primary contact person and the organizers who plan to attend the workshop. Also please provide a list of other workshops or tutorials organized by workshop organizers in the past. * Workshop program committee: Names and affiliation of the members of the (tentative) workshop program committee that will evaluate the workshop submissions. * Participants: A statement saying how many participants you expect and how you plan to invite participants for the workshop or tutorial. If possible, include the names of at least 10 people who have expressed interest to participate in the workshop or tutorial. * Workshop or Tutorial activities: A brief description of the format regarding the mix of events or activities, such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, demonstrations, teaching activities, hands-on practical exercises, general discussion. Please also list here any material you will make available to tutorial participants, e.g. slides, access to hardware/software, handouts, etc. * Planned outcomes of the workshop or tutorials: What are you hoping to achieve by the end of the workshop or tutorials? Please list here any planned publications or other outputs arising from workshops. * Length: Full-day or half-day. Important Dates (All are intended AoE) Discuss your topic with the workshop and tutorial chairs: September 14, 2024 Workshop proposals due: September 21, 2024 Workshop proposals decisions sent: October 11, 2024 Tutorial Proposals due: Dec 15, 2024 Tutorial proposal decisions sent: Jan 10, 2025 Submission Platform: All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0 http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi <http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi>by the proposal submission deadline. In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for society, conference, and track select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2025" and "IUI 2025 Workshops", respectively, and press "Go". *

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Announcing Our Joint Keynote Speaker -VLHCC + PPIG 2024: Dr. Daniel Chávez Heras!

by Dulaji Hidellaarachchi

Dear Researchers, We are thrilled to share an exciting update about the upcoming editions of VL/HCC 2024 <https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2024>, collocated with the Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG) <https://ppig.org/workshops/2024-annual-workshop/>, which will be held from *September 2nd to 6th at the University of Liverpool, UK.* It is our great pleasure to announce that *Dr. Daniel Chávez Heras*, a distinguished lecturer in Digital Culture and Creative Computing at King's College London, will be the* joint keynote speaker* at our event. Dr. Chávez will present a keynote titled "*Computational Ekphrasis - Reflections on Generative Modes of Cultural Production."* This talk will explore the intersection of AI, visual culture, and language, examining how generative systems reshape our understanding and creation of visual media. This is a unique opportunity to gain insights into how contemporary AI technologies are influencing the digital humanities and beyond. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details about the conference schedule and registration information. We also have upcoming deadlines for the *Journal-First track (June 4th) <https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2024/vlhcc-2024-journal-first-presen…>, **Posters & Showpieces track (June 25th), <https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2024/vlhcc-2024-posters-and-showpiec…> and Workshops & Tutorials (June 25th) <https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2024/vlhcc-2024-workshops-and-tutori…> for VL/HCC,* and *Reflections, artworks, and demos (June 14th) <https://ppig.org/workshops/2024-annual-workshop/>for PPIG.* Please visit the respective websites to see more details and submit your amazing work! Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for VL/HCC and PPIG. We are excited to welcome you to what promises to be an enlightening and engaging conference. Best regards, Dulaji Hidellaarachchi Publicity & Social Media Chair VL/HCC’2024 & PPIG 2024 On behalf of VL/HCC & PPIG organising committees --------- *Dr Dulaji Hidellaarachchi* * | Research Fellow* * | Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity* * | Faculty of Information Technology* * | Monash University* * | Clayton VIC 3800* * | Australia * E: Dulaji.Hidellaarachchi(a)monash.edu https://dulajih.com <https://www.dulajih.com/>

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CfP: MCMI Workshop 2024 - Multi- and Cross-Modal Information for Enhanced Pattern Recognition

by Salvatore Sorce

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MCMI Workshop 2024 - Multi- and Cross-Modal Information for Enhanced Pattern Recognition In conjunction with the 26th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2024). MCMI 2024 @ ICPR 2024 Website: mcmi2024.unikore.it December 1, 2024, Kolkata, India +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *** Important Dates *** ++ Electronic submission of full papers: July 1, 2024 ++ Notification of paper acceptance: September 1, 2024 ++ Camera-ready of accepted papers: September 27, 2024 ++ Workshop: December 1, 2024 *********************************************************************** Goal *********************************************************************** The MCMI workshop aims to explore the convergence and fusion of information from multiple modalities, forming the backbone of modern AI systems for robust pattern recognition and understanding. This interdisciplinary workshop encourages collaboration across fields such as audio processing, computer vision, and natural language processing. It serves as a venue to discuss recent findings, share innovative methodologies, and address future directions in multimodal pattern analysis. Such integrative approaches are crucial not only for academic research but also for technological advancements in the industry, transforming how we interact with the world and fostering new possibilities for innovation. *********************************************************************** Topics of Interest *********************************************************************** We invite submissions of high-quality papers reporting original research and significant new work not under review or published elsewhere in the following areas: - Technological Advancements in Multimodal Systems - Multimodal Fusion Strategies - Deep Learning Architectures for Multimodal Fusion - Cross-Modal Feature Extraction and Learning - Audio-Visual Speech Recognition - Scene and Object Recognition from Audio-Visual Cues - Temporal Dynamics in Multimodal Data Processing - Robustness and Generalization across Diverse Modalities - Applications and Interaction in Multimodal Systems - Emotion Recognition in Multimodal Data - Natural Language Processing for Multimedia Content - Multimodal Datasets and Benchmarks - Novel Interaction Paradigms for Multimodal Data Acquisition - Security, Ethics, and Transparency in Multimodal Systems - Ethical Considerations in Multimodal Data Processing - Privacy-Preserving Multimodal Learning - Explainable AI (XAI) in Multimodal Systems - Security and Robustness in Multimodal Systems - Adversarial Attacks and Defense in Multimodal Systems Topics aligned with cutting-edge technological trends and research. ************************************************************************ Submission Guidelines ************************************************************************* Papers must be formatted according to Springer's LNCS template and submitted via the workshop's submission system. Submissions should present substantial new work and should not be under review elsewhere: - Paper length: 5 to 10 pages in Springer LNCS format, including figures, tables, and references. - Submission link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/MCMI2024/ - Peer review: Single-blind - All submissions will be reviewed by at least three experts in the field. Accepted papers will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series by Springer, and at least one author of each accepted paper must register for the workshop by the camera-ready deadline. ************************************************************************* Workshop Organizers ************************************************************************* - Moreno La Quatra, Kore University of Enna, Italy - Nicole Dalia Cilia, Kore University of Enna, Italy - Vincenzo Conti, Kore University of Enna, Italy - Salvatore Sorce, Kore University of Enna, Italy - Giovanni Garraffa, Kore University of Enna, Italy - Valerio Mario Salerno, Kore University of Enna, Italy For questions regarding the submission process, please contact the organizers at mcmi(a)unikore.it. ************************************************************************* Diversity and Inclusion Statement ************************************************************************* MCMI 2024 is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity and promotes equity. We encourage submissions from underrepresented groups and strive to create a welcoming and respectful environment for all participants. We are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience, including people of many different backgrounds. We expect participants to follow these rules during the whole workshop. We thank our participants for their cooperation in helping us create a safe and positive workshop experience for everyone.

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