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Last CFP: Special issue on "AI for Humans and Humans for AI: Towards Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age" - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= /Note: //*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal has migrated to https://ixdea.org/*// //The old website is no longer updated from 5 March 2023 onwards./ ========================================================= Special Issue on *AI for Humans and Humans for AI: Towards Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age *Call for Papers -> link <https://ixdea.org/ai-for-humans-and-humans-for-ai-towards-cultures-of-parti…> to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) https://ixdea.org/ 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:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- • Renate Andersen, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway • Vita Santa Barletta, University of Bari, Italy • Anders Mørch, University of Oslo, Norway • Alessandro Pagano, University of Bari, Italy =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *May 20th, 2023* • Notification to the authors: July 31st, 2023 • Camera ready paper: September 20th, 2023 • Publication of the special issue: October 2023 (tentatively) =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- This special issue is intended to explore the assumption (and to provide at least partial evidence) that the most successful Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems out there today are dependent on teams of humans, just as humans depend on these systems to gain access to information, provide insights and perform tasks beyond their own capabilities. An assumption that implies a confrontation between AI, Human-Centered AI and HCD and a reflection on the role of HCD in the AI age. The issue, thus, is not intended to be focalized on the design of user interfaces of systems containing embedded AI features, per se; rather, it is expected to be grounded in research activities involving a broad spectrum of academic disciplines – from computer science to social science – that will critically analyze the interplay between AI, Human-Centered AI and HCD, in order to investigate the impact on individuals, social groups, and society as a whole. In particular this special issue wish to explore the relationship between AI, aimed at replacing human beings, and Intelligence Augmentation (IA), focused on empowering human beings in their daily life and work. Balancing between these two perspectives means changing the research paradigm from traditional human-computer interaction, to designing the collaboration between humans and computers. This will foster creativity, meaningful work, intersubjectivity, and learning, and eventually improve the quality of life of individuals. However, a variety of issues and ethical problems need to be addressed in this new age – e.g., privacy intrusions, massive unemployment, knowledge and competence loss, lack of control, autonomous weapons, new research methods, etc. The guest editors encourage researchers to submit articles that will consider these aspects. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interest for this special issue include, but not limited to: * AI and Human control: privacy and ethical issues * AI support in everyday work * Collaborative human-centered design * End-User Development for AI-based systems * Empirical evaluation of AI-based systems * Explainable AI through meta design * Human-centred AI * Learning analytics for teachers participation and learning effectiveness * Research methods in Human-Centered AI and Design =========================================== /*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 ->https://ixdea.org/authors-guidelines/ ========================================================== *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: AI for Humans and Humans for AI") 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 AI for Humans and Humans for AI/ • renatea [at] oslomet [dot] no • vita [dot] barletta [at] uniba [dot] it • anders [dot] morch [at] iped [dot] uio [dot] no • alessandro [dot] pagano [at] uniba [dot] it -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 • 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 • N.60 • ‘SLE as engines of the twin transition’ Guest editors: Mihai Dascalu, Oscar Mealha, Sirje Virkus • ‘Technologies, Tools, and Techniques for Online Design-Based Activities with Children’ Guest editors: Naska Goagoses, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Erkki Rötkönen, Tariq Zaman • ‘Designing for People in Human-Robot Collaboration’ Guest editors: Stine S. Johansen, Alan Burden, Eike Schneiders, Alexander N. Walzer ----------------------------------------------------------

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HCSE@INTERACT 2023 Workshop - Call for Papers (Submissions due: May 30)

by Stefan Sauer

***** *Workshop date confirmed for August 29, 2023 ***** * * * **** Submission deadline extended to May 30, 2023 **** _Attending the HCSE@INTERACT 2023 workshop does not require paper submission/acceptance!_ If you only want to participate or present your work without submitting a paper, please contact the organizers! * * *(Apologies if you receive multiple e-mails on this subject via different channels!)* https://sites.google.com/view/hcse-interact2023 *Call for Papers* HCSE@INTERACT 2023 International Workshop on Human-Centered Software Engineering Rethinking the Interplay of Human–Computer Interaction and Software Engineering in the Age of Digital Transformation organized by IFIP Working Group 13.2 onMethodologies for User-Centered Systems Design atINTERACT 2023 <https://interact2023.org/> The 19th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human–Computer Interaction August 29, 2023 York, United Kingdom Theme The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterized by a process of technological transformation that is affecting the social structure across the globe. It has changed the way of shopping, of relating to others, of living. At the core of the process are technologies that generate important cultural impacts in our lives. In Europe, this process is differently named, depending on the different countries: digitisation, digital transformation, digital transition, etc. Here we call it digital transformation, but no matter how you name it, it has in fact revolutionized every market and company, as well as our life. We follow the definition by Gong & Ribiere (2020) that states that Digital transformation is “A fundamental change process, enabled by the innovative use of digital technologies accompanied by the strategic leverage of key resources and capabilities, aiming to radically improve an entity* and redefine its value proposition for its stakeholders.” (*An entity could be: an organization, a business network, an industry, or society.). Various technologies enable the digital transformation process: mobile and wearable devices, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Blockchain, Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Digital Twin, Cybersecurity. However, while introducing undeniable benefits, they also bring some important issues. This workshop is looking for contributions from various fields, with a focus on: * the domain of Internet of Things (IoT) and IoT devices that are becoming more pervasive and social * IoT also introduces issues from the cybersecurity perspective * The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on human lives and the economywith the problem thatthe required computing power is high, there are worriesof how AI models predict the output, data privacy and securityetc * Digital Twin (DT) is another protagonist of the digital transformation process. It is a virtual replica of a real-world object that is run in a simulation environment to mirror its physical pendant, with digital and physical twins influencing each other including the ability to perform predictions. * benefits and issues of other technologies: usability of mobile and wearable devices, as well as of Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality; user awareness about the usage and the security of Cloud Computing, Big Data, Blockchain. What emerges is that Human-Centered Software Engineering (HCSE) is more relevant than ever. The interplay between Human–Computer Interaction and Software Engineering needs to be rethought and fortified for a rapid response to the evolution of technologies, while also considering aspects such as greater agility in service development, sustainability, ethical considerations, cybersecurity, user mindset and awareness, to name just a few. But also the approaches for addressing them have to be carefully considered. For example, some software development companies show an increasing interest in low-code development platforms to facilitate application development by domain experts without sophisticated software development knowledge, as a possible solution to the need of more agile, fast and also sustainable service development. Domain experts are, however, not trained in software development methods. This introduces a risk of domain experts creating unusable applications or exceeding the designated time frame of a project (or both). <https://sites.google.com/view/hcse-interact2023#h.kzuma82xxlaf> Objective In this workshop, we aim to broaden the traditional scope of the workshop series of IFIP Working Group 13.2beyond the traditional themes of IFIP 13.2 workshops. Particularly, this edition promotes sharing of knowledge and experiences that address how to deal with the challenges of the digital transformation and its influence on human-centered socio-technical system design and development practices. This workshop is a follow-up of the successful workshops organized atINTERACT 2015 in Bamberg, Germany <https://www.irit.fr/recherches/ICS/events/conferences/workshop-IFIPWG13.2-B…>,INTERACT 2017 in Mumbai, India <http://ifip-tc13.org/wg-13-213-5-workshop-interact17-mumbai/>,INTERACT 2019 in Paphos, Cyprus <https://sites.google.com/view/ifip-wg-13-2-workshop-interact/home>, andINTERACT 2021 in Bari, Italy <https://sites.google.com/view/hcse-workshop-interact2021/>. <https://sites.google.com/view/hcse-interact2023#h.p_iJ1JDR1kenC0> Target Audience and Expected Outcomes This workshop is open to everyone who is interested in aspects of human–computer interaction from a user-centered perspective. Typical contributions to this workshop focus on methods, processes and approaches for designing, building and testing interactive systems. We expect a high participation of IFIP Working Group 13.2 members. We particularly invite participants to present position papers describing real-life case studies that illustrate how they rethought HCI’s and SE’s interplay in order to address aspects such as agile development, sustainability, ethical considerations, and cybersecurity. Any perspective and related aspects of user interface design are welcome. We are especially interested in work that deals with current trends that change the way humans use, interact and collaborate with technical components in socio-technical systems. We are also interested in methods, theories and tools that combine human-centered design and software engineering practices. Position papers will be made available through the workshop website. Furthermore, an extended version of selected papers will be considered for inclusion in a Springer LNCS post-proceedings volume published in conjunction with the other INTERACT workshops organized by the IFIP TC13 Working Groups. <https://sites.google.com/view/hcse-interact2023#h.p_OX43lXt1eneG> Workshop Format This full-day workshopisin person only. Itisorganized around presentation of position papers and working activities in small groups. From the set of contributions, a subset of selected case studies will be invited to be presented at the beginning of the workshop and will be used to support the discussion that follows. The morning session will be dedicated to welcoming participants and presenting case studies. Participants will be invited to comment on the case studies and to report similar experiences. The afternoon sessions will be devoted to interactive sessions, where participants will be engaged to work in small groups and propose solutions to the problems of the case st udies seen in the morning. Solutions proposed by the participants will be compiled and compared. Based on the lessons learned, participants will be incited to draft an agenda of future work that can be accomplished. We plan to run the workshoponsite in person only. If circumstances require it, we intend to switch to a completely digital format that will be run online. We will continuously adapt to any decision regarding the conference format by the INTERACT 2023 organizers. <https://sites.google.com/view/hcse-interact2023#h.p_ID_80> Submission Instructions In order to attend the workshop, participants are invited to submit position papers reporting original academic or industrial research relevant to the workshop's theme. These position papers (PDF files, 6-10 pages inSpringerLNCSformat <https://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…>, including abstract) shall report(practical) experiences related to research challenges and results on human-centered software engineering or user-centered development processes for interactive systems with a particular focus on digital-transformation aspects and technologies (such as mobile and wearable devices, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Blockchain, Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Digital Twin, Cybersecurity) and their impact on software properties or software development practices.Submissions are not anonymous and should include all author names, affiliations, and contact information.Authors should also provide in their submission a short summary of their experience in the field and their motivation to participate in this workshop. Submissions will be processed via the workshop web pages that will be managed by the workshop organizers at IFIP WG 13.2.Papers are submitted through theEasyChair website <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hcse-interact2023>. Submitted position paperswill be reviewed byan international program committee comprisingthe organizers and selected members of IFIP Working Group 13.2 who are experts in the field. Participants will be invited to attend the workshop based on the result of the reviewing process. Accepted position paperswill be made available through the workshop website.Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted position paper must register and attend the workshop.Furthermore, an extended version of selected papers will be considered for inclusion in a Springer LNCS post-proceedings volume published in conjunction with the other INTERACT 2023 workshops organized by the IFIP TC13 Working Groups. <https://sites.google.com/view/hcse-interact2023#h.p_ID_94> Important Dates Deadline for submission: May 30, 2023 [extended!](May 8, 2023) Acceptance notification:June 7, 2023[extended!] (May 31, 2023) Final version of position paper: June30, 2023 Workshop date: August29, 2023 (confirmed) <https://sites.google.com/view/hcse-interact2023#h.p_ID_104> Organizers Carmelo Ardito, UniversityLUM Giuseppe Degennaro, Italy Regina Bernhaupt, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Stefan Sauer, Paderborn University, Germany <https://sites.google.com/view/hcse-interact2023#h.ubmtv0mjluv3> Contact Please write toorganizers(a)hcse-conference.org <mailto:organizers@hcse-conference.org>if you have any question. <https://sites.google.com/view/hcse-interact2023#h.p_ID_110> Venue The workshop will be hosted in the frame of the 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, August28– September1, 2023, inYork, United Kingdom. Look at the main conference web site for further information (https://www.interact2023.org/ <https://www.interact2023.org/>). * * **

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Call for Papers - Sustainable Human-Work Interaction Designs (SHWID) Workshop - Deadline Extension

by Élodie BOUZEKRI

############################################################# CALL FOR PAPERS Workshop: Sustainable Human-Work Interaction Designs (SHWID) https://hwid.unibs.it/events/SHWID/ Organized by WG13.6 on Human Work Interaction Design and WG13.10 on Human-Centred Technology for Sustainability Co-located with INTERACT 2023: 19th International Conference of Technical Committee 13 (Human-Computer Interaction) of IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) 28 August - 1 September 2023 - York, UK ############################################################# Theme: Sustainable HCI explores ways to design interactive systems in a more sustainable way and to make user behavior more sustainable. Social justice and equity aspects became emergent domains in HCI during the last decade. This workshop proposes to explore how HWID design methods and exemplary HWID designs can contribute to the implementation of environmental practices in the workplace, sustainable manufacturing processes, or socially fair systems and processes. This workshop aims to (a) investigate processes and methods for creating sustainable designs and workplaces, (b) collect case studies that analyze experiences with introducing and learning from sustainability at work, and (c) formulate a research agenda for future work on sustainable human-work interaction designs. -------------------------------------------------------------- Participants are asked to submit a position paper describing work on processes, methods, or results and evaluation of these to support (but not limited to): - Digital sobriety - Green IT - Slow design, craft design - Sustainable digitalization - Users' experience in sustainable environment - Engagement in environmental behavior - System-organization fit, organizational implementation, or benefits realization -------------------------------------------------------------- Participation and submission: Papers must be two- to four-page position paper formatted according to the INTERACT proceedings format (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…). We encourage both senior and early-stage researchers to submit position papers describing work in progress or completed research. Position papers must be submitted in PDF format (non-anonymized) in EasyChair system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=shwid2023. Submissions will be reviewed by two reviewers based on relevance, originality, significance, and quality. Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted position paper must attend the workshop. In agreement with the authors, revised version of accepted position papers will be published in INTERACT Workshop Proceedings volume. -------------------------------------------------------------- Important dates: Paper submission deadline: May 16th, 2023 (extended) Paper notification of acceptance: May 29th, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------- Workshop organizers: - Elodie Bouzekri (contact: elodie.bouzekri(a)estia.fr<mailto:elodie.bouzekri@estia.fr>) - Barbara Rita Barricelli - Torkil Clemmensen - Morten Hertzum - Masoodian Masood

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Call for Proposal - ACM CSCW 2023 Special Interest Groups (SIG)

by Sayan Sarcar

[Apologies for the cross-posting] Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) 2023—for the first time—will offer Special Interest Groups (SIGs) as another way for people from diverse backgrounds and interests to join together around shared research initiatives. SIGs enable conference attendees to meet informally about a common interest, which may include specific technologies, societal concerns, curious human behaviors or any other topic where there has been or could be CSCW research. A SIG can be an excellent space for dialog and may incorporate novel facilitation strategies, from group discussion to collective storytelling, roleplay, and even sketching activities to help SIG participants creatively engage with a topic. While CSCW 2023 will be a hybrid conference from October 16-18, the SIG sessions will all be facilitated in-person in Minnesota, USA. Submission Details SIG proposals must be submitted via the PCS system as a single PDF by May 11, 2023. Each submission must include a SIG Proposal (5-pages) as well as Supplementary Materials describing the facilitation strategy and requirements for the in-person session at the conference (2-pages). Accepted proposals will be published as Extended Abstracts in the Conference Proceedings. During the conference, CSCW will provide each SIG with a meeting space for 75-minutes and will help to advertise the meetings in various ways. - Online submission: PCS Submission System - Template: ACM Master Article Submission Templates (single column) - Submission format: A proposal including references (maximum 5-pages) and mandatory supplementary material describing the SIG (2-pages). - Selection Process: Juried How have other academic communities engaged with the topic of your SIG? The SIG Proposal (5-pages) should clearly articulate a compelling reason for the SIG. Authors are strongly encouraged to describe the topic in a maximum of 20 primary references with approximately half of the references coming from ACM publications and the other half from sources beyond the ACM. This is not a hard rule as much as it is a challenge to seek out interdisciplinary opportunities for collaboration. Develop the proposal collaboratively with a group of people. While not strictly required, we prefer that proposals be authored by a minimum of two individuals representing at least two different organizations or communities. Clearly describe the activities you would like to facilitate during your SIG. The Supplementary Material (also mandatory) using the same template should be no more than 2-pages in length. Accepted SIGs will have a scheduled, 75-minute long session at the conference. After your SIG is accepted, we will notify you what technical support will be available. Rooms will be set up to facilitate discussion. The following details about the SIG session should be included in the Supplementary Material: (1) A brief description of the community (or communities) to which this SIG would be of interest and why it is of interest, (2) assumed attendee background, (3) the approach you will use for organizing and presenting the SIG, (4) an informal schedule of discussion topics, (5) your plan to attract a reasonable number of attendees, and (6) which organizer should serve as the primary contact. As you develop a plan for your SIG proposal, please pay attention to accessibility considerations. Follow recommendations found in the Guide to an Accessible Submission <https://sigchi.org/conferences/author-resources/accessibility-guide/>. If you have any questions or concerns about creating accessible submissions, please contact the Accessibility Chairs at accessibility2023(a)cscw.acm.org <accessibility(a)chi2023.acm.org>. All deadlines are 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time - Deadline for submissions due: Thursday, May 11, 2023 - Notification of acceptance: Thursday, June 15, 2023 Selection process Although the process is highly selective, it does not necessarily follow a reviewing process by a committee, and authors should not expect to receive formal feedback on their submission other than the selection decision. Specifically, we will consider the following criteria: 1. Appeal to the community: Is the topic both timely and of wide enough appeal to attract a significant audience? At the same time, is the topic sufficiently focused to allow for productive discussion during the SIG meeting? Too narrow, and the SIG might attract too few people; too broad, and it is difficult for progress to be made in the relatively short duration of a SIG. 2. Format: Is the proposed format conducive to discussion and shared insight? Will it be possible to achieve its aims? SIGs are not workshops, nor project showcases, nor tutorials. 3. Diversity of perspective: It helps to be able to show that the SIG will be able to encompass a wide perspective, and that the organizers can accommodate and facilitate discussion across this breadth. Places to show this are in the description of the intended community, the assumed attendee background, and the home institutions and disciplines of the organizers. 4. Continuity: Does the SIG support the development of a longer term interest group, for example follow-on SIGs or other types of contributions at subsequent CSCW and other conferences? If the topic is a very recent or new one, or a revival of an old topic, then arguments will need to be made, to demonstrate that it is a topic that will persist, rather than simply being this year’s fashion. If the topic is a continuation of previous SIG(s), then it is necessary to present the latest developments of the topic and their projection into the future. 5. Anonymity: Submissions should not contain sensitive, private, or proprietary information that cannot be disclosed at publication time. Submissions should NOT be anonymous. However, confidentiality of submissions will be maintained during the review process. All rejected submissions will be kept confidential in perpetuity. All submitted materials for accepted submissions will be kept confidential until the start of the conference, with the exception of title and author information which will be published on the website prior to the conference. Upon Acceptance of Your Submission The corresponding author of a conditionally accepted paper has to follow the instructions on preparing and submitting a final version by the Publication-Ready Deadline. If the authors cannot meet these requirements by the Publication-Ready deadline, the venue chairs will be notified and may be required to remove the paper from the program. The publication-ready version has to follow the LaTeX and Word templates from ACM. Should you need technical assistance, please direct your technical query to: pubs2023(a)cscw.acm.org. For more details, check the website: https://cscw.acm.org/2023/index.php/submit-sig/ Thanks for your time and we hope to see you at CSCW 2023! Best, Brian McInnis and Sayan Sarcar sigs2023(a)cscw.acm.org

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MobileHCI 2023 - CFPs & Student Volunteers

by Carmen Santoro

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACM MobileHCI 2023 The ACM International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction Athens, Greece September 26—29, 2023 https://mobilehci.acm.org/2023/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS & STUDENT VOLUNTEERS MobileHCI conference brings together people from diverse areas and provides a multidisciplinary forum for academics, hardware and software developers, designers and practitioners to discuss the challenges and potential solutions for effective interaction with and through mobile devices, applications, and services. The conference welcomes contributions that promote the exchange of ideas and rational discourse between academics, researchers, and industries all over the world. Please refer to https://mobilehci.acm.org/2023 for more details. ===================================== Demos, Tutorials, Panels, and Industrial Perspectives ===================================== Submission May 26, 2023 Notifications June 23, 2023 Camera-Ready July 7, 2023 Web (Demos): https://mobilehci.acm.org/2023/callfordemos.php Web (Tutorials): https://mobilehci.acm.org/2023/callfortutorials.php Web (Panels): https://mobilehci.acm.org/2023/callforpanels.php Web (Industrial Perspectives): https://mobilehci.acm.org/2023/callforindustpersp.php ========================= Late-Breaking Work ========================= Submission May 26, 2023 Notifications June 30, 2023 Camera-Ready July 21, 2023 Web (Late-Breaking Work): https://mobilehci.acm.org/2023/callforlatebreaking.php ========================= Doctoral Consortium ========================= Submission June 23, 2023 Notifications July 7, 2023 Camera-Ready July 21, 2023 Web(Doctoral Consortium): https://mobilehci.acm.org/2023/callfordoctoralconsortium.php ========================= Student Volunteers ========================= Lottery opens on May 1st, 2023 Lottery closes on July 1st, 2023 Notifications July 15th, 2023 Lottery site: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FNIiZHyeBRnAI7N1ElchZxKrFdCu_gHZKoUgyEF… * All deadlines are AoE If you have any inquiries, please feel free to send an email to the organizing committee https://mobilehci.acm.org/2023/committee.php We hope to see you this year in Athens!

2 years

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Life in Academia

by Gözel Shakeri

Dear all, We are excited to announce the 3rd season of Life in Academia <https://uol.de/en/media-informatics/teaching/courses/life-in-academia>. Join us for this online series of talks and engage with an absolutely brilliant array of experts and interested audiences in critical conversations around academia. Believing that academia is more than research results and publications, this seminar series offers a wide variety of impulses, empowering diverse voices. Life in Academia <https://uol.de/en/media-informatics/teaching/courses/life-in-academia> takes place this summer 2023 (May – July), *Tuesdays at 4pm CEST via Zoom*. We look forward to seeing you there! *Upcoming sessions: * *Decolonial Praxis as an Academic and Pedagogical Imperative - *09/05/2023 Rima Saini (Middlesex University London, UK) *Academia as a Masculinity Contest - *16/05/2023 Jennifer Berdahl (University of British Columbia, Canada) *Designing with menstruating bodies and doing feminist science - *23/05/2023 Nadia Campo Woytuk (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) *Power abuse in academia: problem description and suggestions for solutions - *30/05/2023 Jana Lasser (Graz University of Technology, Austria) *#IchBinHanna #IchBinReyhan – Academic Precarity and Current Debates - *05/06/2023 Jennifer S. Henke (Greifswald University, Germany) *Community Service in Academia - *04/07/2023 Monica Pereira (Brunel University London, UK) We hope to see you there! Life in Academia members *Please join our mailing list <https://us20.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2FhRwNL5…> to be updated on all our activities. * * * -- Gözel Shakeri (she/her) Sustainable Human-Computer Interaction If this email arrives outside your normal working hours, please don't feel obliged to respond. Fühlen Sie sich bitte nicht verpflichtet auf diese Email ausserhalb Ihrer regulären Arbeitszeit zu antworten.

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CHItaly 2023 - Crossing HCI and AI: Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers

by amon rapp

CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM PAPERS ==================================================== GOALS AND TOPICS The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to provide a setting for PhD students to present their work and receive feedback on their doctoral research plan and progress. Students will be offered the opportunity to articulate and discuss their problem statement, goals, methods, and results. The Doctoral Consortium also aims at providing students with guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and the other students participating in the sessions. Finally, the Doctoral Consortium seeks to motivate students in the development of their scientific curiosity and facilitate their networking within the research community. The topics of the Doctoral Consortium are the same as CHItaly’s. A particular focus will be on Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI) and its applications to support humans, improve their performance as well as increase safety and trustworthiness. The main scope of the consortium is to enable PhD students to interact with their peers, as well as with more senior researchers, on a wide range of Human-Computer Interaction related topics, and related to the conference theme. The consortium is open to PhD students worldwide at any stage in their research. Students at an initial stage should be able to challenge their ideas and current research directions. Students at a more mature stage should be able to present their thesis and get advice on ways to further improve and better communicate their contributions and findings. Participation is particularly encouraged from PhD students who are close to proposing a thesis. Students will be connected with a mentor that will provide more specific feedback on their research. ==================================================== PAPER FORMAT AND PROCEEDINGS Submitted papers must be in English and single-author, but the name of the supervisor could be mentioned within the paper. Papers must be 5-page long using the 1-column CEUR template (http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip). An Overleaf page for LaTeX users (https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt) is also available. Papers must: Identify a significant research problem in the field of HCI. Outline the current status of the problem domain and related solutions. Describe the contribution of the student by presenting the proposed approach and the results achieved so far. Accepted papers will be collected and published in CEUR-WS proceedings. Each author of an accepted paper will present orally their contribution during the conference. ==================================================== MAIN DEADLINES (AOT) Submission deadline: May 31st, 2023 Notifications to contributors: June 30th, 2023 Camera-ready/final version deadline: July 15th, 2023 ==================================================== PAPER CHAIRS Giovanna Varni, University of Trento, Italy Gualtiero Volpe, University of Genova, Italy email: dc(a)chitaly2023.it SUBMISSIONS Submit on EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=chitaly2023

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[CFP] ACM GoodIT 2023 -- call for all the tracks -> deadline: May, 15

by Catia Prandi

=== ACM GoodIt 2023 Call for Papers === ACM GoodIT 2023 will focus on the application of IT technologies to social good. Social good is typically defined as an action that provides some sort of benefit to the general public. ### Important Dates -> All tracks Submission deadline: May 15th, 2023 -> Notification of acceptance: July 7th, 2023 ### Link http://goodit.campusfc.unibo.it/ ### Scope The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. The latter is defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public, such as clean air, clean water, internet access, education, or healthcare. However, new media innovations and the proliferation of online communities have added new meaning to the term. Social good can now reflect global citizens uniting to unlock the potential of individuals, technology, and collaboration towards a positive societal impact. The conference will feature regular and special tracks papers, work-in-progress and PhD papers. ### Papers length * Full papers (main track and special tracks): papers must not exceed twelve (12) single-column pages, excluding references. Papers with a length disproportionate to their contribution will likely be rejected. * Work in Progress Tracks Papers: papers must not exceed eight (8) single-column pages, excluding references. * PhD Tracks Papers: papers must not exceed five (5) single-column pages, excluding references. ### Publication of papers Submitted papers (in each of the special tracks) 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. _________________________________________ Catia Prandi, PhD. Senior Assistant professor (RTD B), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna

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CHItaly 2023 - Crossing HCI and AI: Call for Workshop Proposals - Deadline Extension

by amon rapp

WORKSHOP PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENSION (8 MAY, 2023) ==================================================== *CHItaly 2023 - Crossing HCI and AI* *- **https://chitaly2023.it/* <https://chitaly2023.it/> CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS The International Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter ==================================================== Date: 20 September, 2023 Location: Turin, Piedmont, Italy In cooperation with SIGCHI Italy and ACM-SIGCHI ==================================================== We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the 15th Edition of the Biannual Conference (chitaly2023.it) of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter ( http://sigchitaly.eu/en/general-info/), whose main theme is “Crossing HCI and AI”. CHItaly2023 welcomes proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. The goal of the workshops is to provide additional venues for discussing and exploring emerging areas of research in HCI, in general, and HCAI (Human-Centered AI), in particular, with a group of like-minded researchers and practitioners from industry and academia. Besides the special theme of CHItaly 2023, the workshop proposal can focus on all aspects of HCI: * Crossing HCI and AI * Fundamentals of HCI * Interactive Environments * Interaction Techniques, Modalities and Devices * Applications of HCI Workshops in CHItaly are co-located events that are held the day before the main conference starts. They represent forums where specific topics relevant to CHItaly get discussed. ==================================================== WORKSHOP PROPOSALS ========================================================= Workshop proposals will be reviewed according to quality criteria, which consider the relevance of workshop proposals for CHItaly 2023, their potential of gathering quality contributions, and their review process. All workshops will be half-day. ==================================================== >Structure of the Proposal ==================================================== The workshop proposal should be organized as follows: - Workshop title - Workshop acronym (if any) - Workshop edition and, if not on the first one, previous venues, number of attendees, and links to the websites - List of organizers (with a short bio) and main contact person - Motivation and objectives - List of topics - Target audience and expected number of attendees - Papers Review process (if any): the strategy used to collect contributions (such as online conference management systems or submitting by emails to the workshop chairs, etc.), minimum numbers of reviews, ... - Workshop setting (paper presentations, discussions, group works, …) - Dedicated proceedings (if any): type of papers, reviewing process, venue (Journal special issue, CEUR-WS, …) - PC tentative list ==================================================== >Important dates for workshop proposals ==================================================== Submission deadline: May, 8 EXTENDED Review notification: May 16, 2023 Camera-ready for workshop summary: July 31, 2023 ==================================================== > TENTATIVE dates of the workshop review cycle ==================================================== Submission deadline for workshop papers: June 23, 2023 Report workshop status to chairs: June 26, 2023 Go/No-go Decision on Workshops: June 30, 2023 Notifications to authors: July 14, 2023 Camera-ready/final version deadline: 28 July 21, 2023 Workshop held: September 20, 2023 ========================================================= SUBMISSION and REVIEW PROCESS ========================================================= Workshop proposals, in PDF format (no specific template is required), must be uploaded via Easy Chair ( https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=chitaly2023) by selecting the Track “Workshop Proposals”. We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop proposals and suggest involving organizers from different institutions, bringing different perspectives to the workshop topic. We welcome workshops with a creative structure that may attract various types of contributions and may ensure rich interactions. The organizers of accepted workshops will prepare a workshop website containing the call for papers and detailed information about the workshop organization and timeline. They will be responsible for their own publicity and reviewing processes. Finally, a paper describing each accepted workshop will be included in the main conference Proceedings (submission deadline, format and requirements will be defined later). ==================================================== WORKSHOP CHAIRS ==================================================== Berardina Nadja De Carolis, Università di Bari, Italy ( berardina.decarolis(a)uniba.it) Giuseppe Sansonetti, Università Roma Tre, Italy ( giuseppe.sansonetti(a)uniroma3.it)

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10th European Conference On Service-Oriented And Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2023): Fifth Call for Submissions

by georgeangelos60＠gmail.com

*** Fifth Call for Submissions *** 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/ (Proceedings to be published in Springer LNCS; Journal Special Issue with Springer Computing) AIM AND SCOPE Nowadays, Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing are the primary approaches to build large-scale distributed systems and deliver software services to end users. Cloud-native software is pervading the delivery of enterprise applications, as they are composed of (micro)services that can be independently developed and deployed by exploiting multiple heterogeneous technologies. Resulting applications are polyglot service compositions that can then be shipped in serverful or serverless platforms (e.g., using virtualization technologies). These characteristics make Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing the natural answers for fulfilling the industry’s need for flexibly scalable and maintainable enterprise applications, to be delivered through state-of-the-art methodologies, like DevOps. To further support this, researchers and practitioners need to create methods, tools and techniques to support cost-effective and secure development as well as use of dependable devices, platforms, services and service-oriented applications in the Cloud, now also considering the Cloud-IoT computing continuum to exploit widespread adoption of smart connected things and the increasing growth of their computing capabilities. 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. ESOCC aims to facilitate the exchange between researchers and practitioners in the areas of Service-Oriented Computing and Cloud Computing, as well as to explore the new trends in those areas and foster future collaborations in Europe and beyond. TOPICS OF INTEREST ESOCC 2023 seeks original, high-quality contributions related to all aspects of Service-Oriented and Cloud computing. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Applications for Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing, e.g., big data, commerce, energy, finance, health, scientific computing, smart cities • Blockchains for Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing • Business aspects of Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing, e.g., business models, brokerage, marketplaces, costs, pricing • Business processes, e.g., service-based workflow deployment and management • Cloud interoperability, service and Cloud standards, • Cloud-IoT computing continuum, e.g., edge computing, fog computing, mobility computing, next generation services/IoT • Cloud-native architectures and paradigms, e.g., microservices and DevOps • Cloud service models, e.g., IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, DBaaS, FaaS, etc. • Deployment, composition, and management of applications in Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing • Foundations and formal methods for Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing • Enablers for Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing, e.g., service discovery, orchestration, matchmaking, monitoring, and analytics • Model-Driven Engineering for Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing • Multi-Cloud, cross-Cloud, and federated Cloud solutions • Requirements engineering, design, development, and testing of applications in Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing • Semantic services and service mining • Service and Cloud middlewares and platforms • Software/service adaptation and evolution in Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing • Storage, computation and network Clouds • Sustainability and energy issues in Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing • Quality aspects (e.g., governance, privacy, security, and trust) of Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing • Quality of Service (QoS) and Service-Level Agreement (SLA) for Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing • Social aspects of Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing, e.g., crowdsourcing services, social and crowd-based Clouds • Virtualization for Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing, e.g., serverless, container-based virtualization, VMs IMPORTANT DATES • Submission of abstracts: June 4th, 2023 (AoE) • Submission of full papers: June 11th, 2023 (AoE) • Notification to authors: July 14th, 2023 (AoE) • Camera-ready versions due: July 31st, 2023 (AoE) TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS ESOCC 2023 invites submissions of the following kinds: • Regular Research Papers (15 pages including references, for the technical and special tracks) • PhD Symposium (12 pages including references) • Projects and Industry Reports (Projects and Industry Reports (1 to 6 pages including references, describing an ongoing EU or national project, or providing industrial perspectives on innovative applications, technologies, or methods in ESOCC’s scope) We only accept original papers, not submitted for publication elsewhere. The papers must be formatted according to the proceedings guidelines of Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series (http://www.springer.com/lncs). They must be submitted to the EasyChair site at:  https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esocc2023 by selecting the right track. Accepted papers from all tracks will be published in the main conference proceedings by Springer in the LNCS series. For publication to happen, at least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register and present the work at the conference. The best papers accepted will be invited to submit extended versions for a Journal Special Issue to be published by Springer Computing. 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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