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19th IEEE eScience Conference (eScience 2023): First Call for Tutorial Proposals

by georgeangelos60＠gmail.com

*** First Call for Tutorial Proposals *** 19th IEEE eScience Conference (eScience 2023) October 9-13, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus https://www.escience-conference.org/2023/ The 19th IEEE eScience Conference will be held in Limassol, Cyprus on October 9-13, 2023. eScience 2023 welcomes proposals for tutorials to be held with the main conference October 9-10 2023. The eScience 2023 Tutorial Program is intended to teach new and/or state-of-the art tools and techniques relevant to the eScience audience, disseminate information to conference attendees on recently emerging topics and trends, or provide surveys and overviews of related digital technologies. We encourage all submissions that fall in the area of the conference, and particularly those that have a practical (hands-on) component that helps attendees learn new technologies in eScience. We also encourage submissions that disseminate new technologies in eScience to a more diverse audience. TUTORIAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Tutorial proposals should be submitted per email as a single pdf file; the file should include (1) a cover sheet and (2) an extended abstract. Submission email: tutorials(a)escience-conference.org . REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COVER SHEET The cover sheet should include the following elements: • Full title • Abstract (300 words) • Brief schedule - please plan for a half-day tutorial (approx 3 hours plus breaks) • Intended audience (introductory, intermediate, advanced) • Prerequisite knowledge or skills required for attendees • Previous offerings of the tutorial, if any • Detailed contact information of all presenters (and indication of the main contact person) • Brief biography (max. 2 paragraphs) for each presenter, highlighting relevant teaching experience REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXTENDED ABSTRACT The extended abstract (up to 2 pages) should include the following sections: • Motivation • Brief outline of the topics to be covered • Detailed agenda of the tutorial • Links to related resources • Type of support materials to be supplied to attendees • Requirements for online conference system KEY DATES • Tutorial Submissions Due: Friday, May 26, 2023 (AoE) • Tutorial Acceptance: Friday, June 30, 2023 • Tutorials at the Conference: October 9-10, 2023 CONTACT INFORMATION Tutorial Chairs (tutorials(a)escience-conference.org) • Silvina Caino-Lores, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA • Philipp Gschwandtner, University of Innsbruck, Austria ORGANISATION General Chair • George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Technical Program Co-Chairs • Rafael Ferreira da Silva, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA • Rosa Filgueira, University of St Andrews, UK Organisation Committee https://www.escience-conference.org/2023/organizers Steering Committee https://www.escience-conference.org/about/#steering-committee

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ICMI 2023 Call for tutorial proposals

by gualtiero.volpe＠unige.it

===================================== ICMI 2023 Call for tutorial proposals https://icmi.acm.org/2023/call-for-tutorials/ 25th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction 9-13 October 2023, Paris, France ===================================== ACM ICMI 2023 seeks half-day (3-4 hours) tutorial proposals addressing current and emerging topics within the scope of "Science of Multimodal Interactions". Tutorials are intended to provide a high-quality learning experience to participants with a varied range of backgrounds. It is expected that tutorials are self-contained. Prospective organizers should submit a 4-page (maximum) proposal containing the following information: 1. Title 2. Abstract appropriate for possible Web promotion of the Tutorial 3. A short list of the distinctive topics to be addressed 4. Learning objectives (specific and measurable objectives) 5. The targeted audience (student / early stage / advanced researchers, pré-requisite knowledge, field of study) 6. Detailed description of the Tutorial and its relevance to multimodal interaction 7. Outline of the tutorial content with a tentative schedule and its duration 8. Description of the presentation format (number of presenters, interactive sessions, practicals) 9. Accompanying material (repository, references) and equipment, emphasizing any required material from the organization committee (subject to approval) 10. Short biography of the organizers (preferably from multiple institutions) together with their contact information and a list of 1-2 key publications related to the tutorial topic 11. Previous editions: If the tutorial was given before, describe when and where it was given, and if it will be modified for ACM ICMI 2023. Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria: - Importance of the topic and the relevance to ACM ICMI 2023 and its main theme: "Science of Multimodal Interactions" - Presenters' experience - Adequateness of the presentation format to the topic - Targeted audience interest and impact - Accessibility and quality of accompanying materials (open access) Proposals that focus exclusively on the presenters' own work or commercial presentations are not acceptable. Unless explicitly mentioned and agreed by the Tutorial chairs, the tutorial organizers will take care of any specific requirements which are related to the tutorial such as specific handouts, mass storages, rights of distribution (material, handouts, etc.), copyrights, etc. Important Dates and Contact Details ----------------------------------- Tutorial Proposal Deadline: May 15, 2023 Tutorial Acceptance Notification: May 29, 2023 Camera-ready version of the tutorial abstract: June 26, 2023 Tutorial date: TBD (either October 9 or October 13) Proposals should be emailed to the ICMI 2023 Tutorial Chairs, Prof. Hatice Gunes and Dr. Guillaume Chanel: icmi2023-tutorial-chairs(a)acm.org Prospective organizers are also encouraged to contact the co-chairs if they have any questions.

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

by Alessandro Pagano

*Apologize for unintended cross-mailing* Greetings, Invitation to submit an article to a special issue of the Interaction Design and Architecture (IxD&A) journal entitled: “AI for Humans and Humans for AI: Towards Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age.” *URL*: https://ixdea.org/ai-for-humans-and-humans-for-ai-towards-cultures-of-parti… This special issue explores 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, critical thinking, 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, and new research methods. *Topics * · 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 procedure*: see above URL *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) *Questions: contact one or more of the guest editors* · Renate Andersen, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway ( renatea [at] oslomet [dot] no ) · Vita Santa Barletta, University of Bari, Italy ( vita [dot] barletta [at] uniba [dot] it ) · Anders Mørch, University of Oslo, Norway ( andersm [at] uio [dot] no ) · Alessandro Pagano, University of Bari, Italy ( alessandro [dot] pagano [at] uniba [dot] it ) -- Alessandro Pagano Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" Tel. +39 3391354376 web: alessandropagano.net orcid: orcid.org/0000-0002-7465-9778

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UMAP ’23: 31st ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization: Last Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers

by georgeangelos60＠gmail.com

*** Last Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers *** UMAP ’23: 31st ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization June 26 - 29, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus https://www.um.org/umap2023/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/ Submissions due: March 31, 2023 Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap23 ACM UMAP 2023 is the premier international conference on systems that adapt to users and user models for adaptation. The UMAP 2023 Doctoral Consortium (DC) will take place as part of the 31st International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization. The DC provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers and industry practitioners from the field. Doctoral students are invited to apply to present their research to experienced scholars who will provide constructive feedback and advice. Students should consider participating in the DC if they are at least one year away from completing their dissertation at the time of the event, but after having settled on a research area or dissertation topic. This forum will provide Ph.D. students with an opportunity to • Present and discuss their research ideas to experienced scholars in a supportive, formative, and yet critical environment • Explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers from the field who will provide constructive feedback and advice; • Explore career pathways available after completing their Ph.D. degree • Network and build collaborations with other members of the community Students are asked to submit a brief proposal outlining their doctoral research, which will be evaluated by the consortium committee. Good quality applications will be selected for presentation at a DC Session as part of the conference. Each student with an accepted submission will be assigned a mentor who will provide feedback on the student’s work and will discuss the doctoral research with the student and the audience at the consortium. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR A DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM PAPER AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Please refer to the conference web site for more detailed information regarding the preparation and submission of DC contributions: https://www.um.org/umap2023/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/ IMPORTANT DATES ● Submission of papers: March 31, 2023 ● Notification of acceptance: April 28, 2023 ● Camera-ready versions of accepted papers: May 2, 2023 ● Conference: June 26-29, 2023 Note: The submission times are 11:59 pm AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) DC CHAIRS ● Antonija Mitrovic, Canterbury University, New Zealand ● Michel Desmarais, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada ● Martijn Willemsen, Eindhoven University of Technology and JADS, Netherlands ● Contact: umap2023-doctoral(a)um.org

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CHItaly 2023 - Crossing HCI and AI: Call for Papers

by amon rapp

CHItaly 2023: Call for Papers [Apologies for Multiple Postings] ================================================ CHItaly 2023 - Crossing HCI and AI The International Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter ================================================ 20-22 September 2023 Location: from Turin to the World, using Metaverse https://chitaly2023.it/ ================================================ SPECIAL THEME: Crossing HCI and AI ================================================ Besides traditional HCI topics, CHItaly 2023 aims at debating the intersection of HCI and AI as an emerging field of research, devoted mostly to Intelligent User Interfaces, i.e., interfaces developed using the approaches from HCI and the tools from AI. In addition to consolidated HCI contributions, we solicit research on methods, approaches, and systems relating the Human and the AI, innovative AI-based interfaces and interactions empowering humans, experiences in good and bad practices in applying AI to the interaction. ================================================ CALL FOR LONG AND SHORT PAPERS ================================================ We welcome research contributions in the form of either long or short research papers. Long papers present original and substantially new research in HCI. Short papers present original and provocative research or novel applications in HCI. All paper manuscripts undergo a selective review process. Accepted papers are invited for inclusion in the electronic ACM International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS - pending approval), published in the ACM Digital Library. Authors of top-quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to special issues in international journals. Besides the special theme of CHItaly 2023, the conference is interested in all aspects of HCI: * Crossing HCI and AI * Fundamentals of HCI * Interactive Environments * Interaction Techniques, Modalities and Devices * Applications of HCI A more detailed list is available at https://chitaly2023.it/call_for_papers/ Submit on easychair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=chitaly2023 Main deadlines: - Submission deadline: March 31th, 2023 - Review notification: June 1st, 2023 - Initial camera-ready submission: June 30th, 2023 - Final submission: July 31st, 2023 All times are in Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone. When the deadline is day D, the last time to submit is when D ends AoE. Papers Chairs Tania Di Mascio (Università dell’Aquila) Rosa Lanzilotti (Università di Bari) Davide Spano (Università di Cagliari) email: papers(a)chitaly2023.it

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[CFP][Extended Deadline] IEEE Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023)

by Giuseppe Caggianese

****** Abstract and Graphical Abstract Submissions have been EXTENDED ****** Special Session on "eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications" These are the new extended deadlines: - Abstract Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023 - April 7, 2023 (extended) - Final Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2023 - May 15, 2023 (extended) ************************************************************************** Dear Colleagues, The submission deadline to contribute with an Abstract (1-2 pages) or a Graphical Abstract to the special session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” is extended to April 7, 2023 - https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17. Conference: IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023) - October 25-27, 2023 - Milan - https://metroxraine.org/. Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to this special session. I'm looking forward to meeting you, virtually or in your presence, at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023. Best regards, Giuseppe Caggianese Giuseppe Caggianese, Ph.D. ------------------------------------------------------------- Research Scientist National Research Council (CNR) Institute for High-Performance Computing and Networking (ICAR) Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131, Naples, Italy Telefono: +39 0816139227 Mobile: +39 3371588044 Skype: giuseppe.caggianese Email: giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023) https://metroxraine.org/ October 25-27, 2023 - Milan, Italy. ==================================================================================== SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION ------------------------- The fast development of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) solutions over the last few years are transforming how people interact, work, and communicate. The eXtended Reality (XR) term encloses all those immersive technologies that can shift the boundaries between digital and physical worlds to realize the metaverse. According to tech companies and venture capitalists, the metaverse will be a super-platform that convenes sub-platforms: social media, online video games, and ease-of-life apps, all accessible through the same digital space and sharing the same digital economy. Inside the metaverse, virtual worlds will allow avatars to carry out all human endeavours, including creation, display, entertainment, social, and trading. Thus, the metaverse will evolve how users interact with brands, intellectual properties, health services, cultural heritage, and each other things on the Internet. A user could join friends to play a multiplayer game, watch a movie via a streaming service and then attend a university course precisely the same as in the real world. The metaverse development will require new software architecture that will enable decentralized and collaborative virtual worlds. These self-organized virtual worlds will be permanent and will require maintenance operations. In addition, it will be necessary to design an efficient data management system and prevent privacy violations. Finally, the convergence of physical reality, virtually enhanced, and an always-on virtual space highlighted the need to rethink the actual paradigms for visualization, interaction, and sharing of digital information, moving toward more natural, intuitive, dynamically customizable, multimodal, and multi-user solutions. This special session aims to focus on exploring how the realization of the metaverse can transform certain application domains such us: (i) healthcare, in which the metaverse solutions can, for instance, improve the communication between patients and physicians; (ii) cultural heritage, with potentially more effective solutions for tourism guidance, site maintenance, and heritage object conservation; and (iii) industry, where to enable data-driven decision making, smart maintenance, and overall asset optimisation. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17 TOPICS ---------- The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Hardware/Software Architectures for metaverse - Decentralized and Collaborative Architectures for metaverse - Interoperability for metaverse - Tools to help creators to build the metaverse0 - Operations and Maintenance in metaverse - Data security and privacy mechanisms for metaverse - Cryptocurrency, token, NFT Solutions for metaverse - Fraud-Detection in metaverse - Cyber Security for metaverse - Data Analytics to Identify Malicious Behaviors in metaverse - Blockchain/AI technologies in metaverse - Emerging Technologies and Applications for metaverse - New models to evaluate the impact of the metaverse - Interactive Data Exploration and Presentation in metaverse - Human-Computer Interaction for metaverse - Human factors issues related to metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ Abstract Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023 - April 7, 2023 (extended) **NOTE: 1-2 pages abstract or a graphical abstract** Final Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2023 - May 15, 2023 (extended) Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2023 Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2023 SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS ------------------------ Authors should prepare an Abstract (1 - 2 pages) that clearly indicates the originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The Abstract should include the title of the paper, names and affiliations of the authors, an abstract, keywords, an introduction describing the nature of the problem, a description of the contribution, the results achieved and their applicability. As an alternative to the traditional abstract, it is possible to submit a Graphical Abstract. For further information, please see here: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions. When the first review process has been completed, authors receive a notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the abstract has been accepted, the authors can prepare a full paper. The format for the full paper is identical to the format for the abstract except for the number of pages: the full paper has a required minimum length of five (5) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages. Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. Authors of accepted full papers must submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the workshop, and attend to present their papers. The maximum length for final papers is 6 pages. All contributions will be peer-reviewed and acceptance will be based on quality, originality and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Submissions must be written in English and prepared according to the IEEE Conference Proceedings template. LaTeX and Word templates and an Overleaf sample project can be found at: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions. The papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EDAS online submission and review system: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=30746. To submit abstracts or draft papers to the special session, please follow the submission instructions for regular sessions, but remind to specify the special session to which the paper is directed. The special session organizers and other external reviewers will review all submissions. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ----------------------------------- All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Extended versions of presented papers are eligible for post-publication; more information will be provided soon. ORGANIZERS ------------- Giuseppe Caggianese National Research Council of Italy giuseppe.caggianese@.cnr.it Ugo Erra University of Basilicata ugo.erra(a)unibas.it Luigi Gallo National Research Council of Italy luigi.gallo(a)cnr.it For any questions about the special session, please feel free to contact us via email.

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Deadline extension SLERD 2023 - 8th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologies for unintended cross-mailing / /========================================================= Deadline extension:*2nd of April (hard deadline)*/ ========================================================= *8th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development** * *2023:SMART LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS AS ENGINES OF THE GREEN AND DIGITAL TRANSITION* *June 19-20, 2023* /*Tallin, Estonia (hybrid)*/ slerd.uniroma2.it <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/> Contacts: janika [dot] leoste [at] tlu [dot] ee/(conference chair)/ =========================================================* *call for papers <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/call-for-papers/> *========================================================= *SLERD 2023 will host also a *Demo Student Contest* -> see call for demo <http://slerd.uniroma2.it/student-design-contest-2023/> **========================================================= **/SLERD 2023 will features as *Keynotes*/**: Ralf-Martin Shoe **/Urban Challenges Driven Smart Cities /** Päivi Kousa **/AI brings new challenges and opportunities to higher education/** ** ****=========================================================** ** *SLERD 2023* is organized by /Tallinn University /in collaboration with /ASLERD/ <http://www.aslerd.org>/./ * Please Note: SLERD 2023 will be held in precence but a possibility to attend it virtually is provided (hybrid format). * /*Short Intro*/ The energy crises and war have underscored the need to change our living style, consumption habits, learning methods and tools. The transition towards future education is according to theUnesco thematic action track 4 <https://transformingeducationsummit.sdg4education2030.org/track/digital>encompassing digital transformation which harnesses technology as part of larger systemic efforts. Making technology more inclusive, equitable, effective, relevant, and sustainable. What should we expect for future learning ecosystems? How “smart learning ecosystems” are changing? How such changes may be related to the achievement of “a better learning for a better world <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/aslerd/docs/TIMISOARA_DECLARATI…>” as a contribution to theUnited Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld>? How will they contribute to the reduction of inequalities and, at the same time, to the empowering of each individual according to his expectations and talents? /**//*Topics of interests*/ *SLERD 2023* is proud to invite colleagues - researchers and practitioners - from all over the world to share the efforts concerning the development of smart learning ecosystems and, contributions on how to build together a brilliant post pandemic future, where smart learning ecosystems and smart education will be even more central in the education of future citizens, and in the promotion of social innovation and territorial development. can be grouped under three big themes: /*• places for smart education */ * • future of institutional learning • interplay between formal and informal learning • new educational models and settings • continuity-discontinuity of time, technology, place/space, processes in learning • role of, and case studies of, games and gamification in smart education • dual education and other alternate scheme approaches • monitoring and benchmarking of smartness (individual, institution, city, region) * /*• people in place centered design for smart education*/ * • general frameworks and methodological advances • design, data and other relevant literacies • smart citizen’s literacies, skill and competences • communities and co-design in smart learning • sharing & participatory practices • open access to any resource and disparity • cultural influences * /*• supportive learning technologies for smart education*/ * *• AI for smart learning ecosystems: ethical aspects, tools and H-AI interaction* *• semantic web technologies and applications*** • text/opinion mining and sentiment analysis • real/virtual communities and social network analysis • interoperability and application of open/smart data and services • safety & security in education • IoT, ubiquitous and wearable technologies • adaptability to educational contexts and citizens • role of VR in education * ========================================================= /*Important dates:*/ --------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline for papers submission: *April 2**, 2023* *(hard deadline)* • Notification to the authors: April 16, 2023 • Camera ready paper: April 30, 2023 • Conference: June 19-20, 2023 ========================================== /*Submissions:*/ --------------------------------------------------------- SLERD welcomes contributions composed by min. 4500 words. The max. length of the contributions should not overcome 16 pages. Papers should be written according to: https://www.springer.com/us/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conferen… Proceedings will be published by Springer in the Series /Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies/ that will be indexed by SCOPUS, EI-Compendex and Springerlink. Extended version of selected papers will be also included in a special issue of IxD&A Journal <https://www.ixdea.org/> (ISSN 1826-9745, e-ISSN 2283-2998) indexed by SCOPUS and Emerging Sources of Web of Science https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 Link to the /*paper submission page on easy chair:*/ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=slerd2023 ========================================================= Information about SLERD 2023 will continuously updated on the ASLERD Linkedin page -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5103530/> Facebook page -> link <https://www.facebook.com/people/Aslerd-Association-for-Smart-learning-Ecosy…> ========================================================= Join ALSLERD and share our vision on the future of Smart Learning Ecosystems: Timisoara declaration <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/aslerd/docs/TIMISOARA_DECLARATI…> See ASLERD website <http://www.aslerd.org> for Request of membership, membership fees and legal =========================================================

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CFP - 4th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds

by Luca Turchet

[Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute] *4th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds* Pisa, October 26-27, 2023 https://internetofsounds.net/is2_2023/ *Call for papers and demos* We are pleased to invite the community to submit to the 4th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IS2 2023). The Internet of Sounds is an emerging research field positioned at the intersection of the Internet of Things and the Sound and Music Computing domains. The symposium will be hosted at the congress center “Ex Monastero delle Benedettine” in the city of Pisa, Italy, and will take place on the 26 and 27 of October 2023. The aim of the symposium is to bring together academics and industry to investigate and advance the development of Internet of Sounds technologies by using cutting-edge tools and processes. The event will consist of oral presentations, keynotes, poster presentations, demonstrations, as well as tutorials. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas: - Wireless acoustic sensor networks - Networked music performances - Web Audio - Networked Musical XR - Detection and classification of sounds in acoustic sensor networks - Sound-based anomaly detection and sound-based predictive maintenance in networked settings - Spatial audio for the Internet of Sounds - Cloud-based services for musical and audio applications - Ecoacoustics - Embedded audio - Privacy and security in acoustic sensor networks - Smart Musical Instruments - Musical haptics for the Internet of Musical Things - Participatory live music performances - Music education applications for the Internet of Musical Things - Intelligent music production in Internet of Musical Things contexts - Ubiquitous music - Sonification for Internet of Sounds applications - Protocols and exchange formats for the Internet of Sounds - Improving accessibility and inclusiveness within the Internet of Sounds - Open audio databases for Deep Learning and Data Mining - Challenges in the management and delivery of large audio databases - Visualization and Sonification of acoustic sensor networks - Sustainability and ethical aspects of the Internet of Sounds We consider contributions in the form of a full paper (min 5 pages, max 10 pages), a poster paper (4 pages), or a demo proposal (max 2 pages). Authors are welcome to submit to all three tracks. We encourage the submission of work in progress as well as more mature work. LaTeX and Word templates are available: IEEE conference templates. <https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html> *Important dates* - Papers and demos submission deadline: July 15, 2023 - Author notification: September 1, 2023 - Camera ready due: October 1, 2023 - Registration deadline: October 1, 2023 - Symposium dates: October 26-27, 2023 *Publications* The IS2 2023 proceedings will be submitted to the IEEE for publication. *Awards* The Organizing Committee will select the winners for the Best Paper, Best Student Paper and Best Demo awards. To be eligible for the best student paper award, the presenting and first author of the paper must be a full-time student. *Organizing Committee* - Stefano Giordano (University of Pisa) - Gregorio Procissi (University of Pisa) - Nils Peters (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and Fraunhofer IIS) - Sacha Krstulovic (Music Tribe) - Claudia Rinaldi (University of L’Aquila) - Benjamin Matuszewski (IRCAM) - Chrisoula Alexandraki (Hellenic Mediterranean University) - Luca Borgianni (University of Pisa) - Luca Turchet (University of Trento) *Sponsors* - ZTE - Italia <https://www.zteitalia.it/en/home/> - Vianova <https://www.vianova.it/> - Italtel <https://www.italtel.com/> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Luca Turchet*, Ph.D. Associate Professor Head of the *Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory* <https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/> Chair of the *IEEE Emerging Technology Initiative on the Internet of Sounds* <https://www.comsoc.org/about/committees/emerging-technologies-initiatives/i…> Founder and President of the* Internet of Sounds Research Network <https://www.internetofsounds.net/>* Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science University of Trento Via Sommarive 9 - 38123 Trento - Italy E-mail: luca.turchet(a)unitn.it Tel: +39 0461 283792

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[CFP][Last days][Abstract 1-2 pages] IEEE Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023)

by Giuseppe Caggianese

Dear Colleagues, Last days to submit your contribution to our Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” - IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023) - October 25-27, 2023 - Milan - https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17. I want to remind you that the deadline of tomorrow, 15 March, is for the submission of a 1-2 page Abstract or a Graphical Abstract to show the idea you are proposing. You will have time to finalise your work by the deadline of April 30. Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to this special session. I'm looking forward to meeting you, virtually or in your presence, at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023. Best regards, Giuseppe Caggianese Giuseppe Caggianese, Ph.D. ------------------------------------------------------------- Research Scientist National Research Council (CNR) Institute for High-Performance Computing and Networking (ICAR) Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131, Naples, Italy Telefono: +39 0816139227 Mobile: +39 3371588044 Skype: giuseppe.caggianese Email: giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023) https://metroxraine.org/ October 25-27, 2023 - Milan, Italy. ==================================================================================== SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION ------------------------- The fast development of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) solutions over the last few years are transforming how people interact, work, and communicate. The eXtended Reality (XR) term encloses all those immersive technologies that can shift the boundaries between digital and physical worlds to realize the metaverse. According to tech companies and venture capitalists, the metaverse will be a super-platform that convenes sub-platforms: social media, online video games, and ease-of-life apps, all accessible through the same digital space and sharing the same digital economy. Inside the metaverse, virtual worlds will allow avatars to carry out all human endeavours, including creation, display, entertainment, social, and trading. Thus, the metaverse will evolve how users interact with brands, intellectual properties, health services, cultural heritage, and each other things on the Internet. A user could join friends to play a multiplayer game, watch a movie via a streaming service and then attend a university course precisely the same as in the real world. The metaverse development will require new software architecture that will enable decentralized and collaborative virtual worlds. These self-organized virtual worlds will be permanent and will require maintenance operations. In addition, it will be necessary to design an efficient data management system and prevent privacy violations. Finally, the convergence of physical reality, virtually enhanced, and an always-on virtual space highlighted the need to rethink the actual paradigms for visualization, interaction, and sharing of digital information, moving toward more natural, intuitive, dynamically customizable, multimodal, and multi-user solutions. This special session aims to focus on exploring how the realization of the metaverse can transform certain application domains such us: (i) healthcare, in which the metaverse solutions can, for instance, improve the communication between patients and physicians; (ii) cultural heritage, with potentially more effective solutions for tourism guidance, site maintenance, and heritage object conservation; and (iii) industry, where to enable data-driven decision making, smart maintenance, and overall asset optimisation. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17 TOPICS ---------- The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Hardware/Software Architectures for metaverse - Decentralized and Collaborative Architectures for metaverse - Interoperability for metaverse - Tools to help creators to build the metaverse0 - Operations and Maintenance in metaverse - Data security and privacy mechanisms for metaverse - Cryptocurrency, token, NFT Solutions for metaverse - Fraud-Detection in metaverse - Cyber Security for metaverse - Data Analytics to Identify Malicious Behaviors in metaverse - Blockchain/AI technologies in metaverse - Emerging Technologies and Applications for metaverse - New models to evaluate the impact of the metaverse - Interactive Data Exploration and Presentation in metaverse - Human-Computer Interaction for metaverse - Human factors issues related to metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ Abstract Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023. **NOTE that the abstract should be 1 - 2 pages. Final Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2023. Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2023 Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2023 SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS ------------------------ Authors should prepare an Abstract (1 - 2 pages) that clearly indicates the originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The Abstract should include the title of the paper, names and affiliations of the authors, an abstract, keywords, an introduction describing the nature of the problem, a description of the contribution, the results achieved and their applicability. As an alternative to the traditional abstract, it is possible to submit a Graphical Abstract. For further information, please see here: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions. When the first review process has been completed, authors receive a notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the abstract has been accepted, the authors can prepare a full paper. The format for the full paper is identical to the format for the abstract except for the number of pages: the full paper has a required minimum length of five (5) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages. Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. Authors of accepted full papers must submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the workshop, and attend to present their papers. The maximum length for final papers is 6 pages. All contributions will be peer-reviewed and acceptance will be based on quality, originality and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Submissions must be written in English and prepared according to the IEEE Conference Proceedings template. LaTeX and Word templates and an Overleaf sample project can be found at: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions. The papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EDAS online submission and review system: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=30746. To submit abstracts or draft papers to the special session, please follow the submission instructions for regular sessions, but remind to specify the special session to which the paper is directed. The special session organizers and other external reviewers will review all submissions. More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ----------------------------------- All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Extended versions of presented papers are eligible for post-publication; more information will be provided soon. ORGANIZERS ------------- Giuseppe Caggianese National Research Council of Italy giuseppe.caggianese@.cnr.it Ugo Erra University of Basilicata ugo.erra(a)unibas.it Luigi Gallo National Research Council of Italy luigi.gallo(a)cnr.it For any questions about the special session, please feel free to contact us via email.

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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 will no longer be 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.56 'Hybrid Games and Interaction Design' Guest editors: Nelson Zagalo, Micael Sousa, Ana Patrícia Oliveira, Fotis Liarokapis • N.57 'Competence based education: from school to responsible citizenship, wellbeing and democracy.' Guest editors: Stefania Bocconi, Stefano Cacciamani, Romina Cachia, Arianna Sala, Nadia Sansone • N.58 'Age Against the Machine: A Call for Designing Ethical AI for and with Children' Guest editors: Sumita Sharma, Eva Durall Gazulla, Marianne Kinnula, Nitin Sawhney • N.59 'AI for Humans and Humans for AI: Towards Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age' Guest editors: Renate Andersen, Vita Santa Barletta, anders Mørch, Alesandro Pagano 'Design Education for Hybrid Environments: Pedagogies, frameworks, and tools for crafting next-generation physical-digital spaces' Guest editors: Daniel Rosenberg Munoz, Dina El Zanfaly, Peter Scupelli, Daragh Byrne • 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. 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