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research position on game-based motivational digital systems

by Massimo Zancanaro

*RESEARCH POSITION available on * *GAME-BASED MOTIVATIONAL DIGITAL SYSTEMS * At Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Digital Society Center, MoDiS Unit *RESEARCH POSITION (3 years) *available within the FBK Digital Society research center, Motivational Digital Systems <http://modis.fbk.eu/> research unit. The *areas of research investigation* include: game design, games user research, artificial intelligence for games, player modeling, game analytics and game studies. *Job description*: The research activity will aim at the design and validation of motivational games to study their effectiveness in terms of users’ engagement, awareness, and behavior change. In particular, the activities will focus on the following topics: - Design and development of motivational games and gamification initiatives targeting different users’ groups and sustainability challenges; - Design and execution of experimental studies to analyze the achieved impact and to evaluate the user experience; - Participation to the design and development of models, techniques, and tools supporting dynamic and personalized game content generation. The activities will be carried out within the scope of the following EU projects: Stand By Me and Stand By Me 2.0, coordinated by Amnesty International, aimed at contrasting violence against women and girls through educational programmes in high schools; NEVERMORE, coordinated by Fondazione Bruno Kessler, aimed at studying and developing innovative holistic and participatory solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation; other research projects carried out by the MoDiS unit. *Application deadline: 23rd May 2022* *More information and online application* can be found at this link <https://jobs.fbk.eu/Annunci/Jobs_A_Research_position_in_the_field_of_Game_b…> -- -- Le informazioni contenute nella presente comunicazione sono di natura privata e come tali sono da considerarsi riservate ed indirizzate esclusivamente ai destinatari indicati e per le finalità strettamente legate al relativo contenuto. Se avete ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, vi preghiamo di eliminarlo e di inviare una comunicazione all’indirizzo e-mail del mittente. -- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material.

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IxD&A Journal N. 51: Meet the Authors Event

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *International Journal on Interaction Design & Architecture(s) - IxD&A* *https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 - a SCOPUS and Web of Science - Emerging Sources (Thomson Reuters) indexed Journal - founded in 2005* *that implements also video presentations of the published contributions. * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *On-line Event* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Special issue N. 51 *on:* Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education */guest editors: Ingi Helgason, Enrique Encinas, Ivica Mitrovic, Michael Smyth/ // *Meet the authors * authors list <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=10&a=27> on the /*30th of May - 15:00 CET*/ /(event coordination by: Janika Leoste & Oscar Mealha)/ to attend the presentations, for free, please fill the reservation form -> link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddrLzWVI5LwdXPyNiTLp0q1-zVYo17JdS…> Articles are available for free downloading at -> link <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=ToC_5…> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To keep updated join the IxD&A groups @: IxD&A Linkedin ->link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3785204/> IxD&A Facebook ->link <https://www.facebook.com/groups/528301461963022> Enjoy the videos of the "Meeting the Authors" events @: IxD&A Youtube channel ->link <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_F6Aa-zJERXS1H7IqbTtKA/videos> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access road to its contents with no charge to the authors / If you wish to help us in improving the quality of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ///// /////========================================================= IxD&A Privacy Policy <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=9&a=1> =========================================================

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Fifth Call for Papers

by Announce Announcements

*** Fifth Call for Papers *** 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) "Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era" September 26-29, 2022, Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 The IEEE ISC2 2022 Organizing Committee is glad to announce that it is currently accepting papers for the 8th edition of the IEEE International Smart Cities Conference. This year, the IEEE ISC2 will be held in-person on September 26-29, 2022, in Paphos, Cyprus and the theme of the conference is “Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era.” The IEEE ISC2 is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community, a coalition of eight IEEE technical societies and organizations. Besides contributions addressing the conference theme, authors are welcome to submit their original research results in traditional topics across broad application and functional domains, within the context of smart urban infrastructure systems. The technical areas include, but are not limited to: • Smart city theory, modelling and simulation  • Intelligent infrastructure • Sensors and actuators • Open data and big data analytics • AI powered smart cities services • Safety and security systems • Smart healthcare • Smart emergency management • IoT and Smart X services • Data security and privacy • Connected Vehicle (CV) technologies • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) • Smart mobility and transportation • Smart energy systems • Smart buildings and Smart grid • Digital city and smart growth • Smart traffic system operations • Environmental monitoring technologies The complete list of technical areas can be found here: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-papers/ . Should you need further clarifications or have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at: isc22022(a)easychair.org . Paper Submission Guidelines Prospective authors are invited to submit high quality original (Full or Short) papers via the EasyChair submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isc22022 . Full papers should describe novel research contributions with evaluation results and are limited to seven (7) pages. Short papers, limited in length to four (4) pages, should be more visionary in nature and are meant to discuss new challenges and visions, highlight early research results, and explore novel research directions. All submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication, should be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE Template ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html ). Each submitted paper will pass through the standard IEEE peer-review process. If accepted and presented at the conference, it will appear in the conference proceedings and be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The conference organisers are currently negotiating a number of special issues with high quality journals. More information is available on the conference web site (https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/journal-special-issues/ ). The best papers will be awarded in the conference Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award contests. For more information, please visit the conference website: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Conference Paper Submission Deadline: May 31, 2022 • Conference Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2022 • Conference Camera-ready Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Conference Dates: September 26-29, 2022 Organizing Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/chairs/ Special Track Chairs Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-tracks-committee2/ IEEE Smart Cities https://smartcities.ieee.org

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CfP for the workshop "New trends in Sports and HCI" at MobileHCI 2022

by Eleonora Mencarini

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce the call for papers for our workshop on “*New trends in sports and HCI*” at the upcoming *MobileHCI’22 conference*. The field of HCI for sports is evolving under the push of new technological developments and worldwide natural events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. Recent technological advancements have widened the possibilities of HCI in the sports domain by paving the way to augmented humans, inbodied interactions, esports, new forms of sociality thanks to virtual reality and the metaverse, and new ways for engaging the audience thanks to AI. Whereas contextual factors, such as the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change, seem to pull the sports trends in opposite directions: on the one hand, they foster the indoorisation and individualization of sports, as we can see by the spreading of home training systems such as bike rollers and related apps; and, on the other hand, they encourage practicing outdoor sports to take advantage of the ‘restorative power’ of nature. With this workshop, we invite the HCI community to discuss the current trends for portable technologies for sports and trace future directions for HCI research in this field. TOPICS OF INTEREST Possible topics for submissions may include (but are not limited to):‬‬ - Wearable/mobile technologies for sports - Interactive systems for the indoorisation of outdoor sports - Phenomenology of sports (how to report the sports experience) - Augmented feedback for sports - Augmented human capabilities in sports - Immersive technologies for sports - Exergames - Gamification techniques for sports - Superhuman sports HOW TO APPLY? We invite paper submissions (*minimum 12.500 characters long*) in the form of a research, reflection, pictorial, provocation, or design fiction using the ACM SIGCHI template via Easy Chair. A program committee will assess the submissions based on their potential to spark an interesting discussion. Proceedings of the accepted submissions will be *published with CEUR and indexed in Scopus*. KEY DATES *Submission deadline: June 1, 2022, AoE* Notification: June 24, 2022 Workshop: October 1, 2022 ATTENDANCE The “New Trends in HCI and Sports” will take place *online*. The workshop activities and discussions will be organized accordingly. ORGANIZERS Eleonora Mencarini, FBK (Italy) Amon Rapp, University of Torino (Italy) Ashley Colley, University of Lapland (Finland) Florian Daiber, DFKI (Germany) Micheal D. Jones, Brigham University (U.S.A.) Felix Kosmalla, DFKI (Germany) Stephan Lukosch, University of Canterbury (New Zealand) Jasmin Niess, University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) Evangelos Niforatos, TU Delft (The Netherlands) Paweł W. Woźniak, Chalmers University (Sweden) Massimo Zancanaro, University of Trento (Italy) For further information, visit our website: mobilehci22-hci-and-sports.dfki.de If you have any questions, please drop an email at mencarini(a)fbk.eu Best regards, Eleonora Mencarini (on behalf of the New Trends in HCI and Sports workshop organizers)

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Sixth Call for Contributions

by Announce Announcements

*** Sixth Call for Contributions *** ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022) 7–9 September, 2022, 5* St. Raphael Resort & Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/ Scope The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. Social good is typically defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public. In this context, clean air and water, Internet connection, education, and healthcare are all good examples of social goods. However, new media innovations and the explosion of online communities have added new meaning to the term. Social good is now about global citizens uniting to unlock the potential of individuals, technology, and collaboration to create a positive societal impact. GoodIT solicits papers that address important research challenges related to, but not limited to: • Citizen science • Civic intelligence • Decentralized approaches to IT • Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage • Environmental monitoring • Ethical computing • Frugal solutions for IT • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications • Health and social care • IT for automotive • IT for development • IT for education • IT for smart living • Privacy, trust and ethical issues in ICT solutions • Smart governance and e-administration • Social informatics • Socially responsible IT solutions • Sustainable cities and transportation • Sustainable IT • Technology addressing the digital divide Paper Submission The papers should not exceed eleven (11) pages single-column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). They must be original works and must not have been previously published. At least one of the authors of all accepted papers must register and present the work at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be published in the proceedings. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. In addition to a Main Track, the conference features 9 additional Special Tracks. More information on these tracks is available on the conference web site. Journal Special Issues and Best Paper Award Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to two special journal issues: • FGCS, Elsevier (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/future-generation-computer-systems) • MDPI Sensors, where the theme of the special issue will be "Application of Information Technology (IT) to Social Good" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/topical_collection_good… ). Specifically 5 papers will be invited free of charge and another 5 papers will get a 20% discount on the publication fees. Furthermore, MDPI Sensors will sponsor a Best Paper Award with the amount of 400 CHF. Work-in-Progress and PhD Track Inside ACM GoodIT, the Work-in-Progress and PhD Track provides an opportunity to showcase interesting new work that is still at an early stage. We encourage practitioners and researchers to submit to the Work-in-Progress venue as it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Moreover, this track provides a platform for PhD students to present and receive feedback on their ongoing research. Students at different stages of their research will have the opportunity to present and discuss their research questions, goals, methods and results. This is an opportunity to obtain guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and other PhD students working in research areas related to technologies for social good. Important: For this specific track, papers must not exceed nine (9) pages single column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). Submission Instructions All papers must be submitted electronically via the hotcrp web site (https://goodit2022.hotcrp.com ). Once on the submission page, you will be able to select the track where to submit your paper. Important Dates • Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 23 May 2022 • Notification of acceptance: 20 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 11 July 2022 Conference Committees https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/committees/

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MobileHCI - Associate Chair Recruitment 2023 & 2024

by Maristella Matera

Dear All, We want to call for volunteers for Program Committee members (paper Associate Chairs) for ACM MobileHCI 2023 and 2024. MobileHCI provides a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss the challenges, potential solutions and innovations toward effective interaction with mobile systems and services. The conference brings together researchers and practitioners in an informal and collaborative format. Themes cover the analysis, design, evaluation and application of human-computer interaction techniques and approaches for all mobile computing devices, software and services. In 2023 we will transfer to a journal model and would like to ask for your help as ACs in selecting relevant and suitable papers. A typical workload for MobileHCI is 4 papers as 1AC, and for another 4 papers as 2AC. We are open to everybody interested in shaping the program of the conference series. MobileHCI strives for an equal representation of perspectives in shaping its program. Therefore, applications from diverse and/or underrepresented backgrounds are especially welcome. Please fill out the short survey available at this address: https://forms.gle/wpFuhmn69EhGsZ2p9 ***by May 31st, 2022***. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. MobileHCI 2023 PC Chairs

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AVI 2022: Call for Participation, 6-10 June 2022, Frascati, Rome, Italy

by Syed Mehdi Abbas Rizvi

(Apologies for multiple postings) AVI 2022 Call for Participation International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces >>> 6-10 June 2022 <<< Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel, Frascati, Rome, Italy https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES • Early Bird Registration open till 15th May 2022 • Registration link: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/conference/registration --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) - 30TH ANNIVERSARY Since 1992, AVI has been a biennial appointment for a vast international community of experts with a broad range of backgrounds. Throughout three decades, the Conference has attracted leading researchers of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from all over the world, offering a forum to present and disseminate new technological results, paradigms, and visions for HCI and user interfaces. Because of advanced technology and new possibilities for user interaction, AVI has broadened the topics it covers, still keeping its primary focus on the conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of novel visual interfaces. While rooted in Italy, AVI is an international conference concerning the nationality of participants, authors of papers, and program committee members. The mixture of carefully selected research contributions paired with cordial Italian hospitality creates a unique conference atmosphere, which has made AVI an internationally recognized brand. AVI 2022 is under the patronage of Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Informatica, Italy. We look forward to your participation in AVI2022! Paolo Bottoni, AVI 2022 General Chair Emanuele Panizzi, AVI 2022 Program Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This year’s AVI conference includes keynote presentations, Long and Short Paper Track, Posters and Demo, 10 workshops, 3 tutorials and a social dinner. A tentative program is available at https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/program Details are as follows. RESEARCH PAPERS This year at AVI 2022, as usual, we received high quality papers reporting exciting new research. 41 long and short papers will be presented at the conference. The detailed program for the AVI 2022 Long and Short Paper Track will be available soon. POSTER & DEMO The AVI 2022 Poster Track allows researchers and practitioners to present their work in progress, whereas Demo Track allows authors to demonstrate a completed or ongoing research effort. This year 38 posters and demos will be presented at AVI. WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS This year AVI 2022 will host 10 co-located workshops: • Designing for Meaningful Interactions and Digital Wellbeing, June 06, Afternoon • AVI-CH 22 the 4th workshop on Advanced Visual Interfaces for Cultural Heritage, June 06 Full day • 3rd International EMPATHY Workshop: Empowering People in Dealing with Internet of Things Ecosystems, June 06, Full day • Enhancing cross-reality applications and user experiences, June 06 - Afternoon • CoPDA2022 - Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: AI for Humans or Humans for AI?, June 07, Full day • HCI and worker well-being in manufacturing industry, June 07, Full day • Map-based Interfaces and Interactions (MAPII), June 07, Full day • Visuo-Haptic Interaction, June 07, Full day • 3rd Workshop on Audio-Visual Analytics, June 07, Morning • Advanced Visual Interfaces for Augmented Video (AVIxAV), June 07, Afternoon For more details, see https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/workshops AVI 2022 will also host 3 tutorials: • Open Research Data and Analysis - How to Implement and Publish in European Project Context, June 06 - Morning • Haptics to Enrich Visual Interfaces: From Theory to Prototyping, June 06 - Full day • Collaborative Sketching with Tangibles: Let's Stop Soulless Meetings, June 07 - Morning For more details, see https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/tutorials SOCIAL EVENT A social event will be hosted by AVI 2022 on 9th June at a restaurant on a barge moored on the Tiber banks, in the heart of Rome: Baja. For more details about the tentative venue, see www.bajaroma.it --------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION Early bird registration is open until 15th May 2022. All accepted papers (conference and workshops) should be associated with a proper (i.e., non student) registration. Student registration should be accompanied by a proper certification of the student status (copy of the University card, letter from the advisor on letterhead, signed and stamped, etc.). Student registrations are not acceptable for presenting authors, i.e. if the only author attending the event and presenting the paper is a student, they still need to register in the normal category i.e., ACM member or non-member. For more information and for registering please see this link: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/conference/registration For any issue or question about the registration procedure, please contact: eventi(a)consultaumbria.com and congressi(a)consultaumbria.com (both in CC) directly. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VENUE & ACCOMMODATION AVI 2022 will be held at Park Hotel Villa Tuscolana, in Frascati (pronounced [fraˈskaːti]), a city and comune in the metropolitan city of Rome, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is located 20 kilometers (12 mi) south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills, close to the ancient city of Tusculum. Frascati is closely associated with science, being the location of several international scientific laboratories. Frascati produces the white wine with the same name. It is also a historical and artistic center. Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel is a 4-star historical hotel and convention center immersed in an elegant atmosphere and surrounded by a beautiful panoramic view of the Eternal City. Strategically located near Rome, Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel is the ideal accommodation solution for visiting the city, 5 minutes from the train station with hourly trains to get to downtown Rome in 30 minutes. Special rates are available for the attendees of AVI 2022 for the whole week and those willing to travel with their own families. For more details see https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022/conference/venue-accommodat… --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVI organizing committee and AVI steering committee are anxiously looking forward to seeing you at the conference ! AVI2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Program Chair Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Long Papers Chairs Célia Martinie, University of Toulouse 3, France Fabio Pittarello, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy Short Papers Chairs David Bell, Brunel University London, UK Marco Romano, University of Salerno, Italy Poster Chairs Marianna Di Gregorio, University of Salerno, Italy Antti Knutas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Demo Chairs Marco Angelini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Silvio Barra, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy Workshop & Tutorial Chairs Giuseppe Desolda, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Alan Serrano-Rico, Brunel University London, UK Publicity Chairs Mehdi Rizvi, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Laura Maye, University College Cork, Ireland Online Experience Chairs Enrico Bassetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy AVI STEERING COMMITTEE Paolo Buono University of Bari, Italy Tiziana Catarci Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Maria Francesca Costabile University of Bari, Italy Maristella Matera Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Massimo Mecella Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Kent Norman University of Maryland, USA Genny Tortora University of Salerno, Italy Giuliana Vitiello University of Salerno, Italy Marco Winckler Université Côte d'Azur, France --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For any issue or question specifically about the registration procedure, please contact: eventi[at]consultaumbria[dot]com and congressi[at]consultaumbria[dot]com (both in CC) directly. For any other information or queries, please see our website: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/avi2022 or write to us at avi2022[at]easychair[dot]org

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Final CfP: HAID 2022 - International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design - London, UK, 24-26 August 2022

by Stefano Papetti

[Apologies for cross-posting] [Please forward to interested colleagues] Dear list members, HAID 2022 - 11th International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design 24–26 August 2022, London, UK https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/ <https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/> The submission portal for Papers is now open: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HAID2022/Submission/Index <https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HAID2022/Submission/Index> Please note that the *final deadline**for Papers* submissions is *22 May 2022* (previously May 13). We have also extended the *deadline for Demo and Work in Progress* submissions to *26 June 2022*. HAID 2022 will be held 24–26 August at the Mile End Campus of Queen Mary University of London in the UK, and will be a hybrid event with in-person activities and online streaming sessions. HAID 2022 is organised by the Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) <https://c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/>in collaboration with the Centre for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary (ARQ) <https://www.robotics.qmul.ac.uk/>. The workshop is supported by the Audio Engineering Society, IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics, EuroHaptics Society, and Springer. Please stay tuned to all the latest news at: * HAID 2022 webpage https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/ <https://haid2022.qmul.ac.uk/> * HAID Google group https://groups.google.com/g/haid-community <https://groups.google.com/g/haid-community> * HAID Twitter page https://twitter.com/HAID_conference <https://twitter.com/HAID_conference> See you in London! The HAID 2022 Programme Chairs Stefano Papetti and Charalampos Saitis The HAID 2022 General Chairs Charalampos Saitis and Ildar Farkhatdinov

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[CFP] ACM GoodIT 2022

by Catia Prandi

[apologies for multiple copies] ______________________________________________________________________ ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022) 7–9 September, 2022, 5* St. Raphael Resort & Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/ Scope The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. Social good is typically defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public. In this context, clean air and water, Internet connection, education, and healthcare are all good examples of social goods. However, new media innovations and the explosion of online communities have added new meaning to the term. Social good is now about global citizens uniting to unlock the potential of individuals, technology, and collaboration to create a positive societal impact. GoodIT solicits papers that address important research challenges related to, but not limited to: • Citizen science • Civic intelligence • Decentralized approaches to IT • Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage • Environmental monitoring • Ethical computing • Frugal solutions for IT • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications • Health and social care • IT for automotive • IT for development • IT for education • IT for smart living • Privacy, trust and ethical issues in ICT solutions • Smart governance and e-administration • Social informatics • Socially responsible IT solutions • Sustainable cities and transportation • Sustainable IT • Technology addressing the digital divide Paper Submission The papers should not exceed eleven (11) pages single-column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). They must be original works and must not have been previously published. At least one of the authors of all accepted papers must register and present the work at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be published in the proceedings. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. In addition to a Main Track, the conference features 9 additional Special Tracks. More information on these tracks is available on the conference web site. Journal Special Issues and Best Paper Award Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to two special journal issues: • FGCS, Elsevier (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/future-generation-computer-systems) • MDPI Sensors, where the theme of the special issue will be "Application of Information Technology (IT) to Social Good" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/topical_collection_good… ). Specifically 5 papers will be invited free of charge and another 5 papers will get a 20% discount on the publication fees. Furthermore, MDPI Sensors will sponsor a Best Paper Award with the amount of 400 CHF. Work-in-Progress and PhD Track Inside ACM GoodIT, the Work-in-Progress and PhD Track provides an opportunity to showcase interesting new work that is still at an early stage. We encourage practitioners and researchers to submit to the Work-in-Progress venue as it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Moreover, this track provides a platform for PhD students to present and receive feedback on their ongoing research. Students at different stages of their research will have the opportunity to present and discuss their research questions, goals, methods and results. This is an opportunity to obtain guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and other PhD students working in research areas related to technologies for social good. Important: For this specific track, papers must not exceed nine (9) pages single column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). Submission Instructions All papers must be submitted electronically via the hotcrp web site (https://goodit2022.hotcrp.com ). Once on the submission page, you will be able to select the track where to submit your paper. Important Dates • Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 23 May 2022 • Notification of acceptance: 20 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 11 July 2022 Conference Committees https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/committees/ _________________________________________ Catia Prandi, PhD. Senior Assistant professor (RTD B), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna

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Due posizioni senior post-doc (30 mesi) a University College Cork, Irlanda

by Ciolfi, Luigina

Two Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher positions (30 months) to work on a new project on Responsible Software Engineering funded by Lero – the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software. Deadline for applications: Friday, 10 June 2022. The Researchers will be based at University College Cork (School of Applied Psychology) and will work directly with a group of HCI and Software Engineering Lero colleagues in University College Cork and University of Limerick. They will also have the opportunity to work with Lero Research Groups in other Irish universities to the mutual benefit of their Lero Projects and the RSE Project. The post details and application process is available here: https://my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=056… If you experience any problems with that link, you can also see the vacancy and details at this webpage https://ore.ucc.ie/ using the Reference Number 056191. Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor John McCarthy, john.mccarthy(a)ucc.ie<mailto:john.mccarthy@ucc.ie> Position Summary We invite applications from suitably qualified Senior Post-Doctoral Researchers to work on a multi-disciplinary project on Responsible Software Engineering (RSE). People live with Algorithms, AI, Big Data, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing, and Decision-Support Systems. But we also live with news reports, direct experiences and concerns about scamming or phishing, about how our confidential/health records can be subject to cyber-attacks, and even about how our very on-line interactions may harm us (opening email attachments, neglecting a field in our on-line job application that automatically disqualifies us for the job). These sociotechnical systems play roles in how we live, search for information, organise, socialise, and work together. They have a strong presence in our lives, often without our knowledge, and they can impinge on how secure, trusting or comfortable we feel with the decisions we make and the (system-mediated) actions we take. Although there is growing body of research on Software Ethics (e.g. ethical compliance, frameworks and disposition), the scope of our interest in this research project extends beyond the ethical. Arguably, people will only be able to take advantage of the social value of technologies like AI when trust and trustworthy practices align. With these opportunities and reservations in mind, this project focuses on Responsible Software Engineering, and the reflexive practices and values entailed in it, with a view to giving focussed attention to ‘representing and enriching lived experience, supported by software, and not bounded by it’. Aligning ‘responsibility’ with ethical and societal concerns (concerns like unlawful discrimination and undermining democracy) foregrounds critical reflection on what it means to improve the state of the world through software engineering and practice, including how to (and ‘who’ to) judge whether one state of the world is better than another. Civic education can play an important role in answering these questions and in preparing future citizens to continue to answer them. With these interests in mind, the RSE Project has been developed by Lero colleagues from a number of disciplinary backgrounds including: Software Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Applied Psychology, Sociotechnical Systems, Information Systems, and Public Engagement. The project is organised around four challenges: - To develop understanding(s) of reflexively responsible Software Engineering. - To understand Responsible Software Engineering as an embedded socio-technical practice by assessing the current state of RSE practice in cutting-edge software development projects. - To derive, develop and evaluate tools and practices for experiential practice-based understanding of Responsible Software Engineering. - To specify the education needed for citizens to be able to act knowledgeably in modern IT society; an integral part of reflexive RSE, founded in trusting and trustworthy relationships. We wish to appoint 2 Senior Post-Doctoral Researchers to work together full-time on this project for 30 months. Between them, the Senior Post-Doctoral Researchers will have the skills to deliver on the four challenges above. Core strengths in Software Engineering and Human Computer Interaction would be particularly valuable. However, we would welcome applications from researchers in cognate areas who make the case in their application for the relevance of their skills and experience to the project. Moreover, it would be helpful to us if candidates with, say, a strong Software background (Software Engineering, Information Systems, etc.) could demonstrate experience and/or interest in the complementary research area (e.g. HCI, Interaction Design, CSCW) and vice versa. Applicants should have obtained their PhD in a relevant area and be able to demonstrate ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team. Project Title: Responsible Software Engineering (RSE) Post Duration: 30 months Salary: €48,242 - €51,035 p.a. (IUA Salary Scale) For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/. Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor John McCarthy at john.mccarthy(a)ucc.ie<mailto:john.mccarthy@ucc.ie>. Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment(a)ucc.ie<mailto:recruitment@ucc.ie>, quoting the job-title and project name. Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 10 June 2022. No late applications will be accepted. Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector. UCC is committed to creating and fully embracing an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. As a University we strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our student population where people from a wide variety of backgrounds learn from one another, share ideas, and work collaboratively. UCC is committed to being an employer that recognises the value of diversity amongst its staff. We encourage applicants to consult our policies at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/policies/ and initiatives at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/implementation/ and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER — Prof Luigina Ciolfi (she/her) Professor of Human Computer Interaction School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland Tel +353 (0)21 490 4597 My UCC Research Profile<http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/A011/LCiolfi@ucc.ie> Member, British Psychological Society; Senior Member & Distinguished Speaker<https://speakers.acm.org/speakers/ciolfi_15069>, ACM; Steering Committee Member, EUSSET<http://eusset.eu/> | Associate Editor, The CSCW Journal<http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/10606> | Personal Website<https://luiginaciolfi.net/> My working day may not be your working day. Please don’t feel obliged to reply to this e-mail outside of your normal working hours

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