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Elezioni SIGCHI: Incontri con i candidati

by Luigi De Russis

Care tutte e cari tutti, Nel caso non l’abbiate visto o ricevuto, vi inoltro il messaggio di Helena Mentis che sta gestendo le prossime elezioni di SIGCHI. Evidenzio due punti di interesse: 1) Le elezioni per rinnovare l’Executive Committee di SIGCHI — aperte a tutti i membri SIGCHI, professional e student — inizieranno dopo il 30 Aprile e si chiuderanno il 4 Giugno. 2) Helena sta organizzando delle chiamate Zoom chiamate “Meet the Candidates”, aperte a tutti. Trovate date, ore e link delle prime tre di seguito. Faccio presente che, tra queste primi incontri online, Dragan Ahmetovic è professore associato all’Università di Milano Statale e uno dei due candidati come Vice-President for Accessibility. Un caro saluto a tutte/i! A presto, Luigi De Russis --- Luigi De Russis Associate Professor Department of Control and Computer Engineering Politecnico di Torino, Italy phone: +39 011 0907170 email: luigi.derussis(a)polito.it Begin forwarded message: From: Helena Mentis <mentis(a)UMBC.EDU> Subject: SIGCHI Meet the Candidate Open Forums Date: 9 April 2024 at 04:03:51 GMT+2 Hello SIGCHI Members: A short update on the upcoming SIGCHI Executive Committee elections and an invitation to meet our candidates. On April 30th the SIGCHI election statements will be published on the ACM website (you will receive an email from the ACM to that effect) and then the deadline to vote has been moved back to June 4. Note that this is later than the dates originally planned. In the next few weeks, we are planning a series of open forums called Meet the Candidates. Below are the first three planned for next week. These will be recorded and posted. You are welcome to attend in person to ask your questions, or submit a question to the candidates via the respective Slido links listed below. VP for Accessibility Monday, April 15th, 1-2pm UTC Candidates are: Dragan Ahmetovic and Fernando Loizides https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/99301457870?pwd=MUVna2d3dEVSQW15dHhrVXNlZklEUT09 Questions submit to: https://app.sli.do/event/bWtSEaeQaDnNLaYiPTNFsL #3842915 VP for Communication Wednesday, April 17th - 3-4pm UTC Candidates are: Naveena Karusala and Guo Freeman https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/93484091232?pwd=dWZkSmpWSmFoN29hczB5Q28xWnBEdz09 Questions submit to: https://app.sli.do/event/tbdG1TwujgRw6qwfHXnX6N #2340292 VPs AT-Large Friday, April 19th - 12-1pm UTC Candidates are: Dilrukshi Gamage, Ignacio Avellino, Susan Dray, and Pejman Mirza-Babaei https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/97366139727?pwd=OW1lWjB6cmxvaUZsNXRMeVFiWGlmdz09 Questions submit to: https://app.sli.do/event/3uivUMEBkekuY1NfP7xHFc #4069741 There will be more open forums announced, so stay tuned. Thank you for your support of SIGCHI, Helena

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[CFP] Special Track on "Citizen Science as a tool for Social Good" -> ACM GoodIT 2024

by Catia Prandi

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

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[CFP] [deadline approaching] [1-2 pages Abstract] IEEE Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2024)

by Giuseppe Caggianese

Dear Colleagues, The deadline for submitting a paper proposal for the special session on "eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications" is approaching. The extended and firm deadlines are: - April 10 - for your paper proposal in the form of a 1-2 page Abstract or a Graphical Abstract - May 15 - to finalize your work and submit the full paper. Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to this special session. Best regards, Giuseppe Caggianese ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-6 2024 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2024) https://metroxraine.org/ October 21-23, 2024 - St Albans, London, UK. ==================================================================================== 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-6 TOPICS ---------- The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Hardware/Software Architectures for metaverse - Decentralized and Collaborative Architectures for metaverse - Interoperability for metaverse - Tools to help creators to build the metaverse - Operations and Maintenance in metaverse - Data security and privacy mechanisms for metaverse - Cryptocurrency, token, NFT Solutions for metaverse - Fraud-Detection in metaverse - Cyber Security for metaverse - Data Analytics to Identify Malicious Behaviors in metaverse - Blockchain/AI technologies in metaverse - Emerging Technologies and Applications for metaverse - New models to evaluate the impact of the metaverse - Interactive Data Exploration and Presentation in metaverse - Human-Computer Interaction for metaverse - Human factors issues related to metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ Abstract Submission Deadline: April 10, 2024 (Extended and Firm Deadline) Final Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024 (Extended and Firm Deadline) Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2024 Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2024 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 the 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(a)cnr.it Nicola Capece University of Basilicata nicola.capece(a)unibas.it Luigi Gallo National Research Council of Italy luigi.gallo(a)cnr.it For any questions related to the special session, please feel free to contact us via email.

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Last seats left @ 7th Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning - ACDL 2024 - From Deep Learning to Multimodal Foundation Models | June 10-14 | Riva del Sole Resort & SPA - Italy -> Early Registration: by 23 April

by ICAS Organizing Committee

* Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested, thanks * * Last 60 seats left, hurry up and register! * #ACDL2024, An Interdisciplinary Course: From Deep Learning to Generative AI ACDL 2024 is a full-immersion 5-day course in Tuscany on cutting-edge advances in AI, Deep Learning, LLMs, Data Sc. & Generative AI with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. If you want to learn NLP, Generative AI Transformers, Diffusion Models, Large language models, Vision - Large-scale vision models, Vision and language, Beyond vision and language, Multimodal Foundation Models and much more then take part in ACDL 2024! ;-) Riva del Sole Resort & SPA - Tuscany, Italy, June 10-14 https://acdl2024.icas.events acdl(a)icas.cc EARLY REGISTRATION: by April 23 (AoE) https://acdl2024.icas.events/registration/ Oral Presentation Submission Deadline: by April 23 (AoE) LECTURERS: Each Lecturer will hold up to four lectures on one or more research topics. https://acdl2024.icas.events/lecturers/ * Joseph Sifakis, Verimag Laboratory, Grenoble, France *Turing Award* Lectures “Artificial Intelligence: Where We Are, Where We Are Going?” * Gabriel Barth-Maron, DeepMind, London, UK 4 Lessons on "Multimodal Foundation Models" * Sergiy Butenko, Texas A&M University, USA “Cluster-detection Methods in Network-based Data Analysis” “Continuous Approaches to Cluster-Detection Problems in Networks ” * Sven Giesselbach, Fraunhofer Institute - IAIS, Germany 5 Lessons on "Introduction on Foundation Models" * Ramin Hasani, MIT, USA 4 Lessons on "Continuous Neural Networks / Liquid Neural Networks" * Nora Kassner, DeepMind, London, UK "Large Language Models: Life after Pre-training" "Large Language Models: Evaluation" "Large Language Models: Reasoning and Factuality" "Large Language Models: Retrieval augmentation and Tool-use" * Petros Koumoutsakos, Harvard University, USA “Machine Learning for Modeling and Control of Complex Systems” 1/2 “Machine Learning for Modeling and Control of Complex Systems” 2/2 “Solving forward and inverse problems with and without neural networks” “Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification” * Maria Liakata, The Alan Turing Institute, UK 4 Lessons on "Longitudinal Language Processing with User Generated Content" * Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA Lectures 1-2 TBA Topics: Data Science, Application to Neuroscience * Jakub M. Tomczak, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands 4 Lessons on “Deep Generative Modelling” * Rianne van den Berg, Microsoft Research Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 Lessons on "Diffusion Models" * Pascal Van Hentenryck, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 3 Lessons on "Fusing Machine Learning and Optimization for Engineering" * Max Welling, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 Lessons on "Generalized Belief Propagation Algorithms for Tensor Network Contractions" PAST LECTURERS: https://acdl2024.icas.events/past-lecturers/ ACDL 2024 VENUE: https://acdl2024.icas.events/venue/ Riva del Sole Resort & SPA Località Riva del Sole‚ Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) CAP 58043‚ Tuscany‚ Italy p: +39-0564-928111 e: booking.events(a)rivadelsole.it w: https://www.rivadelsole.it/en/ PAST EDITIONS: https://acdl2024.icas.events/past-editions/ REGISTRATION: https://acdl2024.icas.events/registration/ CERTIFICATE & 8 ECTS: PhD students, Postdocs, Industry Practitioners, Junior and Senior Academics, and will be typical profiles of the ACDL attendants. The Course will involve a total of 36-40 hours of lectures, according to the academic system the final achievement will be equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students (and some strongly motivated master student) attending the Course. At the end of the course, a formal certificate will be delivered indicating the 8 ECTS points. TO PARTICIPATE IN ACDL 2024, all attendants must (1/2) register for the course (by April 23, 2024) and (2/2) book accommodation at the course venue, Riva del Sole Resort & SPA‚ (by April 23, 2024); all attendants must stay at the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA. Once accommodation has been booked at Riva del Sole Resort & SPA‚ the participant must send this information (including the Booking Number) to the ACDL organizing committee (acdl(a)icas.cc). ACDL is a residential course, so all lecturers and participants must reside in the same Hotel (Riva del Sole Resort & SPA). No exceptions are made. For privacy reasons, the Hotel cannot match people. If you have someone to share the apartment with, please send to the Hotel ( booking.events(a)rivadelsole.it) the name, surname and email address. Otherwise the solution is to book an apartment in single use. Anyone interested in participating in ACDL 2024 should register as soon as possible. See you in Riva del Sole in June! Giuseppe Nicosia & Panos Pardalos - ACDL 2024 Directors. ACDL 2024 Scientific & Organizing Committees. https://acdl2024.icas.events acdl(a)icas.cc

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Call for Participation: Announcing New DFIR 6, 7 & 8 Streams

by Andrew Zayine

Dear All, The Association of Cyber Forensics and Threat Investigators invites you to join our next webinars: "DFIR Stream 0x6" on Tuesday, April 16 · 4:00 – 5:00 pm (GMT+00:00) UK Time Title: Operationalizing Machine Learning for Networks, by Shinan Liu, University of Chicago. Register@ https://www.acfti.org/news-events/dfir-stream-0x6 "DFIR Stream 0x7" on Tuesday, May 7. 1:30 – 2:30 pm (GMT+00:00) UK Time Title: Malware Detection in Memory Forensics: Open Challenges and Issues, by Dr. Ricardo J. Rodríguez, University of Zaragoza. Register@ https://www.acfti.org/news-events/dfir-stream-0x7 "DFIR Stream 0x8" on Monday, May 13 · 4:00 – 5:00 pm (GMT+00:00) UK Time Title: Low-Level Hardware Information Assisted Approach Towards System Security, by Dr. Chen Liu, Clarkson University. Register@ https://www.acfti.org/news-events/dfir-stream-0x8 ======Housekeeping Notes====== - Note that this event is online only. Hence, You must register to receive a link to connect. Due to limited availability, we kindly ask you to register as soon as possible to ensure your participation in the webinar of your choice. - For Students, A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered upon request for free (after verifying attendance), indicating the number of hours of the seminar (please make sure that you add the correct name in the registration form). This should be sufficient for those participants who plan to request ECTS recognition from their home university. Join Us & stay tuned! #CyberSecurity #MemoryForensics #MachineLearning #AnomalyDetection Finally, I would like to remind you that the call for speakers is currently open on the dedicated DFIR stream website, https://dfir.stream/call-for-guest-speakers To get more news about our events, please join our low-traffic announcement group @ https://groups.google.com/g/acfti This event is brought to you by CFTIRC (Cyber Forensics & Threat Investigations Research Community). Best regards, Andrew Zayin Ph.D., CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, PMP ACFTI Secretariat

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12th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Invited Session on Intelligent Tools in e/m/d Learning

by Announce

*** Third Call for Papers *** 12th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS'24) Invited Session on Intelligent Tools for e/m/d Learning August 29-31, 2024, Golden Sands Resort, Varna, Bulgaria https://www.ieee-is.org (*** Submission Deadline: April 30, 2024 AoE ***) This invited session aims to explore state-of-the-art advancements in intelligent tools designed to revolutionize the landscape of e-learning (electronic learning), m-learning (mobile learning) and d-learning (digital learning). With the rapid integration of technology into education, there is a growing need to investigate and showcase innovative intelligent solutions that can enhance the effectiveness of online, mobile and digital learning environments. Intelligent solutions for the educational context can have a groundbreaking and revolutionary impact on learners and faculty alike, with integrated educational tools offering enhanced engagement, support for different learning levels, styles and abilities, and personalized learning experiences with immediate feedback at its core. Papers submitted to this session are expected to present results on various aspects of intelligent tools for e-learning, m-learning and d-learning. Topics may include but are not limited to adaptive learning systems, personalized learning experiences, artificial intelligence-driven content creation, data analytics for educational insights, and the integration of emerging technologies such as augmented reality and virtual reality in educational settings. Authors are encouraged to share empirical research, case studies, and practical implementations that demonstrate the impact of intelligent tools on learner/faculty engagement, knowledge retention, and overall educational outcomes. The session aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in intelligent tools in e-learning, m-learning and d-learning, fostering discussions on their implications for the future of education and their potential to address challenges in diverse learning environments and educational levels, as well as diverse learner ability. PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Submitted papers should be in IEEE 2-column format and should adhere to the template available here: https://www.ieee-is.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IS_A4_format-AAu.docx The expected paper length in camera-ready format should not exceed 6 pages. Submissions should be done in PDF using Easy Chair and the submission link is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=itl24 . PUBLICATION All accepted papers will be included in the IS'24 proceedings to be published by IEEE. The proceedings of the previous editions of IS can be found here: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/1000395/all-proceedings . Traditionally, extended versions of conference-selected papers appear within 1-2 years after the conference dates in well-known international iournals and/or post-conference books. More information can be found on the conference web site (https://www.ieee-is.org/publication-information/ ). CONTACT POINT For any additional information or clarification please contact the Invited Session Chair, George A. Papadopoulos at george(a)ucy.ac.cy . IMPORTANT DATES • Paper submission: April 30, 2024, AoE • Notification: May 20, 2024 • Camera Ready: June 6, 2024 • Author Registration: June 15, 2024 ORGANISATION Committees https://www.ieee-is.org/program-committee/ Invited Session Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (george(a)ucy.ac.cy)

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ACM UMAP 2024 - 4th Call for Late-Breaking Results and Demos

by Wanling Cai

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CfP * * Online version: https://www.um.org/umap2024/call-for-lbr-and-demos/ ACM UMAP 2024 - Call for Late-Breaking Results and Demos ACM UMAP 2024: The 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy July 1-4, 2024 The 32nd International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2024) is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. ACM UMAP 2024 is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI<https://sigchi.org/> and SIGWEB<https://www.sigweb.org/>. User Modeling Inc.<https://um.org/>, as the core Steering Committee, oversees the conference organization. ACM UMAP operates under the ACM Conference Code of Conduct<https://www.acm.org/about-acm/policy-against-harassment>. The proceedings, published by ACM, will be part of the ACM Digital Library. ACM UMAP 2024 invites Late-Breaking Results (LBR) papers as well as Demonstrations (demos) of innovative UMAP-based systems (including research prototypes). The topics for these submissions are the same as the ones included in the Call for Full and Short Papers<https://www.um.org/umap2024/call-for-full-and-short-papers/>. However, their scope and timing is different. In particular, although short papers (from the main track) and the LBR papers of this call have the same maximum length, LBR papers are expected to present innovative ideas that are being explored and have already shown some promising results. It is also a dissemination channel for new research directions. Mature results which have already gone through experimental validation are more suitable for the general call, either as a full or short paper. Thus, rejected papers from the main track are not expected to be a valuable contribution as an LBR paper unless their contents are revised to address the scope of this track. Note also that LBR papers are to be presented physically during the conference in a poster format, allowing for more informal discussions on the ideas shared. Demos are intended to present systems that have been used to achieve the research outcomes presented as full and short papers. Thus, we highly recommend authors of accepted full and short papers to also prepare a submission for a demo of their system to be showcased at the conference in the LBR and Demo session. ** Important Dates ** * Submission: April 18, 2024 * Notification: May 9 2024 * Camera-ready Submission (TAPS system): May 16, 2024 * Conference: July 1 – 4, 2024 Note: The submissions deadlines are at 11:59 pm AoE (Anywhere on Earth)<https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe> time. ** Submission ** All submissions must be written in English. Papers should be submitted electronically, in a PDF format, through the EasyChair submission system, https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap24, by selecting the “UMAP24 Late Breaking Results and Demo Papers” track ** Length and Formatting ** -- Late-Breaking Results Format -- * Page Limits. Up to 7 pages, plus up to 2 additional pages for references (figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, acknowledgments, and any other content count toward the page limit). * Proceedings. Publication in ACM UMAP 2024 adjunct proceedings. * Presentation. Physically presented as a poster during the conference. * Description. LBRs are research-in-progress that must contain original and unpublished accounts of innovative research ideas, preliminary results, industry showcases, and system prototypes, addressing both the theory and practice of UMAP. In addition, papers introducing recently started research projects or summarizing project results are welcome as well. We encourage researchers and practitioners to submit late-breaking work as it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting useful feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. In case that papers rejected in the main track (i.e. submitted as full or short papers) are submitted to this track, they should be revised not only to take into account the comments made to help improve the paper, but to fulfill the scope of the LBR, which emphasizes novelty of ideas. This is also valid for papers that have been recommended as an LBR when rejected in the main track. -- Demos Format -- * Page Limits *. Up to 5 pages, plus up to 1 additional page for references (figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, acknowledgments, and any other content count toward the page limit). On an extra page (not to be published), submissions should include a specification of the technical requirements for demonstrating the system at UMAP 2024. * Supporting Material *. Video or external material demonstrating the system. * Proceedings *. Publication in ACM UMAP 2024 adjunct proceedings. * Presentation * . Physically presented as a demo plus as a poster during the conference. * Description *. Demos will showcase research prototypes and commercially available products in a dedicated session. Demo submissions must be based on an implemented and tested system that pursues one or more innovative ideas in the interest areas of the conference. Demonstrations are an excellent and exciting way to showcase implementations and get valuable feedback from the community, especially for those papers that have been presented in the main track. Each demo submission must make clear which aspects of the system will be demonstrated, and how these will be demonstrated on-site as well as online. To better identify the value of demos, we also encourage authors to submit a pointer to a screencast (max. 5 minutes on Vimeo or YouTube) or any external material related to the demo (e.g., shared code on GitHub). *Non-Anonymity.* Submissions will be reviewed single-masked (i.e., authors’ names should be included in the papers) thus there is no need to be anonymized before submission. *Template for the Research Description.* Following the ACM Publication Workflow<https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow>, all authors should submit manuscripts for review in the new ACM single-column format. Instructions for authors are given below: * LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript, review, anonymous]{acmart} in the sample-authordraft.tex file for single-column). Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with LaTeX<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…>. * Overleaf (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for single-column). Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with Overleaf<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/overleaf>. * Word. Please carefully follow the ACM’s instructions for preparing your article with Microsoft Word<https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…> Should you have any questions or issues going through the instructions above, please contact support at acmtexsupport(a)aptaracorp.com<mailto:acmtexsupport@aptaracorp.com> for LaTeX and Microsoft Word inquiries. * Accessibility.* Authors are strongly encouraged to provide “alt text” (alternative text) for floats (images, tables, etc.) in their content so that readers with disabilities can be given descriptive information for these floats that are important to the work. The descriptive text will be displayed in place of a float if the float cannot be loaded. This benefits the author and it broadens the reader base for the author’s work. Moreover, the alt text provides in-depth float descriptions to search engine crawlers, which helps to properly index these floats. Additionally, authors should follow the ACM Accessibility Recommendations for Publishing in Color and SIG ACCESS guidelines on describing figures<https://authors.acm.org/journals/accessibility-recommendations-for-publishi…>. ** Review Process & Camera-ready Submission ** * Review * Submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. They will be assessed based on their originality and novelty, potential contribution to the research field, potential impact in particular use cases, and the usefulness of presented experiences, as well as their overall readability. Papers that exceed the page limits or do not adhere to the formatting guidelines will be returned without review. The ACM Code of Ethics<https://ethics.acm.org/> gives the UMAP program committee the right to (desk-)reject papers that perpetuate harmful stereotypes, employ unethical research practices, or uncritically present outcomes/implications that clearly disadvantage minority communities. Further, reviewers will be explicitly asked to consider whether the research was conducted in compliance with professional ethical standards and applicable regulatory guidelines. Failure to do so could lead to a (desk-)rejection. *Camera-ready Information.* Accepted papers will be subject to further revision to meet the requirements of the camera-ready format required by ACM. We strongly recommend the usage of LaTeX/Overleaf for the camera-ready papers to minimize the extent of reformatting. Users of the Word template must use either the version for Microsoft Word for Windows, Macintosh Office 2011, or Macintosh Office 2016 (other formats such as Open Office, etc., are not admitted) for the camera-ready submission to avoid incompatibility issues. Instructions for preparing the camera-ready versions of accepted papers will be provided after acceptance. This might include instructions to prepare a video of the accepted contribution. Camera-ready versions of accepted papers will be later submitted using ACM’s new production platform<https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template> where authors will be able to review PDF and HTML output formats before publication. ** Registration and Presentation Policy ** Each accepted paper must be accompanied by a distinct full author registration, completed by the early registration date cut-off. Each accepted paper must be presented in person to be included in the conference adjunct proceedings, published by ACM and available via the ACM Digital Library. The official publication date is when the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks before the first day of UMAP 2024. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. During the conference, all categories will be presented at the poster reception, in the form of a poster and/or a software demonstration following poster format. This form of presentation will provide presenters with an opportunity to obtain direct feedback about their work from a wide audience during the conference. *Grants and Support* To help students and early career researchers attend ACM UMAP 2024, we are able to provide several grants for participants at ACM UMAP 2024. * Category 1: Discounted Registration Rates * Category 2: Gary Marsden Travel Awards (GMTA) * Category 3: ACM UMAP 2024 Grants More information can be found in https://www.um.org/umap2024/grants-and-support/. Please refer to the website information, to learn the eligibility and application process for each category. ** Late-Breaking Results and Demos Chairs ** * Bamshad Mobasher, DePaul University, USA * Hanna Hauptmann, Utrecht University, Netherlands * Olga C. Santos, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain Contact information: umap2024-lbr at um.org

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[deadline approaching] [Call for Papers] IDC 2024 Workshop "Child-Centered AI for Empowering Creative and Inclusive Learning Experiences" (CCAI4ECILE 2024)

by Grazia Ragone

Dear Colleagues, The submission deadline for proposals for the workshop "Child-Centered AI for Empowering Creative and Inclusive Learning Experiences" at the IDC24 conference is rapidly approaching on April 15th. How do we design AI systems that enrich children’s learning experiences, fostering creativity, inclusivity, and personal growth? We invite educators, researchers, technologists, and innovators to contribute their insights, research findings, and visionary ideas on the role of AI in shaping child-centered learning environments. This workshop aims to bring together a diverse community of thought leaders and practitioners. Our goal is to foster a multidisciplinary dialogue on developing child-centered AI solutions that enhance creative learning while being mindful of inclusivity, social and ethical considerations and safeguarding against potential risks. Please take a moment to review the CfP provided below for additional details, and feel free to pass it along to any colleagues who might be interested in contributing to this unique session. https://ccai4ecile.di.uniba.it/call.html Best wishes, Grazia Ragone Dr Grazia Ragone Post-Doc Researcher Human-Computer Interaction University of Bari https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Q1TkLzMAAAAJ&hl=en

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Reminder - CFP + First Keynote Speaker - VL/HCC 2024 - IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing

by Dulaji Hidellaarachchi

Dear Researchers, We hope this email finds you well. As deadlines are approaching, this is a gentle reminder regarding the upcoming *IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC) 2024*, scheduled to take place *at the University of Liverpool, UK.* We are excited to invite you to join us for this enriching event from *Monday, 2nd Sept to Friday, 6th Sept 2024*. It promises to be a stimulating gathering of minds where experts, academics, and practitioners convene to exchange innovative ideas and explore the latest advancements in visual languages and human-centric computing. Key VL/HCC tracks and dates are below: *Research Paper Track:* -Abstracts only: April 19, 2024 -Submission deadline: April 26, 2024 *Journal-First Presentations:* -Submission deadline: June 04, 2024 *Posters and Showpieces Track:* -Submission deadline: June 25th, 2024. *Workshops and Tutorials:* -Half-day or full-day sessions on topics like VL/HCC+Generative AI, end-user programming, visual languages, domain-specific languages, software visualisation, and CS education are all welcome. *Graduate Consortium:* -Explore the interplay between generative AI systems and human agency. -Submission Deadline: May 17, 2024. To double the excitement, we are thrilled to announce that *Dr. Nikolay Burlutskiy, Director of Artificial Intelligence at AstraZeneca R&D, UK, will be our first keynote speaker for VLHCC 2024!* Join us as Dr. Burlutskiy delves into "Building interfaces between pathologists and AI models for agile drug discovery and development. For further details, including submission guidelines and additional information, please visit the official VL/HCC 2024 website: https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2024 This year, *VL/HCC 2024 will be co-located with the 35th Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG)* from September 5th to 6th, 2024. Visit their website for further details: https://ppig .org/workshops/2024-annual-workshop/ We encourage you to seize this opportunity to showcase your work and engage with our global community. We look forward to your participation at the University of Liverpool, UK, for VL/HCC 2024. Best regards, Dulaji Hidellaarachchi Publicity & Social Media Chair VL/HCC’2024 On behalf of VL/HCC organizing committee *Dr Dulaji Hidellaarachchi* * | Research Fellow* * | Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity* * | Faculty of Information Technology* * | Monash University* * | Clayton VIC 3800* * | Australia * E: Dulaji.Hidellaarachchi(a)monash.edu https://dulajih.com <https://www.dulajih.com/>

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CAiSE'24: Last Mile for Research Projects Exhibition

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*** Last Mile for Research Projects Exhibition *** 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'24) June 3-7, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: 15th April, 2024 AoE (extended) ***) CAiSE 2024 features a Research Project Exhibition (RPE@CAiSE'24) where researchers and practitioners can present their ongoing research projects (e.g., Horizon or ERC projects, national grants) in the context of Information Systems Engineering. The main objective of this call is to serve as a forum where presenters can disseminate the intermediate results of their projects or get feedback about research project proposals being developed. The exhibition will also provide a warm environment to find potential research partners, foster existing relationships, and discuss research ideas. To participate in the RPE@CAiSE'24, the authors should submit a short paper (5-8 pages) showcasing the project, including the participants, the main objectives of the project and relevant results obtained so far (or expected results in the case of project proposals). Each submission will be peer-reviewed on the relevance of the submitted paper in the context of CAiSE 2024. If the paper is accepted, the authors will be invited to register for the conference to present their work at the Research Projects Exhibition session at CAiSE 2024. The accepted contributions will be proposed for publication by CEUR proceedings using the 1-column CEUR-ART style. In addition, the authors of the most influential project presented at the RPE@CAiSE'24 will receive an award distinguishing their contribution as the "Most Influential Project of the Research Project Exhibition @CAiSE'24". RESEARCH PROJECTS REQUIREMENTS For the Research Projects Exhibition, we solicit submissions of projects related to the topics of CAiSE that meet the following criteria: • Projects funded by the European Union, by national or local funding organisations, or even by individual universities and industries. • Projects focused on fundamental research, applied research or more industry-oriented. • Research projects carried out by an international consortium of partners or by a national research team. • Research statements for future projects concerning the Information Systems Engineering community. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Papers should be submitted via Easychair (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caise2024) by selecting the "Research Projects Exhibition". Each submission of a research project should include: • The project's full name, acronym, duration (from-to), participants, funding agency and URL. • Names of presenter(s) and main contributors. • Abstract and keywords. • Summary of project objectives and expected tangible outputs. • The relevance of the project (or one of its work packages) to the topics of the International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering. • If the project is ongoing: summary of current status and intermediate results. All submissions should be 5 to 8 pages long and be formatted as a 1-column CEUR-ART style (templates available at https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/). An intention to submit should be performed one week before the deadline, including the full name of the project, the authors' name and the abstract. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two members of the Program Committee. In case of disagreement, a third member of the Program Committee will review the submission. The Program Committee will comprise international researchers with expertise in the field. ATTENDANCE AND PRESENTATION During the Research Projects Exhibition session, the authors of accepted contributions will present the research project. Details about the format of the session and instructions to prepare the presentation will be given to authors after the acceptance notification. At least one author of each submission accepted for the Research Projects Exhibition must register and attend the conference to present the work. The author needs a full registration to present the research project. IMPORTANT DATES • Intention to Submit (Abstract Submission): 8th April, 2024 (AoE) (extended) • Submission: 15th April, 2024 (AoE) (extended) • Notification of Acceptance: 29th April, 2024 • Camera Ready: 13th May, 2024 • Author Registration: 13th May, 2024 • Conference Dates: 3rd-7th June, 2024 RESEARCH PROJECTS EXHIBITION CHAIRS • Raimundas Matulevicius, University of Tartu, Estonia • Henderik A. Proper, TU Wien, Austria

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[CFP] [Extended and Firm Deadline] [1-2 pages Abstract] IEEE Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2024)

by Giuseppe Caggianese

Dear Colleagues, Due to the several requests of deferral received in the last days, the deadline for Abstract Submissions has been EXTENDED. The new deadline for submitting a paper proposal for the special session on "eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications" is *April 10, 2024 - Extended and Firm Deadline*. Then, you will have time to finalize your work by the deadline of *May 15*. Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to this special session. Best regards, Giuseppe Caggianese ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-6 2024 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2024) https://metroxraine.org/ October 21-23, 2024 - St Albans, London, UK. ==================================================================================== 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-6 TOPICS ---------- The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Hardware/Software Architectures for metaverse - Decentralized and Collaborative Architectures for metaverse - Interoperability for metaverse - Tools to help creators to build the metaverse - Operations and Maintenance in metaverse - Data security and privacy mechanisms for metaverse - Cryptocurrency, token, NFT Solutions for metaverse - Fraud-Detection in metaverse - Cyber Security for metaverse - Data Analytics to Identify Malicious Behaviors in metaverse - Blockchain/AI technologies in metaverse - Emerging Technologies and Applications for metaverse - New models to evaluate the impact of the metaverse - Interactive Data Exploration and Presentation in metaverse - Human-Computer Interaction for metaverse - Human factors issues related to metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ Abstract Submission Deadline: April 10, 2024 (Extended and Firm Deadline) Final Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024 (Extended and Firm Deadline) Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2024 Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2024 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 the 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(a)cnr.it Nicola Capece University of Basilicata nicola.capece(a)unibas.it Luigi Gallo National Research Council of Italy luigi.gallo(a)cnr.it For any questions related to the special session, please feel free to contact us via email. Giuseppe Caggianese, Ph.D. ------------------------------------------------------------- Research Scientist National Research Council (CNR) Institute for High-Performance Computing and Networking (ICAR) Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131, Naples, Italy Telefono: +39 0816139227 Mobile: +39 3371588044 Skype: giuseppe.caggianese Email: giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it

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[CfP] AVI 2024 Workshop "Cyber Security Education for Industry and Academia" (CSE4IA'24) - Deadline extended (10th April 2024)

by Federica Caruso

* Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested, thanks * NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE 10th April 2024 ############################################################# CALL FOR PAPERS 2nd International Workshop on Cyber Security Education for Industry and Academia Co-located within the 17th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI2024) Arenzano (Genoa), Italy June 3rd or 4th 2024 More info: https://sites.google.com/view/cse4ia-2024/home ############################################################# AIMS AND SCOPE The aim of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss current challenges in cybersecurity education to train future cybersecurity professionals but also to be able to train employees of private and public industries on real-world cybersecurity scenarios. We expect that the workshop will help with: - the adoption of methodologies, techniques, and tools that support cybersecurity education and the design of cybersecurity-related training programs; - the identification of methods and tools to support Industry and Academia to collaborate in cybersecurity education; - the identification of new processes, methods, and techniques to empower end-users development to set, modify, and increase the security of their technological solutions; - the proposition of reference taxonomies to characterize the common understanding of the relevant roles, competencies, skills, and knowledge required; - the design of new techniques to develop cybersecurity competencies for professionals aligned with the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework. ############################################################# TOPICS The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Leveraging Technology for Enhanced Learning in Cybersecurity - Personalized Learning in Cybersecurity Education - AI-Driven Cybersecurity Education - Generative AI in Cybersecurity Education - Explainable AI for Cybersecurity - Immersive Virtual Reality for Cybersecurity Education - Augmented Reality in Cybersecurity Education - Game-based approaches in Cybersecurity Education - Artistic Approaches to Cybersecurity Education - Designing Tools and Frameworks for Cybersecurity Education - Contextual Methodologies for Cybersecurity Education - Innovative Technologies for Professional Cybersecurity Competencies - Explainable Security in Public Administration - Human, Economic, Ethical, and Legal Aspects in Cybersecurity Education - Innovative Training Programs for Cybersecurity Education - Empowering Users in Technology Creation with Cybersecurity Considerations - Warning dialogues for Cybersecurity - Human Factors for Cybersecurity - Case Studies on Cybersecurity Challenges and Practices - Data Visualization in Cybersecurity - Accessibility in Cybersecurity Tools and Education - User Behavior Analysis in Cybersecurity - Conversational Interface in Cybersecurity Education ############################################################# SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA We will consider two different types of submissions: - Regular papers will be up to 10 pages (excluding references) and will report original research on how cybersecurity and education can support Academia and Industry to reduce the gap between demand (workplace, recruitment) and supply (qualification, training); - Extended Abstracts will be up to 4 pages (excluding references) and will report novel ideas about the application of the role of cybersecurity education in Academia and Industry. Both types of submissions, if accepted, will be part of the workshop proceedings (CEUR-WS). All submissions should be submitted through Easychair (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=cse4ia0) in PDF format using the “CEUR Template”: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. An Overleaf page for LaTeX users is also available at: https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt All submissions will be subjected to a thorough peer-review process, focusing on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. The workshop will use a double-blind review process, with three members of the program committee reviewing each submitted paper. Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted paper will be required to attend the workshop. Virtual participation will be made possible. Selected accepted papers will be considered for publication in a Special Issue of a relevant cybersecurity and human-computer interaction journal. ############################################################# IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: 27th March 2024 10th April 2024 Notification: 19th April 2024 Camera-ready: 5th May 2024 Registration due: 10th May 2024 ############################################################# WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Vita Santa Barletta - Department of Computer Science, University of Bari, IT (vita.barletta(a)uniba.it) Federica Caruso - Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of L’Aquila, IT (federica.caruso1(a)univaq.it) Tania Di Mascio - Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of L’Aquila, IT (tania.dimascio(a)univaq.it) Francesco Greco - Department of Computer Science, University of Bari, IT (francesco.greco(a)uniba.it) Tasmina Islam - Department of Informatics, King's College London, UK (tasmina.islam(a)kcl.ac.uk) Veronica Rossano - Department of Computer Science, University of Bari, IT (veronica.rossano(a)uniba.it) Hannan Xiao - Department of Informatics, King's College London, UK (Hannah.xiao(a)kcl.ac.uk)

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Registration Now Open for NLDB 2024 - Join Us in Turin!

by Federico Torrielli

Dear Colleagues and Researchers, We are delighted to announce that registration for the 29th International Conference on Natural Language & Information Systems (NLDB 2024) is now officially open! The conference will be held from 25-27 June 2024 at the University of Turin, Italy. *Register for NLDB 2024*: Click Here to Register <https://nldb2024.di.unito.it/registration/> NLDB 2024 brings together a vibrant community of researchers and industry practitioners focusing on advances in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and its applications in information systems. As the field of NLP continues to evolve rapidly, this conference offers a prime opportunity to stay ahead of the curve, presenting your work, sharing insights, and forging new connections. *Conference Highlights:* * Engage with cutting-edge research and industrial applications of NLP. * Network and connect with leading academics and industry experts. * Experience a mix of oral and poster presentations, and interactive sessions. * Enjoy the beautiful city of Turin and its rich cultural heritage. *Registration Policy Summary:* * *Paper Presentation*: All accepted papers must be presented, ideally in person. * *Attendance*: In-person attendance is recommended, but remote options are available. * *Author Registration*: At least one author per paper must register at the in-person rate by the specified deadline to ensure inclusion in the proceedings. * *Fees*: Early registration offers reduced fees, and special rates are available for students to encourage young researchers' participation. For detailed information on fees, the registration process, and more, please visit the NLDB 2024 Registration Page <https://nldb2024.di.unito.it/registration/>. Should you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at federico.torrielli(a)unito.it. We look forward to welcoming you to Turin for an exciting and enriching conference experience. Warm regards, The NLDB 2024 Organizing Committee *General Chairs*: * Luigi Di Caro, University of Turin * Farid Meziane, University of Derby * Amon Rapp, University of Turin * Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University

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[CFP] IEEE CSR Workshop on Cyber Forensics& Advanced Threat Investigations in Emerging Technologies 2024

by Andrew Zayine

Dear Colleagues, IEEE CSR Workshop on Cyber Forensics and Advanced Threat Investigations in Emerging Technologies organizing committee is inviting you to submit your research papers. The workshop will be held in Hybrid mode. The in-person mode will held at Hilton London Tower Bridge, London, from 2 to 4 September 2024 Topics include (but not limited to): -Forensics and threat investigations in P2P, cloud/edge, SDN/NFV, VPN, and social networks -Forensics and threat investigations in IoT, smart tech (car, home, city), e/m-health -Forensics and visualization of big data -Tools and services for cyber forensics and threat investigations -Attack detection, traceback, and attribution in emerging technologies -Malware analysis and attribution -Methods for reconstruction of digital evidence in emerging technologies -Security and privacy in P2P, cloud/edge, SDN/NFV, VPN, and social networks -Security and privacy in IoT, smart tech (car, home, city) -Open source intelligence (OSINT) -Dark Web Investigations -Digital evidence extraction/analysis using AI/ML and data mining -Data exfiltration from networked devices/services(e.g.cyber-physical systems, IoT) -Large-scale investigations and ML for the analysis of intelligence data sets and logs We also encourage contributions describing innovative work in the realm of cybersecurity, cyber defense, and digital crimes. Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline: June 3, 2024 AOE Authors Notifications: July 3, 2024 AOE Camera Ready submission: July 14, 2024 AOE Early registration deadline: July 20, 2024 AOE Publication The workshop’s proceedings will be published by IEEE and will be included in IEEE Xplore. Workshop Awards -Best Open-Source Tool Prize, which will be presented in a paper during our workshop. The prize, valued at 300 euros, is being financed by one of our collaborators from the industry. -An additional industry collaborator is sponsoring the prestigious Best Paper award, which includes a one-year free license to utilize renowned digital forensics software. This Workshop is Technically Supported by -Association of Cyber Forensics and Threat Investigators -Industrial Cybersecurity Center -Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control, and Communication To submit your manuscript, please follow the instructions at https://www.acfti.org/news-events/ieee-csr-cfati-cfp-2024 For more information, please don't hesitate to contact the CFATI General Chair Dr. Ahmed Elmesiry (a.elmesiry-at-londonmet.ac.uk) To get more news about our events, please join our low-traffic announcement group @ https://groups.google.com/g/acfti We look forward to your submissions. Regards, Andrew Zayin Ph.D., CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, PMP ACFTI Secretariat

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21st International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse (ICSR 2024): Last Call for Late-Breaking Results and Journal First Submissions

by Announce

*** Last Call for Late-Breaking Results and Journal First Submissions *** 21st International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse (ICSR 2024) June 19-20, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsr2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: April 8, 2024 AoE (firm) ***) The International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse (ICSR) is a biannual conference in the field of software reuse research and technology. ICSR is a premier event aiming to present the most recent advances and breakthroughs in the area of software reuse and to promote an intensive and continuous exchange among researchers and practitioners. The guiding theme of this edition is Sustainable Software Reuse. We now invite submissions for Late-Breaking Results (LBR) and Journal First. LATE-BREAKING RESULTS LBR submissions will be peer reviewed and the accepted ones will be included in the conference proceedings volume to be published by Springer in the LNCS series. An LBR submission may also contain innovative ideas that are being explored and have already shown some promising results. LBR submissions are expected to address one or more of the topics covered in the regular call for papers (https://cyprusconferences.org/icsr2024/call-for-papers/). LBR submissions should be no longer than 12 pages (including references) following the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science format. Submissions will be handled via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=icsr2024). Submissions will be **double-blindly** reviewed, meaning that authors should: • Omit all authors' names and affiliations from the title page. • Do not include the acknowledgement section, if there is any, in the submitted paper. • Refer to the authors' work in the third person. • Use anonymous GitHub, Zenondo, FigShare or equivalent to provide access to artefacts without disclosing the authors' identity. JOURNAL FIRST For Journal First, we solicit submissions related to articles that have been accepted for publication by a reputable journal and that meet the following criteria: • The article relates to the topics of the ICSR conference and the recent call for papers. • The article is an original submission to the journal and not an extension of an earlier conference or workshop paper. • The article is an original research article; review articles or commentaries will not be considered. • The article was accepted for publication by a journal on or after 1 January 2022, the acceptance must have been publicly announced, the article must be available at the publisher’s website (e.g., as “articles in advance” or published on a journal’s website), and the article must be written in English. • The article has not been presented at, and is not under consideration for, journal-first tracks of other conferences. Accepted submissions will be presented as part of the ICSR 2024 scientific programme. Submissions must be done electronically via Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=icsr2024) and include: • Title and author information of the article. • The original abstract and keywords. • DOI of the original publication or, alternatively, a link to the publication at the journal's website. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Chairs At least one author of each submission accepted for the Journal First track must register and attend the conference to present the work. The articles will be listed in the conference program and ICSR 2024 participants will have access to the respective abstracts and a pointer to the original journal article. IMPORTANT DATES • LBR and Journal First submission: April 8, 2024, AoE (firm) • Notification: April 29, 2024, AoE • Camera Ready: May 6, 2024, AoE • Author Registration: May 6, 2024 AoE ORGANISATION Steering Committee • Eduardo Almeida, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil • Goetz Botterweck, Lero, University of Limerick, Ireland • Rafael Capilla, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain • John Favaro, Trust-IT, Italy • William B. Frakes, IEEE TCSE committee on software reuse, USA • Martin L. Griss, Carnegie Mellon University, USA • Oliver Hummel, University of Applied Sciences, Germany • Hafedh Mili, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada • Nan Niu, University of Cincinnati, USA • George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Claudia M.L. Werner, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Co-Chairs • Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University, Cyprus • Lidia Fuentes, University of Malaga, Spain

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[IxD&A] Deadline extension: Special issue n. 61 on "STEAM teaching and learning: advances beyond the state of the art" - 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 be updated since last 5 March 2023 onwards. //Note: *also the paper management system of the journal has migrated to* *https://ojs.ixdea.org/* <https://ojs.ixdea.org/> The old OJS istance has been discontinued since the 1st of July 2023 and cannot longer used to submit papers to IxD&A Journal. /========================================================= D*EADLINE EXTENSION -> April 30th 2024* (new hard deadline) Special Issue on *STEAM teaching and learning: advances beyond the state of the art * Call for Papers -> link <https://ixdea.org/steam-teaching-and-learning-advances-beyond-the-state-of-…> 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 2007 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:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- * Hector Cardona-Reyes, Center for Research in Mathematics, Zacatecas, Mexico * Carlos Alberto Lara-Álvarez, Center for Research in Mathematics, Zacatecas, Mexico * Miguel Angel Ortiz Esparza, Center for Research in Mathematics, Zacatecas, Mexico * Klinge Orlando Villalba-Condori, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Perù =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *April 30th 2024* (extended - new hard deadline) • Notification to the authors: June 20th, 2024 • Camera ready paper: July 20th, 2024 • Publication of the special issue: September 2024 (tentatively) =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- Science and technology are increasingly intertwined with our societal fabric. This transformation profoundly affects the education of new generations, who require access to cutting-edge knowledge in the STEAM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). The STEAM framework is gaining global adoption, all over the world instructional designers, technologists and scientists are conducting research on the implementation of STEAM education. Its application is diverse and spans all levels of education. In this context, technology plays a pivotal role. Therefore, it is imperative to develop strategies and mechanisms through which researchers, experts from various knowledge domains, and educators can facilitate participatory, interactive, sensory, and experimental activities based on STEAM in which students can actively engage. With this purpose in mind, our proposal seeks to extend a warm invitation to researchers and professionals worldwide who are engaged in scientific and technological advancements. We highly value the potential for development that can be harnessed in classrooms across various educational levels. Additionally, we provide a scientific and academic platform aimed at disseminating best practices in STEAM education. Our forum emphasizes outstanding teaching practices in MATHEMATICS, AI, ROBOTICS, HCI, and SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT that align with the global context of STEAM and leverage technology to enhance learning across diverse educational levels and contexts. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not limited to: * Technology in STEAM Education. * Virtual Pedagogical Practices in STEAM. * Technological Environments for Teaching Science. * Teaching Math, Robotics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Stats with ICT. * Digital Science Teacher Training. * Collaborative Science Learning with Technology. * Computational Thinking in Education. * Educational Robotics. * Educational Gamification. * AI and Machine Learning in Science Education. =========================================== /*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 8-30 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://ojs.ixdea.org/> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "SI: STEAM teaching and learning") 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: /SI: //STEAM teaching and learning: advances beyond the state of the art / • hector [dot] cardona [at] cimat [dot] mx • carlos [dot] lara [at] cimat [dot] mx • miguel [dot] ortiz [at] cimat [dot] mx • kvillalba [at] ucsm [dot] edu [dot] pe -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000 • ‘Designing for People in Human-Robot Collaboration’ Guest editors: Stine S. Johansen, Alan Burden, Eike Schneiders, Alexander N. Walzer • ‘Smart Learning Ecosystems beyond 2030’ Guest editors: Gabriella Dodero, Carlo Giovannella, Francesca Pozzi • 'Digital Crossroads: Enhancing Mediterranean Values through Human-Computer Interaction Research’ Guest editors: George Caridakis, Houda El Mimouni, Joel Lanir, Valentina Nisi, Giuliana Vitiello • ‘Digital Technologies for Supporting Inclusion’ Guest editors: Hasan Ferdous, Carsten Röcker, Syed Isthiaque Ahmed, Nusrat Jahan Mim ----------------------------------------------------------

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Auguri

by Giuliana VITIELLO

Carissime/i, auguro a voi e alle vostre famiglie una serena Pasqua. Giuliana -- --- Prof. Giuliana Vitiello, PhD Director HCI-UsE Lab Department of Computer Science University of Salerno Italy phone +39 089 963317 cell +39 3666758965 https:// <https://docenti.unisa.it/003730/home> docenti.unisa.it/giuliana.vitiello

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CFP: CoPDA 2024 - 8th Int. Workshop on Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age (@ AVI 2024) - EXTENDED DEADLINE April 10th

by Antonio Piccinno

------------------- Call for Papers (NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE April 10th) ------------------- CoPDA 2024 - 8th International Workshop on Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: Differentiating and Deepening the Concept of "End User" in the Digital Age https://homes.di.unimi.it/cslab/copda2024/ June 3rd or 4th, 2024 - Arenzano (Genoa), Italy In conjunction with AVI 2024 (https://avi2024.dibris.unige.it/home) ------------ Overview ------------ Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and meta-design challenge the understanding of the concept of “end user”. The 8th edition of this workshop aims to critically differentiate, dissect, and deepen the roles, experiences, and demands of end users by inviting contributions from different perspectives. The workshop invites contributions to explore the following fundamental issues: - Re-conceptualizing the multi-faceted roles that end users can play. - Investigating how end users are evolving into active participants in the design and development through frameworks (such as meta-design) that encourage creation, modification, and evolution in individual and group activities. - Understanding the skills and literacies (e.g., computational fluency) that end users need to acquire to be successful contributors (e.g., education, after-school clubs, etc.). - Envisioning future scenarios and possibilities for end user roles and experiences in the context of emerging technologies and cultural changes. - Understanding the design trade-offs associated with balancing the potential value of end-user contributions with the necessary effort to ensure that end users will be motivated to contribute over long periods of time. Participants from academia, industry, and user communities are invited to share their ideas, insights, and experiences to increase our collective understanding and approach towards end users in the digital age. Topics of discussion may include (but will not be limited to): - Analysis of the use and historical development of the concept of “end user” - Can meta-design frameworks facilitate and empower end users in becoming designers, shaping and adapting systems to their needs? - What are the major responsibilities for end users in "end-user development” and/versus "end-user software engineering"? - If computational fluency is widely achieved by humans in the digital age — how will this change the concept of "end user" and “learning with digital tools”? - How can the division between professional developers and end users be designed and supported as collaborative interactions rather than a rigid separation? - How do we scale up user participation from individuals to groups to communities? - In which contexts are end users the drivers of the innovation? - Which other frameworks and environments in AI exist in addition to Large Language Models (LLMs) for supporting end users? - How does the role of end users change in the era of LLMs? - Which additional learning demands occur that empower end users to assess LLM possibilities and limits? - Success stories and failures (e.g., empirical studies) involving or analyzing end users as active participants in sociotechnical systems in different domains (education, workplace, at home, leisure, etc.). ----------------- Submissions ---------------- Authors are invited to submit a 6-page position paper using the 1-column CEUR template available at http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. An Overleaf page for LaTeX users is also available at https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt The papers can be submitted at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=copda2024 All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the Program Committee. Accepted papers will be collected and submitted for publication on CEUR-WS proceedings. --------------------- Important dates --------------------- - Apr 10th, 2024: Submission deadline for position papers - NEW - Apr 23rd, 2024: Notification of acceptance - May 10th, 2024: Camera ready - Jun 3rd or 4th, 2024: CoPDA 2024 workshop ------------------------------ Organizing Committee ----------------------------- Barbara Rita Barricelli (Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy) Gerhard Fischer (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA) Daniela Fogli (Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy) Anders Mørch (University of Oslo, Norway) Antonio Piccinno (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy) Stefano Valtolina (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy) For any further information, please contact copda2024(a)easychair.org -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof. Antonio Piccinno /Presidente Centro Servizi Informatici (CSI) Delegato del Rettore ai temi della digitalizzazione presso CRUI Delegato servizi informatici del Dipartimento di Informatica / Dipartimento di Informatica - Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy Personal Home Page <ivu.di.uniba.it/people/piccinno.htm?> Tel. +39 080 5442535 / Fax. +39 080 5443300 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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CFP: CoPDA 2024 - 8th Int. Workshop on Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age (@ AVI 2024) - EXTENDED DEADLINE April 10th

by Antonio Piccinno

------------------- Call for Papers (NEWSUBMSSION DEADLINE April 10th) ------------------- CoPDA 2024 - 8th International Workshop on Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: Differentiating and Deepening the Concept of "End User" in the Digital Age https://homes.di.unimi.it/cslab/copda2024/ June 3rd or 4th, 2024 - Arenzano (Genoa), Italy In conjunction with AVI 2024 (https://avi2024.dibris.unige.it/home) ------------ Overview ------------ Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and meta-design challenge the understanding of the concept of “end user”. The 8th edition of this workshop aims to critically differentiate, dissect, and deepen the roles, experiences, and demands of end users by inviting contributions from different perspectives. The workshop invites contributions to explore the following fundamental issues: - Re-conceptualizing the multi-faceted roles that end users can play. - Investigating how end users are evolving into active participants in the design and development through frameworks (such as meta-design) that encourage creation, modification, and evolution in individual and group activities. - Understanding the skills and literacies (e.g., computational fluency) that end users need to acquire to be successful contributors (e.g., education, after-school clubs, etc.). - Envisioning future scenarios and possibilities for end user roles and experiences in the context of emerging technologies and cultural changes. - Understanding the design trade-offs associated with balancing the potential value of end-user contributions with the necessary effort to ensure that end users will be motivated to contribute over long periods of time. Participants from academia, industry, and user communities are invited to share their ideas, insights, and experiences to increase our collective understanding and approach towards end users in the digital age. Topics of discussion may include (but will not be limited to): - Analysis of the use and historical development of the concept of “end user” - Can meta-design frameworks facilitate and empower end users in becoming designers, shaping and adapting systems to their needs? - What are the major responsibilities for end users in "end-user development” and/versus "end-user software engineering"? - If computational fluency is widely achieved by humans in the digital age — how will this change the concept of "end user" and “learning with digital tools”? - How can the division between professional developers and end users be designed and supported as collaborative interactions rather than a rigid separation? - How do we scale up user participation from individuals to groups to communities? - In which contexts are end users the drivers of the innovation? - Which other frameworks and environments in AI exist in addition to Large Language Models (LLMs) for supporting end users? - How does the role of end users change in the era of LLMs? - Which additional learning demands occur that empower end users to assess LLM possibilities and limits? - Success stories and failures (e.g., empirical studies) involving or analyzing end users as active participants in sociotechnical systems in different domains (education, workplace, at home, leisure, etc.). ----------------- Submissions ---------------- Authors are invited to submit a 6-page position paper using the 1-column CEUR template available at http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. An Overleaf page for LaTeX users is also available at https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt The papers can be submitted at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=copda2024 All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the Program Committee. Accepted papers will be collected and submitted for publication on CEUR-WS proceedings. --------------------- Important dates --------------------- - Apr 10th, 2024: Submission deadline for position papers - NEW - Apr 23rd, 2024: Notification of acceptance - May 10th, 2024: Camera ready - Jun 3rd or 4th, 2024: CoPDA 2024 workshop ------------------------------ Organizing Committee ----------------------------- Barbara Rita Barricelli (Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy) Gerhard Fischer (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA) Daniela Fogli (Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy) Anders Mørch (University of Oslo, Norway) Antonio Piccinno (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy) Stefano Valtolina (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy) For any further information, please contact copda2024(a)easychair.org -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof. Antonio Piccinno /Presidente Centro Servizi Informatici (CSI) Delegato del Rettore ai temi della digitalizzazione presso CRUI Delegato servizi informatici del Dipartimento di Informatica / Dipartimento di Informatica - Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy Personal Home Page <ivu.di.uniba.it/people/piccinno.htm?> Tel. +39 080 5442535 / Fax. +39 080 5443300 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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CFP: Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage - PATCH@UMAP 2024

by Noemi Mauro

**** PLEASE, EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS **** CALL FOR PAPERS The 15th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage (PATCH 2024) Held in conjunction with ACM UMAP 2024 - Cagliari, Italy. https://patch2024.di.unito.it/ Important dates: April 24, 2024: paper submission May 8, 2024: notification to authors May 16, 2024: camera-ready due The workshop will be in person or hybrid. Abstract and Topics Following the successful series of PATCH workshops, PATCH 2024 will be again the meeting point between state-of-the-art cultural heritage research and personalization – using any kind of technology, while focusing on ubiquitous and adaptive scenarios, to enhance the personal experience in cultural heritage sites. The workshop is aimed at bringing together, physically and/or virtually, researchers and practitioners who are working on various aspects of cultural heritage and are interested in exploring the potential of state of the art mobile technology (onsite as well as online) to enhance the CH visit experience. The expected result of the workshop is a sharing and discussing novel ideas and creating a multidisciplinary research agenda that will inform future research directions and hopefully, forge some research collaborations. Motivation Cultural heritage (CH) has traditionally been a privileged area for personalization research, as highlighted by the many H2020 calls on this topic. Visitors come to cultural heritage sites willing to experience and learn new things, usually without a clear idea of what to expect. CH sites are typically rich in objects and information; much more than the visitor can absorb during the limited time of a visit. Cultural Heritage exploration and fruition are central aspects to value the richness of the territory and the history of our countries. The research on this topic is very active and continuously expanding towards new topics, such as the integration of cultural and natural heritage exploration, the extension to novel interaction means (e.g., haptic user interfaces and IoT), ambient intelligence, etc. We invite cultural heritage professionals and researchers to join us to discuss findings and trends on personalisation of cultural heritage in the broadest sense, from online and remote cultural access to onsite visit, from individuals to groups, from tangible to virtual and robotic mediation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Navigation and personalized browsing in digital and physical cultural heritage collections - Recommendation strategies for natural and cultural heritage - Adaptation strategies for text and non-verbal content in CH/NH - NLG techniques for mobile user modeling in natural and cultural heritage sites - Integration of virtual and physical collections - Immersive cultural and natural heritage - Mobile museum guides and personal museum assistants - Context-aware information presentation in natural and cultural heritage - Adaptive navigation and browsing in CH/NH sites - Intelligent user interfaces for natural and cultural heritage applications - Personalization for group of visitors to natural and cultural heritage sites - Personalization for collective CH information authoring and management - Creativity and collaboration support in CH - Personalization across the whole of a person's digital ecosystem - Long-term personalization - IoT and Cultural Heritage - Living lab in museum - Robots in museums - 3D, Augmented, and Virtual Reality for cultural and natural heritage - Gestural interfaces for Cultural Heritage applications - Analysis of behavior patterns to improve CH/NH recommendation - Conversational agents for cultural and natural heritage - The use of personality for guiding CH/NH experiences - Multiple viewpoints and perspectives for CH - Remote access to CH/NH - Intelligent agents to interact with CH/NH Submissions Full papers: up to 14 pages excluding references. Short papers/Position papers/Demo papers: up to 7 pages excluding references. Papers that exceed the page limits or formatting guidelines will be returned without review. Submissions should be single-blinded, i.e., authors’ names should be included in the submissions. Papers must be formatted according to the new workflow for ACM publications. The templates and instructions are available here: https://patch2024.di.unito.it/submission.html. All papers should be submitted in PDF format via the online submission system by selecting the track "UMAP 24 Workshop PATCH": https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=umap24. An international panel of experts will review all submissions. Work that has already been published should not be submitted unless it introduces a significant addition to the previously published work. There will be a conference adjunct proceedings published by ACM where all the workshop papers will be published. Workshop organizers Liliana Ardissono, University of Torino, Italy, liliana.ardissono(a)unito.it Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel, tsvikak(a)is.haifa.ac.il Noemi Mauro, University of Torino, Italy, noemi.mauro(a)unito.it George E. Raptis, Human Opsis, Greece, graptis(a)humanopsis.com Alan J. Wecker, The University of Haifa, Israel, ajwecker(a)gmail.com -- Noemi Mauro, Ph.D. Researcher and Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science, University of Torino https://unito.webex.com/meet/noemi.mauro

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[CFP] [deadline approaching] [1-2 pages Abstract] IEEE Special Session on “eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2024)

by Giuseppe Caggianese

Dear Colleagues, The deadline for submitting a paper proposal for the special session on "eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications" is fast approaching. The extended deadlines are: - *March 29* for your paper proposal in the form of a 1-2 page Abstract or a Graphical Abstract - *May 15* to finalize your work and submit the full paper. Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to this special session. Best regards, Giuseppe Caggianese ==================================================================================== Call for Papers - Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” https://metroxraine.org/special-session-6 2024 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2024) https://metroxraine.org/ October 21-23, 2024 - St Albans, London, UK. ==================================================================================== 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-6 TOPICS ---------- The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Hardware/Software Architectures for metaverse - Decentralized and Collaborative Architectures for metaverse - Interoperability for metaverse - Tools to help creators to build the metaverse - Operations and Maintenance in metaverse - Data security and privacy mechanisms for metaverse - Cryptocurrency, token, NFT Solutions for metaverse - Fraud-Detection in metaverse - Cyber Security for metaverse - Data Analytics to Identify Malicious Behaviors in metaverse - Blockchain/AI technologies in metaverse - Emerging Technologies and Applications for metaverse - New models to evaluate the impact of the metaverse - Interactive Data Exploration and Presentation in metaverse - Human-Computer Interaction for metaverse - Human factors issues related to metaverse - Proof-of-Concept in Metaverse: Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------ Abstract Submission Deadline: March 29, 2024 (extended) Final Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024 (extended) Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2024 Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2024 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 the 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(a)cnr.it Nicola Capece University of Basilicata nicola.capece(a)unibas.it Luigi Gallo National Research Council of Italy luigi.gallo(a)cnr.it For any questions related to the special session, please feel free to contact us via email.

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ExUM Workshop @UMAP 2024 - Call For Papers

by amon

*** Apologies for cross postings *** *ExUM Workshop @UMAP 2024 - Call For Papers - *** DEADLINE APRIL, 24 *** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Workshop on Explainable User Models and Personalised Systems (ExUM@UMAP 2024) co-located with UMAP 2024 (http://www.um.org/umap2024) - The 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Monday 1 - Thursday 4 July, 2024 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExUM_Workshop Web: http://swap.di.uniba.it/exum/index.html For any information: marco.polignano(a)uniba.it ========= ABSTRACT ========= Adaptive and personalized systems have become pervasive technologies, gradually playing an increasingly important role in our daily lives. Indeed, we are now accustomed to interacting with algorithms that leverage the power of Language Models (LLMs) to assist us in various scenarios. From services suggesting music or movies to personal assistants proactively supporting us in complex decision-making tasks. As these technologies continue to shape our everyday experiences, it becomes imperative to ensure that the internal mechanisms guiding these algorithms are transparent and comprehensible. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) recognizes the users' right to explanation when confronted with intelligent systems, highlighting the significance of this aspect. Regrettably, current research often prioritizes the maximization of personalization strategy effectiveness, such as recommendation accuracy, at the expense of model explainability. To address this concern, the workshop aims to provide a platform for in-depth discussions on challenges, problems, and innovative research approaches in the field. The workshop will specifically focus on investigating the role of transparency and explainability in recent methodologies for constructing user models and developing personalized and adaptive systems. By bringing together researchers and practitioners, the workshop aims to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the development of novel solutions. Through this collective effort, we can advance the understanding and implementation of transparent and interpretable approaches in adaptive and personalized systems, including integrating Language Models (LLMs) to enhance transparency and enable users to comprehend the internal mechanisms guiding these systems. ====== TOPICS ====== Topics of interest include but are not limited to: ∑ TRANSPARENT AND EXPLAINABLE PERSONALIZATION STRATEGIES o Scrutable User Models o Transparent User Profiling and Personal Data Extraction o Explainable Personalization and Adaptation Methodologies o Novel strategies (e.g., conversational recommender systems) for building transparent algorithms o Transparent Personalization and Adaptation to Groups of users o Transparent Personalization based on Large Language Models ∑ DESIGNING EXPLANATION ALGORITHMS o Explanation algorithms based on the item description and item properties o Explanation algorithms based on user-generated content (e.g., reviews) o Explanation algorithms based on collaborative information o Building explanation algorithms for opaque personalization techniques (e.g., neural networks, matrix factorization) o Explanation algorithms based on methods to build group models ∑ DESIGNING TRANSPARENT AND EXPLAINABLE USER INTERFACES o Transparent User Interfaces o Methodologies for designing transparent interaction o Novel paradigms (e.g. chatbots, LLMs) for building transparent models ∑ EVALUATING TRANSPARENCY AND EXPLAINABILITY o Evaluating Transparency in interaction or personalization o Evaluating the Explainability of the algorithms o Designing User Studies for evaluating transparency and explainability o Novel metrics and experimental protocols ∑ OPEN ISSUES IN TRANSPARENT AND EXPLAINABLE USER MODELS AND PERSONALIZED SYSTEMS o Ethical issues (Fairness and Biases) in User Models and Personalized Systems o Privacy management of Personal and Social data o Discussing Recent Regulations (GDPR) and future directions ============ SUBMISSIONS ============ We encourage the submission of contributions investigating novel methodologies to exploit heterogeneous personal data and approaches to build transparent and scrutable user models. In particular, we accept three kinds of submissions: (A) Regular papers (max. 14 pages + references - single-column ACM format) (B) Ongoing projects, Demo and Short papers (max. 7 pages + references - single-column ACM format); Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap24 During the submission process select “6th Workshop on Explainable User Models and Personalized Systems (ExUM)” All submitted papers will be evaluated by at least two members of the program committee, based on originality, significance, relevance, and technical quality. Note that the references do not count toward page limits. Submissions should be single-blinded, i.e. authors’ names should be included in the submissions. Papers must be formatted according to the new workflow for ACM publications. All accepted papers will be published by ACM as a joint volume of Extended UMAP 2024 Proceedings and will be available via the ACM Digital Library. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the particular workshop and present the paper there. The templates and instructions are available here: ttps:// authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/taps-production-workflow - LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} in the sample-authordraft.tex file for single-column) - https://portalparts.acm.org/hippo/latex_templates/acmart-primary.zip - Overleaf (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for single-column) - https://www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/acm-official#.WOuOk2e1taQ - MS Word: https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a… ================ IMPORTANT DATES ================ * Full paper submission: April 24, 2024 (GMT) * Paper notification: May 8, 2024 (GMT) * Workshop Papers Camera-ready Submission (TAPS system): May 16, 2024 (GTM) ============= ORGANIZATION ============= Cataldo Musto - University of Bari, Italy Amra Delić – University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Oana Inel - Zurich University, Switzerland Marco Polignano - University of Bari, Italy Amon Rapp – University of Torino, Italy Giovanni Semeraro - University of Bari, Italy Juergen Ziegler - University of Duisburg Essen ============= PROGRAM COMMITTEE (TO BE EXTENDED) ============= Kathrin Wardatzky, University of Zurich Marco de Gemmis, University of Bari Veronika Bogina, Tel Aviv University Dietmar Jannach, University of Klagenfurt Francesco Barile, Maastricht University Alain Starke, University of Amsterdam Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari Benedikt Loepp Styliani Kleanthous, CYENS CoE and Open University of Cyprus Erasmo Purificato, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Pierpaolo Basile, University of Bari Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University Alejandro Bellogin, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Giuseppe Sansonetti, Roma Tre University Riccardo Guidotti, University of Pisa Michael Ekstrand, Drexel University Antonela Tommasel, Aarhus University, ISISTAN Research Institute, CONICET-UNCPBA Kyriaki Kalimeri, ISI Foundation

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[CfP] SYNERGY Workshop @ AVI 2024 | Extended Deadline

by Tommaso Turchi

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** -------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS: SYNERGY Workshop 2024 -------------------------------------- We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the SYNERGY Workshop, to be held in conjunction with ACM AVI 2024. This workshop is dedicated to designing and building Hybrid Human-AI Systems. We invite researchers and practitioners to contribute to this evolving field, where human intelligence synergizes with artificial intelligence. **Exciting Update**: We are thrilled to announce Dr. Yang Li as our Keynote Speaker! Dr. Li, a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google Research and an affiliate faculty member at the University of Washington CSE, will share his insights on the intersection of Human Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence, highlighting the future of Human-AI collaboration. **Deadline Extension**: In response to numerous requests and to accommodate the interests of our community, we have extended the submission deadline to April 9, 2024. We hope this gives you the extra time needed to finalize and submit your work. == Important Dates == * New Submission Deadline: April 9, 2024 * Notification: April 23, 2024 * Camera Ready: May 3, 2024 * Workshop Date: Afternoon of June 3rd or 4th, 2024 == Submission Guidelines == * Length: 5-10 pages * Format: CEUR-ART 1-column Template * Selected papers may be invited to submit an extended version to a dedicated Special Issue of Springer's "Personal and Ubiquitous Computing" * Submission Website: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SYNERGY2024 == Topics Include == The workshop seeks contributions on, but not limited to, the following themes: 1. Human-AI Collaboration Models 2. Augmenting Human Cognition with AI 3. Design Principles for Synergistic Systems 4. Ethics and Trust in Human-AI Interaction 5. Philosophical and Theoretical Approaches 6. Adaptive Interfaces for Human-AI Synergy 7. Software Architectures and Tools 8. Case Studies of Human-AI Synergy == Organizers == * Alan Dix, Swansea University & Cardiff Metropolitan University * Matt Roach, Swansea University * Tommaso Turchi, University of Pisa * Alessio Malizia, University of Pisa For more information, please visit our website at https://synergy.trx.li or contact Tommaso Turchi (tommaso.turchi(a)unipi.it). Join us in Arenzano, Genoa, Italy, for an insightful workshop that aims to explore and shape the future of hybrid human-AI systems! //==============================\\ Tommaso Turchi Department of Computer Science University of Pisa \\==============================//

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ACM SIGCHI Sponsored: EICS 2024 Doctoral Consortium Support for Students

by Tommaso Calo'

Dear HCI Community, We are excited to share that EICS 2024, the ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems, taking place in Cagliari, Italy, has received generous support from the SIGCHI Development Fund. This support enables us to offer registration cost coverage for up to 15 students participating in the Doctoral Consortium. Event Details: Event: EICS 2024 Doctoral Consortium Location: Cagliari, Italy Date: June 24-28, 2024 Application Deadline: April 19, 2024 This initiative is part of our commitment to fostering the growth and development of future researchers in the HCI community. We encourage student members from across the globe to apply and take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage with leading experts in interactive computing systems. To apply for the Doctoral Consortium and the funding opportunity, please visit our website: https://eics.acm.org/2024/dc.html. For further inquiries, feel free to contact the Doctoral Consortium chairs at dc2024(a)eics.acm.org We look forward to your applications and to seeing you in Cagliari! Warm regards, Tommaso Calò EICS 2024 Organizing Committee

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17-month research position in Human - AI interaction and medical decision support

by Federico Cabitza, PhD

[[apologies for cross posting]] We are seeking a motivated researcher for a* fully funded* research fellowship position (Italian Assegno di Ricerca – Post-Doc Equivalent) on topics related to *Decision Support, Human-AI Interaction and eXplainable Artificial Intelligence*, with a special focus on *biomedical informatics and medical decision making*. The position regards a recently funded Italian *PRIN PNRR project “InXAId* - Ricerca nel campo dell'interazione con l'intelligenza Artificiale spiegabile nel processo decisionale medico” (Research In The Field Of Interaction With Explainable Artificial Intelligence In Medical Decision Making"), under the scientific supervision of *Prof. Federico Cabitza (PI) and Prof. Silvana Quaglini*. The candidate will join the *MUDILAB *research group ( https://mudilab.disco.unimib.it/), at the University of Milano-Bicocca, in Milan, Italy and work in close collaboration with the BMI laboratory ( www.labmedinfo.org) of the University of Pavia, in Pavia, Italy. *More details* - Position: Research Fellow / Assegnista di Ricerca (post-doc equivalent) - Location: Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication of the University of Milano-Bicocca, Viale Sarca 336, 20126, Milan, Italy - Application *Deadline*: *11th April 2024*, 12.00 (Italian Time) - *Link to the Call* (with instructions on how to apply): https://www.unimib.it/ateneo/gare-e-concorsi/cod-24a061 - Duration: *17 Months*, tentatively starting in June 2024. - *Gross Salary: **3,351.00* *Euros per month* (According to Italian Law, that amount is not subject to income tax, but only to retirement funds; thus, the net salary should be slightly higher than 2,400 Euros.) - The selected researcher will advance Human-AI collaboration in medical decision-making. Key tasks include: - Developing Explainable AI (XAI): Innovate in XAI and Uncertainty Quantification for clinical decision support systems (CDSS). - Designing Human-AI Protocols: Implement and test protocols that enhance decision-making and trust in AI processes. - Empirical Analysis: Conduct experiments and data analysis to evaluate AI system effectiveness and decision-making impact. - Academic Outreach: Publish findings in scientific venues, attend conferences, and engage in interdisciplinary collaboration. - Teamwork: Work with a diverse team, integrating insights from clinicians, computer scientists, biomedical engineers and psychologists. The postdoc will also supervise PhD students, master degree students, and work in collaboration with them. - This role demands strong AI and HCI expertise, ideally with a focus on healthcare applications. The project offers an opportunity to significantly contribute to both academic research and practical healthcare advancements. *Admission Criteria* To participate in the call, a master degree in Computer Science (LM-18 ), or Computer Engineering (LM-32 ), or Statistical Science (LM-82 ), or Techniques and methods for the information society (LM-91), or Biomedical engineering (LM-21 ), or Cognitive science (LM-55), or Philosophical Sciences (LM78) or equivalent foreign degree, is required. A PhD is not required, but recommended. Previous background in AI and HCI is also highly recommended. *About the Laboratory* The MUDILAB at UNIMIB mainly focuses on the development and evaluation of decision support systems and eXplainable AI - human interaction protocols. Currently, the lab has two faculty members, three funded PhD students and two post-doc. The founders, the head Prof. Federico Cabitza and Prof. Davide Ciucci, have both been counted among the world's top 2% of researchers in AI and medical informatics for years, according to the list curated by Stanford researchers. The MUDI group has a recent track record of previous publications in prestigious venues (CHI, Interact, AAAI, ECAI, …) and research projects on both fundamental and application-oriented research, in collaborations with several hospitals and academic partners. The BMI lab at UNIPV has a long tradition (dating back to the mid 80s, with its founder Prof. Mario Stefanelli) of research in biomedical informatics and AI in medicine. Led by prof. Silvana Quaglini, the lab is the biggest in Italy in its field and counts 7 faculty, 2 post-docs, and 5 PhD students (enrolled either in the Biomedical Informatics PhD @UNIPV or in the National PhD in AI - health&life sciences pillar). Both groups aim to provide its members a friendly environment with strong supervision, in which individuals can grow and let their full potential flourish. We regularly organize group meetings and gatherings outside the lab to keep the team motivated and encourage a good work culture. For more information, do not hesitate to contact Prof. Federico Cabitza, at federico.cabitza [at] unimib.it

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