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9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022): Early Call for Contributions

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*** Early Call for Contributions *** 9th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2022) March 22-24, 2022, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany https://www.esocc-conf.eu Scope Service-oriented and cloud computing have made a huge impact both on the software industry and on the research community. Today, service and cloud technologies are applied to build large-scale software landscapes as well as to provide single software services to end users. Services today are independently developed and deployed as well as freely composed while they can be implemented in a variety of technologies, a quite important fact from a business perspective. Similarly, cloud computing aims at enabling flexibility by offering a centralised sharing of resources. The industry's need for agile and flexible software and IT systems has made cloud computing the dominating paradigm for provisioning computational resources in a scalable, on- demand fashion. Nevertheless, service developers, providers, and integrators still need to create methods, tools and techniques to support cost-effective and secure development as well as use of dependable devices, platforms, services and service- oriented applications in the cloud. The European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC) is the premier conference on advances in the state of the art and practice of service- oriented computing and cloud computing in Europe. The main objectives of this conference are to facilitate the exchange between researchers and practitioners in the areas of service-oriented computing and cloud computing, as well as to explore the new trends in those areas and foster future collaborations in Europe and beyond. Tracks - Main conference: three days of invited talks, panels, and presentations of selected research papers, including a dedicated day to satellite workshops. - PhD Symposium: an opportunity for PhD students to present their research activities and perspectives, to critically discuss them with other PhD students and with established researchers in the area, hence getting fruitful feedback and advices on their research activities. - Projects Track: a useful opportunity for researchers to disseminate the latest research developments in their projects and meet representatives of other consortia. Details about all the tracks are available at the conference web site: https://www.esocc-conf.eu . Topics of interest ESOCC 2022 seeks original, high quality papers related to all aspects of service- oriented and cloud computing. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Service and Cloud Computing Models  • Design patterns, guidelines and methodologies  • Governance models  • Architectural models  • Requirements engineering  • Formal Methods  • Model-Driven Engineering  • Quality models  • Security, Privacy & Trust models  • Self-Organising Service-Oriented and Cloud Architectures Models  • Testing models - Service and Cloud Computing Engineering  • Service Discovery, Matchmaking, Negotiation and Selection  • Monitoring and Analytics  • Governance and management  • Cloud Interoperability, Multi-Cloud, Cross-Cloud, Federated Cloud solutions  • Frameworks & Methods for Building Service and Cloud based Applications  • Cross-layer adaptation  • Edge/Fog computing  • Cloud, Service Orchestration & Management  • Service Level Agreement Management  • Service Evolution/Optimisation  • Service & Cloud Testing and Simulation  • QoS for Services and Clouds  • Semantic Web Services  • Service mining  • Service & Cloud Standards  • FaaS / Serverless computing - Technologies  • DevOps in the Cloud  • Containerized services  • Emerging Trends in Storage, Computation and Network Clouds  • Microservices: Design, Analysis, Deployment and Management  • Next Generation Services Middleware and Service Repositories  • RESTful Services  • Service and Cloud Middleware & Platforms  • Blockchain for Services & Clouds  • Services and Clouds with IoT  • Fog Computing with Service and Cloud - Business and Social aspects  • Enterprise Architectures for Service and Cloud  • Service-based Workflow Deployment & Life-cycle Management  • Core Applications, e.g., Big Data, Commerce, Energy, Finance, Health, Scientific Computing, Smart Cities  • Business Process as a Service - BPaaS  • Service and Cloud Business Models  • Service and Cloud Brokerage  • Service and Cloud Marketplaces  • Service and Cloud Cost & Pricing  • Crowdsourcing Business Services  • Social and Crowd-based Cloud  • Energy issues in Cloud Computing  • Sustainability issues Submissions from industry are welcome (for example, use cases). Submissions ESOCC 2022 invites submissions in all the tracks: - Regular research papers (15 pages including references) - PhD Symposium (8 pages including references, authored by the PhD student with indication of his/her supervisors' names) - Projects Track (1 to 5 pages including references, describing an ongoing project) We only accept original papers, not submitted for publication elsewhere. The papers must be formatted according to the LNCS proceedings guidelines. They must be submitted to the EasyChair site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esocc2022 by selecting the right track. All accepted regular research papers are expected to be published in the main conference proceedings by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series (http://www.springer.com/lncs). Accepted papers of the other tracks and the satellite workshops are expected to be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899). At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register and present the work at the conference. A journal special issue is planned, and authors of selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their articles. Workshop Proposals ESOCC 2022 also invites proposals for satellite workshops. More details about the proposal format and submission can be found at https://esocc-conf.eu/index.php/workshops/ . Important Dates Regular research & industrial papers: - Paper submission: 31 October 2021 - Notifications: 7 January 2022 - Camera Ready versions due: 20 January 2022 Projects track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 PhD Symposium Track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Industrial Track: - Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Satellite Workshops: - Workshop Proposal submission: 8 October 2021 - Workshop Proposal notification: 15 October 2021 - Workshop Paper submission: 14 January 2022 - Workshop Paper notification: 25 February 2022 - Workshop Camera Ready Version: 11 March 2022 Organization General Chair • Wolf Zimmermann (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) Programme Co-Chairs • Fabrizio Montesi (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) • George A. Papadopoulos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Industrial Track Chair • Andreas Both (Anhalt University of Applied Science) Projects Track Chair • Damian Tamburri (Technical University Eindhoven) Workshops Co-Chairs • Guadalupe Ortiz (University of C·diz, Spain) • Christian Zirpins (Karlsruhe University of Applied Science) PhD Symposium Co-Chair • Jacopo Soldani (University of Pisa) • Massimo Villari (University of Messina)

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Second Call for Papers and Special Sessions

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*** Second Call for Papers and Special Sessions *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Special Sessions Distinguished researchers working in theory, analysis and applications of evolving adaptive and intelligent systems and related areas are encouraged to submit proposals within the technical scope of IEEE EAIS 2022. Researchers interested in organising special sessions are invited to submit a formal proposal to the Special Sessions Chair Gabriella Casalino (gabriella.casalino(a)uniba.it) and to the General Chair George Angelos Papadopoulos (george(a)cs.ucy.ac.cy), by specifying: - Special Session Lead Organiser email address, details and mini-bio - Co-Organiser(s) details and mini-bio (optional) - Special Session title - Aim and scope of the Special Session (~half a page) - A list of main topics of the Special Session - A list of potential/expected contributors Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022). The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems - An Interdisciplinary Journal for Advanced Science and Technology (Springer). Important Dates • Special Session submission: October 1, 2021 • Special Session acceptance: October 10, 2021 • Paper submission: January 10, 2022 • Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 19, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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BHCC 2021 - Deadline Extended

by Sihang Qiu

--- Apologies for cross-posting --- Third Symposium on Biases in Human Computation and Crowdsourcing (BHCC 2021) The deadline for contributions to BHCC2021 has been extended to September 23. Website: https://www.bhcc-symposium.com/ 10 - 12 November 2021, Delft, Netherlands (Online) BHCC 2021 is an event of the Academic Fringe Festival Organized by TU Delft and CHI Nederland *Important Dates* Time zone: Anywhere on Earth (AoE) - Full Papers and Short papers due: 23 September 2021 - Abstracts due: 23 September 2021 - Notifications: 22 October 2021 - Conference: 10-12 November 2021 *Overview* The goal of this symposium is to analyse both existing human biases in hybrid systems, and methods to manage bias via crowdsourcing and human computation. We will discuss different types of biases, measures and methods to track bias, as well as methodologies to prevent and solve bias. We welcome the submission of research papers and abstracts which describe original work that has not been submitted or currently under review, has not been previously published nor accepted for publication elsewhere, in any other journal or conference. We welcome the submission of the following types of contributions: - Full papers should be at most 10 pages in length (including figures, tables, appendices, and references), - Short papers should be at most 5 pages in length (including figures, tables, appendices, and references), - Abstracts should contain just a title and the abstract, and should detail demos or relevant work or ideas which are under development. They can not contain references. More details: https://www.bhcc-symposium.com/submission *Submission* We implement a double-blind review process. Submissions must be anonymous and the submission must be made via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bhcc2021 We are committed to create an equal opportunity environment, without regard to race, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or any other status. For this reason, if you feel that you are in a disadvantaged situation or you require assistance please reach out to us (bhcc2021(a)easychair.org). We’ll be more than happy to help and allow everyone to submit a paper. We are keen to create a fair working environment for the crowd workers and annotators. For this reason, each submission should clearly state the policies implemented to pursue this aim; each paper should be clear about the amount of work required for an annotator to submit the task, the payment, the time spent by the annotators to finish the task, and all the relevant details aimed at making clear that workers and annotators obtained a fair compensation and treatment for their work.

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Last CFP: Special issue on "Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education" - IxD&A Journal

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= Special Issue on *Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education* to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2012 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *** Since issue N. 47 integrates video presentations and issues e-certificates blockchain anchored*** *---------------------------------------------------------------- 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: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7C… ---------------------------------------------------------------- CFP: http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call50 ========================================================= *Guest Editors:*  --------------------------------------------------------- -- /• Ingi Helgason, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom • Enrique Encinas, Aalborg University, Denmark • Ivica Mitrovic, Arts Academy, University of Split, Croatia • Michael Smyth, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom / =========================================== *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *September 9*, 2021 • Notification to the authors: October 14, 2021 • Camera ready paper: November 11, 2021 • Publication of the special issue: end of November, 2021 =========================================== *Overview* ----------------------------------------------------------- Speculative and Critical Design approaches and related Design Fiction practices are increasingly finding their place within interaction design and technology design educational programmes. The guest editors of this special issue are partners in the SpeculativeEdu (http://speculativeedu.eu/) project (Speculative Design – Educational Resource Toolkit), funded by the European Union, to explore novel educational skills and practices for the 21st century, especially those focused on the critical relations between technology and people. The inherently discursive and provocative nature of the Speculative or Critical Design approach makes it potentially useful for both teaching practical design skills and for reflecting on theoretical positions and the implications of introducing designed objects and systems into the world. There are however tensions and unresolved issues, and there is much potential for further development that deserves examination, particularly in the context of education, such as practical questions around; how to develop and share sets of tools, techniques and methods for concept creation, address aspects such as worldbuilding and the communication of narratives, and how best to apply criteria for assessment in educational domains as diverse as product and service design, architecture and urban studies, fashion design, media and communication, human-computer interaction, socio-technical studies and other creative fields. Further fundamental and overarching themes also deserve deeper interrogation, for example around; inclusion, diversity and participation, the influence of global and local cultures, understandings of the past, the present and the future, and the role of primary research in creative, imaginative work. Not least is the question of how to nurture the development of constructive tactics and strategies amongst students who are facing a world where problems seem too complex, too inextricably interwoven and too intractable to begin to address. For this special issue we invite contributions that extend knowledge on this domain, for example, submissions addressing how educators are tackling, or aspiring to tackle, these challenges both in the classroom and in professional situations, or which discuss the collation and presentation of resources, methods and perspectives specifically in educational contexts. These can include stories and experiences along with critical reflections on the outcomes, impacts and implications. Discussing research carried out by the SpeculativeEDU project, Julian Hanna (2019) explains, “our survey suggests that the influence of Speculative Design is constantly expanding into new regions and disciplines as new waves of designers embrace and adopt its techniques in different aspects of their work – and the approach itself is also evolving and adapting to new realities and calls for change.” The family of speculative, critical, provocative and fictional design approaches offers techniques and entry points for interrogating relationships between people and technology. This broad set of methods and perspectives places emphasis on developing imaginative designed concepts and provocations that might or “could” exist, rather than those that “should” exist or are deemed preferable or profitable. The purpose of this process is to experiment with alternative ways of living and being, and to question current norms, assumptions and structures by speculating on the world through designed objects and systems. Overviews and discussion of the speculative design approach can be found in writings such as; Galloway (2013), Dunne and Raby (2013), Auger (2013) and Malpass (2017). Addressing education more specifically, Ward’s (2019) essay, “Critical about Critical and Speculative Design” discusses the challenge of cultivating a critical design education, of “sharing and building a set of processes, practices and questions that allow for both production and reflection, analysis and making, critique and creation”. This challenge has been emerging in response to the driving forces that Ward lists as; “a shift away from an aging modernist educational culture; a growing acknowledgment and frustration with the cultural impact of mass consumption; a rapidly shifting technological culture, through the invention of microprocessors, personal computation and networked communication; and a growing disciplinary awareness of the impacts and responsibilities of the designer.”. ----------------------------------------------------------- *Topics of Interest* ----------------------------------------------------------- The indicative list of topics of interest for this special issue includes, but is not limited to: • teaching and learning activities, methods and resources • reflections and viewpoints on critique and theory • assessment strategies, and program and course development • disciplinary and interdisciplinary working • skills development for post-education routes to employment and industry • the use of speculative and critical design in industry, and professional training and skills development • perspectives on globalization and the specifics of local contexts • future directions for the field =========================================== /*Submission guidelines and procedure*/ ---------------------------------------------------------- All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original and may not be under review by another publication. The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines ->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php> ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: http://ixdea-2018.uniroma2.it/ojs/index.php/ixdea/login <http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php> (Please upload all submissions using the Submission page. When submitting the paper, please, choose the section: "SI: Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education") 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: /Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education/ • i [dot] helgason [at] napier [dot] ac [dot] uk -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102 • Winter 2021 Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development: toward the 'new normal' Guest editors: Oscar Mealha, Mihai Dascalu, Tania Di Mascio • Springer 2022 'Gamification of the Learning Process' Guest editors: Davide Carneiro, Pilar Cáceres, Mariana Reimão Carvalho, Rui Silva ----------------------------------------------------------

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CFP: Multimedia Tools and Applications - Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI (deadline: 30 November, 2021)

by Melonio Alessandra

****** Apologies for multiple postings ***** ========================================================= Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI to be published in the journal Multimedia Tools and Applications https://www.springer.com/journal/11042 ========================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------- Overview: ----------------------------------------------------------- This special issue considers research in the area of multimedia-based and multimodal systems for advanced human-computer interaction (HCI). It aims at exploring and expanding on its frontiers. Therefore it especially seeks high-quality contributions from research areas at the frontiers of multimedia HCI, such as arts and humanities, education, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence. The special issue will also host the extended versions of selected best papers presented at the 2021 Edition of CHItaly, the biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter, held from 11 to 13 July 2021 in Bolzano, Italy. Such papers will undergo a regular review process as detailed in the Submission Guidelines below. ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of Interest ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI: Theories, Concepts and Models · HCI design and evaluation methods for multimedia and multimodal systems · Multimodal interaction technologies · Collaborative and social computing and HCI · Accessibility and inclusive multimedia Frontiers of Arts, Humanities, Education, Society for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Design & arts and multimedia-based HCI · Humanities and multimedia-based HCI · Learning, education and multimedia-based HCI · Values, ethics, society and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Physical, Digital or Hybrid Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Game- and gamification-based multimedia-based HCI and multimodal systems · Augmented, virtual or mixed reality and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Smart things, smart ambients or smart cities and multimodal HCI · Tangible design, industrial design or product design and multimedia-based HCI · Beyond cobots: assistive or proactive robots and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Human-in-the-loop machine/deep learning and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Agent-based systems or multi-agent systems and multimedia-based HCI · Data or process analysis, modelling or visualisation and multimedia-based HCI · Natural language processing and multimedia-based HCI · Recommendation, personalisation or adaptation and multimedia-based HCI ----------------------------------------------------------- Guest Editors:  --------------------------------------------------------- -- Dr. Alessandra Melonio (Lead Guest Editor) Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: alessandra.melonio(a)unibz.it<mailto:alessandra.melonio@unibz.it> Dr. Maria De Marsico Department of Computer Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Email: demarsico(a)di.uniroma1.it<mailto:demarsico@di.uniroma1.it> Dr. Cristina Gena Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Italy Email: cristina.gena(a)unito.it<mailto:cristina.gena@unito.it> Dr. Rosella Gennari Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: gennari(a)inf.unibz.it<mailto:gennari@inf.unibz.it> ----------------------------------------------------------- Important dates/Tentative Schedule: ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission deadline: November 30, 2021 Final manuscript due: August 30, 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidelines ----------------------------------------------------------- Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the Instructions for Authors available from the Multimedia Tools and Applications website<https://springer.com/11042>. Authors should submit through the online submission site at https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx<https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx> and select “SI 1224 - New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the special issue. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least three independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Please note that the authors of papers presented at CHItaly 2021 are invited to submit an extended version of their contributions by taking into consideration both the reviewers’ comments on their conference paper, and the feedback received during presentation at the conference. It is worth clarifying that that the extended version is expected to present a significant contribution beyond the conference paper, and contain at least 30% original scientific contribution, e.g., in the form of new algorithms, experiments or qualitative/quantitative comparisons. Neither verbatim transfer of large parts of the conference paper nor reproduction of already published figures will be tolerated. Authors must explain in the introduction to the paper the new contribution to the field made by the submission, and the original conference publication should be cited in the text. The extended versions of CHItaly papers will undergo the ordinary review process, and be accepted only if well-suited to the topic of this special issue and meeting the scientific level of the journal. ========================== Alessandra Melonio, Ph.D. Research fellow on a fixed-term contract (RTD) Smart Data Factory - Technology transfer Lab Faculty of Computer Science Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Office 112, Dominikanerplatz 3, Bozen, Italy NOI Techpark Südtirol/Alto Adige, Office A1.4.29e, A.-Volta-Straße 9, Bozen, Italy Web: smart.inf.unibz.it<http://smart.inf.unibz.it> ========================== Im Sinne der Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGV n. 679/2016) informieren wir Sie, dass die in dieser E-Mail enthaltenen Informationen vertraulich und ausschließlich für den Adressaten bestimmt sind. Sollten Sie diese Nachricht irrtümlich erhalten haben, bitten wir Sie, diese zu vernichten ohne sie zu kopieren oder an Dritte weiterzuleiten. Auch bitten wir Sie, uns darüber unverzüglich in Kenntnis zu setzen. Danke. Ai sensi del Regolamento UE 679/2016 si precisa che le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio sono riservate ed a uso esclusivo del destinatario. Qualora il messaggio in parola Le fosse pervenuto per errore, La invitiamo ad eliminarlo senza copiarlo e a non inoltrarlo a terzi, dandocene gentilmente comunicazione. Grazie. According to the Regulation EU 2016/679, you are hereby informed that this message contains confidential information that is intended only for the use of the addressee. If you are not the addressee, and have received this message by mistake, please delete it and immediately notify us. In any case you may not copy or disseminate this message to anyone. Thank you.

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INTERACT 2021 - Call for Participation

by Paolo Buono

INTERACT 2021 - Aug 30th - Sep 3rd, 2021, Bari, Italy https://interact2021.org Registration link: https://www.interact2021.org/registration.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERACT 2021 is the 18th International Conference promoted by the IFIP Technical Committee 13 on Human–Computer Interaction. INTERACT is held every two years. The theme of INTERACT 2021 is “Sense, Feel, Design”, highlighting new challenges of interaction design. Technology is today more and more widespread, pervasive and blended in the world we live in. On one side, devices that sense humans' activities have the potential to provide an enriched interaction. On the other side, the user experience can be further enhanced by exploiting multisensorial technologies. Not only the traditional human senses of vision and hearing, but also senses of touch, smell, and taste, as well as emotions are to be taken into account when designing for future interactions. INTERACT 2021 is the right venue to debate such new challenges. Another new topic of this edition is Human-AI Interaction, focusing on the design of human-centered intelligent systems. INTERACT 2021 is an hybrid conference. People are participating either in-person or online. The interactive program is available at: https://www.interact2021.org/final-program.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For further information, please, visit the web site: https://interact2021.org -- --------------------------------------- Paolo Buono Associate Professor IVU Lab, Department of Computer Science University of Bari, Italy http://ivu.di.uniba.it/people/buono.htm ---------------------------------------

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MUM 2021 - Call for Workshops and Tutorials (Dec 5-8, 2021, Leuven, Belgium)

by Wanling Cai

Apologies for Cross-Posting ********************************************************************************** MUM 2021, 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia December 5-8, 2021 Leuven, Belgium ********************************************************************************** # Important Dates (AoE) > September 15 | Submission (Workshop and tutorial) *********************** Call for Workshops *********************** The International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2021) welcomes proposals for workshops. A MUM Workshop is a forum for attendees with shared interests to present, discuss, and develop new ideas around a specific theme or domain related to Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia. It is the perfect opportunity for putting the best minds in the field together to build new communities, to explore new ideas, and to develop emerging topics. All workshops will take place on the Sunday before the conference, on the 5th of December. Because workshops are meant to encourage ideas exchange, we encourage proposals that go beyond being a mini-conference and that engage participants in hands-on activities and in discussion. We also encourage organisers to open the workshops to conference attendees without a workshop paper, but who would be interested in participating. If you are interested in submitting a proposal and wish to discuss your ideas prior to the submission deadline, the workshop chairs welcome any inquiries. You can contact us at workshoptutorial2021(a)mum-conf.org. # Submission and Templates Workshop proposal submissions should be in the ACM Primary Article Template. Submissions should be 6 pages or less (excluding references), detailing your goals for the workshop, how you plan to run the workshop, and any planned outcomes. Workshop proposal submissions contain an abstract that is less than 150 words long that clearly states the purpose of the workshop. Submissions will by juried by the Workshop chairs. Submissions must be submitted via e-mail. Accepted workshop proposals will be included in the conference proceedings published by ACM Press and included in the ACM Digital Library. *********************** Call for Tutorials *********************** The International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2021) welcomes proposals for tutorials. We invite academic and industry leaders in all topics related to Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia to submit a proposal following the guidelines below. We encourage proposals that include practical activities inside and outside the classroom. All tutorials will take place on the Sunday before the conference, on the 5th of December and you can choose between three formats: 90min, half-day, or full-day. If you are interested in submitting a proposal and wish to discuss your ideas prior to the submission deadline, the workshop chairs welcome any inquiries. You can contact us at workshoptutorial2021(a)mum-conf.org. Tutorial proposal submissions should be in the ACM Primary Article Template. Submissions should be 6 pages or less (excluding references), and include the following details: * Title * Topics and objectives of the tutorial and how they are relevant to the MUM community * Description of the tutorial activities * Short biography of the organisers * Proposed tutorial length (90min, half-day, full-day) * Room and material requirements * Maximum number of participants Tutorial proposal submissions contain an abstract that is less than 150 words long that clearly states the purpose of the tutorial. Submissions will be juried by the tutorial chairs. Submissions must be submitted via email to the tutorial chairs (workshoptutorial2021(a)mum-conf.org). Accepted tutorial proposals will be included in the conference proceedings published by ACM Press and included in the ACM Digital Library. # Workshop and Tutorial Chairs: Bruno Dumas, University of Namur Adriana Wilde, University of Southampton > https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/committee/ # More information: Website: https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-workshops/ Twitter: @MUMconf E-mail: workshoptutorial2021(a)mum-conf.org

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Call-for-Papers Special Issue "Explainable User Models" (Multimodal Technologies and Interaction Journal)

by Oana Inel

— Apologies for cross-posting — Special Issue "Explainable User Models" A special issue of Multimodal Technologies and Interaction<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti> (ISSN 2414-4088). Important Dates & Facts: Abstract/title submission: ideally until November 5, 2021 Manuscripts due by: February 20, 2022 Notification to authors: March 15, 2022 Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/special_issues/Explainable_User_Models Special Issue Information This special issue addresses research on Explainable User Models. As AI systems’ actions and decisions will significantly affect their users, it is important to be able to understand how an AI system represents its users. It is a well-known hurdle that many AI algorithms behave largely as black boxes. One key aim of explainability is, therefore, to make the inner workings of AI systems more accessible and transparent. Such explanations can be helpful in the case when the system uses information about the user to develop a working representation of the user, and then uses this representation to adjust or inform system behavior. E.g., an educational system could detect whether students have a more internal or external locus of control, a music recommender system could adapt the music it is playing to the current mood of a user, or an aviation system could detect the visual memory capacity of its pilots. However, when adapting to such user models it is crucial that these models are accurately detected. Furthermore, for such explanations to be useful, they need to be able to explain or justify their representations of users in a human-understandable way. This creates a necessity for techniques that will create models for the automatic generation of satisfactory explanations intelligible for human users interacting with the system. The scope of the special issue includes but is not limited to: Detection and Modelling • Novel ways of Modeling User Preferences • Types of information to model (Knowledge, Personality, Cognitive differences, etc.) • Distinguishing between stationary versus transient user models (e.g., Personality vs Mood) • Context modeling (e.g., at work versus at home, lean in versus lean out activities) • User models from heterogeneous sources (e.g., behavior, ratings, and reviews) • Enrichment and Crowdsourcing for Explainable User Models Ethics • Detection of sensitive or rarely reported attributes (e.g., gender, race, sexial orientation) • Implicit user modeling versus explicit user modeling (e.g., questionnaires versus inference from behavior) • User modeling for self actualization (e.g., user modeling to improve dietary or news consumption habits) Human understandability • Metrics and methodologies for evaluating fitness for the purpose of explanations • Balancing completeness and understandability for complex user models • Explanations to mitigate human biases (e.g., confirmation bias, anchoring) • Effect of user model explanation on subsequent user interaction (e.g., simulations, and novel evaluation methodologies) Effectiveness • Analysis or comparison of context of use of explanation (e.g., risk, time pressure, error tolerance) • Analysis of context of use of system (e.g., decision support, prediction) • Analysis or comparison of effect of explaining in specific domains (e.g., education, health, recruitment, security) Adaptive presentation of the explanations • For different types of user • Interactive explanations • Investigation of which presentational aspects are beneficial to tailor in the explanation (e.g., level of detail, terminology, modality text or graphics, level of interaction) Prof. Dr. Nava Tintarev Ms. Oana Inel Guest Editors

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CFP: Multimedia Tools and Applications - Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI (deadline: 30th November 2021)

by chitaly2021

We are happy to announce the call for papers: *we apologize for cross postings* ========================================================= Special Issue on New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI to be published in the journal Multimedia Tools and Applications https://www.springer.com/journal/11042 ========================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------- Overview: ----------------------------------------------------------- This special issue considers research in the area of multimedia-based and multimodal systems for advanced human-computer interaction (HCI). It aims at exploring and expanding on its frontiers. Therefore it especially seeks high-quality contributions from research areas at the frontiers of multimedia HCI, such as arts and humanities, education, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence. The special issue will also host the extended versions of selected best papers presented at the 2021 Edition of CHItaly, the biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter, held from 11 to 13 July 2021 in Bolzano, Italy. Such papers will undergo a regular review process as detailed in the Submission Guidelines below. ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of Interest ----------------------------------------------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI: Theories, Concepts and Models · HCI design and evaluation methods for multimedia and multimodal systems · Multimodal interaction technologies · Collaborative and social computing and HCI · Accessibility and inclusive multimedia Frontiers of Arts, Humanities, Education, Society for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Design & arts and multimedia-based HCI · Humanities and multimedia-based HCI · Learning, education and multimedia-based HCI · Values, ethics, society and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Physical, Digital or Hybrid Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Game- and gamification-based multimedia-based HCI and multimodal systems · Augmented, virtual or mixed reality and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Smart things, smart ambients or smart cities and multimodal HCI · Tangible design, industrial design or product design and multimedia-based HCI · Beyond cobots: assistive or proactive robots and multimedia-based HCI Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence for Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI · Human-in-the-loop machine/deep learning and multimedia-based HCI in multimodal systems · Agent-based systems or multi-agent systems and multimedia-based HCI · Data or process analysis, modelling or visualisation and multimedia-based HCI · Natural language processing and multimedia-based HCI · Recommendation, personalisation or adaptation and multimedia-based HCI ----------------------------------------------------------- Guest Editors:  --------------------------------------------------------- -- Dr. Alessandra Melonio (Lead Guest Editor) Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: alessandra.melonio(a)unibz.it<mailto:alessandra.melonio@unibz.it> Dr. Maria De Marsico Department of Computer Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Email: demarsico(a)di.uniroma1.it<mailto:demarsico@di.uniroma1.it> Dr. Cristina Gena Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Italy Email: cristina.gena(a)unito.it<mailto:cristina.gena@unito.it> Dr. Rosella Gennari Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Email: gennari(a)inf.unibz.it<mailto:gennari@inf.unibz.it> ----------------------------------------------------------- Important dates/Tentative Schedule: ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission deadline: November 30, 2021 Final manuscript due: August 30, 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidelines ----------------------------------------------------------- Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the Instructions for Authors available from the Multimedia Tools and Applications website<https://springer.com/11042>. Authors should submit through the online submission site at https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx<https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/default.aspx> and select “SI 1224 - New Frontiers in Multimedia-based and Multimodal HCI” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the special issue. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least three independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Please note that the authors of papers presented at CHItaly 2021 are invited to submit an extended version of their contributions by taking into consideration both the reviewers’ comments on their conference paper, and the feedback received during presentation at the conference. It is worth clarifying that that the extended version is expected to present a significant contribution beyond the conference paper, and contain at least 30% original scientific contribution, e.g., in the form of new algorithms, experiments or qualitative/quantitative comparisons. Neither verbatim transfer of large parts of the conference paper nor reproduction of already published figures will be tolerated. Authors must explain in the introduction to the paper the new contribution to the field made by the submission, and the original conference publication should be cited in the text. The extended versions of CHItaly papers will undergo the ordinary review process, and be accepted only if well-suited to the topic of this special issue and meeting the scientific level of the journal. [cid:5e2cd432-4bcb-4f75-bea8-031c88c81df6]

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[CFP] MUM 2021: Deadline Extension to August 13

by Adalberto Simeone

The paper submission deadline for the 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-papers/) has been extended to August 13, but you still need to submit the abstract by the 6th. You will then be able to update your submission until the 13th AOE. ********************************************************************************** MUM 2021, 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia December 5-8, 2021 Leuven, Belgium ********************************************************************************** # Important Dates > August 6 | Abstract Submission (Long and Short papers) > August 13 | Paper Submission (Long and Short papers) > September 28 | Notification > October 10 | Camera Ready > December 5-8 | Conference MUM is an interdisciplinary forum for advances in research of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM, academics and practitioners gather to discuss challenges and achievements in this field from diverse perspectives, such as interaction techniques, user research, system development, software solutions, and devices. This edition of MUM aims to continue the tradition of innovation and excellence in research established by previous MUM conferences. This year, we have all been confronted with significant changes caused by the corona virus outbreak. Based on vaccination data coming from Europe, the USA, and other countries, we are confident that MUM 2021 will be able to be organized physically. However, we plan for it to be a hybrid in-person event with support for remote participation for those who might not be able to travel to Belgium. We are currently considering which solution to use to be as inclusive as possible to those who will prefer to present and participate remotely. We will monitor the unfolding of the events in the short term and update the conference modality accordingly. We welcome submissions of high-quality papers that offer original and unpublished contributions relevant to the field of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia. Paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following: * Augmented, mixed, and virtual reality systems and applications * Architectures, systems, algorithms and other constructions tackling relevant technical challenges * Case studies, field trials, or user experience evaluations of new applications and services * Conceptualizations and theorizations of the field * Context-aware and location-based mobile and ubiquitous services * Metrics and measures for evaluating and testing mobile and ubiquitous systems * Middleware and distributed computing support for mobile and ubiquitous multimedia * Novel applications for mobile and ubiquitous gaming, entertainment, networking, and advertising * Privacy and security related issues to multimedia systems * Social implications of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems * Tools and development environments for building mobile, wearable, and ubiquitous multimedia systems * User interfaces, interaction design, and interaction techniques for mobile and ubiquitous systems * Papers should be grounded in existing literature and knowledge, and should be written for an * interdisciplinary audience. Papers must be submitted via EasyChair at the latest by August 6th, 2021 * AoE. An application for inclusion of the conference proceeding in the ACM International Conference * Proceeding Series is currently being processed. # Keynotes Professors Yvonne Rogers (Director of UCLIC) and Antonio Krueger will give this year's keynotes. More info coming soon on the website of the conference. # Submission and Templates The correct template for submissions is the ACM Primary Article Template in single-column format (in PDF format). Submissions should be prepared using either the single column Word Submission Template or the single column LaTeX template (using the “manuscript, review, anonymous” style available in the template). Submissions can be of variable length. Paper length must be based on the weight of the contribution with 16 pages (excluding references) in single column format being valued as long papers in past editions and 7 pages (excluding references) in single column format being valued as short papers in past editions. Successful submissions of around 16 pages typically represent significant empirical, theoretical or methodological advances in the field. Successful submissions of around 7 pages offer more focused contributions; they are not intended to be work in progress reports but, instead, they offer complete, rigorously developed work, with a solid contribution to the field. Short papers have a smaller scope or more focused contribution than long papers. Submissions should not have been previously published or be concurrently under submission. Papers must be anonymized. Submitted papers will undergo a rigorous double-blind review process managed by the Program Chairs. Each submitted paper will be reviewed by at least three reviewers, chosen from the pool of members of the Program Committee listed below. This pool of reviewers features both experts from the previous edition, as well as new researchers to address new emerging research areas and underrepresented communities. Papers will be assigned through a bidding process. Authors are encouraged to submit an optional video of maximum 5 minutes to support their submission. To ensure videos can be viewed by all reviewers, authors should preferably use the H.264 encoding and the MP4 file format. To accommodate the upload limits of EasyChair (max. 50mb per file), the bit rate of videos can be lowered. # Reviewing process There will be a single round of reviews with three potential outcomes: desk-rejects (papers that are significantly out of scope, not written in English, etc.), rejection, and conditional acceptance. No rebuttal phase is planned. Authors of conditionally accepted papers will find in the reviews a list of revisions and requested changes they need to satisfy to have their paper be officially accepted into the program. At least one author from each accepted paper must register to the conference. # Organisers: Adalberto L. Simeone, KU Leuven, Belgium, General Chair Raf Ramakers, Hasselt University, Belgium, Program Chair Cristina Gena, Università di Torino, Italy, Program Chair > https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/committee/ # More information: Website: https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-papers/ Twitter: @MUMconf E-mail: mailto:general2021@mum-conf.org or mailto:papers2021@mum-conf.org -- Adalberto L. Simeone Assistant Professor ARIA - Artificial Realities and Interactive Ambients https://aria.cs.kuleuven.be Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/Adal_LS https://www.adalsimeone.me/

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