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Elezioni SIGCHI: Ultimi incontri con i candidati

by Luigi De Russis

Care tutte e cari tutti, Faccio seguito alla mia mail precedente per invitarvi a partecipare ai prossimi (e ultimi) 3 incontri di “Meet the Candidate” per le prossime elezioni SIGCHI. I primi due incontri saranno dedicati alle “coppie” President-Executive Vice President (Neha Kumar-Luigi De Russis e Aaron Quigley-Margaret Burnett) e si terranno, rispettivamente, lunedì 29/04 alle 21 (ora italiana) e martedì 30/04 alle 13 (sempre ora italiana). Il terzo incontro sarà per i candidati come Vice President for Membership (Adriana Vivacqua, Sandy Gould, Hafeni Mthoko) e Vice President for Finance (Hao-Chuan Wang, Bastian Pfleging) e sarà giovedì 02/05 alle 22 (ora italiana). Un caro saluto e buon 25 Aprile. A presto, Luigi --- 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: Fwd: SIGCHI Meet the Candidate Open Forums Date: 24 April 2024 at 14:39:35 GMT+2 Hello SIGCHI Members: The following open forums have now been scheduled to Meet the Candidates: President and Executive Vice President - first pair running together Monday, April 29, 2024, 7-8pm UTC Candidates are: Neha Kumar and Luigi De Russis https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/92692934824?pwd=KzB5Y0QrUFhHUmZOejVpdEdVb2Y1UT09 Questions submit to: https://app.sli.do/event/sJmauix4qmcN9imHMBkKes #3570176 President and Executive Vice President - second pair running together Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 11am-12pm UTC Candidates are: Aaron Quigley and Margaret Burnett https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/98555267446?pwd=R1NBamM2c2g5NnBtOEdnV1ZaMndzQT09 Questions submit to: https://app.sli.do/event/vugpkmeBh8w916aikXXCok #4136438 VP for Membership and VP for Finance Thursday, May 2, 2024, 8-9pm UTC Candidates for VP Membership: Adriana Vivacqua, Sandy Gould, Hafeni Mthoko Candidates for VP Finance: Hao-Chuan Wang, Bastian Pfleging https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/97308432320?pwd=RkRwWFRGQWZHSnJrclBHd0FmKzE2Zz09 Questions submit to: https://app.sli.do/event/wRYT51aXRMhLTYuudmP9GE #1088542 When all open forums are complete we will send out the links to the recordings. Thank you for your support of SIGCHI, Helena

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EXTENDED DEADLINE: 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 28, 2024: paper submission (strict) 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

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Call for Participation: DFIR/Cybersecurity webinar series

by Andrew Zayine

Dear All, The Association of Cyber Forensics and Threat Investigators invites you to join our next webinars: "DFIR Stream 0x8" 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-0x8 "DFIR Stream 0x9" 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-0x9 "DFIR Stream 0xA" on Tuesday, Tuesday, May 28 · 4:00 – 5:00 pm (GMT+00:00) UK Time Title: How to Detect when Residential IP Proxies are Used as a Botnet, by Dr. Elisa Chiapponi, Amadeus IT Group. Register@ https://www.acfti.org/news-events/dfir-stream-0xa ======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 #BotnetProxies 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 Best regards, Andrew Zayin Ph.D., CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, PMP ACFTI Secretariat <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free.www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#m_-1297726129328758663_m_585683215091367166_m_-3376134405372869888_m_-243684744949232532_m_6969663030798877318_m_-8843749944597293673_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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

by Announce

*** Last 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 journals 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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ExUM Workshop @UMAP 2024 - Call For Papers - Submission Deadline Extension

by amon

*** Apologies for cross postings *** *ExUM Workshop @UMAP 2024 - Call For Papers - *** NEW DEADLINE MAY 3 (EXTENDED) *** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 3, 2024 (GMT) (Extended) * 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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[EICS 2024] Estensione deadline per il Doctoral Consortium

by Davide Spano

Cari tutti, vi scrivo per pubblicizzare l'estensione della deadline per inviare contributi al Doctoral Consortium di EICS 2024, che si terrà a Cagliari dal 24 al 28 Giugno 2024. Il DC ha ricevuto una sponsorizzazione dal SIGCHI Development Fund, che ci permette di offrire la registrazione alla conferenza agli studenti che hanno un contributo accettato. Per chi di voi non conoscesse la conferenza, EICS è focalizzata su metodi, processi, tecniche e strumenti che supportano la specifica, la progettazione, lo sviluppo e il deploy di sistemi interattivi. Trovate maggiori informazioni sul sito web: https://eics.acm.org/2024/dc.html Vi aspettiamo a Cagliari! --Davide -- [image: photo] Prof. Lucio Davide Spano Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica Università di Cagliari Via Ospedale 72, 09124, Cagliari, Italy Tel: +39 070 675 8760 Website <https://www.unica.it/unica/page/it/luciod_spano> | RG <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lucio_Spano> | ORCHID <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7106-0463>

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Deadline extension: Student Design Contest @ SLERD 2024 -> 5th May

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= Invite your students to live the fantastic experience of the 5th edition of the **International Student Design Contest (2024) * “PEOPLE CENTERED SMART LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS” */@// //9th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development// / LOOKING FOR TRACES OF THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT: SUPPORTING WELL-BEING GROWTH FOR ALL June 27-28, 2024 Troyes, France (UTT) video presentation <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw1uniAnuRM> /========================================================= Deadline for ideas submission: *May 5, 2024 (extended - hard deadline) https://www.slerd.org/contest/*/ /=========================================================/ Contact: slerd24-contest(a)utt.fr <mailto:slerd24-contest@utt.fr>or aslerd.org(a)gmail.com ========================================================= /Winner: /will be awarded with 500 € grant /Finalists: /all have the opportunities to attend the conference for free, to present their projects and to have living expenses covered by ASLERD. ========================================================= *DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT and GOALS* Smart Learning Ecosystems should perform at best on all the dimensions that contribute to the well-being of students and all players involved in the development of a learning process: /infrastructures, food, environment, info/admin services, mobility, safety, social interaction, satisfaction, challenges, self-fulfillment/. Being inspired by the flow theory and by the Maslow’s pyramid, we can state that: ecosystems are smart when /“individuals that take part in the local processes achieve a high level of skills and, at the same time, are also strongly motivated and engaged by continuous and adequate challenges, provided that their primary needs are reasonably satisfied”./ The smartness of learning ecosystems, thus, is not created merely through the availability of digital infrastructures and applications. When technologies are both available and adopted enthusiastically, they can start to make a difference in both simplifying and accelerating progress toward the achievement of system smartness. One has to keep in mind, however, that technologies are smart not because they are capable of replacing human reasoning but, rather because they can help towards achieving a people centered smartness, through streamlining mundane organisational tasks, and enhancing the skills of all actors involved in learning processes. Our duty, with the help of technology, is to support learning ecosystems (formal, informal, non-formal) to develop their people centered smartness towards becoming incubators of social innovation and engines of sustainable regional development./Smartness is a goal/ and we can support our learning ecosystems along the process to achieve it by proposing solutions capable to solve or mitigate problems that prevent the learning ecosystems to be people centered. We expect students, wishing to take part in the contest, to analyze their learning ecosystem, detect problems and find solutions that can help their, and as well other learning ecosystems, to get smarter. Proposals submitted to this call are expected to address thesame general themes of the call for papers of the conference, namely: * places for smart education, * people in place centered design for smart education, * supportive learning technologies and tools for smart education. ========================================== Important dates: --------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline for ideas submission to slerd24-contest(a)utt.fr <mailto:slerd24-contest@utt.fr>and aslerd.org(a)gmail.com: *May 5th, 2024 (extended - hard deadline)* • Selection of the best 3 proofs of concepts and prototypes (finsalists): May 15th, 2024 • Presentation and demo at SLERD 2024 and winner announcement: June 27th and 28th, 2024 ========================================== Early bird registration to the main conference, SLERD 2024, is now open: https://www.slerd.org/registration-form/ *Deadline for early bird registration to SLERD 2024: April 30th* SLERD 2024 is featuring the keynotes by: /*Élise Lavoué *//*(Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University)*/ /*TAILORED GAMIFICATION FOR LEARNER ENGAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION */*/Carmel Cefai /**/(University of Malta)/* *A SYSTEMIC, WHOLE-SCHOOL APPROACH TO WELL-BEING **/Isabella Chiodi/*/****/*/(ISF)/* *PROJECT ITac@ – IT ACADEMY FOR WOMEN 18-50 : challenges and preliminary results* /* */and a on-line open debate on *Artificial Intelligence and (human) Learning *Panelists:* **Roger Azevedo*, University of Central Florida, USA *Manuel Gentile*, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche *Dirk Ifenthaler*, University of Mannheim, Germany *Susanna Sancassani*, METID, Politecnico di Milano, Italy *Davinia Hernández-Leo*, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain * *Moderator:* */*Donatella Persico*(ASLERD and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche)/* * ==========================================

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ICMI24 Call for Papers

by Englebienne, Gwenn (UT-EEMCS)

26th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (4-8 Nov 2024) Dear colleague, The deadline for paper submissions for ICMI 2024 is around the corner. https://icmi.acm.org/2024/call-for-papers/ https://new.precisionconference.com/submissions/icmi24a The 26th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2024) will be held in San José, Costa Rica. ICMI is the premier international forum that brings together multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) and social interaction research. Multimodal AI encompasses technical challenges in machine learning and computational modeling such as representations, fusion, data, and systems. The study of social interactions encompasses both human-human interactions and human-computer interactions. A unique aspect of ICMI is its multidisciplinary nature which values both scientific discoveries and technical modelling achievements, with an eye towards impactful applications for the good of people and society. Novelty will be assessed along two dimensions: scientific novelty and technical novelty. Accepted papers at ICMI 2024 will need to be novel along one of the two dimensions: * Scientific Novelty: Papers should bring new scientific knowledge about human social interactions, including human-computer interactions. For example, discovering new behavioral markers that are predictive of mental health or how new behavioral patterns relate to children’s interactions during learning. It is the responsibility of the authors to perform a proper literature review and clearly discuss the novelty in the scientific discoveries made in their paper. * Technical Novelty: Papers should propose novelty in their computational approach for recognizing, generating or modeling multimodal data. Examples include: novelty in the learning and prediction algorithms, in the neural architecture, or in the data representation. Novelty can also be associated with new usages of an existing approach. Commitment to ethical conduct is required and submissions must adhere to ethical standards in particular when human-derived data are employed. Authors are encouraged to read the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (https://ethics.acm.org/). ICMI 2024 conference theme: The theme of this year’s ICMI conference revolves around “Equitability and environmental sustainability in multimodal interaction technologies.” The focus is on exploring how multimodal systems and multimodal interactive applications can serve as tools to bridge the digital divide, particularly in underserved communities and countries, with a specific emphasis on those in Latin America and the Caribbean. The conference aims to delve into the design principles that can render multimodal systems more equitable and sustainable in applications such as health and education, thereby catalyzing positive transformations in development for historically marginalized groups, including racial/ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples. Moreover, there is a crucial exploration of the intersection between multimodal interaction technologies and environmental sustainability. This involves examining how these technologies can be crafted to comprehend, disseminate, and mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change, especially in the Latin America and Caribbean region. The conference endeavors to explore the potential of multimodal systems in fostering community resilience, raising awareness, and facilitating education related to climate change, thereby contributing to a holistic approach that encompasses both social and environmental dimensions. Additional topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Affective computing and interaction * Cognitive modeling and multimodal interaction * Gesture, touch and haptics * Healthcare, assistive technologies * Human communication dynamics * Human-robot/agent multimodal interaction * Human-centered A.I. and ethics * Interaction with smart environment * Machine learning for multimodal interaction * Mobile multimodal systems * Multimodal behaviour generation * Multimodal datasets and validation * Multimodal dialogue modeling * Multimodal fusion and representation * Multimodal interactive applications * Novel multimodal datasets * Speech behaviours in social interaction * System components and multimodal platforms * Visual behaviours in social interaction * Virtual/augmented reality and multimodal interaction Important Dates Abstract deadline April 26th, 2024 Paper Submission May 3rd, 2024 Rebuttal Period June 16th-23rd, 2024 Paper notification July 18th, 2024 Camera-ready paper August 16th, 2024 Presenting at main conference November 5th-7th, 2024

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MedCHI@womENcourage

by Maristella Matera

Carissimi, come avrete avuto modo di apprendere dai messaggi circolati nei mesi scorsi, Giuliana Vitiello e io abbiamo partecipato all’istituzione del Mediterranean CHI (MedCHI), un nuovo comitato dell’ACM SIGCHI dedicato a promuovere e rafforzare l'HCI nell’area del Mediterraneo. In occasione della conferenza womENcourage, che si terrà a Madrid dal 26 al 28 Giugno (https://womencourage.acm.org/2024/), MedCHI organizzerà un workshop volto a esplorare l'impatto della ricerca HCI sulla valorizzazione della cultura e delle comunità del Mediterraneo, con un focus specifico su inclusività e parità di genere. Desideriamo quindi invitarvi a partecipare al workshop, con l’auspicio che la nostra comunità possa contribuire attivamente al dibattito su possibili iniziative in questo ambito. I dettagli sul tema e sulla modalità di partecipazione sono disponibili nella pagina Web del workshop (https://hintlab.polimi.it/workshop-medchi2024-womencourage/). Se siete interessati a partecipare, non esitate a contattarci! Speriamo di vedervi numerosi e di poter contare sulla vostra partecipazione per arricchire la discussione su temi che assumono sempre più importanza nel panorama della ricerca e della didattica. Un caro saluto a tutti! Maristella e Giuliana

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12th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E): Last Call for Papers

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*** Last Call for Papers *** 12th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E) September 24-27, 2024, 5* Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://conferences.computer.org/IC2E/2024/, The IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E) is a premier conference on Cloud Computing, which in the last two decades has significantly changed the way IT resources are consumed. ###IMPORTANT DATES### * Full and short paper submission deadline: May 17, 2024 (AoE) (*** extended ***) * Author notification and start of shepherding phase: June 30, 2024 * Camera-ready copies: August 2, 2024 ###TOPICS OF INTEREST### IC2E provides a high-quality, comprehensive forum where researchers and practitioners can exchange information on engineering principles, enabling technologies, and practical experiences related to Cloud Computing. The conference brings together experts who work on different levels of the cloud stack – including systems, storage, networking, platforms, databases, applications, and software engineering. IC2E offers an end-to-end view of the challenges and technologies in Cloud Computing, fosters new research that addresses the interaction between different layers of the stack, and ultimately helps shape the future of cloud-transformed business and society. IC2E 2024 invites submissions of high-quality research papers describing fully developed results and ongoing foundational and applied work related to all aspects of cloud engineering. The IC2E Program Committee will interpret “cloud engineering” very broadly – to include everything from engineering principles to practical experiences, and advances that target different levels of the cloud stack, from both academia and industry. In particular, submissions on topics of emerging interest in the research and development communities are encouraged. Authors can choose to submit their papers under either the Research and Vision or Industry and Experience Track. Submissions are invited on the following non-exhaustive list of topics for both tracks: * Cloud management and engineering, from single (micro-)services to complete system landscapes * Cloud applications, ranging from the Internet of Things (IoT) over Big Data to Machine Learning * Cloud systems, including storage, data distribution, and serverless computing * Cloud security and privacy concerns on all levels of the Cloud stack * Fog and Edge Computing, and all other system types in the Cloud-Edge Compute Continuum * Everything as a Service * Non-technical aspects of Cloud Computing, e.g., Cloud governance or cloud economics For a full list of the topics, please visit https://conferences.computer.org/IC2E/2024/. IC2E is looking for the following three types of paper submissions: * Research papers describe original well-evaluated research. Novelty is a key criterion in the review process. * Vision papers describe speculative but well-reasoned and inspiring papers. Here, the insights and clarity of the vision are of key concern. * Industry and experience papers describe how existing research has been transferred into practice. The review focus is on the lessons learned, including those relevant for researchers. Research and vision papers should be submitted to the Research Track, industry and experience papers to the Industry Track. Vision papers should have "(Vision Paper)" as a subtitle on the first page. ###SUBMISSION### Authors must submit full and short papers in PDF via the Web submission form at EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ic2e2024), upon selecting Research Track or Industry Track options. Both Research Track and Industry Track papers should use the IEEE Manuscript Template for Conference Proceedings for formatting. LaTeX users must use \documentclass[10pt,conference]{IEEEtran}, without including the compsoc or compsocconf options. As reviewers often ask for additional content, IC2E differentiates between paper formatting for reviewing and for the final published version: * Full papers: For reviewing, full papers (including figures and tables) should not exceed 9 double-column pages; references can be additional pages. For the final published version, full papers are limited to a total of 12 double-column pages including everything. * Short papers: For reviewing, short papers are limited to 5 pages, not including references, and should be clearly marked as such in the title. For the final published version, short papers are limited to 8 pages, including everything. IC2E supports Open Science practices. Therefore, authors are strongly encouraged to publish software and data sets as open-source/data. All submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. Depending on the paper type, submissions will be judged on correctness, originality, technical strength, significance, quality of presentation, and interest and relevance to the conference scope. Submitted manuscripts must contain original contributions, and their contributions must not have appeared in or be under consideration for publication in another workshop, conference, or journal. Accepted papers will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services (EI indexed). ###ORGANIZATION & CONTACT### General Chairs: * George Pallis University of Cyprus, Cyprus * Weisong Shi University of Delaware, US TPC Chairs: * Xiaohui (Helen) Gu North Carolina State University, US * Stefan Schulte Hamburg University of Technology, Germany

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