Call for Papers The First International Workshop on ENgagement in HumaN Computer IntEraction (ENHANCE 2015) http://enhance2015.isir.upmc.fr/ @ the 6th Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2015) http://www.acii2015.org/index.html SCOPE Research in the field of Human-Computer Interaction is taking an ascending curve in the conception of machines, like robots or virtual agents, endowed with social and emotional intelligence. Conceiving social robots or agents means that they should be able to interact naturally with humans. Thus, they should be equipped with capabilities that enable them to understand the user’s actions, behaviours, and mental and emotional states just like a human naturally does. Engagement…

Call For Papers Cyberworlds 2015 International Conference 7-9 October Gotland, Sweden http://www.cyberworlds-conference.org/ Flyer of Call For Papers is available at here. Abstract submission (compulsory): 15 May 2015 OVERVIEW AND TOPICS Created intentionally or spontaneously, cyberworlds are information spaces and communities that immensely augment the way we interact, participate in business and receive information throughout the world. Cyberworlds seriously impact our lives and the evolution of the world economy by taking such forms as social networking services, 3D shared virtual communities and massively multiplayer online role-playing games. The topics covered by Cyberworlds 2015 will include but are not limited to: Networked…

ICIDS 2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERACTIVE DIGITAL STORYTELLING Nov. 30 – Dec. 4, 2015. Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark View this call online at: http://icids2015.aau.dk SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JUNE 19th, 2015 This year, the International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS 8) will take place in Denmark at Aalborg University’s campus in central Copenhagen. ICIDS has its origin in a series of related international conferences that ran between 2001 and 2007 (http://www.icids.org). Since 2008, ICIDS became the premier annual venue that gathers researchers, developers, practitioners and theorists to present and share the latest innovations, insights and techniques in the expanding field of…

Call for Participation: Posters, Demos, Tutorials and Workshop Papers ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services 2015 (MobileHCI) Copenhagen, Denmark, August 24-27 2015 http://mobilehci.acm.org/ Mobile HCI is the premier forum for innovations in mobile, portable and personal devices and with the services to which they enable access. There are still a number of ways for you to participate in MobileHCI 2015, either by making a submission or simply attending. MobileHCI brings together people from diverse areas, providing a multidisciplinary forum for academics, hardware and software developers, designers and practitioners to discuss the challenges and potential solutions…

CALL FOR PAPERS “Designing for Peripheral Interaction: seamlessly integrating interactive technology in everyday life” SPECIAL ISSUE in the Interaction Design and Architecture(s) journal (IxD&A) SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1st July, 2015 http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call26 GUEST EDITORS Saskia Bakker (1), Doris Hausen (2), Elise van den Hoven (3, 1), Ted Selker (4) (1) Industrial Design Department, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands (2) Human-Computer-Interaction Group, University of Munich (LMU), Germany (3) Faculty of Design, Architecture & Building, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia (4) Carnegie Mellon University, Silicon Valley, USA IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: 1st July, 2015 Reviews available: 1st August, 2015 Revisions due: 1st September,…

Call for Papers: TRANSOR workshop, “The Significance of Simulation” University of Southern Denmark, Kolding Campus. June 18-19, 2015. Sponsored by the Research Network TRANSOR (Transdisciplinary Studies in Social Robotics – http://www.transor.org). Keynote Address: John Sullins (Sonoma State University, California), “Building Artificial Phronesis: A New Approach?” (provisional title) BACKGROUND / RATIONALE As social robots continue their rapid development and deployment, “simulation” has emerged as a key focus in a number of ways. For example, robots are currently incapable of experiencing emotions as conscious and embodied beings: in many examples, however, “artificial emotions” can be emulated and expressed by social robots in…