Call for contributions on an edited book on
Research Games: Using Game Design Elements as an Inspiration for HCI Research Methods

Chapter proposal deadline: 1st September 2017

In recent years, games have increasingly received attention as a source of inspiration for areas outside of games and play itself. After a successful workshop at CHI 2016 we are preparing an edited book in the Springer Human-Computer Interaction Series explicitly aiming to reveal bridging concepts and presenting methods for introducing the application of game elements and game design principles to research in the field of HCI. This Book will focus on how game design elements can be used to improve HCI research and how such elements can become part of the different phases in human-centered and participatory design. The book will focus on both, complete ‘research games’ and on the use of single game design elements in research.… read more. “Call: Chapters for “Research Games: Using Game Design Elements as an Inspiration for HCI Research Methods””

Call for Abstracts

International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Information
University of Porto (Portugal)
December 5-7, 2017
http://aiconference.weebly.com/

Deadline for submissions: September 30, 2017

Dear all,

Proposals are welcome for the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Information, which will be held at the Faculty of Arts, University of Porto (Portugal) on December 5, 6 and 7, 2017. The official language is English.

Graduate students, junior researchers and senior scholars are welcome to submit their work.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (CONFIRMED):

• Professor Luciano Floridi (University of Oxford)
• Professor Estela Bicho (University of Minho)
• Professor Eugénio Oliveira (University of Porto)
• Professor Luis Moniz Pereira (University of Lisbon)

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:

We invite submission for a 30 minute presentation (followed by 10 minute discussion).

The following tracks are available:

Track A: Human-Technology Interfaces

• History and Philosophy of Brain-Computer Interfaces;
• Conceptual issues (what is and what is not a BCI);
• Neural prostheses, neurochips and neural interfaces;
• Brain-Machine interfaces and its applications;
• Invasive, Partially Invasive and Non-invasive BCIs;
• Electronic neural networks and brain-to-brain interfaces;
• Future directions and challenges;

Track B: Philosophy and Ethics of Information

• Conceptual nature and basic principles of information;
• Unified theory of information and logical theories of information;
• The symbol-grounding problem and the gettier problem;
• the 4th Revolution: the impacts of ICTs and the infosphere;
• The Design of Internet Architecture and Human Rights;
• The Ethics of Big Data and Cloud Computing: the Right to be forgotten;
• Theoretical Foundations of Computer Ethics;

Track C: Artificial Intelligence

• History and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence;
• Artificial General Intelligence and Friendly AI;
• Artificial neural network models;
• Computational Theories of Mind versus Biological Theories of Mind;
• Weak AI, Strong AI and Skepticism;
• Logic versus Anti-Logic approaches to AI;
• Embodied, Enactive, Extended and Embedded approaches to AI;
• Machine Learning and Quantum Computation;
• Robots replacing humans (Moley robotics, Everwin Precision Technology, Da Vinci (surgery), Humanoid robots, Robot sex, Nursing, Health Care, Law, etc.);

Interdisciplinary Conference:
Emotional Machines. Perspectives from Affective Computing and Emotional Human-Machine Interaction
September 21-22, 2017 at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Stuttgart, Germany
http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/philo/termine/emotionalmachines

Free with registration

Humans have emotions, machines do not. This seems to be a truism: Human beings are made of flesh and blood; they do not just act rationally but impulsively and emotionally. They make decisions, feel attracted to objects or subjects or repelled by them. They mourn others, are in a good mood or suffer from depression. But what about machines? At first glance machines and emotions seem to be at odds with each other. We program machines and they calculate without any emotions. However, if we take a closer look, things are not so clear: machines are today able to recognize and react to emotions, and according to their designers some even possess emotions.… read more. “Call: Emotional Machines: Perspectives from Affective Computing and Emotional Human-Machine Interaction (interdisciplinary conference)”

Call for Papers: Design for Health

Design for Health is an international refereed journal covering all aspects of design in the context of health and wellbeing. The Journal is published twice a year and provides a forum for design and health scholars, design professionals, health-care practitioners, educators and managers worldwide.

Design for Health is affiliated with the Design4Health conference, established in 2011.

The Journal aims to publish thought provoking work based on rigorous research. It invites high quality, original submissions that make a contribution to knowledge and practice in the context of the design of health products, services and interventions that promote dignity and enhance quality of life. It adopts the World Health Organisation’s definition of health as the ‘state of complete physical and mental wellbeing and not only the absence of disease’ (1948).

The Journal publishes work which utilizes design and creative practices as methods and tools within research to engage people to understand problems, and visualize new possibilities and future scenarios.… read more. “Call: Design for Health”