VR/AR Conference 2018: Virtual & Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching in Higher Education September 12th, 2018 Swansea University Swansea, UK http://www.swansea.ac.uk/vr-in-teaching/ http://www.swansea.ac.uk/vr-in-teaching/vr-conference/ Submission deadline: June 8, 2018 Swansea will be hosting our first VR/AR conference on September 12th 2018. The theme will be Virtual and Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. We hope to bring together the many HE professionals who are using VR/AR in their teaching, learning and research, alongside those with an interest who have not yet started to do so. More details of keynote speakers, planned itineraries and partners will be…

Call for Papers When Robots Think. Interdisciplinary Views on Intelligent Automation November 14–16, 2018 Münster, Germany http://iasymposium.rwth-aachen.de/ Submission deadline for talk abstracts: July 31st Submission deadline for poster abstracts: August 15th In Western societies, we are surrounded by artificially intelligent systems. Most of these systems are embedded in online platforms like Facebook. But embodiment of AI, be it by voice (Siri, Alexa, Cortana) or by actual physical embodiment (as in the case of robots) give artificially intelligent systems another dimension in terms of their impact on how we perceive these systems, how they shape our communication with them and with…

Call for Papers “Human Computer Interaction in Education” a special issue of Multimodal Technologies and Interaction (ISSN 2414-4088) Guest Editors: Dr. Omar Mubin, Western Sydney University, Australia Dr. Mohammad Obaid, Uppsala University, Sweden Submission Deadline: 28th June, 2018 OVERVIEW: Technology-enabled education and pedagogy has, in recent times, gained ascendancy due to the advancements in digitisation and the overall acceptance of blended forms of learning. Learning mechanisms driven by technology (MOOCs, tablets, smart devices, social media, intelligent artefacts) provide a number of overarching benefits to the learner’s experience (such as engagement, proficiency, ease of use, profiling and customisation). Gradually, the mediation…

Call for Workshop Proposals Media Architecture Biennale 2018 Workshops Beijing, China 13-16 November 2018 https://mab18.org/ Abstract submission deadline: May, 15th 2018 We are looking for people who are excited about the role of media and technology in the urban environment and want to share this excitement with an interdisciplinary audience. The Media Architecture Biennale is a biannual event, featuring workshops, a conference and an exhibition, that attracts interaction designers, lighting designers, architects, artists, researchers and industry practitioners. The workshops at the Media Architecture Biennale are an interactive, dynamic forum leading up to the conference and exhibition, with an opportunity for…

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS Special Track on X-Reality & Immersive Learning Environments Jointly organised with the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) IEEE TALE 2018, 4-7 Dec 2018, Wollongong, Australia Full call available at: http://tale2018.org/xreality Deadline: 11 June 2018 The Special Track on X-Reality and Immersive Learning Environments at IEEE TALE 2018 will focus on the use of virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and related technologies for creating environments and experiences that excite, inspire and engage learners in immersive ways. Of interest are reports of both research studies and applications covering the entire spectrum of immersive platform types, including…

Call for Papers: ACM UMAP Workshop – HAAPIE 2018 The 3nd International Workshop on Human Aspects in Adaptive and Personalized Interactive Environments, in conjunction with the 26th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2018), Singapore, 8-11 July 2018 Full details are available online: http://haapie.cs.ucy.ac.cy IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: 20 April 2018 Notification: 15 May 2018 Camera-ready: 27 May 2018 MOTIVATION & GOALS State-of-the-art approaches in adaptation and personalization research consider user models that mostly maintain information regarding the “traditional” user characteristics (i.e., experience, knowledge, interests, context), and related contextual or technology aspects (i.e., displays, connectivity, processing power).…