Call for Abstracts Ernst Mach Workshop X: David Chalmers on Virtual Reality July 7-8, 2022 Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences Prague, Czech Republic https://emw.flu.cas.cz/ Deadline for abstracts: May 31, 2022 The Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences, invites speakers for the annual Ernst Mach Workshop, whose focus in 2022 is going to be David Chalmers’s philosophy of virtual reality, as laid out in his new book Reality+: Virtual Reality and the Problems of Philosophy (2022). Prof. Chalmers will summarize the main themes of his book in a keynote lecture and respond to each talk. Originally a province…

Call for Papers Fighting Pandemics with Computer Graphics and Applications IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Special Issue https://www.computer.org/digital-library/magazines/cg/call-for-papers-special-issue-on-fighting-pandemics-with-computer-graphics-and-applications Submissions deadline: May 28, 2022 Publication: November/December 2022 When pandemics strike societies, they can destroy critical infrastructures, such as healthcare and economic systems. When COVID-19 struck the planet, many technological research developments were proposed, some of them even leading to tools for citizens or governments, with the objective of supporting this complicated period for the entire planet. The vague knowledge available at the time made it difficult to develop computer graphics applications that could be robust and reliable enough to be used…

Call for Papers SPECIAL ISSUE: EMBODIED AGENTS FOR WELLBEING International Journal of Social Robotics (IJSR) – Impact Factor 5.126 (2020) Journal: https://www.springer.com/journal/12369 Special issue: https://www.springer.com/journal/12369/updates/20296154 Submission deadline: November 30, 2022 The current COVID-19 pandemic has led to societal changes (such as social isolation and work-from-home arrangements) that have severely impacted the mental wellbeing of the worldwide population, causing depressive and anxiety symptoms. This need has resulted in a greater interest in technology-based interventions to support people and promote their mental wellbeing. Embodied agents (e.g., virtual agents, robots) are finding their way into helping to improve their wellbeing and are currently…

CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS International Conference on Graphics and Interaction – ICGI’2022 November 3 and 4, 2022 At the University of Aveiro (UA), Portugal [the organizers are prepared for remote participation if necessary; see below] https://gpcg.pt/icgi2022/call-for-papers/ Deadline for paper submission: July 18, 2022 Deadline for poster submission: October 3, 2022 [See below for related Call for submissions for Computers & Graphics Journal, Special Section on Recent Advances in Graphics and Interaction.] The 2022 edition of the International Conference on Graphics and Interaction – ICGI’2022 – will be held on November 3 and 4, 2022 at the University of Aveiro (UA),…

Call for Papers The Ethics of Digital Healthcare Special issue of Digital Society Submission deadline: January 2, 2023 The digitalization of healthcare already has a long history. Today, digitized medical images and patient records are integrated parts of routine healthcare all over the world. What is new, however, is the pace at which new uses of digital information technology are entering healthcare. Video meetings are used both to complement and replace traditional visits to the doctor’s office. Patients undergoing training such as gait rehabilitation are assisted by a robot that partly replaces the physiotherapist. Routine microscopic evaluations of tissues are…

Call for Papers The 21st IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing (IFIP-ICEC 2022) November 1 – 3, 2022 Bremen, Germany [see NOTE below] http://www.icec2022.eu Submission deadline: May 10 NOTE – COVID-19 Information: We are fully aware that the situation regarding Covid-19 is a cause for concern. We aim to have the conference onsite, and are confident that this will be possible. However, we will of course carefully monitor the situation and take the necessary action in case of lockdowns or travel restrictions, in order to provide a hybrid or online conference. The 21st International Federation for Information Processing – International…