Call for Papers Journal of Somaesthetics: Somaesthetics and Technology https://somaesthetics.aau.dk/index.php/JOS/announcement Submission deadline: June 30, 2018 While the digital technology spreads to almost all societal and private domains and arenas, the value of the living, sensing, feeling, acting, vibrant and intelligent body, that is, the soma itself becomes increasingly the subject of the human-computer interaction (HCI) studies.  Somaesthetics — an interdisciplinary project that works directly with soma has been informing HCI in the last decade, with its theoretical and epistemological values, and from analytical, practical, and pragmatic points of view. The Journal of Somaesthetics now invites articles that deal with the…

AN EVENING AT THE TECHNICOLOR EXPERIENCE CENTER Tuesday May 08, 2018 Los Angeles, CA http://la.siggraph.org/events/title/evening-technicolor-experience-center Tour the new Technicolor Experience Center, where artists and scientists collaborate to realize the full potential of immersive media. The TEC enables partnerships that discover how stories can be told and delivered in new and more immersive ways. 3237 South La Cienega Blvd. DESCRIPTION: Come explore the world of immersive experiences curated and collaborated within the Technicolor Experience Center. The TEC is where artists and scientists from across the industry come together to realize the full potential of immersive media. By uniting talent from Technicolor…

Call for Papers AutomotiveUI’18: The 10th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications Toronto, Canada, September 23-25, 2018 http://www.auto-ui.org/18 Author information: http://www.auto-ui.org/18/authors/ Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.auto-ui.org/18/newsletter-signup The conference will be preceded by the doctoral colloquium on September 22nd. IMPORTANT DATES: Papers: Submission deadline (EXTENDED): May 07, 2018 (Submissions are accepted until 11:59 p.m AoE (Anywhere on Earth)) Decision notification: June 29, 2018 Workshop proposals: Submission deadline: June 4, 2018 Decision notification: June 22, 2018 Works in Progress, Interactive Demos, Videos and Doctoral Colloquium: Submission deadline: July 11, 2018 Decision notification: August 3, 2018 AutomotiveUI,…

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).…

Call for Papers 2018 Workshop on Non-Player Characters and Social Believability At Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) 2018 Malmö University Sweden August 7-10 2018) http://fdg2018.org/ Workshop website: http://www.npc-workshop.org/cfp-2018.php Paper submission deadline: May 21 2018 The 2018 workshop on Non-Player Characters and Social Believability intends to be a point of interaction for researchers and game developers interested in modeling, discussing, and developing systems for Non-Player Character (NPC) social behavior and social affordances. This can include behaviour generation based on social and behavioural science theories and models, systems and approaches for social believability, social affordances when interacting with NPCs, and more. We…

Call for Papers Workshop on Intelligent Conversational Agents in Home and Geriatric Care Applications Held in conjunction with Federated AI Meeting (FAIM) 14th-15th of July, 2018 Stockholm http://taln.upf.edu/pages/ica_ws/ Submission Deadline: May 15, 2018 Communication is of crucial importance in home and geriatric care. Caregivers are expected not only to facilitate information, guidance and instruction, but also to interact as trustworthy companions of caretakers. In the light of the fact that more and more individuals are increasingly in need of home and geriatric care, ensuring adequate service for all has become a societal challenge. With the increasing maturity of verbal and…

CALL FOR PAPERS, IDEAS, and PARTICIPATION First IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Industries (ai4i 2018) September 26-28, 2018 The Hills Hotel Laguna Hills, California http://www.ai4i.org Workshop proposals deadline: May 14, 2018 (Regular, Short, Abstract) Paper submission deadline: June 17, 2018 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is concerned with computing technologies that allow machines to see, hear, talk, think, learn, and solve problems. On one hand it allows business decisions to be driven by real-time models that enable unprecedented levels of accuracy and efficiency. On the other hand, general and domain specific problem solving can be integrated by semantic technologies. In…