Call for contributions New Friends 2015 The 1st international conference on social robots in therapy and education 22-23 October 2015 – Almere, The Netherlands The application of social robots in therapy and education is an emerging field as these ‘new friends’ become more sophisticated, available and affordable. In recent years there has been an enormous increase of projects in which they are used successfully for groups with special needs, like people with dementia, hospitalized children and children with autism. This increases the demand for expertise from a wide range of disciplines, like psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, AI, robotics and…

CALL FOR PAPERS The Third International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (HAI 2015) Daegu, Korea, October 21-24, 2015 http://hai2015.org/ Due to the volume of requests, we have extended the submission deadline to May 22nd, 2015, 23:59 PDT People are increasingly interacting with computerized agents. Examples include autonomous and tele-presence robots in homes, healthcare, or search and rescue, virtual characters in the expanding gaming industry or for serious games, and agents representing other people through on-line social and interactive meeting places. Although these broad areas have their own unique research challenges, there is a clear commonality to be addressed in the investigation…

Call for Participation Workshop on “In-vehicle Auditory Interactions” at ICAD (International Conference on Auditory Display) 2015 Graz, Austria, July 6, 2015 http://sites.google.com/a/mtu.edu/icad2015-in-vehicle-auditory-interactions-workshop ABSTRACT: The scope and prevalence of in-vehicle technologies has dramatically expanded, which increases drivers’ visual, physical, and mental workload. In an attempt to reduce this workload, but allow for necessary interactions, auditory displays have been used in vehicles over the years, but only for basic information transmission. The goal of our joint workshop is to discuss the use of auditory displays for interaction in the vehicle at a more advanced level in order to offer better driver experience…

Call for papers, posters, creative showcase, workshops, and children’s creativity labs 12th Advances in Computer Entertainment (ACE) conference 16-19 November Iskandar, Malaysia The complete CFP is available at http://ace2015.info/ KEY DATES: Paper and Workshop Submission deadline: June 5, 2015 Creative Showcase, Poster and Creativity Lab Submission Deadline: July 17, 2015 ACE is a leading forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge research in entertainment computing. Interactive entertainment is one of the most vibrant areas of interest in modern society and is amongst the fastest growing industries in the world. In the past decade ACE has become the leading scientific forum for dissemination of…

Call for papers International Workshop on Ubiquitous and Collaborative Computing (iUBICOM) 13 July 2015 in Lincoln, UK In conjunction with the 2015 British Human Computer Interaction Conference Following seven successful previous iUBICOM (International workshop on Ubiquitous and Collaborative Computing) workshops, we present the 8th iUBICOM workshop. Our theme for this year’s workshop is “Personalised Information Modelling and Retrieval”. The rapid proliferation of data through various sources such as the Web, ubiquitous and embedded devices, presents individuals and organisations with huge amounts of stored and collected information to process and make sense of in different ways. This raises several challenges for…

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…

IMMERSION 2015 Immersive Education Initiative Conference September 7-10 Paris-Sorbonne University (“the Sorbonne”) Paris, France http://immersiveeducation.org/i2015 Call for Participation As a special event that is open to the public, the first two days of IMMERSION 2015 features general-interest keynote addresses, talks, panel discussions and exhibits. The event concludes with hands-on workshops and a special 2-day technical conference specifically for researchers, academics, teachers and corporate trainers. SPEAKERS AND EXHIBITORS: Prospective IMMERSION 2015 speakers and exhibitors are encouraged to review last year’s IMMERSION 2014 event. RESEARCHERS, TEACHERS AND TRAINERS: In addition to reviewing last year’s IMMERSION 2014 event, prospective IMMERSION 2015 corporate and…