Call for Participation Delphi Study about Expert Consensus on Reporting Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) User Studies [Posted on the AI-SGES e-list on February 8, 2024] Dear colleagues, A team of global HRI researchers will be conducting a Delphi study to generate expert consensus on reporting human-robot interaction (HRI) user studies. This online study seeks to refine a checklist for conducting HRI studies, synthesized from academic publications, to enhance the standardization of reporting practices in the field. We are interested in recruiting HRI experts around the world to help us review and refine the checklist. If you have been actively working in…

Call for Papers SPM 2024 – The Society for Phenomenology and Media 25th annual conference May 14-19, 2024 Tallinn University, Estonia https://www.societyforphenomenologyandmedia.org/call-for-papers-2024 Deadline for considerations of abstracts and panels March 1, 2024 Applications must be made through EASYCHAIR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dermot Moran – Joseph Chair in Catholic Philosophy at Boston College Sara Heinämaa – Professor of Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä Katrin Tiidenberg – Professor of Participatory Culture at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School of Tallinn University The Society for Phenomenology and Media encourage submissions for the 25th Annual Conference of the Society for Phenomenology and Media…

Call for Papers ICAIR 2024 – 4th International Conference on AI Research (formally the European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics) December 5-6, 2024 Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/icair/ Abstract submission deadline: May 15, 2024 The International Conference on AI Research (ICAIR) is an opportunity for academics, practitioners, and consultants from around the world who are involved in the study, management and development of artificial intelligence related issues in education, in business or in the public sector to publish and present their research. There are several strong strands of research and interest that are developing in the area including…

Call for Participation Stories of/by/for the Field of Play Study https://press.etc.cmu.edu/blog/Stories_of_by_for_the_Field_of_Play Please help define and reflect on the field of play by participating in an exploratory qualitative study led by Drew Davidson at Carnegie Mellon University. You are invited to participate in a questionnaire to help explore the current state of the field around play, specifically in games and related areas (mixed reality, themed entertainment, tech, etc.). The concept of play is rather broad and diverse—from social studies to health and enjoyment, from education and learning to games and technology, and more. As such, this is less a focus on…

Call for Papers “Transformative Games Revisited” Special issue of G|A|M|E – Games as Art, Media, Entertainment The Italian Journal of Game Studies https://www.gamejournal.it/n122024-transformative-games-revisited/ Edited by Kristine Jørgensen, Doris C. Rusch, Astrid Ensslin, Riccardo Fassone Full paper submission deadline: May 1, 2024 Games designed for a purpose beyond entertainment and recreation have a long history, spanning educational games, newsgames, and critical games. With the maturation of the medium, there has also been an emergence of games that invite ethical reflection and self- critical involvement, such as Spec Ops: The Line (Yager Entertainment 2012) and Shadow of the Colossus (Team Ico 2006),…

Call for Papers, Artwork or Performance Proposals STORYTELLERS + MACHINES 2024 July 2-4, 2024 School of Digital Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, UK https://storytellersandmachines.xyz/ Submission deadline: February 15, 2024 Following on from the series symposium in June 2023, Storytellers + Machines 2024 will be a two-day conference shaping debate on AI narrative, art and media at the School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. Theme of the conference is “Controlling the Narrative: agency, interaction and influence in creative AI”. Storytellers+Machines 2024 is a transdisciplinary conference that champions the contributions of artists, creative practitioners and technologists,…

Call for Abstracts AI ETHICS & HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION Theoretical and Empirical Approaches to AI Ethics March 6-7, 2024 University of Graz, Austria https://philevents.org/event/show/119158 INVITED SPEAKERS Joanna Bryson (Hertie School, Berlin) Bertram Malle (Brown University) Sven Nyholm (LMU Munich) Submission of abstracts: February 4, 2024 TOPIC The conference focuses on topics in Ethics of AI and empirical moral Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Interdisciplinary approaches drawing on philosophy, psychology, social computer science and law are encouraged. The topics include, though are not limited to: Value alignment, trust in and reliance on AI, algorithmic bias and fairness, AI explainability, moral responsibility in CHI, autonomous…

[Note: See the IMX 2024 website for more Calls. –ML] Call for Papers IMX 2024 – ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences Stockholm, Sweden June 12-14, 2024 https://imx.acm.org/2024/ https://imx.acm.org/2024/authors/call-for-papers/ Submission deadline (extended): February 9, 2024 The ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX) is the leading international conference for presentation and discussion of research into interactive media experiences. It brings together researchers and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines, from human-computer interaction, multimedia engineering and design, to media studies, media psychology and sociology. IMX 2024 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, from June 12 to 14, 2024.…

Call for Papers The 26th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2024) November 4-8, 2024 San José, Costa Rica https://icmi.acm.org/2024/call-for-papers/ Abstract deadline: April 26th, 2024 Paper submission: May 3rd, 2024 The 26th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2024) will be held in San José, Costa Rica. ICMI is the premier international forum that brings together multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) and social interaction research. Multimodal AI encompasses technical challenges in machine learning and computational modeling such as representations, fusion, data, and systems. The study of social interactions encompasses both human-human interactions and human-computer interactions. A unique aspect of ICMI is…

Call for Papers PLEY – The 5th Eye Tracking in Games and Play Workshop* Co-located with ETRA 2024 – ACM Symposium of Eye Tracking Research & Applications June 4 – 7, 2024 (exact day TBA) Glasgow, UK and online Workshop: https://pleyws.wordpress.com/ ETRA 2024: http://etra.acm.org/2024/ * Previously, the ‘Eye Tracking in Games and Play Workshop’. For the 5th edition we expanded the scope to also include all facets of play within the area of sports. Paper submission deadline: February 19, 2024 Among the many application areas of eye tracking, games and sports have become an increasingly popular domain for leveraging this…

Call for Participation Time in a Bottle: Containers and Criticisms of Nostalgia A Hybrid Symposium Organized by the NOSTAGAIN NETWORK February 2, 2024, 10:00 – 18:00 (EST) Montreal, Canada and online (free) https://nostagain.ca/2024/01/16/program2024/ My name is Richy Srirachanikorn from the Technoculture, Art and Games (TAG) lab. Co-founded there since 2022, The NOSTAGAIN NETWORK is now proud to launch its hybrid symposium on the Friday 2nd February at Concordia University, Montréal. It will last from 10:00 – 18:00 (EST). We have compiled a super fantastic line-up of 24 presenters from junior to seasoned scholars, professional artists, and research creationers to explore…

Call for Participation The 6th Furhat Conference on Social Robotics Robots for all Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 4:00 PM CEST https://furhatrobotics.com/furhat-conference-on-social-robotics-6/ On behalf of the Furhat team, I am excited to invite you to join us for the sixth edition of the International Furhat Conference series. This two-hours online conference gathers leading scientists, innovators and creators that will showcase the latest work related to the area of social robotics. The speaker lineup includes: Christoph Bartneck (Assoc. prof, University of Canterbury, UK) David J. Gunkel (Professor, Northern Illinois University, USA) Håkan Lidbo (Musician, producer and sound artist, Stockholm, Sweden) Ross…