Call for Papers Digital Society, Springer – Special issue on Blockchain for Trustworthy Digital Identity Systems: Socio-Technical Perspectives We welcome contributions addressing, from a socio-technical perspectives, the social, legal, economic, political, ethical, and philosophical implications of Blockchain-Based Identity Management Systems. Please for the full CfP see: https://www.springer.com/journal/44206/updates/19729104 Important information: Deadline: 31 May 2022 – Feel free to submit in advance Guest editors: Antonio Carnevale – CyberethicsLab Piercosma Bisconti – Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies Federica Russo – Unviersity of Amsterdam As the world population zooms past the 7 billion mark, the number of people with internet access balloons as well.…

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS PHI IMMERSIVE RESIDENCY PHI Studio (https://phi.ca/en/studio/) Montreal, Quebec, Canada January 11th, 2022 to March 5, 2022 https://phi.ca/en/phi-residencies/phi-immersive/ Deadline to apply: November 1, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. PHI IMMERSIVE RESIDENCY is an eight-week residency with PHI Studio in Montreal, Canada focused on the conceptualization stage of a proposed project. Selected artist(s) will work alongside PHI Studio experts to develop, plan, and prototype an interactive artwork or immersive experience. The selected project will receive personalized support, space, and select resources to develop and elaborate their concept within a broader context and create a prototype to prepare the project for…

Call for Papers Interacting with Computers Special Issue Human Computer Interaction and the Coronavirus Pandemic Editors: Helen Petrie, University of York Regina Bernhaupt, Eindhoven University of Technology Russell Beale, University of Birmingham Deadline for extended abstracts: 27 October 2021 The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed the lives of people across the globe. It has affected almost every aspect of our lives including work, education, entertainment, and social life. For HCI it has had a profound effect on the way we work, in terms of practice, research and education. For many months now many of us have been unable to meet…

CALL FOR PAPERS COMPSAC 2022 IEEE Computer Society Signature Conference on Computers, Software and Applications Theme: Computers, Software, and Applications in an Uncertain World June 27 – July 1, 2022 Torino, Italy https://ieeecompsac.computer.org/2022/ Main conference submissions due: December 30, 2021 [See also specific COMPSAC 2022 Calls including: EATA: Emerging Advances in Technology & Applications CELT: Computer Education & Learning Technologies HCSC: Human Computing & Social Computing SCH: Smart & Connected Health] COMPSAC is the IEEE Computer Society Signature Conference on Computers, Software and Applications. It is a major international forum for academia, industry, and government to discuss research results and…

Call for Papers Ergonomics & Human Factors 2022 International Conference Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors Birmingham, UK and online [see below] https://conference.ergonomics.org.uk Submission deadline – long papers: 1 November 2021 Submission deadline – short papers: 14 January 2021 With two days online and two days in-person, EHF2022 will include all that’s best about these two formats. 11-12 April: Engaging and informative lively online sessions attracting a large international audience. 25-26 April: Face to face live lectures, discussion and debate on contemporary topics. Location: Birmingham. THEMES EHF2022 will showcase the following themes: Automation Climate change and sustainability Future mobility…

Call for Short Abstracts Seeking panelists for submission for Communication Education Interest Group on remote learning instructor-student interactions or instructor immediacy Central States Communication Association (CSCA) 2022 Annual Conference Theme: Re-Connect Madison, Wisconsin, USA March 30 – April 3, 2022 CSCA 2022: https://www.csca-net.org/aws/CSCA/pt/sp/convention_overview Initial submission deadline: Monday October 4, 2021 From Aimee Miller-Ott, aeott@ilstu.edu We are seeking participants for a panel we want to submit to the Central States Communication Association for their 2022 conference. We conducted a study on students’ perceptions of college instructors’ immediacy behaviors through Zoom instruction. We are looking to create a panel that focuses either on…

Call for Papers AAMAS-2022, the 21st International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems 9-13 May 2022 Auckland, New Zealand [see third paragraph below] https://aamas2022-conference.auckland.ac.nz/ Abstract submission deadline: 1 October 2021 Paper submission deadline: 8 October 2021 AAMAS (International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems) is the largest and most influential conference in the area of agents and multiagent systems. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners in all areas of agent technology and to provide a single, high-profile, internationally renowned forum for research in the theory and practice of autonomous agents and multiagent…

Call for Papers Technology and Society issue The Global Center for Advanced Studies (GCAS) Review Journal Deadline for submission of abstracts: October 17, 2021 The GCAS Review Journal is looking for authors for the second edition for winter 2022. We are looking for authors interested in addressing the question and interests concerning technology and society. The pieces can be in the general humanities as we are looking for a diverse range of papers in the fields of politics, sociology, psychology, economics, etc. Topics may include, but are not limited to: Online technologies and the future of education Artificial intelligence and…

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION “Transitional Interfaces in Mixed and Cross-Reality: A new frontier?” Hybrid Workshop at 2021 ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces Conference (ACM ISS 2021) November 14, 2021 Łódź, Poland and online [see “PROGRAM & SUBMISSIONS” below] https://idux-jetter.org/ti-iss2021/ Submission deadline: October 18, 2021, 23:59 AoE ORGANIZERS Hans-Christian Jetter (University of Lübeck, Germany), Jan-Henrik Schröder (University of Lübeck, Germany), Jan Gugenheimer (Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Télécom Paris, France), Mark Billinghurst (University of South Australia, Australia and University of Auckland, New Zealand), Christoph Anthes (University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg Campus, Austria), Mohamed Khamis (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom),…

Call for Papers “Spatiality and Temporality” International Conference Organised by London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research 12-13 February 2022 London/Online http://spatiality.temporality.lcir.co.uk/ Deadline for proposal submissions: 1 November 2021 We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the upcoming “Spatiality and Temporality” International Conference. The conference is addressed to academics, researchers and professionals with a particular interest related to the conference topic. We invite proposals from various disciplines including philosophy, history, sociology, anthropology, culture studies, literature and architecture. The conference will explore spatiality and temporality as fundamental categories of human experience and cognition and it will discuss various interpretations of…

Call for Participation 2nd International Furhat Conference on Social Robot Interactions Thursday 14th October 2021 3pm CEST, 9am ET, 9pm BJT Online and Free https://furhatrobotics.com/furhat-conference-social-robot-interactions/ On behalf of the Furhat team, I am very happy to invite you to attend the second edition of the International Furhat Conference series. Held virtually, this half-day conference gathers leading scientists that will showcase the latest research in social robotics, as well as innovators who will share their experiences of developing engaging robot interactions. We will also showcase some of the latest features of the new updates to the Furhat platform, and aim to…

Call for Papers Human-Centered AI workshop At NeurIPS 2021 Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems Monday 13 December 2021 Online https://sites.google.com/view/hcai-human-centered-ai-neurips/home Submission deadline (Extended): 25 September 2021 AoE Human-Centered AI (HCAI) is an emerging discipline that aims to create AI systems that amplify and augment human abilities and preserve human control in order to make AI partnerships more productive, enjoyable, and fair. Our workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from the NeurIPS and HCI communities and others with convergent interests in HCAI. With an emphasis on diversity and discussion, we will explore research questions that stem from the…