AmI 2018 – Call For Papers

Posted on 17 January 20188 February 2018 by imessalas

2018 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2018)

Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus, 12-14 November, 2018

http://www.cyprusconferences.org/ami2018

Ambient intelligence refers to normal working and living environments being surrounded by embedded devices that can merge unobtrusively and in natural ways using information and intelligence hidden in the network connecting these devices (e.g. The Internet of Things). Such devices, each specialised in one or more capabilities, are intended to work together based on an infrastructure of intelligent systems, to provide a variety of services improving safety, security and the quality of life in ordinary living, travelling and working environments.

ABOUT AMI 2018

The 2018 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2018) has a focus on the role of Ambient Intelligence

“Towards a Smart and Human Centered Internet of Things”

AmI builds on the success of thirteen predecessor conferences, which started in 2003 with the EUSAI-event in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. More information about the AmI series can be found here: http://ami-conferences.org .

The Proceedings of AmI 2018 will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Furthermore, Springer will sponsor the Best Paper Award with 1,000 EUR.

TOPICS

We invite submissions of full and short papers as well as posters, presenting original research. AmI 2018 is an interdisciplinary venue for leading international researchers, designers, and practitioners that present and discuss new results in Ambient Intelligence. AmI builds on the success of thirteen predecessor conferences, which started in 2003 with the EUSAI-event in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. More information about the AmI series can be found here: http://ami-conferences.org . The Proceedings of AmI 2018 will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Furthermore, Springer will sponsor the Best Paper Award with 1,000 EUR.

Relevant research topics include, but are not limited to:

Sensors and Actuators Networks
Ambient Networking and Communication
Mobile, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing
Internet of Things and Interconnected devices
Internet of Humans and Human Sensors
Artificial Intelligence Models, Methods and Techniques
Machine Learning, Data mining and Big Data
Modelling Context Awareness and Location-based Services
Agent Technologies and Multi-agent Platforms
Cloud Computing for Intelligent Ambients
Multimodal Human-Computer Interaction
Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality
Symmetric Interaction in Real and Virtual worlds
Reliability, Assurance and Safety
Security, Privacy and Trust
Systems Architecture and Middleware
Software Development Methodologies and Tools
Robotic Companions
Industrial Internet and Industry 4.0
Sustainability and Fair Trade
Smart Homes and Intelligent buildings
Energy Efficiency
Ambient Assisted Living
Healthcare and Well-being
Smart Cities
Connected Cars and Autonomous Driving
Pervasive Games in Hybrid Worlds
Ambient Intelligence Education
Evaluation methods and techniques for Trials
Citizen science, Living labs, Maker communities

HCII 2018: Call for paper

Posted on 23 September 201730 September 2017 by imessalas

20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

HCI International 2018, jointly with the affiliated Conferences, held under one management and one registration, will take place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, under the auspices of 14 distinguished international boards.

The Conference will start with three days of Tutorials (15-17 July). Parallel Sessions, Poster Sessions and the Exhibition will be held during the last three days (18-20 July) of the Conference.

OpenEDU4ALL: Interactive Workshop at EC-TEL Conference 2017

Posted on 7 June 20177 June 2017 by imessalas

OpenEDU4ALL organized by ICORE and MOOQ have launched the Open Call for Papers: “We welcome and encourage all researchers and practitioners to submit their papers for the OpenEDU4ALL Workshop until 20th of June 2017“, underlines Christian M. Stracke, OpenEDU4ALL organizer and ICDE Chair in OER from the Open University of the Netherlands. ICORE and MOOQ are joining forces again and inviting to the OpenEDU4ALL Workshop 2017. It is an interactive workshop on “Open Education for All” continuing the successful workshop from last year: OpenEDU4ALL 2017 will take place at the European Conference EC-TEL on Wednesday, 13th of September 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia.

The Open Call and all submission details are available here: www.mooc-quality.eu/OpenEDU4ALL-on-open-education-at-ec-tel-2017

All submitted papers will go through a double-blind peer review and selected papers will be presented in the OpenEDU4ALL Workshop and published in the OpenEDU4ALL proceedings as special issue of CEUR series with gold Open Access, ISBN, unique identifier and indexing.

The interactive OpenEDU4ALL Workshop 2017 is dedicated for sharing and discussing the latest research as well as practical needs and future of Open Education and how to improve it with openness for all. Thus, it is designed in two sessions: One on “Scientific research and policies for Open Education” and one on “Practical needs and future of Open Education”.

The first session “Scientific research and policies for Open Education” will combine short introductory input speeches from ICORE, UNESCO IITE, OEC and CC as leading organizations supporting OpenEDU4ALL 2017 followed by the presentation of the selected scientific papers. Main goal of the first session is the development of a declaration on Open Education for All that will be elaborated in working groups based on the presentations as well as the results from an online survey for all participants of OpenEDU4ALL.

The second session “Practical needs and future of Open Education” will focus quality dimensions and indicators required for Open Education for All. OpenEDU4ALL participants will elaborate them in the format of an interactive World Café and with the involvement of input from a live twitter stream.

Registration for OpenEDU4ALL 2017 is mandatory as seats are limited: It is free and open for all EC-TEL 2017 conference participants and interested experts and practitioners. All details about the registration and the Open Call for Papers can be found on the OpenEDU4ALL 2017 website: www.mooc-quality.eu/OpenEDU4ALL-on-open-education-at-ec-tel-2017

The vision and overall objective of OpenEDU4ALL is the launch of a global joint initiative to facilitate and improve Open Education. An important milestone would be the re-establishment of openness as default as in the 60ies years of the 20th century: Supported by UNESCO IITE, OEC and other organizations from Open Education, ICORE, the International Community for Open Research and Education (www.ICORE-online.org) and MOOQ, the European initiative for the quality of MOOCs and Open Education (www.mooc-quality.eu) are inviting all interested citizens and organizations worldwide sharing this vision to join forces.

As a further step, ICORE and MOOQ are joining forces organizing a joint interactive Workshop at EC-TEL 2017 to continue the first ICORE and MOOQ Workshops at ICDE Global Conference 2015 in South Africa, OE Global 2016 in Poland, EC-TEL 2016 in Lyon and OE Global 2017 in Cape Town.

OpenEDU4ALL 2017 is co-organized by Christian M. Stracke and Esther Tan from the Open University of the Netherlands, Alexander Khoroshilov (UNESCO IITE), Stavros Panagiotis Xanthopoylos (OEC, tbc) and Cable Green (CC, tbc) supported by an international Programme Committee.

Important dates:

17th of May 2017: Call for Papers is open

20th of June 2017: Deadline for paper submissions

15th of July 2017: Notification of paper acceptance

30th of July 2017: Deadline for EC-TEL early bird registration

31st of Aug. 2017: Deadline for OpenEDU4ALL registration

13th of Sept. 2017: OpenEDU4ALL Workshop 2017

OpenEDU4ALL 2017 website:

www.mooc-quality.eu/OpenEDU4ALL-on-open-education-at-ec-tel-2017

For background and history of OpenEDU4ALL 2016:

http://mooc-quality.eu/mooq-workshop-on-quality-of-moocs-at-ec-tel

INTETAIN 2017 – CALL FOR PAPERS

Posted on 5 April 20175 April 2017 by imessalas

PLUGGY is calling for papers for the 1st International Workshop “Plug into Cultural Heritage”

PLUGGY is organizing the Workshop “Plug into Cultural Heritage” as part of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment – INTETAIN 2017 that will be held in June 20–22, 2017 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.

About the workshop:

What is cultural heritage? How can society become more actively involved in cultural heritage activities, not only as an observer but also as a contributor to the definition of heritage? Cultural heritage is considered an important precondition for genuine sustainability. However, existing applications for heritage dissemination do not really create heritage communities. Adequate ICT tools are necessary to support citizens in their everyday activities in shaping cultural heritage and be shaped by it. Social platforms offer potential to build such networks, but can be further exploited for heritage promotion. Technology could help better in providing a seamless integration of cultural heritage in people’s everyday life.

The Workshop “Plug into Cultural Heritage” aims to bridge this gap by exploring on necessary tools and challenges to allow citizens to share and obtain local heritage knowledge.

We invite contributions relevant to cultural heritage (tangible, intangible and natural) such as literature studies, user studies, design concepts and position papers. Topics include but are not limited to:

Technology design and evaluations incl. augmented and visual reality, collaborative games, locative multimedia and mobile HCI in general;
Opportunities and challenges for community involvement incl. special interest groups such as the elderly and migrant communities;
The role of current social media in cultural heritage awareness.

Important dates:

Paper Submission deadline: 14 April 2017
Notification: 5 May 2017
Camera-ready deadline: 22 May 2017
Start of Conference: 20 June 2017
End of Conference: 22 June 2017

For more information regarding the publications and the submissions, kindly download the official invitation, clicking here.

About the INTETAIN 2017:

The 9th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment (INTETAIN 2017) celebrates the future of Interactive Entertainment by inviting researchers to submit contributions around developments and insights in art, design, science, and engineering regarding novel entertainment-focused devices, paradigms, reconceptualisations, and reconfigurations of entertainment experiences.

You might take a closer look at: http://www.intetain.org/2017/show/home

Call for Papers: Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Posted on 19 October 201619 October 2016 by imessalas

Smart Cities: Recent Trends, Methodologies, and Applications

Worldwide forecasts indicate that the size and population of cities will increase even further.is immense growth will put a strain on resources and pose a major challenge in many aspects of everyday life in urban areas, such as the quality of services in the medical, educational, environmental, public safety, and security sectors, indicatively. us, novel methods of management must be put in place for these cities to continue to be sustainable.e wide adoption of pervasive and mobile computing systems gave rise to the term of “smart cities,” which implies the ability of sustainable city growth by leading to major improvements in city management and life in the above-mentioned sectors and other aspects such as energy efficiency, traffic congestion, pollution reduction, parking space, public safety, and recreation.is has been made possible in recent years due to the widespread availability of commodity low-power sensors, smart phones, tablets, and the necessary wireless networking infrastructure, which, along with technologies such as AI and management of big data, may be utilized to address the challenges of sustainable urban environments.

In this special issue, articles regarding the use of technologies, methodologies, and applications for smart cities are invited. Authors are encouraged to submit articles mainly describing original research, presenting results that advance the state of the art and fuel more efforts in the future. Review articles are also welcome.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

Eabling technologies for smart cities
Smart city communications infrastructure
Smart cities data storage, ownership, and access methods
Ubiquitous sensing and actuation
Service discovery and composition
IoT architectures, protocols, and algorithms in smart cities
ICT solutions for eco-cities (for environmentally friendly transportation, waste management, eco-friendly buildings, etc.)
Intelligent transportation systems and vehicular networks
Smart sharing systems and sharing economy
Smart urban health care
Reliability, security, safety, privacy, and trust issues
Smart energy grid
Smart homes for elderly citizens
Data management and big data in smart cities
Crowdsensing and crowdsourcing
Trends and challenges in smart cities

Authors can submit their manuscripts through the Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/wcmc/srtma/.

Download the call here.