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<div><tt> Call for Long/Short Papers, Abstracts, Demos and Posters</tt></div>
<div><tt> 2nd Workshop on INTERFACE AND EXPERIENCE DESIGN<br />
WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGNECE AND AI/VR (DAIVAR)</tt></div>
<div><tt>In conjunction with the IEEE Artificial Intelligence Virtual Reality (AIVR) Conference<br />
- 10th-12th December 2018<br />
- Taichung, Taiwan<br />
- Submission Deadline: 14th October 2018<br />
- Website: http://www.artur-lugmayr.com/activities/current-activities/daivar2018/ <br />
- Submission System: http://www.ambientmediaassociation.org/Submissions/2018DAIVAR/<br />
- Workshop proceedings published in an Scopus indexed proceedings series<br />
- Best papers will be published as edited book, or journal special issue<br />
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<div><tt>The objective of this workshop is to invite scholars and practitioners to discuss synergies between interface and<br />
experience design in artificial intelligent reality virtual and augmented environments. The aim is to gather a cross-<br />
disciplinary team of contributors researching HCI related issues contributing to this fascinating newly emerging<br />
domain. We especially seek contributions from experts with a background in computer science, HCI,<br />
psychology/cognitive sciences, culture/communication studies, design and art to develop this fascinating<br />
intersection. Aspects can range from user-experience, technologies supporting end-users, practical applications,<br />
methods, content production, cultural implications, communication theories, up to more artistic approaches in<br />
artificial intelligent interaction.</tt></div>
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<div><tt>While AI’s main aim is to replicate human intelligence, AR and VR focuses its research efforts on the creation of<br />
artificial worlds either in complete virtual world, or as part of our physical environment. Many examples that bridge<br />
the two fields have emerged recently, e.g. intelligence in digital games and the utilization of computer graphics<br />
hardware for deep learning and AI. Philosophical discussions around issues arising in this new area range from ideas<br />
when things start to think to Alan Turing’s work. In this workshop, we would like to raise a question: what would<br />
happen when artificial worlds start to think, and how we humans can interact and communicate with AI through e.g.<br />
affective interfaces? Thus, while AI and VR/AR went rather distinct research pathways, we attempt to bring them<br />
together, and discuss different aspects at the intersection of machine intelligence and human interaction in a mixed<br />
reality.</tt></div>
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<div><tt>The workshop intends to attract a broad range of contributions to develop this scholarly field during a full day venue.<br />
As the emphasis is on creating the synergy between VR/AR and AI/ML, we are not limited to particular areas; instead,<br />
the following exemplary topics might help to gather ideas for a possible contribution: affective and emotional<br />
computation, communication with AI, digital game analytics, utilization of computer graphics hardware for deep<br />
learning, personalization and recommender systems, UX with agents and physical robots, cultural robotics, or AI in<br />
information visualization.</tt></div>
<div><tt>The workshop program stretches over a full-day, and will contain a combination of invited keynote presentations,<br />
oral presentations, posters, and demonstrations.</tt></div>
<div><tt>The workshop proceedings will be published in a Scopus indexed proceedings series, and the very best contribution<br />
will be published in an edited book from a highly reputable publisher which has been pre-arranged. Depending on<br />
the quality and amount of contributions, we are also considering to publish a journal special issue within an indexed<br />
publisher.</tt></div>
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TOPICS OF INTEREST (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)<br />
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• Interaction design for AIVR<br />
• Multimodal AI supported interaction design<br />
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning in AIVR<br />
• Emotions and AI in VR, AR, and smart objects<br />
• Human-Computer-Interaction with AI in virtual worlds<br />
• Human communication through AIVR<br />
• Emotion enriched human-AI collaboration<br />
• AI in digital games and other application areas<br />
• User-Experience and interaction with AIVR<br />
• Affective human-virtual world interaction<br />
• Design of emotionally intelligent AIVR<br />
• Recommender systems and personalisation in AIVR<br />
• Information visualisation in AIVR<br />
• Communication theory and cognitive science<br />
• Affective ambient intelligence in mixed realities<br />
• UX with AI agents in AIVR<br />
• Brain interfaces in AIVR<br />
• AI based emotion mediated communication in AIVR<br />
• Authoring emotional intelligent interaction in AIVR<br />
• Multimodal affective interfaces in AIVR<br />
• Human-human emotional communication in AIVR</tt></div>
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<div><tt>The workshop proceedings will be published in a Scopus indexed proceedings series with an ISBN number as part of<br />
the Semantic Ambient Media Experience (SAME) workshop series. The very best contributions will be published in an<br />
edited book from a highly reputable publisher which has been pre-arranged. Please note that only selected high<br />
quality contributions will be published as part of the edited book. However, during the workshop a common journal<br />
article co-authored between all workshop participants will be published as an introduction chapter.</tt></div>
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IMPORTANT DATES<br />
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* 14/10/2018: Deadline for workshop papers<br />
* 21/10/2018: Notification of accepted workshop papers<br />
* 29/10/2018: Camera ready workshop papers<br />
* 31/10/2018: Registration for the Workshop<br />
* 10/12/2018: Workshop Day</tt></div>
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<br />
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The workshop program stretches over a full-day, and will contain a combination of invited keynote presentations,<br />
oral presentations, posters, and demonstrations. We are calling for paper submissions of extended abstracts<br />
between 2-5 pages long, following the submission format of IEEE Manuscript Formatting guidelines. Please choose<br />
one of the three submission categories:<br />
* Abstract: 1-2 pages long<br />
* Short paper, demo, or poster: 2-4 pages long<br />
* Long paper: 4-6 pages long</tt></div>
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<div><tt>Please download the paper template from:<br />
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html </tt></div>
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<div><tt>The copyright form can be downloaded from:<br />
http://www.visemex.ambientmediaassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CopyrightForm.pdf </tt></div>
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<div><tt>Your submission should include: scanned signed copyright form + original contribution in word or latex + pdf of the<br />
paper. Add ALL your files (copyright form, word document/latex files, scanned copyright form) into ONE zip file.</tt><br />
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<div><tt>Upload the zip file to the workshop submission system on:<br />
http://www.ambientmediaassociation.org/Submissions/2018DAIVAR/</tt></div>
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RECOMMENDED READINGS PRIOR SUBMISSION<br />
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We strongly recommend the ideas and topics from the following papers prior your submission or as part of a paper<br />
submission in its discussion section:</tt></div>
<div><tt>* Lugmayr, A. et al., 2017. Cognitive Big Data. Survey and Review on Big Data Research and its Implications: What is<br />
Really “New”? Cognitive Big Data! Journal of Knowledge Management (JMM), 21(1). Available at:<br />
http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=5855k, Journal of Knowledge<br />
Management/Emerald.<br />
* Sun, M., Zhao, Z., and Ma, X. (2017). Sensing and Handling Engagement Dynamics in Human-Robot Interaction<br />
Involving Peripheral Computing Devices. In Proc. CHI2017 (to appear).<br />
* Zhu, F., Fang, K., and Ma, X. (2017). Exploring the Effects of Strategy and Arousal of Cueing in Computer-Human<br />
Persuasion. In Proc. CHI2017 EA (to appear).<br />
* Yang, Y., Ma, X., and Fung, P. (2017). Perceived Emotional Intelligence in Virtual Agents. In Proc. CHI2017 EA (to<br />
appear).<br />
* Ma, X. (2016). Developing Design Guidelines for a Visual Vocabulary of Electronic Medical Information to Improve<br />
Health Literacy. Interacting with Computers.<br />
* Zhu, K., Ma, X., Chen, H., and Liang, M. (2016). Tripartite Effects: Exploring Users' Mental Model of Mobile Gestures<br />
under the Influence of Operation, Handheld Posture, and Interaction Space. International Journal of Human-<br />
Computer Interaction.<br />
* A. Lugmayr, E. Serral, A. Scherp, B. Pogorelc, and M. Mustaquim, “Ambient media today and tomorrow,”<br />
Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 71, 2014, pp. 7–37 Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11042-012-1346-z.<br />
* ZHU Kening, ZHU Rongbo, H SAMANI, BB JALAEIAN, PaperIO: a 3D interface towards the internet of embedded<br />
paper-craft, IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, 2014</tt></div>
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WORKSHOP ORGANISERS<br />
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Kening Zhu, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong<br />
Artur Lugmayr, VisLab, Curtin University, Australia<br />
Xiaojuan Ma, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)<br />
Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller, RMIT, AUSTRALIA<br />
Ulrich Engelke, Data 61, CSIRO, AUSTRALIA</tt></div>
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CONTACT INFORMATION<br />
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In case of questions, please don't hesitate to contact: keninzhu@cityu.edu.hk</tt></div>
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