Workshop @ DIS’24 Technology Assemblages in the Age of Generative AI

May 21st, 2024 Daniela Lopez de Luise
Dear All, we invite you to this exciting workshop as part of the ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2024 Conference on July 1-5, with a workshop date of July 2.

Understanding and Shaping Human-Technology Assemblages in the Age of Generative AI

Generative AI capabilities are rapidly transforming how we perceive, interact with, and relate to machines. This one-day workshop invites HCI researchers, designers, and practitioners to imaginatively inhabit and explore the possible futures that might emerge from humans combining generative AI capabilities into everyday technologies at a massive scale. Workshop participants will craft stories, visualizations, and prototypes through scenario-based design to investigate these possible futures, resulting in the production of an open-annotated scenario library, and a journal or interactions article to disseminate the findings. We aim to gather the DIS community knowledge to explore, understand, and shape the relations this new interaction paradigm is forging between humans, their technologies and the environment in safe, sustainable, enriching, and responsible ways. 
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR SCENARIO-BASED DESIGN (no position papers are required)
Applicants are invited to craft a scenario-based design using the design pack available for download on the website to apply to join the workshop.

We have created an easy step-by-step design pack to support you in developing a scenario by engaging with one of the workshop themes, utilising the scenario ingredients, and reflecting on the process. We invite you to download, complete, and submit the design pack. 

The accepted scenarios will be part of an open scenario library to disseminate the workshop's findings. This library will be published on this website for public reference under a Creative Commons License (Attribution 4.0 International). 
During the final two hours of the workshop, we will draw on the insights from the morning and early afternoon sessions in a guided tour through the Future is Present exhibition at the Design Museum Denmark, examining the scenarios and relationships hinted at by the exhibited artifacts. This activity will offer an opportunity to apply and extend the workshop's insights. The day will conclude with a reflection session on these experiences over dinner, enriching our understanding of designing for this new paradigm's potential in everyday life. 
For more details, please go to: 
IMPORTANT DATES 
Submission deadline for scenarios: June 10 AoE
Notification: June 14 AoE 
Workshop date and duration: July 2, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 
Thank you, 
Josh Andres Australian National University Australia 
Chris Danta Australian National University Australia 
Andrea Bianchi KAIST Korea 
Sungyeon Hong Australian National University Australia 
Zhuying Li Southeast University China 
Eduardo Benitez Sandoval University of New South Wales Australia Charles 
Patrick Martin Australian National University Australia 
Ned Cooper Australian National University Australia

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University of Udine, Italy Months Research Fellow Position – Object Tracking in First-Person and Third-Person Videos

May 21st, 2024 Daniela Lopez de Luise
Dear colleagues,
We are seeking one highly motivated researcher for a fully funded research fellowship position (Italian Assegno di Ricerca – Post-Doc Equivalent) on topics related to Object Tracking in Egocentric Vision.
 
The candidate will join the Machine Learning and Perception Lab (MLP Lab), at the University of Udine, Italy under the supervision of Prof. Christian Micheloni and Dr. Matteo Dunnhofer.
 
The position is in topics related to a recently funded PRIN project: EXTRA-EYE, with specific focus on developing object tracking algorithms for first-person egocentric and third-person videos. More details are in the following:
 
Position – Design and Development of Object Tracking Algorithms for localisation across First-Person and Third-Person Views
Position: Research Fellow (post-doc equivalent)
Location: University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Application Deadline: May 28, 2024 at 2:00 pm (Italian time)
Duration: 14 Months
Research Topics: Tracking objects in first-person view is notoriously challenging, and EXTRA-EYE aims to pioneer a solution. Our approach involves integrating state-of-the-art deep learning architectures for third-person-view (TPV) tracking with first-person-view (FPV) specific cues, such as the position of the user's hands. The project will establish correspondences between scenes captured in the FPV and TPV streams, creating a holistic, robust, and efficient tracking approach capable of real-time tracking across multiple dynamic and static cameras. 
Link to the project’s website: https://sites.google.com/view/extraeye/home
  
Admission Criteria
To participate in the call, a master’s degree in computer science or computer science engineering is required. A PhD is not required, but strongly recommended. Previous background in Computer Vision and Deep Learning is also strongly recommended.
 
About the Laboratory
The MLP research group mainly focuses on the development of research in Computer Vision and Deep Learning for Object Tracking and Re-Identification, and Distributed Camera Systems. The group has 6+ members.
 
The MLP group has a track record of previous publications in prestigious venues (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, TPAMI, IJCV, …) and several research projects on both fundamental and application-oriented research, in collaboration with several industrial and academic partners. 
 
The group aims to provide its members a friendly environment with strong supervision, in which individuals can grow and let their full potential flourish. We regularly organize group meetings and gatherings outside the lab to keep the team motivated and encourage a good work culture.
  
 
Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone who might be interested. We appreciate your assistance in reaching out to potential candidates.
 
Christian Micheloni, University of Udine
Matteo Dunnhofer, University of Udine

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Extended Deadline – Call for Papers ACM GoodIT 2024

May 21st, 2024 Daniela Lopez de Luise
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https://blogs.uni-bremen.de/goodit2024/

 

The ACM 4th International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2024)  is a premier international forum for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of data and technology for addressing Social Good and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome contributions that delve into the nexus of technology, data science, and social well-being, exploring how these domains interconnect and impact society.

 

Alongside the main track, the conference includes the Work-in-Progress and PhD Track. The Work-in-Progress Track is an excellent opportunity for practitioners and researchers to present early-stage work, offering a platform for sharing innovative ideas, receiving feedback, and fostering discussions and collaborations. The PhD Track is designed for PhD students at different stages of their research. It provides a valuable opportunity for these students to present and refine their research under the guidance of experienced researchers. 

Additionally, the program will be enriched with several Special Tracks. The forthcoming Call for Papers will outline these tracks' details and specific topics.

 

We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:

 

  • IT and Data Science for Social Good:
    • Social Impact of Machine Learning Applications
    • Data and algorithmic biases and potential societal risks 
    • Large language models (LLMs) and GenAI models impact on society
    • Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning
    • Citizen Science
    • IT for smart living,  Health and social care

 

  • Technology for Social Good:
    • AI and Machine Learning for Social and Humanitarian response
    • IoT Solutions for Sustainable Development
    • Decentralized approaches to IT
    • Digital Solutions for Cultural Heritage
    • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications
    • IT for education

  • Environmental Sustainability and Technology:
    • Green Computing and Energy-Efficient Technologies
    • Climate Change Modeling and Environmental Science
    • Smart Cities and Sustainable Urban Development
    • Sustainable Networking and Communication Systems
    • Technology addressing the digital divide

 

  • Ethics, Policy, and Governance in Tech for Social Good:
    • Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Ethical Tech
    • Governance of AI and Autonomous Systems in Social Contexts
    • Digital Rights and Freedom in the Age of Technology
    • Data Privacy and Security in Social Applications

 

Submission Guidelines:

Submitted papers must be original works and must not have been previously published. 

All papers must clearly outline the research question, methodology, results, and implications for social good.

The papers should follow the new ACM format (https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/taps-production-workflow). 

  • Main Track and Special Tracks Full Paper Submission should be a maximum of 12 pages; 
  • Work-in-Progress papers should be a maximum of 8 pages;  
  • Ph.D. track papers should be a maximum of 5

The indicated paper length includes references, tables, and figures. Documents with a length disproportionate to their contribution will be rejected. 

 

These submissions will undergo a single-blind peer review process involving three evaluations each.  Accepted papers will be included in the ACM Digital Library.  

Each accepted paper must have at least one of its authors register for and physically present the work at the conference. Please consider that this is a condition to ensure the paper is included in the conference proceedings.

For additional details, please check the  “Submission of Papers”  (https://blogs.uni-bremen.de/goodit2024/submission-of-papers/) web page.

 

Important Dates:

  • Full Paper Submission Extended Deadline: May 31st, 2024
  • Notification of Paper Acceptance: July 8th, 2024
  • Camera-Ready Submission: July 19th, 2024 
  • Conference Dates: 4-6 September 2024, Bremen, Germany

 

Submission Portal:

Please submit your papers through our online submission portal available at https://goodit2024.hotcrp.com/

 

Contact Us:

For any inquiries regarding the call for papers, please contact pmanzoni@disca.upv.es” target=”_blank”>pmanzoni@disca.upv.es

We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the ACM GOODIT 2024 Conference!

ACM GOODIT 2024 Conference Committee

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Live From The Field

May 21st, 2024 Daniela Lopez de Luise
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ISCMI 2024 (Melbourne, Australia)- Submissions one and half months away

May 21st, 2024 Daniela Lopez de Luise


Dear esteemed colleagues,

Summer greetings from India. Hope you are doing well.

This is to gently remind you that the submission deadline for 2024 11th ISCMI is one and half months away http://iscmi.us/

I solicit your help in alerting your peers, students and others accordingly and motivate them to start preparing for submitting manuscripts. 

Thanks indeed and will look forward to receiving manuscripts from you/your peers, if not already, in the coming days.

With kind regards,

Suash Deb 

General Chair, ISCMI 2024


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