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WORKSHOPS 30th March - IFIP Computers in Entertainment (ICEC) || 18-20th Sept 2018 || DL: 7th May-Papers || Poznan, Poland
by Artur Lugmayr 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

========================================================================= ========================================================================= ========================================================================= 17th IFIP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTING (ICEC'18) co-located with IFIP World Computer Congress (WCC'18) “ explore . create . reflect . develop ” Bridging the gap between technology, HCI, business, design, and art in entertainment Date: 18-20 September, 2018 Venue: Poznan, Poland http://www.ifip-icec.org ========================================================================= HIGHLIGHTS: - breaking NEW ACTIVITIES@ICEC: art exhibition, ICEC award, new conference areas - NEW AREAS@ICEC media studies, human-computer-interaction, business & information systems - first DEADLINES approaching: 14th March 2018 - Workshops, 7th May 2018 - Papers - IFIP ICEC Entertainment Award ========================================================================= STAY IN TOUCH - Like us on Facebook to get news: https://www.facebook.com/EntertainmentComputing/ - Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EntertainmentComputing/ - Subscribe to our Mailinglist on http://www.ifip-icec.org - Twitter: @IFIP_ICEC ========================================================================= ========================================================================= ========================================================================= The IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computation is the longest lasting and prime scientific conference series in the area of Entertainment Computing. It brings together practitioners, researchers, artists, designers, and industry on the design, creation, development, use, application and evaluation of digital entertainment content and experience systems. The conference series is cross-disciplinary, and stretches over the domains of computer science, human-computer-interaction, content production, digital games, multimedia, media studies, art, and design. The conference series aims at presenting high quality scientific results spanning from theory to application, use-cases, experience, and demonstrations. We solicit papers, posters, and demonstrations, as well as we are looking for tutorial and workshop proposal. The conference theme for 2018 is “Explore . Create . Reflect . Develop”. All papers are published by Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Best full papers are recommended to publish in a special issue of the Elsevier Entertainment Computing Journal. IMPORTANT DATES: * March 30th, 2018: Workshops DEADLINE EXTENDED * May 7, 2018: Long and Short Papers (notification June, 5 2018) * May 20, 2018: Posters, Demos, Tutorials, Interactive Sessions (notification June 5, 2018) * June 19, 2018: Camera Ready Papers Due (all tracks) * July 1, 2018: Suggested Deadline for Workshop Papers * July 1, 2018: Art Exhibitions Entries * August 1, 2018: Doctoral Consortium Application SUBMISSION CATEGORIES: * Short (6pp) and long papers (12pp) * Posters (4pp + the actual poster in A0 as pdf) * Art, Demonstrations and Interactive Exhibits (4pp including description of the experience) * Industry track (1pp + modality /demonstration, justification of modality: demo/presentation) * Workshops and tutorials (4pp) * Doctoral consortium (4pp) SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND CONTACT INFORMATION: All submission guidelines can be found on the conference website on http://www.ifip-icec.org. If you have any questions concerning the conference, please contact us under contact(a)ifip-icecc.org . CONFERENCE ORGANISERS: The conference is organized by the IFIP-TC14 - Artur Lugmayr, Curtin Univ., AUSTRALIA - General Chair - Kathrin Gerling, KU Leuven, BELGIUM - General Chair - Esteban Clua, Fluminese Federal Univ., BRAZIL - Program Chair - Licinio Roque, from Universidade de Coimbra, PORTUGAL - Program Chair - Rainer Malaka, Univ. of Bremen, GERMANY - IFIP TC 14 Chair TOPICS: We invite the submission of papers, posters, demos, tutorials and workshop proposals on the design, development, and study of broad forms of digital entertainment. Topics include but are not limited to: Emerging Topics in Entertainment Computing - Ubiquitous Computing and Interfaces in Entertainment - Immersive and Virtual Multimedia Experiences - Quality of Services (QoS), and Quality of Experience (QoE) - AI, Big Data, and Deep Learning in Entertainment - Content Production and Production Systems Digital Games and Interactive Entertainment - Game Design and Development - Interactive Narratives & Digital Storytelling - Entertainment Robots, Toys & Smart Gadgets Design, Human-Computer Interaction, and Analysis of Entertainment Systems - Experience Design & Analysis - Telemetry & Semi-Automated Analysis - Methodologies, Tools & Techniques for Entertainment - Human Factors & Performance of Entertainment Applications & Technology Interactive Art, Performance and Cultural Computing - Digital Art & Installations - Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality & Entertainment - Ubiquitous/Pervasive Entertainment - Sound, Music & Performance - TransMedia and Entertainment - Social Computing Entertainment Devices, Platforms & Systems - Digital Entertainment Hardware & Devices - Ambient Entertainment - Digital Broadcasting and Digital Cinema - Interactive Television and Broadcasting Theoretical Foundations and Ethical Issues - Emotions and Affective Interaction - Social / Cultural Impacts of Digital Entertainment - Issues of Public Relations & Advertising Through Entertainment Entertainment for Purpose & Persuasion - Serious & Learning Games - Games for Health & Well-Being - Games For Change & Social Impact Games - Exergaming - Advergames and Digital Marketing Computational Methodologies for Entertainment - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for Entertainment - Procedural Content Generation - Computer Graphics & Visual Effects - Big Data in Entertainment - Security & Privacy in Entertainment Media Studies, Communication, Business, and Information Systems - Information Technology in Media Industry - IT and the Economics of Media Business - Audience Measurement and Participation - Interplay between technology, content, and consumer choice - Adoption and diffusion of technology driven media products - New communication models through emerging new technologies

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Multiple Interdisciplinary Postdoc Positions at Purdue
by Parsons, Paul 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

The Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University is hiring multiple postdocs to conduct research within highly interdisciplinary impact areas, some of which will benefit from expertise in data analytics, visualization, and/or HCI. Candidates who have a history of interdisciplinary research are especially encouraged to apply. For full details, and to view a list of faculty mentors for the positions, please see: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/employment-opportunities/interdisciplinary-p… Full Description We are seeking multiple full time postdoctoral researchers to work with a vibrant, growing, and diverse group of interdisciplinary faculty at Purdue University engaged in addressing global grand challenges. The ideal postdoctoral researcher will bring a skillset or specific interest in interdisciplinary research and engagement that is aligned with one or more of the Polytechnic Research Office<https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/research>’s five research impact areas: * Realizing the Digital Enterprise<https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/research/realizing-digital-enterprise> * Healthy and Sustainable Communities<https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/research/healthy-sustainable-communities> * Future Work and Learning<https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/research/future-work-learning> * Holistic Safety & Security<https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/research/holistic-safety-security> * Communities and Civic Engagement<https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/research/community-civic-engagement> The selected postdoctoral researchers will carry out original research with 2 or more faculty members in the college, building interdisciplinary partnerships within and across research impact areas. These positions are expected to begin in Fall 2018, and are planned to be a one-year appointments with the possibility of a one-year extension, subject to annual performance, progress review and funding. These are 12 month appointments, beginning August 2018. Application Requirements To apply, send a single PDF containing a cover letter, CV, and a list of at least three references to Dr. Carrie Berger, Associate Dean for Research in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute (carrieb(a)purdue.edu<mailto:carrieb@purdue.edu>) with the subject line "Purdue Polytechnic - Interdisciplinary Postdoc." In the cover letter, address your previous or planned interdisciplinary research experience(s), your potential to join one or more research impact areas within the college and one or more faculty members from these impact areas with whom you are interested in collaborating. Review of applications will begin on April 9, 2018. Postdoctoral Candidate Requirements The ideal candidate for this position will have earned a PhD by August 2018, and have a strong interest in pursuing interdisciplinary research. If you have any questions about your potential fit for this position, please contact Dr. Berger at carrieb(a)purdue.edu<mailto:carrieb@purdue.edu>. Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. ____________________________________________________________ Paul Parsons, PhD | Assistant Professor Computer Graphics Technology | Purdue University parsonsp(a)purdue.edu | web.ics.purdue.edu/~parsonsp

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Call for Participation: Diagrams 2018
by Atsushi Shimojima 17 Mar '18

17 Mar '18

**************************************************************************** Call for Participation: Diagrams 2018 10th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2018/ Conference dates: 18th - 22nd June 2018 Location: Edinburgh, UK Early-bird registration: on or before April 7, 2018 Late registration: from April 8, 2018 **************************************************************************** Diagrams 2018 is the tenth conference in the biennial series that started in 2000. The multidisciplinary nature of Diagrams means it encompasses: architecture, art, artificial intelligence, biology, cartography, cognitive science, computer science, education, graphic design, history of science, human-computer interaction, linguistics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, and software modelling. The conference attracts a large number of researchers from these interrelated fields, positioning Diagrams as the major international event in the area. Diagrams 2018 will be hosted by Edinburgh Napier University in the UK. The conference venue is located within a short distance of the UNESCO World Heritage designated-centre of Edinburgh. This makes the venue an ideal location for delegates to explore the vibrant city, famous for its castle, culture, and history. **************************************************************************** Accepted Papers, Abstacts and Posters: http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2018/home/programme/accepted-submissions/ Accepted Tutorials: http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2018/home/programme/tutorials/ Co-located Workshop: International Workshop on Set Visualization and Reasoning 2018 http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2018/home/programme/workshops/ Co-located Event: International Conference on Conceptual Structures 2018 http://blogs.napier.ac.uk/iccs/ ************************************ For more information, please visit the website of the conference: http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2018/

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OpenVis Conf 2018 Program & Workshops (May 14-16, Paris)
by Lane Harrison 14 Mar '18

14 Mar '18

We invite you to join us in Paris! --- Lane Harrison Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Worcester Polytechnic Institute http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~ltharrison/ ----- Forwarded Message ----- Hello, We're very pleased to post the final speaker list and workshops for OpenVis Conf 2018 in Paris, May 14-16. See us at OpenVisConf 2018. <http://www.openvisconf.com/#speakers> OpenVisConf 2018 A two-day conference about data visualization on the Open Web. <http://www.openvisconf.com/#speakers> This educational, open source conference combines academic speakers on focused topics (not paper presentations), along with practitioners from data journalism, design, consulting, and R&D Labs. Our program this year includes 2 speakers from Google Brain on using ML/AI with visualization (Ian Johnson and Shan Carter), data journalists from New York Times, Washington Post, National Geographic, ProPublica; and data vis researchers Matt Kay, Benjamin Bach, Miriah Meyer, Steve Franconeri, Jo Wood. Our workshops, available separately (you can register even if you don't attend the conference), include *Intro to D3.js, D3 with React, Flourish SDK, satellite image retrieval and processing, Observable, Mapbox GL, WebVR and A-Frame, Bokeh for streaming data, designing visualizations, MapD's big data query solution, Vega-Lite, Qlik's picasso.js.* We're keeping a reduced price for PhD students (and will probably have a volunteer program again this year). Please join us! And find us on Twitter at @OpenVisConf. Lynn Cherny emlyon business school

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BioVis@ISMB 2018: Call for Abstracts (Talks and Posters)
by Fritz Lekschas 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

_________________________ BioVis will be held as a one-day Community of Special Interest (COSI) event at ISMB 2018 featuring keynote talks, paper and abstract presentations, and posters/demos. Date: July 9th 2018 Location: Chicago, USA http://biovis.net <http://biovis.net/> https://twitter.com/biovis_net <https://twitter.com/biovis_net> _________________________ We invite the submission of abstracts describing unpublished or recently published work related to biological data visualization. Submitters may choose to have their submission reviewed for: talk only, talk and poster, or poster only. If you select talk and poster and are unsuccessful for a talk your abstract will automatically be reviewed for a poster presentation. For detailed information including submission instructions please refer to the full CfP at http://biovis.net/2018/cfp_ismb Aims and Scope: The rapidly expanding field of biology creates enormous challenges for data visualization techniques that enable researchers to gain insight from their large and highly complex data sets. BioVis @ ISMB is an interdisciplinary event covering all aspects of visualization in biology. Organized as a Community of Special Interest (COSI), BioVis @ ISMB brings together researchers from the visualization, bioinformatics, and biology communities with the purpose of educating, inspiring, and engaging visualization researchers in problems in biological data visualization as well as bioinformatics and biology researchers in state-of-the-art visualization research. Topics: We invite contributions on all aspects of data visualization in biology, from molecular to cell, tissue, organism and population biology. Suggested topics for paper and poster submissions include, but are not limited to: • Genome and sequence data, including genomic variation data • Multivariate omics data (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.) • Phylogenetic data • Biological networks and pathways • Biological ontologies • Macromolecular structures (e.g., protein or RNA structures) • Biological image data, such as microscopy data • Integration of image and omics data for systems biology • Modeling and simulation of biological systems • Neurobiology and developmental biology • Systems and software frameworks • Biological workflows or collaborative processes • Usability of visualization by biologists • Biological atlases and metadata • Processes for interdisciplinary collaboration between biology and visualization. Submission Guidelines: Authors are required to submit an abstract by April 5, 2018 through the ISMB Abstract Submission Site and must adhere to the submission guidelines outlined on that site. ISMB will also accept late posters abstracts beginning April 6, 2018. Important Dates: Deadlines and Notifications for Abstracts (Talks and/or Posters) Submission Deadline: April 5, 2018 Acceptance Notification: April 26, 2018 Deadlines and Notifications for Late Posters Submission Deadline: May 1, 2018 Acceptance Notification: May 18, 2018 Best regards, Thomas Höllt, TU Delft, The Netherlands (BioVis 2018 Abstract chairs) Michael Krone, University of Stuttgart, Germany (BioVis 2018 Abstract chairs) and Organization committee of BioVis 2018

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Doctoral research assistant position in geovisual analytics
by Halldor Janetzko 12 Mar '18

12 Mar '18

The Geographic Information Visualization and Analysis group at the University of Zurich invites applications for a doctoral research assistant position in Geographic Information Science/Geovisualization to work on a research project related to geovisual analytics. The highly motivated, successful applicant is asked to suggest, develop, and answer a timely and relevant research question related to spatio-temporal knowledge discovery and knowledge construction using geovisual analytics displays. A research focus in (text or multimedia) spatialization is also welcomed. Applicants are required to have successfully completed a Master’s degree (by thesis) in a relevant area, e.g., Geography, Geographic Information Science, or Computer Science. You have an established background in quantitative and/or qualitative methodologies for (online) data collection and data analysis. You are familiar with information visualization including (carto-)graphic design and (geo-)data mining. You have solid implementation skills (e.g., Java, JavaScript, C#, or similar) and are confident in, for example, implementing an interactive geovisual analytics system. You have a proven ability to work independently on guided projects, and you are interested in presenting your results orally and in publications to a larger scientific audience. You have a very good standard of written and spoken English, and knowledge of German, whilst not required, would be an advantage. The successful candidate will be hired on a 1-year contract (starting May 1st, 2018 or soon thereafter), which will be extended to the nominal 4-year PhD period after positive evaluation. For more background information about this position, please visit us on the Web at http://www.geo.uzh.ch/giva. For informal thematic inquiries about this position please contact Dr. Halldór Janetzko (Groupleader), Email: halldor.janetzko(a)geo.uzh.ch (subject: PhD GeoVA), or by phone: +41-44-635-5152. Applications must include a motivation letter with sample research questions, a CV, transcripts, and the contact information of two referees. Apply digitally to: Human Resources, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland, Email: secretary.giva(a)geo.uzh.ch (subject: GeoVA PhD), phone: +41-44-635-5151. Review of applications will begin April 1st 2018, and will continue until the position is filled.

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Deadline Extended - AVI Workshop on Multimodal Interaction with Vis
by John Stasko 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

We have extended the position paper submission deadline for the workshop by a week, to Friday March 16. AVI 2018 Workshop on Multimodal Interaction for Data Visualization https://sites.google.com/view/multimodalvis/ May 29, 2018 -- Grosseto, Italy

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*New*: EuroVis Best PhD Dissertation Award, *New*: EuroVis Young Researcher Award
by Jean-Daniel Fekete 09 Mar '18

09 Mar '18

Dear colleagues, It seems that this email has not circulated widely enough. Don't hesitate to contact the chairs for questions and requests. The *EuroVis Best PhD Dissertation Award* recognizes outstanding dissertations in academic research and development over topics relevant to visualization. The intent of this award is to recognize excellent young researchers in their early career and to highlight visualization research. Eligibility: all English language dissertations that have been successfully defended between Jan 1, 2015 and Dec 31, 2017 are eligible for the 2018 competition. Submission: the student’s advisor should email the nomination package to Jean-Daniel Fekete (Jean-Daniel.Fekete(a)inria.fr) it should contain: 1) a nomination letter written by the student’s advisor including the name, email address of the candidate, a one-page summary of the significance of the dissertations, and 2) a copy of the dissertation. 3) Optional additional letters of recommendation can also be attached. Deadline for nominations is *March, 9th 2018*. The *EuroVis Young Researcher Award* is given each year to one young researcher in the field who has already made a significant contribution to visualization in general and more specifically to the European visualization community (e.g., through outstanding scientific contributions to the EuroVis conference (https://www.eurovis2018.org/)) The intent of this award is to recognize people early on in their career who have already made a notable contribution and are likely to make more. Nominations: Members of the visualization research community may nominate individuals for the EuroVis Young Researcher Award by contacting the awards chair, Eduard Gröller (groeller(a)cg.tuwien.ac.at) Candidates to the EuroVis Young Researcher Award 2018 must have finished their PhD in 2013 or later. Deadline for nominations is *March, 9th 2018*. Jean-Daniel Fekete (EuroVis PhD Dissertation Award Chair) Eduard Gröller (EuroVis Young Researcher Award Chair)

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CFP Workshop at AVI 2018 on Visual Interfaces for Big Data Environments in Industrial Applications
by Giulio Jacucci 09 Mar '18

09 Mar '18

=== CALL FOR PAPERS === AVI 2018 Workshop on Visual Interfaces for Big Data Environments in Industrial Applications Date and Location: 29 May 2018 in Resort Riva del Sole, Castiglione della Pescaia, (Italy) Website: http://visbia.mediadesign-tud.de/ <http://visbia.mediadesign-tud.de/> Industrial applications can benefit considerably from the overwhelming amount of still growing resources such as websites, images, texts, and videos that the internet offers today. In order to leverage this potential, these applications need to address the Big Data Problem, which not only consists of the handling of this immense volume of data. Data needs to be processed, cleaned, and presented in a user-friendly, intuitive, and interactive way. This workshop targets Visual Big Data Interfaces in industrial contexts such as e-commerce, e-learning and business intelligence. It addresses interfaces for three different user groups: data scientists, data workers and end users. Based on these three user groups and the described issues, the workshop is intended to provide a forum for discussing research questions and solutions in industrial applications. === IMPORTANT DATES === March 25th, 2018: Workshop submission deadline April 25th, 2018: Acceptance notifications sent out by e-mail May 16th, 2018: Camera-ready submissions of accepted papers May 29th, 2018: Workshop at AVI 2018 in Castiglione della Pescaia === WORKSHOP TOPICS === Based on these three user groups, the workshop is intended to provide a forum for discussing research questions and solutions in industrial applications. Contributions should address one ore more of the following topics: * Visual Interfaces for Big Data Landscapes * Visual Search Interfaces * Visualization Tools for enabling Human-in-the-loop Processes * Interactive Processes for Data Integration and Cleansing * Visual and Interactive Support in Big Data and Recommender Systems * Best Practices for Representing Heterogeneous Data Sources * Integration of Implicit and Explicit User Feedback * Industrial Use Cases in the Mentioned Fields === SUBMISSIONS === We invite position papers between 4 and 6 pages in length. All submissions must be formatted according to the ACM SIG format available at: https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template <https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template>. Papers are to be submitted online on EasyChair (Link will be published on the workshop website). All papers accepted for presentation at the workshop will be submitted to the CEUR Workshop Proceedings platform. All papers should contain full author names and affiliations. If applicable, a link to a short video (up to 5 min. in length) may also be submitted. The papers will be juried by the organizers and selected external reviewers and will be chosen according to relevance, quality, and likelihood that they will stimulate and contribute to the discussion. At least one author of each accpeted paper needs to register for the conference (even if only for the workshop). Registration information is available at: https://sites.google.com/dis.uniroma1.it/avi2018/registration <https://sites.google.com/dis.uniroma1.it/avi2018/registration> === ORGANIZERS === Dietrich Kammer, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Mandy Keck, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Andreas Both, DATEV eG, Nürnberg, Germany Giulio Jacucci, University of Helsinki, Finland Rainer Groh, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

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IFIP-ICEC || Computers in Entertainment || 18-20th Sept 2018 || DL: 14/3-Workshops 7/5-Papers || Poznan, Poland
by Artur Lugmayr 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

============================================================================================================================== 17th IFIP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTING (ICEC’18), co-located with IFIP World Computer Congress (WCC’18) “ explore . create . reflect . develop ” Bridging the gap between technology, HCI, business, design, and art in entertainment Date: 18-20 September, 2018 Venue: Poznan, Poland http://www.ifip-icec.org HIGHLIGHTS: - breaking NEW ACTIVITIES@ICEC: art exhibition, ICEC award, new conference areas - NEW AREAS@ICEC media studies, human-computer-interaction, business & information systems - first DEADLINES approaching: 14th March 2018 - Workshops, 7th May 2018 - Papers - IFIP ICEC Entertainment Award STAY IN TOUCH - Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EntertainmentComputing/ - Subscribe to our Mailinglist on www.ifip-icec.org - Twitter: @IFIP_ICEC ============================================================================================================================== The IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computation is the longest lasting and prime scientific conference series in the area of Entertainment Computing. It brings together practitioners, researchers, artists, designers, and industry on the design, creation, development, use, application and evaluation of digital entertainment content and experience systems. The conference series is cross-disciplinary, and stretches over the domains of computer science, human-computer-interaction, content production, digital games, multimedia, media studies, art, and design. The conference series aims at presenting high quality scientific results spanning from theory to application, use-cases, experience, and demonstrations. We solicit papers, posters, and demonstrations, as well as we are looking for tutorial and workshop proposal. The conference theme for 2018 is “Explore . Create . Reflect . Develop”. All papers are published by Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Best full papers are recommended to publish in a special issue of the Elsevier Entertainment Computing Journal. IMPORTANT DATES: · March 14, 2018: Workshops (notification March 30, 2018) · May 7, 2018: Long and Short Papers (notification June, 5 2018) · May 20, 2018: Posters, Demos, Tutorials, Interactive Sessions (notification June 5, 2018) · June 19, 2018: Camera Ready Papers Due (all tracks) · July 1, 2018: Suggested Deadline for Workshop Papers · July 1, 2018: Art Exhibitions Entries · August 1, 2018: Doctoral Consortium Application SUBMISSION CATEGORIES - Short (6pp) and long papers (12pp) - Posters (4pp + the actual poster in A0 as pdf) - Art, Demonstrations and Interactive Exhibits (4pp including description of the experience) - Industry track (1pp + modality /demonstration, justification of modality: demo/presentation) - Workshops and tutorials (4pp) - Doctoral consortium (4pp) SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND CONTACT INFORMATION All submission guidelines can be found on the conference website on http://www.ifip-icec.org. If you have any questions concerning the conference, please contact us under contact(a)ifip-icecc.org. CONFERENCE ORGANISERS The conference is organized by the IFIP-TC14 - Artur Lugmayr, Curtin Univ., AUSTRALIA – General Chair - Kathrin Gerling, KU Leuven, BELGIUM – General Chair - Esteban Clua, Fluminese Federal Univ., BRAZIL – Program Chair - Licinio Roque, from Universidade de Coimbra, PORTUGAL – Program Chair - Rainer Malaka, Univ. of Bremen, GERMANY – IFIP TC 14 Chair TOPICS We invite the submission of papers, posters, demos, tutorials and workshop proposals on the design, development, and study of broad forms of digital entertainment. Topics include but are not limited to: Emerging Topics in Entertainment Computing - Ubiquitous Computing and Interfaces in Entertainment - Immersive and Virtual Multimedia Experiences - Quality of Services (QoS), and Quality of Experience (QoE) - AI, Big Data, and Deep Learning in Entertainment - Content Production and Production Systems Digital Games and Interactive Entertainment - Game Design and Development - Interactive Narratives & Digital Storytelling - Entertainment Robots, Toys & Smart Gadgets Design, Human-Computer Interaction, and Analysis of Entertainment Systems - Experience Design & Analysis - Telemetry & Semi-Automated Analysis - Methodologies, Tools & Techniques for Entertainment - Human Factors & Performance of Entertainment Applications & Technology Interactive Art, Performance and Cultural Computing - Digital Art & Installations - Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality & Entertainment - Ubiquitous/Pervasive Entertainment - Sound, Music & Performance - TransMedia and Entertainment - Social Computing Entertainment Devices, Platforms & Systems - Digital Entertainment Hardware & Devices - Ambient Entertainment - Digital Broadcasting and Digital Cinema - Interactive Television and Broadcasting Theoretical Foundations and Ethical Issues - Emotions and Affective Interaction - Social / Cultural Impacts of Digital Entertainment - Issues of Public Relations & Advertising Through Entertainment Entertainment for Purpose & Persuasion - Serious & Learning Games - Games for Health & Well-Being - Games For Change & Social Impact Games - Exergaming - Advergames and Digital Marketing Computational Methodologies for Entertainment - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for Entertainment - Procedural Content Generation - Computer Graphics & Visual Effects - Big Data in Entertainment - Security & Privacy in Entertainment[K1] Media Studies, Communication, Business, and Information Systems - Information Technology in Media Industry - IT and the Economics of Media Business - Audience Measurement and Participation - Interplay between technology, content, and consumer choice - Adoption and diffusion of technology driven media products - New communication models through emerging new technologies

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