Roots for the Future of Ambient Intelligence

3rd European Conference on Ambient Intelligence

November 18th - 21st 2009, Salzburg, Austria

 

 

 

Call for abstracts

 

Workshop

Pluggable User Interfaces in Ambient Intelligence – Trends and Future Directions

 

 

 

Workshop Organizers

Jan Alexandersson, DFKI GmbH

Eduardo Carrasco, VICOMTech

Elena Urdaneta, Fundación Instituto Gerontológico Matia – INGEMA,

Gottfried Zimmermann, University of Tübingen

 

 

important dates

Intent to attend and abstract submission deadlines:

21^st September 2009 – Abstract submission deadline

30^th September 2009 – Feedback to authors  * (Early registration is possible)

19^th October – Deadline for the final position paper

 

Questions and abstract submission (PDF format, see below) should be emailed to:

Dr. Jan Alexandersson (janal@dfki.de)

 

Workshop Goal and scope

The Universal Remote Console (URC) framework is a standards-based technology (ISO/IEC 24752) for an open user interface platform for the next generation of Ambient Intelligence and service and device environments in general. It allows for pluggable, personalized user interfaces that are adaptable to the individual needs and preferences of any person, using any modality for input and output. In Europe, the EU-funded project i2home has been spear-heading implementation and development of the URC technology in digital homes, building on its potentials for task-based user interfaces.

 

Workshop objectives:

 

·      to bring together individuals and organizations with an interest in research and development of the URC technology in Ambient Intelligence scenarios, and to facilitate collaborations of mutual benefit;

·      to establish a common understanding of the needs and requirements of pluggable user interface applications in the context of Ambient Intelligence from various perspectives of users, developers and other stakeholders; and

·      to contribute to an R&D agenda for future work on pluggable user interfaces, with the URC technology as backbone for flexible user interfaces in future Ambient Intelligence and other service environments.

Expected Outcome

 

·      Network of research and development groups in the area of pluggable user interfaces

·      Roadmap for future research, development and standardization work on pluggable user interfaces

·      In case of very high quality of contributions we will consider a special issue of a relevant journal or book

 

Submission

Participants are expected to hold either a social or medical research background or to work on technological development linked to AmI.

They are requested to submit a 300-word abstract on a project they are involved in or about the following topics:

·      Pluggable user interfaces

·      Architectural concepts and issues

·      User needs and preferences

·      Natural user interfaces and advanced interaction techniques

·      Adaptive user interfaces and user profiles

·      Empirical studies and evaluations

·      User trust

·      Activity management

·      Task models and task-based user interfaces

·      Security and privacy issues

·      Demonstrations of prototypical systems and products

·      Experiences regarding implementation and standardization

·      Business models and opportunities

 

Submissions to the workshop will be reviewed by the workshop organizers and accepted based on their quality and fit for scope of work.  Selected position papers will be published in the conference adjunct proceedings.Those participants willing to develop a demonstration during the workshop must inform the Organizers when submitting their paper.

Each speaker/contribution will be given ample time for discussion, more than is customary at a conference.  We encourage contributions of a critical or comparative nature that provide fuel for discussion.  We also invite people to share their experiences of implementing and coordinating different aspects of platforms and user interfaces in ambient intelligence scenarios.  Short demonstrations are encouraged.

The workshop will encourage the participation of both system builders and theoretically oriented researchers, thus creating a forum for discussion across vocational and disciplinary borders. While taking practical applications and implemented dialogue systems as our point of departure, we emphasize the potential contributions of theoretical and empirical research: applications are the best testbeds for evaluating the usefulness and originality of theories and ideas. There is a certain lack of communication between theorists and system builders, and the workshop aims at creating an atmosphere that allows for a productive interaction between these two groups.

Abstracts should be submitted in PDF format and follow the Springer guidelines, which can be downloaded at:

 

http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-7-72376-0   

 

Please note that Springer “strongly suggest using current LaTeX2e for your Monograph.”

 

More information about the workshop can be found at: http://www.i2home.org/ami-09/index.htm

 

Workshop duration

 

It will be a full-day (6 hours) workshop.