Call For Participation: Workshop in Robotics and Interactive Media
This workshop intends to explore novel developments in robotics (and their
applications in various traditional and non-traditional domains),
interactive media (including virtual worlds and games), as well as the
intersection between these two areas. In more detail:
Robotics, a well-established area with time-proven applicability in various
domains (such as manufacturing), has expanded immensely in the last decades,
successfully entering education (Lego mindstorms being a well-known
example), surgery, assistive care for the disabled and elderly, space
exploration, as well as entertainment, among others. Furthermore, the dream
of personal robots, seems to be getting closer to its realization lately,
given the increased efforts of both industry and academia. On the other
hand, interactive media of numerous forms have also entered mainstream use,
and have expanded into a rich area which extends all the way to online
virtual worlds and multiplayer games, domain-specific simulations for
education and training, as well as museum technology and digital
preservation of cultural heritage. Recently, interesting possibilities have
also arisen for exploring the intersection between the two areas: objects
and agents, either totally autonomous, or partially, or human-controlled,
could for example easily move from the virtual to the physical world and
vice-versa, interact across the border of these two worlds, or share vast
amount of underlying code as well as content. This workshop thus aims at
exploring latest developments in robotics, interactive media, their possible
intersections, as well as related questions arising from viewpoints ranging
from the purely technical all the way to the social, ethical, and
philosophical.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
Interactive and Conversational Robots
Human-Robot Interaction
Robots for education, surgery, elderly care and disabilities
Traditional applications of robotics
Mechanical and motor-control related aspects
Kinematics, path planning, and navigation
Vision for robots and interactive media
Dialogue systems for robots and interactive media
Cognitive architectures for robots and characters
Interactive Media and Art
Virtual worlds and their applications
Games for education and entertainment
Intersections and combinations of robotics and interactive media
Related psychological, social, ethical, and philosophical topics
The conference:
Innovations in Information Technology (Innovations'08), is a premier forum
for the presentation and discussion of technology advances and research
results in the field of Information Technology (IT). Held for the first time
in the oasis city of Al Ain, the fourth largest city in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), Innovations '08 is the fifth in the series that has been
held since 2004. The conference brings together leading engineers,
scientists, researchers and academics in IT from around the world. The
latest research advances in fields ranging from traditional computer science
to evolving web technologies, bioinformatics and healthcare informatics are
explored in Innovations' technical sessions.
Submission
Innovations 2008 seeks original full-length (5 pages maximum) paper
proposals describing research in all areas of Information Technology that
contributes to the conference theme. All papers will be peer reviewed and
acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Submissions
for tutorials and special sessions are also welcome. The submission
guidelines can be found on the conference website:
*http://www.it-innovations.ae/*
Workshop registration fee (separate registration to conference not
required): $195 (fee includes: proceedings, CD and bag, entrance to
conference keynotes and first day, three days of lunch / coffee breaks, and
one grand gala dinner)
Important Dates
Abstract submissions due: *September 15, 2008*
Papers and posters submissions due: *October 15, 2008 *
Notification of acceptance: *October 25, 2008 *
Final camera ready paper due: *November 15, 2008 *
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Nikolaos Mavridis
Workshop Chair
Asst. Professor, UAEU CIT
Director, Interactive Robots and Media Laboratory, UAEU
PhD, MIT Media Laboratory
http://www.hafeet.uaeu.ac.ae/irml
Best regards,
Chandan Datta
Interactive Robots and Media Laboratory,College of IT, UAEU
email: work.chandan@gmail.com , chandan.datta@student-partners.com
This workshop intends to explore novel developments in robotics (and their
applications in various traditional and non-traditional domains),
interactive media (including virtual worlds and games), as well as the
intersection between these two areas. In more detail:
Robotics, a well-established area with time-proven applicability in various
domains (such as manufacturing), has expanded immensely in the last decades,
successfully entering education (Lego mindstorms being a well-known
example), surgery, assistive care for the disabled and elderly, space
exploration, as well as entertainment, among others. Furthermore, the dream
of personal robots, seems to be getting closer to its realization lately,
given the increased efforts of both industry and academia. On the other
hand, interactive media of numerous forms have also entered mainstream use,
and have expanded into a rich area which extends all the way to online
virtual worlds and multiplayer games, domain-specific simulations for
education and training, as well as museum technology and digital
preservation of cultural heritage. Recently, interesting possibilities have
also arisen for exploring the intersection between the two areas: objects
and agents, either totally autonomous, or partially, or human-controlled,
could for example easily move from the virtual to the physical world and
vice-versa, interact across the border of these two worlds, or share vast
amount of underlying code as well as content. This workshop thus aims at
exploring latest developments in robotics, interactive media, their possible
intersections, as well as related questions arising from viewpoints ranging
from the purely technical all the way to the social, ethical, and
philosophical.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
Interactive and Conversational Robots
Human-Robot Interaction
Robots for education, surgery, elderly care and disabilities
Traditional applications of robotics
Mechanical and motor-control related aspects
Kinematics, path planning, and navigation
Vision for robots and interactive media
Dialogue systems for robots and interactive media
Cognitive architectures for robots and characters
Interactive Media and Art
Virtual worlds and their applications
Games for education and entertainment
Intersections and combinations of robotics and interactive media
Related psychological, social, ethical, and philosophical topics
The conference:
Innovations in Information Technology (Innovations'08), is a premier forum
for the presentation and discussion of technology advances and research
results in the field of Information Technology (IT). Held for the first time
in the oasis city of Al Ain, the fourth largest city in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), Innovations '08 is the fifth in the series that has been
held since 2004. The conference brings together leading engineers,
scientists, researchers and academics in IT from around the world. The
latest research advances in fields ranging from traditional computer science
to evolving web technologies, bioinformatics and healthcare informatics are
explored in Innovations' technical sessions.
Submission
Innovations 2008 seeks original full-length (5 pages maximum) paper
proposals describing research in all areas of Information Technology that
contributes to the conference theme. All papers will be peer reviewed and
acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Submissions
for tutorials and special sessions are also welcome. The submission
guidelines can be found on the conference website:
*http://www.it-innovations.ae/
Workshop registration fee (separate registration to conference not
required): $195 (fee includes: proceedings, CD and bag, entrance to
conference keynotes and first day, three days of lunch / coffee breaks, and
one grand gala dinner)
Important Dates
Abstract submissions due: *September 15, 2008*
Papers and posters submissions due: *October 15, 2008 *
Notification of acceptance: *October 25, 2008 *
Final camera ready paper due: *November 15, 2008 *
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Nikolaos Mavridis
Workshop Chair
Asst. Professor, UAEU CIT
Director, Interactive Robots and Media Laboratory, UAEU
PhD, MIT Media Laboratory
http://www.hafeet.uaeu.ac.ae/
Best regards,
Chandan Datta
Interactive Robots and Media Laboratory,College of IT, UAEU
email: work.chandan@gmail.com , chandan.datta@student-
2 comments:
Can you post a date for the conference please.
Also the conference link doesn't work.
Thanks
The link is :
http://www.it-innovations.ae/
more information you can find on this site
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