Call for Papers IEEE Computer Magazine Special Issue on Human-centered Computing Guest Editors ------------- Alejandro Jaimes, FXPAL Japan, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Nicu Sebe, Univ. of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Daniel Gatica-Perez, IDIAP, Switzerland Thomas S. Huang, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Description ----------- Computing is at one of its most exciting moments in history, playing an essential role in supporting many important human activities. The explosion in the availability of information in various media forms and through multiple sensors and devices means, on one hand, that the amount of data we can collect will continue to increase dramatically, and on the other hand that we need to develop new paradigms to search, organize, and integrate such information to support human endeavors: learning, working, communicating, caretaking, and playing, among others. Human-centered Computing (HCC) is an emerging field that aims at bridging the existing gaps between the various disciplines involved with the design and implementation of computing systems that support people.s activities. HCC aims at tighly integrating human sciences - social, cognitive, etc. - and computer science - HCI, signal processing, machine learning, etc. - for the design of computing systems with a human focus from beginning to end, a focus that considers the personal, social, and cultural contexts in which such systems are deployed. Beyond being a meeting place for existing disciplines, HCC also aims at radically changing computing with new methodologies to design and build systems that support and enrich people.s lives. IEEE Computer solicits submissions that introduce key concepts, discuss theoretical frameworks and technical approaches, challenges, research opportunities, and open issues in areas of interest in human-centered computing, including the following topics: - Multimodal interaction (body, gaze, gesture, audio, and speech) for the human-computer interaction and the computer-in-the-human interaction loops; - Image databases, indexing, and retrieval: content, users, and context modeling; - Experiential, affective, cultural, and social issues in computing; - Machine learning with a human-in-the loop; - Interactive search and agent interfaces; - Multimedia collaboration and ubiquitous computing; - User, context, and task modeling; - Social dynamics modeling and socially aware systems. - Ethnocomputing and diversity in computing Submission ---------- Submissions should be limited to 6,000 words (eight pages in print) with each graphic element (figures, graphs, tables) counting as 300 words. Detailed author guidelines and submission instructions are available at www.computer.org/portal/pages/computer/mc/author.html. The manuscripts should be submitted via Manuscript Central at http://cs-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com/ (create a new account if there is no existing one and follow the instructions on the webpage; please select the special issue from the Manuscript Type list when prompted). Deadlines --------- Manuscript submission: October 1, 2006 Accept/reject notification: December 15, 2006 Publication date: April, 2007 For further information please contact the guest editors: Alejandro Jaimes (ajaimes_at_ee.columbia.edu) Nicu Sebe (nicu_at_science.uva.nl). Daniel Gatica-Perez (gatica_at_idiap.ch) Thomas Huamg (huang_at_ifp.uiuc.edu)