========== ICMI-MLMI 2009 Call for Papers ================ =========== Summisions due May 22nd, 2009 ================== ICMI-MLMI 2009 Cambridge, MA, USA, November 2-6 2009 sponsored by ACM SIGCHI The Eleventh International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces and The Sixth Workshop on Machine Learning for Multimodal Interaction will jointly take place in the Boston area from November 2-6, 2009. The main aim of ICMI-MLMI 2009 is to further scientific research within the broad field of multimodal interaction, methods and systems. This joint conference will focus on major trends and challenges in this area, and work to identify a roadmap for future research and commercial success. ICMI-MLMI 2009 will feature a single-track main conference with keynote speakers, panel discussions, technical paper presentations, poster sessions, and demonstrations of state of the art multimodal systems and concepts. It will be followed by workshops. Venue: The conference will take place at the MIT Media Lab, widely known for its innovative spirit. Organized in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, ICMI-MLMI 2009 provides an excellent setting for brainstorming and sharing the latest advances in multimodal interaction, systems, and methods in a city known as one of the top historical, technological, and scientific centers of the US. Important dates: Paper submission May 22, 2009 Author notification July 20, 2009 Camera-ready due August 20, 2009 Conference Nov 2-4, 2009 Workshops Nov 5-6, 2009 Topics of interest: Multimodal and multimedia processing: Algorithms for multimodal fusion and multimedia fission Multimodal output generation and presentation planning Multimodal discourse and dialogue modeling Generating non-verbal behaviors for embodied conversational agents Machine learning methods for multimodal processing Multimodal input and output interfaces: Gaze and vision-based interfaces Speech and conversational interfaces Pen-based interfaces Haptic interfaces Interfaces to virtual environments or augmented reality Biometric interfaces combining multiple modalities Adaptive multimodal interfaces Multimodal applications: Mobile interfaces Meeting analysis and intelligent meeting spaces Interfaces to media content and entertainment Human-robot interfaces and human-robot interaction Vehicular applications and navigational aids Computer-mediated human to human communication Interfaces for intelligent environments and smart living spaces Universal access and assistive computing Multimodal indexing, structuring and summarization Human interaction analysis and modeling: Modeling and analysis of multimodal human-human communication Audio-visual perception of human interaction Analysis and modeling of verbal and non-verbal interaction Cognitive modeling of users of interactive systems Multimodal data, evaluation, and standards: Evaluation techniques and methodologies for multimodal interfaces Authoring techniques for multimodal interfaces Annotation and browsing of multimodal data Architectures and standards for multimodal interfaces Paper Submission: There are two different submission categories: regular paper and short paper. The page limit is 8 pages for regular papers and 4 pages for short papers. The presentation style (oral or poster) will be decided by the committee based on suitability and schedule. Demo Submission: Proposals for demonstrations shall be submitted to demo chairs electronically. A two page description with photographs of the demonstration is required. Doctoral Spotlight: Funds are expected from NSF to support participation of doctoral candidates at ICMI-MLMI 2009, and a spotlight session is planned to showcase ongoing thesis work. Students interested in travel support can submit a short or long paper as specified above. Organizing committee General Co-Chairs: James L. Crowley, INRIA, Grenoble, France Yuri A. Ivanov, MERL, Cambridge, USA Christopher R. Wren, Google, Cambridge, USA Program Co-Chairs: Daniel Gatica-Perez, Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland Michael Johnston, AT&T Labs Research, Florham Park, USA Rainer Stiefelhagen, University of Karlsruhe, Germany Treasurer: Janet McAndlees, MERL, Cambridge, USA Sponsorship: Herve Bourlard, Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland Student Chair: Rana el Kaliouby, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA Local Arrangements: Clifton Forlines, MERL, Cambridge, USA Deb Roy, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA Thanks to: Cole Krumbholz, MITRE, Bedford, USA Publicity: Sonya Allin , University of Toronto, Canada Yang Liu, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Publications: Louis-Philippe Morency, University of South California, USA Workshops: Xilin Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Steve Renals, University of Edinburgh, Scotland Demos: Denis Lalanne, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Enrique Vidal, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain Posters: Kenji Mase, Nagoya University, Japan Volunteer Chair: Matthew Berlin, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA