The 5th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2013)

Sep 2, 2013 – Sep 5, 2013

Geneva

http://www.acii2013.org/

The fifth biannual Humaine Association Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2013) will be held in Geneva, Switzerland on September 2-5, 2013.

The Conference series on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction is the premier international forum for research on affective and multimodal human-machine interaction and systems.

This ACII edition will emphasize the humanistic side of affective computing by promoting publications at the cross-road between engineering and human sciences (including biological, social and cultural aspects of human life).

The ACII conference will be organized by the Computer Vision and Multimedia Laboratory and the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences from the University of Geneva. Geneva has one of Europe’s most beautiful sceneries, situated between a lake and mountains and is a highly international city where English speaking is common. It has been a cultural center for many centuries and home to many creative spirits in the fields of science and art.

The conference will address, but is not limited to, the following topics:

• Computational and psychological models of emotion;
• Affect in arts, entertainment and multimedia (literature, texts, music, movies, games, interactive art);
• Bodily manifestations of affect (facial expressions, body movements, behavior, physiology, multimodal studies);
• Databases for emotion processing, development and issues;
• Affective interfaces and applications (games, learning, dialogue systems.);
• Ecological and continuous emotion assessment;
• Affect in social interactions.

Submission Instructions

Regular Papers

The papers should feature original work (i.e., not submitted to another conference or journal while in review by ACII). ACII 2013 proceedings will be published by a major publisher. Previous proceedings appeared in IEEE Xplore (2009) and in the Springer Lecture Notes series (2011). Details about the submission instructions, length, and format will appear on the ACII 2013 website soon. Authors of a selected subset of accepted papers will be invited to publish expanded versions in one or two journals. Two journals have already agreed to publish such subsets.

Doctoral Consortium

The Doctoral Consortium (DC) serves as forum for Ph. D students to share ideas about the theories behind affective computing, its development, and its application. Submissions should describe Ph. D research that is at a stage where feedback from the international community might be of value. DC Submissions will be reviewed, and accepted contributions are published in the conference proceedings. The Prof Fiorella de Rosis award will be presented to the best DC paper. Details about the Doctoral Consortium and submission are communicated in a separate CFP and will appear on the ACII 2013 website soon.

Interactive Events (Demos)

The ACII 2013 Interactive Events (Demos) Session is the ideal forum for researchers and practitioners to showcase recent advances in affective computing. The session will feature live demonstration of both mature systems and prototypes, and the presenters will have the opportunity to discuss their systems with the broader international scientific community and the public at large. Two-page Interactive Event extended abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Details about the Interactive Events (Demos) and proposal submission are communicated in a separate CFP and will appear on the ACII 2013 website soon.

Optional Public Event

Currently, we are investigating the possibility to also showcase work in affective computing as part of a major public exhibition event. We actively seek ideas for such material. Details about submitting proposals for this public event can be found in a separate CFP and will appear on the ACII 2013 website soon.

Workshops

Workshops at ACII aim to facilitate lively discussions, comparison of methods, and synthesis of results on particular topics of interest to Affective Computing. We invite workshop proposals on any current or emerging topic of relevance to Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction. Two-page extended abstracts based on the workshop proposal will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Workshop papers will be included in the conference proceedings. Inclusion is dependent on paper quality as well as whether the workshop organisers want to do so. Details about the Workshops and proposal submission are communicated in a separate CFP and will appear on the ACII 2013 website soon.

Note

Authors of accepted work (papers, extended abstract, demos) have to register in order to have their work published and they have to attend the conference to present their work.

Important Dates

Committees

General Conference Chairs

• Thierry Pun (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
• Catherine Pelachaud (CNRS-LTCI, ParisTech, France)
• Nicu Sebe (University of Trento, Italy)

Program Chairs

• Anton Nijholt (University of Twente, the Netherlands)
• Sidney D’Mello (University of Notre Dame, USA)
• Maja Pantic, Imperial College London, UK, University of Twente, the Netherlands)

Senior Program Committee (Area Chairs)

• Ruth Aylett, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
• Jeffrey Cohn, University of Pittsburgh and CMU, USA
• Didier Grandjean, Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, Uni Geneva, Switzerland
• Hatice Gunes, Queen Mary University of London, UK
• Alan Hanjalic, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
• Ursula Hess, Humboldt University, Germany
• Dirk Heylen, University of Twente, The Netherlands
• Eva Hudlicka, Psychometrics, USA
• Qiang Ji, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
• Christine Lisetti, Florida International University, USA
• Patricia Lombardo, Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, Uni Geneva, Switzerland
• Stacy Marsella, University of Southern California , USA
• Jean-Claude Martin, Université de Paris-Sud, France
• Louis-Phillipe Morency, University of Southern California, USA
• Shri Narayanan, University of Southern California, USA
• Ioannis Patras, Queen Mary University London, UK
• Fabio Pianesi, Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Italy
• Peter Robinson, University Cambridge, UK
• Bjorn Schüller, TU München, Germany
• Jianhua Tao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
• Michel Valstar, University of Nottingham, UK
• Alessandro Vinciarelli, University Glasgow, Scotland
• Georgios Yannakakis, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Lijun Yin, Binghamton University, Binghamton, USA

Local Organization Committee

• Guillaume Chanel, Swiss Center of Affective Sciences and University of Geneva, Switzerland
• Stéphane Marchand-Maillet, University of Geneva, Switzerland
• Mohammad Soleymani, Imperial College London, UK

Interactive Events (Demos) Chairs

• Antonio Camurri, University of Genova, Italy
• Guillaume Chanel, Swiss Center of Affective Sciences and University of Geneva, Switzerland

Doctoral Consortium Chairs

• Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze, University College London, UK
• Anna Esposito, Second University of Naples, Italy

Workshop ChairsMarc Mehu, Uni. of Geneva and Swiss Center

• Marc Mehu, Uni. of Geneva and Swiss Center of Affective Sciences, Switzerland
• Björn Schuller, Tech University of Munich, Germany

Publication Chair

• Mohammad Soleymani, Imperial College London, UK

Web and Publicity Chair

• Joost Broekens, TU Delft, Delft, the Netherlands

Sponsorship Chairs

• Mohammad Soleymani, Imperial College London, UK
• Katarzyna Wac, University of Geneva, Switzerland