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Title: Special Issue on Multimodal Human-Computer Interfaces: Extended 
Deadline  ** July 1st **

==== Extended deadline: July 1st 2005

In response to many requests for an extension, we are pleased to extend the paper submission deadline for the special issue on
multimodal 
human-computer
interfaces to ** July 1st 2005 ** (firm deadline)

For those of you who have already submitted a paper, and want to take 
the
chance to modify their paper, there is always the possibility to 
resubmit
again before July 1st.

===== CALL FOR PAPERS

SPECIAL ISSUE OF SIGNAL PROCESSING (ELSEVIER)
ON MULTIMODAL HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACES

Closely linked with the actions of the Network of Excellence on 
Multimodal Interfaces SIMILAR (www.similar.cc) we are seeking for 
original manuscripts for a Special Issue of Signal Processing scheduled 
to appear in January 2006.

Multimodal Interfaces represent an emerging interdisciplinary research 
direction, involving speech and language, vision, gesture, haptics and 
other senses. They are aiming at efficient, convenient and intuitive 
ways of interaction and communication between humans and computers. 
Multimodal interfaces allow users to interact with technological 
infrastructures using everyday skills and will open up their 
communication bandwidth.

The topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not 
limited to:
* Multimodal-multisensor input and output interfaces
* Multimodal interface design and evaluation
* Architecture, Tools and System Infrastructure for multimodal 
interfaces
* Fusion techniques
* Processing of speech, language and action patterns
* Gaze, gesture and vision-based interfaces
* Speech & conversational interfaces
* Musical interfaces
* Haptics interfaces
* Adaptive multimodal interfaces
* Multimodal interfaces
for Mobile, Wearable, Tangible, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality 
systems
* Applications of multimodal interfaces

Papers for this special issue will be chosen from the submissions 
whether they are unpublished results or those previously included in 
conference publications. The submissions that are revised or extended 
versions of previous conference publications should contain at least 
30% new material. Copies of any previous published work affiliated with 
the new submission must also be included as supportive documentation 
upon submission.

Prospective authors can access the complete submission guidelines at: 
authors.elsevier.com
The paper submission should be by e-mail, in PDF format, to the 
following address:
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Prospective authors are invited to announce as early as possible the 
tentative title and the list of authors to the following address: 
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Please feel free to contact the Editors if you have any questions Thierry Dutoit - Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium,
[log in to unmask] Laurence Nigay - University Joseph Fourier Grenoble 1, France, 
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Michael Schnaider - Zentrum für Graphische Datenverarbeitung e.V. , 
Germany, [log in to unmask]

Important dates:
Special Issue Submission Extended Deadline: ** July 1, 2005 ** (firm 
deadline)
Notification of Final Acceptance: September 30, 2005
Complete Publication Materials Due: November 30, 2005
Publication: January 2006


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