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From: Sherry Chen [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: 27 April 2006 21:21
To: csrs; cs-academic
Cc: George Ghinea
Subject: Special Issue: Computers in Human Behavior

(Apologies for cross posting)
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We are happy to invite you to submit a paper to a special issue of
Computers in Human Behavior (Impact Factor: 1.030). Please see the
details below. 
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Integration of Human Factors in Networked Computing
A Special Issue of the Computers in Human Behavior Journal

Introduction


With the advancement of the World Wide Web, networked computing has
become an essential determinant on how people access and exchange
information. The integration of human factors in networked computing has
the intrinsic goal of improving the effectiveness of computer-to-human
interaction and, ultimately, of human-to-human communication. 

Motivation

Whilst the HCI community looks predominantly at the application layer
and the telecommunications community at the lower end of the ISO OSI
stack, little work has been published in bridging the gap between these
two communities. Indeed, the human element is often neglected in Quality
of Service negotiation protocols. Not only does this have a negative and
undesirable impact on the user's experience of networked computing, it
also discards the potential for more economical resource allocation
strategies. With the proliferation of ubiquitous multimedia in
predominantly bandwidth-constrained environments, more research is
needed towards integrating and mapping perceptual/human factors
considerations across the protocol stack and building truly end-to-end
communication solutions. 

Research Topics

The proposed special issue aims to provide a comprehensive synopsis of
state-of-the-art research in the area of integrating human factors into
network computing, covering both application development and empirical
studies in areas such as virtual reality, multi-sensory based computing,
ubiquitous communications, personalization and adaptation according to
user needs. This special issue solicits innovative papers on the use of
computational intelligence techniques and tools for the adaptive
management of multimedia communication networks of the future. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:
	*	The influence of task, context and device on the user
experience of networked computing
	*	Integration of perceptual, haptic and emotional context
in networked computing
	*	User centred evaluation of networked computing
applications
	*	Physiological and visual monitoring of human indicators
in multimedia systems
	*	The impact of cognitive styles and strategies in
tailoring of networked content
	*	Distributed virtual reality systems
	*	Adaptation and Personalisation of distributed content
according to perceptual needs 
	* End-to-end communication architectures incorporating
perceptual requirements
	Submission Format

	All papers will be peer reviewed. Authors are expected to follow
the formatting guidelines of the journal which can be found at
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/759/authori
nstructions. Please note that for this Special Issue, all submissions
should be e-mailed to the guest editors. Submission of a paper implies
that it has not been published previously, that it is not under
consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will
not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other
language, without the written consent of the publisher.

	Important Dates

	Abstract due:			 26th May 2006
	Notification of paper eligibility: 	2nd June 2006
	Full paper due: 			31st August 2006
	Reviews due:			13th October 2006
	Notification: 			27th October 2006
	Final Papers due: 			1st December 2006


	Special Issue Guest Editors

	Dr. George Ghinea
	School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics
	Brunel University
	Uxbridge, Middlesex 
	UB8 3PH, U.K.
	Email: [log in to unmask]
	Tel: +44 (0) 1895 266033
	URL: http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~csstggg2/	

	Dr. Sherry Y. Chen
	School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics
	Brunel University
	Uxbridge, Middlesex
	UB8 3PH, UK
	Email: [log in to unmask]
	Tel: +44 (0) 1895 266023
	URL: http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~csstsyc/