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UbiComp 2004
CALL FOR PAPERS
UBICOMP 2004
The 6th International Conference on
Ubiquitous Computing
7-10 September, 2004
Nottingham, UK
<http://www.mobilehci.org/> www.ubicomp.org
You are invited to contribute original and exciting ideas to UbiComp 2004,
the Sixth International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing. UbiComp is the
premier venue for presenting research and development achievements in the
design, implementation, deployment and evaluation of computing technology
that migrates beyond our desktops and becomes increasingly embedded in a
wide variety of other objects.
Submissions to UbiComp 2004 must be original, unpublished work and may not
be simultaneously submitted to any other conference or journal.
<http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/> Papers will be included in the
Conference Proceedings published by Springer-Verlag in the series
<http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/index.html> Lecture Notes in Computer
Science (LNCS). Each conference attendee will receive a printed copy of the
proceedings; additional copies can be purchased through Springer-Verlag. The
proceedings will also be made available through digital libraries.
Submissions must be in the LNCS format; full instructions and templates are
available at: <http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html>
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html
A Conference Supplement, containing extended abstracts for Interactive
Posters, Demonstrations, Videos, Doctoral Colloquium papers, and Workshop
and Panel descriptions, will be printed and given to conference attendees.
Electronic versions of these materials will also be posted on the UbiComp
web site. Submissions for these participation categories must use the ACM
SIGCHI conference publications format.
Full papers
For Ubicomp 2004 we are soliciting high quality technical papers that
describe original, unpublished research on handheld, mobile or ubiquitous
computing. Potential areas of interest include: technologies, methodologies
and formalisms to support ubiquitous computing and the development of
ubiquitous computing applications (e.g. novel devices, system software,
software engineering techniques and interaction methods); reports on
experiences of designing, developing, deploying and living with ubiquitous
computing systems; and, studies of the wider implications of ubiquitous
computing. We are particularly seeking papers appropriate to the
interdisciplinary community represented at the UbiComp 2004 conference.
Submissions should report concrete, transferable results that contribute to
our understanding of ubiquitous computing and help advance the
state-of-the-art.
Papers will be evaluated on the basis of originality, significance of the
contribution to the field, technical correctness and presentation. All
papers will be peer-reviewed by members of the UbiComp 2004 program
committee and by additional members of the ubiquitous computing research
community. Papers submitted to UbiComp 2004 must not be under simultaneous
review for any other conference, journal, workshop or other publication.
Technical papers should be no longer than 18 pages, including an abstract of
no more than 100 words, all figures and references, and should be formatted
according to the Springer-Verlag LNCS format. In contrast to previous
Ubicomp conferences there are no separate categories for long and short
papers; all papers will be considered as full papers and should be an
appropriate length for their content. Accepted papers will be published in
the UbiComp 2004 Proceedings and authors are, of course, required to attend
the conference to present their work.
UbiComp 2004 submissions should be properly anonymized to facilitate blind
reviewing: papers being submitted should not list the authors, affiliations
or addresses on the first page -- to preserve formatting, it would be best
to leave these sections blank. Author, affiliation and address information
should still be filled out on the electronic form for submitting the paper,
and final camera-ready copies should have this information included. Authors
are also encouraged to take care throughout the entire document to minimize
references that may reveal the identity of the authors or institutions.
UbiComp 2004 requires electronic submission. Reviewers will be instructed to
maintain the confidentiality of all materials for submitted papers
throughout the entire reviewing process. Submissions should contain no
information that will be proprietary or confidential at the time of
publication.
Full submission details are available at <http://www.ubicomp.org>
www.ubicomp.org
Deadline for Submission: Papers due midnight GMT on March 12th 2004.
Panels
Panels provide a forum in which to examine innovative, provocative,
controversial, or late-breaking issues. The best panels are often structured
as a debate with an opportunity for audience participation. We are open to
innovative formats including live demonstrations and/or technology
competitions.
Panel proposals should be no longer than 4 pages in the ACM SIGCHI
conference publications format, and should include the panel topic, the
names of panelists who have agreed to participate, one paragraph
biographical sketches describing each panelists' expertise, a position
statement by each panelist, an overview of the ways in which the position
statements relate to each other, and the proposed structure or format of the
panel. If supporting technologies are required, proposals should clearly
list these.
Abstracts of accepted Panel proposals will be published in the Conference
Supplement that will be circulated to attendees at the conference.
Further Submission Details to Follow
Deadline for Submission: May 7th 2004
Videos
Videos are a great way to present innovations in ubiquitous computing,
especially for those systems that would be particularly difficult to deploy
at the conference for a live demonstration. Authors who are considering
submissions in other participation categories are also encouraged to
consider submitting formal videos that illustrate their work.
Video submissions should be 4 to 8 minutes long. Longer videos will be
subject to stricter review criteria. Authors must also submit a short paper
abstract with a maximum of 2 pages in the ACM SIGCHI conference publications
format, including all figures and references, for each video submission. A
panel of international reviewers will review videos for their technical
content, interest and relevance to the ubiquitous computing community,
communication effectiveness, and production quality.
The video program will be playing continuously at the conference and will be
published on a DVD+R and distributed to conference attendees.
Abstracts of accepted Videos will be published in the Conference Supplement
that will be circulated to attendees at the conference.
Further Submission Details to Follow
Deadline for Submission: May 7th 2004
Workshops
Workshops provide an opportunity to discuss and explore emerging areas of
ubiquitous computing research with a group of like-minded researchers and
practitioners. Workshops may focus on any aspect of ubiquitous computing,
established concerns or new ideas. The goal of the workshop is to share
understandings and experiences, to foster research communities, to learn
from each other and to envision future directions.
Workshop proposals should be no longer than 4 pages in the ACM SIGCHI
conference publications format, and should include a summary of no more than
150 words describing the theme(s) of the workshop, a longer description of
the workshop activities and goals, the background of the organizer(s), the
maximum number of participants, the means of soliciting participation, and
the means of selecting participants.
Workshops will be held on September 7th the day before the main conference.
Opportunities will be available for the outcome of workshops to be reported
to the rest of the UbiComp 2004 conference
Abstracts of accepted Workshop proposals will be published in the Conference
Supplement that will be circulated to attendees at the conference.
Further Submission Details to Follow
Deadline for Submission: May 7th 2004
Posters
Posters provide an opportunity for researchers to present work in a more
open format where authors interact directly with groups of conference
attendees. We especially encourage submission of late-breaking and
preliminary results, smaller results not suitable for a full Paper,
innovative ideas not yet validated through user studies, student research,
and other research best presented in this open format.
Poster submissions should include an extended abstract of no longer than 2
pages in the ACM SIGCHI conference publications format, including all
figures and references. Submissions may also include a separate description
of the poster for review purposes, also limited to two pages; this
description is encouraged for posters that have an interactive or visual
component that is not easily determined from the abstract.
Accepted Poster abstracts will be published in a Conference Supplement that
will be circulated to attendees at the conference.
Further Submission Details to Follow
Deadline for Submission: June 11th 2004
Demonstrations
We seek proposals for demonstrations of ubiquitous computing technologies
across the full milieu of everyday life: office, home, street, park, train,
automobile, bedroom, bathroom, work, play, desktop, handheld, worn, public,
private, community, individual, shared, and personal. We welcome a wide
range of submission from scenarios involving innovative solutions of focused
tasks as well as playful pursuits. We particularly encourage demonstrations
that include participation by conference attendees and provoke discussion
about issues within the field of ubiquitous computing. All submissions will
be peer-reviewed to ensure a high quality demonstrations program.
Research prototypes, provocative concept demonstrations, and commercial
products are welcome. However, this forum is not an opportunity for
marketing or sales presentations. Presenters must have been directly
involved with the development of the system and be able to explain the
differentiating and novel contributions of the system. Demonstrations of
previously introduced technologies are welcome.
Further Submission Details to Follow
Deadline for Submission: June 11th 2004
Doctoral Colloquium
The Doctoral Colloquium is a forum in which Ph.D. students can meet and
discuss their work with each other and a panel of experienced UbiComp
researchers and practitioners. We welcome applicants from a broad range of
disciplines and approaches that inform ubiquitous computing, including
computer science, engineering, cognitive science, sociology, and related
fields. Applicants should be beyond the proposal stage and into their
dissertation research. The Colloquium committee will select approximately 10
participants who will be expected to give short, informal presentations of
their work during the Colloquium, to be followed by a discussion.
Submissions should be no longer than 2 pages including an abstract of no
more than 100 words and a description of the work in progress. In addition,
a 2-3 paragraph biographical sketch should be supplied. Submissions should
be formatted according to the ACM SIGCHI conference publications format.
The Doctoral Colloquium will be held on September 7th, the day before the
main conference.
Doctoral Colloquium papers will be published in the Conference Supplement
that will be circulated to attendees at the conference..
Further Submission Details to Follow
Deadline for Submission: June 11th 2004
Student volunteers
Student volunteers provide the backbone of any successful conference.
Accepted volunteers are expected to work in scheduled sessions during the
conference, but will also be given great opportunities to attend the program
and socialize. All student volunteers will receive a free registration to
the conference (including meals & special events).
SV Chair: Elaine May Huang, Georgia Tech
Deadline for Submission: June 11th 2004
