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Workshop on Autonomous Everyday Objects at Ubicomp 2016 in Heidelberg, Germany http://openlab.ncl.ac.uk/publicweb/ubicompws/ Since the earliest explorations of mechanical devices, technologists have used movement to both fascinate and intrigue observers and to give the impression of intelligence. Equally, classic visions of future homes present environments suffused with actuated devices, moving and responding in response to their inhabitants. As sensors and actuators have become more ubiquitous, our potential to develop low-cost actuated devices, which employ interactive movements, has increased. In this workshop, we wish to critically unpack a design space around autonomous behaviours and smart environments, asking how the objects and devices we use might come to appear more "intelligent" through interaction and movement. We aim to explore how intelligence in such everyday objects is seen and enacted and how physical movement of interfaces can be leveraged for ubicomp and HCI. We invite submissions of 2-4 page position papers (in ACM Ext. Abstr. format) on the theme of machine intelligence, autonomy and movement in interactive devices. We invite people from all kinds of fields with and without experience in (autonomous) technologies. In particular, we welcome papers that explore or discuss people’s perception of autonomous and moving ubicomp systems. We are also interested in new design ideas, concepts and frameworks. How can we design for autonomy in ubicomp technology? Furthermore of interest are technical challenges and solutions related to the implementation of such systems. What are the risks and what are the potentials? Finally we invite submissions regarding evaluation strategies of autonomous ubicomp devices but also discussions on ethical issues that arise with their use. The workshop will see the presentation and discussion of these ideas, followed by practical sessions in which participants respond to design briefs investigating actuation of ubicomp devices. No expertise is required, as a prototyping kit is provided, which is easily accessible even for non-technical attendees. Submissions should be sent in pdf format to [log in to unmask] Free free to contact us, if you have further questions. Important Dates - Authors Submission: June 7th, 2016 (for papers that will be included in the ACM DL) - Authors Submission: June 21st, 2016 (for papers that will not be included in the ACM DL) - Author Notification: June 28th, 2016 - Workshop: September September 13th, 2016 in Heidelberg, Germany -- Dr Enrico Costanza Lecturer, Agents, Interaction, Complexity Group School of Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton, UK, SO17 1BJ http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ec http://d-touch.org