Call for Workshops - AmI 2019

2019 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2019)
Rome, Italy, 13-15 November, 2019

http://www.ami-conferences.org/2019

The AmI2019 Workshop Committee invites proposals for one-day or half-day workshops affiliated with the conference. The workshops at AmI2019 will enhance and complement the conference program by providing an opportunity to present new or emerging and cutting-edge topics of particular interest in the field and related areas.

Note that AmI2019 workshops are expected to stimulate discussions on state-of-the-art, emerging, visionary, and perhaps controversial topics. Workshops should be organized to promote such lively interaction. Plans to promote interaction and discussion should be clearly addressed in the workshop proposals. The organizers of accepted workshops are required to announce the workshop and call for papers, solicit submissions, conduct the reviewing process, and decide upon the final workshop program. At least one organizer must be physically present at the workshop.

We invite workshop proposals in any topic(s) of interest to Ambient Intelligence and related to the conference. Workshops addressing new emerging research directions in ambient intelligence are especially welcome and encouraged.

ABOUT AMI 2019

The European Conference on Ambient Intelligence is the prime venue for research on Ambient Intelligence, with an international and interdisciplinary character. It brings together researchers and practitioners from the fields of science, engineering, and, design working towards the vision of Ambient Intelligence. AmI 2019 builds on the success of thirteen predecessor conferences, which started in 2003 with the EUSAI-event in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. More information about the AmI series can be found here: http://ami-conferences.org

Ambient intelligence refers to normal working and living environments being surrounded by embedded devices that can merge unobtrusively and in natural ways using information and intelligence hidden in the network connecting these devices (e.g. The Internet of Things). Such devices, each specialised in one or more capabilities, are intended to work together based on an infrastructure of intelligent systems, to provide a variety of services improving safety, security and the quality of life in ordinary living, travelling and working environments.

AmI2019 will provide a meeting point for each of these communities, aiming for intensive networking and scientific debate, and shaping visions of the future.

This year's event focus topic is “Data-driven Ambient Intelligence” that follows the vision of Calm Technology, where technology is useful but does not demand our full attention or interfere with our usual behavior and activities.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Workshop proposals should be submitted (in PDF format) no later than January 31, 2019 by e-mail to the AmI 2019 Workshop Co-chairs with "AmI2019 Workshop Proposal" in the subject. Workshops will be held immediately prior to the main conference.

1. Workshop title and acronym,
2. Duration (half day or full day),
3. A description of the specific scientific/technical scope of the workshop,
4. A list of topics of interest,
5. The reasons why the workshop should be held within AmI2019,
6. The planned format of the workshop, including a strategy to facilitate lively and interactive discussions,
7. Details of all the members of the Organizing Committee (OC) and relevant experience of the organizers,
8. List of potential members of Program Committee,
9. A preliminary version of the Call for Papers,
10.The workshop website address (preliminary),
11.Planned forms of publicity and publication plans (if any, or if they want to publish in the collective volume, see below).

On acceptance of their Workshop proposal, organizers will be asked to prepare a six-page outline for inclusion in the Conference proceedings published by Springer. Final camera-ready versions of accepted Workshop proposals must be accompanied by a signed copyright form.


WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

Upon agreement with all accepted Workshop organizers, the proceedings from all Workshops will be compiled into a single volume and published as an online CEUR Volume, indexed by SCOPUS. As such, Workshop organizers must ensure that their call for papers and submission guidelines adhere to the publication policies of CEUR, especially paying attention to format and copyright requirements detailed here.


IMPORTANT DATES

- Workshop Proposals due: 31st January 2019
- Notification: 12th February 2019


TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR WORKSHOPS

- Deadline for Workshop papers due: 22nd August 2019
- Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 15th September 2019
- Workshop due: 13th November 2019


WORKSHOP CHAIRS

- Francesca Cuomo, Sapienza University, Rome francesca.cuomo@uniroma1.it
- Andreas Komninos, University of Patras, Greece akomninos@ceid.upatras.gr