*EYE TRACKING RESEARCH & APPLICATIONS SYMPOSIUM - ETRA 2012*

http://www.etra2012.org <http://www.etra2012.org/>

     March 28th – 30th, 2012
     Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort
     Santa Barbara, CA, USA

*CALL FOR PAPERS*
      The Seventh ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications 
(ETRA 2012) will be held in Santa Barbara, California on March 
28th-30th, 2012. The ETRA conference series focuses on all aspects of 
eye movement research and applications across a wide range of 
disciplines.  The symposium presents research that advances the 
state-of-the-art in these areas, leading to new capabilities in gaze 
tracking systems, gaze aware applications, gaze based interaction, eye 
movement data analysis, etc. For ETRA 2012, we invite papers in all 
areas of eye tracking research and applications.

*IMPORTANT DATES*
   Oct. 07th, 2011Full Paper abstracts submission due
   Oct. 14th, 2011Full Papers submission due
   Nov. 21st, 2011 Full Papers acceptance notification
   Dec. 07th, 2011Short Papers submission due
   Jan. 16th, 2012Short Papers acceptance notification
   Jan. 23rd, 2012Camera ready papers due

*ETRA 2012 THEME: MOBILE EYE TRACKING*
      Mobile devices are becoming more powerful every day. Embedding eye 
tracking and gaze-based applications in mobile devices raises new 
challenges and opportunities to many aspects of eye tracking research. 
ETRA 2012 invites papers tackling the challenges, or exploring new 
research opportunities of mobile eye tracking.

*GENERAL AREAS OF INTEREST*
*Eye Tracking Technology*
     Advances in eye tracking hardware, software and algorithms such as: 
2D and 3D eye tracking systems, calibration, low cost eye tracking, 
natural light eye tracking, predictive models, etc.

*Eye Tracking Data Analysis*
     Methods, procedures and analysis tools for processing raw gaze data 
as well as fixations and gaze patterns. Example topics are: scan path 
analysis, fixation detection algorithms, and visualization techniques of 
gaze data.

*Visual Attention and Eye Movement Control*
        Applied and experimental studies investigating visual attention 
and eye movements to gain insight in eye movement control, cognition and 
attention, or for design evaluation of visual stimuli. Examples are: 
usability and web studies using eye tracking, and eye movement behavior 
in everyday activities such as driving and reading.

*Eye Tracking Applications*
     Eye tracking as a human-computer input method, either as a 
replacement to traditional input methods or as a complement. Examples 
are: assistive technologies, gaze enhanced interaction and interfaces, 
multimodal interaction, gaze in augmented and mixed reality systems, and 
gaze-contingent displays.

*SUBMISSIONS*
Authors are invited to submit original work in the formats of Full paper 
(8 pages) and Short paper (4 pages). The papers will undergo a rigorous 
review process assessing the originality and quality of the work as well 
as the relevance for eye tracking research and applications.  Papers 
presented at ETRA 2012 will be available in the ACM digital library. 
  Submission formats and instructions are available at the conference 
web site.

*CONFERENCE VENUE*
ETRA 2012 will be held at the gorgeous Doubletree Resort in Santa 
Barbara, California, a 24-acre, mission-style resort hotel facing the 
Pacific Ocean, located on one of Southern California’s most beautiful 
coastlines.

*SPONSORSHIP*
ETRA 2012 is co-sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group in 
Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI), and the ACM Special Interest Group 
on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH).

*CONFERENCE CHAIRS*
  Carlos Hitoshi Morimoto - University of São Paulo, Brazil
  Howell Istance - De Montfort University, UK

*PROGRAM CHAIRS*
Jeffrey B. Mulligan - NASA, USA
Pernilla Qvarfordt - FX Palo Alto, USA

*PROGRAM AREA CHAIRS*
        Andrew Duchowski, Clemson University, USA
        Päivi Majaranta, University of Tampere, Finland
        Joe Goldberg, Oracle, USA
        Shu-Chieh Wu, NASA Ames Research Center, USA
        Qiang Ji, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
        Jeff Pelz, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
        Moshe Eizenman, University of Toronto, USA


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