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MHMC 2015 – 1st International Workshop on Multimodal Interaction in
Industrial Human-Machine Communication
In connection with the 20th IEEE International Conference on Emerging
Technologies and Factory Automation
September 8, 2015, Luxembourg
(deadline extended to May 31)
http://www.etfa2015.org/index.php?page=int-workshop-mhmc
Aims and scope
Nowadays, industrial environments are full of sophisticated
computer-controlled machines. In addition, pervasive and ubiquitous
computing provide a further support for advanced activity control. Even
if their exploitation is very often committed to specialized workers,
who have been purposely trained to use the available advanced equipment,
easy and effective interaction is a key factor that can bring many
benefits – from faster task completion to error prevention, cognitive
load reduction and higher employee satisfaction.
Multimodal interaction means using “non-conventional” input and/or
output tools and modalities to communicate with a device. Multimodal
contents are built/organized/displayed through more sensory channels at
the same time; however, the main feature of multimodal interfaces is to
combine both multiple input modes — usually more “natural” than
traditional input devices, such as touch, speech, hand gestures,
head/body movements and eye gaze — and solutions in which different
output modalities are used in a coordinated manner — such as visual
displays (e.g. virtual and augmented reality), auditory cues (e.g.
conversational agents) and haptic systems (e.g. force feedback
controllers). Besides handling input fusion, multimodal interfaces can
also handle output fission, in an essentially dynamic progress.
Sophisticated multimodal interfaces can integrate complementary
modalities to get the most out of the strengths of each mode, and
overcome weaknesses. In addition, they can support handling different
environmental situations as well as different user (sensory/motor)
abilities.
Although multimodal interaction is becoming more and more common in our
everyday life, industrial applications are still rather few, in spite of
their potential advantages. For example, a camera could allow a machine
to be controlled through hand gesture commands, or the user might be
monitored in order to detect potential dangerous behaviors. On the other
side, an augmented or virtual reality system could be employed to
provide an equipment operator with sophisticated visual cues, where
auditory/olfactory displays might be used as an additional alerting
mechanism in risky environments. Besides being used in real working
situations to increase the amount and quality of available information,
augmented/virtual reality interaction can be also used to implement an
effective and safe training plan. Being relieved by the anxiety related
to the use of real equipment, often expensive and/or dangerous, can
improve trainees experience, increase their proficiency and provide
better achievements.
This workshop aims at gathering works presenting different forms of
multimodal interaction in industrial processes, equipment and settings
with a twofold purpose:
· Taking stock of the current state of multimodal systems for
industrial applications.
· Being a showcase to demonstrate the potential of multimodal
communication to those who have never considered its application in
industrial settings.
Both proposals of novel applications and papers describing user studies
are welcome.
Important dates
Deadline for submission of workshop papers: May 31
Notification of acceptance of workshop papers: June 20
Deadline for submission of final workshop papers: July 1
Summary of topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Multimodal Input
· Vision-based input
· Speech input
· Tangible interfaces
· Motion tracking sensors
2. Multimodal Output
· Virtual Reality
· Augmented Reality
· Auditory displays
· Haptic (or tactile) interfaces
· Olfactory displays
3. Combination of “traditional” input and output modalities and
multimodal solutions
Any form of integration of conventional input and output modalities
(e.g. keyboard, mouse, buttons, standard LCD monitors, audiovisual
content, etc.) with multimodal communication.
Submission of papers
The working language of the workshop is English. Papers are limited to 8
double column pages in a font no smaller than 10-points. Manuscripts
must be submitted electronically in PDF format, PDF version from 1.4
(Acrobat 5) thru 1.7 (Acrobat 9). Guidelines for preparing
proceedings-style manuscripts are available for Microsoft Word, Open
Office and LaTeX users in a specific template.
You can find information about the formatting specifications for IEEE
Xplore at the following places:
· Creating manuscripts for IEEE IES conferences
(http://ieee-ies.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259&Itemid=105)
· Instruction on how to convert Microsoft Word .doc format to an
IEEE conform PDF
(http://www.etfa2015.org/uploads/docs/convert_doc2pdf.pdf)
Paper Acceptance
Each accepted paper must be presented at the workshop by one of the
authors. Workshops papers will be included in the IEEE Xplore. The final
manuscript must be accompanied by a registration form and a registration
fee payment proof. All conference attendees, including authors and
session chairpersons, must pay the conference registration fee, and
their travel expenses.
No-show Policy
The ETFA 2015 Organizing Committee reserves the right to exclude a paper
from distribution after the conference at IEEE Xplore if the paper is
not presented at the workshop.
Workshop Co-Chairs:
· Maria De Marsico, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy
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· Giancarlo Iannizzotto, University of Messina, Italy
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· Marco Porta, University of Pavia, Italy
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More information on the workshop page
(http://www.etfa2015.org/index.php?page=int-workshop-mhmc) and on the
conference website (http://www.etfa2015.org).
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Marco Porta, Ph.D.
Computer Vision & Multimedia Lab
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e dell'Informazione
Università di Pavia - Via Ferrata 5 - 27100 - Pavia - Italy
Phone: +39 0382 985486, Fax: +39 0382 985373
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Skype: marco.porta_00
Web: http://vision.unipv.it/people/porta/
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