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Call for Submissions: HCOMP 2019
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The Seventh AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing
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Oct 28-30, 2019
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, Washington, USA
https://www.humancomputation.com
KEY DATES
June 3, 2019: Abstract submission
June 5, 2019: Full papers due
August 2, 2019: Notification of acceptance
August 22, 2019: Final camera-ready papers due
October 28-30, 2019: Conference
OVERVIEW
The 7th AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing
(HCOMP 2019) will be held Oct 28-30 at Skamania Lodge in
Washington State near the Columbia Gorge River, just 45 minutes
from Portland, Oregon. This year is the 10-year anniversary of the
very first HCOMP workshop in Paris, and to celebrate, there will
be special events, talks, and panels throughout the conference.
HCOMP is the premier venue for disseminating the latest research
findings on human computation and crowdsourcing. While artificial
intelligence (AI) and human-computer interaction (HCI) represent
traditional mainstays of the conference, HCOMP believes strongly
in inviting, fostering, and promoting broad, interdisciplinary
research. The field is particularly unique in the diversity of
disciplines it draws upon and contributes to, ranging from
human-centered qualitative studies and HCI design, to computer
science and artificial intelligence, to economics and the social
sciences, all the way to digital humanities, policy, and ethics.
We promote the exchange of advances in human computation and
crowdsourcing not only among researchers, but also engineers and
practitioners, to encourage dialogue across disciplines and
communities of practice. Submissions may present principles,
studies, and/or applications of systems that rely on programmatic
interaction with individual people or crowds, or where human
perception, knowledge, reasoning, or physical activity and
coordination contributes to the operation of computational
systems, applications, or services.
This year, we especially encourage work that generate new insights
into the “human computation” side of HCOMP, such as new
understandings about human cognition, human-in-the-loop
intelligence systems, human-AI interaction and collaboration,
algorithmic and interface techniques for augmenting human
abilities to perform tasks, and other issues that affect how
humans collaborate with AI systems (such as bias, fairness, and
interpretability).
Topics of interest include:
- Crowdsourcing applications and techniques, including but not
limited to: citizen science, collective action, collective
knowledge, crowdsourcing contests, crowd creativity, crowd
funding, crowd ideation, crowd sensing, crowdsourcing in computer
vision, crowdsourcing in health, disaster response and relief,
fact verification, gaming and gamification, incentives in
crowdsourcing, knowledge bases, microtasks, prediction markets,
wisdom of crowds
- Techniques that enable and enhance human-in-the-loop systems,
making them more efficient, accurate, and human-friendly
- Studies that inform our understanding about the future of work,
distributed work, the freelancer economy, and open innovation
- User studies about how people perform tasks individually, in
groups, or as a crowd, including those drawing on techniques from
human-computer interaction, social computing, computer-supported
cooperative work, design, cognitive and behavioral sciences
(psychology and sociology), economics, etc.
- Topics at the intersection of HCI and AI, including human-AI
interaction, human-AI collaboration, AI interpretability,
explainable AI, etc.
- Fairness, accountability, transparency, ethics, and policy
implications for crowdsourcing and human computation
CALL FOR FULL PAPERS
Authors are invited to submit papers of up to 8 pages, plus any
number of additional pages containing references only. Please see
"Publication" below for number of allowed pages in the final
proceedings.
All submitted papers must represent original work, not previously
published or under simultaneous peer-review for any other
peer-reviewed, archival conference or journal.
Papers must be formatted in AAAI two-column, camera-ready style;
please refer to the AAAI 2019 Author Kit
(
http://www.aaai.org/Publications/Templates/AuthorKit19.zip) for
details. Papers must be in trouble-free, high-resolution PDF
format, formatted for US Letter (8.5″ x 11″) paper, using Type 1
or TrueType fonts. The AAAI copyright block is not required on
submissions, but must be included on final accepted versions.
Electronic abstract and paper submission through the HCOMP-19
EasyChair paper submission site (available March 29, 2019) is
required on or before the deadlines listed above. We cannot accept
submissions by e-mail or fax. Authors will receive confirmation of
receipt of their abstracts or papers, including an ID number,
shortly after submission. HCOMP will contact authors again only if
problems are encountered with papers. Inquiries regarding paper
receipt must be made no later than June 12, 2019.
All papers must be anonymized (include no information identifying
the authors or their institutions) for double-blind peer-review.
Authors are invited, but not required, to include supplemental
materials such as executables and data files so that reviewers can
reproduce results in the paper, images, additional videos, related
papers, more detailed explanations, derivations, or results. These
materials will be viewed only at the discretion of the reviewers,
who are only obligated to read your paper itself.
At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the
conference to present the work or acceptance will be withdrawn.
PUBLICATION
Accepted full papers will be allocated eight (8) pages in the
conference proceedings; up to two (2) additional pages may be used
at a cost to the authors of $275 per page. Final papers found to
exceed page limits and or otherwise violating the instructions to
authors will not be included in the proceedings. Authors will be
required to transfer copyright of their paper to AAAI. Accepted
full papers will be published in the HCOMP conference proceedings
and included in the AAAI Digital Library.
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CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
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IMPORTANT DATES
June 19: Workshop proposals due
July 10: Workshop notifications sent
October 28: Workshop at HCOMP 2019
HCOMP workshops are a gathering place for people interested in
human computation or crowdsourcing to meet in the context of a
focused and interactive discussion. They are an opportunity to
move the field forward and build community. Workshops might
address basic or applied research, human computation or
crowdsourcing in industry, new methodologies, emerging application
areas, or other topics of interest. Workshop schedules should
encourage lively debates and discussion. Each workshop should
generate ideas that will give the HCOMP community a fresh way of
thinking about the topic or that suggest promising directions for
future work.
If you would like to organize a workshop, please reach out to
hcompconference@gmail.com by June 19 with a description of your
proposed topic, intended audience, list of potential speakers, and
a one-day or half-day schedule, including some time for
contributed talks. Workshops are expected to be inclusive, and
priority will be given to workshops that include a diversity of
speakers, organizers, and viewpoints. Selected workshops will be
held on October 28, the day before the main conference begins.
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Call for Works-In-Progress (WiP) And Demonstration Papers
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IMPORTANT DATES
August 9: Works-in-Progress Papers and Demonstration papers due
(23:59 UTC-12)
September 6: WiP and Demo notifications sent
September 26: WiP and Demo camera-ready papers due (23:59 UTC-12)
Works-in-Progress. We encourage practitioners and researchers to
submit Works-in-Progress as it provides a unique opportunity for
sharing valuable ideas, eliciting useful feedback on early-stage
work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among
colleagues. Accepted submissions will be presented as a poster at
the conference. A Work-in-Progress is a concise report of recent
findings or other types of innovative or thought-provoking work
relevant to the HCOMP community. The difference between
Works-in-Progress and other contribution types is that
Work-in-Progress submissions represent work that has not reached a
level of completion that would warrant the full Refereed selection
process. That said, appropriate submissions should make some
contribution to the body of HCOMP knowledge, whether realized or
promised. A significant benefit of a Work-in-Progress derives from
the discussion between the author and conference attendees that
will be fostered by the face-to-face presentation of the work.
Each WIP poster will be provided a poster board and pushpins to
hang your poster. Details about the available poster facilities
will be provided in due time. Make sure to print your poster ahead
of time according to these dimensions.
Demonstrations. A demonstration is a high-visibility, high-impact
forum of the HCOMP program that allows you to present your
hands-on demonstration, share novel interactive technologies, and
stage interactive experiences. We encourage submissions from any
area of human computation and crowdsourcing, human-AI
collaboration and interaction, and human-in-the-loop intelligent
systems. Demos promote and provoke discussion of the role of
technology, and invites contributions from industry, research, the
arts and design. Demonstrations will showcase this year’s most
exciting human computation and collaborative human-AI prototypes
and systems. If you have an interesting prototype, system, exhibit
or installation, we want to know about it. Sharing hands-on
experiences of your work is often the best way to communicate what
you have created. The demonstration submission should describe the
nature of the system as well as the expected form of interaction
with the user and the audience. If you have special infrastructure
requirements for the demonstration, please include them in a
dedicated paragraph within the submission.
Previously unpublished. All submitted Works-in-Progress papers
must represent original work, not previously published or under
simultaneous peer-review for any other peer-reviewed, archival
conference or journal.
Length. Works-in-Progress & Demonstration papers can be up to
2 pages (references can extend beyond the 2 pages).
Formatting. Papers must be formatted in AAAI two-column,
camera-ready style; please refer to the AAAI 2019 Author Kit
(
http://www.aaai.org/Publications/Templates/AuthorKit19.zip) for
details. Papers must be in trouble-free, high-resolution PDF
format, formatted for US Letter (8.5″ x 11″) paper, using Type 1
or TrueType fonts. The AAAI copyright block is not required for
works-in-progress or demo submissions, as they are not included in
the formal proceedings. Please see below for information about
publication.
Electronic submission through the HCOMP-19 EasyChair paper
submission site is required on or before the deadline listed
above. Please be sure to declare any conflicts-of-interest with
Works-in-Progress & Demonstration PC members by selecting the
“Declare Conflicts” link on upper-right of your EasyChair
submission page. We cannot accept submissions by e-mail or fax.
Authors will receive confirmation of receipt of their submissions,
including an ID number, shortly after submission. HCOMP will
contact authors again only if problems are encountered with
papers. Inquiries regarding paper receipt must be made no later
than August 12, 2019.
Supplemental Materials. Authors are invited, but not required, to
include supplemental materials such as executables and data files
so that reviewers can reproduce results in the paper, images,
additional videos, related papers, more detailed explanations,
derivations, or results. These materials will be viewed only at
the discretion of the reviewers, who are only obligated to read
your paper itself.
NOT Anonymized. Authors should include information identifying
themselves and their institutions for single-blind review.
NOT Archival. Accepted papers will NOT be included in official
conference proceedings, and so may be submitted later to other
conferences or journals for official publication. Accepted papers
will be made available online on the conference website.
Questions? Please contact the Works-in-progress and Demonstration
Co-Chairs.
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Call for Doctoral Consortium
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IMPORTANT DATES
August 9: Doctoral Consortium applications due (23:59 UTC-12)
September 6: Doctoral Consortium notifications sent
October 28: Doctoral Consortium at HCOMP-19
HCOMP’s annual Doctoral Consortium provides doctoral students with
a unique opportunity to meet each other and experienced
researchers in the field. Students will be mentored by a group of
faculty who are leaders in the diverse specialties that make up
the HCOMP field. The objectives of the Doctoral Consortium are to
provide students with an opportunity:
To present and discuss their research with experienced
researchers: the Doctoral Consortium Mentors
To establish a supportive community, including other doctoral
students at a similar stage of their dissertation research
To provide a platform for broader exposure for their research,
both in general and in support of future a job search
Areas of Interest: HCOMP is unique in the diversity of disciplines
it draws upon, and contributes to, ranging from computer science,
artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction, to
economics and the social sciences, all the way to digital
humanities, policy, and ethics. This year, we especially encourage
work that generate new insights into the “human computation” side
of HCOMP, such as new understandings about human cognition,
human-in-the-loop intelligence systems, human-AI interaction and
collaboration, algorithmic and interface techniques for augmenting
human abilities to perform tasks, and other issues that affect how
humans collaborate with AI systems (such as bias, fairness, and
interpretability).
Eligibility: Applicants must be currently enrolled in a full-time
PhD program and have written, or be close to completing, a thesis
proposal (or equivalent). We will give preference to students who
have proposed or are about to propose but are far enough from
completing their thesis that the feedback they receive at the
event can impact their work. Before submitting, students should
discuss this criterion with their advisor or supervisor.
Attendance: Those accepted are required to attend the DC in
person. Participants will also likely be required to present a
poster on their work during the poster session at the main
conference.
Selection: Submissions will be reviewed by a Program Committee of
Doctoral Committee Mentors, with selection based upon the expected
potential of both the student and their proposed work, as well as
the expected benefit to the student from participation. Priority
will be given to students whose research goes beyond locally
available expertise at their home institutions.
Financial support: We have been able to support most expenses
associated with attendance (airfare, accommodation, full
registration, and meals at the DC) thanks to generous funding from
the Artificial Intelligence Journal (AIJ).
Applications: Applicants must submit a solely-authored paper in
English containing: 1) a Doctoral Research Overview; and 2) a
Supplemental Paragraph.
Doctoral Research Overview. Please summarize your doctoral
research, including the following sections:
Motivation for the proposed research
Background and related work (including key references)
Description of the proposed research, including key research
questions and planned methodology to be used for investigating
these research questions
Proposed experiments if appropriate; Any preliminary evaluation
and findings are welcomed, but this is not required.
Specific research issues and/or challenges (do not skip these; the
consortium is about helping you solve issues, not boasting about
the issues you already solved!)
Supplemental Paragraph. Please write a paragraph explaining:
Why you want to participate in the consortium at this point in
your doctoral studies and how you expect to benefit from the
consortium.
The status of your dissertation proposal (writing, submitted,
presented, or approved).
Your expected (approximate) defense date.
Length and Organization. Your paper should be no more than 4 pages
in total: 3 pages for the Doctoral Research Overview (including
all figures and references), and the 4th page being the
Supplemental Paragraph. The first page must contain the title of
the paper, full author name, affiliation and contact details, an
abstract of up to 250 words, and up to 3 keywords describing the
research topic areas.
Formatting. Papers must be formatted in AAAI two-column,
camera-ready style; please refer to the AAAI 2019 Author Kit
(
http://www.aaai.org/Publications/Templates/AuthorKit19.zip) for
details. Papers must be in trouble-free, high-resolution PDF
format, formatted for US Letter (8.5″ x 11″) paper, using Type 1
or TrueType fonts. It is the responsibility of the student to
ensure that their submission uses no unusual formatting and is
printable on a standard printer. The AAAI copyright block is not
required for works-in-progress or demo submissions, as they are
not included in the formal proceedings. Please see below for
information regarding dissemination.
Electronic submission through the HCOMP-19 EasyChair paper
submission site (available March 29, 2019) is required on or
before the deadline listed above. We cannot accept submissions by
e-mail or fax. Authors will receive confirmation of receipt of
their submissions, including an ID number, shortly after
submission. HCOMP will contact authors again only if problems are
encountered with papers.
Dissemination: Submissions will be distributed only to mentors and
other attendees of the doctoral consortium. Proceedings of the
Doctoral Consortium will NOT be archived. As such, students may
freely submit their research contributions for official
publication in other venues. Participant names and university
affiliations, as well as paper titles and abstracts, will be
publicized on the conference website and in the conference program
for the poster session.
Questions? Please contact the Doctoral Consortium Chairs.
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CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Edith Law, University of Waterloo
Jennifer Wortman Vaughan, Microsoft Research
Best,
Ujwal
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