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Deadline Extended to JUNE 15, 2001 !!
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Second Call for Papers
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The Sixth International Computer Science Conference:
ACTIVE MEDIA TECHNOLOGY (AMT-01)
18 - 20 December 2001, Hong Kong
Home Page: http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/~amt01
Organized by
IEEE Hong Kong Section Computer Chapter
Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University
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As a newly-emerged, fast-growing area in information technology and
computer science, Active Media Technology (AMT) strongly
emphasizes the increasingly important proactive roles of
computational systems and media in different aspects of digital life.
This conference will particularly focus on (i) the current state of
research and development in theory, art, and science of AMT, and
(ii) the demonstration of the latest architectures, prototypes, tools,
and fielded systems that demonstrate or enable AMT. The topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:
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AMT Systems and Interfaces
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- Entertaining Agents and Smart Toys
- Artificial Life Games
- Smart Environments
- Affective Computing
- Smart Materials
- Wearable Computers
- Self-Organizing or Self-Adapting Computers
- Multi-Agent Systems
- Learning
- Visualization and Displays
- Lifelike Animation
- Evolutionary Art
- Multi-Modal Interfaces
- Face and Gesture Recognition
- Models of Emotion, Motivation, or Personality
- Conversation and Dialogue-Based Bots
- Human-Machine Collaboration
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Internet/Web-Based AMT
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- Augmented Reality
- Synthetic Agents and Believable Avatars
- Active Perception
- Profiling
- Push Technology
- Personalization
- Direct Marketing
- Multi-Modal Content/Service Delivery
- Knowledge Network
- Collaborative Information Gathering
- Internet Ecology
- Virtual Marketplace and Community
- Distributed Softbots and Netbots
- Hand-Held or Satellite-Based Devices
- Pervasive Technology
Keynote Speakers:
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Prof. James L. Crowley
INRIA Rhone-Alpes, France
Prof. Toshio Fukuda
Nagoya University, Japan
Prof. Toru Ishida
Kyoto University, Japan
Prof. Oussama Khatib
Stanford University, USA
Prof. Takeo Kanade
The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Submission:
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Submission of paper must be in full manuscript. Electronic submission
is encouraged. The accepted papers will be published in conference
pro-ceedings. It is understood that one of the authors of the accepted
paper will register and pre-sent their paper at the conference.
Selected high-quality papers from the proceedings will be published
in an international journal.
Important Dates:
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Submission Due : June 15, 2001
Notification of Acceptance: August 1, 2001
Camera Ready Manuscripts Due: August 15, 2001
For more information, please contact:
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AMT 2001 Secretariat
Department of Computer Science
Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Fax: (852)-2339-7892
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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