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THE 2021 COGAIN SYMPOSIUM
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Website: https://cogain2021.cogain.org
Where: Stuttgart, Germany (virtually)
When: May 25-27, 2021, as part of ETRA 2021 (https://etra.acm.org/2021/)

Important dates (Anywhere on Earth):
Short Papers due: Feb 20, 2021
Position Papers due: March 8th, 2021
Notifications: Mar 15, 2021
Camera-ready: Mar 30, 2021

# CALL FOR PAPERS

The Symposium on Communication by Gaze Interaction organized by the COGAIN Association (http://cogain.org/) will be co-located with ETRA 2021 (https://etra.acm.org/2021/), the ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications. ETRA 2021 will take place (virtually) in Stuttgart, Germany, from May 25th to the 27th.

Founded in 2008 as a continuation of the COGAIN Project (a network of excellence supported by the European Commission’s IST 6th framework program from 2004 to 2009), the COGAIN Association aims to promote research and development in the field of gaze-based interaction in computer-aided communication and control.

The COGAIN Symposium will be co-located with ETRA 2021. By combining our efforts with ETRA, we hope to encourage a broader exchange of knowledge and experiences amongst eye tracking communities of researchers, developers, manufacturers, and users.

# SPECIAL SESSION: FUTURE OF GAZE-BASED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

This year a special session is dedicated to the opportunities and challenges of gaze-based assistive technologies of the future. The advent of mobile computing devices and technologies such as VR and AR has increased the availability of eye tracking in many environments beyond the desktop. Research in this area has already demonstrated gaze-based interactions in smart home environments, mobile robotics, and e.g. wheelchairs or prostheses control. Thus, gaze-based assistive technologies have the potential to help people interact with various types of machines in everyday situations. We want to bring together people working towards this vision and foster this community. For the COGAIN Symposium 2021 we are particularly interested in position papers addressing these opportunities and challenges.

# GENERAL TOPICS OF INTEREST

The COGAIN workshop focuses on all those aspects of gaze interaction which have a connection with eye-controlled assistive technology. Thanks to its strong identity, the symposium will be the right venue to present advances in these areas, leading to new capabilities in gaze interaction, gaze enhanced applications, gaze contingent devices, etc. Unless the main focus is on assistive technology, the authors must clearly state how the paper advances or is linked to eye-controlled assistive technology. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Eye-typing
• Gaze-contingent devices
• Gaze-enhanced games
• Gaze-controlled robots and vehicles
• Gaze interaction with mobile devices
• Gaze-controlled smart-home devices
• Gaze interfaces for wearable computing
• Gaze interaction in 3D (VR/AR/MR & real world)
• Gaze interaction paradigms
• Usability and UX evaluation of gaze-based interfaces
• User context estimation from eye movements
• Gaze-supported multimodal interaction (gaze with multitouch, mouse, gesture, etc.)

# SUBMISSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

One half of the COGAIN Symposium is dedicated to presentations and a discussion about the future of gaze-based assistive technologies, aimed at community building. Late-breaking research results are put forward in the second half of the symposium. As ETRA 2021 is a virtual event, presentations are expected to take place as pre-recorded videos to ensure high-level delivery and allow for asynchronous participation.

We invite authors to prepare and submit papers following ETRA’s ACM format (http://etra.acm.org/2021/submissionprocess.html). For COGAIN, we are accepting Short Papers until February 20th and Position Papers until March 8th.

Short Papers can be up to 8 pages (single-column format, not counting references), and Position Papers up to 4 pages (single-column format, not counting references), can be submitted through PCS: https://new.precisionconference.com/etra (select the COGAIN track from the drop down list).

The Short Paper submissions are reviewed by at least three members of the program committee. All accepted Short papers will be published in ETRA’s short paper proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. We expect at least one author per submission to register for the conference.

# ORGANIZATION

General co-chairs:
– Carolin Hainke (University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, Germany)
– Thies Pfeiffer (University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, Germany)
– Sarah Yeo

Program co-chairs:
– Ken Pfeuffer (Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany)
– Augusto Esteves (ITI/LARSyS, University of Lisbon, Portugal)

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Please visit http://cogain2021.cogain.org/
for more information or contact us by
email to cogain2021@cogain.org

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Milan, Italy, January 10, 2021

https://vision.unipv.it/ettac2020/

in conjunction with ICPR 2020, the 25th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (https://www.micc.unifi.it/icpr2020/).


AIMS AND SCOPE

Eye tracking technology is becoming more and more widespread nowadays, also thanks to the recent availability of cheap commercial devices. At the same time, novel techniques are constantly pursued to improve the precision of gaze detection, and new ways to fully exploit the potential of eye data are continuously explored. Whatever the considered use context, be it Human-Computer Interaction, user behavior understanding, biometrics, or others, pattern recognition often plays a relevant role.

The purpose of the workshop is to present recent eye tracking research that, directly or indirectly, exploits any form of pattern recognition.The event’s scope includes (but is not limited to) the following topics:

• Gaze detection techniques and devices
• Gaze-based human-computer interaction (assistive technologies, hybrid interfaces, etc.)
• Eye tracking for usability inspection
• Eye tracking in VR/AR applications
• User behavior understanding from eye data
• Eye movement analysis for biometrics, security and privacy
• Eye tracking in medicine and health care
• Visualization of gaze data

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Submissions must be formatted in accordance with the Springer’s Computer Science Proceedings guidelines (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines). Two types of contributions are possible:

• Full papers (12-15 pages, including references)
• Short papers (6-8 pages, including references)

Accepted manuscripts will be included in the ICPR 2020 Workshop Proceedings Springer volume. The submission platform will be available soon.


IMPORTANT DATES

• Submission deadline: October 10, 2020
• Notification to authors: November 10, 2020
• Camera-ready article: November 15, 2020
• Finalized workshop program: December 1, 2020
• Workshop day: January 10, 2021

ORGANIZERS

Marco Porta (University of Pavia, Italy)
Paweł Kasprowski (Silesian University of Technology, Poland)
Luca Lombardi (University of Pavia, Italy)
Piercarlo Dondi (University of Pavia, Italy)


CONTACT INFORMATION

For any inquiry regarding the workshop please contact Marco Porta at marco.porta@unipv.it

The 2021 ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETRA) will be held in Stuttgart, Germany from May 25 to 29, 2021. The aim of ETRA is to bring together researchers and practitioners from across fields with the common goal of continuing to move eye tracking research forward. Join us in Stuttgart for ETRA, attend co-located workshops, and participate in exciting discussions.

The symposium presents advances and innovations in oculomotor research, gaze tracking systems, eye tracking applications, gaze-based interaction, and eye movement data analysis. We invite full and short papers in all areas of eye tracking research and applications, and welcome submissions from all domains, including visuomotor neuroscience, perception, and cognition.

Papers must be original and not accepted previously for publication elsewhere. All papers will be published and will be available in the ACM Digital Library. At least one author must register and present accepted work at the conference.

http://etra.acm.org/2021/cfp.html

ACM ETRA 2021 is co-sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) and the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH).


Important Dates:

Full paper
Abstract submission: Nov 25, 2020
Paper submission: Dec 2, 2020
First round reviews and notifications: Feb 9, 2021
Revisions due: Mar 1, 2021
Second round reviews and notifications: Mar 18, 2021
Camera ready deadline: Mar 30, 2021

Short paper
Paper submission: Jan 27, 2021
Reviews and notifications: Mar 15, 2021
Camera ready deadline: Mar 30, 2021

Conference date: May 25-29, 2021

Topic Areas:

The ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETRA) solicits original full and short research papers on a diverse set of topics related to eye tracking. Research contributions are welcomed across a range of topics including, but not limited to:

●      Data analysis
○      Novel methods such as deep learning and other machine learning-based methods
○      Pattern recognition for scanpaths
○      Clustering of gaze data
○      Event detection
○      Large-scale data processing

●      Prediction methods
○      Gaze prediction
○      Action, intent, or attribute prediction

●      Visualization
○      Visual representation of gaze patterns and other eye tracking data
○      Visual analytics and combination with machine learning

●      Eye tracking devices
○      Head-mounted eye tracking
○      Remote eye tracking
○      Novel sensors

●      Perception and cognition; empirical studies
○      Perception, attention and oculomotor control
○      Visual search and scene perception
○      Eye movements in reading and communication
○      Eye-hand coordination
○      Eye tracking in naturalistic tasks
○      In-the-wild studies

●      Gaze-based interaction
○      Novel interaction methods
○      Virtual and augmented reality
○      Multi-modal interaction

●      Security and privacy

●      Applications
○      Education
○      Driving
○      Medical/health
○      Virtual and augmented reality
○      Graphics and virtual avatars



***  Full papers are up to 8 pages plus any number of additional pages for references. Authors are also invited to submit papers in a shorter format (2 to 4 pages plus any number of pages for references). All submissions will undergo a double-blind review process assessing the originality and technical quality of the work as well as the relevance for eye tracking research and applications. Accepted papers will be archived in the conference proceedings and will be available in the ACM Digital Library.


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For more details visit: http://etra.acm.org/2021/

*** https://etra.acm.org/2020

The 2020 ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETRA) will be held in Stuttgart, Germany, June 2-5, 2020. ETRA will gather computer scientists, engineers, and behavioral scientists with the common goal of continuing to move eye tracking research forward.

Under the motto “Bridging Communities”, ACM ETRA 2020 aims to bring together eye tracking researchers from computer science, psychology, and cognitive science. Therefore, we encourage paper submissions from fields ranging from computer science to psychology and cognition.

The full CFP is available online: https://etra.acm.org/2020/cfp.html

Important dates for Full Papers (up to 8 pages and any number of additional pages for references):
* Dec 1, 2019: Abstract submission (mandatory)
* Dec 9, 2019: Full paper submission
* Feb 14, 2020: First round reviews and notification
* March 6, 2020: Revisions due
* March 23, 2020: Second round reviews and notification
* April 2, 2020: Camera ready deadline

Important dates for Short Papers (2-4 pages and any number of additional pages for references):
* Feb 3, 2020: Paper submission
* March 19, 2020: Reviews and notification (first and only round)
* April 2, 2020: Camera ready deadline

The accepted Full Papers will be published by ACM in the “ETRA Full Papers Proceedings” and the accepted Short Papers will be published by ACM in the “ETRA Short Papers Proceedings”.

Sincerely,

Eakta Jain (University of Florida), Ralph Radach (University of Wuppertal), Daniel Weiskopf (University of Stuttgart)

– Technical Program Chairs, ACM ETRA 2020 –

The deadline for abstract submissions for the 2019 European Conference on
Eye Movements (ECEM) has been extended to Monday, April 22nd.

Full details at:
http://www.ecem2019.com/index.php/abstracts/abstracts-guidelines.

Accepted abstracts will be published as a special issue in the Journal of
Eye Movement Research (Editor: Rudolf Groner, Bern).

ECEM 2017’s abstracts are available at:

https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/issue/view/779

Register for ECEM 2019 by the early registration deadline (June 17th) and
save on fees:
http://ecem2019.com/index.php/registration/registration

We are also delighted to announce that ECEM 2019 will include nine accepted
symposia:

What Eyes Tell Us About Child Sensorimotor and Cognitive Development
Chair: Nadia Alahyane (Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada)

Eye Movements During the Reading of Narrative and Poetic Text
Chairs: Jana Lüdtke and Arthur M. Jacobs (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)

Eyes Wide Shut: gaze dynamics without vision
Chair: Susana Martinez-Conde (State University of New York, Downstate
Medical Center, NY, USA)

Eye Movements in Developing Readers: from basic research to classroom
application
Chair: Alexandra Spichtig (Reading Plus, USA)

From Lab-Based Studies to Eye-Tracking in Virtual and Real Worlds:
conceptual and methodological problems and solutions
Chair: Roy Hessels (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)

Recent Advances in Research on the “Looking at Nothing” Phenomenon
Chair: Agnes Rosner and Roger Johansson (University of Zurich, Switzerland,
and Lund University, Sweden)

3-D Binocular Motor Control and Health
Chair: Zoï Kapoula (CNRS FR3636, UFR Biomédicale, University Paris
Descartes, France)

Word Processing Across Space and Time During Reading: insights from eye
tracking, electrophysiology, and computational modeling
Chair: Elizabeth Schotter and Brennan Payne (University of South Florida and University of Utah, USA)

Progress in Neurophysiology and Oculomotor Psychophysics: contributions and influence of Jan van Gisbergen (1943-2019)
Chair: John van Opstal (Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands)

ECEM 2019 will feature six world-renowned keynote speakers:
Jennifer Groh (Duke University)
Hamutal Slovin (Bar Ilan University)
Martin Rolfs (Humboldt University of Berlin)
Janet Rucker (New York University)
Enkelejda Kasneci (University of Tübingen)
Antje Nuthmann (University of Kiel)

http://ecem2019.com/index.php/programme/keynotes

ECEM 2019 will be in Alicante, Spain (August 18-22)

Alicante, with more than 320,000 inhabitants, is a traditional maritime city located on the Mediterranean Sea. The old part of the city encompasses
Postiguet Beach, two marinas and a large commercial port. The city embraces
an imposing 166-meter rocky hill right next to the sea, Monte Benacantil,
crowned by The Castillo de Santa Bárbara (Santa Barbara Castle). This is one of the largest castles on the Mediterranean, and the conference dinner will take place within its premises, with breathtaking views over the city and the Mediterranean. The slopes of Monte Benacantil surround the old city of Alicante (El Barrio) like a shield. El Barrio is well known for its vibrant nightlife.

The local organizing team has secured a large block of hotel rooms at
special discounted rates for the conference. Specific hotel information will be made available on the website in March 2019. Lodging in the area is
reasonably priced, but accommodations can become limited in the high summer
season. We advise early hotel reservation.

On Behalf of the Local Organization Committee

Please share this information with your colleagues. We look forward to
welcoming you to Alicante!

Luis Martinez-Otero (chair), Albert Compte, and Susana Martinez-Conde