UBCOG'02 Call for Participation [Kautz]

[Subbarao Kambhampati <rao@cotopaxi.eas.asu.edu>]

From: Henry Kautz <kautz@cs.washington.edu>
To: planning@asu.edu
Cc: rao@asu.edu
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:47:57 -0700

Submission for planning list:

Call for Participation 
UbiCog '02: First International Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing for Cognitive Aids 

Sunday, September 29, 2002 
associated with 
The Fourth International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2002 
Stockholm, Sweden 

To date computer systems designed to help people suffering from
cognitive disabilities due to aging, disease, or accidents have been
rare and of limited scope. Recently, however, researchers in
ubiquitous computing and artificial intelligence have come together to
envision systems that can act as pro-active partners in increasing the
independence and security of people who have problems of memory,
planning, and carrying out tasks of everyday life.  

Intelligent ubicomp systems for caretaking can take many physical
forms, such as sensor-filled intelligent homes or hospitals, wireless
PDA's, wearable computers, or combinations of these. Goals of such
systems include ``aging in place'' (allowing the elderly to live
securely in their own homes); prolonging or increasing the
independence of patients in traveling from place to place; performing
household tasks such as cooking or personal grooming; monitoring and
reminding patients to take medications; and helping patients remain
connected to the social fabric of their extended family and community.  

This workshop will bring together academic and industrial researchers
performing cutting-edge work in the intersection of ubicomp,
artificial intelligence, and/or patient care, as well as
representatives of some funding agencies.  

Format 

The workshop will include overviews of some of the major ``UbiCog''
projects, panel discussions, and technical presentations of selected
submitted papers. Topics include: different ubicomp infrastructures
for cognitive aids; how to infer a person's behaviors, intentions,
needs, and mistakes from sensor data; deciding how and when to
intervene; adapting to particular users; what is known about the
particular cognitive problems of important classes of potential users;
and opportunities for interdisciplinary and international
collaborations. The workshop will small and intimate (approximately 22
people) to maximize technical exchange.  

Important Dates 

August 9, 2002 - Applications to participate due. Email a plain text
statement of interest and qualifications to  
	Henry Kautz <kautz@cs.washington.edu> 
Persons interested in making a presentation should attach a short
paper or extended abstract in PDF format. Applicants are encouraged to
include a pointer to a Web page describing their work. Please do not
send hardcopy.  
August 23, 2002: Notification to accepted participants. 
August 30, 2002: Early registration deadline for the Ubicomp 2002
conference. All workshop participants must register for the main
Ubicomp conference at  
	http://www.ubicomp.org/. 
September 29, 2002, 9:00 am -- 5:00 pm: Workshop. 
Requests for participation received after the deadlines will be
considered on a space-available basis. We regret that no fee waiver or
other financial support is available for speakers or other
participants. Applicants who require a decision on participation
before August 23 in order to make travel plans should indicate their
constraints on their application.  

Program Committee 

Henry Kautz - U Washington (co-chair) 
Eric Dishman - Intel Research (co-chair) 
James Allen - U Rochester CS & Center for Future Health 
Ephraim Glinert - RPI 
Karen Haigh - Honeywell 
Eric Horvitz - Microsoft Research 
Misha Pavel - Oregon Health & Science University 
Sandy Pentland - MIT 
Martha Pollack - U Michigan 
Bernt Schiele - ETH Zurich 
Wolfgang Wahlster - DFKI Germany 

More Information 

For more information or questions about the workshop please visit 
	http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/kautz/ubicog/