[AUDITORY] QoMEX 2017 announcement and call for papers

(apologies for cross-postings, see all details at: www.qomex2017.org, and the CfP at http://www.qomex2017.org/index.php/call-for-papers/. Please forward to your colleagues and peers.)

Dear colleagues!

We are happy to welcome you for the 9th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX 2017) to be held from May 31 – June 2, 2017 in Erfurt, Germany. It will bring together leading experts from academia and industry to present and discuss current research on multimedia quality, quality of experience (QoE) and user experience. The conference will be held in form of oral, poster and plenary sessions, comprising dedicated special sessions on trending topics.

Important Dates

Special Session submission: Dec. 15, 2016
Full paper submission: February 05, 2017
Full paper notification: April 4, 2017
Camera ready submission and early registration for full papers: April 30, 2017
Short paper submission: April 1, 2017
Short paper notification: April 25, 2017
Camera ready submission and early registration for short papers: May 7, 2017
Early Registration for non-authors: May 20, 2017

Special Sessions (see also http://www.qomex2017.org/index.php/special-sessions/)

Special Session: Image science and technology, visual perception and user behaviour for immersive technologies (Naeem Ramzan, University of the West of Scotland, UK; Glenn Van Wallendael, Ghent University, Belgium) LINK
Special Session: General aspects of VR and the immersion experience (Raimund Schatz, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Austria; Christian Timmerer, Alpen-Adria-Universität (AAU) Klagenfurt, Austria; Judith Redi, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) LINK
Special Session: QoE Vadis (Markus Fiedler, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden; Marianna Obrist, University of Sussex, UK) LINK

Conference Topics

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Multimodal perception & quality: Modality relevance, underlying quality features and dimensions, multimodal integration, temporal aspects of QoE
Immersive technologies & spatial perception: High-resolution audio and video (incl. UHD, 4/8k and beyond, HDR, HFR, WCG, etc.), 3D audio and video, 360° video, Virtual/Mixed/Augmented Reality, immersive games, Light Field Displays, plenoptic imaging
Probing the user: Physiological assessment methods and applications, behavioral assessment, QoE and task performance, contextual information analysis, crowdsourcing, field-tests
QoE fundamentals: Theory and definitions, test methods, statistical methods, experimental validity, qualitative research methods, sensory evaluation, taxonomies and ontologies
Interactive media and synchronization: Audio- and videoconferencing, tele-meetings, interactive gaming, networked VR and AR
QoE and content creation: Storytelling, artistic intent, reference contents, user-internal references
Aesthetics: Image-/video- and audio-content analysis, aesthetic appeal test methods, image and media platforms, contextual aspects (expertise in creation and perception, peer-group implications, …)
Communities, social media and demographics: Social TV, joint media consumption, QoE in communities, geographic and demographic implications for media consumption and QoE
Model development & validation: Feature selection, model development techniques (regression, machine learning, …), validation techniques
QoE data analytics: Large QoE-related databases, data collection tools and techniques, machine learning, large-data analysis tools, implications for service and network management, visualization, statistical analyses, …
QoE-based network and service management: KPI and KQI definition for QoE optimization in emerging environments (5G, IoT, M2M, Cloud); control, monitoring and management strategies; QoE-aware Internet reference architectures; OTT/ISP QoE-oriented collaborations, QoE and net neutrality
Annotated multimedia databases for QoE research: Sources, data and media formats, QoE-related metadata, sharing, platforms, automatic collection
Reproducible research: Sharing of data, test tools, model code, open platforms
Submission Procedure

Prospective authors are invited to submit full or short papers (6 or 2 pages, respectively). Submitted papers will undergo a double-blind review process. All papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings. Full papers will be published in IEEExplore.

(Paper submission will be handled via EasyChair, for details please see

http://www.qomex2017.org/index.php/paper-submission-guidelines/)

We wish you a happy and peaceful holiday time and a great start into the New Year 2017,

on behalf of the QoMEX 2017 Organizing Committee,

Alexander Raake

Alexander Raake, TU Ilmenau, Germany (General Chair)
Lea Skorin-Kapov, University of Zagreb, Croatia (TPC-Co-Chair)
Marcus Barkowsky, Université de Nantes, France (TPC-Co-Chair)
Søren Bech, Aalborg University and Bang & Olufsen, Denmark (TPC-Co-Chair)
Luigi Atzori, University of Cagliari, Italy (Events and Satellite Chair)
Amy Reibman, Purdue University, USA (Special Sessions Co-Chair)
Sebastian Egger, Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria(Special Sessions Co-Chair)

Best regards

Søren Bech | Director Research | Professor

Phone: +45 9684 4962 | Email: SBE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Bang & Olufsen a/s | Peter Bangs Vej 15 | DK-7600 Struer | Denmark