[AUDITORY] Call for Short Papers: QoMEX 2017

[Alexander Raake <alexander.raake@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*Call for Short Papers*

*9th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX 2017) *
May 31 – June 2, 2017, Erfurt, Germany

(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!
Please note that the call is open for *short paper* submissions (2 pages, submission guidelines at http://www.qomex2017.org/index.php/paper-submission-guidelines/) to 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 the form of oral, poster and plenary sessions, comprising dedicated special sessions on trending topics.

*Important Dates*
Short paper submissions: April 12, 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

*Tutorial*

Statistical analysis of sensory data: an introduction to methods and dedicated open source software tools/, Speakers: Per B. Brockhoff (DTU, Copenhgen, Denmark), Dominik Strohmeier (Mozilla, Berlin Germany)

*Paper Submission Procedure*

Prospective authors are invited to submit short papers (2 pages). Submitted papers will undergo a double-blind review process. All papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings.
(Paper submission will be handled via EasyChair, for details please see
http://www.qomex2017.org/index.php/paper-submission-guidelines/)

We hope to see many of you at QoMEX 2017!

Best wishes, 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, 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)