Subject: [AUDITORY] Call for Short Papers: QoMEX 2017 From: Alexander Raake <alexander.raake@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 20:51:12 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>*Call for Short Papers* *9th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX = 2017) * May 31 =E2=80=93 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 =E2=80=93 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-Universit=C3=A4t (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=C2=B0 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, =E2=80=A6)= * 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, =E2=80=A6), 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, =E2=80=A6 * 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, Universit=C3=A9 de Nantes, France (TPC-Co-Chair) S=C3=B8ren 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)