Subject: [AUDITORY] Workshop on Designing AI for Home Wellbeing, Surrey, UK, 11-12 July 2022 [EoI by 27 May] From: Mark Plumbley <0000005fa4625f04-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 15:46:29 +0000Dear List, (Apologies for cross-posting) We are organizing a 2-day workshop on Designing AI for Home Wellbeing, incl= uding a "World Caf=E9" discussion workshop and a Seminar Day, to define and= explore this new and emerging field. We thought this might be of interest = to people on this list interested in relating sound to home wellbeing. Plea= se forward to any colleagues who may be interested to join us! Best wishes, Mark ************************************************************************* Two-day Workshop on Designing AI for Home Wellbeing University of Surrey, UK, 11-12 July 2022 * Day 1 (Mon 11 July) - World Caf=E9 * Day 2 (Tue 12 July) - Seminar Day Important Dates 27 May: Deadline for Expressions of Interest (World Caf=E9) 3 Jun: Notification of acceptance (World Caf=E9) 20 Jun: Deadline for Registration (Seminar Day) ************************************************************************* "Designing AI for Home Wellbeing" has potential to radically change the way= we think about and use AI by supporting user experiences that actively fos= ter home wellbeing, such as social connection and security.=A0 This two-day workshop is designed to shape the future of this emerging fiel= d, through a full day face-to-face "World Caf=E9" on Monday 11 July 2022, f= ollowed by an in-person Seminar Day on Tuesday 12 July 2022. Contributions to the Workshop will inform a final report on "Designing AI f= or Home Wellbeing", exploring how the field can be actively and collaborati= vely supported across disciplines and with stakeholders. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION To participate in the World Caf=E9, please submit an Expression of Interest= (EoI) by ** 27 May 2022 **.=20 Successful applicants will be notified by 3 June 2022.=20 Reasonable travel and subsistence costs will be covered for accepted World = Caf=E9 participants. To participate in the Seminar Day, please register by ** 20 June 2022 ***= =A0 EOI & REGISTRATION LINKS Expression of Interest (EoI) for World Caf=E9 (Mon 11 July) https://www.ias.surrey.ac.uk/event/designing-ai-for-home-wellbeing-world-ca= fe/ Deadline for EoI: 27 May 2022 Registration for Seminar Day (Tue 12 July): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/274290569477 Deadline for registration: 20 June 2022 FURTHER INFORMATION "Designing AI for Home Wellbeing" is a new AI methodology, which is expecte= d to significantly advance the field towards new AI technologies for the ho= me that put people at the heart of AI to enable human flourishing through t= his space.=A0This emerging field answers a gap in AI scholarship where new = AI technologies are generally driven by technologically capability or ethic= al governance and those that consider wellbeing appear to look at healthcar= e optimisation more generally. Additionally, there is a tendency to seek en= d-user feedback towards the end of new AI technology development rather tha= n tailoring this to specific user needs from the beginning. =A0 The development of "Designing AI for Home Wellbeing" is timely with the upc= oming launch of the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI (https://www.sur= rey.ac.uk/artificial-intelligence/ai-institute-recruitment/our-vision) that= aims to be the national centre of excellence in people-centred AI research= , innovation and training, as well as research emerging from the "AI for So= und" project (https://ai4s.surrey.ac.uk/) that is starting to show a gap in= user-centred design frameworks for developing AI. The World Caf=E9 (Day 1) will bring together national and international AI = experts in a structured conversational process, sharing knowledge through a= series of table-based discussions on key questions, to identify how AI ap= plications for the home can be designed from an end-user perspective. More= Information on the "World Caf=E9" format can be found here:=A0 http://theworldcafe.com/key-concepts-resources/world-cafe-method/ The World Caf=E9 event is supported by the Institute of Advanced Study at t= he University of Surrey. =A0 The Seminar Day (Day 2) will include invited presentations from several AI = experts, to highlight the importance of designing AI technologies focused o= n wellbeing in the home. Scheduled speakers include: Dr Girmaw Abebe Tadess= e (IBM Research Africa), Dr Andrew Rogoyski (Surrey Institute for People-Ce= ntred AI), Dr Mohan Sridharan (University of Birmingham), Dr Manos Panaousi= s (University of Greenwich), Dr Enrico Costanza (UCL Interaction Centre), D= r Ivan Kiskin (Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI), Prof Bridgette Wess= el (University of Glasgow), Paul Doyle (Bush & Company), Dr Silvio Carta (U= niversity of Hertfordshire). The Seminar Day is supported by the=A0Surrey I= nstitute for People-Centred AI at the University of Surrey. For more information, please contact: Dr Emily Corrigan-Kavanagh (e.corriga= ndoyle@xxxxxxxx). Dr Emily Corrigan-Kavanagh Prof Mark D Plumbley University of Surrey -- Prof Mark D Plumbley EPSRC Fellow in AI for Sound Professor of Signal Processing Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK Email: m.plumbley@xxxxxxxx