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The deadline for proposal submissions to the following special issue
in the HCI Journal is fast approaching. <br>
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====Guiding the Conversation: New Theory and Design Perspectives for<br>
Conversational User Interfaces===<br>
===Special Issue of Human Computer Interaction Journal===<br>
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===<a href="https://madpickle.net/hcij/publicInfo/cfp_cui.pdf==="
rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://madpickle.net/hcij/publicInfo/cfp_cui.pdf===</a><br>
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Conversational speech and text-based interfaces are growing in<br>
popularity, through the increased uptake of speech systems like
Amazon<br>
Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant. We have also seen the
proliferation<br>
of chatbot interfaces in service contexts. This special issue aims
to<br>
start building further critical mass around research on user-centric<br>
issues in CUI interaction, specifically investigating how theory,<br>
methods and empirical research can inform the development,
understanding<br>
and design of CUIs. It aims to serve as a catalyst for new
data-driven<br>
insights, interaction paradigms, and theoretical viewpoints, for HCI<br>
researchers interested in this growing area of study. For this
special<br>
issue, conversational interfaces are broadly defined, including<br>
task-based as well as social, conversational and companion-based<br>
interactions through text, speech and multimodal interaction.<br>
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===Submissions===<br>
We encourage submissions that include, but are not limited to the<br>
following topics:<br>
• Design paradigms, metaphors & use case<br>
• Evaluation techniques and metrics<br>
• Theories of interaction & dialogue<br>
• Encouraging prototyping & innovation<br>
• Ethics, privacy & trust<br>
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We encourage papers that present original and rigorous research in
these<br>
areas, especially cross disciplinary investigations that include
speech<br>
and language-based disciplines.<br>
<br>
===Proposal Submission Instructions===<br>
We ask interested authors to submit an initial proposal to the
special<br>
issue. Initial proposals should be about 1000 words and provide a
clear<br>
indication of what the paper is about. <br>
<br>
Note that you must use the<br>
template provided
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2VpyckfbOHoQWc3UnI4UFVWM1U/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2VpyckfbOHoQWc3UnI4UFVWM1U/view</a>).
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<br>
Proposals should be<br>
submitted on the HCI Editorial site. Proposals will be<br>
evaluated for relevance to the special issue theme, and guidance
will be<br>
given. Accepted proposal will then be invited to submit a full paper<br>
submission. <br>
<br>
<br>
For questions and queries about the special issue, please email<br>
<a href="mailto:cui.hci.journal@gmail.com" target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer">cui.hci.journal@gmail.com</a>.<br>
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===Important dates===<br>
Proposals due: 2nd June 2021<br>
Response to authors: 1st July 2021<br>
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===Special Issue Editors===<br>
Benjamin R Cowan (University College Dublin)<br>
Leigh Clark (Swansea University)<br>
Heloisa Candello (IBM Research, Brazil)<br>
Janice Tsai (Mozilla Research)
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Benjamin R Cowan PhD
Associate Professor
School of Information & Communication Studies
University College Dublin
Twitter: @BCowanHCI
NB- I do not respond or check emails at weekends or in the evening.
If anything is urgent please phone.
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Recent papers:
Doyle, P., Clark, L. & Cowan, B.R. (Accepted). What Do We See in Them? Identifying Dimensions of Partner Models for Speech Interfaces Using a Psycholexical Approach. Proceeedings of CHI 2021. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.02094">https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.02094</a>
Wu, Y. et al (2020). See What I’m Saying? Comparing Intelligent Personal Assistant Use for Native and Non-Native Language Speakers. 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.06328">https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.06328</a>
Wu, Y. et al (2020). Mental Workload and Language Production in Non-Native Speaker IPA Interaction. Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Conversational User Interfaces. 2020. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.06331">https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.06331</a>
Garialde, D. et al (2020). Quantifying the Impact of Making and Breaking Interface Habits. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2005/2005.06842.pdf">https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2005/2005.06842.pdf</a></pre>
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