++Call for Participation++
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Design Semantics 2014
Bari, Italy
June 30-July 2 2014
Workshop programme:
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Invited Keynotes, and presentations
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Contributed talks
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Topical overview talks, demos
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Setting the agenda for the SIG
Participation requirements:
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Short position statement
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Workshop registration
Important dates in
2014 are:
- April 1: online position statement submission
- May 15: workshop
registration
- June 30-July 2:
workshop in Bari, Italy
Scholarships:
- Reduced
registration and scholarships for students
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++ ABOUT DESIGN SEMANTICS 2014 ++
“Design Semantics” is a Special Interest Group of the
International Association of Ontology and its Applications
(IAOA). After several preparatory meetings, the Design
Semantics SIG is now poised to hold its first official kickoff
workshop in Bari, Italy during June 30-July 2 2014.
Participation in the workshop is open for everyone interested;
a relatively small group of researchers have also been invited
based on participation in past events and collaborations
related to the topic.
++ SCOPE ++
The Special Interest Group on Design Semantics aims to
create an interdisciplinary platform for the discussion of
all topics connected to the theory and professional practice
of design, encompassing aspects of multi-modality,
creativity, engineering, and scientific problem-solving. Perspectives from ontology, computer
science and artificial intelligence, mathematics,
aesthetics, cognitive science, psycho-linguistics and
beyond are of focus in the SIG. In particular, the SIG
aims to facilitate a discussion between researchers from
all disciplines interested in representing and reasoning
about design. This includes formal (e.g., logic-based,
relational, algebraic), cognitive, linguistic, engineering
and philosophical aspects of design, as well as their
application in the sciences and in the arts, both human
and computer generated. Specific domains being
addressed include architecture, urban planning, geodesign,
product design, visual and auditory digital media (e.g.,
music, film, animation, entertainment) design etc.
The scope of the SIG particularly addresses:
- design semantics
and multi-modality encompassing, for instance, language,
image, gestures, sound
- design semantics in
creative domains (visual art, photography)
- design domains
involving engineering, function-driven computer-aided
design
- design for urban
planning, environmental modelling, geography,
entertainment and digital media
- applied ontological
foundations of next-generation decision-support systems
and analytical technologies facilitating the design
process
A preliminary focus of the SIG
is on the domain of spatial design for architecture, and
the role of design semantics in the context of
computer-aided architecture design standards and
interoperability initiatives such as the Industry
Foundation Classes (IFC) and the Building Information
Model (BIM). Here, the SIG addresses the ontological and
semantic aspects underlying next-generation computer aided
design tools; contemporary design technologies lack the
ability to exploit the expertise that a designer is
equipped with, but is unable to communicate to the design
tool explicitly in a manner that is consistent with its
inherent human-centred conceptualisation, i.e.,
semantically and qualitatively. In this context, this
special interest group aims to establish working-groups,
and standardisation and dissemination initiatives in
collaboration with academics and practitioners of
architectural & product design, and beyond.
++ INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ++
The following speakers have already agreed to participate;
further speakers are currently being contacted.
Prof.
Pascal Le Masson
Chair of Design Theory
and Methods for Innovation
Centre de Gestion
Scientifique, MINES ParisTech (PSL), France
Prof.
Lorenza Saitta
Dipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione
Tecnologica (DiSIT)
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale
"Amedeo Avogadro"
Italy
++ PARTICIPATION: CONTRIBUTIONS AND REGISTRATION ++
Position statements are
solicited for participating in the workshop and becoming a
member in the SIG DesignSemantics. A small group of
contributing participants, invited speakers, PhD
candidates, and undergraduate students are expected to
participate in the meeting. The position statement
should consist of:
1. Cover
page: Title, author name and affiliation, and topical
keywords
2. Extended
abstract: A max two or three page (not including
references) extended abstract consisting of:
2.1: your
core research community by way of a brief state of the art
2.2: your
own research (e.g., citing key publications in the last 5
years, projects etc)
2.3 a
brief statement on the relationship of your research
topics to the theme of the workshop
2.4 three
research questions that are considered to be ``big''
challenges in your area of work
3. References:
References / citations in support of your extended
abstract
4. Biography:
Personal academic profile / biography, academic website
and contact information
All positions statements will
be reviewed to ensure topical and thematic fit with the
scope and objectives of the workshop, and the SIG on
DesignSemantics in general. Accepted and presented
position statements and participant profiles will be
disseminated both before (internally) and after (publicly)
the event. Position statement public dissemination will be
done via the Online SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition Technical
Report Series.
POST WORKSHOP CONTRIBUTIONS: A
post workshop publication in the form of an edited volume
has been planned. Interested workshop participants will have
the opportunity to contribute toward this volume with a full
contribution after the workshop, subject to a thorough
peer-review process by the editorial and program committees.
The workshop will schedule time for discussing this planned
outcome.
Accepted participants are
required to register for the workshop by May 15
2014. Registration includes SIG and IAOA membership.
++ IMPORTANT
DATES IN 2014 ++
- April 1: online position
statement submission
- May 15: workshop
registration
- June 30-July 2:
workshop in Bari, Italy
++ SPONSORSHIP ++
The Design Semantics SIG 2014 workshop is generously
sponsored by:
++ ORGANISING COMMITTEE ++
Mehul Bhatt (University
of Bremen, Germany)
John Bateman (University
of Bremen, Germany)
Domenico Camarda (Politecnico
di Bari, Italy)
Francesca A. Lisi (Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo
Moro", Italy)
Local Organisation:
Rossella Stufano
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Politecnico di Bari, ITALY
Giulia Mastrodonato
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Politecnico di Bari, ITALY
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