Dear IAOA members and generally interested folks, (01)
with the usual apologies for double posts etc., please find
below the call for participation in our workshop on
Design Semantics to be held at the end of June, beginning
of July. Below you can find the details and a description
of the exciting invited speakers on the programme so far. (02)
*The deadline for statement positions to
join in the workshop is now mid-April*. We look
forward to submissions! (03)
Best,
John Bateman + Mehul Bhatt (04)
P.S. The weblink is perhaps nicer to read than the inline text
below, so here it is: (05)
http://www.designsemantics.org (06)
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*++Call for Participation++* (07)
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*Design Semantics 2014*
Bari, Italy., June 30-July 2 2014
www.designsemantics.org <http://www.designsemantics.org> (08)
Workshop programme:
- Invited Keynotes, and presentations
- Contributed talks
- Topical overview talks, demos
- Setting the agenda for the SIG (09)
Participation requirements:
- Short position statement
- Workshop registration (010)
Important dates in 2014 are:
- April 15: short position statement submission
- May 15: workshop registration
- June 30-July 2: workshop in Bari, Italy (011)
Scholarships:
- Reduced registration for all students
- Additional scholarships available (applications solicited) (012)
Workshop Chairs:
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) (013)
Contact: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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*++ ABOUT DESIGN SEMANTICS 2014 ++* (015)
“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.
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*++ SCOPE ++* (016)
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. (017)
The scope of the SIG particularly addresses: (018)
- 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 (019)
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. (020)
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*++ INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ++* (021)
The following speakers have already agreed to participate:
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Prof. Amaresh Chakrabarti
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
IDeaS Lab - Innovation, Design Study and Sustainability Laboratory
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
INDIA (022)
Prof. Ellen Yi-Luen Do
Design Computing & Human Centered Computing
School of Industrial Design & School of Interactive Computing
College of Architecture & College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
USA (023)
Prof. Pascal Le Masson
Chair of Design Theory and Methods for Innovation
Centre de Gestion Scientifique MINES ParisTech (PSL)
FRANCE (024)
Prof. Lorenza Saitta
Dipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica (DiSIT)
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro”
ITALY (025)
*++ PARTICIPATION: CONTRIBUTIONS AND REGISTRATION ++* (026)
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: (027)
1.Cover page: Title, author name and affiliation, and topical keywords (028)
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)
2.3a brief statement on the relationship of your research topics to the
theme of the workshop
2.4three research questions that are considered to be ``big'' challenges
in your area of work (029)
3. References: References / citations in support of your extended abstract (030)
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. (031)
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. (032)
Accepted participants are required to register for the workshop by May
15 2014. Registration includes SIG and IAOA membership.
Complete details about contributions and registration are available
online: www.designsemantics.org <http://www.designsemantics.org> (033)
*++ IMPORTANT DATES IN 2014 ++*
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- April 15: online position statement submission
- May 15: workshop registration
- June 30-July 2: workshop in Bari, Italy (034)
*++ SPONSORSHIP ++* (035)
The Design Semantics SIG 2014 workshop is supported and generously
sponsored by: (036)
- Spatial Cognition Research Center (SFB/TR 8)., University of Bremen,
and University of Freiburg. http://www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/
- International Association for Ontology and its Application (IAOA).
http://www.iaoa.org/
- Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (MAIB). http://www.iamb.it
- Politecnico di Bari, DICATECh. http://dau049.poliba.it/
- Italian Association of Artificial Intelligence / Associazione
Italiana per l'Intelligenza Artificiale (AiiA). http://www.aixia.it
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*++ ORGANISING COMMITTEE ++* (037)
Workshop Chairs:
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) (038)
Workshop Advisory Committee:
- Robert Amor (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
- John Bateman (University of Bremen, Germany)
- Mehul Bhatt (University of Bremen, Germany)
- Stefano Borgo (ISTC-CNR Trento, Italy)
- Domenico Camarda (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
- Athanassios Economou (Georgia Tech, USA)
- Gabriela Goldschmidt (Technion, Israel)
- Nicola Guarino (ISTC-CNR, Italy)
- Oliver Kutz (University of Magdeburg, Germany)
- Francesca Lisi (Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy)
- Riichiro Mizoguchi (Osaka University, Japan)
- Christoph Schlieder (University of Bamberg, Germany)
- Barbara Tversky (Stanford University, and Columbia Teachers College,
USA)
- Theodora Vardouli (MIT, USA) (039)
(advisory committee still in progress) (040)
Local Organisation/:/
Rossella Stufano
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Politecnico di Bari, ITALY
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Giulia Mastrodonato
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Politecnico di Bari, ITALY (041)
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