Alexander Hoelzemann – Ubicomp-ISWC 2023

Gadget Show added to the Program (Oct 10)

Alexander Hoelzemann — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 21:00:44 +0000

We are happy to announce that UbiComp/ISWC 2023 will host the traditional Gadget Show on October 10, as part of the Opening Reception!

The Gadget Show is without registration. Just cue up at the beginning of the show and present your newest Gadget! We encourage also those that show a demo or a poster to show their Gadget to the audience.

Moderator

Paul Lukowicz is Full Professor of AI at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany where he is heading the Embedded Intelligence group at DFKI. His research focus are context-aware ubiquitous and wearable systems including sensing, pattern recognition, system architectures, models of large-scale self-organized systems, and applications. Paul Lukowicz coordinates the FP7-FET SOCIONICAL projects, is Associate Editor in Chief of IEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine, and has been serving as TPC Chair of a number of international events in the area.

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Plenary Panel on Resilience in an Era of Disruption (Oct 11)

Alexander Hoelzemann — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:00:29 +0000

We are happy to announce our plenary panel taking place on October 11th and moderated by Prof. Dr. Max Mühlhäuser!

Resilience in an Era of Disruption – Is Ubiquitous Computing a blessing or a curse for Resilient Cities and Infrastructures?

Major challenges such as global warming, pandemics, and geopolitical tensions increase the frequency and damage of disasters and crises: As the world faces disruptions, the resilience of cities and critical infrastructure becomes key.

Moderator

Max Mühlhäuser is a Full Professor of Computer Science and the head of the Telecooperation Lab (TK for short) at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Informatics Dept. His lab conducts research on smart ubiquitous computing environments in the Future Internet – from smart mixed-reality rooms to smart cities and smart & resilient critical infrastructures. He has extensively contributed towards these fields through innovations across Networks & Distributed Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Proactive Intelligent Systems and Privacy, Trust & Cybersecurity.

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Participate to the New GenAI4PC Symposium

Alexander Hoelzemann — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0000

In this new era of AI there are many open problems, including how we assess them and how we deploy them both efficiently and safely. The Generative AI for Pervasive Computing Symposium (GenAI4PC) aims to bring together both industrial and academic Ubiquitous Computing, researchers to explore these issues in a format that is focused on encouraging discussion and debate.

Partecipate to this new Symposium! More information available here.

Hotel and Transport Information Updated

Alexander Hoelzemann — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:49:20 +0000

New room blocks have been added for our conference hotels, and we added information to book airport transfer at conference rates. Also check out our daily shuttle that will allow attendees who prefer not to walk to get from the official conference hotels to the Cancun Center

https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2023/attending/#hotels

Opening Keynote (October 10) – Fernanda Viegas & Martin Wattenberg

Alexander Hoelzemann — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:59:28 +0000

We are excited to announce our Opening Keynote speakers!

Join us on October 10 to hear from and be inspired by Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg from Google People + AI Research (PAIR) and Harvard University.

You can find more information about our Keynote Speakers here.

Early Registration Extended to August 8, 2023

Alexander Hoelzemann — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 21:59:10 +0000

We are fast approaching UbiComp/ISWC 2023, to be held in person from 8 to 12th October in Cancún, Mexico! As an attendee of a prior edition of the conference, we want to make sure you do not miss the opportunity to register early for UbiComp/ISWC this year.

We have just extended Early Registration rates to August 8th, 2023!

To check options and register, please head to: https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2023/registration/.

Why should you register? Well, UbiComp/ISWC 2023 will be the first fully in-person conference since 2019, and it will be in beautiful Cancún, Mexico: white sand beaches, incredible native history and architecture, lots of fun over and underwater, bars, restaurants, Mexican food, and drinks … and obviously a top-notch program!

For questions about registration, please contact registration-2023@ubicomp.org.