AutomotiveUI, the International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, is the premier forum for UI research in the automotive domain. AutomotiveUI brings together researchers and practitioners interested in both the technical and the human aspects of in-vehicle user interfaces and applications. AutomotiveUI’12 will investigate novel in-vehicle services, issues related to driver distraction, approaches to improving driver performance, and the varying needs of different user groups. Additionally, AutomotiveUI’12 will explore the relationship between these topics and automotive user interface standards. In-car interactive technology is becoming ubiquitous and cars are increasingly connected to the outside world. Drivers and passengers use this technology because it provides valuable services. Some technology, such as collision warning systems, assists drivers in performing their primary in-vehicle task (driving). Other technology provides information on myriad subjects or offers entertainment to the driver and passengers. The challenge that arises from the proliferation of in-car devices is that they may distract drivers from the primary task of driving, with possibly disastrous results. Thus, one of the major goals of this conference is to explore ways in which in-car user interfaces can be designed so as to lessen driver distraction while still enabling valuable services. The design of in-car devices has historically been the responsibility of car manufacturers and their parts suppliers. However, the responsibility is now shifting toward larger and more fluctuating groups including car OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers of factory-installed electronics, and the manufacturers of hardware and software brought into the vehicle (e.g, personal navigation devices, smartphones, and tablets). As we consider driving safety, our focus in designing in-car user interfaces should not be purely on eliminating distractions. In-car user interfaces also offer the opportunity to improve the driver’s performance (e.g, increasing awareness of upcoming hazards). They can also enhance the experience of all occupants in the car. To this end, a further goal of AutomotiveUI’12 is the exploration of in-car interfaces that address the varying needs of different users (e.g., disabled drivers, elderly drivers or passengers, or the users of rear-seat entertainment systems). The conference goal is to showcase ways to advance the state of the art in vehicular user experiences, for enhanced safety, comfort, and enjoyment.

Related Conferences: 3rd International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI'11)

17. Okt 2012 - 19. Okt 2012, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA

In its 16th year, the 2012 IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT 2012) will take place in Dublin, Ireland. Symposium Objectives DS-RT 2012 serves as a forum for simulationists from academia, industry and research labs, for presenting recent research results in Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications. DS-RT 2012 targets the growing overlap between large distributed simulations and real time applications, such as such as mirror world simulations and collaborative virtual environments. The conference features prominent invited speakers as well as papers by top researchers in the field. DS-RT 2012 will include contributed technical papers, invited papers, and panel discussions. The proceedings will be published by IEEE-CS press.

01. Okt 2012 - 31. Okt 2012, Dublin, Ireland

ICAC is the leading conference on autonomic computing techniques, foundations, and applications. Autonomic computing refers to methods and means for automated management of performance, fault, security, and configuration with little involvement of users or administrators. Systems introducing new autonomic features are becoming increasingly prevalent, motivating research that spans a variety of areas, from computer systems, networking, software engineering, and data management to machine learning, control theory, and bio-inspired computing.

17. Sep 2012 - 21. Sep 2012, San Jose, California

The 2012 IEEE 5th Conference on Context Awareness for Proactive Systems will be held alongside VTC2012-Fall 3-4 September 2012 in Québec City, Canada.

03. Sep 2012 - 04. Sep 2012, Québec City, Canada

The 3rd International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT-2012) is a leading international conference for researchers and industry practitioners to share their new ideas, original research results and practical development experiences from all Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies related areas. The ANT-2012 will be held at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada in August 27-29, 2012. The ANT-2012 will be held in conjunction with the 9th International Conference in Mobile Web Information Systems (MobiWIS-2012).

27. Aug 2012 - 29. Aug 2012, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

ADAPTIVE 2012, The Fourth International Conference on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications, targets advanced system and application design paradigms driven by adaptiveness and self-adaptiveness. With the current tendencies in developing and deploying complex systems, and under the continuous changes of system and application requirements, adaptation is a key feature. Speed and scalability of changes require self-adaptation for special cases. How to build systems to be easily adaptive and self-adaptive, what constraints and what mechanisms must be used, and how to evaluate a stable state in such systems are challenging duties. Context-aware and user-aware are major situations where environment and user feedback is considered for further adaptation.

22. Jul 2012 - 27. Jul 2012, Nice, France

ISWC 2012, the sixteenth annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers, is the premier forum for wearable computing and issues related to on-body and worn mobile technologies. ISWC 2012 will bring together researchers, product vendors, fashion designers, textile manufacturers, users, and related professionals to share information and advances in wearable computing. ISWC 2012 explicitly aims to broaden its scope to include cell phones and cell phone applications as they have become the most successful wearable computer to date. ISWC 2012 will be held in Newcastle, UK collocated with Pervasive 2012. ISWC 2012 is Technically Co-Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society. Proceedings will be published in the IEEE Digital Libary.

18. Jun 2012 - 22. Jun 2012, Newcastle, UK

Pervasive 2012, the Tenth International Conference on Pervasive Computing, will be at Newcastle University in the UK in June 2012. This annual conference is the premier forum for researchers to present their latest results in all areas related to the architecture, design, implementation, application and evaluation of pervasive computing. Pervasive 2012 will include a highly selective program for technical papers, accompanied by late-breaking result posters, videos, demonstrations, workshops, a doctoral colloquium and other events.

18. Jun 2012 - 22. Jun 2012, Newcastle, UK

The ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems is the premier, international arena where designers, artists, psychologists, user experience researchers, systems engineers and many more come together to debate and shape the future of interactive systems design and practice. At DIS 2012 we will turn our focus to what happens when our interactive systems are used "in the wild". Join us to discuss the opportunities, issues and challenges of interactive systems when they are placed in the lived, everyday experiences of people, institutions and practices.

11. Jun 2012 - 15. Jun 2012, Newcastle, UK