[ecrea] xCoAx 2014: 2nd International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X (June 2014, Porto)

xCoAx
2014: 2nd International Conference on Computation, Communication,
Aesthetics and X (June 2014, Porto)




Dates:
26-27 June 2014

Location:
Porto, Portugal

Website:
http://xcoax.org/

Deadline
for submissions: 31 December 2013




The
development of computational tools and media has been radically
transforming the landscape for the practice of the arts, of design and
of numerous cultural manifestations. Recognizing this, xCoAx is
designed as a multi-disciplinary enquiry on arts, computers,
computation, communication and the elusive x factor that connects them
all.




xCoAx
is a forum for the exchange of ideas and the discovery of new and
valuable synergies. It is an event exploring the frontiers of digital
arts with the participation of a diverse confluence of computer
scientists, media practitioners and theoreticians, with a focus on the
relations between what can and cannot be computed, what can and cannot
be communicated, what is beautiful and how humans and computational
systems intersect in the development of new directions in aesthetics.




The
first edition of xCoAx happened in 2013 in Bergamo, Italy. The 37 works
presented — selected from a total of 114 submissions from 28 countries
— are compiled in the proceedings book, available at 2013.xcoax.org.




Topics

You
are invited to submit theoretical, practical or experimental research
work that includes but is not limited to the following topics:

*
Computation

*
Communication

*
Aesthetics

*
X

*
Algorithms / Systems / Models

*
Artificial Aesthetics

*
Audiovisuals / Multimodality

*
Creativity

*
Design

*
Interaction

*
Games

*
Generative Art / Design

*
History

*
Mechatronics / Physical Computing

*
Music / Sound Art

*
Performance

*
Philosophy of Art / of Computation

*
Technology / Ethics / Epistemology




Important
dates

submissions
open: 9 September 2013

submission
deadline: 31 December 2013

notifications:
16 March 2014

early
registration until: 11 April 2014

delivery
of final versions until: 11 April 2014

conference:
26-27 June 2014




Additional
information and submission details




*
All works must be submitted via EasyChair — 
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xcoax2014

*
Submissions must be original and will be rigorously reviewed by an
international and multidisciplinary scientific committee, in a process
that will assess originality, relevance, aesthetic and technical
achievements;

*
The reviewing will be double-blind; please omit all information about
the authors in the submissions;

*
Papers may be 4 to 10 pages long, following the format in the Word
template — http://xcoax.org/xcoax2014template.docx
;

*
Artworks, performances and demos should be accompanied by a two-page
short-paper formatted using the same template and by valid (and
anonymous) URL for access to relevant media assets;

*
Submissions should be presented as .pdf files with all the media files
embedded or linked to online resources. Final versions for publication
should be delivered in .docx with all the images and other media files
attached as independent files;

*
All images and media assets must be cleared for publication by the
authors;

*
At least one of the authors of each contribution must register to the
conference before the first author registration deadline in order for
the work to be published in the proceedings;

*
xCoAx’s working language is English;

*
xCoAx’s conference proceedings (with ISBN) will be published online;

*
Please contact the program chairs at (info /at/ xcoax.org) with any questions
regarding submissions.




Conference
format




Day
one: Conference and keynote. All presentations will be organized in
panels chaired by a moderator that will sum up the presentations and
lead a final discussion with authors and audience. A guest keynote will
close the day.




Day
two: Conference, demos, poster presentations, exhibition and
performances. Demos and posters will be exhibited at various spaces in
and around the conference venue. Presentations and discussion will be
organized throughout the afternoon, networking authors and audience.
The day will close with an evening program of performances.




Scientific
committee




Alessandro
Ludovico, Neural / Academy of Art Carrara

Alex
McLean, Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Research in Music,
University of Leeds

Alice
Eldridge, CRiSAP / University of the Arts, London

Alison
Clifford, University of the West of Scotland

Álvaro
Barbosa, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China

André
Rangel, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University

Andreas
Muxel, Cologne

Arne
Eigenfeldt, Simon Fraser University

Carlos
Guedes, New York University Abu Dhabi

Chandler
McWilliams, UCLA

Christian
Faubel, Academy of Media Arts Cologne

Christoph
Illing, sinuous.de

Cretien
Van Campen, Netherlands Institute for Social Research

Cristina
Sá, CITAR / School of the Arts, Portuguese Catholic University in Porto

Daniel
Schorno, STEIM

Diemo
Schwarz, IRCAM

Francesca
Pasquali, University of Bergamo

Francesco
Monico, Ars Academy Research / Planetary Collegium

Francisco
Cardoso Lima, Independent Artist, Aveiro

Heitor
Alvelos, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

João
Cordeiro, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China

Jason
Reizner, Faculty of Computer Science and Languages, Anhalt University
of Applied Sciences

Jon
McCormack, Monash University

Julio
D'Escriván, University of Huddersfield

Kasia
Glowicka, Royal Conservatory Brussels

Ken
Rinaldo, The Ohio State University

Luís
Gustavo Martins, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University

Luís
Sarmento, Seattle

Luísa
Ribas, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon

Manuela
Naveau, Ars Electronica

Mario
Verdicchio, University of Bergamo

Martin
Kaltenbrunner, Kunstuniversität Linz

Maude
Bonenfant, Département de Communication Sociale et Publique, Université
du Québec à Montréal

Miguel
Carvalhais, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

Miguel
Leal, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

Mitchell
Whitelaw, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra

Monty
Adkins, University of Huddersfield

Nathan
Wolek, Stetson University

Nicolas
Makelberge, Symbio

Nina
Wenhart, Linz

Pablo
Garcia, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Paulo
Ferreira Lopes, Hochschule fur Musik Karlsruhe

Pedro
Cardoso, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

Pedro
Tudela, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

Penousal
Machado, University of Coimbra

Philip
Galanter, Texas A&M University

Roxanne
Leitão, The Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute,
Sheffield Hallam University

Rui
Torres, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University Fernando
Pessoa, Porto

Teresa
Dillon, Independent Curator, Artist, Research & Educator

Tim
Boykett, Time's Up

Titus
von der Malsburg, University of Potsdam

Thor
Magnusson, University of Brighton / ixi audio




Organizing
committee




André
Rangel, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University

Jason
Reizner, Faculty of Computer Science and Languages, Anhalt University
of Applied Sciences

Mario
Verdicchio, University of Bergamo

Miguel
Carvalhais, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto (Conference
Chair)

Pedro
Tudela, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto




Contacts

(info /at/ xcoax.org)

twitter:
@xcoaxorg

http://facebook.com/xcoax.org


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