[ecrea] xCoAx 2015: 3rd International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X (June 2015, Glasgow)

Dates:
25-26 June 2015
Location:
Glasgow, UK
Website:
http://xcoax.org/
Deadline
for submissions: 18 January 2015

Computational
tools and media, from traditional computers and software to the latest
wearable artifacts, sensors, haptic interfaces and more, have
dramatically transformed the landscape of arts, design, and several
other cultural forms.

xCoAx
is an exploration of this environment in the form of a
multi-disciplinary enquiry on aesthetics, computation, communication
and the elusive x factor that connects them all.

xCoAx
is meant as a hub for the exchange of ideas and the discovery of
interdisciplinary and international synergies, with the participation
of a diverse confluence of computer scientists, media practitioners and
theoreticians working on the frontiers of digital arts and culture.

Our
focus has always been on critical and stimulating intersections:
between the computable and the uncomputable, the communicable and the
incommunicable, the chaos of creativity and the rules of algorithms,
the human and the machine, in a constant search for new directions in
aesthetics.

The
trail-blazing first edition of xCoAx took place in Bergamo, Italy in
2013 and was followed by an even richer 2014 edition in Porto,
Portugal. They say “third time’s the charm”, and with such a past we
could not be more excited for what’s to come.

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: 1 October 2014
Submission
deadline: 18 January 2015
Notifications:
14 March 2015
Registration
deadline for first authors: 14 April 2015
Delivery
of final versions for publication: 14 April 2015
Exhibition
opening: 24 June 2015
Conference:
25-26 June 2015

Additional
information and submission details

*
All works must be submitted via EasyChair — 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xcoax2015

*
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;
*
Reviewing will be double-blind for papers, single-blind for artworks
and performances, please omit all information about the authors in
double-blind submissions;
*
Papers may be up to 10 pages long, and short-papers up to 4 pages long,
following the format in the Word template — 
http://xcoax.org/xcoax2015template.docx
;
*
Artworks and performances should be accompanied by a two-page abstract
formatted using the same template and by one or more URLs 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

Wednesday,
June 24: Opening of the exhibition, reception cocktail.
Thursday,
June 25: Conference and keynote. Presentations will be organized in
panels chaired by a moderator that will lead a final discussion with
authors and audience. A guest keynote will close the day.
Thursday,
June 25, evening: Conference dinner.
Friday,
June 26: Conference panels and short-paper session. Artworks and
performances presentations. Presentations and discussion will be
organized in the afternoon, networking authors and audience.
Friday,
June 26, evening: Performances.
Friday,
June 26, Night: Algorave.

Scientific
committee

Alessandro
Ludovico, Neural / Academy of Art Carrara
Alex
McLean, Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Research in Music,
University of Leeds
Alice
Eldridge, University of Sussex
Alison
Clifford, University of the West of Scotland
Álvaro
Barbosa, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China
André
Rangel, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University
Andreas
Muxel, Köln International School of Design, University of Applied
Sciences Cologne
Andreas
Zingerle
Arne
Eigenfeldt, Simon Fraser University
Carlos
Guedes, New York University Abu Dhabi
Chandler
McWilliams, UCLA
Christian
Faubel, Academy of Media Arts Cologne
Cretien
Van Campen, Netherlands Institute for Social Research
Cristina
Sá, CITAR / School of the Arts, Portuguese Catholic University in Porto
Damian
Stewart
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
LIA,
Artist, Vienna / FH Joanneum, Graz
Linda
Kronman
Luís
Gustavo Martins, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University
Luísa
Ribas, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon
Manuela
Naveau, Ars Electronica
Mario
Verdicchio, University of Bergamo
Martin
Kaltenbrunner, Kunstuniversität Linz
Miguel
Carvalhais, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto
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, Portuguese Catholic University, School of Arts
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
Alison
Clifford, University of the West of Scotland (Conference Chair)
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
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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