Call for Papers/Demos 3rd International Universal Communication Symposium (IUCS 2009) http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/ December 3 - 4, 2009 National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo, Japan In today's world, ICT infrastructure capable of distributing massive amounts of information anytime, anywhere is becoming more abundant. However, from the viewpoint of the potential to exchange "any kind of information with anyone" as we like, we have come to recognize various barriers such as those of language, mistrust and distance. In order to discuss how to overcome these barriers and create a more human-centered communication environment, we have held two International Symposia in Kyoto and Osaka in 2007 and 2008 respectively, under the basic concept of "Universal Communication". This year, we will have the 3rd International Universal Communication Symposium (IUCS 2009) in Tokyo, Japan, aiming to further promote productive discussion and research exchange. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers. Topics of interest are as follows, but not limited to: Track 1: <Speech and Language Processing> - Information retrieval and information analysis - Information credibility - Knowledge processing - Language resources - Speech recognition and synthesis - Machine translation and speech translation - Natural language processing - Spoken language processing - Multilingual information processing Track 2: <Ultra Realistic Communications> - Super high-resolution image technology - 3D visualization, imaging and display technologies - 3D sound processing - Virtual reality, mixed reality and augmented reality - Multisensory (visual, acoustic, haptic, olfactory, etc) interaction - Human factors Track 3: <Sensor and Human-interaction> - Human interface and interaction technologies - Real-world sensing technologies - Human behavior detection and analysis - User support technologies - Sensor data mining Submission Information All papers must be submitted through the IUCS 2009 homepage at http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/ . Paper submission: The extended abstract must be written in English and is limited to 2 pages. This abstract should also indicate whether it is an oral paper or a poster, and be submitted as a PDF file. More detailed author guidelines will be available at http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/. Demo submission: Please submit a one-page description of your demo as a PDF file. This description must be written in English and should include: an abstract of what you will show, space needed, facilities needed (including power supplies and Internet access). A specified submission format will be available on the IUCS 2009 homepage. Important Dates Papers: Extended abstract due June 18, 2009 Notification of acceptance August 13, 2009 Camera-ready papers due September 10, 2009 Demos: Submission of description due August 7, 2009 Notification of acceptance August 31, 2009 Website http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/ Venue National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation 2-41, Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/ General Chair Kazumasa Enami, NICT, Japan General Vice Co-Chairs Thomas DeFanti, University of California, San Diego, USA Qun Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Hiromitsu Wakana, NICT, Japan Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs: Kentaro Inui, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Satoshi Nakamura, NICT, Japan Fumio Okano, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, Japan Track Chairs: Track 1: <Speech and Language Processing>: Atsushi Fujii, University of Tsukuba, Japan Track 2: <Ultra Realistic Communications>: Naomi Inoue, NICT, Japan Track 3: <Sensor and Human-interaction>: Tatsuya Yamazaki, NICT, Japan - Akio Ando, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, Japan - Hiroshi Ando, NICT, Japan - Martin S. Banks, UC Berkeley, USA - Khalid Choukri, ELDA, France - Marcello Federico, FBK/IRST, Italy - Jukka Hakkinen, University of Helsinki, Finland - Munpyo Hong, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea - Hitoshi Isahara, NICT, Japan - Yukio Iwaya, Tohoku University, Japan - Ken Kaneiwa, NICT, Japan - Takashi Kawai, Waseda University, Japan - Kentaro Kayama, NICT, Japan - Junichi Kazama, NICT, Japan - Yutaka Kidawara, NICT, Japan - Kyeong Soo Kim, Swansea University, UK - Yongjin Kwon, Korea AeroSpace University, Korea - Hisashi Miyamori, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan - Yohei Murakami, NICT, Japan - Masaki Murata, NICT, Japan - Makoto Okui, NICT, Japan - Tanja Schultz, University of Karlsruhe, Germany - Mahdad N. Shirazi, NICT, Japan - Yasuyuki Sumi, Kyoto University, Japan - Eiichiro Sumita, NICT, Japan - Yoiti Suzuki, Tohoku University, Japan - Yasuhiro Takaki, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan - Kazuya Takeda, Nagoya University, Japan - Kentaro Torisawa, NICT, Japan - Chiu-yu Tseng, Institute of Linguistics Academia Sinica, Taiwan - Kiyotaka Uchimoto, NICT, Japan - Takehito Utsuro, University of Tsukuba, Japan - Andy Way, Dublin City University, Ireland - Andrew Woods, Curtin University of Technology, Australia - Wieslaw Woszczyk, McGill University, Canada - Xing Xie, Microsoft Research Asia, China - Daqing Zhang, Institut TELECOM & Management SudParis, France - Aoying Zhou, East China Normal University, China Publicity Co-Chairs Jung-Young Son, Daegu University, Korea Kentaro Torisawa, NICT, Japan Local Arrangement Co-Chairs Kiyoharu Aizawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Makoto Okui, NICT, Japan Finance Co-Chairs Kazuhiro Kimura, NICT, Japan Fumio Okano, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, Japan Publication Co-Chairs Hiroyuki Morikawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Tatsuya Yamazaki, NICT, Japan Demo Chair Kazuhiro Kimura, NICT, Japan Technical Advisors Michitaka Hirose, The University of Tokyo, Japan Takashi Matsuyama, Kyoto University, Japan Steering Committee Kiyoharu Aizawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University, USA Thomas DeFanti, University of California, San Diego, USA Kazumasa Enami, NICT, Japan Kentaro Inui, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Tatsuya Kawahara, Kyoto University, Japan Yutaka Kidawara, NICT, Japan Kazuhiro Kimura, NICT, Japan Qun Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Hiroyuki Morikawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Satoshi Nakamura, NICT, Japan Fumio Okano, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, Japan Makoto Okui, NICT, Japan Jung-Young Son, Daegu University, Korea Kentaro Torisawa, NICT, Japan Alex Waibel, Carnegie Mellon University, USA and University of Karlsruhe, Germany Hiromitsu Wakana, NICT, Japan Tatsuya Yamazaki, NICT, Japan Aoying Zhou, East China Normal University, China