<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 25px;">xCoAx 2017: 5th International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X (July 2017, Lisbon)</span></div><div class="" style="font-size: 13px;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Dates: 6-7 July 2017</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Location: Lisbon, Portugal</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="">Website: </span><a href="http://xcoax.org/" class="">http://xcoax.org/</a></b></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><b class="">Deadline for submissions: 29 January 2017 </b></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">xCoAx is an exploration of the intersection where computational tools and media meet art and culture, in the form of a multi-disciplinary enquiry on aesthetics, computation, communication and the elusive X factor that connects them all.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Since 2013, xCoAx has been an occasion for international audiences to meet and exchange ideas, in search of interdisciplinary synergies among computer scientists, artists, media practitioners and theoreticians at the threshold of digital arts and culture.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">The focus is on the unpredictable overlaps between the chaos and freedom of creativity and the rules and determinism of algorithms, between human nature and machine technology, with the aim to evolve towards new directions in aesthetics.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">In 2017 xCoAx will take place for the first time in Lisbon, in and around the Faculty of Fine Arts, right in the heart of the city center in Chiado.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 19px;">Topics</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">You are invited to submit theoretical, practical or experimental research work that includes but is not limited to the following topics:</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Computation</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Communication</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Aesthetics</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* X</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Algorithms / Systems / Models</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Artificial Aesthetics</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Audiovisuals / Multimodality</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Creativity</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Design</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Interaction</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Games</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Generative Art / Design</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* History</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Mechatronics / Physical Computing</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Music / Sound Art</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Performance</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Philosophy of Art / of Computation</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Technology / Ethics / Epistemology</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 19px;">Important dates</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Submission deadline: 29 January 2017</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Notifications: 13 March</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Registration deadline for first authors: 17 April</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Delivery of final versions for publication: 17 April</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Doctoral symposium: 5 July</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Exhibition opening: 5 July</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Conference: 6-7 July</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 19px;">Submission categories</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Paper: 5 to 10 page conference paper, following the formatting in the Word template. Revision of papers will be double-blind. Please make sure that the PDF file is completely anonymized (i.e. omits author-related information in body of text or as explicit self-citations, notes and bibliography). Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and allotted 15 minutes presentation time at the conference.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Artwork / Performance: 3-4 page description paper, following the formatting in the Word template. Revision of proposals will be single-blind. Proposals should provide a clear description of the work, one or more URLs for access to relevant media assets, and a technical rider (layout, setup, required equipment). Accepted works will be allotted 7 minutes presentation time at the conference. The proceedings will publish an extended abstract to be provided by the authors after the conference.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Doctoral symposium: 2 page research paper, following the formatting in the Word template. Revision of proposals will be single-blind. The proceedings will publish a revised research paper to be provided by the authors after the symposium.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 19px;">Doctoral Symposium</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">The symposium will provide students the opportunity to present their doctoral research and receive feedback on their work-in progress from established researchers and from other participants. The symposium aims to foster the discussion of research topics and approaches, and to promote interaction between the research community.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">To apply as a student participating in the Doctoral Symposium you should provide a single document including a research paper and letter of support by your advisor.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">The research paper should include: 1) Purpose of the research and its importance to the field; 2) Brief survey of background and related work; 3) Description of the proposed approach; 4) Expected contributions; 5) Progress towards goals.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">The letter of support should provide an assessment of the current status of the research and mention areas that could benefit from feedback from other experienced researchers.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 19px;">Additional information and submission details</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* All works must be submitted via EasyChair — <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xcoax2015" class="">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xcoax2015</a> </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Submissions must be original and will be rigorously reviewed by an international and multidisciplinary scientific committee, in a process that will assess originality, relevance, artistic and technical achievements;</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Submissions should be presented as .pdf files with all the media files embedded or linked to online resources;</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Final versions for publication should be delivered in .docx with all the images and other media files attached as independent file;</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* All images and media assets must be cleared for publication by the authors;</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* At least one of the authors of each selected contribution must register to the conference before the first author registration deadline in order for the work to be published in the proceedings;</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* xCoAx’s working language is English;</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* xCoAx’s conference proceedings (with ISBN) will be published online;</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* A selection of works will be published in a forthcoming special issue of CITAR’s Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts;</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">* Please contact the program chairs at <a href="mailto:info@xcoax.org" class="">info@xcoax.org</a> with any questions regarding submissions.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 19px;">Conference format</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Wednesday 5, afternoon: Doctoral symposium.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Wednesday 5, evening: Opening of the exhibition, reception cocktail.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Thursday 6: Conference, keynote, performances. 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.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Thursday 6, evening: Performances.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Friday 7: Conference, keynote, artworks and performances session. The morning will be dedicated to further paper panels, while in the afternoon, the artworks and performances presentations will take place, networking authors and audience. A second keynote address will close the day.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Friday 7, evening: Conference dinner.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Friday 7, night: Closing party.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 19px;">Registration</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Author registration: € 165 — before April 18th. One author per paper. Includes entry to conference and performances, does not include conference dinner.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Reduced registration: € 55 — Non-presenting co-authors, authors without academic affiliation, general public. Includes entry to conference and performances, does not include conference dinner.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Doctoral symposium: € 75 — Includes entry to conference and performances, does not include conference dinner.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Conference dinner: € 25 — Not included in the registration, also open to non-registered accompanying persons.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 19px;">Scientific committee</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Alessandro Ludovico, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton / Neural</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Alex McLean, Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Research in Music, University of Leeds</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Alice Eldridge, University of Sussex</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Alison Clifford, University of the West of Scotland</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Álvaro Barbosa, University of Saint Joseph, Macao</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">André Rangel, CITAR</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Andreas Broeckmann, Leuphana Arts Program, Lüneburg</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Andreas Muxel, Köln International School of Design, University of Applied Sciences Cologne</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Andreas Zingerle, University of Art and Design, Linz</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Anne Balsamo, University of Texas at Dallas</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Arne Eigenfeldt, Simon Fraser University</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Carlos Guedes, New York University Abu Dhabi</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Christian Faubel, Academy of Media Arts Cologne</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Cristina Sá, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University, School of Arts</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Dale MacDonald, University of Texas at Dallas</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Daniel Schorno, STEIM</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Diemo Schwarz, IRCAM</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Francesca Pasquali, University of Bergamo</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Francisco Cardoso Lima, Independent Artist, Aveiro</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Frieder Nake, University of Bremen</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Graeme Truslove, University of the West of Scotland</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Heitor Alvelos, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">João Cordeiro, CITAR / University of Saint Joseph, Macao</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Jason Reizner, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Jon McCormack, Monash University</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Julio D'Escriván, University of Huddersfield</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Ken Neil, The Glasgow School of Art</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Linda Kronman, Danube University Krems</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Luís Gustavo Martins, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Luísa Ribas, ID+ / CIEBA / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Manuela Naveau, Ars Electronica</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Mario Verdicchio, University of Bergamo</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Maria Teresa Cruz, FCSH / UNL</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Martin Kaltenbrunner, Kunstuniversität Linz</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Miguel Carvalhais, INESC TEC / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Mitchell Whitelaw, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Monty Adkins, University of Huddersfield</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Nathan Wolek, Stetson University</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Pablo Garcia, School of the Art Institute of Chicago</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Paulo Ferreira Lopes, Portuguese Catholic University, School of Arts</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Pedro Cardoso, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Pedro Tudela, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Philip Galanter, Texas A&M University</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Rogério Taveira, CIEBA / FBAUL</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Roxanne Leitão, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Rui Torres, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa, Porto</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Shusha Niederberguer, House of Electronic Arts Basel</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Simone Ashby, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Susanne Grabowski, compArt, University of Bremen</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Tim Boykett, Time's Up</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Titus von der Malsburg, University of Potsdam</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Thor Magnusson, University of Sussex / ixi audio</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Valentina Nisi, University of Madeira</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Valentina Vuksic, Zurich University of the Arts</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 19px;">Organizing committee</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Alison Clifford, University of the West of Scotland</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">André Rangel, CITAR</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Graeme Truslove, University of the West of Scotland</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Jason Reizner, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Luísa Ribas (conference chair), ID+ / CIEBA / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Mario Verdicchio, University of Bergamo</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Miguel Carvalhais, INESC TEC / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Pedro Tudela, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 19px;">Contacts</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="mailto:info@xcoax.org" class="">info@xcoax.org</a></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">twitter: @xcoaxorg</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><a 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