2nd CFP: SciFi-It'2018, 2nd International Science Fiction Prototyping Conference, April 18-20, 2018, Novotel, Bruges, Belgium

2ND CALL FOR PAPERS

SciFi-It'2018
2nd International Science Fiction Prototyping Conference 2018
Designing your Future with Science Fiction - Designing for Society 5.0
Novotel
Bruges - Belgium
April 18-20, 2018

Organised by
The European Technology Institute
and Sponsored by
EUROSIS
For latest information see:
https://www.eurosis.org
or
https://www.eurosis.org/conf/scifi-it/2018/

Dear Colleague,

This is a reminder that submission period for SciFi-It'2018 starts
JANUARY 15TH FOR EARLY BIRD SUBMISSIONS which is IN FOUR WEEKS' time
and ends FEBRUARY 5TH for late submissions.
You can submit papers in between those two dates by email to
philippe.geril@eurosis.org or by using the online form
https://www.eurosis.org/conf/scifi-it/2018/email-reply.html
We would urge you to aim for the normal deadline which is JANUARY 30TH

INVITED TALKS

So far the following invited talks are envisaged
Blade Runner 2049 Vehicles
by Richárd Révész, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary

Does the lone wolf really die? Network Science and Game of Thrones
by Milan Janosov, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

Transfer to Immortality: a Virtual Alternative to the Singularity
by David Wortley FRSA, United Kingdom

Identity in the Mediated Network Society
by Piet Kommers, Professor of UNESCO Learning Technologies

For more info on the invited talks see:
https://www.eurosis.org/conf/scifi-it/2018/keynote.html

Extra tutorial proposals can be sent in by January 15th

A quick overview of the topics for SciFi-It'2018
[ ] Augmented Reality and Pervasive Systems in Simulation
[ ] Sci-Fi Product Design Methodology – From Mind to Matter
[ ] Interfacing the real and digital world
[ ] 3D printing the world - From 3D printer to replicator
[ ] Augmenting the human – from human to humanoid
[ ] From home to digital playground
[ ] From Shopping Mall to Tailored Shopping Experience
[ ] From Office to Road Warrior Virtual Battle Station
[ ] From hospitals to “Home-spitals” - From Hospital Room to Sickbay
[ ] From robot worker to robo-buddy
[ ] Of UAV’s, Robot Vehicles and Sentient Drones
[ ] AI you can drive my Car
[ ] Farming in the Sky with Robots
[ ] From Minority Report to Robocop
[ ] Preparing the Military for the Future Virtual Battle Space
[ ] Reach for the Sky
[ ] To infinity and beyond
[ ] Poster Session
[ ] Student Session
[ ] Tutorials
[ ] Exhibition

The above cover AI, VR, Augmented design interfaces etc..
for a more detailed description of the above themes go to:
https://www.eurosis.org/conf/scifi-it/2018/themes.html

Conference Venue

The Scifi-It'2018 Conference will be held at
Novotel Brugge Centrum
Katelijnestraat 65B
B-8000 Bruges
http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-1033-novotel-brugge-centrum/index.shtml

SciFi It Conference Committee

General Conference Chair
Helena Barbas, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Journal Publication Chairs
Yan Luo, NIST, Gaithersburg, USA
Peter Lawrence, Swinburne University, Australia
Wan Ahmad Yusmawiza Wan Yusoff, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

International Programme Committee

Augmented Reality and Pervasive Systems in Simulation

Marwan Al-Akaidi, Arab Open University - HQ, Kuwait
Victor Dozortsev, ZAO Honeywell, Moscow, Russia
Iris Graessler, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares FEUP, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Sci-Fi Product Design Methodology – From Mind to Matter

Navneet Bhushan, Crafitti Consulting Private Limited, Bangalore, India
Nicolae Vasiliu, POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Interfacing the real and digital world

Michael Cowling, CQUniversity Brisbane, Brisbane, Australia
Anton Ivashenko, Samara State Aerospace Univ., Samara, Russia
Pieter Jorissen, Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Hoboken, Belgium
Dorin-Mircea Popovici, Universitatea OVIDIUS din Constanta, Constanta, Romania

3D printing the world - From 3D printer to replicator

Ana Maria Comacho, UNED, Madrid, Spain
Hans Degrauewe, Degraeuwe Consulting, Brussels, Belgium
Jarno Puff, Advanced Aviation Technology, Peschiera del Garda VR, Italy
Chris Roast, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Wan Ahmad Yusmawiza Wan Yusoff, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Augmenting the human – from human to humanoid

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From home to digital playground

Ali Arya, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

From Shopping Mall to Tailored Shopping Experience

Anita Greenhill, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

From Office to Road Warrior Virtual Battle Station

Philippe Geril, ETI Bvba, Ostend, Belgium

Designing Future health Care - From hospitals to “Home-spitals” - From Hospital Room to Sickbay

Alberto Sanna Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Christian Steinmetz, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, FEUP, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

From robot worker to robo-buddy

Titanilla Komenda, Centauro GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Viktorio Malisa, Centauro GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Bogdan Raducanu, Computer Vision Center UAB, Barcelona, Spain
Adam Schmidt Technische Universität München, Department of Informatics VI, Garching bei München, Germany

Of UAV’s, Robot Vehicles and Sentient Drones

Eleni Mangina University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin 4, Ireland
Leonid Smalow, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom

AI you can drive my Car

Valerian Croitorescu, Univ.Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Farming in the Sky with Robots

Eleni Mangina University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin 4, Ireland
Nicolae Vasiliu, Univ.Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

From Minority Report to Robocop

Pieter Jorissen, Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Hoboken, Belgium

Preparing the Military for the Future Virtual Battle Space

Joseph M. Saur, Regent University, Virginia Beach, USA

Reach for the Sky

Joseph M. Saur, Regent University, Virginia Beach, USA

To infinity and beyond

Joseph M. Saur, Regent University, Virginia Beach, USA

Regards
Philippe

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Philippe Geril
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