Call for Participation

AWMAS 2020 Call For Participation

Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Sciences* Conference 2020

University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106

AWMAS 2020 - Integration: Applying Art and Science

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTION PAPERS, WORKSHOPS, INSTALLATIONS, COMPOSITIONS, AUDIO-VISUAL ARTWORKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS

Key Dates

Extended to October 31, 2019 -Deadline for Papers/Posters submissions

October 15, 2019 - Deadline for Installation/Demonstration submissions

October 30, 2019 - Deadline for Workshop proposals

October 30, 2019 - Deadline Performance/Concert submissions

November 2019 - Acceptance Notification

February 5-7, 2019 - AWMAS 2020 Conference

Theme:

“Integration” is based on works by women through transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary connections between the technical sciences and other applied sciences that influence new media art. The main goal behind this conference is to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences emerging from the intersection of science and applied art. The conference concentrates on various aspects of the mutual benefits of the integration and interaction between science and media arts.

Conference goals:

Present innovative ideas and theories within the aspect of integrating Science in Media Arts
Introduce new trends, results and practices from the merging of art and science in the educational system
Highlight contributions of artistic practices in several scientific and academic research methods.
Create a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience as well as provide contexts for collaborative practices in the fields of media arts and science.

Topics for AWMAS 2020 include new and emerging themes (but not limited to):

A. Multimedia System

Graphic Design and 3D Animation
Digital Signal, Image, and/or Video Processing
Embedded Systems
Graphical Visualization and Modeling
Applied Geometry in Visual Arts
Multimedia Learning and Networks
Game and Media Arts
Virtual Reality and Wearable System Design
Multimedia and E-learning
Sonification and/or Data Visualization
Spatial Audio
Robotics
Design, Fabrication and Engineering
Multimedia and Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Material Science and Technologies in Applied Arts

B. Internet of Things

Medical Informatics
Bio-Medical Engineering
Smartphone Applications with Multimedia
Radar and Navigation Systems
Information Technology in Management

C. Information and Security

Internet Technology and Social Media
Cloud and Ubiquitous Computing
Green IT Applications
Human Computer Interaction
Intelligent Information Technologies and Control Systems

Workshops

AWMAS workshops and tutorials provide in-depth opportunities for conference attendees to discuss and explore important aspects of the field of media arts, science and engineering with like-minded researchers and practitioners. Sessions can range from applications and programming methodologies to interdisciplinary research skills, emerging research areas, and challenge problems.

* Formerly known as Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Technology(AWMAT)