xCoAx 2022: International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X — Final Call
(6-8 July 2022) Dates: 6-8 July 2022 Location: Coimbra, Portugal and online Website: http://xcoax.org/ Extended submission deadline: 15 February 2022 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 and characterises them all. The focus of xCoAx is on the unpredictable overlaps between creative freedom and algorithmic rules, between human nature and machine technology, aimed towards new directions in aesthetics. xCoAx has been an occasion for international audiences to exchange ideas in search for interdisciplinary synergies between computer scientists, artists, media practitioners, and theoreticians at the thresholds between digital arts and culture. Starting in 2013 in Bergamo, xCoAx has so far taken place also in Porto, Glasgow, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, and Graz.
xCoAx 2022 will take place in Coimbra, Portugal.
However, building on our experience of the CoViD-19 pandemic, part of the event will be made available online. We will closely monitor the evolving situation and more details will follow. xCoAx 2022’s keynote speakers are Winnie Soon and Andreas Broeckmann. Call for papers, artworks, performancesxCoAx 2022 calls for papers, artworks, performances and research works-in-progress by scholars, artists, performers and students, working on any of the multi-disciplinary facets of xCoAx. TopicsYou are invited to submit theoretical, practical or experimental research work in the form of papers, artworks, and performances, on a range of topics that includes but is not limited to the following: Computation Communication Aesthetics X Algorithms / Systems / Models Artificial Aesthetics Artificial Intelligence / Creativity Audiovisuals / Multimodality Design Interaction Games Generative Art / Design History Mechatronics / Physical Computing Music / Sound Art Performance Philosophy of Art / of Computation Technology / Ethics / Epistemology
Important datesExtended submission deadline: February 15 Notifications to authors: March 27 Registration deadline for authors: April 17 Delivery of final versions of papers and artwork/performances/symposium abstracts for the proceedings: April 17 Delivery of final versions of multimedia files and video presentations for the website: May 8 Welcome, opening of the exhibition, performance: July 6 Doctoral symposium: July 6 Discussions of papers, artworks and performances: July 7-8 Performance evening: July 7 Closing party: July 8 Exhibition take-down: July 9
Submission categoriesPapersPlease submit a paper (3.000 to 6.000 words, excluding references) following the formatting in the Word template at http://xcoax.org/xCoAx_2022_Paper_Template.docx
Revision of papers will be double-blind. Please make sure that the PDF file is completely anonymised (i.e. omits author-related information in the body of text or as explicit self-citations, notes and bibliography). Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and authors will hold a 15-minute presentation at xCoAx 2022. Doctoral Symposium AbstractsPhD students can apply to present their work-in-progress and receive feedback from established researchers. Submit a document, following the formatting in the Word template at http://xcoax.org/xCoAx_2022_DoctoralSymposium_Template.docx, comprised of a research paper and a letter of support from your advisor (700 to 2.000 words, excluding references) that should include the following: 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.
Revision of proposals will be single-blind. A revised version will be requested for inclusion in the proceedings after the symposium. Previous xCoAx Doctoral Symposia were chaired by Frieder Nake, Mario Klingemann, Philip Galanter, Angela Ferraiolo, Simona Chiodo, Marko Ciciliani. The Doctoral Symposium will be a closed event. ArtworksProposals should provide a clear description of the work (in case of online artworks possibly a link to the artwork itself) in the form of a document including the following: An abstract of maximum 200 words A main text of 700 to 2.000 words (excluding references) An appendix with technical rider and setup details of the artwork for either an online or on-site exhibition or performance setting Another appendix with references to multimedia material on the artwork
Revision of proposals will be single-blind. All accepted works will be allotted a 7-minute presentation time at the conference and will be part of the exhibition and featured on the xCoAx website.
The proceedings will publish the abstract, the main text, and at least one featured image of the artwork provided by the authors.
Should the circumstances and the logistics of xCoAx 2022 change due to the CoViD-19 pandemic, an alternative solution (online or hybrid) will be proposed by the Organising Committee. Performances Proposals should provide a clear description of the performance in the form of a document including the following: An abstract of maximum 200 words A main text of 700 to 2.000 words (excluding references) An appendix with technical details of the artwork Another appendix with references to multimedia material documentation on the performance
The submission document must follow the formatting in the Word template at Accepted performances will be allotted a maximum of 30 minutes on stage during the performance night or at the opening event. For all accepted works, the abstract, the main text, and one photographic image of the performance will be published in the proceedings. Should the circumstances and the logistics of xCoAx 2022 change due to the CoViD-19 pandemic, an alternative solution (online or hybrid) will be proposed by the Organising Committee. Additional information and submission detailsAll works must be submitted via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xcoax2022 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; 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 selected 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 with free access; Please contact the program chairs at info@xcoax.org with any questions regarding submissions.
Conference formatWednesday July 6: Doctoral Symposium, Opening Event, Opening of the Exhibition, Proceedings Launch. Thursday July 7: Paper Sessions with Q&A, Keynote with Q&A, Artworks and Performances Presentations, Performance Evening Friday July 8: Paper Sessions with Q&A, Keynote with Q&A, Artworks and Performances Presentations, Conference Dinner*, Closing Party*
*compatibly with the CoViD-19 protocols enforced at the time
RegistrationFor each accepted submission, one author will have to register as below before April 17. Registrations will open after the notifications of the reviews (March 27). Author registration: € 200. Reduced registration: € 75 (for authors without academic affiliation). Doctoral symposium: € 75.
Attendance to the online portion of xCoAx 2022 is free and does not require registration. TravelCoimbra is located in central Portugal, 120 km south of Porto, 195 km north of Lisbon, 40 km east of the seaside city of Figueira da Foz. One of Portugal’s biggest crossroads, Coimbra is served by the A1, the main highway of Portugal, and by train services. Those traveling from outside the Iberian Peninsula will probably fly to Lisbon or Porto, from where train connections to Coimbra are regular, fast and reliable. Both airports have direct flights to a large number of international destinations and are served by low cost airlines. Scientific committee Adriana Sá, ESAD/CICANT Alessandro Ludovico, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton / Neural Alice Cannava, Technische Universität Berlin Alice Eldridge, University of Sussex André Rangel, CITAR / i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto Andreas Broeckmann, Leuphana Arts Program, Lüneburg Andreas Muxel, Faculty of Design at University of Applied Sciences Augsburg Andreas Zingerle, University of Bergen Anne Balsamo, University of Texas at Dallas Anneké Pettican, Department Lead Art & Communication, University of Huddersfield Anna-Luise Lorenz Astrid Drechsler, FH Joanneum Aura Satz, Royal College of Art Boris Debackere, V2 / Luca School of Arts Carlos Guedes, New York University Abu Dhabi Catarina Maçãs, University of Coimbra Chara Lewis, Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University Christian Faubel, Academy of Media Arts Cologne Cristina Sá, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University, School of Arts Dale MacDonald, University of Texas at Dallas Daniele Pozzi, Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz Daniel Irrgang, Weizenbaum Institute / Berlin University of the Arts Daniel Schorno, STEIM Daphne Dragona, Transmediale Diemo Schwarz, IRCAM Darko Velazquez, Bauhaus Form + Function Lab, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar David Pirrò, Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz Filipe Pais, Ensadlab, Ensad, Paris Francisco Cardoso Lima, Independent Artist, Aveiro Frieder Nake, University of Bremen & Hochschule für Künste Bremen Gerhard Nierhaus, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz Hanns Holger Rutz, Independent Artist Heitor Alvelos, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto Jason Reizner, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Jia-Rey ChangArt & Design Department, University of Delaware Ji Youn Kang, The Royal Conservatoire in The Hague Joanna Zylinska, Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London João Cordeiro, CITAR / University of West London João Miguel Cunha, University of Coimbra Johannes Zmölnig, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz Jon He, Massey University Jon McCormack, Monash University Jung In Jung, InGAME, University of Dundee Kristin Mojsiewicz, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh Laura Beloff, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University Linda Kronman, University of Bergen Luc Döbereiner, Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz Luísa Ribas, CIEBA / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon Manuela Naveau, Ars Electronica Marko Ciciliani, Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz Mario Verdicchio, Università degli Studi di Bergamo Martin Rumori, sonible GmbH Martin Zeilinger, Abertay University Max Hampshire, Independent Researcher & Artist Michael Markert, Hochschule Coburg Miguel Carvalhais, INESC TEC / i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto Nathan Wolek, Stetson University Nuno N. Correia, University of Tallinn Patrícia João Reis, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria, Department of Digital Arts Pedro Cardoso, University of Aveiro / DigiMedia Pedro Martins, University of Coimbra Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra Philip Galanter, Texas A&M University Ricardo Melo, Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions (Fraunhofer AICOS) Rodrigo Hernández-Ramírez, UNIDCOM / Instituto de Arte, Design e Empresa (IADE) Ron Kuivila, Wesleyan University Rosemary Lee, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh Rui Penha, ESMAE / CESEM Rui Torres, Electronic Literature Organization / Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa, Porto Samuel Van Ransbeeck, UCP-CITAR Sissel Marie Tonn Sophie-Carolin Wagner, Austrian National Library / RIAT Shusha Niederberguer, House of Electronic Arts Basel Søren Pold, School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University Tiago Martins, University of Coimbra Tim Boykett, Time's Up Trent Kim, University of the West of Scotland Valentina Nisi, University of Madeira Valentina Vuksic, Zurich University of the Arts Valerie Wolf Gang Veronika Mayer, Freelance Artist and Lecturer Victoria Bradbury, University of North Carolina, Asheville Visda Goudarzi, School of Media Arts at Columbia College Chicago Winnie Soon, Department of Digital Design at Aarhus University Yucef Merhi, Open Doc Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Organizing committeeAndré Rangel, CITAR Jason Reizner, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Luís Nunes, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto Luísa Ribas, CIEBA / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon Mario Verdicchio, Università degli Studi di Bergamo Miguel Carvalhais, INESC TEC / i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto Pedro Martins, University of Coimbra Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra
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