CFP: HCI2006 Interaction Tracking Workshop

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The 2006 Workshop on Computer-Assisted 
Recording,Pre-Processing, and Analysis of User 
Interaction Data

to be held at the HCI 2006 conference, London, UK

Tuesday 12th September 2006

Workshop website: 
http://disc.brunel.ac.uk/hci2006trackingworkshop

Conference website:
http://www.hci2006.org/
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THEME
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Although computer-assisted recording, pre-processing and 
analysis of user interaction behaviour has received 
continuing research attention over the years, its full 
potential as a data source to inform the design process 
seems still unrealised. With technologies such as 
broadband internet and distributed applications, it is 
possible to continuously and unobtrusively collect 
interaction data. This data can relate to keypresses, 
mouse movements, eye gaze, as well as high-level events 
such as completing a task. This workshop will explore a 
number of open questions in this area, including: What is 
the best way to record and collect interaction data? What 
kind of computer tools, i.e. algorithms, can we use to 
filter and separate relevant data from noise? Which types 
of analysis and measures give us design-relevant insight 
into the interaction, the users, their interaction 
problems, their needs, personality, and experience? 
Traditionally, psychologists, usability experts, 
ergonomists, etc. have been among the main consumers and 
users of this type of data and supporting tools. However, 
making the data and tools easy accessible to designers 
and software engineers might even more directly impact 
the quality of the application. Therefore, we shall also 
explore the implications of this wider applicability of 
usage data.


OBJECTIVE
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The main objective of the workshop is to establish a 
community of researchers with an interest in this area, 
allowing a lively exchange of ideas and a joint 
exploration of outstanding problems and potential 
solutions. Please note that web usage mining in relation 
to product sales strategies is not within the scope of 
this workshop. 


WORKSHOP FORMAT
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This is a full-day workshop. The morning session will 
consist of short presentations and discussion of 
participants' position papers. Participants will also 
have the opportunity to demonstrate computer-assisted 
tools they might use or have developed. In the afternoon 
session, participants will break into small groups 
depending on their main interest and discuss research 
questions, unsolved problems, potential solutions and new 
research directions. At the end of the workshop, the 
small groups will report back, which will form the basis 
for a plenary discussion. The intention is also to 
transform the output of the workshop into a call for a 
special issue of a journal.


PARTICIPATION
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To participate in the workshop please submit a position 
paper with your ideas, work or demo description. The 
paper may be up to 3 pages long and when accepted will be 
published on the workshop website. Please use the Word 
Template that can be downloaded on the workshop website.

In advance of the workshop, participants' presentation 
slides or other material provided will also be made 
available on the website. Submissions should be emailed 
to all three workshop organisers.

Please note that registration to the HCI2006 conference 
is required, at least for the day of the workshop. For 
details about conference registration, please visit 
http://www.hci2006.org/


DATES
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We are operating two deadlines for contributions. The 
first deadline is 10 July; the second is 31 July. Authors 
submitting to the first deadline will be informed of 
acceptance by 17th July, allowing them to take advantage 
of early bird rates for the conference. The later 
submissions will be informed by 7 August.

Early Deadline dates
10 July 06 - position paper deadline
17 July 06 - notification of acceptance
04 Sept 06 - presentation slides deadline
12 Sept 06 - workshop

Late Deadline dates
31 July 06 - position paper deadline
07 Aug  06 - notification of acceptance
04 Sept 06 - presentation slides deadline
12 Sept 06 - workshop

(please note that first two deadlines has been changed 
because of an organisational decision made by the HCI 
2006 programme committee)
 
WORKSHOP ORGANISERS
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Willem-Paul Brinkman ([email protected]), 
Brunel University 

Philip Gray ([email protected])and Karen Renaud 
([email protected]), University of Glasgow





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