[CfP] Call for Papers for 2nd Edition of CRUM 2024

Apologies for the potential cross-posting!

This is the First call for papers (CfP) of the second edition of the
workshop on Context Representation in User Modelling (CRUM) co-located with
the ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalisation
(UMAP), which is taking place on 1st July 2024 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy..

Website: https://crum-workshop.github.io/

*Submission deadline: 17 April 2024 AoE*

Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap24 - select the
track “UMAP 24 Workshop CRUM”

For further information: crum.workshop@gmail.com

**** Abstract ****

The evolving landscapes of user modelling, adaptation, and personalisation
necessitate a nuanced exploration of context and its impact on
human-computer interaction. This evolution represents a paradigm shift
towards placing the user at the centre of context representation,
acknowledging the multifaceted nature of context as it intertwines with
user needs, environmental changes, and technological advancements. The
second edition of the Context Representation in User Modeling (CRUM)
workshop, themed "Human-Centric Context," seeks to foster a comprehensive
understanding of context by focusing on the dynamic interplay between
subjective and objective contexts in enhancing user experience. We welcome
submissions that explore the nuances of human-centric context across
various domains, aiming to standardise context modelling practices that
enhance user engagement, privacy, and trust in multi-stakeholder
environments.

*** Topics ****

Evolving from last year's workshop, CRUM 2024 invites multiple submission
types. We welcome long papers (up to *7 pages*) and provocation/opinion
papers (up to *2 pages*). Details on the content expectation for both
submission types are given here
<https://crum-workshop.github.io/#submission>.

Topics considered relevant to the theme of this workshop include, but are
not limited to:

   - Capturing and storing contextual information;
   - Situation-aware user modelling and adaptive system;
   - Algorithmic relevance of situational, temporal, location, and
   hypermedia context;
   - Context representation for personalisation;
   - Adaptation of user models based on spatial, temporal, or situational
   context;
   - Capturing and ranking application-specific context in hypermedia user
   applications;
   - Context as relevance of static and dynamic external characteristics
   within recommendation systems;
   - Contextualising proactive behaviour;
   - Context-aware personalised pervasive computing;
   - The role of context for user modelling in recommender systems;
   - Evaluation frameworks for capturing, representing, and using
   contextual information in agent decision-making;
   - Role of context and context representation within explainable
   adaptation;
   - Scrutability of contextual representation in personalised systems; and

Additionally, topics considered relevant to the theme of this workshop
include, but are not limited to:

   - Representing human-specific context information;
   - Examining human- and domain-specific context, including similarities
   and differences in how it is captured, stored, or represented;
   - Privacy and context;
   - User control and management of context-aware systems;
   - Evaluation frameworks for human-centred context;
   - Impact on performance, efficiency, and usability based on context; and
   - Role of context information in natural language processing,
   information retrieval, human-agent interaction, and robotics.

*** Submission, presentation, and publication ****

CRUM 2024 accepts two types of submissions - long papers (up to *7
pages* excluding
references and appendices) and provocation/opinion papers (up to *2
pages* excluding
references and appendices).

All submissions to the workshop should use the same ACM template
(single-column format) and formatting adopted by the main UMAP conference.
The templates and instructions are available here
<https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow>.

We encourage authors to submit works in progress, negative results,
insights, position papers, and case studies on context and its role in user
modelling and adaptive systems.

CRUM follows a rigorous *double-blind peer review* policy. Please ensure
that all workshop submissions are anonymised.

At least one author is expected to personally attend the conference and
present the paper for it to be published. In line with the UMAP 2024
policy, hybrid activities cannot be supported.

ACM publishes accepted papers in the UMAP adjunct proceedings.

**** Organisation ****

The workshop is co-chaired by:

   - Owen Conlan, ADAPT Centre, Trinity College Dublin, owen.conlan@tcd.ie
   - Judy Kay, University of Sydney

The workshop is co-organised by Dipto Barman (barmand@tcd.ie), Jovan
Jeromela, Alok Debnath, Anouk Van Kasteren and Marloes Vredenborg.

**** Important Dates ****

Submission deadline: 17 April 2024

Notification: 8 May 2024

Camera-Ready (TAPS System): 18 May 2024

Workshop date: 1 July 2024 (Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy)
Best
CRUM Organisers