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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Call for Papers - <span class="">Special</span> <span class="">Issue</span> on <span class="">Affective</span> Brain-Computer Interfaces (aBCI)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Brain-Computer Interfaces Journal</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">You are cordially invited to make a contribution to a <span class="">special</span> <span class="">issue</span> of Brain-Computer Interfaces (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/BCIjournal" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/BCIjournal</a>), entitled “<span class="">Affective</span> Brain-Computer Interfaces”. The <span class="">special</span> <span class="">issue</span> is a follow-up to the
successful 3rd aBCI workshop held at the ACII conference in Geneva, in September 2013 (<a href="http://hmi.ewi.utwente.nl/abci2013" target="_blank">http://hmi.ewi.utwente.nl/abci2013</a>). But, this Call is open for every researcher working in the field of <span class="">affective</span> brain-computer interfacing and interested to contribute.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="">Affective</span> BCI aims at the detection of <span class="">affective</span>
states, such as emotions or moods, from neuro-physiological signals.
Such systems, allowing users to control computer games by their
emotions, support relaxation training,
or trigger your alarm clock during a shallow sleep stage have been
proposed, implemented, and sold. Moreover, the affordable hardware and
software tools also encouraged artists to play with the idea of a direct
access to people's most private information:
their <span class="">affective</span> and cognitive states. From
these explorations followed a number of interesting installations,
suggesting novel ways of human-computer as well as human-human
interaction: encouraging <span class="">affective</span> self-reflection, the synchronization and empathizing
between or the competition of different minds, and the collaborative creation and manipulation of digital multimodal content.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This <span class="">special</span> <span class="">issue</span>
on aBCI explores the current possibilities and limitations of using
neuro-physiological signals as a modality for the recognition of <span class="">affective</span>/cognitive
states, and looks at visions for the use of this
information about the user state in applications for domains like
health, arts, and entertainment. We are seeking theoretical,
methodological, and empirical papers dealing with different topics that
include, but are not limited to:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- novel methods and protocols for <span class="">affective</span>/cognitive
state induction and data collection for aBCI, addressing challenges
such as generalization/specificity of mental state classification;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- the detection of <span class="">affective</span>/cognitive states via neurophysiological activity;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- the incorporation of
additional modalities, such as physiological sensors, video, or audio,
to support the aBCI calibration and validation;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- innovative concepts for communication or adaptive interfaces using aBCI.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">SCHEDULE FOR SUBMISSION</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- Deadline for Full Paper Submission: <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">November 22, 2013</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- Notification of 1st review outcome: <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">December 15, 2013</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- First Revision Due: <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">January 15, 2014</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- Notification of 2nd review outcome: <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">February 01, 2014</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- Camera-ready Papers due: <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">February 15, 2014</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- Expected publication: June 2014</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Manuscripts should be submitted to <a href="mailto:abci@ewi.utwente.nl" target="_blank">abci@ewi.utwente.nl</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Manuscripts should follow the journal’s guidelines: <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=tbci" target="_blank">http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=tbci</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="">SPECIAL</span> <span class="">ISSUE</span> GUEST EDITORS</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Authors are requested to inform the <span class="">Special</span> <span class="">Issue</span>
Guest Editors about their intention to submit. Please direct any
inquiries, including those about the suitability of your possible paper,
to the <span class="">Special</span>-<span class="">Issue</span> Guest Editors
via <a href="mailto:abci@ewi.utwente.nl" target="_blank">abci@ewi.utwente.nl</a> :</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- Brendan Allison, University of California San Diego, USA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- Guillaume Chanel, Swiss Center for <span class="">Affective</span> Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Christian Mühl, INRIA Bordeaux - Sud-Ouest, France</p>
<span lang="EN-US">- Anton Nijholt, University of Twente, The Netherlands</span><span></span>
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