CfChapters: Multimodality in Mobile Computing and Mobile Devices

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CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: August 1, 2008

Multimodality in Mobile Computing and Mobile Devices: Methods for Adaptable Usability

A book edited by Dr. Stan Kurkovsky
Connecticut State University, USA
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INTRODUCTION
Software applications or computing systems that combine multiple modalities of input and output are referred to as multimodal. For example, Apple iPhone combines the capabilities of a traditional screen & keyboard interface, a touch interface, and a speech interface. Software running on Apple iPhone should be able to take advantage of these three modalities of input /output. The objectives of multimodal systems are two-pronged: to reach a kind of interaction that is closer to natural interpersonal human communication, and to improve the dependability of the interaction by employing complementary or redundant information. Generally, multimodal applications are more adaptable to the needs of different users in varying contexts. Multimodal applications have a stronger acceptance potential because they can generally be accessed in more than one manner (e.g. using speech and web interface) and by a broader range of users in a varying set of circumstances.

OBJECTIVE OF THE BOOK
Recognizing that mobile computing is one of the most rapidly growing areas in the software market, this book will explore the role of multimodality and multimodal interfaces in the area of mobile computing. Mobile computing has a very strong potential due to the extremely high market penetration of mobile and smart phones, high degree of user interest in and engagement with mobile applications, and an emerging trend of integrating traditional desktop and online systems with their mobile counterparts. Multimodal interfaces play a very important role in improving the accessibility of these applications, therefore leading to their increased acceptance by the users.

TARGET AUDIENCE
The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers in industry and academia working in the areas of mobile computing, human-computer interaction, and interface usability, graduate and undergraduate students, engineers, and anyone interested in mobile computing and human-computer interaction.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Multimodal interfaces and human-computer interaction
* Technologies and platforms enabling speech interfaces (VoiceXML, SALT, etc)
* Technologies and platforms enabling haptic and tactile (touch) interfaces
* Software and hardware architectures for multimodal interfaces
* Accessibility issues in multimodal interfaces
* User acceptance of multimodal mobile technologies
* Multimedia and multimodality in mobile computing
* Multimodality and mobile games
* Multimodality and mobile entertainment
* Multimodality and mobile commerce
* Service-oriented architectures (SOA) as an enabler of multimodal access to shared resources
* Multimodal and multichannel mobile applications
* Media convergence and its role in mobile computing and multimodality
* Design strategies for multimodal interfaces for mobile devices
* Security and privacy in mobile applications with multimodal interfaces
* Mobile multimodality in ubiquitous and pervasive computing
* Case studies of existing mobile multimodal applications and devices
* Market conditions and trends for mobile multimodal applications and devices
* Future trends in development of mobile multimodal applications and devices

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 1, 2008, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by August 15, 2008 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by October 31, 2008. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Submitted chapters are encouraged to be between, approximately, 7,000 to 10,000 words. This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference) and Medical Information Science Reference imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded by e-mail to:
Dr. Stan Kurkovsky
Department of Computer Science
Connecticut State University
Tel: 1-860-832-2720
Fax: 1-860-832-2712
E-mail: kurkovskysta@ccsu.edu
Web: see below

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