International Summer School on Situation Awareness in Cognitive Technologies 2021

Theory and Application

About the School

Situation Awareness in Cognitive Technologies is a trending research direction that gained a lot of interest from the industry in recent years. Situation awareness is the key to provide the best possible user experience and to supply the user with the most relevant content - by establishing a grounded assessment of interactions, actions, etc. based on the environmental elements and corresponding events. Therefore, the summer school aims to present the fundamental aspects of situation awareness in cognitive technologies which can be discussed in an interdisciplinary context. There are a couple of aspects to consider: Situation Awareness, Cognitive Technologies, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) and Explainable AI (XAI). Especially the HCI context provides a link between theory and application which receives special attention in this summer school along with the recent trends in Explainable AI. To make this school an interactive learning experience, we would encourage the participants to share their research presentations (posters) related to the above-mentioned topics.

This year’s edition intends to bring together academia and industry to provide a large practical perspective to undergraduate and graduate (including early-stage PhD) students, as well as to young industry personnel. Attendees will be able to extend their knowledge in both theoretical and practical aspects of:

  • Situation Awareness
  • Cognitive Technologies
  • Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Explainable AI

The International Summer School on Situation Awareness in Cognitive Technologies 2021 will be held from September 6 to 11, 2021 in Magdeburg, Germany, in conjunction with the IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS 2021). It is going to be a great opportunity to learn about new technologies, meet fellow students/employees, discuss ideas with experts, participate in an international conference and simply have a splendid time in the city of Otto von Guericke!

Participants (PhD students only) are encouraged to submit a paper to the PhD Track of the ICHMS 2021, which will also appear in the proceedings of ICHMS. More info regarding this submission can be found here.

Call for Participation

Important Dates

  • Application Deadline: July 19th 26th, 2021
  • Notification of Acceptance: July 28thAugust 4th, 2021
  • Registration Deadline: August 14th, 2021
  • Summer School Date: September 6-11th, 2021

Program Overview

Here is a preliminary list of topics to be covered in the summer school. Information is a matter of update...

Preliminary program schedule can be downloaded here!

How to Apply?

You need to follow a few simple steps to apply for joining the summer school. Please remember the number of participants is limited and the decisions will be made based on your profile.

  • Preparation

    Prepare your CV and a possible list of travel and accommodation costs (if you would like to apply for a travel grant).

  • Fill-in your information in the online form isact.cogsy.de/apply and upload your CV to isact.cogsy.de/cv by July 19th 26th, 2021.

  • We will contact you over e-mail once the final decision has been made, and your application has been accepted or rejected; by July 28th, 2021. The decision regarding the travel grants will be communicated at a later date. If you are selected, then you would need to respond with your acceptance by July 30th, 2021.

  • If accepted, you will have to pay a participation fee, according to the following table:

    Student (IEEE Member) €300
    Student (Non-IEEE Member) €350
    Non-Student (IEEE Member) €400
    Non-Student (Non-IEEE Member) €500
    The participation fee also covers everyday lunch with the experts at the venue, as well as the social events organised by us. As an added bonus, the participants will also be given USB sticks and access to the easychair platform to get access to the proceedings of the ICHMS 2021.
    * Student: Enrolled as a Bachelor, Master or PhD student at the time of participation
    * For IEEE Member discounts: IEEE Membership should be valid for the month of September, 2021
    * all prices are in Euro

  • You will be informed if you (had applied for and) win one of our limited number of travel grants, which will cover your travel (flight, train or bus) expenses (in full or part) to reach the venue; by July 31st, 2021.

  • You need to pay the participation fee and register yourself by August 14th, 2021. The registration procedure will be communicated to the selected candidates via E-Mail.

  • We are looking forward to having the summer school as an interactive in-person event in the beautiful city of Magdeburg. However, it is difficult to predict the conditions of September about this dynamic situation of COVID-19. We will be prepared to switch to a fully online interactive summer school if necessary. In any way, we will offer ways for virtual/hybrid participation for those participants who are, e.g. due to travel restrictions, unable to attend. If the summer school takes place virtually, the registration fees will be reduced.
    Furthermore, we have compiled a non-exhaustive list of regulations you might encounter in different parts of your trip after arriving in Germany:

    • Overall travel regulations: "Re-open EU" mobile app or Here!
    • Host university regulations: Here!
    • Safety regulations of Deutsche Bahn: Here!
    • Safety regulations of local tram and bus network (Sorry!, only available in German): Here!

Speakers

List of speakers (in alphabetical order)

Explainable AI
 

Abir Das

with Siddhant Agarwal

IIT Kharagpur, India

Interactive AI
 

Albrecht Schmidt

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany

Situation Awareness in Cognitive Technologies

Catherine Burns

University of Waterloo, Canada

Event-driven Perception for Robotics

Chiara Bartolozzi

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy

Situational Awareness in Learning Systems

Chinmay Kulkarni

Carnegie Mellon University, USA

BCI & Neurotechnology
 

Christoph Guger

G.Tec, Austria

Safe, Trusted, and Explainable AI

Daniele Magazzeni

J.P.Morgan and King's College London, UK

Situation Awareness in Technology Design

David Kaber

University of Florida, USA

Mobile EEG
 

Ivan Gligorijević

mBrainTrain, Serbia

Situation Awareness and HMI
 

Ronald Böck

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany

CogXAI
 

Sebastian Stober

with Andreas Krug

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany

Affective HMI
 

Tiago H. Falk

University of Quebec, Canada

ICHMS 2021 Keynote
 

Xudong Zhang

Texas A&M University, USA

Ottostadt Magdeburg

is ready to welcome you for a fun-filled interactive educational summer school: ISACT 2021

Organising Institute:

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany

Named after Otto von Guericke (1602 - 1686), the renowned son of Magdeburg and well-known for his research on the vacuum, the Otto von Guericke University (OVGU) was founded in 1993 and is thus one of the youngest universities in Germany: a place where tradition meets innovation. With nine faculties, the university has gained in importance as a notable institution of teaching and research. Roughly 14,000 students are enrolled at the moment and approximately 25% of them are international students. Around 770 doctoral students, among which 285 are from abroad, are researching in various fields of engineering, natural science, medicine, econonomics, etc. By offerring many interdisciplinary research opportunities, OvGU Magdeburg is one of primal research hub in Germany

Organisers

Soumick Chatterjee

Data and Knowledge Engineering Group &
Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance

Johannes Schleiß

AI Lab

Sayantan Polley

Data and Knowledge Engineering Group

Anja Buch

Data and Knowledge Engineering Group &
Research Group Databases and Software Engineering

Ronald Böck

Cognitive Systems Group

Ingo Siegert

Mobile Dialog Systeme Group

Andreas Nürnberger

Data and Knowledge Engineering Group

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Venue

ISACT 2021 is co-located with the IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS), will be held at the Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.

Magdeburg, Germany

Emperor Otto the Great and Otto von Guericke left their mark on Magdeburg and are the namesakes of the "Ottostadt", the City of Otto. Nowadays, the 1200-year-old metropolis by the river Elbe, which has been destroyed and rebuilt several times throughout its history, is not only characterised by impressive historic medieval buildings, quaint Baroque façades and monumental districts from the “Gründerzeit” period, but also by its modern architecture.

  • All
  • Architecture
  • Nature
  • Festival

Statue of Otto von Guericke in the city centre, during the christmas market

© Soumick Chatterjee

Magdeburg Cathedral, during the Lichterwelt Magdeburg

© Soumick Chatterjee

Elbe River

© Soumick Chatterjee

Golden statute of Otto the Great in front of the town hall

© Soumick Chatterjee

Magdeburg Cathedral, dates back to 937, the first Gothic-style cathedral to be constructed on German soil, one of the largest church buildings in Germany

© Soumick Chatterjee

Magdeburg Cathedral, dates back to 937, the first Gothic-style cathedral to be constructed on German soil, one of the largest church buildings in Germany

© Soumick Chatterjee

Green Citadel of Magdeburg, an architectural masterpiece by the famous Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser

© Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

Magdeburg Cathedral, dates back to 937, the first Gothic-style cathedral to be constructed on German soil, one of the largest church buildings in Germany

© Soumick Chatterjee

Lichterwelt Magdeburg

© Soumick Chatterjee

Ferris wheel during the famous chritstmas market

© Soumick Chatterjee

Green Citadel of Magdeburg, an architectural masterpiece by the famous Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser

© Soumick Chatterjee

Autumn in Magdeburg (Nord park)

© Soumick Chatterjee

Spring in Magdeburg

© Soumick Chatterjee

Sunset after snowfall

© Soumick Chatterjee

Night colours after snow, Stadtpark Magdeburg

© Soumick Chatterjee

Moon on Elbe

© Soumick Chatterjee

Snow in Stadtpark Magdeburg

© Soumick Chatterjee

Snow in Magdeburg, at the Green Citadel of Magdeburg

© Soumick Chatterjee

Snow-overed Lichterwelt Magdeburg

© Soumick Chatterjee

Snow in Stadtpark Magdeburg

© Soumick Chatterjee

Dinning around a church - Restaurant "Die Kirche"

© Soumick Chatterjee

Lichterwelt Magdeburg

© Soumick Chatterjee

Fall colours of Madgbeburg

© Soumick Chatterjee

Elbe River

© Soumick Chatterjee

Snow-covered Green Citadel

© Soumick Chatterjee

Traveling to the Ottostadt

Magdeburg can easily be reached in less than 90 Minutes by car from airports in Hannover (HAJ), Leipzig/Halle (LEJ) and Berlin (BER). Magdeburg is also well-connected to all the aforementioned airports with German railways, refer to the website of Deutsche bahn for more information. The venue can be reached easily using trams from Magdeburg-neustadt, Magdeburg HBF, or Magdeburg Herrenkrug train stations.


Update:

Currently, there is a Deutsche Bahn strike going on between 2-7 September, which might impact your travel plans. There are alternative connections available for most routes, which might be longer but still be possible to arrive at Magdeburg without problems. Having said that, we are planning to go ahead with the summer school as planned. If you are unable to find any suitable train, you can look for FlixBus or BlaBlaCar as well to arrive at Magdeburg. You can also use "www.omio.com" or the corresponding app to find possible connections between your source and Magdeburg. Moreover, there is some railway construction work going on, which might affect your arrival in Magdeburg Hbf. For example, if you are arriving at Magdeburg from the Berlin airport (BER), then instead of directly looking for trains from BER airport to Magdeburg Hbf (Central station), you can also look for trains to Magdeburg Herrenkrug. Moreover, instead of directly looking for trains from the BER airport, you can look for separate trains from BER airport to Berlin Hbf and then from Berlin Hbf to Magdeburg Herrenkrug or Magdeburg Hbf. Depending upon the time of the day and availability of the trains, any combination of these sources and destinations might be better to get the best possible train. You can experiment with both as your destination (from any source city, not just for Berlin): Magdeburg Hbf and Magdeburg Herrenkrug. From Magdeburg Herrenkrug, you can take tram 6 (available directly from the train station) to reach the university and the Sleep&Go hotel (stop: Listemannstr), Hotel Ratswaage (stop: Am Katharinenturm), and the central station HBF (stop: Hauptbahnhof/Ost)

Accommodation

The list of suggested accommodations will be updated soon. A comprehensive list of hotels can also be found on the website of the conference

Contact

For any questions, please feel free to contact us..

Location:

Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Madgbeburg, Germany

Call:

+49 391 67 56119

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