<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear all,<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are calling for contributions for the<u> </u>2017 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration Special Session on “Distributed Haptic Sensor Integration” <a href="http://www.sii2017.org/uploads/Approved_SS_Prosals/SS11.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.sii2017.org/uploads/Approved_SS_Prosals/SS11.pdf</a><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Haptic sensors can provide rich information about the contact state and can be used for various applications such as user interfaces or collaborative robots. Spatially distributed sensing points, for example integrated in an artificial skin, can potentially provide detailed tactile information. Embedded electronics and distributed computation are necessary to facilitate the integration; otherwise, an overwhelming amount of wires would require too much space. Advanced algorithms are needed to analyze and interpret the haptic data fast and accurate. This special session, therefore, aims to bring together experts in the fields of developing and integrating haptic sensors and tactile data analysis.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- Haptic sensor development and integration</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- Modular skin sensors;</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- Large-scale data processing of tactile information</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- Use of tactile data for interaction control</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- Integration of haptic data with other sensing modalities (e.g. vision, inertial sensing)</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Submissions Procedure:  All the instructions for paper submission are included in the conference website <a href="http://www.sii2017.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sii2017.org</a> .  <br>A good quality paper may be considered for publication in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics subject to further rounds of review.<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">***</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Deadlines</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">***<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Reception of full paper: <b>July 31, 2017</b></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Kind regards,</span><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div>================================================</div><div>Dr. Sophon Somlor<br></div><div>Junior Researcher</div><div>Top Global University Project<br>Unit for Frontier of Embodiment Informatics：ICT and Robotics<br>Faculty of Science and Engineering<br></div><div>Waseda University<br></div><div><br></div><div>早稲田大学 理工学術院</div><div>スーパーグローバル大学創生支援<br>ICT・ロボット工学拠点</div><div>次席研究員<br>ソムロア ソフォン</div><div>================================================</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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