UPA'18: 3rd International Workshop on Ubiquitous Personal Assistance

Christian Meurisch, Max Mühlhäuser, Philipp M. Scholl, Usman Naeem, Veljko Pejovi\'c, Florian Müller, Elena Di Lascio, Pei-Yi Patricia Kuo, Sebastian Kauschke, Muhammad Awais Azam

UbiComp 2018

Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Joint Conference and 2018 International Symposium on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Wearable Computers - UbiComp '18

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What we did: We conducted the Third International Workshop on Ubiquitous Personal Assistance to discuss the latest research outcomes and interdisciplinary approaches in the development and design of digital personal assistants.

What we found: We found that while advancements in ubiquitous technologies and artificial intelligence have progressed digital personal assistants, significant challenges remain in achieving unobtrusive, intent-based support akin to human personal assistants.

Takeaway: Our work highlights the need for ongoing collaboration between researchers and practitioners to address current limitations and inspire innovative solutions in the field of ubiquitous personal assistance.

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Advancements in ubiquitous technologies and artificial intelligence have paved the way for the recent rise of digital personal assistants in everyday life. The Third International Workshop on Ubiquitous Personal Assistance (UPA'18) aims to build on the success of our both previous workshops (namely SmartGuidance), organized in conjunction with UbiComp'16/17, to continue discussing the latest research outcomes of digital personal assistants. We invite the submission of papers within this emerging, interdisciplinary research field of ubiquitous personal assistance that focuses on understanding, design, and development of such digital helpers. We also welcome contributions that investigate human behaviors, underlying recognition, and prediction models; conduct field studies; as well as propose novel HCI techniques to provide personal assistance. All workshop contributions will be published in the supplemental proceedings of the UbiComp'18 conference and included in the ACM Digital Library.