<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Dear colleague,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333"> I would like to draw your attention to an upcoming special
issue on “<b>Application of Brain Computer Interfaces in CAD/E Systems</b>” in the <i>Journal of Computer Aided Design</i> published by
ELSEVIER. The Call for Papers can be found at</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><u><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0070c0"> </span></u><a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-aided-design/call-for-papers/application-of-brain-computer-interfaces-in-cade-systems/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0070c0">http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-aided-design/call-for-papers/application-of-brain-computer-interfaces-in-cade-systems/</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">This special issue is an attempt to highlight research trends
and <b>potential applications of brain-computer interfaces in CAD/E
systems. </b>Emphasis will be on novel implementation of BCI in CAD/E
tools, as well as on studies on the basis of design cognition using BCI.
Researchers and experts from academia and industry are invited to share their
original work by submitting survey, research, and application papers for this Special
Issue. The objective is to distribute recent insights and findings, to make the
latest results of development known for the CAD/E community, and to stimulate
further research in the multi-disciplinary research domain.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Topics of interest include but not limited to:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:11.25pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">The neurological
basis of design cognition and creative design work</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:11.25pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Principles and
methodologies supporting the application of brain-computer interfaces in CAD/E
systems</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:11.25pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Theories,
principles, methodologies and approaches for using BCI as a design tool</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:11.25pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Opportunities of
connecting brain computer interfaces to CAD/E systems</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:11.25pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Novel CAD/E
applications based on active (visual or motor imagery) or reactive BCI methods
such as those based on event-related potentials</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:11.25pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Novel algorithms
and methods for passive BCI systems such as the detection of workload or the
emotional state of a user or the cognitive states involved in design
collaboration</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:11.25pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Shape, structure,
and product modeling through brain-computer interfaces</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:11.25pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Supporting
collaborative design and engineering work based on brain-computer interfaces</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:11.25pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Effective
integration of BCI communication with other modalities in design tools and
systems</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:11.25pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Brain-computer interfaces
for impaired designers and CAD/E systems users</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Deadlines are as
follows:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Submission of abstracts:
30 April 2012</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Notification of
relevance:
30 May 2012</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Submission of full
papers:
30 August 2012</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">First decision
notification:
15 October 2012</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Submission of revised papers:
30 December 2012</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Second decision notification:
15 February 2013</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Submission of brushed-up papers: 30
March 2013</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Editorial for special issue:
30 May 2013</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Estimated publication date:
30 August 2013</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Submission instructions:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">All prospective authors are encouraged to obtain an early
feedback on possible submissions by e-mailing an abstract to the Guest Editors.
Please submit your paper via:</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span><a href="http://ees.elsevier.com/cad" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0070c0">http://ees.elsevier.com/cad</span></a><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0070c0"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">, choosing Application of Brain-Computer Interfaces in CAD/E
Systems as the Article Type (reference: BCI-CAD/E).</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">Guest editor’s e-mail address for abstracts: </span><a href="mailto:etarkesh@engr.ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#00759b;text-decoration:none">etarkesh@engr.ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333"> , </span><a href="mailto:vsundar@engr.ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#00759b;text-decoration:none">vsundar@engr.ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<div><br></div><div><br></div>Ehsan Tarkesh Esfahani<div><br><div>Department of Mechanical Engineering</div><div>University of California Riverside</div><div><a href="http://www.me.ucr.edu/~etarkeshesfahan/" target="_blank">http://www.me.ucr.edu/~etarkeshesfahan/</a>
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