Introduction
The 1st International Conference on Metaverse and Artificial Companions in Education and Society (MetaACES 2023) will be conducted in hybrid mode on 14 - 16 June 2023.
We look forward to seeing you at MetaACES 2023!
Organization
Conference Chair
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Weiqin Chen
Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Program Coordinating Chair
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Maiga CHANG
Athabasca University, Canada
Program Track Chair of
Educational Practice and Assessment
Educational Practice and Assessment
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Chee-Kit LOOI
The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Program Track Chair of
Technology Design
Technology Design
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Gautam BISWAS
Vanderbilt University, US
Program Track Chair of
Social and Ethics Issues
Social and Ethics Issues
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John ERNI
The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Local Organizing Committee Chair
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Siu-Cheung KONG
The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Local Organising Committee Co-Chair
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Yanjie SONG
The Education University of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Advisory Committee Chair
Senior PC Member
Senior PC Member
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Tak-Wai CHAN
National Central University, Taiwan
Advisory Committee Member
Senior PC Member
Senior PC Member
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Ulrich HOPPE
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Advisory Committee Member
Senior PC Member
Senior PC Member
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Tanja MITROVIC
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Advisory Committee Member
Senior PC Member
Senior PC Member
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Riichiro MIZOGUCHI
Japan Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology, Japan
Science and Technology, Japan
Senior PC members
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Roger AZEVEDO
University of Central Florida, US
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Amy BAYLOR
National Science Foundation, US
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Cristina CONATI
University of British Columbia, UK
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Claude FRASSON
University of Montreal, Canada
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Art GRAESSER
University of Memphis, US
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Xiangen HU
University of Memphis, US
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Ronghuai HUANG
Beijing Normal University, China
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Gwo-Jen HWANG
Taiwan University of Science and Technology
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Lewis JOHNSON
Alelo, US
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KINSHUK
University of North Texas, US
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Yu Ju LAN
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
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James LESTER
North Carolina State University, US
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Noboru MATSUDA
North Carolina State University, US
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Gordon MCCALLA
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
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Hiroaki OGATA
Kyoto University, Japan
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Maria Mercedes T. RODRIGO
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippine
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Jeremy ROSCHELLE
Digital Promise, US
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Kurt VANLEHN
Arizona State University, US
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Stephen YANG
National Central University, Taiwan
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Shengquan YU
Beijing Normal University, China