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Call for Papers – EMPATH-IA @ CHITALY 2025 with Special Issue Opportunity (MTAP)

by Rita FRANCESE

*Workshop Title: **EMPATH-IA* – *EMpowering PAtients THrough AI, Multimedia, and Explainable HCI: Innovations in Personalized Healthcare* Part of the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter (*CHITALY 2025*), held in *Salerno*, Italy, *6-10 OCTOBER* 2025 We invite submissions to the EMPATH-IA workshop, focused on the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and Explainable AI (XAI) to design transparent, patient-centered technologies using multimedia applications. Topics of interest include explainable interfaces, patient-centered diagnostics, mental health management, AR/VR in healthcare, ethical and privacy-aware AI, and much more. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Explainable HCI for Multimedia-Enhanced Patient Tools - Explainable Diagnostics and Patient-Centered Interfaces - HCI and XAI in Mental Health Management - Trustworthy and Ethical XAI for Healthcare Multimedia - Patient Education and Engagement Through XAI - ·Technical and Multimedia Innovations for Healthcare - Ethical and Regulatory Considerations - Enhancing Physician Support Through Integrated AI and Multimedia Solutions *Special Issue Opportunity:* Selected papers with a focus on multimedia will be invited to submit an extended version to a Special Issue of *Multimedia Tools and Applications*, titled: *"EMpowering PAtients THrough AI, Multimedia, and Explainable HCI: Innovations in Personalized Healthcare"* Link to the Special Issue CfP: https://link.springer.com/collections/caddijigfj *Important Dates:* Paper Submission Deadline: June 10, 2025 Camera Ready Deadline: July 31, 2025 *Paper Types Accepted:* - Full Papers (8–10 pages): Mature research, novel methodologies, or substantial case studies - Short Papers (4–6 pages): Preliminary results, conceptual work, or position papers Join our interdisciplinary community of researchers, clinicians, developers, and designers to shape the future of AI-powered, human-centered healthcare. *Organizers:* - Rita Francese, University of Salerno (Workshop Chair) - Felice Iasevoli, University of Naples Federico II - Mariacarla Staffa, University of Naples Parthenope - Kawa Nazemi, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences - Laura De Santis, University of Salerno For more information, visit: - link to the workshop website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/empath-ia - link to or CHITALY website: https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/ Submissions to the EMPATH-IA 2025 workshop will be managed through the EasyChair platform: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=empathia2025. Rita Francese, Associate Professor Dipartimento di Informatica Università di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 84084 Fisciano (SA) Tel. +39 089963316 Fax. +39 089963303 Email: francese(a)unisa.it

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[Last Days Remaining] CFP ACM GOODIT 2025 Antwerp, Belgium, 3-5 September 2025

by Mirko Franco

=========== CALL FOR PAPERS =========== ACM GOODIT 2025 5th ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good Antwerp, Belgium, 3-5 September 2025 https://goodit2025.idlab.uantwerpen.be/ ======================================= The ACM 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2025) is a premier international forum for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the latest innovations, trends, and challenges in leveraging technology, data, and interdisciplinary approaches for Social Good and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The conference welcomes contributions that explore the intersection of technology with fields such as social sciences, healthcare, environmental studies, and public policy—highlighting the broader impact of digital transformation on society. Alongside the main tracks, the conference features the Work-in-Progress and PhD Track. The Work-in-Progress Track provides an excellent opportunity for practitioners and researchers from diverse domains to present early-stage work, share ideas, and receive valuable feedback, fostering cross-disciplinary discussions and collaborations. The PhD Track is designed for doctoral students at different stages of their research, offering a unique space to present and refine their work with guidance from experienced researchers across various disciplines. Additionally, the program will be enriched with several Special Tracks, complementing the existing five conference tracks. These tracks will further emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of GoodIT 2025, addressing topics at the convergence of technology, ethics, sustainability, and societal impact. The forthcoming Call for Papers will outline these tracks in detail. ================== Conference Tracks ================== You are invited to submit a full paper in one of the following thematic tracks: (-) Track #1. Sustainability and Circular Economy This track addresses the role of ICT and interdisciplinary efforts in promoting sustainable development and advancing circular economy principles. It emphasizes the integration of technology with environmental sciences, policy, and societal initiatives to tackle global sustainability challenges. Topics include but are not limited to the following themes: - ICT for climate change monitoring, mitigation, and adaptation. - Green computing and eco-friendly design. - Circular economy models integrating engineering, economics, and policy. (-) Track #2: Ethics, Governance and Policy This track explores the interdisciplinary and societal dimensions of ICT, focusing on the ethical, legal, policy, and governance frameworks needed to guide responsible technology development and use. Topics include but are not limited to the following themes: - Ethical and Social Considerations in Emerging Technologies - Policy, Regulation, and Governance for Responsible ICT Adoption - Digital Sovereignty, Global Governance, and Cross-Border Regulation - Fundamental Rights and ICT - Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives on ICT Governance and Policy - The Role of ICT in Democracy, Rule of Law, and Public Discourse (-) Track #3: Digital Inclusion and Empowerment This track explores methodologies, techniques and technologies used to expand access to ICT and promoting equity in technology use across all demographics. Topics include but are not limited to the following themes: - Bridging the digital divide through connectivity. - ICT solutions for education, healthcare, and underserved communities. - Accessibility and inclusive design in technology. (-) Track #4: Building Trust in a Digital Society This track explores methodologies, standards, techniques used to build trustworthy and robust ICT systems to address security, privacy, and societal resilience. Topics include but are not limited to the following themes: - Privacy-Preserving Technologies and Data Governance - Trustworthy AI and Algorithmic Transparency - Digital Identity and Authentication Systems - Resilient Systems for Crisis Management and Recovery (-) Track #5: Smart Societies and Innovation Covers innovative ICT solutions that drive smarter cities, improve governance through digital transformation, and enhance the overall quality of life by leveraging advanced technologies such as AI, IoT, big data, and cloud computing. Topics include but are not limited to the following themes: - Human-Centric IoT and Connected Systems - Cultural and Creative Innovation through ICT - Emerging technologies for urban sustainability and efficiency. - Digital Platforms for Collaborative Governance - AI applications in urban planning, resource management, and local governance. - Predictive analytics for city services and infrastructure optimization ====================== Submission Guidelines ====================== Submitted papers must be original works and must not have been previously published. All papers must clearly outline the research question, methodology, results, and implications for social good. The papers should follow the new ACM format (https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/taps-production-…). * Main Track and Special Tracks Full Paper Submission should be a maximum of 9 pages. (ACM double column format) * Work-in-Progress papers should be a maximum of 6 pages. (ACM double column format) * Ph.D. track papers should be a maximum of 4 pages. (ACM double column format) The indicated paper length includes references, tables, and figures. Documents with a length disproportionate to their contribution will be rejected. These submissions will undergo a single-blind peer review process involving three evaluations each. Accepted papers will be included in the ACM Digital Library. Each accepted paper must have at least one of its authors register for and physically present the work at the conference. Please consider that this is a condition to ensure the paper is included in the conference proceedings. There will not be possibilities to present online/remote. For additional details, please check the “Submission of Papers” web page. By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you are hereby acknowledging that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies, including ACM's new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects. Alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy will be investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of your paper, in addition to other potential penalties, as per ACM Publications Policy. Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID, so you can complete the publishing process for your accepted paper. ACM has been involved in ORCID from the start and we have recently made a commitment to collect ORCID IDs from all of our published authors. We are committed to improve author discoverability, ensure proper attribution and contribute to ongoing community efforts around name normalization; your ORCID ID will help in these efforts. ====================== Important Dates ====================== - Proposals for Special Tracks: March 10th. - Special Track Proposal acceptance notification: March 17th. - Full Paper submission deadline (all): May 4th, 2025 - Acceptance Notification Deadline (all): July 8th, 2025 - Camera-Ready Submission (all): July 19th, 2025 - Conference Dates: 3-5 September 2025, Antwerp, Belgium ====================== HOTCRP Submission Link ====================== Please submit your papers through our online submission portal available at: https://goodit2025.hotcrp.com/ ====================== Contact Us ====================== For any inquiries regarding the call for papers, please contact armir[dot]bujari[at]unibo.it We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the ACM GOODIT 2025 Conference! ACM GOODIT 2025 Conference Committee

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37th IFIP International Conference on Testing Software and Systems (ICTSS 2025): Fifth Call for Papers

by Announce

*** Fifth Call for Papers *** 37th IFIP International Conference on Testing Software and Systems (ICTSS 2025) September 17-19, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/ictss-2025 (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) (*** Special Journal Issue with SN Computer Science, Springer ***) IFIP-ICTSS is a well-established conference where researchers, developers, testers, and users from industry get together to present and discuss the most recent innovations, experiences and open challenges related to testing software and systems and measuring software quality. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: ■ AI for Software Testing and Testing of AI: the growing interest in the use of AI has also spread in to various aspects of software testing. In addition, work is underway to test and validate AI systems/applications (machine learning, expert systems, neural networks). ■ Aspects of testing: test derivation, test selection, test generation, test coverage, test concretization, test implementation and execution, test result analysis, test oracle, verdict computation, test management, active testing and passive testing, monitoring and runtime verification. ■ Testing new technologies: this year we encourage submissions focused on testing Large Language Models (LLMs), audit machine learning systems (especially for applications to Health) and Quantum systems (programs, computers, and simulators). ■ Diversity on testing: diverse generation, selecting diverse test suites, foundations of testing and diversity, applications of entropy and Kolmogorov complexity on test suite diversity. ■ Theoretical approaches: formalisms (such as automata, state machines, process algebra, logics, Markov-chains...), testing frameworks, results for compositionality, refinement, soundness and completeness, addressing complex systems, heterogeneous or hybrid systems. ■ Modelling languages (such as UML, MATLAB, Simulink, Modelica...) and associated tooling for model-based testing: test generation from models, model-based oracles. Scalability, traceability, quantification issues. Automated support of any parts of the testing activities, testing processes, test-driven development, sound metrics and measurements. ■ Testing of quality aspects: Functional, interoperability, unit, integration, performance, load, conformance, non-regression, reliability, robustness. ■ Security Testing: methodologies and techniques for continuous security assessment, security monitoring, security review, penetration testing, verification of certification compliance; automation of security testing processes. ■ Testing emerging technologies: quantum systems (programs, computers, and simulators), genetic algorithms, metaverse, and any other technology in the early stages of testing. ■ Human Aspects of Testing: human psychology and management attitude play major roles in formulating and adopting testing in practice. ■ Cross domains and combination of techniques: using other techniques such as proof, model-checking, symbolic execution, abstract interpretation, static analysis, simulation, model learning, ... to improve quality and reduce the effort in testing processes. ■ Cross domains and combination of techniques: using other techniques such as proof, model-checking, symbolic execution, abstract interpretation, static analysis, simulation, model learning, machine learning, expert systems, neural networks, genetic algorithms... to improve quality and reduce the effort in testing processes. ■ Application aspects and case studies: Communicating systems such as cyberphysical systems, systems of systems, embedded systems, web services systems, smart grids, cloud computing systems, business information systems, real-time systems, distributed and concurrent systems. Case studies and industrial applications involving qualified empirical evaluations. IFIP-ICTSS Invites: Full papers (12 to 15 pages plus at most 2 extra pages for references in the one-column Springer LNCS format) describing original research contributions with sufficient evidence for the interest of the proposed approach. Industry papers (12 to 15 pages plus at most 2 extra pages for references in the one-column Springer LNCS format) describing original research or experience report conducted within an industrial environment or in collaboration with an industry partner. Short papers or work-in-progress papers (up to 6 pages plus at most 1 extra page for references in the one-column Springer LNCS format) describing academic work in progress or tool implementations, as well as testing processes, achievements and feedback on testing methods for industrial case studies. Journal-First. The aim of the Journal-First (JF) submission category is to further enrich the program of ICTSS, as well as to provide an overall more flexible path to publication and dissemination of original research that is within the scope of ICTSS. A submission in this category must adhere to the following criteria: ■ It should be clearly within the scope of the conference. ■ It should be recent: it should have been accepted and made publicly available in a journal (online or in print) by January 1, 2023 or more recently. ■ It has not been presented at, and is not under consideration for, Journal- First tracks of other conferences or workshops. ■ The submission has to be in the form of a 4-page extended abstract and has to provide a concise summary of the published journal paper. ■ It must be marked as such in the submission’s, and must explicitly include full bibliographic details (including a DOI) of the journal publication they are based on. Since the referenced journal papers have already been reviewed and accepted by the corresponding journals, submissions in the JF category will not be reviewed again for technical content. Submissions will be judged on the basis of the above criteria, but also considering how well they would complement the conference’s technical program. Accepted submissions in this category will be part of the proceedings of ICTSS 2025, with the title equal to the original title of the article with the prefix. The submission link is: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ictss2025 The papers will be published by Springer in the LNCS volume. Authors should consult Springer’s Instructions for Authors of Proceedings (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) and use either the LaTeX or the Word templates provided on the authors’ page. Springer’s proceedings LaTeX templates are available in Overleaf. Authors are encouraged to include their ORCIDs in their papers. Journal Special Issue Best papers of the conference will be invited to submit an extended version of their article at a special (topical) issue of the Springer Nature of Computer Science (https://link.springer.com/journal/42979). Deadline will be near the end of December 2025 with a tentative publication date for the middle 2026. Collocation ICTSS 2025 will be collocated with the 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (https://conf.researchr.org/home/ecsa-2025). IMPORTANT DATES ■ Paper Submission: May 19, 2025 (AoE) ■ Author Notification: June 30, 2025 (AoE) ■ Camera-ready Versions and Author Registration: July 14, 2025 (AoE) ORGANISATION Conference Chairs ■ Silvia Bonfanti, University of Bergamo, Italy ■ George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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Recall: Re: CHItaly 2025: Extended Deadline (!) - Long&Short Papers and Pictorials

by Maristella Matera

maristella.matera(a)polimi.it would like to recall the message, "Re: [Hcitaly] CHItaly 2025: Extended Deadline (!) - Long&Short Papers and Pictorials".

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CHItaly 2025: Extended Deadline (!) - Long&Short Papers and Pictorials

by Emanuele Panizzi

The deadline for full&short papers, and pictorials to CHItaly 2025 has been extended to May 15th. [Apologies for Multiple Postings] ================================================ CHItaly 2025 <https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/> - Technologies and Methodologies of Human-Computer Interaction in the Third Millennium The International Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter ================================================ 6–10 October 2025 Location: Salerno, Italy https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/ We invite researchers to submit full&short papers, and pictorials to CHItaly 2025. Deadlines: - Submission: April 21, 2025 AoE May 15, 2025 AoE - Review notification: June 14, 2025 AoE - Initial Camera-ready: July 7, 2025 AoE - Final Camera-ready: July 31, 2025 AoE Long Papers co-Chairs: - Rita Francese, University of Salerno francese(a)unisa.it - Antonio Piccinno, University of Bari antonio.piccinno(a)uniba.it Short Papers co-Chairs: - Monica Sebillo, University of Salerno msebillo(a)unisa.it - Ilaria Torre, University of Genova ilaria.torre(a)unige.it Pictorials co-Chairs: - Valentina Nisi, University of Lisbon valentina.nisi(a)tecnico.ulisboa.pt - Chiara Ceccarini, University of Bologna chiara.ceccarini6(a)unibo.it How to submit: Proposals must be submitted through easychair, further information and the link to easychair can be found on the papers <https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/contributions-call-for-papers/> and pictorials <https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/contributions-call-for-pictorials/> pages. — The theme of the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter (CHItaly 2025) is “Technologies and Methodologies of Human-Computer Interaction in the Third Millennium”. It invites us to reflect on how technological advances continue to redefine our interactions with the digital world. Over the last two decades, the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has evolved rapidly, adapting to innovations that have transformed everyday life. Integrating Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Robotics, voice interfaces, wearable devices, and the Internet of Things has brought HCI to the forefront of scientific inquiry, offering novel possibilities and complex challenges. These technologies are not only changing how we use digital systems but also influencing the ways we think, learn, communicate, and interact on a personal, social, and organizational level. This year’s conference aims to inspire a comprehensive dialogue on how these technologies are reshaping the landscape of HCI and redefining the boundaries of human capabilities. Participants will be invited to engage with questions surrounding ethical implications, accessibility, inclusivity, user experience, and the sustainability of emerging technologies. The theme encourages contributors to share insights on methodologies that adapt to these changes, from user-centred design practices to innovative evaluation methods for complex, adaptive systems. We invite submissions of workshops that contribute to the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). — Emanuele Panizzi and Maria Menendez-Blanco Publicity Chairs On behalf of the Chitaly 2025 Organizing Committee <https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/327-2/> -- Emanuele Panizzi Associate Professor Head of Gamification Lab Computer Science Department Faculty of Information Engineering, Informatics, and Statistics Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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Reminder: Call for Papers: Transparent Autonomy and Human Work Interaction Design (TA-HWID) Workshop

by Arminda Guerra Lopes, PhD

Dear all, Please find the Call for Papers for our next workshop,* Transparent Autonomy and Human Work Interaction Design (TA-HWID)*, co-located with INTERACT 2025 (https://interact2025.org/), taking place from 8–12 September 2025 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This one-day hybrid workshop will take place on either the first or second day of the conference. I look forward to seeing you in Brazil or online. Best regards, Arminda Guerra ############################################################# CALL FOR PAPERS Transparent Autonomy and Human Work Interaction Design (TA-HWID) Workshop https://wg6.ifip-tc13.org/tahwid/ Hybrid workshop organized by WG13.6 on Human Work Interaction Design Co-located with INTERACT 2025: 20th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 8 - 12 September 2025, Belo Horizonte, Brazil ############################################################# Workshop Theme: To acquire an appropriate level of trust between workers and between workers and autonomous (or AI) systems, supporting transparency is desirable to convey awareness of each other’s intents, reasoning processes, and future tasks. To achieve transparency, existing models recommend bi-directional communication and the explanation of AI outputs and processes. Consequently, workers acquire new tasks to collaborate with non-human teammates. This workshop aims to investigate the impact of transparency mechanisms on human work through the HWID lens. This workshop aims to (a) explore models and methods for human work interaction design of transparent autonomy and approaches to adapt workers’ skills and tasks to these environments, (b) collect case studies that investigate transparent human-autonomy teams through an HWID perspective, (c) initiate a reflection on guidance for designing transparent autonomy in human work interaction design. -------------------------------------------------------------- Participants are asked to submit a position paper describing human work interaction design research, combining work analysis and interaction design, related to models, methods, case studies, or evaluations including (but not limited to): • Transparent human-autonomy collaboration at work • Explainable AI to support workers • Training with or for collaboration with autonomy or AI • User experience with transparent autonomous teammate at work • Novel research methods, such as art-based research on collaboration with AI and autonomy at work -------------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidelines: - Participants must submit a four-page position paper. - Papers should be formatted according to the INTERACT proceedings format: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… . - Submissions must be in PDF format (non-anonymized) and submitted via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tahwid2025. - Each submission will undergo a review process by at least two reviewers based on relevance, originality, significance, and quality. - At least one author of each accepted position paper must attend the workshop. - Accepted papers may be included in the INTERACT Workshop Proceedings volume after acceptance of an extended version. -------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: - Paper submission deadline: *May 25th, 2025* - Notification of acceptance: within 2 weeks upon submission - Workshop date: September 8th or September 9th, 2025 (to be defined) -------------------------------------------------------------- - Elodie Bouzekri: Assistant Professor at the University of Brest, France. - Torkil Clemmensen: Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. - Antony William Joseph: Post-Doctoral Researcher at Aalto University, Finland. - Arminda Guerra Lopes: Professor at the Polytechnic University of Castelo Branco, Portugal. - Adriana Moreno Rangel: Associate Professor at the Federal University of Roraima - UFRR, Brazil. - Jose Abdelnour Nocera: Full Professor at the University of West London, UK. ---------------------------------------------------- Arminda Guerra Lopes, PhD Interactive Technologies Institute | LARSyS http <https://iti.larsys.pt/>s://iti.larsys.pt/ <https://iti.larsys.pt/>

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Second deadline extension: Workshop on care ecosystem-centered design at IDC 2025 in Reykjavík | 23 June 2025

by Evropi Stefanidi

Dear all, We are happy to share that the submission deadline for our *full-day in-person workshop on care ecosystem-centered design at IDC 2025 in Reykjavík* has been *extended to May 1st 2025*! Let’s explore how to design technologies /for and with/ children and their care networks—families, teachers, therapists, and beyond. This workshop brings together the IDC community to reflect on the challenges and opportunities of care ecosystem-centered design. Through interactive activities and collaborative discussions, we aim to build a research agenda for multi-stakeholder research with children, and foster a community of researchers and practitioners working in this space. Whether you're already working with children and their caregivers, or are looking to start, this is a space to share, connect, and explore new directions—plus, don't miss our keynote by *Yvonne Rogers* 💬 *Key details:* 📅 Workshop date: *June 23, 2025* 📍 Location: *Reykjavík, Iceland* 📝 *New submission deadline: May 1, 2025* ✏️ Submit a short position paper or a statement of interest to join More info: https://sites.google.com/view/idc25-ecocare/home Looking forward to your contributions and to seeing many of you in Reykjavík! The organizers, Evropi Stefanidi, Lucas M. Silva, Bengisu Cagiltay, Eva Eriksson, Paweł W. Woźniak, and Jasmin Niess

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EXTENDED DEADLINE: IR4U2@SIGIR 2025 - Workshop on Information Retrieval for Understudied Users

by Noemi Mauro

**** PLEASE, EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS **** Call For Papers CFP for the 2nd Workshop on Information Retrieval for Understudied Users (IR4U2) - Bridging User-centered AI with IR: Making Information Retrieval Accessible for All Please join us at IR4U2, co-located with the 48th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, which will take place 13th-18th July 2025 in Padua, Italy. Important dates All the deadlines are set at 11:59 PM AoE. - Submission: May 4, 2025 - Submission: April 23, 2025 - Author notification: May 21, 2025 - Camera-ready: June 1, 2025 - Workshop day: July 17, 2025 Information Retrieval (IR) remains an active, fast-paced area of research. Nevertheless, most advancements in this domain have primarily favored what we might term 'conventional' users, such as adults from the global north. We envision IR4U2 as a forum to spotlight research and industry efforts that, while sparse, consider diverse, and often understudied, user groups. Among these groups, we find, for example, older adults, young children and adolescents, individuals afflicted by mental health disorders, users with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), individuals with intellectual disabilities, or those with specific learning needs. In this second iteration of IR4U2, we will focus more specifically on a **user-centred AI perspective**, which we believe is vital for informing the design, development, and assessment of IR systems that thoughtfully address the diverse needs of understudied populations, ensuring genuine accessibility and inclusivity. We aim to • Build, extend and maintain a community involving multi-disciplinary Ph.D. students, academics, and industry practitioners aiming to advance understanding of core (AI for) IR technology and its impact on a broad range of understudied users. • Take inventory of the different kinds of use cases, research work, ongoing efforts, and existing resources while reflecting on the progress made since the last IR4U2 iteration. • Define guidelines to promote user-centric design of IR systems. • Outline a general approach to facilitate research endeavors driven by and at the service of specific user groups IR4U2 will be a highly participatory, full-day, in-person workshop. This will involve informal interactions, facilitated group work, and brief presentations of accepted contributions. These contributions will help construct a snapshot of the current works in this area. Topics of interest include: - User-centered design of IR algorithms for understudied users - User-centric design of user interfaces for IR for understudied users - The use of AI for enhancing IR systems for understudied users - The positive and negative impact of AI on IR for understudied users - User modeling to enable IR and recommendation technologies tailored to understudied populations - Data collection and benchmark development of IR catering to understudied populations. - IR applications targeting understudied populations - IR techniques in the era of LLM and generative models with and for understudied populations This is not an exhaustive list, as we are also interested in contributions discussing challenges inherent to designing IR technology at the service of understudied user groups–from the need for multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder collaborations to how to build datasets. Submissions: Peer reviewed contributions. These include research papers presenting empirical explorations, user studies, and/or new algorithms related to the open problems listed in topics of interest, as well as position/vision contributions discussing uses cases, challenges, and future research directions. These contributions should be submitted on EasyChair ( https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=ir4u20) at least 4 pages, but up to 12 (excluding references) formatted in CEURART’s single-column template ( https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/one-column-layout-template-for-sub…). Accepted contributions will be presented at the workshop and published in workshop proceedings. Editorially-reviewed contributions. To enable potential attendees to articulate their views on the topics of the workshop, share already-published works, bring awareness to ongoing European projects in this area, etc., we ask the submission of a short extended abstract. This type of informal submission (via this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoz0WWHx_0EXcPc9AZOTw6zx07gSolQ61… ) will be editorially reviewed by workshop organizers to gauge fit as well as themes of interest for group discussions. Accepted contributions will be presented at the workshop, but not published in the proceedings. At least one author of each accepted paper must register and attend the workshop. Please feel free to reach out to the ir4u2.research(a)gmail.com with questions. For further information, see https://ir4u2workshop.wixsite.com/ir4u2-2. Organizers: Noemi Mauro, University of Turin, Italy Angelo Geninatti Cossatin, University of Turin, Italy Sole Pera, TU Delft, The Netherlands Federica Cena, University of Turin, Italy Theo Huibers, University of Twente, The Netherlands Monica Landoni, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Emiliana Murgia, Università di Genova, Italy

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[Two Weeks Left] IEEE Cyber Humanities (IEEE CH 2025) International Conference: Call for papers

by Ilaria Torre

*** Please accept our apologies for cross-postings *** ==================================================== C a l l F o r P a p e r s 2025 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Humanities (IEEE CH 2025) Florence, Italy • Hybrid Conference | September 8–10, 2025 https://www.ieee-ch.org/<https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieee-ch.org%2F&e=ed7a584b…> ==================================================== The IEEE International Conference on Cyber Humanities is an annual event sponsored by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) Society. DESCRIPTION & SCOPE ------------------- It focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of technologies applied to Social Science and Humanities (SSH) that includes Arts, Heritage, History, Archeology, Linguistics, Libraries, and so forth. SSH Is now considered as a Critical and Complex Human-Cyber-Physical Ecosystem that needs preservation, protection, valorization and resilience for the future generations. The conference explores novel concepts, technologies, solutions and applications along the digital continuum including digitization, curation, preservation, security, reuse and dissemination of Digital Cultural Assets. KEYNOTES SPEKAER ------------------ Moshe Vardi (Rice Univ.) Sally Chambers (British Library/DARIAH-EU) Ernesto Damiani (Khalifa University/Univ. Milan) Pietro Liò (Cambridge Univ.) Massimo Bernaschi (GARR/IAC-CNR) Ines Vodopivec (AI4LAM/Nova University) TOPICS OF INTEREST ------------------ Prospective authors are encouraged to submit previously unpublished contributions from a broad range of topics, which include but are not limited to the following (more info about the topics on www.ieee-ch.org<https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieee-ch.org%2F&e=ed7a584b&…>): T1 Digitization & Monitoring › Multimodal digitization (3D scanning, photogrammetry, multispectral imaging, X-ray..) › Multispectral Imaging for Non-invasive Analysis of Cultural Artifacts › High-Resolution Digitization of Cultural Assets (Manuscripts, Complex Surface Materials,..) › UAV based digitization, Performing Art digitization › AI-based OCR & text recognition T2-Processing & Curation › Semantic-aware representation of multi-dimensional digital artefacts; › Digital Curation of VR/AR/MR › Participatory Digital Curation › Provenance, Trust, Chain of custody, Reputation, Persistent Identifiers › Metadata/paradata generation and quality › Automatic knowledge extraction and Indexing › NLP, NER, Machine Translation › FAIR Data T3-Storage & Preservation › Preserving Digital twins of Cultural Assets › Blockchain based preservation › Intelligent Self-preserved digital objects › AI-driven preservation, AI models preservation › Long-term Storage Solutions, 5D Optical Storage › Techniques for Accessing Obsolete Digital Formats › Advanced Compression Algorithms for preservation › Preserving multimodal data, big data, transient data › Trusted Digital Repository T4-Protection & Security › Cyber-threat intelligence, OSINT › Cyber Resilience › Cyber-crime detection, Cyber Defense › Cryptography, Watermarking, False artifacts detection › Privacy, Data protection, IPR, DRM › Forensic solutions › Post-quantum security T5-Retrieval & Analysis › AI based Information access and retrieval; › Semantic search, Linked data, interoperability › Knowledge Graph, LLM based search & analysis/ RAG › HMI/US novel approaches › Vectoral Database › Knowledge Discovery and Data mining › Semantic deep learning T6-Reuse & Valorization › Multimedia Digital Library/Archives › Virtual Museums/ Exhibitions › Cultural Information Systems › Digital Archeology, Digital Public History › 3D/Holography › Virtual restoration, Virtual Assistant › Generative AI in digital arts › Interactive storytelling and gamification › VR, AR, MX reality environments; › UX, Design4All and Heritage Accessibly › Intelligent/Smart Contents publishing T7-SSH Research Infrastructures › Green Computing and Sustainability Models › RIs Standardization, Consolidation and Alignment › RIs Nodes and Resources Interoperability › RIs and the European Research Area (EOSC) › Innovative Cross domain Services and Environments › Descriptive and executable Scientific Workflows › Cloud Computing / Ubiquitous Computing for SSH › RIs dependability and resilience T8-Ethical & Legal Aspects › AI Explainability and Ethical AI › Transparency and Explicability; › Digital Literacy; › Automation and Legal Responsibility; › Human Centered Design; › Automation, Privacy and Public Responsibility; › AI and Social responsibility; › Biases in AI based translation, Responsible LLM T9-Societal & Educational Aspects › Humanities Education and Digital Literacy › Digital Divide and Discrimination › Cyber Humanities for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; › AI for Cultural and Creative Industries › Public Engagement and Citizen Science; › Democracy and Social Impact; › Tools for Education and Digital Literacy; › Digital Heritage driven Democracy and Diplomacy › Computational Social Science The complete list of topics can be found at the IEEE CH web site and the call for papers page: http://www.ieee-ch.org<https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieee-ch.org%2F&e=ed7a584b&…> IMPORTANT DATES --------------- Paper submission deadline: May 5, 2025 Authors’ notification: May 20, 2025 Camera-ready submission: May 28, 2025 Registration deadline (authors): May 30, 2025 -- Ilaria Torre Associate Professor, University of Genoa, IT Department of Computer Science, Bio-engineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering Head of the MSc in Digital Humanities - Interactive systems and digital media, Polytechnic School Office +39 010 3532818 Email ilaria.torre(a)unige.it<mailto:ilaria.torre@unige.it>

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*** Second Call for Journal First Papers *** 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025) September 15-19, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/ecsa-2025 The European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA) is the premier European software architecture conference, providing researchers, practitioners, and educators with a platform to present and discuss the most recent, innovative, and significant findings and experiences in the field of software architecture research and practice. The 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025) will be held from September 15 to 19, 2025. ECSA 2025 is planned as an in-person conference taking place in the beautiful city of Limassol (Cyprus). ECSA 2025 enriches its partnership with more journals and opportunities than ever before, to incorporate journal-first papers into its program. The journals are: - Journal of Systems and Software (JSS) - IEEE Software - Information & Software Technology (IST) - Transaction on Software Engineering (TSE) We invite authors of journal papers accepted by JSS, IEEE Software, IST, or TSE since December 1, 2023 to submit their work for presentation at ECSA 2025, which will allow authors of journal-first papers to present their work to the community. SCOPE A journal-first paper submitted to ECSA 2025 must adhere to the following criteria: • The paper must have been accepted after peer review by one between JSS, IEEE Software, IST or TSE. • The paper is in the scope of the conference. • The paper has not been presented at and is not under consideration for journal-first programs of other conferences. PAPER SUBMISSION We invite authors of papers that meet the above criteria to submit a proposal that includes a summary of the original paper that highlights the contributions, motivates the relevance for the ECSA, and briefly discusses how the work has developed after the original publication - if it is the case. Please include the DOI of the original journal paper. ECSA offers an opportunity to disseminate your work to a broader community audience. The submission must be 3-4 pages long and conform to the Springer LNCS style (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…). Accepted submissions will be invited to present at the conference. The track chairs will write a summary of the accepted submissions that will be included in the conference proceedings. Proposals must be submitted via the online EasyChair submission site for the ECSA 2025 conference, selecting the "Journal First" Track: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ecsa2025 . EVALUATION Authors will be invited to present their paper at ECSA 2025 if it meets the above criteria. Please note that we plan to include as many journal-first papers as possible in the ECSA main program. However, if we receive an exceptionally high number of submissions, we may have to prioritize presentation proposals according to their fit to the conference theme and sessions structure. As the papers have already been reviewed and accepted by a journal, we will not review the submission for technical content; instead, we will focus on the track’s criteria. PRESENTATION ECSA 2025 is planned to be an in-person/physical conference. The journal-first paper presentations are part of the ECSA conference’s main program. As a journal-first presenter, you will benefit from the conference presentation in many ways, such as, outreach to a broader audience and interactions and discussions with peers. At least one author of each submission accepted for the journal-first program must register and attend the conference to present the paper. IMPORTANT DATES • Paper submission: May 23, 2025 • Acceptance notification: June 20, 2025 All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth). ORGANISATION General Chairs • Cesare Pautasso, University of Lugano, Switzerland • Vasilios Andrikopoulos, University of Groeningen, The Netherlands Journal First Track Chairs • Jesper Andersson, Linnaeus University, Sweden • Romina Spalazzese, Malmö University, Sweden

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