*** Call for Participation ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/
(*** Early Registration Deadline: February 13, 2026 ***)
The 2026 ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier
venue, where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances
at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
Ideal IUI submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence
and discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies,
techniques and systems.
This year we had a record number of submissions, so we have a record number of
accepted papers (114), a record number of posters and demos (53) and we hope for a
record number of participants.
Furthermore, we have 8 workshops and 5 tutorials.
Finally, the technical program will feature two keynotes, by Antonio Kruger on the role of
HCI in trusted A.I. and Pattie Maes on designing A.I. interaction for human flourishing.
The detailed program of IUI 2026 can be found on the conference website:
https://iui.acm.org/2026/program/ .
The early registration deadline is on February 13th and the registration page is:
https://iui.acm.org/2026/registration/
We are looking forward to meeting everybody in Paphos.
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Li Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
• Giulio Jacucci, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Alison Renner, Dataminr, USA
*** Apologies for cross-posting ***
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Responsible AI in Healthcare Collection
Discover Artificial Intelligence
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We are delighted to invite submissions to a new topical collection on **"Responsible AI in Healthcare: Bridging Technical Innovation and Multi-Stakeholder Needs"** in Discover Artificial Intelligence.
As AI becomes increasingly embedded in clinical decisions, patient care pathways, and health outcomes, the need for systems that are not only technically robust but also trustworthy, equitable, and aligned with diverse stakeholder needs becomes critical. This collection emphasizes **operationalizing responsible AI** across the healthcare ecosystem—going beyond explainability to address governance, ethics, workflow integration, fairness, bias mitigation, privacy, accountability, and inclusive design.
== Important Dates ==
* Submission Deadline: October 5, 2026
== Submission Guidelines ==
* Article Types: Research, Review, Brief Report, Case Study, Methodology, Perspective, and others
* Format: Follow Discover Artificial Intelligence submission guidelines
* Submission Portal: https://www.springer.com/journal/44163/submission-guidelines
* Note: In the submission system, select this collection from the drop-down menu on the 'Details' tab
== Collection Focus ==
We particularly welcome research demonstrating how AI systems can be **designed, validated, and implemented collaboratively** with clinicians, patients, researchers, administrators, and policymakers to ensure inclusive, equitable, trustworthy, and effective outcomes in real-world healthcare settings.
We invite contributions that combine technical rigor with practical impact, spanning machine learning, multimodal health data, wearable and sensor-based systems, human-computer interaction, and ethical design in domains such as digital health, neurorehabilitation, clinical decision support, and telehealth.
== Topics of Interest ==
Building on emerging trends and challenges in responsible healthcare AI, we welcome submissions that address, but are not limited to:
1. **Human-Centered AI and Participatory Design**
- Co-design methodologies in healthcare AI
- Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration frameworks
2. **Fairness and Bias Mitigation**
- Algorithmic fairness in clinical contexts
- Equitable AI deployment
- Bias detection and mitigation strategies
3. **Clinical Integration and Validation**
- Workflow integration of AI tools
- Clinical validation methodologies
- Evaluation frameworks for healthcare AI
4. **Governance and Implementation**
- Regulatory and ethical frameworks
- Responsible data governance
- Privacy preservation and informed consent
- Implementation case studies
5. **Domain-Specific Applications**
- AI-driven neurorehabilitation tools
- Wearable systems and adaptive interfaces
- Clinical decision support systems
- Telehealth and remote care AI
6. **AI Communication and Interaction**
- Natural language processing for health communication
- Conversational AI for ethical decision support
- Explainable AI in clinical contexts
7. **Data and Modeling**
- Multimodal data fusion
- Personalized healthcare using AI
- Digital biomarkers and predictive modeling
== About the Journal ==
Discover Artificial Intelligence is a transdisciplinary open access journal publishing research on all aspects of AI theory, methodology, and applications (SJR 2024: 0.876, Q1). The journal offers a median time to first decision of 23 days.
**Open Access Funding:** Many institutions have existing agreements with Springer Nature. Check your institution's funding eligibility at: https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-science/funding/articles#c14214262
== Guest Editors ==
* Giuseppe Prencipe, Associate Professor, University of Pisa, Italy
* Silvia Filogna, Researcher, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Italy
* Tommaso Turchi, Assistant Professor, University of Pisa, Italy
This collection provides a platform for interdisciplinary contributions spanning computer science, biomedical engineering, clinical research, ethics, and policy, supporting **SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure**.
**Full collection details:** https://link.springer.com/collections/ccieiafgad
For questions or more information, please contact Tommaso Turchi at tommaso.turchi(a)unipi.it
We look forward to your contributions!
#ResponsibleAI #HealthcareAI #HumanCenteredAI #ExplainableAI #AlgorithmicFairness #ClinicalAI
ICMI 2026 CALL FOR PAPERS
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5-9 October 2026, Napoli - Italy
https://icmi.acm.org/2026/
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The 28th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2026) will be held in Napoli, Italy. ICMI is the premier international forum for advancing research at the intersection of multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) and social interaction to create technically innovative, effective, and human-centered multimodal interactive systems. A unique aspect of ICMI is its multidisciplinary nature, bringing together research in AI, multimodal data processing, human-machine, and human-human interaction to bridge behavioral understanding with technology, with an eye towards impactful applications that benefit people and society.
Novelty will be evaluated along two dimensions: scientific novelty and technical novelty. Accepted papers at ICMI 2026 must demonstrate novelty in at least one of these two dimensions.
The theme of this year's conference is "Context and Cultural Awareness for Multimodal Interaction", to explore how context and cultural factors influence multimodal interaction systems, including their design, implementation, and evaluation. We welcome papers that address the integration of contextual understanding, such as environmental, social, and emotional factors, into multimodal interaction systems. We also encourage contributions that explore cultural considerations in the development and deployment of interactive technologies.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Affective computing and interaction
* User-adaptive systems
* Cognitive modelling and multimodal interaction
* Context-aware modelling
* Cross-cultural design and evaluation
* Gesture, touch, and haptics
* Healthcare, assistive technologies
* Human communication dynamics
* Human-robot/agent multimodal interaction
* Human-centred AI and ethics
* Interaction with a smart environment
* Machine learning for multimodal interaction
* Mobile and wearable multimodal systems
* Multimodal behaviour generation
* Multimodal datasets and validation
* Multimodal dialogue modeling
* Multimodal fusion and representation
* Multimodal interactive applications
* Novel multimodal datasets
* Spoken/visual behaviours in social interaction
* System components and multimodal platforms
* Virtual/augmented reality and multimodal interaction
Commitment to ethical conduct is mandatory, and submissions must adhere to ethical standards, in particular when human-derived data are employed. Authors are encouraged to consult the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (https://ethics.acm.org/).
*** Important Dates
Abstract deadline April 13, 2026
Paper Submission April 20, 2026
Rebuttal Period June 1, 2026
Paper notification July 6, 2026
Camera-ready paper July 23, 2026
Presenting at the main conference October 6-8, 2026
*** ACM Publication Policies
ACM's New Open Access Publishing Model. Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%).
Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Keep in mind that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM.
Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join ACM Open. The subsidy will offer:
* $250 APC for ACM/SIG members
* $350 for non-members
This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period. This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026, including ICMI.
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CfP - Human Work Interaction Design 2026 (HWID 2026)
Harmonisation of human and machine intelligence in the 5th Industrial
Revolution (5IR) Workplace
June 17-18, 2026
University of West London, St. Mary’s Road, London (United Kingdom)
https:/wg6.ifip-tc13.org/human-work-interaction-design-2026-hwid-2026
8th Working Conference of the IFIP WG 13.6 Human Work Interaction Design
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Technologies in work settings are increasingly underpinned by Artificial
Intelligence (AI). This means that applications and platforms such as
those in the Metaverse, Digital Twin (DT) systems, and Industry 4.0 and
5.0 are becoming increasingly autonomous and intelligent. While these
developments promise efficiency and innovation, they also present risks
of over-reliance on technology and a potential abdication of human
agency in the workplace. Such reliance may lead workers to underestimate
their own cognitive and creative capabilities and to privilege machine
intelligence over human skills. Rather than automating tasks and
relegating workers to supervisory or backup roles, augmentation seeks to
enable meaningful cooperation between humans and machines. Although this
concept has been well studied in terms of efficacy and efficiency,
further efforts in Human Work Interaction Design (HWID) research are
required to support well-being, trust, and transparency; to ensure human
autonomy and governance within human–machine teams; and to respect human
values.
Industry 5.0 builds on the technological foundations of Industry 4.0 by
shifting the focus from productivity and efficiency toward human
well-being and sustainability. In this context, the harmonisation of
human and machine intelligence requires the ability to measure, analyse,
and apply affective and contextual data about workers and workplace
environments in order to design, integrate, and optimise work
experiences. This conference, therefore, calls for inclusive and
interdisciplinary approaches to unpacking Industry 5.0 and
re-conceptualising work augmentation in AI-driven environments. We
particularly encourage the integration of perspectives from the social
sciences, arts, design, and humanities into the design and governance of
intelligent work systems.
This call seeks contributions that explore the augmentation of human
cognition in line with human values through research of new frameworks,
models, approaches, and case studies for Industry 5.0. The Fifth
Industrial Revolution (5IR) focuses on harmonising human ability and
well-being, while simultaneously ensuring human beings can make
effective use of 5IR technologies in the workplace.
This edition of the HWID working conference aims to attract submissions
from professionals in academia, national labs, and industry, as well as
from students. The event will provide a platform to discuss tools,
procedures, and professional competencies essential for harmonizing
human and machine intelligence, central to Industry 5.0.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
HWID2026 is a two-day working conference that focuses on discussion and
exchange of ideas. During this edition, HWID2026 is pleased to welcome
Professor Karen Cham, Director of the Behavioural Research Analytics in
Neurotechnological Systems (BRAINS) Lab at Kingston University, expert
in Augmented Intelligence, Digital Transformation & Design, as a keynote
speaker.
TOPICS
- Human-centred UI design with and of 5IR technologies in the workplace
- Human-AI interaction and collaboration
- Sociotechnical Theory and Methods for 5IR
- Collaborative systems design for Industry 5.0
- Human Digital Twins in the future of work
- Behavioral analytics and data modelling
- Safety and well-being of workers in the workplace (e.g., trust and
training)
- Ethics, policy, and law in 5IR
- Case studies and implications of 5IR technologies (e.g., discretionary
effort, job satisfaction)
- Education and coaching to afford harmonisation of human and 5IR
technologies in the workplace
- Human and social sciences, creative arts, and design
- Digital readiness for Industry 5.0 technologies in workplaces.
- Design for occupational well-being in the 5IR
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: February 8, 2026
Notification to authors: March 6, 2026
Camera ready: March 27, 2026
Conference: June 17-18, 2026
SUBMISSIONS
We invite authors to submit full papers (minimum 6 pages, maximum 12
pages, excluding references) formatted according to the LNCS template
available on the Springer website:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…
The link to the submission system: https://meteor.springer.com/HWID2026
Each paper will be reviewed by three reviewers (single-blind). The
collection of all accepted papers will be distributed to participants as
digital proceedings prior to the conference. During the review process,
reviewers will be asked to evaluate whether an extended version of the
paper is suitable for an IFIP Springer book (IFIP Advances in
Information and Communication Technology), which will be edited after
the conference.
ORGANIZERS
General Chairs:
- Jose Abdelnour-Nocera (University of West London, UK)
- Judith Molka-Danielsen (Molde University College, Norway)
Program Chairs:
- Barbara Rita Barricelli (University of Brescia, Italy)
- Elodie Bouzekri (Université de Brest, France)
Paper Chairs:
- Ali Gheitasy (University of West London, UK)
- Parisa Sadaati (University of West London, UK)
*** Last Combo Call for Workshop Papers ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/
AAMAS 2026 received 1455 full paper submissions for the Main Track, after an initial
submission of 1800 abstracts. This is by far the highest number of submissions (around
50% more than the previous highest number) in the 25 years of AAMAS.
The conference will feature the following workshops with open calls for
submission. Please visit the workshops' websites and/or contact their organisers for
more details and important dates.
2nd Workshop on AI for Critical Infrastructure and Government (AI4CNI-26)
https://sites.google.com/view/ai4cni-26/
Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) forms the backbone of modern society, yet its
increasing complexity requires increasingly autonomous operation and makes it
vulnerable to cascading failures and cyber-physical threats. The AI4CNI workshop
explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence and multi-agent systems to
enhance the efficiency, resilience, and defense of vital services like energy, transportation,
communication networks and healthcare.
18th International Workshop on Adaptive and Learning Agents (ALA)
https://alaworkshop2026.github.io/
Adaptive and Learning Agents (ALA) brings together researchers working on learning,
adaptation, and autonomous behaviour in single- and multi-agent systems. The workshop
welcomes contributions from across computer science (including reinforcement learning,
agent architectures, evolutionary computation, planning, and game theory) as as well as
from related fields such as cognitive science, biology, economics, and the social sciences.
Autonomous Robots and Multirobot Systems (ARMS)
https://arms2026.di.unimi.it/
Robots are agents, too. Indeed, agents researchers often use robotics problems as
motivating examples. Both practical and analytical techniques developed by agents
researchers influence, and are influenced by, research in autonomous robots and multi-
robot systems. Despite the overlap between the agents and robotics research areas,
researchers from these communities only have a few opportunities to meet and interact.
The Robotics Area of Interest in the main AAMAS conference (formerly, the “Robotics
Track”) is one such opportunity. The goal of this workshop is to build on this opportunity,
offering an informal and dedicated forum where agents and robotics researchers can
interact, discuss promising research directions and open problems, and foster further
collaborations. Contributions are sought in all areas of robotics, in particular as related to
autonomous agents research. Theoretical papers are welcome, as long as they clearly
specify the connection to challenges in robotics. Empirical studies should ideally present
experiments with real robots, though physical simulation studies are also acceptable.
Papers that focus on mechanical aspects and low-level control should make an effort to
relate this work to the agents community.
7th International Workshop on Agents for Societal Impact (ASI)
https://panosd.eu/asi2026/
This workshop focuses on the design, analysis, and deployment of intelligent agents that
contribute positively to society. As AI agents become increasingly autonomous and
embedded in real-world systems, it is critical to ensure that their behavior aligns with
human values and societal goals, rather than optimizing narrowly defined technical
objectives. The workshop provides a forum to discuss how agent-based technologies can
be responsibly applied to real-world societal systems, including (but not limited to):
healthcare, education, climate, sustainability, conservation, public infrastructure, labor
markets, governance and policy design, etc. The goal is to identify new MAS problems in
societies, develop novel MAS solutions to resolve social challenges, and learn from the
real-world deployment of MAS.
14th International Workshop on Agents in Traffic and Transportation (ATT 2026)
https://sites.google.com/unimib.it/att2026/
The ATT 2026 workshop focuses on AI-driven modeling, simulation, control, and
management of large-scale traffic and transportation systems. It addresses the challenges
of distributed, autonomous, and data-rich mobility systems operating under uncertainty
and societal constraints. The workshop invites contributions on multi-agent systems,
machine learning, optimization, control, and data-centric AI approaches. Topics include
autonomous and connected vehicles, intelligent traffic control, digital twins, shared
mobility, and multi-modal transportation. Both theoretical advances and real-world
applications enabling safe, robust, and scalable intelligent transportation are welcomed.
Citizen-Centric Multi Agent Systems 2026 (C-MAS 2026)
https://sites.google.com/view/cmas2026
Join us for the C-MAS 2026 workshop, where we explore citizen-centric AI and multiagent
systems. In today’s world, large-scale AI systems hold the potential to tackle critical
societal challenges, from decarbonising our energy system to facilitating on-demand
mobility and improving disaster response. However, we often overlook the active role of
citizen end users, treating them merely as data providers and service consumers. Our
workshop aims to shift this perspective and explore innovative approaches that treat
citizen end users as primary agents with diverse needs and preferences. By doing so, we
can develop more trustworthy, fair, and widely accepted sociotechnical solutions to
pressing societal challenges.
11th Workshop on Collaboration of Humans, Agents, Robots, Machines and Sensors
(CHARMS 2026)
https://charms2026.github.io/
Cyber physical systems (CPS) are becoming more involved in the lives of humans. All
indications point to a future where many varieties of CPS and humans co-exist and, at a
minimum, must interact consistently through life’s tasks. This workshop will explore ideas
of the future to understand, discern and develop the relationship between humans and
CPS and the practical nature of software agents to facilitate the integration.
Causal Learning and Reasoning in Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (CLaRAMAS)
https://claramas-workshop.github.io/claramas2026/
CLaRAMAS aims to foster cross-disciplinary exchange and synergistic collaboration
between two complementary communities: the AAMAS community and the Causal
Learning and Reasoning (CLR) community. The overarching goal is to bridge these domains
by exploring the following open questions: How CLR techniques can enhance agent-based
decision-making? How agent-oriented perspectives can leverage the operational
deployment of CLR in real-world applications?
Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms and Ethics for Governance of Multi-
Agent Systems (COINE)
https://coin-workshop.github.io/coine-2026-paphos/
This workshop is an evolution of the COIN (Coordination, Organizations, Institutions and
Norms in Agent Systems) workshop series that ran at various conferences including
AAMAS (18 times), IJCAI (twice), AAAI in 2008 and ECAI in 2006 and 2016, and produced
17 volumes of post-proceedings in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. The
18th volume of COINE post-proceedings is in progress. In 2020, ethics was added to the
name and acronym (now COINE), and also the notion of governance of MAS was added to
the full workshop title as this is the common objective uniting the various threads of
research (coordination, organizations, etc.) undertaken. The workshop in the new format
has been held six times (2020–2025).
14th International Workshop on Engineering Multi-Agent Systems (EMAS 2026)
https://w3id.org/emas/2026/
EMAS 2026 builds on the long-standing tradition of the Workshop on Engineering Multi-
Agent Systems, advancing the design, implementation, and deployment of autonomous
agents and Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) through research on theories, architectures,
languages, platforms, and methodologies. To engage with emerging augmented language
models and agentic systems and build on decades of established MAS engineering
approaches, this 14th edition focuses on Hybrid Agent Architectures and Multi-Agent
Systems. We invite contributions covering the diversity of approaches to engineering
agents and MAS: submissions may focus on established or emerging approaches, as well
as hybrid approaches that integrate the two, exploring, among others, questions such as
how elements from different agent architectures can be combined to create more capable
agents, and how MAS can be designed to ensure interoperability, coordination, and
governance among heterogeneous agents.
8th International Workshop on EXplainable, Trustworthy, & Responsible AI &
Multi‑Agent Systems (EXTRAAMAS 2026)
https://extraamas.ehealth.hevs.ch/index.html
The International Workshop on EXplainable, Trustworthy, and Responsible AI and Multi-
Agent Systems (EXTRAAMAS) runs since 2019, and is a well-established workshop and
forum. It aims to discuss and disseminate research on explainable artificial intelligence,
with a particular focus on intra/inter-agent(ic) explainability and cross-disciplinary
perspectives. In its 8th edition, EXTRAAMAS 2026 identifies four particular focus topics
with the ultimate goal of strengthening cutting-edge foundational and applied research.
The 8th Games, Agents, and Incentives Workshop (GAIW-26)
https://gtep-workshops.github.io/gaiw2026/
Games, Agents and Incentives is a confederated workshop which focuses on agents and
incentives in AI. In particular, it promotes approaches that deal with game theory
(cooperative and non-cooperative), social choice, and agent-mediated e-commerce
aspects of AI systems. The confederated workshop merges multiple workshops that have
been associated with AAMAS in the past, which considered different aspects of the general
interplay between AI and economics including CoopMAS, AMEC, and EXPLORE.
27th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation (MABS 2026)
https://mabsworkshop.github.io/
MABS focuses on the confluence of social sciences and multi-agent systems, with a strong
application/empirical vein, and it emphasizes, (i) exploratory agent-based simulation as a
principled way of undertaking scientific research in the social sciences and (ii) using social
theories as an inspiration for new frameworks and developments in multi-agent systems.
MABS 2026 continues its tradition of fostering cross-fertilisation and innovation in MAS
engineering and complex social and sociotechnical systems modeling. The workshop
encourages submissions in areas such as simulation methodology and tools, simulation
of social and intelligent behaviour, diverse applications, and simulation analytics.
International Workshop on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems for Space
Applications (MASSpace)
https://mas-space.github.io/aamas2026ws/
This workshop aims at disseminating and sharing recent advances in the use of agent-
based and multi-agent-based models and techniques in the Space domain. Indeed, the
use of agent-based and multi-agent systems (MAS) in aerospace and space is gaining
traction, as they offer a promising approach for modeling and solving distributed,
complex and dynamic problems. Sample applications notably include multiple spacecraft
operations and maintenance, onboard-ground coordination, mission simulation, multi-
mission operation, autonomous navigation, and collective robotics.
NEurosymbolic eXplainable trUstworthy Systems (NEXUS)
https://nexus.telecom-paris.fr/
The opacity of current deep learning models is a major barrier to adoption where
accountability is essential. NEXUS focuses on neurosymbolic reasoning as a foundational
approach to building theory, applications, and tools for well-calibrated and trustworthy
autonomy. This paradigm moves beyond a narrow focus on formal logic, concerning itself
with the integration of deep and reinforcement learning algorithms with a broad spectrum
of structured knowledge.
Workshop on Optimization and Learning in Multi-Agent Systems (OptLearnMAS)
https://optlearnmas.github.io
The goal of the workshop is to provide researchers with a venue to discuss models or
techniques for tackling a variety of multi-agent optimization problems. We seek
contributions in the general area of multi-agent optimization, including distributed
optimization, coalition formation, optimization under uncertainty, winner determination
algorithms in auctions and procurements, and algorithms to compute Nash and other
equilibria in games. Of particular emphasis are contributions at the intersection of
optimization and learning. This workshop invites works from different strands of the
multi-agent systems community that pertain to the design of algorithms, models, and
techniques to deal with multi-agent optimization and learning problems or problems that
can be effectively solved by adopting a multi-agent framework.
Rebellion and Disobedience in Artificial Intelligence (RaD-AI)
https://sites.google.com/view/rad-ai/home
Should intelligent autonomous agents always obey human commands or instructions? In
some contexts, they should not. Most existing research on collaborative robots and agents
assumes that a “good” agent complies with the instructions it is given and works in a
predictable manner under the consent of the human operator(s) it serves (e.g., it should
never deceive its operator). Our RaD-AI workshop challenges this assumption; we will
reconsider the desired abilities and responsibilities of collaborative agents. For example,
these include exhibiting behavior that attempts appropriate and harm-preventing non-
compliance (e.g., safety constraints in autonomous vehicles or training LLMs to avoid
potentially harmful or norm-violating output), among others. Our agenda will include
accepted submissions that describe novel (and/or survey existing) contributions, or
propose new directions, related to RaD-AI in the context of intelligent social agents,
human-agent interaction, and their societal effects, along with invited talks and other
events. We warmly welcome participation from AAMAS-26 conference attendees!
Strategic Engineering Workshop (SE)
https://sites.google.com/view/se-aamas2026
Real-world interactions are messy; Game Theory is rigorous. Historically, connecting the
two required expensive manual modeling. “Strategic Engineering” seeks to automate this
pipeline. We ask: How can LLMs serve as architects, translating everyday scenarios into the
formal structures that Game Theory (GT) and Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) require? If we can
automate the creation of the “world model”, we can unlock the full power of classical GT/
MAS reasoning for any situation. We invite submissions that fuse the generative capabilities
of LLMs with the reasoning power of GT/MAS, creating a new class of agents capable of
navigating complex, strategic environments.
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
*** Last Mile for Abstract Submission ***
*** 2026 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference ***
October 11-14, 2026, Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://fie-conference.org/2026
*** 2026 Conference Theme: Engineering and Computing Education in the Large Language Model Era ***
*** Abstract Submission Deadline: February 2, 2026 (extended!) ***
The Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference is a premier international forum bringing
together a global community to share ideas, challenge assumptions, and shape the future
of teaching and learning. Since 1971, FIE has been co-sponsored by the IEEE Education
Society, IEEE Computer Society, and ASEE ERM Division, and is recognized for its rigorous
peer-review process, diverse program, and impact on the field.
The Call for Abstracts for FIE 2026 invites researchers, educators, and practitioners to
contribute innovative work in engineering and computing education.
The 2026 conference theme is Engineering and Computing Education in the Large
Language Model Era, reflecting FIE’s role in advancing timely, transformative
conversations.
Submissions are welcomed as Extended Structured Abstracts for Full and Work-in-
Progress (WIP) Papers, and as Proposals for Alternative Sessions, including
Workshops, Special Sessions, Panels, and Student Panels.
Accepted papers in these tracks that are presented in person at the conference will appear
in the Conference Proceedings and be published on IEEE Xplore.
The complete list of topics is also available on the conference web site:
https://fie-conference.org/authors/topics-of-interest .
IMPORTANT DATES (AoE)
• Full & WIP Paper Abstract Submission Deadline: February 2, 2026 (extended)
• Full & WIP Paper Abstract Acceptance Notification: February 13, 2026
• Alternative Session Proposal Deadline: February 23, 2026
• Alternative Session Proposal Acceptance Notification: March 13, 2026
• Full & WIP Preliminary Paper Submission Deadline: March 23, 2026
• Alternative Session Paper Submission Deadline: May 4, 2026
• Notification of Full & WIP Paper Revision Requirements and
Acceptance Notification: May 8, 2026
• Alternative Session Paper Acceptance Notification: May 22, 2026
• Revised Full & WIP Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2026
• Alternative Session Revised Paper Submission Deadline: June 29, 2026
• Final Acceptance Notification for all Paper and Session Types: July 10, 2026
• Final Camera-Ready Paper Submission for all Paper and Session
Types & Copyright Deadline: July 20, 2026
Call for Late-Breaking Results
EICS 2026 – The 18th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive
Computing Systems
June 30 – July 3, 2026
Patras, Greece
https://eics.acm.org/2026/
Submission deadline (Late-Breaking Results): March 12, 2026
Notification to authors: April 15, 2026
Camera-ready deadline: April 30, 2026
About Late-Breaking Results
Late-Breaking Results (LBR) describe preliminary results of ongoing
research or incremental work that present new ideas, concepts, systems,
or approaches focusing on methods, techniques, and tools for designing
and developing interactive systems.
LBR submissions are intended to elicit useful feedback on early-stage or
incremental work that can benefit from discussion with colleagues in the
EICS community. We particularly welcome papers suitable for
demonstration at the conference. Supplementary videos showing the system
in action are strongly encouraged.
Accepted LBR papers will be published in the conference’s companion
proceedings and made available in the ACM Digital Library.
Topics of Interest
Submissions should advance the state of the art in the engineering of
interactive systems. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Modeling, specification, and analysis of interactive systems
- Requirements engineering for interactive systems
- Software architectures and formal methods for interactive systems
- Methods, processes, principles, tools, and frameworks for developing
interactive systems (design, prototyping, implementation, evaluation,
verification, validation, and testing)
- Domain-specific languages, notations, and APIs for interactive systems
- Integration of engineering concerns into the design process
- Engineering data-driven and smart interactive systems (adaptive,
context-aware, AI-based, multimodal, etc.)
- Engineering for accessibility at scale and integration with software
development pipelines
- Engineering serious games and cognitive stimulation tools (embodied
agents, humanoid robots)
- Interactive systems using emerging technologies (e.g., touch and
multitouch, voice, gestures, EEG, AR/MR/VR/XR, large language models,
chatbots, humanoid robots)
- Interactive systems for diverse audiences (children, elderly, people
with disabilities)
- Interactive systems for various domains (health, entertainment,
safety-critical systems, emergency management, etc.)
- Engineering hardware/software integration (cyber-physical systems,
tangible, haptic, wearable, robotic systems)
- Engineering for specific properties (usability, user experience,
safety, security, dependability)
- Building human-centred AI systems (explainable AI, intelligible
design, human-in-the-loop, adaptive and context-aware interactive
agents)
Format and Submission Guidelines
LBR papers will be published as 6-page double-column papers generated by
ACM TAPS.
For review, authors must submit using the single-column review template.
The single-column review submission should be approximately 8–12 pages,
up to 5,000 words, excluding references.
Authors must not use the old double-column format at the review stage.
Submissions must be made via:
https://new.precisionconference.com
Citation Guidelines
Authors are kindly requested to ensure references report the correct
publication format to facilitate citation indexing, particularly for
conferences publishing in journal proceedings such as PACM. Please avoid
informal conference-style citations when a PACM reference is available.
Anonymization Policy
The review process is double-anonymous. Authors must remove author and
institutional identities from the title, headers, and document metadata,
and leave the acknowledgments section blank.
Citations to prior work, including the authors’ own, should remain but
must be written in the third person (e.g., “As described by [10]…”).
Further suppression of identifying information in the paper body is left
to the authors’ discretion.
Authors are reminded that preprints or public dissemination during the
review period may compromise anonymity and potentially introduce
unconscious bias.
Contact
For questions regarding Late-Breaking Results submissions, please
contact the LBR chairs at:
lbr2026(a)eics.acm.org
EICS 2026 Late-Breaking Results Chairs
*** Call for Participation ***
The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution
and Reengineering (SANER 2026)
17-20 March, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/saner-2026
*** Early Registration Deadline: 13th February, 2026 (extended) ***
The IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering
(SANER) is the premier event on the theory and practice of recovering information from
existing software and systems. The event explores innovative methods to extract the
many kinds of information that can be recovered from software, software engineering
documents, and systems artifacts, and examines innovative ways of using this
information in system renewal and program understanding.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Nicole Novielli and Alexander Serebrenik are the keynote speakers of SANER 2026.
More details: https://conf.researchr.org/info/saner-2026/keynotes
REGISTRATION
Registration is open. Please visit:
https://conf.researchr.org/attending/saner-2026/registration+
*** Early registration till 13th February, 2026 (extended) ***
If you have not yet registered, there is still time to register at the reduced rate.
Special rates for IEEE members and for students.
The conference organisation is able to provide visa support letters to attendees that
require visa.
VENUE
SANER 2026 is taking place in Limassol, Cyprus. St. Raphael Resort is located on one of
the most renowned beaches in Limassol, only a short coastal drive from the lively centre
of town, approximately 10 minutes away.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
SANER 2026 workshops take place on 17th March and the main conference between
18th and 20th of March.
SANER 2026 features many tracks with talks in different areas of Software Analysis,
Evolution and Reengineering.
• Research Track (47 papers)
• Industrial Track (19 papers)
• Early Research Achievement Track (15 papers)
• Short Papers and Posters Track (19 papers)
• Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results Track (4 papers)
• Tool Demo Track (13 papers)
• Journal First Papers (18 papers)
• Registered Report Track (5 papers)
• Workshops (7 workshops)
• Tutorials (1 tutorial)
WORKSHOPS
- SQA4AI – Software Quality Assurance for Artificial Intelligence Workshop
https://sqa4ai-ws.github.io/
- Greenvolve – The Green Software Evolution Workshop
https://greenvolve.github.io/
- Fairness 2026 – 2nd International Workshop on Fairness in Software Systems
https://fairnessworkshop.github.io/
- F-TRANSFER – Facilitating Continuous Education and Training Through AI in SE
https://www.cs.ubbcluj.ro/~avescan/f-transfer-2026/
- IWBOSE 2026 – Ninth International Workshop on Blockchain Oriented Software Engineering
https://www.agile-group.org/iwbose2026/
- VST 2026 – 9th Workshop on Validation, Analysis and Evolution of Software Tests
https://vstworkshop.github.io/vst2026/
- MSR4P&S 2026 – 4th International Workshop on Mining Software Repositories
Applications for Privacy and Security
https://msr4ps.github.io/
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
General Chair
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organizing Chair
• George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Eunjong Choi, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
• Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Industrial Chairs
• Anne Etien, University of Lille, France
• Tushar Sharma, Dalhousie University, Canada
ERA Chairs
• Mairieli Wessel, Radboud University, Netherlands
• Christoph Treude, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Short Papers and Posters Chairs
• Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Sandro Schulze, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
RENE Chairs
• Apostolos Ampatzoglou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Sebastian Proksch, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Workshop/Tutorial Chairs
• Marcelo De Almeida Maia, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
• Juri Di Rocco, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Journal-First Chairs
• Luigi Lavazza, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy
• Yuxia Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Registered Report Chairs
• Sherlock A. Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand
• Sebastiano Panichella, Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland
Tool Demo Chairs
• Maliheh Izadi, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
• Roberto Verdecchia, University of Florence, Italy
Diversity, Inclusion, and Newcomers Chairs
• Catia Trubiani, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy
• Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia
Proceedings Chair
• Raula Gaikovina Kula, Osaka University, Japan
Most Influential Paper Award Chairs
• Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Michele Lanza, Software Institute - USI, Lugano, Switzerland
Sustainability Chair
• Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Financial Chair
• Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Publicity and Social Media Chair
• Erina Makihara, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
*Call for Papers*
2nd workshop on Innovative Interfaces in Digital Healthcare (INI-DH 2026)
https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/ini-dh
in conjunction with AVI 2026 (https://www.unive.it/web/en/15667/home)
18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
San Servolo (Venice), Italy
8th-12th June 2026
*Important dates*
Submission deadline: March 27, 2026
Notification: April 10, 2026
Camera-ready deadline: April 21, 2026
Registration deadline: early registration AVI 2026
*Topics*
In an era defined by digital transformation, the intersection of technology
and healthcare is reshaping the landscape of medical practice and patient
experience. This workshop aims to bring together innovators, healthcare
professionals, designers and researchers to explore the multiple
applications of visual interfaces in digital healthcare.
The workshop aims to explore the multiple applications of visual interfaces
in digital healthcare by considering several topics including, but not
limited to:
- Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces for Digital Healthcare
- Affective Visual Interfaces
- Computer Vision
- Conversational Healthcare Interfaces
- Full-body Interaction
- Human-Robot Interaction for Patient Empowerment
- Human-Centered AI for Healthcare
- Image Analysis
- Information Visualization
- Intelligent Interfaces and Creative AI for Patient Empowerment
- Interfaces for Social Interaction and Cooperation in the Healthcare
Domain
- Interfaces and Interactions for Inclusion, Accessibility and Aging
- User eXperience Design in IoT Environments for Healthcare
- Usability and Accessibility
- Virtual and Augmented Reality for Training Healthcare Professionals
*Participation and Submission*
We invite the submission of papers in accordance with the CEUR Article
Template.
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another
journal, conference, or workshop. The following paper categories are
welcome:
- Full Papers: minimum of 10 standard pages, plus an appropriate number of
references
- Short Papers: between 5 and 9 standard pages
Following acceptance, it is mandatory for at least one author of each
accepted paper to attend the workshop.
*Organizers*
Paola Barra, *University of Naples Parthenope, Italy*
Andrea Antonio Cantone, *University of Salerno, Italy*
Teresa Onorati, *Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain*
CFP: The 2nd International Conference on Human-AI Interaction and Experience Design (HAXD 2026)
IEEE Technically Co-Sponsored. A Hybrid Event
https://intelligent-systems.net/haxd2026/index.html
Venue: Valencia, Spain (9-12 June 2026)
Theme: Beyond Prompts: Designing Human–AI Teamwork Exploring collaborative frameworks where humans and AI systems work together as partners
Scope
Artificial intelligence has become deeply embedded in our daily lives, transforming how we work, learn, manage our health, and interact, enjoy entertainment, and engage with public services. As AI systems grow more sophisticated and pervasive, the quality of human-AI interaction emerges as the critical factor determining whether these technologies truly benefit users and society.
HAXD 2026 focuses on the design and experience of human-AI interaction—examining not just what AI can do, but how people actually interact with these systems and what experiences result from these interactions. We are interested in understanding and improving the full spectrum of user outcomes: usefulness, usability, trust, cognitive workload, user satisfaction, safety, fairness, accessibility, and long-term societal impact.
The conference welcomes research and design work spanning diverse AI technologies—including foundation models, conversational agents, recommendation systems, computer vision and speech interfaces, interactive machine learning systems, and emerging AI paradigms. We welcome submissions that consider the full diversity of users, from researchers to practitioners, multilingual communities, cross-cultural populations, and people with disabilities. Similarly, we embrace work across all environments where human-AI interaction occurs: homes, workplaces, educational settings, healthcare contexts, civic technologies, creative tools, social platforms, and emerging application domains.
We welcome submissions concerning how humans and AI systems communicate, collaborate, and co-create value together. Whether you are designing new interaction paradigms, evaluating existing AI experiences, developing methodologies for AI usability research, or exploring the societal implications of AI interaction design, we want to hear from your work.
HAXD 2026 aims to build a community of researchers, designers, and practitioners committed to ensuring that as AI becomes more powerful, it also becomes more human-centered, inclusive, and genuinely beneficial to the diverse communities it serves.
General Chairs
* Prof. Jean Vanderdonckt Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
* Prof. Daniela Fogli University of Brescia, Italy.
Topics of Interest
We invite submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following areas:
Human-AI Interaction Design
* Conversational interfaces and dialogue design for AI systems
* Multimodal interaction paradigms (voice, gesture, text, visual)
* Adaptive and personalized AI interfaces
* Trust and transparency in AI system design
* User agency and control in automated systems
* Explainable AI interfaces and visualization
* Error handling and failure recovery in AI interactions
User Experience for AI Systems
* UX methodologies for AI-enabled products and services
* User journey mapping for AI-assisted workflows
* Onboarding and mental model formation for AI systems
* User feedback and AI system improvement
* Accessibility and inclusive design for AI interfaces
* Cross-cultural design considerations for global AI systems
* Emotional design and affective computing in AI interfaces
Collaborative AI and Agentic Systems
* Human-AI collaboration frameworks and design patterns
* Agentic AI workflow design and user experience
* Co-creation and co-design with AI systems
* AI assistants and virtual agents interaction design
* Human-in-the-loop AI system design
* Delegation and supervision in AI-assisted tasks
* Team dynamics in human-AI collaborative environments
Evaluation and Methodology
* Usability testing methods for AI systems
* User research techniques for AI interaction design
* Metrics and evaluation frameworks for human-AI experiences
* Longitudinal studies of AI system adoption and use
* Comparative analysis of AI interaction paradigms
* Design thinking and participatory design for AI systems
* Prototyping tools and techniques for AI interfaces
Ethics and Responsible AI Design
* Privacy and data protection in AI user interfaces
* Bias mitigation through inclusive design practices
* Algorithmic transparency and user understanding
* Consent and user control in AI data collection
* Ethical considerations in persuasive AI design
* Fairness and equity in AI system access and use
* Social implications of AI interaction design decisions
Domain Applications
* Healthcare AI interfaces and patient experience
* Educational AI systems and learning experience design
* Workplace AI tools and productivity interfaces
* Creative AI systems and artistic collaboration
* Autonomous systems and human oversight interfaces
* Smart home and IoT AI interaction design
* Financial AI services and user trust
Emerging Paradigms & Future Directions
* Virtual and augmented reality AI interfaces
* Brain-computer interfaces for AI interaction
* Embodied AI and robotics interaction design
* Large language model interface design
* Generative AI user experience and creative workflows
* AI-powered personalization and recommendation systems
* Future interaction paradigms and speculative design
Submission Types
* Research Papers (up to 8 pages): novel methods/systems with rigorous evaluation.
* Short Papers (2- 6 pages): promising early results, negative results with analysis.
* Poster Papers (2 pages): presenting early or late-breaking results, work in progress.
Format: Paper format
All papers should be in PDF format. Please make use of the appropriate IEEE template for conference proceedings to prepare your revised manuscript. Failure to do so may result in excluding your paper from the conference proceedings.
IEEE Word template can be found here (IEEE Conference Word Template)<https://fllm-conference.org/2025/files/conference-template-a4.docx>.
IEEE Latex template can be found here (IEEE Conference Latex Template)<https://fllm-conference.org/2025/files/Conference-LaTeX-template_10-17-19.z…>.
IEEE Overleaf Latex template can be found here (IEEE Overleaf Conference Latex Template)<https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/ieee-conference-template/grfzhhncs…>.
Important Dates
* Paper submission: February 20, 2026.
* Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2026
* Camera-ready deadline: May 5, 2026
All deadlines are in Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time.
Submission Portal
For submission guidelines, please visit: https://intelligent-systems.net/haxd2026/submissions.html
We look forward to receiving your contributions and to seeing you at HAXD 2026!
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Call for Papers
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CoPDA 2026 - 10th International Workshop on Cultures of Participation in
the Digital Age: Exploring the Relationship between EUD, AI-Assisted
Development, and Meta-Design
https://copda.unimi.it
June 8 or 9, 2026 (TBA) - Venice, Italy
In conjunction with AVI 2026 (https://www.unive.it/web/en/15667/home)
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Overview
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This 10th edition of the CoPDA workshop series explores how the
relationship among Cultures of Participation, End-User Development, and
Meta-Design is evolving in the era of AI-assisted and generative systems.
Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence are reshaping development
practices, lowering barriers to participation, and enabling new forms of
creativity. At the same time, they introduce critical challenges related to
human agency, transparency, ethics, sustainability, and long-term skill
development. Continuing the CoPDA tradition of framing socio-technical
systems as evolving environments, the workshop adopts the perspective of
Symbiotic AI, which emphasizes mutual adaptation between humans and AI. In
this view, AI does not replace human participation but becomes part of
participatory cultures that must remain understandable, configurable, and
accountable. EUD and meta-design play a key role in enabling users to
actively shape intelligent systems, keeping humans in the loop while
mitigating risks such as overreliance, opacity, unpredictability, and
deskilling.
The workshop invites researchers and practitioners from diverse communities
to submit contributions on (but not limited to) the following topics:
- Wicked Problems (without no right of wrong solutions) and Design
Trade-Offs
- Ecosystems for the Integration of Learning, Working, and Collaboration
- 21st century skills (critical thinking, creativity, collaboration,
communication)
- Symbiotic AI
- AI-Augmented End-User Development and Meta-Design
- Generative AI for Cognitive Empowerment and Lifelong Learning
- Configurable Transparency and Human-in-the-Loop AI Systems
- Adaptive, Adaptable and Context-Aware Interfaces
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Interactive Creativity in Education
- Vibe Coding
- Responsible Design
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Submissions
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Authors are invited to submit a 6-page position paper (including
references) using the 1-column CEUR template available at
https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. An Overleaf page for LaTeX users
is also available at
https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-submissions-to-ceur-w…
The papers can be submitted at:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=copda2026
All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the Program
Committee. Accepted papers will be collected and submitted for publication
in CEUR-WS proceedings.
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Important dates
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- March 29th, 2026: Submission deadline for position papers
- Apr 10th, 2026: Notification of acceptance
- May 8th, 2026: Camera ready
- Jun 8 or 9, 2026 (TBA): CoPDA 2026 workshop
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Organizing Committee
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Barbara Rita Barricelli (University of Brescia, Italy)
Gerhard Fischer (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA)
Daniela Fogli (University of Brescia, Italy)
Anders Mørch (University of Oslo, Norway)
Antonio Piccinno (University of Bari, Italy)
Stefano Valtolina (University of Milan, Italy)
For any further information, please contact copda2026(a)easychair.org
*Barbara Rita Barricelli, PhD*
Associate Professor
Department of Information Engineering
Università degli Studi di Brescia
https://barbara-barricelli.unibs.it
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*** First Call for Journal First Papers ***
International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,
and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)
29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026
The VARIABILITY conference series brings together the communities previously served by
ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS, forming a unified venue for research on variability, configuration,
customization, and related disciplines in software and systems engineering.
VARIABILITY 2026 invites Journal-First presentations of papers recently published in
leading software engineering journals, including TSE, TOSEM, IST, EMSE, JSS, ASEJ, SoSyM,
and reputable open-access journals. This initiative provides authors with the opportunity
to engage directly with the VARIABILITY community, while offering attendees a richer and
more diverse program. The Journal-First papers remain published in their respective
journals, and a one-page summary will be included in the VARIABILITY 2026 proceedings
with a pointer to the original publication.
Scope
To qualify for a Journal-First presentation at VARIABILITY 2026, a paper must meet these
criteria:
• It was published on the publisher’s website between May 2024 and March 2026.
• It fits within the scope of VARIABILITY 2026, as described in the research track call
(https://conf.researchr.org/track/variability-2026/variability-2026-papers#C…),
and can bring new insights or directions to the community.
• It presents new research results or significant extensions of prior work that have not
been presented at SPLC, VaMoS, or ICSR before.
• It has not been presented at, and is not under review for, Journal-First Tracks of other
related conferences.
How to Submit
Authors of papers that meet the above criteria are invited to submit a short proposal for
presentation. The proposal should be one page and include the following:
• Paper title, authors, extended abstract, and a link or DOI to the original journal paper.
• If the journal paper builds on or is related to previously published work (such as a poster
or tool demo), the proposal must clearly explain why it should be considered a Journal-
First paper.
• All proposals must be submitted as a PDF via EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=variability2026 (Journal-First Track).
• Please upload both the proposal PDF and a ZIP file containing the original journal paper.
Accepted papers will be published in the VARIABILITY 2026 Companion Proceedings
published by Springer in the LNCS series. A Journal-First proposal must be at most one
page long and it must follow the Springer guidelines:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… .
By submitting your paper for inclusion in these proceedings, you acknowledge that you
and your co-authors must comply with Springer’s publications policies
(https://www.springer.com/gp/editorial-policies) including requirements related to
research integrity, copyright, and ethical standards. Any alleged violations of these
policies may be investigated by Springer and could result in corrective actions, including
withdrawal of the paper.
Evaluation and Selection
Proposals will be selected based on the quality of the publication and the journal, after
confirming that the paper fits the scope of the conference. Since the papers have already
been peer-reviewed and accepted by their journals, they will not undergo another
technical review. The goal is to include as many papers as possible in the Journal-First
Track. However, if an unusually high number of papers are received, some might not be
accepted. If needed, priority will be given to papers that best align with the conference
topics of interests and the structure of the sessions.
Conference Attendance
For each paper accepted into the Journal-First Track, at least one author must register for
the conference and attend to give the oral presentation.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Submission of Papers: 2 April 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: 1 June 2026
• Camera-Ready Submission: 15 July 2026
• Author Registration: 15 July 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium
Research Track Chairs
• Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany
Industry Track Chairs
• Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Journal First Track Chairs
• Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France
• Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs
• Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Demos and Tools Track Chairs
• Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco
Projects Showcase Chairs
• Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden
• Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France
Hall of Fame Chairs
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
• Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland
• Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Workshops Chairs
• Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
• Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany
Tutorials Chairs
• Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands
• Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Proceedings Chair
• Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK
Publicity Chairs
• Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA
• Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Local Organiser and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
**Second Call* for Participation: CHI 2026 Workshop "Shaping HCI
Research for Children's Care Ecosystem Involvement"*
Children’s technology use and well-being are shaped by care ecosystems
that extend beyond families to include peers, teachers, therapists,
clinicians, and institutions. We invite researchers, designers, and
practitioners to join our CHI 2026 workshop to share methods and lessons
learned, and to collaboratively articulate priorities and open questions
for care ecosystem-centered HCI. While the primary focus is on
children’s care ecosystems, we also welcome participants who are
interested in applying an ecosystem lens to other populations.
This will be a *90-minute, in-person* workshop at CHI 2026 (Barcelona).
/How to participate:/
Please submit one of the following by *Thursday, 12 February 2026 (AoE)* :
*
a *~250-word statement of interest* describing your background and
an ecosystem-related project or challenge, *or*
*
a *2–4 page position paper* (including references)
*as a PDF to ecocareworkshop(a)gmail.com*
Your submission may address:
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ongoing or planned HCI work with children and their care ecosystems
(families, educators, therapists, clinicians, peers, and other
stakeholders), and/or
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challenges and design practices for multi-stakeholder research,
including open questions to shape the research agenda
More details: |https://sites.google.com/view/chi26-ecocare/home|
Sincerely,
Evropi Stefanidi, Lucas M. Silva, Bengisu Çağıltay, Aehong Min, Eva
Eriksson, Gillian R. Hayes - workshop organizers
Dear colleagues,
We invite *workshop proposals*for the *EICS 2026 Workshops Track*. The
workshops track offers the opportunity to organize specialized forums
alongside the main conference and to bring attention to emerging and
timely research topics related to the *engineering of interactive
computing systems*.
📌 Full CfP page (with submission link):
https://eics.acm.org/2026/workshop.html
Important dates (all deadlines are AoE)
*
*Feb 14, 2026*— Workshop proposal submission deadline
*
*Feb 21, 2026*— Notifications
*
*Apr 30, 2026*— Camera-ready workshop proposals
Scope and format
In addition to traditional workshops with paper presentations, we
welcome *innovative workshop formats*, including design and experience
workshops (where participants design and/or evaluate artifacts),
interactive sessions based on collaborative work, etc.
Workshop duration can be proposed by the organizers: *half-day or full-day*.
Proposal length and template
Workshop proposals should be *no longer than 5 pages*, using the *new
ACM Master template*(manuscript option).
Required proposal contents
Workshop proposals must include:
*
*Background:*The workshop aims and goals.
*
*Target audience:*Expected background, knowledge level in the
workshop themes, and expected number of participants.
*
*Pre-workshop plans:*Recruitment and community-building plans (e.g.,
website or other communication channels); expectations for attendee
submissions (format, length); and the workshop timeline (submission
deadline, notification, final program, etc.).
*
*Workshop structure:*Detailed structure and format, including
activities, timing, and resources.
*
*Operational requirements:*Equipment or space/layout needs if accepted.
*
*Advertising plan:*Planned website, distribution to mailing lists,
invitations to attendees of previous related workshops/conferences, etc.
*
*Post-workshop plans:*Dissemination plan for workshop outputs. The
current plan is to publish accepted workshop material in a *common
volume for all EICS 2026 workshops*, as an *LNCS volume published by
Springer*(paper format linked on the CfP page). Workshop papers can
be revised in light of reviewer comments and workshop discussions.
If organizers do not want to use this opportunity, they should
inform the chairs at submission time.
*
*Organizers:*Short bios (including the main contact person) and
expertise in organizing workshops and in the workshop topic(s).
Visibility at the main conference
Accepted workshop organizers will have the opportunity to present the
workshop themes and results as *posters at the main EICS 2026
conference*, enabling workshop participants to prepare and present
posters as part of the main conference program.
Workshop proposals are juried. Selection criteria include relevance to
EICS, organizer scientific background and event-organizing experience,
and the advertising/dissemination plan.
Use of Generative AI in manuscript preparation
Authors must follow *ACM’s policy on the use of Generative AI in
authoring papers*(linked from the CfP page). Submissions are evaluated
against this policy, and violations risk desk rejection.
Registration policy
*
Workshop attendees and organizers must register for the *workshops
day*, but *not*for the main conference.
*
Workshops with *5 or fewer attendees*will be canceled.
*
One *free workshops-day registration*is provided to *one
organizer*per *8 registered workshop attendees*.
*
One *free workshops-day + main conference registration*is provided
to *one organizer*per *12 registered workshop attendees*.
Contact
For any questions about workshop proposals, please contact the workshop
chairs: *workshops2026(a)eics.acm.org*
Best regards,
EICS 2026 Workshops Track Chairs
*** Last Call for Abstracts ***
*** 2026 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference ***
October 11-14, 2026, Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://fie-conference.org/2026
*** 2026 Conference Theme: Engineering and Computing Education in the Large Language Model Era ***
*** Abstract Submission Deadline: January 26, 2026 ***
The Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference is a premier international forum bringing
together a global community to share ideas, challenge assumptions, and shape the future
of teaching and learning. Since 1971, FIE has been co-sponsored by the IEEE Education
Society, IEEE Computer Society, and ASEE ERM Division, and is recognized for its rigorous
peer-review process, diverse program, and impact on the field.
The Call for Abstracts for FIE 2026 invites researchers, educators, and practitioners to
contribute innovative work in engineering and computing education.
The 2026 conference theme is Engineering and Computing Education in the Large
Language Model Era, reflecting FIE’s role in advancing timely, transformative
conversations.
Submissions are welcomed as Extended Structured Abstracts for Full and Work-in-
Progress (WIP) Papers, and as Proposals for Alternative Sessions, including
Workshops, Special Sessions, Panels, and Student Panels.
Accepted papers in these tracks that are presented in person at the conference will appear
in the Conference Proceedings and be published on IEEE Xplore.
The complete list of topics is also available on the conference web site:
https://fie-conference.org/authors/topics-of-interest .
IMPORTANT DATES (AoE)
• Full & WIP Paper Abstract Submission Deadline: January 26, 2026
• Full & WIP Paper Abstract Acceptance Notification: February 13, 2026
• Alternative Session Proposal Deadline: February 23, 2026
• Alternative Session Proposal Acceptance Notification: March 13, 2026
• Full & WIP Preliminary Paper Submission Deadline: March 23, 2026
• Alternative Session Paper Submission Deadline: May 4, 2026
• Notification of Full & WIP Paper Revision Requirements and
Acceptance Notification: May 8, 2026
• Alternative Session Paper Acceptance Notification: May 22, 2026
• Revised Full & WIP Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2026
• Alternative Session Revised Paper Submission Deadline: June 29, 2026
• Final Acceptance Notification for all Paper and Session Types: July 10, 2026
• Final Camera-Ready Paper Submission for all Paper and Session
Types & Copyright Deadline: July 20, 2026
Call for Papers for the Third Submission Round
EICS 2026 – The 18th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive
Computing Systems
June 30 – July 3, 2026
Patras, Greece
https://eics.acm.org/2026/
Submission deadline (3rd Round, Full Papers & Technical Notes): February
13, 2026
About EICS
EICS 2026 is the eighteenth international ACM SIGCHI conference devoted
to engineering interactive computing systems and their user interfaces,
addressing one or more software quality factors, such as usability, user
experience, reliability, security, etc. Work presented at EICS covers
all stages of the engineering life-cycle of interactive systems -
inception, requirements, design, specification, coding, data analytics,
validation and verification, deployment and maintenance.
EICS has the longest tradition of bringing together researchers who
contribute to better ways of creating interactive computing systems,
stemming from the conference on command languages in the seventies. The
conference is best known for rigorously contributing and disseminating
research results that hold the midst in between user interface design,
software engineering and computational interaction.
EICS focuses on models, languages, notations, methods, techniques and
tools that support designing, developing, validating and verifying
interactive systems. The conference brings together people who study or
practice the engineering of interactive systems, drawing from design,
HCI, software engineering, requirements engineering, software
development, modeling, and programming.
Submissions advance the state of the art of the engineering of
interactive systems.
Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to:
- Contributions should advance the state of the art in engineering
interactive systems. Topics include (but are not limited to):
- Modelling, specification, and analysis of interaction and interactive
systems
- Requirements engineering for interactive systems
- Methods, processes, principles, and tools for building interactive
systems (design, prototyping, evaluation, testing, etc.)
- Software architectures for interactive systems
- Formal methods within interactive systems engineering
- Bridging engineering and design practices
- Engineering design and evaluation tools
- Computational techniques for designing/evaluating interactive systems
- Interactive data-driven systems
- Interaction techniques & devices (adaptive, tangible, haptic, voice,
gestures, multimodal, VR/AR/MR/XR, wearable systems, etc.)
- Integration of hardware/software in interactive systems (fabrication,
cyber-physical systems, physical computing)
- Systems for diverse user groups (children, elderly, people with
disabilities)
- Collaborative multi-user interactive systems
- AI and interactive systems:
- Engineering systems embedding AI
- Interaction-driven AI technologies
- AI in the engineering lifecycle (design, prototyping, evaluation,
etc.)
Newcomer’s Guide: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3300960
Full Papers & Technical Notes Submissions
EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes are published as articles in the
Journal Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM -
EICS series). There are three submission deadlines per year, and authors
can choose when to submit. Papers follow the traditional journal model
of reviewing: papers may be accepted after submission and review, or may
be recommended for revisions and re-submission to the next round to
enable authors to refine papers based on reviewer recommendations.
Submissions for the journal of this venue should present original and
mature research work within the scope of the conference. Note that
accepted journal papers can be either regular research papers, or
technical notes. Technical Notes are shorter, more focused
contributions, that focus specifically on system contributions and
technical work. Elucidating technical details of complex interactive
systems, preferably ensuring the work can be reproduced or put to
practice, is a primary objective of a Technical Note. Tech Notes require
an illustrative example of the system, and they can, but do not need to,
be validated by formal user evaluations or user studies. Validation can
also be done through e.g. simulation, feasibility, or comparisons. Tech
Notes will be judged on their technical merits and relevance to
interactive systems concerns.
There are no length restrictions on Full Papers and Technical Notes, nor
any limit to the number of references that may be included. We advise
authors to ensure the length of their papers is in function of the
contributions. Concise and clear is often to be preferred over lengthy
and verbose.
Full Papers and Technical Notes should be written in the ACM format, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions
Papers should comply with the ACM policy on Research Involving Human
Participants and Subjects, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-particip…
Papers are submitted using https://new.precisionconference.com
IMPORTANT UPDATE on ACM’s new open access publishing model for 2026 ACM
Conferences:
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All
ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will
be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for
publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional
model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). Authors from
institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to
publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or
discretionary waiver.
Please find more information at: https://eics.acm.org/2026/cfp.html
PACM-EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes chairs for EICS 2026
Célia Martinie and Davide Spano
*** First Call for Industry Track Papers ***
International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,
and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)
29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026
The VARIABILITY conference series brings together the communities previously served by
ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS, forming a unified venue for research on variability, configuration,
customization, and related disciplines in software and systems engineering.
The Industry Track of VARIABILITY 2026 offers a platform for practitioners, researchers,
and technology leaders to share practical experiences in industrial settings with reuse,
variability management, configuration, and product line engineering across software and
systems. Building on the industrial tracks of SPLC, VaMoS, and ICSR, this track bridges
research and practice by showcasing how variability, reuse, and product line strategies are
being applied and developed in today’s fast-changing industrial environments.
Software systems are becoming increasingly configurable, data-driven, and AI-enabled
(e.g., using foundation models), while also integrating advanced technologies such as
quantum computing. This growing complexity calls for balancing flexibility, reuse, and
quality amid pressures from emerging technologies and sustainability objectives. The
Industry Track welcomes submissions that demonstrate how these challenges are
addressed in real-world settings, whether through success stories, lessons learned, or
reflections on failures that yielded valuable insights.
We especially encourage submissions that demonstrate how variability management,
reuse, and configuration approaches are being applied or reimagined in industrial settings,
including through AI, digital twins, large language (LLMs) and foundation models, quantum
computing, and cyber-physical systems.
The industry track aims to:
• Showcase practical experiences from industrial settings using variability, reuse, or
configuration techniques.
• Exchange insights between industry practitioners and researchers.
• Identify new industrial challenges and opportunities for future research collaboration.
• Share tools, processes, or organizational approaches that improve adaptability,
scalability, and efficiency.
Topics of Interest
We welcome experience reports, case studies, and position papers on any of the topics
covered by the VARIABILITY conference. The detailed list of topics can be found on the
conference website (https://conf.researchr.org/track/variability-2026/variability-2026-papers#C…).
In addition to these topics, the industry track welcomes papers also on:
Industrial Applications
• Variability and reuse in AI, cyber-physical systems, robotics, automotive, aerospace,
quantum computing, etc.
• Sustainable technologies for variation and sustainable software reuse approaches
• Human, organizational, and social aspects of variable systems and software
• Industrial case studies and lessons learned
Submission Guidelines
Paper Types
We invite the following types of submissions:
• Full Papers (up to 18 pages excluding references): Presenting experiences from the
application of reuse, variability management, configuration, and product line engineering
approaches, preferably in an industrial context. Submissions should provide a clear
context for the problem, outline requirements or practical experiences in addressing it,
evaluate benefits and drawbacks or other lessons learned, and highlight the innovation or
value of the contribution.
• Short Papers (6 - 8 pages excluding references): Describing early results from new
reuse, variability management, configuration, and product line engineering across
software and systems applications.
• Extended Abstracts (up to 1 page): A proposal for presentation during the conference.
The extended abstract will not be published.
Formatting
Papers must use the Springer LNCS template according to:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…
Springer provides author guidelines that should be consulted for further details:
https://resource-preview-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/conten…
Submission Link
Submissions should be made via Easy Chair, selecting the industry track:
https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026
Paper Originality, Single-Blind Policy, Reviewing
All papers must be original and not under review elsewhere. Submissions will be single-
anonymous and reviewed by at least three experts. Submissions will be evaluated based
on their relevance, rigor, transparency, novelty, and presentation. Accepted papers will
appear in the VARIABILITY 2026 Proceedings which will be published as a Springer LNCS
volume.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Submission of Papers: 8 June 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: 8 July 2026
• Camera-Ready Submission: 15 July 2026
• Author Registration: 15 July 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium
Research Track Chairs
• Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany
Industry Track Chairs
• Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Journal First Track Chairs
• Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France
• Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs
• Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Demos and Tools Track Chairs
• Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco
Projects Showcase Chairs
• Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden
• Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France
Hall of Fame Chairs
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
• Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland
• Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Workshops Chairs
• Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
• Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany
Tutorials Chairs
• Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands
• Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Proceedings Chair
• Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK
Publicity Chairs
• Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA
• Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Local Organiser and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
*** First Call for Project Showcases ***
International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,
and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)
29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026
The VARIABILITY conference series brings together the communities previously served by
ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS, forming a unified venue for research on variability, configuration,
customization, and related disciplines in software and systems engineering. As part of this
mission, VARIABILITY 2026 invites submissions to its Project Showcase Track, a forum
dedicated to presenting ongoing or recently completed research projects.
The track offers a stage for research teams to share their vision, goals, early outcomes,
intermediate results, final achievements, and lessons learned from funded projects of all
scales, including collaborative research centers, EU projects, and nationally or regionally
funded initiatives. The goal is to encourage interaction, foster collaboration opportunities,
and help disseminate project insights to the broader community.
Objectives and Scope
We welcome submissions on research projects that address reuse, product lines, and
variable/configurable software systems. A list of research topics that are relevant for this
track is available from the call for the papers for the VARIABILITY 2026 Research Track, at:
https://conf.researchr.org/track/variability-2026/variability-2026-papers#C…
Submissions are expected to describe ongoing or recently completed research projects
within this scope. This track is not intended for publishing mature research results.
Instead, it focuses on project summaries and overviews, highlighting goals, structure,
challenges, insights, and project level impact.
Examples of suitable submissions include:
• Ongoing projects focusing on goals, challenges, methodology, or early findings
• Recently completed projects summarizing outcomes, evidence, and impact
• Large scale, collaborative, or multi partner efforts, where visibility and networking are
beneficial
• Smaller or emerging projects that would benefit from early feedback and exposure
PhD thesis projects are not in scope for this track. We warmly encourage PhD candidates to
submit their work to the VARIABILITY 2026 Doctoral Symposium.
Submission Format
• Length: 7 to 10 pages, excluding references
• Format: LNCS (Springer), single blind submissions
Each submission will receive feedback from three reviewers.
All submissions must adhere to the LNCS (Springer) format. Please refer to the official
LNCS template at
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… .
Submissions must be in PDF format and submitted via EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=variability2026 (Select “Projects Showcase
Track”).
Presentation and Publication
Accepted papers will appear in the VARIABILITY 2026 Companion Proceedings published
by Springer in the LNCS series. Accepted submissions will receive a presentation slot. At
least one author of each accepted paper must:
• Register for the full conference, and
• Present the contribution at the event
Evaluation Criteria
Submissions will be evaluated on:
• Relevance to the conference scope
• Clarity of project goals, context, and contributions
• Potential for impact, collaboration, reuse, or technology transfer
• Value for discussion and interaction at the conference
The focus is on clarity, relevance, and value to the community rather than scientific
novelty.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Submission of Papers: 1 June 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: 21 June 2026
• Camera-Ready Submission: 15 July 2026
• Author Registration: 15 July 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium
Research Track Chairs
• Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany
Industry Track Chairs
• Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Journal First Track Chairs
• Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France
• Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs
• Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Demos and Tools Track Chairs
• Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco
Projects Showcase Chairs
• Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden
• Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France
Hall of Fame Chairs
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
• Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland
• Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Workshops Chairs
• Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
• Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany
Tutorials Chairs
• Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands
• Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Proceedings Chair
• Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK
Publicity Chairs
• Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA
• Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Local Organiser and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
We are pleased to remind you about SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered
Experiences in XR, a workshop held in conjunction with IUI 2026, the 30th
Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, scheduled for March
23, 2026, in Paphos, Cyprus.
We are now entering the *fina**l *week for submissions, and we warmly
encourage you to submit your contributions before the deadline. All papers
will undergo a double-blind peer review, meaning author names and
affiliations should not be included in the manuscript. If accepted, at
least one author must attend the workshop to present the paper.
[image: 📅] Submission deadline: January 16, 2026
Please review the Call for Papers (CfP) below for comprehensive details and
share it with colleagues and potential contributors. For the most current
information, please visit the conference website at
https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are eager to provide any necessary
assistance.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and welcoming you
to SHAPEXR 2026.
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi
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Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
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This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
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The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
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AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
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Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
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Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
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Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
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Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
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Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
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Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
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Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025 January 16, 2026
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
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Authors should prepare a Regular or Short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 "standard" pages and short papers at least 5 pages (5-9 "standard"
pages without references). Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
For more information, please visit: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review. To submit your
contribution, select "IUI 2026 Workshop SHAPEXR" in the submission
platform.
Submit your paper here: https://new.precisionconference.com/sigchi
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
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Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)cnr.it <marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it>
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
*** Fifth Call for Contributions ***
39th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
(CBMS 2026)
June 3-5 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://2026.cbms-conference.org
Attracting a worldwide audience, CBMS is the premier conference for computer-based
medical systems, and one of the main conferences in the fields of medical informatics and
biomedical informatics. CBMS allows the exchange of ideas and technologies between
academic and industrial scientists. The scientific program of IEEE CBMS 2026 will consist
of regular and special track sessions with technical contributions reviewed and selected by
an international program committee, as well as, keynote talks and tutorials given by
leading experts in their fields. The CBMS 2026 edition also aims to host high-quality
papers about industry and real case applications as well as allow researchers leading
international projects to show to the scientific community the main aims, goals, and
results of their projects. We solicit submissions on previously unpublished research work.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Example areas include but are not limited to:
• Active and Healthy Ageing System
• Analytics and solutions in Public Health
• Artificial intelligence in healthcare
• Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
• Bioinformatics
• Biomarker Discovery and Drug Design
• Biomedical Signal and Image Processing and Machine Vision
• Cognitive Computing in Healthcare
• Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Healthcare (CSCW)
• Databases and blockchain in Medicine or Healthcare
• Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery in Medicine or Healthcare
• Decision Support and Recommendation Systems in Medicine or Healthcare
• Digital Twins / Personalized AI Models
• e-Health
• Ethics in the application of ICT to biomedicine
• Explainable AI for Decision Support
• Generative AI and Foundational Models for Biomedicine
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in Healthcare
• Knowledge Representation in Medicine or Healthcare
• m-Health
• Medical education using ICT
• Medical Robotics, Intelligent Medical Devices, and Smart Technologies
• Metaverse, Augmented and Intelligent Reality
• Multimodality Data Analysis
• Network and Telemedicine Systems
• Pervasive Computing for Wearables
• Privacy and Security in Healthcare
• Radiomics and Radiogenomics
• Serious Games for Healthcare
• Software Systems in Medicine
• Technology in Clinical and Healthcare Services Research
• Web-Based Delivery of Medical Information
Special Tracks
CBMS 2026 will also feature a number of special tracks:
• Green-Aware Artificial Intelligence for Network and Text Mining in Computational
Biology and Medicine
https://sites.google.com/unicz.it/greenai-nettext/
Multimodal Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
https://sites.google.com/view/maih2026/home
GEAI4ND — Generalizable & Explainable AI for the Care Continuum of Neurodegenerative
Disease
http://geai4nd-cbms2026.conf.uoi.gr/
Interoperability and Federated Analytics in Biomedical Data Using OMOP CDM
https://bioinformatics-ua.github.io/ieee-cbms-st-IFABD/
Network Medicine
https://medal.ctb.upm.es/CBMS26_ST_NM.html
Image Processing and Machine Vision for Intelligent Healthcare
https://sites.google.com/view/2026-cbms-impvih
Artificial Intelligence for Inclusion, Accessibility and Well-Being of Vulnerable Populations
https://www.uco.es/kdis/cbms-2026/
Synthetic Healthcare Data Generation and Clinical Decision Support
https://is-innovation.eu/CBMS2026/search-workshop.htm
Computational Intelligence in Medical Imaging (CIMI)
https://sites.google.com/view/cbms/cbms-cimi
Management and Quality of Data Lifecycle in Health and Medicine
https://raise-suite.eu/management-and-quality-of-data-lifecycle-in-health-a…
Prospective authors are expected to submit their contributions to the general track or one
of the special tracks if relevant. Please see the submission guidelines for further details.
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted papers (Regular, Short, and Posters) will be included in
the conference proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in
proceedings is conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the
conference by one of the authors.
Type of Submissions
Each contribution must be prepared following the IEEE two-column format, whose
template is available at https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates .
The authors may choose LaTeX or Microsoft Word templates. CBMS 2026 accepts three
types of submissions:
• Regular papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 6 pages, but it is possible
to extend the paper length up to 8 pages by paying for each extra page. Check fees for
more information.
• Short papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 4 pages and no less than 3
pages, not being possible to extend the paper length. The duration of the oral
presentation of short posters will be less than regular ones.
• Posters: The length of the contribution is limited to 2 pages. Poster papers will be
included in the proceedings but won’t include oral presentations during the conference.
The authors of a poster also need to prepare a real poster to be shown during the
conference. For presentation purposes at the conference, the authors must prepare the
poster in portrait format. The accepted dimensions are 60 (width) x 80 (length).
CALL FOR SHOWCASE / RESEARCH PROJECTS
CBMS 2026 will have a special showcase/research projects track session, where we invite
(a) scientific papers, (b) demonstrations/posters and (c) research-projects descriptions.
Scientific papers: We invite papers (not exceeding 6 pages in length), describing innovative
computer-based medical devices or software applications, including practical experiences
with such innovations. The papers should be scholarly articles presenting scientific
methods, measurements, and experiments. Marketing and sales materials will not be
accepted. These papers will be evaluated based on practicality, innovation, scientific rigor,
value of the device or application to users, and novelty. They will be published in the
proceedings of the conference along with the other papers under this track.
Examples of such papers could include but are not limited to:
• Computer-based medical devices that have technical/scientific novelty
• Computer-based medical applications intended for or recently introduced in the field
• Novel uses of traditional equipment in practice
• Experience papers based on use and data from the field
• Insightful measurement-based analysis of computer-based medical systems from the
field
• Novel analysis providing new insights from data collected from the field
• New and practical data analytics useful in practice
• Real deployments of AI solutions in medicine
Demonstrations: A demonstration is more appropriate if the value can be better expressed
with a demonstration rather than in a full-length paper. The topics for the demonstration
papers are the same as the scientific for this track. Please submit a proposal of your
demonstration with a limit of two pages.
Research projects/initiatives: CBMS aims in this edition to receive submissions about
research or innovation projects funded by, mainly, competitive calls to present their
project. We foresee to receive submissions which include details about the project goals,
consortium and results (expected and any tentative result obtained so far). Only projects
funded by competitive calls or with strong potential interest for the community will be
considered. International projects organized in a consortium of several countries will have
preference.
Submissions in this context should be a one/two-pages document with at least the
following information:
• Project/initiative title
• Description
• Participant entities
• Project goals
• Funding agency (when applies) or agencies
• Results obtained so far (publications, patents, ...)
The contribution must be prepared following the regular paper. The length of the
contribution must be between 4 and 6 pages.
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted contributions will be included in the conference
proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in proceedings is
conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the conference by one of
the authors.
CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
The Doctoral Consortium for CBMS 2026 will provide an opportunity for PhD students to
present their research plans or their preliminary work in an informal and supportive
atmosphere. The PhD students will be able to discuss the problems that their PhDs are
addressing, any preliminary results, and their future plans. The DC will offer them an
opportunity to discuss any problems that they have come up against, and gain valuable
advice and constructive feedback from experienced researchers in the field.The Doctoral
Consortium will involve presentations by participating PhD students (selected by the
Doctoral Consortium chairs) as well as a number of invited talks / tutorials on different
related topics in the field.
Submissions
Doctoral Consortium submissions should focus specifically on a PhD thesis or subsection
of a thesis. To apply for participation at CBMS 2026 Doctoral Consortium, please submit a
research plan on a topic related to the areas covered in the general call for papers for the
conference. Each submission should be in the same format as the main conference papers
except it should consist of approximately 3-5 pages describing your research work.
In particular:
• Title and author
• The research problem that your PhD addresses
• Your planned approach and methods for solving the problem
• How your approach compares to other known approaches
• Any preliminary results or expected results
• Future plans and directions with specific questions
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below).
Doctoral Consortium papers/contributions will be included in the proceedings in a specific
“Doctoral Consortium” section.
SUBMISSION LINK FOR ALL TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecbms2026
Please choose the track that best fits for your submitted paper.
OTHER INFORMATION
For more information, please contact ieeecbms2026 AT easychair.org .
IMPORTANT DATES (all types of contributions)
• Submission Deadline: February 20, 2026 (AoE)
• Notification of Acceptance: April 10, 2026
• Camera-Ready Due: April 24, 2026 (AoE)
ORGANIZATION
CBMS SC Chair
• Rosa Sicilia, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy
General Chairs
• Mario Cannataro, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
• Constantinos S. Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Panagiotis Bamidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
• Andreas S. Panayides, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus
Publication Chairs
• Sameer K. Antani, National Library of Medicine & National Institutes Of Health, USA
• Bridget Kana, Karlstad University, Sweden
Special Tracks Chairs
• Pietro Cinaglia, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
• Christos Loizou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Showcase / Research Projects Chair
• Pietro Hiram Guzzi, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
Doctoral Consortium Chair
• Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico, USA
Sponsorship Chair
• KC Santosh, University of South Dakota, USA
Local Organizing and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
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Special Issue on
*Sustainability and Innovation in Creative Industries and Design*
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to be published at the
/*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/
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* Submission deadline: *February 20th, 2026*
* Notification to the authors: May 15th, 2026
* Camera ready paper: June 15th, 2026
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This special issue is concerned with the interconnection between
sustainability, innovation, and design practices, in particular for
creative industries. It calls for papers that address design
methodologies as fundamental to sustainable innovation, not only in
products and services but also in education and cultural change. We
welcome interdisciplinary perspectives that explore how creative
industries can lead the way in mainstreaming sustainability through
methodological rigor and pedagogical innovation. Contributions should
critically examine how design thinking and educational frameworks can
foster sustainable transformation across diverse cultural and
technological contexts.
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We invite a broad range of researchers to address both theoretical and
practical issues around democratic technology design, including
conceptual papers, methodological innovations, empirical case studies,
design exemplars, and critical reflections.
Submissions may address (but are not limited to) the following themes:
• Sustainable design practices and design thinking as catalysts for
innovation
• Education and training for sustainable design and innovation
• Community-driven and participatory design for sustainability
• The role of digital technologies in enabling sustainable creative
practices and design methodologies.
• Metrics and evaluation frameworks for sustainability in design
methodologies and education.
• Cross-cultural perspectives on sustainability and innovation in design
education
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All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original
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The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format.
All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
Authors are invited to submit 8-30 pages paper (including authors'
information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.).
The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines
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(Please upload all submissions using the Submission page.
When submitting the paper, please, choose the section:
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More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics
of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal
where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors,
publication ethics and malpractice are published.
For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific
editor marking the subject as: /SI: Sustainability and Innovation in
Creative Industries and Design/
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18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026
Interactive Creativity: Agencies, Interfaces, and Ethics
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8-12 June 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026 <http://unive.it/avi2026>
In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB
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IMPORTANT DATES
Long and Short Papers:
- Abstract submission: January 18, 2026
- Paper submission: January 25, 2026
(all deadlines are 23:59, AoE)
Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=avi2026 <https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=avi2026>
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LONG AND SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS
We invite submissions of high-quality original research papers that explore the intersections
of Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction in general.
We are particularly interested in work addressing creativity from multiple critical
perspectives, including agency, interfaces, and ethics, in relation to the themes and topics of
AVI 2026.
Both long and short submissions must describe original, unpublished research. All papers
will undergo rigorous peer review by a distinguished international panel of experts.
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SUBMISSION
Long and short papers must be anonymized, removing information (such as authorship, acknowledgments, name of an application, software, or project) that can suggest the authors' identity.
Citation to authors' previous work should not be anonymous and should be in third person in the text, e.g., "As described by [10]" and not "As described in our previous work [10]”.
All paper submissions must be prepared in English, and authors are required to use the ACM single-column submission template and the Easy Chair system for all submissions.
Page limits are as follows:
• Long Papers: A maximum of 8 pages(*) for long papers, +1 page for references
• Short Papers: A maximum of 4 pages(*) for short papers, +1 page for references
(*) page limit is in terms of double column format.
Submission information (e.g., submission template and system) is available on the AVI 2026 website: https://www.unive.it/web/en/16576/long-and-short-research-papers <https://www.unive.it/avi2026>
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PROCEEDINGS AND ACM OPEN-ACCESS PUBLISHING MODEL
All accepted papers are included in the International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS)
published by ACM Press and available in the ACM Digital Library.
**Important note to authors about ACM’s new open access publishing model**
ACM has introduced a new open access publishing model for the ICPS Series.
Authors based at institutions that are not yet part of the ACM Open program and do not qualify for a
full geographic waiver will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC) to publish
their ICPS article in the ACM Digital Library. To determine whether or not an APC will be
applicable to your article, please follow the detailed guidance here:
https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance <https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance>.
Further information may be found on the ACM website, as follows:
Full details of the new ICPS publishing model: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/faq <https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/faq>
Full details of the ACM Open program: https://www.acm.org/publications/openaccess <https://www.acm.org/publications/openaccess>
Please direct all questions about the new model to icps-info(a)acm.org <mailto:icps-info@acm.org>.
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PAPER CHAIRS AND CONTACTS
Long Paper Chairs:
Maria Paloma Diaz Perez, Carlos III University, Madrid
Alessandra Melonio, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Contact: avi2026long(a)easychair.org <mailto:avi2026long@easychair.org>
Short Paper Chairs:
Luigi De Russis, Polytechnic of Turin, Italy
María Menéndez Blanco, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Contact: avi2026short(a)easychair.org <mailto:avi2026short@easychair.org>
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DESCRIPTION
Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for encounters among
scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces, interactions, and experiences. Rooted in
pioneering research on visual interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human
factor, the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer
Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of heterogeneous groups of
users up to the current challenge of self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads
to the realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of generative AI presents both
opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They address fundamental issues related
to agencies, interfaces, and ethics.
AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This delicate and fragile
ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting, reframing, and speculating about creative
solutions to more sustainable, inclusive and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an
International Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and organizing
committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus complementing a strong and
diverse research program with carefully selected cultural and social activities alongside a
distinct sense of hospitality and conviviality.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!
Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
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MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS
Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
/ Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities /
Brain-Computer Interaction
Embodied and Tangible Interaction
Material-Centric Interaction
Information Visualization
Screen-based Interaction
Interfaces for Sound and Music
Multi-sensory Interaction
Multimodal Interaction
/ Theme: Interaction Spaces /
Augmented Reality
Cross Reality
Virtual Reality
Interaction between Black-Boxes
Dynamic Physical Environments
Natural Environments
Urban Places
/ Theme: Human-System Interaction /
Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
Affective Interfaces
Human-Robot Interaction
Intelligent Interfaces
Interfaces and Recommender Systems
/ Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies /
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Learning Ecosystems
Game and Play Ecosystems
Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems
/ Theme: Values and Moral Principles /
Beyond Human Interaction
Critical Computing
Critical Data Science
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Responsible Design
/ Theme: Applications /
Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
End User Development
AI and Creativity
Human Factors in Security Systems
Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
Training and Learning Systems
Industry 5.0
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AVI 2026 COMMITTEES
See http://www.unive.it/avi2026 <http://www.unive.it/avi2026>
Alessandra Melonio, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
alessandra.melonio(a)unive.it
*** First Combo Call for Workshop Papers ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/
AAMAS 2026 received 1455 full paper submissions for the Main Track, after an initial
submission of 1800 abstracts. This is by far the highest number of submissions (around
50% more than the previous highest number) in the 25 years of AAMAS.
The conference will feature the following workshops with open calls for
submission. Please visit the workshops' websites and/or contact their organisers for
more details and important dates.
2nd Workshop on AI for Critical Infrastructure and Government (AI4CNI-26)
https://sites.google.com/view/ai4cni-26/
Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) forms the backbone of modern society, yet its
increasing complexity requires increasingly autonomous operation and makes it
vulnerable to cascading failures and cyber-physical threats. The AI4CNI workshop
explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence and multi-agent systems to
enhance the efficiency, resilience, and defense of vital services like energy, transportation,
communication networks and healthcare.
18th International Workshop on Adaptive and Learning Agents (ALA)
https://alaworkshop2026.github.io/
Adaptive and Learning Agents (ALA) brings together researchers working on learning,
adaptation, and autonomous behaviour in single- and multi-agent systems. The workshop
welcomes contributions from across computer science (including reinforcement learning,
agent architectures, evolutionary computation, planning, and game theory) as as well as
from related fields such as cognitive science, biology, economics, and the social sciences.
Autonomous Robots and Multirobot Systems (ARMS)
https://arms2026.di.unimi.it/
Robots are agents, too. Indeed, agents researchers often use robotics problems as
motivating examples. Both practical and analytical techniques developed by agents
researchers influence, and are influenced by, research in autonomous robots and multi-
robot systems. Despite the overlap between the agents and robotics research areas,
researchers from these communities only have a few opportunities to meet and interact.
The Robotics Area of Interest in the main AAMAS conference (formerly, the “Robotics
Track”) is one such opportunity. The goal of this workshop is to build on this opportunity,
offering an informal and dedicated forum where agents and robotics researchers can
interact, discuss promising research directions and open problems, and foster further
collaborations. Contributions are sought in all areas of robotics, in particular as related to
autonomous agents research. Theoretical papers are welcome, as long as they clearly
specify the connection to challenges in robotics. Empirical studies should ideally present
experiments with real robots, though physical simulation studies are also acceptable.
Papers that focus on mechanical aspects and low-level control should make an effort to
relate this work to the agents community.
7th International Workshop on Agents for Societal Impact (ASI)
https://panosd.eu/asi2026/
This workshop focuses on the design, analysis, and deployment of intelligent agents that
contribute positively to society. As AI agents become increasingly autonomous and
embedded in real-world systems, it is critical to ensure that their behavior aligns with
human values and societal goals, rather than optimizing narrowly defined technical
objectives. The workshop provides a forum to discuss how agent-based technologies can
be responsibly applied to real-world societal systems, including (but not limited to):
healthcare, education, climate, sustainability, conservation, public infrastructure, labor
markets, governance and policy design, etc. The goal is to identify new MAS problems in
societies, develop novel MAS solutions to resolve social challenges, and learn from the
real-world deployment of MAS.
14th International Workshop on Agents in Traffic and Transportation (ATT 2026)
https://sites.google.com/unimib.it/att2026/
The ATT 2026 workshop focuses on AI-driven modeling, simulation, control, and
management of large-scale traffic and transportation systems. It addresses the challenges
of distributed, autonomous, and data-rich mobility systems operating under uncertainty
and societal constraints. The workshop invites contributions on multi-agent systems,
machine learning, optimization, control, and data-centric AI approaches. Topics include
autonomous and connected vehicles, intelligent traffic control, digital twins, shared
mobility, and multi-modal transportation. Both theoretical advances and real-world
applications enabling safe, robust, and scalable intelligent transportation are welcomed.
Citizen-Centric Multi Agent Systems 2026 (C-MAS 2026)
https://sites.google.com/view/cmas2026
Join us for the C-MAS 2026 workshop, where we explore citizen-centric AI and multiagent
systems. In today’s world, large-scale AI systems hold the potential to tackle critical
societal challenges, from decarbonising our energy system to facilitating on-demand
mobility and improving disaster response. However, we often overlook the active role of
citizen end users, treating them merely as data providers and service consumers. Our
workshop aims to shift this perspective and explore innovative approaches that treat
citizen end users as primary agents with diverse needs and preferences. By doing so, we
can develop more trustworthy, fair, and widely accepted sociotechnical solutions to
pressing societal challenges.
11th Workshop on Collaboration of Humans, Agents, Robots, Machines and Sensors
(CHARMS 2026)
https://charms2026.github.io/
Cyber physical systems (CPS) are becoming more involved in the lives of humans. All
indications point to a future where many varieties of CPS and humans co-exist and, at a
minimum, must interact consistently through life’s tasks. This workshop will explore ideas
of the future to understand, discern and develop the relationship between humans and
CPS and the practical nature of software agents to facilitate the integration.
Causal Learning and Reasoning in Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (CLaRAMAS)
https://claramas-workshop.github.io/claramas2026/
CLaRAMAS aims to foster cross-disciplinary exchange and synergistic collaboration
between two complementary communities: the AAMAS community and the Causal
Learning and Reasoning (CLR) community. The overarching goal is to bridge these domains
by exploring the following open questions: How CLR techniques can enhance agent-based
decision-making? How agent-oriented perspectives can leverage the operational
deployment of CLR in real-world applications?
Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms and Ethics for Governance of Multi-
Agent Systems (COINE)
https://coin-workshop.github.io/coine-2026-paphos/
This workshop is an evolution of the COIN (Coordination, Organizations, Institutions and
Norms in Agent Systems) workshop series that ran at various conferences including
AAMAS (18 times), IJCAI (twice), AAAI in 2008 and ECAI in 2006 and 2016, and produced
17 volumes of post-proceedings in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. The
18th volume of COINE post-proceedings is in progress. In 2020, ethics was added to the
name and acronym (now COINE), and also the notion of governance of MAS was added to
the full workshop title as this is the common objective uniting the various threads of
research (coordination, organizations, etc.) undertaken. The workshop in the new format
has been held six times (2020–2025).
14th International Workshop on Engineering Multi-Agent Systems (EMAS 2026)
https://w3id.org/emas/2026/
EMAS 2026 builds on the long-standing tradition of the Workshop on Engineering Multi-
Agent Systems, advancing the design, implementation, and deployment of autonomous
agents and Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) through research on theories, architectures,
languages, platforms, and methodologies. To engage with emerging augmented language
models and agentic systems and build on decades of established MAS engineering
approaches, this 14th edition focuses on Hybrid Agent Architectures and Multi-Agent
Systems. We invite contributions covering the diversity of approaches to engineering
agents and MAS: submissions may focus on established or emerging approaches, as well
as hybrid approaches that integrate the two, exploring, among others, questions such as
how elements from different agent architectures can be combined to create more capable
agents, and how MAS can be designed to ensure interoperability, coordination, and
governance among heterogeneous agents.
8th International Workshop on EXplainable, Trustworthy, & Responsible AI &
Multi‑Agent Systems (EXTRAAMAS 2026)
https://extraamas.ehealth.hevs.ch/index.html
The International Workshop on EXplainable, Trustworthy, and Responsible AI and Multi-
Agent Systems (EXTRAAMAS) runs since 2019, and is a well-established workshop and
forum. It aims to discuss and disseminate research on explainable artificial intelligence,
with a particular focus on intra/inter-agent(ic) explainability and cross-disciplinary
perspectives. In its 8th edition, EXTRAAMAS 2026 identifies four particular focus topics
with the ultimate goal of strengthening cutting-edge foundational and applied research.
The 8th Games, Agents, and Incentives Workshop (GAIW-26)
https://gtep-workshops.github.io/gaiw2026/
Games, Agents and Incentives is a confederated workshop which focuses on agents and
incentives in AI. In particular, it promotes approaches that deal with game theory
(cooperative and non-cooperative), social choice, and agent-mediated e-commerce
aspects of AI systems. The confederated workshop merges multiple workshops that have
been associated with AAMAS in the past, which considered different aspects of the general
interplay between AI and economics including CoopMAS, AMEC, and EXPLORE.
27th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation (MABS 2026)
https://mabsworkshop.github.io/
MABS focuses on the confluence of social sciences and multi-agent systems, with a strong
application/empirical vein, and it emphasizes, (i) exploratory agent-based simulation as a
principled way of undertaking scientific research in the social sciences and (ii) using social
theories as an inspiration for new frameworks and developments in multi-agent systems.
MABS 2026 continues its tradition of fostering cross-fertilisation and innovation in MAS
engineering and complex social and sociotechnical systems modeling. The workshop
encourages submissions in areas such as simulation methodology and tools, simulation
of social and intelligent behaviour, diverse applications, and simulation analytics.
International Workshop on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems for Space
Applications (MASSpace)
https://mas-space.github.io/aamas2026ws/
This workshop aims at disseminating and sharing recent advances in the use of agent-
based and multi-agent-based models and techniques in the Space domain. Indeed, the
use of agent-based and multi-agent systems (MAS) in aerospace and space is gaining
traction, as they offer a promising approach for modeling and solving distributed,
complex and dynamic problems. Sample applications notably include multiple spacecraft
operations and maintenance, onboard-ground coordination, mission simulation, multi-
mission operation, autonomous navigation, and collective robotics.
NEurosymbolic eXplainable trUstworthy Systems (NEXUS)
https://nexus.telecom-paris.fr/
The opacity of current deep learning models is a major barrier to adoption where
accountability is essential. NEXUS focuses on neurosymbolic reasoning as a foundational
approach to building theory, applications, and tools for well-calibrated and trustworthy
autonomy. This paradigm moves beyond a narrow focus on formal logic, concerning itself
with the integration of deep and reinforcement learning algorithms with a broad spectrum
of structured knowledge.
Workshop on Optimization and Learning in Multi-Agent Systems (OptLearnMAS)
https://optlearnmas.github.io
The goal of the workshop is to provide researchers with a venue to discuss models or
techniques for tackling a variety of multi-agent optimization problems. We seek
contributions in the general area of multi-agent optimization, including distributed
optimization, coalition formation, optimization under uncertainty, winner determination
algorithms in auctions and procurements, and algorithms to compute Nash and other
equilibria in games. Of particular emphasis are contributions at the intersection of
optimization and learning. This workshop invites works from different strands of the
multi-agent systems community that pertain to the design of algorithms, models, and
techniques to deal with multi-agent optimization and learning problems or problems that
can be effectively solved by adopting a multi-agent framework.
Rebellion and Disobedience in Artificial Intelligence (RaD-AI)
https://sites.google.com/view/rad-ai/home
Should intelligent autonomous agents always obey human commands or instructions? In
some contexts, they should not. Most existing research on collaborative robots and agents
assumes that a “good” agent complies with the instructions it is given and works in a
predictable manner under the consent of the human operator(s) it serves (e.g., it should
never deceive its operator). Our RaD-AI workshop challenges this assumption; we will
reconsider the desired abilities and responsibilities of collaborative agents. For example,
these include exhibiting behavior that attempts appropriate and harm-preventing non-
compliance (e.g., safety constraints in autonomous vehicles or training LLMs to avoid
potentially harmful or norm-violating output), among others. Our agenda will include
accepted submissions that describe novel (and/or survey existing) contributions, or
propose new directions, related to RaD-AI in the context of intelligent social agents,
human-agent interaction, and their societal effects, along with invited talks and other
events. We warmly welcome participation from AAMAS-26 conference attendees!
Strategic Engineering Workshop (SE)
https://sites.google.com/view/se-aamas2026
Real-world interactions are messy; Game Theory is rigorous. Historically, connecting the
two required expensive manual modeling. “Strategic Engineering” seeks to automate this
pipeline. We ask: How can LLMs serve as architects, translating everyday scenarios into the
formal structures that Game Theory (GT) and Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) require? If we can
automate the creation of the “world model”, we can unlock the full power of classical GT/
MAS reasoning for any situation. We invite submissions that fuse the generative capabilities
of LLMs with the reasoning power of GT/MAS, creating a new class of agents capable of
navigating complex, strategic environments.
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
*** Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute ***
*3rd IEEE International Workshop on the Musical Metaverse*
*Cannes, France, 29th October 2026*
https://internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/satellite-events
*Call for papers and demos*
The so-called Metaverse relates to a vision of a virtual, digital world
which is parallel to the real, physical world, where each user owns and
interacts through his/her own avatar. Music is one of the possible
activities that can be conducted in such a space. The “Musical Metaverse”,
the metaverse part which is dedicated to musical activities, is currently
in its infancy, although is a concept that is constantly evolving and is
progressing at a steady pace. The Musical Metaverse is an emerging topic in
communications as well as in human-computer interaction. To date, scarce
research has been conducted on how to integrate networking systems with
Musical XR systems.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together academics, artists and
industry representatives to investigate and advance the development of
systems at the confluence of Musical XR and networking, as well as the
understanding of human perception in immersive, networked contexts.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Musical XR systems for networked interactions
- Multisensory systems for the Musical Metaverse
- WebXR-based musical systems
- Networking for the Musical Metaverse
- Digital twins for musical applications
- Multi-user interactions in Musical XR
- Hardware systems for the Musical Metaverse
- Performance, composition and pedagogy in the Musical Metaverse
- Virtual/augmented reality musical instruments
- Design frameworks for the Musical Metaverse
- Experimental results of prototype/testbed for Musical Metaverse
applications
- Ultra-reliable low-latency communications
- 5G/6G architectures leveraging slicing and Multi-access Edge Computing
- Blockchain and NFTs applications for the Musical Metaverse
- Standardization activities for the Musical Metaverse
- Security and privacy in the Musical Metaverse
- Ethical, accessibility and sustainability aspects of the Musical
Metaverse
- Brain-Computer Interfaces for the Musical Metaverse
We consider contributions in the form of full papers (min 5 pages, max 10
pages), poster papers (4 pages), or a demo proposal (max 2 pages). We
encourage the submission of work in progress as well as more mature work.
For music submissions please refer to the call of the main IEEE IS2 2026
event:
https://internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/pages/call-music-per…
*Activities*
Besides the presentations of the accepted contributions (papers, posters,
demos), the program of the workshop is planned to include a tutorial, a
keynote and a panel with experts from both academia and industry.
*Awards*
The Organizing Committee will select the winners for the Best Paper, Best
Student Paper, and Best Demo awards. To be eligible for the Best Student
Paper award, the presenting and first author of the paper must be a
full-time student.
*Venue*
The workshop is a satellite event of the 7th IEEE International Symposium
on the Internet of Sounds (IEEE IS2 2026:
https://internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/), which will be
hosted in the city of Cannes, France, and will take place between the 28th
and 30th of October 2026. The workshop as well as the main Symposium will
be held in hybrid form, virtual and in presence.
*Important dates*
- Title and abstract due: June 15, 2026
- All submission deadlines: June 30, 2026
- Author notification: August 10, 2026
- Camera-ready due: October 1, 2026
- Early registration deadline: October 1, 2026
- Late registration deadline: October 20, 2026
- Workshop date: October 29, 2026
*Publications*
The workshop proceedings will be part of the IEEE IS2 2026 proceedings,
which will be submitted to the IEEE for publication.
*Organizing Committee*
- Luca Turchet - University of Trento, Italy
- Florent Berthaut - University of Lille, France
- Sophia Ppali - CYENS, Centre of Excellence, Cyprus
- Damian Dziwis - University of Cologne, Germany
- Vlad Popescu - Transylvania University Brasov, Romania
- Alberto Boem - University of Trento, Italy
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*Luca Turchet*, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Head of the *Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory*
<https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/>
Coordinator of the European project *MUSMET <https://musmet.eu/>*
Chair of the *IEEE Emerging Technology Initiative on the Internet of Sounds*
<https://www.comsoc.org/about/committees/emerging-technologies-initiatives/i…>
Founder and President of the* Internet of Sounds Research Network
<https://www.internetofsounds.net/>*
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
University of Trento
Via Sommarive 9 - 38123 Trento - Italy
E-mail: luca.turchet(a)unitn.it
Tel: +39 0461 283792
*** First Call for Research Papers (2nd Round) ***
International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,
and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)
29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026
The International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and
Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) invites high-quality contributions from researchers and
practitioners in software engineering, systems engineering, and related disciplines
focussing on a broad spectrum of methods, concepts, and tools for variability.
VARIABILITY aims to be the premier forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and
results in all aspects of software and systems variability management, reuse, software
configuration, and customization.
As software and systems become increasingly configurable, reusable, and adaptable,
managing their variability across all lifecycle phases is more critical—and more challenging
—than ever. VARIABILITY 2026 seeks to bring together the diverse communities that
address these challenges from theoretical, technical, and practical perspectives.
VARIABILITY results from a merge of three prominent conferences focussing on software
and systems variability, configuration and reuse: SPLC (the International Systems and
Software Product Line Conference, 29 successful editions), VaMoS (the International
Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems, 19 successful
editions), and ICSR (the International Conference on Systems and Software Reuse, 22
successful editions).
VARIABILITY is by design open as a conference. It welcomes new fields of variability-
intensive research, such as artificial intelligence, hybrid software-hardware systems, etc.
For this first edition of VARIABILITY, we strive to continue the success of the predecessor
conferences ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS by welcoming high-quality submissions for the
research track in numerous closely related areas, such as systems and software product
lines, systems and software reuse, configurable systems and software, product
configuration, and systems and software variability. We will award the best research paper
and the best artifact paper.
Topics of Interest
We invite contributions on variability management, reuse, and configuration across all
phases of the software and systems lifecycle. The topics of interest include, but are not
limited to:
Requirements & Domain Engineering
• Domain analysis and variability modeling
• Decision modeling and support
• Customization and personalization specification
• Requirements variability and traceability
Architecture & Design
• Variability-aware software architectures
• Architecture-centric product line engineering
• Model-driven engineering (MDE)
• Multi-product lines, program families, product lines of product lines, software
ecosystems
Implementation & Code Generation
• Generative programming and code synthesis
• Modularization techniques for reusable code
• Programming languages and frameworks for variability
• Open-source strategies for software reuse
Testing, Verification & Quality Assurance
• Testing and analysis of configurable systems
• Safety and security in variable systems
• Formal Methods for Software Product Lines
• Non-functional properties: quality-aware analysis, quality-driven configuration
• Reuse in testing, verification, and quality assurance
Evolution, Maintenance & Operation
• Refactoring and restructuring of configurable systems
• Reverse engineering, variability mining, and refactoring
• Runtime variability and dynamic (software) product lines
• Maintenance strategies for large-scale reused systems
• Variability in DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
AI and Data-Driven Methods
• Machine learning for variability management
• AI-assisted product configuration
• Data and repository mining from product lines and configuration histories
• Recommendation systems for reuse and customization
Publication of Proceedings
Accepted papers will be published in the VARIABILITY 2026 proceedings by Springer in the
LNCS series.
Submission Guidelines
Paper Types
We invite the following types of submissions:
• Full Papers (up to 18 pages excluding references): Research papers must present
original, unpublished work with validated results through empirical evaluation, formal
analysis, or implementation-based experiments. Submissions must clearly articulate the
problem, its relevance, the proposed contribution, and validation results.
• Short Papers (6 - 8 pages excluding references): Short papers present early-stage
research, novel ideas, or conceptual proposals that are not yet fully developed or
validated but offer promising directions. These papers should articulate the vision,
motivation, and potential impact.
Formatting
Papers must use the Springer LNCS template according to:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…
Springer provides author guidelines that should be consulted for further details:
https://resource-preview-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/conten…
Submission Link
Submissions should be made via Easy Chair, selecting the research track:
https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026
Paper Originality, Double-Anonymous Policy, Reviewing
All papers must be original and not under review elsewhere. Submissions will be double-
anonymous and reviewed by at least three experts. Submissions will be evaluated based
on their novelty, relevance, rigor, transparency, and presentation. Authors of submissions
to the first deadline might be invited to submit a revision of their papers to the second
deadline, which will be reviewed as a revision.
Revisions
Research-track papers can be submitted to the first or second cycle. In the first cycle,
papers can receive the following decisions: accept, revision, or reject. Revision means that
the reviewers believe that the paper has potential, but that its quality or contribution is not
yet ready for publication. Such papers are offered lightweight shepherding by a community
member, who is not necessarily a PC member or reviewer. Revised papers should be
submitted to the second cycle together with a response letter, explaining how the reviewer
comments were addressed. They are then reviewed by the same PC members. Papers
rejected in the first cycle can be resubmitted in the second cycle, but need to contain an
appendix “Changes to First-Cycle Submission” at the end of the PDF (after references,
regardless of the page limit) that lists the major changes in bullet-point format.
Best Paper Awards
Springer will sponsor the awards for bet papers with an overall amount of €1000.
Journal Special Issue
Selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions with at least 30%
additional and original material, to be published in a special issue in a reputable Software
Engineering journal (currently under negotiation).
Important Dates (AoE)
• Paper Submission Deadline (2nd Round): 2 April 2026
• Notification of Acceptance (2nd Round): 1 June 2026
• Camera-Ready Deadline: 15 July 2025
• Author Registration: 15 July 2025
Organisation
General Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium
Research Track Chairs
• Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany
Industry Track Chairs
• Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Journal First Track Chairs
• Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France
• Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs
• Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Demos and Tools Track Chairs
• Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco
Projects Showcase Chairs
• Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden
• Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France
Hall of Fame Chairs
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
• Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland
• Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Workshops Chairs
• Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
• Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany
Tutorials Chairs
• Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands
• Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Proceedings Chair
• Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK
Publicity Chairs
• Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA
• Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Local Organiser and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
We are pleased to remind you about 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗫𝗥: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗔𝗜-𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗫𝗥, a workshop
held in conjunction with 𝗜𝗨𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, the 30th Annual ACM Conference on
Intelligent User Interfaces, taking place on March 23, 2026, in Paphos,
Cyprus.
SHAPEXR explores how XR can act as a rich multimodal interface for AI
systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. The workshop focuses on
designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that integrate speech,
gesture, gaze, and haptics to enable seamless interaction.
We invite contributions on topics such as:
- Personalization and accessibility in XR;
- Cognitive load, trust, and ethics in AI-driven experiences;
- Design principles and methodologies for inclusive, adaptive
intelligent interfaces;
- Applications that enhance human capabilities across various domains,
including healthcare, education, and collaborative work.
📅 Submission deadline: January 16, 2026
🔗 More information: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
We look forward to seeing you in Paphos.
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi
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Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
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This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
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The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
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AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
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Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
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Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
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Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
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Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
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Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
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Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
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Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025 January 16, 2026
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
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Authors should prepare a Regular or Short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 "standard" pages and short papers at least 5 pages (5-9 "standard"
pages without references). Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
For more information, please visit: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review. To submit your
contribution, select "IUI 2026 Workshop SHAPEXR" in the submission
platform.
Submit your paper here: https://new.precisionconference.com/sigchi
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
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All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
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Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)cnr.it <marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it>
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
*** Last Call for Demos, DC and Tutorials ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
AAMAS 2026 received 1455 full paper submissions for the Main Track, after an initial
submission of 1800 abstracts. This is by far the highest number of submissions (around
50% more than the previous highest number) in the 25 years of AAMAS.
We still welcome submissions to the Demo Track, the DC Track as well as for tutorials.
The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their
latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems.
The DC (Doctoral Consortium) is an opportunity to interact closely with established
researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback on your work
and to get advice on managing your career.
Tutorials will be half-day long and will be in person — online/remote versions will not be
accepted. A few full-day tutorials may be considered, but the proponents need to motivate
their request when submitting their proposal.
More information about the above calls, is available on the AAMAS 2026 web site.
Important Dates (AoE)
Demo Track
• Submission Deadline: January 9, 2026
• Author Notification: February 6, 2026
• Camera-Ready Deadline: February 25, 2026
• Author Registration Deadline: March 31, 2026
• Demonstrations: May 27-29, 2026
Doctoral Consortium
• Abstract Deadline: January 19, 2026
• Submission Deadline: January 23, 2026
• Author Notification: February 23, 2026
• Camera-Ready Deadline: March 2, 2026
• Author Registration Deadline: March 31, 2026
Tutorials
• Proposal Submission: January 16, 2026
• Organiser Notifications: January 30, 2026
• Tutorial Site Online: March 4, 2026
• Tutorial Forum: May 25-26, 2026
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
*** First Call for Papers (Industry Track) ***
37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering
(ISSRE 2026)
October 20-23, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ISSRE Industry Track gathers industry representatives as well as researchers from,
within or in collaboration with industry to discuss software reliability, quality assurance as
well as experiences and lessons learned. This year we will bring experiences from self-
made tools, usage of AI, generative AI and machine learning in relation to software
reliability.
Industry track papers are expected to be of interest to software development
professionals, as well as to anyone researching or working in the area of software
reliability, software quality, and process improvement groups, with concrete relevance to
industrial problems and practical applications.
All presenters of accepted papers will be required to attend the conference in person.
Participating in the conference would give a chance to meet and discuss with a wide
selection of researchers and other industry experts in the area.
Topics of Interest
Topics of interest include development, analysis methods and models throughout the
software development lifecycle, from an industrial and practitioner-oriented perspective.
Ask yourself this: Is the work grounded in real-world systems, operational experience, or
industrial practice, and does it address reliability or dependability concerns? If it is, you
have found the right conference track. For a more detailed list check out the detailed
topics list for the research track on this site.
• Use cases, practical experiences, lessons learned, improvement programs in reliability
or dependability.
• Foundations of reliability and dependability, including process, technology, methods,
metrics and lessons learned.
• Design for reliability or dependability, failure and incident case studies, including
experiences in security, testing, verification, and related practices in the field.
• Reliability in AI-driven and autonomic systems or AI techniques used for Reliability
Engineering.
• Software reliability in any system domain.
• Trustworthiness, security, and Responsible Software Engineering.
• Human-centric focus on reliability and dependability.
• Adoption of reliability standards, measurements and similar experiences.
We look for papers with good evaluation, honest data, new insights and practical
experiences that can be used to help others. We also encourage submissions reporting
negative results, unexpected outcomes, and lessons learned from real-world practice.
Submission Guidelines and Instructions
We invite three kinds of submissions to the Industry Track:
• Enlightening Talk or Tool Demo: 1-2 page abstract (OR a Power Point presentation OR a
video for a tool demo).
• Short paper: 4-pages (including references).
• Full paper: 6-pages (including references).
All the submissions will be reviewed by members of the Industry Track Program
Committee. Accepted papers (with an abstract) will be included in the ISSRE Supplemental
Proceedings and submitted for publication to IEEE Xplore.
Submissions must adhere to the IEEE Computer Society Format Guidelines (for more
Information, please refer to the relevant part on the conference website:
https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/industry-track/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>).
Note that:
• A paper must include the title, the name and affiliation of each author, an abstract of up
to 150 words, and up to 4 keywords. Thus, submissions are not anonymous.
• Reviewers will use the abstract during the bidding process for peer-review. Thus, the
abstract should state the paper goals clearly, along with the means used to achieve them.
• The first page is not a separate page, but is a part of the paper (i.e., it has technical
material in it). Thus, this page counts toward the total page budget for the paper.
• Symbols and labels used in the graphs should be readable as printed, without requiring
on-screen magnification.
• Limit the file size to less than 15 MB (for Video’s – provide a live link).
Papers that exceed the page limits specified, on topics not in the scope of ISSRE, or that do
not follow the formatting guidelines will be rejected without review.
Authors of accepted papers will have the chance to present their work at ISSRE 2026.
Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register for the
conference and to give the talk, if the paper is accepted.
Best Paper Awards
The Industry Program Chair will select three candidates among top-ranked papers
presenting and motivating novel and disruptive ideas that address problems relevant for
industry. Selection will be based on the reviewers’ feedback, novelty and potential impact
of the results.
The final selection of the best paper will be done by the audience attending the
presentation of the candidate papers. Eligible papers must be (1) full papers accepted to
the industry track, and (2) co-authored by at least one author whose primary affiliation is
in Industry.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Abstract Submission Deadline: June 28, 2026 & July 3, 2026
• Paper Submission Deadline: July 5, 2026 & July 12, 2026
• Notification to Authors: August 12, 2026
• Camera Ready Papers: August 19, 2026
• Enlightening Talks or Tool Demos (without abstract; not to appear in the proceedings): August 15, 2026
• Author Registration Deadline (Industry Track): August 19, 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• Leonardo Mariani, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Coordinator
• Roberto Natella, GSSI, Italy
Research Program Committee Chairs
• Domenico Cotroneo, UNC Charlotte, USA
• Jie M. Zhang, King's College London, UK
Industry Program Chairs
• Jinyang Liu, Bytedance, USA
• Sigrid Eldh, Ericsson AB, Sweden
Workshop Chairs
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• August Shi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Doctoral Symposium Chairs
• Stefan Winter, LMU Munich, Germany
• Lili Wei, McGill University, Canada
Fast Abstract Chairs
• Luigi Lavazza, University of Insubria, Italy
• Yintong Huo, SMU, Singapore
JIC2 Chair
• Helene Waeselynck, LAAS-CNRS, France
Publicity Chairs
• Allison K. Sulivan, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
• Jose D'Abruzzo Pereira, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Publication Chairs
• Sherlock Licorish, Otago Business School, New Zealand
• Maria Teresa Rossi, GSSI, Italy
Artifact Evaluation Chairs
• Naghmeh Ivaki, University of Coimbra, Portugal
• Fumio Machida, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Diversity and Inclusion Chair
• Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Financial Chair
• Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Web Chairs
• Michalis Ioannides, Easy Conferences LTD
• Elena Masserini, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy
Registration Chair
• Easy Conferences LTD
*** First Call for Papers (Research Track) ***
37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering
(ISSRE 2026)
October 20-23, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE) is the leading
conference on software reliability research and practice. ISSRE focuses on techniques and
tools for assessing, predicting, and improving the reliability, safety, security, and resilience
of software systems. As modern software increasingly integrates AI/ML components,
operates autonomously, and spans cloud-to-edge environments, ensuring reliable system
behavior is more critical than ever.
Topics of Interest
ISSRE 2026 invites high-quality contributions that advance the theory and practice of
software reliability across contemporary software-intensive systems, including systems
that incorporate AI/ML components. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Foundations of Reliability and Dependability
• Principles, models, metrics, empirical methods, and theories of software reliability,
resilience, robustness, and safety
• Systematic approaches to fault prevention, fault removal, fault tolerance, and fault
forecasting in modern software systems
• Testing and debugging, formal methods, model checking, static/dynamic analysis,
verification, and runtime assurance
Reliability in AI-Driven and Autonomic Systems
• Reliability engineering for AI-enabled, autonomous, self-adaptive, and cyber-physical
systems
• Assurance, testing, verification, and certification of AI/ML components, including
foundation and generative models
• Reliability of AI-generated code: validation, verification, explainability, defect analysis,
and trustworthy automation of development tasks
• Impact of AI on software lifecycle processes (design, testing, evolution, operations, and
quality management)
AI Techniques for Reliability Engineering
• Machine learning for defect prediction, anomaly detection, debugging assistance, fault
localization, and test automation
• Learning-based approaches to self-healing, resilience management, predictive
maintenance, and reliability optimization
• Reliability governance in AI-driven DevOps pipelines, including transparency,
interpretability, and auditability
Software Reliability in Emerging System Domains
• Reliability assurance for cloud, edge, IoT, 5G/6G, cyber-physical, high-performance,
and network softwarization environments
• Dependability of open-source ecosystems, data-driven pipelines, model hubs, and
AI-assisted contributions
• Benchmarking, stress testing, workload modeling, and measurement frameworks for
large-scale and AI-based systems
Trustworthiness, Security, and Responsible Software Engineering
• Intersections of reliability with security, privacy, fairness, transparency, and regulatory
compliance
• Societal, ethical, and human impacts of pervasive AI-enabled software systems
• Responsible governance of AI-based systems, including lifecycle assurance, auditability,
and risk analysis
Human-Centered, Empirical, and Reproducible Reliability Research
• Field studies, experience reports, user studies, and human factors in reliability
engineering
• Public datasets, benchmark suites, reproducibility packages, and replication/negative-
result studies
• Tooling, automation, continuous reliability monitoring, observability, and operational
feedback loops
Research Track Paper Categories
The research track at ISSRE 2026 invites high-quality submissions of technical research
papers that describe original, unpublished results exploring new scientific ideas,
contribute new evidence to established research directions, or reflect on practical
experience. Specifically, ISSRE solicits submissions in three categories:
• Research (RES) papers
• Practical experience reports (PER)
• Tools and artefacts (TAR) papers
Papers will be assessed with criteria appropriate to each category. All the papers of the
three categories are regular and full papers, and will be published in the same ISSRE
proceedings.
RES Papers
RES papers (12 pages, including references) should describe a novel contribution to the
reliability of software systems. Novelty should be argued via concrete evidence and
appropriate positioning within the state of the art. RES papers are also expected to
explain the validation process and its limitations clearly.
PER Papers
PER papers (12 pages, including references) should provide an in-depth exposition of
practical experiences ideally performed by a collaboration of researchers and industry
practitioners. The key contribution of these papers should be lessons learned from
applying established research tools and methods to ISSRE topics, or new knowledge
acquired through empirical studies conducted using various research methodologies.
Negative results are welcome, e.g., discussing where or why current research cannot be
applied in an industrially relevant context.
TAR Papers
TAR papers (6 – 10 pages, including references) should describe a new tool or artefact.
Tool-focused TAR papers must present either a new tool or a novel and substantial
extension of an existing tool. They should include a description of (i) the theoretical
foundations, (ii) the design and implementation aspects, and (iii) experiments with
realistic case studies. Making the tool publicly available is strongly encouraged.
Artefact-focused TAR papers should cover (i) a working copy of the software and (ii)
experimental data sets. Dataset papers should introduce a new dataset that supports
experimentation, benchmarking, evaluation, or training in AI-driven software engineering.
Submissions should describe: (i) dataset motivation and scope, (ii) data collection and
processing methodology, (iii) dataset structure and statistics, and (iv) potential use cases.
Benchmark papers should present a new benchmark suite for evaluating tools, LLMs, or
algorithms. Submissions should include: (i) benchmark design principles, (ii) task
definitions and evaluation metrics, (iii) baseline results, and (iv) reproducibility package.
The ISSRE conference encourages authors of all three categories of research track papers
to follow the principles of transparency, reproducibility, and replicability. Authors are
encouraged to disclose data to increase reproducibility and replicability. Should the paper
be accepted, the authors will have the opportunity (and are encouraged to) submit
artifacts to the Artifact Evaluation (AE) track, to enhance the reproducibility and quality of
the research. By submitting your artifacts, you not only contribute to the progress of our
field but also stand a chance to earn badges that will be displayed on your papers in the
conference proceedings, showcasing the credibility and rigor of your work.
At least one author of each accepted paper must register as an author and present the
paper in person at the conference.
Best Research Paper Award
ISSRE is pleased to announce the IEEE Best Research Paper Award, awarded every year to
the best paper in the Research Track.
Special Journal Issue
Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to
a special issue of the Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE) journal (under negotiation as
in previous editions of the conference). The Call for Papers will be available soon.
Review Process & Quality Assurance in ISSRE 2026 (New)
Please refer to the information on the conference web site:
https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/cfp-research/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Major Revision Guidelines
Please refer to the information on the conference web site:
https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/cfp-research/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Rapid Response Reviewers (RRRs)
Please refer to the information on the conference web site:
https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/cfp-research/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Anonymizing Rules
Please refer to the information on the conference web site:
https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/cfp-research/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Formatting Rules
Please refer to the information on the conference web site:
https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/cfp-research/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Paper Submission
Papers are submitted via Easy Chair https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=issre2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
Submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee through a double-blind reviewing
process, with a limited use of outside referees. Papers will be held in complete confidence
during the reviewing process, but papers accompanied by nondisclosure agreement forms
are not acceptable and will be rejected without review.
Changes in the number and order of authors will not be allowed after the paper
acceptance.
Authors must anonymize their submissions in accordance with the guidelines above.
Submissions violating the formatting and anonymization rules will be desk-rejected
without review. There will be no extensions for reformatting.
Conference Proceedings
The authors of accepted papers must omit the paper’s type from the title to keep
consistency among all the camera-ready versions in the proceedings. The conference
proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services
(CPS). Papers presented at the conference will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore
and to all of the A&I (abstracting and indexing) partners (such as the EI Compendex).
Important Dates (AoE)
• Abstract Submission Deadline: April 10, 2026
• Paper Submission Deadline: April 17, 2026
• Author Rebuttal Period: June 5 – June 8, 2026
• Decisions and Early Notification: June 15, 2026
• Author Revision Period: June 16 – July 3, 2026
• Notification to Authors: July 8, 2026
• Camera Ready Papers: August 19, 2026
• Author Registration Deadline (Research Track): August 19, 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• Leonardo Mariani, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Coordinator
• Roberto Natella, GSSI, Italy
Research Program Committee Chairs
• Domenico Cotroneo, UNC Charlotte, USA
• Jie M. Zhang, King's College London, UK
Industry Program Chairs
• Jinyang Liu, Bytedance, USA
• Sigrid Eldh, Ericsson AB, Sweden
Workshop Chairs
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• August Shi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Doctoral Symposium Chairs
• Stefan Winter, LMU Munich, Germany
• Lili Wei, McGill University, Canada
Fast Abstract Chairs
• Luigi Lavazza, University of Insubria, Italy
• Yintong Huo, SMU, Singapore
JIC2 Chair
• Helene Waeselynck, LAAS-CNRS, France
Publicity Chairs
• Allison K. Sulivan, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
• Jose D'Abruzzo Pereira, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Publication Chairs
• Sherlock Licorish, Otago Business School, New Zealand
• Maria Teresa Rossi, GSSI, Italy
Artifact Evaluation Chairs
• Naghmeh Ivaki, University of Coimbra, Portugal
• Fumio Machida, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Diversity and Inclusion Chair
• Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Financial Chair
• Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Web Chairs
• Michalis Ioannides, Easy Conferences LTD
• Elena Masserini, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy
Registration Chair
• Easy Conferences LTD
Care e cari membri della comunità scientifica di *ACM* *SIGCHI Italy*,
in occasione delle festività, desidero rivolgere a tutte e a tutti voi i
miei più sentiti auguri di un sereno Natale e di un nuovo anno ricco di
salute, ispirazione e risultati significativi, sia sul piano umano che su
quello scientifico.
Colgo l’opportunità per ringraziarvi per il contributo costante, la qualità
della ricerca e lo spirito di collaborazione che continuano a rendere la
nostra comunità viva, autorevole e capace di incidere positivamente sul
progresso della Human-Computer Interaction in Italia e nel contesto
internazionale.
Con l’auspicio di continuare a lavorare insieme nel segno del confronto,
dell’inclusività e dell’eccellenza scientifica, vi rinnovo i miei più
cordiali auguri.
Un caro saluto,
Giuliana Vitiello, *Chair *
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Prof. Giuliana Vitiello, PhD
Director HCI-UsE Lab
Department of Computer Science
University of Salerno
Italy
phone +39 089 963317
cell +39 3666758965
https:// <https://docenti.unisa.it/003730/home>
docenti.unisa.it/giuliana.vitiello
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CfP - Human Work Interaction Design 2026 (HWID 2026)
Harmonisation of human and machine intelligence in the 5th Industrial
Revolution (5IR) Workplace
June 17-18, 2026
University of West London, St. Mary’s Road, London (United Kingdom)
https:/wg6.ifip-tc13.org/human-work-interaction-design-2026-hwid-2026
8th Working Conference of the IFIP WG 13.6 Human Work Interaction Design
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Technologies in work settings are increasingly underpinned by Artificial
Intelligence (AI). This means that applications and platforms such as those
in the Metaverse, Digital Twin (DT) systems, and Industry 4.0 and 5.0 are
becoming increasingly autonomous and intelligent. While these developments
promise efficiency and innovation, they also present risks of over-reliance
on technology and a potential abdication of human agency in the workplace.
Such reliance may lead workers to underestimate their own cognitive and
creative capabilities and to privilege machine intelligence over human
skills. Rather than automating tasks and relegating workers to supervisory
or backup roles, augmentation seeks to enable meaningful cooperation
between humans and machines. Although this concept has been well studied in
terms of efficacy and efficiency, further efforts in Human Work Interaction
Design (HWID) research are required to support well-being, trust, and
transparency; to ensure human autonomy and governance within human–machine
teams; and to respect human values.
Industry 5.0 builds on the technological foundations of Industry 4.0 by
shifting the focus from productivity and efficiency toward human well-being
and sustainability. In this context, the harmonisation of human and machine
intelligence requires the ability to measure, analyse, and apply affective
and contextual data about workers and workplace environments in order to
design, integrate, and optimise work experiences. This conference,
therefore, calls for inclusive and interdisciplinary approaches to
unpacking Industry 5.0 and re-conceptualising work augmentation in
AI-driven environments. We particularly encourage the integration of
perspectives from the social sciences, arts, design, and humanities into
the design and governance of intelligent work systems.
This call seeks contributions that explore the augmentation of human
cognition in line with human values through research of new frameworks,
models, approaches, and case studies for Industry 5.0. The Fifth Industrial
Revolution (5IR) focuses on harmonising human ability and well-being, while
simultaneously ensuring human beings can make effective use of 5IR
technologies in the workplace.
This edition of the HWID working conference aims to attract submissions
from professionals in academia, national labs, and industry, as well as
from students. The event will provide a platform to discuss tools,
procedures, and professional competencies essential for harmonizing human
and machine intelligence, central to Industry 5.0.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
HWID2026 is a two-day working conference that focuses on discussion and
exchange of ideas. During this edition, HWID2026 is pleased to welcome
Professor Karen Cham, Director of the Behavioural Research Analytics in
Neurotechnological Systems (BRAINS) Lab at Kingston University, expert in
Augmented Intelligence, Digital Transformation & Design, as a keynote
speaker.
TOPICS
- Human-centred UI design with and of 5IR technologies in the workplace
- Human-AI interaction and collaboration
- Sociotechnical Theory and Methods for 5IR
- Collaborative systems design for Industry 5.0
- Human Digital Twins in the future of work
- Behavioral analytics and data modelling
- Safety and well-being of workers in the workplace (e.g., trust and
training)
- Ethics, policy, and law in 5IR
- Case studies and implications of 5IR technologies (e.g., discretionary
effort, job satisfaction)
- Education and coaching to afford harmonisation of human and 5IR
technologies in the workplace
- Human and social sciences, creative arts, and design
- Digital readiness for Industry 5.0 technologies in workplaces.
- Design for occupational well-being in the 5IR
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: February 8
Notification to authors: March 6
Camera ready: March 27
Conference: June 17-18, 2026
SUBMISSIONS
We invite authors to submit full papers (minimum 6 pages, maximum 12 pages,
excluding references) formatted according to the LNCS template available on
the Springer website:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…
The link to the submission system: https://meteor.springer.com/HWID2026
Each paper will be reviewed by three reviewers (single-blind). The
collection of all accepted papers will be distributed to participants as
digital proceedings prior to the conference. During the review process,
reviewers will be asked to evaluate whether an extended version of the
paper is suitable for an IFIP Springer book (IFIP Advances in Information
and Communication Technology), which will be edited after the conference.
ORGANIZERS
General Chairs:
- Jose Abdelnour-Nocera (University of West London, UK)
- Judith Molka-Danielsen (Molde University College, Norway)
Program Chairs:
- Barbara Rita Barricelli (University of Brescia, Italy)
- Elodie Bouzekri (Université de Brest, France)
Paper Chairs:
- Ali Gheitasy (University of West London, UK)
- Parisa Sadaati (University of West London, UK)
*Barbara Rita Barricelli, PhD*
Associate Professor
Department of Information Engineering
Università degli Studi di Brescia
https://barbara-barricelli.unibs.it
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*Call for Participation: CHI 2026 Workshop "Shaping HCI Research for
Children's Care Ecosystem Involvement"*
Children’s technology use and well-being are shaped by care ecosystems
that extend beyond families to include peers, teachers, therapists,
clinicians, and institutions. We invite researchers, designers, and
practitioners to join our CHI 2026 workshop to share methods and lessons
learned, and to collaboratively articulate priorities and open questions
for care ecosystem-centered HCI. While the primary focus is on
children’s care ecosystems, we also welcome participants who are
interested in applying an ecosystem lens to other populations.
This will be a *90-minute, in-person* workshop at CHI 2026 (Barcelona).
/How to participate:/
Please submit one of the following by *Thursday, 12 February 2026 (AoE)*:
*
a *~250-word statement of interest* describing your background and
an ecosystem-related project or challenge, *or*
*
a *2–4 page position paper* (including references)
Your submission may address:
*
ongoing or planned HCI work with children and their care ecosystems
(families, educators, therapists, clinicians, peers, and other
stakeholders), and/or
*
challenges and design practices for multi-stakeholder research,
including open questions to shape the research agenda
More details: |https://sites.google.com/view/chi26-ecocare/home|
Sincerely,
Evropi Stefanidi, Lucas M. Silva, Bengisu Çağıltay, Aehong Min, Eva
Eriksson, Gillian R. Hayes - workshop organizers
(Apologies for crossposting)
Dear Colleague
We are pleased to announce that CSEE&T 2026 (The 38th International
Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training) will be held at
The University of Florence, Italy, from July 20 - 22.
The CFP is posted at https://cseet26.techconf.org/download/CFP-CSEE&T-2026.pdf<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Please refer to the conference website for the most recent updates.
If you have any questions related to paper submission to the main conference,
please send emails to the Program Chairs:
Professor Matthew Barr
Professor Lin Liu, or
Professor Rafal Wlodarski.
For the Academy for Software Engineering Education & Training (ASEE&T) Workshop,
please visit its website or contact Professor Nancy Mead and Professor Hossein Saiedian.
For other inquiries, please get in touch with the CSEET 2026 Secretariat.
We look forward to working with you for a successful conference.
CSEE&T Secretariat
*Call for papers*
2nd Workshop on "Social Interaction and Collaboration in eXtended Reality
(SIC-XR)"
https://sites.google.com/view/sic-xr-2nd-edition/
To be held as part of IEEEVR26 https://ieeevr.org/2026/
33rd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces
Daegu, Korea
March 21-25, 2026
*Important Dates*
Submissions deadline: January 7, 2026
Notification: January 20, 2026
Camera-ready deadline: January 27, 2026
*Topic*
Extended Reality (XR) technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR),
Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR), are profoundly reshaping the
way people interact and collaborate in the digital world, breaking down
physical barriers and creating new opportunities for social connection.
These immersive solutions offer experiences ranging from integrating
digital elements into the real world to building entirely virtual
environments, expanding the boundaries of human interaction. However, the
expansion of XR also brings significant challenges in terms of social
cohesion, collaboration, inclusiveness and accessibility.
This second edition aims to once again bring together researchers,
practitioners, developers, and interaction design experts to share
insights, discuss emerging challenges, and envision new opportunities for
social interaction and collaboration in XR environments. The workshop seeks
to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and stimulate innovative approaches to
designing more engaging, inclusive, and effective collaborative XR
experiences.
The workshop aims to explore aspects of social interaction and
collaboration within the eXtended Reality by considering several topics,
including but not limited to:
- Social dynamics in XR
- Accessibility in XR
- Inclusivity in Immersive Technologies
- User Safety and Ethical Standards
- Designing for Engagement and Cohesion
- Emotional and Psychological Impacts of XR
- Educational and Collaborative Uses of XR
*Organizers*
Andrea Antonio Cantone, *University of Salerno, Italy*
Giuliana Vitiello, *University of Salerno, Italy*
Pablo Cesar, *Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) & TU Delft, The
Netherlands*
Tanja Kojić, *TU Berlin, Germany*
Dear Colleague
We are pleased to announce that CSEE&T 2026<https://cseet26.techconf.org/> (The 38th International
Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training) will be held at
The University of Florence, Italy, from July 20 - 22.
Please refer to the attached CFP and the conference website<https://cseet26.techconf.org/>
for the most recent updates.
If you have any questions related to paper submission to the main conference,
please send emails to the Program Chairs:
Professor Matthew Barr<mailto:Matthew.Barr@glasgow.ac.uk>,
Professor Lin Liu<mailto:linliu@tsinghua.edu.cn>, or
Professor Rafal Wlodarski<mailto:rafal.wlodarski@sv.cmu.edu>.
For the Academy for Software Engineering Education & Training (ASEE&T<https://cseet26.techconf.org/track/aseet>) Workshop,
please visit its website or contact Professor Nancy Mead<mailto:nrmcmu@gmail.com> and Professor Hossein Saiedian<mailto:saiedian@ku.edu>.
For other inquiries, please get in touch with the CSEET 2026 Secretariat<mailto:zxc190007@utdallas.edu>.
We look forward to working with you for a successful conference.
CSEE&T Secretariat
Dear Colleagues,
We warmly invite you to join the workshop *“SHAPEXR: Shaping
Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR”* at the 30th Annual ACM Conference on*
Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)*, which will be held on *March 23,
2026, in Paphos, Cyprus*.
*Submissions are now open*, and all papers will be subject to a
double-blind peer review, meaning author names and affiliations should not
be included in the manuscript. If accepted, at least one author must attend
the workshop to present the paper.
Please review the *Call for Papers (CfP)* below for comprehensive details
and share it with potential contributors. For the most current information,
please visit the conference website at https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are eager to provide any necessary
assistance.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and welcoming you
to SHAPEXR 2026.
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi.
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Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
---------------------------------------
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
-----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
- AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
- Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
- Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered
XR.
- Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
- Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
- Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
- Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent
interfaces.
- Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
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Authors should prepare a Regular or Short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 "standard" pages and short papers at least 5 pages (5-9 "standard"
pages without references). Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
For more information, please visit: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review. To submit your
contribution, select "IUI 2026 Workshop SHAPEXR" in the submission
platform.
Submit your paper here: https://new.precisionconference.com/sigchi
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
--------------------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
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Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the paper submission deadline for the
workshop “SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR”, to be held
at the 30th Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
on March 23, 2026, in Paphos, Cyprus, has been extended to January 16, 2026.
Please note that this is the final extension of the deadline — no further
extensions will be granted. We warmly encourage you to take advantage of
this opportunity and submit your contributions to SHAPEXR 2026.
All papers will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process,
meaning author names and affiliations should not be included in the
manuscript. If accepted, at least one author must attend the workshop to
present the paper.
For comprehensive details, please review the Call for Papers (CfP) below
and share it with colleagues and potential contributors. The most current
information is available on the workshop website:
https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require clarification, please do not
hesitate to contact us. We are eager to assist and look forward to
receiving your valuable contributions.
Join us in shaping the future of Human-AI-powered experiences in XR — we
look forward to welcoming you to SHAPEXR 2026!
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi
====================================================================================
Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
====================================================================================
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
-
AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
-
Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
-
Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
-
Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
-
Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
-
Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
-
Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
-
Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
------------------------
Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025 January 16, 2026
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
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Authors should prepare a Regular or Short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 "standard" pages and short papers at least 5 pages (5-9 "standard"
pages without references). Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
For more information, please visit: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review. To submit your
contribution, select "IUI 2026 Workshop SHAPEXR" in the submission
platform.
Submit your paper here: https://new.precisionconference.com/sigchi
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
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All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
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Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)cnr.it <marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it>
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
Second Call for Papers for the Third Submission Round of EICS 2026: The
18th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems,
June 30- July 3, 2026 – Patras, Greece
https://eics.acm.org/2026/
*Submission deadline for the 3rd Round of PACM EICS 2026 for Full Papers
and Technical Notes: February 13th, 2026*
EICS 2026 is the eighteenth international ACM SIGCHI conference devoted
to engineering interactive computing systems and their user interfaces,
addressing one or more software quality factors, such as usability, user
experience, reliability, security, etc. Work presented at EICS covers
all stages of the engineering life-cycle of interactive systems -
inception, requirements, design, specification, coding, data analytics,
validation and verification, deployment and maintenance.
EICS has the longest tradition of bringing together researchers who
contribute to better ways of creating interactive computing systems,
stemming from the conference on command languages in the seventies. The
conference is best known for rigorously contributing and disseminating
research results that hold the midst in between user interface design,
software engineering and computational interaction.
EICS focuses on models, languages, notations, methods, techniques and
tools that support designing, developing, validating and verifying
interactive systems. The conference brings together people who study or
practice the engineering of interactive systems, drawing from design,
HCI, software engineering, requirements engineering, software
development, modeling, and programming.
Submissions advance the state of the art of the engineering of
interactive systems. Topics include, but are not limited to:
*Modelling, specification and analysis of interaction and interactive
systems
*Requirements engineering for interactive systems
*Methods, processes, principles and/or tools for building interactive
systems (e.g., design, implementation, prototyping, evaluation,
verification and validation, testing)
*Software architectures for interactive systems
*Formal methods within interactive systems engineering
*Bridging the gap between engineering and design practices.
*Engineering design and evaluation tools
*Computational techniques for designing and evaluating interactive systems
*Interactive data-driven systems
*Explore and/or employ of diverse interaction techniques and devices
(e.g., adaptive, context-aware, tangible, haptic, touch and multitouch
input, voice, gestures, recognition of physiological signals, multimodal
input, mobile and wearable systems, virtual, augmented, mixed and
extended reality)
*Engineering hardware or software integration in interactive systems
(e.g., fabrication and maker processes, physical computing,
cyber-physical systems)
*Engineering interactive systems for diverse user groups (e.g.,
children, elderly, people with disabilities…)
*Engineering collaborative multi-user interactive systems
*Engineering interactive systems embedding AI-technologies
*Engineering interaction-driven AI-technologies
*Applying AI technologies in methods, processes and tools for building
interactive systems in all stages of the engineering lifecycle
A newcomer’s guide to EICS is available at
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3300960
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FULL PAPERS and TECHNICAL NOTES SUBMISSIONS
EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes are published as articles in the
Journal Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM -
EICS series). There are three submission deadlines per year, and authors
can choose when to submit. Papers follow the traditional journal model
of reviewing: papers may be accepted after submission and review, or may
be recommended for revisions and re-submission to the next round to
enable authors to refine papers based on reviewer recommendations.
Submissions for the journal of this venue should present original and
mature research work within the scope of the conference. Note that
accepted journal papers can be either regular research papers, or
technical notes. Technical Notes are shorter, more focused
contributions, that focus specifically on system contributions and
technical work. Elucidating technical details of complex interactive
systems, preferably ensuring the work can be reproduced or put to
practice, is a primary objective of a Technical Note. Tech Notes require
an illustrative example of the system, and they can, but do not need to,
be validated by formal user evaluations or user studies. Validation can
also be done through e.g. simulation, feasibility, or comparisons. Tech
Notes will be judged on their technical merits and relevance to
interactive systems concerns.
There are no length restrictions on Full Papers and Technical Notes, nor
any limit to the number of references that may be included. We advise
authors to ensure the length of their papers is in function of the
contributions. Concise and clear is often to be preferred over lengthy
and verbose.
Full Papers and Technical Notes should be written in the ACM format, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions
Papers should comply with the ACM policy on Research Involving Human
Participants and Subjects, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-particip…
Papers are submitted using https://new.precisionconference.com
Use of Generative AI in manuscript preparation
Authors must read ACM’s policy on the use of Generative AI in authoring
papers found in
https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/frequently-asked-questions.
All submissions will be evaluated against the criteria set by the
policy. Papers found to contain material that breaches these guidelines
risk desk rejection.
IMPORTANT UPDATE on ACM’s new open access publishing model for 2026 ACM
Conferences!
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All
ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will
be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for
publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional
model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). Authors from
institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to
publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or
discretionary waiver. Please find more information at:
https://eics.acm.org/2026/cfp.html
PACM-EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes chairs for EICS 2026
Célia Martinie and Davide Spano.
ICMI 2026 CALL FOR MULTIMODAL GRAND CHALLENGES
!!! DEADLINE EXTENSION !!!
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5-9 October 2026, Napoli - Italy
https://icmi.acm.org/2026/
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-> THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS EXTENDED TO JANUARY 16, 2026
We are calling for teams to propose one or more ICMI Multimodal Grand Challenges.
The International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI) is the premier international forum for multidisciplinary research on multimodal human-human and human-computer interaction, interfaces, and system development.
The conference's goals are to implement believable, autonomous, adaptive, context-aware Human Computer Interaction (HCI) systems able to infer how organizational, cultural and physical contexts shape individual perception, choices and actions. Such systems, e.g. synthetic agents, robots, avatars or analysis systems act in real-time, sustain dyadic/group interactions and actively cooperate in discussion, decision-making, problem solving, learning/knowledge building. These systems gather information and meanings in the course of everyday activity and build knowledge and practical ability to render the world interpretable while interacting with users attuned to behavioural sequences that underpin collaboration.
ICMI Multimodal Grand Challenges aim to inspire new ideas in the ICMI community and create momentum for future collaborative work. Analysis, synthesis, and interactive tasks are all possible.
Challenge papers will be indexed in the main proceedings of ICMI.
We invite the ICMI community from various fields related to multimodal interaction to collectively define and tackle these scientific Grand Challenges in this domain including but not limited to the following categories:
1. DATA CHALLENGES: gathering new experimental data and theories across a spectrum of disciplines;
2. ALGORITHM CHALLENGES: developing algorithms, models and computational paradigms that may equip machines with human level automaton intelligence;
3. APPLICATION CHALLENGES: implementing HCI systems that enhance quality of life in society and simplify the user access to future telecommunication services;
4. MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHALLENGES: promoting multidisciplinary exchanges, educational initiatives, and new socio-psychological and computational approaches towards socially-emotionally-context-aware Information Communication Technologies (ICT).
Prospective organizers should submit a five-page maximum proposal containing the following information:
1. Title
2. Abstract appropriate for possible Web promotion of the Challenge
3. Distinctive topics to be addressed and specific goals
4. Detailed description of the Challenge and its relevance to multimodal interaction
5. Length (full day or half day)
6. Plan for soliciting participation
7. Description of how submissions (challenge's submissions and papers) will be evaluated, and a list of proposed reviewers
8. Proposed schedule for releasing datasets (if applicable) and/or systems (if applicable) and receiving submissions
9. Short biography of the organizers (preferably from multiple institutions)
10. Funding source (if any) that supports or could support the challenge organization
11. Draft call for papers; affiliations and email address of the organisers; summary of the Grand Challenge; list of potential Technical Program Committee members and their affiliations; important dates
Proposals will be evaluated based on originality, ambition, feasibility, and implementation plan.
A Challenge with dataset(s) or system(s) that has had pilot results to ensure its representativity and suitability to the proposed task will be given preference for acceptance; an additional 1 page description must be attached in such case.
Continuation of or variants on the 2025 challenges are welcome, even if we require submissions of this form to highlight the number of participants that attended during the previous year and describe what changes (if any) will be made from the previous year.
The ICMI organizers will offer support with basic logistics, which includes rooms and equipment to run the Workshop, coffee breaks can be offered if synchronised with the main conference.
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Important Dates and Contact Details
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-> Proposals due: January 16, 2026 EXTENDED
Proposal notification: February 7, 2026 POSTPONED
Grand challenge date: October 5, 2026
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Proposals should be emailed to the ICMI 2025 Multimodal Grand Challenge Chairs, Sebastian Zepf (sebastian.zepf(a)mercedes-benz.com) and Alessandro Vinciarelli (Alessandro.Vinciarelli(a)glasgow.ac.uk).
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CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
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Please note that the call for workshops remains open until January 16,
2026.
We are seeking workshop proposals on emerging research areas related to the main conference topics and those that focus on multi-disciplinary research. We would also strongly encourage workshops that will include a diverse set of keynote speakers (factors to consider include: gender, ethnic background, institutions, years of experience, geography, etc.).
The content of accepted workshops is under the control of the workshop organizers. Workshops may be of half-day or one-day duration. Workshop organizers will be expected to manage the workshop content, solicit submissions, be present to moderate the discussion and panels, invite experts in the domain, conduct the reviewing process, and maintain a website for the workshop.
Workshop papers will be indexed by ACM Digital Library in an adjunct proceedings, and a short workshop summary by the organizers will be published in the main conference proceedings.
*** First Call for Abstracts ***
*** 2026 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference ***
October 11-14, 2026, Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://fie-conference.org/2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
*** 2026 Conference Theme: Engineering and Computing Education in the Large Language Model Era ***
*** Abstract Submission Deadline: January 26, 2026 ***
The Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference is a premier international forum bringing
together a global community to share ideas, challenge assumptions, and shape the future
of teaching and learning. Since 1971, FIE has been co-sponsored by the IEEE Education
Society, IEEE Computer Society, and ASEE ERM Division, and is recognized for its rigorous
peer-review process, diverse program, and impact on the field.
The Call for Abstracts for FIE 2026 invites researchers, educators, and practitioners to
contribute innovative work in engineering and computing education.
The 2026 conference theme is Engineering and Computing Education in the Large
Language Model Era, reflecting FIE’s role in advancing timely, transformative
conversations.
Submissions are welcomed as Extended Structured Abstracts for Full and Work-in-
Progress (WIP) Papers, and as Proposals for Alternative Sessions, including
Workshops, Special Sessions, Panels, and Student Panels.
Accepted papers in these tracks that are presented in person at the conference will appear
in the Conference Proceedings and be published on IEEE Xplore.
The complete list of topics is also available on the conference web site:
https://fie-conference.org/authors/topics-of-interest<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
IMPORTANT DATES (AoE)
• Full & WIP Paper Abstract Submission Deadline: January 26, 2026
• Full & WIP Paper Abstract Acceptance Notification: February 13, 2026
• Alternative Session Proposal Deadline: February 23, 2026
• Alternative Session Proposal Acceptance Notification: March 13, 2026
• Full & WIP Preliminary Paper Submission Deadline: March 23, 2026
• Alternative Session Paper Submission Deadline: May 4, 2026
• Notification of Full & WIP Paper Revision Requirements and
Acceptance Notification: May 8, 2026
• Alternative Session Paper Acceptance Notification: May 22, 2026
• Revised Full & WIP Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2026
• Alternative Session Revised Paper Submission Deadline: June 29, 2026
• Final Acceptance Notification for all Paper and Session Types: July 10, 2026
• Final Camera-Ready Paper Submission for all Paper and Session
Types & Copyright Deadline: July 20, 2026
18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026
Interactive Creativity: Agencies, Interfaces, and Ethics
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8-12 June 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026
In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB
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IMPORTANT DATES
Long and Short Papers:
- Abstract submission: January 18, 2026
- Paper submission: January 25, 2026
(all deadlines are 23:59, AoE)
Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=avi2026
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LONG AND SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS
We invite submissions of high-quality original research papers that explore the intersections
of Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction in general.
We are particularly interested in work addressing creativity from multiple critical
perspectives, including agency, interfaces, and ethics, in relation to the themes and topics of
AVI 2026.
Both long and short submissions must describe original, unpublished research. All papers
will undergo rigorous peer review by a distinguished international panel of experts.
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SUBMISSION
Long and short papers must be anonymized, removing information (such as authorship, acknowledgments, name of an application, software, or project) that can suggest the authors' identity.
Citation to authors' previous work should not be anonymous and should be in third person in the text, e.g., "As described by [10]" and not "As described in our previous work [10]”.
All paper submissions must be prepared in English, and authors are required to use the ACM single-column submission template and the Easy Chair system for all submissions.
Page limits are as follows:
• Long Papers: A maximum of 8 pages(*) for long papers, +1 page for references
• Short Papers: A maximum of 4 pages(*) for short papers, +1 page for references
(*) page limit is in terms of double column format.
Submission information (e.g., submission template and system) is available on the AVI 2026 website: https://www.unive.it/avi2026
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PROCEEDINGS AND ACM OPEN-ACCESS PUBLISHING MODEL
All accepted papers are included in the International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS)
published by ACM Press and available in the ACM Digital Library.
**Important note to authors about ACM’s new open access publishing model**
ACM has introduced a new open access publishing model for the ICPS Series.
Authors based at institutions that are not yet part of the ACM Open program and do not qualify for a
full geographic waiver will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC) to publish
their ICPS article in the ACM Digital Library. To determine whether or not an APC will be
applicable to your article, please follow the detailed guidance here:
https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance.
Further information may be found on the ACM website, as follows:
Full details of the new ICPS publishing model: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/faq
Full details of the ACM Open program: https://www.acm.org/publications/openaccess
Please direct all questions about the new model to icps-info(a)acm.org.
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PAPER CHAIRS AND CONTACTS
Long Paper Chairs:
Maria Paloma Diaz Perez, Carlos III University, Madrid
Alessandra Melonio, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Contact: avi2026long(a)easychair.org
Short Paper Chairs:
Luigi De Russis, Polytechnic of Turin, Italy
María Menéndez Blanco, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Contact: avi2026short(a)easychair.org
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DESCRIPTION
Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for encounters among
scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces, interactions, and experiences. Rooted in
pioneering research on visual interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human
factor, the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer
Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of heterogeneous groups of
users up to the current challenge of self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads
to the realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of generative AI presents both
opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They address fundamental issues related
to agencies, interfaces, and ethics.
AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This delicate and fragile
ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting, reframing, and speculating about creative
solutions to more sustainable, inclusive and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an
International Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and organizing
committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus complementing a strong and
diverse research program with carefully selected cultural and social activities alongside a
distinct sense of hospitality and conviviality.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!
Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
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MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS
Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
/ Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities /
Brain-Computer Interaction
Embodied and Tangible Interaction
Material-Centric Interaction
Information Visualization
Screen-based Interaction
Interfaces for Sound and Music
Multi-sensory Interaction
Multimodal Interaction
/ Theme: Interaction Spaces /
Augmented Reality
Cross Reality
Virtual Reality
Interaction between Black-Boxes
Dynamic Physical Environments
Natural Environments
Urban Places
/ Theme: Human-System Interaction /
Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
Affective Interfaces
Human-Robot Interaction
Intelligent Interfaces
Interfaces and Recommender Systems
/ Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies /
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Learning Ecosystems
Game and Play Ecosystems
Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems
/ Theme: Values and Moral Principles /
Beyond Human Interaction
Critical Computing
Critical Data Science
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Responsible Design
/ Theme: Applications /
Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
End User Development
AI and Creativity
Human Factors in Security Systems
Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
Training and Learning Systems
Industry 5.0
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AVI 2026 COMMITTEES
See http://www.unive.it/avi2026
Dear Colleagues,
This is a reminder to submit your work to the workshop “SHAPEXR: Shaping
Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR”, which will take place at the 30th
Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026) on March
23, 2026, in Paphos, Cyprus.
We are now entering the last week for submissions, and we warmly encourage
you to send in your contributions before the deadline. All papers will
undergo a double-blind peer review, meaning author names and affiliations
should not be included in the manuscript. If accepted, at least one author
must attend the workshop to present the paper.
Please review the Call for Papers (CfP) below for comprehensive details and
share it with colleagues and potential contributors. For the most current
information, please visit the conference website at
https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are eager to provide any necessary
assistance.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and welcoming you
to SHAPEXR 2026.
Sincerely, Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario
Covarrubias, and Gilda Manfredi.
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Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
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This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
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The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
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AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
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Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
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Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
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Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
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Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
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Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
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Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
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Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
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Authors should prepare a Regular or Short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 "standard" pages and short papers at least 5 pages (5-9 "standard"
pages without references). Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
For more information, please visit: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review. To submit your
contribution, select "IUI 2026 Workshop SHAPEXR" in the submission
platform.
Submit your paper here: https://new.precisionconference.com/sigchi
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
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All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
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Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)cnr.it <marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it>
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
*** Last Mile for Posters and Demos Submissions ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue
for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). IUI submissions should address
HCI challenges using machine intelligence and consider both computational and human-
centric aspects. As AI becomes more integrated into everyday technology, understanding
its role in meeting human needs is vital for developing effective and responsible systems.
This conference fosters collaboration among experts from diverse fields to tackle
significant issues in AI and HCI through discussions, workshops, and networking
sessions.
UI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full
paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts).
Posters
Posters provide an opportunity for sharing valuable last-minute ideas, eliciting useful
feedback on early-stage work and fostering discussions and collaborations among
colleagues. We invite submissions relevant to all conference topics. All submissions
should convey a scientific result or work in progress that is not yet ready to be published
as a full-length research paper at a refereed conference.
The page limit for poster papers is 4 pages (references do not count toward the page
limit). Submitting a draft poster along with your submission is not required, but is
recommended. Accepted poster papers will appear in the companion proceedings of the
conference. Each accepted contribution is expected to be presented in person during the
poster session.
Demos
The demonstration track complements the overall program of the conference.
Demonstrations show implementations of novel, interesting, and important intelligent
user interface concepts or systems. We invite submissions relevant to intelligent user
interfaces and which address, but are not limited to, the topics of the conference. All
submissions are intended to convey a scientific result or work in progress and should
not be advertisements for commercial software packages.
The page limit for demo papers is 4 pages (references do not count toward the page
limit). Authors further need to submit a video (max. 5 mins) along with their demo paper
to showcase their work. Accepted demo papers will be presented as interactive
demonstrations at IUI and published in the companion proceedings of the conference.
Each accepted contribution is expected to be presented in person during the demo sessions.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Submission: December 21, 2025
• Decision notification: January 26, 2026
• Camera-ready submission: February 6, 2026
Topics
The topics for the Posters and Demos are the same as for the main track.
Submission Instructions
Papers must be up to 4 pages (references do not count towards the page limit). Demo
and poster submissions do not need to be anonymized. Submissions should follow the
ACM Master Article Templates in a single-column format.
We adopt the ACM TAPS Workflow.
Please prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest
templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using
\documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template.
Authors are required to include a proper classification for the paper according to the
ACM Classification System (CCS). Additional information on how to use it is available at:
https://dl.acm.org/ccs<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
A video (up to 5 mins) is required for demo submissions. The video should showcase the
system that will be demonstrated during the conference. Please follow the SIGCHI
Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos
(https://sigchi.org/resources/guides-for-authors/videos/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>).
Please submit your demos and posters electronically to the Precision Conference
Submission (PCS) Portal (https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>) by the paper
deadlines.
In PCS, first click “Submissions” at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
Society, Conference, and Track, please select “SIGCHI”, “IUI 2026”, and “IUI 2026 Posters”
or “IUI 2026 Demos”, respectively, and then press “Go”.
Note: If the corresponding author (the individual who submits the paper, not necessarily
the first author) is affiliated with a participating institution that has an open access
agreement with ACM, the Article Processing Charges (APCs) will be waived for publishing
the paper. Details are under “Publication and Open Access”.
Accessibility
Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with
vision impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will
be required to make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an
Accessible Submission for detailed instructions.
If you are submitting a video as supplemental material, please provide captions, as
described in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos.
Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and
guidelines.
Usage of Generative AI
All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023
ACM Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a
large-scale language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be clearly marked where such
tools are used for purposes beyond editing the author’s own text. Authors should include
a “GenAI Usage Disclosure” section, right before the references, to provide full disclosure
of all use of GenAI tools in all stages of the research (including the code and data) and
the writing. This section, together with the references, will not be counted toward the
word limit.
While we do not anticipate using tools on a large scale to detect LLM-generated text, we
will investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM
use is not clearly marked.
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Posters and Demos Chairs
• Julia Sheidin, Braude College of Engineering, Israel
• Marko Tkalcic, University of Primorska, Slovenia
• Ming Yin, Purdue University, USA
ICMI 2026 CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
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5-9 October 2026, Napoli - Italy
https://icmi.acm.org/2026/
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The 28th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2026) will be held in Napoli, Italy, between 5-9 Oct
2026. ICMI is the premier international conference for multidisciplinary research on multimodal human-human and human-computer interaction analysis, interface design, and system development. ICMI has developed a tradition of hosting workshops in conjunction with the main conference to foster discourse on new research, technologies, social science models, and applications. Examples of recent workshop topics include:
* Generation and Evaluation of Non-verbal Behaviour for Embodied Agents
* Exploring Innovative Technology for Commensality and Human-Food Interaction
* Eye Tracking for Multimodal Human-Centric Computing
* Multimodal Co-Construction of Explanations with XAI
* Bridging Social Sciences and AI for Understanding Child Behavior
* Automated Assessment of Pain
* Multimodal e-Coaches
* Modeling Cognitive Processes from Multimodal Data
* Insights on Group & Team Dynamics
* Cross-Cultural Multimodal Interaction (CCMI)
We are seeking workshop proposals on emerging research areas related to the main conference topics and those that focus on multi-disciplinary research. We would also strongly encourage workshops that will include a diverse set of keynote speakers (factors to consider include: gender, ethnic background, institutions, years of experience, geography, etc.).
The content of accepted workshops is under the control of the workshop organizers. Workshops may be of half-day or one-day duration. Workshop organizers will be expected to manage the workshop content, solicit submissions, be present to moderate the discussion and panels, invite experts in the domain, conduct the reviewing process, and maintain a website for the workshop.
Workshop papers will be indexed by ACM Digital Library in an adjunct proceedings, and a short workshop summary by the organizers will be published in the main conference proceedings. If you are a representative of an institution or company that may be interested in sponsoring a workshop on a particular topic, or sending a speaker to a relevant workshop, please contact the workshop chairs, who can act as a liaison.
-> Submission
Prospective workshop organizers are invited to submit proposals in PDF format (Max. 3 pages). The proposal should include the following:
* Workshop title
* List of organizers including affiliation, email address, and short biographies
* Workshop motivation (and history), expected outcomes and impact
* Tentative list of keynote speakers
* Workshop format (by invitation only, call for papers, etc.) and anticipated number of talks/posters
* Workshop duration (half-day or full-day), including tentative program
* Planned advertisement means, website hosting, and estimated participation
* Paper review procedure (single/double-blind, internal/external, solicited/invited-only, pool of reviewers, etc.)
* Paper submission and acceptance deadlines
* Special space and equipment requests, if any
-> Important Dates and Contact Details
* Submission Deadline: January 16th, 2026
* Notification of Acceptance: February 13th, 2026
* Workshop Dates: October 5th and 9th, 2026
Proposals should be submitted via PCS at this link https://new.precisionconference.com/icmi26/.
ICMI organization will provide the rooms, coffee and lunch for participants, and one free registration for a speaker or organizer to each workshop. Feel free to contact the workshop chairs for any further questions.
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TUTORIALS
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ACM ICMI 2026 will host half-day tutorials on context and cultural awareness for multimodal interaction as well as on emerging topics within the scopes of multimodal AI and social interaction. A formal call for tutorial proposals will be issued in March, but for the first time, we invite the community to indicate which tutorial topics they would most like to see. This will help prospective proposers understand what the community considers most relevant. Please complete this short form.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQfyR6rHijr25CCBUP5tA4LhgEC4IoBfN…
Prospective organizers are also encouraged to contact the co-chairs, Prof. Marco Cristani and Prof. Tsvi Kuflik (icmi2026-tutorials-chairs(a)acm.org), if they have any questions.
[Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute]
*7th IEEE International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds*
Campus Georges Méliès of Université Côte d’Azur,
Cannes, France
28 - 30 October 2026
*https://internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/
<https://internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/>*
We are pleased to invite you to the 7th IEEE International Symposium on the
Internet of Sounds (IEEE IS2 2026). The Internet of Sounds is an emerging
research field at the intersection of the Sound and Music Computing and the
Internet of Things domains.
The symposium will be hosted at the Campus Georges Méliès of Université
Côte d’Azur, Cannes, France, in French Riviera.
The aim is to bring together academics and industry to investigate and
advance the development of Internet of Sounds technologies by using novel
tools and processes.
The event will consist of presentations, keynotes, panels, poster
presentations, demonstrations, tutorials, music performances, and
installations.
*Call for Papers and Demos*
Topics of interest include and are not limited to:
- Wireless acoustic sensor networks
- Web Audio
- Networked music performances
- Networked immersive audio
- Embedded systems for audio applications
- 5G/6G architectures for the Internet of Sounds
- Music information retrieval in networked applications
- Ecoacoustics
- Detection and classification of sounds in acoustic sensor networks
- Networked Musical XR
- Semantic Audio applications for the Internet of Sounds
- Sonification for Internet of Sounds applications
- Smart musical instruments
- Ubiquitous music
- Audio packet loss concealment methods
- Participatory live music performances
- Musical haptics for the Internet of Musical Things
- Music education applications for the Internet of Musical Things
- Intelligent music production in Internet of Musical Things contexts
- Protocols and exchange formats for the Internet of Sounds
- Energy-Efficient and Green Networking for the Internet of Sounds
- Internet of Sounds networks and protocols
- Privacy and security in acoustic sensor networks
- Audio datasets for Deep Learning and Data Mining
- Challenges in the management and delivery of large audio databases
- Visualization, access, and indexing of audio databases
- Cloud-based services for musical and audio applications
- Improving accessibility and inclusiveness within the Internet of Sounds
- Sustainability and ethical aspects of the Internet of Sounds
- Brain-Computer Interfaces for the Internet of Sounds
- Model compression (quantization, knowledge distillation) for real-time
AI for audio
- Standardization for the Internet of Sounds
- Visualization and Sonification of acoustic sensor networks
- UAVs and Non-Terrestrial Networks for the Internet of Sounds
- Robots for the Internet of Musical Things
We consider submissions in the form of:
- Full paper (min 5 pages, max 10 pages)
- Poster paper (min 2 pages, max 4 pages)
- Demo proposal (max 2 pages)
Authors are welcome to submit to all three tracks. We encourage the
submission of work in progress as well as more mature work. However, only
the accepted contributions of at least 4 pages are eligible for inclusion
in the conference proceedings to be submitted to IEEE.
*Satellite Events*
The program will include 3 satellite events:
- The 3r
<https://internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/satellite-events>d
IEEE International Workshop on the Musical Metaverse
<https://internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/satellite-events>
(IEEE
IWMM)
- The 4th IEEE International Workshop on Networked Immersive Audio
<https://internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/satellite-events>
(IEEE
IWNIA)
- The 1st IEEE International Workshop on Sonification for the Internet
of Sounds
<https://internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/satellite-events>
(IEEE
IwSonIoS)
For the topics addressed in each event please visit the respective webpages
<https://internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/satellite-events>.
*Paper Submission*
All submissions will be fully, single-blind peer-reviewed. The expected
number of pages for contribution should not exceed 10 pages for paper.
Authors must follow IEEE ethical and writing guidelines.
LaTeX and Word template:
https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html
Submission portal: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ieeeis22026
*Call for Internet of Sounds Performances and Installations*
We invite submissions that showcase the internet of sounds in performance
and sound installations. Proposed works should have a clear connection to
the conference and may relate to a technical paper or demo submission. We
particularly invite pieces that last 5-12 minutes, however, shorter and
longer performance proposals will be considered.
*Performances and Installations Submission*
A proposal (compiled in a single pdf) should include:
- One-page project description
- One-page description of technical requirements
- Short program notes
- Artist bio(s)
- URL to any performance/installation audio or audio-visual
documentation (if available). The documentation link should use
streaming-only services, e.g., SoundCloud, Vimeo, YouTube.
Please keep in mind the following when preparing performance and
installation submissions:
- Space requirements: Indicate whether the work would be more suitable
for a university environment (hallways, staircases, indoor and outdoor
plazas), club, traditional concert stage, gallery, public space, or other
venue. For questions regarding equipment and venue descriptions, please
contact the Music & Installations Co-chairs
- Performer(s): List all performers that would need to be involved.
Please note that the organizers cannot provide funding to support
performers' travel or accommodation.
- Feasibility: Provide evidence of the feasibility of the performance or
installation. Include documentation and list of previous performances of
the submitted or related work that demonstrate the submitter's capacity to
implement the proposal.
Submission portal: to be announced
*Important Dates*
- Title and abstract due: June 15, 2026
- All submission deadlines: June 30, 2026
- Author notification: August 10, 2026
- Camera-ready due: October 1, 2026
- Early registration deadline: October 1, 2026
- Late registration deadline: October 20, 2026
- Symposium dates: October 28 - 30, 2026
*Awards*
The Organizing Committee will select the winners for the Best Paper, Best
Student Paper, and Best Demo awards. To be eligible for the Best Student
Paper award, the presenting and first author of the paper must be a
full-time student.
*Organizing Committee*
- *Executive Co-Chair:* Michel Buffa, University Côte d'Azur, France
- *Executive Co-Chair:* Jean-François Trubert, University Côte d'Azur,
France
- *Paper Co-chair:* Marco Winckler, University Côte d'Azur, France
- *Paper Co-chair:* Woon-Sen Gan, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore
- *Paper Co-chair:* Cristina Rottondi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- *Tutorial Chair:* Frederic Font, University Pompeu Fabra, Spain
- *Demo Chair:* Florent Robert, Université Côte d'Azur, France
- *Poster Chair:* Tanguy Risset, INSA Lyon, France
- *Music and Installations Co-chair:* Gael Navard, Conservatoire de Nice
/ Université Côte d'Azur, France
- *Music and Installations Co-chair:* Julie Mansion Vaquié, Université
Côte d'Azur, France
- *Music and Installations Co-chair:* Charles Meyer, Université Côte
d'Azur, France
- *Diversity Chair:* Ariane Stolfi, Université Fédérale Of South of
Bahia, Brazil
- *Publication Chair: *Helen Wu, INRIA, France
- *Publicity Chair: *Chrisoula Alexandraki, Hellenic Mediterranean
University
- *Travel Grants Chair:* Romain Michon, INRIA, France
- *Student Volunteer Coordinator:* Stephane Letz, GRAME, France
- *Web Chair:* Aline Menin, Université Côte d'Azur, France
- *Sponsors Chair:* Audrey Ereteo, Université Côte d'Azur, France
- *General Chair:* Luca Turchet, University of Trento
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*Luca Turchet*, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Head of the *Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory*
<https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/>
Coordinator of the European project *MUSMET <https://musmet.eu/>*
Chair of the *IEEE Emerging Technology Initiative on the Internet of Sounds*
<https://www.comsoc.org/about/committees/emerging-technologies-initiatives/i…>
Founder and President of the* Internet of Sounds Research Network
<https://www.internetofsounds.net/>*
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
University of Trento
Via Sommarive 9 - 38123 Trento - Italy
E-mail: luca.turchet(a)unitn.it
Tel: +39 0461 283792
Dear all,
We are pleased to share the final call for papers for HealthIUI 2026<https://healthiui.github.io/2026/>, the second Workshop on Intelligent & Interactive Health User Interfaces, co-located with ACM IUI 2026<https://iui.acm.org/2026/> <https://iui.acm.org/2026/> in Paphos, Cyprus, on March 23, 2026.
We invite the following types of submissions :
*
Full papers (up to 16 pages excl. references) presenting original research, novel systems, datasets, or evaluations.
*
Short papers (up to 8 pages excl. references) presenting position papers, preliminary findings, or early-stage work.
📆 Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025 (AoE)
🔗 Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=healthiui26
📢 Accepted papers will be published in the Joint Proceedings of ACM IUI 2026 Workshops (previous years in CEUR-WS<https://ceur-ws.org/>).
For questions, please contact the workshop chairs: healthiuiworkshop(a)gmail.com<mailto:healthiuiworkshop@gmail.com>
For more information, visit the workshop website: https://healthiui.github.io/2026/
Important Dates (AoE)
*
December 19, 2025 — Paper submission deadline
*
February 2, 2026 — Author notification
*
February 6, 2026 — Authors' Registration Deadline
*
February 16, 2026 — Camera-ready deadline
*
March 23, 2026 — HealthIUI Workshop
* March 23–26, 2026 — ACM IUI 2026 conference
Workshop Organizers
*
Peter Brusilovsky (University of Pittsburgh)
*
Behnam Rahdari (Stanford University)
*
Shriti Raj (Stanford University)
* Helma Torkamaan (Delft University of Technology)
Program Committee (PC)
*
Bart Knijnenburg — Clemson University
*
Federica Cena — University of Torino
*
Hanna Hauptmann — Utrecht University
*
Min Lee — Singapore Management University (SMU)
*
Shatha Degachi — TU Delft
*
Werner Geyer — IBM T.J. Watson Research
*
Niels van Berkel — Aalborg University
*
Marko Tkalcic — University of Primorska
*
Alain D. Starke — University of Amsterdam
*
Bereket Yilma — University of Luxembourg
*
Clara-Maria Barth — University of Zurich
*
Adir Solomon — University of Haifa
*
Tobias Schreck — Graz University of Technology
*
Stefan Hillmann — Technische Universität Berlin
*
Francisco Nunes — Fraunhofer AICOS, Porto
*
Olga c. Santos — National University of Distance Education (UNED), Madrid
*
Ludovico Boratto — University of Cagliari
*
Noemi Mauro — University of Torino
*
Ine Coppens — University of Ghent
*
Soohwan Lee — Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST)
*
Edward Choi — Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
*
Stefan Lengauer — Graz University of Technology
*
Tariq Osman Andersen — University of Copenhagen
*
Xuhai Xu — Columbia University
*
Martin Wiesner — Heilbronn University
*
Hyunggu Jung — Seoul National University
*
Maxwell Szymanski — KU Leuven
Topics (including but not limited to)
*
Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to:
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Personalized Health Interfaces and Interventions
*
Adaptive Systems for Patient Engagement and Education
*
AI-driven Health Information Presentation and Recommender Systems
*
Multimodal and Conversational Interaction for Health & Care
*
Intelligent Interfaces for Chronic Disease Management
*
Assistive & Accessible IUIs for Older Adults or Populations with Limited Tech Access
*
Ethical, Privacy, and Trust Considerations in Health IUIs
*
Wearables and Sensor-based Health Interfaces
*
Rehabilitation and Cognitive Support Technologies
*
Equitable & Inclusive Design for Marginalized Populations
*
Longitudinal Studies and Real-world Evaluations of Health IUIs
*
Human-AI Collaboration in Clinical and Care Contexts
*
Intelligent Interfaces for Health and Care, Behavior Change, and Well-being
Thanks,
Peter, Behnam, Shriti, Helma
*** Last Combo Call for Workshop Papers ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue
for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
IUI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full
paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts). Although the submission
deadline for the main conference is now over, we welcome the submission of papers to
a number of workshops that will be held as part of IUI 2026.
A list of these workshops, with a short description and the workshops' websites for
further information, follows below.
AgentCraft: Workshop on Agentic AI Systems Development (full-day workshop)
Organizers: Karthik Dinakar (Pienso), Justin D. Weisz (IBM Research), Henry Lieberman
(MIT CSAIL), Werner Geyer (IBM Research)
URL: https://agentcraft-iui.github.io/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Ambitious efforts are underway to build AI agents powered by large language models
across many domains. Despite emerging frameworks, key challenges remain: autonomy,
reasoning, unpredictable behavior, and consequential actions. Developers struggle to
comprehend and debug agent behaviors, as well as determine when human oversight is
needed. Intelligent interfaces that enable meaningful oversight of agentic plans,
decisions, and actions are needed to foster transparency, build trust, and manage
complexity. We will explore interfaces for mixed-initiative collaboration during agent
development and deployment, design patterns for debugging agent behaviors, strategies
for determining developer control and oversight, and evaluation methods grounding
agent performance in real-world impact.
AI CHAOS! 1st Workshop on the Challenges for Human Oversight of AI Systems
(full-day workshop)
Organizers: Tim Schrills (University of Lübeck), Patricia Kahr (University of Zurich),
Markus Langer (University of Freiburg), Harmanpreet Kaur (University of Minnesota),
Ujwal Gadiraju (Delft University of Technology)
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/aichaos/iui-2026?authuser=0<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
As AI permeates high-stakes domains—healthcare, autonomous driving, criminal justice
—failures can endanger safety and rights. Human oversight is vital to mitigate harm, yet
methods and concepts remain unclear despite regulatory mandates. Poorly designed
oversight risks false safety and blurred accountability. This interdisciplinary workshop
unites AI, HCI, psychology, and regulation research to close this gap. Central questions
are: How can systems enable meaningful oversight? Which methods convey system states
and risks? How can interventions scale? Through papers, talks, and interactive
discussions, participants will map challenges, define stakeholder roles, survey tools,
methods, and regulations, and set a collaborative research agenda.
CURE 2026: Communicating Uncertainty to foster Realistic Expectations via Human-
Centered Design (half-day workshop)
Organizers: Jasmina Gajcin (IBM Research), Jovan Jeromela (Trinity College Dublin), Joel
Wester (Aalborg University), Sarah Schömbs (University of Melbourne), Styliani Kleanthous
(Open University of Cyprus), Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy (IBM Research), Hanna
Hauptmann (Utrecht University), Rifat Mehreen Amin (LMU Munich)
URL: https://cureworkshop.github.io/cure-2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Communicating system uncertainty is essential for achieving transparency and can help
users calibrate their trust in, reliance on, and expectations from an AI system. However,
uncertainty communication is plagued by challenges such as cognitive biases, numeracy
skills, calibrating risk perception, and increased cognitive load, with research finding that
lay users can struggle to interpret probabilities and uncertainty visualizations.
HealthIUI 2026: Workshop on Intelligent and Interactive Health User Interfaces
(half-day workshop)
Organizers: Peter Brusilovsky (University of Pittsburgh), Behnam Rahdari (Stanford
University), Shriti Raj (Stanford University), Helma Torkamaan (TU Delft)
URL: https://healthiui.github.io/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
As AI transforms health and care, integrating Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) in wellness
applications offers substantial opportunities and challenges. This workshop brings
together experts from HCI, AI, healthcare, and related fields to explore how IUIs can
enhance long-term engagement, personalization, and trust in health systems. Emphasis
is on interdisciplinary approaches to create systems that are advanced, responsive to
user needs, mindful of context, ethics, and privacy. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, participants will address key challenges and propose
solutions to drive health IUI innovation.
MIRAGE: Misleading Impacts Resulting from AI-Generated Explanations (full-day
workshop)
Organizers: Simone Stumpf (University of Glasgow), Upol Ehsan (Northeastern University),
Elizabeth M. Daly (IBM Research), Daniele Quercia (Nokia Bell Labs)
URL: https://mirage-workshop.github.io<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Explanations from AI systems can illuminate, yet they can misguide. MIRAGE at IUI
tackles pitfalls and dark patterns in AI explanations. Evidence now shows that
explanations may inflate unwarranted trust, warp mental models, and obscure power
asymmetries—even when designers intend no harm. We classify XAI harms as Dark
Patterns (intentional, e.g., trust-boosting placebos) and Explainability Pitfalls
(unintended effects without manipulative intent). These harms include error propagation
(model risks), over-reliance (interaction risks), and false security (systemic risks). We
convene an interdisciplinary group to define, detect, and mitigate these risks. MIRAGE
shifts focus to safe explanations, advancing accountable, human-centered AI.
PARTICIPATE-AI: Exploring the Participatory Turn in Citizen-Centred AI (half-day
workshop)
Organizers: Pam Briggs (Northumbria University), Cristina Conati (University of British
Columbia), Shaun Lawson (Northumbria University), Kyle Montague (Northumbria
University), Hugo Nicolau (University of Lisbon), Ana Cristina Pires (University of Lisbon),
Sebastien Stein (University of Southampton), John Vines (University of Edinburgh)
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/participate-ai/workshop<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
This workshop explores value alignment for participatory AI, focusing on interfaces and
tools that bridge citizen participation and technical development. As AI systems
increasingly impact society, meaningful and actionable citizen input in their development
becomes critical. However, current participatory approaches often fail to influence actual
AI systems, with citizen values becoming trivialized. This workshop will address
challenges such as risk articulation, value evolution, democratic legitimacy, and the
translation gap between community input and system implementation. Topics include
value elicitation within different communities, critical analysis of failed participatory
attempts, and methods for making citizen concerns actionable for developers.
SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR (full-day workshop)
Organizers: Giuseppe Caggianese (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for High-
Performance Computing and Networking Napoli), Marta Mondellini (National Research
Council of Italy, Institute of Intelligent Industrial Systems and Technologies for Advanced
Manufacturing, Lecco), Nicola Capece (University of Basilicata), Mario Covarrubias
(Politecnico di Milano), Gilda Manfredi (University of Basilicata)
URL: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal interface
for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It focuses on designing
adaptive, human-centered XR environments that incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and
haptics for seamless interaction. Main topics include personalization, accessibility,
cognitive load, trust, and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations,
discussions, and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and methodologies for
inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing human capabilities across various
domains, such as healthcare, education, and collaborative environments.
TRUST-CUA: Trustworthy Computer-Using Generalist Agents for Intelligent User
Interfaces (full-day workshop)
Organizers: Toby Jia-Jun Li (University of Notre Dame), Segev Shlomov (IBM Research),
Xiang Deng (Scale AI), Ronen Brafman (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Avi Yaeli
(IBM Research) Zora (Zhiruo) Wang (Carnegie Mellon University)
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/trust-cuaiui26/home<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Computer-Using Agents (CUAs) are moving from point automations to generalist agents
acting across GUIs, browsers, APIs, and CLIs—raising core IUI questions of trust,
predictability, and control. This workshop advances trustworthy-by-design CUAs
through human-centered methods: mixed-initiative interaction, explanation and
sensemaking, risk/uncertainty communication, and recovery/rollback UX. Outcomes
include (1) a practical TRUST-CUA checklist for oversight, consent, and auditing, (2) a
user-centered evaluation profile (“CUBench-IUI,” e.g., predictability, oversight effort,
time-to-recovery, policy-aligned success), and (3) curated design patterns and open
challenges for deployable, accountable agentic interfaces.
Important Dates
• Paper Submission: December 19, 2025
• Notification: February 2, 2026
All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth).
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
• Karthik Dinakar, Pienso Inc, USA
• Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA
• Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• Antonela Tommasel, ISISTAN, CONICET-UNCPBA, JKU, Argentina, Austria
18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026
Interactive Creativity: Agencies, Interfaces, and Ethics
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8-12 June 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026
In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB
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IMPORTANT DATES
- Workshop proposals submission: December 14, 2025
- Notification: December 21, 2025
- Workshop website online: January 12, 2026
(all deadlines are 23:59, AoE)
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WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
We invite proposals for workshops that will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in all areas related to Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction.
We invite organizers to propose either half-day or one-day long workshops held either on June 8 or 9, 2026, at the AVI2026 venue in Venice.
Workshop proposals must be submitted using the following form, which also contains relevant information for the workshop organisers:
https://forms.gle/v7gEKFchxAGzMJtj8
Workshop Chairs
- Daniela Fogli, Università di Brescia, Italy (daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it)
- Kyle Montague, Northumbria University, UK (kyle.montague(a)northumbria.ac.uk)
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DESCRIPTION
Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for encounters among scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces, interactions, and experiences. Rooted in pioneering research on visual interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human factor, the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of heterogeneous groups of users up to the current challenge of self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads to the realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They address fundamental issues related to agencies, interfaces, and ethics.
AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This delicate and fragile ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting, reframing, and speculating about creative solutions to more sustainable, inclusive and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an International Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and organizing committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus complementing a strong and diverse research program with carefully selected cultural and social activities alongside a distinct sense of hospitality and conviviality.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!
Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
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MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS
Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
/ Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities /
Brain-Computer Interaction
Embodied and Tangible Interaction
Material-Centric Interaction
Information Visualization
Screen-based Interaction
Interfaces for Sound and Music
Multi-sensory Interaction
Multimodal Interaction
/ Theme: Interaction Spaces /
Augmented Reality
Cross Reality
Virtual Reality
Interaction between Black-Boxes
Dynamic Physical Environments
Natural Environments
Urban Places
/ Theme: Human-System Interaction /
Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
Affective Interfaces
Human-Robot Interaction
Intelligent Interfaces
Interfaces and Recommender Systems
/ Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies /
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Learning Ecosystems
Game and Play Ecosystems
Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems
/ Theme: Values and Moral Principles /
Beyond Human Interaction
Critical Computing
Critical Data Science
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Responsible Design
/ Theme: Applications /
Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
End User Development
AI and Creativity
Human Factors in Security Systems
Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
Training and Learning Systems
Industry 5.0
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AVI 2026 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
General Chairs
Antonella De Angeli, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (antonella.deangeli(a)unibz.it)
Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians Munich University, Germany (albrecht.schmidt(a)um.ifi.lmu.de)
Program Chairs
Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (gennari(a)inf.unibz.it)
Fabio Pittarello, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (pitt(a)unive.it)
Long Papers Chairs
Paloma Diaz, Carlos III University, Madrid, Spain (pdp(a)inf.uc3m.es)
Alessandra Melonio, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (alessandra.melonio(a)unive.it)
Short Papers Chairs
Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (luigi.derussis(a)polito.it)
María Menéndez Blanco, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (Maria.MenendezBlanco(a)unibz.it)
Proceedings Chairs
Niccolò Pretto, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (niccolo.pretto(a)unibz.it)
Nadine Wagener, OFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Germany (nadine.wagener(a)offis.de)
Workshops Chairs
Daniela Fogli, Università di Brescia, Italy (daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it)
Kyle Montague, Northumbria University, UK (kyle.montague(a)northumbria.ac.uk)
Interactive Experiences and Demos Chairs
Stefania De Vincentis, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (stefania.devincentis(a)unive.it)
Florian Michahelles, TU Wien, Austria (florian.michahelles(a)tuwien.ac.at)
Sebastiano Vascon, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (sebastiano.vascon(a)unive.it)
Posters Chairs
Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (bisante(a)di.uniroma1.it)
Tanja Doering, TU Berlin, Germany (tanja.doering(a)mms.tu-berlin.de)
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
Rosa Lanzilotti, University of Bari, Italy (rosa.lanzilotti(a)uniba.it)
Monica Divitini, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (divitini(a)ntnu.no)
Industry Chairs
Fabio Morreale, Sony, Spain (Fabio.Morreale(a)sony.com)
Emanuele Pucci, Politecnico di Milano (emanuele.pucci(a)polimi.it)
Accessibility and Inclusion Chairs
Marco Mores, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (marco.mores(a)student.unibz.it)
Teresa Scantamburlo, University of Trieste, Italy (teresa.scantamburlo(a)units.it)
Web Chair
Tommaso Pellegrini, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy (tommaso.pellegrini(a)unive.it)
Publicity & Social Networks Chairs
Andrea Rezzani, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (andrea.rezzani(a)student.unibz.it)
Mehdi Rizvi, University of East Anglia, UK (mehdi.rizvi(a)uea.ac.uk)
Student Volunteers Chairs
Daniel Bermudez, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (JulioDaniel.BermudezChinea(a)student.unibz.it)
Bilal Khan, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
(MuhammadBilal.Khan(a)student.unibz.it)
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AVI STEERING COMMITTEE
Paolo Bottoni,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Cristina Conati
University of British Columbia, Canada
Emanuele Panizzi,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Ilaria Torre
University of Genoa, Italy
Genny Tortora
University of Salerno, Italy
Giuliana Vitiello
University of Salerno, Italy
Gualtiero Volpe
University of Genoa, Italy
Marco Winckler
Université Côte d'Azur, France
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*Call for papers*
2nd Workshop on "Social Interaction and Collaboration in eXtended Reality
(SIC-XR)"
https://sites.google.com/view/sic-xr-2nd-edition/
To be held as part of IEEEVR26 https://ieeevr.org/2026/
33rd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces
Daegu, Korea
March 21-25, 2026
*Important Dates*
Submissions deadline: January 7, 2026
Notification: January 20, 2026
Camera-ready deadline: January 27, 2026
*Topic*
Extended Reality (XR) technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR),
Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR), are profoundly reshaping the
way people interact and collaborate in the digital world, breaking down
physical barriers and creating new opportunities for social connection.
These immersive solutions offer experiences ranging from integrating
digital elements into the real world to building entirely virtual
environments, expanding the boundaries of human interaction. However, the
expansion of XR also brings significant challenges in terms of social
cohesion, collaboration, inclusiveness and accessibility.
This second edition aims to once again bring together researchers,
practitioners, developers, and interaction design experts to share
insights, discuss emerging challenges, and envision new opportunities for
social interaction and collaboration in XR environments. The workshop seeks
to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and stimulate innovative approaches to
designing more engaging, inclusive, and effective collaborative XR
experiences.
The workshop aims to explore aspects of social interaction and
collaboration within the eXtended Reality by considering several topics,
including but not limited to:
- Social dynamics in XR
- Accessibility in XR
- Inclusivity in Immersive Technologies
- User Safety and Ethical Standards
- Designing for Engagement and Cohesion
- Emotional and Psychological Impacts of XR
- Educational and Collaborative Uses of XR
*Organizers*
Andrea Antonio Cantone, *University of Salerno, Italy*
Giuliana Vitiello, *University of Salerno, Italy*
Pablo Cesar, *Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) & TU Delft, The
Netherlands*
Tanja Kojić, *TU Berlin, Germany*
Dear SIGCHI Italy community,
We are pleased to invite submissions for papers to the ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026 conference, which will be held in London (UK) 13-16 July 2026. We encourage submissions that contribute with knowledge on various forms of creativity with topics ranging from designing or evaluating creativity-support environments and technologies to studying or reflecting on the experiences, practices, and cognitive processes in art, craft and design.
This year’s theme, “Creativity for Change,” responds to the rapid pace of change in our world and emphasizes the power of creativity in driving positive transformations.
Our conference will explore how creativity can inspire and enable sustainable approaches for societal transformation, addressing decolonization, tackle climate action, preservation of cultural heritage and support place-making and peace-making in urban and cultural contexts. We aim to weave the theme of making a better world through creativity throughout the conference program.
We invite submissions across a range of categories that examine how interactive systems, design, and creative processes can foster positive change and respond to global challenges. Creativity will be the lens through which we view societal issues, showcasing how creative approaches can open up new possibilities.
Creativity and Cognition 2026 will be an in-person conference. Accepted submissions will be expected to have at least one author registered and present at the main part of the conference on July 14-16 July 2026.
Accepted full and short papers will be included in the Proceedings of the ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026 conference, and will be made available in the ACM Digital Library. Authors of accepted full papers from Creativity and Cognition 2025 also have the opportunity to join ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026 in London for poster or full presentations (for best papers).
Starting January 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026, will be 100% Open Access. See the conference website for more details.
Conference website: https://cc.acm.org/2026/
Important Dates
All deadlines are specified as Anywhere on Earth time (11:59 PM UTC-12)
* Dates for Papers, Pictorials, and Artworks
Abstract Submission Deadline: 29 January 2026
Final Submission Deadline: 5 February 2026
Notifications: 30 March 2026
Camera-Ready Deadline: 27 April 2026
* Dates for Workshops and Tutorials
Submission Deadline: 19 February 2026
Notifications: 5 March 2026
Camera-Ready Deadline: 2 April 2026
* Dates for Posters and Technical Demonstrations
Submission Deadline: 16 April 2026
Notifications: 7 May 2026
Camera-Ready Deadline: 21 May 2026
* Dates for Graduate Student Symposium and Undergraduate Research
Submission Deadline: 19 February 2026
Notifications: 5 March 2026
Camera-Ready Deadline: 2 April 2026
Date of Conference
13 to 16 July 2026. In-person, London (UK), Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
Conference Topics
* Creativity as a driver of positive change
Keywords: #inclusion, #accessibility, #socialjustice, #climatechange, #criticaldesign, #archive
- Studies assessing creativity in diverse contexts such as work with underserved communities and cross-cultural contexts
- Innovative platforms and digital environments that support the preservation, curation, and access to cultural heritage in museums and archives, especially in response to societal challenges like decolonization and digital inclusion.
- Exploring and supporting creativity in the context of environmental, social and technical changes.
* Theoretical and empirical reflections on creativity and cognition and its potential for transformation
Keywords: #co-creativity, #embodiedcognition, #spatialcognition, #somaesthetics, #materiality, #sensemaking
- New methodologies and theories for evaluating the impact of computing on creativity and cognition, or designing technologies for creative contexts, including first-person methods or longitudinal studies among others.
- Frameworks to structure the interconnectedness of the body, mind, and environment in creative ideation
- Methods for capturing, representing, and analyzing creative processes and cognition
- Studies of creativity applications applied to different domains such as learning, work, wellbeing, health, entertainment and Arts.
* Creativity at the intersection of Arts and Technology
Keywords: #GenAI, #art, #music, #performance, #design, #robotics
- Investigating how sensory feedback systems, wearables, or generative AI can deepen engagement and enhance co-creativity among performers, machines, and audiences
- Examining the role of generative AI in composing, designing, performing, and personalizing dynamic compositions or workflows within music, performance, fine arts or design
- Investigations into how smart and biomaterials are being used to expand creative repertoires or alter creative process
- Examining the collaborative and creative processes between interdisciplinary teams or crowdwork
* Creativity Support Tools
Keywords: #ideation, #sustainability, #AR/VR, #computationaldesign, #digitalfabrication
- Tools that enable creative approaches to sustainable computing and design
- Investigations in AI-driven co-creativity including but not limited to ideation, iteration, and production.
- Tools that enhance creative environments like studios, makerspaces, digital platforms or support creativity within gaming, virtual and mixed reality environments.
- Creative systems and tools that cater to specific fields, workflows, and practitioners of all abilities.
- Creative systems and tools that facilitate the creation of virtual, physical, and hybrid artifacts and experiences, and offering new avenues for artistic expression and creativity support.
Conference Organizers
General chairs: Nick Bryan-Kinns (University of the Arts London) and Salvatore Andolina (Politecnico di Milano)
Technical Program chair: Janin Koch (Inria Lille)
Paper chairs: Cesar Torres (University of Texas at Arlington) and Rebecca Fiebrink (University of the Arts London)
Pictorials Chairs: Alwin de Rooij (Tilburg University and Avans University of Applied Sciences), Mafalda Gamboa (Chalmers University of Technology), and Andrew Webb (Louisiana State University)
Artworks Chairs: Rocio von Jungenfeld (University of Kent), Joana Chicau (University of the Arts London)
Posters and Demos Chairs: Corey Ford (University of the Arts London) and Jeba Rezwana (Towson University)
Workshops and Tutorials Chairs: Tim Smith (University of the Arts London) and Diogo Cabral (University of Lisbon)
Graduate Student Symposium Chairs: Steven Dow (UC San Diego), Jane E (National University of Singapore) and Caterina Moruzzi (University of Edinburgh)
Undergraduate Research Track Chairs: Ellen Do (University of Colorado)
Accessibility Chairs: Anna Troisi (University of the Arts London) and Ceren Yuksel (University of the Arts London)
Local Chair: Matt Malpass (University of the Arts London)
Publications Chairs: Zijian “Jason” Ding (University of Maryland) and Kexin Quan (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Treasury Chair: Sam Ferguson (University of Technology Sydney)
Steering Committee Liaison Chair: Celine Latulipe (University of Manitoba)
Web Chairs: Hao Wang (University of the Arts London) and Jei Fu (University of the Arts London)
Registration Chairs: Ziwei Zhao (University of the Arts London) and Nik Martelaro (CMU)
Sponsorship Chairs: Waitz Li (University of the Arts London) and Bea Wohl (University of the Arts London)
Publicity Chair: Shuoyang Zheng (Queen Mary University of London) and Emilia Rosselli Del Turco (University of California San Diego)
Social Media Chair: Rosa van Koningsbruggen (Bauhaus-Universität in Weimar)
Student Volunteer Chairs: Yinmiao Li (Northwestern University) and Giulia di Fede (Politecnico di Milano)
Keynote Chair: Hooman Samani (University of the Arts London)
More details on the conference website:
https://cc.acm.org/2026/
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Associate Professor
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria
Politecnico di Milano
Via Ponzio 34/5 - 20133 Milano, Italy
https://andolina.faculty.polimi.it/
*** Fifth Call for Demos, DC and Tutorials ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
AAMAS 2026 received 1455 full paper submissions for the Main Track, after an initial
submission of 1800 abstracts. This is by far the highest number of submissions (around
50% more than the previous highest number) in the 25 years of AAMAS.
We still welcome submissions to the Demo Track, the DC Track as well as for tutorials.
The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their
latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems.
The DC (Doctoral Consortium) is an opportunity to interact closely with established
researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback on your work
and to get advice on managing your career.
Tutorials will be half-day long and will be in person — online/remote versions will not be
accepted. A few full-day tutorials may be considered, but the proponents need to motivate
their request when submitting their proposal.
More information about the above calls, along with their respective important dates, are
available on the AAMAS 2026 web site.
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
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Dear all,
I am very pleased to share with you the Research & Design (R&D)
Challenge of ACM IDC 2026, in which I am involved as R&D Challenge
Co-Chair. This is an international initiative co-located with the
Interaction Design and Children (IDC'26) conference, which will take
place in Brighton (UK) from 22-25 June 2026.
The challenge brings together children, adolescents, researchers, and
designers around a specific theme, and this year's theme is
"Sustainability."
Below you will find a brief overview of the different phases of the
challenge, which unfold sequentially, first involving children and later
the research community.
Phase 1 - Ideas from Children and Adolescents (deadline 20th of
December)
The first phase is dedicated entirely to children and adolescents under
18, who are invited to imagine and propose creative ideas related to
sustainability. They can submit their ideas through a simple worksheet
asking for:
* a drawing of their idea
* a short description of how it works
* a title or name for the idea
Submissions can be made in any language and will be translated into
English to ensure global participation. All collected submissions will
form the basis for the next phase.
Phase 2 - Researchers and Designers Build on Children's Ideas
Once Phase 1 is complete, the collected ideas will be made available to
the scientific community. In this phase, researchers and designers are
invited to:
* select one or more ideas proposed by the children
* develop a design concept or prototype inspired by these ideas (a fully
finished artefact is not required)
The goal is to value children's imagination and transform their visions
into more mature design concepts, while preserving the spirit of the
original ideas.
Phase 3 - Notification, Review, and Presentation at the Conference
Selected concepts will receive a notification, and authors will prepare
the final version. Accepted proposals will be presented during IDC 2026
in Brighton (22-25 June 2026). A ranking and award ceremony are planned.
Useful Materials and Links
Worksheet template for children's ideas:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HWMBxWtGLoRzZ847sJBbEZ6_wDIUI2uJ4wROIVE…
Submission link for Phase 1 (children/adolescents):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTaAonEdC0K7x4FBlFT_hl-O9yweoVgfp…
Full information about the challenge:
https://idc.acm.org/2026/calls/rd-challenge/
I warmly encourage you to share this initiative and involve the children
and young people in your networks, sparking new ideas and collectively
imagining a more sustainable future.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
Grazia Ragone
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via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy
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*** Last Call for Doctoral Consortium ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue
for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
IUI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full
paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts).
The IUI 2026 Doctoral Consortium (DC) provides students an opportunity to present their
research and receive feedback from a panel of mentors comprising senior researchers in
the field. We invite students who want to benefit from the guidance given by the
experienced mentors for planning the future steps in their research project. The ideal
participant is a doctoral student about two years from finishing their Ph.D. However, we
will also consider advanced Master students and junior Ph.D students provided their
research plan is sufficiently developed to benefit from the discussion at the DC.
The IUI Doctoral Consortium will provide students with an opportunity to:
• present and discuss the status of their research with experienced scholars in a
supportive, formative, and yet critical environment;
• explore and further develop their research ideas through constructive feedback
provided by the mentors and other DC students;
• network and build collaborations with other members of the community;
• discuss various professional aspects and career opportunities.
Submission and Participation
Submissions will be reviewed and selected by the DC committee and DC mentors. DC
candidates should have developed a clear topic and research approach and have made
some progress, but are not too far along in their research so that they can still reshape
their research topic or approach.
The final version of accepted Doctoral Consortium submissions will be included in the
IUI companion proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. DC participants are
expected to attend in person the Doctoral Consortium workshop that will take place as a
separate session during the conference (date to be announced). DC participants will also
have the opportunity to present their research in the poster session during the main
program.
Complimentary/reduced conference registration will be available for DC participants
under the precondition that they agree to assist as student volunteers in the organization
of the conference. They will also be given priority when applying for the student travel
awards (for details, see the Travel Funding page on the conference website).
Submission Instructions
If you are unsure about eligibility or submission requirements, please do not hesitate to
email us at dc2026(a)iui.acm.org!
To apply for the Doctoral Consortium, two steps are required:
• Please submit a single PDF containing your technical submission (for details see below)
via PCS by December 17, 2025.
• In addition, your doctoral or thesis advisor should send a separate, brief letter of
recommendation to the DC chairs at dc2026(a)iui.acm.org by December 17, 2025.
For the technical submission, please upload a single PDF containing the following four
items to https://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
1. Cover Letter (1 page max):
Please include your full name, contact details, affiliation, web page, expected graduation
date and target degree, the name of your thesis advisor, gender (optional), home country
(optional), and whether you are a member of an underrepresented minority group
(optional).
2. DC Submission (4 pages max including references):
A document describing your thesis/dissertation topic and research plan and your
progress thus far. Key points the submission should include:
• motivation for your dissertation research
• goal and research questions
• related work that frames your research
• methods/approach to reach the goal
• results, if any
• next steps for your research
3. Questions to mentors and co-students (1 page max):
List the main questions and discussion points regarding your thesis/dissertation topic
for which you expect to receive feedback from the Doctoral Consortium mentors/
participants.
4. Your CV (3 pages max):
Provide an academic curriculum vitae (CV) document.
How to Format and Submit
Prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest templates:
Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using
\documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template.
All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0
https://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> by the Doctoral Consortium deadline.
In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
society, conference, and track select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026" and "IUI 2026 DC", respectively,
and press "Go".
Notifications and Possible SIGCHI Funding
Acceptance notifications will be sent by January 6, 2026.
Note that SIGCHI offers travel funding via the Gary Marsden Travel Awards.
The application deadline for this is Jan 9th. More information can be find at
https://iui.acm.org/2026/travel-funding/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
Important Dates
• Paper Submission: December 17, 2025
• Acceptance Notification: January 6, 2026
All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth).
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
• Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University, USA
• Osnat (Ossi) Mokryn, University of Haifa, Israel
• Martijn Willemsen, Eindhoven University of Technology & JADS, The Netherlands
Doctoral Consortium of the 18th International Conference on Advanced
Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026 / Interactive Creativity: Agencies,
Interfaces, and Ethics
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8-12 June 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026 <http://unive.it/avi2026>__
In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB
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IMPORTANT DATES (23:59, AoE)
Doctoral Consortium papers:
-Submission: March 29, 2026
-Notification: April 15, 2026
Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2024
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2024>
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GOAL AND THEME
The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to provide a setting for PhD
students to present their work in person and receive constructive
feedback on their doctoral research plan and progress in the field of
Human Computer Interaction (HCI).
All contributions in HCI are welcome, especially in relation to the
theme of the conference: interactive creativity, addressing agencies,
interfaces, or ethics (https://www.unive.it/web/en/16565/calls). and
visual interfaces.
PROGRAM
The Doctoral Consortium Program offers students different opportunities
to articulate and discuss their problem statement, goals, methods, and
results in different manners, both during the Consortium itself and the
main conference.
** Activities **
The Doctoral Consortium will be held on 9th June, 2026.
During the Doctoral Consortium itself, students will have the
opportunity to share their work
-through a presentation with slides,
-in focus groups..
** Main Conference Visibility **
Students with sufficiently mature work will also be able to present it
during the main conference in a poster session, which will be open to
all conference participants.
BEST PRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
The best presentation of the Doctoral Consortium will be formally
acknowledged during the main conference as well.
All Doctoral Consortium participants will receive a Certificate of
Attendance.
MAIN BENEFITS
In summary, the Doctoral Consortium offers several key benefits to
participating students:
-Guidance: students receive valuable guidance on various aspects of
their research from established researchers in HCI.
-Networking: it facilitates networking opportunities with senior
researchers and peer students participating in the Consortium.
-Motivation: it seeks to motivate students in the development of their
scientific curiosity and facilitate their integration within the broader
HCI research community.
In this manner, the Doctoral Consortium offers students guidance on
various aspects of their research by established researchers in HCI, as
well as networking opportunities with seniors andpeers participating in
the Doctoral Consortium.
It seeks to motivate students in the development of their scientific
curiosity and facilitate their networking within the research community.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS
Doctoral students are required to submit a single PDF file including the
following information:
-Research summary (up to 2-3 pages, including references). The summary
should provide the name and affiliation of the doctoral student, a
concise overview of the PhD project, clearly describing (1) research
goals, (2) method(s), and (3) expected contributions.
-Statement by the doctoral student briefly describing how they foresee
they will benefit from the participation in AVI (up to 1 page).
-Letter of recommendation from supervisor.
Please note that Doctoral Consortium submissions will not appear in the
conference proceedings. Students are also encouraged to submit their
work to other AVI 2026 calls with ACM publication, i.e., for long
papers, short papers, posters, interactive experiences, demos.
The research summary must be prepared in English, and PhD students
should use a single-column submission template (PDF format) and the Easy
Chair system for all submissions.
Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=avi2026
<https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=avi2026>
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DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIRS AND CONTACT
Rosa Lanzilotti, University of Bari, Italy (rosa.lanzilotti(a)uniba.it
<mailto:rosa.lanzillotti@uniba.it>)
Monica Divitini, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
(divitini(a)ntnu.no)
Contact them at avi2024dc(a)easychair.org
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DESCRIPTION
Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for
encounters among scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces,
interactions, and experiences. Rooted in pioneering research on visual
interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human factor,
the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer
Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of
heterogeneous groups of users up to the current challenge of
self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads to the
realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of
generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges to human
creativity. They address fundamental issues related to agencies,
interfaces, and ethics.
AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This
delicate and fragile ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting,
reframing, and speculating about creative solutions to more sustainable,
inclusive and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an International
Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and
organizing committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus
complementing a strong and diverse research program with carefully
selected cultural and social activities alongside a distinct sense of
hospitality and conviviality.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of
Bozen-Bolzano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!
Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
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MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS
Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the
following:
/ Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities /
Brain-Computer Interaction
Embodied and Tangible Interaction
Material-Centric Interaction
Information Visualization
Screen-based Interaction
Interfaces for Sound and Music
Multi-sensory Interaction
Multimodal Interaction
/ Theme: Interaction Spaces /
Augmented Reality
Cross Reality
Virtual Reality
Interaction between Black-Boxes
Dynamic Physical Environments
Natural Environments
Urban Places
/ Theme: Human-System Interaction /
Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
Affective Interfaces
Human-Robot Interaction
Intelligent Interfaces
Interfaces and Recommender Systems
/ Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies /
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Learning Ecosystems
Game and Play Ecosystems
Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems
/ Theme: Values and Moral Principles /
Beyond Human Interaction
Critical Computing
Critical Data Science
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Responsible Design
/ Theme: Applications /
Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
End User Development
AI and Creativity
Human Factors in Security Systems
Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
Training and Learning Systems
Industry 5.0
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AVI 2026 COMMITTEES
See http://www.unive.it/avi2026 <http://www.unive.it/avi2026>
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Prof. Rosa Lanzilotti, PhD
Dipartimento di Informatica
Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"
via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy
Tel. +39 080 544 3287
Office: 5th floor, room n. 572
Personal Home Page:http://ivu.di.uniba.it/people/lanzilotti.htm
Research Group:http://ivu.di.uniba.it/
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*** Last Mile for Research Papers Submission (1st Round) ***
International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,
and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)
29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
(*** Submission Deadline: 11 December, 2025 (extended) ***)
The International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and
Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) invites high-quality contributions from researchers and
practitioners in software engineering, systems engineering, and related disciplines
focussing on a broad spectrum of methods, concepts, and tools for variability.
VARIABILITY aims to be the premier forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and
results in all aspects of software and systems variability management, reuse, software
configuration, and customization.
As software and systems become increasingly configurable, reusable, and adaptable,
managing their variability across all lifecycle phases is more critical—and more challenging
—than ever. VARIABILITY 2026 seeks to bring together the diverse communities that
address these challenges from theoretical, technical, and practical perspectives.
VARIABILITY results from a merge of three prominent conferences focussing on software
and systems variability, configuration and reuse: SPLC (the International Systems and
Software Product Line Conference, 29 successful editions), VaMoS (the International
Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems, 19 successful
editions), and ICSR (the International Conference on Systems and Software Reuse, 22
successful editions).
VARIABILITY is by design open as a conference. It welcomes new fields of variability-
intensive research, such as artificial intelligence, hybrid software-hardware systems, etc.
For this first edition of VARIABILITY, we strive to continue the success of the predecessor
conferences ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS by welcoming high-quality submissions for the
research track in numerous closely related areas, such as systems and software product
lines, systems and software reuse, configurable systems and software, product
configuration, and systems and software variability. We will award the best research paper
and the best artifact paper.
Topics of Interest
We invite contributions on variability management, reuse, and configuration across all
phases of the software and systems lifecycle. The topics of interest include, but are not
limited to:
Requirements & Domain Engineering
• Domain analysis and variability modeling
• Decision modeling and support
• Customization and personalization specification
• Requirements variability and traceability
Architecture & Design
• Variability-aware software architectures
• Architecture-centric product line engineering
• Model-driven engineering (MDE)
• Multi-product lines, program families, product lines of product lines, software
ecosystems
Implementation & Code Generation
• Generative programming and code synthesis
• Modularization techniques for reusable code
• Programming languages and frameworks for variability
• Open-source strategies for software reuse
Testing, Verification & Quality Assurance
• Testing and analysis of configurable systems
• Safety and security in variable systems
• Formal Methods for Software Product Lines
• Non-functional properties: quality-aware analysis, quality-driven configuration
• Reuse in testing, verification, and quality assurance
Evolution, Maintenance & Operation
• Refactoring and restructuring of configurable systems
• Reverse engineering, variability mining, and refactoring
• Runtime variability and dynamic (software) product lines
• Maintenance strategies for large-scale reused systems
• Variability in DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
AI and Data-Driven Methods
• Machine learning for variability management
• AI-assisted product configuration
• Data and repository mining from product lines and configuration histories
• Recommendation systems for reuse and customization
Submission Guidelines
Paper Types
We invite the following types of submissions:
• Full Papers (up to 18 pages excluding references): Research papers must present
original, unpublished work with validated results through empirical evaluation, formal
analysis, or implementation-based experiments. Submissions must clearly articulate the
problem, its relevance, the proposed contribution, and validation results.
• Short Papers (6 - 8 pages excluding references): Short papers present early-stage
research, novel ideas, or conceptual proposals that are not yet fully developed or
validated but offer promising directions. These papers should articulate the vision,
motivation, and potential impact.
Formatting
Papers must use the Springer LNCS template according to:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Springer provides author guidelines that should be consulted for further details:
https://resource-preview-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/conten…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Submission Link
Submissions should be made via Easy Chair, selecting the research track:
https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Paper Originality, Double-Blind Policy, Reviewing
All papers must be original and not under review elsewhere. Submissions will be double-
blind and reviewed by at least three experts. Submissions will be evaluated based on their
novelty, relevance, rigor, transparency, and presentation. Authors of submissions to the
first deadline might be invited to submit a revision of their papers to the second deadline,
which will be reviewed as a revision. Accepted papers will be published in the VARIABILITY
2026 proceedings by Springer in the LNCS series.
Revisions
Research-track papers can be submitted to the first or second cycle. In the first cycle,
papers can receive the following decisions: accept, revision, or reject. Revision means that
the reviewers believe that the paper has potential, but that its quality or contribution is not
yet ready for publication. Such papers are offered lightweight shepherding by a community
member, who is not necessarily a PC member or reviewer. Revised papers should be
submitted to the second cycle together with a response letter, explaining how the reviewer
comments were addressed. They are then reviewed by the same PC members. Papers
rejected in the first cycle can be resubmitted in the second cycle, but need to contain an
appendix “Changes to First-Cycle Submission” at the end of the PDF (after references,
regardless of the page limit) that lists the major changes in bullet-point format.
Best Paper Awards
Springer will sponsor the awards for bet papers with an overall amount of €1000.
Journal Special Issue
Selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions with at least 30%
additional and original material, to be published in a special issue in a reputable Software
Engineering journal (currently under negotiation).
Important Dates (AoE)
• First Paper Submission Deadline: 4 December 2025 (extended)
• First Notification of Acceptance/Revisions: 16 February 2026
• Camera-Ready Deadline of Directly Accepted Papers: 1 April 2026
• Second Paper Submission Deadline: 2 April 2026
• Second Notification of Acceptance: 1 June 2026
• Camera-Ready Deadline of Accepted Revised Papers and Directly Accepted Papers: 15
July 2025
• Author Registration: 15 July 2025
Organisation
General Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium
Research Track Chairs
• Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany
Industry Track Chairs
• Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Journal First Track Chairs
• Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France
• Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs
• Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Demos and Tools Track Chairs
• Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco
Projects Showcase Chairs
• Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden
• Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France
Hall of Fame Chairs
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
• Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland
• Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Workshops Chairs
• Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
• Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany
Tutorials Chairs
• Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands
• Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Proceedings Chair
• Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK
Publicity Chairs
• Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA
• Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Local Organiser and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
*** Last Call for Nominations for the 2026 IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
2026 IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award
The International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (IFAAMAS)
in 2006 established an award to recognize publications in the autonomous agents and multiagent systems field that have made influential and long-lasting contributions. Candidates for this award are papers that have proved a key result, led to the development of a new subfield, demonstrated a significant new application or system, or simply presented a new way of thinking about a topic that has proved influential. A list of previous winners of this award appears at http://www.ifaamas.org/award-influential.html<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
This award is presented annually at the AAMAS Conference.
Winning papers must have been published at least 10 years before the first day of the conference. Therefore, papers eligible for the 2026 award must have been published earlier than May 2016, and in a recognized scientific forum (e.g., journal, conference, or workshop).
The criteria that will be considered in the selection for the award are:
1. Opened up new research line(s) within and even outside AAMAS;
2. Broad impact, e.g. started new fields, new conferences, new journals;
3. Broadly inspired the community;
4. Posed and/or solved an issue seen as fundamental to the field.
To nominate a publication for this award, please send by December 10, 2025 the full
reference plus a brief statement (200 words or fewer) arguing for the significance of the paper to the chair of the 2026 IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award committee, Maria Gini (gini(a)umn.edu).
*** Last Call for Posters and Demos ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue
for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). IUI submissions should address
HCI challenges using machine intelligence and consider both computational and human-
centric aspects. As AI becomes more integrated into everyday technology, understanding
its role in meeting human needs is vital for developing effective and responsible systems.
This conference fosters collaboration among experts from diverse fields to tackle
significant issues in AI and HCI through discussions, workshops, and networking
sessions.
UI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full
paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts).
Posters
Posters provide an opportunity for sharing valuable last-minute ideas, eliciting useful
feedback on early-stage work and fostering discussions and collaborations among
colleagues. We invite submissions relevant to all conference topics. All submissions
should convey a scientific result or work in progress that is not yet ready to be published
as a full-length research paper at a refereed conference.
The page limit for poster papers is 4 pages (references do not count toward the page
limit). Submitting a draft poster along with your submission is not required, but is
recommended. Accepted poster papers will appear in the companion proceedings of the
conference. Each accepted contribution is expected to be presented in person during the
poster session.
Demos
The demonstration track complements the overall program of the conference.
Demonstrations show implementations of novel, interesting, and important intelligent
user interface concepts or systems. We invite submissions relevant to intelligent user
interfaces and which address, but are not limited to, the topics of the conference. All
submissions are intended to convey a scientific result or work in progress and should
not be advertisements for commercial software packages.
The page limit for demo papers is 4 pages (references do not count toward the page
limit). Authors further need to submit a video (max. 5 mins) along with their demo paper
to showcase their work. Accepted demo papers will be presented as interactive
demonstrations at IUI and published in the companion proceedings of the conference.
Each accepted contribution is expected to be presented in person during the demo sessions.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Submission: December 21, 2025
• Decision notification: January 26, 2026
• Camera-ready submission: February 6, 2026
Topics
The topics for the Posters and Demos are the same as for the main track.
Submission Instructions
Papers must be up to 4 pages (references do not count towards the page limit). Demo
and poster submissions do not need to be anonymized. Submissions should follow the
ACM Master Article Templates in a single-column format.
We adopt the ACM TAPS Workflow.
Please prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest
templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using
\documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template.
Authors are required to include a proper classification for the paper according to the
ACM Classification System (CCS). Additional information on how to use it is available at:
https://dl.acm.org/ccs<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
A video (up to 5 mins) is required for demo submissions. The video should showcase the
system that will be demonstrated during the conference. Please follow the SIGCHI
Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos
(https://sigchi.org/resources/guides-for-authors/videos/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>).
Please submit your demos and posters electronically to the Precision Conference
Submission (PCS) Portal (https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>) by the paper
deadlines.
In PCS, first click “Submissions” at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
Society, Conference, and Track, please select “SIGCHI”, “IUI 2026”, and “IUI 2026 Posters”
or “IUI 2026 Demos”, respectively, and then press “Go”.
Note: If the corresponding author (the individual who submits the paper, not necessarily
the first author) is affiliated with a participating institution that has an open access
agreement with ACM, the Article Processing Charges (APCs) will be waived for publishing
the paper. Details are under “Publication and Open Access”.
Accessibility
Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with
vision impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will
be required to make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an
Accessible Submission for detailed instructions.
If you are submitting a video as supplemental material, please provide captions, as
described in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos.
Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and
guidelines.
Usage of Generative AI
All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023
ACM Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a
large-scale language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be clearly marked where such
tools are used for purposes beyond editing the author’s own text. Authors should include
a “GenAI Usage Disclosure” section, right before the references, to provide full disclosure
of all use of GenAI tools in all stages of the research (including the code and data) and
the writing. This section, together with the references, will not be counted toward the
word limit.
While we do not anticipate using tools on a large scale to detect LLM-generated text, we
will investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM
use is not clearly marked.
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Posters and Demos Chairs
• Julia Sheidin, Braude College of Engineering, Israel
• Marko Tkalcic, University of Primorska, Slovenia
• Ming Yin, Purdue University, USA
Call for Papers for the Third Submission Round of EICS 2026: The 18th
ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems, June
30- July 3, 2026 – Patras, Greece
https://eics.acm.org/2026/
Submission deadline for the 3rd Round of PACM EICS 2026 for Full Papers
and Technical Notes: February 13th, 2026
EICS 2026 is the eighteenth international ACM SIGCHI conference devoted
to engineering interactive computing systems and their user interfaces,
addressing one or more software quality factors, such as usability, user
experience, reliability, security, etc. Work presented at EICS covers
all stages of the engineering life-cycle of interactive systems -
inception, requirements, design, specification, coding, data analytics,
validation and verification, deployment and maintenance.
EICS has the longest tradition of bringing together researchers who
contribute to better ways of creating interactive computing systems,
stemming from the conference on command languages in the seventies. The
conference is best known for rigorously contributing and disseminating
research results that hold the midst in between user interface design,
software engineering and computational interaction.
EICS focuses on models, languages, notations, methods, techniques and
tools that support designing, developing, validating and verifying
interactive systems. The conference brings together people who study or
practice the engineering of interactive systems, drawing from design,
HCI, software engineering, requirements engineering, software
development, modeling, and programming.
Submissions advance the state of the art of the engineering of
interactive systems. Topics include, but are not limited to:
*Modelling, specification and analysis of interaction and interactive
systems
*Requirements engineering for interactive systems
*Methods, processes, principles and/or tools for building interactive
systems (e.g., design, implementation, prototyping, evaluation,
verification and validation, testing)
*Software architectures for interactive systems
*Formal methods within interactive systems engineering
*Bridging the gap between engineering and design practices.
*Engineering design and evaluation tools
*Computational techniques for designing and evaluating interactive systems
*Interactive data-driven systems
*Explore and/or employ of diverse interaction techniques and devices
(e.g., adaptive, context-aware, tangible, haptic, touch and multitouch
input, voice, gestures, recognition of physiological signals, multimodal
input, mobile and wearable systems, virtual, augmented, mixed and
extended reality)
*Engineering hardware or software integration in interactive systems
(e.g., fabrication and maker processes, physical computing,
cyber-physical systems)
*Engineering interactive systems for diverse user groups (e.g.,
children, elderly, people with disabilities…)
*Engineering collaborative multi-user interactive systems
*Engineering interactive systems embedding AI-technologies
*Engineering interaction-driven AI-technologies
*Applying AI technologies in methods, processes and tools for building
interactive systems in all stages of the engineering lifecycle
A newcomer’s guide to EICS is available at
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3300960
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FULL PAPERS and TECHNICAL NOTES SUBMISSIONS
EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes are published as articles in the
Journal Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM -
EICS series). There are three submission deadlines per year, and authors
can choose when to submit. Papers follow the traditional journal model
of reviewing: papers may be accepted after submission and review, or may
be recommended for revisions and re-submission to the next round to
enable authors to refine papers based on reviewer recommendations.
Submissions for the journal of this venue should present original and
mature research work within the scope of the conference. Note that
accepted journal papers can be either regular research papers, or
technical notes. Technical Notes are shorter, more focused
contributions, that focus specifically on system contributions and
technical work. Elucidating technical details of complex interactive
systems, preferably ensuring the work can be reproduced or put to
practice, is a primary objective of a Technical Note. Tech Notes require
an illustrative example of the system, and they can, but do not need to,
be validated by formal user evaluations or user studies. Validation can
also be done through e.g. simulation, feasibility, or comparisons. Tech
Notes will be judged on their technical merits and relevance to
interactive systems concerns.
There are no length restrictions on Full Papers and Technical Notes, nor
any limit to the number of references that may be included. We advise
authors to ensure the length of their papers is in function of the
contributions. Concise and clear is often to be preferred over lengthy
and verbose.
Full Papers and Technical Notes should be written in the ACM format, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions
Papers should comply with the ACM policy on Research Involving Human
Participants and Subjects, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-particip…
Papers are submitted using https://new.precisionconference.com
IMPORTANT UPDATE on ACM’s new open access publishing model for 2026 ACM
Conferences!
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All
ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will
be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for
publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional
model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). Authors from
institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to
publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or
discretionary waiver. Please find more information at:
https://eics.acm.org/2026/cfp.html
The PACM-EICS deadline for the Third Round of Full Papers and Technical
Notes submissions is February 13^th , 2026.
Papers are submitted using https://new.precisionconference.com
PACM-EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes chairs for EICS 2026
Célia Martinie and Davide Spano.
Dear Colleagues,
We warmly invite you to join the workshop *“SHAPEXR: Shaping
Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR”* at the 30th Annual ACM Conference on*
Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)*, which will be held on *March 23,
2026, in Paphos, Cyprus*.
*Submissions are now open*, and all papers will be subject to a
double-blind peer review, meaning author names and affiliations should not
be included in the manuscript. If accepted, at least one author must attend
the workshop to present the paper.
Please review the *Call for Papers (CfP)* below for comprehensive details
and share it with potential contributors. For the most current information,
please visit the conference website at https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are eager to provide any necessary
assistance.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and welcoming you
to SHAPEXR 2026.
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi.
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Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
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This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
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The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
- AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
- Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
- Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered
XR.
- Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
- Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
- Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
- Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent
interfaces.
- Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
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Authors should prepare a Regular or Short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 "standard" pages and short papers at least 5 pages (5-9 "standard"
pages without references). Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
For more information, please visit: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review. To submit your
contribution, select "IUI 2026 Workshop SHAPEXR" in the submission
platform.
Submit your paper here: https://new.precisionconference.com/sigchi
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
--------------------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
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Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
*** Fourth Call for Contributions ***
39th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
(CBMS 2026)
June 3-5 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://2026.cbms-conference.org<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Attracting a worldwide audience, CBMS is the premier conference for computer-based
medical systems, and one of the main conferences in the fields of medical informatics and
biomedical informatics. CBMS allows the exchange of ideas and technologies between
academic and industrial scientists. The scientific program of IEEE CBMS 2026 will consist
of regular and special track sessions with technical contributions reviewed and selected by
an international program committee, as well as, keynote talks and tutorials given by
leading experts in their fields. The CBMS 2026 edition also aims to host high-quality
papers about industry and real case applications as well as allow researchers leading
international projects to show to the scientific community the main aims, goals, and
results of their projects. We solicit submissions on previously unpublished research work.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Example areas include but are not limited to:
• Active and Healthy Ageing System
• Analytics and solutions in Public Health
• Artificial intelligence in healthcare
• Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
• Bioinformatics
• Biomarker Discovery and Drug Design
• Biomedical Signal and Image Processing and Machine Vision
• Cognitive Computing in Healthcare
• Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Healthcare (CSCW)
• Databases and blockchain in Medicine or Healthcare
• Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery in Medicine or Healthcare
• Decision Support and Recommendation Systems in Medicine or Healthcare
• Digital Twins / Personalized AI Models
• e-Health
• Ethics in the application of ICT to biomedicine
• Explainable AI for Decision Support
• Generative AI and Foundational Models for Biomedicine
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in Healthcare
• Knowledge Representation in Medicine or Healthcare
• m-Health
• Medical education using ICT
• Medical Robotics, Intelligent Medical Devices, and Smart Technologies
• Metaverse, Augmented and Intelligent Reality
• Multimodality Data Analysis
• Network and Telemedicine Systems
• Pervasive Computing for Wearables
• Privacy and Security in Healthcare
• Radiomics and Radiogenomics
• Serious Games for Healthcare
• Software Systems in Medicine
• Technology in Clinical and Healthcare Services Research
• Web-Based Delivery of Medical Information
Special Tracks
CBMS 2026 will also feature a number of special tracks:
• Green-Aware Artificial Intelligence for Network and Text Mining in Computational
Biology and Medicine
https://sites.google.com/unicz.it/greenai-nettext/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Multimodal Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
https://sites.google.com/view/maih2026/home<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
GEAI4ND — Generalizable & Explainable AI for the Care Continuum of Neurodegenerative
Disease
http://geai4nd-cbms2026.conf.uoi.gr/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Interoperability and Federated Analytics in Biomedical Data Using OMOP CDM
https://bioinformatics-ua.github.io/ieee-cbms-st-IFABD/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Network Medicine
https://medal.ctb.upm.es/CBMS26_ST_NM.html<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Image Processing and Machine Vision for Intelligent Healthcare
https://sites.google.com/view/2026-cbms-impvih<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Artificial Intelligence for Inclusion, Accessibility and Well-Being of Vulnerable Populations
https://www.uco.es/kdis/cbms-2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Synthetic Healthcare Data Generation and Clinical Decision Support
https://is-innovation.eu/CBMS2026/search-workshop.htm<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Computational Intelligence in Medical Imaging (CIMI)
https://sites.google.com/view/cbms/cbms-cimi<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Management and Quality of Data Lifecycle in Health and Medicine
https://raise-suite.eu/management-and-quality-of-data-lifecycle-in-health-a…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Prospective authors are expected to submit their contributions to the general track or one
of the special tracks if relevant. Please see the submission guidelines for further details.
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted papers (Regular, Short, and Posters) will be included in
the conference proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in
proceedings is conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the
conference by one of the authors.
Type of Submissions
Each contribution must be prepared following the IEEE two-column format, whose
template is available at https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
The authors may choose LaTeX or Microsoft Word templates. CBMS 2026 accepts three
types of submissions:
• Regular papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 6 pages, but it is possible
to extend the paper length up to 8 pages by paying for each extra page. Check fees for
more information.
• Short papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 4 pages and no less than 3
pages, not being possible to extend the paper length. The duration of the oral
presentation of short posters will be less than regular ones.
• Posters: The length of the contribution is limited to 2 pages. Poster papers will be
included in the proceedings but won’t include oral presentations during the conference.
The authors of a poster also need to prepare a real poster to be shown during the
conference. For presentation purposes at the conference, the authors must prepare the
poster in portrait format. The accepted dimensions are 60 (width) x 80 (length).
CALL FOR SHOWCASE / RESEARCH PROJECTS
CBMS 2026 will have a special showcase/research projects track session, where we invite
(a) scientific papers, (b) demonstrations/posters and (c) research-projects descriptions.
Scientific papers: We invite papers (not exceeding 6 pages in length), describing innovative
computer-based medical devices or software applications, including practical experiences
with such innovations. The papers should be scholarly articles presenting scientific
methods, measurements, and experiments. Marketing and sales materials will not be
accepted. These papers will be evaluated based on practicality, innovation, scientific rigor,
value of the device or application to users, and novelty. They will be published in the
proceedings of the conference along with the other papers under this track.
Examples of such papers could include but are not limited to:
• Computer-based medical devices that have technical/scientific novelty
• Computer-based medical applications intended for or recently introduced in the field
• Novel uses of traditional equipment in practice
• Experience papers based on use and data from the field
• Insightful measurement-based analysis of computer-based medical systems from the
field
• Novel analysis providing new insights from data collected from the field
• New and practical data analytics useful in practice
• Real deployments of AI solutions in medicine
Demonstrations: A demonstration is more appropriate if the value can be better expressed
with a demonstration rather than in a full-length paper. The topics for the demonstration
papers are the same as the scientific for this track. Please submit a proposal of your
demonstration with a limit of two pages.
Research projects/initiatives: CBMS aims in this edition to receive submissions about
research or innovation projects funded by, mainly, competitive calls to present their
project. We foresee to receive submissions which include details about the project goals,
consortium and results (expected and any tentative result obtained so far). Only projects
funded by competitive calls or with strong potential interest for the community will be
considered. International projects organized in a consortium of several countries will have
preference.
Submissions in this context should be a one/two-pages document with at least the
following information:
• Project/initiative title
• Description
• Participant entities
• Project goals
• Funding agency (when applies) or agencies
• Results obtained so far (publications, patents, ...)
The contribution must be prepared following the regular paper. The length of the
contribution must be between 4 and 6 pages.
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted contributions will be included in the conference
proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in proceedings is
conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the conference by one of
the authors.
CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
The Doctoral Consortium for CBMS 2026 will provide an opportunity for PhD students to
present their research plans or their preliminary work in an informal and supportive
atmosphere. The PhD students will be able to discuss the problems that their PhDs are
addressing, any preliminary results, and their future plans. The DC will offer them an
opportunity to discuss any problems that they have come up against, and gain valuable
advice and constructive feedback from experienced researchers in the field.The Doctoral
Consortium will involve presentations by participating PhD students (selected by the
Doctoral Consortium chairs) as well as a number of invited talks / tutorials on different
related topics in the field.
Submissions
Doctoral Consortium submissions should focus specifically on a PhD thesis or subsection
of a thesis. To apply for participation at CBMS 2026 Doctoral Consortium, please submit a
research plan on a topic related to the areas covered in the general call for papers for the
conference. Each submission should be in the same format as the main conference papers
except it should consist of approximately 3-5 pages describing your research work.
In particular:
• Title and author
• The research problem that your PhD addresses
• Your planned approach and methods for solving the problem
• How your approach compares to other known approaches
• Any preliminary results or expected results
• Future plans and directions with specific questions
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below).
Doctoral Consortium papers/contributions will be included in the proceedings in a specific
“Doctoral Consortium” section.
SUBMISSION LINK FOR ALL TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecbms2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Please choose the track that best fits for your submitted paper.
OTHER INFORMATION
For more information, please contact ieeecbms2026 AT easychair.org .
IMPORTANT DATES (all types of contributions)
• Submission Deadline: February 20, 2026 (AoE)
• Notification of Acceptance: April 10, 2026
• Camera-Ready Due: April 24, 2026 (AoE)
ORGANIZATION
CBMS SC Chair
• Rosa Sicilia, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy
General Chairs
• Mario Cannataro, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
• Constantinos S. Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Panagiotis Bamidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
• Andreas S. Panayides, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus
Publication Chairs
• Sameer K. Antani, National Library of Medicine & National Institutes Of Health, USA
• Bridget Kana, Karlstad University, Sweden
Special Tracks Chairs
• Pietro Cinaglia, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
• Christos Loizou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Showcase / Research Projects Chair
• Pietro Hiram Guzzi, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
Doctoral Consortium Chair
• Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico, USA
Sponsorship Chair
• KC Santosh, University of South Dakota, USA
Local Organizing and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
*** Last Call for Blue Sky Ideas ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
AAMAS 2026 received 1455 full paper submissions for the Main Track, after an initial
submission of 1800 abstracts. This is by far the highest number of submissions (around
50% more than the previous highest number) in the 25 years of AAMAS.
The Blue Sky Ideas Special Track is intended to present and provoke visionary ideas, long-
term challenges, new research opportunities, and debate. It serves as an incubator for
innovative, risky, and provocative research directions, and aims to provide a forum for
publishing and presenting these without being constrained by the result-oriented
standards followed in the review process of the main track of the conference. Research
visions and ideas can cross disciplines, envisioning new directions relevant for Agents and
advancing Multi-Agent Systems research through interdisciplinary viewpoints.
We encourage papers to reflect on the future of the research area and its community
within the broader AI and computing landscape. We invite submissions that focus on
novel, overlooked, or under-represented application areas to which agent research may
contribute; potential paths for agent research to contribute to the state of the art in other
AI and computing areas and the other way around; unexplored theoretical grounds for
agent research. Overall, we aim at papers that help guide the agent community to achieve
in the coming years a leading position within AI and computing research.
Evaluation Criteria
Reviewers will assess papers based on the following criteria:
Relevance and Advancement (level of future-thinking)
• Are the ideas presented of interest to members of the Agents and MAS research
communities?
• Do the ideas push forward the envelope of Agents/MAS application into the future?
Novelty and Vision (level of “Blue Sky”-ness)
• How much the ideas are visionary (vs. next step w.r.t. state of the art), novel, or out of
the box.
Background and Foundation (level of grounded-ness)
• Are the ideas motivated and grounded in a solid understanding of the existing state-of-
the-art and older foundational research/theory?
• Do the ideas consider relatively new research ideas (e.g. published in the last 3 years)?
Impact and Practicality (level of real-world applicability)
• How deep and wide is the envisioned impact of the ideas on the research agenda in the
Agents and MAS communities?
• How deep and wide is the envisioned impact on the intended beneficiaries of the ideas
presented, including practical considerations?
Rigour and Clarity (level of strength of contribution)
• Are the ideas presented in a clear and rigorous way?
• How strong is the level of critical reflection applied in the exploration of these ideas?
Submission
Submissions are limited to 4 pages in length in the AAMAS 2026 format, with any
additional pages containing only bibliographic references. The formatting instructions are
the same as for the AAMAS 2026 main track. Accepted papers will appear in the
conference proceedings and will be presented orally at the conference.
The Blue Sky Ideas Special Track follows the same policies as the main track. Submissions
must be original, reviewing is double-blind, and at least one author of each accepted
paper will be required to register for the conference by the early registration deadline with
the intention of presenting the paper at the conference. See the Call for Papers (Main
Technical Track) and Submission Instructions for details (information on the conference
website).
Important Dates
• Abstract Submission: December 3, 2025
• Paper Submission: December 8, 2025
• Rebuttal Period: January 10-15, 2026
• Author Notification: January 31, 2026
• Camera-Ready Submission: February 19, 2026
• Author Registration: March 31, 2026
All deadlines are at the end of the specified day, Anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
Contact
AAMAS 2026 Blue Sky Ideas Track Co-Chairs
• Ann Nowé, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
ann.nowe(a)ai.vub.ac.be
• Michael Winikoff, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
michael.winikoff(a)vuw.ac.nz
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
Dear Colleagues,
We warmly invite you to join the workshop “SHAPEXR: Shaping
Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR” at the 30th Annual ACM Conference on
Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026), which will be held on March 23,
2026, in Paphos, Cyprus.
Submissions are now open, and all papers will be subject to a double-blind
peer review, meaning author names and affiliations should not be included
in the manuscript. If accepted, at least one author must attend the
workshop to present the paper.
Please review the Call for Papers (CfP) below for comprehensive details and
share it with potential contributors. For the most current information,
please visit the conference website at https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are eager to provide any necessary
assistance.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and welcoming you
to SHAPEXR 2026.
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi.
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Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on user
states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare a Regular or Short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 "standard" pages and short papers at least 5 pages (5-9 "standard"
pages without references). Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
For more information, please visit: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review. To submit your
contribution, select "IUI 2026 Workshop SHAPEXR" in the submission
platform.
Submit your paper here: https://new.precisionconference.com/sigchi
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
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Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
Dear Colleagues,
We warmly invite you to join the workshop “SHAPEXR: Shaping
Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR” at the 30th Annual ACM Conference on
Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026), which will be held on March 23,
2026, in Paphos, Cyprus.
Submissions are now open, and all papers will be subject to a double-blind
peer review, meaning author names and affiliations should not be included
in the manuscript. If accepted, at least one author must attend the
workshop to present the paper.
Please review the Call for Papers (CfP) below for comprehensive details and
share it with potential contributors. For the most current information,
please visit the conference website at https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are eager to provide any necessary
assistance.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and welcoming you
to SHAPEXR 2026.
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi.
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Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
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This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
-
AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
-
Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
-
Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
-
Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
-
Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
-
Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
-
Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
-
Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
------------------------
Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare a Regular or Short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 "standard" pages and short papers at least 5 pages (5-9 "standard"
pages without references). Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
For more information, please visit: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review. To submit your
contribution, select "IUI 2026 Workshop SHAPEXR" in the submission
platform.
Submit your paper here: https://new.precisionconference.com/sigchi
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
-------------
Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
Dear colleagues,
We are excited to announce that submissions for Children's and
Adolescents' Ideas are now open!
The Interaction Design and Children (IDC) 2026 conference invites
children worldwide to take part in our Research & Design (R&D) Challenge
by sharing their creative ideas under this year's theme:
"Sustainability."
We'd love to see your creative ideas about how to make life more
sustainable. Your idea could:
Help protect nature, plants, animals, water, or the air we breathe.
Show how schools, homes, or playgrounds could be kinder to the planet.
Make it easier for people to share and take care of each other.
Imagine a fun technology that is also good for the Earth.
Find new ways to celebrate fairness, kindness, and togetherness.
Children can share their ideas in any way they like: a drawing, a story,
a model, a video, or even a game they invent.
Important Dates (AoE - Anywhere on Earth)
December 20, 2025 - Phase 1: Children's Submissions Opens
January 26, 2026 - Phase 2: Research & Design Challenge Opens
April 7, 2026 - Phase 2: Research & Design Challenge Submissions Due
April 21, 2026 - Phase 3: Research & Design Challenge Notification
May 5, 2026 - Publication-ready Submissions Due
June 22-25, 2026 - IDC'26 Conference in Brighton, UK.
How It Works
Phase 1: Children Submit Their Ideas
Children (under 18) are invited to submit their creative responses to
the theme "Sustainability." They can participate individually or as a
team, whether from a classroom, after-school program, club, maker space,
or even a group across different schools, towns, or countries.
Each submission consists of a simple worksheet with:
A drawing of the idea
A brief explanation of how it works
A name for the idea
Submissions are accepted in any language; we will translate non-English
submissions to English to ensure global participation.
Submission link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTaAonEdC0K7x4FBlFT_hl-O9yweoVgfp…
Worksheet template:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HWMBxWtGLoRzZ847sJBbEZ6_wDIUI2uJ4wROIVE…
For further details and information:
https://idc.acm.org/2026/calls/rd-challenge/
Phase 2 - Research & Design Challenge: building on children's ideas.
Researchers and designers will be invited to develop design concepts
(prototypes, not actual artefacts) inspired by the children's
submissions.
Who Can Submit?
The call is open to individuals or teams of children (under 18). An
adult must submit the idea on their behalf and have permission to share
the child's work.
We encourage you to share this opportunity with children in your network
and inspire them to imagine a sustainable future!
Warm regards,
Grazia Ragone & Gökçe Elif Baykal
Research and Design Challenge Chairs
Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference 2026
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Postdoc Researcher in Human-Computer Interaction
Department of Computer Science
Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"
via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Q1TkLzMAAAAJ&hl=en [1]
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sostieni la formazione e la ricerca universitaria con il tuo 5 per mille
all'Università di Bari.
Firma la casella "Finanziamento della ricerca scientifica e della
Università"
indicando il codice fiscale 80002170720.
Il tuo contributo può fare la differenza: oggi più che mai!
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Links:
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[1] https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Q1TkLzMAAAAJ&hl=en
18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026
Interactive Creativity: Agencies, Interfaces, and Ethics
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8-12 June 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026 <http://unive.it/avi2026>
In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB
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IMPORTANT DATES
Long and Short Papers:
Abstract submission: January 18, 2026
Paper submission: January 25, 2026
(all deadlines are 23:59, AoE)
Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=avi2026 <https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=avi2026>
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LONG AND SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS
We invite submissions of high-quality original research papers that explore the intersections of Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction in general.
We are particularly interested in work addressing creativity from multiple critical perspectives, including agency, interfaces, and ethics, in relation to the themes and topics of AVI 2026.
Both long and short submissions must describe original, unpublished research. All papers will undergo rigorous peer review by a distinguished international panel of experts.
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SUBMISSION
Long and short papers must be anonymized, removing information (such as authorship, acknowledgments, name of an application, software, or project) that can suggest the authors' identity.
Citation to authors' previous work should not be anonymous and should be in third person in the text, e.g., "As described by [10]" and not "As described in our previous work [10]".
All paper submissions must be prepared in English, and authors are required to use the ACM single-column submission template and the Easy Chair system for all submissions.
Page limits are as follows:
Long Papers: A maximum of 8 pages(*) for long papers, +1 page for references
Short Papers: A maximum of 4 pages(*) for short papers, +1 page for references
(*) page limit is in terms of double column format.
Submission information (e.g., submission template and system) is available on the AVI 2026 website: https://www.unive.it/avi2026
CONTACTS:
Long Paper Chairs:
avi2026long(a)easychair.org <mailto:avi2026long@easychair.org>
Short Paper Chairs:
avi2026short(a)easychair.org <mailto:avi2026short@easychair.org>
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DESCRIPTION
Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for encounters among scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces, interactions, and experiences. Rooted in pioneering research on visual interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human factor, the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of heterogeneous groups of users up to the current challenge of self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads to the realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They address fundamental issues related to agencies, interfaces, and ethics.
AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This delicate and fragile ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting, reframing, and speculating about creative solutions to more sustainable, inclusive and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an International Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and organizing committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus complementing a strong and diverse research program with carefully selected cultural and social activities alongside a distinct sense of hospitality and conviviality.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!
Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
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MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS
Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
/ Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities /
Brain-Computer Interaction
Embodied and Tangible Interaction
Material-Centric Interaction
Information Visualization
Screen-based Interaction
Interfaces for Sound and Music
Multi-sensory Interaction
Multimodal Interaction
/ Theme: Interaction Spaces /
Augmented Reality
Cross Reality
Virtual Reality
Interaction between Black-Boxes
Dynamic Physical Environments
Natural Environments
Urban Places
/ Theme: Human-System Interaction /
Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
Affective Interfaces
Human-Robot Interaction
Intelligent Interfaces
Interfaces and Recommender Systems
/ Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies /
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Learning Ecosystems
Game and Play Ecosystems
Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems
/ Theme: Values and Moral Principles /
Beyond Human Interaction
Critical Computing
Critical Data Science
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Responsible Design
/ Theme: Applications /
Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
End User Development
AI and Creativity
Human Factors in Security Systems
Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
Training and Learning Systems
Industry 5.0
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AVI 2026 COMMITTEES
See http://www.unive.it/avi2026 <http://www.unive.it/avi2026>
*** Second Combo Call for Workshop Papers ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue
for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
IUI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full
paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts). Although the submission
deadline for the main conference is now over, we welcome the submission of papers to
a number of workshops that will be held as part of IUI 2026.
A list of these workshops, with a short description and the workshops' websites for
further information, follows below.
AgentCraft: Workshop on Agentic AI Systems Development (full-day workshop)
Organizers: Karthik Dinakar (Pienso), Justin D. Weisz (IBM Research), Henry Lieberman
(MIT CSAIL), Werner Geyer (IBM Research)
URL: https://agentcraft-iui.github.io/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Ambitious efforts are underway to build AI agents powered by large language models
across many domains. Despite emerging frameworks, key challenges remain: autonomy,
reasoning, unpredictable behavior, and consequential actions. Developers struggle to
comprehend and debug agent behaviors, as well as determine when human oversight is
needed. Intelligent interfaces that enable meaningful oversight of agentic plans,
decisions, and actions are needed to foster transparency, build trust, and manage
complexity. We will explore interfaces for mixed-initiative collaboration during agent
development and deployment, design patterns for debugging agent behaviors, strategies
for determining developer control and oversight, and evaluation methods grounding
agent performance in real-world impact.
AI CHAOS! 1st Workshop on the Challenges for Human Oversight of AI Systems
(full-day workshop)
Organizers: Tim Schrills (University of Lübeck), Patricia Kahr (University of Zurich),
Markus Langer (University of Freiburg), Harmanpreet Kaur (University of Minnesota),
Ujwal Gadiraju (Delft University of Technology)
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/aichaos/iui-2026?authuser=0<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
As AI permeates high-stakes domains—healthcare, autonomous driving, criminal justice
—failures can endanger safety and rights. Human oversight is vital to mitigate harm, yet
methods and concepts remain unclear despite regulatory mandates. Poorly designed
oversight risks false safety and blurred accountability. This interdisciplinary workshop
unites AI, HCI, psychology, and regulation research to close this gap. Central questions
are: How can systems enable meaningful oversight? Which methods convey system states
and risks? How can interventions scale? Through papers, talks, and interactive
discussions, participants will map challenges, define stakeholder roles, survey tools,
methods, and regulations, and set a collaborative research agenda.
CURE 2026: Communicating Uncertainty to foster Realistic Expectations via Human-
Centered Design (half-day workshop)
Organizers: Jasmina Gajcin (IBM Research), Jovan Jeromela (Trinity College Dublin), Joel
Wester (Aalborg University), Sarah Schömbs (University of Melbourne), Styliani Kleanthous
(Open University of Cyprus), Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy (IBM Research), Hanna
Hauptmann (Utrecht University), Rifat Mehreen Amin (LMU Munich)
URL: https://cureworkshop.github.io/cure-2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Communicating system uncertainty is essential for achieving transparency and can help
users calibrate their trust in, reliance on, and expectations from an AI system. However,
uncertainty communication is plagued by challenges such as cognitive biases, numeracy
skills, calibrating risk perception, and increased cognitive load, with research finding that
lay users can struggle to interpret probabilities and uncertainty visualizations.
HealthIUI 2026: Workshop on Intelligent and Interactive Health User Interfaces
(half-day workshop)
Organizers: Peter Brusilovsky (University of Pittsburgh), Behnam Rahdari (Stanford
University), Shriti Raj (Stanford University), Helma Torkamaan (TU Delft)
URL: https://healthiui.github.io/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
As AI transforms health and care, integrating Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) in wellness
applications offers substantial opportunities and challenges. This workshop brings
together experts from HCI, AI, healthcare, and related fields to explore how IUIs can
enhance long-term engagement, personalization, and trust in health systems. Emphasis
is on interdisciplinary approaches to create systems that are advanced, responsive to
user needs, mindful of context, ethics, and privacy. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, participants will address key challenges and propose
solutions to drive health IUI innovation.
MIRAGE: Misleading Impacts Resulting from AI-Generated Explanations (full-day
workshop)
Organizers: Simone Stumpf (University of Glasgow), Upol Ehsan (Northeastern University),
Elizabeth M. Daly (IBM Research), Daniele Quercia (Nokia Bell Labs)
URL: https://mirage-workshop.github.io<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Explanations from AI systems can illuminate, yet they can misguide. MIRAGE at IUI
tackles pitfalls and dark patterns in AI explanations. Evidence now shows that
explanations may inflate unwarranted trust, warp mental models, and obscure power
asymmetries—even when designers intend no harm. We classify XAI harms as Dark
Patterns (intentional, e.g., trust-boosting placebos) and Explainability Pitfalls
(unintended effects without manipulative intent). These harms include error propagation
(model risks), over-reliance (interaction risks), and false security (systemic risks). We
convene an interdisciplinary group to define, detect, and mitigate these risks. MIRAGE
shifts focus to safe explanations, advancing accountable, human-centered AI.
PARTICIPATE-AI: Exploring the Participatory Turn in Citizen-Centred AI (half-day
workshop)
Organizers: Pam Briggs (Northumbria University), Cristina Conati (University of British
Columbia), Shaun Lawson (Northumbria University), Kyle Montague (Northumbria
University), Hugo Nicolau (University of Lisbon), Ana Cristina Pires (University of Lisbon),
Sebastien Stein (University of Southampton), John Vines (University of Edinburgh)
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/participate-ai/workshop<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
This workshop explores value alignment for participatory AI, focusing on interfaces and
tools that bridge citizen participation and technical development. As AI systems
increasingly impact society, meaningful and actionable citizen input in their development
becomes critical. However, current participatory approaches often fail to influence actual
AI systems, with citizen values becoming trivialized. This workshop will address
challenges such as risk articulation, value evolution, democratic legitimacy, and the
translation gap between community input and system implementation. Topics include
value elicitation within different communities, critical analysis of failed participatory
attempts, and methods for making citizen concerns actionable for developers.
SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR (full-day workshop)
Organizers: Giuseppe Caggianese (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for High-
Performance Computing and Networking Napoli), Marta Mondellini (National Research
Council of Italy, Institute of Intelligent Industrial Systems and Technologies for Advanced
Manufacturing, Lecco), Nicola Capece (University of Basilicata), Mario Covarrubias
(Politecnico di Milano), Gilda Manfredi (University of Basilicata)
URL: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal interface
for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It focuses on designing
adaptive, human-centered XR environments that incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and
haptics for seamless interaction. Main topics include personalization, accessibility,
cognitive load, trust, and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations,
discussions, and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and methodologies for
inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing human capabilities across various
domains, such as healthcare, education, and collaborative environments.
TRUST-CUA: Trustworthy Computer-Using Generalist Agents for Intelligent User
Interfaces (full-day workshop)
Organizers: Toby Jia-Jun Li (University of Notre Dame), Segev Shlomov (IBM Research),
Xiang Deng (Scale AI), Ronen Brafman (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Avi Yaeli
(IBM Research) Zora (Zhiruo) Wang (Carnegie Mellon University)
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/trust-cuaiui26/home<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Computer-Using Agents (CUAs) are moving from point automations to generalist agents
acting across GUIs, browsers, APIs, and CLIs—raising core IUI questions of trust,
predictability, and control. This workshop advances trustworthy-by-design CUAs
through human-centered methods: mixed-initiative interaction, explanation and
sensemaking, risk/uncertainty communication, and recovery/rollback UX. Outcomes
include (1) a practical TRUST-CUA checklist for oversight, consent, and auditing, (2) a
user-centered evaluation profile (“CUBench-IUI,” e.g., predictability, oversight effort,
time-to-recovery, policy-aligned success), and (3) curated design patterns and open
challenges for deployable, accountable agentic interfaces.
Important Dates
• Paper Submission: December 19, 2025
• Notification: February 2, 2026
All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth).
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
• Karthik Dinakar, Pienso Inc, USA
• Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA
• Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• Antonela Tommasel, ISISTAN, CONICET-UNCPBA, JKU, Argentina, Austria
18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026
Interactive Creativity: Agencies, Interfaces, and Ethics
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8-12 June 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026
In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB
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IMPORTANT DATES
- Workshop proposals submission: December 14, 2025
- Notification: December 21, 2025
- Workshop website online: January 12, 2026
(all deadlines are 23:59, AoE)
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WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
We invite proposals for workshops that will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in all areas related to Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction. We invite organizers to propose either half-day or one-day long workshops held between June 8 and 12, 2026, at the AVI2026 venue.
Workshop proposals must be submitted using the following form:
https://forms.gle/v7gEKFchxAGzMJtj8
Workshop Chairs
- Daniela Fogli, Università di Brescia, Italy (daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it)
- Kyle Montague, Northumbria University, UK (kyle.montague(a)northumbria.ac.uk)
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DESCRIPTION
Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for encounters among scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces, interactions, and experiences. Rooted in pioneering research on visual interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human factor, the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of heterogeneous groups of users up to the current challenge of self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads to the realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They address fundamental issues related to agencies, interfaces, and ethics.
AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This delicate and fragile ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting, reframing, and speculating about creative solutions to more sustainable, inclusive and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an International Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and organizing committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus complementing a strong and diverse research program with carefully selected cultural and social activities alongside a distinct sense of hospitality and conviviality.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!
Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
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MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS
Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
/ Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities /
Brain-Computer Interaction
Embodied and Tangible Interaction
Material-Centric Interaction
Information Visualization
Screen-based Interaction
Interfaces for Sound and Music
Multi-sensory Interaction
Multimodal Interaction
/ Theme: Interaction Spaces /
Augmented Reality
Cross Reality
Virtual Reality
Interaction between Black-Boxes
Dynamic Physical Environments
Natural Environments
Urban Places
/ Theme: Human-System Interaction /
Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
Affective Interfaces
Human-Robot Interaction
Intelligent Interfaces
Interfaces and Recommender Systems
/ Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies /
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Learning Ecosystems
Game and Play Ecosystems
Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems
/ Theme: Values and Moral Principles /
Beyond Human Interaction
Critical Computing
Critical Data Science
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Responsible Design
/ Theme: Applications /
Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
End User Development
AI and Creativity
Human Factors in Security Systems
Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
Training and Learning Systems
Industry 5.0
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AVI 2026 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
General Chairs
Antonella De Angeli, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (antonella.deangeli(a)unibz.it)
Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians Munich University, Germany (albrecht.schmidt(a)um.ifi.lmu.de)
Program Chairs
Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (gennari(a)inf.unibz.it)
Fabio Pittarello, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (pitt(a)unive.it)
Long Papers Chairs
Paloma Diaz, Carlos III University, Madrid, Spain (pdp(a)inf.uc3m.es)
Alessandra Melonio, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (alessandra.melonio(a)unive.it)
Short Papers Chairs
Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (luigi.derussis(a)polito.it)
María Menéndez Blanco, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (Maria.MenendezBlanco(a)unibz.it)
Proceedings Chairs
Niccolò Pretto, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (niccolo.pretto(a)unibz.it)
Nadine Wagener, OFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Germany (nadine.wagener(a)offis.de)
Workshops Chairs
Daniela Fogli, Università di Brescia, Italy (daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it)
Kyle Montague, Northumbria University, UK (kyle.montague(a)northumbria.ac.uk)
Interactive Experiences and Demos Chairs
Stefania De Vincentis, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (stefania.devincentis(a)unive.it)
Florian Michahelles, TU Wien, Austria (florian.michahelles(a)tuwien.ac.at)
Sebastiano Vascon, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (sebastiano.vascon(a)unive.it)
Posters Chairs
Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (bisante(a)di.uniroma1.it)
Tanja Doering, TU Berlin, Germany (tanja.doering(a)mms.tu-berlin.de)
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
Rosa Lanzilotti, University of Bari, Italy (rosa.lanzilotti(a)uniba.it)
Monica Divitini, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (divitini(a)ntnu.no)
Industry Chairs
Fabio Morreale, Sony, Spain (Fabio.Morreale(a)sony.com)
Emanuele Pucci, Politecnico di Milano (emanuele.pucci(a)polimi.it)
Accessibility and Inclusion Chairs
Marco Mores, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (marco.mores(a)student.unibz.it)
Teresa Scantamburlo, University of Trieste, Italy (teresa.scantamburlo(a)units.it)
Web Chair
Tommaso Pellegrini, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy (tommaso.pellegrini(a)unive.it)
Publicity & Social Networks Chairs
Andrea Rezzani, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (andrea.rezzani(a)student.unibz.it)
Mehdi Rizvi, University of East Anglia, UK (mehdi.rizvi(a)uea.ac.uk)
Student Volunteers Chairs
Daniel Bermudez, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (JulioDaniel.BermudezChinea(a)student.unibz.it)
Bilal Khan, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
(MuhammadBilal.Khan(a)student.unibz.it)
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AVI STEERING COMMITTEE
Paolo Bottoni,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Cristina Conati
University of British Columbia, Canada
Emanuele Panizzi,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Ilaria Torre
University of Genoa, Italy
Genny Tortora
University of Salerno, Italy
Giuliana Vitiello
University of Salerno, Italy
Gualtiero Volpe
University of Genoa, Italy
Marco Winckler
Université Côte d'Azur, France
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*** Last Call for the AAAI Track ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
AAMAS 2026 received 1455 full paper submissions for the Main Track, after an initial
submission of 1800 abstracts. This is by far the highest number of submissions (around
50% more than the previous highest number) in the 25 years of AAMAS.
AAMAS 2026 invites submissions to its AAAI track. We are looking for AAAI-26
submissions rejected from the main AAAI track that are relevant to the AAMAS research
community and received no reject review recommendations (all review scores are weak
reject or above). Authors are expected to update their manuscripts to address the
comments of the AAAI reviewers and reformat them using the AAMAS style. All submitted
material will be checked for correctness with AAAI and reviewed by members of the AAMAS
program committee. We expect to accept only a fraction of the submitted manuscripts and
will provide only short meta-reviews to explain the accept/reject decisions.
The AAMAS submission must be based on a rejected AAAI-26 submission
• that was submitted to the main AAAI track; and
• that did not receive any reject review (all review scores are 5 or above); and
• that is relevant to the AAMAS research community.
The submission guidelines for the AAMAS 2026 Main Technical Track, available here:
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/submission-instructions/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> ,
apply to the AAAI track with the exceptions given below:
Authors must submit in one PDF document:
• their original AAAI submission;
• all AAAI review scores and reviews (including the meta-review);
• the AAMAS submission (that is, the updated AAAI submission), in the format required for
the AAMAS 2026 Main Technical Track and with the same restrictions;
• in addition, all changes made should be highlighted in color (for example, red text or
text highlighted in yellow);
• at most a two-page long document that describes how the AAMAS submission addresses
the comments of the AAAI reviewers; and
• a short statement of why the submission is relevant for the AAMAS research community,
together with one of the areas of interest listed on the Call for Papers (Main Technical
Track, see the conference website) that describes the AAMAS submission.
The publication of the 2-page extended abstracts is not an option for this track.
For questions, please contact the AAAI Track Chair Bo An, Nanyang Technological
University, at boan AT ntu.edu.sg.
Submission Link:
https://easychair.org/my2/conference?conf=aamas2026aaaitrack<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Important Dates (AoE)
• Submission Deadline: November 17, 2025
• Decision Notification: February 15, 2026
• Camera-ready Submission: February 21, 2026
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the Call for *18th International Conference on
Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026.Interactive Creativity: Agencies,
Interfaces, and Ethics.*
8-12 June 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026
In Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB
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*IMPORTANT DATES*
Interactive Experiences, Demo and Poster Paper Submission *Deadline:*
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*March 9, 2026*
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*POSTER PAPERS*
The AVI 2026 Poster Track is dedicated to showcasing work-in-progress that
pushes the boundaries of Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer
Interaction.
We especially welcome posters that explore creativity through a critical
lens, addressing its complex dimensions of agency, interfaces, and ethics.
This track offers a valuable opportunity to obtain precious feedback from
peers and experts in an engaging, informal setting. Submissions must
describe original (though not yet fully completed) research.
*INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES AND DEMO PAPERS*
The interactive experiences and demo track is intended to provide a forum
to showcase interactive installations, innovative implementations, systems,
and technologies demonstrating new ideas about creativity, in relation to
AVI themes and topics, and reaching out to novel communities.
Interactive Experiences are expected primarily from musicians, designers,
and artists.
Demo submissions should be more technical, typically originating from
Computer Engineering or Computer Science fields.
Please notice that:
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The committee reserves the right to reject proposals whose hardware
and/or space requirements cannot be met by organizers (if you have any
doubt please contact the Interactive Experiences and Demo Chairs before
submitting). The organizers cannot provide any specific equipment (e.g.,
sound or lighting systems).
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There is no possibility for any remuneration by the conference
organizers.
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*SUBMISSION FORMAT*
All the papers mentioned above require online submission.
Specific information concerning the submission (e.g., submission format) is
available on the AVI website.
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*DESCRIPTION*
Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for
encounters among scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces,
interactions, and experiences. Rooted in pioneering research on visual
interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human factor,
the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer
Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of
heterogeneous groups of users up to the current challenge of
self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads to the
realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of generative
AI presents both opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They
address fundamental issues related to agencies, interfaces, and ethics.
AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This
delicate and fragile ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting,
reframing, and speculating about creative solutions to more sustainable,
inclusive, and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an International
Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and
organizing committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus
complementing a strong and diverse research program with carefully selected
cultural and social activities alongside a distinct sense of hospitality
and conviviality.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of
Bozen-Bolzano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!
Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
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*MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS*
Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the
following:
/ Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities /
Brain-Computer Interaction
Embodied and Tangible Interaction
Material-Centric Interaction
Information Visualization
Screen-based Interaction
Interfaces for Sound and Music
Multi-sensory Interaction
Multimodal Interaction
/ Theme: Interaction Spaces /
Augmented Reality
Cross Reality
Virtual Reality
Interaction between Black-Boxes
Dynamic Physical Environments
Natural Environments
Urban Places
/ Theme: Human-System Interaction /
Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
Affective Interfaces
Human-Robot Interaction
Intelligent Interfaces
Interfaces and Recommender Systems
/ Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies /
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Learning Ecosystems
Game and Play Ecosystems
Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems
/ Theme: Values and Moral Principles /
Beyond Human Interaction
Critical Computing
Critical Data Science
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Responsible Design
/ Theme: Applications /
Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
End User Development
AI and Creativity
Human Factors in Security Systems
Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
Training and Learning Systems
Industry 5.0
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*AVI 2026 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE*
General Chairs
Antonella De Angeli, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
Program Chairs
Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Fabio Pittarello, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Long Papers Chairs
Paloma Diaz, Carlos III University, Madrid, Spain
Alessandra Melonio, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Short Papers Chairs
Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
María Menéndez Blanco, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Proceedings Chairs
Niccolò Pretto, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Nadine Wagener, OFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Germany
Workshops Chairs
Daniela Fogli, Università di Brescia, Italy
Kyle Montague, Northumbria University, UK
Interactive Experiences and Demos Chairs
Stefania De Vincentis, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Florian Michahelles, TU Wien, Austria
Sebastiano Vascon, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Posters Chairs
Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Tanja Döring, TU Berlin, Germany
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
Rosa Lanzilotti, University of Bari, Italy
Monica Divitini, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Industry Chairs
Fabio Morreale, Sony, Spain
Emanuele Pucci, Politecnico di Milano
Accessibility and Inclusion Chairs
Marco Mores, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Teresa Scantamburlo, University of Trieste, Italy
Web Chair
Tommaso Pellegrini, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy
Publicity & Social Networks Chairs
Andrea Rezzani, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Mehdi Rizvi, Heriot Watt University, UK
Student Volunteers Chairs
Daniel Bermudez, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Bilal Khan, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
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AVI STEERING COMMITTEE
Paolo Bottoni,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Cristina Conati
University of British Columbia, Canada
Emanuele Panizzi,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Ilaria Torre
University of Genoa, Italy
Genny Tortora
University of Salerno, Italy
Giuliana Vitiello
University of Salerno, Italy
Gualtiero Volpe
University of Genoa, Italy
Marco Winckler
Université Côte d'Azur, France
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to participate in the workshop “SHAPEXR: Shaping
Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR” hosted at the 30th Annual ACM
Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026), which will take place
on March 23, 2026 in Paphos, Cyprus.
All papers will be subject to a single-blind peer review, meaning author
names and affiliations should be included. If accepted, at least one author
must attend the workshop to present the paper.
Please review the Call for Papers (CfP) below for comprehensive details and
share it with potential contributors. For the most current information,
please visit the conference website at https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are eager to provide any necessary
assistance.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and welcoming you
to SHAPEXR 2026.
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi.
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Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
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This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
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The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
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AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
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Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
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Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
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Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
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Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
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Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
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Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
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Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
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Authors should prepare a regular or short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 “standard” pages, short papers 5 pages (without references).
Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
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All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
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Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
*** Last Call for Research Papers (1st Round) ***
International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,
and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)
29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and
Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) invites high-quality contributions from researchers and
practitioners in software engineering, systems engineering, and related disciplines
focussing on a broad spectrum of methods, concepts, and tools for variability.
VARIABILITY aims to be the premier forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and
results in all aspects of software and systems variability management, reuse, software
configuration, and customization.
As software and systems become increasingly configurable, reusable, and adaptable,
managing their variability across all lifecycle phases is more critical—and more challenging
—than ever. VARIABILITY 2026 seeks to bring together the diverse communities that
address these challenges from theoretical, technical, and practical perspectives.
VARIABILITY results from a merge of three prominent conferences focussing on software
and systems variability, configuration and reuse: SPLC (the International Systems and
Software Product Line Conference, 29 successful editions), VaMoS (the International
Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems, 19 successful
editions), and ICSR (the International Conference on Systems and Software Reuse, 22
successful editions).
VARIABILITY is by design open as a conference. It welcomes new fields of variability-
intensive research, such as artificial intelligence, hybrid software-hardware systems, etc.
For this first edition of VARIABILITY, we strive to continue the success of the predecessor
conferences ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS by welcoming high-quality submissions for the
research track in numerous closely related areas, such as systems and software product
lines, systems and software reuse, configurable systems and software, product
configuration, and systems and software variability. We will award the best research paper
and the best artifact paper.
Topics of Interest
We invite contributions on variability management, reuse, and configuration across all
phases of the software and systems lifecycle. The topics of interest include, but are not
limited to:
Requirements & Domain Engineering
• Domain analysis and variability modeling
• Decision modeling and support
• Customization and personalization specification
• Requirements variability and traceability
Architecture & Design
• Variability-aware software architectures
• Architecture-centric product line engineering
• Model-driven engineering (MDE)
• Multi-product lines, program families, product lines of product lines, software
ecosystems
Implementation & Code Generation
• Generative programming and code synthesis
• Modularization techniques for reusable code
• Programming languages and frameworks for variability
• Open-source strategies for software reuse
Testing, Verification & Quality Assurance
• Testing and analysis of configurable systems
• Safety and security in variable systems
• Formal Methods for Software Product Lines
• Non-functional properties: quality-aware analysis, quality-driven configuration
• Reuse in testing, verification, and quality assurance
Evolution, Maintenance & Operation
• Refactoring and restructuring of configurable systems
• Reverse engineering, variability mining, and refactoring
• Runtime variability and dynamic (software) product lines
• Maintenance strategies for large-scale reused systems
• Variability in DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
AI and Data-Driven Methods
• Machine learning for variability management
• AI-assisted product configuration
• Data and repository mining from product lines and configuration histories
• Recommendation systems for reuse and customization
Submission Guidelines
Paper Types
We invite the following types of submissions:
• Full Papers (up to 16 pages excluding references): Research papers must present
original, unpublished work with validated results through empirical evaluation, formal
analysis, or implementation-based experiments. Submissions must clearly articulate the
problem, its relevance, the proposed contribution, and validation results.
• Short Papers (6 - 8 pages excluding references): Short papers present early-stage
research, novel ideas, or conceptual proposals that are not yet fully developed or
validated but offer promising directions. These papers should articulate the vision,
motivation, and potential impact.
Formatting
Papers must use the Springer LNCS template according to:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Springer provides author guidelines that should be consulted for further details:
https://resource-preview-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/conten…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Submission Link
Submissions should be made via Easy Chair, selecting the research track:
https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Paper Originality, Double-Blind Policy, Reviewing
All papers must be original and not under review elsewhere. Submissions will be double-
blind and reviewed by at least three experts. Submissions will be evaluated based on their
novelty, relevance, rigor, transparency, and presentation. Authors of submissions to the
first deadline might be invited to submit a revision of their papers to the second deadline,
which will be reviewed as a revision. Accepted papers will be published in the VARIABILITY
2026 proceedings by Springer in the LNCS series.
Revisions
Research-track papers can be submitted to the first or second cycle. In the first cycle,
papers can receive the following decisions: accept, revision, or reject. Revision means that
the reviewers believe that the paper has potential, but that its quality or contribution is not
yet ready for publication. Such papers are offered lightweight shepherding by a community
member, who is not necessarily a PC member or reviewer. Revised papers should be
submitted to the second cycle together with a response letter, explaining how the reviewer
comments were addressed. They are then reviewed by the same PC members. Papers
rejected in the first cycle can be resubmitted in the second cycle, but need to contain an
appendix “Changes to First-Cycle Submission” at the end of the PDF (after references,
regardless of the page limit) that lists the major changes in bullet-point format.
Best Paper Awards
Springer will sponsor the awards for bet papers with an overall amount of €1000.
Journal Special Issue
Selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions with at least 30%
additional and original material, to be published in a special issue in a reputable Software
Engineering journal (currently under negotiation).
Important Dates (AoE)
• First Paper Submission Deadline: 4 December 2025
• First Notification of Acceptance/Revisions: 16 February 2026
• Camera-Ready Deadline of Directly Accepted Papers: 1 April 2026
• Second Paper Submission Deadline: 2 April 2026
• Second Notification of Acceptance: 1 June 2026
• Camera-Ready Deadline of Accepted Revised Papers and Directly Accepted Papers: 15
July 2025
• Author Registration: 15 July 2025
Organisation
General Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium
Research Track Chairs
• Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany
Industry Track Chairs
• Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Journal First Track Chairs
• Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France
• Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs
• Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Demos and Tools Track Chairs
• Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco
Projects Showcase Chairs
• Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden
• Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France
Hall of Fame Chairs
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
• Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland
• Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Workshops Chairs
• Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
• Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany
Tutorials Chairs
• Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands
• Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Proceedings Chair
• Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK
Publicity Chairs
• Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA
• Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Local Organiser and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
*** Last Call for Workshop and Competition Proposals ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
AAMAS 2026 received 1455 full paper submissions for the Main Track, after an initial
submission of 1800 abstracts. This is by far the highest number of submissions (around
50% more than the previous highest number) in the 25 years of AAMAS.
Workshops
AAMAS 2026 invites proposals for the workshop program, which will be held on May
25-26, 2026, immediately before the main program of the AAMAS conference.
The objectives of the AAMAS 2026 workshop program are to stimulate and facilitate
discussion, interaction, and comparison of approaches, methods, and ideas related to
specific topics, both theoretical and applied, in the general area of Autonomous Agents
and Multiagent Systems. The AAMAS 2026 workshops will provide an informal setting
where participants will have the opportunity to discuss specific technical topics, fostering
the active exchange of ideas and supporting community development.
We invite the submission of workshop proposals for review. We encourage workshops
proposals that focus on emerging topics, open research questions and challenges, as well
as broader subjects of interest to a wider community. Additionally, we welcome workshops
with previous editions at AAMAS that can attract established communities working in the
same research area.
Workshops may vary in length from half a day to two days, though most are expected to
last one full day. Attendance will be limited to registered participants, and both organizers
and attendees must register for their workshop, which will have a separate fee from the
main conference. Workshop attendees are not required to register for the main AAMAS
conference if they do not plan to attend it, though this is highly encouraged.
AAMAS 2026 will be an in-person event in Paphos, Cyprus. AAMAS 2026 reserves the right
to cancel workshops if the registration numbers do not cover their operating costs.
Competitions
We are glad to announce the third edition of the AAMAS Competition track at AAMAS
2026.
Competitions are an effective mechanism for motivating researchers to enhance
discussions, share knowledge, and boost the development and evaluation of theory and
practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems. By proposing challenging
competitions to the AAMAS community, competition proposers contribute to pushing the
state-of-the-art in specific areas or to solving problems of practical importance.
We invite competition proposals on topics of interest to the AAMAS community. We
encourage submissions from emerging areas or novel application scenarios relevant to the
AAMAS community. Submissions from established areas for which the competition may
serve as a stimulus to advance theory and practice or renew the interest of young
researchers in the area are also welcome. We highly value interdisciplinary topics that have
the potential to attract a significant cross-section of the community.
If the accepted competition involves the development of tools and platforms for
supporting agent development, the proposer(s) will be encouraged to submit a
Demonstration paper at AAMAS 2027 summarizing the design, development, and
outcomes of their competition at the 2026 conference.
At least one proposer of each accepted competition is required to register and attend the
conference to run the finals of the competition and/or to announce the winners.
Important Dates (AoE)
Workshop Proposals
• Submission Deadline: November 10, 2025
• Notification: December 3, 2025
• Workshops Announcement: December 10, 2025
• Deadline to Post CFP & Website: December 17, 2025
• Recommended Paper Deadline: February 4, 2026
• Recommended Acceptance Notification: March 20, 2026
• Workshops: May 25-26, 2026
Competition Proposals
• Submission Deadline: November 10, 2025
• Notification: December 3, 2025
• Competitions: May 25-26, 2026
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
*** First Call for Doctoral Consortium ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue
for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
IUI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full
paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts).
The IUI 2026 Doctoral Consortium (DC) provides students an opportunity to present their
research and receive feedback from a panel of mentors comprising senior researchers in
the field. We invite students who want to benefit from the guidance given by the
experienced mentors for planning the future steps in their research project. The ideal
participant is a doctoral student about two years from finishing their Ph.D. However, we
will also consider advanced Master students and junior Ph.D students provided their
research plan is sufficiently developed to benefit from the discussion at the DC.
The IUI Doctoral Consortium will provide students with an opportunity to:
• present and discuss the status of their research with experienced scholars in a
supportive, formative, and yet critical environment;
• explore and further develop their research ideas through constructive feedback
provided by the mentors and other DC students;
• network and build collaborations with other members of the community;
• discuss various professional aspects and career opportunities.
Submission and Participation
Submissions will be reviewed and selected by the DC committee and DC mentors. DC
candidates should have developed a clear topic and research approach and have made
some progress, but are not too far along in their research so that they can still reshape
their research topic or approach.
The final version of accepted Doctoral Consortium submissions will be included in the
IUI companion proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. DC participants are
expected to attend in person the Doctoral Consortium workshop that will take place as a
separate session during the conference (date to be announced). DC participants will also
have the opportunity to present their research in the poster session during the main
program.
Complimentary/reduced conference registration will be available for DC participants
under the precondition that they agree to assist as student volunteers in the organization
of the conference. They will also be given priority when applying for the student travel
awards (for details, see the Travel Funding page on the conference website).
Submission Instructions
If you are unsure about eligibility or submission requirements, please do not hesitate to
email us at dc2026(a)iui.acm.org!
To apply for the Doctoral Consortium, two steps are required:
• Please submit a single PDF containing your technical submission (for details see below)
via PCS by December 17, 2025.
• In addition, your doctoral or thesis advisor should send a separate, brief letter of
recommendation to the DC chairs at dc2026(a)iui.acm.org by December 17, 2025.
For the technical submission, please upload a single PDF containing the following four
items to https://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
1. Cover Letter (1 page max):
Please include your full name, contact details, affiliation, web page, expected graduation
date and target degree, the name of your thesis advisor, gender (optional), home country
(optional), and whether you are a member of an underrepresented minority group
(optional).
2. DC Submission (4 pages max including references):
A document describing your thesis/dissertation topic and research plan and your
progress thus far. Key points the submission should include:
• motivation for your dissertation research
• goal and research questions
• related work that frames your research
• methods/approach to reach the goal
• results, if any
• next steps for your research
3. Questions to mentors and co-students (1 page max):
List the main questions and discussion points regarding your thesis/dissertation topic
for which you expect to receive feedback from the Doctoral Consortium mentors/
participants.
4. Your CV (3 pages max):
Provide an academic curriculum vitae (CV) document.
How to Format and Submit
Prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest templates:
Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using
\documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template.
All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0
https://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> by the Doctoral Consortium deadline.
In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
society, conference, and track select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026" and "IUI 2026 DC", respectively,
and press "Go".
Notifications and Possible SIGCHI Funding
Acceptance notifications will be sent by January 6, 2026.
Note that SIGCHI offers travel funding via the Gary Marsden Travel Awards.
The application deadline for this is Jan 9th. More information can be find at
https://iui.acm.org/2026/travel-funding/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
Important Dates
• Paper Submission: December 17, 2025
• Acceptance Notification: January 6, 2026
All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth).
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
• Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University, USA
• Osnat (Ossi) Mokryn, University of Haifa, Israel
• Martijn Willemsen, Eindhoven University of Technology & JADS, The Netherlands
*** Fourth Call for Contributions to the Special Tracks ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
AAMAS 2026 received 1455 full paper submissions for the Main Track, after an initial
submission of 1800 abstracts. This is by far the highest number of submissions (around
50% more than the previous highest number).
Although the deadline for submissions to the Main Track is now over, we welcome
submissions to the Special Tracks of AAMAS 2026. AAMAS 2026 will feature
five special tracks: AAAI Track, JAAMAS Track, Blue Sky Ideas Track, Demo Track, and
Competitions Track, as well as the Doctoral Consortium. AAMAS 2026 also welcomes
proposals for workshops and tutorials.
The AAAI Track welcomes AAAI-25 submissions rejected from the main AAAI track that
are relevant to the AAMAS research community and received no reject review
recommendations (all review scores are weak reject or above).
The JAAMAS Track offers authors of papers recently published in the Journal of
Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (JAAMAS) that have not previously appeared
as full papers in an archival conference the opportunity to present their work at AAMAS
2026.
The focus of the Blue Sky Ideas Track is on visionary ideas, long-term challenges, new
research opportunities, and controversial debate.
The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their
latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems.
The Competitions Track is an effective mechanism for motivating researchers to enhance
discussions, share knowledge, and boost the development and evaluation of theory and
practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems.
Finally, AAMAS invites PhD students working in the research areas covered by AAMAS to
take part in the Doctoral Consortium (DC). The DC is an opportunity to interact closely
with established researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback
on your work and to get advice on managing your career.
The calls for each track above and for the Doctoral Consortium, along with the respective
important dates, are available on the AAMAS 2026 web site.
Workshops and Tutorials
Furthermore, AAMAS 2026 invites proposals for workshops and tutorials. These will be
held on May 25-26, 2026, immediately before the main program of the AAMAS conference.
The objectives of the AAMAS 2026 workshop program are to stimulate and facilitate
discussion, interaction, and comparison of approaches, methods, and ideas related to
specific topics, both theoretical and applied, in the general area of Autonomous Agents
and Multiagent Systems. The AAMAS 2026 workshops will provide an informal setting
where participants will have the opportunity to discuss specific technical topics, fostering
the active exchange of ideas and supporting community development.
Tutorials will be half-day long and will be in person — online/remote versions will not be
accepted. A few full-day tutorials may be considered, but the proponents need to motivate
their request when submitting their proposal.
The calls for workshop and tutorial proposals, along with the respective important dates,
are available on the AAMAS 2026 web site.
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
If you have additional questions, please contact the Program Chairs using
aamas2026pcs(a)gmail.com .
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to participate in the workshop “SHAPEXR: Shaping
Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR” hosted at the 30th Annual ACM
Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026), which will take place
on March 23, 2026 in Paphos, Cyprus.
All papers will be subject to a single-blind peer review, meaning author
names and affiliations should be included. If accepted, at least one author
must attend the workshop to present the paper.
Please review the Call for Papers (CfP) below for comprehensive details and
share it with potential contributors. For the most current information,
please visit the conference website at https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are eager to provide any necessary
assistance.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and welcoming you
to SHAPEXR 2026.
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi.
====================================================================================
Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
====================================================================================
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
-
AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
-
Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
-
Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
-
Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
-
Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
-
Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
-
Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
-
Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
------------------------
Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare a regular or short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 “standard” pages, short papers 5 pages (without references).
Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
-------------
Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to participate in the workshop “SHAPEXR: Shaping
Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR” hosted at the 30th Annual ACM
Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026), which will take place
on March 23, 2026 in Paphos, Cyprus.
All papers will be subject to a single-blind peer review, meaning author
names and affiliations should be included. If accepted, at least one author
must attend the workshop to present the paper.
Please review the Call for Papers (CfP) below for comprehensive details and
share it with potential contributors. For the most current information,
please visit the conference website at https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are eager to provide any necessary
assistance.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and welcoming you
to SHAPEXR 2026.
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi.
====================================================================================
Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
====================================================================================
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
-
AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
-
Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
-
Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
-
Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
-
Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
-
Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
-
Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
-
Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
------------------------
Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare a regular or short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 “standard” pages, short papers 5 pages (without references).
Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
-------------
Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
*** Last Call for Industry/Short Papers/Posters/ERA/RENE/Tool Demo/JF/RR Tracks ***
The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and
Reengineering (SANER 2026)
17-20 March, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/saner-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
SANER 2026 attracted for the research track 213 full paper submissions, the third highest
in the 33 years of running. Although the submission deadline for the research track is
now over, there are plenty of other tracks for which the submission deadline is still open,
for just a few more days!
SANER 2026 welcomes high-quality submissions of papers describing original and
unpublished research results. We encourage submissions describing various
types of research, including empirical, theoretical, and tool-oriented studies.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
The topics of the submissions should be of direct interest to the software analysis,
evolution, and reengineering community (including researchers, practitioners, educators).
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• AI for Software Engineering and Software Engineering for AI (see note below);
• Generative AI and LLM Applied to Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering of Software;
• Software Analysis, Parsing, and Fact Extraction;
• Software Maintenance and Evolution, Evolution Analysis;
• Software Reverse Engineering and Reengineering;
• Program Comprehension;
• Software Architecture Recovery and Reverse Architecting;
• Program Transformation and Refactoring;
• Mining Software Repositories and Software Analytics;
• Software Visualization;
• Software Reconstruction and Migration;
• Program Repair;
• Software Release Engineering, Continuous Integration and Delivery;
• Software Security, Safety, Reliability and Quality Analysis;
• Software Tools for Software Evolution and Maintenance;
• Human Factors and Legal Aspects in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and
Reengineering;
• Empirical Studies in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering;
• Education and Training in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and
Reengineering.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer review process and will be selected
based on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. Submissions must be original, not
published, accepted, or under review elsewhere. All submissions must be in PDF format
and conform to the IEEE Conference Proceedings Formatting Guidelines.
• Industrial Papers: Submissions should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages
reserved for references only) for full papers; talk proposals should not exceed 2 pages.
• Short Papers and Posters: Submissions should not exceed 6 pages (including all text,
figures, references, and appendices); posters should not exceed 2 pages.
• Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track: Submissions should not exceed 6 pages (with
the last 1 page reserved for references only).
• Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track: Submissions should not
exceed 5 pages for appendices to conference submissions or previous work and should
not exceed 12 pages for new reproducibility studies and new descriptions of negative
results (with the last 2 pages reserved for references only).
• Tool Demo Track: Submissions should not exceed 5 pages.
• Journal-First Papers Track: Submissions should not exceed 1 page (for the main
submission).
• Registered Report Track: Submissions should not exceed 7 pages (with the last 1 page
reserved for references only).
Important Note: Short Papers and Posters, ERA, and RENE Tracks follow a double-
anonymous review process.
Please refer to the conference website for details specific to each different track.
Submission Link: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
PAPERS INVOLVING AI AND ML
Papers involving AI or ML must either (a) concern a software system as a whole, or a
subsystem, and not simply its AI or ML component, (b) consider software engineering
artifacts, (c) target a novel context for a software engineering task, or (d) study human,
social, socio-technical, and organizational aspects in the development of AI- or ML-
intensive software systems (see also "Scoping Software Engineering for AI: The TSE
Perspective", 10.1109/TSE.2024.3470368). Papers involving AI or ML must explicitly
explain how they address a software engineering problem. Papers not meeting these
criteria may be more suitable for AI- or ML-focused venues instead. Papers that do not
clearly explain how they address a software engineering problem or don't meet the
above criteria will be desk-rejected.
IMPORTANT DATES
(All deadlines are 23:59h "Anywhere on Earth" time)
Industrial Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Short Papers and Posters Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Tool Demo Track
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Journal-First Track
• Paper Submission Deadline: 8 December, 2025
• Notifications: 22 December, 2025
Registered Report Track
• Submission Deadline: 7 November, 2025
• First Notification (Reviews): 5 December, 2025
• Second Round Submission (Rebuttal & Revised Report): 12 December, 2025
• Final Notification (Stage 1): 22 December, 2025
• Accepted Report to arXiv Submission: 9 January, 2026
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
General Chair
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organizing Chair
• George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Eunjong Choi, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
• Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Industrial Chairs
• Anne Etien, University of Lille, France
• Tushar Sharma, Dalhousie University, Canada
ERA Chairs
• Mairieli Wessel, Radboud University, Netherlands
• Christoph Treude, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Short Papers and Posters Chairs
• Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Sandro Schulze, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
RENE Chairs
• Apostolos Ampatzoglou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Sebastian Proksch, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Workshop/Tutorial Chairs
• Marcelo De Almeida Maia, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
• Juri Di Rocco, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Journal-First Chairs
• Luigi Lavazza, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy
• Yuxia Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Registered Report Chairs
• Sherlock A. Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand
• Sebastiano Panichella, Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland
Tool Demo Chairs
• Maliheh Izadi, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
• Roberto Verdecchia, University of Florence, Italy
Diversity, Inclusion, and Newcomers Chairs
• Catia Trubiani, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy
• Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia
Proceedings Chair
• Raula Gaikovina Kula, Osaka University, Japan
Most Influential Paper Award Chairs
• Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Michele Lanza, Software Institute - USI, Lugano, Switzerland
Sustainability Chair
• Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Financial Chair
• Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Publicity and Social Media Chair
• Erina Makihara, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to participate in the workshop “SHAPEXR: Shaping
Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR” hosted at the 30th Annual ACM
Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026), which will take place
on March 23, 2026 in Paphos, Cyprus.
All papers will be subject to a single-blind peer review, meaning author
names and affiliations should be included. If accepted, at least one author
must attend the workshop to present the paper.
Please review the Call for Papers (CfP) below for comprehensive details and
share it with potential contributors. For the most current information,
please visit the conference website at https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are eager to provide any necessary
assistance.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and welcoming you
to SHAPEXR 2026.
Sincerely,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi.
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Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
-
AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on
user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
-
Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
-
Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
-
Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
-
Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
-
Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
-
Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
-
Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
------------------------
Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare a regular or short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 “standard” pages, short papers 5 pages (without references).
Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
-------------
Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
*** Second Call for Posters and Demos ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue
for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). IUI submissions should address
HCI challenges using machine intelligence and consider both computational and human-
centric aspects. As AI becomes more integrated into everyday technology, understanding
its role in meeting human needs is vital for developing effective and responsible systems.
This conference fosters collaboration among experts from diverse fields to tackle
significant issues in AI and HCI through discussions, workshops, and networking
sessions.
UI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full
paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts).
Posters
Posters provide an opportunity for sharing valuable last-minute ideas, eliciting useful
feedback on early-stage work and fostering discussions and collaborations among
colleagues. We invite submissions relevant to all conference topics. All submissions
should convey a scientific result or work in progress that is not yet ready to be published
as a full-length research paper at a refereed conference.
The page limit for poster papers is 4 pages (references do not count toward the page
limit). Submitting a draft poster along with your submission is not required, but is
recommended. Accepted poster papers will appear in the companion proceedings of the
conference. Each accepted contribution is expected to be presented in person during the
poster session.
Demos
The demonstration track complements the overall program of the conference.
Demonstrations show implementations of novel, interesting, and important intelligent
user interface concepts or systems. We invite submissions relevant to intelligent user
interfaces and which address, but are not limited to, the topics of the conference. All
submissions are intended to convey a scientific result or work in progress and should
not be advertisements for commercial software packages.
The page limit for demo papers is 4 pages (references do not count toward the page
limit). Authors further need to submit a video (max. 5 mins) along with their demo paper
to showcase their work. Accepted demo papers will be presented as interactive
demonstrations at IUI and published in the companion proceedings of the conference.
Each accepted contribution is expected to be presented in person during the demo sessions.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Submission: December 21, 2025
• Decision notification: January 26, 2026
• Camera-ready submission: February 6, 2026
Topics
The topics for the Posters and Demos are the same as for the main track.
Submission Instructions
Papers must be up to 4 pages (references do not count towards the page limit). Demo
and poster submissions do not need to be anonymized. Submissions should follow the
ACM Master Article Templates in a single-column format.
We adopt the ACM TAPS Workflow.
Please prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest
templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using
\documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template.
Authors are required to include a proper classification for the paper according to the
ACM Classification System (CCS). Additional information on how to use it is available at:
https://dl.acm.org/ccs<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
A video (up to 5 mins) is required for demo submissions. The video should showcase the
system that will be demonstrated during the conference. Please follow the SIGCHI
Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos
(https://sigchi.org/resources/guides-for-authors/videos/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>).
Please submit your demos and posters electronically to the Precision Conference
Submission (PCS) Portal (https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>) by the paper
deadlines.
In PCS, first click “Submissions” at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
Society, Conference, and Track, please select “SIGCHI”, “IUI 2026”, and “IUI 2026 Posters”
or “IUI 2026 Demos”, respectively, and then press “Go”.
Note: If the corresponding author (the individual who submits the paper, not necessarily
the first author) is affiliated with a participating institution that has an open access
agreement with ACM, the Article Processing Charges (APCs) will be waived for publishing
the paper. Details are under “Publication and Open Access”.
Accessibility
Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with
vision impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will
be required to make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an
Accessible Submission for detailed instructions.
If you are submitting a video as supplemental material, please provide captions, as
described in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos.
Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and
guidelines.
Usage of Generative AI
All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023
ACM Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a
large-scale language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be clearly marked where such
tools are used for purposes beyond editing the author’s own text. Authors should include
a “GenAI Usage Disclosure” section, right before the references, to provide full disclosure
of all use of GenAI tools in all stages of the research (including the code and data) and
the writing. This section, together with the references, will not be counted toward the
word limit.
While we do not anticipate using tools on a large scale to detect LLM-generated text, we
will investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM
use is not clearly marked.
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Posters and Demos Chairs
• Julia Sheidin, Braude College of Engineering, Israel
• Marko Tkalcic, University of Primorska, Slovenia
• Ming Yin, Purdue University, USA
*Apologies for cross-posting*
*Call for papers - Special Issue on "Haptics for the Arts" *
*IEEE Transactions on Haptics*
*https://www.ieee-ras.org/publications/toh/special-issues
<https://www.ieee-ras.org/publications/toh/special-issues>*
In the last two decades, we have witnessed the development of many
innovative devices and original techniques for providing haptic sensations
in artistic settings. This includes the tactile enrichment of music
listening and performance experiences, haptic soundscapes, interactive
installations leveraging tactile interfaces, immersive multimedia
experiences exploring the nuances of touch, or the haptic enhancement of
digital musical instruments. There is a growing interest in the haptics
community in investigating interfaces and perceptual phenomena at the
confluence of art and haptics, as demonstrated by the Art & Design Track at
the 2024 Eurohaptics conference.
New system perspectives are needed to develop the next generation of haptic
interfaces for artistic contexts, which pose significant challenges at the
technical and perceptual levels. Overcoming these challenges requires a
transdisciplinary approach, involving engineering, human-computer
interaction, performance studies, and the arts in general. Generating a
dialogue between these research fields will be beneficial for obtaining
innovative results in constructing future haptic interfaces for artistic
usages.
The intent of this special issue is to define a promising road-map for the
development of future haptic interfaces for artistic contexts, pushing the
boundaries of haptic exploration and offering unique perspectives that
blend technological innovation with sensory engagement. We invite
technically rigorous submissions that challenge, provoke, and expand these
frontiers. Submissions that neglect to rigorously explore the links between
the arts and at least one of the fields of engineering, computer science,
or human-computer interaction will not be considered.
Topics of interest include and are not limited to:
- Haptic modeling, rendering, algorithms, and systems for the arts
- Haptic interaction techniques and methods for the arts
- Haptic hardware for the arts, including XR and multimodal/wearable
displays
- Perceptual, behavioral, and cognitive studies on haptics in arts
- Data-driven approaches for haptic artistic representations
- AI applications for haptics in the arts, including use of explainable
or generative AI
- Perceptual, behavioral, and cognitive studies that demonstrate user
impact of haptics in the arts
- Empirical studies that demonstrate the roles and effects of haptics in
interaction with artwork
- Installation art with haptic technologies, including haptic soundscapes
- Musical haptics for performers and/or audiences
- Haptic technology for creativity support
- Affective haptics for the arts
Submission instructions
We welcome top-quality original (unpublished) articles. Each submission
will be peer-reviewed, and papers will be selected based on their impact,
originality, and relevance to the special issue’s aims and scope.
All submissions should be formatted following the IEEE ToH journal
instructions for authors and submitted to
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/toh. To ensure that all manuscripts are
correctly identified for evaluation for the Special Issue, please select
“Special Issue: Haptics for the Arts” in the submission process.
Important dates
- Submission deadline: December 31, 2025
- First decision sent to authors: approximately three months after
submission
- Final decision sent to authors: approximately six months after
submission
- Final publication material due from authors: approximately seven
months after submission
Guest editors
- Luca Turchet - Department of Information Engineering and Computer
Science, University of Trento, Italy
- Jeremy Cooperstock - Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering,
McGill University, Canada
- Mounia Ziat - Experience Design, Bentley University, USA
- Yongjae Yoo - Department of Artificial Intelligence, Hanyang
University, Republic of Korea
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*Luca Turchet*, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Head of the *Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory*
<https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/>
Coordinator of the European project *MUSMET <https://musmet.eu/>*
Chair of the *IEEE Emerging Technology Initiative on the Internet of Sounds*
<https://www.comsoc.org/about/committees/emerging-technologies-initiatives/i…>
Founder and President of the* Internet of Sounds Research Network
<https://www.internetofsounds.net/>*
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
University of Trento
Via Sommarive 9 - 38123 Trento - Italy
E-mail: luca.turchet(a)unitn.it
Tel: +39 0461 283792
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the workshop “SHAPEXR:
Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR” hosted at the 30th Annual ACM
Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026), which will take place
on March 23, 2026 in Paphos, Cyprus.
All papers will undergo a single-blind peer review (i.e. author names and
affiliations should be listed). If accepted, at least one of the authors
must attend the workshop to present the work.
Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might
be interested in contributing to this workshop. Visit the conference
website for further and updated information https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
If you have any questions or need any clarifications, don't hesitate to get
in touch with us. We'd be more than happy to assist you in any way we can.
We look forward to receiving your valuable submissions and meeting you at
the SHAPEXR Workshop.
Best wishes,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi.
====================================================================================
Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
====================================================================================
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on user
states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
------------------------
Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare a regular or short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 “standard” pages, short papers 5 pages (without references).
Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
-------------
Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
***Apologies for Multiple Postings***
18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026
Interactive Creativity: Agencies, Interfaces, and Ethics
========================================
8-12 June 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026 <http://unive.it/avi2026>
In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB
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IMPORTANT DATES
Long and Short Papers:
Abstract submission: January 18, 2026
Paper submission: January 25, 2026
(all deadlines are 23:59, AoE)
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LONG AND SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS
We invite submissions of high-quality original research papers that explore Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction in general.
We are particularly interested in work addressing creativity from multiple critical perspectives, including agency, interfaces, and ethics, in relation to the themes and topics of AVI 2026.
Both long and short submissions must describe original, unpublished research. All papers will undergo rigorous peer review by a distinguished international panel of experts.
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SUBMISSION FORMAT
Long and short papers must be anonymized, removing information (such as authorship, acknowledgments, name of an application, software, or project) that can suggest the authors' identity. Citation to authors' previous work should not be anonymous and should be in third person in the text, e.g., "As described by [10]" and not "As described in our previous work [10]".
All the papers mentioned above require online submission.
Specific information concerning the submission (e.g., submission format, proceeding specifications) will be made available on the AVI website in due time.
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DESCRIPTION
Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for encounters among scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces, interactions, and experiences. Rooted in pioneering research on visual interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human factor, the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of heterogeneous groups of users up to the current challenge of self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads to the realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They address fundamental issues related to agencies, interfaces, and ethics.
AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This delicate and fragile ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting, reframing, and speculating about creative solutions to more sustainable, inclusive and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an International Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and organizing committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus complementing a strong and diverse research program with carefully selected cultural and social activities alongside a distinct sense of hospitality and conviviality.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!
Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
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MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS
Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
/ Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities /
Brain-Computer Interaction
Embodied and Tangible Interaction
Material-Centric Interaction
Information Visualization
Screen-based Interaction
Interfaces for Sound and Music
Multi-sensory Interaction
Multimodal Interaction
/ Theme: Interaction Spaces /
Augmented Reality
Cross Reality
Virtual Reality
Interaction between Black-Boxes
Dynamic Physical Environments
Natural Environments
Urban Places
/ Theme: Human-System Interaction /
Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
Affective Interfaces
Human-Robot Interaction
Intelligent Interfaces
Interfaces and Recommender Systems
/ Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies /
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Learning Ecosystems
Game and Play Ecosystems
Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems
/ Theme: Values and Moral Principles /
Beyond Human Interaction
Critical Computing
Critical Data Science
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Responsible Design
/ Theme: Applications /
Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
End User Development
AI and Creativity
Human Factors in Security Systems
Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
Training and Learning Systems
Industry 5.0
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AVI 2026 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
General Chairs
Antonella De Angeli, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (antonella.deangeli(a)unibz.it)
Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians Munich University, Germany (albrecht.schmidt(a)um.ifi.lmu.de)
Program Chairs
Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (gennari(a)inf.unibz.it)
Fabio Pittarello, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (pitt(a)unive.it)
Long Papers Chairs
Paloma Diaz, Carlos III University, Madrid, Spain (pdp(a)inf.uc3m.es)
Alessandra Melonio, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (alessandra.melonio(a)unive.it)
Short Papers Chairs
Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (luigi.derussis(a)polito.it)
María Menéndez Blanco, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (Maria.MenendezBlanco(a)unibz.it)
Proceedings Chairs
Niccolò Pretto, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (niccolo.pretto(a)unibz.it)
Nadine Wagener, OFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Germany (nadine.wagener(a)offis.de)
Workshops Chairs
Daniela Fogli, Università di Brescia, Italy (daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it)
Kyle Montague, Northumbria University, UK (kyle.montague(a)northumbria.ac.uk)
Interactive Experiences and Demos Chairs
Stefania De Vincentis, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (stefania.devincentis(a)unive.it)
Florian Michahelles, TU Wien, Austria (florian.michahelles(a)tuwien.ac.at)
Sebastiano Vascon, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (sebastiano.vascon(a)unive.it)
Posters Chairs
Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (bisante(a)di.uniroma1.it)
Tanja Doering, TU Berlin, Germany (tanja.doering(a)mms.tu-berlin.de)
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
Rosa Lanzilotti, University of Bari, Italy (rosa.lanzilotti(a)uniba.it)
Monica Divitini, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (divitini(a)ntnu.no)
Industry Chairs
Fabio Morreale, Sony, Spain (Fabio.Morreale(a)sony.com)
Emanuele Pucci, Politecnico di Milano (emanuele.pucci(a)polimi.it <mailto:emanuele.pucci@polimi.it>)
Accessibility and Inclusion Chairs
Marco Mores, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (marco.mores(a)student.unibz.it)
Teresa Scantamburlo, University of Trieste, Italy (teresa.scantamburlo(a)units.it)
Web Chair
Tommaso Pellegrini, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy (tommaso.pellegrini(a)unive.it)
Publicity & Social Networks Chairs
Andrea Rezzani, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (andrea.rezzani(a)student.unibz.it)
Mehdi Rizvi, University of East Anglia, UK (mehdi.rizvi(a)uea.ac.uk)
Student Volunteers Chairs
Daniel Bermudez, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (JulioDaniel.BermudezChinea(a)student.unibz.it)
Bilal Khan, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
(MuhammadBilal.Khan(a)student.unibz.it)
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Paolo Bottoni,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Cristina Conati
University of British Columbia, Canada
Emanuele Panizzi,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Ilaria Torre
University of Genoa, Italy
Genny Tortora
University of Salerno, Italy
Giuliana Vitiello
University of Salerno, Italy
Gualtiero Volpe
University of Genoa, Italy
Marco Winckler
Université Côte d'Azur, France
Alessandra Melonio, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
alessandra.melonio(a)unive.it
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the workshop “SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR” hosted at the 30th Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026), which will take place on March 23, 2026 in Paphos, Cyprus.
All papers will undergo a single-blind peer review (i.e. author names and affiliations should be listed). If accepted, at least one of the authors must attend the workshop to present the work.
Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might be interested in contributing to this workshop. Visit the conference website for further and updated information https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
If you have any questions or need any clarifications, don't hesitate to get in touch with us. We'd be more than happy to assist you in any way we can.
We look forward to receiving your valuable submissions and meeting you at the SHAPEXR Workshop.
Best wishes,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias, and Gilda Manfredi.
====================================================================================
Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026) https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
====================================================================================
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction. Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust, and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions, and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education, and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on user states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
------------------------
Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare a regular or short paper. Regular papers are at least 10 “standard” pages, short papers 5 pages (without references). Authors must use the new CEURART style format (https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the workshop, and attend to present their papers.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
-------------
Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it <mailto:giuseppe.caggianese@cnr.it>
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it <mailto:mario.covarrubias@polimi.it>
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it <mailto:gilda.manfredi@unibas.it>
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate to contact us via email.
____________________________________________________
Nicola Capece, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Member of XR&AI Lab @UNIBAS
Department of Engineering,
University of Basilicata
Via dell'Ateneo Lucano, 10, Macchia Romana,
Potenza -- 85100, Italy
e-mail: nicola.capece(a)unibas.it,
phone: +39 0971 205838
____________________________________________________
/Apologies for unintended cross-mailing/
=========================================================
*11th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional
Development**
*
*2026: AI enhanced learning as bridge toward future jobs and a
better society*
*June 22-23, 2026*
/*on-line format*/
www.slerd.org <https://www.slerd.org/>
Contacts:
1st: stavros [dot] nikou [at] strath [dot] ac [dot] uk/(Stavros Nikou -
conference chair)/
2nd: aslerd [dot] org [at] gmail [dot] com
=========================================================
Deadline for paper submission: *March 1, 2026
*call for papers <https://www.slerd.org/call-for-papers/>
*=========================================================
*SLERD 2025 will host also the 7th edition of the *International*
*Student Design Contest* -> see call for proposal and demo
<https://www.slerd.org/contest/>
**=========================================================
* *
*SLERD 2026* is organized by /University of Strathclyde Glasgow /in
collaboration with /ASLERD/ <http://www.aslerd.org>/./
*
* /*Short Intro*/
Building on a decade of dialogue and innovation, SLERD 2026 invites
academics, practitioners and policy makers to stimulate a critical
debate and explore how artificial intelligence can practically and
ethically augment learning ecosystems, linking classrooms, workplaces,
and communities to foster human flourishing.
With the theme*“AI-enhanced learning as a bridge toward future jobs and
a better society”*, the conference emphasizes the overarching nature of
AI-supported smart learning ecosystems focusing on aligning
technological advances with inclusive pedagogies, ethical AI use,
professional upskilling, equitable access, regional development, and
responsible governance.
As AI reshapes education, skills, professions, and civic life, SLERD
2026 welcomes students, academics, practitioners, and policymakers, to
share evidence, tools, and case studies that demonstrate real impact;
from AI-supported teaching and assessment to co-creation with learners,
educators and stakeholders; from micro-credentials and reskilling
pathways to lifelong learning ecosystem; from black-box AI to ethical
and responsible data practices and algorithmic transparency; from
limited access AI environments to community spaces that foster digital
inclusion.
The 11th edition is both a milestone of our evolving community and a
call to action. We aim to surface actionable models and design
principles that help institutions, regions, and industries create
adaptive, trustworthy, and human-cantered learning ecosystems that
prepare people not just for the next job, but for meaningful
participation in society.
*Conference lenses*
The themes for this year’s conference emphasize the integrative nature
of smart learning ecosystems: places for smart education, people-centred
design, and supportive technologies, with a focus on:
* *Human-centred AI in education:*co-design, pedagogy, innovative
AI-supported teaching, assessment integrity, explainability, and ethics.
* *Skills, employability & inclusion:*lifelong learning,
reskilling/upskilling, micro-credentials, work-based learning, and
pathways that reduce inequalities.
* *Ecosystems, data & governance:*infrastructure, interoperability,
trust, safety, privacy, sustainability, and regional innovation
strategies.
*General Topics of interests*
General topics of interests can be grouped under three big
themes:/places for smart education/,/people in place centered design for
smart education/,/supportive learning technologies and tools for smart
education/
/*Places for smart education*/
* future of institutional learning
* interplay between formal and informal learning
* new educational models and settings
* continuity-discontinuity of time, technology, place/space, processes
in learning
* role of, and case studies of, games and gamification in smart education
* dual education and other alternation scheme approaches
* monitoring and benchmarking of smartness (individual, institution,
city, region)
/*People in place centered design for smart education*/
* general frameworks and methodological advances
* design, data and other relevant literacies
* teachers’ and students’ continuous training (literacies, skills and
competencies)
* initial teacher education
* smart citizens’ literacies, skill and competences
* communities and co-design in smart learning
* sharing & participatory practices
* open access to any resource and disparity
* educational design for all
* cultural influences
* ethical aspects in smart learning
/*Supportive technologies and tools for smart education*/
* AI for smart learning ecosystems: tools, human centered AI (HCAI).
and explainable AI (XAI)
* human-computer interaction (HCI), user experience (UX), design for
the experience, design processes and thinking
* knowledge graphs and applications
* text/opinion mining and sentiment analysis
* real/virtual communities and social network analysis
* interoperability and application of open/smart data and services
* safety & security in education
* IoT, ubiquitous and wearable technologies
* adaptability to educational contexts and citizens
* VR, AR, MR XR and metaverse in education
=========================================================
/*Important dates:*/
---------------------------------------------------------
• Deadline for papers submission: *March**1, 2026*
• Notification to the authors: May 10, 2026
• Camera ready paper: June 10, 2026
• Conference: June 22-33, 2026
==========================================
/*Submissions:*/
---------------------------------------------------------
Accepted papers also presented at the conference will be published in a
special issue of theIxD&A Journal
<https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000>(https://ixdea.org/; ISSN
1826-9745, e-ISSN 2283-2998) indexed by SCOPUS and Emerging Sources of
Web of Science (Citescore: 2.5).
Papers should be written according to the Instruction for Authors
available athttps://ixdea.org/authors-guidelines/.
<https://ixdea.org/authors-guidelines/>
Papers submission is handled through OJS
–https://ojs.ixdea.org/index.php/ixdea/about/submissions. (select
section:*SI: SLERD 2026 – long paper*or *SI: SLERD 2026 – short paper*). SLERD and IxD&A follow a double-blind reviewing process, thus papers
need to be fully anonymized.
=========================================================
Information about SLERD 2026 will continuously updated on the ASLERD
Linkedin page -> link <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5103530/>
Facebook page -> link
<https://www.facebook.com/people/Aslerd-Association-for-Smart-learning-Ecosy…>
=========================================================
See ASLERD website <http://www.aslerd.org> for
Request of membership, membership fees and legal
=========================================================
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the workshop “SHAPEXR:
Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR” hosted at the 30th Annual ACM
Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026), which will take place
on March 23, 2026 in Paphos, Cyprus.
All papers will undergo a single-blind peer review (i.e. author names and
affiliations should be listed). If accepted, at least one of the authors
must attend the workshop to present the work.
Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might
be interested in contributing to this workshop. Visit the conference
website for further and updated information https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/.
If you have any questions or need any clarifications, don't hesitate to get
in touch with us. We'd be more than happy to assist you in any way we can.
We look forward to receiving your valuable submissions and meeting you at
the SHAPEXR Workshop.
Best wishes,
Giuseppe Caggianese, Marta Mondellini, Nicola Capece, Mario Covarrubias,
and Gilda Manfredi.
====================================================================================
Call for Papers - Workshop "SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences
in XR" https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
2026 ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
https://iui.acm.org/2026/
March 23-26, 2026 - Paphos, Cyprus.
====================================================================================
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal
interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It
focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that
incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction.
Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust,
and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and
methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing
human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education,
and collaborative environments.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
AI-driven real-time personalization of immersive interfaces based on user
states, contexts, and goals in XR environments.
Multimodal interaction (speech, gesture, gaze, haptics) with AI agents.
Cognitive load, trust, ethics, and emotional engagement in AI-powered XR.
Accessibility and inclusivity in immersive AI systems.
Evaluation methods for human-centered XR and AI interfaces.
Social and collaborative AI-enhanced XR experiences.
Design principles and methodologies for adaptive intelligent interfaces.
Applications of XR-AI interfaces in healthcare, education, work, or
entertainment.
IMPORTANT DATES
------------------------
Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: February 2, 2026
Final Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare a regular or short paper. Regular papers are at
least 10 “standard” pages, short papers 5 pages (without references).
Authors must use the new CEURART style format (
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). Papers should clearly
indicate the originality of the contribution, relevance to the workshop
themes, and potential impact.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All
contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Authors of accepted full papers must
submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the
workshop, and attend to present their papers.
More information can be found here: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it/#cfp.
PROCEEDINGS with CEUR-WS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be published at
CEUR-WS.org.
ORGANIZERS
-------------
Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
Marta Mondellini
STIIMA, National Research Council, Italy
marta.mondellini(a)stiima.cnr.it
Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Italy
nicola.capece(a)unibas.it
Mario Covarrubias
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
mario.covarrubias(a)polimi.it
Gilda Manfredi
University of Basilicata, Italy
gilda.manfredi(a)unibas.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please do not hesitate
to contact us via email.
*** First Call for Workshop Proposals ***
International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,
and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)
29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
VARIABILITY is a new conference that has been merged of three prominent conferences
focussing on software and systems variability, configuration and reuse: SPLC (the
International Systems and Software Product Line Conference, 29 successful editions,
ranked as a top conference), VaMoS (the International Working Conference on Variability
Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems, 19 successful editions), and ICSR (the
International Conference on Systems and Software Reuse, 22 successful editions).
We invite you to submit proposals for half-day or full-day workshops in any area related
to the field of Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration, all of which
fall under the broader area of Variability. In particular, workshops on challenging,
emerging areas related to the conference topics are especially sought. We particularly
encourage workshop proposals for highly interactive and collaborative workshops, rather
than mini-conferences, e.g., apart from the traditional short and long papers, consider
allowing position papers with only one page (not included in the proceedings) and focus
on a lively discussion after the presentation, to foster new ideas and gather feedback
(rather than just defending the presented work). The expected date of the workshops
will be the September 29th, 2026, before the main track of the conference.
Submissions / Publishing
VARIABILITY workshop papers will be published in a volume of the conference proceedings
published by Springer. Moreover, a one-page summary of each accepted workshop will be
published in the proceedings as well.
Workshop proposals should be authored by at least two organizers, preferably from
different institutions, and they should contain the following three sections and address
each corresponding point:
1. Organizers
• Name: organizers’ full names
• Contact information: affiliations, job titles, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, URLs,
and phone
• Brief biography: 100-200 words, focusing on the organizers’ expertise in the field and
experience as workshop organizers
2. Workshop Content
• Title: workshop title and acronym
• Abstract: max 150 words describing the workshop (suitable for the conference’s website)
• Tentative Website URL
• Topics and motivation:
• What are the topics, themes, and areas of interest of the workshop?
• How is the workshop relevant to VARIABILITY?
• How does the workshop connect VARIABILITY to other research communities?
• Goals and expected results:
• Explicitly state the goals of the workshop and how you intend to reach them
• What are the expected results of the workshop?
• How will these results be disseminated?
• Format:
• What is the planned workshop format (paper presentations, working sessions, invited
talks (please note here that such talks are not financially supported by the conference),
lightning talks, demonstrations, etc.)?
• To avoid duplicated topics and cancellations, did you coordinate with or (plan to)
merge workshops on the same/similar topics from previous years (if there are any)?
• What will be done to stimulate collaborative interaction?
• What are the planned pre- and post-workshop activities?
• Participants:
• What is the expected number of submissions and participants? Provide a plan for
attracting sufficient submissions and promoting attendance
• If applicable, please provide information from previous or related workshops. Have
there been previous workshops on the same or a closely related topic? When, where
and with how many participants?
• Special room equipment (please note that VARIABILITY conference and the workshops
are in-person events) like flip charts, microphone, etc.
• Do you plan for a half-day or full-day workshop?
• Program Committee: list of tentative program committee members, names and
affiliations
3. Preliminary Call for Papers
This will necessarily repeat some of the information from the previous sections but should
be targeted towards prospective participants. It should address the following items:
• Overview of the motivation, topics, and goals
• Workshop format
• Deadlines of the workshop (see dates in this call for proposals)
• Submission guidelines and review process
• References to previous workshops (websites)
• Dissemination campaign to distribute the CFP
4. References to previous workshops (websites)
Submission Instructions
Please send your workshop proposals using EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
A workshop proposal must be at most 4 pages long. Submissions must follow the
Springer guidelines:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Relevant supporting material, such as proceedings from previous editions of the proposed
workshop or other workshops organized by the proposal authors, should be included if
available but are not required for submission.
Acceptance Criteria
Each workshop proposal will be evaluated according to the relevance of its topic, the
expertise and experience of the workshop organizers, and the workshop’s potential for
attracting participants and generating useful results. We underline the importance of
active and creative workshops that foster a collaborative environment of interest to both
practitioners and researchers, aiming, e.g., to evolve the field of Variability and to identify
elements of joint future work. To obtain a balanced and cohesive workshop program, the
Organizing Committee will collaborate closely with workshop organizers and reserves the
right to circulate proposals to other submitters in view of possible workshop mergers. The
organizers of accepted workshops will be required to create and maintain a website in a
timely manner to serve as a workshop information center and to provide a repository for
documenting pre- and post-workshop activities.
At least one author of each accepted proposal must register and attend VARIABILITY 2026
in order for the workshop to be accepted and the summary of the workshop published.
The submission and review platform for workshop papers will be the one for the main
conference (i.e., all workshops will be as different tracks under the same Easy Chair
installation).
Important Dates (AoE)
• Workshop Proposals: 2 March 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: 16 March 2026
• Workshop Papers Submission: 15 June 2026
• Workshop Papers Notification: 7 July, 2026
• Camera-Ready Version Submission: 14 July, 2026
• Workshop Summary: 14 July, 2026
• Author Registration: 14 July, 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium
Research Track Chairs
• Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany
Industry Track Chairs
• Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Journal First Track Chairs
• Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France
• Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs
• Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Demos and Tools Track Chairs
• Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco
Projects Showcase Chairs
• Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden
• Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France
Hall of Fame Chairs
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
• Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland
• Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Workshops Chairs
• Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
• Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany
Tutorials Chairs
• Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands
• Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Proceedings Chair
• Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK
Publicity Chairs
• Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA
• Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Local Organiser and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
*** First Call for Workshop Proposals ***
International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,
and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)
29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
VARIABILITY is a new conference that has been merged of three prominent conferences
focussing on software and systems variability, configuration and reuse: SPLC (the
International Systems and Software Product Line Conference, 29 successful editions,
ranked as a top conference), VaMoS (the International Working Conference on Variability
Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems, 19 successful editions), and ICSR (the
International Conference on Systems and Software Reuse, 22 successful editions).
We invite you to submit proposals for half-day or full-day workshops in any area related
to the field of Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration, all of which
fall under the broader area of Variability. In particular, workshops on challenging,
emerging areas related to the conference topics are especially sought. We particularly
encourage workshop proposals for highly interactive and collaborative workshops, rather
than mini-conferences, e.g., apart from the traditional short and long papers, consider
allowing position papers with only one page (not included in the proceedings) and focus
on a lively discussion after the presentation, to foster new ideas and gather feedback
(rather than just defending the presented work). The expected date of the workshops
will be the September 29th, 2026, before the main track of the conference.
Submissions / Publishing
VARIABILITY workshop papers will be published in a volume of the conference proceedings
published by Springer. Moreover, a one-page summary of each accepted workshop will be
published in the proceedings as well.
Workshop proposals should be authored by at least two organizers, preferably from
different institutions, and they should contain the following three sections and address
each corresponding point:
1. Organizers
• Name: organizers’ full names
• Contact information: affiliations, job titles, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, URLs,
and phone
• Brief biography: 100-200 words, focusing on the organizers’ expertise in the field and
experience as workshop organizers
2. Workshop Content
• Title: workshop title and acronym
• Abstract: max 150 words describing the workshop (suitable for the conference’s website)
• Tentative Website URL
• Topics and motivation:
• What are the topics, themes, and areas of interest of the workshop?
• How is the workshop relevant to VARIABILITY?
• How does the workshop connect VARIABILITY to other research communities?
• Goals and expected results:
• Explicitly state the goals of the workshop and how you intend to reach them
• What are the expected results of the workshop?
• How will these results be disseminated?
• Format:
• What is the planned workshop format (paper presentations, working sessions, invited
talks (please note here that such talks are not financially supported by the conference),
lightning talks, demonstrations, etc.)?
• To avoid duplicated topics and cancellations, did you coordinate with or (plan to)
merge workshops on the same/similar topics from previous years (if there are any)?
• What will be done to stimulate collaborative interaction?
• What are the planned pre- and post-workshop activities?
• Participants:
• What is the expected number of submissions and participants? Provide a plan for
attracting sufficient submissions and promoting attendance
• If applicable, please provide information from previous or related workshops. Have
there been previous workshops on the same or a closely related topic? When, where
and with how many participants?
• Special room equipment (please note that VARIABILITY conference and the workshops
are in-person events) like flip charts, microphone, etc.
• Do you plan for a half-day or full-day workshop?
• Program Committee: list of tentative program committee members, names and
affiliations
3. Preliminary Call for Papers
This will necessarily repeat some of the information from the previous sections but should
be targeted towards prospective participants. It should address the following items:
• Overview of the motivation, topics, and goals
• Workshop format
• Deadlines of the workshop (see dates in this call for proposals)
• Submission guidelines and review process
• References to previous workshops (websites)
• Dissemination campaign to distribute the CFP
4. References to previous workshops (websites)
Submission Instructions
Please send your workshop proposals using EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
A workshop proposal must be at most 4 pages long. Submissions must follow the
Springer guidelines:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Relevant supporting material, such as proceedings from previous editions of the proposed
workshop or other workshops organized by the proposal authors, should be included if
available but are not required for submission.
Acceptance Criteria
Each workshop proposal will be evaluated according to the relevance of its topic, the
expertise and experience of the workshop organizers, and the workshop’s potential for
attracting participants and generating useful results. We underline the importance of
active and creative workshops that foster a collaborative environment of interest to both
practitioners and researchers, aiming, e.g., to evolve the field of Variability and to identify
elements of joint future work. To obtain a balanced and cohesive workshop program, the
Organizing Committee will collaborate closely with workshop organizers and reserves the
right to circulate proposals to other submitters in view of possible workshop mergers. The
organizers of accepted workshops will be required to create and maintain a website in a
timely manner to serve as a workshop information center and to provide a repository for
documenting pre- and post-workshop activities.
At least one author of each accepted proposal must register and attend VARIABILITY 2026
in order for the workshop to be accepted and the summary of the workshop published.
The submission and review platform for workshop papers will be the one for the main
conference (i.e., all workshops will be as different tracks under the same Easy Chair
installation).
Important Dates (AoE)
• Workshop Proposals: 2 March 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: 16 March 2026
• Workshop Papers Submission: 15 June 2026
• Workshop Papers Notification: 7 July, 2026
• Camera-Ready Version Submission: 14 July, 2026
• Workshop Summary: 14 July, 2026
• Author Registration: 14 July, 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium
Research Track Chairs
• Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany
Industry Track Chairs
• Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Journal First Track Chairs
• Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France
• Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs
• Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Demos and Tools Track Chairs
• Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco
Projects Showcase Chairs
• Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden
• Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France
Hall of Fame Chairs
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
• Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland
• Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Workshops Chairs
• Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
• Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany
Tutorials Chairs
• Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands
• Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Proceedings Chair
• Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK
Publicity Chairs
• Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA
• Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Local Organiser and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
*** Last Call for Nominations for the 2026 IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award ***
*** Last Call for Nominations: 2025 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
2026 IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award
The International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (IFAAMAS)
in 2006 established an award to recognize publications in the autonomous agents and multiagent systems field that have made influential and long-lasting contributions. Candidates for this award are papers that have proved a key result, led to the development of a new subfield, demonstrated a significant new application or system, or simply presented a new way of thinking about a topic that has proved influential. A list of previous winners of this award appears at http://www.ifaamas.org/award-influential.html<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
This award is presented annually at the AAMAS Conference.
Winning papers must have been published at least 10 years before the first day of the conference. Therefore, papers eligible for the 2026 award must have been published earlier than May 2016, and in a recognized scientific forum (e.g., journal, conference, or workshop).
The criteria that will be considered in the selection for the award are:
1. Opened up new research line(s) within and even outside AAMAS;
2. Broad impact, e.g. started new fields, new conferences, new journals;
3. Broadly inspired the community;
4. Posed and/or solved an issue seen as fundamental to the field.
To nominate a publication for this award, please send by October 31, 2025 the full
reference plus a brief statement (200 words or fewer) arguing for the significance of the paper to the chair of the 2026 IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award committee, Maria Gini (gini(a)umn.edu).
2025 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award
IFAAMAS, the International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, is pleased to announce the call for the 2025 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award.
The award is named after Professor Victor Lesser, a long-standing member of the AAMAS community who has supervised a large number of outstanding PhD students in the area. It is awarded for dissertations written as part of a PhD, defended in the specified period, and nominated by the supervisor (with supporting references), which show originality, significance, and impact, and are supported by high quality publications.
Nominations are invited for the award which is sponsored by IFAAMAS and will be presented at AAMAS 2026. The award includes a certificate and a 1500 EUR payment.
Eligibility: Eligible doctoral dissertations are those defended between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025 (both endpoints included) in the area of Autonomous Agents or Multiagent Systems.
Submission link: https://forms.gle/xzfax1VCTVimTypu5<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Submission deadline: October 31, 2025 (anywhere on earth)
Selection procedure:
The selection of the dissertation will be based on the originality, significance, and impact of the work. Evidence of such impact includes publications at highly selective conferences and journals in the field, with due importance given to the AAMAS conference series and JAAMAS. Research output that resulted primarily from the student’s initiative will be considered more favorably.
The selection committee will be the final arbiter in the decision process. The selection committee might also decide to consult external assessors, and reserves the right to not award the prize if the nominations do not meet the expected quality level.
Every submitted dissertation must be nominated by the thesis supervisor and must be supported by the following 4 (four) documents, all of which should be delivered via the Google Form link above by October 31, 2025:
a) A link to a PDF file of the dissertation. If the dissertation is not written in English, the nomination must include an accessible link to a substantial manuscript in English, with the nominee as the first author, published in a peer-reviewed journal or conference.
b) A PDF that contains a list of publications that have arisen from the dissertation, with links to the published papers.
c) A recommendation from the dissertation supervisor, on departmental letterhead, nominating the dissertation for the 2025 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award. The recommendation should explain the contribution of the dissertation to the field of autonomous agents and multiagent systems, argue the merit and possible future impact of the work, and highlight, where relevant, how the work resulted from the initiative of the student. Finally, this document should certify the eligibility of the PhD by asserting that the PhD was successfully defended between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025.
d) A PDF with the names, email addresses, and affiliations of at least one and at most three referees, familiar with the research of the candidate and experts in the pertinent research area, who will directly email their recommendations for the candidate to the chair of the selection committee (Gauthier Picard, gauthier.picard(a)onera.fr). A reference letter should be no more than 500 words in length, should be on an official letterhead, signed and emailed as a PDF file, and received by the same deadline of October 31, 2025. To ease the recovery of these emails, it is recommended that the subject of the recommendation letter email be “2025 Victor Lesser Award: Recommendation: ”
Note: It is the responsibility of the dissertation supervisor to contact the referees and ensure that their letters (max 500 words, signed, and on letterhead) are submitted by the deadline.
Though the nomination is to be submitted by the nominee’s dissertation supervisor, it is required that the nominee has consented that the dissertation be considered for this award and, if selected for the award, commits to attending the AAMAS 2026 conference, where they will receive the award and will give a presentation on the work contained in the dissertation at a special session of the conference. The cost of attending the conference is not covered by the award.
For questions, please contact the chair of the selection committee, Gauthier Picard, at gauthier.picard(a)onera.fr.
18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026
Interactive Creativity: Agencies, Interfaces, and Ethics
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8-12 June 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026
In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB
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IMPORTANT DATES
Workshop proposals:
* Submission: December 14, 2025
* Notification: December 21, 2025
Long and Short papers:
* Abstract submission: January 18, 2026
* Paper submission: January 25, 2026
Interactive Experiences, Demo and Poster papers:
* March 9, 2026
Doctoral Consortium papers:
* March 29, 2026
Tutorial proposals:
* March 29, 2026
(all deadlines are 23:59, AoE)
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DESCRIPTION
Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for encounters among scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces, interactions, and experiences. Rooted in pioneering research on visual interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human factor, the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of heterogeneous groups of users up to the current challenge of self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads to the realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They address fundamental issues related to agencies, interfaces, and ethics.
AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This delicate and fragile ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting, reframing, and speculating about creative solutions to more sustainable, inclusive and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an International Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and organizing committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus complementing a strong and diverse research program with carefully selected cultural and social activities alongside a distinct sense of hospitality and conviviality.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!
Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
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MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS
Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
/ Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities /
Brain-Computer Interaction
Embodied and Tangible Interaction
Material-Centric Interaction
Information Visualization
Screen-based Interaction
Interfaces for Sound and Music
Multi-sensory Interaction
Multimodal Interaction
/ Theme: Interaction Spaces /
Augmented Reality
Cross Reality
Virtual Reality
Interaction between Black-Boxes
Dynamic Physical Environments
Natural Environments
Urban Places
/ Theme: Human-System Interaction /
Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
Affective Interfaces
Human-Robot Interaction
Intelligent Interfaces
Interfaces and Recommender Systems
/ Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies /
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Learning Ecosystems
Game and Play Ecosystems
Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems
/ Theme: Values and Moral Principles /
Beyond Human Interaction
Critical Computing
Critical Data Science
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Responsible Design
/ Theme: Applications /
Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
End User Development
AI and Creativity
Human Factors in Security Systems
Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
Training and Learning Systems
Industry 5.0
LONG AND SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS
We invite submissions of high-quality original research papers that explore the intersections of Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction in general.
We are particularly interested in work addressing creativity from multiple critical perspectives, including agency, politics, and ethics, in relation to the themes and topics of AVI 2026.
Both long and short submissions must describe original, unpublished research. All papers will undergo rigorous peer review by a distinguished international panel of experts.
Long and short papers must be fully anonymized for the review process, removing information (such as authorship, acknowledgments, name of an application, software, or project) that can suggest the authors' identity. Citation to authors' previous work should not be anonymous and should be in third person in the text, e.g., "As described by [10]" and not "As described in our previous work [10]".
Specific information concerning the submission (e.g., submission format) will be made available on the AVI website in due time.
INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES AND DEMO PAPERS
The interactive experiences and demo track is intended to provide a forum to showcase interactive installations, innovative implementations, systems, and technologies demonstrating new ideas about creativity, in relation to AVI themes and topics, and reaching out to novel communities, e.g., artists.
Specific information concerning the submission (e.g., submission format) will be made available on the AVI website in due time.
POSTER PAPERS
The AVI 2026 Poster Track is dedicated to showcasing work-in-progress that pushes the boundaries of Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction.
We especially welcome posters that explore creativity through a critical lens, addressing its complex dimensions of agency, politics, and ethics.
This track offers a valuable opportunity to obtain precious feedback from peers and experts in an engaging, informal setting. Submissions must describe original (though not yet fully completed) research.
Specific information concerning the submission (e.g., submission format) will be made available on the AVI website in due time.
WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
We invite proposals for workshops that will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in all areas related to Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction. We invite organizers to propose either half-day or one-day long workshops held between June 8 and 12, 2026, at the AVI2026 venue.
Workshop proposals must be submitted using the following form:
https://forms.gle/v7gEKFchxAGzMJtj8
DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to provide a setting for PhD students to present their work and receive feedback on their doctoral research plan and progress. Students will be offered the opportunity to articulate and discuss their problem statement, goals, methods, and results.
The Doctoral Consortium also aims at providing students with guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and other students participating in the sessions.
Finally, the Doctoral Consortium seeks to motivate students in the development of their scientific curiosity and facilitate their networking within the research community.
Specific information concerning the submission (e.g., submission format) will be made available on the AVI website in due time.
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AVI 2026 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
General Chairs
Antonella De Angeli, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (antonella.deangeli(a)unibz.it<mailto:antonella.deangeli@unibz.it>)
Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians Munich University, Germany (albrecht.schmidt(a)um.ifi.lmu.de<mailto:albrecht.schmidt@um.ifi.lmu.de>)
Program Chairs
Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (gennari(a)inf.unibz.it<mailto:gennari@inf.unibz.it>)
Fabio Pittarello, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (pitt(a)unive.it<mailto:pitt@unive.it>)
Long Papers Chairs
Paloma Diaz, Carlos III University, Madrid, Spain (pdp(a)inf.uc3m.es<mailto:pdp@inf.uc3m.es>)
Alessandra Melonio, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (alessandra.melonio(a)unive.it<mailto:alessandra.melonio@unive.it>)
Short Papers Chairs
Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (luigi.derussis(a)polito.it<mailto:luigi.derussis@polito.it>)
María Menéndez Blanco, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (Maria.MenendezBlanco(a)unibz.it<mailto:Maria.MenendezBlanco@unibz.it>)
Proceedings Chairs
Niccolò Pretto, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (niccolo.pretto(a)unibz.it<mailto:niccolo.pretto@unibz.it>)
Workshops Chairs
Daniela Fogli, Università di Brescia, Italy (daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it<mailto:daniela.fogli@unibs.it>)
Kyle Montague, Northumbria University, UK (kyle.montague(a)northumbria.ac.uk<mailto:kyle.montague@northumbria.ac.uk>)
Interactive Experiences and Demos Chairs
Stefania De Vincentis, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (stefania.devincentis(a)unive.it<mailto:stefania.devincentis@unive.it>)
Florian Michahelles, TU Wien, Austria (florian.michahelles(a)tuwien.ac.at<mailto:florian.michahelles@tuwien.ac.at>)
Sebastiano Vascon, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (sebastiano.vascon(a)unive.it<mailto:sebastiano.vascon@unive.it>)
Posters Chairs
Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (bisante(a)di.uniroma1.it<mailto:bisante@di.uniroma1.it>)
Tanja Doering, TU Berlin, Germany (tanja.doering(a)mms.tu-berlin.de<mailto:tanja.doering@mms.tu-berlin.de>)
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
Rosa Lanzilotti, University of Bari, Italy (rosa.lanzilotti(a)uniba.it<mailto:rosa.lanzilotti@uniba.it>)
Monica Divitini, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (divitini(a)ntnu.no<mailto:divitini@ntnu.no>)
Industry Chairs
Fabio Morreale, Sony, Spain (Fabio.Morreale(a)sony.com<mailto:Fabio.Morreale@sony.com>)
Emanuele Pucci, Politecnico di Milano (emanuele.pucci(a)polimi.it)
Accessibility and Inclusion Chairs
Marco Mores, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (marco.mores(a)student.unibz.it<mailto:marco.mores@student.unibz.it>)
Teresa Scantamburlo, University of Trieste, Italy (teresa.scantamburlo(a)units.it<mailto:teresa.scantamburlo@units.it>)
Web Chair
Tommaso Pellegrini, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy (tommaso.pellegrini(a)unive.it<mailto:tommaso.pellegrini@unive.it>)
Publicity & Social Networks Chairs
Andrea Rezzani, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (andrea.rezzani(a)student.unibz.it<mailto:andrea.rezzani@student.unibz.it>)
Mehdi Rizvi, University of East Anglia, UK (mehdi.rizvi(a)uea.ac.uk<mailto:mehdi.rizvi@uea.ac.uk>)
Student Volunteers Chairs
Daniel Bermudez, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (JulioDaniel.BermudezChinea(a)student.unibz.it<mailto:JulioDaniel.BermudezChinea@student.unibz.it>)
Bilal Khan, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
(MuhammadBilal.Khan(a)student.unibz.it<mailto:MuhammadBilal.Khan@student.unibz.it>)
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AVI STEERING COMMITTEE
Paolo Bottoni,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Cristina Conati
University of British Columbia, Canada
Emanuele Panizzi,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Ilaria Torre
University of Genoa, Italy
Genny Tortora
University of Salerno, Italy
Giuliana Vitiello
University of Salerno, Italy
Gualtiero Volpe
University of Genoa, Italy
Marco Winckler
Université Côte d'Azur, France
MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Enna, Italy, December 1-4, 2025
We are pleased to announce that the submission deadlines for the Doctoral Colloquium have been extended to give you more time to prepare your submissions.
New Deadline: October 20, 2025 (AoE), 2-4 pages, with notifications on October 23m 2025
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this leading forum for advances in mobile and ubiquitous multimedia.
Registration is now open!
Visit https://www.mum-conf.org<https://www.mum-conf.org/> for complete details and submission guidelines.
*** Third Call for Contributions ***
39th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
(CBMS 2026)
June 3-5 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://2026.cbms-conference.org<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Attracting a worldwide audience, CBMS is the premier conference for computer-based
medical systems, and one of the main conferences in the fields of medical informatics and
biomedical informatics. CBMS allows the exchange of ideas and technologies between
academic and industrial scientists. The scientific program of IEEE CBMS 2026 will consist
of regular and special track sessions with technical contributions reviewed and selected by
an international program committee, as well as, keynote talks and tutorials given by
leading experts in their fields. The CBMS 2026 edition also aims to host high-quality
papers about industry and real case applications as well as allow researchers leading
international projects to show to the scientific community the main aims, goals, and
results of their projects. We solicit submissions on previously unpublished research work.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Example areas include but are not limited to:
• Active and Healthy Ageing System
• Analytics and solutions in Public Health
• Artificial intelligence in healthcare
• Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
• Bioinformatics
• Biomarker Discovery and Drug Design
• Biomedical Signal and Image Processing and Machine Vision
• Cognitive Computing in Healthcare
• Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Healthcare (CSCW)
• Databases and blockchain in Medicine or Healthcare
• Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery in Medicine or Healthcare
• Decision Support and Recommendation Systems in Medicine or Healthcare
• Digital Twins / Personalized AI Models
• e-Health
• Ethics in the application of ICT to biomedicine
• Explainable AI for Decision Support
• Generative AI and Foundational Models for Biomedicine
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in Healthcare
• Knowledge Representation in Medicine or Healthcare
• m-Health
• Medical education using ICT
• Medical Robotics, Intelligent Medical Devices, and Smart Technologies
• Metaverse, Augmented and Intelligent Reality
• Multimodality Data Analysis
• Network and Telemedicine Systems
• Pervasive Computing for Wearables
• Privacy and Security in Healthcare
• Radiomics and Radiogenomics
• Serious Games for Healthcare
• Software Systems in Medicine
• Technology in Clinical and Healthcare Services Research
• Web-Based Delivery of Medical Information
Prospective authors are expected to submit their contributions to the general track or one
of the special tracks if relevant. Please see the submission guidelines for further details.
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted papers (Regular, Short, and Posters) will be included in
the conference proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in
proceedings is conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the
conference by one of the authors.
Type of Submissions
Each contribution must be prepared following the IEEE two-column format, whose
template is available at https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
The authors may choose LaTeX or Microsoft Word templates. CBMS 2026 accepts three
types of submissions:
• Regular papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 6 pages, but it is possible
to extend the paper length up to 8 pages by paying for each extra page. Check fees for
more information.
• Short papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 4 pages and no less than 3
pages, not being possible to extend the paper length. The duration of the oral
presentation of short posters will be less than regular ones.
• Posters: The length of the contribution is limited to 2 pages. Poster papers will be
included in the proceedings but won’t include oral presentations during the conference.
The authors of a poster also need to prepare a real poster to be shown during the
conference. For presentation purposes at the conference, the authors must prepare the
poster in portrait format. The accepted dimensions are 60 (width) x 80 (length).
CALL FOR SPECIAL TRACKS
IEEE CBMS 2026 invites proposals for organization of special tracks that will be held in
parallel with the general conference track. The themes of the special tracks should not
overlap with the general conference topics and should focus on emerging research fields.
All tracks are expected to enable stimulating discussions of state-of-the-art, emerging,
visionary, and perhaps controversial topics. Their papers should report on significant
unpublished work and must meet the same standards as main conference papers. All
accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings. We expect all accepted
tracks to adhere to the conference paper submission and reviewing schedule, as outlined
in the dates indicated below.
Special Tracks chair(s) will be interacting with organisers of accepted workshops to ensure
a high-quality workshop program. In the case of detecting several similar submissions, the
CBMS 2026 organization can propose the fusion of those proposals.
Special Track Requirements
The organizers of a special track must comply with a set of principles and obligations,
listed below:
• A specific webpage with information about the special track will be created by CBMS
after the acceptance notification. The organizers must provide the following information to
be added to such webpage: special track description, list of topics, call for papers,
submission information (must be the same as CBMS 2026 regular track), special track
organizers, special track program committee members, any other relevant information.
• The organizers of the special track are responsible for the peer-review process within
their track. They must add their own Program Committee members/reviewers to the
submission platform, ensure that receive all the reviews on time, check the quality of the
reviews, and establish the acceptance/rejection decision. The final decision will be sent by
CBMS 2026 PC Chairs. They also must pay special attention to potential conflicts of
interest and ensure that all the general ethical rules of research are followed.
• At least one of the organizers of the special track must register and attend CBMS 2026
in Limassol, Cyprus. The organizer(s) who attend CBMS will also chair the specific session
that will be assigned in the agenda to their track.
• The organizers of the special track are responsible for the publicity of their track to try
to win as many submissions as possible. Please bear in mind that a special track with less
than 4 accepted papers could be canceled. In this case, the accepted papers will be moved
to the regular track.
Submission Guidelines
Each proposal must include:
• Special track title
• Rough estimate of the expected ST size as number of sessions (with 4-5 papers per
session)
• A brief biography of ST organizer(s)
• List of Special Track Program Committee members
• A draft of Special Track “Call for Papers” (important dates must be the same of the
main conference)
• One or two appropriate journals or follow up publications: tracks are expected to
organize a special issue, if planned.
The proposal must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference
management system (see link below).
CALL FOR SHOWCASE / RESEARCH PROJECTS
CBMS 2026 will have a special showcase/research projects track session, where we invite
(a) scientific papers, (b) demonstrations/posters and (c) research-projects descriptions.
Scientific papers: We invite papers (not exceeding 6 pages in length), describing innovative
computer-based medical devices or software applications, including practical experiences
with such innovations. The papers should be scholarly articles presenting scientific
methods, measurements, and experiments. Marketing and sales materials will not be
accepted. These papers will be evaluated based on practicality, innovation, scientific rigor,
value of the device or application to users, and novelty. They will be published in the
proceedings of the conference along with the other papers under this track.
Examples of such papers could include but are not limited to:
• Computer-based medical devices that have technical/scientific novelty
• Computer-based medical applications intended for or recently introduced in the field
• Novel uses of traditional equipment in practice
• Experience papers based on use and data from the field
• Insightful measurement-based analysis of computer-based medical systems from the
field
• Novel analysis providing new insights from data collected from the field
• New and practical data analytics useful in practice
• Real deployments of AI solutions in medicine
Demonstrations: A demonstration is more appropriate if the value can be better expressed
with a demonstration rather than in a full-length paper. The topics for the demonstration
papers are the same as the scientific for this track. Please submit a proposal of your
demonstration with a limit of two pages.
Research projects/initiatives: CBMS aims in this edition to receive submissions about
research or innovation projects funded by, mainly, competitive calls to present their
project. We foresee to receive submissions which include details about the project goals,
consortium and results (expected and any tentative result obtained so far). Only projects
funded by competitive calls or with strong potential interest for the community will be
considered. International projects organized in a consortium of several countries will have
preference.
Submissions in this context should be a one/two-pages document with at least the
following information:
• Project/initiative title
• Description
• Participant entities
• Project goals
• Funding agency (when applies) or agencies
• Results obtained so far (publications, patents, ...)
The contribution must be prepared following the regular paper. The length of the
contribution must be between 4 and 6 pages.
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted contributions will be included in the conference
proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in proceedings is
conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the conference by one of
the authors.
CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
The Doctoral Consortium for CBMS 2026 will provide an opportunity for PhD students to
present their research plans or their preliminary work in an informal and supportive
atmosphere. The PhD students will be able to discuss the problems that their PhDs are
addressing, any preliminary results, and their future plans. The DC will offer them an
opportunity to discuss any problems that they have come up against, and gain valuable
advice and constructive feedback from experienced researchers in the field.The Doctoral
Consortium will involve presentations by participating PhD students (selected by the
Doctoral Consortium chairs) as well as a number of invited talks / tutorials on different
related topics in the field.
Submissions
Doctoral Consortium submissions should focus specifically on a PhD thesis or subsection
of a thesis. To apply for participation at CBMS 2026 Doctoral Consortium, please submit a
research plan on a topic related to the areas covered in the general call for papers for the
conference. Each submission should be in the same format as the main conference papers
except it should consist of approximately 3-5 pages describing your research work.
In particular:
• Title and author
• The research problem that your PhD addresses
• Your planned approach and methods for solving the problem
• How your approach compares to other known approaches
• Any preliminary results or expected results
• Future plans and directions with specific questions
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below).
Doctoral Consortium papers/contributions will be included in the proceedings in a specific
“Doctoral Consortium” section.
SUBMISSION LINK FOR ALL TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecbms2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
OTHER INFORMATION
For more information, please contact ieeecbms2026 AT easychair.org .
IMPORTANT DATES
Papers / ShowCases / Research Projects/ DC
• Submission Deadline: February 20, 2026 (AoE)
• Notification of Acceptance: April 10, 2026
• Camera-Ready Due: April 24, 2026 (AoE)
Special Tracks
• Proposals Deadline: October 24, 2025 (AoE)
• Notification of Acceptance: October 31, 2025
ORGANIZATION
CBMS SC Chair
• Rosa Sicilia, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy
General Chairs
• Mario Cannataro, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
• Constantinos S. Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Panagiotis Bamidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
• Andreas S. Panayides, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus
Publication Chairs
• Sameer K. Antani, National Library of Medicine & National Institutes Of Health, USA
• Bridget Kana, Karlstad University, Sweden
Special Tracks Chairs
• Pietro Cinaglia, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
• Christos Loizou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Showcase / Research Projects Chair
• Pietro Hiram Guzzi, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
Doctoral Consortium Chair
• Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico, USA
Sponsorship Chair
• KC Santosh, University of South Dakota, USA
Local Organizing and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
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8-12 June 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026
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IMPORTANT DATES
- Workshop proposals submission: December 14, 2025
- Notification: December 21, 2025
- Workshop website online: January 12, 2026
(all deadlines are 23:59, AoE)
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WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
We invite proposals for workshops that will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in all areas related to Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction. We invite organizers to propose either half-day or one-day long workshops held between June 8 and 12, 2026, at the AVI2026 venue.
Workshop proposals must be submitted using the following form:
https://forms.gle/v7gEKFchxAGzMJtj8
Workshop Chairs
- Daniela Fogli, Università di Brescia, Italy (daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it)
- Kyle Montague, Northumbria University, UK (kyle.montague(a)northumbria.ac.uk)
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18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026
Interactive Creativity: Agencies, Interfaces, and Ethics
Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for encounters among scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces, interactions, and experiences. Rooted in pioneering research on visual interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human factor, the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of heterogeneous groups of users up to the current challenge of self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads to the realization of a person’s full potential and the explosion of generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They address fundamental issues related to agencies, interfaces, and ethics.
AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island of Venice. This delicate and fragile ecosystem provides the ideal venue to reflect, reframe, and speculate about creative solutions to more sustainable and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an International Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and organizing committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus complementing a strong and diverse research program with carefully selected cultural and social activities alongside a distinct sense of hospitality and conviviality.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!
Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
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MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS
Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
/ Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities /
Brain-Computer Interaction
Embodied and Tangible Interaction
Material-Centric Interaction
Information Visualization
Screen-based Interaction
Voice and Sound-based Interaction
Multimodal Interaction
/ Theme: Interaction Spaces /
Augmented Reality
Cross Reality
Virtual Reality
Interaction between Black-Boxes
Dynamic Physical Environments
Natural Environments
Urban Places
/ Theme: Human-System Interaction /
Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
Affective Interfaces
Human-Robot Interaction
Intelligent Interfaces
Interfaces and Recommender Systems
/ Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies /
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Learning Ecosystems
Game and Play Ecosystems
Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems
/ Theme: Values and Moral Principles /
Beyond Human Interaction
Critical Computing
Critical Data Science
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Responsible Design
/ Theme: Applications /
Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
End User Development
AI Art and Creativity
Human Factors in Security Systems
Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
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AVI 2026 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
General Chairs
Antonella De Angeli, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (antonella.deangeli(a)unibz.it)
Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians Munich University, Germany (albrecht.schmidt(a)um.ifi.lmu.de)
Program Chairs
Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (gennari(a)inf.unibz.it)
Fabio Pittarello, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (pitt(a)unive.it)
Long Papers Chairs
Paloma Diaz, Carlos III University, Madrid, Spain (pdp(a)inf.uc3m.es)
Alessandra Melonio, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (alessandra.melonio(a)unive.it)
Short Papers Chairs
Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (luigi.derussis(a)polito.it)
María Menéndez Blanco, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (Maria.MenendezBlanco(a)unibz.it)
Proceedings Chairs
Niccolò Pretto, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (niccolo.pretto(a)unibz.it)
Workshops Chairs
Daniela Fogli, Università di Brescia, Italy (daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it)
Kyle Montague, Northumbria University, UK (kyle.montague(a)northumbria.ac.uk)
Interactive Experiences and Demos Chairs
Stefania De Vincentis, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (stefania.devincentis(a)unive.it)
Florian Michahelles, TU Wien, Austria (florian.michahelles(a)tuwien.ac.at)
Sebastiano Vascon, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (sebastiano.vascon(a)unive.it)
Posters Chairs
Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (bisante(a)di.uniroma1.it)
Tanja Doering, TU Berlin, Germany (tanja.doering(a)mms.tu-berlin.de)
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
Rosa Lanzilotti, University of Bari, Italy (rosa.lanzilotti(a)uniba.it)
Monica Divitini, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (divitini(a)ntnu.no)
Industry Chairs
Fabio Morreale, Sony, Spain (Fabio.Morreale(a)sony.com)
Emanuele Pucci, Politecnico di Milano (emanuele.pucci(a)polimi.it)
Accessibility and Inclusion Chairs
Marco Mores, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (marco.mores(a)student.unibz.it)
Teresa Scantamburlo, University of Trieste, Italy (teresa.scantamburlo(a)units.it)
Web Chair
Tommaso Pellegrini, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy (tommaso.pellegrini(a)unive.it)
Publicity & Social Networks Chairs
Andrea Rezzani, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (andrea.rezzani(a)student.unibz.it)
Mehdi Rizvi, University of East Anglia, UK (mehdi.rizvi(a)uea.ac.uk)
Student Volunteers Chairs
Daniel Bermudez, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (JulioDaniel.BermudezChinea(a)student.unibz.it)
Bilal Khan, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
(MuhammadBilal.Khan(a)student.unibz.it)
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AVI STEERING COMMITTEE
Paolo Bottoni,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Cristina Conati
University of British Columbia, Canada
Emanuele Panizzi,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Ilaria Torre
University of Genoa, Italy
Genny Tortora
University of Salerno, Italy
Giuliana Vitiello
University of Salerno, Italy
Gualtiero Volpe
University of Genoa, Italy
Marco Winckler
Université Côte d'Azur, France
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*** First Combo Call for Workshop Papers ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue
for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
IUI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full
paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts). Although the submission
deadline for the main conference is now over, we welcome the submission of papers to
a number of workshops that will be held as part of IUI 2026.
A list of these workshops, with a short description and the workshops' websites for
further information, follows below.
AgentCraft: Workshop on Agentic AI Systems Development (full-day workshop)
Organizers: Karthik Dinakar (Pienso), Justin D. Weisz (IBM Research), Henry Lieberman
(MIT CSAIL), Werner Geyer (IBM Research)
URL: https://agentcraft-iui.github.io/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Ambitious efforts are underway to build AI agents powered by large language models
across many domains. Despite emerging frameworks, key challenges remain: autonomy,
reasoning, unpredictable behavior, and consequential actions. Developers struggle to
comprehend and debug agent behaviors, as well as determine when human oversight is
needed. Intelligent interfaces that enable meaningful oversight of agentic plans,
decisions, and actions are needed to foster transparency, build trust, and manage
complexity. We will explore interfaces for mixed-initiative collaboration during agent
development and deployment, design patterns for debugging agent behaviors, strategies
for determining developer control and oversight, and evaluation methods grounding
agent performance in real-world impact.
AI CHAOS! 1st Workshop on the Challenges for Human Oversight of AI Systems
(full-day workshop)
Organizers: Tim Schrills (University of Lübeck), Patricia Kahr (University of Zurich),
Markus Langer (University of Freiburg), Harmanpreet Kaur (University of Minnesota),
Ujwal Gadiraju (Delft University of Technology)
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/aichaos/iui-2026?authuser=0<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
As AI permeates high-stakes domains—healthcare, autonomous driving, criminal justice
—failures can endanger safety and rights. Human oversight is vital to mitigate harm, yet
methods and concepts remain unclear despite regulatory mandates. Poorly designed
oversight risks false safety and blurred accountability. This interdisciplinary workshop
unites AI, HCI, psychology, and regulation research to close this gap. Central questions
are: How can systems enable meaningful oversight? Which methods convey system states
and risks? How can interventions scale? Through papers, talks, and interactive
discussions, participants will map challenges, define stakeholder roles, survey tools,
methods, and regulations, and set a collaborative research agenda.
CURE 2026: Communicating Uncertainty to foster Realistic Expectations via Human-
Centered Design (half-day workshop)
Organizers: Jasmina Gajcin (IBM Research), Jovan Jeromela (Trinity College Dublin), Joel
Wester (Aalborg University), Sarah Schömbs (University of Melbourne), Styliani Kleanthous
(Open University of Cyprus), Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy (IBM Research), Hanna
Hauptmann (Utrecht University), Rifat Mehreen Amin (LMU Munich)
URL: https://cureworkshop.github.io/cure-2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Communicating system uncertainty is essential for achieving transparency and can help
users calibrate their trust in, reliance on, and expectations from an AI system. However,
uncertainty communication is plagued by challenges such as cognitive biases, numeracy
skills, calibrating risk perception, and increased cognitive load, with research finding that
lay users can struggle to interpret probabilities and uncertainty visualizations.
HealthIUI 2026: Workshop on Intelligent and Interactive Health User Interfaces
(half-day workshop)
Organizers: Peter Brusilovsky (University of Pittsburgh), Behnam Rahdari (Stanford
University), Shriti Raj (Stanford University), Helma Torkamaan (TU Delft)
URL: https://healthiui.github.io/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
As AI transforms health and care, integrating Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) in wellness
applications offers substantial opportunities and challenges. This workshop brings
together experts from HCI, AI, healthcare, and related fields to explore how IUIs can
enhance long-term engagement, personalization, and trust in health systems. Emphasis
is on interdisciplinary approaches to create systems that are advanced, responsive to
user needs, mindful of context, ethics, and privacy. Through presentations, discussions,
and collaborative sessions, participants will address key challenges and propose
solutions to drive health IUI innovation.
MIRAGE: Misleading Impacts Resulting from AI-Generated Explanations (full-day
workshop)
Organizers: Simone Stumpf (University of Glasgow), Upol Ehsan (Northeastern University),
Elizabeth M. Daly (IBM Research), Daniele Quercia (Nokia Bell Labs)
URL: https://mirage-workshop.github.io<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Explanations from AI systems can illuminate, yet they can misguide. MIRAGE at IUI
tackles pitfalls and dark patterns in AI explanations. Evidence now shows that
explanations may inflate unwarranted trust, warp mental models, and obscure power
asymmetries—even when designers intend no harm. We classify XAI harms as Dark
Patterns (intentional, e.g., trust-boosting placebos) and Explainability Pitfalls
(unintended effects without manipulative intent). These harms include error propagation
(model risks), over-reliance (interaction risks), and false security (systemic risks). We
convene an interdisciplinary group to define, detect, and mitigate these risks. MIRAGE
shifts focus to safe explanations, advancing accountable, human-centered AI.
PARTICIPATE-AI: Exploring the Participatory Turn in Citizen-Centred AI (half-day
workshop)
Organizers: Pam Briggs (Northumbria University), Cristina Conati (University of British
Columbia), Shaun Lawson (Northumbria University), Kyle Montague (Northumbria
University), Hugo Nicolau (University of Lisbon), Ana Cristina Pires (University of Lisbon),
Sebastien Stein (University of Southampton), John Vines (University of Edinburgh)
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/participate-ai/workshop<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
This workshop explores value alignment for participatory AI, focusing on interfaces and
tools that bridge citizen participation and technical development. As AI systems
increasingly impact society, meaningful and actionable citizen input in their development
becomes critical. However, current participatory approaches often fail to influence actual
AI systems, with citizen values becoming trivialized. This workshop will address
challenges such as risk articulation, value evolution, democratic legitimacy, and the
translation gap between community input and system implementation. Topics include
value elicitation within different communities, critical analysis of failed participatory
attempts, and methods for making citizen concerns actionable for developers.
SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR (full-day workshop)
Organizers: Giuseppe Caggianese (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for High-Performance Computing and Networking Napoli), Marta Mondellini (National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Intelligent Industrial Systems and Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing, Lecco), Nicola Capece (University of Basilicata), Mario Covarrubias (Politecnico di Milano), Gilda Manfredi (University of Basilicata)
URL: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal interface
for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It focuses on designing
adaptive, human-centered XR environments that incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and
haptics for seamless interaction. Main topics include personalization, accessibility,
cognitive load, trust, and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations,
discussions, and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity
within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and methodologies for
inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing human capabilities across various
domains, such as healthcare, education, and collaborative environments.
TRUST-CUA: Trustworthy Computer-Using Generalist Agents for Intelligent User
Interfaces (full-day workshop)
Organizers: Toby Jia-Jun Li (University of Notre Dame), Segev Shlomov (IBM Research),
Xiang Deng (Scale AI), Ronen Brafman (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Avi Yaeli
(IBM Research) Zora (Zhiruo) Wang (Carnegie Mellon University)
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/trust-cuaiui26/home<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Computer-Using Agents (CUAs) are moving from point automations to generalist agents
acting across GUIs, browsers, APIs, and CLIs—raising core IUI questions of trust,
predictability, and control. This workshop advances trustworthy-by-design CUAs
through human-centered methods: mixed-initiative interaction, explanation and
sensemaking, risk/uncertainty communication, and recovery/rollback UX. Outcomes
include (1) a practical TRUST-CUA checklist for oversight, consent, and auditing, (2) a
user-centered evaluation profile (“CUBench-IUI,” e.g., predictability, oversight effort,
time-to-recovery, policy-aligned success), and (3) curated design patterns and open
challenges for deployable, accountable agentic interfaces.
Important Dates
• Paper Submission: 19 December, 2025
• Notification: February 2, 2026
All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth).
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
• Karthik Dinakar, Pienso Inc, USA
• Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA
• Patricia Kahr, Eindhoven University of Zurich, Switzerland
• Antonela Tommasel, ISISTAN, CONICET-UNCPBA, JKU, Argentina, Austria
**Please forward this to anyone who might be interested**
*Apologies for multiple postings*
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## CALL FOR PAPERS
**Workshop on Intelligent & Interactive Health User Interfaces**
*Submission Deadline: December 19, 2025 (AoE)*
to be held in **Paphos, Cyprus**
Co-located with [ACM IUI 2026](https://iui.acm.org/2026)
Website: [
https://healthiui.github.io/2026](https://healthiui.github.io/2026)
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## Important Dates (AoE)
- **December 19, 2025** — Paper submission deadline
- **February 2, 2026** — Author notification
- **February 16, 2026** — Camera-ready deadline
- **March 23, 2026** — HealthIUI Workshop
- **March 23–26, 2026** — ACM IUI 2026 conference
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## Workshop Organizers
- Peter Brusilovsky (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
- Behnam Rahdari (Stanford University, USA)
- Shriti Raj (Stanford University, USA)
- Helma Torkamaan (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)
## Program Committee (PC)
- Bart Knijnenburg — Clemson University, USA
- Federica Cena — University of Torino, Italy
- Hanna Hauptmann — Utrecht University, Netherlands
- Min Lee — SMU, Singapore
- Shatha Degachi — TU Delft, Netherlands
- Werner Geyer — IBM T.J. Watson Research, USA
- Niels van Berkel — Aalborg University, Denmark
- Marko Tkalcic — University of Primorska, Slovenia
- Alain D. Starke — University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
*Other members: to be confirmed.*
> Interested in joining the PC? Please apply via the workshop website: [
https://healthiui.github.io/2026](https://healthiui.github.io/2026)
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## Objectives & Topics
### Background
As artificial intelligence and intelligent user interfaces (IUIs) reshape
healthcare, new opportunities emerge to improve engagement,
personalization, accessibility, and trust in health systems. Health IUIs
form the bridge between algorithms and people, determining the quality of
interaction and enabling meaningful collaboration. Health IUIs must balance
technological innovation with user needs, domain demands, ethical
considerations, and long-term health and care challenges across diverse
populations, from patients managing chronic conditions to clinicians and
caregivers, and across diverse health systems worldwide.
### Goals
The HealthIUI 2026 Workshop aims to bring together an interdisciplinary
community from HCI, AI, healthcare, psychology, and rehabilitation sciences
to:
- Explore innovative health IUIs that foster long-term engagement and
personalization.
- Address challenges of value-centric design, ethics, privacy, fairness,
and inclusion in intelligent health technologies.
- Share research findings, datasets, tools, systems, and evaluation
methods.
- Build collaborations that advance human-centered, intelligent health
technologies.
### Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to:
- Personalized Health Interfaces and Interventions
- Adaptive Systems for Patient Engagement and Education
- AI-driven Health Information Presentation and Recommender Systems
- Multimodal and Conversational Interaction for Health & Care
- Intelligent Interfaces for Chronic Disease Management
- Assistive & Accessible IUIs for Older Adults or Populations with Limited
Tech Access
- Ethical, Privacy, and Trust Considerations in Health IUIs
- Wearables and Sensor-based Health Interfaces
- Rehabilitation and Cognitive Support Technologies
- Equitable & Inclusive Design for Marginalized Populations
- Longitudinal Studies and Real-world Evaluations of Health IUIs
- Human-AI Collaboration in Clinical and Care Contexts
- Intelligent Interfaces for Health and Care, Behavior Change, and
Well-being
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## Submissions
We invite two types of submissions:
- **Full papers** (up to 16 pages excl. references) presenting original
research, novel systems, datasets, or evaluations.
- **Short papers** (up to 8 pages excl. references) presenting position
papers, preliminary findings, or early-stage work.
### Submission Guidelines
- Written in English
- PDF format, formatted according to the **CEURART one-column style**
- Include author names, affiliations, and email addresses
- Submissions may include supplementary links to demos, code, or datasets
- Submissions must be original and not under review elsewhere
Accepted papers will be published in the **Joint Proceedings of ACM IUI
2026 Workshops** (previous years in CEUR-WS).
**Submission Link:** [
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=healthiui26](https://easychair.org/…
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## Location
The workshop will take place at the **Coral Beach Hotel & Resort in Paphos,
Cyprus**, co-located with **ACM IUI 2026 (March 23–26, 2026)**.
More info on venue: [
https://iui.acm.org/2026/location/](https://iui.acm.org/2026/location/)
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## Contact
For questions, please contact the workshop chairs:
healthiuiworkshop(a)gmail.com
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MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous
Multimedia
Enna, Italy, December 1-4, 2025
We are pleased to announce that the submission deadlines for Posters,
Demos, and the Doctoral Colloquium have been extended to give you more time
to prepare your submissions.
New Deadline: October 13, 2025 (AoE)
This extension applies to:
* Posters (3 pages) - Notifications October 25, 2025
* Demos (max 3000 words) - Notifications October 23, 2025
* Doctoral Colloquium (2–4 pages) - Notifications October 23, 2025
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this leading forum for
advances in mobile and ubiquitous multimedia.
Additionally, we are seeking enthusiastic Student Volunteers (SVs) to
support the smooth running of the conference.
Registration is now open, visit https://www.mum-conf.org for all (other)
details.
MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Enna, Italy, December 1-4, 2025
We are pleased to announce that the submission deadlines for Posters, Demos, and the Doctoral Colloquium have been extended to give you more time to prepare your submissions.
New Deadline: October 13, 2025 (AoE)
This extension applies to:
* Posters (3 pages) - Notifications October 25, 2025
* Demos (max 3000 words) - Notifications October 23, 2025
* Doctoral Colloquium (2–4 pages) - Notifications October 23, 2025
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this leading forum for advances in mobile and ubiquitous multimedia.
Registration is now open!
Visit https://www.mum-conf.org<https://www.mum-conf.org/> for complete details and submission guidelines.
Track on Accessible Devices and Technologies (ADT ‘26)
Thessaloniki, Greece, March 23 - 27, 2026
Part of the 41st ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC ‘26)
https://unipd.link/ADT-2026https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2026/
Theme and Scope
Modern devices and technologies can represent a digital barrier for users with disabilities, but they can be exploited to become enabling tools for them. Accessibility of devices and technologies is a critical topic to allow inclusion of all users, especially due to the European laws that impose accessibility for new products and the definition of an updated version of WCAG (Web Accessibility Guidelines). This track invites scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and development results in areas of accessibility.
This track can interest many researchers since it would give the chance to face a wide range of topics, i.e., web or mobile technologies, with different points of view, taking into account specific technological constraints and digital barriers. It is well-known that the so-called “curb cut effect” can be applied to any technological and digital context (in terms of devices, content, and services): technologies that were originally meant to benefit people with disabilities can help any other users. Moreover, the history and the evolution of several technologies have been influenced and/or motivated by the special needs of people with disabilities.
This track will invite scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and development results in areas of accessibility, including but not limited to the following topics:
· Accessible devices/assistive technologies: assistive technologies refer to all the assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities that enable users to perform tasks they were formerly unable to accomplish. On the one hand, the widespread diffusion of new devices and technologies stimulates researchers to find and apply new solutions to make them accessible to anyone. On the other hand, experiences in accessibility-related fields have been exploited and have provided benefits to users equipped with non-conventional devices when they emerged in the market.
· Accessible solutions for e-learning, e-commerce, e-banking, etc: e-services and content often require specific technologies, being bounded by specific constraints when accessed by people with disabilities equipped with assistive technologies. Specific interaction modalities may affect interactive service access, while richness and quantity of content may affect the users’ ability to process information.
· Accessible content: e-books, accessible TV, accessible broadcasting, etc.
· Accessibility of games.
· AI for Accessibility: AI can be exploited both for personalization (i.e., integrating AI-based personalization to support specific and special needs) and “enabler” (i.e., exploiting LLM to support the creation of accessible applications).
Submission Guidelines
We would like to invite authors to submit papers on research on the Accessibility area, with particular emphasis on assessing the current state of the art and identifying future directions. Original papers addressing any of the listed topics of interest (or related topics) will be considered. Each submitted paper will be fully refereed and undergo a double-blind review process by at least three referees. Accepted papers will be included in the ACM SAC 2026 proceedings and published in the ACM digital library, being indexed by Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge and Scopus. Submissions fall into the following categories:
· Original and unpublished research work;
· Reports of innovative computing applications in the arts, sciences, engineering, and business area;
· Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains;
· Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems.
The track accepts full papers (max 8 pages), posters (max 2 pages), and SRC abstracts (max 2 pages). Submissions should be properly anonymized to facilitate blind reviewing. Papers that will recevie high reviews (that is acceptable by reviewer standard) but will not be accepted due to space limitations can be invited for poster session. Authors of accepted papers must be prepared to sign a copyright statement and must pay the registration fee and guarantee that their paper will be presented at the conference. No-show of scheduled papers will result in excluding the papers from the ACM Digital Library.
See the track website https://unipd.link/ADT-2026 for more details.
Important Dates
· October 17, 2025 (EDT): Submission of regular papers and SRC research abstracts
· November 21, 2025: Notification of papers, posters, and SRC research abstracts
· December 5, 2025: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers/SRC
· December 12, 2025: Authors registration due
Organization
· Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padua
· Silvia Mirri, University of Bologna
· Mike Paciello, AudioEye, WebABLE
· Catia Prandi, University of Bologna
Submission Portal
Please submit your contribution through our online submission portal available at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sac2026 (regular papers) and https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sacsrc2026 (SRC abstracts).
Contact us
For any inquires regarding the call for papers, please contact gaggi(a)math.unipd.it <mailto:gaggi@math.unipd.it>.
We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the ACM SAC 2026 Conference!
Track on Accessible Devices and Technologies (ADT ‘26)
Thessaloniki, Greece, March 23 - 27, 2026
Part of the 41stACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC ‘26)
https://unipd.link/ADT-2026 <https://unipd.link/ADT-2026>
https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2026/ <https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2026/>
Theme and Scope
Modern devices and technologies can represent a digital barrier for
users with disabilities, but they can be exploited to become enabling
tools for them. Accessibility of devices and technologies is a critical
topic to allow inclusion of all users, especially due to the European
laws that impose accessibility for new products and the definition of an
updated version of WCAG (Web Accessibility Guidelines). This track
invites scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government,
industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and
development results in areas of accessibility.
This track can interest many researchers since it would give the chance
to face a wide range of topics, i.e., web or mobile technologies, with
different points of view, taking into account specific technological
constraints and digital barriers. It is well-known that the so-called
“curb cut effect” can be applied to any technological and digital
context (in terms of devices, content, and services): technologies that
were originally meant to benefit people with disabilities can help any
other users. Moreover, the history and the evolution of several
technologies have been influenced and/or motivated by the special needs
of people with disabilities.
This track will invite scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from
government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their
research and development results in areas of accessibility, including
but not limited to the following topics:
*
Accessible devices/assistive technologies: assistive technologies
refer to all the assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for
people with disabilities that enable users to perform tasks they
were formerly unable to accomplish. On the one hand, the widespread
diffusion of new devices and technologies stimulates researchers to
find and apply new solutions to make them accessible to anyone. On
the other hand, experiences in accessibility-related fields have
been exploited and have provided benefits to users equipped with
non-conventional devices when they emerged in the market.
*
Accessible solutions for e-learning, e-commerce, e-banking, etc:
e-services and content often require specific technologies, being
bounded by specific constraints when accessed by people with
disabilities equipped with assistive technologies. Specific
interaction modalities may affect interactive service access, while
richness and quantity of content may affect the users’ ability to
process information.
*
Accessible content: e-books, accessible TV, accessible broadcasting,
etc.
*
Accessibility of games.
*
AI for Accessibility: AI can be exploited both for personalization
(i.e., integrating AI-based personalization to support specific and
special needs) and “enabler” (i.e., exploiting LLM to support the
creation of accessible applications).
Submission Guidelines
We would like to invite authors to submit papers on research on the
Accessibility area, with particular emphasis on assessing the current
state of the art and identifying future directions. Original papers
addressing any of the listed topics of interest (or related topics) will
be considered. Each submitted paper will be fully refereed and undergo a
double-blind review process by at least three referees. Accepted papers
will be included in the ACM SAC 2026 proceedings and published in the
ACM digital library, being indexed by Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge and
Scopus. Submissions fall into the following categories:
*
Original and unpublished research work;
*
Reports of innovative computing applications in the arts, sciences,
engineering, and business area;
*
Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains;
*
Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems.
The track accepts full papers (max 8 pages), posters (max 2 pages), and
SRC abstracts (max 2 pages). Submissions should be properly anonymized
to facilitate blind reviewing. Papers that will recevie high reviews
(that is acceptable by reviewer standard) but will not be accepted due
to space limitations can be invited for poster session. Authors of
accepted papers must be prepared to sign a copyright statement and must
pay the registration fee and guarantee that their paper will be
presented at the conference. No-show of scheduled papers will result in
excluding the papers from the ACM Digital Library.
See the track website https://unipd.link/ADT-2026
<https://unipd.link/ADT-2026>for more details.
Important Dates
*
October 10, 2025 (EST): Submission of regular papers and SRC
research abstracts
*
November 21, 2025: Notification of papers, posters, and SRC research
abstracts
*
December 5, 2025: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers/SRC
*
December 12, 2025: Authors registration due
Organization
*
Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padua
*
Silvia Mirri, University of Bologna
*
Mike Paciello, AudioEye, WebABLE
*
Catia Prandi, University of Bologna
Submission Portal
Please submit your contribution through our online submission portal
available at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sac2026
<https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sac2026>(regular papers)
andhttps://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sacsrc2026
<https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sacsrc2026> (SRC abstracts).
Contact us
For any inquires regarding the call for papers, please contact
gaggi(a)math.unipd.it <mailto:gaggi@math.unipd.it>.
We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the ACM SAC
2026 Conference!
*** First Call for Research Papers ***
International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,
and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)
29 September - 2 October 2026
https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and
Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) invites high-quality contributions from researchers and
practitioners in software engineering, systems engineering, and related disciplines
focussing on a broad spectrum of methods, concepts, and tools for variability.
VARIABILITY aims to be the premier forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and
results in all aspects of software and systems variability management, reuse, software
configuration, and customization.
As software and systems become increasingly configurable, reusable, and adaptable,
managing their variability across all lifecycle phases is more critical—and more challenging
—than ever. VARIABILITY 2026 seeks to bring together the diverse communities that
address these challenges from theoretical, technical, and practical perspectives.
VARIABILITY results from a merge of three prominent conferences focussing on software
and systems variability, configuration and reuse: SPLC (the International Systems and
Software Product Line Conference, 29 successful editions), VaMoS (the International
Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems, 19 successful
editions), and ICSR (the International Conference on Systems and Software Reuse, 22
successful editions).
VARIABILITY is by design open as a conference. It welcomes new fields of variability-
intensive research, such as artificial intelligence, hybrid software-hardware systems, etc.
For this first edition of VARIABILITY, we strive to continue the success of the predecessor
conferences ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS by welcoming high-quality submissions for the
research track in numerous closely related areas, such as systems and software product
lines, systems and software reuse, configurable systems and software, product
configuration, and systems and software variability. We will award the best research paper
and the best artifact paper.
Topics of Interest
We invite contributions on variability management, reuse, and configuration across all
phases of the software and systems lifecycle. The topics of interest include, but are not
limited to:
Requirements & Domain Engineering
• Domain analysis and variability modeling
• Decision modeling and support
• Customization and personalization specification
• Requirements variability and traceability
Architecture & Design
• Variability-aware software architectures
• Architecture-centric product line engineering
• Model-driven engineering (MDE)
• Multi-product lines, program families, product lines of product lines, software
ecosystems
Implementation & Code Generation
• Generative programming and code synthesis
• Modularization techniques for reusable code
• Programming languages and frameworks for variability
• Open-source strategies for software reuse
Testing, Verification & Quality Assurance
• Testing and analysis of configurable systems
• Safety and security in variable systems
• Formal Methods for Software Product Lines
• Non-functional properties: quality-aware analysis, quality-driven configuration
• Reuse in testing, verification, and quality assurance
Evolution, Maintenance & Operation
• Refactoring and restructuring of configurable systems
• Reverse engineering, variability mining, and refactoring
• Runtime variability and dynamic (software) product lines
• Maintenance strategies for large-scale reused systems
• Variability in DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
AI and Data-Driven Methods
• Machine learning for variability management
• AI-assisted product configuration
• Data and repository mining from product lines and configuration histories
• Recommendation systems for reuse and customization
Industrial Applications and Tool Support
• Variability and reuse in AI, cyber-physical systems, robotics, automotive, aerospace,
quantum computing, etc.
• Sustainable technologies for variation and sustainable software reuse approaches
• Human, organizational, and social aspects of variable systems and software
• Industrial case studies and lessons learned
• Tools support for all activities in variability management, configuration, and reuse
Submission Guidelines
Paper Types
We invite the following types of submissions:
• Full Papers (up to 16 pages excluding references): Research papers must present
original, unpublished work with validated results through empirical evaluation, formal
analysis, or implementation-based experiments. Submissions must clearly articulate the
problem, its relevance, the proposed contribution, and validation results.
• Short Papers (6 - 8 pages excluding references): Short papers present early-stage
research, novel ideas, or conceptual proposals that are not yet fully developed or
validated but offer promising directions. These papers should articulate the vision,
motivation, and potential impact.
Formatting
Papers must use the Springer LNCS template according to:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Springer provides author guidelines that should be consulted for further details:
https://resource-preview-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/conten…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Submission Link
Submissions should be made via Easy Chair, selecting the research track:
https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Paper Originality, Double-Blind Policy, Reviewing
All papers must be original and not under review elsewhere. Submissions will be double-
blind and reviewed by at least three experts. Submissions will be evaluated based on their
novelty, relevance, rigor, transparency, and presentation. Authors of submissions to the
first deadline might be invited to submit a revision of their papers to the second deadline,
which will be reviewed as a revision. Accepted papers will be published in the VARIABILITY
2026 proceedings by Springer in the LNCS series.
Revisions
Research-track papers can be submitted to the first or second cycle. In the first cycle,
papers can receive the following decisions: accept, revision, or reject. Revision means that
the reviewers believe that the paper has potential, but that its quality or contribution is not
yet ready for publication. Such papers are offered lightweight shepherding by a community
member, who is not necessarily a PC member or reviewer. Revised papers should be
submitted to the second cycle together with a response letter, explaining how the reviewer
comments were addressed. They are then reviewed by the same PC members. Papers
rejected in the first cycle can be resubmitted in the second cycle, but need to contain an
appendix “Changes to First-Cycle Submission” at the end of the PDF (after references,
regardless of the page limit) that lists the major changes in bullet-point format.
Journal Special Issue
Selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions with at least 30%
additional and original material, to be published in a special issue in a reputable Software
Engineering journal (currently under negotiation).
Important Dates (AoE)
• First Paper Submission Deadline: 4 December 2025
• First Notification of Acceptance/Revisions: 16 February 2026
• Camera-Ready Deadline of Directly Accepted Papers: 1 April 2026
• Second Paper Submission Deadline: 2 April 2026
• Second Notification of Acceptance: 1 June 2026
• Camera-Ready Deadline of Accepted Revised Papers and Directly Accepted Papers: 15
July 2025
• Author Registration: 15 July 2025
Organisation
General Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium
Research Track Chairs
• Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany
Industry Track Chairs
• Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Journal First Track Chairs
• Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France
• Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs
• Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Demos and Tools Track Chairs
• Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
vLeopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco
Projects Showcase Chairs
• Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden
• Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France
Hall of Fame Chairs
• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
• Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland
• Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Workshops Chairs
• Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
• Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany
Tutorials Chairs
• Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands
• Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Proceedings Chair
• Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK
Publicity Chairs
• Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA
• Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Local Organiser and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Enna, Italy, December 1-4, 2025
The 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2025) will take place in Enna, Italy, December 1–4. MUM is a leading forum for advances in mobile and ubiquitous multimedia, bringing together academics and practitioners to discuss interaction techniques, user research, system development, and more.
We invite submissions to Posters (3 pages), Demos (max 3000 words), and the Doctoral Colloquium (2–4 pages).
• Submission deadline: October 9, 2025 (AoE)
• Notification: October 23, 2025
Additionally, we are seeking enthusiastic Student Volunteers (SVs) to support the smooth running of the conference and have a great lineup of exciting workshops<https://www.mum-conf.org/2025/index.php?web=acceptedworkshops>.
Registration is now open! Visit https://www.mum-conf.org<https://www.mum-conf.org/> for all (other) details.
Call for Papers for the Second Submission Round
EICS 2026 – The 18th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive
Computing Systems
June 30 – July 3, 2026
Patras, Greece
https://eics.acm.org/2026/
Submission deadline (2nd Round, Full Papers & Technical Notes): October
24, 2025
About EICS
EICS 2026 is the eighteenth international ACM SIGCHI conference devoted
to engineering interactive computing systems and their user interfaces,
addressing one or more software quality factors, such as usability, user
experience, reliability, security, etc. Work presented at EICS covers
all stages of the engineering life-cycle of interactive systems -
inception, requirements, design, specification, coding, data analytics,
validation and verification, deployment and maintenance.
EICS has the longest tradition of bringing together researchers who
contribute to better ways of creating interactive computing systems,
stemming from the conference on command languages in the seventies. The
conference is best known for rigorously contributing and disseminating
research results that hold the midst in between user interface design,
software engineering and computational interaction.
EICS focuses on models, languages, notations, methods, techniques and
tools that support designing, developing, validating and verifying
interactive systems. The conference brings together people who study or
practice the engineering of interactive systems, drawing from design,
HCI, software engineering, requirements engineering, software
development, modeling, and programming.
Submissions advance the state of the art of the engineering of
interactive systems.
Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to:
- Contributions should advance the state of the art in engineering
interactive systems. Topics include (but are not limited to):
- Modelling, specification, and analysis of interaction and interactive
systems
- Requirements engineering for interactive systems
- Methods, processes, principles, and tools for building interactive
systems (design, prototyping, evaluation, testing, etc.)
- Software architectures for interactive systems
- Formal methods within interactive systems engineering
- Bridging engineering and design practices
- Engineering design and evaluation tools
- Computational techniques for designing/evaluating interactive systems
- Interactive data-driven systems
- Interaction techniques & devices (adaptive, tangible, haptic, voice,
gestures, multimodal, VR/AR/MR/XR, wearable systems, etc.)
- Integration of hardware/software in interactive systems (fabrication,
cyber-physical systems, physical computing)
- Systems for diverse user groups (children, elderly, people with
disabilities)
- Collaborative multi-user interactive systems
- AI and interactive systems:
- Engineering systems embedding AI
- Interaction-driven AI technologies
- AI in the engineering lifecycle (design, prototyping, evaluation,
etc.)
Newcomer’s Guide: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3300960
Full Papers & Technical Notes Submissions
EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes are published as articles in the
Journal Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM -
EICS series). There are three submission deadlines per year, and authors
can choose when to submit. Papers follow the traditional journal model
of reviewing: papers may be accepted after submission and review, or may
be recommended for revisions and re-submission to the next round to
enable authors to refine papers based on reviewer recommendations.
Submissions for the journal of this venue should present original and
mature research work within the scope of the conference. Note that
accepted journal papers can be either regular research papers, or
technical notes. Technical Notes are shorter, more focused
contributions, that focus specifically on system contributions and
technical work. Elucidating technical details of complex interactive
systems, preferably ensuring the work can be reproduced or put to
practice, is a primary objective of a Technical Note. Tech Notes require
an illustrative example of the system, and they can, but do not need to,
be validated by formal user evaluations or user studies. Validation can
also be done through e.g. simulation, feasibility, or comparisons. Tech
Notes will be judged on their technical merits and relevance to
interactive systems concerns.
There are no length restrictions on Full Papers and Technical Notes, nor
any limit to the number of references that may be included. We advise
authors to ensure the length of their papers is in function of the
contributions. Concise and clear is often to be preferred over lengthy
and verbose.
Full Papers and Technical Notes should be written in the ACM format, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions
Papers should comply with the ACM policy on Research Involving Human
Participants and Subjects, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-particip…
Papers are submitted using https://new.precisionconference.com
IMPORTANT UPDATE on ACM’s new open access publishing model for 2026 ACM
Conferences:
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All
ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will
be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for
publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional
model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). Authors from
institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to
publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or
discretionary waiver.
Please find more information at: https://eics.acm.org/2026/cfp.html
PACM-EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes chairs for EICS 2026
Célia Martinie and Davide Spano
*** Last Call for Papers to the Research Track ***
The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and
Reengineering (SANER 2026)
17-20 March, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/saner-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The 33rd edition of the IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution, and
Reengineering (SANER 2026) invites high-quality submissions of papers describing
original and unpublished research results. We encourage submissions describing various
types of research, including empirical, theoretical, and tool-oriented studies.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
The topics of the submissions should be of direct interest to the software analysis,
evolution, and reengineering community (including researchers, practitioners, educators).
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• AI for Software Engineering and Software Engineering for AI (see note below);
• Generative AI and LLM Applied to Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering of Software;
• Software Analysis, Parsing, and Fact Extraction;
• Software Maintenance and Evolution, Evolution Analysis;
• Software Reverse Engineering and Reengineering;
• Program Comprehension;
• Software Architecture Recovery and Reverse Architecting;
• Program Transformation and Refactoring;
• Mining Software Repositories and Software Analytics;
• Software Visualization;
• Software Reconstruction and Migration;
• Program Repair;
• Software Release Engineering, Continuous Integration and Delivery;
• Software Security, Safety, Reliability and Quality Analysis;
• Software Tools for Software Evolution and Maintenance;
• Human Factors and Legal Aspects in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and
Reengineering;
• Empirical Studies in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering;
• Education and Training in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and
Reengineering.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer review process and will be selected
based on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. Submissions must be original, not
published, accepted, or under review elsewhere. All submissions must be in PDF format
and conform to the IEEE Conference Proceedings Formatting Guidelines. Submissions
should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages reserved for references only).
Important Note: The Research Track follows a double-anonymous review process.
Please refer to the conference website for more details.
Submission Link: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
PAPERS INVOLVING AI AND ML
Papers involving AI or ML must either (a) concern a software system as a whole, or a
subsystem, and not simply its AI or ML component, (b) consider software engineering
artifacts, (c) target a novel context for a software engineering task, or (d) study human,
social, socio-technical, and organizational aspects in the development of AI- or ML-
intensive software systems (see also "Scoping Software Engineering for AI: The TSE
Perspective", 10.1109/TSE.2024.3470368). Papers involving AI or ML must explicitly
explain how they address a software engineering problem. Papers not meeting these
criteria may be more suitable for AI- or ML-focused venues instead. Papers that do not
clearly explain how they address a software engineering problem or don't meet the
above criteria will be desk-rejected.
SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUE
Authors of selected research papers accepted at SANER 2026 will be invited to submit
revised, extended versions of their manuscripts for a special issue featured by Springer’s
Empirical Software Engineering Journal (EMSE). The best papers from the conference will
be awarded.
IMPORTANT DATES
(All deadlines are 23:59h "Anywhere on Earth" time)
Research Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 9 October, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 16 October, 2025
• Notifications: 9 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 9 January, 2026
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
General Chair
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organizing Chair
• George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Eunjong Choi, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
• Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Industrial Chairs
• Anne Etien, University of Lille, France
• Tushar Sharma, Dalhousie University, Canada
ERA Chairs
• Mairieli Wessel, Radboud University, Netherlands
• Christoph Treude, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Short Papers and Posters Chairs
• Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Sandro Schulze, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
RENE Chairs
• Apostolos Ampatzoglou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Sebastian Proksch, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Workshop/Tutorial Chairs
• Marcelo De Almeida Maia, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
• Juri Di Rocco, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Journal-First Chairs
• Luigi Lavazza, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy
• Yuxia Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Registered Report Chairs
• Sherlock A. Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand
• Sebastiano Panichella, Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland
Tool Demo Chairs
• Maliheh Izadi, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
• Roberto Verdecchia, University of Florence, Italy
Diversity, Inclusion, and Newcomers Chairs
• Catia Trubiani, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy
• Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia
Proceedings Chair
• Raula Gaikovina Kula, Osaka University, Japan
Most Influential Paper Award Chairs
• Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Michele Lanza, Software Institute - USI, Lugano, Switzerland
Sustainability Chair
• Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Financial Chair
• Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Publicity and Social Media Chair
• Erina Makihara, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
*** Third Call for Contributions to the Special Tracks ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
We welcome submissions to the Special Tracks of AAMAS 2026. AAMAS 2026 will feature
five special tracks: AAAI Track, JAAMAS Track, Blue Sky Ideas Track, Demo Track, and
Competitions Track, as well as the Doctoral Consortium.
The AAAI Track welcomes AAAI-25 submissions rejected from the main AAAI track that
are relevant to the AAMAS research community and received no reject review
recommendations (all review scores are weak reject or above).
The JAAMAS Track offers authors of papers recently published in the Journal of
Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (JAAMAS) that have not previously appeared
as full papers in an archival conference the opportunity to present their work at AAMAS
2026.
The focus of the Blue Sky Ideas Track is on visionary ideas, long-term challenges, new
research opportunities, and controversial debate.
The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their
latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems.
The Competitions Track is an effective mechanism for motivating researchers to enhance
discussions, share knowledge, and boost the development and evaluation of theory and
practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems.
Finally, AAMAS invites PhD students working in the research areas covered by AAMAS to
take part in the Doctoral Consortium (DC). The DC is an opportunity to interact closely
with established researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback
on your work and to get advice on managing your career.
The calls for each track above and for the Doctoral Consortium, along with the respective
important dates, are available on the AAMAS 2026 web site.
Workshops and Tutorials
Furthermore, AAMAS 2026 invites proposals for workshops and tutorials. These will be
held on May 25-26, 2026, immediately before the main program of the AAMAS conference.
The objectives of the AAMAS 2026 workshop program are to stimulate and facilitate
discussion, interaction, and comparison of approaches, methods, and ideas related to
specific topics, both theoretical and applied, in the general area of Autonomous Agents
and Multiagent Systems. The AAMAS 2026 workshops will provide an informal setting
where participants will have the opportunity to discuss specific technical topics, fostering
the active exchange of ideas and supporting community development.
Tutorials will be half-day long and will be in person — online/remote versions will not be
accepted. A few full-day tutorials may be considered, but the proponents need to motivate
their request when submitting their proposal.
The calls for workshop and tutorial proposals, along with the respective important dates,
are available on the AAMAS 2026 web site.
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
If you have additional questions, please contact the Program Chairs using
aamas2026pcs(a)gmail.com .
*** Last Call for Tutorial Proposals
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
We are pleased to invite proposals for tutorials to be held in conjunction
with the Annual International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI
2026), Paphos, Cyprus.
Tutorials aim to provide fundamental knowledge and experience on topics related to
intelligent user interfaces and the intersection between Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
We welcome proposals for a wide range of *full-day*, *half-day* or *quarter-day*
tutorial formats and activities, that provide a structured instruction on topics aligned
with the conference theme, such as HCI methods, AI techniques, methodological
frameworks, tools, labs or hands-on experiences for building intelligent user interfaces.
Review and Oversight by Tutorial Chairs
Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs.
Tutorial summaries will be included in the ACM Digital Library for ACM IUI
2026.
Responsibilities of Tutorial Organizers
• Create and maintain a dedicated website with Tutorial information. The IUI Website 2026
will link to this page.
• Facilitate the planned activities, including, discussions, and/or interactive elements.
• Submit a tutorial summary for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library.
Proposal Format
Tutorial proposals should be a maximum of four pages long (single-column
format). Prepare your submission using the latest templates: Word Submission Template
(https://authors.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submi…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>),
or the LaTex Template
(https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>).
For Latex, please use “\documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart}”.
The proposals should be organized as follows:
• Name and title: A one-word acronym and a full title. Please indicate “(Tutorial)” after
the title.
• Abstract: A brief summary of the tutorial.
• Description of tutorial topic: Should discuss the relevance of the proposed topic to IUI
and its interest for the IUI 2026 audience. Include a concise discussion of why this
tutorial is particularly relevant for the intended audience and how it will complement and
enhance topics covered at the main conference.
• Previous history: List of previous tutorials on this topic, including the conferences that
hosted them and the number of participants.
• Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, and web pages of the organizer(s). Provide a
brief description of the background of the organizer(s). Strong proposals normally include
organizers who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the
communities of potential participants. Please provide a list of other tutorials organized by
the organizers in the past.
• Participants: Include a statement of how many participants you expect and how you plan
to invite participants for the tutorial. If possible, include the names of at least 10 people
who have expressed interest in participating in the tutorial.
• Tutorial activities: A brief description of the format regarding the mix of events or
activities, such as hands-on practical exercises, and general discussion. Please also list
here any materials you will make available to tutorial participants, such as slides, access to
hardware or software, and handouts.
• Planned outcomes of the tutorial: What are you hoping to achieve by the end of the
tutorial? Please list here any planned publications or other outcomes expected.
• Length: Full-day or half-day or quarter-day proposals (the latter roughly 1.5 hours).
Submission Platform
• All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0
http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> by the proposal submission deadline.
• In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
society, conference, and track, select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026", and then “IUI 2026 Tutorials”,
respectively, and press "Go".
We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit tutorial proposals.
Prospective organizers are encouraged to contact the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs in
advance (workshops2026(a)iui.acm.org) to discuss ideas, receive feedback, or seek
assistance in preparing engaging proposals.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Tutorial Proposals: October 17, 2025
• Tutorial Decision Notification: November 21, 2025
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
Karthik Dinakar, Pienso, USA
Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA
Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Antonela Tommasel, CONICET, Argentina
*** Main Track: Abstract Submission in 2 Days! (October 1st) ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
We invite you to submit your best work in agents and multiagent systems to AAMAS 2026,
the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, to be
held in Paphos, Cyprus in May 2026.
All submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed and evaluated on the basis of the overall
quality of their technical contribution, taking into account criteria such as originality,
significance, soundness, reproducibility, clarity, relevance to the conference, quality of
presentation, as well as understanding and appropriate referencing of the state of the art.
The papers will be published under CC BY license.
Important Dates (for the main technical track)
• Abstract submission: October 1, 2025
• Paper submission: October 8, 2025
• Rebuttal period: November 21-25, 2025
• Author notification: December 22, 2025
• Camera-ready paper: February 11, 2026
• Conference: May 25-29, 2026
All deadlines are at the end of the specified day, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
For submission instructions, please see here:
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/submission-instructions/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Areas of Interest
We welcome the submission of technical papers describing significant and original
research on all aspects of the theory and practice of autonomous agents and multiagent
systems. If you are new to this community, then we encourage you to consult the
proceedings of previous editions of the conference to fully appreciate the scope of AAMAS.
At the time of submission, you will be asked to associate your paper with one of the
following areas of interest:
• Learning and Adaptation (LEARN)
• Generative and Agentic AI (GAAI)
• Game Theory and Economic Paradigms (GTEP)
• Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms, and Ethics (COINE)
• Search, Optimization, Planning, and Scheduling (SOPS)
• Representation, and Reasoning (RR)
• Engineering and Analysis of Multiagent Systems (EMAS)
• Modeling and Simulation of Societies (SIM)
• Human-Agent Interaction (HAI)
• Robotics and Control (ROBOT)
• Innovative Applications (IA)
More information on these areas and the topics covered can be found here:
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-main-track/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
Workshop Outreach Pipeline
AAMAS 2026 will include a pilot designed to encourage submission of high-quality papers
from related workshops at sister AI conferences. All submissions will go through the
standard AAMAS review process, but PCs from participating workshops will be able to
easily bid on papers from "their" workshop. As with all AAMAS submissions, only papers
that have not been published in any archival proceedings can be submitted.
You can see the full list of workshops in the interest form for authors:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UjJbNykWK_fsKWbEHDyMEA02cGheIyPeWxCPcUskwk…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> [docs.google.com]
It is recommended to verify with your workshop chair that they are aware of the pipeline
and have promoted it to the workshop's authors and PC.
Other Tracks
In addition to the main track, AAMAS 2026 will feature four special tracks (AAAI Track,
JAAMAS Track, Blue Sky Ideas Track, Demo Track), as well as a Doctoral Consortium.
The AAAI Track welcomes AAAI-25 submissions rejected from the main AAAI track that
are relevant to the AAMAS research community and received no reject review
recommendations (all review scores are weak reject or above).
Submission DL: November 17, 2025
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-aaai-track/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The focus of the Blue Sky Ideas Track is on visionary ideas, long-term challenges, new
research opportunities, and controversial debate.
Submission DL (abstract): December 03, 2025
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-blue-sky-ideas/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The JAAMAS Track offers authors of papers recently published in the Journal of
Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (JAAMAS) that have not previously appeared
as full papers in an archival conference the opportunity to present their work at AAMAS
2026.
Submission DL: January 06, 2026
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-jaamas-track/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their
latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems.
Submission DL: January 09, 2026
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-demonstrations/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Finally, AAMAS invites PhD students working in the research areas covered by AAMAS to
take part in the Doctoral Consortium (DC). The DC is an opportunity to interact closely
with established researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback
on your work and to get advice on managing your career.
Submission DL (abstract): January 19, 2026
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials are also welcome:
Workshop proposals: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-workshops/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
(DL: November 10, 2025)
Competition proposals: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-competitions/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
(DL: November 10, 2025)
Tutorial proposals: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-tutorials/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
(DL: January 16, 2026)
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
If you have additional questions on the main track, please contact the Program Chairs
using aamas2026pcs(a)gmail.com .
Contacts for the other calls can be found on the AAMAS 2026 website.
*** Last Call for Papers ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier venue
where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the
intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Ideal IUI
submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and
discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies,
techniques, and systems.
This area is crucial as AI is increasingly integrated into everyday technology.
Understanding and shaping AI systems for human needs is essential to ensure that AI
systems are effective and responsible. As these techniques become increasingly powerful,
new use cases and human-AI interactions can be explored. This conference offers an
opportunity to focus the research community on important problems at the intersection of
AI and HCI and bring together experts from various disciplines to discuss and build on
these ideas in workshops, breaks, and networking sessions.
Contributions are welcome from all relevant arenas, including academia, industry,
government, and non-profit organizations. Diverse insights are critical to the vitality of the
IUI community, and the conference will accept papers for both long and short oral
presentations. Contributions to IUI are expected to be supported by rigorous evidence
appropriate to the claims (e.g., user study, system evaluation, computational analysis).
Topics
IUI 2026 topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Human-centered AI methods, approaches, and systems
• Explainable AI methods
• Democratization of AI
• Persuasive technologies in IUI
• Privacy and security of IUI
• Knowledge-based approaches to user interface design and generation
• User modelling for intelligent interfaces
• User-adaptive interaction and personalization
• IUI for crowd computing and human computation
• Human control in daily automations
• Trust and reliance in intelligent systems
Computational innovation
• Interactive machine learning
• Human-in-the loop AI testing and debugging
• Human-centered recommendation and recommender systems
• Generative models
• Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning
• Intelligent user interfaces for generative AI
Innovative User Interfaces
• Affective interfaces
• Intelligent aesthetic interfaces
• Intelligent collaborative interfaces
• Intelligent AR/VR interfaces
• Intelligent visualization and visual analytics
• Intelligent wearable and mobile interfaces
• Intelligent tangible interfaces
Intelligent Multimodal Systems
• Embodied agents
• Multimodal AI assistants
• Intelligent multimodal interfaces
Intelligent Applications
• Education and learning-related technologies
• Healthcare and wellbeing
• Automotive
• Assistive technologies
• Entertainment
• Workplace happiness
• Social media
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Smart homes
Large Language Models and Agentic AI
• End-user interaction with LLMs, agents, and multimodal models (e.g., chatbots, image
generation)
• LLMs and agents in the workplace
• Human-agent interaction and multi-agent systems
• Bias in LLMs and agents
• The effects of LLMs and agents use on creative tasks
• Personalized user interaction with LLMs and agents
• Prompt engineering
• User control and steering of LLMs and agents (e.g., RLHF, chaining, instruction tuning)
Evaluations of Intelligent User Interfaces
• User experiments and studies
• Reproducibility (including benchmarks, datasets, and challenges)
• Meta-analysis
• Mixed-methods evaluations
Papers
We invite original paper submissions that are not under consideration elsewhere. Accepted
papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library and citation indices. At least one author of all
accepted papers must register with full registration fee (not student registration fee),
attend in person, and present their paper during the main conference program. One
registration covers one paper only.
A selected set of accepted top-quality full papers will be invited to submit their extended
versions for publication in an ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS)
special issue titled “Highlights of IUI 2026” that will appear in 2027.
Reflection of practical and societal impact
We encourage authors to consider practical and societal implications of their work (as well
as its shortcomings) throughout their projects and to include a reflection on those
implications in their papers, in particular how the proposed methods and insights could be
applied and deployed in a realistic setting and how they can improve people's lives in the
real world.
We also encourage authors to discuss potential ethical considerations of their work in
terms of diversity, inclusion, and equality; and other topics under the broad responsible AI
topic and its societal impact. We recognize that technology is rarely neutral --- simply by
making some things easier than others, it reshapes society (Winner, 1980; Green, 2020).
Further, given the incredibly short invention-to-application cycles for AI-related
technologies, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that “somebody else” will carefully
consider how an emerging intelligent user interface technology might impact the world
before this technology is deployed. Our purpose is to help authors ensure that the likely
societal consequences of their work are consistent with their intentions and values. For
colleagues who are not yet experienced with incorporating societal impacts into their IUI
research but who are willing to give it a try, here are some ideas to consider.
Anonymization
ACM IUI uses a double-blind review process. All submissions (and supplemental materials)
must be appropriately anonymized according to the following guidelines:
• Authors' names and affiliations are not visible anywhere in the paper.
• Acknowledgements should be anonymized or removed during the review process.
• Self-citations should be included where necessary but must use the third person. For
example, "... as shown in our previous user study [2] ... " is not allowed, whereas "... as
shown in Smith et al. [2] " is acceptable (because in this case the citation [2] will NOT be
perceived as self-citation).
In addition, non-anonymized versions of the submission should not be posted on any
pre-print platform. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in submissions being
desk-rejected without review.
Accessibility
Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with
vision impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will be
required to make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an Accessible
Submission for detailed instructions.
If you are submitting a video as supplemental material, please provide captions, as
described in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos.
Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and guidelines.
Usage of Generative AI
All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023
ACM Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a
large-scale language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be clearly marked where such
tools are used for purposes beyond editing the author’s own text. Authors should include
a “GenAI Usage Disclosure” section, right before the references, to provide full disclosure
of all use of GenAI tools in all stages of the research (including the code and data) and the
writing. This section, together with the references, will not be counted toward the word
limit.
While we do not anticipate using tools on a large scale to detect LLM-generated text, we
will investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM
use is not clearly marked.
Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects
Any research in submitted manuscripts that involves human subjects must go through the
appropriate ethics review requirements that apply to the authors’ research environment.
As research environments vary considerably with regard to their requirements, authors are
asked to submit a short note to reviewers that provides this context. Please also see the
2021 ACM Publications policy on research involving human participants and subjects
before submitting.
Additional Policies
Authors should also be aware of the SIGCHI Policy for Submission and Review at SIGCHI
Conferences and ACM Publications Policies.
Submission Format, Length, and Platform
We adopt the ACM TAPS Workflow.
Please prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest
templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using
\documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template.
Papers are of variable length. Paper length must be proportional to its contribution. We
encourage authors to stay within a 10,000 word limit. Authors of papers exceeding 12,000
words should add a note at the end of their manuscript explaining how the length of the
paper is commensurate with the contribution of the work.
Submission Platform
All materials must be submitted electronically to the Precision Conference Submission
(PCS) Portal (https://new.precisionconference.com/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>) by the abstract and paper deadlines.
In PCS, first click “Submissions” at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
Society, Conference, and Track, please select “SIGCHI”, “IUI 2026”, and “IUI 2026 Papers”,
respectively, and then press “Go”.
Note: If the corresponding author (the individual who submits the paper, not necessarily
the first author) is affiliated with a participating institution that has an open access
agreement with ACM, the Article Processing Charges (APCs) will be waived for publishing
the paper. Details are under “Publication and Open Access”.
Supplemental Materials
Submitting supplemental material (e.g., questionnaires, demo videos of applications, data
sheets) is optional but encouraged.
If supplying a demo video, please follow the SIGCHI Technical Requirements and
Guidelines for videos.
Publication and Open Access
The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM
Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference.
The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published
work.
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications,
including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will
have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open
institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800
institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers
will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%).
Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish
their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether
an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM
Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Keep in mind that waivers are rare
and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM.
Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a
temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join
ACM Open. The subsidy will offer:
* $250 APC for ACM/SIG members
* $350 for non-members
This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help
advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period.
This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Abstract: October 3, 2025
• Full Paper: October 10, 2025
• Decision Notification: December 12, 2025
• Camera-ready Submission: January 23, 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Li Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
• Giulio Jacucci, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Alison Renner, Dataminr, USA
*** First Call for Posters and Demos
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue
for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). IUI submissions should address
HCI challenges using machine intelligence and consider both computational and human-
centric aspects. As AI becomes more integrated into everyday technology, understanding
its role in meeting human needs is vital for developing effective and responsible systems.
This conference fosters collaboration among experts from diverse fields to tackle
significant issues in AI and HCI through discussions, workshops, and networking
sessions.
Posters
Posters provide an opportunity for sharing valuable last-minute ideas, eliciting useful
feedback on early-stage work and fostering discussions and collaborations among
colleagues. We invite submissions relevant to all conference topics. All submissions
should convey a scientific result or work in progress that is not yet ready to be published
as a full-length research paper at a refereed conference.
The page limit for poster papers is 4 pages (references do not count toward the page
limit). Submitting a draft poster along with your submission is not required, but is
recommended. Accepted poster papers will appear in the companion proceedings of the
conference. Each accepted contribution is expected to be presented in person during the
poster session.
Demos
The demonstration track complements the overall program of the conference.
Demonstrations show implementations of novel, interesting, and important intelligent
user interface concepts or systems. We invite submissions relevant to intelligent user
interfaces and which address, but are not limited to, the topics of the conference. All
submissions are intended to convey a scientific result or work in progress and should
not be advertisements for commercial software packages.
The page limit for demo papers is 4 pages (references do not count toward the page
limit). Authors further need to submit a video (max. 5 mins) along with their demo paper
to showcase their work. Accepted demo papers will be presented as interactive
demonstrations at IUI and published in the companion proceedings of the conference.
Each accepted contribution is expected to be presented in person during the demo sessions.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Full paper: December 21, 2025
• Decision notification: January 26, 2026
• Camera-ready submission: February 6, 2026
Topics
The topics for the Posters and Demos are the same as for the main track.
Submission Instructions
Papers must be up to 4 pages (references do not count towards the page limit). Demo
and poster submissions do not need to be anonymized. Submissions should follow the
ACM Master Article Templates in a single-column format.
We adopt the ACM TAPS Workflow.
Please prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest
templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using
\documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template.
Authors are required to include a proper classification for the paper according to the
ACM Classification System (CCS). Additional information on how to use it is available at:
https://dl.acm.org/ccs<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…> .
A video (up to 5 mins) is required for demo submissions. The video should showcase the
system that will be demonstrated during the conference. Please follow the SIGCHI
Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos
(https://sigchi.org/resources/guides-for-authors/videos/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>).
Please submit your demos and posters electronically to the Precision Conference
Submission (PCS) Portal (https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>) by the paper
deadlines.
In PCS, first click “Submissions” at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
Society, Conference, and Track, please select “SIGCHI”, “IUI 2026”, and “IUI 2026 Posters”
or “IUI 2026 Demos”, respectively, and then press “Go”.
Note: If the corresponding author (the individual who submits the paper, not necessarily
the first author) is affiliated with a participating institution that has an open access
agreement with ACM, the Article Processing Charges (APCs) will be waived for publishing
the paper. Details are under “Publication and Open Access”.
Accessibility
Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with
vision impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will
be required to make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an
Accessible Submission for detailed instructions.
If you are submitting a video as supplemental material, please provide captions, as
described in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos.
Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and
guidelines.
Usage of Generative AI
All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023
ACM Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a
large-scale language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be clearly marked where such
tools are used for purposes beyond editing the author’s own text. Authors should include
a “GenAI Usage Disclosure” section, right before the references, to provide full disclosure
of all use of GenAI tools in all stages of the research (including the code and data) and
the writing. This section, together with the references, will not be counted toward the
word limit.
While we do not anticipate using tools on a large scale to detect LLM-generated text, we
will investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM
use is not clearly marked.
Publication and Open Access
The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM
Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference.
The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to
published work.
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications,
including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors
will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM
Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800
institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference
papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%).
Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to
publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find
out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating
institutions in ACM Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Keep in mind
that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM.
Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a
temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to
join ACM Open. The subsidy will offer:
• $250 APC for ACM/SIG members
• $350 for non-members
This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help
advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period.
This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026.
Track on Accessible Devices and Technologies (ADT ‘26)
Thessaloniki, Greece, March 23 - 27, 2026
Part of the 41st ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC ‘26)
https://unipd.link/ADT-2026https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2026/
Theme and Scope
Modern devices and technologies can represent a digital barrier for users with disabilities, but they can be exploited to become enabling tools for them. Accessibility of devices and technologies is a critical topic to allow inclusion of all users, especially due to the European laws that impose accessibility for new products and the definition of an updated version of WCAG (Web Accessibility Guidelines). This track invites scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and development results in areas of accessibility.
This track can interest many researchers since it would give the chance to face a wide range of topics, i.e., web or mobile technologies, with different points of view, taking into account specific technological constraints and digital barriers. It is well-known that the so-called “curb cut effect” can be applied to any technological and digital context (in terms of devices, content, and services): technologies that were originally meant to benefit people with disabilities can help any other users. Moreover, the history and the evolution of several technologies have been influenced and/or motivated by the special needs of people with disabilities.
This track will invite scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and development results in areas of accessibility, including but not limited to the following topics:
· Accessible devices/assistive technologies: assistive technologies refer to all the assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities that enable users to perform tasks they were formerly unable to accomplish. On the one hand, the widespread diffusion of new devices and technologies stimulates researchers to find and apply new solutions to make them accessible to anyone. On the other hand, experiences in accessibility-related fields have been exploited and have provided benefits to users equipped with non-conventional devices when they emerged in the market.
· Accessible solutions for e-learning, e-commerce, e-banking, etc: e-services and content often require specific technologies, being bounded by specific constraints when accessed by people with disabilities equipped with assistive technologies. Specific interaction modalities may affect interactive service access, while richness and quantity of content may affect the users’ ability to process information.
· Accessible content: e-books, accessible TV, accessible broadcasting, etc.
· Accessibility of games.
· AI for Accessibility: AI can be exploited both for personalization (i.e., integrating AI-based personalization to support specific and special needs) and “enabler” (i.e., exploiting LLM to support the creation of accessible applications).
Submission Guidelines
We would like to invite authors to submit papers on research on the Accessibility area, with particular emphasis on assessing the current state of the art and identifying future directions. Original papers addressing any of the listed topics of interest (or related topics) will be considered. Each submitted paper will be fully refereed and undergo a double-blind review process by at least three referees. Accepted papers will be included in the ACM SAC 2026 proceedings and published in the ACM digital library, being indexed by Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge and Scopus. Submissions fall into the following categories:
· Original and unpublished research work;
· Reports of innovative computing applications in the arts, sciences, engineering, and business area;
· Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains;
· Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems.
The track accepts full papers (max 8 pages), posters (max 2 pages), and SRC abstracts (max 2 pages). Submissions should be properly anonymized to facilitate blind reviewing. Papers that will recevie high reviews (that is acceptable by reviewer standard) but will not be accepted due to space limitations can be invited for poster session. Authors of accepted papers must be prepared to sign a copyright statement and must pay the registration fee and guarantee that their paper will be presented at the conference. No-show of scheduled papers will result in excluding the papers from the ACM Digital Library.
See the track website https://unipd.link/ADT-2026 for more details.
Important Dates
· October 10, 2025 (EST): Submission of regular papers and SRC research abstracts
· November 21, 2025: Notification of papers, posters, and SRC research abstracts
· December 5, 2025: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers/SRC
· December 12, 2025: Authors registration due
Organization
· Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padua
· Silvia Mirri, University of Bologna
· Mike Paciello, AudioEye, WebABLE
· Catia Prandi, University of Bologna
Submission Portal
Please submit your contribution through our online submission portal available at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sac2026 (regular papers) and https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sacsrc2026 (SRC abstracts).
Contact us
For any inquires regarding the call for papers, please contact gaggi(a)math.unipd.it <mailto:gaggi@math.unipd.it>.
We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the ACM SAC 2026 Conference!
*** First Call for Nominations for the 2026 IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…
The International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (IFAAMAS)
in 2006 established an award to recognize publications in the autonomous agents and multiagent systems field that have made influential and long-lasting contributions. Candidates for this award are papers that have proved a key result, led to the development of a new subfield, demonstrated a significant new application or system, or simply presented a new way of thinking about a topic that has proved influential. A list of previous winners of this award appears at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh… .
This award is presented annually at the AAMAS Conference.
Winning papers must have been published at least 10 years before the first day of the conference. Therefore, papers eligible for the 2026 award must have been published earlier than May 2016, and in a recognized scientific forum (e.g., journal, conference, or workshop).
The criteria that will be considered in the selection for the award are:
1. Opened up new research line(s) within and even outside AAMAS;
2. Broad impact, e.g. started new fields, new conferences, new journals;
3. Broadly inspired the community;
4. Posed and/or solved an issue seen as fundamental to the field.
To nominate a publication for this award, please send by October 31, 2025 the full
reference plus a brief statement (200 words or fewer) arguing for the significance of the paper to the chair of the 2026 IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award committee, Maria Gini (gini(a)umn.edu).
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CfP - Human Work Interaction Design 2026 (HWID 2026)
Harmonisation of human and machine intelligence in the 5th Industrial
Revolution (5IR) Workplace
June 17-18, 2026
University of West London, St. Mary’s Road, London (United Kingdom)
https://wg6.ifip-tc13.org/human-work-interaction-design-2026-hwid-2026
8th Working Conference of the IFIP WG 13.6 Human Work Interaction Design
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Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Metaverse, and
Digital Twin (DT) technologies, as they become smarter, present risks of
increased reliance on such technologies in the workplace. Human beings
may discount their thinking capabilities and abdicate their agency,
including those related to creative problem solving, to machine
intelligence. Rather than completely automating tasks and asking the
worker to remain in a supervisory or backup role, augmentation seeks to
enable cooperation between the worker and the machine. If this concept
is well studied to enable efficacy and efficiency at work, efforts must
still be made in HWID research to enable well-being, trust, and ensure
human control and governance of the outcomes within these worker-machine
teams.
The conference calls for inclusive approaches for unpacking Industry
5.0, through the integration of human and social sciences, arts, design,
and humanities insights and expertise in machine applications. This call
seeks contributions that explore the augmentation of human cognition in
line with human values through research of new frameworks, models, and
approaches for Industry 5.0, Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR) that
focus on a harmonisation of human ability and well-being, while
simultaneously ensuring human beings can make effective use of 5IR
technologies, including machine intelligence in the workplace.
Accordingly, it is essential to revisit and re-conceptualize the notion
of work augmentation in automation-driven contexts by integrating
extremely relevant dimensions such as worker well-being, human autonomy,
and system transparency into its definition.
Industry 5.0 is a concept that builds on the earlier aims of Industry
4.0. Where the Industry 4.0 focus is on productivity and efficiency,
Industry 5.0 aims to place the well-being of the worker at the centre of
the production process and on maintaining sustainability goals.
Harmonisation of human and machine intelligence interaction in the 5IR
would require the ability to measure, analyze, and apply affective data
of the human and workplace environment to design, integrate, and
optimize the employee experience and well-being within the workplace
environment.
This edition of the HWID working conference aims to attract submissions
from professionals in academia, national labs, and industry, as well as
from students. The event will provide a platform to discuss tools,
procedures, and professional competencies essential for harmonizing
human and machine intelligence, central to Industry 5.0.
TOPICS
- Human-centric UI design with 5IR technologies in the workplace
- Human-AI interaction and collaboration
- Sociotechnical Theory and Methods for 5IR
- Collaborative systems design for Industry 5.0
- Human Digital Twins in the future of work
- Behavioral analytics and data modeling
- Safety and well-being of workers in the workplace (e.g., trust and
training)
- Ethics, policy, and law in 5IR
- Case studies and implications of 5IR technologies (e.g., discretionary
effort, job satisfaction)
- Education and coaching to afford harmonisation of human and 5IR
technologies in the workplace
- Human and social sciences, creative arts, and design
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: February 8
Notification to authors: March 6
Camera ready: March 27
Conference: June 17-18, 2026
SUBMISSIONS
We invite authors to submit full papers (max 8 pages, including
references) formatted according to the LNCS template available on the
Springer website:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…
The link to the submission system: https://meteor.springer.com/HWID2026
Each paper will be reviewed by three reviewers. The collection of all
accepted papers will be distributed to the participants as digital
proceedings before the conference. During the review process, the
reviewers will be asked to evaluate whether an extended version of the
paper is suitable for an IFIP Springer book (IFIP Advances in
Information and Communication Technology) that will be edited after the
conference.
ORGANIZERS
General Chairs:
- Jose Abdelnour-Nocera (University of West London, UK)
- Judith Molka-Danielsen (Molde University College, Norway)
Program Chairs:
- Barbara Rita Barricelli (University of Brescia, Italy)
- Elodie Bouzekri (Université de Brest, France)
- Parisa Sadaati (University of West London, UK)
Local Organizing Chair:
- Ali Gheitasy (University of West London, UK)
*** First Call for Nominations: 2025 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
IFAAMAS, the International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, is pleased to announce the call for the 2025 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award.
The award is named after Professor Victor Lesser, a long-standing member of the AAMAS community who has supervised a large number of outstanding PhD students in the area. It is awarded for dissertations written as part of a PhD, defended in the specified period, and nominated by the supervisor (with supporting references), which show originality, significance, and impact, and are supported by high quality publications.
Nominations are invited for the award which is sponsored by IFAAMAS and will be presented at AAMAS 2026. The award includes a certificate and a 1500 EUR payment.
Eligibility: Eligible doctoral dissertations are those defended between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025 (both endpoints included) in the area of Autonomous Agents or Multiagent Systems.
Submission link: https://forms.gle/xzfax1VCTVimTypu5<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=aGNpdGFseQkJCWhjaXRh…>
Submission deadline: October 31, 2025 (anywhere on earth)
Selection procedure:
The selection of the dissertation will be based on the originality, significance, and impact of the work. Evidence of such impact includes publications at highly selective conferences and journals in the field, with due importance given to the AAMAS conference series and JAAMAS. Research output that resulted primarily from the student’s initiative will be considered more favorably.
The selection committee will be the final arbiter in the decision process. The selection committee might also decide to consult external assessors, and reserves the right to not award the prize if the nominations do not meet the expected quality level.
Every submitted dissertation must be nominated by the thesis supervisor and must be supported by the following 4 (four) documents, all of which should be delivered via the Google Form link above by October 31, 2025:
a) A link to a PDF file of the dissertation. If the dissertation is not written in English, the nomination must include an accessible link to a substantial manuscript in English, with the nominee as the first author, published in a peer-reviewed journal or conference.
b) A PDF that contains a list of publications that have arisen from the dissertation, with links to the published papers.
c) A recommendation from the dissertation supervisor, on departmental letterhead, nominating the dissertation for the 2025 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award. The recommendation should explain the contribution of the dissertation to the field of autonomous agents and multiagent systems, argue the merit and possible future impact of the work, and highlight, where relevant, how the work resulted from the initiative of the student. Finally, this document should certify the eligibility of the PhD by asserting that the PhD was successfully defended between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025.
d) A PDF with the names, email addresses, and affiliations of at least one and at most three referees, familiar with the research of the candidate and experts in the pertinent research area, who will directly email their recommendations for the candidate to the chair of the selection committee (Gauthier Picard, gauthier.picard(a)onera.fr). A reference letter should be no more than 500 words in length, should be on an official letterhead, signed and emailed as a PDF file, and received by the same deadline of October 31, 2025. To ease the recovery of these emails, it is recommended that the subject of the recommendation letter email be “2025 Victor Lesser Award: Recommendation: ”
Note: It is the responsibility of the dissertation supervisor to contact the referees and ensure that their letters (max 500 words, signed, and on letterhead) are submitted by the deadline.
Though the nomination is to be submitted by the nominee’s dissertation supervisor, it is required that the nominee has consented that the dissertation be considered for this award and, if selected for the award, commits to attending the AAMAS 2026 conference, where they will receive the award and will give a presentation on the work contained in the dissertation at a special session of the conference. The cost of attending the conference is not covered by the award.
For questions, please contact the chair of the selection committee, Gauthier Picard, at gauthier.picard(a)onera.fr.
Track on Accessible Devices and Technologies (ADT ‘26)
Thessaloniki, Greece, March 23 - 27, 2026
Part of the 41stACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC ‘26)
https://unipd.link/ADT-2026 <https://unipd.link/ADT-2026>
https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2026/ <https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2026/>
Theme and Scope
Modern devices and technologies can represent a digital barrier for
users with disabilities, but they can be exploited to become enabling
tools for them. Accessibility of devices and technologies is a critical
topic to allow inclusion of all users, especially due to the European
laws that impose accessibility for new products and the definition of an
updated version of WCAG (Web Accessibility Guidelines). This track
invites scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government,
industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and
development results in areas of accessibility.
This track can interest many researchers since it would give the chance
to face a wide range of topics, i.e., web or mobile technologies, with
different points of view, taking into account specific technological
constraints and digital barriers. It is well-known that the so-called
“curb cut effect” can be applied to any technological and digital
context (in terms of devices, content, and services): technologies that
were originally meant to benefit people with disabilities can help any
other users. Moreover, the history and the evolution of several
technologies have been influenced and/or motivated by the special needs
of people with disabilities.
This track will invite scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from
government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their
research and development results in areas of accessibility, including
but not limited to the following topics:
*
Accessible devices/assistive technologies: assistive technologies
refer to all the assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for
people with disabilities that enable users to perform tasks they
were formerly unable to accomplish. On the one hand, the widespread
diffusion of new devices and technologies stimulates researchers to
find and apply new solutions to make them accessible to anyone. On
the other hand, experiences in accessibility-related fields have
been exploited and have provided benefits to users equipped with
non-conventional devices when they emerged in the market.
*
Accessible solutions for e-learning, e-commerce, e-banking, etc:
e-services and content often require specific technologies, being
bounded by specific constraints when accessed by people with
disabilities equipped with assistive technologies. Specific
interaction modalities may affect interactive service access, while
richness and quantity of content may affect the users’ ability to
process information.
*
Accessible content: e-books, accessible TV, accessible broadcasting,
etc.
*
Accessibility of games.
*
AI for Accessibility: AI can be exploited both for personalization
(i.e., integrating AI-based personalization to support specific and
special needs) and “enabler” (i.e., exploiting LLM to support the
creation of accessible applications).
Submission Guidelines
We would like to invite authors to submit papers on research on the
Accessibility area, with particular emphasis on assessing the current
state of the art and identifying future directions. Original papers
addressing any of the listed topics of interest (or related topics) will
be considered. Each submitted paper will be fully refereed and undergo a
double-blind review process by at least three referees. Accepted papers
will be included in the ACM SAC 2026 proceedings and published in the
ACM digital library, being indexed by Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge and
Scopus. Submissions fall into the following categories:
*
Original and unpublished research work;
*
Reports of innovative computing applications in the arts, sciences,
engineering, and business area;
*
Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains;
*
Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems.
The track accepts full papers (max 8 pages), posters (max 2 pages), and
SRC abstracts (max 2 pages). Submissions should be properly anonymized
to facilitate blind reviewing. Papers that will recevie high reviews
(that is acceptable by reviewer standard) but will not be accepted due
to space limitations can be invited for poster session. Authors of
accepted papers must be prepared to sign a copyright statement and must
pay the registration fee and guarantee that their paper will be
presented at the conference. No-show of scheduled papers will result in
excluding the papers from the ACM Digital Library.
See the track website https://unipd.link/ADT-2026
<https://unipd.link/ADT-2026>for more details.
Important Dates
*
September 26, 2025 (EST): Submission of regular papers and SRC
research abstracts
*
October 31, 2025: Notification of papers, posters, and SRC research
abstracts
*
December 5, 2025: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers/SRC
*
December 12, 2025: Authors registration due
Organization
*
Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padua
*
Silvia Mirri, University of Bologna
*
Mike Paciello, AudioEye, WebABLE
*
Catia Prandi, University of Bologna
Submission Portal
Please submit your contribution through our online submission portal
available at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sac2026
<https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sac2026>(regular papers)
andhttps://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sacsrc2026
<https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sacsrc2026> (SRC abstracts).
Contact us
For any inquires regarding the call for papers, please contact
gaggi(a)math.unipd.it <mailto:gaggi@math.unipd.it>.
We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the ACM SAC
2026 Conference!
*** First Combo Call for Workshop Papers ***
The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution
and Reengineering (SANER 2026)
17 March, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/track/saner-2026
SANER 2026 will feature the following workshops. Please visit the workshops' websites
and/or contact their organisers for more details.
SQA4AI – Software Quality Assurance for Artificial Intelligence
https://sqa4ai-ws.github.io
Greenvolve – The Green Software Evolution Workshop
https://greenvolve.github.io
Fairness 2026 – 2nd International Workshop on Fairness in Software Systems
https://fairnessworkshop.github.io
F-TRANSFER – Facilitating Continuous Education and Training Through AI in SE
https://www.cs.ubbcluj.ro/~avescan/f-transfer-2026/
IWBOSE 2026 – Ninth International Workshop on Blockchain Oriented Software
Engineering
https://www.agile-group.org/iwbose2026/
VST 2026 – 9th Workshop on Validation, Analysis and Evolution of Software Tests
https://vstworkshop.github.io/vst2026/
MSR4P&S 2026 – 4th International Workshop on Mining Software Repositories
Applications for Privacy and Security
https://msr4ps.github.io
SUBMISSION LINK
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026
IMPORTANT DATES
• Abstract Submission: 12 December, 2025
• Paper Submission: 18 December, 2025
• Notification: January 14, 2026
• Camera-Ready: 20 January, 2026
All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth).
ORGANISATION
General Chair
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organizing Chair
• George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Workshops and Tutorials Co-Chairs
• Marcelo De Almeida Maia, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
• Juri Di Rocco, University of L'Aquila, Italy
MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Enna, Italy, December 1-4, 2025
MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, will be held in Enna, Italy, December 1st –4th. MUM is an interdisciplinary forum for advances in research of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM, academics and practitioners discuss challenges and achievements in this field from diverse perspectives, such as interaction techniques, user research, system development, software solutions, and devices. This edition of MUM aims to continue the tradition of innovation and excellence in research established by previous MUM conferences.
We invite contributions to the following tracks:
• Posters, max 3 pages long (excluding references)
• Demos, max 3000 words (excluding references)
• Doctoral Colloquium: 2-4 pages
Timeline (all deadlines are AoE):
• Submission deadline: October 9, 2025
• Notification deadline: October 23, 2025
More details and submission information: mum-conf.org
/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/
=========================================================
D*EADLINE EXTENSION -> October 8th 2025* (new hard deadline)
Special Issue on
*Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence: Co-imagining mutual
learning of AI technologies and designing with AI tools*
Call for Papers -> link
<https://ixdea.org/participatory-design-meets-artificial-intelligence/>
to be published at the
/*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/
(ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998)
https://ixdea.org/https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000
----------------------------------------------------------------
**** Since 2007 also in Scopus ****
**** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of
Science* ***
*----------------------------------------------------------------
IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents
with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing)
Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the
journal, please donate: -> link
=========================================================
*Guest Editors:*
--------------------------------------------------------- --
• Susanne Stigberg, Østfold University College, Norway
• Klaudia Carcani, Østfold University College, Norway
• Suhas Govind Joshi, University of Oslo, Norway
• Tone Bratteteig, University of Oslo, Norway
===========================================
*Important dates:*
-----------------------------------------------------------
• Extended Deadline: *October 8th*, 2025
• Notification to the authors: December 20th, 2025
• Camera ready paper: January 15th, 2026
• Publication of the special issue: Spring 2026 (tentatively)
===========================================
*Overview*
-----------------------------------------------------------
Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) make Participatory Design (PD)
obsolete? AI systems are deployed rapidly across domains of considerable
social significance—in healthcare, education, employment, criminal
justice, and many others—without appropriate safeguards or
accountability structures in place. At the same time, there is a growing
interest in using participatory approaches for the design, development,
and evaluation of AI systems across industries, academia and the public
sector. Researchers have started to explore different aspects of AI
tools for co-creation in PD and different co-creation processes for the
design of AI-based solutions. In this special issue, we aim to collect
and share explorations with and about AI in PD to create a better
understanding of the challenges and opportunities for co-designing
future ethical, responsible, and explainable AI solutions.
Early PD projects were motivated by the introduction of computer
technologies into industrial workplaces, where they threatened to
impoverish or take over jobs. Just like computers were a threat to work
and workers in the 1970s and 80s, AI seems to be a threat to workers—and
societies—today. This is an argument for using a PD approach aimed at
understanding the technology and its potential for changing workplaces
and work practices, as well as to open up for workers to have a say in
choices concerning the technology during its design and use. We see two
different combinations of AI and PD: a) the use of AI tools in PD for
design inspiration or co-ideation, and b) using PD activities to
collaboratively envision digital futures with AI. Can PD help to
understand AI and its potential for changing our lives? Bratteteig and
Verne argue that PD is well suited for users and designers working
together to negotiate and mitigate the challenges AI poses to our
digitalized societies. However, they argue that PD researchers need to
navigate through three challenges: understanding AI technology,
evaluating AI solutions, and distinguishing between “normal use” and
training of AI services. Voinov and Bousquet propose participatory
modeling as a purposeful learning process for action that engages the
implicit and explicit knowledge of stakeholders to create formalized and
shared representation(s) of reality.
As a step towards broadening the discussion about AI and PD, our
proposal seeks to extend a warm invitation to researchers and
professionals worldwide who are exploring the intersection of PD and AI,
including both aspects of mutual learning and co-designing. This special
issue is also an extension of a workshop that took place at NORDICHI
2024. The purpose of this special issue, therefore, in addition to
collecting contributions from those who participated in the workshop, is
to broaden the discussion to include scholars and practitioners who are
engaged in the discourse about AI and PD and who would like to
contribute with and share their own visions.
-----------------------------------------------------------
*Topics of Interest*
-----------------------------------------------------------
Topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not limited to:
• Perspectives on co-designing future ethical, responsible, and
explainable AI solutions.
• Learning practices and strategies for understanding AI.
• Challenges facing PD for designing AI solutions
• Lessons learned from facilitated participatory activities AI tools.
• Combinations of the above.
===========================================
/*Submission guidelines and procedure*/
----------------------------------------------------------
All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original
and may not be under review by another publication.
The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format.
All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
Authors are invited to submit 8-30 pages paper (including authors'
information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.).
The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines
->https://ixdea.org/authors-guidelines/
==========================================================
*Authors' guidelines*
----------------------------------------------------------
Paper submission page:
-> link <https://ojs.ixdea.org/>
(Please upload all submissions using the Submission page.
When submitting the paper, please, choose the section:
"SI: Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence")
More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics
of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal
where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors,
publication ethics and malpractice are published.
For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific
editor marking the subject as:
/SI: //Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence/
• susanne [dot] k [dot] stigberg [at] hiof [dot] no
• klaudia [dot] carcani [at] hiof [dot] no
• joshi [at] ifi [dot] uio [dot] no
• tone [at] ifi [dot] uio [dot] no
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
***
* *
*MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous
Multimedia*
*Enna, Italy, December 1-4, 2025*
MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous
Multimedia, will be held in Enna, Italy, December 1st –4th. MUM is an
interdisciplinary forum for advances in research of mobile and ubiquitous
multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM, academics and
practitioners discuss challenges and achievements in this field from
diverse perspectives, such as interaction techniques, user research, system
development, software solutions, and devices. This edition of MUM aims to
continue the tradition of innovation and excellence in research established
by previous MUM conferences.
We invite contributions to the following tracks:
• Posters, max 3 pages long (excluding references)
• Demos, max 3000 words (excluding references)
• Doctoral Colloquium: 2-4 pages
Timeline (all deadlines are AoE):
• Submission deadline: October 9, 2025
• Notification deadline: October 23, 2025
More details and submission information: mum-conf.org
<http://mum-conf.org?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
*** Third Call for Tutorial Proposals
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/
We are pleased to invite proposals for tutorials to be held in conjunction
with the Annual International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI
2026), Paphos, Cyprus.
Tutorials aim to provide fundamental knowledge and experience on topics related to
intelligent user interfaces and the intersection between Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
We welcome proposals for a wide range of *full-day*, *half-day* or *quarter-day*
tutorial formats and activities, that provide a structured instruction on topics aligned
with the conference theme, such as HCI methods, AI techniques, methodological
frameworks, tools, labs or hands-on experiences for building intelligent user interfaces.
Review and Oversight by Tutorial Chairs
Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs.
Tutorial summaries will be included in the ACM Digital Library for ACM IUI
2026.
Responsibilities of Tutorial Organizers
• Create and maintain a dedicated website with Tutorial information. The IUI Website 2026
will link to this page.
• Facilitate the planned activities, including, discussions, and/or interactive elements.
• Submit a tutorial summary for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library.
Proposal Format
Tutorial proposals should be a maximum of four pages long (single-column
format). Prepare your submission using the latest templates: Word Submission Template
(https://authors.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submi…),
or the LaTex Template
(https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…).
For Latex, please use “\documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart}”.
The proposals should be organized as follows:
• Name and title: A one-word acronym and a full title. Please indicate “(Tutorial)” after
the title.
• Abstract: A brief summary of the tutorial.
• Description of tutorial topic: Should discuss the relevance of the proposed topic to IUI
and its interest for the IUI 2026 audience. Include a concise discussion of why this
tutorial is particularly relevant for the intended audience and how it will complement and
enhance topics covered at the main conference.
• Previous history: List of previous tutorials on this topic, including the conferences that
hosted them and the number of participants.
• Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, and web pages of the organizer(s). Provide a
brief description of the background of the organizer(s). Strong proposals normally include
organizers who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the
communities of potential participants. Please provide a list of other tutorials organized by
the organizers in the past.
• Participants: Include a statement of how many participants you expect and how you plan
to invite participants for the tutorial. If possible, include the names of at least 10 people
who have expressed interest in participating in the tutorial.
• Tutorial activities: A brief description of the format regarding the mix of events or
activities, such as hands-on practical exercises, and general discussion. Please also list
here any materials you will make available to tutorial participants, such as slides, access to
hardware or software, and handouts.
• Planned outcomes of the tutorial: What are you hoping to achieve by the end of the
tutorial? Please list here any planned publications or other outcomes expected.
• Length: Full-day or half-day or quarter-day proposals (the latter roughly 1.5 hours).
Submission Platform
• All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0
http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi by the proposal submission deadline.
• In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
society, conference, and track, select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026", and then “IUI 2026 Tutorials”,
respectively, and press "Go".
We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit tutorial proposals.
Prospective organizers are encouraged to contact the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs in
advance (workshops2026(a)iui.acm.org) to discuss ideas, receive feedback, or seek
assistance in preparing engaging proposals.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Tutorial Proposals: October 17, 2025
• Tutorial Decision Notification: November 21, 2025
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
Karthik Dinakar, Pienso, USA
Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA
Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Antonela Tommasel, CONICET, Argentina
*** Second Call for Contributions ***
39th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
(CBMS 2026)
June 3-5 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://2026.cbms-conference.org
Attracting a worldwide audience, CBMS is the premier conference for computer-based
medical systems, and one of the main conferences in the fields of medical informatics and
biomedical informatics. CBMS allows the exchange of ideas and technologies between
academic and industrial scientists. The scientific program of IEEE CBMS 2026 will consist
of regular and special track sessions with technical contributions reviewed and selected by
an international program committee, as well as, keynote talks and tutorials given by
leading experts in their fields. The CBMS 2026 edition also aims to host high-quality
papers about industry and real case applications as well as allow researchers leading
international projects to show to the scientific community the main aims, goals, and
results of their projects. We solicit submissions on previously unpublished research work.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Example areas include but are not limited to:
• Active and Healthy Ageing System
• Analytics and solutions in Public Health
• Artificial intelligence in healthcare
• Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
• Bioinformatics
• Biomarker Discovery and Drug Design
• Biomedical Signal and Image Processing and Machine Vision
• Cognitive Computing in Healthcare
• Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Healthcare (CSCW)
• Databases and blockchain in Medicine or Healthcare
• Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery in Medicine or Healthcare
• Decision Support and Recommendation Systems in Medicine or Healthcare
• Digital Twins / Personalized AI Models
• e-Health
• Ethics in the application of ICT to biomedicine
• Explainable AI for Decision Support
• Generative AI and Foundational Models for Biomedicine
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in Healthcare
• Knowledge Representation in Medicine or Healthcare
• m-Health
• Medical education using ICT
• Medical Robotics, Intelligent Medical Devices, and Smart Technologies
• Metaverse, Augmented and Intelligent Reality
• Multimodality Data Analysis
• Network and Telemedicine Systems
• Pervasive Computing for Wearables
• Privacy and Security in Healthcare
• Radiomics and Radiogenomics
• Serious Games for Healthcare
• Software Systems in Medicine
• Technology in Clinical and Healthcare Services Research
• Web-Based Delivery of Medical Information
Prospective authors are expected to submit their contributions to the general track or one
of the special tracks if relevant. Please see the submission guidelines for further details.
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted papers (Regular, Short, and Posters) will be included in
the conference proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in
proceedings is conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the
conference by one of the authors.
Type of Submissions
Each contribution must be prepared following the IEEE two-column format, whose
template is available at https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates .
The authors may choose LaTeX or Microsoft Word templates. CBMS 2026 accepts three
types of submissions:
• Regular papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 6 pages, but it is possible
to extend the paper length up to 8 pages by paying for each extra page. Check fees for
more information.
• Short papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 4 pages and no less than 3
pages, not being possible to extend the paper length. The duration of the oral
presentation of short posters will be less than regular ones.
• Posters: The length of the contribution is limited to 2 pages. Poster papers will be
included in the proceedings but won’t include oral presentations during the conference.
The authors of a poster also need to prepare a real poster to be shown during the
conference. For presentation purposes at the conference, the authors must prepare the
poster in portrait format. The accepted dimensions are 60 (width) x 80 (length).
CALL FOR SPECIAL TRACKS
IEEE CBMS 2026 invites proposals for organization of special tracks that will be held in
parallel with the general conference track. The themes of the special tracks should not
overlap with the general conference topics and should focus on emerging research fields.
All tracks are expected to enable stimulating discussions of state-of-the-art, emerging,
visionary, and perhaps controversial topics. Their papers should report on significant
unpublished work and must meet the same standards as main conference papers. All
accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings. We expect all accepted
tracks to adhere to the conference paper submission and reviewing schedule, as outlined
in the dates indicated below.
Special Tracks chair(s) will be interacting with organisers of accepted workshops to ensure
a high-quality workshop program. In the case of detecting several similar submissions, the
CBMS 2026 organization can propose the fusion of those proposals.
Special Track Requirements
The organizers of a special track must comply with a set of principles and obligations,
listed below:
• A specific webpage with information about the special track will be created by CBMS
after the acceptance notification. The organizers must provide the following information to
be added to such webpage: special track description, list of topics, call for papers,
submission information (must be the same as CBMS 2026 regular track), special track
organizers, special track program committee members, any other relevant information.
• The organizers of the special track are responsible for the peer-review process within
their track. They must add their own Program Committee members/reviewers to the
submission platform, ensure that receive all the reviews on time, check the quality of the
reviews, and establish the acceptance/rejection decision. The final decision will be sent by
CBMS 2026 PC Chairs. They also must pay special attention to potential conflicts of
interest and ensure that all the general ethical rules of research are followed.
• At least one of the organizers of the special track must register and attend CBMS 2026
in Limassol, Cyprus. The organizer(s) who attend CBMS will also chair the specific session
that will be assigned in the agenda to their track.
• The organizers of the special track are responsible for the publicity of their track to try
to win as many submissions as possible. Please bear in mind that a special track with less
than 4 accepted papers could be canceled. In this case, the accepted papers will be moved
to the regular track.
Submission Guidelines
Each proposal must include:
• Special track title
• Rough estimate of the expected ST size as number of sessions (with 4-5 papers per
session)
• A brief biography of ST organizer(s)
• List of Special Track Program Committee members
• A draft of Special Track “Call for Papers” (important dates must be the same of the
main conference)
• One or two appropriate journals or follow up publications: tracks are expected to
organize a special issue, if planned.
The proposal must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference
management system (see link below).
CALL FOR SHOWCASE / RESEARCH PROJECTS
CBMS 2026 will have a special showcase/research projects track session, where we invite
(a) scientific papers, (b) demonstrations/posters and (c) research-projects descriptions.
Scientific papers: We invite papers (not exceeding 6 pages in length), describing innovative
computer-based medical devices or software applications, including practical experiences
with such innovations. The papers should be scholarly articles presenting scientific
methods, measurements, and experiments. Marketing and sales materials will not be
accepted. These papers will be evaluated based on practicality, innovation, scientific rigor,
value of the device or application to users, and novelty. They will be published in the
proceedings of the conference along with the other papers under this track.
Examples of such papers could include but are not limited to:
• Computer-based medical devices that have technical/scientific novelty
• Computer-based medical applications intended for or recently introduced in the field
• Novel uses of traditional equipment in practice
• Experience papers based on use and data from the field
• Insightful measurement-based analysis of computer-based medical systems from the
field
• Novel analysis providing new insights from data collected from the field
• New and practical data analytics useful in practice
• Real deployments of AI solutions in medicine
Demonstrations: A demonstration is more appropriate if the value can be better expressed
with a demonstration rather than in a full-length paper. The topics for the demonstration
papers are the same as the scientific for this track. Please submit a proposal of your
demonstration with a limit of two pages.
Research projects/initiatives: CBMS aims in this edition to receive submissions about
research or innovation projects funded by, mainly, competitive calls to present their
project. We foresee to receive submissions which include details about the project goals,
consortium and results (expected and any tentative result obtained so far). Only projects
funded by competitive calls or with strong potential interest for the community will be
considered. International projects organized in a consortium of several countries will have
preference.
Submissions in this context should be a one/two-pages document with at least the
following information:
• Project/initiative title
• Description
• Participant entities
• Project goals
• Funding agency (when applies) or agencies
• Results obtained so far (publications, patents, ...)
The contribution must be prepared following the regular paper. The length of the
contribution must be between 4 and 6 pages.
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted contributions will be included in the conference
proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in proceedings is
conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the conference by one of
the authors.
CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
The Doctoral Consortium for CBMS 2026 will provide an opportunity for PhD students to
present their research plans or their preliminary work in an informal and supportive
atmosphere. The PhD students will be able to discuss the problems that their PhDs are
addressing, any preliminary results, and their future plans. The DC will offer them an
opportunity to discuss any problems that they have come up against, and gain valuable
advice and constructive feedback from experienced researchers in the field.The Doctoral
Consortium will involve presentations by participating PhD students (selected by the
Doctoral Consortium chairs) as well as a number of invited talks / tutorials on different
related topics in the field.
Submissions
Doctoral Consortium submissions should focus specifically on a PhD thesis or subsection
of a thesis. To apply for participation at CBMS 2026 Doctoral Consortium, please submit a
research plan on a topic related to the areas covered in the general call for papers for the
conference. Each submission should be in the same format as the main conference papers
except it should consist of approximately 3-5 pages describing your research work.
In particular:
• Title and author
• The research problem that your PhD addresses
• Your planned approach and methods for solving the problem
• How your approach compares to other known approaches
• Any preliminary results or expected results
• Future plans and directions with specific questions
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below).
Doctoral Consortium papers/contributions will be included in the proceedings in a specific
“Doctoral Consortium” section.
SUBMISSION LINK FOR ALL TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecbms2026
OTHER INFORMATION
For more information, please contact ieeecbms2026 AT easychair.org .
IMPORTANT DATES
Papers / ShowCases / Research Projects/ DC
• Submission Deadline: February 20, 2026 (AoE)
• Notification of Acceptance: April 10, 2026
• Camera-Ready Due: April 24, 2026 (AoE)
Special Tracks
• Proposals Deadline: October 24, 2025 (AoE)
• Notification of Acceptance: October 31, 2025
ORGANIZATION
CBMS SC Chair
• Rosa Sicilia, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy
General Chairs
• Mario Cannataro, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
• Constantinos S. Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Panagiotis Bamidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
• Andreas S. Panayides, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus
Publication Chairs
• Sameer K. Antani, National Library of Medicine & National Institutes Of Health, USA
• Bridget Kana, Karlstad University, Sweden
Special Tracks Chairs
• Pietro Cinaglia, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
• Christos Loizou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Showcase / Research Projects Chair
• Pietro Hiram Guzzi, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
Doctoral Consortium Chair
• Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico, USA
Local Organizing and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/
=========================================================
Special Issue on
*Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence: Co-imagining mutual
learning of AI technologies and designing with AI tools*
Call for Papers -> link
<https://ixdea.org/participatory-design-meets-artificial-intelligence/>
to be published at the
/*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/
(ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998)
https://ixdea.org/https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000
----------------------------------------------------------------
**** Since 2007 also in Scopus ****
**** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of
Science* ***
*----------------------------------------------------------------
IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents
with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing)
Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the
journal, please donate: -> link
=========================================================
*Guest Editors:*
--------------------------------------------------------- --
• Susanne Stigberg, Østfold University College, Norway
• Klaudia Carcani, Østfold University College, Norway
• Suhas Govind Joshi, University of Oslo, Norway
• Tone Bratteteig, University of Oslo, Norway
===========================================
*Important dates:*
-----------------------------------------------------------
• Deadline: *September 10th*, 2025
• Notification to the authors: October 30th, 2025
• Camera ready paper: January 10th, 2026
• Publication of the special issue: Spring 2026 (tentatively)
===========================================
*Overview*
-----------------------------------------------------------
Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) make Participatory Design (PD)
obsolete? AI systems are deployed rapidly across domains of considerable
social significance—in healthcare, education, employment, criminal
justice, and many others—without appropriate safeguards or
accountability structures in place. At the same time, there is a growing
interest in using participatory approaches for the design, development,
and evaluation of AI systems across industries, academia and the public
sector. Researchers have started to explore different aspects of AI
tools for co-creation in PD and different co-creation processes for the
design of AI-based solutions. In this special issue, we aim to collect
and share explorations with and about AI in PD to create a better
understanding of the challenges and opportunities for co-designing
future ethical, responsible, and explainable AI solutions.
Early PD projects were motivated by the introduction of computer
technologies into industrial workplaces, where they threatened to
impoverish or take over jobs. Just like computers were a threat to work
and workers in the 1970s and 80s, AI seems to be a threat to workers—and
societies—today. This is an argument for using a PD approach aimed at
understanding the technology and its potential for changing workplaces
and work practices, as well as to open up for workers to have a say in
choices concerning the technology during its design and use. We see two
different combinations of AI and PD: a) the use of AI tools in PD for
design inspiration or co-ideation, and b) using PD activities to
collaboratively envision digital futures with AI. Can PD help to
understand AI and its potential for changing our lives? Bratteteig and
Verne argue that PD is well suited for users and designers working
together to negotiate and mitigate the challenges AI poses to our
digitalized societies. However, they argue that PD researchers need to
navigate through three challenges: understanding AI technology,
evaluating AI solutions, and distinguishing between “normal use” and
training of AI services. Voinov and Bousquet propose participatory
modeling as a purposeful learning process for action that engages the
implicit and explicit knowledge of stakeholders to create formalized and
shared representation(s) of reality.
As a step towards broadening the discussion about AI and PD, our
proposal seeks to extend a warm invitation to researchers and
professionals worldwide who are exploring the intersection of PD and AI,
including both aspects of mutual learning and co-designing. This special
issue is also an extension of a workshop that took place at NORDICHI
2024. The purpose of this special issue, therefore, in addition to
collecting contributions from those who participated in the workshop, is
to broaden the discussion to include scholars and practitioners who are
engaged in the discourse about AI and PD and who would like to
contribute with and share their own visions.
-----------------------------------------------------------
*Topics of Interest*
-----------------------------------------------------------
Topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not limited to:
• Perspectives on co-designing future ethical, responsible, and
explainable AI solutions.
• Learning practices and strategies for understanding AI.
• Challenges facing PD for designing AI solutions
• Lessons learned from facilitated participatory activities AI tools.
• Combinations of the above.
===========================================
/*Submission guidelines and procedure*/
----------------------------------------------------------
All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original
and may not be under review by another publication.
The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format.
All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
Authors are invited to submit 8-30 pages paper (including authors'
information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.).
The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines
->https://ixdea.org/authors-guidelines/
==========================================================
*Authors' guidelines*
----------------------------------------------------------
Paper submission page:
-> link <https://ojs.ixdea.org/>
(Please upload all submissions using the Submission page.
When submitting the paper, please, choose the section:
"SI: Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence")
More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics
of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal
where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors,
publication ethics and malpractice are published.
For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific
editor marking the subject as:
/SI: //Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence/
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*** Third Call for Papers ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier venue
where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the
intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Ideal IUI
submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and
discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies,
techniques, and systems.
This area is crucial as AI is increasingly integrated into everyday technology.
Understanding and shaping AI systems for human needs is essential to ensure that AI
systems are effective and responsible. As these techniques become increasingly powerful,
new use cases and human-AI interactions can be explored. This conference offers an
opportunity to focus the research community on important problems at the intersection of
AI and HCI and bring together experts from various disciplines to discuss and build on
these ideas in workshops, breaks, and networking sessions.
Contributions are welcome from all relevant arenas, including academia, industry,
government, and non-profit organizations. Diverse insights are critical to the vitality of the
IUI community, and the conference will accept papers for both long and short oral
presentations. Contributions to IUI are expected to be supported by rigorous evidence
appropriate to the claims (e.g., user study, system evaluation, computational analysis).
Topics
IUI 2026 topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Human-centered AI methods, approaches, and systems
• Explainable AI methods
• Democratization of AI
• Persuasive technologies in IUI
• Privacy and security of IUI
• Knowledge-based approaches to user interface design and generation
• User modelling for intelligent interfaces
• User-adaptive interaction and personalization
• IUI for crowd computing and human computation
• Human control in daily automations
• Trust and reliance in intelligent systems
Computational innovation
• Interactive machine learning
• Human-in-the loop AI testing and debugging
• Human-centered recommendation and recommender systems
• Generative models
• Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning
• Intelligent user interfaces for generative AI
Innovative User Interfaces
• Affective interfaces
• Intelligent aesthetic interfaces
• Intelligent collaborative interfaces
• Intelligent AR/VR interfaces
• Intelligent visualization and visual analytics
• Intelligent wearable and mobile interfaces
• Intelligent tangible interfaces
Intelligent Multimodal Systems
• Embodied agents
• Multimodal AI assistants
• Intelligent multimodal interfaces
Intelligent Applications
• Education and learning-related technologies
• Healthcare and wellbeing
• Automotive
• Assistive technologies
• Entertainment
• Workplace happiness
• Social media
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Smart homes
Large Language Models and Agentic AI
• End-user interaction with LLMs, agents, and multimodal models (e.g., chatbots, image
generation)
• LLMs and agents in the workplace
• Human-agent interaction and multi-agent systems
• Bias in LLMs and agents
• The effects of LLMs and agents use on creative tasks
• Personalized user interaction with LLMs and agents
• Prompt engineering
• User control and steering of LLMs and agents (e.g., RLHF, chaining, instruction tuning)
Evaluations of Intelligent User Interfaces
• User experiments and studies
• Reproducibility (including benchmarks, datasets, and challenges)
• Meta-analysis
• Mixed-methods evaluations
Papers
We invite original paper submissions that are not under consideration elsewhere. Accepted
papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library and citation indices. At least one author of all
accepted papers must register with full registration fee (not student registration fee),
attend in person, and present their paper during the main conference program. One
registration covers one paper only.
A selected set of accepted top-quality full papers will be invited to submit their extended
versions for publication in an ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS)
special issue titled “Highlights of IUI 2026” that will appear in 2027.
Reflection of practical and societal impact
We encourage authors to consider practical and societal implications of their work (as well
as its shortcomings) throughout their projects and to include a reflection on those
implications in their papers, in particular how the proposed methods and insights could be
applied and deployed in a realistic setting and how they can improve people's lives in the
real world.
We also encourage authors to discuss potential ethical considerations of their work in
terms of diversity, inclusion, and equality; and other topics under the broad responsible AI
topic and its societal impact. We recognize that technology is rarely neutral --- simply by
making some things easier than others, it reshapes society (Winner, 1980; Green, 2020).
Further, given the incredibly short invention-to-application cycles for AI-related
technologies, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that “somebody else” will carefully
consider how an emerging intelligent user interface technology might impact the world
before this technology is deployed. Our purpose is to help authors ensure that the likely
societal consequences of their work are consistent with their intentions and values. For
colleagues who are not yet experienced with incorporating societal impacts into their IUI
research but who are willing to give it a try, here are some ideas to consider.
Anonymization
ACM IUI uses a double-blind review process. All submissions (and supplemental materials)
must be appropriately anonymized according to the following guidelines:
• Authors' names and affiliations are not visible anywhere in the paper.
• Acknowledgements should be anonymized or removed during the review process.
• Self-citations should be included where necessary but must use the third person. For
example, "... as shown in our previous user study [2] ... " is not allowed, whereas "... as
shown in Smith et al. [2] " is acceptable (because in this case the citation [2] will NOT be
perceived as self-citation).
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in submissions being desk-rejected without review.
Accessibility
Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with
vision impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will be
required to make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an Accessible
Submission for detailed instructions.
If you are submitting a video as supplemental material, please provide captions, as
described in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos.
Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and guidelines.
Usage of Generative AI
All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023
ACM Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a
large-scale language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be clearly marked where such
tools are used for purposes beyond editing the author’s own text. Authors should include
a “GenAI Usage Disclosure” section, right before the references, to provide full disclosure
of all use of GenAI tools in all stages of the research (including the code and data) and the
writing. This section, together with the references, will not be counted toward the word
limit.
While we do not anticipate using tools on a large scale to detect LLM-generated text, we
will investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM
use is not clearly marked.
Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects
Any research in submitted manuscripts that involves human subjects must go through the
appropriate ethics review requirements that apply to the authors’ research environment.
As research environments vary considerably with regard to their requirements, authors are
asked to submit a short note to reviewers that provides this context. Please also see the
2021 ACM Publications policy on research involving human participants and subjects
before submitting.
Additional Policies
Authors should also be aware of the SIGCHI Policy for Submission and Review at SIGCHI
Conferences and ACM Publications Policies.
Submission Format, Length, and Platform
We adopt the ACM TAPS Workflow.
Please prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest
templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using
\documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template.
Papers are of variable length. Paper length must be proportional to its contribution. We
encourage authors to stay within a 10,000 word limit. Authors of papers exceeding 12,000
words should add a note at the end of their manuscript explaining how the length of the
paper is commensurate with the contribution of the work.
Submission Platform
All materials must be submitted electronically to the Precision Conference Submission
(PCS) Portal (https://new.precisionconference.com/) by the abstract and paper deadlines.
In PCS, first click “Submissions” at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
Society, Conference, and Track, please select “SIGCHI”, “IUI 2026”, and “IUI 2026 Papers”,
respectively, and then press “Go”.
Note: If the corresponding author (the individual who submits the paper, not necessarily
the first author) is affiliated with a participating institution that has an open access
agreement with ACM, the Article Processing Charges (APCs) will be waived for publishing
the paper. Details are under “Publication and Open Access”.
Supplemental Materials
Submitting supplemental material (e.g., questionnaires, demo videos of applications, data
sheets) is optional but encouraged.
If supplying a demo video, please follow the SIGCHI Technical Requirements and
Guidelines for videos.
Publication and Open Access
The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM
Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference.
The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published
work.
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications,
including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will
have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open
institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800
institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers
will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%).
Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish
their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether
an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM
Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Keep in mind that waivers are rare
and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM.
Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a
temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join
ACM Open. The subsidy will offer:
* $250 APC for ACM/SIG members
* $350 for non-members
This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help
advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period.
This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Abstract: October 3, 2025
• Full Paper: October 10, 2025
• Decision Notification: December 12, 2025
• Camera-ready Submission: January 23, 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Li Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
• Giulio Jacucci, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Alison Renner, Dataminr, USA
*** Fourth Call for Papers and Tutorial Proposals ***
The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution
and Reengineering (SANER 2026)
17-20 March, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/saner-2026
The 33rd edition of the IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution,
and Reengineering (SANER 2026) invites high-quality submissions of papers describing
original and unpublished research results. We encourage submissions describing various
types of research, including empirical, theoretical, and tool-oriented studies.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
The topics of the submissions should be of direct interest to the software analysis,
evolution, and reengineering community (including researchers, practitioners,
educators).
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• AI for Software Engineering and Software Engineering for AI (see note below);
• Generative AI and LLM Applied to Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering of Software;
• Software Analysis, Parsing, and Fact Extraction;
• Software Maintenance and Evolution, Evolution Analysis;
• Software Reverse Engineering and Reengineering;
• Program Comprehension;
• Software Architecture Recovery and Reverse Architecting;
• Program Transformation and Refactoring;
• Mining Software Repositories and Software Analytics;
• Software Visualization;
• Software Reconstruction and Migration;
• Program Repair;
• Software Release Engineering, Continuous Integration and Delivery;
• Software Security, Safety, Reliability and Quality Analysis;
• Software Tools for Software Evolution and Maintenance;
• Human Factors and Legal Aspects in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and
Reengineering;
• Empirical Studies in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering;
• Education and Training in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and
Reengineering.
Papers involving AI must either (a) concern a software system as a whole, or a
subsystem, and not simply its AI or ML component, (b) consider software engineering
artifacts, (c) target a novel context for a software engineering task, or (d) study human,
social, socio-technical, and organizational aspects in the development of AI-intensive
software systems (see also “Scoping Software Engineering for AI: The TSE Perspective”,
10.1109/TSE.2024.3470368). Other papers may fit more AI- or ML-specialized venues
instead.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer review process and will be selected
based on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. Submissions must be original,
not published, accepted, or under review elsewhere. All submissions must be in PDF
format and conform to the IEEE Conference Proceedings Formatting Guidelines.
• Research Track: Submissions should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages
reserved for references only).
• Industrial Papers Track: Submissions should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages
reserved for references only) for full papers; talk proposals should not exceed 2 pages.
• Short Papers and Posters Track: Submissions should not exceed 6 pages (including all
text, figures, references, and appendices); posters should not exceed 2 pages.
• Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track: Submissions should not exceed 6 pages (with
the last 1 page reserved for references only).
• Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track: Submissions should not
exceed 5 pages for appendices to conference submissions or previous work and should
not exceed 12 pages for new reproducibility studies and new descriptions of negative
results (with the last 2 pages reserved for references only).
• Tool Demo Track: Submissions should not exceed 5 pages.
• Journal-First Papers Track: Submissions should not exceed 1 page (for the main
submission).
• Registered Report Track: Submissions should not exceed 7 pages (with the last 1 page
reserved for references only).
Important Note: Research, Short Papers and Posters, ERA, and RENE Tracks follow a
double-anonymous review process.
Please refer to the conference website for details specific to each different track.
SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUE
Authors of selected research papers accepted at SANER 2026 will be invited to submit
revised, extended versions of their manuscripts for a special issue featured by Springer’s
Empirical Software Engineering Journal (EMSE). The best papers from the conference will
be awarded.
CALL FOR TUTORIALS
The SANER 2026 Workshops & Tutorials track invites practitioners and researchers to
deliver insightful tutorials on various topics related to Software Analysis, Evolution, and
Reengineering.
These tutorials aim to expand the community’s understanding of advanced software
engineering topics, valuable tools and technologies, as well as research methodologies.
We are soliciting abstracts with the intention of presenting a tutorial in the following categories:
1 - Technical Tutorial: Speakers present the use of a tool or technology that aids the
developers in Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering.
2 - Research problem: Speakers provide a general view of the state-of-the-art for a
topic related to Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering and further present
details of a specific research problem that still needs to be addressed by the community.
Submission Instructions
The proposal should not exceed one page (with up to one additional page for references)
and should outline the talk. Furthermore, it should follow the IEEE Conference
Proceedings Formatting Guidelines (title: 24pt, text: 10pt; LaTeX users: \documentclass[10pt,conference] {IEEEtran}). All proposals must be submitted in PDF
format through https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026. The submission
should include:
• Title,
• Type of proposal (Technical Tutorial or Research problem),
• Names of presenters and their affiliation,
• Duration,
• Outline of the tutorial talk,
• Target audience (e.g., PhD students, early career researchers, all researchers,
practitioners),
• Learning objectives,
• Details on any hands-on activities (e.g., participants using a tool or completing
exercises) and the necessary computer specifications,
• Preferred dates (please note that date preferences cannot be guaranteed).
Evaluation Criteria
• Overall quality of the proposal,
• Relevance to the SANER audience,
• Level of interest they believe the tutorial will attract,
• Experience of the presenters,
• Avoidance of duplication, in case of multiple tutorials on the same topic.
SUBMISSION LINK
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026
IMPORTANT DATES
(All deadlines are 23:59h "Anywhere on Earth" time)
Research Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 9 October, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 16 October, 2025
• Notifications: 9 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 9 January, 2026
Industrial Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Short Papers and Posters Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Tool Demo Track
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Journal-First Track
• Paper Submission Deadline: 8 December, 2025
• Notifications: 22 December, 2025
Registered Report Track
• Submission Deadline: 7 November, 2025
• First Notification (Reviews): 5 December, 2025
• Second Round Submission (Rebuttal & Revised Report): 12 December, 2025
• Final Notification (Stage 1): 22 December, 2025
• Accepted Report to arXiv Submission: 9 January, 2026
Tutorial Proposals
• Tutorial Proposals Submissions: 12 January, 2026
• Tutorial Proposals Notification: 12 January, 2026
• Tutorial Camera-Ready Version: 16 January, 2026
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
General Chair
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organizing Chair
• George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Eunjong Choi, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
• Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Industrial Chairs
• Anne Etien, University of Lille, France
• Tushar Sharma, Dalhousie University, Canada
ERA Chairs
• Mairieli Wessel, Radboud University, Netherlands
• Christoph Treude, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Short Papers and Posters Chairs
• Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Sandro Schulze, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
RENE Chairs
• Apostolos Ampatzoglou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Sebastian Proksch, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Workshop/Tutorial Chairs
• Marcelo De Almeida Maia, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
• Juri Di Rocco, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Journal-First Chairs
• Luigi Lavazza, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy
• Yuxia Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Registered Report Chairs
• Sherlock A. Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand
• Sebastiano Panichella, Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland
Tool Demo Chairs
• Maliheh Izadi, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
• Roberto Verdecchia, University of Florence, Italy
Diversity, Inclusion, and Newcomers Chairs
• Catia Trubiani, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy
• Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia
Proceedings Chair
• Raula Gaikovina Kula, Osaka University, Japan
Most Influential Paper Award Chairs
• Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Michele Lanza, Software Institute - USI, Lugano, Switzerland
Sustainability Chair
• Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Financial Chair
• Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Publicity and Social Media Chair
• Erina Makihara, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
*** Main Track: Abstract Submission in 4 Weeks (October 1st) ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/
We invite you to submit your best work in agents and multiagent systems to AAMAS 2026,
the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, to be
held in Paphos, Cyprus in May 2026.
All submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed and evaluated on the basis of the overall
quality of their technical contribution, taking into account criteria such as originality,
significance, soundness, reproducibility, clarity, relevance to the conference, quality of
presentation, as well as understanding and appropriate referencing of the state of the art.
The papers will be published under CC BY license.
Important Dates (for the main technical track)
• Abstract submission: October 1, 2025
• Paper submission: October 8, 2025
• Rebuttal period: November 21-25, 2025
• Author notification: December 22, 2025
• Camera-ready paper: February 11, 2026
• Conference: May 25-29, 2026
All deadlines are at the end of the specified day, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
For submission instructions, please see here:
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/submission-instructions/
Areas of Interest
We welcome the submission of technical papers describing significant and original
research on all aspects of the theory and practice of autonomous agents and multiagent
systems. If you are new to this community, then we encourage you to consult the
proceedings of previous editions of the conference to fully appreciate the scope of AAMAS.
At the time of submission, you will be asked to associate your paper with one of the
following areas of interest:
• Learning and Adaptation (LEARN)
• Generative and Agentic AI (GAAI)
• Game Theory and Economic Paradigms (GTEP)
• Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms, and Ethics (COINE)
• Search, Optimization, Planning, and Scheduling (SOPS)
• Representation, and Reasoning (RR)
• Engineering and Analysis of Multiagent Systems (EMAS)
• Modeling and Simulation of Societies (SIM)
• Human-Agent Interaction (HAI)
• Robotics and Control (ROBOT)
• Innovative Applications (IA)
More information on these areas and the topics covered can be found here:
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-main-track/ .
Workshop Outreach Pipeline
AAMAS 2026 will include a pilot designed to encourage submission of high-quality papers
from related workshops at sister AI conferences. All submissions will go through the
standard AAMAS review process, but PCs from participating workshops will be able to
easily bid on papers from "their" workshop. As with all AAMAS submissions, only papers
that have not been published in any archival proceedings can be submitted.
You can see the full list of workshops in the interest form for authors:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UjJbNykWK_fsKWbEHDyMEA02cGheIyPeWxCPcUskwk… [docs.google.com]
It is recommended to verify with your workshop chair that they are aware of the pipeline
and have promoted it to the workshop's authors and PC.
Other Tracks
In addition to the main track, AAMAS 2026 will feature four special tracks (AAAI Track,
JAAMAS Track, Blue Sky Ideas Track, Demo Track), as well as a Doctoral Consortium.
The AAAI Track welcomes AAAI-25 submissions rejected from the main AAAI track that
are relevant to the AAMAS research community and received no reject review
recommendations (all review scores are weak reject or above).
Submission DL: November 17, 2025
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-aaai-track/
The focus of the Blue Sky Ideas Track is on visionary ideas, long-term challenges, new
research opportunities, and controversial debate.
Submission DL (abstract): December 03, 2025
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-blue-sky-ideas/
The JAAMAS Track offers authors of papers recently published in the Journal of
Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (JAAMAS) that have not previously appeared
as full papers in an archival conference the opportunity to present their work at AAMAS
2026.
Submission DL: January 06, 2026
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-jaamas-track/
The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their
latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems.
Submission DL: January 09, 2026
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-demonstrations/
Finally, AAMAS invites PhD students working in the research areas covered by AAMAS to
take part in the Doctoral Consortium (DC). The DC is an opportunity to interact closely
with established researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback
on your work and to get advice on managing your career.
Submission DL (abstract): January 19, 2026
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/
Proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials are also welcome:
Workshop proposals: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-workshops/
(DL: November 10, 2025)
Competition proposals: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-competitions/
(DL: November 10, 2025)
Tutorial proposals: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-tutorials/
(DL: January 16, 2026)
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
If you have additional questions on the main track, please contact the Program Chairs
using aamas2026pcs(a)gmail.com .
Contacts for the other calls can be found on the AAMAS 2026 website.
Post-Doctoral Researcher in Interactive Child Information Retrieval at the Faculty of Informatics, at USI - Università della Svizzera italiana
Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) is a young and lively university, a hub of opportunity open to the world where students are offered a quality interdisciplinary education in which they can be fully engaged and take center stage, and where our researchers can count on having the space to freely pursue their initiative. Established in 1996, USI is in constant evolution, always taking on new challenges while remaining true to its three guiding principles: quality, openness, and responsibility.
The chair of the LUXIA Group<https://luxia.inf.usi.ch/> (https://luxia.inf.usi.ch/) , Dr Monica Landoni, invites applications for one post-doctoral researcher position to work for 3-year on NSF international project, SOL<https://solandchildren.wordpress.com/> (https://solandchildren.wordpress.com/) , in collaboration with Dr Sole Pera<https://solepera.github.io/> (https://solepera.github.io/ ) from the Web Information System – Software Technology Department, TU Delft, NL.
In project SOL, we explore how to leverage the scaffolding metaphor to create a theoretical framework to extend the Search-As-Learning (SAL) paradigm to children and bring it into the primary school classroom. This framework will serve as a foundation to shape co-designed, innovative, human-driven Child Interactive Information Retrieval (CIIR) technologies fostering learning to search and searching to learn that can be seamlessly integrated with a range of search tools to ease information access for learning for specific target audiences and contexts.
***The Post-Doctoral Researcher Position***
The successful candidates will be offered the possibility to work in a dynamic research team and in a multidisciplinary and international scientific environment.
As a member of the SNSF International project SOL team, the Postdoc will be based at USI for three years, coordinating interactions between the two PhDs at USI and TU Delft, and contributing to development and dissemination tasks, and assisting them in the development work throughout:
WP3 – Elicitation of User Data (initial usage),
WP4– Exploration of Scaffolding Needs,
WP5 – Iterative Design and Evaluation,
WP6 – Evaluate Searching for Learning.
The Postdoc will play a significant role in managing the complexity of dealing with the connections across the various WPs. They will serve as a conduit between the two sites, keeping track of the integration of the different components while implementing implicit and explicit scaffolding SOL provides. With the ability to work independently, the Postdoc will need a strong technical background in both HCI and IR to facilitate the integration of different forms of scaffolding produced along the way.
***Candidate’s profile***
The ideal Post-Doctoral candidate must meet the following requirements:
• Experience with publication in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously, to plan, direct, and make progress on own research.
• Excellent oral and written English, the official language for the research; understanding of or interest in learning Italian is welcome.
• Willingness to travel between Lugano and Delft, and abroad to conduct research and attend conferences.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and management in a multi-disciplinary environment;
• Experience with theory and practice of either of these areas of study, i.e., Interactive Information Retrieval, Child Computer Interaction, theory and practice; social engagement processes (e.g., participatory systems modelling, semi-structured interviews, workshops, focus groups), with an interest to acquire skills in the others.
***Contract terms ***
The position requires full-time commitment and is not compatible with further professional activity.
The successful candidate will work under the supervision of both Landoni and Pera. The post-doctoral researcher will have the possibility to collaborate and interact with a team of other doctoral and post-doctoral researchers working on other research projects, both in USI and TU, as well with an international network of collaborators.
Workplace is USI Università della Svizzera italiana, located in Lugano, Switzerland. Availability to travel to the other main site of the project, Delft and abroad (for purposes of collaboration and research) is required. Starting date is as soon as possible.
***The Application***
Applications should contain:
(1) A personal one page statement in which the applicant describes their research interests and the motivation to apply to join project SOL specifically,
(2) A complete CV, including (i) date of birth, (ii) nationality, (iii) names of two references, and (iv) publication record, and (v) other information relevant for the position (e.g., experience in participatory design).
(3) Names and contact information (e.g., email and telephone) of two professional references supporting your application.
The application deadline is ***September 30, 2025***. Please send your application in electronic form in a single PDF file directly to ***monica.landoni(a)usi.ch*** (also requests for further information), using [SOL-PostDoc] in the email subject.
We will start interviewing qualified applicants shortly after the submission deadline. As an institution that values diversity, USI particularly encourages applications from women and from all individuals from underrepresented group.
Sole Pera, PhD
Associate Professor - Web Information Systems
TU Delft
Van Mourik Broekmanweg 6 – 3.W.800
2628 XE Delft, The Netherlands
https://solepera.github.io/
@DrCh0le
Track on Accessible Devices and Technologies (ADT ‘26)
Thessaloniki, Greece, March 23 - 27, 2026
Part of the 41st ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC ‘26)
https://unipd.link/ADT-2026https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2026/
Theme and Scope
Modern devices and technologies can represent a digital barrier for users with disabilities, but they can be exploited to become enabling tools for them. Accessibility of devices and technologies is a critical topic to allow inclusion of all users, especially due to the European laws that impose accessibility for new products and the definition of an updated version of WCAG (Web Accessibility Guidelines). This track invites scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and development results in areas of accessibility.
This track can interest many researchers since it would give the chance to face a wide range of topics, i.e., web or mobile technologies, with different points of view, taking into account specific technological constraints and digital barriers. It is well-known that the so-called “curb cut effect” can be applied to any technological and digital context (in terms of devices, content, and services): technologies that were originally meant to benefit people with disabilities can help any other users. Moreover, the history and the evolution of several technologies have been influenced and/or motivated by the special needs of people with disabilities.
This track will invite scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and development results in areas of accessibility, including but not limited to the following topics:
Accessible devices/assistive technologies: assistive technologies refer to all the assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities that enable users to perform tasks they were formerly unable to accomplish. On the one hand, the widespread diffusion of new devices and technologies stimulates researchers to find and apply new solutions to make them accessible to anyone. On the other hand, experiences in accessibility-related fields have been exploited and have provided benefits to users equipped with non-conventional devices when they emerged in the market.
Accessible solutions for e-learning, e-commerce, e-banking, etc: e-services and content often require specific technologies, being bounded by specific constraints when accessed by people with disabilities equipped with assistive technologies. Specific interaction modalities may affect interactive service access, while richness and quantity of content may affect the users’ ability to process information.
Accessible content: e-books, accessible TV, accessible broadcasting, etc.
Accessibility of games.
AI for Accessibility: AI can be exploited both for personalization (i.e., integrating AI-based personalization to support specific and special needs) and “enabler” (i.e., exploiting LLM to support the creation of accessible applications).
Submission Guidelines
We would like to invite authors to submit papers on research on the Accessibility area, with particular emphasis on assessing the current state of the art and identifying future directions. Original papers addressing any of the listed topics of interest (or related topics) will be considered. Each submitted paper will be fully refereed and undergo a double-blind review process by at least three referees. Accepted papers will be included in the ACM SAC 2026 proceedings and published in the ACM digital library, being indexed by Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge and Scopus. Submissions fall into the following categories:
Original and unpublished research work;
Reports of innovative computing applications in the arts, sciences, engineering, and business area;
Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains;
Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems.
The track accepts full papers (max 8 pages), posters (max 2 pages), and SRC abstracts (max 2 pages). Submissions should be properly anonymized to facilitate blind reviewing. Papers that will receive high reviews (that is acceptable by reviewer standard) but will not be accepted due to space limitations can be invited for poster session. Authors of accepted papers must be prepared to sign a copyright statement and must pay the registration fee and guarantee that their paper will be presented at the conference. No-show of scheduled papers will result in excluding the papers from the ACM Digital Library.
See the track website https://unipd.link/ADT-2026 for more details.
Important Dates
September 26, 2025 (EST): Submission of regular papers and SRC research abstracts
October 31, 2025: Notification of papers, posters, and SRC research abstracts
December 5, 2025: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers/SRC
December 12, 2025: Authors registration due
Organization
Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padua
Silvia Mirri, University of Bologna
Mike Paciello, AudioEye, WebABLE
Catia Prandi, University of Bologna
Submission Portal
Please submit your contribution through our online submission portal available at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sac2026 (regular papers) and https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sacsrc2026 (SRC abstracts).
Contact us
For any inquiries regarding the call for papers, please contact gaggi(a)math.unipd.it.
We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the ACM SAC 2026 Conference!
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*** Last Mile for Workshop Proposals Submission ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/
(*** Submission Deadline: August 29, 2025 (extended and final!) ***)
We are pleased to invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction
with the Annual International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI
2026), Paphos, Cyprus.
Workshops aim to provide a venue for presenting research on emerging or specialized
topics of interest and to offer an informal forum for discussing research questions and
challenges. Potential workshop topics should be related to the general theme of the
conference (“Where HCI meets AI”).
We welcome proposals for a wide range of *full-day* or *half-day* workshops, including
but not limited to:
• Mini Conferences: Workshops that focus on a specific topic and may have their own
paper submission and review processes.
• Interactive Formats: Workshops that encourage active participation and hands-on
experiences through break-out sessions or group work to explore specific topics. They
may have their own paper submission and review process or target a report summarizing
the discussions and outcomes.
• Emerging Work Sessions: Workshops that foster discussion around emerging ideas.
Organizers may raise specific topics and invite position papers, late-breaking results, or
extended abstracts.
• Project-Centric Formats: Workshops tied closely to a specific existing large-scale
funded project(e.g., NSF, EU) with the goal to engage a broader community.
• Interactive Competitions: Formats that invite individuals and teams to participate in
challenges or hackathons on selected topics relevant to IUI.
Review and Oversight by Workshop Chairs
Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the Workshop Chairs. It is possible that
workshops may be cancelled, shortened, merged, or restructured if there are insufficient
submissions.
Workshop summaries will be included in the ACM Digital Library for ACM IUI 2026. We will
also publish joint workshop proceedings for accepted workshop submissions
(through CEUR or a similar venue).
Responsibilities of Workshop Organizers
• Coordinate the Call for Papers, including solicitation, submission handling, and peer
review process.
• Create and maintain a dedicated website with workshop information. The IUI 2026
website will link to this page.
• Prepare and communicate a Call for Participation, targeting both IUI and broader relevant
communities (e.g., via mailing lists, social media, newsgroups, or offline events).
• Facilitate the planned activities, including paper presentations, discussions, and/or
interactive elements.
• Submit a workshop summary for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library.
• Collect camera-ready papers and author agreements from workshop participants for the
joint workshop proceedings (CEUR or similar).
Note that for the joint proceedings (CEUR or similar), submissions should be peer-reviewed
and will need to meet publishers’ guidelines. CEUR, for example, requires a 5-page
minimum per contribution. Note that not all workshop formats listed above may meet
these requirements, and we may not be able to include them.
IUI 2026 is an in-person event, and we expect workshop organizers to attend, allowing the
workshop to be conducted on-site. One author per paper is expected to attend in person
to present the work.
Proposal Format
Workshop proposals should be a maximum of four pages long (single-column format).
Prepare your submission using the latest templates: Word Submission Template
(https://authors.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submi…),
or the LaTex Template
(https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…).
For Latex, please use “\documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart}”.
The proposals should be organized as follows:
• Name and title: A one-word acronym and a full title. Please indicate “(Workshop)” after
the title.
• Abstract: A brief summary of the workshop.
• Description of workshop topic: Should discuss the relevance of the proposed topic to
IUI and its interest for the IUI 2026 audience. Include a concise discussion of why this
workshop is particularly relevant for the intended audience and how it will complement
and enhance topics covered at the main conference.
• Previous history: List of previous workshops on this topic, including the conferences
that hosted them and the number of participants. If available, report on past editions of
the workshop (including URLs), along with a brief statement of the workshop
series (e.g., covering topics, number of paper submissions, and participants), as well as
post-workshop publications over the years and acceptance statistics. If this is the first
edition of the workshop, describe how it differs from others on similar topics (e.g., by
including conference names and years).
• Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, and web pages of the organizer(s). Provide a
brief description of the background of the organizer(s). Strong proposals normally include
organizers who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the
communities of potential participants. Please indicate the primary contact person and the
organizers who will attend the workshop. Also, please provide a list of other workshops
organized by workshop organizers in the past.
• Workshop program committee: Names and affiliation of the members of the (tentative)
workshop program committee that will evaluate the workshop submissions.
• Participants: Include a statement of how many participants you expect and how you plan
to invite participants for the workshop. If possible, include the names of at least 10 people
who have expressed interest in participating in the workshop or tutorial.
• Workshop activities: A brief description of the format regarding the mix of
events or activities, such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, demonstrations,
teaching activities, hands-on practical exercises, and general discussion.
• Planned outcomes of the workshop: What are you hoping to achieve by the end of the
workshop? Please list here any planned publications or other outcomes expected.
• Length: Full-day or half-day.
Submission Platform
• All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0
http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi by the proposal submission deadline.
• In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
society, conference, and track, select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026", and then "IUI 2026 Workshops",
and press "Go".
We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop proposals.
To support diverse perspectives in the workshops, we strongly recommend including
organizers from varied institutions and backgrounds.
Furthermore, we welcome workshops with an innovative structure that can attract diverse
types of contributions and foster valuable interactions.
Prospective organizers are encouraged to contact the Workshop Chairs in
advance (workshops2026(a)iui.acm.org) to discuss ideas, receive feedback, or seek
assistance in preparing engaging proposals. Especially for workshop proposals featuring
innovative interactive formats, we are happy to help further develop and implement the
ideas.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Workshop Proposals: August 29, 2025 (extended and final!)
• Decision Notification: September 19, 2025
• Camera-ready Summaries: February 6, 2026
Workshop Chairs
Karthik Dinakar, Pienso, USA
Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA
Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Antonela Tommasel, CONICET, Argentina
MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Enna, Italy, December 1-4, 2025
MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, will be held in Enna, Italy, December 1st –4th. MUM is an interdisciplinary forum for advances in research of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM, academics and practitioners discuss challenges and achievements in this field from diverse perspectives, such as interaction techniques, user research, system development, software solutions, and devices. This edition of MUM aims to continue the tradition of innovation and excellence in research established by previous MUM conferences.
We welcome submissions of high-quality papers that offer original and unpublished contributions relevant to mobile and ubiquitous multimedia. Paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Prototypes and systems tackling relevant technical challenges
* Novel applications for mobile and ubiquitous gaming, learning, entertainment, social networking, and advertising
* Augmented, mixed, and virtual reality systems and applications
* Case studies, field trials, or user experience evaluations of new applications and services
* Context-aware and location-based mobile and ubiquitous services
* Metrics and measures for evaluating and testing mobile and ubiquitous systems
* Privacy and security-related challenges to multimedia systems
* Social implications of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems
* Interaction and collaboration with human-centered AI systems
* Tools and development environments for building mobile, wearable, and ubiquitous multimedia systems
* User interfaces, interaction design, and interaction techniques for mobile and ubiquitous systems
* Interaction design for automotive and other modes of transportation
* Fabrication and device prototyping
Long & short papers summary:
* Anonymous submissions (double-blind review)
* Length (using LaTeX template or Word template):
* Short papers: 7 pages maximum (excluding references)
* Full papers: 16 pages maximum (excluding references)
* Timeline (all deadlines are AoE):
* Workshops and Tutorials Submission: August 21, 2025
* Paper (Short & Full): August 21, 2025 August 28, 2025 (Extended Deadline)
* Paper Decision Notification: October 06, 2025
* Paper Camera-ready: October 20, 2025
* Upon acceptance: mandatory presentation at the conference
For further details about the submission, the review and publication process, other available tracks, and general information about the conference and the venue, please go to: mum-conf.org<http://mum-conf.org/>
Should you have any questions, please contact the Papers and Technical Program Chairs:
Mohamed Khamis, University of Glasgow, UK
Passant Elagroudy, DFKI, Germany
papers2025(a)mum-conf.org<mailto:papers2025@mum-conf.org>
Call for Work-in-Progress Paper – CCNC 2026
Track Chairs:
Mirko Franco, University of Padua, Italy (email: mifranco(a)math.unipd.it)
Pietro Manzoni, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain (email: pmanzoni(a)disca.upv.es)
Andrea Michienzi, University of Pisa, Italy (email: andrea.michienzi(a)di.unipi.it)
IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference
9–12 January 2026
Las Vegas, NV, USA
https://ccnc2026.ieee-ccnc.org/call-work-progress-papers
IMPORTANT DATES
Conference Dates: 9 January - 12 January 2026
Technical Papers due: August 31, 2025 (Firm Deadline!)
Acceptance Notification: September 30, 2025
Submit at: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33771&track=130961
SCOPE and MOTIVATION
Prospective authors are invited to submit Work-in-Progress (WiP) papers related to all areas of consumer communications and networking that summarize speculative breakthroughs, industry-featured projects, open problems, new application challenges, visionary ideas, and preliminary studies or recent achievements that are not quite ready for a regular full-length paper. WiP papers are welcomed in all areas of consumer communications and networking.
All Work-in-Progress papers should be submitted via EDAS, and please make sure to follow the Submission Guidelines. All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of four pages (10-point font) including figures. Accepted WiP papers will be published in the IEEE CCNC 2026 Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore® as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
Any questions should be submitted to the WiP Co-chairs.
*** Last Call for Workshop Proposals ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/
We are pleased to invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction
with the Annual International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI
2026), Paphos, Cyprus.
Workshops aim to provide a venue for presenting research on emerging or specialized
topics of interest and to offer an informal forum for discussing research questions and
challenges. Potential workshop topics should be related to the general theme of the
conference (“Where HCI meets AI”).
We welcome proposals for a wide range of *full-day* or *half-day* workshops, including
but not limited to:
• Mini Conferences: Workshops that focus on a specific topic and may have their own
paper submission and review processes.
• Interactive Formats: Workshops that encourage active participation and hands-on
experiences through break-out sessions or group work to explore specific topics. They
may have their own paper submission and review process or target a report summarizing
the discussions and outcomes.
• Emerging Work Sessions: Workshops that foster discussion around emerging ideas.
Organizers may raise specific topics and invite position papers, late-breaking results, or
extended abstracts.
• Project-Centric Formats: Workshops tied closely to a specific existing large-scale
funded project(e.g., NSF, EU) with the goal to engage a broader community.
• Interactive Competitions: Formats that invite individuals and teams to participate in
challenges or hackathons on selected topics relevant to IUI.
Review and Oversight by Workshop Chairs
Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the Workshop Chairs. It is possible that
workshops may be cancelled, shortened, merged, or restructured if there are insufficient
submissions.
Workshop summaries will be included in the ACM Digital Library for ACM IUI 2026. We will
also publish joint workshop proceedings for accepted workshop submissions
(through CEUR or a similar venue).
Responsibilities of Workshop Organizers
• Coordinate the Call for Papers, including solicitation, submission handling, and peer
review process.
• Create and maintain a dedicated website with workshop information. The IUI 2026
website will link to this page.
• Prepare and communicate a Call for Participation, targeting both IUI and broader relevant
communities (e.g., via mailing lists, social media, newsgroups, or offline events).
• Facilitate the planned activities, including paper presentations, discussions, and/or
interactive elements.
• Submit a workshop summary for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library.
• Collect camera-ready papers and author agreements from workshop participants for the
joint workshop proceedings (CEUR or similar).
Note that for the joint proceedings (CEUR or similar), submissions should be peer-reviewed
and will need to meet publishers’ guidelines. CEUR, for example, requires a 5-page
minimum per contribution. Note that not all workshop formats listed above may meet
these requirements, and we may not be able to include them.
IUI 2026 is an in-person event, and we expect workshop organizers to attend, allowing the
workshop to be conducted on-site. One author per paper is expected to attend in person
to present the work.
Proposal Format
Workshop proposals should be a maximum of four pages long (single-column format).
Prepare your submission using the latest templates: Word Submission Template
(https://authors.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submi…),
or the LaTex Template
(https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…).
For Latex, please use “\documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart}”.
The proposals should be organized as follows:
• Name and title: A one-word acronym and a full title. Please indicate “(Workshop)” after
the title.
• Abstract: A brief summary of the workshop.
• Description of workshop topic: Should discuss the relevance of the proposed topic to
IUI and its interest for the IUI 2026 audience. Include a concise discussion of why this
workshop is particularly relevant for the intended audience and how it will complement
and enhance topics covered at the main conference.
• Previous history: List of previous workshops on this topic, including the conferences
that hosted them and the number of participants. If available, report on past editions of
the workshop (including URLs), along with a brief statement of the workshop
series (e.g., covering topics, number of paper submissions, and participants), as well as
post-workshop publications over the years and acceptance statistics. If this is the first
edition of the workshop, describe how it differs from others on similar topics (e.g., by
including conference names and years).
• Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, and web pages of the organizer(s). Provide a
brief description of the background of the organizer(s). Strong proposals normally include
organizers who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the
communities of potential participants. Please indicate the primary contact person and the
organizers who will attend the workshop. Also, please provide a list of other workshops
organized by workshop organizers in the past.
• Workshop program committee: Names and affiliation of the members of the (tentative)
workshop program committee that will evaluate the workshop submissions.
• Participants: Include a statement of how many participants you expect and how you plan
to invite participants for the workshop. If possible, include the names of at least 10 people
who have expressed interest in participating in the workshop or tutorial.
• Workshop activities: A brief description of the format regarding the mix of
events or activities, such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, demonstrations,
teaching activities, hands-on practical exercises, and general discussion.
• Planned outcomes of the workshop: What are you hoping to achieve by the end of the
workshop? Please list here any planned publications or other outcomes expected.
• Length: Full-day or half-day.
Submission Platform
• All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0
http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi by the proposal submission deadline.
• In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
society, conference, and track, select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026", and then "IUI 2026 Workshops",
and press "Go".
We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop proposals.
To support diverse perspectives in the workshops, we strongly recommend including
organizers from varied institutions and backgrounds.
Furthermore, we welcome workshops with an innovative structure that can attract diverse
types of contributions and foster valuable interactions.
Prospective organizers are encouraged to contact the Workshop Chairs in
advance (workshops2026(a)iui.acm.org) to discuss ideas, receive feedback, or seek
assistance in preparing engaging proposals. Especially for workshop proposals featuring
innovative interactive formats, we are happy to help further develop and implement the
ideas.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Workshop Proposals: August 22, 2025
• Decision Notification: September 19, 2025
• Camera-ready Summaries: February 6, 2026
Workshop Chairs
Karthik Dinakar, Pienso, USA
Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA
Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Antonela Tommasel, CONICET, Argentina
*** Last Call for Workshop Proposals ***
The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution
and Reengineering (SANER 2026)
17 March, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/track/saner-2026/saner-2026-workshops-tutorials-…
In SANER 2026, we solicit proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the
main conference. Workshops can be full or half-day and should highlight a specific
topic of interest related to software analysis, evolution, and reengineering. We encourage
workshop organizers to include activities that provide their participants with a true
workshop experience.
All workshops will tentatively be scheduled for the first day of the conference (March 17,
2026), the day before the main conference.
Should you be interested in joining SANER, please keep the deadlines below in mind.
Submission Instructions
Proposal submission: By August 20th, 2025 AoE, the workshop proposal (in the form of
call for papers) should be submitted to the workshops EasyChair page:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026 .
The submission could be a PDF file (no more than two pages) or a public link to a call for
papers webpage.
The call for papers should include:
• a workshop title,
• a description of the workshop topic and scope,
• an indication of whether the workshop will take ½ day or a full day,
• a link to the workshop website,
• and the contact information.
The website should be live and include (at least) the following information: the topic of
the workshop, its scope, list of topics of interest, names of the organizing committee
members and their affiliations, types of submissions and the important dates as follows
(all dates are 23:59h AoE):
• Abstract Submission: 12 December, 2025
• Paper Submission: 18 December, 2025
• Notification: January 14, 2026
• Camera-Ready: 20 January, 2026
Evaluation Criteria
The proposals will be evaluated by the workshops track chairs based on the novelty of
the workshop topic, its importance to the field, as well as the composition of the
organizing team.
Workshop PC and Submission System
No later than mid of-September 2025, the workshop PC should have been finalized and
the paper submission system should be live. Workshop organizers are free to select
EasyChair, HotCRP or any other commonly used paper submission system.
The workshop proceedings will be included in a separate section of the conference’s
proceedings – the companion proceedings.
SUBMISSION LINK
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026
IMPORTANT DATES
• Workshop Proposals Submissions: 20 August, 2025
• Workshop Proposals Notification: 27 August, 2025
All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth).
ORGANISATION
General Chair
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organizing Chair
• George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Workshops and Tutorials Co-Chairs
• Marcelo De Almeida Maia, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
• Juri Di Rocco, University of L'Aquila, Italy
*We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this Call *
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[*CRISTAIN 2025*] The “*supporting CRIme reSolution Through Artificial
Intelligence*” workshop explores the use of advanced technologies, such as
artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and augmented
reality, to support professionals in the field of criminal investigation.
The initiative aims to introduce new methodologies that can enhance current
investigative practices. A key element is a human-centered approach which
ensures effective and ethical tools that can be easily used by
professionals in the field. Through discussion and dialogue among
participants, the workshop can foster the identification of effective
solutions to support the management of the investigation process. This
includes building trust in automated systems, supporting human oversight
and interpretability, and enabling collaborative decision-making between
humans and machines. Particular attention will be provided to how
human-centered methods can help in the mitigation risks and biases that
should be properly handled in AI-based systems. Such methods ensure that
professionals across various domains can confidently integrate AI tools
into their workflows, without requiring deep technical knowledge of the
underlying algorithms.
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📅 *Event Info*
The *CRISTAIN workshop* will be held at the conference:
- 🗓️ *CHItaly 2025 – 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI
Chapter*
- 📍 *October 6–10, 2025* – *Salerno, Italy*
- 🌐 *Website*: https://cristain-ws.github.io/CHItaly25/
🕒 *Important Dates*
-
*Paper submission deadline:* * September 5th*
-
*Acceptance notice:** September 12nd*
-
*Camera-ready submission:* *September 22nd*
📥 Submission
-
*Short paper length:* 5–9 pages
-
*Format*: PDF
-
*Submit via EasyChair*: CRISTAIN 2025 Submission
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cristain2025>
-
*Proceedings:* published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings –
http://ceur-ws.org/
🧩 *Topics*
Tuned to the field of crime, topics include, but are not limited to:
- Crime Scene Analyses
- Case-studies on Crime Analyses
- Context-aware decision making
- Decision support system
- Process management in complex domains
- Domain-specific data collection
- Data Extraction, Transformation and Loading
- Data preparation and processing
- Emotional AI
- Neuro-Symbolic AI
- Personalization and predictive interaction
- Distributed interactions among intelligent systems
- AI-based adaptive systems
- Secure AI
- Unbiased AI systems
- Ethics and Trustworthy AI
- Awareness and transparency in technology usage
- Environmental impacts of technologies
- Immersive experiences and virtual environments
- Integration of technologies in complex domains
- New sensory dimensions for user experiences
- Redefining human capabilities through technology
👥 *Organizers*
- Eleonora Calò - ecalo(a)unisa.it - University of Salerno
- Loredana Caruccio - lcaruccio(a)unisa.it - University of Salerno
- Autilia Vitiello - autilia.vitiello(a)unina.it - University of Naples
Federico II
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Call for Papers
Track 2 - Networking Solutions for Metaverse, Social Applications,
Multimedia, and Games
*Track Chairs*:
Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padua, Italy (email: gaggi(a)math.unipd.it
<mailto:gaggi@math.unipd.it>)
Manuela Montangero, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
(email: manuela.montangero(a)unimore.it
<mailto:manuela.montangero@unimore.it>)
*IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference
9–12 January 2026
Las Vegas, NV, USA*
https://ccnc2026.ieee-ccnc.org/call-technical-papers
*IMPORTANT DATES*
Conference Dates: 9 January - 12 January 2026
Technical Papers due: August 31, 2025
Acceptance Notification: September 30, 2025
*Summit at*: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33771&track=130953
*SCOPE and MOTIVATION *
Social applications, multimedia, and games play a substantial role in
shaping Internet traffic and have emerged as dominant mode of social
interaction online. This recent trend has sparked significant research
interests, both at the network level and in terms of application and
service development. Moreover, with the advent of the metaverse,
research focus within these domains has expanded to encompass virtual
worlds, immersive experiences, and social interactions in virtual
environments. Given their increasing prevalence and interdisciplinary
nature, social applications, multimedia, and games have also garnered
research attention across diverse fields, including big data analytics,
cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data sensing, information
security, and privacy protection.
*MAIN TOPIC OF INTEREST*
The Networking solutions for social applications, multimedia, and games
track seeks original contributions in the following areas, as well as
others that are not explicitly listed but are closely related:
- Artificial Intelligence for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Architectures, Platforms, and Protocols.
- Business models for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Communication security for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Data Sensing.
- Distributed games engines.
- Ethical considerations in social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Gamification and game-based learning in applications.
- Human-Computer Interfaces and Human-Machine Interfaces.
- Immersive storytelling and narrative techniques in multimedia and games.
- Knowledge discovery for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Metaverse, virtual worlds, immersive experiences.
- Naming and routing of media streams.
- New paradigms of future communications networks.
- Non-visual Interfaces for accessibility and/or Virtual Reality.
- Novel applications for the social, multimedia, and games scenario.
- Smart moving and smart objects.
- Social computing and collective intelligence.
- Social influence and persuasion in multimedia and games.
- Social interactions in communication networks.
- Recommender algorithms.
- Rumor source localization in large-scale, real-world networking
solutions.
- User profiling and behavior analysis.
- User engagement and retention strategies in social applications and
games.
- Virtual reality and augmented reality applications.
ACM GoodIT 2025 – Call for Early Registration
5th ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good
Antwerp, Belgium, 3-5 September 2025
https://goodit2025.idlab.uantwerpen.be/
We are excited to announce that registration for the ACM GoodIT 2025 conference is now open! The early bird registration is available until August 25th, 2025. This year's conference will be held from September 3-5, 2025, in the beautiful city of Antwerp, Belgium.
ACM GoodIT 2025 focuses on the application of IT technologies to social good, a concept that encompasses actions providing benefits to the general public. Traditional examples include Internet connectivity, education, and healthcare. However, the rapid growth of new media innovations and online communities has expanded the meaning of social good. Today, it represents the efforts of global citizens uniting to harness the potential of individuals, technology, and collaboration to create a positive societal impact.
We invite you to join us in exploring the latest advancements and innovative applications of IT for social good. The conference will feature a diverse range of presentations and networking opportunities designed to foster collaboration and inspire new ideas.
Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a global movement dedicated to making a difference through technology.
To register and learn more about the conference, please visit our website: https://goodit2025.idlab.uantwerpen.be. We look forward to welcoming you in Antwerp!
Call for Work-in-Progress Paper – CCNC 2026
Track Chairs:
Mirko Franco, University of Padua, Italy (email: mifranco(a)math.unipd.it)
Pietro Manzoni, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain (email: pmanzoni(a)disca.upv.es)
Andrea Michienzi, University of Pisa, Italy (email: andrea.michienzi(a)di.unipi.it)
IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference
9–12 January 2026
Las Vegas, NV, USA
https://ccnc2026.ieee-ccnc.org/call-work-progress-papers
IMPORTANT DATES
Conference Dates: 9 January - 12 January 2026
Technical Papers due: August 31, 2025
Acceptance Notification: September 30, 2025
Submit at: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33771&track=130961
SCOPE and MOTIVATION
Prospective authors are invited to submit Work-in-Progress (WiP) papers related to all areas of consumer communications and networking that summarize speculative breakthroughs, industry-featured projects, open problems, new application challenges, visionary ideas, and preliminary studies or recent achievements that are not quite ready for a regular full-length paper. WiP papers are welcomed in all areas of consumer communications and networking.
All Work-in-Progress papers should be submitted via EDAS, and please make sure to follow the Submission Guidelines. All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of four pages (10-point font) including figures. Accepted WiP papers will be published in the IEEE CCNC 2026 Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore® as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
Any questions should be submitted to the WiP Co-chairs.
/*Errata-Corrige*
Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/
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Special Issue on
*Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence: Co-imagining mutual
learning of AI technologies and designing with AI tools*
Call for Papers -> link
<https://ixdea.org/participatory-design-meets-artificial-intelligence/>
to be published at the
/*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/
(ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998)
https://ixdea.org/https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000
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**** Since 2007 also in Scopus ****
**** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of
Science* ***
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IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents
with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing)
Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the
journal, please donate: -> link
=========================================================
*Guest Editors:*
--------------------------------------------------------- --
• Susanne Stigberg, Østfold University College, Norway
• Klaudia Carcani, Østfold University College, Norway
• Suhas Govind Joshi, University of Oslo, Norway
• Tone Bratteteig, University of Oslo, Norway
===========================================
*Important dates:*
-----------------------------------------------------------
• Deadline: *September 10th*, 2025
• Notification to the authors: October 30th, 2025
• Camera ready paper: January 10th, 2026
• Publication of the special issue: Spring 2026 (tentatively)
===========================================
*Overview*
-----------------------------------------------------------
Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) make Participatory Design (PD)
obsolete? AI systems are deployed rapidly across domains of considerable
social significance—in healthcare, education, employment, criminal
justice, and many others—without appropriate safeguards or
accountability structures in place. At the same time, there is a growing
interest in using participatory approaches for the design, development,
and evaluation of AI systems across industries, academia and the public
sector. Researchers have started to explore different aspects of AI
tools for co-creation in PD and different co-creation processes for the
design of AI-based solutions. In this special issue, we aim to collect
and share explorations with and about AI in PD to create a better
understanding of the challenges and opportunities for co-designing
future ethical, responsible, and explainable AI solutions.
Early PD projects were motivated by the introduction of computer
technologies into industrial workplaces, where they threatened to
impoverish or take over jobs. Just like computers were a threat to work
and workers in the 1970s and 80s, AI seems to be a threat to workers—and
societies—today. This is an argument for using a PD approach aimed at
understanding the technology and its potential for changing workplaces
and work practices, as well as to open up for workers to have a say in
choices concerning the technology during its design and use. We see two
different combinations of AI and PD: a) the use of AI tools in PD for
design inspiration or co-ideation, and b) using PD activities to
collaboratively envision digital futures with AI. Can PD help to
understand AI and its potential for changing our lives? Bratteteig and
Verne argue that PD is well suited for users and designers working
together to negotiate and mitigate the challenges AI poses to our
digitalized societies. However, they argue that PD researchers need to
navigate through three challenges: understanding AI technology,
evaluating AI solutions, and distinguishing between “normal use” and
training of AI services. Voinov and Bousquet propose participatory
modeling as a purposeful learning process for action that engages the
implicit and explicit knowledge of stakeholders to create formalized and
shared representation(s) of reality.
As a step towards broadening the discussion about AI and PD, our
proposal seeks to extend a warm invitation to researchers and
professionals worldwide who are exploring the intersection of PD and AI,
including both aspects of mutual learning and co-designing. This special
issue is also an extension of a workshop that took place at NORDICHI
2024. The purpose of this special issue, therefore, in addition to
collecting contributions from those who participated in the workshop, is
to broaden the discussion to include scholars and practitioners who are
engaged in the discourse about AI and PD and who would like to
contribute with and share their own visions.
-----------------------------------------------------------
*Topics of Interest*
-----------------------------------------------------------
Topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not limited to:
• Perspectives on co-designing future ethical, responsible, and
explainable AI solutions.
• Learning practices and strategies for understanding AI.
• Challenges facing PD for designing AI solutions
• Lessons learned from facilitated participatory activities AI tools.
• Combinations of the above.
===========================================
/*Submission guidelines and procedure*/
----------------------------------------------------------
All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original
and may not be under review by another publication.
The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format.
All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
Authors are invited to submit 8-30 pages paper (including authors'
information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.).
The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines
->https://ixdea.org/authors-guidelines/
==========================================================
*Authors' guidelines*
----------------------------------------------------------
Paper submission page:
-> link <https://ojs.ixdea.org/>
(Please upload all submissions using the Submission page.
When submitting the paper, please, choose the section:
"SI: Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence")
More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics
of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal
where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors,
publication ethics and malpractice are published.
For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific
editor marking the subject as:
/SI: //Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence/
• susanne [dot] k [dot] stigberg [at] hiof [dot] no
• klaudia [dot] carcani [at] hiof [dot] no
• joshi [at] ifi [dot] uio [dot] no
• tone [at] ifi [dot] uio [dot] no
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* *
/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/
=========================================================
Special Issue on
*STEAM teaching and learning: advances beyond the state of the art *
Call for Papers -> link
<https://ixdea.org/participatory-design-meets-artificial-intelligence/>
to be published at the
/*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/
(ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998)
https://ixdea.org/https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000
----------------------------------------------------------------
**** Since 2007 also in Scopus ****
**** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of
Science* ***
*----------------------------------------------------------------
IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents
with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing)
Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the
journal, please donate: -> link
=========================================================
*Guest Editors:*
--------------------------------------------------------- --
• Susanne Stigberg, Østfold University College, Norway
• Klaudia Carcani, Østfold University College, Norway
• Suhas Govind Joshi, University of Oslo, Norway
• Tone Bratteteig, University of Oslo, Norway
===========================================
*Important dates:*
-----------------------------------------------------------
• Deadline: *September 10th*, 2025
• Notification to the authors: October 30th, 2025
• Camera ready paper: January 10th, 2026
• Publication of the special issue: Spring 2026 (tentatively)
===========================================
*Overview*
-----------------------------------------------------------
Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) make Participatory Design (PD)
obsolete? AI systems are deployed rapidly across domains of considerable
social significance—in healthcare, education, employment, criminal
justice, and many others—without appropriate safeguards or
accountability structures in place. At the same time, there is a growing
interest in using participatory approaches for the design, development,
and evaluation of AI systems across industries, academia and the public
sector. Researchers have started to explore different aspects of AI
tools for co-creation in PD and different co-creation processes for the
design of AI-based solutions. In this special issue, we aim to collect
and share explorations with and about AI in PD to create a better
understanding of the challenges and opportunities for co-designing
future ethical, responsible, and explainable AI solutions.
Early PD projects were motivated by the introduction of computer
technologies into industrial workplaces, where they threatened to
impoverish or take over jobs. Just like computers were a threat to work
and workers in the 1970s and 80s, AI seems to be a threat to workers—and
societies—today. This is an argument for using a PD approach aimed at
understanding the technology and its potential for changing workplaces
and work practices, as well as to open up for workers to have a say in
choices concerning the technology during its design and use. We see two
different combinations of AI and PD: a) the use of AI tools in PD for
design inspiration or co-ideation, and b) using PD activities to
collaboratively envision digital futures with AI. Can PD help to
understand AI and its potential for changing our lives? Bratteteig and
Verne argue that PD is well suited for users and designers working
together to negotiate and mitigate the challenges AI poses to our
digitalized societies. However, they argue that PD researchers need to
navigate through three challenges: understanding AI technology,
evaluating AI solutions, and distinguishing between “normal use” and
training of AI services. Voinov and Bousquet propose participatory
modeling as a purposeful learning process for action that engages the
implicit and explicit knowledge of stakeholders to create formalized and
shared representation(s) of reality.
As a step towards broadening the discussion about AI and PD, our
proposal seeks to extend a warm invitation to researchers and
professionals worldwide who are exploring the intersection of PD and AI,
including both aspects of mutual learning and co-designing. This special
issue is also an extension of a workshop that took place at NORDICHI
2024. The purpose of this special issue, therefore, in addition to
collecting contributions from those who participated in the workshop, is
to broaden the discussion to include scholars and practitioners who are
engaged in the discourse about AI and PD and who would like to
contribute with and share their own visions.
-----------------------------------------------------------
*Topics of Interest*
-----------------------------------------------------------
Topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not limited to:
• Perspectives on co-designing future ethical, responsible, and
explainable AI solutions.
• Learning practices and strategies for understanding AI.
• Challenges facing PD for designing AI solutions
• Lessons learned from facilitated participatory activities AI tools.
• Combinations of the above.
===========================================
/*Submission guidelines and procedure*/
----------------------------------------------------------
All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original
and may not be under review by another publication.
The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format.
All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
Authors are invited to submit 8-30 pages paper (including authors'
information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.).
The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines
->https://ixdea.org/authors-guidelines/
==========================================================
*Authors' guidelines*
----------------------------------------------------------
Paper submission page:
-> link <https://ojs.ixdea.org/>
(Please upload all submissions using the Submission page.
When submitting the paper, please, choose the section:
"SI: Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence")
More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics
of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal
where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors,
publication ethics and malpractice are published.
For scientific advice and queries, please contact the IxD&A scientific
editor marking the subject as:
/SI: //Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence/
• susanne [dot] k [dot] stigberg [at] hiof [dot] no
• klaudia [dot] carcani [at] hiof [dot] no
• joshi [at] ifi [dot] uio [dot] no
• tone [at] ifi [dot] uio [dot] no
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* *
*** Second Call for Papers ***
The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier venue
where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the
intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Ideal IUI
submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and
discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies,
techniques, and systems.
This area is crucial as AI is increasingly integrated into everyday technology.
Understanding and shaping AI systems for human needs is essential to ensure that AI
systems are effective and responsible. As these techniques become increasingly powerful,
new use cases and human-AI interactions can be explored. This conference offers an
opportunity to focus the research community on important problems at the intersection of
AI and HCI and bring together experts from various disciplines to discuss and build on
these ideas in workshops, breaks, and networking sessions.
Contributions are welcome from all relevant arenas, including academia, industry,
government, and non-profit organizations. Diverse insights are critical to the vitality of the
IUI community, and the conference will accept papers for both long and short oral
presentations. Contributions to IUI are expected to be supported by rigorous evidence
appropriate to the claims (e.g., user study, system evaluation, computational analysis).
Topics
IUI 2026 topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Human-centered AI methods, approaches, and systems
• Explainable AI methods
• Democratization of AI
• Persuasive technologies in IUI
• Privacy and security of IUI
• Knowledge-based approaches to user interface design and generation
• User modelling for intelligent interfaces
• User-adaptive interaction and personalization
• IUI for crowd computing and human computation
• Human control in daily automations
• Trust and reliance in intelligent systems
Computational innovation
• Interactive machine learning
• Human-in-the loop AI testing and debugging
• Human-centered recommendation and recommender systems
• Generative models
• Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning
• Intelligent user interfaces for generative AI
Innovative User Interfaces
• Affective interfaces
• Intelligent aesthetic interfaces
• Intelligent collaborative interfaces
• Intelligent AR/VR interfaces
• Intelligent visualization and visual analytics
• Intelligent wearable and mobile interfaces
• Intelligent tangible interfaces
Intelligent Multimodal Systems
• Embodied agents
• Multimodal AI assistants
• Intelligent multimodal interfaces
Intelligent Applications
• Education and learning-related technologies
• Healthcare and wellbeing
• Automotive
• Assistive technologies
• Entertainment
• Workplace happiness
• Social media
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Smart homes
Large Language Models and Agentic AI
• End-user interaction with LLMs, agents, and multimodal models (e.g., chatbots, image
generation)
• LLMs and agents in the workplace
• Human-agent interaction and multi-agent systems
• Bias in LLMs and agents
• The effects of LLMs and agents use on creative tasks
• Personalized user interaction with LLMs and agents
• Prompt engineering
• User control and steering of LLMs and agents (e.g., RLHF, chaining, instruction tuning)
Evaluations of Intelligent User Interfaces
• User experiments and studies
• Reproducibility (including benchmarks, datasets, and challenges)
• Meta-analysis
• Mixed-methods evaluations
Papers
We invite original paper submissions that are not under consideration elsewhere. Accepted
papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library and citation indices. At least one author of all
accepted papers must register with full registration fee (not student registration fee),
attend in person, and present their paper during the main conference program. One
registration covers one paper only.
A selected set of accepted top-quality full papers will be invited to submit their extended
versions for publication in an ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS)
special issue titled “Highlights of IUI 2026” that will appear in 2027.
Reflection of practical and societal impact
We encourage authors to consider practical and societal implications of their work (as well
as its shortcomings) throughout their projects and to include a reflection on those
implications in their papers, in particular how the proposed methods and insights could be
applied and deployed in a realistic setting and how they can improve people's lives in the
real world.
We also encourage authors to discuss potential ethical considerations of their work in
terms of diversity, inclusion, and equality; and other topics under the broad responsible AI
topic and its societal impact. We recognize that technology is rarely neutral --- simply by
making some things easier than others, it reshapes society (Winner, 1980; Green, 2020).
Further, given the incredibly short invention-to-application cycles for AI-related
technologies, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that “somebody else” will carefully
consider how an emerging intelligent user interface technology might impact the world
before this technology is deployed. Our purpose is to help authors ensure that the likely
societal consequences of their work are consistent with their intentions and values. For
colleagues who are not yet experienced with incorporating societal impacts into their IUI
research but who are willing to give it a try, here are some ideas to consider.
Anonymization
ACM IUI uses a double-blind review process. All submissions (and supplemental materials)
must be appropriately anonymized according to the following guidelines:
• Authors' names and affiliations are not visible anywhere in the paper.
• Acknowledgements should be anonymized or removed during the review process.
• Self-citations should be included where necessary but must use the third person. For
example, "... as shown in our previous user study [2] ... " is not allowed, whereas "... as
shown in Smith et al. [2] " is acceptable (because in this case the citation [2] will NOT be
perceived as self-citation).
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in submissions being desk-rejected without review.
Accessibility
Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with
vision impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will be
required to make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an Accessible
Submission for detailed instructions.
If you are submitting a video as supplemental material, please provide captions, as
described in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos.
Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and guidelines.
Usage of Generative AI
All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023
ACM Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a
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Important Dates (AoE)
• Abstract: October 3, 2025
• Full Paper: October 10, 2025
• Decision Notification: December 12, 2025
• Camera-ready Submission: January 23, 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Li Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
• Giulio Jacucci, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Alison Renner, Dataminr, USA
*** Second Call for Contributions ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/
We invite you to submit your best work in agents and multiagent systems to AAMAS 2026,
the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, to be
held in Paphos, Cyprus in May 2026.
All submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed and evaluated on the basis of the overall
quality of their technical contribution, taking into account criteria such as originality,
significance, soundness, reproducibility, clarity, relevance to the conference, quality of
presentation, as well as understanding and appropriate referencing of the state of the art.
The papers will be published under CC BY license.
Important Dates (for the main technical track)
• Abstract submission: October 1, 2025
• Paper submission: October 8, 2025
• Rebuttal period: November 21-25, 2025
• Author notification: December 22, 2025
• Camera-ready paper: February 11, 2026
• Conference: May 25-29, 2026
All deadlines are at the end of the specified day, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
For submission instructions, please see here:
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/submission-instructions/
Areas of Interest
We welcome the submission of technical papers describing significant and original
research on all aspects of the theory and practice of autonomous agents and multiagent
systems. If you are new to this community, then we encourage you to consult the
proceedings of previous editions of the conference to fully appreciate the scope of AAMAS.
At the time of submission, you will be asked to associate your paper with one of the
following areas of interest:
• Learning and Adaptation (LEARN)
• Generative and Agentic AI (GAAI)
• Game Theory and Economic Paradigms (GTEP)
• Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms, and Ethics (COINE)
• Search, Optimization, Planning, and Scheduling (SOPS)
• Representation, and Reasoning (RR)
• Engineering and Analysis of Multiagent Systems (EMAS)
• Modeling and Simulation of Societies (SIM)
• Human-Agent Interaction (HAI)
• Robotics and Control (ROBOT)
• Innovative Applications (IA)
More information on these areas and the topics covered can be found here:
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-main-track/
Special Tracks
In addition to the main track, AAMAS 2026 will feature five special tracks (AAAI Track,
JAAMAS Track, Blue Sky Ideas Track, Demo Track, and Competitions Track), as well as the
Doctoral Consortium.
The AAAI Track welcomes AAAI-25 submissions rejected from the main AAAI track that
are relevant to the AAMAS research community and received no reject review
recommendations (all review scores are weak reject or above).
The JAAMAS Track offers authors of papers recently published in the Journal of
Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (JAAMAS) that have not previously appeared
as full papers in an archival conference the opportunity to present their work at AAMAS
2026.
The focus of the Blue Sky Ideas Track is on visionary ideas, long-term challenges, new
research opportunities, and controversial debate.
The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their
latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems.
The Competitions Track is an effective mechanism for motivating researchers to enhance
discussions, share knowledge, and boost the development and evaluation of theory and
practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems.
Finally, AAMAS invites PhD students working in the research areas covered by AAMAS to
take part in the Doctoral Consortium (DC). The DC is an opportunity to interact closely
with established researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback
on your work and to get advice on managing your career.
The calls for each track above and for the Doctoral Consortium, along with the respective
important dates, are available on the AAMAS 2026 web site.
Workshops and Tutorials
Furthermore, AAMAS 2026 invites proposals for workshops and tutorials. These will be
held on May 25-26, 2026, immediately before the main program of the AAMAS conference.
The objectives of the AAMAS 2026 workshop program are to stimulate and facilitate
discussion, interaction, and comparison of approaches, methods, and ideas related to
specific topics, both theoretical and applied, in the general area of Autonomous Agents
and Multiagent Systems. The AAMAS 2026 workshops will provide an informal setting
where participants will have the opportunity to discuss specific technical topics, fostering
the active exchange of ideas and supporting community development.
Tutorials will be half-day long and will be in person — online/remote versions will not be
accepted. A few full-day tutorials may be considered, but the proponents need to motivate
their request when submitting their proposal.
The calls for workshop and tutorial proposals, along with the respective important dates,
are available on the AAMAS 2026 web site.
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
If you have additional questions, please contact the Program Chairs using
aamas2026pcs(a)gmail.com .
*** First Call for Contributions ***
39th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
(CBMS 2026)
June 3-5 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://2026.cbms-conference.org
Attracting a worldwide audience, CBMS is the premier conference for computer-based
medical systems, and one of the main conferences in the fields of medical informatics and
biomedical informatics. CBMS allows the exchange of ideas and technologies between
academic and industrial scientists. The scientific program of IEEE CBMS 2026 will consist
of regular and special track sessions with technical contributions reviewed and selected by
an international program committee, as well as, keynote talks and tutorials given by
leading experts in their fields. The CBMS 2026 edition also aims to host high-quality
papers about industry and real case applications as well as allow researchers leading
international projects to show to the scientific community the main aims, goals, and
results of their projects. We solicit submissions on previously unpublished research work.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Example areas include but are not limited to:
• Active and Healthy Ageing System
• Analytics and solutions in Public Health
• Artificial intelligence in healthcare
• Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
• Bioinformatics
• Biomarker Discovery and Drug Design
• Biomedical Signal and Image Processing and Machine Vision
• Cognitive Computing in Healthcare
• Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Healthcare (CSCW)
• Databases and blockchain in Medicine or Healthcare
• Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery in Medicine or Healthcare
• Decision Support and Recommendation Systems in Medicine or Healthcare
• Digital Twins / Personalized AI Models
• e-Health
• Ethics in the application of ICT to biomedicine
• Explainable AI for Decision Support
• Generative AI and Foundational Models for Biomedicine
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in Healthcare
• Knowledge Representation in Medicine or Healthcare
• m-Health
• Medical education using ICT
• Medical Robotics, Intelligent Medical Devices, and Smart Technologies
• Metaverse, Augmented and Intelligent Reality
• Multimodality Data Analysis
• Network and Telemedicine Systems
• Pervasive Computing for Wearables
• Privacy and Security in Healthcare
• Radiomics and Radiogenomics
• Serious Games for Healthcare
• Software Systems in Medicine
• Technology in Clinical and Healthcare Services Research
• Web-Based Delivery of Medical Information
Prospective authors are expected to submit their contributions to the general track or one
of the special tracks if relevant. Please see the submission guidelines for further details.
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted papers (Regular, Short, and Posters) will be included in
the conference proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in
proceedings is conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the
conference by one of the authors.
Type of Submissions
Each contribution must be prepared following the IEEE two-column format, whose
template is available at https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates .
The authors may choose LaTeX or Microsoft Word templates. CBMS 2026 accepts three
types of submissions:
• Regular papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 6 pages, but it is possible
to extend the paper length up to 8 pages by paying for each extra page. Check fees for
more information.
• Short papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 4 pages and no less than 3
pages, not being possible to extend the paper length. The duration of the oral
presentation of short posters will be less than regular ones.
• Posters: The length of the contribution is limited to 2 pages. Poster papers will be
included in the proceedings but won’t include oral presentations during the conference.
The authors of a poster also need to prepare a real poster to be shown during the
conference. For presentation purposes at the conference, the authors must prepare the
poster in portrait format. The accepted dimensions are 60 (width) x 80 (length).
CALL FOR SPECIAL TRACKS
IEEE CBMS 2026 invites proposals for organization of special tracks that will be held in
parallel with the general conference track. The themes of the special tracks should not
overlap with the general conference topics and should focus on emerging research fields.
All tracks are expected to enable stimulating discussions of state-of-the-art, emerging,
visionary, and perhaps controversial topics. Their papers should report on significant
unpublished work and must meet the same standards as main conference papers. All
accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings. We expect all accepted
tracks to adhere to the conference paper submission and reviewing schedule, as outlined
in the dates indicated below.
Special Tracks chair(s) will be interacting with organisers of accepted workshops to ensure
a high-quality workshop program. In the case of detecting several similar submissions, the
CBMS 2026 organization can propose the fusion of those proposals.
Special Track Requirements
The organizers of a special track must comply with a set of principles and obligations,
listed below:
• A specific webpage with information about the special track will be created by CBMS
after the acceptance notification. The organizers must provide the following information to
be added to such webpage: special track description, list of topics, call for papers,
submission information (must be the same as CBMS 2026 regular track), special track
organizers, special track program committee members, any other relevant information.
• The organizers of the special track are responsible for the peer-review process within
their track. They must add their own Program Committee members/reviewers to the
submission platform, ensure that receive all the reviews on time, check the quality of the
reviews, and establish the acceptance/rejection decision. The final decision will be sent by
CBMS 2026 PC Chairs. They also must pay special attention to potential conflicts of
interest and ensure that all the general ethical rules of research are followed.
• At least one of the organizers of the special track must register and attend CBMS 2026
in Limassol, Cyprus. The organizer(s) who attend CBMS will also chair the specific session
that will be assigned in the agenda to their track.
• The organizers of the special track are responsible for the publicity of their track to try
to win as many submissions as possible. Please bear in mind that a special track with less
than 4 accepted papers could be canceled. In this case, the accepted papers will be moved
to the regular track.
Submission Guidelines
Each proposal must include:
• Special track title
• Rough estimate of the expected ST size as number of sessions (with 4-5 papers per
session)
• A brief biography of ST organizer(s)
• List of Special Track Program Committee members
• A draft of Special Track “Call for Papers” (important dates must be the same of the
main conference)
• One or two appropriate journals or follow up publications: tracks are expected to
organize a special issue, if planned.
The proposal must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference
management system (see link below).
CALL FOR SHOWCASE / RESEARCH PROJECTS
CBMS 2026 will have a special showcase/research projects track session, where we invite
(a) scientific papers, (b) demonstrations/posters and (c) research-projects descriptions.
Scientific papers: We invite papers (not exceeding 6 pages in length), describing innovative
computer-based medical devices or software applications, including practical experiences
with such innovations. The papers should be scholarly articles presenting scientific
methods, measurements, and experiments. Marketing and sales materials will not be
accepted. These papers will be evaluated based on practicality, innovation, scientific rigor,
value of the device or application to users, and novelty. They will be published in the
proceedings of the conference along with the other papers under this track.
Examples of such papers could include but are not limited to:
• Computer-based medical devices that have technical/scientific novelty
• Computer-based medical applications intended for or recently introduced in the field
• Novel uses of traditional equipment in practice
• Experience papers based on use and data from the field
• Insightful measurement-based analysis of computer-based medical systems from the
field
• Novel analysis providing new insights from data collected from the field
• New and practical data analytics useful in practice
• Real deployments of AI solutions in medicine
Demonstrations: A demonstration is more appropriate if the value can be better expressed
with a demonstration rather than in a full-length paper. The topics for the demonstration
papers are the same as the scientific for this track. Please submit a proposal of your
demonstration with a limit of two pages.
Research projects/initiatives: CBMS aims in this edition to receive submissions about
research or innovation projects funded by, mainly, competitive calls to present their
project. We foresee to receive submissions which include details about the project goals,
consortium and results (expected and any tentative result obtained so far). Only projects
funded by competitive calls or with strong potential interest for the community will be
considered. International projects organized in a consortium of several countries will have
preference.
Submissions in this context should be a one/two-pages document with at least the
following information:
• Project/initiative title
• Description
• Participant entities
• Project goals
• Funding agency (when applies) or agencies
• Results obtained so far (publications, patents, ...)
The contribution must be prepared following the regular paper. The length of the
contribution must be between 4 and 6 pages.
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted contributions will be included in the conference
proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in proceedings is
conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the conference by one of
the authors.
CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
The Doctoral Consortium for CBMS 2026 will provide an opportunity for PhD students to
present their research plans or their preliminary work in an informal and supportive
atmosphere. The PhD students will be able to discuss the problems that their PhDs are
addressing, any preliminary results, and their future plans. The DC will offer them an
opportunity to discuss any problems that they have come up against, and gain valuable
advice and constructive feedback from experienced researchers in the field.The Doctoral
Consortium will involve presentations by participating PhD students (selected by the
Doctoral Consortium chairs) as well as a number of invited talks / tutorials on different
related topics in the field.
Submissions
Doctoral Consortium submissions should focus specifically on a PhD thesis or subsection
of a thesis. To apply for participation at CBMS 2026 Doctoral Consortium, please submit a
research plan on a topic related to the areas covered in the general call for papers for the
conference. Each submission should be in the same format as the main conference papers
except it should consist of approximately 3-5 pages describing your research work.
In particular:
• Title and author
• The research problem that your PhD addresses
• Your planned approach and methods for solving the problem
• How your approach compares to other known approaches
• Any preliminary results or expected results
• Future plans and directions with specific questions
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below).
Doctoral Consortium papers/contributions will be included in the proceedings in a specific
“Doctoral Consortium” section.
SUBMISSION LINK FOR ALL TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecbms2026
OTHER INFORMATION
For more information, please contact ieeecbms2026 AT easychair.org .
IMPORTANT DATES
Papers / ShowCases / Research Projects/ DC
• Submission Deadline: February 20, 2026 (AoE)
• Notification of Acceptance: April 10, 2026
• Camera-Ready Due: April 24, 2026 (AoE)
Special Tracks
• Proposals Deadline: October 24, 2025 (AoE)
• Notification of Acceptance: October 31, 2025
ORGANIZATION
CBMS SC Chair
• Rosa Sicilia, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy
General Chairs
• Mario Cannataro, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
• Constantinos S. Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Panagiotis Bamidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
• Andreas S. Panayides, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus
Publication Chairs
• Sameer K. Antani, National Library of Medicine & National Institutes Of Health, USA
• Bridget Kana, Karlstad University, Sweden
Special Tracks Chairs
• Pietro Cinaglia, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
• Christos Loizou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Showcase / Research Projects Chair
• Pietro Hiram Guzzi, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
Doctoral Consortium Chair
• Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico, USA
Local Organizing and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
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*Connected Realities: Exploring Collaboration and Social Interaction in
eXtended Reality*
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Special Issue of the *Virtual Reality* journal
https://link.springer.com/collections/ijfihjahcf
*Aims and Scope*
Extended Reality (XR) technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR),
Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), are profoundly transforming
how people interact and collaborate in the digital world, overcoming
physical barriers and creating new opportunities for social connection.
These immersive solutions range from integrating digital elements into the
real world to building entirely virtual environments, expanding the
boundaries of human interaction. However, the growth of XR also presents
significant challenges related to social cohesion, collaboration,
inclusivity, and accessibility. Designing XR environments with a strong
focus on social interaction and collaboration is essential to creating
spaces that foster meaningful connections and teamwork.
In an increasingly interconnected world, neglecting social factors risks
excluding users and limiting XR’s potential as a tool for global
collaboration. This special issue aims to explore strategies for designing
XR environments that enable equitable, inclusive, and safe participation,
addressing the needs of a diverse community and ensuring that no one is
left out of these new modes of interaction and collaboration.
*Topics*
Authors are invited to submit articles that fall under topics such as, but
not limited to:
● Social dynamics in XR
● Accessibility in XR
● Inclusivity in Immersive Technologies
● User Safety and Ethical Standards
● Designing for Engagement and Cohesion
● Emotional and Psychological Impacts of XR
● Educational and Collaborative Uses of XR
*Important dates*
Paper Submission deadline: 30 November 2025
*Please feel free to contact us for more information.*
Giuliana Vitiello, University of Salerno - Italy, gvitiello(a)unisa.it
Pablo Cesar, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and TU Delft - The
Netherlands, garcia(a)cwi.nl
Tanja Kojić, TU Berlin - Germany, tanja.kojic(a)tu-berlin.de
Andrea Antonio Cantone, University of Salerno - Italy, acantone(a)unisa.it
*** (Apologies for multiple postings) ***
Call for Papers for the First Submission Round of Full Papers and
Technical Notes of
EICS 2026: The 18th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive
Computing Systems, 30 June - 3 July 2026, Patras, Greece
https://eics.acm.org/2026/
Submission deadline for the 1st Round of PACMHCI EICS 2026 for Full
Papers and
Technical Notes: July 25, 2025
EICS 2026 is the eighteenth international ACM SIGCHI conference devoted to
engineering interactive computing systems and their user interfaces,
addressing one or more software quality factors, such as usability, user
experience, reliability, security, etc. Work presented at EICS covers all
stages of the engineering life-cycle of interactive systems - inception,
requirements, design, specification, coding, data analytics, validation and
verification, deployment and maintenance.
EICS has the longest tradition of bringing together researchers who
contribute to better ways of creating interactive computing systems,
stemming from the conference on command languages in the seventies. The
conference is best known for rigorously contributing and disseminating
research results that hold the midst in between user interface design,
software engineering and computational interaction.
EICS focuses on models, languages, notations, methods, techniques and tools
that support designing, developing, validating and verifying interactive
systems. The conference brings together people who study or practice the
engineering of interactive systems, drawing from design, HCI, software
engineering, requirements engineering, software development, modeling, and
programming.
Submissions advance the state of the art of the engineering of interactive
systems. Topics include, but are not limited to:
*Modelling, specification and analysis of interaction and interactive
systems
*Requirements engineering for interactive systems
*Methods, processes, principles and/or tools for building interactive
systems (e.g., design, implementation, prototyping, evaluation, verification
and validation, testing)
*Software architectures for interactive systems
*Formal methods within interactive systems engineering
*Bridging the gap between engineering and design practices.
*Engineering design and evaluation tools
*Computational techniques for designing and evaluating interactive systems
*Interactive data-driven systems
*Explore and/or employ of diverse interaction techniques and devices (e.g.,
adaptive, context-aware, tangible, haptic, touch and multitouch input,
voice, gestures, recognition of physiological signals, multimodal input,
mobile and wearable systems, virtual, augmented, mixed and extended reality)
*Engineering hardware or software integration in interactive systems (e.g.,
fabrication and maker processes, physical computing, cyber-physical systems)
*Engineering interactive systems for diverse user groups (e.g., children,
elderly, people with disabilities…)
*Engineering collaborative multi-user interactive systems
*Engineering interactive systems embedding AI-technologies
*Engineering interaction-driven AI-technologies
*Applying AI technologies in methods, processes and tools for building
interactive systems in all stages of the engineering lifecycle
A newcomer’s guide to EICS is available at
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3300960
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FULL PAPERS and TECHNICAL NOTES SUBMISSIONS
EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes are published as articles in the
Journal Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM - EICS
series). There are three submission deadlines per year, and authors can
choose when to submit. Papers follow the traditional journal model of
reviewing: papers may be accepted after submission and review, or may be
recommended for revisions and re-submission to the next round to enable
authors to refine papers based on reviewer recommendations.
Submissions for the journal of this venue should present original and mature
research work within the scope of the conference. Note that accepted journal
papers can be either regular research papers, or technical notes. Technical
Notes are shorter, more focused contributions, that focus specifically on
system contributions and technical work. Elucidating technical details of
complex interactive systems, preferably ensuring the work can be reproduced
or put to practice, is a primary objective of a Technical Note. Tech Notes
require an illustrative example of the system, and they can, but do not need
to, be validated by formal user evaluations or user studies. Validation can
also be done through e.g. simulation, feasibility, or comparisons. Tech
Notes will be judged on their technical merits and relevance to interactive
systems concerns.
There are no length restrictions on Full Papers and Technical Notes, nor any
limit to the number of references that may be included. We advise authors to
ensure the length of their papers is in function of the contributions.
Concise and clear is often to be preferred over lengthy and verbose.
Full Papers and Technical Notes should be written in the ACM format, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions
Papers should comply with the ACM policy on Research Involving Human
Participants and Subjects, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-participa
nts-and-subjects
Submission deadline for the 1st Round of PACMHCI EICS 2026 for Full
Papers and
Technical Notes: July 25, 2025
Papers are submitted using https://new.precisionconference.com
PACMHCI-EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes chairs for EICS 2026
Célia Martinie and Davide Spano
Track on Accessible Devices and Technologies (ADT ‘26)
Thessaloniki, Greece, March 23 - 27, 2026
Part of the 41st ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC ‘26)
https://unipd.link/ADT-2026https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2026/
Theme and Scope
Modern devices and technologies can represent a digital barrier for users with disabilities, but they can be exploited to become enabling tools for them. Accessibility of devices and technologies is a critical topic to allow inclusion of all users, especially due to the European laws that impose accessibility for new products and the definition of an updated version of WCAG (Web Accessibility Guidelines). This track invites scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and development results in areas of accessibility.
This track can interest many researchers since it would give the chance to face a wide range of topics, i.e., web or mobile technologies, with different points of view, taking into account specific technological constraints and digital barriers. It is well-known that the so-called “curb cut effect” can be applied to any technological and digital context (in terms of devices, content, and services): technologies that were originally meant to benefit people with disabilities can help any other users. Moreover, the history and the evolution of several technologies have been influenced and/or motivated by the special needs of people with disabilities.
This track will invite scientists, engineers, and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia to present technical papers on their research and development results in areas of accessibility, including but not limited to the following topics:
Accessible devices/assistive technologies: assistive technologies refer to all the assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities that enable users to perform tasks they were formerly unable to accomplish. On the one hand, the widespread diffusion of new devices and technologies stimulates researchers to find and apply new solutions to make them accessible to anyone. On the other hand, experiences in accessibility-related fields have been exploited and have provided benefits to users equipped with non-conventional devices when they emerged in the market.
Accessible solutions for e-learning, e-commerce, e-banking, etc: e-services and content often require specific technologies, being bounded by specific constraints when accessed by people with disabilities equipped with assistive technologies. Specific interaction modalities may affect interactive service access, while richness and quantity of content may affect the users’ ability to process information.
Accessible content: e-books, accessible TV, accessible broadcasting, etc.
Accessibility of games.
AI for Accessibility: AI can be exploited both for personalization (i.e., integrating AI-based personalization to support specific and special needs) and “enabler” (i.e., exploiting LLM to support the creation of accessible applications).
Submission Guidelines
We would like to invite authors to submit papers on research on the Accessibility area, with particular emphasis on assessing the current state of the art and identifying future directions. Original papers addressing any of the listed topics of interest (or related topics) will be considered. Each submitted paper will be fully refereed and undergo a double-blind review process by at least three referees. Accepted papers will be included in the ACM SAC 2026 proceedings and published in the ACM digital library, being indexed by Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge and Scopus. Submissions fall into the following categories:
Original and unpublished research work;
Reports of innovative computing applications in the arts, sciences, engineering, and business area;
Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains;
Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems.
The track accepts full papers (max 8 pages), posters (max 2 pages), and SRC abstracts (max 2 pages). Submissions should be properly anonymized to facilitate blind reviewing. Papers that will recevie high reviews (that is acceptable by reviewer standard) but will not be accepted due to space limitations can be invited for poster session. Authors of accepted papers must be prepared to sign a copyright statement and must pay the registration fee and guarantee that their paper will be presented at the conference. No-show of scheduled papers will result in excluding the papers from the ACM Digital Library.
See the track website https://unipd.link/ADT-2026 for more details.
Important Dates
September 26, 2025 (EST): Submission of regular papers and SRC research abstracts
October 31, 2025: Notification of papers, posters, and SRC research abstracts
December 5, 2025: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers/SRC
December 12, 2025: Authors registration due
Organization
Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padua
Silvia Mirri, University of Bologna
Mike Paciello, AudioEye, WebABLE
Catia Prandi, University of Bologna
Submission Portal
Please submit your contribution through our online submission portal available at https://easychair.org/account2/signin?l=8679424414231038462 (regular papers) and https://easychair.org/account2/signin?l=1380962008236610457 (SRC abstracts).
Contact us
For any inquires regarding the call for papers, please contact gaggi(a)math.unipd.it.
We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the ACM SAC 2026 Conference!
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Call for Papers
Track 2 - Networking Solutions for Metaverse, Social Applications,
Multimedia, and Games
*Track Chairs*:
Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padua, Italy (email: gaggi(a)math.unipd.it
<mailto:gaggi@math.unipd.it>)
Manuela Montangero, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
(email: manuela.montangero(a)unimore.it
<mailto:manuela.montangero@unimore.it>)
*IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference
9–12 January 2026
Las Vegas, NV, USA*
https://ccnc2026.ieee-ccnc.org/call-technical-papers
*IMPORTANT DATES*
Conference Dates: 9 January - 12 January 2026
Technical Papers due: August 1, 2025
Acceptance Notification: August 31, 2025
*Summit at*: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33771&track=130953
*SCOPE and MOTIVATION *
Social applications, multimedia, and games play a substantial role in
shaping Internet traffic and have emerged as dominant mode of social
interaction online. This recent trend has sparked significant research
interests, both at the network level and in terms of application and
service development. Moreover, with the advent of the metaverse,
research focus within these domains has expanded to encompass virtual
worlds, immersive experiences, and social interactions in virtual
environments. Given their increasing prevalence and interdisciplinary
nature, social applications, multimedia, and games have also garnered
research attention across diverse fields, including big data analytics,
cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data sensing, information
security, and privacy protection.
*MAIN TOPIC OF INTEREST*
The Networking solutions for social applications, multimedia, and games
track seeks original contributions in the following areas, as well as
others that are not explicitly listed but are closely related:
- Artificial Intelligence for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Architectures, Platforms, and Protocols.
- Business models for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Communication security for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Data Sensing.
- Distributed games engines.
- Ethical considerations in social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Gamification and game-based learning in applications.
- Human-Computer Interfaces and Human-Machine Interfaces.
- Immersive storytelling and narrative techniques in multimedia and games.
- Knowledge discovery for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Metaverse, virtual worlds, immersive experiences.
- Naming and routing of media streams.
- New paradigms of future communications networks.
- Non-visual Interfaces for accessibility and/or Virtual Reality.
- Novel applications for the social, multimedia, and games scenario.
- Smart moving and smart objects.
- Social computing and collective intelligence.
- Social influence and persuasion in multimedia and games.
- Social interactions in communication networks.
- Recommender algorithms.
- Rumor source localization in large-scale, real-world networking
solutions.
- User profiling and behavior analysis.
- User engagement and retention strategies in social applications and
games.
- Virtual reality and augmented reality applications.
MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Enna, Italy, December 1-4, 2025
MUM 2025, the 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, will be held in Enna, Italy, December 1st –4th. MUM is an interdisciplinary forum for advances in research of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM, academics and practitioners discuss challenges and achievements in this field from diverse perspectives, such as interaction techniques, user research, system development, software solutions, and devices. This edition of MUM aims to continue the tradition of innovation and excellence in research established by previous MUM conferences.
We welcome submissions of high-quality papers that offer original and unpublished contributions relevant to mobile and ubiquitous multimedia. Paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Prototypes and systems tackling relevant technical challenges
* Novel applications for mobile and ubiquitous gaming, learning, entertainment, social networking, and advertising
* Augmented, mixed, and virtual reality systems and applications
* Case studies, field trials, or user experience evaluations of new applications and services
* Context-aware and location-based mobile and ubiquitous services
* Metrics and measures for evaluating and testing mobile and ubiquitous systems
* Privacy and security-related challenges to multimedia systems
* Social implications of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems
* Interaction and collaboration with human-centered AI systems
* Tools and development environments for building mobile, wearable, and ubiquitous multimedia systems
* User interfaces, interaction design, and interaction techniques for mobile and ubiquitous systems
* Interaction design for automotive and other modes of transportation
* Fabrication and device prototyping
Long & short papers summary:
* Anonymous submissions (double-blind review)
* Length (using LaTeX template or Word template):
* Short papers: 7 pages maximum (excluding references)
* Full papers: 16 pages maximum (excluding references)
* Timeline (all deadlines are AoE):
* Paper Submission: August 21, 2025
* Decision Notification: October 06, 2025
* Camera-ready: October 20, 2025
* Upon acceptance: mandatory presentation at the conference
For further details about the submission, the review and publication process, other available tracks, and general information about the conference and the venue, please go to: mum-conf.org<http://mum-conf.org/>
Should you have any questions, please contact the Papers and Technical Program Chairs:
Mohamed Khamis, University of Glasgow, UK
Passant Elagroudy, DFKI, Germany
papers2025(a)mum-conf.org<mailto:papers2025@mum-conf.org>
Call for Work-in-Progress Paper – CCNC 2026
Track Chairs:
Mirko Franco, University of Padua, Italy (email: mifranco(a)math.unipd.it)
Pietro Manzoni, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain (email: pmanzoni(a)disca.upv.es)
Andrea Michienzi, University of Pisa, Italy (email: andrea.michienzi(a)di.unipi.it)
IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference
9–12 January 2026
Las Vegas, NV, USA
https://ccnc2026.ieee-ccnc.org/call-work-progress-papers
IMPORTANT DATES
Conference Dates: 9 January - 12 January 2026
Technical Papers due: August 1, 2025
Acceptance Notification: August 31, 2025
Submit at: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33771&track=130961
SCOPE and MOTIVATION
Prospective authors are invited to submit Work-in-Progress (WiP) papers related to all areas of consumer communications and networking that summarize speculative breakthroughs, industry-featured projects, open problems, new application challenges, visionary ideas, and preliminary studies or recent achievements that are not quite ready for a regular full-length paper. WiP papers are welcomed in all areas of consumer communications and networking.
All Work-in-Progress papers should be submitted via EDAS, and please make sure to follow the Submission Guidelines. All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of four pages (10-point font) including figures. Accepted WiP papers will be published in the IEEE CCNC 2026 Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore® as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
Any questions should be submitted to the WiP Co-chairs.
*** Second Call for Workshop & Tutorial Proposals
The 31st Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/
We are pleased to invite proposals for workshops and tutorials to be held in conjunction
with the 31st International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI 2026),
Paphos, Cyprus.
Workshops aim to provide a venue for presenting research on emerging or specialized
topics of interest and to offer an informal forum for discussing research questions and
challenges. Potential workshop topics should be related to the general theme of the
conference (“Where HCI meets AI”).
Tutorials aim to provide fundamental knowledge and experience on topics related to
intelligent user interfaces and the intersection between Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
We welcome proposals for a wide range of *full-day* or *half-day* workshops and
*full-day*, *half-day* or *quarter-day* tutorial formats and activities, including but not
limited to:
• Mini Conferences: Workshops that focus on a specific topic and may have their own
paper submission and review processes.
• Interactive Formats: Workshops that encourage active participation and hands-on
experiences through break-out sessions or group work to explore specific topics. They
may have their own paper submission and review process or target a report summarizing
the discussions and outcomes.
• Emerging Work Sessions: Workshops that foster discussion around emerging ideas.
Organizers may raise specific topics and invite position papers, late-breaking results, or
extended abstracts.
• Project-Centric Formats: Workshops tied closely to a specific existing large-scale
funded project(e.g., NSF, EU) with the goal to engage a broader community.
• Interactive Competitions: Formats that invite individuals and teams to participate in
challenges or hackathons on selected topics relevant to IUI.
• Tutorials: Sessions that provide a structured instruction on topics aligned with the
conference theme, such as HCI methods, AI techniques, methodological frameworks, tools,
labs or hands-on experiences for building intelligent user interfaces.
Review and Oversight by Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs. It is
possible that workshops may be cancelled, shortened, merged, or restructured if there are insufficient submissions.
Workshop and Tutorial summaries will be included in the ACM Digital Library for ACM IUI
2026. We will also publish joint workshop proceedings for accepted workshop submissions
(through CEUR or a similar venue).
Responsibilities of Workshop and Tutorial Organizers
• Coordinate the Call for Papers, including solicitation, submission handling, and peer
review process.
• Create and maintain a dedicated website with Workshop or Tutorial information. The IUI
Website 2026 will link to this page.
• Prepare and communicate Call for Participation, targeting both IUI and broader relevant
communities (e.g., via mailing lists, social media, newsgroups, or offline events)
• Facilitate the planned activities, including paper presentations, discussions, and/or
interactive elements.
• Submit a workshop or tutorial summary for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library.
• Collect camera-ready papers and author agreements from workshop participants for the
joint workshop proceedings (CEUR or similar).
Note that for the joint proceedings (CEUR or similar), submissions should be peer-reviewed
and will need to meet publishers’ guidelines. CEUR, for example, requires a 5-page
minimum per contribution. Note that not all workshop and tutorial formats listed above
may meet these requirements, and we may not be able to include them.
IUI 2026 is an in-person event, and we expect workshop organizers to attend, allowing the
workshop to be conducted on-site. One author per paper is expected to attend in person
to present the work.
Proposal Format
Workshop or tutorial proposals should be a maximum of four pages long (single-column
format). Prepare your submission using the latest templates: Word Submission Template
(https://authors.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submi…),
or the LaTex Template
(https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…).
For Latex, please use “\documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart}”.
The proposals should be organized as follows:
• Name and title: A one-word acronym and a full title. Please indicate “(Workshop)” or
“(Tutorial)” after the title, as appropriate.
• Abstract: A brief summary of the workshop or tutorial.
• Description of workshop or tutorial topic: Should discuss the relevance of the
proposed topic to IUI and its interest for the IUI 2026 audience. Include a concise
discussion of why this workshop or tutorial is particularly relevant for the intended
audience and how it will complement and enhance topics covered at the main conference.
• Previous history: List of previous workshops or tutorials on this topic, including the
conferences that hosted them and the number of participants. If available, report on past
editions of the workshop (including URLs), along with a brief statement of the workshop
series (e.g., covering topics, number of paper submissions, and participants), as well as
post-workshop publications over the years and acceptance statistics. If this is the first
edition of the workshop, describe how it differs from others on similar topics (e.g., by
including conference names and years).
• Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, and web pages of the organizer(s). Provide a
brief description of the background of the organizer(s). Strong proposals normally include
organizers who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the
communities of potential participants. Please indicate the primary contact person and the
organizers who will attend the workshop. Also, please provide a list of other workshops or
tutorials organized by workshop organizers in the past.
• Workshop program committee: Names and affiliation of the members of the (tentative)
workshop program committee that will evaluate the workshop submissions.
• Participants: Include a statement of how many participants you expect and how you plan
to invite participants for the workshop or tutorial. If possible, include the names of at least
10 people who have expressed interest in participating in the workshop or tutorial.
• Workshop or Tutorial activities: A brief description of the format regarding the mix of
events or activities, such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, demonstrations,
teaching activities, hands-on practical exercises, and general discussion. Please also list
here any materials you will make available to tutorial participants, such as slides, access to
hardware or software, and handouts.
• Planned outcomes of the workshop or tutorial: What are you hoping to achieve by the
end of the workshop or tutorial? Please list here any planned publications or other
outcomes expected.
• Length: Full-day or half-day. For tutorials, we are also interested in quarter-day
proposals (roughly 1.5 hours).
Submission Platform
• All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0
http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi by the proposal submission deadline.
• In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
society, conference, and track, select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026", and then "IUI 2026 Workshops"
or “IUI 2026 Tutorials”, respectively, and press "Go".
We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop proposals.
To support diverse perspectives in the workshops, we strongly recommend including
organizers from varied institutions and backgrounds.
Furthermore, we welcome workshops with an innovative structure that can attract diverse
types of contributions and foster valuable interactions.
Prospective organizers are encouraged to contact the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs in
advance (workshops2026(a)iui.acm.org) to discuss ideas, receive feedback, or seek
assistance in preparing engaging proposals. Especially for workshop proposals featuring
innovative interactive formats, we are happy to help further develop and implement the
ideas.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Workshop Proposals: August 22, 2025
• Decision notification: September 19, 2025
• Tutorial Proposals: October 17, 2025
• Tutorial Decision Notification: November 21, 2025
• Camera-ready Summaries: February 6, 2026
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
Karthik Dinakar, Pienso, USA
Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA
Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Antonela Tommasel, CONICET, Argentina
*** Third Call for Papers and Workshop & Tutorial Proposals ***
The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and
Reengineering (SANER 2026)
17-20 March, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/saner-2026
The 33rd edition of the IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution, and
Reengineering (SANER 2026) invites high-quality submissions of papers describing original
and unpublished research results. We encourage submissions describing various types of
research, including empirical, theoretical, and tool-oriented studies.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
The topics of the submissions should be of direct interest to the software analysis, evolution,
and reengineering community (including researchers, practitioners, educators). Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:
• AI for Software Engineering and Software Engineering for AI (see note below);
• Generative AI and LLM applied to analysis, evolution and reengineering of software;
• Software Analysis, Parsing, and Fact Extraction;
• Software Maintenance and Evolution, Evolution Analysis;
• Software Reverse Engineering and Reengineering;
• Program Comprehension;
• Software Architecture Recovery and Reverse Architecting;
• Program Transformation and Refactoring;
• Mining Software Repositories and Software Analytics;
• Software Visualization;
• Software Reconstruction and Migration;
• Program Repair;
• Software Release Engineering, Continuous Integration and Delivery;
• Software Tools for Software Evolution and Maintenance;
• Human factors and legal aspects in the context of Software Analysis, Evolution and
Reengineering
• Empirical studies on all the above topics;
• Education related to all of the above topics.
Papers involving AI must either (a) concern a software system as a whole, or a subsystem, and
not simply its AI or ML component, (b) consider software engineering artifacts, (c) target a
novel context for a software engineering task, or (d) study human, social, socio-technical, and
organizational aspects in the development of AI-intensive software systems (see also “Scoping
Software Engineering for AI: The TSE Perspective”, 10.1109/TSE.2024.3470368). Other papers
may fit more AI- or ML-specialized venues instead.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer review process and will be selected based
on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. Submissions must be original, not
published, accepted, or under review elsewhere. All submissions must be in PDF format and
conform to the IEEE Conference Proceedings Formatting Guidelines.
• Research Track: Submissions should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages reserved for
references only).
• Industrial Papers Track: Submissions should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages
reserved for references only) for full papers; talk proposals should not exceed 2 pages.
• Short Papers and Posters Track: Submissions should not exceed 6 pages (including all text,
figures, references, and appendices); posters should not exceed 2 pages.
• Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track: Submissions should not exceed 6 pages (with the
last 1 page reserved for references only).
• Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track: Submissions should not exceed 5
pages for appendices to conference submissions or previous work and should not exceed 12
pages for new reproducibility studies and new descriptions of negative results (with the last 2
pages reserved for references only).
• Tool Demo Track: Submissions should not exceed 5 pages.
• Journal-First Papers Track: Submissions should not exceed 1 page (for the main submission).
• Registered Report Track: Submissions should not exceed 7 pages (with the last 1 page
reserved for references only).
Important Note: Research, Short Papers and Posters, ERA, and RENE Tracks follow a double-
anonymous review process.
SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUE
Authors of selected research papers accepted at SANER 2026 will be invited to submit revised,
extended versions of their manuscripts for a special issue featured by Springer’s Empirical
Software Engineering Journal (EMSE). The best papers from the conference will be awarded.
CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
In SANER 2026, we solicit proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main
conference. Workshops can be full or half-day and should highlight a specific topic of interest
related to software analysis, evolution, and reengineering. We encourage workshop organizers
to include activities that provide their participants with a true workshop experience.
All workshops will tentatively be scheduled for the first day of the conference (March 17,
2026), the day before the main conference.
Should you be interested in joining SANER, please keep the deadlines below in mind.
Submission Instructions
Proposal submission: By 20th August, 2025 AoE, the workshop proposal (in the form of call
for papers) should be submitted to the workshops EasyChair page:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026 .
The submission could be a PDF file (no more than two pages) or a public link to a call for
papers webpage.
The call for papers should include:
• a workshop title,
• a description of the workshop topic and scope,
• an indication of whether the workshop will take ½ day or a full day,
• a link to the workshop website,
• and the contact information.
The website should be live and include (at least) the following information: the topic of the
workshop, its scope, list of topics of interest, names of the organizing committee members
and their affiliations, types of submissions and the important dates as follows (all dates are
23:59h AoE):
• Abstract Submission: 12 December, 2025
• Paper Submission: 18 December, 2025
• Notification: 14 January, 2026
• Camera-Ready: 20 January, 2026
Evaluation Criteria
The proposals will be evaluated by the workshops track chairs based on the novelty of the
workshop topic, its importance to the field, as well as the composition of the
organizing team.
Workshop PC and Submission System
No later than mid of September 2025, the workshop PC should have been finalized and the
paper submission system should be live. Workshop organizers are free to select EasyChair,
HotCRP or any other commonly used paper submission system.
The workshop proceedings will be included in a separate section of the conference’s
proceedings – the companion proceedings.
CALL FOR TUTORIALS
The SANER 2026 Workshops & Tutorials track invites practitioners and researchers to deliver
insightful tutorials on various topics related to Software Analysis, Evolution, and
Reengineering.
These tutorials aim to expand the community’s understanding of advanced software
engineering topics, valuable tools and technologies, as well as research methodologies.
We are soliciting abstracts with the intention of presenting a tutorial in the following categories:
1 - Technical Tutorial: Speakers present the use of a tool or technology that aids the
developers in Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering.
2 - Research problem: Speakers provide a general view of the state-of-the-art for a topic
related to Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering and further present details of a
specific research problem that still needs to be addressed by the community.
Submission Instructions
The proposal should not exceed one page (with up to one additional page for references) and
should outline the talk. Furthermore, it should follow the IEEE Conference Proceedings
Formatting Guidelines (title: 24pt, text: 10pt; LaTeX users: \documentclass[10pt,conference]
{IEEEtran}). All proposals must be submitted in PDF format through
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026. The submission should include:
• Title,
• Type of proposal (Technical Tutorial or Research problem),
• Names of presenters and their affiliation,
• Duration,
• Outline of the tutorial talk,
• Target audience (e.g., PhD students, early career researchers, all researchers, practitioners),
• Learning objectives,
• Details on any hands-on activities (e.g., participants using a tool or completing exercises)
and the necessary computer specifications,
• Preferred dates (please note that date preferences cannot be guaranteed).
Evaluation Criteria
• Overall quality of the proposal,
• Relevance to the SANER audience,
• Level of interest they believe the tutorial will attract,
• Experience of the presenters,
• Avoidance of duplication, in case of multiple tutorials on the same topic.
SUBMISSION LINK
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026
IMPORTANT DATES
(All deadlines are 23:59h "Anywhere on Earth" time)
Research Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 9 October, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 16 October, 2025
• Notifications: 9 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 9 January, 2026
Industrial Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Short Papers and Posters Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Tool Demo Track
• Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025
• Notifications: 19 December, 2025
• Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026
Journal-First Track
• Paper Submission Deadline: 8 December, 2025
• Notifications: 22 December, 2025
Registered Report Track
• Submission Deadline: 7 November, 2025
• First Notification (Reviews): 5 December, 2025
• Second Round Submission (Rebuttal & Revised Report): 12 December, 2025
• Final Notification (Stage 1): 22 December, 2025
• Accepted Report to arXiv Submission: 9 January, 2026
Workshop & Tutorial Proposals
• Workshop Proposals Submissions: 20 August, 2025
• Workshop Proposals Notification: 27 August, 2025
• Tutorial Proposals Submissions: 12 January, 2026
• Tutorial Proposals Notification: 12 January, 2026
• Tutorial Camera-Ready Version: 16 January, 2026
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
General Chair
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organizing Chair
• George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Eunjong Choi, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
• Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Industrial Chairs
• Anne Etien, University of Lille, France
• Tushar Sharma, Dalhousie University, Canada
ERA Chairs
• Mairieli Wessel, Radboud University, Netherlands
• Christoph Treude, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Short Papers and Posters Chairs
• Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Sandro Schulze, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
RENE Chairs
• Apostolos Ampatzoglou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Sebastian Proksch, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Workshop/Tutorial Chairs
• Marcelo De Almeida Maia, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
• Juri Di Rocco, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Journal-First Chairs
• Luigi Lavazza, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy
• Yuxia Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Registered Report Chairs
• Sherlock A. Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand
• Sebastiano Panichella, Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland
Tool Demo Chairs
• Maliheh Izadi, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
• Roberto Verdecchia, University of Florence, Italy
Diversity, Inclusion, and Newcomers Chairs
• Catia Trubiani, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy
• Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia
Proceedings Chair
• Raula Gaikovina Kula, Osaka University, Japan
Most Influential Paper Award Chairs
• Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Michele Lanza, Software Institute - USI, Lugano, Switzerland
Sustainability Chair
• Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Financial Chair
• Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Publicity and Social Media Chair
• Erina Makihara, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
*** Apologies for cross postings ***
RecSoGood Workshop @RecSys 2025 - CALL FOR PAPERS
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International Workshop on Recommender Systems for Sustainability and Social
Good (RecSoGood)
22nd–26th September 2025
co-located with RecSys 2025 (https://recsys.acm.org/recsys25/) - Prague,
Czech Republic
Web: https://recsogood.github.io/recsogood25/index.html
Submission: through EasyChair (an updated link will be provided soon on
the workshop website)
For any information: allegra.defilippo(a)unibo.it
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HIGHLIGHTS
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- DEADLINE: July 10, 2025 July 17, 2025 (Extended)
- Notification to authors: August 6, 2025
- Post-proceedings volume indexed in Scopus and Web of Science
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ABSTRACT
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology and sustainability,
leveraging Recommender Systems has emerged as a powerful tool for driving
positive change. With a foundation in AI and data analytics, Recommender
Systems can be effective in various domains, from e-commerce to energy
management and well-being. By harnessing the power of recommendation
algorithms under a holistic perspective, organizations and researchers can
guide users towards more sustainable choices and behaviors, contributing to
broader environmental and social goals. With this aim, our workshop
provides a unique platform for researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders
to explore the integration of sustainability principles into Recommender
Systems. Through presentations, discussions, and panels, participants will
explore the theoretical foundations, practical implementations, and ethical
and environmental considerations of sustainable Recommender Systems. By
fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange, the workshop aims to
catalyze innovation and inspire collective action towards a more
sustainable future.
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TOPICS
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Topics of interests include but are not limited to:
1)Sustainable Recommender Systems Development:
– Multi-criteria Recommender Systems
– Multistakeholder Recommender Systems
– Energy efficient and low-carbon model learning
– Generative AI’s Impact on sustainable Recommendation Systems
– User interfaces for sustainable Recommender Systems
2)Sustainable Recommender Systems Features:
– Explainability & trustworthy
– Privacy and safety
– Diversity and inclusion
– Behavioural change
3)Evaluation of Sustainable Recommender Systems:
– Long-term effect of Recommender Systems
– Simulation techniques
– Beyond accuracy evaluation
4)Application Areas:
– Health
– Media and information
– Travel and tourism
– Agriculture
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SUBMISSIONS
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We encourage the submission of original contributions, investigating how
Recommender Systems can contribute to a more sustainable and responsible
technology ecosystem, aligning with the broader goals of achieving
economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In particular, authors
can submit:
(A) Full papers (max. 12 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(B) Reproducibility papers (max. 12 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(C) Short papers (max 6 pages + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(D) Position papers (max. 4 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(E) Extended abstract (max 1 page + references - ORAL PRESENTATION ONLY).
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 will also elicit 1 page-extended
abstracts. This type of informal submission will be editorially reviewed by
workshop organizers. Accepted contributions will be presented at the
workshop, but not published in the proceedings.
Submission: through EasyChair (an updated link will be provided soon on
the workshop website)
All submitted papers will be evaluated by at least two members of the
program committee, based on originality, significance, relevance and
technical quality. Papers should be formatted according to the Springer
LLNCS Style: (
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…
)
Submissions should be double blinded. Submissions must be made through the
EasyChair conference system prior the specified deadline (all deadlines
refer to GMT) by selecting RecSoGood as submission track. At least one of
the authors should register and take part at the conference to make the
presentation.
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IMPORTANT DATES
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* DEADLINE: July 10, 2025 July 17, 2025 (Extended)
* Notification to authors: August 6, 2025
* Camera-Ready submission: TBD for post-proceedings in a volume published
by Springer, in the CCIS Series.
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PROCEEDINGS AND POST-PROCEEDINGS
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All accepted papers will be published in a proceedings volume indexed in
Scopus and Web of Science.
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ORGANIZATION
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Ludovico Boratto - Associate Professor - University of Cagliari, Italy
E-mail: ludovico.boratto(a)acm.org
Allegra De Filippo (main contact) - Assistant Professor - University of
Bologna, Italy
E-mail: allegra.defilippo(a)unibo.it
Elisabeth Lex - Associate Professor - Graz University of Technology, Austria
E-mail: elisabeth.lex(a)tugraz.at
Francesca Maridina Malloci - Assistant Professor - University of Cagliari,
Italy
E-mail: francescam.malloci(a)unica.it
Noemi Mauro – Senior Assistant Professor – University of Torino, Italy
E-mail: noemi.mauro(a)unito.it
Francesco Ricci - Senior Full Professor - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano,
Italy
E-mail: fmr959(a)gmail.com
*Postdoctoral Position*
at Inria centre, Université Côte d'Azur, in:
AI and Human-Machine Interaction for Knowledge Graph Exploration in
Metabolomics
Link to the call:
https://recrutement.inria.fr/public/classic/en/offres/2025-08763
Duration: 12 months
Deadline: July 31st 2025
Reference: Menin Aline / aline.menin(a)inria.fr
See attached file for further information or visit the website.
Best regards,
Paolo Buono
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Paolo Buono
Associate Professor
IVU Lab, Department of Computer Science
University of Bari, Italy
http://ivu.di.uniba.it/people/buono.htm
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COL-SAI: 1st International Workshop on COllaboration and Learning through Symbiotic Artificial Intelligence
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co-located with the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter - “Technologies and Methodologies of Human-Computer Interaction in the Third Millenium“ (CHITALY 2025<https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/>)
Salerno, Italy
6 – 10 October 2025
Workshop website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/col-sai/home-page
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Important Dates
*
Submission deadline: July 15th 2025 AoE [EXTENDED] (*)
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Notification: July 22th 2025 AoE [EXTENDED]
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Camera-ready: TBD
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Early Registration due: 23th July 2025
(*) For those who will not register with the early registration, there is the possibility to submit a contribution until September 7th 2025.
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Objectives
This workshop aims to explore how humans and AI systems can effectively collaborate, learn from each other, and co-adapt symbiotically. Through discussions and the exchange of perspectives, the workshop has the goal of investigating the key components of the interaction between the two parties. Participants will gain deeper insights into the implications of integrating AI into various aspects of daily life, facilitating problem-solving activities such as learning, decision-making, and co-creation.
The workshop will be structured as follows: after an initial introduction by the organizers concerning the topics and objectives, there will be presentations for each contribution (10 minutes circa), followed by questions from the other participants. At the end of the session, there will be a participatory activity, through which we will be able to exchange ideas, comments, and reflections concerning the best practices and challenges of Symbiotic Artificial Intelligence for Collaborative Learning Environments.
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Topics
The topics that will be addressed in the workshop are the following:
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The impact of a symbiotic human-AI relationship in collaborative environments.
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Human-Computer Interaction methodologies and techniques to foster symbiosis between humans and AI.
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Using AI in human learning processes to assist humans cognitively.
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Using AI for education and skill development.
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Methodologies and techniques for transferring knowledge between humans and AI through feedback mechanisms.
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Ethical considerations in human-AI collaborative environments (bias mitigation, fairness, non-discrimination, etc).
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AI adaptability for personalized interaction experience based on individuals' requirements.
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The role of trustworthiness in human-AI collaboration for critical activities.
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Design and evaluation of systems that foster and support human-AI collaboration.
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Case studies of AI in real-world applications (medicine, healthcare, education, etc).
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Submissions and Evaluation Criteria
Contributions for the workshop must be submitted through EasyChair using the following link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=colsai2025, following the LaTeX or Microsoft Word template, available at: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. For more information, visit the CEUR website<https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#PUBLISH-RULES>.
We accept two types of submissions:
*
Full paper: at least 10 "standard" pages* and an appropriate number of references.
*
Position paper: between 5-9 "standard" pages*.
*(1 standard page = 2500 characters)
Each submission will be subjected to a single-blind peer review process, and two reviewers from the Program Committee (PC) will assess each contribution in terms of relevance to the workshop’s topics and its quality.
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Workshop Organizers
* Miriana Calvano – University of Bari, Italy (miriana.calvano(a)uniba.it<mailto:miriana.calvano@uniba.it>)
* Andrea Cantone – University of Salerno, Italy (acantone(a)unisa.it<mailto:acantone@unisa.it>)
* Antonio Curci – University of Bari, Italy (antonio.curci(a)uniba.it<mailto:antonio.curci@uniba.it>)
* Francesca Pia Perillo – University of Salerno, Italy (fperillo(a)unisa.it<mailto:fperillo@unisa.it>)
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*[Important dates UPDATED]*
2nd Workshop on Education for Artificial Intelligence (edu4AI)
Bologna, October 26, 2025, half-day workshop.
Workshop website: https://edu4ai.di.unito.it/
Co-located with ECAI 2025 (https://ecai2025.org/)
The European Conference of Artificial Intelligence.
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*Important dates:*
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Submission deadline to meet the ECAI early registration deadline:
Paper submission deadline: August 1, 2025
Notifications of paper acceptance: August 29, 2025
Late submission deadline
Abstract submission (not mandatory but appreciated): August 1, 2025
Paper submission deadline: August 22, 2025
Notifications of paper acceptance: September 26, 2025
Workshop (edu4AI @ECAI 2025): October 26, 2025
We added an early submission deadline to align with the ECAI early
registration (https://ecai2025.org/registration/) and allow potential
authors to take advantage of the discounted fees. However, the initial
submission deadlines are still available.
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We are happy to announce the second edition of the edu4AI workshop,
whose aim is to establish a forum for researchers and professionals
interested in understanding, envisioning, and discussing the challenges
and opportunities of AI awareness by promoting education for Artificial
Intelligence, promoting aspects such as methodologies, educational
pathways, and AI literacy.
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*Topics of interest*
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Topic of interest include (but are not limited to)
- Teaching Methodologies.
- Challenges and Opportunities in Education for AI.
- Leveraging online platforms for widespread AI Education.
- Innovative Education Techniques and methodologies to support AI
Education.
- Hands-on research initiatives to support AI awareness and
comprehension.
- Program development for Educators.
- Resources and techniques to explain AI in simple terms.
- AI Literacy kits and educational games.
- Educational tools and resources for correcting AI misconceptions.
- Case studies on AI Literacy courses for elderly people.
- Domain-specific threats due to AI biases and educational solutions
to overcome them.
- Education on AI-Ethical aspects.
- Training programs to convey AI awareness.
- Integration of AI learning activities at school.
- Incorporating AI into STEM activities.
- Education for AI through HRI.
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*Submissions*
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All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the program
committee and evaluated on the basis of relevance, originality,
significance, soundness, and clarity. All submissions must be written in
English and must be formatted according to the CEUR-WS's single-column style
(http://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html).
CEUR template:
https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-submissions-to-ceur-w…
We welcome two categories of paper submission:
Full papers (8-10 pages)
Short papers (6 pages) -- Suitable for presenting work in
progress, projects, software prototypes, or extended abstracts
Submission link:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=edu4ai
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*Organisation Chairs*
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- Elisa Marengo - University of Torino, Italy
email: elisa.marengo(a)unito.it
- Michela Ponticorvo - University “Federico II” of Napoli, Italy
email: michela.ponticorvo(a)unina.it
- Manuel Striani - University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy
email: manuel.striani(a)uniupo.it
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Manuel Striani, PhD
University of Piemonte Orientale
DiSIT - Department of Sciences and Technological Innovation
Computer Science Institute
Viale Teresa Michel, 11
15121 Alessandria, Italy
email: manuel.striani(a)uniupo.it
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[*CRISTAIN 2025*] The “*supporting CRIme reSolution Through Artificial
Intelligence*” workshop explores the use of advanced technologies, such as
artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and augmented
reality, to support professionals in the field of criminal investigation.
The initiative aims to introduce new methodologies that can enhance current
investigative practices. A key element is a human-centered approach which
ensures effective and ethical tools that can be easily used by
professionals in the field. Through discussion and dialogue among
participants, the workshop can foster the identification of effective
solutions to support the management of the investigation process. This
includes building trust in automated systems, supporting human oversight
and interpretability, and enabling collaborative decision-making between
humans and machines. Particular attention will be provided to how
human-centered methods can help in the mitigation risks and biases that
should be properly handled in AI-based systems. Such methods ensure that
professionals across various domains can confidently integrate AI tools
into their workflows, without requiring deep technical knowledge of the
underlying algorithms.
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📅 *Event Info*
The *CRISTAIN workshop* will be held at the conference:
- 🗓️ *CHItaly 2025 – 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI
Chapter*
- 📍 October 6–10, 2025 – *Salerno, Italy*
- 🌐 *Website*: https://cristain-ws.github.io/CHItaly25/
🕒 *Important Dates*
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*Paper submission deadline:* June 13th ➡️ *July 14th*
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*Acceptance notice:* July 11th ➡️ *July 21st*
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*Camera-ready submission:* *July 31st*
📥 Submission
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*Short paper length:* 5–9 pages
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*Format*: PDF
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*Submit via EasyChair*: CRISTAIN 2025 Submission
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cristain2025>
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*Proceedings:* published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings –
http://ceur-ws.org/
🧩 *Topics*
Tuned to the field of crime, topics include, but are not limited to:
- Crime Scene Analyses
- Case-studies on Crime Analyses
- Context-aware decision making
- Decision support system
- Process management in complex domains
- Domain-specific data collection
- Data Extraction, Transformation and Loading
- Data preparation and processing
- Emotional AI
- Neuro-Symbolic AI
- Conversational AI and voice interfaces
- Personalization and predictive interaction
- Distributed interactions among intelligent systems
- AI-based adaptive systems
- Secure AI
- Unbiased AI systems
- Ethics and Trustworthy AI
- Awareness and transparency in technology usage
- Environmental impacts of technologies
- Immersive experiences and virtual environments
- Integration of technologies in complex domains
- Haptic and olfactory technologies
- New sensory dimensions for user experiences
- Redefining human capabilities through technology
👥 *Organizers*
- Eleonora Calò - ecalo(a)unisa.it - University of Salerno
- Loredana Caruccio - lcaruccio(a)unisa.it - University of Salerno
- Autilia Vitiello - autilia.vitiello(a)unina.it - University of Naples
Federico II
** Apologies for cross-posting **
Call for Papers – Digital Wellbeing for Teens: Designing Educational Systems (DIGI-Teens 2025)
CHItaly 2025 Workshop
October 2025 - Salerno, Italy
More info: https://sites.google.com/view/2nd-digiteens-ws
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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Recently, researchers have been examining the unforeseen issues caused by the excessive use of personal devices and online services, especially as companies increasingly employ "attention-capture" tactics like guilty-pleasure recommendations and automatic content playback. These strategies exploit users' psychological vulnerabilities, aiming to boost advertising revenue, resulting in tangible repercussions on users' perceived agency and often leading to a perceived lack of control over their technology use. These problems gave rise to a new kind of psychological "digital wellbeing," investigated in fields such as Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and psychology.
Traditional strategies employed by practitioners and researchers involve the creation of Digital Self-Control Tools (DSCTs), i.e., mobile applications and browser extensions that empower users to monitor their usage patterns and implement interventions, such as timers and lock-out mechanisms, to self-regulate device usage. Yet, researchers and the users themselves are starting to warn that achieving digital wellbeing is a path of personal growth that requires education more than self-monitoring strategies.
The objective of this workshop is to establish a venue for the academic and industrial communities to discuss ongoing research and ideas at the intersection of digital wellbeing and education, aiming to promote the development of strategies and tools to "teach" users – particularly children and teenagers – to use technology more meaningfully and consciously. This objective can be achieved in multiple ways, such as by creating novel DSCTs that include educational aspects, serious games, collaborative platforms to introduce and support digital wellbeing learning at school, or leveraging AI and, in particular, large language models (LLMs) to create adaptive, personalized educational experiences that help users develop healthier digital habits and skills for navigating online environments.
This workshop is part of the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter (CHItaly 2025).
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
We invite researchers and practitioners in interdisciplinary domains intersecting HCI, AI, psychology, design, and/or education to engage in dialog on the topics below. A key priority of our workshop will be to invite submissions from an intellectually diverse and global group of participants to further discussions on how appropriate human-centered design can contribute to digital wellbeing education. Prospective workshop participants are invited to submit a position paper (2-4 pages) describing and highlighting their contributions to the workshop topics.
The topics of interest for the workshop include, but are not limited to:
- participatory and co-design of digital wellbeing systems;
- tools and strategies to teach digital wellbeing at school;
- strategies and tools for measuring students’ digital wellbeing;
- novel DSCTs that include educational aspects;
- gamification strategies for digital wellbeing;
- AI-based personalized digital wellbeing learning;
- ethical, social, and policy-making factors.
SUBMISSIONS
Submissions of position papers should be of 2-4 pages, in the ACM Primary Article Submission Templates (single column, https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template).
Papers should be submitted via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=digiteens2025). They will be reviewed by at least one qualified reviewer with expertise in the relevant subject area. The workshop chairs will make final acceptance decisions based on these reviews, considering factors such as relevance to the workshop themes, originality of contribution, and overall quality. Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted paper will be required to attend the workshop. Virtual participation will be made possible.
Accepted and presented papers will be made available on CEUR Workshop Proceedings, if possible, while workshop results will be published on our website.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: 14 July 2025
Notification: 1 August 2025
WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS
Luca Scibetta, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Alberto Monge Roffarello, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Catia Prandi, Università di Bologna, Italy
Chiara Ceccarini, Università di Bologna, Italy
*** Apologies for cross postings ***
AI4HGI Workshop @ECAI 2025
*** SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: 10th July, 2025 ***
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The First Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Human-Game Interaction
co-located with the 28th European Conference of Artificial Intelligence
(ECAI ’25) Bologna, 25th-30th October 2025
Web: https://ai4hgi.github.io/
Submission site: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ai4hgi
For any information: sabrina.villata(a)unito.it
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ABSTRACT
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Digital games have become one of the most influential forms of
entertainment and interactive media, extending their impact beyond leisure
into education, health, behavior change, and more. Artificial Intelligence
(AI) is playing an increasingly vital role in shaping these experiences,
enabling adaptive gameplay, dynamic content generation, and the creation of
intelligent non-player characters. AI not only enhances player immersion
but also expands the possibilities for storytelling, accessibility, and
personalized experiences.
The AI4HGI workshop aims to explore the evolving role of AI in human-game
interaction by addressing key research questions, including:
* How AI can enhance player immersion and engagement in digital games?
* How can AI contribute to adaptive storytelling and personalized player
experiences?
* How can AI systems balance computational efficiency with the complexity
of game interactions?
* How can generative AI impact game design and creativity?
* How should ethical considerations such as transparency, fairness, and
data privacy be addressed in AI-driven game development?
In answering these questions, the AI4HGI workshop aims to provide a
platform for researchers to discuss innovative solutions, share insights,
and identify new research directions. By fostering dialogue at the
intersection of AI and game development, the workshop seeks to advance the
field and contribute to shaping the next generation of intelligent and
interactive digital experiences.
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TOPICS
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Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Reinforcement learning in games
- Multi-agent systems in games
- Procedural Content Generation
- AI for game balancing and dynamic difficulty adjustment
- AI-enhanced playtesting
- Affective gaming
- Player modeling
- Gameplay dynamic adaptation
- Non-Player Characters’ (NPCs) AI
- AI-driven serious, educational, and persuasive games
- Game-based learning
- Natural language processing in games
- Generative AI for game design and development
- Ethical and responsible AI in games
- Explainable AI in games
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SUBMISSIONS
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We accept the following submissions:
(A) Regular papers (10-12 pages + references - single-column CEURART style)
(B) Position, short papers and Demos (5-9 pages + references -
single-column CEURART style);
(C) Manifestations of interest (max 2 pages including a bio of the
participant and a brief statement about why they are interest in the
workshop)
Submission site: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ai4hgi
All papers must be in English and they must be formatted using the
single-column CEURART style format.
Submitted papers will be evaluated by two members of the Program Committee
through a single blind review process. We aim to publish all accepted
regular, short, position papers and demos(A, B) in CEUR WS Proceedings as a
joint volume.
We will also consider relevant papers which were rejected from the main
conference based on review transfer; to use this option, authors are
invited to submit a request after rejection. We will then make a decision
based on the reviews written for the main conference, which will be made
available to us in anonymized form.
At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the workshop
by the main conference registration deadline.
Papers must be submitted on EasyChair.
The templates and format instructions are available here:
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html
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IMPORTANT DATES
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Early submission are strongly encouraged. We adopt a rolling review system:
early submissions will be immediately reviewed and the notification will be
sent out approximately two weeks after the submission.
* Paper submission final deadline: 10 July, 2025 (extended)
* Review transfer option for papers rejected from main conference: 15 July,
2025
* Paper notification: 25 July, 2025 (extended)
* Camera-ready version deadline: TBC
* Registration deadline: TBC
* AI4HGI Workshop: 25 or 26 October, 2025
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ORGANIZATION
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Sabrina Villata
University of Torino, Italy
Amon Rapp
University of Torino, Italy
David Melhart
University of Malta, Malta
Matthew Barthet
University of Malta, Malta
Mike Preuss
Leiden University, Netherlands
Giulio Barbero
Leiden University, Netherlands
Call for Papers for the First Submission Round of Full Papers and
Technical Notes of
EICS 2026: The 18th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive
Computing Systems, 30 June - 3 July, 2026, Patras, Greece
https://eics.acm.org/2026/
Submission deadline for the 1st Round of PACM EICS 2026 for Full Papers and
Technical Notes: July 25, 2025
EICS 2026 is the eighteenth international ACM SIGCHI conference devoted to
engineering interactive computing systems and their user interfaces,
addressing one or more software quality factors, such as usability, user
experience, reliability, security, etc. Work presented at EICS covers all
stages of the engineering life-cycle of interactive systems - inception,
requirements, design, specification, coding, data analytics, validation and
verification, deployment and maintenance.
EICS has the longest tradition of bringing together researchers who
contribute to better ways of creating interactive computing systems,
stemming from the conference on command languages in the seventies. The
conference is best known for rigorously contributing and disseminating
research results that hold the midst in between user interface design,
software engineering and computational interaction.
EICS focuses on models, languages, notations, methods, techniques and tools
that support designing, developing, validating and verifying interactive
systems. The conference brings together people who study or practice the
engineering of interactive systems, drawing from design, HCI, software
engineering, requirements engineering, software development, modeling, and
programming.
Submissions advance the state of the art of the engineering of interactive
systems. Topics include, but are not limited to:
*Modelling, specification and analysis of interaction and interactive
systems
*Requirements engineering for interactive systems
*Methods, processes, principles and/or tools for building interactive
systems (e.g., design, implementation, prototyping, evaluation, verification
and validation, testing)
*Software architectures for interactive systems
*Formal methods within interactive systems engineering
*Bridging the gap between engineering and design practices.
*Engineering design and evaluation tools
*Computational techniques for designing and evaluating interactive systems
*Interactive data-driven systems
*Explore and/or employ of diverse interaction techniques and devices (e.g.,
adaptive, context-aware, tangible, haptic, touch and multitouch input,
voice, gestures, recognition of physiological signals, multimodal input,
mobile and wearable systems, virtual, augmented, mixed and extended reality)
*Engineering hardware or software integration in interactive systems (e.g.,
fabrication and maker processes, physical computing, cyber-physical systems)
*Engineering interactive systems for diverse user groups (e.g., children,
elderly, people with disabilities…)
*Engineering collaborative multi-user interactive systems
*Engineering interactive systems embedding AI-technologies
*Engineering interaction-driven AI-technologies
*Applying AI technologies in methods, processes and tools for building
interactive systems in all stages of the engineering lifecycle
A newcomer’s guide to EICS is available at
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3300960
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FULL PAPERS and TECHNICAL NOTES SUBMISSIONS
EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes are published as articles in the
Journal Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM - EICS
series). There are three submission deadlines per year, and authors can
choose when to submit. Papers follow the traditional journal model of
reviewing: papers may be accepted after submission and review, or may be
recommended for revisions and re-submission to the next round to enable
authors to refine papers based on reviewer recommendations.
Submissions for the journal of this venue should present original and mature
research work within the scope of the conference. Note that accepted journal
papers can be either regular research papers, or technical notes. Technical
Notes are shorter, more focused contributions, that focus specifically on
system contributions and technical work. Elucidating technical details of
complex interactive systems, preferably ensuring the work can be reproduced
or put to practice, is a primary objective of a Technical Note. Tech Notes
require an illustrative example of the system, and they can, but do not need
to, be validated by formal user evaluations or user studies. Validation can
also be done through e.g. simulation, feasibility, or comparisons. Tech
Notes will be judged on their technical merits and relevance to interactive
systems concerns.
There are no length restrictions on Full Papers and Technical Notes, nor any
limit to the number of references that may be included. We advise authors to
ensure the length of their papers is in function of the contributions.
Concise and clear is often to be preferred over lengthy and verbose.
Full Papers and Technical Notes should be written in the ACM format, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions
Papers should comply with the ACM policy on Research Involving Human
Participants and Subjects, see
https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-participa
nts-and-subjects
Submission deadline for the 1st Round of PACM EICS 2026 for Full Papers and
Technical Notes: July 25, 2025
Papers are submitted using https://new.precisionconference.com
PACM-EICS Full Papers and Technical Notes chairs for EICS 2026
Célia Martinie and Davide Spano
*** Last Mile for Paper Submission ***
The 16th IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graphs (ICKG 2025)
November 13-14, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/ickg2025/
(*** Proceedings to be published by IEEE ***)
(*** Submission Deadline: July 4, 2025 AoE (firm!) ***)
The annual IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graph (ICKG) provides a premier
international forum for presentation of original research results in knowledge discovery and
graph learning, discussion of opportunities and challenges, as well as exchange and
dissemination of innovative, practical development experiences. The conference covers all
aspects of knowledge discovery from data, with a strong focus on graph learning and
knowledge graph, including algorithms, software, platforms. ICKG 2025 intends to draw
researchers and application developers from a wide range of areas such as knowledge
engineering, representation learning, big data analytics, statistics, machine learning, pattern
recognition, data mining, knowledge visualization, high performance computing, and World
Wide Web etc. By promoting novel, high quality research findings, and innovative solutions to
address challenges in handling all aspects of learning from data with dependency relationship.
All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer
Society. Awards, including Best Paper, Best Paper Runner up, Best Student Paper, Best Student
Paper Runner up, will be conferred at the conference, with a check and a certificate for each
award. The conference also features a survey track to accept survey papers reviewing recent
studies in all aspects of knowledge discovery and graph learning. At least five high quality
papers will be invited for a special issue of the Knowledge and Information Systems Journal,
in an expanded and revised form. In addition, at least eight quality papers will be invited for a
special issue of Data Intelligence Journal in an expanded and revised form with at least 30%
difference.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Foundations, algorithms, models, and theory of knowledge discovery and graph learning
• Knowledge engineering with big data
• Machine learning, data mining, and statistical methods for data science and engineering
• Acquisition, representation and evolution of fragmented knowledge
• Fragmented knowledge modeling and online learning
• Knowledge graphs and knowledge maps
• Graph learning security, privacy, fairness, and trust
• Interpretation, rule, and relationship discovery in graph learning
• Geospatial and temporal knowledge discovery and graph learning
• Ontologies and reasoning
• Topology and fusion on fragmented knowledge
• Visualization, personalization, and recommendation of Knowledge Graph navigation and
interaction
• Knowledge Graph systems and platforms, and their efficiency, scalability, and privacy
• Applications and services of knowledge discovery and graph learning in all domains
including web, medicine, education, healthcare, and business
• Big knowledge systems and applications
• Crowdsourcing, deep learning and edge computing for graph mining
• Large language models and applications
• Open source platforms and systems supporting knowledge and graph learning
• Datasets and benchmarks for graphs
• Neurosymbolic & Hybrid AI systems
• Graph Retrieval Augmented Generation
SURVEY TRACK
Survey paper reviewing recent study in keep aspects of knowledge discover and graph learning.
In addition to the above topics, authors can also select and target the following Special Track
topics.
Each special track is handled by respective special track chairs, and the papers are also
included in the conference proceedings.
• Special Track 01: KGC and Knowledge Graph Building
• Special Track 02: KR and KG Reasoning
• Special Track 03: KG and Large Language Modela
• Special Track 04: GNN and Graph Learning
• Special Track 05: QA and Graph Database
• Special Track 06: KG and Multi-modal Learning
• Special Track 07: KG and Knowledge Fusion
• Special Track 08: Industry and Applications
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Paper submissions should be no longer than 8 pages, in the IEEE 2-column format, including
the bibliography and any possible appendices. Submissions longer than 8 pages will be
rejected without review. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee based on
technical quality, originality, significance, and clarity. For survey track paper, please preface the
descriptive paper title with “Survey:”, followed by the actual paper title. For example, a paper
entitled “A Literature Review of Streaming Knowledge Graph”, should be changed as “Survey: A
Literature Review of Streaming Knowledge Graph”. This is for the reviewers and chairs to clearly
bid and handle the papers. Once the paper is accepted, the word, such as “Survey:”, can be
removed from the camera-ready copy.
For special track paper, please preface the descriptive paper title with “SS##:”, where “##” is
the two digits special track ID. For example, a paper entitled “Incremental Knowledge Graph
Learning”, intended to target Special Track 01 (Machine learning and knowledge graph) should
be changed as “SS01: Incremental Knowledge Graph Learning”.
All manuscripts are submitted as full papers and are reviewed based on their scientific merit.
The reviewing process is single blind, meaning that each submission should list all authors and
affiliations. There is no separate abstract submission step. There are no separate industrial,
application, or poster tracks. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically in the online
submission system. No email submission is accepted. To help ensure correct formatting, please
use the style files for U.S. Letter as template for your submission. These include LaTeX and
Word.
SUBMISSION LINK
https://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2025/ickg25/
IMPORTANT DATES
• Paper submission (abstract and full paper): July 4, 2025 (AoE) (firm!)
• Notification of acceptance/rejection: September 5, 2025
• Camera-ready, copyright forms and author registration: September 20, 2025
• Early (non-author) registration: October 10, 2025
• Conference dates: November 13-14, 2025
ORGANISATION
Conference and Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus
Conference Co-Chair
• Dan Guo, Hefei University of Technology
Program Chairs
• Cesare Alippi, Università della Svizzera italiana
• Shirui Pan, Griffith University
Local Organising Vice Chair
• Irene Kinlanioti, National Technical University of Athens
Finance Chair
• Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus
Steering Committee Chair
• Xindong Wu, Hefei University Of Technology
*We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this Call *
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*SENSE XR: The Feeling of Virtual, XR, Haptics, and 3D Graphics*
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1st International Workshop on Multisensory Immersion in Extended Reality
Co-located with the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter
– “Technologies and Methodologies of Human-Computer Interaction in the
Third Millennium” (CHItaly 2025 <https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/>)
📍 Salerno, Italy
📅 6–10 October 2025
🌐 Website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/sense-xr/
*Important dates:*
Submission Deadline: *June 30, 2025 July 20 2025 EXTENDED*
Notification of Acceptance: *July 15, 2025 July 31 2025 **EXTENDED*
*Call for Papers*
The rapid evolution of Extended Reality (XR) - encompassing Virtual Reality
(VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) - is reshaping how
people interact with digital environments, opening new frontiers in both
research and application. The inaugural edition of SENSE XR: The Feeling of
Virtual, XR, Haptics, and 3D Graphics is dedicated to investigating the
multisensory and affective dimensions of immersive technology, with a
particular focus on haptic feedback, 3D graphics, and videogame
applications.
The workshop’s primary goal is to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue
among researchers, designers, and practitioners, exploring the role of
sensory interfaces in XR. We aim to examine how multimodal interaction,
tactile technologies, and innovative interface design can enhance user
experience, amplify engagement, and redefine human-computer interaction
within immersive environments.
Structured as a platform for both critical reflection and hands-on
experimentation, SENSE XR combines theoretical discourse with live
demonstrations, design exploration, and collaborative activities. Inspired
by the concept of a scientific jam session, the workshop encourages
participants to co-create, prototype, and exchange insights in a
participatory setting that promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration and
the development of new international partnerships.
We welcome original contributions, including position papers, case studies,
design explorations, and theoretical reflections, addressing (but not
limited to) the following topics:
*Topics of interest*
• Haptic technologies and tactile feedback in XR
• Gamification and game design principles in immersive systems
• Innovative interaction techniques and interface design
• Multimodal and sensor-based interaction
• User experience (UX), accessibility, and usability in XR
• Immersive storytelling and narrative design
• Applied XR in healthcare, education, entertainment, and industry
• Evaluation methods and user-centered research
• Ethical implications in multisensory and immersive environments
*Submission guidelines*
We invite *position papers (4–6 standard pages)* that present novel ideas,
preliminary research findings, or design concepts. Submissions must follow
the CEUR-ART format, available at: *https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip
<https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip>*
All papers must be submitted via EasyChair:
*https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sensexr2025
<https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sensexr2025>*
Each submission will undergo single-blind peer review by at least two
reviewers based on relevance, originality, and potential to foster
discussion at the workshop.
*Organizing committee*
• Ignacio Aedo Cuevas – Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain -
aedo(a)ia.uc3m.es
• Ilaria Amaro – University of Salerno, Italy - iamaro(a)unisa.it
• Paola Barra – University of Naples Parthenope, Italy -
paola.barra(a)uniparthenope.it
• Attilio Della Greca - University of Salerno, Italy -
adellagreca(a)unisa.it
For further information, please visit the workshop website:
*https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/sense-xr/
<https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/sense-xr/>*
We look forward to your contributions and hope you’ll join us at SENSE XR
2025!
*** Apologies for cross postings ***
RecSoGood Workshop @RecSys 2025 - CALL FOR PAPERS
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International Workshop on Recommender Systems for Sustainability and Social
Good (RecSoGood)
22nd–26th September 2025
co-located with RecSys 2025 (https://recsys.acm.org/recsys25/) - Prague,
Czech Republic
Web: https://recsogood.github.io/recsogood25/index.html
Submission: through EasyChair (an updated link will be provided soon on
the workshop website)
For any information: allegra.defilippo(a)unibo.it
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HIGHLIGHTS
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- DEADLINE: July 10, 2025
- Notification to authors: August 6, 2025
- Post-proceedings volume indexed in Scopus and Web of Science
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ABSTRACT
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology and sustainability,
leveraging Recommender Systems has emerged as a powerful tool for driving
positive change. With a foundation in AI and data analytics, Recommender
Systems can be effective in various domains, from e-commerce to energy
management and well-being. By harnessing the power of recommendation
algorithms under a holistic perspective, organizations and researchers can
guide users towards more sustainable choices and behaviors, contributing to
broader environmental and social goals. With this aim, our workshop
provides a unique platform for researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders
to explore the integration of sustainability principles into Recommender
Systems. Through presentations, discussions, and panels, participants will
explore the theoretical foundations, practical implementations, and ethical
and environmental considerations of sustainable Recommender Systems. By
fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange, the workshop aims to
catalyze innovation and inspire collective action towards a more
sustainable future.
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TOPICS
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Topics of interests include but are not limited to:
1)Sustainable Recommender Systems Development:
– Multi-criteria Recommender Systems
– Multistakeholder Recommender Systems
– Energy efficient and low-carbon model learning
– Generative AI’s Impact on sustainable Recommendation Systems
– User interfaces for sustainable Recommender Systems
2)Sustainable Recommender Systems Features:
– Explainability & trustworthy
– Privacy and safety
– Diversity and inclusion
– Behavioural change
3)Evaluation of Sustainable Recommender Systems:
– Long-term effect of Recommender Systems
– Simulation techniques
– Beyond accuracy evaluation
4)Application Areas:
– Health
– Media and information
– Travel and tourism
– Agriculture
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SUBMISSIONS
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We encourage the submission of original contributions, investigating how
Recommender Systems can contribute to a more sustainable and responsible
technology ecosystem, aligning with the broader goals of achieving
economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In particular, authors
can submit:
(A) Full papers (max. 12 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(B) Reproducibility papers (max. 12 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(C) Short papers (max 6 pages + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(D) Position papers (max. 4 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(E) Extended abstract (max 1 page + references - ORAL PRESENTATION ONLY).
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 will also elicit 1 page-extended
abstracts. This type of informal submission will be editorially reviewed by
workshop organizers. Accepted contributions will be presented at the
workshop, but not published in the proceedings.
Submission: through EasyChair (an updated link will be provided soon on
the workshop website)
All submitted papers will be evaluated by at least two members of the
program committee, based on originality, significance, relevance and
technical quality. Papers should be formatted according to the Springer
LLNCS Style: (
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…
)
Submissions should be double blinded. Submissions must be made through the
EasyChair conference system prior the specified deadline (all deadlines
refer to GMT) by selecting RecSoGood as submission track. At least one of
the authors should register and take part at the conference to make the
presentation.
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IMPORTANT DATES
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* Paper submission deadline: July 10, 2025
* Notification to authors: August 6, 2025
* Camera-Ready submission: TBD for post-proceedings in a volume published
by Springer, in the CCIS Series.
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PROCEEDINGS AND POST-PROCEEDINGS
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All accepted papers will be published in a proceedings volume indexed in
Scopus and Web of Science.
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ORGANIZATION
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Ludovico Boratto - Associate Professor - University of Cagliari, Italy
E-mail: ludovico.boratto(a)acm.org
Allegra De Filippo (main contact) - Assistant Professor - University of
Bologna, Italy
E-mail: allegra.defilippo(a)unibo.it
Elisabeth Lex - Associate Professor - Graz University of Technology, Austria
E-mail: elisabeth.lex(a)tugraz.at
Francesca Maridina Malloci - Assistant Professor - University of Cagliari,
Italy
E-mail: francescam.malloci(a)unica.it
Noemi Mauro – Senior Assistant Professor – University of Torino, Italy
E-mail: noemi.mauro(a)unito.it
Francesco Ricci - Senior Full Professor - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano,
Italy
E-mail: fmr959(a)gmail.com
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE (TBD)
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The deadline for Interactive Experiences and Posters has been extended to
July 7th (AoE).
[Apologies for Multiple Postings]
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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
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6–10 October 2025
Location: Salerno, Italy
https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/
The interactive experiences track welcomes research demos and prototypes of
relevance to HCI. Aligned with this year’s conference theme, we especially
welcome interactive experiences that explore new paradigms in HCI,
challenge traditional human-computer dynamics, and address the broader
societal, ethical, and environmental implications of emerging technologies.
We encourage authors of full and short papers, as well as pictorials, to
contribute their demos. For further information, please visit the Interactive
Experiences page
<https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/contributions-call-for-interactive-experien…>
.
The Poster track welcomes concise reports of recent findings or other
innovative or thought-provoking work relevant to the CHItaly community.
Appropriate submissions should be complete enough to contribute to the HCI
knowledge and inspire future works, and must not have been presented
elsewhere. For further information, please visit the Poster page.
<https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/contributions-call-for-posters/>
Interactive Experiences and Poster submissions will be reviewed by at least
two members of the Program Committee. Accepted submissions will be
published in the conference proceedings.
Deadlines for both IEs and Posters:
-
Extended Submission: June 24, 2025 AoE July 7, 2025 AoE
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Review notification: July 17, 2025 AoE
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Camera-ready: July 31, 2025 AoE
Interactive Experiences co-Chairs:
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Elisa Giaccardi, Politecnico di Milano, elisa.giaccardi(a)polimi.it
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Maria Luce Lupetti, Politecnico di Torino, maria.lupetti(a)polito.it
Posters Experiences co-Chairs:
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Andrea Antonio Cantone, University of Salerno, acantone(a)unisa.it
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Dragan Ahmetovic, University of Milano, dragan.ahmetovic(a)unimi.it
How to submit:
Proposals must be submitted through easychair. Further information on how
to submit can be found on the Interactive Experiences
<https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/contributions-call-for-interactive-experien…>
and Posters
<https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/contributions-call-for-posters/> pages on
CHItaly website.
—
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
*** First Call for Papers ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/
We invite you to submit your best work in agents and multiagent systems to AAMAS 2026, the
25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, to be held in
Paphos, Cyprus in May 2026.
All submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed and evaluated on the basis of the overall
quality of their technical contribution, taking into account criteria such as originality,
significance, soundness, reproducibility, clarity, relevance to the conference, quality of
presentation, as well as understanding and appropriate referencing of the state of the art. The
papers will be published under CC BY license.
Important Dates
• Abstract submission: October 1, 2025
• Paper submission: October 8, 2025
• Rebuttal period: November 21-25, 2025
• Author notification: December 22, 2025
• Camera-ready paper: February 11, 2026
• Conference: May 25-29, 2026
All deadlines are at the end of the specified day, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
For submission instructions, please see here:
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/submission-instructions/
Areas of Interest
We welcome the submission of technical papers describing significant and original research on
all aspects of the theory and practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems. If you are
new to this community, then we encourage you to consult the proceedings of previous editions
of the conference to fully appreciate the scope of AAMAS. At the time of submission, you will be
asked to associate your paper with one of the following areas of interest:
• Learning and Adaptation (LEARN)
• Generative and Agentic AI (GAAI)
• Game Theory and Economic Paradigms (GTEP)
• Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms, and Ethics (COINE)
• Search, Optimization, Planning, and Scheduling (SOPS)
• Representation, and Reasoning (RR)
• Engineering and Analysis of Multiagent Systems (EMAS)
• Modeling and Simulation of Societies (SIM)
• Human-Agent Interaction (HAI)
• Robotics and Control (ROBOT)
• Innovative Applications (IA)
More information on these areas and the topics covered can be found here:
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-main-track/
Special Tracks
In addition to the main track, AAMAS 2026 will feature five special tracks (AAAI Track, JAAMAS
Track, Blue Sky Ideas Track, Demo Track, and Competitions Track), as well as the Doctoral
Consortium.
The AAAI Track welcomes AAAI-25 submissions rejected from the main AAAI track that are
relevant to the AAMAS research community and received no reject review recommendations (all
review scores are weak reject or above).
The JAAMAS Track offers authors of papers recently published in the Journal of Autonomous
Agents and Multiagent Systems (JAAMAS) that have not previously appeared as full papers in an
archival conference the opportunity to present their work at AAMAS 2026.
The focus of the Blue Sky Ideas Track is on visionary ideas, long-term challenges, new
research opportunities, and controversial debate.
The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their latest
developments in agent-based and robotic systems.
The Competitions Track is an effective mechanism for motivating researchers to enhance
discussions, share knowledge, and boost the development and evaluation of theory and
practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems.
Finally, AAMAS invites PhD students working in the research areas covered by AAMAS to take
part in the Doctoral Consortium (DC). The DC is an opportunity to interact closely with
established researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback on your
work and to get advice on managing your career.
The calls for each track above and for the Doctoral Consortium are available on the AAMAS
2026 web site.
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
If you have additional questions, please contact the Program Chairs using
aamas2026pcs(a)gmail.com .
Carissimi,
vi segnaliamo che sono ancora disponibili alcuni posti per la Summer School on Human-Interaction and Intelligent Technologies organizzata dal comitato Mediterranean CHI a Como, dal 21 al 24 luglio 2025, presso la Villa del Grumello.
La scuola è rivolta a dottorandi, giovani ricercatori e professionisti interessati all’intersezione tra tecnologie intelligenti e interazione uomo-macchina, e propone un programma articolato in lezioni, workshop e attività progettuali, con la partecipazione di docenti ed esperti di rilievo internazionale.
Tutte le informazioni sono disponibili al seguente link:
https://dhit.lakecomoschool.org/
Gli interessati possono rispondere direttamente a questo messaggio per ulteriori dettagli o per manifestare il proprio interesse.
Vi saremmo grati se voleste condividere l’informazione con eventuali persone interessate.
Un caro saluto,
Maristella
*** First Call for Papers ***
The 31st Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/
The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier venue where
researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the intersection
of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Ideal IUI submissions
should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and discuss both
computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies, techniques, and systems.
This area is crucial as AI is increasingly integrated into everyday technology. Understanding and
shaping AI systems for human needs is essential to ensure that AI systems are effective and
responsible. As these techniques become increasingly powerful, new use cases and human-AI
interactions can be explored. This conference offers an opportunity to focus the research
community on important problems at the intersection of AI and HCI and bring together experts
from various disciplines to discuss and build on these ideas in workshops, breaks, and
networking sessions.
Contributions are welcome from all relevant arenas, including academia, industry, government,
and non-profit organizations. Diverse insights are critical to the vitality of the IUI community,
and the conference will accept papers for both long and short oral presentations. Contributions
to IUI are expected to be supported by rigorous evidence appropriate to the claims (e.g., user
study, system evaluation, computational analysis).
Topics
IUI 2026 topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Human-centered AI methods, approaches, and systems
• Explainable AI methods
• Democratization of AI
• Persuasive technologies in IUI
• Privacy and security of IUI
• Knowledge-based approaches to user interface design and generation
• User modelling for intelligent interfaces
• User-adaptive interaction and personalization
• IUI for crowd computing and human computation
• Human control in daily automations
• Trust and reliance in intelligent systems
Computational innovation
• Interactive machine learning
• Human-in-the loop AI testing and debugging
• Human-centered recommendation and recommender systems
• Generative models
• Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning
• Intelligent user interfaces for generative AI
Innovative User Interfaces
• Affective interfaces
• Intelligent aesthetic interfaces
• Intelligent collaborative interfaces
• Intelligent AR/VR interfaces
• Intelligent visualization and visual analytics
• Intelligent wearable and mobile interfaces
• Intelligent tangible interfaces
Intelligent Multimodal Systems
• Embodied agents
• Multimodal AI assistants
• Intelligent multimodal interfaces
Intelligent Applications
• Education and learning-related technologies
• Healthcare and wellbeing
• Automotive
• Assistive technologies
• Entertainment
• Workplace happiness
• Social media
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Smart homes
Large Language Models and Agentic AI
• End-user interaction with LLMs, agents, and multimodal models (e.g., chatbots, image
generation)
• LLMs and agents in the workplace
• Human-agent interaction and multi-agent systems
• Bias in LLMs and agents
• The effects of LLMs and agents use on creative tasks
• Personalized user interaction with LLMs and agents
• Prompt engineering
• User control and steering of LLMs and agents (e.g., RLHF, chaining, instruction tuning)
Evaluations of Intelligent User Interfaces
• User experiments and studies
• Reproducibility (including benchmarks, datasets, and challenges)
• Meta-analysis
• Mixed-methods evaluations
Papers
We invite original paper submissions that are not under consideration elsewhere. Accepted
papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library and citation indices. At least one author of all
accepted papers must register with full registration fee (not student registration fee), attend in
person, and present their paper during the main conference program. One registration covers
one paper only.
A selected set of accepted top-quality full papers will be invited to submit their extended
versions for publication in an ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS) special
issue titled “Highlights of IUI 2026” that will appear in 2027.
Reflection of practical and societal impact
We encourage authors to consider practical and societal implications of their work (as well as
its shortcomings) throughout their projects and to include a reflection on those implications in
their papers, in particular how the proposed methods and insights could be applied and
deployed in a realistic setting and how they can improve people's lives in the real world.
We also encourage authors to discuss potential ethical considerations of their work in terms of
diversity, inclusion, and equality; and other topics under the broad responsible AI topic and its
societal impact. We recognize that technology is rarely neutral --- simply by making some
things easier than others, it reshapes society (Winner, 1980; Green, 2020). Further, given the
incredibly short invention-to-application cycles for AI-related technologies, it is becoming
increasingly unlikely that “somebody else” will carefully consider how an emerging intelligent
user interface technology might impact the world before this technology is deployed. Our
purpose is to help authors ensure that the likely societal consequences of their work are
consistent with their intentions and values. For colleagues who are not yet experienced with
incorporating societal impacts into their IUI research but who are willing to give it a try, here
are some ideas to consider.
Anonymization
ACM IUI uses a double-blind review process. All submissions (and supplemental materials)
must be appropriately anonymized according to the following guidelines:
• Authors' names and affiliations are not visible anywhere in the paper.
• Acknowledgements should be anonymized or removed during the review process.
• Self-citations should be included where necessary but must use the third person. For
example, "... as shown in our previous user study [2] ... " is not allowed, whereas "... as shown
in Smith et al. [2] " is acceptable (because in this case the citation [2] will NOT be perceived as
self-citation).
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in submissions being desk-rejected without review.
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Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with vision
impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will be required to
make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an Accessible Submission for
detailed instructions.
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in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos.
Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and guidelines.
Usage of Generative AI
All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023 ACM
Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a large-scale
language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be clearly marked where such tools are used for
purposes beyond editing the author’s own text. Authors should include a “GenAI Usage
Disclosure” section, right before the references, to provide full disclosure of all use of GenAI
tools in all stages of the research (including the code and data) and the writing. This section,
together with the references, will not be counted toward the word limit.
While we do not anticipate using tools on a large scale to detect LLM-generated text, we will
investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM use is not
clearly marked.
Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects
Any research in submitted manuscripts that involves human subjects must go through the
appropriate ethics review requirements that apply to the authors’ research environment. As
research environments vary considerably with regard to their requirements, authors are asked
to submit a short note to reviewers that provides this context. Please also see the 2021 ACM
Publications policy on research involving human participants and subjects before submitting.
Additional Policies
Authors should also be aware of the SIGCHI Policy for Submission and Review at SIGCHI
Conferences and ACM Publications Policies.
Submission Format, Length, and Platform
We adopt the ACM TAPS Workflow.
Please prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest
templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using
\documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template.
Papers are of variable length. Paper length must be proportional to its contribution. We
encourage authors to stay within a 10,000 word limit. Authors of papers exceeding 12,000
words should add a note at the end of their manuscript explaining how the length of the paper
is commensurate with the contribution of the work.
Submission Platform
All materials must be submitted electronically to the Precision Conference Submission (PCS)
Portal (https://new.precisionconference.com/) by the abstract and paper deadlines.
In PCS, first click “Submissions” at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for Society,
Conference, and Track, please select “SIGCHI”, “IUI 2026”, and “IUI 2026 Papers”, respectively,
and then press “Go”.
Note: If the corresponding author (the individual who submits the paper, not necessarily the
first author) is affiliated with a participating institution that has an open access agreement with
ACM, the Article Processing Charges (APCs) will be waived for publishing the paper. Details are
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Submitting supplemental material (e.g., questionnaires, demo videos of applications, data
sheets) is optional but encouraged.
If supplying a demo video, please follow the SIGCHI Technical Requirements and Guidelines for
videos.
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Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official
publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications,
including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will
have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open
institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800 institutions
already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require
APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%).
Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish
their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether an
APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and
review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Keep in mind that waivers are rare and are
granted based on specific criteria set by ACM.
Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a
temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join
ACM Open. The subsidy will offer:
* $250 APC for ACM/SIG members
* $350 for non-members
This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help
advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period.
This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Abstract: October 3, 2025
• Full Paper: October 10, 2025
• Decision Notification: December 12, 2025
• Camera-ready Submission: January 23, 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel
• Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
• Li Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
• Giulio Jacucci, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Alison Renner, Dataminr, USA
*** Last Call for Papers ***
The 16th IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graphs (ICKG 2025)
November 13-14, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/ickg2025/
(*** Proceedings to be published by IEEE ***)
(*** Submission Deadline: July 4, 2025 AoE (extended and firm!) ***)
The annual IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graph (ICKG) provides a premier
international forum for presentation of original research results in knowledge discovery and
graph learning, discussion of opportunities and challenges, as well as exchange and
dissemination of innovative, practical development experiences. The conference covers all
aspects of knowledge discovery from data, with a strong focus on graph learning and
knowledge graph, including algorithms, software, platforms. ICKG 2025 intends to draw
researchers and application developers from a wide range of areas such as knowledge
engineering, representation learning, big data analytics, statistics, machine learning, pattern
recognition, data mining, knowledge visualization, high performance computing, and World
Wide Web etc. By promoting novel, high quality research findings, and innovative solutions to
address challenges in handling all aspects of learning from data with dependency relationship.
All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer
Society. Awards, including Best Paper, Best Paper Runner up, Best Student Paper, Best Student
Paper Runner up, will be conferred at the conference, with a check and a certificate for each
award. The conference also features a survey track to accept survey papers reviewing recent
studies in all aspects of knowledge discovery and graph learning. At least five high quality
papers will be invited for a special issue of the Knowledge and Information Systems Journal,
in an expanded and revised form. In addition, at least eight quality papers will be invited for a
special issue of Data Intelligence Journal in an expanded and revised form with at least 30%
difference.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Foundations, algorithms, models, and theory of knowledge discovery and graph learning
• Knowledge engineering with big data.
• Machine learning, data mining, and statistical methods for data science and engineering.
• Acquisition, representation and evolution of fragmented knowledge.
• Fragmented knowledge modeling and online learning.
• Knowledge graphs and knowledge maps.
• Graph learning security, privacy, fairness, and trust.
• Interpretation, rule, and relationship discovery in graph learning.
• Geospatial and temporal knowledge discovery and graph learning.
• Ontologies and reasoning.
• Topology and fusion on fragmented knowledge.
• Visualization, personalization, and recommendation of Knowledge Graph navigation and
interaction.
• Knowledge Graph systems and platforms, and their efficiency, scalability, and privacy.
• Applications and services of knowledge discovery and graph learning in all domains
including web, medicine, education, healthcare, and business.
• Big knowledge systems and applications.
• Crowdsourcing, deep learning and edge computing for graph mining.
• Large language models and applications
• Open source platforms and systems supporting knowledge and graph learning.
• Datasets and benchmarks for graphs
• Neurosymbolic & Hybrid AI systems
• Graph Retrieval Augmented Generation
SURVEY TRACK
Survey paper reviewing recent study in keep aspects of knowledge discover and graph learning.
In addition to the above topics, authors can also select and target the following Special Track
topics.
Each special track is handled by respective special track chairs, and the papers are also
included in the conference proceedings.
• Special Track 01: KGC and Knowledge Graph Building
• Special Track 02: KR and KG Reasoning.
• Special Track 03: KG and Large Language Model
• Special Track 04: GNN and Graph Learning
• Special Track 05: QA and Graph Database
• Special Track 06: KG and Multi-modal Learning.
• Special Track 07: KG and Knowledge Fusion.
• Special Track 08: Industry and Applications
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Paper submissions should be no longer than 8 pages, in the IEEE 2-column format, including
the bibliography and any possible appendices. Submissions longer than 8 pages will be
rejected without review. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee based on
technical quality, originality, significance, and clarity. For survey track paper, please preface the
descriptive paper title with “Survey:”, followed by the actual paper title. For example, a paper
entitled “A Literature Review of Streaming Knowledge Graph”, should be changed as “Survey: A
Literature Review of Streaming Knowledge Graph”. This is for the reviewers and chairs to clearly
bid and handle the papers. Once the paper is accepted, the word, such as “Survey:”, can be
removed from the camera-ready copy.
For special track paper, please preface the descriptive paper title with “SS##:”, where “##” is
the two digits special track ID. For example, a paper entitled “Incremental Knowledge Graph
Learning”, intended to target Special Track 01 (Machine learning and knowledge graph) should
be changed as “SS01: Incremental Knowledge Graph Learning”.
All manuscripts are submitted as full papers and are reviewed based on their scientific merit.
The reviewing process is single blind, meaning that each submission should list all authors and
affiliations. There is no separate abstract submission step. There are no separate industrial,
application, or poster tracks. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically in the online
submission system. No email submission is accepted. To help ensure correct formatting, please
use the style files for U.S. Letter as template for your submission. These include LaTeX and
Word.
SUBMISSION LINK
https://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2025/ickg25/
IMPORTANT DATES
• Paper submission (abstract and full paper): July 4, 2025 (AoE) (extended and firm!)
• Notification of acceptance/rejection: September 5, 2025
• Camera-ready, copyright forms and author registration: September 20, 2025
• Early (non-author) registration: October 10, 2025
• Conference dates: November 13-14, 2025
ORGANISATION
Conference and Local Organising Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus
Conference Co-Chair
• Dan Guo, Hefei University of Technology
Program Chairs
• Cesare Alippi, Università della Svizzera italiana
• Shirui Pan, Griffith University
Local Organising Vice Chair
• Irene Kinlanioti, National Technical University of Athens
Finance Chair
• Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus
Steering Committee Chair
• Xindong Wu, Hefei University Of Technology
Department of Computer Science -- University of Cyprus
Academic Vacancy in A.I. (Full Professor)
Submission Deadline: July 4th, 2025 (firm!)
The Department of Computer Science (www.cs.ucy.ac.cy) at the University of Cyprus announces
one (1) academic position at the rank of Professor in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The
position will be filled under XM’s designated chair entitled “The XM Chair in Artificial
Intelligence”.
The Chair is funded by TP Servglobal Limited, a member of the XM Group (www.xm.com). XM is
a leading provider of online investment services internationally. Upon appointment, the Chair's
holder will receive a €30,000 research grant from the XM Group, in addition to their initial
funding under the University of Cyprus Regulations. This funding will support research
development, promotional activities, and collaboration with the XM Group and other relevant
international research centers and universities. The Chair's holder will play a key role in
advancing teaching and research in Artificial Intelligence, benefiting the academic community,
society, and the economy.
For this vacancy, a university degree and a PhD title from an accredited university are required.
The minimum requirements for the academic rank of a Professor are set in the following web
link: https://rb.gy/k3pel
In accordance with the applicable legislation, the annual gross salary (including the 13th salary)
for full-time employment is: Professor (Scale Α15-Α16) €80.094,70 - €104.114,56.
Employee contributions to the various State funds will be deducted from the above amounts.
The selected candidate will be expected to teach in both Greek and English within the
Department of Computer Science's undergraduate and graduate programs. Therefore,
proficiency in both Greek and English is required. Candidates do not need to be citizens of the
Republic of Cyprus.
Candidates are invited to submit their applications electronically by uploading the following
documents in English and in PDF format at the following link:
https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment
1 Cover Letter
2 Curriculum Vitae
3 Copy of ID/Passport
4 Copy of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited University is required
5 Copy of a PhD degree from an accredited University is required
6 Review of previous research work and a brief description of future research projects (up to 3
pages)
7 List of publications
8 Representative publications (up to 3 publications which should be submitted separately).
9 The names and email addresses of three professors from whom confidential letters of
recommendation (in English) will be automatically requested upon submission of the
application. Letters of recommendation may be submitted up to 7 days following the deadline
for submission of applications. It is the responsibility of each candidate to ensure that the
references are submitted. In case the letters of recommendation are not submitted on time,
the application will not be considered.
The deadline for applications is Friday the 4th of July 2025 (firm!).
A more detailed announcement can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/XMChairAI
We are looking for candidates for one three-year PhD scholarship that will
be carried out at the at the Human Interfaces in Information Systems (HIIS)
Laboratory at CNR-ISTI
The fellowship is associated with the PhD school at the Computer Science
department of the University of Pisa in the area of Human Control in Daily
Environment Automations for Sustainability. The specific PhD topic will be
defined taking into account the background and the interests of the
candidate.
The HIIS Laboratory is a creative and multi-disciplinary interactive
technologies research laboratory, with deep and extensive research
collaborations, at national and international level, industrial partners,
and a supportive and inclusive working environment.
Pisa is a lively small town located in Tuscany, near the coast,
characterised by the presence of a rich research ecosystem (three
Universities and many research centres) very active in the ICT area. We are
therefore looking for deserving candidates. It is useful to have some
programming knowledge, interest and passion for the considered topics, and
to carry out research activities.
The application procedure is available at
<https://dottorato.unipi.it/index.php/en/application-process-for-the-academi
c-year-2024-2025/item/849.html>
https://dottorato.unipi.it/index.php/en/application-process-for-the-academic
-year-2024-2025/item/849.html
The deadline is 20th June 2024 at 13.00 Italian time.
The candidate should select the scholarship associated with the topic
INFO/02_B Human Control in Daily Environment Automations for
Sustainability.
Applicants must have earned a master degree by the end of October 2024.
The PhD fellowship will start on 1 November 2024
For more information you can contact fabio.paterno at isti.cnr.it
[apologies for cross-posting]
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the first edition of the workshop CHAMPIonS 2025 – Conversational Human-AI Methodologies for Performance In Sports, which will be held at CHItaly 2025 in Salerno, Italy, from October 6 to 10, 2025.
This workshop aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry stakeholders to explore the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, and sports performance. In particular, we are interested in contributions that investigate how conversational systems and intelligent interfaces can support data-driven decision-making in dynamic and high-stakes environments such as sports.
Important Dates:
📝 Submission Deadline: July 14, 2025
📢 Notification of Acceptance: August 1, 2025
🖋️ Camera-Ready Deadline: August 20, 2025
We welcome submissions on topics including (but not limited to):
Conversational agents for real-time data interaction
Human-centric and ethical AI design
NLP and decision support in sports contexts
Multimodal and voice-based interfaces
Explainability and trust in AI for performance analysis
📌 More information is available at https://sites.google.com/view/champions-25
The workshop will include paper presentations and group discussions. Submissions will undergo a peer-review process with at least two reviews per paper. Please submit your papers via EasyChair.
Refer to silviobarra(a)unina.it <mailto:silviobarra@unina.it> for further information!
We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you in Salerno!
Best regards,
Silvio Barra (University of Naples Federico II) [silviobarra(a)unina.it <mailto:silviobarra@unina.it>]
Adriano Bacconi (Math&Sport)
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Silvio Barra, Ph.D.
Department of Electrical and Information Technology Engineering (DIETI)
Università degli Studi di Napoli, Federico II
Sede di via Claudio, n. 21,
80125, Napoli, Italy
e-mail:
silvio.barra(a)unina.it <mailto:silvio.barra@unina.it>
silvio.barra(a)visioscientiae.com <mailto:silvio.barra@visioscientiae.com>
barra.silvio(a)gmail.com <mailto:barra.silvio@gmail.com>
web:
https://www.docenti.unina.it/silvio.barrahttps://www.silviobarra.com <https://www.silviobarra.com/>
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** Apologies for cross-posting **
Call for Papers – Digital Wellbeing for Teens: Designing Educational Systems (DIGI-Teens 2025)
CHItaly 2025 Workshop
October 2025 - Salerno, Italy
More info: https://sites.google.com/view/2nd-digiteens-ws
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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Recently, researchers have been examining the unforeseen issues caused by the excessive use of personal devices and online services, especially as companies increasingly employ "attention-capture" tactics like guilty-pleasure recommendations and automatic content playback. These strategies exploit users' psychological vulnerabilities, aiming to boost advertising revenue, resulting in tangible repercussions on users' perceived agency and often leading to a perceived lack of control over their technology use. These problems gave rise to a new kind of psychological "digital wellbeing," investigated in fields such as Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and psychology.
Traditional strategies employed by practitioners and researchers involve the creation of Digital Self-Control Tools (DSCTs), i.e., mobile applications and browser extensions that empower users to monitor their usage patterns and implement interventions, such as timers and lock-out mechanisms, to self-regulate device usage. Yet, researchers and the users themselves are starting to warn that achieving digital wellbeing is a path of personal growth that requires education more than self-monitoring strategies.
The objective of this workshop is to establish a venue for the academic and industrial communities to discuss ongoing research and ideas at the intersection of digital wellbeing and education, aiming to promote the development of strategies and tools to "teach" users – particularly children and teenagers – to use technology more meaningfully and consciously. This objective can be achieved in multiple ways, such as by creating novel DSCTs that include educational aspects, serious games, collaborative platforms to introduce and support digital wellbeing learning at school, or leveraging AI and, in particular, large language models (LLMs) to create adaptive, personalized educational experiences that help users develop healthier digital habits and skills for navigating online environments.
This workshop is part of the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter (CHItaly 2025).
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
We invite researchers and practitioners in interdisciplinary domains intersecting HCI, AI, psychology, design, and/or education to engage in dialog on the topics below. A key priority of our workshop will be to invite submissions from an intellectually diverse and global group of participants to further discussions on how appropriate human-centered design can contribute to digital wellbeing education. Prospective workshop participants are invited to submit a position paper (2-4 pages) describing and highlighting their contributions to the workshop topics.
The topics of interest for the workshop include, but are not limited to:
- participatory and co-design of digital wellbeing systems;
- tools and strategies to teach digital wellbeing at school;
- strategies and tools for measuring students’ digital wellbeing;
- novel DSCTs that include educational aspects;
- gamification strategies for digital wellbeing;
- AI-based personalized digital wellbeing learning;
- ethical, social, and policy-making factors.
SUBMISSIONS
Submissions of position papers should be of 2-4 pages, in the ACM Primary Article Submission Templates (single column, https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template).
Papers should be submitted via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=digiteens2025). They will be reviewed by at least one qualified reviewer with expertise in the relevant subject area. The workshop chairs will make final acceptance decisions based on these reviews, considering factors such as relevance to the workshop themes, originality of contribution, and overall quality. Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted paper will be required to attend the workshop. Virtual participation will be made possible.
Accepted and presented papers will be made available on CEUR Workshop Proceedings, if possible, while workshop results will be published on our website.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: 14 July 2025
Notification: 1 August 2025
WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS
Luca Scibetta, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Alberto Monge Roffarello, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Catia Prandi, Università di Bologna, Italy
Chiara Ceccarini, Università di Bologna, Italy
The PhD program in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics (DMIF) at the University of Udine, Italy, in collaboration with Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Trento), offers 11 fully funded scholarships.
Topics include Human-Computer Interaction, Extended Reality, and Serious Games.
This 3-year program provides an annual stipend of € 19,367.00 before social security (about € 1400/month, net) along with financial support for research hardware, conferences, and PhD schools, and funding for extended research visits abroad (up to 6 months with +50% on the monthly scholarship).
DMIF, one of Italy's largest and oldest computer science departments (established in 1978), provides a vibrant research environment with a distinguished faculty covering a wide range of CS and AI topics (see details here: https://dmif.uniud.it/en/teaching/phd-courses/iai/phd-course-in-computer-sc…), fostering a supportive and collaborative atmosphere.
Beyond academics, Udine offers a very high quality of life, consistently ranked among Italy's best. Udine boasts a lower cost of living than major cities, while remaining close to both the Alps and the Adriatic Sea.
Applications are due by June 20, 2025 (2 PM, Italian time). Interviews will be held for shortlisted applicants (specific dates to be announced). The academic year starts on November 1st, 2025.
Ready to take the next step? Apply now!
https://www.uniud.it/en/research/do-research/doctorate-res/phd-admission/ac…
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Il Dottorato in Informatica e Intelligenza Artificiale presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Informatiche e Fisiche (DMIF) dell'Università degli Studi di Udine, in collaborazione con la Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Trento), offre 11 borse di dottorato completamente finanziate.
Gli argomenti includono l'Interazione Persona-Macchina, la Realtà Estesa e i Serious Games.
Questo programma triennale prevede uno stipendio annuo di € 19.367,00 al lordo delle ritenute previdenziali (circa € 1400 netti al mese), insieme a un sostegno finanziario per hardware di ricerca, conferenze, scuole di dottorato e finanziamenti per visite di ricerca all'estero prolungate (fino a 6 mesi con +50% sulla borsa mensile).
Il DMIF, uno dei dipartimenti di informatica più grandi e antichi d'Italia (fondato nel 1978), offre un ambiente di ricerca dinamico con un corpo docente di rilievo che copre una vasta gamma di argomenti di informatica e intelligenza artificiale (si vedano i dettagli qui: https://dmif.uniud.it/en/teaching/phd-courses/iai/phd-course-in-computer-sc…), favorendo un'atmosfera di supporto e collaborazione.
Oltre agli aspetti accademici, Udine offre un'elevata qualità della vita, costantemente classificata tra le migliori d'Italia, con un costo della vita inferiore rispetto alle grandi città.
Le candidature devono essere presentate entro il 20 giugno 2025 (ore 14:00, ora italiana). Si terranno colloqui per i candidati selezionati (date da annunciare). L'anno accademico inizia il 1° novembre 2025.
Pronto per il prossimo passo? Candidati ora!
https://www.uniud.it/it/ricerca/lavorare-nella-ricerca/dottorato-ricerca/am…
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*COL-SAI: 1st International Workshop on COllaboration and Learning through
Symbiotic Artificial Intelligence*
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co-located with the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter
- “*Technologies and Methodologies of Human-Computer Interaction in the
Third Millenium*“ (*CHITALY 2025 <https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/>*)
Salerno, Italy
6 – 10 October 2025
Workshop website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/col-sai
<https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/col-sai/home-page>
*Important Dates*
- Submission deadline: *June **16th **2025 * *June 30**th **2025 *
*[EXTENDED]*
- Notification: *June 30**th **2025 **July 14 th, 2025 [EXTENDED]*
*Call for papers*
The rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming the
way humans interact with technology. The integration of AI in our daily
lives can provide substantial support in many contexts, ranging from
medicine to education, improving the performance of both sides in terms of
knowledge and resources. Although the traditional approach in creating AI
systems focuses on the functionalities and high performance of their
models, modern society is witnessing a shift from mere automation to
augmentation and collaboration, where AI and humans enhance and learn from
each other. A step forward in this direction is enabling humans and AI to
work symbiotically together. Symbiosis can be described as a consequence of
the human-AI partnership, where human intelligence serves to improve AI
systems, and vice versa, through a bidirectional relationship of mutual
exchange.
This workshop aims to explore how humans and AI systems can effectively
collaborate, learn from each other, and co-adapt symbiotically. Through
discussions and the exchange of perspectives, the workshop has the goal of
investigating the key components of the interaction between the two
parties. Participants will gain deeper insights into the implications of
integrating AI into various aspects of daily life, facilitating
problem-solving activities such as learning, decision-making, and
co-creation.
*Topics*
The topics that will be addressed in the workshop are the following:
- The impact of a symbiotic human-AI relationship in collaborative
environments.
- Human-Computer Interaction methodologies and techniques to foster
symbiosis between humans and AI.
- Using AI in human learning processes to assist humans cognitively.
- Using AI for education and skill development.
- Methodologies and techniques for transferring knowledge between humans
and AI through feedback mechanisms.
- Ethical considerations in human-AI collaborative environments (bias
mitigation, fairness, non-discrimination, etc).
- AI adaptability for personalized interaction experiences based on
individuals' requirements.
- The role of trustworthiness in human-AI collaboration for critical
activities.
- Design and evaluation of systems that foster and support human-AI
collaboration.
- Case studies of AI in real-world applications (medicine, healthcare,
education, etc).
*Submissions and Evaluation Criteria*
Contributions for the workshop must be submitted through EasyChair using
the following link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=colsai2025,
following the LaTeX or Microsoft Word template, available at:
*https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip
<https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip>*.
For more information, visit the CEUR website
<https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#PUBLISH-RULES>.
We accept two types of submissions:
- *Full paper*: at least 10 "standard" pages* and an appropriate number
of references.
- *Short paper*: between 5-9 "standard" pages*.
*(1 standard page = 2500 characters)
Each submission will be subjected to a single-blind peer review process,
and two reviewers from the Program Committee (PC) will assess each
contribution in terms of relevance to the workshop’s topics and its
quality.
*Workshop Organizers*
-
Miriana Calvano – University of Bari, Italy (*miriana.calvano(a)uniba.it
<miriana.calvano(a)uniba.it>*)
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Andrea Antonio Cantone – University of Salerno, Italy (*acantone(a)unisa.it
<acantone(a)unisa.it>*)
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Antonio Curci – University of Bari, Italy (*antonio.curci(a)uniba.it
<antonio.curci(a)uniba.it>*)
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Francesca Perillo – University of Salerno, Italy (*fperillo(a)unisa.it
<fperillo(a)unisa.it>*)
Dear colleagues,
We are excited to announce that the *submission deadline* for our Mensch
und Computer (MuC) 2025 workshop, “GenAI and Well-Being: Designing for
Agency and Beyond,” *has been extended.* *You now have until June 27,
2025, to submit your position paper or statement of interest.*
Our workshop will explore how generative AI can support meaningful,
healthy lives and strengthen human agency in everyday contexts.
🎤 We are delighted to feature a keynote by Jasmin Niess, who will
discuss how AI-driven tools can foster empowerment and challenge
conventional ideas about autonomy, control, and decision-making.
Expect a hands-on and interactive format, bringing together voices from
HCI, design, ethics, psychology, and related disciplines. We aim to map
out opportunities, surface risks, and collaboratively shape future
research directions.
📌 Workshop Details & CFP:
https://sites.google.com/view/muc25-ai-wellbeing/home
📬 *NEW Submission Deadline (position paper OR statement of interest):
June 27, 2025*
✅ Notification Deadline: July 16, 2025
🗓️ Conference Dates: August 31 – September 3, 2025
📍 Location: Chemnitz, Germany
Feel free to share this invitation within your networks. We are looking
forward to your submissions and to seeing many of you in Chemnitz.
Best regards,
The organizing team: Nadine Wagener, Michael Burmester, Thomas Eßmeyer
(né Mildner), Lisa Hesselbarth, Laura Spillner, Carolin Stellmacher,
Samuel Tomczyk, and Evropi Stefanid
Call for Contributions
Framing Human-Machine Interactions: An edited collection celebrating the intellectual impact and legacy of Liam Bannon.
Editors: Gabriela Avram, Luigina Ciolfi, Trevor Hogan, Cristiano Storni
FramingInteractions(a)gmail.com<mailto:FramingInteractions@gmail.com>
Liam Bannon (1953-2024) was a leader in human-centred computing, studying the role of technologies in people’s lives and championing the design of better interactive systems. His academic homes were the disciplines of human-computer interaction and computer supported cooperative work, which he was instrumental in establishing.
From the beginning of his research career in the 1980s to the later stages of his life, he contributed significantly to the historical, theoretical, and methodological framing of HCI and CSCW: developing an activity theoretical lens in HCI, critically examining the history of computing and its intersection with design, the arts and humanities, proposing and refining key concepts, arguing for situated and participatory approaches to create more meaningful designs.
Across his body of work, his core argument was that human beings and their activities in the world must be a core concern of computer science.
Liam’s thinking flourished when moving and threading across disciplinary boundaries, and when following new and often unexpected trajectories, ever since his early studies across psychology and computer science. Similarly to his own way of thinking and writing, he was constantly making connections across people in various fields, contexts, and countries.
As the first anniversary of Liam’s death approaches in September 2025, we launch a new initiative to capture his impact and legacy into the future: an open-access, online edited collection that will bring together pieces by authors who have been influenced and inspired by Liam’s work.
The collection will be available to read for anyone (students, early career researchers, established scholars, etc) interested in the impact and critical discussion of Liam’s work and ideas. The collection will be open to contributions on a rolling basis, and will be updated yearly through annual open calls.
We invite anyone who has been influenced and inspired by Liam Bannon’s work to contribute to its first release, planned for the Winter 2025.
The format of contributions is open: articles, speculative essays, fictions, poems, personal reflections are all welcome. We also welcome contributions containing links to other media. We request that contributions do not exceed 15,000 words in length. There is no minimum length requirement.
Submitting:
Submissions should be made through this link: https://forms.gle/qQaFxhyXkB2KT6rD6
Reviewing Process:
All submissions will be reviewed by the editorial board for relevance, appropriateness and quality.
Publication:
Will be published online as open access (with ISSN and DOI) under Creative Commons license. Each published contribution will be assigned a unique identifier.
Timeline:
Deadline for submitting contributions for the first release: 01October 2025
First release available online: January 2026
Queries can be directed to:
FramingInteractions(a)gmail.com
The Editors
Gabriela Avram (Em., University of Limerick, Ireland)
Luigina Ciolfi (University College Cork, Ireland)
Trevor Hogan (Munster Technological University, Ireland)
Cristiano Storni (University of Limerick, Ireland)
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Call for Papers
Track 2 - Networking Solutions for Metaverse, Social Applications,
Multimedia, and Games
*Track Chairs*:
Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padua, Italy (email: gaggi(a)math.unipd.it
<mailto:gaggi@math.unipd.it>)
Manuela Montangero, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
(email: manuela.montangero(a)unimore.it
<mailto:manuela.montangero@unimore.it>)
*IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference
9–12 January 2026
Las Vegas, NV, USA*
https://ccnc2026.ieee-ccnc.org/call-technical-papers
*IMPORTANT DATES*
Conference Dates: 9 January - 12 January 2026
Technical Papers due: July 1, 2025
Acceptance Notification: July 31, 2025
*Summit at*: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33771&track=130953
*SCOPE and MOTIVATION *
Social applications, multimedia, and games play a substantial role in
shaping Internet traffic and have emerged as dominant mode of social
interaction online. This recent trend has sparked significant research
interests, both at the network level and in terms of application and
service development. Moreover, with the advent of the metaverse,
research focus within these domains has expanded to encompass virtual
worlds, immersive experiences, and social interactions in virtual
environments. Given their increasing prevalence and interdisciplinary
nature, social applications, multimedia, and games have also garnered
research attention across diverse fields, including big data analytics,
cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data sensing, information
security, and privacy protection.
*MAIN TOPIC OF INTEREST*
The Networking solutions for social applications, multimedia, and games
track seeks original contributions in the following areas, as well as
others that are not explicitly listed but are closely related:
- Artificial Intelligence for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Architectures, Platforms, and Protocols.
- Business models for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Communication security for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Data Sensing.
- Distributed games engines.
- Ethical considerations in social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Gamification and game-based learning in applications.
- Human-Computer Interfaces and Human-Machine Interfaces.
- Immersive storytelling and narrative techniques in multimedia and games.
- Knowledge discovery for social applications, multimedia, and games.
- Metaverse, virtual worlds, immersive experiences.
- Naming and routing of media streams.
- New paradigms of future communications networks.
- Non-visual Interfaces for accessibility and/or Virtual Reality.
- Novel applications for the social, multimedia, and games scenario.
- Smart moving and smart objects.
- Social computing and collective intelligence.
- Social influence and persuasion in multimedia and games.
- Social interactions in communication networks.
- Recommender algorithms.
- Rumor source localization in large-scale, real-world networking
solutions.
- User profiling and behavior analysis.
- User engagement and retention strategies in social applications and
games.
- Virtual reality and augmented reality applications.
🎉 *CALL FOR PAPERS - AIRCAD 2025 @ICIAP 2025* 🎉
*IMPORTANT: Deadline extended to 22 June 2025!*
🧠 *3rd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Radiomics in
Computer-Aided Diagnosis (AIRCAD 2025)*
📅 Held with the 23rd International Conference on Image Analysis and
Processing (ICIAP 2025)
📍 Roma, Italy, September 2025
🔗 https://sites.google.com/view/aircad2025
🎯 *AIMS AND SCOPE*
In the modern era, healthcare systems predominantly operate with digital
medical data, facilitating a wide array of artificial intelligence
applications. There's a growing interest in quantitatively analysing
clinical images through techniques like Positron Emission Tomography,
Computerised Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, particularly in
the realms of texture analysis and radiomics. Through machine and deep
learning advancements, researchers can glean insights to enhance the
discovery of therapeutic tools, bolster diagnostic decisions, and aid in
the rehabilitation process. However, the huge volume of available data may
intensify the diagnostic effort, exacerbated by high inter/intra-patient
variability, diverse imaging techniques, and the necessity to incorporate
data from multiple sensors and sources, thus giving rise to the
well-documented domain shift issue.
To tackle these challenges, radiologists and pathologists employ
Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) systems, which assist in analysing
biomedical images. These systems mitigate or eradicate difficulties arising
from inter- and intra-observer variability, ensuring consistent assessments
of the same region by the same physician at various times and across
different physicians, thanks to adept algorithms.
Additionally, significant issues such as delayed or restricted data access,
driven by privacy, security, and intellectual property concerns, pose
considerable hurdles. Consequently, researchers are increasingly exploring
the use of synthetic data, both for model training and for simulating
scenarios not observed in real life.
Furthermore, the emergence of foundation models, such as Vision
Transformers and large multimodal models, represents a paradigm shift in
medical image analysis. These models, pre-trained on vast datasets,
demonstrate remarkable adaptability across various tasks, including
segmentation, classification, and multi-modal integration. Their ability to
generalise effectively offers promising avenues for addressing domain shift
issues and integrating heterogeneous data sources, enhancing diagnostic and
predictive accuracy.
This workshop aims to provide a comprehensive overview of recent
advancements in biomedical image processing, leveraging machine learning,
deep learning, artificial intelligence, and radiomics features. Emphasis is
placed on practical applications, including potential solutions to address
domain shift issues, the utilisation of synthetic images to augment CAD
systems, and the integration of foundation models into clinical workflows.
Ultimately, the aim is to explore how these techniques can seamlessly
integrate into the conventional medical image processing workflow,
encompassing image acquisition, retrieval, disease detection, prediction,
and classification.
📚 *TOPICS*
The workshop calls for submissions addressing, but not limited to, the
following topics:
- 🤖 Machine & Deep Learning for image segmentation/classification
(cells, tissues, lesions, diseases)
- 📐 Image Registration Techniques
- 🎨 Image Preprocessing (noise reduction, contrast enhancement)
- 🏗️ 3D Reconstruction
- 💡 Computer-Aided Detection & Diagnosis systems (CAD)
- 🧬 Radiomics & AI in personalized medicine
- 🔎 Content-based Image Retrieval
- 🌐 Remote biomedical image processing & transmission architectures
- 🥽 3D Vision, VR/AR/MR for remote surgery
- 🔒 Privacy-preserving AI in medicine
- 🧪 Synthetic medical images for model validation
- 🏥 Foundation models (Vision Transformers, GPT-based) for analysis &
multi-modal data integration
- 🛡️ Reliability and robustness of synthetic data
- ⚖️ Ethical & Regulatory Issues in AI medical imaging
- 📋 Frameworks for ethical AI & compliance with standards
- 🧑⚖️ Addressing bias, fairness, and transparency with explainable AI
📝 *SUBMISSION GUIDELINES*
Accepted papers will be included in the ICIAP 2025 proceedings, which will
be published by Springer as Lecture Notes in Computer Science series
(LNCS). When preparing your contribution, please follow the guidelines
provided on the ICIAP main conference website. The maximum number of pages
is 12 including references. Each contribution will be reviewed based on
originality, significance, clarity, soundness, relevance and technical
content. The submission will be handled electronically via the Conference's
CMT Website:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/AIRCAD2025
Once accepted, the presence of at least one author at the event and the
oral presentation of the paper are expected. For more details about the
registration see the ICIAP main conference details.
📅 *IMPORTANT DATES*
- Paper Submission : 15 June, 2025 *22 June, 2025 *
- Notifications to Authors : 30 June 2025 *4 July, 2025 *
- Camera Ready Papers Due : 10 July, 2025
- Workshop Event: 15/16 September, 2025
🎤 *ABSTRACT OF THE TALK (Dr. Carsten Marr)*
Diagnosing hematologic malignancies still relies heavily on the subjective
visual assessment of cytological and histological images. Experts are
increasingly challenged by large volumes of data, the rarity of diagnostic
cell types, and the heterogeneous presentation of disease. Despite the
availability of comprehensive patient data, advanced deep learning
algorithms, and a solid understanding of hematopoiesis, there is currently
no robust model capable of automatically analyzing and predicting disease
dynamics from blood smears or bone marrow aspirates. In this talk, I will
present recent advances in AI-based hematopathology that aim to address key
challenges such as model robustness, generalization to real-world data,
bias mitigation, and the integration of multimodal sources. I will
highlight three promising directions: (1) efficient single-cell detection
using neural cellular automata, (2) interpretable feature learning via
sparse autoencoders, and (3) the integration of biomedical prior knowledge
into model training through customized loss functions. These developments
illustrate how tailored AI solutions can bridge the gap between machine
learning algorithms and clinical decision-making, paving the way toward
more accurate, scalable, and explainable diagnostics in hematology 🩸.
👥 *ORGANIZERS*
Albert Comelli, Ri.MED Foundation, acomelli(a)fondazionerimed.com
Cecilia Di Ruberto, University of Cagliari, dirubert(a)unica.it
Andrea Loddo, University of Cagliari, andrea.loddo(a)unica.it
Lorenzo Putzu, University of Cagliari, lorenzo.putzu(a)unica.it
Alessandro Stefano, IBSBC - CNR of Cefalù, alessandro.stefano(a)ibfm.cnr.it
Luca Zedda, University of Cagliari, luca.zedda(a)unica.it
___________
Andrea Loddo
PhD | Dept. Of Mathematics and Computer Science | University of Cagliari
Via Ospedale 72, Cagliari, Italy
Office: +39 070 675 8503
*And after all we're only ordinary men*
[CRISTAIN 2025] The “supporting CRIme reSolution Through Artificial
Intelligence” workshop explores the use of advanced technologies, such as
artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and augmented
reality, to support professionals in the field of criminal investigation.
The initiative aims to introduce new methodologies that can enhance current
investigative practices. A key element is a human-centered approach which
ensures effective and ethical tools that can be easily used by
professionals in the field. Through discussion and dialogue among
participants, the workshop can foster the identification of effective
solutions to support the management of the investigation process. This
includes building trust in automated systems, supporting human oversight
and interpretability, and enabling collaborative decision-making between
humans and machines. Particular attention will be provided to how
human-centered methods can help in the mitigation risks and biases that
should be properly handled in AI-based systems. Such methods ensure that
professionals across various domains can confidently integrate AI tools
into their workflows, without requiring deep technical knowledge of the
underlying algorithms.
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The workshop *CRISTAIN* will be held at the conference *CHItaly 2025*
<https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/> - 16th Biannual Conference of the
Italian SIGCHI Chapter, *October 6-10*, Salerno, Italy.
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You can find all the information about the CRISTAIN workshop on the
website: https://cristain-ws.github.io/CHItaly25/
Important Dates
The *important dates* for paper submission have been divided into two
rounds.
*First round*
- Paper submission deadline: *June 13th June 20th*
- Paper acceptance notice: *July 11th*
- Camera-ready submission: *July 31st*
*Second round*
- Paper submission deadline: *September 5th*
- Paper acceptance notice: *September 12th*
- Camera-ready submission: *September 22nd*
Submission
- Short paper:* 5 - 9 pages*
Topics
Tuned to the field of crime, topics include, but are not limited to:
- Crime Scene Analyses
- Case-studies on Crime Analyses
- Context-aware decision making
- Decision support system
- Process management in complex domains
- Domain-specific data collection
- Data Extraction, Transformation and Loading
- Data preparation and processing
- Emotional AI
- Neuro-Symbolic AI
- Conversational AI and voice interfaces
- Personalization and predictive interaction
- Distributed interactions among intelligent systems
- AI-based adaptive systems
- Secure AI
- Unbiased AI systems
- Ethics and Trustworthy AI
- Awareness and transparency in technology usage
- Environmental impacts of technologies
- Immersive experiences and virtual environments
- Integration of technologies in complex domains
- Haptic and olfactory technologies
- New sensory dimensions for user experiences
- Redefining human capabilities through technology
Papers should be submitted in PDF format to easychair (
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cristain2025
<https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=cristain2025>) and final versions
of accepted papers will be published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings (
http://ceur-ws.org/).
Organizers
- Eleonora Calò - ecalo(a)unisa.it - University of Salerno
- Loredana Caruccio - lcaruccio(a)unisa.it - University of Salerno
- Autilia Vitiello - autilia.vitiello(a)unina.it - University of Naples
Federico II
📣 Call for Submissions – Student Research Competition at Mensch und
Computer (MuC) 2025 📣
We invite students in Human-Computer Interaction and related fields to
showcase their research at the Student Research Competition (SRC) at MuC
2025. The SRC is a forum to present your work, get feedback from
experts, and connect with fellow researchers.
Whether you're just wrapping up a semester project or working on your
thesis, this is a great opportunity to share your ideas, practice your
presentation skills, and gain visibility for your work.
🗓️ Submission Deadline: 10 July 2025 (AoE)
📬 Notification of Acceptance: 17 July 2025
🖋️ Publication-Ready Deadline: 30 July 2025
📍 SRC at MuC: In-person only, in Chemnitz (conference dates: 31 Aug – 3
Sep 2025)
🔗 Submission site and details:
https://muc2025.mensch-und-computer.de/en/student-research-competition/
SRC submissions are reviewed for novelty, contribution, and clarity.
Accepted students receive a 300 EUR scholarship and free registration as
a Student Volunteer. The top three submissions will be awarded at the
conference dinner.
Questions? Reach out to us:
📧 src(a)mensch-und-computer.de
We look forward to seeing your research in Chemnitz!
Marion Koelle & Georg Regal
Student Research Competition Chairs
Mensch und Computer 2025
*We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this Call *
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*SENSE XR: The Feeling of Virtual, XR, Haptics, and 3D Graphics*
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1st International Workshop on Multisensory Immersion in Extended Reality
Co-located with the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter
– “Technologies and Methodologies of Human-Computer Interaction in the
Third Millennium” (CHItaly 2025 <https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/>)
📍 Salerno, Italy
📅 6–10 October 2025
🌐 Website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/sense-xr/
*Call for Papers*
The rapid evolution of Extended Reality (XR) - encompassing Virtual Reality
(VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) - is reshaping how
people interact with digital environments, opening new frontiers in both
research and application. The inaugural edition of SENSE XR: The Feeling of
Virtual, XR, Haptics, and 3D Graphics is dedicated to investigating the
multisensory and affective dimensions of immersive technology, with a
particular focus on haptic feedback, 3D graphics, and videogame
applications.
The workshop’s primary goal is to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue
among researchers, designers, and practitioners, exploring the role of
sensory interfaces in XR. We aim to examine how multimodal interaction,
tactile technologies, and innovative interface design can enhance user
experience, amplify engagement, and redefine human-computer interaction
within immersive environments.
Structured as a platform for both critical reflection and hands-on
experimentation, SENSE XR combines theoretical discourse with live
demonstrations, design exploration, and collaborative activities. Inspired
by the concept of a scientific jam session, the workshop encourages
participants to co-create, prototype, and exchange insights in a
participatory setting that promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration and
the development of new international partnerships.
We welcome original contributions, including position papers, case studies,
design explorations, and theoretical reflections, addressing (but not
limited to) the following topics:
*Topics of interest*
• Haptic technologies and tactile feedback in XR
• Gamification and game design principles in immersive systems
• Innovative interaction techniques and interface design
• Multimodal and sensor-based interaction
• User experience (UX), accessibility, and usability in XR
• Immersive storytelling and narrative design
• Applied XR in healthcare, education, entertainment, and industry
• Evaluation methods and user-centered research
• Ethical implications in multisensory and immersive environments
*Important dates:*
Submission Deadline: *June 30, 2025*
Notification of Acceptance: *July 15, 2025*
*Submission guidelines*
We invite *position papers (4–6 standard pages)* that present novel ideas,
preliminary research findings, or design concepts. Submissions must follow
the CEUR-ART format, available at: *https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip
<https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip>*
All papers must be submitted via EasyChair:
*https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sensexr2025
<https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sensexr2025>*
Each submission will undergo single-blind peer review by at least two
reviewers based on relevance, originality, and potential to foster
discussion at the workshop.
*Organizing committee*
• Ignacio Aedo Cuevas – Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain -
aedo(a)ia.uc3m.es
• Ilaria Amaro – University of Salerno, Italy - iamaro(a)unisa.it
• Paola Barra – University of Naples Parthenope, Italy -
paola.barra(a)uniparthenope.it
• Attilio Della Greca - University of Salerno, Italy -
adellagreca(a)unisa.it
For further information, please visit the workshop website:
*https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/sense-xr/
<https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/sense-xr/>*
We look forward to your contributions and hope you’ll join us at SENSE XR
2025!
Call for Abstracts
Workshop: “Robots for Humans: Empowerment Through Co-Creative and Social
Robots”
RO-MAN 2025 – The 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human
Interactive Communication
https://r4h-workshop.github.io/
August 25-29, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
We are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the workshop *“Robots
for Humans: Empowerment Through Co-Creative and Social Robots”*, which
will be held in conjunction with the *RO-MAN 2025 Conference*, in
Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on August 29^th , 2025.
The workshop aims to explore the intersection of social robotics,
creativity, and human empowerment. We focus on how co-creative and
social robots can support and enhance human agency, expression,
learning, and wellbeing, especially in vulnerable populations and
non-standard interaction contexts. As robotics moves beyond task
efficiency, we aim to reimagine robots as collaborative partners that
enrich human lives through co-creation, empathy, and mutual adaptation.
The workshop offers the opportunity to experiment, connect, and shape
the future of HRI to researchers, designers, artists, and developers.
Desired outcomes cover social robotics in the direction of designing
robots for empowerment and co-creativity, insights into how HRI design
choices affect the interaction, socialness, and outcomes on empowerment,
and co-creativity. The workshop will conclude with a panel discussion to
synthesize findings and discuss general issues related to the role and
perception of social robots, working towards guidelines for the design
of social robots for creative empowerment.
We invite contributions from researchers and practitioners in HRI, AI,
psychology, design, arts, education, healthcare, and other related
fields. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
* The role of (mini-c) creativity in the context of “everyday” HRI.
* The design of human-robot interactions in art settings.
* Social robots for creativity support.
* Designing for human-robot co-creativity.
* The design of robots with (verbal and non-verbal) social capabilities.
* The evaluation of socialness perception in human-robot interactions.
* The study of the relationship between human-likeness and socialness.
* The application of theoretical principles in applied robotics research.
* Design principles for empowerment and inclusion.
* Robot adaptive application for marginalized groups.
* Involvement of stakeholders’ perspective in design and implementation.
* AI and LLM application to empower and co-creation in HRI.
We particularly welcome interdisciplinary and speculative approaches
that challenge existing paradigms and propose new directions for
socially intelligent robotics.
We invite authors to submit an extended abstract (up to 2 pages,
excluding references) in IEEE format, outlining their research, ideas,
or ongoing work relevant to the workshop themes. Submissions will be
lightly peer-reviewed by the organizers based on relevance, originality,
and potential for discussion.
Please submit your abstract in PDF format via EasyChair
(https://easychair.org/cfp/RfH2025). Accepted abstracts will be
presented during the workshop as short talks or posters, depending on
the number and type of submissions. We aim to foster a lively,
inclusive, and interdisciplinary dialogue.
Important Dates
* Deadline for abstract submission: July 21^st , 2025.
* Notification of acceptance: August 1^st , 2025.
* Workshop date: August 29^th , 2025 (in person at RO-MAN 2025).
Warm regards,
The R4H Workshop Organizers
Contact: r4hworkshop(a)gmail.com
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Dear scholar,
to mark the *tenth anniversary* of ASLERD <https://www.aslerd.org/>,
SLERD 2025 <https://slerd.org/> will feature an open panel to offer a
moment of reflection and projection—retracing key milestones in the
evolution of Smart Learning Ecosystems (SLEs) and engaging with future
challenges and opportunities.
Topics will include the development of a participatory evaluation
culture and related analytics as a basis for SLEs accountability and
shared educational social responsibility; the “learning by being”
paradigma, inspired and sustained by the design thinking; and the
creation of inclusive, phygital learning spaces. In particular, the
panel will highlight the importance of using technology — especially
AI-based applications — with awareness and responsibility, ensuring
access as a right rather than a cause of new digital divides.The
conversation will also spotlight initiatives such as the Student Design
Contest, which exemplify how to support the development of future
generations in concrete ways.
The open panel can be *freely *attended even by those who are not
registered to the conference.
The experts involved are:
• *Mihai Dascalu *– ASLERD & University Politehnica of Bucharest
•*Raffaele Di Fuccio* – Pegaso University
• *Blaženka Divjak* – SoLAR & University of Zagreb
• *Carlo Giovannella* – ASLERD & University of Roma Tor Vergata
• *Seiji Isotani *– AIED & University of Sao Paulo
• *Patrizia Marti *– ASLERD & University of SIENA
• *Antonio Teixeira* – Universidade Aberta
The debate will take place online *on the 12^th of June, 2025, from
14:00 CET to 16:00 CET *in the open conference room.
More information, including the link to participate, can be found in
the _relevant page of the SLERD2025 Conference website_
<https://slerd.org/programme/online-open-debate/>.
Please *feel free to attend and disseminate this invitation among your
contacts.*
Looking forward to "meet" you at SLERD 2025!
*** Apologies for cross postings ***
RecSoGood Workshop @RecSys 2025 - CALL FOR PAPERS
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International Workshop on Recommender Systems for Sustainability and Social
Good (RecSoGood)
22nd–26th September 2025
co-located with RecSys 2025 (https://recsys.acm.org/recsys25/) - Prague,
Czech Republic
Web: https://recsogood.github.io/recsogood25/index.html
Submission: through EasyChair (an updated link will be provided soon on
the workshop website)
For any information: allegra.defilippo(a)unibo.it
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HIGHLIGHTS
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- DEADLINE: July 10, 2025
- Notification to authors: August 6, 2025
- Post-proceedings volume indexed in Scopus and Web of Science
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ABSTRACT
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology and sustainability,
leveraging Recommender Systems has emerged as a powerful tool for driving
positive change. With a foundation in AI and data analytics, Recommender
Systems can be effective in various domains, from e-commerce to energy
management and well-being. By harnessing the power of recommendation
algorithms under a holistic perspective, organizations and researchers can
guide users towards more sustainable choices and behaviors, contributing to
broader environmental and social goals. With this aim, our workshop
provides a unique platform for researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders
to explore the integration of sustainability principles into Recommender
Systems. Through presentations, discussions, and panels, participants will
explore the theoretical foundations, practical implementations, and ethical
and environmental considerations of sustainable Recommender Systems. By
fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange, the workshop aims to
catalyze innovation and inspire collective action towards a more
sustainable future.
======
TOPICS
======
Topics of interests include but are not limited to:
1)Sustainable Recommender Systems Development:
– Multi-criteria Recommender Systems
– Multistakeholder Recommender Systems
– Energy efficient and low-carbon model learning
– Generative AI’s Impact on sustainable Recommendation Systems
– User interfaces for sustainable Recommender Systems
2)Sustainable Recommender Systems Features:
– Explainability & trustworthy
– Privacy and safety
– Diversity and inclusion
– Behavioural change
3)Evaluation of Sustainable Recommender Systems:
– Long-term effect of Recommender Systems
– Simulation techniques
– Beyond accuracy evaluation
4)Application Areas:
– Health
– Media and information
– Travel and tourism
– Agriculture
============
SUBMISSIONS
============
We encourage the submission of original contributions, investigating how
Recommender Systems can contribute to a more sustainable and responsible
technology ecosystem, aligning with the broader goals of achieving
economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In particular, authors
can submit:
(A) Full papers (max. 12 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(B) Reproducibility papers (max. 12 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(C) Short papers (max 6 pages + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(D) Position papers (max. 4 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(E) Extended abstract (max 1 page + references - ORAL PRESENTATION ONLY).
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 will also elicit 1 page-extended
abstracts. This type of informal submission will be editorially reviewed by
workshop organizers. Accepted contributions will be presented at the
workshop, but not published in the proceedings.
Submission: through EasyChair (an updated link will be provided soon on
the workshop website)
All submitted papers will be evaluated by at least two members of the
program committee, based on originality, significance, relevance and
technical quality. Papers should be formatted according to the Springer
LLNCS Style: (
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…
)
Submissions should be double blinded. Submissions must be made through the
EasyChair conference system prior the specified deadline (all deadlines
refer to GMT) by selecting RecSoGood as submission track. At least one of
the authors should register and take part at the conference to make the
presentation.
================
IMPORTANT DATES
===============
* Paper submission deadline: July 10, 2025
* Notification to authors: August 6, 2025
* Camera-Ready submission: TBD for post-proceedings in a volume published
by Springer, in the CCIS Series.
================
PROCEEDINGS AND POST-PROCEEDINGS
===============
All accepted papers will be published in a proceedings volume indexed in
Scopus and Web of Science.
=============
ORGANIZATION
=============
Ludovico Boratto - Associate Professor - University of Cagliari, Italy
E-mail: ludovico.boratto(a)acm.org
Allegra De Filippo (main contact) - Assistant Professor - University of
Bologna, Italy
E-mail: allegra.defilippo(a)unibo.it
Elisabeth Lex - Associate Professor - Graz University of Technology, Austria
E-mail: elisabeth.lex(a)tugraz.at
Francesca Maridina Malloci - Assistant Professor - University of Cagliari,
Italy
E-mail: francescam.malloci(a)unica.it
Noemi Mauro – Senior Assistant Professor – University of Torino, Italy
E-mail: noemi.mauro(a)unito.it
Francesco Ricci - Senior Full Professor - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano,
Italy
E-mail: fmr959(a)gmail.com
=======================
PROGRAM COMMITTEE (TBD)
=======================
📣 Registration Now Open for Mensch und Computer (MuC) 2025 📣
We are excited to announce that registration for Mensch und Computer
2025 is now open! Join us in Chemnitz from 31 August to 3 September 2025
for one of the largest HCI conferences in Europe.
Whether you're presenting, attending talks, networking, or exploring the
latest in Human-Computer Interaction and related disciplines, MuC 2025
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*
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*
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*
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*
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📍 Conference Dates: 31 August – 3 September 2025
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*** First Call for Workshop & Tutorial Proposals
The 31st Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/
We are pleased to invite proposals for workshops and tutorials to be held in conjunction with
the 31st International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI 2026), Paphos,
Cyprus.
Workshops aim to provide a venue for presenting research on emerging or specialized topics
of interest and to offer an informal forum for discussing research questions and challenges.
Potential workshop topics should be related to the general theme of the conference
(“Where HCI meets AI”).
Tutorials aim to provide fundamental knowledge and experience on topics related to intelligent
user interfaces and the intersection between Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Artificial
Intelligence (AI).
We welcome proposals for a wide range of *full-day* or *half-day* workshops and tutorial
formats and activities, including but not limited to:
• Mini Conferences: Workshops that focus on a specific topic and may have their own paper
submission and review processes.
• Interactive Formats: Workshops that encourage active participation and hands-on
experiences through break-out sessions or group work to explore specific topics. They may
have their own paper submission and review process or target a report summarizing the
discussions and outcomes.
• Emerging Work Sessions: Workshops that foster discussion around emerging ideas.
Organizers may raise specific topics and invite position papers, late-breaking results, or
extended abstracts.
• Project-Centric Formats: Workshops tied closely to a specific existing large-scale funded
project(e.g., NSF, EU) with the goal to engage a broader community.
• Interactive Competitions: Formats that invite individuals and teams to participate in
challenges or hackathons on selected topics relevant to IUI.
• Tutorials: Sessions that provide a structured instruction on topics aligned with the conference
theme, such as HCI methods, AI techniques, methodological frameworks, or tools for building
intelligent user interfaces.
Review and Oversight by Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs. It is possible
that workshops may be cancelled, shortened, merged, or restructured if there are insufficient
submissions.
Workshop and Tutorial summaries will be included in the ACM Digital Library for ACM IUI 2026.
We will also publish joint workshop proceedings for accepted workshop submissions (through
CEUR or a similar venue).
Responsibilities of Workshop and Tutorial Organizers
• Coordinate the Call for Papers, including solicitation, submission handling, and peer review
process.
• Create and maintain a dedicated website with Workshop or Tutorial information. The IUI
Website 2026 will link to this page.
• Prepare and communicate Call for Participation, targeting both IUI and broader relevant
communities (e.g., via mailing lists, social media, newsgroups, or offline events)
• Facilitate the planned activities, including paper presentations, discussions, and/or
interactive elements.
• Submit a workshop or tutorial summary for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library.
• Collect camera-ready papers and author agreements from workshop participants for the joint
workshop proceedings (CEUR or similar).
Note that for the joint proceedings (CEUR or similar), submissions should be peer-reviewed
and will need to meet publishers’ guidelines. CEUR, for example, requires a 5-page minimum
per contribution. Note that not all workshop and tutorial formats listed above may meet these
requirements, and we may not be able to include them.
IUI 2026 is an in-person event, and we expect workshop organizers to attend, allowing the
workshop to be conducted on-site. One author per paper is expected to attend in person to
present the work.
Proposal Format
Workshop or tutorial proposals should be a maximum of four pages long (single-column
format). Prepare your submission using the latest templates: Word Submission Template
(https://authors.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submi…),
or the LaTex Template
(https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…).
For Latex, please use “\documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart}”.
The proposals should be organized as follows:
• Name and title: A one-word acronym and a full title. Please indicate “(Workshop)” or
“(Tutorial)” after the title, as appropriate.
• Abstract: A brief summary of the workshop or tutorial.
• Description of workshop or tutorial topic: Should discuss the relevance of the proposed
topic to IUI and its interest for the IUI 2026 audience. Include a concise discussion of why this
workshop or tutorial is particularly relevant for the intended audience and how it will
complement and enhance topics covered at the main conference.
• Previous history: List of previous workshops or tutorials on this topic, including the
conferences that hosted them and the number of participants. If available, report on past
editions of the workshop (including URLs), along with a brief statement of the workshop series
(e.g., covering topics, number of paper submissions, and participants), as well as post-
workshop publications over the years and acceptance statistics. If this is the first edition of the
workshop, describe how it differs from others on similar topics (e.g., by including conference
names and years).
• Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, and web pages of the organizer(s). Provide a brief
description of the background of the organizer(s). Strong proposals normally include organizers
who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the communities of
potential participants. Please indicate the primary contact person and the organizers who will
attend the workshop. Also, please provide a list of other workshops or tutorials organized by
workshop organizers in the past.
• Workshop program committee: Names and affiliation of the members of the (tentative)
workshop program committee that will evaluate the workshop submissions.
• Participants: Include a statement of how many participants you expect and how you plan to
invite participants for the workshop or tutorial. If possible, include the names of at least 10
people who have expressed interest in participating in the workshop or tutorial.
• Workshop or Tutorial activities: A brief description of the format regarding the mix of
events or activities, such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, demonstrations,
teaching activities, hands-on practical exercises, and general discussion. Please also list here
any materials you will make available to tutorial participants, such as slides, access to hardware
or software, and handouts.
• Planned outcomes of the workshop or tutorial: What are you hoping to achieve by the end
of the workshop or tutorial? Please list here any planned publications or other outcomes
expected.
• Length: Full-day or half-day.
Submission Platform
• All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0
http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi by the proposal submission deadline.
• In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
society, conference, and track, select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026", and then "IUI 2026 Workshops" or
“IUI 2026 Tutorials”, respectively, and press "Go".
We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop proposals. To
support diverse perspectives in the workshops, we strongly recommend including organizers
from varied institutions and backgrounds.
Furthermore, we welcome workshops with an innovative structure that can attract diverse types
of contributions and foster valuable interactions.
Prospective organizers are encouraged to contact the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs in advance
(workshops2026(a)iui.acm.org) to discuss ideas, receive feedback, or seek assistance in
preparing engaging proposals. Especially for workshop proposals featuring innovative
interactive formats, we are happy to help further develop and implement the ideas.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Workshop Proposals: August 22, 2025
• Decision notification: September 19, 2025
• Tutorial Proposals: October 17, 2025
• Tutorial Decision Notification: Nov 21, 2025
• Camera-ready Summaries: February 6, 2026
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
Karthik Dinakar, Pienso, USA
Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA
Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Antonela Tommasel, CONICET, Argentina
* Apologies for cross postings *
**********************************************************************************
*** EXTENDED PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 22nd, 2025 ***
**********************************************************************************
HAIC Workshop @ECAI 2025 - CALL FOR PAPERS
———————————————————————————————————
International Workshop on Human-AI Collaborative Systems (HAIC 2025)
OCTOBER 25-26 2025
co-located with ECAI 2025 (https://ecai2025.org) - Bologna, Italy
Web: https://haic-workshop.github.io/haic.github.io/
Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=haic2025
For any information: m.braccini(a)unibo.it
=========
HIGHLIGHTS
=========
- DEADLINE: June 22nd, 2025 (EXTENDED)
- CEUR conference proceedings
=========
ABSTRACT
=========
Human-IA collaborative systems (HAIC) improve problem solving and creativity by combining human intelligence with the computational power of AI. Although there are successful applications in healthcare, creative arts and finance, to name a few, current solutions remain domain-specific, highlighting the need for generalizable approaches.
Indeed, effective HAIC systems must address multiple complexities: they must adapt dynamically, integrate human interactions, and address new key challenges such as trust, security and explainability. This workshop provides a forum to explore innovative methodologies, promote interdisciplinary collaboration and advance the development of a unified framework for next-generation HAIC systems.
======
TOPICS
======
Topics of Interest include but are not limited to:
- Frameworks and methodologies for designing HAIC systems
- Definition of evaluation criteria and methodologies for the evaluation of HAIC systems
- Design principles for developing truly adaptive HAIC systems that evolve with user interactions and integrate real-time feedback.
- Applications that foster human-AI co-creativity, in music, visual arts, poetry, …
- HAIC applications in healthcare, assistive robotics, precision medicine and industry
- Ethical issues raised by creative HAIC systems (integrity, bias, …)
- Psychological and social implications of the long-term use of HAIC technologies
- Critical perspectives on the potential benefits and risks of HAIC systems in education
- Collaborative decision-making systems
- Future trends in HAIC, including swarm robotics, sustainability, …
============
SUBMISSIONS
============
We encourage the submission of contributions that explore innovative methodologies for building Human-AI collaborative systems.
In particular, authors can submit:
(A) Regular papers (max. 12 + references – CEUR.ws format);
(B) Short/Position papers (max 8 pages + references - CEUR.ws format);
(C) Discussion papers of recent works published elsewhere (max 8 pages + references - CEUR.ws format);
Submission Site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=haic2025
All submitted papers will be evaluated by at least two members of the program committee, based on originality, significance, relevance and technical quality. Submissions of papers must be in English, in PDF format in the CEUR-WS conference format.
Submissions should be single blinded, i.e. authors names should be included in the submissions.
Submissions must be made through the EasyChair conference system prior the specified deadline (all deadlines refer to GMT).
At least one of the authors should register and take part at the conference to make the presentation.
================
IMPORTANT DATES
===============
* Paper submission deadline: June 22nd, 2025 (EXTENDED) (11:59PM UTC-12)
* Notification to authors: July 21st, 2025
* Camera-Ready submission: September 1st, 2025
================
PROCEEDINGS AND POST-PROCEEDINGS
===============
All accepted papers will be published in the volume series of CEUR-WS.
A selection of the best papers, accepted for the presentation at the workshops, will be invited to submit an extended version for publication on an AI journal.
=============
ORGANIZATION
=============
Michele Braccini - University of Bologna, Italy
Allegra De Filippo - University of Bologna, Italy
Michela Milano - University of Bologna, Italy
Alessandro Saffiotti - University of Orebro, Sweden
Mauro Vallati - University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
____________________________________
Postdoctoral researcher @ Università di Bologna
Dipartimento di Informatica - Ingegneria e Scienze Informatiche
Campus di Cesena 47521 Cesena, Italy
Latest Publication: "Metasensor: A Proposal for Sensor Evolution in Robotics” (https://www.mdpi.com/3153678)
Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Hypothesis-Driven Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Complex Systems Biology”, submissions are open! Details: https://www.mdpi.com/si/233216
*** Apologies for cross postings ***
AI4HGI Workshop @ECAI 2025
*** SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: 30th June, 2025 ***
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The First Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Human-Game Interaction
co-located with the 28th European Conference of Artificial Intelligence
(ECAI ’25) Bologna, 25th-30th October 2025
Web: https://ai4hgi.github.io/
Submission site: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ai4hgi
For any information: sabrina.villata(a)unito.it
=========
ABSTRACT
=========
Digital games have become one of the most influential forms of
entertainment and interactive media, extending their impact beyond leisure
into education, health, behavior change, and more. Artificial Intelligence
(AI) is playing an increasingly vital role in shaping these experiences,
enabling adaptive gameplay, dynamic content generation, and the creation of
intelligent non-player characters. AI not only enhances player immersion
but also expands the possibilities for storytelling, accessibility, and
personalized experiences.
The AI4HGI workshop aims to explore the evolving role of AI in human-game
interaction by addressing key research questions, including:
* How AI can enhance player immersion and engagement in digital games?
* How can AI contribute to adaptive storytelling and personalized player
experiences?
* How can AI systems balance computational efficiency with the complexity
of game interactions?
* How can generative AI impact game design and creativity?
* How should ethical considerations such as transparency, fairness, and
data privacy be addressed in AI-driven game development?
In answering these questions, the AI4HGI workshop aims to provide a
platform for researchers to discuss innovative solutions, share insights,
and identify new research directions. By fostering dialogue at the
intersection of AI and game development, the workshop seeks to advance the
field and contribute to shaping the next generation of intelligent and
interactive digital experiences.
======
TOPICS
======
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Reinforcement learning in games
- Multi-agent systems in games
- Procedural Content Generation
- AI for game balancing and dynamic difficulty adjustment
- AI-enhanced playtesting
- Affective gaming
- Player modeling
- Gameplay dynamic adaptation
- Non-Player Characters’ (NPCs) AI
- AI-driven serious, educational, and persuasive games
- Game-based learning
- Natural language processing in games
- Generative AI for game design and development
- Ethical and responsible AI in games
- Explainable AI in games
============
SUBMISSIONS
============
We accept the following submissions:
(A) Regular papers (10-12 pages + references - single-column CEURART style)
(B) Position, short papers and Demos (5-9 pages + references -
single-column CEURART style);
(C) Manifestations of interest (max 2 pages including a bio of the
participant and a brief statement about why they are interest in the
workshop)
Submission site: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ai4hgi
All papers must be in English and they must be formatted using the
single-column CEURART style format.
Submitted papers will be evaluated by two members of the Program Committee
through a single blind review process. We aim to publish all accepted
regular, short, position papers and demos(A, B) in CEUR WS Proceedings as a
joint volume.
We will also consider relevant papers which were rejected from the main
conference based on review transfer; to use this option, authors are
invited to submit a request after rejection. We will then make a decision
based on the reviews written for the main conference, which will be made
available to us in anonymized form.
At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the workshop
by the main conference registration deadline.
Papers must be submitted on EasyChair.
The templates and format instructions are available here:
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html
================
IMPORTANT DATES
================
Early submission are strongly encouraged. We adopt a rolling review system:
early submissions will be immediately reviewed and the notification will be
sent out approximately two weeks after the submission.
* Paper submission final deadline: 30 June, 2025 (extended)
* Review transfer option for papers rejected from main conference: 15 July,
2025
* Paper notification: 25 July, 2025 (extended)
* Camera-ready version deadline: TBC
* Registration deadline: TBC
* AI4HGI Workshop: 25 or 26 October, 2025
=============
ORGANIZATION
=============
Sabrina Villata
University of Torino, Italy
Amon Rapp
University of Torino, Italy
David Melhart
University of Malta, Malta
Matthew Barthet
University of Malta, Malta
Mike Preuss
Leiden University, Netherlands
Giulio Barbero
Leiden University, Netherlands
*** Apologies for cross postings ***
AI4HGI Workshop @ECAI 2025
*** SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: 30th June, 2025 ***
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The First Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Human-Game Interaction
co-located with the 28th European Conference of Artificial Intelligence
(ECAI ’25) Bologna, 25th-30th October 2025
Web: https://ai4hgi.github.io/
Submission site: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ai4hgi
For any information: sabrina.villata(a)unito.it
=========
ABSTRACT
=========
Digital games have become one of the most influential forms of
entertainment and interactive media, extending their impact beyond leisure
into education, health, behavior change, and more. Artificial Intelligence
(AI) is playing an increasingly vital role in shaping these experiences,
enabling adaptive gameplay, dynamic content generation, and the creation of
intelligent non-player characters. AI not only enhances player immersion
but also expands the possibilities for storytelling, accessibility, and
personalized experiences.
The AI4HGI workshop aims to explore the evolving role of AI in human-game
interaction by addressing key research questions, including:
* How AI can enhance player immersion and engagement in digital games?
* How can AI contribute to adaptive storytelling and personalized player
experiences?
* How can AI systems balance computational efficiency with the complexity
of game interactions?
* How can generative AI impact game design and creativity?
* How should ethical considerations such as transparency, fairness, and
data privacy be addressed in AI-driven game development?
In answering these questions, the AI4HGI workshop aims to provide a
platform for researchers to discuss innovative solutions, share insights,
and identify new research directions. By fostering dialogue at the
intersection of AI and game development, the workshop seeks to advance the
field and contribute to shaping the next generation of intelligent and
interactive digital experiences.
======
TOPICS
======
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Reinforcement learning in games
- Multi-agent systems in games
- Procedural Content Generation
- AI for game balancing and dynamic difficulty adjustment
- AI-enhanced playtesting
- Affective gaming
- Player modeling
- Gameplay dynamic adaptation
- Non-Player Characters’ (NPCs) AI
- AI-driven serious, educational, and persuasive games
- Game-based learning
- Natural language processing in games
- Generative AI for game design and development
- Ethical and responsible AI in games
- Explainable AI in games
============
SUBMISSIONS
============
We accept the following submissions:
(A) Regular papers (10-12 pages + references - single-column CEURART style)
(B) Position, short papers and Demos (5-9 pages + references -
single-column CEURART style);
(C) Manifestations of interest (max 2 pages including a bio of the
participant and a brief statement about why they are interest in the
workshop)
Submission site: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ai4hgi
All papers must be in English and they must be formatted using the
single-column CEURART style format.
Submitted papers will be evaluated by two members of the Program Committee
through a single blind review process. We aim to publish all accepted
regular, short, position papers and demos(A, B) in CEUR WS Proceedings as a
joint volume.
We will also consider relevant papers which were rejected from the main
conference based on review transfer; to use this option, authors are
invited to submit a request after rejection. We will then make a decision
based on the reviews written for the main conference, which will be made
available to us in anonymized form.
At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the workshop
by the main conference registration deadline.
Papers must be submitted on EasyChair.
The templates and format instructions are available here:
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html
================
IMPORTANT DATES
================
Early submission are strongly encouraged. We adopt a rolling review system:
early submissions will be immediately reviewed and the notification will be
sent out approximately two weeks after the submission.
* Paper submission final deadline: 30 June, 2025 (extended)
* Review transfer option for papers rejected from main conference: 15 July,
2025
* Paper notification: 25 July, 2025 (extended)
* Camera-ready version deadline: TBC
* Registration deadline: TBC
* AI4HGI Workshop: 25 or 26 October, 2025
=============
ORGANIZATION
=============
Sabrina Villata
University of Torino, Italy
Amon Rapp
University of Torino, Italy
David Melhart
University of Malta, Malta
Matthew Barthet
University of Malta, Malta
Mike Preuss
Leiden University, Netherlands
Giulio Barbero
Leiden University, Netherlands
--
------------------------
Indirizzo istituzionale di posta elettronica
degli studenti e dei laureati dell'Università di TorinoOfficial University
of Turin email address for students and graduates
*** Apologies for cross postings ***
AI4HGI Workshop @ECAI 2025
*** SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: 30th June, 2025 ***
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The First Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Human-Game Interaction
co-located with the 28th European Conference of Artificial Intelligence
(ECAI ’25) Bologna, 25th-30th October 2025
Web: https://ai4hgi.github.io/
Submission site: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ai4hgi
For any information: sabrina.villata(a)unito.it
=========
ABSTRACT
=========
Digital games have become one of the most influential forms of
entertainment and interactive media, extending their impact beyond leisure
into education, health, behavior change, and more. Artificial Intelligence
(AI) is playing an increasingly vital role in shaping these experiences,
enabling adaptive gameplay, dynamic content generation, and the creation of
intelligent non-player characters. AI not only enhances player immersion
but also expands the possibilities for storytelling, accessibility, and
personalized experiences.
The AI4HGI workshop aims to explore the evolving role of AI in human-game
interaction by addressing key research questions, including:
* How AI can enhance player immersion and engagement in digital games?
* How can AI contribute to adaptive storytelling and personalized player
experiences?
* How can AI systems balance computational efficiency with the complexity
of game interactions?
* How can generative AI impact game design and creativity?
* How should ethical considerations such as transparency, fairness, and
data privacy be addressed in AI-driven game development?
In answering these questions, the AI4HGI workshop aims to provide a
platform for researchers to discuss innovative solutions, share insights,
and identify new research directions. By fostering dialogue at the
intersection of AI and game development, the workshop seeks to advance the
field and contribute to shaping the next generation of intelligent and
interactive digital experiences.
======
TOPICS
======
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Reinforcement learning in games
- Multi-agent systems in games
- Procedural Content Generation
- AI for game balancing and dynamic difficulty adjustment
- AI-enhanced playtesting
- Affective gaming
- Player modeling
- Gameplay dynamic adaptation
- Non-Player Characters’ (NPCs) AI
- AI-driven serious, educational, and persuasive games
- Game-based learning
- Natural language processing in games
- Generative AI for game design and development
- Ethical and responsible AI in games
- Explainable AI in games
============
SUBMISSIONS
============
We accept the following submissions:
(A) Regular papers (10-12 pages + references - single-column CEURART style)
(B) Position, short papers and Demos (5-9 pages + references -
single-column CEURART style);
(C) Manifestations of interest (max 2 pages including a bio of the
participant and a brief statement about why they are interest in the
workshop)
Submission site: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ai4hgi
All papers must be in English and they must be formatted using the
single-column CEURART style format.
Submitted papers will be evaluated by two members of the Program Committee
through a single blind review process. We aim to publish all accepted
regular, short, position papers and demos(A, B) in CEUR WS Proceedings as a
joint volume.
We will also consider relevant papers which were rejected from the main
conference based on review transfer; to use this option, authors are
invited to submit a request after rejection. We will then make a decision
based on the reviews written for the main conference, which will be made
available to us in anonymized form.
At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the workshop
by the main conference registration deadline.
Papers must be submitted on EasyChair.
The templates and format instructions are available here:
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html
================
IMPORTANT DATES
================
Early submission are strongly encouraged. We adopt a rolling review system:
early submissions will be immediately reviewed and the notification will be
sent out approximately two weeks after the submission.
* Paper submission final deadline: 30 June, 2025 (extended)
* Review transfer option for papers rejected from main conference: 15 July,
2025
* Paper notification: 25 July, 2025 (extended)
* Camera-ready version deadline: TBC
* Registration deadline: TBC
* AI4HGI Workshop: 25 or 26 October, 2025
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ORGANIZATION
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Sabrina Villata
University of Torino, Italy
Amon Rapp
University of Torino, Italy
David Melhart
University of Malta, Malta
Matthew Barthet
University of Malta, Malta
Mike Preuss
Leiden University, Netherlands
Giulio Barbero
Leiden University, Netherlands
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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Workshop on “From Data to Transformative Change: Designing Interactive Systems for Citizen Science Empowerment”,
organized at ACM SIGCHI Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS) 2025, to be held in Funchal, Madeira (Portugal), on July 05, 2025.
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/cs-dis-25/home
Contact: catia.prandi(a)unibo.it
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***Scope***
Citizen Science (CS) is a research approach in which scientists and everyday people collaborate to address a research problem. Advancements in digital technologies have significantly expanded the reach of CS by enabling large-scale data collection and collaboration. In addition to its scientific benefits, CS enhances participants' science literacy, fosters public engagement, and promotes collaborative problem-solving. Despite this being true, we believe that the true potential of CS has not yet been fully explored as a collaborative practice for transformative change.
With this in mind, we planned a one-day workshop as a forum for critical discussions and reflections on the role of HCI researchers, designers, and practitioners in designing CS-empowered interactive systems for increasing awareness about social good and societal issues and promoting concrete actions and behavioural change, from data to sustainable futures.
***Submissions***
Participants interested in joining the workshop can submit either a late-breaking work abstract/short paper (2 to 4 pages, plus references, using the ACM single-column template) or a motivation statement (1–2 pages, including references, using the ACM single-column template). The paper should include the authors' names.
To submit your contribution, simply send an email to: catia.prandi(a)unibo.it, with the Subject: “CS DIS workshop submission" by June 10 (AoE). You will receive an answer by June 16.
***Workshop format***
A one-day workshop where participants will have the possibility to reflect on and discuss the main open challenges still affecting the design of CS-empowered interactive systems, and to prototype, exploiting data physicalization and co-design, solutions that focus on a specific real-world challenge as presented by experts of the Madeira Island that offers a unique ecosystem to spark reflections on the interplay between sustainability, technology and CS.
As for the main conference, the workshop will take place as a full in-person event.
***Important dates***
Contributions submission deadline: June 10, 2025
Notification of acceptance: June 16, 2025
Workshop (at DIS 2025): July 05, 2025
***Organizers***
Catia Prandi (University of Bologna, Italy)
Christothea Herodotou (Open University, UK)
Mara Dionisio (University of Madeira, Portugal)
Neal Reeves (King's College London, UK)
Lizette Reitsma (Malmo University, Sweden)
Simone Mora (MIT, USA)
***Venue***
The workshop will be in conjunction with the ACM SIGCHI Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS) 2025 to be held in Funchal, Madeira (Portugal) from July 05 to July 09, 2025.
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Catia Prandi, PhD.
Associate Professor,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
University of Bologna
Apologies for the cross-posting
Workshop on Age-Inclusive Interfaces: Emerging Mobile, Conversational, and
Generative AI to Support Interactions across the Life Span (
https://speech-interaction.org/CUI2025-OA/) - Colocating with ACM
Conversational User Interface (CUI) 2025 conference
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This multidisciplinary workshop aims to tackle the significant gaps in
theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and exploration of new
paradigms within the research and design of age-inclusive Mobile,
Hands-Free, Conversational User Interfaces, especially those leveraging
recent advances in Generative AI and Large Language Models. We also aim to
build research capacity by bringing together researchers and practitioners
across several disciplines and industries who are actively working or
having interest toward understanding the need and role of such interfaces
in supporting interactions across the life (e.g. older adults,
inter-generational interactions.)
We invite researchers from various fields to present their work on and
collectively engage in synthesizing and collating findings from different
disciplines, and to discuss barriers and approaches to designing
age-inclusive CUIs that are usable, adoptable, and culturally relevant.
Given the nascent phase of this community, and our goal of encouraging a
grassroots approach to defining this space, we welcome position papers,
short research papers, or short expressions of interest relevant to the
broad space of our workshop.
There is no format for the expression of interest - those wishing to
participate in the workshop without a submitted paper should simply contact
the organizers via email indicating through a short paragraph their prior
experience and/or interest as relevant to the workshop, alongside their
professional website or scholar page. We welcome position papers, short
research papers, and expressions of interest along the focus areas
described earlier, as well as open topics suggested by potential attendees
(given the nascent phase of this community, and our goal of encouraging a
grassroots approach to defining this space).
For those interested in submitting a formal paper, we welcome short papers
describing e.g. a research study, a novel system, a new theoretical
contribution, or position papers that highlight new or ongoing challenges
in the field. Submitted papers will be lightly reviewed by the organizing
committee within a week of the submission (there is no formal deadline).
Accepted papers will be posted on the workshop website. We recommend papers
to be no more than 4 pages long, following the CHI Extended Abstract
format).
For submitting formal papers or an expression of interest, please email at
cosmin(a)taglab.ca using "CUI2025 Age-inclusive workshop" in the email
subject line.
Submissions will be reviewed according to: fit with the workshop topic, and
potential to contribute to the workshop goals. Alternate submission
arrangements may be possible (such as the showcasing of papers previously
accepted at other conferences).
Diversity and Inclusion Considerations
We want to bring together researchers and experts across the globe from HCI
(particularly focused on mobile and conversational design), Computer
Science (e.g., voice and language processing), Sociology (Gerontology), and
age-inclusive computing. We will welcome research, practitioners from both
industry and academia, as well as representative users, ensuring a diverse
attendance. We will particularly welcome contributions from students and
early career researchers (acknowledging the role conference workshop play
in supporting the training and career development needs of these
attendees), as well as contributions highlighting the intersectional
aspects of our research space, e.g. focusing on dimensions such as gender,
socio-economic background, race, etc. as factors that are integral to the
aging process.
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Best Regards,
Sayan Sarcar
Birmingham City University, UK
🎉 *CALL FOR PAPERS - AIRCAD 2025 @ICIAP 2025* 🎉
🧠 *3rd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Radiomics in
Computer-Aided Diagnosis (AIRCAD 2025)*
📅 Held with the 23rd International Conference on Image Analysis and
Processing (ICIAP 2025)
📍 Roma, Italy, September 2025
🔗 https://sites.google.com/view/aircad2025
🎯 *AIMS AND SCOPE*
In the modern era, healthcare systems predominantly operate with digital
medical data, facilitating a wide array of artificial intelligence
applications. There's a growing interest in quantitatively analysing
clinical images through techniques like Positron Emission Tomography,
Computerised Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, particularly in
the realms of texture analysis and radiomics. Through machine and deep
learning advancements, researchers can glean insights to enhance the
discovery of therapeutic tools, bolster diagnostic decisions, and aid in
the rehabilitation process. However, the huge volume of available data may
intensify the diagnostic effort, exacerbated by high inter/intra-patient
variability, diverse imaging techniques, and the necessity to incorporate
data from multiple sensors and sources, thus giving rise to the
well-documented domain shift issue.
To tackle these challenges, radiologists and pathologists employ
Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) systems, which assist in analysing
biomedical images. These systems mitigate or eradicate difficulties arising
from inter- and intra-observer variability, ensuring consistent assessments
of the same region by the same physician at various times and across
different physicians, thanks to adept algorithms.
Additionally, significant issues such as delayed or restricted data access,
driven by privacy, security, and intellectual property concerns, pose
considerable hurdles. Consequently, researchers are increasingly exploring
the use of synthetic data, both for model training and for simulating
scenarios not observed in real life.
Furthermore, the emergence of foundation models, such as Vision
Transformers and large multimodal models, represents a paradigm shift in
medical image analysis. These models, pre-trained on vast datasets,
demonstrate remarkable adaptability across various tasks, including
segmentation, classification, and multi-modal integration. Their ability to
generalise effectively offers promising avenues for addressing domain shift
issues and integrating heterogeneous data sources, enhancing diagnostic and
predictive accuracy.
This workshop aims to provide a comprehensive overview of recent
advancements in biomedical image processing, leveraging machine learning,
deep learning, artificial intelligence, and radiomics features. Emphasis is
placed on practical applications, including potential solutions to address
domain shift issues, the utilisation of synthetic images to augment CAD
systems, and the integration of foundation models into clinical workflows.
Ultimately, the aim is to explore how these techniques can seamlessly
integrate into the conventional medical image processing workflow,
encompassing image acquisition, retrieval, disease detection, prediction,
and classification.
📚 *TOPICS*
The workshop calls for submissions addressing, but not limited to, the
following topics:
- 🤖 Machine & Deep Learning for image segmentation/classification
(cells, tissues, lesions, diseases)
- 📐 Image Registration Techniques
- 🎨 Image Preprocessing (noise reduction, contrast enhancement)
- 🏗️ 3D Reconstruction
- 💡 Computer-Aided Detection & Diagnosis systems (CAD)
- 🧬 Radiomics & AI in personalized medicine
- 🔎 Content-based Image Retrieval
- 🌐 Remote biomedical image processing & transmission architectures
- 🥽 3D Vision, VR/AR/MR for remote surgery
- 🔒 Privacy-preserving AI in medicine
- 🧪 Synthetic medical images for model validation
- 🏥 Foundation models (Vision Transformers, GPT-based) for analysis &
multi-modal data integration
- 🛡️ Reliability and robustness of synthetic data
- ⚖️ Ethical & Regulatory Issues in AI medical imaging
- 📋 Frameworks for ethical AI & compliance with standards
- 🧑⚖️ Addressing bias, fairness, and transparency with explainable AI
📝 *SUBMISSION GUIDELINES*
Accepted papers will be included in the ICIAP 2025 proceedings, which will
be published by Springer as Lecture Notes in Computer Science series
(LNCS). When preparing your contribution, please follow the guidelines
provided on the ICIAP main conference website. The maximum number of pages
is 12 including references. Each contribution will be reviewed based on
originality, significance, clarity, soundness, relevance and technical
content. The submission will be handled electronically via the Conference's
CMT Website:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/AIRCAD2025
Once accepted, the presence of at least one author at the event and the
oral presentation of the paper are expected. For more details about the
registration see the ICIAP main conference details.
📅 *IMPORTANT DATES*
- Paper Submission : 15 June, 2025
- Notifications to Authors : 30 June 2025
- Camera Ready Papers Due : 10 July, 2025
- Workshop Event: 15/16 September, 2025
🎤 *ABSTRACT OF THE TALK (Dr. Carsten Marr)*
Diagnosing hematologic malignancies still relies heavily on the subjective
visual assessment of cytological and histological images. Experts are
increasingly challenged by large volumes of data, the rarity of diagnostic
cell types, and the heterogeneous presentation of disease. Despite the
availability of comprehensive patient data, advanced deep learning
algorithms, and a solid understanding of hematopoiesis, there is currently
no robust model capable of automatically analyzing and predicting disease
dynamics from blood smears or bone marrow aspirates. In this talk, I will
present recent advances in AI-based hematopathology that aim to address key
challenges such as model robustness, generalization to real-world data,
bias mitigation, and the integration of multimodal sources. I will
highlight three promising directions: (1) efficient single-cell detection
using neural cellular automata, (2) interpretable feature learning via
sparse autoencoders, and (3) the integration of biomedical prior knowledge
into model training through customized loss functions. These developments
illustrate how tailored AI solutions can bridge the gap between machine
learning algorithms and clinical decision-making, paving the way toward
more accurate, scalable, and explainable diagnostics in hematology 🩸.
👥 *ORGANIZERS*
Albert Comelli, Ri.MED Foundation, acomelli(a)fondazionerimed.com
Cecilia Di Ruberto, University of Cagliari, dirubert(a)unica.it
Andrea Loddo, University of Cagliari, andrea.loddo(a)unica.it
Lorenzo Putzu, University of Cagliari, lorenzo.putzu(a)unica.it
Alessandro Stefano, IBSBC - CNR of Cefalù, alessandro.stefano(a)ibfm.cnr.it
Luca Zedda, University of Cagliari, luca.zedda(a)unica.it
<luca.zedda(a)unica.it>
___________
Andrea Loddo
PhD | Dept. Of Mathematics and Computer Science | University of Cagliari
Via Ospedale 72, Cagliari, Italy
Office: +39 070 675 8503
*And after all we're only ordinary men*
(Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP)
32nd IEEE/ACIS International Summer Conference on Software Engineering,
Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing
(SNDP)
July 23-25, 2025 – In person at Brampton (Greater Toronto Area), Ontario,
Canada
https://acisinternational.org/conferences/snpd-2025-summer-iv/
IMPORTANT DATES:
Poster and paper submission: June 13, 2025 (extended deadline)
Acceptance notification: June 20, 2025
Registration & camera-ready papers: June 27, 2025
Conference Dates: Wed. July 23 - Fri. July 25, 2025
CALL FOR POSTERS AND PAPERS:
The upcoming Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence,
Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing will serve as a dynamic
platform for exploring the latest advances and addressing the research and
practical challenges across these interconnected fields. Bringing together
experts, innovators, researchers, and practitioners, the event will
highlight emerging trends and breakthroughs in software engineering, the
transformative role of AI, and the evolving landscape of parallel and
distributed computing systems. From cutting-edge software development
practices to AI-driven solutions for complex problems and the optimization
of large-scale, high-performance computing systems, the conference promises
to foster insightful discussions and collaborations. Attendees will gain
valuable insights into the challenges of scaling software solutions,
enhancing system performance, and leveraging AI to drive innovation in
diverse computing environments, ensuring a comprehensive look at the
present and future of technology in these critical areas.
NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF TOPICS:
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New Advances and Practical Challenges in Software Engineering
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User Interfaces for Adaptive Software Systems
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Data Analysis for Decision Support in Software Systems
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AI-driven Requirements Engineering and Design in Software Development
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Applications of Deep Learning in Predicting and Remedying Software
Defects
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Design and Optimization of Microservices Architecture
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Continuous Integration and Deployment Practices under DevOps Environments
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Recent Developments in Automation Testing Technologies for Software
Quality Assurance
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Role of Artificial Intelligence in Software Maintenance and Evolution
Processes
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Design and Implementation of Large-Scale Parallel and Distributed
Computing Systems
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Research on Software Reliability and Security in Cloud Computing
Environments
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Performance Optimization and Tuning for Industrial-grade Software Systems
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Quantum Software Engineering: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
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Research on Software Adaptability in Heterogeneous Hardware Environments
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Software Defense Mechanisms Against Cybersecurity Threats
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Study and Application of AI Programming Tools and Frameworks
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Synchronization and Communication Mechanisms in Concurrent and
Distributed Systems
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Building Trust Mechanisms in Software Engineering Based on Blockchain
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Application of AI Algorithms in Complex Network Routing Optimization
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Synergetic Evolution of Software Ecosystems and Open-source Software
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Software Engineering Techniques and Practices for the Internet of Things
(IoT)
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Large-Scale Data Analysis Integration
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Innovation in Software for High-Performance Computing (HPC)
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Ethics in Artificial Intelligence and Responsible Software Development
Practices
PAPER and POSTER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Authors who are interested in the above topics can submit their unpublished
work to SNPD 2025-Summer conference via
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=snpd2025summeriv. A clear
indication of the motivation and comparison with prior related work should
be presented. Simultaneous submission to a journal or another conference is
not allowed.
Submissions must adhere to the following guidelines:
• Papers must be formatted using an IEEE template file from
https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html without altering
margins or the font point.
• The maximum length is 8 pages for a regular paper and 4 pages for a short
paper (including references).
• Proofs omitted due to space constraints must be placed in an appendix to
be read by the program committee members at their discretion.
Poster paper: Poster papers should be up to 2 pages in length (+
references).
Posters offer authors the opportunity to present early results and new
ideas on cutting-edge and experimental research. Authors should highlight
leading ideas of the ongoing research and its expected outcome and impact.
Poster papers should present a summary of the research work and ideas that
will be presented during the poster session.
Poster presentation: A0 dimension (84.1 x 118.9 cm, or 33.1 x 46.8 inches),
vertically oriented.
Accepted posters must be presented at the conference and at least one
author for each poster must be registered for the conference.
All the paper and poster submissions will be peer-reviewed based on
technical quality, relevance, originality, significance, and clarity.
PUBLICATION:
SNPD 2025-Summer Proceedings will be published by IEEE Conference
Publishing Services and will be submitted to be indexed by EI, INSPEC, and
DBLP
Conference officers will select outstanding papers for publication in the
following journals (www.acisinternational.org):
International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing (IJNDC),
Springer, Germany International Journal of Software Innovation (IJSI), IGI
Global, U.S.A.
International Journal of Big Data Intelligence and Applications (IJBDIA),
IGI Global, U.S.A. Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI), Springer,
Germany
BEST PAPER AWARD:
Conference officers will select papers for the Best Paper Award and Best
Student Paper Awards (to qualify for the award, the paper must be presented
at the conference).
General Chair:
Dr. Simon Xu, Algoma University, Canada
Conference Chairs:
Dr. Miguel Garcia-Ruiz, Algoma University, Canada
Dr. Wenyin Feng, Trent University, Canada
Conference Industry Track Chair:
Mr. Vinay Paramanand, Algoma University, Canada
Dr. Mahreen Nasir, Algoma University, Canada
Program Chairs:
Dr. A B M Bodrul Alam, Algoma University, Canada
Dr. Randy Lin, Algoma University, Canada
Dr. Ajmery Sultana, Algoma University, Canada
Registration Chairs:
Dr. Randy Lin, Algoma University, Canada
Dr. Ajmery Sultana, Algoma University, Canada
Publicity Chairs:
Dr. Faria Khandaker, Algoma University, Canada
Dr. Wenqian Shang, Communication University of China, China
Dr. Kailong Zhang, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Dr. Morshed Chowdhury, Deakin University, Australia
Dr. Yukihiro Shintani, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
Dr. Mahreen Nasir, Algoma University, Canada
Local Arrangements Chair
Dr. A B M Bodrul Alam, Algoma University, Canada
Dr. Faria Khandaker, Algoma University, Canada
Finance Chair
Roger Y Lee, Central Michigan University, USA
Should you have any doubts about your paper or poster proposal, please
contact the Conference Chair: miguel.garcia(a)algomau.ca
Please feel free to forward this message to colleagues or contacts who may
be interested in participating.
--
Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz, B.Eng., M.Sc., PhD
Full Professor
Personal web page: http://people.algomau.ca/garcia/
Faculty web page:
https://algomau.ca/academics/school-computer-science-technology/
Algoma University
Faculty of Computer Science and Technology
Office: WW105G
1520 Queen Street East
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, P6A 2G4
Dear One,
I am reaching out to inquire about the CHItaly conference policy regarding
the number of submissions allowed by the same authors.
For example, is it permitted for the same author who submitted a regular
paper to also submit two posters?
Thank you for your consideration; please advise me on this matter.
Best regards,
Mohammad
[CRISTAIN 2025] The “supporting CRIme reSolution Through Artificial
Intelligence” workshop explores the use of advanced technologies, such as
artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and augmented
reality, to support professionals in the field of criminal investigation.
The initiative aims to introduce new methodologies that can enhance current
investigative practices. A key element is a human-centered approach which
ensures effective and ethical tools that can be easily used by
professionals in the field. Through discussion and dialogue among
participants, the workshop can foster the identification of effective
solutions to support the management of the investigation process. This
includes building trust in automated systems, supporting human oversight
and interpretability, and enabling collaborative decision-making between
humans and machines. Particular attention will be provided to how
human-centered methods can help in the mitigation risks and biases that
should be properly handled in AI-based systems. Such methods ensures that
professionals across various domains can confidently integrate AI tools
into their workflows, without requiring deep technical knowledge of the
underlying algorithms.
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The workshop *CRISTAIN* will be held at the conference *CHItaly 2025*
<https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/> - 16th Biannual Conference of the
Italian SIGCHI Chapter, *October 6-10*, Salerno, Italy.
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You can find all the information about the CRISTAIN workshop on the
website: https://cristain-ws.github.io/CHItaly25/
Important Dates
The *important dates* for paper submission have been divided into two
rounds.
*First round*
- Paper submission deadline: *June 13th*
- Paper acceptance notice: *July 11th*
- Camera-ready submission: *July 31st*
*Second round*
- Paper submission deadline: *September 5th*
- Paper acceptance notice: *September 12th*
- Camera-ready submission: *September 22nd*
Submission
- Short paper:* 5 - 9 pages*
Topics
Tuned to the field of crime, topics include, but are not limited to:
- Crime Scene Analyses
- Case-studies on Crime Analyses
- Context-aware decision making
- Decision support system
- Process management in complex domains
- Domain-specific data collection
- Data Extraction, Transformation and Loading
- Data preparation and processing
- Emotional AI
- Neuro-Symbolic AI
- Conversational AI and voice interfaces
- Personalization and predictive interaction
- Distributed interactions among intelligent systems
- AI-based adaptive systems
- Secure AI
- Unbiased AI systems
- Ethics and Trustworthy AI
- Awareness and transparency in technology usage
- Environmental impacts of technologies
- Immersive experiences and virtual environments
- Integration of technologies in complex domains
- Haptic and olfactory technologies
- New sensory dimensions for user experiences
- Redefining human capabilities through technology
Papers should be submitted in PDF format to easychair (
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cristain2025
<https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=cristain2025>) and final versions
of accepted papers will be published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings (
http://ceur-ws.org/).
Organizers
- Eleonora Calò - ecalo(a)unisa.it - University of Salerno
- Loredana Caruccio - lcaruccio(a)unisa.it - University of Salerno
- Autilia Vitiello - autilia.vitiello(a)unina.it - University of Naples
Federico II
[Apologies for Multiple Postings]
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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
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6–10 October 2025
Location: Salerno, Italy
https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/
We are happy to announce the list of accepted workshops to the upcoming
CHItaly conference. Please see below the topics, guidance for submitting,
important deadlines, and links to their websites.
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EMpowering PAtients THrough AI, Multimedia, and Explainable HCI:
Innovations in Personalized Healthcare (EMPATH-IA). Submission Deadline:
June 10th. Link to the workshop
<https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/empath-ia/home-page>
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A Multidisciplinary approach to plan ECOsystem SErvices for cities in
Transition. Submission Deadline: tbd
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Workshop on supporting CRIme reSolution Through Artificial INtelligence
(CRISTAIN) - 1st edition. First round Submission deadline: June 13th. Link
to the workshop <https://cristain-ws.github.io/CHItaly25/>
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Resilient AI Framework for Secure and Ethical Machine Learning Systems
(RAISE) - 1st edition. First round Submission deadline: June 13th. Link
to the workshop <https://raise-ws.github.io/chitaly2025>
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1st Workshop on Data Craft as Boundary AI Practice. Submission deadline:
July 25. Link to the workshop
<https://sites.google.com/view/datacraftworkshop/home>
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COL-SAI: COllaboration and Learning through Symbiotic Artificial
Intelligence. Submission deadline: June 16th. Link to the workshop
<https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/col-sai/home-page?authuser=2>
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Digital Wellbeing for Teens: Designing Educational Systems. Submission
deadline: July 14th. Link to the workshop
<https://sites.google.com/view/2nd-digiteens-ws/home>
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The Feeling of Virtual: XR, Haptics, and 3D Graphics. Submission
deadline: tbd. Link to the workshop
<https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/sense-xr/>
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Smart-AM 2025: AI-Driven Innovations for Intelligent Additive
Manufacturing in Design, Process Optimization and Quality Assurance.
Submission deadline: July 15th. Link to the workshop
<https://caislab.di.unisa.it/smart-am-2025/>
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CHAMPIonS: Conversational Human-AI Methodologies for Performance In
Sports. Submission deadline: tbd. Link to the workshop
<https://sites.google.com/view/champions-25/home-page>
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LINFA: Linguistic & Informatic insights on AI for gender, accessibility
and inclusivity. Submission deadline: July 1st. Link to the workshop
<https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/linfachitaly2025/>
For questions, please refer to each of the workshops organisers or the
CHItaly workshop co-chairs:
Workshop co-Chairs:
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Massimo Zancanaro, University of Trento massimo.zancanaro(a)unitn.it
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Pietro Battistoni, University of Salerno pbattistoni(a)unisa.it
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Fabio Buttussi, University of Udine fabio.buttussi(a)uniud.it
—
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
*** Last Mile for Paper Submission ***
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 ***)
(*** Submission Deadline: June 16, 2025 (final extension!) ***)
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: June 16, 2025 (AoE, final extension!)
■ Author Notification: July 14, 2025 (AoE)
■ Camera-ready Versions and Author Registration: July 28, 2025 (AoE)
ORGANISATION
Conference Chairs
■ Silvia Bonfanti, University of Bergamo, Italy
■ George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Committee
https://conf.researchr.org/committee/ictss-2025/ictss-2025-program-committee