📣 Call for Student Volunteers for Mensch und Computer (MuC) 2025 📣
We are excited to invite motivated students and PhD candidates to join
/Mensch und Computer 2025/ as *Student Volunteers (SVs)*. With over 600
participants annually, MuC is one of the largest HCI conferences in
Europe—bringing together researchers and practitioners from academia and
industry.
🗓️ SV Application Deadline: 24 June 2025
📬 Notification of Acceptance: by 8 July 2025
📍 On-site Dates in Chemnitz: 30 August – 3 September 2025
As an SV, you’ll help ensure the smooth running of the
conference—supporting the reception, assisting with sessions, offering
tech support, and helping participants navigate the event. In return,
you’ll receive *free conference registration*, gain behind-the-scenes
experience, connect with the HCI community, and join an exclusive
post-conference “Thank You” party.
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We are looking forward to seeing you in Chemnitz!
Lena Nischwitz & Rosa van Koningsbruggen
Student Volunteer Co-Chairs
Mensch und Computer 2025
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Dear Colleagues,
Don't miss the opportunity to contribute to the Thematic Session on
"Shaping the Future of Interaction: Integrating AI, Human Factors, and
Immersive Technologies in HCI" at the IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025 conference.
Submit your 1-2 page Abstract or Graphical Abstract showcasing your
innovative ideas by April 7th (hard deadline). You'll then have until
May 15th to finalize your work.
Thematic Session Details: https://metroxraine.org/thematic-session-7
Publication Opportunity: The author of the "Best Paper" in this thematic
session will be invited to submit an extended version of their work for
publication in IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications!
https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/cg
Conference Information: IEEE International Conference on Metrology for
eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering 1Â
(IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025)
Dates: October 22-24, 2025
Location: Ancona, Italy
https://metroxraine.org/
I look forward to meeting you at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025. Please feel free
to reach out if you need more information.
I apologize if you have received this CFP more than once.
Best regards,
Nicola Capece
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Call for Papers - Thematic Session on: "Shaping the Future of
Interaction: Integrating AI, Human Factors, and Immersive Technologies
in HCI" https://metroxraine.org/thematic-session-7
2025 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality,
Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025)
https://metroxraine.org/
October 22-24, 2025 - Ancona, Italy.
====================================================================================
THEMATIC SESSION DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
Nowadays the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with modern
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) technologies and eXtended Reality (XR),
offers unprecedented opportunities for innovation. This thematic session
aims to explore how AI while acting as a catalyst, interacts with
broader HCI methods to enhance user experiences, foster engagement, and
address critical Human Factors. The session will examine the synergies
between XR, AI-driven personalization, and adaptive systems, alongside
non-AI-based approaches to ensure inclusivity. By addressing measurement
techniques and methodologies, the session will highlight how HCI
researchers and practitioners can advance the field through rigorous
evaluation strategies that support various applications in different
immersive environments scenarios such as Rehabilitation, Special
Education, Cultural Heritage, and emerging platforms like Metaverse.
This dialogue aims to create a roadmap for designing, implementing, and
assessing next-generation HCI systems that balance technological
possibilities with user-centric considerations.
The authors of the paper selected as the “Best Paper” at this session
will receive an invitation to submit an extended version of their work
to IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications
(https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/cg).
More information can be found here:
https://metroxraine.org/thematic-session-7
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
 - AI-Driven Personalization in Human-Computer Interaction.
 - Measuring User Experience (UX) in Immersive Environments and
AI-enhanced Systems.
 - Cognitive Load Evaluation in Augmented HCI Systems.
 - Human Factors in Immersive Technologies: Metrological Approaches.
 - Human Factors in the Design of AI-Powered Interfaces.
 - Evaluation Frameworks for Usability Assessment.
 - Real-Time Feedback Systems in Human-AI Interaction.
 - Emotional, Cognitive and Behavioral Responses in Immersive
Human-Computer Interaction.
 - Measuring Trust, Ethics, and Acceptance in AI-Augmented Interaction.
 - Multimodal Interaction and Performance Measurement.
 - Designing for Accessibility in Next-Generation HCI Systems.
 - Data-Driven Insights for HCI Design and Optimization.
 - Metrics and Validation Protocols in AI-Enhanced HCI.
 - Adaptive Interfaces in XR.
 - Next-Generation Tools for Immersive UX Design and Testing.
 - Social Interactions and Collaboration in AI-enhanced XR.
IMPORTANT DATES
------------------------
Short Abstract Submission Deadline: April 7, 2025 [hard deadline].
Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025.
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2025
Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2025
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare an Abstract (1 - 2 pages) that clearly indicates
the originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The
Abstract should include the title of the paper, names and affiliations
of the authors, an abstract, keywords, an introduction describing the
nature of the problem, a description of the contribution, the results
achieved and their applicability.
As an alternative to the traditional abstract, it is possible to submit
a Graphical Abstract. Read the paragraph below for further information.
When the first review process has been completed, authors receive a
notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the
abstract has been accepted, the authors can prepare a full paper.
The format for the full paper is identical to the format for the
abstract except for the number of pages: the full paper has a required
minimum length of five (5) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages.
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. The maximum length for
final papers is 6 pages.
More information can be found here::
https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted
for inclusion into the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
ORGANIZERS
-------------
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
Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please feel free to
contact us via email.
(Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call)
--------------------------------------------------
CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS
Second Workshop on Stimulating Cognitive Engagement in Hybrid Decision-Making: Friction, Reliance, and Biases
Co-located with the 4th International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence (HHAI25)
June 10, 2025 | Pisa, Italy (in-person)
https://sites.google.com/view/frictional-ai/home
--------------------------------------------------
**Workshop Overview**
Building on the success of its first edition at HHAI 2024, the full-day workshop on "Stimulating Cognitive Engagement in Hybrid Decision-Making: Friction, Reliance, and Biases" advances the exploration of over-reliance and biases in Human-AI Interaction. Central to this discussion are approaches that intentionally introduce moments of cognitive effort and reflection into AI interactions to prevent passive or automatic reliance. While conventional AI design prioritises efficiency and seamlessness, this workshop invites participants to examine AI systems that strategically slow down decision-making when necessary to mitigate automation bias, cognitive offloading, and over-trust, ultimately fostering accuracy, responsibility, and human oversight.
Such friction-in-design encompasses strategies that encourage users to reflect before acting, such as requiring justification before accepting AI recommendations, displaying confidence scores with uncertainty visualisations, or using explainability mechanisms that slow decision-making to reinforce human oversight.
This workshop fosters interdisciplinary dialogue across AI research, cognitive science, HCI, and governance to ensure AI systems empower users rather than encourage unchecked reliance. The program will feature keynote presentations by leading experts in academia and industry, author presentations, and interactive discussions to advance the discourse on cognitively engaging and responsible AI design.
Keynote speakers include:
• Prof. Federico Cabitza (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy) – Expert in AI-assisted decision-making and medical AI.
• Bart Van Leeuwen (Fire Services Expert, Netherlands) – Expert in human factors and situational awareness in high-risk environments.
**Topics of Interest**
We welcome contributions from researchers, practitioners, and policymakers on topics including, but not limited to:
• Design principles for cognitive engagement
• Measuring and mitigating automation bias, algorithmic aversion, and cognitive offloading
• Ethical and governance perspectives on Friction-in-Design
• Applications, Case Studies and Experimental Findings
We encourage submissions from a variety of disciplines, including AI, HCI, cognitive science, law, philosophy, and beyond.
**Submission Details**
• Types of Submissions: Extended Abstracts (500-1,000 words)
• Format: CEURART-WS (see workshop website for template)
• Submission Portal: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/FrictionalAIWorkshop2025
• Proceedings: All accepted papers will be published in the HHAI 2025 Workshop Proceedings on CEUR-WS.
Authors of accepted contributions are required to attend the workshop in-person and register to the HHAI25 conference (single-day registration soon available, check the conference website for updates: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/).
**Important Dates**
• Paper Submission Deadline (Extended): April 11, 2025 (AoE)
• Notification of Acceptance: May 2, 2025
• Camera-Ready Submission: TBD (authors will be invited to expand their contributions following workshop discussions)
• Workshop Date: June 10, 2025
**Beyond the Workshop**
Our aim is to foster a research network. Authors from all editions, if desired, will be invited to participate in future initiatives, including knowledge exchanges, collaborative publications, special journal issues, and online lecture series.
**Organising & Programme Committee**
• Chiara Natali (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy & SUPSI, IDSIA, Switzerland)
• Mohammad Naiseh (Bournemouth University, UK)
• Brett Frischmann (Villanova University, USA)
• Programme Committee: full list available at https://sites.google.com/view/frictional-ai/home
For more information, visit our website: https://sites.google.com/view/frictional-ai/home
Cari Membri di CHItaly,
sono felice di condividere con voi una bellissima notizia: Barbara Rita
Barricelli è stata eletta nuova Chair del Technical Committee 13 (TC13)
dell’IFIP! Entrerà in carica dopo INTERACT, tra settembre e ottobre.
Barbara è una figura di spicco nella nostra comunità HCI e ha sempre
lavorato con impegno per rafforzare il nostro capitolo italiano, sia a
livello nazionale che internazionale. Il suo nuovo ruolo è il giusto
riconoscimento per il lavoro che ha fatto in questi anni, e sono sicura che
continuerĂ a portare avanti questa importante missione con la solita
passione.
In bocca al lupo, Barbara, e congratulazioni di cuore! Siamo certi che
questa nuova avventura porterĂ tante opportunitĂ per tutti noi e per la
comunitĂ HCI italiana.
Un caro saluto a tutti,
Giuliana
---
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
The 16th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage (PATCH 2025)
Held in conjunction with ACM UMAP 2025 - New York City, New York, USA
https://patch2025.di.unito.it/
Important dates:
April 9, 2025 - Paper Submission
April 28, 2025 - Notification
May 5, 2025 - Papers Camera-ready Submission (TAPS system)
The workshop will be in person or hybrid.
Abstract and Topics
Following the successful series of PATCH workshops, PATCH 2025 will be again the meeting point between state-of-the-art cultural heritage research and personalization – using any kind of technology, while focusing on ubiquitous and adaptive scenarios, to enhance the personal experience in cultural heritage sites. The workshop is aimed at bringing together, physically and/or virtually, researchers and practitioners who are working on various aspects of cultural heritage and are interested in exploring the potential of state of the art mobile technology (onsite as well as online) to enhance the CH visit experience. The expected result of the workshop is a sharing and discussing novel ideas and creating a multidisciplinary research agenda that will inform future research directions and hopefully, forge some research collaborations.
We invite cultural heritage professionals and researchers to join us to discuss findings and trends on personalisation of cultural heritage in the broadest sense, from online and remote cultural access to onsite visit, from individuals to groups, from tangible to virtual and robotic mediation.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Navigation and personalized browsing in digital and physical cultural heritage collections
* Recommendation strategies for natural and cultural heritage
* Adaptation strategies for text and non-verbal content in CH/NH
* NLG techniques for mobile user modeling in natural and cultural heritage sites
* Integration of virtual and physical collections
* Immersive cultural and natural heritage
* Mobile museum guides and personal museum assistants
* Context-aware information presentation in natural and cultural heritage
* Adaptive navigation and browsing in CH/NH sites
* Intelligent user interfaces for natural and cultural heritage applications
* Personalization for group of visitors to natural and cultural heritage sites
* Personalization for collective CH information authoring and management
* Creativity and collaboration support in CH
* Personalization across the whole of a person's digital ecosystem
* Long-term personalization
* IoT and Cultural Heritage
* Living lab in museum
* Robots in museums
* 3D, Augmented, and Virtual Reality for cultural and natural heritage
* Gestural interfaces for Cultural Heritage applications
* Analysis of behavior patterns to improve CH/NH recommendation
* Conversational agents for cultural and natural heritage
* The use of personality for guiding CH/NH experiences
* Multiple viewpoints and perspectives for CH
* Remote access to CH/NH
* Intelligent agents to interact with CH/NH
* Large Language Models for CH/NH
* Shaping Personalization and FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) in Human-Centered Generative AI
Also papers connected to the UMAP 2025 main theme: “Shaping Personalization and FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) in Human-Centered Generative AI” and Cultural Heritage are of interest.
Submissions
Full papers: up to 14 pages excluding references.
Short papers/Position papers/Demo papers: up to 7 pages excluding references.
Papers that exceed the page limits or formatting guidelines will be returned without review.
Submissions should be single-blinded, i.e., authors’ names should be included in the submissions.
Papers must be formatted according to the new workflow for ACM publications. The templates and instructions are available here: https://patch2025.di.unito.it/submission.html.
All papers should be submitted in PDF format via the online submission system by selecting the track "UMAP 25 Workshop PATCH": https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap2025.
An international panel of experts will review all submissions.
Work that has already been published should not be submitted unless it introduces a significant addition to the previously published work.
There will be a conference adjunct proceedings published by ACM where all the workshop papers will be published.
Workshop organizers
Liliana Ardissono, University of Torino, Italy, liliana.ardissono(a)unito.it <mailto:liliana.ardissono@unito.it>
Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel, tsvikak(a)is.haifa.ac.il <mailto:tsvikak@is.haifa.ac.il>
Noemi Mauro, University of Torino, Italy, noemi.mauro(a)unito.it <mailto:noemi.mauro@unito.it>
Alan J. Wecker, The University of Haifa, Israel, ajwecker(a)gmail.com <mailto:ajwecker@gmail.com>
Tsvika
Tsvi Kuflik, PhD.
Professor of Information Systems,
Information Systems department,
The University of Haifa
Email: <mailto:tsvikak@is.haifa.ac.il> tsvikak(a)is.haifa.ac.il
Home page: <https://tsvikak.hevra.haifa.ac.il> https://tsvikak.hevra.haifa.ac.il
Tel: +972 4 8288511
Fax: +972 4 8288283
🎗️
**** PLEASE, EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS ****
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 16th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage
(PATCH 2025)
Held in conjunction with ACM UMAP 2025 - New York City, New York, USA
https://patch2025.di.unito.it/
Important dates:
April 9, 2025 - Paper Submission
April 28, 2025 - Notification
May 5, 2025 - Papers Camera-ready Submission (TAPS system)
The workshop will be in person or hybrid.
Abstract and Topics
Following the successful series of PATCH workshops, PATCH 2025 will be
again the meeting point between state-of-the-art cultural heritage research
and personalization – using any kind of technology, while focusing on
ubiquitous and adaptive scenarios, to enhance the personal experience in
cultural heritage sites. The workshop is aimed at bringing together,
physically and/or virtually, researchers and practitioners who are working
on various aspects of cultural heritage and are interested in exploring the
potential of state of the art mobile technology (onsite as well as online)
to enhance the CH visit experience. The expected result of the workshop is
a sharing and discussing novel ideas and creating a multidisciplinary
research agenda that will inform future research directions and hopefully,
forge some research collaborations.
We invite cultural heritage professionals and researchers to join us to
discuss findings and trends on personalisation of cultural heritage in the
broadest sense, from online and remote cultural access to onsite visit,
from individuals to groups, from tangible to virtual and robotic mediation.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
-
Navigation and personalized browsing in digital and physical cultural
heritage collections
-
Recommendation strategies for natural and cultural heritage
-
Adaptation strategies for text and non-verbal content in CH/NH
-
NLG techniques for mobile user modeling in natural and cultural heritage
sites
-
Integration of virtual and physical collections
-
Immersive cultural and natural heritage
-
Mobile museum guides and personal museum assistants
-
Context-aware information presentation in natural and cultural heritage
-
Adaptive navigation and browsing in CH/NH sites
-
Intelligent user interfaces for natural and cultural heritage
applications
-
Personalization for group of visitors to natural and cultural heritage
sites
-
Personalization for collective CH information authoring and management
-
Creativity and collaboration support in CH
-
Personalization across the whole of a person's digital ecosystem
-
Long-term personalization
-
IoT and Cultural Heritage
-
Living lab in museum
-
Robots in museums
-
3D, Augmented, and Virtual Reality for cultural and natural heritage
-
Gestural interfaces for Cultural Heritage applications
-
Analysis of behavior patterns to improve CH/NH recommendation
-
Conversational agents for cultural and natural heritage
-
The use of personality for guiding CH/NH experiences
-
Multiple viewpoints and perspectives for CH
-
Remote access to CH/NH
-
Intelligent agents to interact with CH/NH
-
Large Language Models for CH/NH
-
Shaping Personalization and FATE (Fairness, Accountability,
Transparency, and Ethics) in Human-Centered Generative AI
Also papers connected to the UMAP 2025 main theme: “Shaping Personalization
and FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) in
Human-Centered Generative AI” and Cultural Heritage are of interest.
Submissions
Full papers: up to 8 pages excluding references.
Short papers/Position papers/Demo papers: up to 4 pages excluding
references.
Papers that exceed the page limits or formatting guidelines will be
returned without review.
Submissions should be single-blinded, i.e., authors’ names should be
included in the submissions.
Papers must be formatted according to the new workflow for ACM
publications. The templates and instructions are available here:
https://patch2025.di.unito.it/submission.html.
All papers should be submitted in PDF format via the online submission
system by selecting the track "UMAP 25 Workshop PATCH":
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap2025.
An international panel of experts will review all submissions.
Work that has already been published should not be submitted unless it
introduces a significant addition to the previously published work.
There will be a conference adjunct proceedings published by ACM where all
the workshop papers will be published.
Workshop organizers
Liliana Ardissono, University of Torino, Italy, liliana.ardissono(a)unito.it
Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel, tsvikak(a)is.haifa.ac.il
Noemi Mauro, University of Torino, Italy, noemi.mauro(a)unito.it
Alan J. Wecker, The University of Haifa, Israel, ajwecker(a)gmail.com
**********apologies for cross-posting**********
Dear all,
The deadline for Demonstrations, Work in Progress, and Doctoral
Consortium submissions for the 10th International Symposium on End-User
Development (IS-EUD 2025) *has been extended*.
⌛ New Submission Deadline: 18 April 2025

đź”” New Notification:Â 5 May 2025
📸 New Camera-ready: 12 May 2025
For more information please visit:
https://iseud2025.ubicomp.net/call-for-papers.html
For more details on topics, all deadlines, submission guidelines, and
authors instructions, please see:
ℹ️: https://iseud2025.ubicomp.net/call-for-papers.html
Best regards,
The IS-EUD 2025 Organizing Committee
Dear Colleagues,
Last days to contribute to the Thematic Session on "Shaping the Future of
Interaction: Integrating AI, Human Factors, and Immersive Technologies in
HCI" (https://metroxraine.org/thematic-session-7).
The deadline -extended- of March 30 is for submitting a 1-2 page Abstract
or a Graphical Abstract to show your proposed idea.
Then, you will have time to finalize your work by the deadline of May 15.
Furthermore, the authors of the paper awarded "Best Paper" within this
thematic session will be offered the opportunity to submit an expanded
version of their work for publication in IEEE Computer Graphics &
Applications (https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/cg).
Conference information: IEEE International Conference on Metrology for
eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE
MetroXRAINE 2025) - October 22-24, 2025, in Ancona, Italy (
https://metroxraine.org/)
Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who might
be interested in contributing to this special session.
I am excited to meet you at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025.
Best regards,
Giuseppe Caggianese
====================================================================================
Call for Papers - Thematic Session on: "Shaping the Future of Interaction:
Integrating AI, Human Factors, and Immersive Technologies in HCI"
https://metroxraine.org/thematic-session-7
2025 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality,
Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025)
https://metroxraine.org/
October 22-24, 2025 - Ancona, Italy.
====================================================================================
THEMATIC SESSION DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
Nowadays the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with modern
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) technologies and eXtended Reality (XR),
offers unprecedented opportunities for innovation. This thematic session
aims to explore how AI while acting as a catalyst, interacts with broader
HCI methods to enhance user experiences, foster engagement, and address
critical Human Factors. The session will examine the synergies between XR,
AI-driven personalization, and adaptive systems, alongside non-AI-based
approaches to ensure inclusivity. By addressing measurement techniques and
methodologies, the session will highlight how HCI researchers and
practitioners can advance the field through rigorous evaluation strategies
that support various applications in different immersive environments
scenarios such as Rehabilitation, Special Education, Cultural Heritage, and
emerging platforms like Metaverse. This dialogue aims to create a roadmap
for designing, implementing, and assessing next-generation HCI systems that
balance technological possibilities with user-centric considerations.
The authors of the paper selected as the “Best Paper” at this session will
receive an invitation to submit an extended version of their work to IEEE
Computer Graphics & Applications (https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/cg
).
More information can be found here:
https://metroxraine.org/thematic-session-7
TOPICS
----------
The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
- AI-Driven Personalization in Human-Computer Interaction.
- Measuring User Experience (UX) in Immersive Environments and AI-enhanced
Systems.
- Cognitive Load Evaluation in Augmented HCI Systems.
- Human Factors in Immersive Technologies: Metrological Approaches.
- Human Factors in the Design of AI-Powered Interfaces.
- Evaluation Frameworks for Usability Assessment.
- Real-Time Feedback Systems in Human-AI Interaction.
- Emotional, Cognitive and Behavioral Responses in Immersive
Human-Computer Interaction.
- Measuring Trust, Ethics, and Acceptance in AI-Augmented Interaction.
- Multimodal Interaction and Performance Measurement.
- Designing for Accessibility in Next-Generation HCI Systems.
- Data-Driven Insights for HCI Design and Optimization.
- Metrics and Validation Protocols in AI-Enhanced HCI.
- Adaptive Interfaces in XR.
- Next-Generation Tools for Immersive UX Design and Testing.
- Social Interactions and Collaboration in AI-enhanced XR.
IMPORTANT DATES
------------------------
Short Abstract Submission Deadline: March 30, 2025 [extended].
Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025.
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2025
Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2025
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
------------------------
Authors should prepare an Abstract (1 - 2 pages) that clearly indicates the
originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The Abstract
should include the title of the paper, names and affiliations of the
authors, an abstract, keywords, an introduction describing the nature of
the problem, a description of the contribution, the results achieved and
their applicability.
As an alternative to the traditional abstract, it is possible to submit a
Graphical Abstract. Read the paragraph below for further information.
When the first review process has been completed, authors receive a
notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the
abstract has been accepted, the authors can prepare a full paper.
The format for the full paper is identical to the format for the abstract
except for the number of pages: the full paper has a required minimum
length of five (5) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages.
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. The maximum length for final
papers is 6 pages.
More information can be found here::
https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for
inclusion into the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
ORGANIZERS
-------------
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
Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please feel free to
contact us via email.
Dear all,
Please find the Call for Papers for our next workshop,* Transparent
Autonomy and Human Work Interaction Design (TA-HWID)*, co-located with
INTERACT 2025 (https://interact2025.org/), taking place from 8–12 September
2025 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This one-day hybrid workshop
will take place on either the first or second day of the conference.
I look forward to seeing you in Brazil or online.
Best regards,
Arminda Guerra
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Transparent Autonomy and Human Work Interaction Design (TA-HWID) Workshop
https://wg6.ifip-tc13.org/tahwid/
Hybrid workshop organized by WG13.6 on Human Work Interaction Design
Co-located with INTERACT 2025: 20th IFIP TC13 International Conference on
Human-Computer Interaction
8 - 12 September 2025, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Workshop Theme:
To acquire an appropriate level of trust between workers and between
workers and autonomous (or AI) systems, supporting transparency is
desirable to convey awareness of each other’s intents, reasoning processes,
and future tasks. To achieve transparency, existing models recommend
bi-directional communication and the explanation of AI outputs and
processes. Consequently, workers acquire new tasks to collaborate with
non-human teammates. This workshop aims to investigate the impact of
transparency mechanisms on human work through the HWID lens.
This workshop aims to (a) explore models and methods for human work
interaction design of transparent autonomy and approaches to adapt workers’
skills and tasks to these environments, (b) collect case studies that
investigate transparent human-autonomy teams through an HWID perspective,
(c) initiate a reflection on guidance for designing transparent autonomy in
human work interaction design.
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Participants are asked to submit a position paper describing human work
interaction design research, combining work analysis and interaction
design, related to models, methods, case studies, or evaluations including
(but not limited to):
• Transparent human-autonomy collaboration at work
• Explainable AI to support workers
• Training with or for collaboration with autonomy or AI
• User experience with transparent autonomous teammate at work
• Novel research methods, such as art-based research on collaboration
with AI and autonomy at work
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Submission Guidelines:
- Participants must submit a four-page position paper.
- Papers should be formatted according to the INTERACT proceedings format:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…
.
- Submissions must be in PDF format (non-anonymized) and submitted via
EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tahwid2025.
- Each submission will undergo a review process by at least two reviewers
based on relevance, originality, significance, and quality.
- At least one author of each accepted position paper must attend the
workshop.
- Accepted papers may be included in the INTERACT Workshop Proceedings
volume after acceptance of an extended version.
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Important Dates:
- Paper submission deadline: *May 25th, 2025*
- Notification of acceptance: within 2 weeks upon submission
- Workshop date: September 8th or September 9th, 2025 (to be defined)
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- Elodie Bouzekri: Assistant Professor at the University of Brest, France.
- Torkil Clemmensen: Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
- Antony William Joseph: Post-Doctoral Researcher at Aalto University,
Finland.
- Arminda Guerra Lopes: Professor at the Polytechnic University of Castelo
Branco, Portugal.
- Adriana Moreno Rangel: Associate Professor at the Federal University of
Roraima - UFRR, Brazil.
- Jose Abdelnour Nocera: Full Professor at the University of West London,
UK.
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Arminda Guerra Lopes, PhD
Interactive Technologies Institute | LARSyS
http <https://iti.larsys.pt/>s://iti.larsys.pt/ <https://iti.larsys.pt/>
(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: April 5, 2025
Acceptance notification: April 19, 2025
Registration & camera-ready papers: April 30, 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
-
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)
-
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
*** Apologies for cross postings ***
AI4HGI Workshop @ECAI 2025 - Call For Papers -
*** SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 18th June, 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: 18 June, 2025
* Review transfer option for papers rejected from main conference: 15 July, 2025
* Paper notification: 18 July, 2025
* 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
* Apologies for cross postings *
HAIC Workshop @ECAI 2025 - CALL FOR PAPERS
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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
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HIGHLIGHTS
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- DEADLINE: June 15th, 2025
- CEUR conference proceedings
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ABSTRACT
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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.
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TOPICS
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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, …
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SUBMISSIONS
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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.
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IMPORTANT DATES
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* Paper submission deadline: June 15th, 2025 (11:59PM UTC-12)
* Notification to authors: July 21st, 2025
* Camera-Ready submission: September 1st, 2025
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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.
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ORGANIZATION
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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
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Postdoctoral researcher @ UniversitĂ 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
Cari Tutti,
Come sapete, di recente abbiamo aggiornato il sito di SIGCHI Italy
aggiungendo la pagina relativa ai gruppi di ricerca
<https://sigchitaly.eu/hci-in-italy/> attualmente attivi in Italia.
Un'altra sezione molto importante, che mostra "chi" fa parte della
comunità , è quella dei Membri.
Vi invitiamo gentilmente a verificare se i membri del vostro gruppo di
ricerca sono presenti nella lista. La lista dei membri è pubblicata qui
<https://sigchitaly.eu/members/>.
Vi chiediamo di comunicare o di far comunicare eventuali persone da
aggiungere,
indicando, se sono iscritti a ACM SIGCHI, il numero di membership, in modo
da collocarli nella lista dei membri votanti o non votanti, inviando una
mail agli amministratori del sito web:
Andrea - acantone(a)unisa.it
Salvatore - salvatore.andolina(a)polimi.it
Alberto - alberto.monge(a)polito.it
Un caro saluto e a presto!
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Call for Papers [extended deadline]
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CoPDA 2025 - 9th International Workshop on Cultures of Participation in
the Digital Age: Sustainability Perspectives and Frameworks for Making
Cultures of Participation Successful
https://copda.unimi.it
June 16th, 2025 - Munich, Germany
In conjunction with IS-EUD 2025 (https://iseud2025.ubicomp.net)
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Overview
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This 9th edition of the CoPDA workshop aims to explore the intersection
of sustainability and cultures of participation in diverse contexts. As
participatory cultures become central to addressing complex global
challenges (as defined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals), they require robust
sustainability frameworks to ensure their long-term viability. This
workshop will examine how environmental, social, economic,
technological, and cultural sustainability principles can inform and
enhance participatory systems by supporting community-driven design with
end-user development. Participants will engage in interactive sessions
to identify and discuss strategies for fostering evolution,
adaptability, and educational innovation within cultures of
participation. The participants will be able to ground, present, and
highlight practical frameworks and real-world case studies, focusing on
how sustainable participation can amplify collective creativity in
coping with wicked problems.
The workshop hopes to attract submissions from researchers and
practitioners from various backgrounds and communities, such as
designers and users of socio-technical environments, AI researchers,
learning scientists, and educators to explore the following fundamental
issues:
- Identifying and integrating sustainability principles into design
processes.
- Supporting ongoing engagement through meta-design and digital tools.
- Exploring the role of emerging technologies (specifically related to
AI and LLMs) in fostering sustainable participation.
- Exploring how involving users in the adaptation of design tools
through EUD can help ensure these tools better support sustainability goals.
- Investigating how educational programs and courses can shape visions
and scenarios of sustainable communities, helping to anticipate both
desired and undesired outcomes.
- Examining what sustainable online communities can learn from the
enduring qualities and behaviors of natural systems, like insect
colonies and the climate.
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Submissions
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Authors are invited to submit a 6-page position paper 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=copda2025
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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- NEW April 4th (Extended), 2025: Submission deadline for position papers
- Apr 18th, 2025: Notification of acceptance
- May 10th, 2025: Camera ready
- Jun 16th, 2025: CoPDA 2024 workshop
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Organizing Committee
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Barbara Rita Barricelli (UniversitĂ degli Studi di Brescia, Italy)
Gerhard Fischer (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA)
Daniela Fogli (UniversitĂ degli Studi di Brescia, Italy)
Anders Mørch (University of Oslo, Norway)
Antonio Piccinno (UniversitĂ degli Studi di Bari, Italy)
Stefano Valtolina (UniversitĂ degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
For any further information, please contact copda2025(a)easychair.org
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Prof. Antonio Piccinno
/Presidente Centro Servizi Informatici (CSI)
Delegato del Rettore ai temi della digitalizzazione presso CRUI
Delegato servizi informatici del Dipartimento di Informatica
/ Dipartimento di Informatica - UniversitĂ degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"
via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy
Personal Home Page <https://ivu.di.uniba.it/people/piccinno>
Tel. +39 080 5442535 / Fax. +39 080 5443300
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Salve,
Lunedì iniziamo la conferenza ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2025 a
Cagliari.
Per ora le cose stanno andando bene, abbiamo avuto un numero record di
submissions e registrazioni,
Per chi non può esserci i proceedings sono già disponibili a
https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3708359
Cari saluti
Fabio
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STUDENT GRANTS - FELLOWSHIPS - PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR STUDENTS
EDBT 2025 Summer School on AI & Data Management
7th to 11th of July, 2025,
University of Cyprus,
Nicosia, Cyprus
https://dmai.cs.ucy.ac.cy/
*****************************************************************
The EDBT 2025 Summer School aims to widen participation by providing a
variety of fellowships. Below you can the fellowship programs open for
applications and relevant details. More details will be posted here
as it becomes available:
A) *** Microsoft Fellowships ***: These fellowships are available only to
students at U.S. universities and institutes. Applicants must
briefly explain why attendance cannot be financed by other means.
A limited number of grants will be awarded:
-- Half grants cover the registration fee.
-- Full grants cover both registration and accommodation.
Awards will be based on the applicant's profile, including motivation,
research background, and financial need. Applicants are requested to
prepare this material in PDF form and share through a URL (e.g., dropbox
URL, personal website or some other file sharing tool). A total of
approximately 10 Microsoft Fellowships will be available.
* Deadline: April 7, 2025 *
* Application Process: Please send your application with subject
"EDBT 2025 Summer School / US Fellowship Application” to Prof. Panos K.
Chrysanthis (University of Pittsburgh, USA) panos(a)cs.pitt.edu. Each
application will be confirmed by email.
* Notification of acceptance: April 14, 2025
B) More Fellowship programs are anticipated to be announced shortly.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
EDBT 2025 Summer School on AI & Data Management
7th to 11th of July, 2025,
University of Cyprus,
Nicosia, Cyprus
https://dmai.cs.ucy.ac.cy/
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 7th, 2025!
* Registration Open! (Limited Seats of about 60 participants)
* Registration Site: http://tiny.cc/glxb001
* Student Grants will be announced later
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The EDBT association and the University of Cyprus are happy to announce a
jointly sponsored Summer School on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data
Management, which will be hosted at the Resource Center "Stelios Ioannou",
University of Cyprus, Monday July 7, 2025 to Friday, July 11, 2025.
It will cover a diverse range of topics around artificial intelligence
and data management, with a special focus on Large Language Models, AI agents
and Vector Databases. It will have 9 tutorials from internationally renowned
researchers in the field, and several social activities. Each tutorial
will be 3 hour long.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
===================
The summer school will feature 9 invited speakers. The preliminary
list of speakers along with tentative titles (in order of appearance)
is listed below:
+ Prof. Ioana Manolescu (École Polytechnique, France)
| "Interconnection of Heterogeneous Data using AI"
+ Prof. Flora Salim (University of New South Wales, Australia)
| "Foundational AI for Time Series and Multimodal Sensors"
+ Prof. Sihem Amer-Yahia (CNRS, University of Grenoble Alpes, France)
| "AI Planning for Data Exploration"
+ Dr. Charalampos Tsourakakis (RelationalAI & Boston University, USA)
| "Algorithmic Techniques in Graph Analytics"
| "Machine Learning in Graph Analytics"
+ Prof. Volker Markl (Technical University of Berlin, Germany)
| "Large-scale Data Management in Flink"
| "Edge Data Management in NebulaStream"
+ Prof. Constantine Dovrolis (Georgia Tech, USA & Cyprus Institute, Cyprus)
| "Neuro-inspired AI for Continual Learning"
| "The New Mathematics of Deep Learning"
+ Prof. Mohamed F. Mokbel (University of Minnesota, USA)
| "Machine Learning for Big Spatial Data and Applications"
| "Large Language Models for Spatio-temporal Queries"
+ Prof. Li Xiong (Emory University, USA)
| "Large Language Models and Privacy"
+ Prof. Cyrus Shahabi (University of Southern California, USA)
| "DeepNN for Private Spatiotemporal Queries"
| "Synthetic Trajectory Generation"
TARGET AUDIENCE
===============
The school will be open to about 60 qualified, motivated and pre-selected
candidates. The school is primarily intended for graduate (Master’s & PhD)
students and post-doctoral researchers, but we also welcome motivated
applications from advanced undergraduate students and academic and industrial
researchers. There are no formal prerequisites, but prior experience in one
or more of the following areas would be helpful for benefiting from the
lectures of the school:
Data Management, AI & Machine Learning, Data Mining, Informational Retrieval,
Parallel and Distributed and Cloud Computing.
A certificate of attendance will be provided to all verified attendees.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
========================
The EDBT 2025 Summer School on AI & Data Management community is committed
to the promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our
professional activities (https://dbdni.github.io/). We celebrate the
diversity in our community and welcome everyone regardless of age, gender
identity, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, country of origin,
religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, education, and work
experience. We also welcome people and opinions of all political
persuasions, as long as they abide by the ACM policy against harassment.
(https://www.acm.org/about-acm/policy-against-harassment)
STUDENT GRANTS
===============
The EDBT 2025 Summer School aims to widen participation by providing a
variety of fellowships. Below you can the fellowship programs open for
applications and relevant details. More details will be posted here
as it becomes available:
A) *** Microsoft Fellowships ***: These fellowships are available only to
students at U.S. universities and institutes. Applicants must
briefly explain why attendance cannot be financed by other means.
A limited number of grants will be awarded:
-- Half grants cover the registration fee.
-- Full grants cover both registration and accommodation.
Awards will be based on the applicant's profile, including motivation,
research background, and financial need. Applicants are requested to
prepare this material in PDF form and share through a URL (e.g., dropbox
URL, personal website or some other file sharing tool). A total of
approximately 10 Microsoft Fellowships will be available.
* Deadline: April 7, 2025 *
* Application Process: Please send your application with subject
"EDBT 2025 Summer School / US Fellowship Application” to Prof. Panos K.
Chrysanthis (University of Pittsburgh, USA) panos(a)cs.pitt.edu. Each
application will be confirmed by email.
* Notification of acceptance: April 14, 2025
REGISTRATION
============
All Registration options include:
+ Tutorial Lectures
+ Coffee Breaks
+ 5 Lunches
+ 1 Banquet Dinner
+ 2 Dinners
+ Welcome Cocktail (with Snacks)
+ 1 Tour Trip
+ Bus from Hotel to Venue (two way).
+ Registration options with accommodation include Breakfast
There are three registration options:
+ Registration with No Accommodation: 600.00 euro
+ Registration with (Shared) Twin Room (5 nights): 850.00 euro
+ Registration with (Private) Single Room (5 nights): 1100.00 euro
*** Registration Site: http://tiny.cc/glxb001 ***
IMPORTANT DATES
===============
Deadline for applications: Monday, April 7, 2025
Notification of acceptance: Monday, April 14, 2025
Deadline for registration: Monday, April 28, 2025
Summer school: July 7–11, 2025
LOCAL ARRANGEMENT
==================
- Venue: https://dmai.cs.ucy.ac.cy/#venue
- Accommodation: https://dmai.cs.ucy.ac.cy/#local_info
- Special Lufthansa Group airlines fares for flights to Larnaca or Paphos:
https://www.lufthansa.com/content/lh/markets/cy/en/event/edbt-summer-school…
ORGANIZATION
============
Prof. Demetris Zeinalipour
University of Cyprus
https://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~dzeina/
Prof. Panos K. Chrysanthis
University of Cyprus and University of Pittsburgh, USA
https://panos.cs.pitt.edu/
For academic matters, please contact the organizers
at edbt2025summerschool(a)gmail.com
Local Arrangements Contact:
> Help with travel, accommodation and visa issues (if attending outside Europe):
- Email: info(a)easyconferences.eu
- Call us at: +357 22 591 900
*** First Call for Tutorials ***
19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025)
September 15-19, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/ecsa-2025
SCOPE AND GOAL
The European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA) is the premier European forum for
presenting and discussing software architecture research and practice.
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit proposals for tutorials held in conjunction
with ECSA 2025. Tutorials will be held right before the main conference on 15-19 September
2025.
ECSA edition 2025 hosts tutorials on topics related to software architecture from theoretical
foundations to practical applications. Tutorials at ECSA provide a valuable opportunity for
conference participants to expand their knowledge and skills in specific research and practical
topics under the umbrella of software architecture.
Topics of interests may include but are not limited to:
• Software Architecture challenges for AI- and ML-based Systems
• Software Architecture challenges for Self-Adaptive Systems
• Software Architecture challenges for Cyber-Physical Systems
• Software Architecture challenges in Big Data and Cloud Computing
• Software Architecture challenges in IoT-based Systems
• Software Architecture challenges in DevOPS and MLOPS
• Software Architecture challenges in Blockchain Engineering
• Quality-of-service (QoS) measurements of Software Architectures
• Privacy and Security in Software Architectural Design
• Context-aware, Autonomous, and Smart Architectures
• Sustainability in Software Architectures
• Software Architecture Erosion and Architectural Consistency
• Technical Debt in Software Architecture Design
• Architecting the Digital Twin
• Continuous Architecting
TUTORIAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS
A tutorial proposal must not exceed 8 pages following the LNCS format (see below). Proposals
must follow the outline below:
• Tutorial title
• Contact information of tutorial presenter(s), including name, affiliation, email
• Tutorial summary (up to 350 words) for ECSA 2025 website (if tutorial is accepted)
• Detailed description of tutorial:
* Covered topics
* Learning objectives
* Key take-aways for audience
* Relevance of topic for ECSA
* Intended target audience, required experience, and desired number of participants
• Implementation of tutorial
* Duration - half day or full day (considering that tutorials will be as in-person/physical)
* Preliminary schedule including estimated times How tutorial will be conducted (e.g., lecture,
hands-on exercises, facilitated group discussion, group activities, role playing, games),
including materials to be included in tutorial notes
• Background of presenters
* Relevant biographical information (250 words maximum), as well as summaries of the
presenters’ subject matter experience and experience in teaching the tutorial topic, other
tutorials, courses, etc.
• Previous editions of tutorial
* Where and when the tutorial has been offered previously and numbers of attendees.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Submissions must follow the LNCS style
(https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…).
Proposals must be submitted via the online EasyChair submission site for the ECSA 2025
conference, selecting the "Tutorials" Track:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ecsa2025 .
The extended abstracts of selected tutorials will be published in the Companion Proceedings,
subject to the authors' consent.
IMPORTANT DATES
• Tutorial Proposals: May 23, 2025
• Acceptance notification: June 20, 2025
All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth).
ORGANISATION
General Chairs
• Cesare Pautasso, University of Lugano, Switzerland
• Vasilios Andrikopoulos, University of Groeningen, The Netherlands
Tutorial Co-Chairs
• Tomáš Bureš, Charles University, Czech Republic
• Martina De Sanctis, Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), Italy
[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 invite researchers and practitioners to submit full&short papers, and
pictorials to CHItaly 2025.
Deadlines:
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Submission: April 21, 2025 AoE
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Review notification: June 14, 2025 AoE
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Initial Camera-ready: July 7, 2025 AoE
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Final Camera-ready: July 31, 2025 AoE
Long Papers co-Chairs:
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Rita Francese, University of Salerno francese(a)unisa.it
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Antonio Piccinno, University of Bari antonio.piccinno(a)uniba.it
Short Papers co-Chairs:
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Monica Sebillo, University of Salerno msebillo(a)unisa.it
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Ilaria Torre, University of Genova ilaria.torre(a)unige.it
Pictorials co-Chairs:
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Valentina Nisi, University of Lisbon valentina.nisi(a)tecnico.ulisboa.pt
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Chiara Ceccarini, University of Bologna chiara.ceccarini6(a)unibo.it
How to submit:
Proposals must be submitted through easychair, further information and the
link to easychair can be found on the papers
<https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/contributions-call-for-papers/> and
pictorials
<https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/contributions-call-for-pictorials/> pages.
—
The theme of the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter
(CHItaly 2025) is “Technologies and Methodologies of Human-Computer
Interaction in the Third Millennium”. It invites us to reflect on how
technological advances continue to redefine our interactions with the
digital world.
Over the last two decades, the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
has evolved rapidly, adapting to innovations that have transformed everyday
life. Integrating Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality,
Robotics, voice interfaces, wearable devices, and the Internet of Things
has brought HCI to the forefront of scientific inquiry, offering novel
possibilities and complex challenges. These technologies are not only
changing how we use digital systems but also influencing the ways we think,
learn, communicate, and interact on a personal, social, and organizational
level.
This year’s conference aims to inspire a comprehensive dialogue on how
these technologies are reshaping the landscape of HCI and redefining the
boundaries of human capabilities. Participants will be invited to engage
with questions surrounding ethical implications, accessibility,
inclusivity, user experience, and the sustainability of emerging
technologies. The theme encourages contributors to share insights on
methodologies that adapt to these changes, from user-centred design
practices to innovative evaluation methods for complex, adaptive systems.
We invite submissions of short&full papers and pictorials 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/>
*** First Call for Journal First Papers ***
19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025)
September 15-19, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/ecsa-2025
The European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA) is the premier European software
architecture conference, providing researchers, practitioners, and educators with a platform to
present and discuss the most recent, innovative, and significant findings and experiences in the
field of software architecture research and practice. The 19th European Conference on Software
Architecture (ECSA 2025) will be held from September 15 to 19, 2025. ECSA 2025 is planned as
an in-person conference taking place in the beautiful city of Limassol (Cyprus).
SCOPE
A journal-first paper submitted to ECSA 2025 must adhere to the following criteria:
• The paper must have been accepted after peer review by one between JSS, IEEE Software,
IST or TSE.
• The paper is in the scope of the conference.
• The paper has not been presented at and is not under consideration for journal-first
programs of other conferences.
PAPER SUBMISSION
We invite authors of papers that meet the above criteria to submit a proposal that includes a
summary of the original paper that highlights the contributions, motivates the relevance for
the ECSA, and briefly discusses how the work has developed after the original publication -
if it is the case. Please include the DOI of the original journal paper. ECSA offers an opportunity
to disseminate your work to a broader community audience.
The submission must be 3-4 pages long and conform to the Springer LNCS style
(https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…).
Accepted submissions will be invited to present at the conference. The track chairs will write a
summary of the accepted submissions that will be included in the conference proceedings.
Proposals must be submitted via the online EasyChair submission site for the ECSA 2025
conference, selecting the "Journal First" Track:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ecsa2025 .
EVALUATION
Authors will be invited to present their paper at ECSA 2025 if it meets the above criteria. Please
note that we plan to include as many journal-first papers as possible in the ECSA main program.
However, if we receive an exceptionally high number of submissions, we may have to prioritize
presentation proposals according to their fit to the conference theme and sessions structure.
As the papers have already been reviewed and accepted by a journal, we will not review the
submission for technical content; instead, we will focus on the track’s criteria.
PRESENTATION
ECSA 2025 is planned to be an in-person/physical conference. The journal-first paper
presentations are part of the ECSA conference’s main program. As a journal-first presenter,
you will benefit from the conference presentation in many ways, such as, outreach to a broader
audience and interactions and discussions with peers. At least one author of each submission
accepted for the journal-first program must register and attend the conference to present the
paper.
IMPORTANT DATES
• Paper submission: May 23, 2025
• Acceptance notification: June 20, 2025
All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth).
ORGANISATION
General Chairs
• Cesare Pautasso, University of Lugano, Switzerland
• Vasilios Andrikopoulos, University of Groeningen, The Netherlands
Journal First Track Chairs
• Jesper Andersson, Linnaeus University, Sweden
• Romina Spalazzese, Malmö University, Sweden
**** PLEASE, EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS ****
Call For Papers
CFP for the 2nd Workshop on Information Retrieval for Understudied Users (
IR4U2) - Bridging User-centered AI with IR: Making Information Retrieval
Accessible for All
Please join us at IR4U2, co-located with the 48th International ACM SIGIR
Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, which will
take place 13th-18th July 2025 in Padua, Italy
Information Retrieval (IR) remains an active, fast-paced area of research.
Nevertheless, most advancements in this domain have primarily favored what
we might term 'conventional' users, such as adults from the global north.
We envision IR4U2 as a forum to spotlight research and industry efforts
that, while sparse, consider diverse, and often understudied, user groups.
Among these groups, we find, for example, older adults, young children and
adolescents, individuals afflicted by mental health disorders, users with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD), individuals with intellectual disabilities,
or those with specific learning needs.
In this second iteration of IR4U2, we will focus more specifically on a
**user-centred AI perspective**, which we believe is vital for informing
the design, development, and assessment of IR systems that thoughtfully
address the diverse needs of understudied populations, ensuring genuine
accessibility and inclusivity.
We aim to
• Build, extend and maintain a community involving multi-disciplinary Ph.D.
students, academics, and industry practitioners aiming to advance
understanding of core (AI for) IR technology and its impact on a broad
range of understudied users.
• Take inventory of the different kinds of use cases, research work,
ongoing efforts, and existing resources while reflecting on the progress
made since the last IR4U2 iteration.
• Define guidelines to promote user-centric design of IR systems.
• Outline a general approach to facilitate research endeavors driven by and
at the service of specific user groups
IR4U2 will be a highly participatory, full-day, in-person workshop. This
will involve informal interactions, facilitated group work, and brief
presentations of accepted contributions. These contributions will help
construct a snapshot of the current works in this area.
Topics of interest include:
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User-centered design of IR algorithms for understudied users
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User-centric design of user interfaces for IR for understudied users
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The use of AI for enhancing IR systems for understudied users
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The positive and negative impact of AI on IR for understudied users
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User modeling to enable IR and recommendation technologies tailored to
understudied populations
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Data collection and benchmark development of IR catering to understudied
populations.
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IR applications targeting understudied populations
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IR techniques in the era of LLM and generative models with and for
understudied populations
This is not an exhaustive list, as we are also interested in contributions
discussing challenges inherent to designing IR technology at the service of
understudied user groups–from the need for multidisciplinary,
multi-stakeholder collaborations to how to build datasets.
Submissions:
Peer reviewed contributions. These include research papers presenting
empirical explorations, user studies, and/or new algorithms related to the
open problems listed in topics of interest, as well as position/vision
contributions discussing uses cases, challenges, and future research
directions. These contributions should be submitted on EasyChair (
https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=ir4u20) at least 4 pages, but up to
12 (excluding references) formatted in CEURART’s single-column template (
https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/one-column-layout-template-for-sub…).
Accepted contributions will be presented at the workshop and published in
workshop proceedings.
Editorially-reviewed contributions. To enable potential attendees to
articulate their views on the topics of the workshop, share
already-published works, bring awareness to ongoing European projects in
this area, etc., we ask the submission of a short extended abstract. This
type of informal submission (via this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoz0WWHx_0EXcPc9AZOTw6zx07gSolQ61…
)
will be editorially
reviewed by workshop organizers to gauge fit as well as themes of interest
for group discussions. Accepted contributions will be presented at the
workshop, but not published in the proceedings.
Important dates
All the deadlines are set at 11:59 PM AoE.
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Submission: April 23, 2025
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Author notification: May 21, 2025
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Camera-ready: June 1, 2025
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Workshop day: July 17, 2025
At least one author of each accepted paper must register and attend the
workshop. Please feel free to reach out to the ir4u2.research(a)gmail.com with
questions. For further information, see https://ir4u2workshop.wixsite.com/
ir4u2-2.
Organizers:
Noemi Mauro, University of Turin, Italy
Angelo Geninatti Cossatin, University of Turin, Italy
Sole Pera, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Federica Cena, University of Turin, Italy
Theo Huibers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Monica Landoni, UniversitĂ della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
Emiliana Murgia, UniversitĂ di Genova, Italy
Dear Colleagues,
There is still time to contribute to the Thematic Session on "Shaping
the Future of Interaction: Integrating AI, Human Factors, and Immersive
Technologies in HCI" (https://metroxraine.org/thematic-session-7).
The extended deadline of March 30 is for submitting a 1-2 page Abstract
or a Graphical Abstract to show your proposed idea.
Then, you will have time to finalize your work by the deadline of May 15.
Conference: IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended
Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE
MetroXRAINE 2025) - October 22-24, 2025, in Ancona, Italy
(https://metroxraine.org/)
Please see the CfP below for details and forward it to colleagues who
might be interested in contributing to this special session.
I am excited to meet you at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025.
Best regards,
Nicola Capece
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Call for Papers - Thematic Session on: "Shaping the Future of
Interaction: Integrating AI, Human Factors, and Immersive Technologies
in HCI" https://metroxraine.org/thematic-session-7
2025 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality,
Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025)
https://metroxraine.org/
October 22-24, 2025 - Ancona, Italy.
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THEMATIC SESSION DESCRIPTION
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Nowadays the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with modern
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) technologies and eXtended Reality (XR),
offers unprecedented opportunities for innovation. This thematic session
aims to explore how AI while acting as a catalyst, interacts with
broader HCI methods to enhance user experiences, foster engagement, and
address critical Human Factors. The session will examine the synergies
between XR, AI-driven personalization, and adaptive systems, alongside
non-AI-based approaches to ensure inclusivity. By addressing measurement
techniques and methodologies, the session will highlight how HCI
researchers and practitioners can advance the field through rigorous
evaluation strategies that support various applications in different
immersive environments scenarios such as Rehabilitation, Special
Education, Cultural Heritage, and emerging platforms like Metaverse.
This dialogue aims to create a roadmap for designing, implementing, and
assessing next-generation HCI systems that balance technological
possibilities with user-centric considerations.
The authors of the paper selected as the “Best Paper” at this session
will receive an invitation to submit an extended version of their work
to IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications
(https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/cg).
More information can be found here:
https://metroxraine.org/thematic-session-7
TOPICS
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The list of topics includes (but it is not limited to) the following:
 - AI-Driven Personalization in Human-Computer Interaction.
 - Measuring User Experience (UX) in Immersive Environments and
AI-enhanced Systems.
 - Cognitive Load Evaluation in Augmented HCI Systems.
 - Human Factors in Immersive Technologies: Metrological Approaches.
 - Human Factors in the Design of AI-Powered Interfaces.
 - Evaluation Frameworks for Usability Assessment.
 - Real-Time Feedback Systems in Human-AI Interaction.
 - Emotional, Cognitive and Behavioral Responses in Immersive
Human-Computer Interaction.
 - Measuring Trust, Ethics, and Acceptance in AI-Augmented Interaction.
 - Multimodal Interaction and Performance Measurement.
 - Designing for Accessibility in Next-Generation HCI Systems.
 - Data-Driven Insights for HCI Design and Optimization.
 - Metrics and Validation Protocols in AI-Enhanced HCI.
 - Adaptive Interfaces in XR.
 - Next-Generation Tools for Immersive UX Design and Testing.
 - Social Interactions and Collaboration in AI-enhanced XR.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Short Abstract Submission Deadline: March 30, 2025 [extended].
Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025.
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2025
Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2025
SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
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Authors should prepare an Abstract (1 - 2 pages) that clearly indicates
the originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The
Abstract should include the title of the paper, names and affiliations
of the authors, an abstract, keywords, an introduction describing the
nature of the problem, a description of the contribution, the results
achieved and their applicability.
As an alternative to the traditional abstract, it is possible to submit
a Graphical Abstract. Read the paragraph below for further information.
When the first review process has been completed, authors receive a
notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the
abstract has been accepted, the authors can prepare a full paper.
The format for the full paper is identical to the format for the
abstract except for the number of pages: the full paper has a required
minimum length of five (5) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages.
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. The maximum length for
final papers is 6 pages.
More information can be found here::
https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
-----------------------------------
All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on
quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted
for inclusion into the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
ORGANIZERS
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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
Giuseppe Caggianese
ICAR, National Research Council, Italy
giuseppe.caggianese(a)cnr.it
For any questions related to the thematic session, please feel free to
contact us via email.
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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
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