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Research grant (assegno di ricerca) at Ca'Foscari University of Venice PRIN2022

by Alessandra MELONIO

Dear Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well. I am pleased to inform you that the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice is currently seeking a candidate for a research grant (Assegno di Ricerca) in the field of Interaction Design and Physical Computing, funded by the Italian PRIN 2022 programme. Please find the details below: Title of the research grant: WatHEMOT (Water - Helmet for EMOTions): A psycho-educational training on emotional preparedness to promote resilience in the context of hydrogeological risk (PRIN 2022) Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Melonio Location: Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Department of Environmental Science, Informatics and Statistics, Via Torino 155, Mestre Brief description of the activity: Through a series of workshops, the research aims to raise awareness among primary and middle school children about safety behaviours and emotional regulation strategies, fostering a reflective and practical understanding of disaster resilience. The researcher will co-design and develop phygital (physical + digital) artefacts, working closely with and for children to create innovative solutions that address the key objectives of the project. Duration: 1 year Estimated start date: March or April 2025 Total salary: €19.367,00 (including VAT) Admission criteria: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent qualification. Application deadline: 5 February 2025, 11:00 (Italian time) Link to the call for applications: https://www.unive.it/data/12137/ <https://www.unive.it/data/12137/> Click on Bando - WatHEMOT For further details regarding the position, requirements, and application process, please refer to the application link above. If you need any additional information, please feel free to contact me. Kindly share this opportunity with potential candidates in your network. Best regards, Alessandra Melonio 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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[CfP] 2nd IEEE International Workshop on the Musical Metaverse

by Luca Turchet

*** Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute *** *2nd IEEE International Workshop on the Musical Metaverse* *L'Aquila, 30 October 2025* https://internetofsounds2025.ieee-is2.org/workshops/2nd-ieee-international-… *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 2025 event: *Activities* Besides the presentations of the accepted contributions (papers, posters, demos), the program of the workshop will 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 6th IEEE International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IEEE IS2 2025: https://internet sounds 2025.ieee-is2.org/ <https://internetofsounds2025.ieee-is2.org/>), which will be hosted in the city of L'Aquila, Italy, and will take place between the 29 and 31st of October 2025. The workshop as well as the main Symposium will be held in hybrid form, virtual and in presence. *Important dates* - Submission deadline: July 1, 2025 - Author notification: September 1, 2025 - Camera ready due: October 1, 2025 - Registration deadline: October 15, 2025 - Workshop date: October 30, 2025 *Publications* The workshop proceedings will be part of the IEEE IS2 2025 proceedings, which will be submitted to the IEEE for publication. *Organizing Committee* - Luca Turchet (University of Trento) - Edo Fouilloux (PatchXR) - Michael Oehler (University of Osnabruck) - Pieter-Jan Maes (University of Ghent) - Ruben Schlagowski (University of Augsburg) - Omran Ayoub (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Luca Turchet*, Ph.D. Associate Professor Head of the *Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory* <https://www.cimil.disi.unitn.it/> 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

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20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2025) : Call for Extended Abstracts, Posters, Demos, Artefacts and DC papers

by Announce

*** Call for Extended Abstracts, Posters, Demos, Artefacts and DC Papers *** 20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2025) May 5-7, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://2025.persuasivetech.org (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) In a world in which technology is increasingly present in people’s lives, and changing human behavior and attitudes is often the key to solving many societal and personal problems, studying how technology might be used to influence humans (in their behavior, attitudes and information processing), is paramount. Persuasive Technology is a vibrant interdisciplinary research field, focusing on the design, development and evaluation of interactive technologies aimed at influencing people’s attitudes and/or behaviors through persuasion, but not through coercion or deception. The research community aims at enriching people’s lives in various domains such as health and sustainability by supporting people in setting and achieving their own goals, thus helping them change their behavior. The 2025 conference will be hosted in Limassol, Cyprus at the 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina. The previous successful conferences have been organized in Wollongong, Limassol, Eindhoven, Stanford, Oulu, Claremont, Copenhagen, Columbus, Linköping, Sydney, Padua, Chicago, Salzburg, Amsterdam, and Waterloo. The conference series seeks to bring together researchers and practitioners from industry and academia working with various topics of persuasive technology. We welcome the following categories of papers and extended abstracts: • Technical papers that introduce novel persuasive technology approaches and solutions alongside evidence of their potential. • Empirical studies which seek to provide evidence and explanation of methods, principles and theories in persuasive systems. • Conceptual-theoretical papers which primarily seek to contribute to the general understanding of the field’s core themes and specificities. • Other papers, e.g. literature reviews or experience reports. SCOPE The scope of the conference includes (but is not limited to) the following topics: • Persuasive systems’ design • Behavior change support systems • Interaction with persuasive systems, interfaces, visualization • Interactive agents in persuasive systems • (Generative) AI for persuasive technology • Tailored and personalized persuasion • Gamification for persuasion • Evaluation and validation of persuasive applications • Fitting methods for development, evaluation and implementation of persuasive systems • Optimizing engagement with persuasive systems • Software architectures and technical infrastructures for persuasive systems • Smart environments, e.g. IoT, and persuasion • Digital Marketing, eCommerce, eTourism and SMART ecosystems • Motivational, cognitive and perceptual factors in persuasive technology • Application domains for persuasive technologies such as safety, healthy living, sustainable behaviors, learning and training, marketing and commerce, work environments, organizations • Positive technology • Humanizing and/or dehumanizing effects of persuasive technology • Values and ethics in persuasive technology • Privacy, perceived security and trust in persuasive technology • Resilience and counter-persuasion • Detecting persuasive strategies in social media posts • Encouraging adherence to safety measures in pandemic situations Questions that we hope to be addressed include, but are not limited to: • How to recognize and demonstrate the real life effects of persuasive technology on people’s attitudes and behaviours? • How to conduct studies that not just show their effectiveness but are also able to explain in more detail why a design or intervention works? • How to design an evaluation study so that it yields insights that are applicable to other designs or interventions? • How theoretical insight can help improve application and/or intervention planning and design? • How can design and intervention studies improve theory? SUBMISSION TYPES Extended Abstracts We also welcome extended abstract submissions to showcase the results of already conducted and unpublished studies where authors do not wish to publish them as regular papers in the conference proceedings but rather present them at the conference for discussions that can shape the final version (that may be submitted elsewhere later). The studies will also be devoted a time slot for oral presentation in a special session. Extended abstracts must be 4 to 6 pages in Springer LNCS format (including references). Accepted abstracts will be published in the adjunct Springer proceedings (pending approval). Selected papers in this category, based on their quality, level of timeliness and relevance, and completion, will also be invited for submission to Behaviour & Information Technology journal. Poster Presentations This format is suitable for descriptions of smaller studies, project outlines, literature reviews or work-in-progress. Authors should submit a 4-page paper in Springer LNCS format. Accepted posters will be included in the adjunct Springer proceedings (pending approval). Posters will be displayed and presented during a dedicated session of the conference. Demonstrations and Artefacts The Persuasive 2025 track on Demonstrations and Artefact is intended to foster discussion and exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners from academia and industry by demonstrating or presenting hardware and software products or artefacts, including those in virtual settings (e.g., simulation systems, VR, and games), that range from early research prototypes to mature production-ready systems. The contribution should be the result of original, innovative work, including solving novel technical or research problems, and/or creating novel individual or industrial UI/UX. Accepted demonstrations or presentations shall be presented live during the conference and will be included as a 4-pages paper in the adjunct Springer proceedings (pending approval). Doctoral Consortium Papers The Doctoral Consortium is a special session of the conference where PhD students can receive advice in a constructive atmosphere. Students present and discuss their research with other PhD students and a panel of established researchers in the area of persuasive technology. Students interested in participating in the Doctoral Consortium should submit a 6- to 8-page proposal in Springer LNCS format describing their research question, its position with respect to the state of the art, their research plans and methodology, ideas, and results achieved so far. Accepted abstracts will be included in the adjunct Springer proceedings (pending approval) unless opted out by the student. IMPORTANT DATES • Submission deadline: March 1, 2025 (AoE) • Decision notification: March 15, 2025 • Camera ready: March 28, 2025 • Author registration deadline: March 28, 2025 • Early bird registration: April 5, 2025 PUBLICATION Accepted papers in these categories will be published by Springer in an adjunct volume of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (pending approval, https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs). ORGANISATION General Chairs • Evangelos Karapanos, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Raian Ali, HBKU, Qatar • Khin Than Win, University of Wollongong, Australia Demo, Poster and Artefacts • Ruben Hgouveia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal • Hanne Spelt, Philips, Netherlands Workshops and Tutorial Chairs • Rhodora Abadia, University of South Australia, Australia • Kaoru Sumi, Future University of Hakodate, Japan • Wenzhen Xu, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Doctoral Consortium Chairs • Sriram Iyengar, University of of Arizona, USA • Roberto Legaspi, KDDI, Japan • Shahla Meedya, Australian Catholic University, Australia Proceedings Chairs • Elena Vlahu-Gjorgievska, University of Wollongong, Australia • Kiemute Oyibo, University of York, Canada Society for Persuasion and Technology Steering Committee • Raian Ali – Chair Professor, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar • Luca Chittaro – General Member Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics, University of Udine, Italy • Roberto Legaspi – General Member Research Scientist, Collaborative AI Lab, Human-centered AI Laboratories KDDI Research, Inc., Japan • Harri Oinas-Kukkonen – General Member Professor, Information Systems Science and Dean of Graduate School, University of Oulu, Finland • Kiemute Oyibo – General Member Assistant Professor, Interactive Systems Research Group, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University, Canada • Khin Than Win – Secretary Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia

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SIGCHI Italy - nuova pagina gruppi di ricerca

by Alberto Monge Roffarello

Ciao a tutte e tutti, A seguito del censimento dei gruppi di ricerca attivi nell'area Human-Computer Interaction in Italia che abbiamo recentemente condotto, vi informiamo che la pagina aggiornata è ora disponibile sul sito di SIGCHI Italy al seguente indirizzo: https://sigchitaly.eu/hci-in-italy/ Se fossero necessarie modifiche o integrazioni, vi invitiamo a contattarci a uno dei seguenti indirizzi: Andrea - acantone(a)unisa.it Salvatore - salvatore.andolina(a)polimi.it Alberto - alberto.monge(a)polito.it Grazie e buon fine settimana! Alberto

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[cfp] Call for Papers: End-User Development (IS-EUD 2025) – Submission Deadline February 28, 2025

by Carmen Santoro

Dear all, The 10th International Symposium on End-User Development (IS-EUD 2025) will be held in Munich, Germany from 16 to 18 June 2025. https://iseud2025.ubicomp.net/ This biennial event brings together researchers to share their research and discuss how to advance End-User Development (EUD). Topics range from new approaches to no-code/low-code paradigms, visual programming, and intelligent support for software creation. The focus is on human centered approach. Empowering non-programmers to create, modify and adapt software to their specific needs is of great relevance to enable people to shape and contribute to the digital world. Advances in generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are boosting this field and changing the way we - as developers and end users - design and build software systems. At IS-EUD 2025, we are looking for your contributions on how we can empower individuals to create digital systems. We want to be a space to discuss how these transformative developments are reshaping the field of EUD. Important deadlines * Regular and short paper submission: 28 February 2025 * Workshop proposals submission: 7 February 2025 The conference welcomes papers on * Simple and efficient environments for EUD * GenAI in support of EUD * No-code/low-code paradigms and visual languages for building software and systems * Theoretical concepts and foundations for EUD *New processes, methods and techniques for EUD * Approaches that empower users to create, modify and adapt digital artefacts * Case studies and design implications of EUD challenges and practices Accepted papers will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Workshop proposals and other contributions will be published in the CEUR-WS Adjunct Proceedings. For more details on topics, all deadlines, submission guidelines, and authors instructions, please see: https://iseud2025.ubicomp.net/ Best regards, Carmen and Albrecht and the IS-EUD 2025 Organizing Committee

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CFP: 1st International Workshop on Web3 Applications and the eVolution of dEcentralized finance (WAVE) 2025 @ IEEE ISCC 2025

by Lorenzo Perinello

** **CFP: 1st International Workshop on Web3 Applications and the eVolution of dEcentralized finance (WAVE) 2025 @ IEEE ISCC 2025** * https://sites.google.com/unipi.it/wave2025/home 2-5 July 2025, Bologna, Italy Accepted papers will be published by IEEE and will be available via the IEEE Xplore. Motivation and Rationale Web3 and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) are two key factors of the new Internet era. They are redefining the landscape of digital communications and distributed systems, offering new opportunities for secure, resilient, and scalable applications. The worldwide adoption of Web3 is reshaping how users experience Internet services by including concepts such as decentralization, democratization and rewarding in existing services. The main engine of Web3 is blockchain technology. However, there are numerous areas where there is room for improvement. To begin with, most Web3 applications revolve around DeFi, however, the decentralisation offered by blockchain technology could help plenty of scenarios. Promising scenarios are supply chains, health, decentralized storage, data sharing, power grids, virtual worlds (like the Metaverse) and many more. Additionally, there are other scenarios where Web3 could have a meaningful impact, including IoT, vehicular networks, cloud and edge computing, digital identities, intellectual property management, digital twins, and integration with the physical world. DeFi is still quite far from perfect. Indeed, fungible and non-fungible assets are constantly evolving to include more advanced functionalities as so to increase their adoption. Moreover, DeFi was shown to be susceptible to malicious activity, including fake NFTs, sleepminting, washtrading, rug pull, pump and dump, Maximal Extractable Value and other scams. Finding solutions to foresee and prevent such malevolent practices becomes crucial for the true adoption of this technology. Lastly, blockchain technology has some inherent limitations that are still to be addressed, including creating efficient consensus protocols for public blockchains, and secure channels for transaction confirmation among others. The Web3 Applications and the eVolution of dEcentralized finance (WAVE) workshop analyses the technological challenges and the potential of Web3 and DeFi applications. By bringing together researchers and practitioners, the workshop aims to attract contributions that can discuss how these emerging technologies can shape the future of blockchain, and address the challenges of their adoption. Papers on both theoretical and design aspects are welcomed, which describe and evaluate novel design methods and system prototypes. The workshop also welcomes work-in-progress and position papers. Topics We welcome submission on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: * Web3 Applications and Technologies * Web3 storage decentralization and data sharing * Novel Web3 applications (IoT, networks, cloud computing) * DLTs and Blockchain Technology * Blockchain security and performance * Adoption of blockchain in innovative scenarios * Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and similars (e.g. GameFi, SocialFi) * Application of DeFi to novel scenarios * DeFi vulnerability identification and mitigation * New DeFi services * Decentralized Social Networking: analysis and applications * Decentralized Technology for the Metaverse * NFTs analysis and applications * AI for Web3 and DeFi * Privacy, scalability, and governance * Networking and communications for Web3 and DeFi * Solutions for safe online environments Submission Submissions will be made via EDAS using the following link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33279 <https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33279>. WAVE'25 uses a double-blind review process. The workshop accepts manuscripts up to 6 pages long in the IEEE double-column proceedings format, including tables, figures and references. Important Dates * Papers submission: [Extended Deadline] February 10, 2025 (AoE, UCT -12) * Notification of acceptance: March 14, 2025 * Camera-ready paper due: April 14, 2025 * Workshop: July 2-5, 2025 (tbc) *

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DEADLINE EXTENSION - CFP: Fifth SOCIALIZE Workshop @ ACM IUI 2025

by Giuseppe Sansonetti

[Apologies for cross-posting] ***Paper Submission Deadline Extended: January 23, 2025*** ************WORKSHOP CALL FOR PAPERS************** SOCIALIZE Workshop @ ACM IUI 2025 Fifth Workshop on SOcial and Cultural IntegrAtion with PersonaLIZEd Interfaces (SOCIALIZE) March 24, 2025 Co-located with the 30th ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) 2025 (https://iui.acm.org/2025/) Cagliari, Italy, March 24-27, 2025 Workshop website: http://socialize2025.di.unito.it/ Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2025 For any information: socialize2025(a)easychair.org<mailto:socialize2025@easychair.org> ******************Important Dates******************* Submission deadline: January 23, 2025 (EXTENDED) Authors notification: February 13, 2025 (EXTENDED) Camera-ready: March 1, 2025 Workshop date: March 24, 2025 *********************Overview********************** The SOCIALIZE workshop aims to bring together all interested in developing interactive techniques, including social robots, that can help promote social and cultural inclusion of a broad range of users, with a focus on vulnerable groups (e.g., children, elderly, autistic, and disabled people) and disadvantaged, at-risk categories (e.g., refugees and migrants). **********************Topics*********************** The main topics of the workshop are (but not limited to): • Multi-cultural system design; • Empirical studies on the impact of culture on systems; • Cultural and social influence in online learning platforms (e.g., MOOC); • Cultural and social influence in recommender systems; • Cultural and social aspects as contextual factors; • Inclusive recommender systems; • Methods for automatic assessment of social and cultural background from social media; • Strategies for adapting systems to groups of users with different cultural and social backgrounds; • Social-cultural integration and large language models; • Cultural and social situation awareness; • Cross-cultural analyses of trust in systems; • Human-robot interaction and adaptation for cross-cultural users, including under-represented groups; • Humanoid robots and social inclusion; • Adaptation strategies for social human-robot interaction; • Machine learning for social robots; • Emotion, personality, and empathy detection in social human-robot interaction; • Social robots as conversational recommender systems; • Social robots in the real world; • Social assistive robots (e.g., for elderly people or children with autism spectrum disorder); • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cultural and social inclusion; • Algorithmic bias detection and mitigation for marginalized groups. ********************Submissions******************** Papers should be submitted via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2025) by January 23, 2025 (extended). All submissions will undergo a peer-review process. Reviewers will consider originality, significance, technical soundness, clarity, and relevance to the workshop’s topics. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for and attend the workshop. The papers accepted at IUI workshops 2025 will be published in common proceedings via CEUR-WS (please see https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3660/ for last year’s workshop proceedings). - Paper template (single column): http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip - Regular papers need to be at least ten pages long (single column) to be published in CEUR-WS proceedings, and short papers need to have at least five pages (please see https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html for more details). For further questions, please contact the workshop organizers at <socialize2025(a)easychair.org<mailto:socialize2025@easychair.org>>. ********************Organization******************** Berardina De Carolis, University of Bari, Italy Fabio Gasparetti, Roma Tre University, Italy Cristina Gena, University of Torino, Italy Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Giuseppe Sansonetti, Roma Tre University, Italy

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DEADLINE EXTENSION - CFP: Fifth SOCIALIZE Workshop @ ACM IUI 2025

by Giuseppe Sansonetti

[Apologies for cross-posting] ***Paper Submission Deadline Extended: January 23, 2025*** ************WORKSHOP CALL FOR PAPERS************** SOCIALIZE Workshop @ ACM IUI 2025 Fifth Workshop on SOcial and Cultural IntegrAtion with PersonaLIZEd Interfaces (SOCIALIZE) March 24, 2025 Co-located with the 30th ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) 2025 (https://iui.acm.org/2025/) Cagliari, Italy, March 24-27, 2025 Workshop website: http://socialize2025.di.unito.it/ Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2025 For any information: socialize2025(a)easychair.org<mailto:socialize2025@easychair.org> ******************Important Dates******************* Submission deadline: January 23, 2025 (EXTENDED) Authors notification: February 13, 2025 (EXTENDED) Camera-ready: March 1, 2025 Workshop date: March 24, 2025 *********************Overview********************** The SOCIALIZE workshop aims to bring together all interested in developing interactive techniques, including social robots, that can help promote social and cultural inclusion of a broad range of users, with a focus on vulnerable groups (e.g., children, elderly, autistic, and disabled people) and disadvantaged, at-risk categories (e.g., refugees and migrants). **********************Topics*********************** The main topics of the workshop are (but not limited to): • Multi-cultural system design; • Empirical studies on the impact of culture on systems; • Cultural and social influence in online learning platforms (e.g., MOOC); • Cultural and social influence in recommender systems; • Cultural and social aspects as contextual factors; • Inclusive recommender systems; • Methods for automatic assessment of social and cultural background from social media; • Strategies for adapting systems to groups of users with different cultural and social backgrounds; • Social-cultural integration and large language models; • Cultural and social situation awareness; • Cross-cultural analyses of trust in systems; • Human-robot interaction and adaptation for cross-cultural users, including under-represented groups; • Humanoid robots and social inclusion; • Adaptation strategies for social human-robot interaction; • Machine learning for social robots; • Emotion, personality, and empathy detection in social human-robot interaction; • Social robots as conversational recommender systems; • Social robots in the real world; • Social assistive robots (e.g., for elderly people or children with autism spectrum disorder); • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cultural and social inclusion; • Algorithmic bias detection and mitigation for marginalized groups. ********************Submissions******************** Papers should be submitted via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialize2025) by January 23, 2025. All submissions will undergo a peer-review process. Reviewers will consider originality, significance, technical soundness, clarity, and relevance to the workshop’s topics. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for and attend the workshop. The papers accepted at IUI workshops 2025 will be published in common proceedings via CEUR-WS (please see https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3660/ for last year’s workshop proceedings). - Paper template (single column): http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip - Regular papers need to be at least ten pages long (single column) to be published in CEUR-WS proceedings, and short papers need to have at least five pages (please see https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html for more details). For further questions, please contact the workshop organizers at <socialize2025(a)easychair.org<mailto:socialize2025@easychair.org>>. ********************Organization******************** Berardina De Carolis, University of Bari, Italy Fabio Gasparetti, Roma Tre University, Italy Cristina Gena, University of Torino, Italy Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Giuseppe Sansonetti, Roma Tre University, Italy

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20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2025) : Last Mile for Paper Submission

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*** Last Mile for Paper Submission *** 20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2025) May 5-7, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://2025.persuasivetech.org (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) In a world in which technology is increasingly present in people’s lives, and changing human behavior and attitudes is often the key to solving many societal and personal problems, studying how technology might be used to influence humans (in their behavior, attitudes and information processing), is paramount. Persuasive Technology is a vibrant interdisciplinary research field, focusing on the design, development and evaluation of interactive technologies aimed at influencing people’s attitudes and/or behaviors through persuasion, but not through coercion or deception. The research community aims at enriching people’s lives in various domains such as health and sustainability by supporting people in setting and achieving their own goals, thus helping them change their behavior. The 2025 conference will be hosted in Limassol, Cyprus at the 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina. The previous successful conferences have been organized in Wollongong, Limassol, Eindhoven, Stanford, Oulu, Claremont, Copenhagen, Columbus, Linköping, Sydney, Padua, Chicago, Salzburg, Amsterdam, and Waterloo. The conference series seeks to bring together researchers and practitioners from industry and academia working with various topics of persuasive technology. We welcome the following categories of papers and extended abstracts: • Technical papers that introduce novel persuasive technology approaches and solutions alongside evidence of their potential. • Empirical studies which seek to provide evidence and explanation of methods, principles and theories in persuasive systems. • Conceptual-theoretical papers which primarily seek to contribute to the general understanding of the field’s core themes and specificities. • Other papers, e.g. literature reviews or experience reports. SCOPE The scope of the conference includes (but is not limited to) the following topics: • Persuasive systems’ design • Behavior change support systems • Interaction with persuasive systems, interfaces, visualization • Interactive agents in persuasive systems • (Generative) AI for persuasive technology • Tailored and personalized persuasion • Gamification for persuasion • Evaluation and validation of persuasive applications • Fitting methods for development, evaluation and implementation of persuasive systems • Optimizing engagement with persuasive systems • Software architectures and technical infrastructures for persuasive systems • Smart environments, e.g. IoT, and persuasion • Digital Marketing, eCommerce, eTourism and SMART ecosystems • Motivational, cognitive and perceptual factors in persuasive technology • Application domains for persuasive technologies such as safety, healthy living, sustainable behaviors, learning and training, marketing and commerce, work environments, organizations • Positive technology • Humanizing and/or dehumanizing effects of persuasive technology • Values and ethics in persuasive technology • Privacy, perceived security and trust in persuasive technology • Resilience and counter-persuasion • Detecting persuasive strategies in social media posts • Encouraging adherence to safety measures in pandemic situations Questions that we hope to be addressed include, but are not limited to: • How to recognize and demonstrate the real life effects of persuasive technology on people’s attitudes and behaviours? • How to conduct studies that not just show their effectiveness but are also able to explain in more detail why a design or intervention works? • How to design an evaluation study so that it yields insights that are applicable to other designs or interventions? • How theoretical insight can help improve application and/or intervention planning and design? • How can design and intervention studies improve theory? SUBMISSION TYPES Regular Papers This format is suitable for original research, which is completed work at the time of submission and, regardless of the length of the paper, is a self-sufficient scientific contribution. Papers should be up to 12 pages in length (excluding references), in Springer LNCS format (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) and describe work not presented, published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Accepted papers will be included in the Springer LNCS conference proceedings and be devoted a time slot for oral presentation. Selected papers will be invited for submission to Behaviour & Information Technology journal (Taylor & Francis). Extended Abstracts We also welcome extended abstract submissions to showcase the results of already conducted and unpublished studies where authors do not wish to publish them as regular papers in the conference proceedings but rather present them at the conference for discussions that can shape the final version (that may be submitted elsewhere later). The studies will also be devoted a time slot for oral presentation in a special session. Extended abstracts must be 4 to 6 pages in Springer LNCS format (including references). Accepted abstracts will be published in the adjunct Springer proceedings (pending approval). Selected papers in this category, based on their quality, level of timeliness and relevance, and completion, will also be invited for submission to Behaviour & Information Technology journal. Poster Presentations This format is suitable for descriptions of smaller studies, project outlines, literature reviews or work-in-progress. Authors should submit a 4-page paper in Springer LNCS format. Accepted posters will be included in the adjunct Springer proceedings (pending approval). Posters will be displayed and presented during a dedicated session of the conference. Demonstrations and Artefacts The Persuasive 2025 track on Demonstrations and Artefact is intended to foster discussion and exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners from academia and industry by demonstrating or presenting hardware and software products or artefacts, including those in virtual settings (e.g., simulation systems, VR, and games), that range from early research prototypes to mature production-ready systems. The contribution should be the result of original, innovative work, including solving novel technical or research problems, and/or creating novel individual or industrial UI/UX. Accepted demonstrations or presentations shall be presented live during the conference and will be included as a 4-pages paper in the adjunct Springer proceedings (pending approval). Doctoral Consortium Papers The Doctoral Consortium is a special session of the conference where PhD students can receive advice in a constructive atmosphere. Students present and discuss their research with other PhD students and a panel of established researchers in the area of persuasive technology. Students interested in participating in the Doctoral Consortium should submit a 6- to 8-page proposal in Springer LNCS format describing their research question, its position with respect to the state of the art, their research plans and methodology, ideas, and results achieved so far. Accepted abstracts will be included in the adjunct Springer proceedings (pending approval) unless opted out by the student. IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: • Submission deadline: January 14, 2025 (AoE) • Decision notification: February 15, 2025 • Camera ready submission: February 28, 2025 Posters, demos, artefacts, and doctoral consortium submission: • Submission deadline: March 1, 2025 (AoE) • Decision notification: March 15, 2025 • Camera ready: March 28, 2025 Registration: • Author registration deadline for the main track: February 28, 2025 • Author registration deadline for the rest of the categories: March 28, 2025 • Early bird registration: April 5, 2025 PUBLICATION Accepted papers of the main track (both Full and Short) will be published by Springer in a volume of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (https://www.springer.com/gp/ computer-science/lncs). Workshop and demo descriptions, extended abstracts , abstracts from posters, and doctoral consortium abstracts will be published as an adjunct CEUR proceedings. Extended versions of the best papers and selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit to a special issue on Persuasive Technology 2025 in Behaviour and Information Technology, a Taylor & Francis publication. ORGANISATION General Chairs • Evangelos Karapanos, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Raian Ali, HBKU, Qatar • Khin Than Win, University of Wollongong, Australia Demo, Poster and Artefacts • Ruben Hgouveia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal • Hanne Spelt, Philips, Netherlands Workshops and Tutorial Chairs • Rhodora Abadia, University of South Australia, Australia • Kaoru Sumi, Future University of Hakodate, Japan • Wenzhen Xu, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Doctoral Consortium Chairs • Sriram Iyengar, University of of Arizona, USA • Roberto Legaspi, KDDI, Japan • Shahla Meedya, Australian Catholic University, Australia Proceedings Chairs • Elena Vlahu-Gjorgievska, University of Wollongong, Australia • Kiemute Oyibo, University of York, Canada Society for Persuasion and Technology Steering Committee • Raian Ali – Chair Professor, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar • Luca Chittaro – General Member Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics, University of Udine, Italy • Roberto Legaspi – General Member Research Scientist, Collaborative AI Lab, Human-centered AI Laboratories KDDI Research, Inc., Japan • Harri Oinas-Kukkonen – General Member Professor, Information Systems Science and Dean of Graduate School, University of Oulu, Finland • Kiemute Oyibo – General Member Assistant Professor, Interactive Systems Research Group, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University, Canada • Khin Than Win – Secretary Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia

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by Giuliana VITIELLO

Care Colleghe e cari Colleghi, Con profonda emozione e un pizzico di nostalgia, desideriamo condividere con voi una notizia importante: Maria Francesca Costabile, cui dobbiamo la nascita e lo sviluppo del gruppo italiano di HCI, lo scorso 31 dicembre 2024 ha concluso la sua straordinaria carriera accademica presso l'Università di Bari, avviandosi verso il meritato pensionamento. Francesca è stata una pioniera nel nostro settore, fondando e poi guidando con passione, dedizione e una visione unica lo sviluppo della nostra comunità. Il suo lavoro e il suo impegno costante e tenace hanno gettato le basi per la crescita dell’HCI in Italia, creando spazi di dialogo e collaborazione che hanno ispirato diversi ricercatori. Come comunità, le dobbiamo molto: il suo contributo non è stato solo scientifico, ma anche umano, grazie alla sua capacità di unire persone e di promuovere uno spirito di condivisione e coesione. Siamo certi che, anche in questa nuova fase della sua vita, Francesca continuerà a ispirarci con il suo entusiasmo e a dispensare consigli su come far crescere sempre più la nostra comunità e l'impatto della nostra ricerca. A Francesca va il nostro più sentito ringraziamento e un caloroso augurio per un futuro ricco di soddisfazioni e serenità! Un caro saluto a tutti, Maristella Matera, Rosa Lanzilotti e Giuliana Vitiello --- 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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