Workshop Title: EMPATH-IA – EMpowering PAtients THrough AI, Multimedia, and Explainable HCI: Innovations in Personalized Healthcare

Part of the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter (CHITALY 2025), held in Salerno, Italy, 6-10 OCTOBER 2025

We invite submissions to the EMPATH-IA workshop, focused on the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and Explainable AI (XAI) to design transparent, patient-centered technologies using multimedia applications. Topics of interest include explainable interfaces, patient-centered diagnostics, mental health management, AR/VR in healthcare, ethical and privacy-aware AI, and much more.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Explainable HCI for Multimedia-Enhanced Patient Tools
• Explainable Diagnostics and Patient-Centered Interfaces
• HCI and XAI in Mental Health Management
• Trustworthy and Ethical XAI for Healthcare Multimedia
• Patient Education and Engagement Through XAI
• ·Technical and Multimedia Innovations for Healthcare
• Ethical and Regulatory Considerations
• Enhancing Physician Support Through Integrated AI and Multimedia Solutions

Special Issue Opportunity:
Selected papers with a focus on multimedia will be invited to submit an extended version to a Special Issue of Multimedia Tools and Applications, titled:
"EMpowering PAtients THrough AI, Multimedia, and Explainable HCI: Innovations in Personalized Healthcare"

Link to the Special Issue CfP: https://link.springer.com/collections/caddijigfj

Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: June 10, 2025
Camera Ready Deadline: July 31, 2025

Paper Types Accepted:

• Full Papers (8–10 pages): Mature research, novel methodologies, or substantial case studies
• Short Papers (4–6 pages): Preliminary results, conceptual work, or position papers

Join our interdisciplinary community of researchers, clinicians, developers, and designers to shape the future of AI-powered, human-centered healthcare.

Organizers:

• Rita Francese, University of Salerno (Workshop Chair)
• Felice Iasevoli, University of Naples Federico II
• Mariacarla Staffa, University of Naples Parthenope
• Kawa Nazemi, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
• Laura De Santis, University of Salerno

For more information, visit:

• link to the workshop website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/empath-ia
• link to or CHITALY website: https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/