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