Apologies for cross-posting *Call for Papers* *EMUXAI 2025: Engineering Methods for HCI and UX in AI-Driven Systems* Workshop at *INTERACT 2025* *8 or 9 September 2025* — *Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil* (in-person + online) jointly organised by IFIP WG 2.7/13.4 and WG 13.11/12.14 🔗 Workshop website <https://sites.google.com/view/emuxai/home> ------------------------------ *Overview* The integration of AI into interactive systems brings both new opportunities and challenges for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and User Experience (UX). *EMUXAI 2025* invites researchers and practitioners to explore engineering methods that ensure usability, transparency, trustworthiness, and ethical alignment in AI-driven systems. We aim to advance best practices by sharing challenges, solutions, and visions for future research at the intersection of AI, HCI, and UX. *Topics of Interest include (but are not limited to):* - Explainable AI and user-centered design - UX evaluation for adaptive and generative AI systems - Usability challenges in sensitive domains (healthcare, finance, autonomous systems) - Engineering transparency and trust into AI interfaces - Cognitive models and user-aligned AI explanations - AI-specific UX metrics and longitudinal studies - Ethical, fair, and privacy-conscious AI design *Submission Information* - Papers should address theoretical foundations, practical case studies, system designs, or methodological contributions. - *Submission Deadline:* *June 1st, 2025* (AoE) - *Notification of Acceptance:* *June 9th, 2025* - *Early Registration Deadline:* *June 23rd, 2025* *Submission Process:* - Submit your paper through *Microsoft CMT*: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/EMUXAI2025 - Accepted papers require at least one author to register and present (onsite or online). - Workshop proceedings will be available informally (not archival), with options to extend selected papers for a post-workshop publication. *Format:* - *Submission Format:* PDF, Springer LNCS format, 6–10 pages - Both *short papers (up to 4 pages)* and *long papers (up to 8 pages)* are welcome. ------------------------------ *Workshop Organizers* - Lucio Davide Spano (University of Cagliari) - Philippe Palanque (ICS-IRIT) - Célia Martinie (ICS-IRIT) - José Campos (University of Minho) - Albrecht Schmidt (Ludwig Maximilian University) - Barbara Rita Barricelli (University of Brescia) - Passant El Agroudy (DFKI) - Kris Luyten (Hasselt University) *Contact* For any inquiries, please email: davide.spano(a)unica.it -- [image: photo] Prof. Lucio Davide Spano Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica Università di Cagliari Via Ospedale 72, 09124, Cagliari, Italy Tel: +39 070 675 8760 Website <https://www.unica.it/unica/page/it/luciod_spano> | RG <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lucio_Spano> | ORCHID <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7106-0463>