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The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026): Last Call for Doctoral Consortium
by Announce 02 Dec '25

02 Dec '25

*** Last Call for Doctoral Consortium *** The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026) March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). IUI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts). The IUI 2026 Doctoral Consortium (DC) provides students an opportunity to present their research and receive feedback from a panel of mentors comprising senior researchers in the field. We invite students who want to benefit from the guidance given by the experienced mentors for planning the future steps in their research project. The ideal participant is a doctoral student about two years from finishing their Ph.D. However, we will also consider advanced Master students and junior Ph.D students provided their research plan is sufficiently developed to benefit from the discussion at the DC. The IUI Doctoral Consortium will provide students with an opportunity to: • present and discuss the status of their research with experienced scholars in a supportive, formative, and yet critical environment; • explore and further develop their research ideas through constructive feedback provided by the mentors and other DC students; • network and build collaborations with other members of the community; • discuss various professional aspects and career opportunities. Submission and Participation Submissions will be reviewed and selected by the DC committee and DC mentors. DC candidates should have developed a clear topic and research approach and have made some progress, but are not too far along in their research so that they can still reshape their research topic or approach. The final version of accepted Doctoral Consortium submissions will be included in the IUI companion proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. DC participants are expected to attend in person the Doctoral Consortium workshop that will take place as a separate session during the conference (date to be announced). DC participants will also have the opportunity to present their research in the poster session during the main program. Complimentary/reduced conference registration will be available for DC participants under the precondition that they agree to assist as student volunteers in the organization of the conference. They will also be given priority when applying for the student travel awards (for details, see the Travel Funding page on the conference website). Submission Instructions If you are unsure about eligibility or submission requirements, please do not hesitate to email us at dc2026(a)iui.acm.org! To apply for the Doctoral Consortium, two steps are required: • Please submit a single PDF containing your technical submission (for details see below) via PCS by December 17, 2025. • In addition, your doctoral or thesis advisor should send a separate, brief letter of recommendation to the DC chairs at dc2026(a)iui.acm.org by December 17, 2025. For the technical submission, please upload a single PDF containing the following four items to https://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> . 1. Cover Letter (1 page max): Please include your full name, contact details, affiliation, web page, expected graduation date and target degree, the name of your thesis advisor, gender (optional), home country (optional), and whether you are a member of an underrepresented minority group (optional). 2. DC Submission (4 pages max including references): A document describing your thesis/dissertation topic and research plan and your progress thus far. Key points the submission should include: • motivation for your dissertation research • goal and research questions • related work that frames your research • methods/approach to reach the goal • results, if any • next steps for your research 3. Questions to mentors and co-students (1 page max): List the main questions and discussion points regarding your thesis/dissertation topic for which you expect to receive feedback from the Doctoral Consortium mentors/ participants. 4. Your CV (3 pages max): Provide an academic curriculum vitae (CV) document. How to Format and Submit Prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template. All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0 https://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> by the Doctoral Consortium deadline. In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for society, conference, and track select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026" and "IUI 2026 DC", respectively, and press "Go". Notifications and Possible SIGCHI Funding Acceptance notifications will be sent by January 6, 2026. Note that SIGCHI offers travel funding via the Gary Marsden Travel Awards. The application deadline for this is Jan 9th. More information can be find at https://iui.acm.org/2026/travel-funding/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> . Important Dates • Paper Submission: December 17, 2025 • Acceptance Notification: January 6, 2026 All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth). Organisation General Chairs • Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel • Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Local Organising Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Doctoral Consortium Chairs • Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University, USA • Osnat (Ossi) Mokryn, University of Haifa, Israel • Martijn Willemsen, Eindhoven University of Technology & JADS, The Netherlands

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International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026): Last Mile for Research Papers Submission (1st Round)
by Announce 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

*** Last Mile for Research Papers Submission (1st Round) *** International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) 29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> (*** Submission Deadline: 11 December, 2025 (extended) ***) The International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) invites high-quality contributions from researchers and practitioners in software engineering, systems engineering, and related disciplines focussing on a broad spectrum of methods, concepts, and tools for variability. VARIABILITY aims to be the premier forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and results in all aspects of software and systems variability management, reuse, software configuration, and customization. As software and systems become increasingly configurable, reusable, and adaptable, managing their variability across all lifecycle phases is more critical—and more challenging —than ever. VARIABILITY 2026 seeks to bring together the diverse communities that address these challenges from theoretical, technical, and practical perspectives. VARIABILITY results from a merge of three prominent conferences focussing on software and systems variability, configuration and reuse: SPLC (the International Systems and Software Product Line Conference, 29 successful editions), VaMoS (the International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems, 19 successful editions), and ICSR (the International Conference on Systems and Software Reuse, 22 successful editions). VARIABILITY is by design open as a conference. It welcomes new fields of variability- intensive research, such as artificial intelligence, hybrid software-hardware systems, etc. For this first edition of VARIABILITY, we strive to continue the success of the predecessor conferences ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS by welcoming high-quality submissions for the research track in numerous closely related areas, such as systems and software product lines, systems and software reuse, configurable systems and software, product configuration, and systems and software variability. We will award the best research paper and the best artifact paper. Topics of Interest We invite contributions on variability management, reuse, and configuration across all phases of the software and systems lifecycle. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Requirements & Domain Engineering • Domain analysis and variability modeling • Decision modeling and support • Customization and personalization specification • Requirements variability and traceability Architecture & Design • Variability-aware software architectures • Architecture-centric product line engineering • Model-driven engineering (MDE) • Multi-product lines, program families, product lines of product lines, software ecosystems Implementation & Code Generation • Generative programming and code synthesis • Modularization techniques for reusable code • Programming languages and frameworks for variability • Open-source strategies for software reuse Testing, Verification & Quality Assurance • Testing and analysis of configurable systems • Safety and security in variable systems • Formal Methods for Software Product Lines • Non-functional properties: quality-aware analysis, quality-driven configuration • Reuse in testing, verification, and quality assurance Evolution, Maintenance & Operation • Refactoring and restructuring of configurable systems • Reverse engineering, variability mining, and refactoring • Runtime variability and dynamic (software) product lines • Maintenance strategies for large-scale reused systems • Variability in DevOps and CI/CD pipelines AI and Data-Driven Methods • Machine learning for variability management • AI-assisted product configuration • Data and repository mining from product lines and configuration histories • Recommendation systems for reuse and customization Submission Guidelines Paper Types We invite the following types of submissions: • Full Papers (up to 18 pages excluding references): Research papers must present original, unpublished work with validated results through empirical evaluation, formal analysis, or implementation-based experiments. Submissions must clearly articulate the problem, its relevance, the proposed contribution, and validation results. • Short Papers (6 - 8 pages excluding references): Short papers present early-stage research, novel ideas, or conceptual proposals that are not yet fully developed or validated but offer promising directions. These papers should articulate the vision, motivation, and potential impact. Formatting Papers must use the Springer LNCS template according to: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Springer provides author guidelines that should be consulted for further details: https://resource-preview-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/conten…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Submission Link Submissions should be made via Easy Chair, selecting the research track: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Paper Originality, Double-Blind Policy, Reviewing All papers must be original and not under review elsewhere. Submissions will be double- blind and reviewed by at least three experts. Submissions will be evaluated based on their novelty, relevance, rigor, transparency, and presentation. Authors of submissions to the first deadline might be invited to submit a revision of their papers to the second deadline, which will be reviewed as a revision. Accepted papers will be published in the VARIABILITY 2026 proceedings by Springer in the LNCS series. Revisions Research-track papers can be submitted to the first or second cycle. In the first cycle, papers can receive the following decisions: accept, revision, or reject. Revision means that the reviewers believe that the paper has potential, but that its quality or contribution is not yet ready for publication. Such papers are offered lightweight shepherding by a community member, who is not necessarily a PC member or reviewer. Revised papers should be submitted to the second cycle together with a response letter, explaining how the reviewer comments were addressed. They are then reviewed by the same PC members. Papers rejected in the first cycle can be resubmitted in the second cycle, but need to contain an appendix “Changes to First-Cycle Submission” at the end of the PDF (after references, regardless of the page limit) that lists the major changes in bullet-point format. Best Paper Awards Springer will sponsor the awards for bet papers with an overall amount of €1000. Journal Special Issue Selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions with at least 30% additional and original material, to be published in a special issue in a reputable Software Engineering journal (currently under negotiation). Important Dates (AoE) • First Paper Submission Deadline: 4 December 2025 (extended) • First Notification of Acceptance/Revisions: 16 February 2026 • Camera-Ready Deadline of Directly Accepted Papers: 1 April 2026 • Second Paper Submission Deadline: 2 April 2026 • Second Notification of Acceptance: 1 June 2026 • Camera-Ready Deadline of Accepted Revised Papers and Directly Accepted Papers: 15 July 2025 • Author Registration: 15 July 2025 Organisation General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium Research Track Chairs • Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany • Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany Industry Track Chairs • Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway • Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany Journal First Track Chairs • Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France • Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs • Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria • Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel Demos and Tools Track Chairs • Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark • Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco Projects Showcase Chairs • Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden • Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France Hall of Fame Chairs • Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany • Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland • Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan Workshops Chairs • Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain • Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany Tutorials Chairs • Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands • Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Proceedings Chair • Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK Publicity Chairs • Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA • Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan Local Organiser and Finance Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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New open access book: Informational Peripheries
by Fox, Alison 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

*** We apologise for any cross-posting*** UCL Press is delighted to announce the publication of a new open access book that may be of interest to list subscribers Informational Peripheries edited by Ayona Datta and Fenna Imara Hoefsloot. Download it free: https://bit.ly/3VyHlxr ******************************************* Informational Peripheries Rethinking the urban in a digital age Edited by Ayona Datta and Fenna Imara Hoefsloot Free download: https://bit.ly/3VyHlxr ******************************************* Urbanisation and urban life in a digital age needs to be examined through a lens of information – encompassing both its politics and its geographies. The periphery in an information age is located simultaneously across the geographic centre and edge, across social, material and digital worlds. Moving beyond current scholarship in urban and regional studies, this book presents a case for ‘informational peripheries’ as an analytical lens to understand the uneven, fragmented and disconnected geographies of urban peripheries in the Global South. While ‘unplanned urbanisation’ has been a key discourse in the production of urban periphery in the Global South, Informational Peripheries argues that the coming of an informational age destabilises the geographic location of the urban periphery. Informational peripheries capture the complexities of digital, material and social dispersal and fragmentation that emerge from informational extraction, redlining, manipulation and bypassing. Exclusions are marked by both geographic and informational distance from the state. It includes subjects who are uncountable, as well as territories that are digitally, socially and materially unmappable. This approach provides an important vantage point for interrogating the political and technological apparatuses that are reconfiguring the notion of the urban in a digital age. Free download: https://bit.ly/3VyHlxr ---------------------- uclpress.co.uk | @uclpress

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Critical Realism and Digital Technologies: Platforms, AI and Human Agency
by Mark Carrigan 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

*Critical Realism and Digital Technologies: Platforms, AI and Human Agency *January 19th, 1pm GMT, Online What does it mean to be human in an age of generative AI and ubiquitous platforms? This joint book launch brings together two new works that draw on critical realism to interrogate digital technologies and their implications for education, selfhood and society. Jérémie Bouchard presents Humanising Language Education in the Generative Artificial Intelligence <https://www.routledge.com/Humanising-Language-Education-in-the-Generative-A…> Age, examining GenAI's presence in language education through a social realist lens. Mark Carrigan presents Platform and Agency: Becoming Who We Are <https://www.routledge.com/Platform-and-Agency-Becoming-Who-We-Are/Carrigan/…>, exploring how platforms shape personal and collective reflexivity across biographical timescales. Following the authors' presentations, responses from Helen Beetham, Dave Elder-Vass, Clive Lawson and Angela Dy will open up a broader conversation about critical realism's contribution to understanding digital life. Register here: https://forms.gle/hGohMitRAqXTJA2L8 Dr Mark Carrigan FRSA Senior Lecturer in Education Manchester Institute of Education University of Manchester www.markcarrigan.net *I occasionally send e-mail outside of normal hours as my preferred way of balancing multiple commitments. Please don't feel obligated to respond to this e-mail until your own working hours have resumed. * *Latest book: *Platform & Agency - Becoming Who We Are <https://www.routledge.com/Platform-and-Agency-Becoming-Who-We-Are/Carrigan/…> *Latest paper*: Teacher agency and generative artificial intelligence <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439884.2025.2575993> *Latest chapter: *Generative AI and the next phase of the platform university <https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003442264-9/generat…> *Latest guest blog: *A new academic year has begun, but UK universities are still struggling to respond to AI <https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2025/09/26/a-new-academic-ye…>

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