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Call for Abstracts: Mapping Public Space through Participatory Data Narratives and Cartographies - (STS Conference, Milano)
by angeles briones 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

Hello everyone, best wishes for the new year. We are excited to announce the Call for Abstracts for the upcoming 10th STS Italia Conference “Technoscience for Good: Designing, Caring and Reconfiguring” which will be held on 11-13 June 2025 at the Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy) – ( https://stsitalia.org/news/10th-sts-italia-conference-technoscience-for-goo… ). In particular, we invite you to submit an abstract to our panel #71: *Mapping Public Space through Participatory Data Narratives and Cartographies* (Convenors: Sonia Bergamo, Enrico Petrilli, Francesca Valsecchi, and Ángeles Briones). (further details here: https://stsitalia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/71.Mapping-Public-Space-th… ). This panel explores participatory cartographies as critical tools for implementing a scientifically informed approach to data, particularly within the Science and Technology Studies (STS) framework for describing and analysing public space. These areas are analyzed not only for their function as physical environments for social interactions but also as symbolic representations of the commons. Participatory cartography approach emphasizes the involvement of local communities in the creation and use of maps, including the data collection and the construction of mapping narratives. Such an approach provides a framework for STS to build upon the instrument of STS while incorporating the social sciences’ critical perspectives, fostering an inclusive, equitable, and context-sensitive understanding of spatial data. Participatory cartography challenges traditional divides between researchers and subjects by empowering communities and recognizing their unique knowledge and experiences. It advances representations that extend beyond mere geographical metrics, leveraging the combined strengths of quantitative and qualitative data for comprehensive, systemic insights. In doing so, it enhances the relevance and accuracy of spatial data, supporting a richer portrayal of public spaces. Participatory cartography significantly supports STS data management. It integrates local knowledge and community engagement throughout data collection and analysis. This approach champions open access to data, data empowerment, and community ownership, positioning data as a tool for informed public policymaking. The goal of the panel is to explore and document the complex entanglements within public spaces, examining both human and non-human agencies in the collective knowledge domain. Special emphasis will be given to marginalized practices and “stigmatized actors” (such as unhoused individuals, youth, non-human species, and non-normative social practices) often sidelined in policy discourse. Employing a diffractive methodology, we seek contributions that incorporate both human and non-human actors - including psychoactive substances, informal urban infrastructures, agents of gray economies, and ecological entities - offering nuanced perspectives on the environments they shape. Presentations are encouraged to promote epistemic justice by reimagining public spaces as inclusive, adaptive, and creative environments that address diverse needs across human and non-human domains. Abstracts (500 words max) are due by February 3, 2025. Further information about the submission process and key deadlines can be found here: https://stsitalia.org/call-for-abstracts/ We look forward to receiving your contributions and seeing you in Milano! Best Wishes Sonia Bergamo, Università degli studi di Milano - Bicocca Enrico Petrilli, Università degli Studi di Torino Francesca Valsecchi, Tongji University, Shanghai Ángeles Briones, Politecnico di Milano -- -- Ángeles Briones R. Ph.D. in Design @ Politecnico di Milano - DensityDesign Research Lab, Dipartimento di Design www.densitydesign.org -- -- Ángeles Briones R. Ph.D. in Design @ Politecnico di Milano - DensityDesign Research Lab, Dipartimento di Design www.densitydesign.org

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CALL FOR PAPERS: 13th International Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems (BCSS 2025)
by Sharon Nabwire 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

*CALL FOR PAPERS: 13th International Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems (BCSS 2025)* Limassol, Cyprus *https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com <https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com/>* The 13th Int’l Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems (BCSS 2025) will be held in conjunction with the 20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology. *Important dates* Submission deadline: March 1, 2025 Decision notification: March 15, 2025 Camera ready: March 28, 2025 Event: May 5, 2025 *Description of the event* The Behavior Change Support Systems (BCSS) workshop, organized in conference style, builds around the concept of information systems specifically designed to help and support attitude or behavior change in individuals or groups. Information technology has the capacity to enable smart, virtual persuasive environments that simultaneously provide multimodal cues and psycho-physiological feedback for personal change by strengthening emotional, social, and physical presence. Numerous persuasive applications have been developed over the past decades with the aim of inducing desirable behavioral changes. These applications have shown promising results in motivating and supporting people to change or adopt new behaviors and attitudes in various domains such as health and wellbeing. The field of persuasive technology continues to be a crucial link between different sciences, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of behavior change support systems and an interdisciplinary approach to their design, implementation, and evaluation. However, the full potential of technologies to shape behaviors and continuously track the progress and outcomes of interventions currently are not used to their full potential. The BCSS workshop seeks to shed new light on the various processes of digital persuasion. Yet, although human-computer interaction is social in nature and people may even see software applications as social actors, it is still mostly unclear how these interactions end-up shaping attitudes, beliefs, and emotions. Additionally, the extent to which these interactions influence behavior, and, even more so, the pitfalls and possible drawbacks of persuasion via technologies are not yet fully understood. Moreover, as people interact with information technologies, they, at the same time, keep modifying their environment as well as adjust their goals during use time. This seems to indicate that digital persuasion is not a one-time, isolated event but rather an ongoing, dynamic process. Since its inception, the BCSS workshop has emphasized the highly interdisciplinary approach required for developing and implementing behavior change support strategies and their associated systems. The workshop provides a scholarly forum connecting multidisciplinary researchers, practitioners and experts from various scientific disciplines such as information systems science, human-computer interaction, industrial design, psychology and medicine. Beyond peer-reviewed scientific paper presentations, discussions and debates on the pillars of BCSSs are being conducted. The theme of this year’s event, *“Generative AI and behavior change support systems: Leveraging innovations for a lasting impact,” *especially seeks, but is not limited to, submissions that utilize cutting-edge technologies such as AI and innovative methodologies in the design, development and implementation of BCSS. The ultimate goal is to create flexible and efficient behavior change support systems that promote long-term behavioral modifications across various domains. *Paper submission* Scientific papers in two categories are sought for (the submission can be either in CEUR or Springer LNCS format): (a) Full papers, max 16 pages. (b) Short papers. 5-9 pages. All the papers will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Accepted papers will be published via *CEUR Workshop Proceedings* . The workshop will be organized as a hybrid event. Presenting and publishing an accepted paper in the proceedings, however, requires registration in the Persuasive Technology conference. *Additional information* For more information about the workshop and the conference, please visit the links: Link to the BCSS workshop's web site: *https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com <https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com/>* Link to the Persuasive Technology conference web site: *https://2025.persuasivetech.org <https://2025.persuasivetech.org/>* For any questions, please contact the Organizing Chair: *Sharon.Nabwire(a)oulu.fi <Sharon.Nabwire(a)oulu.fi>* *Conference Committees* *General and Program Chair* Oinas-Kukkonen Harri, University of Oulu, Finland *Organizing Chair* Nabwire Sharon, University of Oulu, Finland *Program Committee* Agyei Eunice, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, United Kingdom Arakawa Yutaka, Kyushu University, Japan Armayones Ruiz Manuel, Universitat Obertade Catalunya, Spain Braakman-Jensen Annemarie, University of Twente, Netherlands Burri Gram-Hansen Sandra, Aalborg University, Denmark Condori Fernandez Nelly, Universidad Santiago de Compostela, Spain Florez-Arango Jose, Cornell University, United States Fraser Kieran, IBM, Ireland Haque Sanaul, LUT University, Finland Iyengar Sriram, University of Arizona, United States Morita Plinio, University of Waterloo, Canada Oyibo Kiemute, York University, Canada Ren Xipei, Beijing Institute of Technology, China Rieder Annamina, Simon Fraser University, Canada Sittig Scott, University of Louisiana, United States Spelt Hanne, Philips, Netherlands Stoffregen Kristian, Copenhagen School of Design & Technology, Denmark Vlahu-Georgievska Elena, University of Wollongong, Australia Wiafe Isaac, University of Ghana, Ghana Yetim Fahri, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Germany We look forward to receiving your submissions!

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Reminder: The Catherine Will Symposium - April 14th 2025, University of Sussex
by Kate O'Riordan 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

The Catherine Will Symposium - April 14th 2025, University of Sussex The symposium honours the life and work of Catherine Will, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, University of Sussex. Catherine died in 2024 and left a legacy of academic work across a number of social science areas, including science and technology studies (STS), sociology of health, medicine and illness, politics and economics of health, social practices, research methods, social theory and social justice. This one-day symposium will bring together researchers from a range of disciplines and topics that have connections to themes and approaches in Catherine’s work. We are calling for short papers (ten minute presentations) in any area related to STS; politics, economics and sociology of health, medicine and illness; sociology as practice and social theory. Please present abstracts in the following way: Name Institutional Link (if any) 150 words outlining the focus of your contribution and links with Catherine and her work Up to 5 keywords Please send abstracts to mie23(a)sussex.ac.uk<mailto:mie23@sussex.ac.uk> by 31st January 2025   Our hope is to be able to put the event on without any charges to participants, and we are assuming that most participants will be able to cover their own travel and accommodation. However, if you need help with this please give us an indication of the kind of support needed and costs involved (accommodation/ travel). Please share across your networks as appropriate. Thank you.

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Book Talk, Work in the Digital Media and Entertainment Industries
by Rafael Do Nascimento Grohmann 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

Hi AoIR, Happy New Year! I would like to invite you to the first 2025 DigiLabour book talk, on our YouTube channel<https://youtube.com/digilabour>. The guest is Tanner Mirrlees (Ontario Tech), who recently launched his new book, Work in the Digital Media and Entertainment Industries: A Critical Introduction<https://www.routledge.com/Work-in-the-Digital-Media-and-Entertainment-Indus…> This will take place on Jan 14, 4PM ET through this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XVLFCNNRwY Book Description This book is a first-of-its-kind critical interdisciplinary introduction to the economic, political, cultural, and technological dimensions of work in the rapidly growing digital media and entertainment industries (DMEI). Tanner Mirrlees presents a comprehensive guide to understanding the key contexts, theories, methods, debates, and struggles surrounding work in the DMEI. Packed with current examples and accessible research findings, the book highlights the changing conditions and experiences of work in the DMEI. It surveys the DMEI’s key sectors and occupations and considers the complex intersections between labor and social power relations of class, gender, and race, as well as tensions between creativity and commerce, freedom and control, meritocracy and hierarchy, and precarity and equity, diversity, and inclusivity. Chapters also explore how work in the DMEI is being reshaped by capitalism and corporations, government and policies, management, globalization, platforms, A.I., and worker collectives such as unions and cooperatives. This book is a critical introduction to this growing area of research, teaching, learning, life, labor, and organizing, with an eye to understanding work in the DMEI and changing it, for the better. Offering a broad overview of the field, this textbook is an indispensable resource for instructors, undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars. Table of Contents Introduction: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About “Being Creative” and Love the “Labour Turn” 1. What is Work? Meanings, Matters, Motivations 2. What are the Digital Media and Entertainment Industries (DMEI)? 15 Convergent Industry Groups, Central to Modern Work in the Digital Society 3. What is Research on Work in the DMEI? A Toolkit for Labor Theory and Method 4. What is Capitalism and How Do Corporations Shape Work in the DMEI? 5. What is the State and How Does it Govern Work in the DMEI? Explicit and Tacit Labor Laws, Policies, and Regulations 6. What is the Management of Work in the DMEI? Putting Leadership Power, Decision-Making Power, Soft Power, Hard Power, and Market Power to Work On Workers 7. Is Meritocracy at Work in the DMEI? Intersectionality and Inequality, with Distinction 8. What is the Globalization of Work in the DMEI? Outsourced Hardware, Software, Content and Service 9. What is the Platformization of Work in the DMEI? Online Creators, Cultural Producers and Influencers 10. What is the Automation of Work in the DMEI? Generative AI and / as Labor Saving Technologies (LSTs) 11. Is Work in the DMEI ‘Free’? Advertising, Audience Commodities, Social Media Users, Brand Loyal Fans, Crowdsourced Task-Takers, Interns and Athletes 12. What Are Workers Doing to Make the DMEI’s Future of Work Better for All? Collective Action 13. Postscript: Not “Being Creative”: For a Study of Work in the DMEI, Post-“Creative Exceptionalism” Feel free to spread the word! See you there! best, Rafael -- dr. Rafael Grohmann Assistant Professor of Media Studies Department of Arts, Culture and Media<https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/acm/rafael-grohmann> Faculty of Information<https://ischool.utoronto.ca/profile/rafael-grohmann/> University of Toronto Leader, DigiLabour<https://digilabour.com.br/> Research Associate, University of Oxford<https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/rafael-grohmann/> Founding Editor, Platforms & Society<https://journals.sagepub.com/home/PNS> Principal Investigator, Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms (WOIP)<https://digilabour.com.br/worker-owned-intersectional-platforms-woip/> Co-Lead, Creative Labour and Critical Futures (CLCF)<https://dhn.utoronto.ca/cdhi-members-launch-creative-labour-and-critical-fu…> 2024-2025 Faculty Fellow, Queer and Trans Research Lab, Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto<https://sds.utoronto.ca/qtrl-cohort-2024-25/>

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HHAI 2025 Doctoral Consortium (DC) - 4th International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence - June 2025, Pisa, Italy
by Chiara Natali 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

**apologies for cross-posting** The HHAI 2025 Doctoral Consortium (DC) will take place as part of the 4th International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence in June 2025, Pisa, Italy: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/ This forum will provide early as well as middle/late-stage PhD students in the field of Hybrid Intelligence focusing on the study of Artificial Intelligence systems that cooperate synergistically, proactively and purposefully with humans, amplifying instead of replacing human intelligence. The Doctoral Consortium will take place in person at the HHAI 2025 conference. The DC provides an opportunity to present and discuss their doctoral research ideas and progress in a supportive, formative and yet critical environment and receive feedback from reviewers, mentors and peers from the field of Hybrid Intelligence. The Doctoral Consortium will also provide opportunities to network and build collaborations with other members of the HHAI community. We welcome submissions across research HHAI-related domains such as AI, HCI, cognitive and social sciences, philosophy & ethics, complex systems, and others (see “Topics of interest”). The event is intended for early as well as middle/late-stage PhD candidates and asks them to formulate and submit a concrete PhD research proposal, preferably supported by some preliminary results. The proposal will be peer-reviewed. If accepted, students must register and physically attend the event, which will include a range of interactive activities (among which presentations and mentoring lunch). Details for the submission are found below under “Submission Details”. **Important Dates** Submission Deadline: January 24, 2024 Reviews Released: March 18, 2025 Camera-ready Papers: April 13, 2025 Doctoral Consortium: June 10, 2025 All deadlines are 23:59 AoE (anywhere on Earth) **Topics of Interest** We invite research on different challenges in Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence. The following list of topics is illustrative, not exhaustive: • Human-AI interaction, interpretation and collaboration • Adaptive human-AI co-learning and co-creation • Learning, reasoning and planning with humans and machines in the loop • User modeling and personalisation • Integration of learning and reasoning • Transparent, explainable, and accountable AI • Fair, ethical, responsible, and trustworthy AI • Societal awareness of AI • Multimodal machine perception of real-world settings • Social signal processing • Representations learning for Communicative or Collaborative AI • Symbolic representations for human-centric AI • Human-AI Coevolution • Foundation models and humans • Human cognition-aware AI • Decentralized human-AI systems • Reliability and robustness in human-AI systems • Applications of hybrid human-AI intelligence **Submission Details** All proposals must be submitted electronically via the EasyChair conference submission system: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=hhai2025. Each PhD student should provide the following information on Easychair: • Research proposal (details below). • Supplementary material: a maximum of 2-page PDF listing the following: • Names and affiliations of your research supervisor(s). • Dissertation status: When you began your PhD, and expected to complete it. Are there any constraints on the PhD duration from your institute? This part helps us better tailor feedback to a realistic timeline according to your program. • Benefits statement: 1-2 paragraphs describing what you hope to gain by participating in the doctoral consortium. Highlight specific points where you require feedback. • A personal statement citing three key papers in the field and briefly describing how they influenced the student’s work and how HHAI is defined in those works and the student’s research. • List of the student’s relevant publications (if available). **Research Proposal Details** Students should submit a maximum of a 6-page description of their PhD research proposal. Papers should be written in English and adhere to IOS formatting guidelines. The limit of 6 pages is excluding references. The papers should have a single author (the PhD candidate) and submissions are *not* anonymous. Supervisors, other involved persons, and funding agencies should be acknowledged in an Acknowledgements section. Research proposals should contain the following elements: • Context: The background and motivation for your research, including the related work that frames your research • Research questions/challenges: what are the research questions/challenges that your dissertation addresses? Try to highlight how it differs from existing literature. • Method/approach and evaluation: how is each of the research questions answered? How are results evaluated? If you are planning to conduct studies or build prototypes, provide a brief description. • Preliminary results (if available). Highlight results and contribution to date and the timeplan for projected steps. • Discussion and future work: What are intermediary conclusions, and what are the planned next steps? **Upon Acceptance of the Doctoral Consortium Proposal** Accepted papers will be published in the main conference proceedings of the Third International Conference on Hybrid Human-Machine Intelligence, in the Frontiers in AI and Applications (FAIA) series by IOS Press. Authors will have the opportunity to opt-out from being included in these proceedings, with only their proposal title being mentioned on the web page. Participants will be expected to give short, informal presentations of their work during the consortium, to be followed by a discussion. In case there are any questions regarding the call, or if you are unsure about submitting your work to the HHAI 2025 Doctoral Consortium, please reach out to dc(a)hhai-conference.org **DC Chairs** Jennifer Renoux (Örebro University) Salvatore Ruggieri (University of Pisa) Stefan Schlobach (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Shihan Wang (Utrecht University)

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call for Assistant Managing Editor: Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
by Dechun Zhang 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

Dear colleagues, Apologies for the cross-posting! The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (JCEA) is pleased to announce a call for an Assistant Managing Editor. We are seeking Assistant Managing Editor(s) to work remotely under the direction of Editor-in-Chief Han Woo Park (Yeungnam University) and Managing Editor Dechun Zhang (University of Copenhagen) to support the biannual publication of the JCEA. Please see the call for applications (CfA): https://drive.google.com/file/d/104Jd7i3Yx-G2UGyKBgWxw2Nvl3aydrRF/view?usp=…. If you're interested, feel free to contact the Managing Editor Dechun Zhang (dzha(a)hum.ku.dk) and please help spread the word. Best wishes Dechun

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20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2025) : Last Call for Papers
by Announce 29 Dec '24

29 Dec '24

*** Last Call for 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 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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19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025): Third Call for Paper Submission, Tools & Demos and Workshop Proposals
by Announce 27 Dec '24

27 Dec '24

*** Third Call for Paper Submission, Tools & Demos, and Workshop Proposals *** 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025) September 15-19, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/ecsa-2025 (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) The European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA) is the premier European software architecture conference, providing researchers, practitioners, and educators with a platform to present and discuss the most recent, innovative, and significant findings and experiences in the field of software architecture research and practice. The 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025) will be held from September 15 to 19, 2025. ECSA 2025 is planned as an in-person conference taking place in the beautiful city of Limassol (Cyprus). SCOPE The theme for ECSA 2025 is “impactful software architecture”. The software architecture discipline has had a critical role in shaping robust, scalable, and maintainable systems. We are interested in learning about software architecture principles and practices, emergence trends and case studies highlighting strategic architectural choices that can lead to enhanced performance, improved collaboration, and long-term sustainability. The overarching question is how these architectural principles and practices, both well-established and emerging, are making an impact in real-world systems, and how that impact is being felt across various domains, from enterprise systems to more novel areas like, e.g., AI-driven or autonomous applications? The Program Committee of the 19th European Conference on Software Architecture seeks submissions of original and unpublished high-quality papers describing fundamental and applied research; new methods, approaches, and processes; novel applications; education and training in software architecture; and experience reports on all topics related to software architecture. We particularly encourage papers that demonstrate that diversity in gender, culture, religion, country, etc. are key factors for success and innovation in software architecture. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Foundational principles of software architecture • Relationship of requirements engineering and software architecture • Quality attributes and software architectures • Architecture practices for secure, explainable, and trustworthy software • Architecture design and analysis • Architecture description languages and meta-models • Architecture verification and validation • Management of architectural knowledge, decisions, and rationale • Architecture patterns, styles, and tactics; reference architectures • Architecture viewpoints and views • Architecture conformance • Software architecture virtualization and visualization • Architecture-centric process models and frameworks • Software architecture and agile, incremental, iterative, and continuous development • Component-based models and deployment; middleware • Software architecture and system architecture • Software tools and environments for architecture-centric software engineering • Ethics, cultural, economic, business, social, human, and managerial aspects of software architecture • Architecture and technical debt • Architecting for sustainable and environment friendly systems • Applying AI and LLMs in software architecture and architecting for AI and LLM intensive systems • Software architecture education • Cross-disciplinary approaches to software architecture • Architectures for reconfigurable and self-adaptive systems • Architectural concerns of autonomic systems • Software architecture applied to new and emerging areas, such as the cloud/edge, big data, blockchain, cyber-physical systems, IoT, autonomous systems, systems-of-systems, energy- aware software, quantum computing, AI-enabled systems • Empirical studies, systematic literature reviews, and mapping studies in software architecture • Diversity, equity, and inclusion in activities related to software architecture PAPER SUBMISSIONS ECSA 2025 seeks four types of papers for the research track: • Research papers (max. 16 pages in LNCS style) which describe novel contributions to software architecture research (submissions should cover work that has a sound scientific/technological basis and has been validated) • Education and training papers (max. 16 pages in LNCS style) that address methodologies, experiences and best practices for teaching and training software architecture • Experience reports (max. 16 pages in LNCS style) that cover innovative implementations, novel applications, insightful performance results and experience in applying software architecture research advances to practical situations and systems • Short papers (max. 8 pages in LNCS style) that present novel and preliminary work-in- progress or challenges in a topic of software architecture research, education, and training. Submissions must have a sound basis, but not necessarily be validated in full. All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process. Papers will be selected based on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. All contributions must be original, not published, accepted, or submitted for publication elsewhere. Contravention of this concurrent submission policy will be deemed a serious breach of ethics, and appropriate action will be taken in all such cases. Plagiarism checking will be conducted and any paper reporting more than a 20% match with published work will be desk-rejected. To note is that research papers, education and training papers, and experience reports that are rejected in their categories may be re-evaluated as short papers only if the committee decides on rejection of the full paper on the basis that it presents preliminary work. The research track of ECSA 2025 supports an Open Science policy. We encourage all contributing authors to disclose (anonymized and curated) data/artifacts to increase reproducibility. Note that sharing research artifacts is not mandatory for submission or acceptance. Upon submission to the research track, authors are required: • To make their artifacts available to the program committee (via a link to an anonymous repository) and provide instructions on how to access this data in the paper; or • To include in the paper an explanation as to why this is not possible or desirable; and • To indicate why they do not intend to make their data or study materials publicly available upon acceptance, if that is the case While sharing research artifacts is not mandatory for submission or acceptance, authors are required to include a Data Availability statement after the Conclusions section in a section named "Data Availability". This statement should explain whether or not data and/or artifacts are available or how they could be accessed (or not). Upon acceptance, papers with Open Science artifacts (e.g., data, tools, etc.) will be invited to upload their artifacts into the ECSA Zenodo community (https://zenodo.org/communities/ecsa/) to make them accessible and visible to the ECSA community. Sharing artifacts via the ECSA Zenodo community is required for authors to be eligible for the best Open Artifact award. All contributions must be formatted according to the Springer LNCS style (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) Page limits include figures and references. Contributions need to be submitted in PDF format via EasyChair to the ECSA 2025 Research Track: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecsa2025. Please select the “Research Track” in EasyChair for your submission and click "Continue". The proceedings will be published by Springer as part of the LNCS series. We also plan to organize a Journal Special Issue on the theme of ECSA 2025 and to invite authors of selected papers to submit an extended version of their research. TOOLS AND DEMOS The Tools and Demonstrations (Tools & Demos) Track provides an opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent advances, ideas, experiences, and challenges in the field of Software Architecture by means of Tools & Demos presentations. Tools & Demos papers are intended to address any aspect of: (i) tool support for software architectures, or (ii) demonstrate results about the application of architectural approaches. Papers submitted to this track can belong to two distinct categories: • Tool papers: These papers deal with the development and evaluation of tools to support software architecture. They may present new tools, extensions to existing tools, or evaluations of the effectiveness of tools. The aim is to provide a platform for the exchange of innovative tools and techniques that help design, implement and analyze software architectures. • Demo papers: These papers will demonstrate concepts, techniques or systems related to software architectures. The focus is on presenting practical applications and implementations of architectural approaches. Demo papers may include live demonstrations, prototypes or simulations that emphasize the benefits and potential of specific architecture solutions. Both Tool Papers and Demo Papers contribute to the advancement of the field by providing insights, experiences and practical solutions related to software architectures. Tools and Demos should not be used as a means for commercial advertisement. We will strive to keep ECSA’s tradition to select the Best Tools & Demo Paper, awarded during the conference. The selection of the best tool and demo paper will be made based on the votes of the attendants of the conference. Submissions of Tools & Demos papers should describe the work, how it relates to other industrial or research efforts, including references, what the expected benefits are, a video of the tool or demo (if one exists), and the web-page and/or open-source repository for the tool (if one exists). All submissions must conform to the LNCS template and must not exceed 8 pages. Tools & Demos submissions should provide a link to a video, with audio commentary, of a maximum of ten minutes in length, with high resolution (e.g., details of the tool’s functionality should be clearly visible). The video must be uploaded on a server (e.g., YouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox), and the link must be included in the submission for its evaluation (as a footnote on the first page of the submission or as links after the abstract of the submission). In addition, it is possible to provide open material, e.g., source code and/or a running instance of the tool. The links to the video and (if applicable) the additional material should be included in the contribution after the abstract and before the introduction sections. Paper submissions must be made electronically via the online EasyChair submission site for the ECSA 2024 conference, selecting the “Tools & Demos Track”: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecsa2025 . The selection criteria of Tools & Demos papers will consider their originality, relevance for the ECSA audience, technical soundness, and presentation quality. Each submission will be evaluated by at least two PC members, in a single-step review process. The accepted papers will be included in the ECSA 2025 companion volume to be published in Springer LNCS series. WORKSHOP PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit proposals for workshops and tutorials held in conjunction with ECSA 2025. Workshops and tutorials will be held on September 15-16, 2025 (right before the main conference on September 17-19, 2025). ECSA workshops allow researchers and practitioners to exchange and explore innovative software architecture (scientific or engineering) ideas and challenges at an early stage. Topics of interest are, but are not limited to: • Software Architecture challenges for AI- and ML-based Systems • Software Architecture challenges for Self-Adaptive Systems • Software Architecture challenges for Cyber-Physical Systems • Software Architecture challenges in Big Data and Cloud Computing • Software Architecture challenges in IoT-based Systems • Software Architecture challenges in DevOps and MLOps • Software Architecture challenges in Blockchain Engineering • Software Architecture challenges in Quantum Software • Quality-of-service (QoS) measurements of Software Architectures • Privacy and Security in Software Architectural Design • Context-aware, Autonomous, and Smart Architectures • Sustainability in Software Architectures • Software Architecture Erosion and Architectural Consistency • Technical Debt in Software Architecture Design • Architecting the Digital Twin • Continuous Architecting • Agile Software Architecting • Human Aspects of Software Architecting • Software Architecture Assessment • AI assisted Software Architecting • Agile Modeling All proposals must conform to a maximum of 8 pages following the LNCS format (see below), including references, appendices, and figures. The proposal must include the following information in the order specified: • Workshop title and acronym • Contact information for the workshop organizers (name, affiliation, email) and the main contact • Abstract (up to 200 words) for the ECSA 2025 website (if the workshop is accepted) • Motivation and Objectives ○ Relevance of the workshop to the field of software architecture ○ Anticipated goals and outcomes (e.g., open research problems to pursue, validation objectives, empirical studies) • Format ○ Workshop format (e.g., paper presentations, keynotes, breakout sessions, panel-like discussions) and plans for generating discussions ○ Duration - half day, one day or two days ○ Preliminary workshop schedule ○ Special services, logistic and/or equipment constraints • Participation ○ Target Audience and expected background ○ Plans regarding the mix of industry and research participation ○ Expected minimum and maximum number of workshop participants ○ Plans for participant solicitation and dissemination • Submission ○ Types of contributions (e.g., extended abstracts, position papers, research papers, etc.) and their estimated number. ○ Review and evaluation process deciding about the acceptance of submissions ○ Program committee, including tentative and already committed members ○ Strategy for the proceedings • Organizers ○ Brief description of each organizer’s background, including relevant past experience in organizing conferences and workshops ○ Brief organizers’ bios • Previous editions ○ Where and when the workshop has been offered previously, the past numbers of submitted and accepted papers, numbers of attendees ○ Number of registered attendees and websites of previous editions (if any) • Draft Call-for-Papers (1 page) Submissions must follow the LNCS style (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) All proposals should be submitted before the submission deadline (see below) using the online submission site: EasyChair ECSA 2025 Workshop track (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecsa2025) ECSA 2025 will use a single review process for workshop proceedings. For accepted papers, the minimum number of pages for each workshop paper is 8 and the maximum is 16 pages in the LNCS format. The proceedings of the workshops will be published by Springer in the LNCS series. IMPORTANT DATES Main Conference • Abstract submission: March 14, 2025 • Paper submission: March 21, 2025 • Notification: May 9, 2025 • Camera-ready paper: June 23, 2025 Tools & Demos • Abstract submission: May 16, 2025 • Paper submission: May 23, 2025 • Notification: June 20, 2025 • Camera-ready paper: June 27, 2025 Workshops • Workshop proposals: February 15, 2025 • Workshop proposals notification: March 7, 2025 • Workshop papers abstracts: May 12, 2025 • Workshop papers submission: May 19, 2025 • Workshop papers notification: June 20, 2025 • Workshop papers camera-ready: June 27, 2025 • Workshop dates: September 15-16, 2025 Early/Author registration for all accepted contributions: June 27, 2025 All dates are 23:59h AoE (Anywhere on Earth). ORGANISATION General Chairs • Cesare Pautasso, University of Lugano, Switzerland • Vasilios Andrikopoulos, University of Groeningen, The Netherlands Program Co-Chairs • Nour Ali, Brunel University London, UK • Jacopo Soldani, University of Pisa, Pisa Tools & Demos Co-Chairs • Mohamed Soliman, Heinz Nixdorf Institut, Paderborn University, Germany • Use Zdun, University of Vienna, Austria Workshop Co-Chairs • Tommi Mikkonen, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland • Jennifer Perez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

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Call for Abstracts, Full Papers, and Panels - Data for Policy 2025 - Europe Edition
by Data for Policy 23 Dec '24

23 Dec '24

Dear AOIR Community, We are excited to announce the *Data for Policy 2025 Conference – Europe Edition*, <https://dataforpolicy.org/data-for-policy-2025-europe/> taking place at *Leiden University, The Hague, The Netherlands*, on *12th & 13th June 2025*. This conference will bring together researchers, policymakers, industry experts, and practitioners to explore how data and AI can drive sustainability and inclusion across digital and green transitions. Conference Theme*: “Twin transitions in data and policy for a sustainable and inclusive future”* This year’s conference will focus on the *twin transition*—the convergence of digital and green transformations—and its implications for sustainability across various sectors. Data-driven insights play a crucial role in guiding these transitions, enabling policymakers to design targeted strategies and monitor progress in real-time. This conference invites contributions that address these transitions and the integration of sustainability in policymaking. We are inviting submissions in the following formats: - *Individual Extended Abstracts*: Present preliminary research, innovative ideas, or perspectives on the conference theme and related topics. - *Full Papers*: Provide in-depth analysis or case studies on digital and green transitions. Full papers will undergo an integrated review process for both conference presentation and publication in the *Data & Policy* journal. <https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/data-and-policy/information/author-…> - *Panel Proposals*: Submit pre-configured panels that explore the challenges and opportunities of the twin transitions, as well as regional issues related to data, policy, and sustainability. Submissions are welcome across *six focus areas and four special tracks.* <https://dataforpolicy.org/tracks-2025-europe/>We encourage submissions from a variety of sectors, including policy, academia, and industry, and invite contributions that address both global and regional challenges. For full details on the submission process, please visit the *Submission & Guidelines page <https://dataforpolicy.org/submission-guidelines-for-authors-2025/>*. *Important Dates*: - Submission Deadline: *21 February 2025* - Conference Dates: *12 & 13 June, 2025* We hope you will join us at Leiden University as we explore data’s pivotal role in shaping a more sustainable and inclusive future. For any inquiries, please contact *team(a)dataforpolicy.org* Wishing you a joyful festive season and a happy New Year! Best regards, Pinar Ozgen Community Manager Data for Policy CIC

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Call for Abstracts, Full Papers, and Panels - Data for Policy 2025 - Europe Edition
by Data for Policy 23 Dec '24

23 Dec '24

Dear AOIR Community, We are excited to announce the *Data for Policy 2025 Conference – Europe Edition*, <https://dataforpolicy.org/data-for-policy-2025-europe/> taking place at *Leiden University, The Hague, The Netherlands*, on *12th & 13th June 2025*. This conference will bring together researchers, policymakers, industry experts, and practitioners to explore how data and AI can drive sustainability and inclusion across digital and green transitions. Conference Theme*: “Twin transitions in data and policy for a sustainable and inclusive future”* This year’s conference will focus on the *twin transition*—the convergence of digital and green transformations—and its implications for sustainability across various sectors. Data-driven insights play a crucial role in guiding these transitions, enabling policymakers to design targeted strategies and monitor progress in real-time. This conference invites contributions that address these transitions and the integration of sustainability in policymaking. We are inviting submissions in the following formats: - *Individual Extended Abstracts*: Present preliminary research, innovative ideas, or perspectives on the conference theme and related topics. - *Full Papers*: Provide in-depth analysis or case studies on digital and green transitions. Full papers will undergo an integrated review process for both conference presentation and publication in the *Data & Policy* journal. <https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/data-and-policy/information/author-…> - *Panel Proposals*: Submit pre-configured panels that explore the challenges and opportunities of the twin transitions, as well as regional issues related to data, policy, and sustainability. Submissions are welcome across *six focus areas and four special tracks.* <https://dataforpolicy.org/tracks-2025-europe/>We encourage submissions from a variety of sectors, including policy, academia, and industry, and invite contributions that address both global and regional challenges. For full details on the submission process, please visit the *Submission & Guidelines page <#>*. *Important Dates*: - Submission Deadline: *21 February 2025* - Conference Dates: *12 & 13 June, 2025* We hope you will join us at Leiden University as we explore data’s pivotal role in shaping a more sustainable and inclusive future. For any inquiries, please contact *team(a)dataforpolicy.org* Best regards, Pinar Ozgen Community Manager Data for Policy CIC

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