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CALL FOR PAPERS: 14th International Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems – BCSS 2026
by Sharon Nabwire 16 Oct '25

16 Oct '25

*CALL FOR PAPERS: 14th International Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems – BCSS 2026* Hakodate, Japan https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com/ The 14th Int’l Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems – BCSS 2026 – will be held in conjunction with the 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology in Hakodate, Japan. *Important dates* Submission deadline: January 15, 2026 Notification to authors: February 5, 2026 Final version deadline: February 20, 2026 Event: March 10, 2026 *Description of the event* The Behavior Change Support Systems workshop, BCSS, 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 provide multimodal cues and psycho-physiological feedback for an individual’s change by strengthening emotional, social, and physical presence. Numerous technologies and applications have been developed over the past decades, showing promising results in motivating and supporting people in domains such as health and wellbeing. As a research field, persuasive technology continues to be a crucial link between different sciences, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of systems supporting behavior change and an interdisciplinary approach to their design, implementation, and evaluation. However, the full potential of these technologies shaping behaviors and tracking the progress and outcomes of interventions have not been used to their full potential. This workshop series seeks to shed new light on the various processes of behavior change support systems. Yet, although human-computer interaction is social in nature and people may even see software applications as social actors, it is still surprisingly unclear how these interactions end-up shaping our attitudes and behaviors. Additionally, the pitfalls and potential drawbacks are not yet fully understood. As people interact with these 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 inauguration, the BCSS workshop has emphasized the highly interdisciplinary approach required for developing and implementing such systems. The workshop provides a scholarly forum connecting researchers, practitioners and experts from various scientific disciplines such as information systems science, human-computer interaction, industrial design, and psychology, and application domains such as information security, sustainability, and medicine. This year’s event especially seeks, but is not limited to, submissions that discuss innovative approaches and cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and metaverse in the design, development and implementation of BCSS. The ultimate goal is to create efficient and flexible BCSSs that promote long-term positive user experience. *Paper submission* Scientific papers in two categories are sought for (the submission can be either in CEUR or Springer LNCS format): · Full papers (max 16 pages) · 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*. Authors presenting and publishing an accepted paper in the proceedings are expected to register and participate in the Persuasive Technology conference. *Additional information* For more information about the workshop and the conference, please visit the links: - BCSS workshop web site: https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com/ - Persuasive Technology conference web site: https://2026.persuasivetech.org/ For any questions regarding the event, please contact the Organizing Chair: 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 Brinkman Willem-Paul, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Burri Gram-Hansen Sandra, Aalborg University, Denmark Condori Fernandez Nelly, Universidad Santiago de Compostela, Spain Ekpezu Akon, University of Oulu, Finland Fraser Kieran, PayPal, Ireland Guadagno Rosanna, University of Oulu, Finland Haque Sanaul, LUT University, Finland Iyengar Sriram, University of Arizona, United States Langrial Sitwat, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan Oyibo Kiemute, York University, Canada Ren Xipei, University of Macau, China Sharma Nikita, University of Twente, Netherlands Sittig Scott, University of Louisiana, United States Vlahu-Georgievska Elena, University of Wollongong, Australia Yetim Fahri, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Germany

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DCOSS-IoT 2026 -- Reykjavik, Iceland June 22 to 24 -- Call for Papers
by Leivadeas, Aris 15 Oct '25

15 Oct '25

* Please accept our apologies if you have received multiple copies.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 22nd Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT 2026) https://dcoss.org/ Reykjavik, Iceland June 22-24, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * The DCOSS-IoT series of events are always technically co-sponsored by IEEE, and Proceedings are published by IEEE Xplore. The 22nd International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT 2026) will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, hosted by the University of Iceland. The conference is always co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society and by the IEEE Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (TCPP). The conference was previously known as DCOSS. Starting in 2023, the event is broadening its scope beyond sensor networks to include smart systems in general and the Internet of Things (IoT). The updated name is “Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things” (DCOSS-IoT). In the last few years, we have witnessed significant growth in the use of IoT and distributed sensor systems in several application areas, including smart transportation, smart energy systems, smart homes and buildings, smart healthcare, and environmental monitoring. For smart sensor systems to truly become useful and pervasive, we need to address several research challenges, including the tight integration of sensing and machine intelligence, reliable and efficient networking, interoperability and scalability, the need for dependable autonomy, interaction with humans, and important aspects of security, privacy and trust. DCOSS-IoT focuses on issues arising in the entire IoT and networked sensor systems stack, covering aspects of high-level abstractions, models and languages, communication technologies, novel algorithms and applications, system design approaches and architectures, and tools for simulated and real deployments. Potential authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts demonstrating recent advances in theoretical and experimental research. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * Approaches, tools, and experience of deployment and operation * Artificial Intelligence for IoT * Autonomous systems: closing the loop between sensing and actuation * Complex systems comprising wearable, robotic and/or fixed sensor systems * Cross-layer optimization in 6G-enabled IoT and tactile internet * Cyber-Physical Systems * Design and implementation of real-world applications and systems * Digital immune systems for IoT security and resilience * Edge and fog computing: distributed computing models from sensor to cloud * Energy-autonomous IoT (self-sustaining devices powered by ambient energy harvesting) * Generative AI for IoT data synthesis, simulation, and anomaly detection * Green and environmentally friendly IoT (low power, harvesting, energy management) * Interdisciplinary applications of IoT and Smart Systems * Interoperability, heterogeneity and scalability * IoT and Smart Systems for emerging and developing economies * IoT and Smart Systems for Smart and Connected Communities * IoT and Smart Systems for social computing * IoT for climate change adaptation, carbon monitoring, and sustainability analytics * Large Language Models (LLMs) and foundation models for distributed smart systems * Machine intelligence in distributed sensor systems and real-time analytics * Machine learning and data mining for IoT and Smart Systems * Metaverse and immersive environments powered by IoT and distributed smart systems * Mobile and human-centric sensing * Neuromorphic computing and brain-inspired architectures for IoT edge devices * Novel communication paradigms (e.g., 5G/6G, VLC, DSA) for IoT and Smart Systems * Performance analysis: complexity, correctness, scalability * Privacy-preserving analytics with federated learning and differential privacy in IoT * Robustness, resilience, and dependability of IoT and smart systems * Satellite–terrestrial integration for global IoT connectivity (LEO/GEO constellations) * Security and privacy in IoT and Smart Systems * Sensors and Robots for Internet of Intelligent Things * Smart agriculture * Smart cities * Smart energy, transportation, and water distribution systems * Smart factories * Smart healthcare and digital epidemiology * Smart healthcare to combat epidemics * Smart infrastructures * Smart workspace * Social sensing and crowd sensing techniques, applications, and systems * Time and location management * Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based sensing/communications/networking Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts demonstrating current research on distributed smart systems and IoT related to the aforementioned topics of interest. Please use the US letter size (8.5 X 11 in) standard IEEE conference LaTeX format or Microsoft Word template available on: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html. All submissions should be written in English and have a maximum of eight (8) printed pages, including figures and references. Two (2) additional pages for supplementary material only (such as theorems, proofs, implementation details) are allowed at an extra cost. Starting 2023, DCOSS-IoT follows a double-blind review process. As a result, authors must make a good faith effort to anonymize their submissions. Although submission is double-blind, the existence or availability of non-anonymous preprints (on arXiv or other preprint servers) will not lead to your paper being rejected. Reviewers will be instructed not to look for such preprints actively but encountering them will not constitute a conflict of interest. Papers that do not meet the size, formatting, and anonymization requirements will not be reviewed. We require each paper to be in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and submitted through the EDAS submission system. *** Special Issue and Best Paper Awards *** DCOSS-IoT 2026 will announce a best paper award and a best poster/demo award. Top papers accepted in the conference will be invited to submit an extended version to IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, which will follow expedited review process. *** Important dates *** Abstract Registration Deadline: January 20 2026 Paper Submission Deadline: January 27, 2026 Acceptance Notification: March 28, 2026 Camera Ready Deadline: April 15, 2026 *** Key Organizers *** Technical Program Committee Chairs Eirini-Eleni Tsiropoulou (Arizona State University, USA) Carla Fabiana Chiasserini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) Stefano Secci (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, France) Local Organizers Kristinn Andersen (University of Iceland) Ingibjörg Ólafsdóttir (University of Iceland) Steering Committee Chair Sotiris Nikoletseas (University of Patras and CTI, Greece) Aris Leivadeas | Professor Department of Software and IT Engineering École de technologie supérieure | University of Quebec 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, office A-3415 Montreal, Quebec, H3C 1K3 Tel: 514 396-8800 ext. 8860

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Call for Papers: Data Justice Conference
by Lina Dencik 15 Oct '25

15 Oct '25

Call for Papers Fourth international Data Justice conference: The Datafied State Date: 1-2 June, 2026 Location: Cardiff University in Cardiff, UK Host: Data Justice Lab Although contested and multifaceted, the field of data justice continues to engage critical debates on the societal implications of datafication in all its iterations, from social media to platform capitalism to the current hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI). Much of this focus has been on the potential harm of such technologies on different communities and on the societal shifts associated with their uses by a diverse range of actors. Less focus, perhaps, has been on the way the advent of data-driven technologies has intermingled with and transformed the state. From high-stake uses, such as those revealed in the Snowden leaks, to crisis management as evidenced during the Covid-19 pandemic, to the mundane and everyday delivery of public services, platforms and AI systems a now deeply embedded within roles and functions associated with the state. At the same time, the state has been instrumental in the advancement of datafication and the role that technology, and its providers, now play in society. At a time when governments and technology companies are seen to be closer than ever, examining their relationship and its consequences seems pivotal for our understanding of data justice. This two-day conference will therefore explore the role and transformations of the state in an age of datafication and what this means for social justice and resistance. It will examine the interrelations between data-driven technologies and government, the changing role of corporations, emerging popular responses, and efforts to democratise datafication. Hosted by the Data Justice Lab at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) in the UK, it will bring together international scholars, practitioners and community groups to discuss the nature and implications of the datafied state. Keynote Speakers include: Nick Srnicek, King’s College London, UK Sarah Myers West, AI Now, US Oriana Bernasconi, Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile Submission of abstracts of max 500 words to DataJusticeLab(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:DataJusticeLab@cardiff.ac.uk> Deadline for submissions of abstracts: 31st of December, 2025 Conference registration fees: £175 / £150 (early bird) £125 / £100 students (early bird) Conference registration deadlines: 6th of March 2026 – early bird 17th of April 2026 – final deadline We hope to see you there! -- Professor Lina Dencik University Research Leader in AI Justice Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Goldsmiths, University of London Co-Founder of Data Justice Lab

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Visual Data in a Digital World: Exploring Innovative Methods
by Ofra Klein 15 Oct '25

15 Oct '25

Call for Abstracts Mini-conference: Visual Data in a Digital World: Exploring Innovative Methods 25 November 2025 Erasmus University Rotterdam In an era where staggering volumes of visual data are produced and shared daily across social media, streaming platforms, and digitised archives, the need for innovative methods of analysis has never been greater. The rapid digitisation of museum and archival collections presents exciting new possibilities for research, while also introducing fresh methodological, ethical, and accessibility challenges. This mini-conference, organized by the research cluster The Visual in Media, Culture, Society and History<https://www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/research/research-clusters/visual> at Erasmus University Rotterdam, seeks to bring together scholars from diverse disciplines to critically engage with the study of visual and digital data. Participants will exchange insights, showcase current work, and discuss methodological advances across fields. Key questions include: * How can visual data be analysed? * What are the implications of restricted access to visual and digital materials? * How can interdisciplinary collaboration enhance our understanding of visual culture in the digital age? Submissions are welcome from all disciplines, including media and communication studies, sociology, history, art and visual culture, business, and data science. We invite contributions in the form of: * Short presentations of work in progress * Overviews of pilot studies * Discussion-oriented contributions that raise questions for debate * Completed research papers Please submit a short abstract (up to 200 words, including title) to klein(a)eshcc.eur.nl<mailto:klein@eshcc.eur.nl> by 31 October 2025. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 4 November 2025. Please note that there are no registration fees for the conference; however, we are unable to provide financial support for travel or accommodation. Refreshments will be provided. We look forward to receiving your contributions. With kind regards, Charlotte Bruns & Ofra Klein

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Book Launch “WhatsApp in the World” during the AoIR
by Carol Parreiras 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

Dear colleagues, During the AoIR meeting in Niterói, we will host a launch event for the book "WhatsApp in the World", edited by Sahana Udupa and Herman Wasserman. The launch will take place on October 17, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, at INCT - DSI, at UFF campus (same venue of AoIR). Here is the location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MbHBMnfwd191MsU57 In addition to the presence of the editors, there will be remarks by Afonso Albuquerque, Rafael Grohmann, Carolina Parreiras, Marcelo Santos, and Dani Madrid-Morales. Finally, there will be wine and snacks! You can download the full book here: https://nyupress.org/9781479833276/whatsapp-in-the-world/ We hope to see you there! Best regards, Carol

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CfP for 2026 Policy & Internet Conference
by Nadia Tjahja 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

Dear all, Policy & Internet invites you to join our biennial conference, which will bring together scholars, policymakers, industry leaders and civil society to discuss the most pressing issues shaping our field in the next three years. >From the development and deployment of artificial intelligence to digital sovereignty agendas reshaping geopolitics, the Internet and digital technologies sit at the centre of policy discussions globally. Across issues of platform power, political trust, individual safety and social inclusion, diverse stakeholders are contesting and reconfiguring the rules, infrastructures and power dynamics of the digital sphere. The challenges these issues pose—to democracy, accountability, equity and sustainability—cannot be solved by a single discipline, actor or nation. They require international, interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Bring your ideas, insights and innovations—through papers, panels, workshops, or roundtables—to Sydney in 2026 and help shape the future of Internet policy research and practice. We invite submissions that address the most pressing and current digital society issues, including but not limited to: * Artificial intelligence and algorithmic governance * Digital sovereignty, geopolitics and global governance * Platform power, competition and market regulations * Digital infrastructures and cybersecurity * Trust, democracy and ethics * Inclusion, access, digital participation and online safety * Digital media, communication and societal change * Data governance, privacy and surveillance You are welcome to present work-in-progress papers, empirical or theoretical research, policy analysis, case studies, methodological innovations, and real-world perspectives. All proposed sessions should be designed to maximise discussion and deliberation. ________________________________ Submission guidelines Submit an abstract or one page proposal, including 3-5 keywords and a short ~100 word author biography, to j.gray(a)sydney.edu.au<mailto:j.gray@sydney.edu.au> by 14 February 2026. Outcomes will be notified by 28 February 2026. Questions? Contact Editor-in-Chief, Dr Joanne Gray j.gray(a)sydney.edu.au<mailto:j.gray@sydney.edu.au> Best wishes, Nadia Tjahja, PhD Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Brussels School of Governance | Adjunct Professor & Postdoctoral Researcher https://brussels-school.be/research/digitalisation-democracy-and-innovation United Nations University – CRIS | Co-Coordinator of the Digital Governance Cluster www.cris.unu.edu<http://www.cris.unu.edu/> YOUthDIG Coordinator, European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)<https://www.eurodig.org/> European Regional Editor, Policy & Internet Journal (P&I<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/19442866>)

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Conference CFP (Cries and Whispers: Podcasting and the Promise of Disruption)
by Gerald Sim 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

Conference Call for Papers Cries and Whispers: Podcasting and the Promise of Disruption Feb 20-21, 2026, Florida Atlantic University Keynote Speaker: Jeremy Morris, PhD (UW-Madison) In the wake of what commentators called “the first influencer election” and the midst of what others term the first “podcasting presidency,” this conference takes stock of this millennial media format. How should we define podcasting, situate it in media and technological history, and assess its claim to be “new” media? For Martin Spinelli and Lance Dann, podcasting represents a “transitional moment in the history of audio making and listening. It is a moment in which marginal, DIY…practices burst into…popular consciousness and are taken seriously as more than just a subset of an older medium.” The claim echoes understandings of digital media more broadly as a disruptive and democratizing form that upends tradition and hierarchies of power. But, is it in fact a more slippery phenomenon, a do-it-yourself (DIY) medium that slides between mainstream and underground, algorithmically propelled across a host of social media sites? This conference aims to platform new research on podcasting that undercuts the countercultural and upstart connotations of DIY and other spreadable practices. Specifically, this conference spotlights the full range of podcasting’s perils and possibilities in light of current controversies. Proposal Deadline: OCTOBER 15, 2025 For full details and link to submission portal, please go to the conference website<https://criesandwhispers2026.wordpress.com>.

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Apply to the Ofcom x TIP Policy Workshop in London: future directions for academic research, 19th November (Registration deadline 24th October)
by Liam McLoughlin 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

Dear Friends, The Technology, Internet, & Policy Group (TIP - https://psatip.uk/) at the UK’s Political Studies Association are hosting a free joint research/policy workshop with Ofcom (the UK’s broadcasting, internet, & telecommunications regulator) on the 19th November, which I think is relevant to many of you. If you’re able to make it, I strongly recommend it. The registration date is soon, so please apply early. ------ Apply to the Ofcom x TIP Policy Workshop in London: future directions for academic research, 19th November (DEADLINE 24th October) ## Ofcom and the Political Studies Association’s Technology, Internet and Policy group (TIP) are teaming up to deliver an event focusing on academic research in online safety technology and policy. Ofcom’s role is central to how the United Kingdom’s communications, media, and online sectors are regulated. In this capacity, it works with a range of stakeholders, including academics, as part of their knowledge exchange process to inform policy decisions. This event invites you to explore how you can take part in this process with your research to expand the impact of your work, potentially present your work on the day, and create links for future research impact. Participation is free, and on the day, catering will be provided. The event will be structured across three key areas: • Share research interests and ideas • Learn about Ofcom’s research priorities and approaches to academic engagement • Network with peers to foster future collaborations Date: Wednesday 19 November, 11:00 - 16:00 Location: Ofcom’s London office, Riverside House There are a small number of travel bursaries for early career attendees provided by the Technology, Internet and Policy (TIP) group and the Political Studies Association to support with travel costs to London. Please select this option with your submission if you wish to be considered. As places are limited, interested participants are invited to complete the short form below outlining their research interests. If the event is oversubscribed, attendance will be prioritised for researchers with the most relevant interest to core Ofcom areas (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/o…) Please note that participation is restricted to academic researchers. The deadline for submissions is 24 October, and spaces will be confirmed by 31 October. REGISTRATION LINK: https://ofcom.eventogy.com/c/technologyinternetandpolicyandofcomfuturedirec… --- Best wishes, Liam Dr Liam McLoughlin Senior Lecturer in Politics Department of History, Geography, & Social Sciences Edge Hill University 📧 Liam.McLoughlin(a)EdgeHill.ac.uk ☁️ BSky: leelum.bsky.social Technology, Internet, & Policy (TIP) Specialist Group Convenor Website: https://www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/technology-internet-and-policy-tip ________________________________ Edge Hill University<http://ehu.ac.uk/home/emailfooter> Modern University of the Year, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022<http://ehu.ac.uk/tef/emailfooter> University of the Year, Educate North 2021/21 ________________________________ This message is private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and remove it from your system. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Edge Hill or associated companies. Edge Hill University may monitor email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of security and business communications during staff absence.<http://ehu.ac.uk/itspolicies/emailfooter>

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The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026): First Combo Call for Workshop Papers
by Announce 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

*** First Combo Call for Workshop Papers *** 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). Although the submission deadline for the main conference is now over, we welcome the submission of papers to a number of workshops that will be held as part of IUI 2026. A list of these workshops, with a short description and the workshops' websites for further information, follows below. AgentCraft: Workshop on Agentic AI Systems Development (full-day workshop) Organizers: Karthik Dinakar (Pienso), Justin D. Weisz (IBM Research), Henry Lieberman (MIT CSAIL), Werner Geyer (IBM Research) URL: https://agentcraft-iui.github.io/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Ambitious efforts are underway to build AI agents powered by large language models across many domains. Despite emerging frameworks, key challenges remain: autonomy, reasoning, unpredictable behavior, and consequential actions. Developers struggle to comprehend and debug agent behaviors, as well as determine when human oversight is needed. Intelligent interfaces that enable meaningful oversight of agentic plans, decisions, and actions are needed to foster transparency, build trust, and manage complexity. We will explore interfaces for mixed-initiative collaboration during agent development and deployment, design patterns for debugging agent behaviors, strategies for determining developer control and oversight, and evaluation methods grounding agent performance in real-world impact. AI CHAOS! 1st Workshop on the Challenges for Human Oversight of AI Systems (full-day workshop) Organizers: Tim Schrills (University of Lübeck), Patricia Kahr (University of Zurich), Markus Langer (University of Freiburg), Harmanpreet Kaur (University of Minnesota), Ujwal Gadiraju (Delft University of Technology) URL: https://sites.google.com/view/aichaos/iui-2026?authuser=0<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> As AI permeates high-stakes domains—healthcare, autonomous driving, criminal justice —failures can endanger safety and rights. Human oversight is vital to mitigate harm, yet methods and concepts remain unclear despite regulatory mandates. Poorly designed oversight risks false safety and blurred accountability. This interdisciplinary workshop unites AI, HCI, psychology, and regulation research to close this gap. Central questions are: How can systems enable meaningful oversight? Which methods convey system states and risks? How can interventions scale? Through papers, talks, and interactive discussions, participants will map challenges, define stakeholder roles, survey tools, methods, and regulations, and set a collaborative research agenda. CURE 2026: Communicating Uncertainty to foster Realistic Expectations via Human- Centered Design (half-day workshop) Organizers: Jasmina Gajcin (IBM Research), Jovan Jeromela (Trinity College Dublin), Joel Wester (Aalborg University), Sarah Schömbs (University of Melbourne), Styliani Kleanthous (Open University of Cyprus), Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy (IBM Research), Hanna Hauptmann (Utrecht University), Rifat Mehreen Amin (LMU Munich) URL: https://cureworkshop.github.io/cure-2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Communicating system uncertainty is essential for achieving transparency and can help users calibrate their trust in, reliance on, and expectations from an AI system. However, uncertainty communication is plagued by challenges such as cognitive biases, numeracy skills, calibrating risk perception, and increased cognitive load, with research finding that lay users can struggle to interpret probabilities and uncertainty visualizations. HealthIUI 2026: Workshop on Intelligent and Interactive Health User Interfaces (half-day workshop) Organizers: Peter Brusilovsky (University of Pittsburgh), Behnam Rahdari (Stanford University), Shriti Raj (Stanford University), Helma Torkamaan (TU Delft) URL: https://healthiui.github.io/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> As AI transforms health and care, integrating Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) in wellness applications offers substantial opportunities and challenges. This workshop brings together experts from HCI, AI, healthcare, and related fields to explore how IUIs can enhance long-term engagement, personalization, and trust in health systems. Emphasis is on interdisciplinary approaches to create systems that are advanced, responsive to user needs, mindful of context, ethics, and privacy. Through presentations, discussions, and collaborative sessions, participants will address key challenges and propose solutions to drive health IUI innovation. MIRAGE: Misleading Impacts Resulting from AI-Generated Explanations (full-day workshop) Organizers: Simone Stumpf (University of Glasgow), Upol Ehsan (Northeastern University), Elizabeth M. Daly (IBM Research), Daniele Quercia (Nokia Bell Labs) URL: https://mirage-workshop.github.io<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Explanations from AI systems can illuminate, yet they can misguide. MIRAGE at IUI tackles pitfalls and dark patterns in AI explanations. Evidence now shows that explanations may inflate unwarranted trust, warp mental models, and obscure power asymmetries—even when designers intend no harm. We classify XAI harms as Dark Patterns (intentional, e.g., trust-boosting placebos) and Explainability Pitfalls (unintended effects without manipulative intent). These harms include error propagation (model risks), over-reliance (interaction risks), and false security (systemic risks). We convene an interdisciplinary group to define, detect, and mitigate these risks. MIRAGE shifts focus to safe explanations, advancing accountable, human-centered AI. PARTICIPATE-AI: Exploring the Participatory Turn in Citizen-Centred AI (half-day workshop) Organizers: Pam Briggs (Northumbria University), Cristina Conati (University of British Columbia), Shaun Lawson (Northumbria University), Kyle Montague (Northumbria University), Hugo Nicolau (University of Lisbon), Ana Cristina Pires (University of Lisbon), Sebastien Stein (University of Southampton), John Vines (University of Edinburgh) URL: https://sites.google.com/view/participate-ai/workshop<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> This workshop explores value alignment for participatory AI, focusing on interfaces and tools that bridge citizen participation and technical development. As AI systems increasingly impact society, meaningful and actionable citizen input in their development becomes critical. However, current participatory approaches often fail to influence actual AI systems, with citizen values becoming trivialized. This workshop will address challenges such as risk articulation, value evolution, democratic legitimacy, and the translation gap between community input and system implementation. Topics include value elicitation within different communities, critical analysis of failed participatory attempts, and methods for making citizen concerns actionable for developers. SHAPEXR: Shaping Human-AI-Powered Experiences in XR (full-day workshop) Organizers: Giuseppe Caggianese (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for High-Performance Computing and Networking Napoli), Marta Mondellini (National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Intelligent Industrial Systems and Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing, Lecco), Nicola Capece (University of Basilicata), Mario Covarrubias (Politecnico di Milano), Gilda Manfredi (University of Basilicata) URL: https://shapexr.icar.cnr.it<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> This workshop explores how eXtended Reality (XR) can serve as a multimodal interface for AI systems, including LLMs and conversational agents. It focuses on designing adaptive, human-centered XR environments that incorporate speech, gesture, gaze, and haptics for seamless interaction. Main topics include personalization, accessibility, cognitive load, trust, and ethics in AI-driven XR experiences. Through presentations, discussions, and collaborative sessions, the workshop aims to establish a subcommunity within IUI to develop a roadmap that includes design principles and methodologies for inclusive and adaptive intelligent interfaces, enhancing human capabilities across various domains, such as healthcare, education, and collaborative environments. TRUST-CUA: Trustworthy Computer-Using Generalist Agents for Intelligent User Interfaces (full-day workshop) Organizers: Toby Jia-Jun Li (University of Notre Dame), Segev Shlomov (IBM Research), Xiang Deng (Scale AI), Ronen Brafman (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Avi Yaeli (IBM Research) Zora (Zhiruo) Wang (Carnegie Mellon University) URL: https://sites.google.com/view/trust-cuaiui26/home<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Computer-Using Agents (CUAs) are moving from point automations to generalist agents acting across GUIs, browsers, APIs, and CLIs—raising core IUI questions of trust, predictability, and control. This workshop advances trustworthy-by-design CUAs through human-centered methods: mixed-initiative interaction, explanation and sensemaking, risk/uncertainty communication, and recovery/rollback UX. Outcomes include (1) a practical TRUST-CUA checklist for oversight, consent, and auditing, (2) a user-centered evaluation profile (“CUBench-IUI,” e.g., predictability, oversight effort, time-to-recovery, policy-aligned success), and (3) curated design patterns and open challenges for deployable, accountable agentic interfaces. Important Dates • Paper Submission: 19 December, 2025 • Notification: February 2, 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 Workshop and Tutorial Chairs • Karthik Dinakar, Pienso Inc, USA • Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA • Patricia Kahr, Eindhoven University of Zurich, Switzerland • Antonela Tommasel, ISISTAN, CONICET-UNCPBA, JKU, Argentina, Austria

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Help us collect university AI policies and guidelines?
by amarkham＠gmail.com 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

Dear AoIR-ists, Some of us at the [1]Futures + Literacies + Methods Lab are starting a new short turnaround analysis of sociotechnical imaginaries regarding GenAI in higher education. We are seeking your help to crowdsource GenAI policy and/or guidelines documents from universities around the world to identify common trends or themes. Please contribute! Why? In an effort to respond to the evolving landscape of the use of Gen AI for knowledge-making processes, Universities are rapidly revising or developing new policies to adapt to GenAI use by students, educators, staff, and researchers. How do these documents situate and imagine AI in the context of higher education, knowledge production, and epistemic authority? How to contribute: Donated documents for analysis could be in the form of links to publicly accessible documents or pages, or an uploaded copy of a webpage or document in PDF We are collecting links on this google document: [2]https://bit.ly/Uni-policies-AI-crowdsourcing (includes a form if you want to upload documents; does not require any login) Note: Analytical findings be aggregated. We don’t seek to highlight particular universities and their policies, but rather, to identify trends. We do not identify this as a high-risk or ethically problematic study, but a scoping study with good potential to help share common frames, build stronger policies, and identify potential pitfalls in how AI is being framed in the context of higher education. Not sure what to donate? Anything. Any policy or guideline material from your university is useful for us. Documentation can be: --partial, in progress, or complete --New or old --university-wide or faculty/discipline-specific --Any language We will do the work of sorting everything once we see how many and what type of documents we are getting from this snowball sampling method. Read more here: [3]https://fll.pubpub.org/pub/9800nz5w/release/4 If you want to be involved in the study in some way, or be informed of the results of our analysis, drop a line to [4]admin(a)futureliteracieslab.org Thanks in advance, and please feel free to share this request for participation. Warm regards from, and with ultimate FOMO about not being at the conference this week in Brazil, annette Annette N. Markham (she/her) | Chair Professor of Media Literacies and Public Engagement | Utrecht University | [5]Department of Media and Culture Studies | Faculty of Humanities | Muntstraat 2a, 3512 EV Utrecht | Room 2.04 | [6]a.n.markham(a)uu.nl | [7]www.uu.nl/staff/anmarkham | professional website: [8]https://annettemarkham.com References 1. https://fll.pubpub.org/ 2. https://bit.ly/Uni-policies-AI-crowdsourcing 3. https://fll.pubpub.org/pub/9800nz5w/release/4 4. mailto:admin@futureliteracieslab.org 5. https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/department-of-media-and-culture-studies 6. mailto:a.n.markham@uu.nl 7. http://www.uu.nl/staff/anmarkham 8. https://annettemarkham.com/

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