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EXTENDED DEADLINE: IR4U2@SIGIR 2025 - Workshop on Information Retrieval for Understudied Users

by Noemi Mauro

**** PLEASE, EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS **** Call For Papers CFP for the 2nd Workshop on Information Retrieval for Understudied Users (IR4U2) - Bridging User-centered AI with IR: Making Information Retrieval Accessible for All Please join us at IR4U2, co-located with the 48th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, which will take place 13th-18th July 2025 in Padua, Italy. Important dates All the deadlines are set at 11:59 PM AoE. - Submission: May 4, 2025 - Submission: April 23, 2025 - Author notification: May 21, 2025 - Camera-ready: June 1, 2025 - Workshop day: July 17, 2025 Information Retrieval (IR) remains an active, fast-paced area of research. Nevertheless, most advancements in this domain have primarily favored what we might term 'conventional' users, such as adults from the global north. We envision IR4U2 as a forum to spotlight research and industry efforts that, while sparse, consider diverse, and often understudied, user groups. Among these groups, we find, for example, older adults, young children and adolescents, individuals afflicted by mental health disorders, users with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), individuals with intellectual disabilities, or those with specific learning needs. In this second iteration of IR4U2, we will focus more specifically on a **user-centred AI perspective**, which we believe is vital for informing the design, development, and assessment of IR systems that thoughtfully address the diverse needs of understudied populations, ensuring genuine accessibility and inclusivity. We aim to • Build, extend and maintain a community involving multi-disciplinary Ph.D. students, academics, and industry practitioners aiming to advance understanding of core (AI for) IR technology and its impact on a broad range of understudied users. • Take inventory of the different kinds of use cases, research work, ongoing efforts, and existing resources while reflecting on the progress made since the last IR4U2 iteration. • Define guidelines to promote user-centric design of IR systems. • Outline a general approach to facilitate research endeavors driven by and at the service of specific user groups IR4U2 will be a highly participatory, full-day, in-person workshop. This will involve informal interactions, facilitated group work, and brief presentations of accepted contributions. These contributions will help construct a snapshot of the current works in this area. Topics of interest include: - User-centered design of IR algorithms for understudied users - User-centric design of user interfaces for IR for understudied users - The use of AI for enhancing IR systems for understudied users - The positive and negative impact of AI on IR for understudied users - User modeling to enable IR and recommendation technologies tailored to understudied populations - Data collection and benchmark development of IR catering to understudied populations. - IR applications targeting understudied populations - IR techniques in the era of LLM and generative models with and for understudied populations This is not an exhaustive list, as we are also interested in contributions discussing challenges inherent to designing IR technology at the service of understudied user groups–from the need for multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder collaborations to how to build datasets. Submissions: Peer reviewed contributions. These include research papers presenting empirical explorations, user studies, and/or new algorithms related to the open problems listed in topics of interest, as well as position/vision contributions discussing uses cases, challenges, and future research directions. These contributions should be submitted on EasyChair ( https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=ir4u20) at least 4 pages, but up to 12 (excluding references) formatted in CEURART’s single-column template ( https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/one-column-layout-template-for-sub…). Accepted contributions will be presented at the workshop and published in workshop proceedings. Editorially-reviewed contributions. To enable potential attendees to articulate their views on the topics of the workshop, share already-published works, bring awareness to ongoing European projects in this area, etc., we ask the submission of a short extended abstract. This type of informal submission (via this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoz0WWHx_0EXcPc9AZOTw6zx07gSolQ61… ) will be editorially reviewed by workshop organizers to gauge fit as well as themes of interest for group discussions. Accepted contributions will be presented at the workshop, but not published in the proceedings. At least one author of each accepted paper must register and attend the workshop. Please feel free to reach out to the ir4u2.research(a)gmail.com with questions. For further information, see https://ir4u2workshop.wixsite.com/ir4u2-2. Organizers: Noemi Mauro, University of Turin, Italy Angelo Geninatti Cossatin, University of Turin, Italy Sole Pera, TU Delft, The Netherlands Federica Cena, University of Turin, Italy Theo Huibers, University of Twente, The Netherlands Monica Landoni, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Emiliana Murgia, Università di Genova, Italy

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[Two Weeks Left] IEEE Cyber Humanities (IEEE CH 2025) International Conference: Call for papers

by Ilaria Torre

*** Please accept our apologies for cross-postings *** ==================================================== C a l l F o r P a p e r s 2025 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Humanities (IEEE CH 2025) Florence, Italy • Hybrid Conference | September 8–10, 2025 https://www.ieee-ch.org/<https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieee-ch.org%2F&e=ed7a584b…> ==================================================== The IEEE International Conference on Cyber Humanities is an annual event sponsored by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) Society. DESCRIPTION & SCOPE ------------------- It focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of technologies applied to Social Science and Humanities (SSH) that includes Arts, Heritage, History, Archeology, Linguistics, Libraries, and so forth. SSH Is now considered as a Critical and Complex Human-Cyber-Physical Ecosystem that needs preservation, protection, valorization and resilience for the future generations. The conference explores novel concepts, technologies, solutions and applications along the digital continuum including digitization, curation, preservation, security, reuse and dissemination of Digital Cultural Assets. KEYNOTES SPEKAER ------------------ Moshe Vardi (Rice Univ.) Sally Chambers (British Library/DARIAH-EU) Ernesto Damiani (Khalifa University/Univ. Milan) Pietro Liò (Cambridge Univ.) Massimo Bernaschi (GARR/IAC-CNR) Ines Vodopivec (AI4LAM/Nova University) TOPICS OF INTEREST ------------------ Prospective authors are encouraged to submit previously unpublished contributions from a broad range of topics, which include but are not limited to the following (more info about the topics on www.ieee-ch.org<https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieee-ch.org%2F&e=ed7a584b&…>): T1 Digitization & Monitoring › Multimodal digitization (3D scanning, photogrammetry, multispectral imaging, X-ray..) › Multispectral Imaging for Non-invasive Analysis of Cultural Artifacts › High-Resolution Digitization of Cultural Assets (Manuscripts, Complex Surface Materials,..) › UAV based digitization, Performing Art digitization › AI-based OCR & text recognition T2-Processing & Curation › Semantic-aware representation of multi-dimensional digital artefacts; › Digital Curation of VR/AR/MR › Participatory Digital Curation › Provenance, Trust, Chain of custody, Reputation, Persistent Identifiers › Metadata/paradata generation and quality › Automatic knowledge extraction and Indexing › NLP, NER, Machine Translation › FAIR Data T3-Storage & Preservation › Preserving Digital twins of Cultural Assets › Blockchain based preservation › Intelligent Self-preserved digital objects › AI-driven preservation, AI models preservation › Long-term Storage Solutions, 5D Optical Storage › Techniques for Accessing Obsolete Digital Formats › Advanced Compression Algorithms for preservation › Preserving multimodal data, big data, transient data › Trusted Digital Repository T4-Protection & Security › Cyber-threat intelligence, OSINT › Cyber Resilience › Cyber-crime detection, Cyber Defense › Cryptography, Watermarking, False artifacts detection › Privacy, Data protection, IPR, DRM › Forensic solutions › Post-quantum security T5-Retrieval & Analysis › AI based Information access and retrieval; › Semantic search, Linked data, interoperability › Knowledge Graph, LLM based search & analysis/ RAG › HMI/US novel approaches › Vectoral Database › Knowledge Discovery and Data mining › Semantic deep learning T6-Reuse & Valorization › Multimedia Digital Library/Archives › Virtual Museums/ Exhibitions › Cultural Information Systems › Digital Archeology, Digital Public History › 3D/Holography › Virtual restoration, Virtual Assistant › Generative AI in digital arts › Interactive storytelling and gamification › VR, AR, MX reality environments; › UX, Design4All and Heritage Accessibly › Intelligent/Smart Contents publishing T7-SSH Research Infrastructures › Green Computing and Sustainability Models › RIs Standardization, Consolidation and Alignment › RIs Nodes and Resources Interoperability › RIs and the European Research Area (EOSC) › Innovative Cross domain Services and Environments › Descriptive and executable Scientific Workflows › Cloud Computing / Ubiquitous Computing for SSH › RIs dependability and resilience T8-Ethical & Legal Aspects › AI Explainability and Ethical AI › Transparency and Explicability; › Digital Literacy; › Automation and Legal Responsibility; › Human Centered Design; › Automation, Privacy and Public Responsibility; › AI and Social responsibility; › Biases in AI based translation, Responsible LLM T9-Societal & Educational Aspects › Humanities Education and Digital Literacy › Digital Divide and Discrimination › Cyber Humanities for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; › AI for Cultural and Creative Industries › Public Engagement and Citizen Science; › Democracy and Social Impact; › Tools for Education and Digital Literacy; › Digital Heritage driven Democracy and Diplomacy › Computational Social Science The complete list of topics can be found at the IEEE CH web site and the call for papers page: http://www.ieee-ch.org<https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieee-ch.org%2F&e=ed7a584b&…> IMPORTANT DATES --------------- Paper submission deadline: May 5, 2025 Authors’ notification: May 20, 2025 Camera-ready submission: May 28, 2025 Registration deadline (authors): May 30, 2025 -- Ilaria Torre Associate Professor, University of Genoa, IT Department of Computer Science, Bio-engineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering Head of the MSc in Digital Humanities - Interactive systems and digital media, Polytechnic School Office +39 010 3532818 Email ilaria.torre(a)unige.it<mailto:ilaria.torre@unige.it>

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19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025): Second Call for Journal First Papers

by Announce

*** Second Call for Journal First Papers *** 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 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). ECSA 2025 enriches its partnership with more journals and opportunities than ever before, to incorporate journal-first papers into its program. The journals are: - Journal of Systems and Software (JSS) - IEEE Software - Information & Software Technology (IST) - Transaction on Software Engineering (TSE) We invite authors of journal papers accepted by JSS, IEEE Software, IST, or TSE since December 1, 2023 to submit their work for presentation at ECSA 2025, which will allow authors of journal-first papers to present their work to the community. SCOPE A journal-first paper submitted to ECSA 2025 must adhere to the following criteria: • The paper must have been accepted after peer review by one between JSS, IEEE Software, IST or TSE. • The paper is in the scope of the conference. • The paper has not been presented at and is not under consideration for journal-first programs of other conferences. PAPER SUBMISSION We invite authors of papers that meet the above criteria to submit a proposal that includes a summary of the original paper that highlights the contributions, motivates the relevance for the ECSA, and briefly discusses how the work has developed after the original publication - if it is the case. Please include the DOI of the original journal paper. ECSA offers an opportunity to disseminate your work to a broader community audience. The submission must be 3-4 pages long and conform to the Springer LNCS style (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…). Accepted submissions will be invited to present at the conference. The track chairs will write a summary of the accepted submissions that will be included in the conference proceedings. Proposals must be submitted via the online EasyChair submission site for the ECSA 2025 conference, selecting the "Journal First" Track: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ecsa2025 . EVALUATION Authors will be invited to present their paper at ECSA 2025 if it meets the above criteria. Please note that we plan to include as many journal-first papers as possible in the ECSA main program. However, if we receive an exceptionally high number of submissions, we may have to prioritize presentation proposals according to their fit to the conference theme and sessions structure. As the papers have already been reviewed and accepted by a journal, we will not review the submission for technical content; instead, we will focus on the track’s criteria. PRESENTATION ECSA 2025 is planned to be an in-person/physical conference. The journal-first paper presentations are part of the ECSA conference’s main program. As a journal-first presenter, you will benefit from the conference presentation in many ways, such as, outreach to a broader audience and interactions and discussions with peers. At least one author of each submission accepted for the journal-first program must register and attend the conference to present the paper. IMPORTANT DATES • Paper submission: May 23, 2025 • Acceptance notification: June 20, 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 Journal First Track Chairs • Jesper Andersson, Linnaeus University, Sweden • Romina Spalazzese, Malmö University, Sweden

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Auguri di una serena Pasqua

by Giuliana VITIELLO

Care/i Tutte/i, Nell'augurare a voi e alle vostre famiglie una serena Pasqua, vi ricordo dell'appuntamento del capitolo italiano CHItaly2025 https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it, che quest'anno si terrà a Salerno dal 6 al 10 ottobre. Spero che contribuirete numerosi! Giuliana PS Chi dovesse venire a CHI in Giappone si faccia sentire :-) --- Prof. Giuliana Vitiello, PhD Director HCI-UsE Lab Department of Computer Science University of Salerno Italy phone +39 089 963317 cell +39 3666758965 https:// <https://docenti.unisa.it/003730/home> docenti.unisa.it/giuliana.vitiello

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International Student Design Contest @ SLERD 2025 - deadline extension

by Carlo Giovannella

/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= Invite your students (bachelor, master and Ph)D to live the fantastic experience of the 6th edition of the contest and get academic recognition that can elevate their profile **International Student Design Contest (2025) * */@// //10th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development// / June 12-13, 2025 /*https://www.slerd.org/contest/*/ video presentation <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW3ZdvI26u4&t=31s> of the contest /========================================================= /* DEADLINE EXTENSION -> April 30th 2025* (new hard deadline)* * /=========================================================/ Contacts:slerd25-contest@utt.fr <mailto:slerd25-contest@utt.fr>or aslerd.org(a)gmail.com ========================================================= /Winner: /will be awarded with 500 € grant /Finalists: /all have the opportunities to attend the conference for free and present their projects in front of an international audience of experts. ========================================================= *DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT and GOALS* Smart Learning Ecosystems should perform at best on all the dimensions that contribute to the well-being of students and all players involved in the development of a learning process: /infrastructures, food, environment, info/admin services, mobility, safety, social interaction, satisfaction, challenges, self-fulfillment/. Being inspired by the flow theory and by the Maslow’s pyramid, we can state that: ecosystems are smart when /“individuals that take part in the local processes achieve a high level of skills and, at the same time, are also strongly motivated and engaged by continuous and adequate challenges, provided that their primary needs are reasonably satisfied”./ The smartness of learning ecosystems, thus, is not created merely through the availability of digital infrastructures and applications. When technologies are both available and adopted enthusiastically, they can start to make a difference in both simplifying and accelerating progress toward the achievement of system smartness. One has to keep in mind, however, that technologies are smart not because they are capable of replacing human reasoning but, rather because they can help towards achieving a people centered smartness, through streamlining mundane organisational tasks, and enhancing the skills of all actors involved in learning processes. Our duty, with the help of technology, is to support learning ecosystems (formal, informal, non-formal) to develop their people centered smartness towards becoming incubators of social innovation and engines of sustainable regional development./Smartness is a goal/ and we can support our learning ecosystems along the process to achieve it by proposing solutions capable to solve or mitigate problems that prevent the learning ecosystems to be people centered. We expect students, wishing to take part in the contest, to analyze their learning ecosystem, detect problems and find solutions that can help their, and as well other learning ecosystems, to get smarter. Proposals submitted to this call are expected to address thesame general themes of the call for papers of the conference, namely: * places for smart education, * people in place centered design for smart education, * supportive learning technologies and tools for smart education. ========================================== Important dates: --------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline for ideas submission to slerd25-contest(a)utt.fr <mailto:slerd25-contest@utt.fr>: *April **30th, 2025 (extended deadline)* • Selection of the best 3 proofs of concepts and prototypes (finsalists): May 15th, 2025 • Presentation and demo at SLERD 2025 and winner announcement: June 12th and 13th, 2025 ========================================== ========================================== Early bird registration to the main conference, SLERD 2025, is now open: https://www.slerd.org/registration-form/ *Deadline for early bird registration to SLERD 2025: May 15th* SLERD 2025 is featuring the keynotes by: /*Charles B. Hodges (Georgia Southern University)*/ /*EVOLVING LABELS, CONSISTENT ROOTS: THE LASTING POWER OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN*/ /* *//*Helen Crompton (ODUGlobal & Old Dominion University)*/ /*AFFORDANCES and LIMITATIONS of GENERATIVE AI in EDUCATION*/ /* */and more ... stay tuned! ==========================================

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CFP: IR4U2@SIGIR 2025 - Workshop on Information Retrieval for Understudied Users

by Noemi Mauro

**** PLEASE, EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS **** Call For Papers CFP for the 2nd Workshop on Information Retrieval for Understudied Users (IR4U2) - Bridging User-centered AI with IR: Making Information Retrieval Accessible for All Please join us at IR4U2, co-located with the 48th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, which will take place 13th-18th July 2025 in Padua, Italy Information Retrieval (IR) remains an active, fast-paced area of research. Nevertheless, most advancements in this domain have primarily favored what we might term 'conventional' users, such as adults from the global north. We envision IR4U2 as a forum to spotlight research and industry efforts that, while sparse, consider diverse, and often understudied, user groups. Among these groups, we find, for example, older adults, young children and adolescents, individuals afflicted by mental health disorders, users with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), individuals with intellectual disabilities, or those with specific learning needs. In this second iteration of IR4U2, we will focus more specifically on a **user-centred AI perspective**, which we believe is vital for informing the design, development, and assessment of IR systems that thoughtfully address the diverse needs of understudied populations, ensuring genuine accessibility and inclusivity. We aim to • Build, extend and maintain a community involving multi-disciplinary Ph.D. students, academics, and industry practitioners aiming to advance understanding of core (AI for) IR technology and its impact on a broad range of understudied users. • Take inventory of the different kinds of use cases, research work, ongoing efforts, and existing resources while reflecting on the progress made since the last IR4U2 iteration. • Define guidelines to promote user-centric design of IR systems. • Outline a general approach to facilitate research endeavors driven by and at the service of specific user groups IR4U2 will be a highly participatory, full-day, in-person workshop. This will involve informal interactions, facilitated group work, and brief presentations of accepted contributions. These contributions will help construct a snapshot of the current works in this area. Topics of interest include: - User-centered design of IR algorithms for understudied users - User-centric design of user interfaces for IR for understudied users - The use of AI for enhancing IR systems for understudied users - The positive and negative impact of AI on IR for understudied users - User modeling to enable IR and recommendation technologies tailored to understudied populations - Data collection and benchmark development of IR catering to understudied populations. - IR applications targeting understudied populations - IR techniques in the era of LLM and generative models with and for understudied populations This is not an exhaustive list, as we are also interested in contributions discussing challenges inherent to designing IR technology at the service of understudied user groups–from the need for multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder collaborations to how to build datasets. Submissions: Peer reviewed contributions. These include research papers presenting empirical explorations, user studies, and/or new algorithms related to the open problems listed in topics of interest, as well as position/vision contributions discussing uses cases, challenges, and future research directions. These contributions should be submitted on EasyChair ( https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=ir4u20) at least 4 pages, but up to 12 (excluding references) formatted in CEURART’s single-column template ( https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/one-column-layout-template-for-sub…). Accepted contributions will be presented at the workshop and published in workshop proceedings. Editorially-reviewed contributions. To enable potential attendees to articulate their views on the topics of the workshop, share already-published works, bring awareness to ongoing European projects in this area, etc., we ask the submission of a short extended abstract. This type of informal submission (via this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoz0WWHx_0EXcPc9AZOTw6zx07gSolQ61… ) will be editorially reviewed by workshop organizers to gauge fit as well as themes of interest for group discussions. Accepted contributions will be presented at the workshop, but not published in the proceedings. Important dates All the deadlines are set at 11:59 PM AoE. - Submission: April 23, 2025 - Author notification: May 21, 2025 - Camera-ready: June 1, 2025 - Workshop day: July 17, 2025 At least one author of each accepted paper must register and attend the workshop. Please feel free to reach out to the ir4u2.research(a)gmail.com with questions. For further information, see https://ir4u2workshop.wixsite.com/ir4u2-2. Organizers: Noemi Mauro, University of Turin, Italy Angelo Geninatti Cossatin, University of Turin, Italy Sole Pera, TU Delft, The Netherlands Federica Cena, University of Turin, Italy Theo Huibers, University of Twente, The Netherlands Monica Landoni, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Emiliana Murgia, Università di Genova, Italy

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The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026): First Call for Papers and Workshop & Tutorial Proposals

by Announce

*** First Call for Papers and Workshop & Tutorial Proposals *** The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026) 17-20 March, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/saner-2026 The 33rd edition of the IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering (SANER 2026) invites high-quality submissions of papers describing original and unpublished research results. We encourage submissions describing various types of research, including empirical, theoretical, and tool-oriented studies. TOPICS OF INTEREST The topics of the submissions should be of direct interest to the software analysis, evolution, and reengineering community (including researchers, practitioners, educators). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • AI for Software Engineering and Software Engineering for AI (see note below); • Generative AI and LLM applied to analysis, evolution and reengineering of software; • Software Analysis, Parsing, and Fact Extraction; • Software Maintenance and Evolution, Evolution Analysis; • Software Reverse Engineering and Reengineering; • Program Comprehension; • Software Architecture Recovery and Reverse Architecting; • Program Transformation and Refactoring; • Mining Software Repositories and Software Analytics; • Software Visualization; • Software Reconstruction and Migration; • Program Repair; • Software Release Engineering, Continuous Integration and Delivery; • Software Tools for Software Evolution and Maintenance; • Human factors and legal aspects in the context of Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering • Empirical studies on all the above topics; • Education related to all of the above topics. Papers involving AI must either (a) concern a software system as a whole, or a subsystem, and not simply its AI or ML component, (b) consider software engineering artifacts, (c) target a novel context for a software engineering task, or (d) study human, social, socio-technical, and organizational aspects in the development of AI-intensive software systems (see also “Scoping Software Engineering for AI: The TSE Perspective”, 10.1109/TSE.2024.3470368). Other papers may fit more AI- or ML-specialized venues instead. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer review process and will be selected based on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. Submissions must be original, not published, accepted, or under review elsewhere. All submissions must be in PDF format and conform to the IEEE Conference Proceedings Formatting Guidelines. • Research Track: Submissions should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages reserved for references only). • Industrial Papers Track: Submissions should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages reserved for references only) for full papers; talk proposals should not exceed 2 pages. • Short Papers and Posters Track: Submissions should not exceed 6 pages (including all text, figures, references, and appendices); posters should not exceed 2 pages. • Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track: Submissions should not exceed 6 pages (with the last 1 page reserved for references only). • Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track: Submissions should not exceed 5 pages for appendices to conference submissions or previous work and should not exceed 12 pages for new reproducibility studies and new descriptions of negative results (with the last 2 pages reserved for references only). • Tool Demo Track: Submissions should not exceed 5 pages. • Journal-First Papers Track: Submissions should not exceed 1 page (for the main submission). • Registered Report Track: Submissions should not exceed 7 pages (with the last 1 page reserved for references only). Important Note: Research, Short Papers and Posters, ERA, and RENE Tracks follow a double- anonymous review process. SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUE Authors of selected research papers accepted at SANER 2026 will be invited to submit revised, extended versions of their manuscripts for a special issue featured by Springer’s Empirical Software Engineering Journal (EMSE). The best papers from the conference will be awarded. CALL FOR WORKSHOPS In SANER 2026, we solicit proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. Workshops can be full or half-day and should highlight a specific topic of interest related to software analysis, evolution, and reengineering. We encourage workshop organizers to include activities that provide their participants with a true workshop experience. All workshops will tentatively be scheduled for the first day of the conference (March 17, 2026), the day before the main conference. Should you be interested in joining SANER, please keep the deadlines below in mind. Submission Instructions Proposal submission: By 20th August, 2025 AoE, the workshop proposal (in the form of call for papers) should be submitted to the workshops EasyChair page: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026 . The submission could be a PDF file (no more than two pages) or a public link to a call for papers webpage. The call for papers should include: • a workshop title, • a description of the workshop topic and scope, • an indication of whether the workshop will take ½ day or a full day, • a link to the workshop website, • and the contact information. The website should be live and include (at least) the following information: the topic of the workshop, its scope, list of topics of interest, names of the organizing committee members and their affiliations, types of submissions and the important dates as follows (all dates are 23:59h AoE): • Abstract Submission: 12 December, 2025 • Paper Submission: 18 December, 2025 • Notification: 14 January, 2026 • Camera-Ready: 20 January, 2026 Evaluation Criteria The proposals will be evaluated by the workshops track chairs based on the novelty of the workshop topic, its importance to the field, as well as the composition of the organizing team. Workshop PC and Submission System No later than mid of September 2025, the workshop PC should have been finalized and the paper submission system should be live. Workshop organizers are free to select EasyChair, HotCRP or any other commonly used paper submission system. The workshop proceedings will be included in a separate section of the conference’s proceedings – the companion proceedings. CALL FOR TUTORIALS The SANER 2026 Workshops & Tutorials track invites practitioners and researchers to deliver insightful tutorials on various topics related to Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering. These tutorials aim to expand the community’s understanding of advanced software engineering topics, valuable tools and technologies, as well as research methodologies. We are soliciting abstracts with the intention of presenting a tutorial in the following categories: 1 - Technical Tutorial: Speakers present the use of a tool or technology that aids the developers in Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering. 2 - Research problem: Speakers provide a general view of the state-of-the-art for a topic related to Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering and further present details of a specific research problem that still needs to be addressed by the community. Submission Instructions The proposal should not exceed one page (with up to one additional page for references) and should outline the talk. Furthermore, it should follow the IEEE Conference Proceedings Formatting Guidelines (title: 24pt, text: 10pt; LaTeX users: \documentclass[10pt,conference] {IEEEtran}). All proposals must be submitted in PDF format through https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026. The submission should include: • Title, • Type of proposal (Technical Tutorial or Research problem), • Names of presenters and their affiliation, • Duration, • Outline of the tutorial talk, • Target audience (e.g., PhD students, early career researchers, all researchers, practitioners), • Learning objectives, • Details on any hands-on activities (e.g., participants using a tool or completing exercises) and the necessary computer specifications, • Preferred dates (please note that date preferences cannot be guaranteed). Evaluation Criteria • Overall quality of the proposal, • Relevance to the SANER audience, • Level of interest they believe the tutorial will attract, • Experience of the presenters, • Avoidance of duplication, in case of multiple tutorials on the same topic. SUBMISSION LINK https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026 IMPORTANT DATES (All deadlines are 23:59h "Anywhere on Earth" time) Research Track • Abstract Submission Deadline: 9 October, 2025 • Paper Submission Deadline: 16 October, 2025 • Notifications: 9 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 9 January, 2026 Industrial Track • Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025 • Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025 • Notifications: 19 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026 Short Papers and Posters Track • Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025 • Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025 • Notifications: 19 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026 Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track • Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025 • Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025 • Notifications: 19 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026 Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track • Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025 • Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025 • Notifications: 19 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026 Tool Demo Track • Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025 • Notifications: 19 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026 Journal-First Track • Paper Submission Deadline: 8 December, 2025 • Notifications: 22 December, 2025 Registered Report Track • Submission Deadline: 7 November, 2025 • First Notification (Reviews): 5 December, 2025 • Second Round Submission (Rebuttal & Revised Report): 12 December, 2025 • Final Notification (Stage 1): 22 December, 2025 • Accepted Report to arXiv Submission: 9 January, 2026 Workshop & Tutorial Proposals • Workshop Proposals Submissions: 20 August, 2025 • Workshop Proposals Notification: 27 August, 2025 • Tutorial Proposals Submissions: 12 January, 2026 • Tutorial Proposals Notification: 12 January, 2026 • Tutorial Camera-Ready Version: 16 January, 2026 ORGANISING COMMITTEE General Chair • Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Local Organizing Chair • George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Eunjong Choi, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan • Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Industrial Chairs • Anne Etien, University of Lille, France • Tushar Sharma, Dalhousie University, Canada ERA Chairs • Mairieli Wessel, Radboud University, Netherlands • Christoph Treude, Singapore Management University, Singapore Short Papers and Posters Chairs • Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Sandro Schulze, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany RENE Chairs • Apostolos Ampatzoglou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Sebastian Proksch, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Workshop/Tutorial Chairs • Marcelo De Almeida Maia, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil • Juri Di Rocco, University of L'Aquila, Italy Journal-First Chairs • Luigi Lavazza, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy • Yuxia Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China Registered Report Chairs • Sherlock A. Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand • Sebastiano Panichella, Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland Tool Demo Chairs • Maliheh Izadi, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands • Roberto Verdecchia, University of Florence, Italy Diversity, Inclusion, and Newcomers Chairs • Catia Trubiani, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy • Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia Proceedings Chair • Raula Gaikovina Kula, Osaka University, Japan Most Influential Paper Award Chairs • Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Michele Lanza, Software Institute - USI, Lugano, Switzerland Sustainability Chair • Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Financial Chair • Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Publicity and Social Media Chair • Erina Makihara, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

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[DC-Interact 2025] call for submissions - Doctoral Consortium

by Fabio Paternò

**** Call for Submissions **** [We apologize if you receive this CFP message multiple times.] The INTERACT 2025 conference - 20th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction will be held in Brazil, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, from September 8th to 12th, 2025. https://interact2025.org/ *** Doctoral Consortium Call for Submissions *** PhD students working on HCI topics are invited to submit their work. The INTERACT 2025 DC provides an opportunity for doctoral students to discuss research goals, methods, and results at an early stage in their research. It aims to provide useful guidance for completion of the doctoral research and the initiation of a research career in a friendly and constructive atmosphere. The DC provides an opportunity for student participants to interact with other students, established researchers, and the broader HCI community. **Key Dates**: * Submission: 19 May 2025 23:59 (anywhere on earth). * Notification of acceptance: 16 June 2025 **Submission and Publication Summary**: * Reviewing process: juried * Anonymous submission: No * Length: 4-page extended abstract in Springer format + letter of recommendation from the student’s PhD advisor/supervisor, or head of school, or equivalent, supporting the student’s nomination for the Consortium * Online Submission: PCS Submission System ( https://new.precisionconference.com/) * Publication: There is no publication associated with the DC accepted submission. Besides the participation in the DC session, DC attendees will have the opportunity to present their PhD proposal and gather feedback from the INTERACT community in a poster session at the conference. DC attendees are also encouraged to submit a paper or contribution to any other tracks at INTERACT 2025 on content similar to that in the proposal for the Doctoral Consortium. The Doctoral Consortium will be held on 9 September 2025. It will be a closed event open only to the selected participants and other invited attendees. For more information, see the Interact 2025 DC webpage: https://interact2025.org/doctoral-consortium/ In case of doubts, please contact the DC co-chairs: dc(a)interact2025.org Best regards, Fábio Paternò, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy Luciana Zaina, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil Marco Winckler, Université Côte d’Azur, France INTERACT 2025 Doctoral Consortium co-chairs --------------------------

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Workshop C3AI - Child-centered Interaction and Trust in Conversational AI

by Grazia Ragone

Dear all, I'm pleased to share with you some information about the workshop we're organizing for the conference #IDC2025 [1]. I hope you'll find it of interest. We aim to create AI systems that are not only effective but also ethical, transparent, and empathetic, ensuring that children interact with technology in a safe and informed way. At the heart of our discussions, we have the following questions: What shapes a child's trust--or distrust--in AI? And how can we design AI systems that not only foster positive engagement, but also help children understand limitations and manage expectations? The C3AI (Child-centered Interaction and Trust in Conversational AI) workshop invites researchers, designers, and practitioners to explore how cognitive, emotional, and cultural factors influence children's relationships with AI. As children increasingly interact with systems like ChatGPT--often not designed with them in mind--there's a growing need to create ethical, transparent, and empathetic AI experiences. This workshop focuses on developing and refining child-centered frameworks for trustworthy AI--frameworks that prioritize reliability, safety, and ethical responsibility. Together, we'll envision AI systems that empower children to think critically, engage thoughtfully, and navigate technology with confidence. We welcome your ideas, experiences, and perspectives. IMPORTANT DATES Workshop - June 23rd Submission Deadline: April 30, 2025 LOCATION Reykjavik University in Iceland For more info: https://c3ai.di.uniba.it/home Warm regards, Grazia Ragone -- Post-Doc in Human-Computer Interaction Department of Computer Science Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Q1TkLzMAAAAJ&hl=en [2] -- Post-Doc in Human-Computer Interaction Department of Computer Science Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Q1TkLzMAAAAJ&hl=en [2] ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sostieni la formazione e la ricerca universitaria con il tuo 5 per mille all'Università di Bari. Firma la casella "Finanziamento della ricerca scientifica e della Università" indicando il codice fiscale 80002170720. Il tuo contributo può fare la differenza: oggi più che mai! ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Links: ------ [1] https://idc.acm.org/2025/accepted-workshops/ [2] https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Q1TkLzMAAAAJ&hl=en

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Deadline extended to 22nd of April: [Call for Participation] Workshop on care ecosystem-centered design at IDC 2025 in Reykjavík | 23 June 2025

by Evropi Stefanidi

Dear all, We’re happy to share that the submission deadline for our *full-day in-person workshop on care ecosystem-centered design at IDC 2025 in Reykjavík* has been *extended to April 22nd*! Let’s explore how to design technologies /for and with/ children and their care networks—families, teachers, therapists, and beyond. This workshop brings together the IDC community to reflect on the challenges and opportunities of care ecosystem-centered design. Through interactive activities and collaborative discussions, we aim to build a research agenda for multi-stakeholder research with children, and foster a community of researchers and practitioners working in this space. Whether you're already working with children and their caregivers, or are looking to start, this is a space to share, connect, and explore new directions—plus, don't miss our keynote by *Yvonne Rogers, FRS* 💬 *Key details:* 📅 Workshop date: *June 23, 2025* 📍 Location: *Reykjavík, Iceland* 📝 *New submission deadline: April 22, 2025* ✏️ Submit a short position paper or a statement of interest to join More info: https://sites.google.com/view/idc25-ecocare/home Looking forward to your contributions and to seeing many of you in Reykjavík! The organizers, Evropi Stefanidi, Lucas M. Silva, Bengisu Cagiltay, Eva Eriksson, Paweł W. Woźniak, and Jasmin Niess

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