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• ‘Smart Learning Ecosystems beyond 2030′
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RecSoGood Workshop @RecSys 2025 - CALL FOR PAPERS
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International Workshop on Recommender Systems for Sustainability and Social
Good (RecSoGood)
22nd–26th September 2025
co-located with RecSys 2025 (https://recsys.acm.org/recsys25/) - Prague,
Czech Republic
Web: https://recsogood.github.io/recsogood25/index.html
Submission: through EasyChair (an updated link will be provided soon on
the workshop website)
For any information: allegra.defilippo(a)unibo.it
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HIGHLIGHTS
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- DEADLINE: July 10, 2025
- Notification to authors: August 6, 2025
- Post-proceedings volume indexed in Scopus and Web of Science
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ABSTRACT
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology and sustainability,
leveraging Recommender Systems has emerged as a powerful tool for driving
positive change. With a foundation in AI and data analytics, Recommender
Systems can be effective in various domains, from e-commerce to energy
management and well-being. By harnessing the power of recommendation
algorithms under a holistic perspective, organizations and researchers can
guide users towards more sustainable choices and behaviors, contributing to
broader environmental and social goals. With this aim, our workshop
provides a unique platform for researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders
to explore the integration of sustainability principles into Recommender
Systems. Through presentations, discussions, and panels, participants will
explore the theoretical foundations, practical implementations, and ethical
and environmental considerations of sustainable Recommender Systems. By
fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange, the workshop aims to
catalyze innovation and inspire collective action towards a more
sustainable future.
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TOPICS
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Topics of interests include but are not limited to:
1)Sustainable Recommender Systems Development:
– Multi-criteria Recommender Systems
– Multistakeholder Recommender Systems
– Energy efficient and low-carbon model learning
– Generative AI’s Impact on sustainable Recommendation Systems
– User interfaces for sustainable Recommender Systems
2)Sustainable Recommender Systems Features:
– Explainability & trustworthy
– Privacy and safety
– Diversity and inclusion
– Behavioural change
3)Evaluation of Sustainable Recommender Systems:
– Long-term effect of Recommender Systems
– Simulation techniques
– Beyond accuracy evaluation
4)Application Areas:
– Health
– Media and information
– Travel and tourism
– Agriculture
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SUBMISSIONS
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We encourage the submission of original contributions, investigating how
Recommender Systems can contribute to a more sustainable and responsible
technology ecosystem, aligning with the broader goals of achieving
economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In particular, authors
can submit:
(A) Full papers (max. 12 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(B) Reproducibility papers (max. 12 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(C) Short papers (max 6 pages + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(D) Position papers (max. 4 + references - Springer LLNCS format);
(E) Extended abstract (max 1 page + references - ORAL PRESENTATION ONLY).
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 will also elicit 1 page-extended
abstracts. This type of informal submission will be editorially reviewed by
workshop organizers. Accepted contributions will be presented at the
workshop, but not published in the proceedings.
Submission: through EasyChair (an updated link will be provided soon on
the workshop website)
All submitted papers will be evaluated by at least two members of the
program committee, based on originality, significance, relevance and
technical quality. Papers should be formatted according to the Springer
LLNCS Style: (
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…
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Submissions should be double blinded. Submissions must be made through the
EasyChair conference system prior the specified deadline (all deadlines
refer to GMT) by selecting RecSoGood as submission track. At least one of
the authors should register and take part at the conference to make the
presentation.
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IMPORTANT DATES
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* Paper submission deadline: July 10, 2025
* Notification to authors: August 6, 2025
* Camera-Ready submission: TBD for post-proceedings in a volume published
by Springer, in the CCIS Series.
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PROCEEDINGS AND POST-PROCEEDINGS
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All accepted papers will be published in a proceedings volume indexed in
Scopus and Web of Science.
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ORGANIZATION
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Ludovico Boratto - Associate Professor - University of Cagliari, Italy
E-mail: ludovico.boratto(a)acm.org
Allegra De Filippo (main contact) - Assistant Professor - University of
Bologna, Italy
E-mail: allegra.defilippo(a)unibo.it
Elisabeth Lex - Associate Professor - Graz University of Technology, Austria
E-mail: elisabeth.lex(a)tugraz.at
Francesca Maridina Malloci - Assistant Professor - University of Cagliari,
Italy
E-mail: francescam.malloci(a)unica.it
Noemi Mauro – Senior Assistant Professor – University of Torino, Italy
E-mail: noemi.mauro(a)unito.it
Francesco Ricci - Senior Full Professor - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano,
Italy
E-mail: fmr959(a)gmail.com
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE (TBD)
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*** Last Mile for Workshop 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
(*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***)
(*** Submission Deadline: June 2, 2025 (extended and firm!) ***)
The European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA) is the premier European forum for
presenting and discussing software architecture research and practice.
ECSA edition 2025 hosts workshops on topics related to software architecture. The following
workshops will be held between September 15-16, 2025:
8th International Workshop on Context-Aware, Autonomous and Smart Architectures
(CASA)
https://casaecsa.github.io/casa2025/
Software is becoming increasingly aware of its current execution context. Decisions that were
traditionally made at design time are being postponed until runtime to improve the services
that software provides to its users. In addition, software reasons about the execution
environments and its internal state to improve the functionality provided to its users. Some of
the keywords that characterize software today are: context-aware, dynamic, autonomous,
smart, adaptive, self-managed. In this context, the Context-aware, Autonomous, and Smart
Architectures (CASA) workshop aims to address the issues and challenges raised by the design,
implementation, and evaluation of software systems characterized by the above keywords.
Novel design and development approaches are needed to address the new issues raised by such
systems. New solutions are expected to properly address the trade-offs between the various
quality attributes that characterize these systems. Or, existing architectural solutions should be
adapted and improved to meet the evolving and dynamic requirements of context-aware,
autonomous, and intelligent systems. The workshop aims to bring together software engineers,
computer scientists, researchers, practitioners, and educators to discuss and exchange results,
case studies, experiences, novel approaches, and visionary ideas on software architectures for
context-aware, autonomous, and smart solutions.
1st International Workshop on Architecting Digital Twin of an Organization (ArchDTO)
https://archdto.github.io/archdto2025/
The Digital Twin of an Organization (DTO) extends the concept of Digital Twins to create virtual
replicas of business models, processes, resources, and interactions. DTOs enable optimization
of decision-making, increased efficiency, and adaptability to rapid changes by leveraging real-
time data, simulations, AI, and predictive analytics. Despite their transformative potential,
DTOs are still in early development, facing significant software architecture challenges such as
scalability, interoperability, model robustness, and real-time data integration. This workshop
explores the architectural frameworks, design patterns, and software engineering principles
needed to build robust DTOs. Topics include frameworks for DTO creation, enterprise modeling
methodologies, technological enablers like AI and the Internet of Things, and real-world use
cases from academia and industry. Given the novelty of the topic, the workshop consists of two
main sessions: (1) presentations of academic and industry papers on DTO architectures,
frameworks, and technologies, and (2) an interactive workshop session, where participants will
engage in problem-solving, explore case studies, and collaboratively define challenges,
solutions, and best practices for architecting DTOs.
1st International Workshop on AI-Assisted Software Architecting (AISA)
https://sites.google.com/view/aisasa/home?pli=1
AI-assisted software architecting is transforming how architectural decisions are made,
implemented, and maintained. Leveraging artificial intelligence, this paradigm enhances
architectural decision making, automates repetitive architecting tasks, and optimizes system
designs. The AISA workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to explore
AI’s role in various software architecting activities, including architecture analysis, design,
decision-making, evolution, and documentation. We will also discuss AI-driven architectural
pattern recommendations, best practices, and the application of AI in continuous architecting
and self-adaptive architectures. Topics include AI-assisted architecture synthesis, automated
architecture pattern selection, refactoring, security enforcement, and integrating AI into DevOps
and MLOps pipelines. The workshop will foster discussions and collaborations between
academia and industry to identify open challenges, research directions, and practical
applications
5th International Workshop on Agility with Microservices Programming (AMP)
https://amp-workshops.github.io
The AMP workshop aims to collect experiences on microservice adoption and reporting best
practices, as well as failure cases, to build community knowledge based on past mistakes and
successes. We also emphasize the current trend towards AI-driven software engineering
practices and the development of data- intensive applications. The workshop seeks for
solutions and experiences both on both AI-assisted tooling, and building data-intensive
applications and LLMs using microservices. The workshop is open to experience reports from
practitioners and academics. We seek to collect original work on the science and engineering of
programming microservices.
1st International Workshop on Software Architecture for Data-Intensive Systems (SADIS)
https://sadis2025.smartarch.cz
Modern software systems increasingly rely on data-centric processes to fuel intelligent features,
scalable services, and real-time insights. As these systems evolve, designing effective software
architectures for data-intensive environments becomes critical yet challenging. These
architectures must address complex concerns such as handling high-velocity data streams,
ensuring security and privacy, integrating heterogeneous data sources and heterogeneous
computation fabrics (including GPUs/TPUs and edge devices), and adapting to changing
workloads. The workshop aims to bring together academic researchers, industry practitioners,
and thought leaders to explore cutting-edge approaches for building, deploying, and
maintaining robust data-centric solutions. We invite discussions on a range of topics at the
intersection of data-intensive systems and software architecture, including machine learning
(ML) pipelines, ML Operations (MLOps) frameworks and patterns, domain-specific languages,
reference architectures, and visualization techniques. Emphasis is placed on practical
experiences, innovative tools and platforms, and theoretical advancements that tackle the
ever-growing demands placed on data-intensive systems. By fostering interdisciplinary
collaboration and knowledge exchange, the workshop seeks to shape the future of data-driven
architecture design and empower professionals and researchers to address emerging challenges
in this rapidly evolving domain.
Workshop on Adaptive and Reconfigurable Systems and Architectures (AROSA)
https://www.redcad.org/events/arosa2025/
The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners both from the
Academia and from the Industry working in the areas of the adaptation and reconfiguration of
distributed systems. Different investigation topics are involved, such as: CBSE, Web service,
cloud applications, mobile applications, Functional and Non-Functional requirements (QoS,
performance, resilience), monitoring, diagnosis, deci- sion and execution of adaptation and
reconfiguration. Different research areas are covered: concepts, methods, techniques, and tools
to design, develop, deploy and manage adaptive and reconfigurable software systems. The
concept of adaptive and reconfigurable software systems has been introduced in order to
describe architectures, which exhibit such properties. An adaptive and reconfigurable software
system can repair itself if any execution problems occur, in order to successfully complete its
own execution, while respecting functional requirements and quality attributes. In the design of
an adaptive and reconfigurable software system, several aspects have to be considered. For
instance, the system should be able to predict or to detect degradations and failures as soon as
possible and to enact suitable recovery actions.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please refer to the instructions at the workshops' web sites.
IMPORTANT DATES
• Paper Submission: June 2, 2025 (extended and firm!)
• Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: June 20, 2025
• Camera-Ready Submission: June 27, 2025
• Author Registration: June 27, 2025
• Workshop Days: September 15-16, 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
Workshops Co-Chairs
• Tommi Mikkonen, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
• Jennifer Perez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
*** Apologies for cross postings ***
AI4HGI Workshop @ECAI 2025
*** SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: 30th June, 2025 ***
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The First Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Human-Game Interaction
co-located with the 28th European Conference of Artificial Intelligence
(ECAI ’25) Bologna, 25th-30th October 2025
Web: https://ai4hgi.github.io/
Submission site: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ai4hgi
For any information: sabrina.villata(a)unito.it
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ABSTRACT
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Digital games have become one of the most influential forms of
entertainment and interactive media, extending their impact beyond leisure
into education, health, behavior change, and more. Artificial Intelligence
(AI) is playing an increasingly vital role in shaping these experiences,
enabling adaptive gameplay, dynamic content generation, and the creation of
intelligent non-player characters. AI not only enhances player immersion
but also expands the possibilities for storytelling, accessibility, and
personalized experiences.
The AI4HGI workshop aims to explore the evolving role of AI in human-game
interaction by addressing key research questions, including:
* How AI can enhance player immersion and engagement in digital games?
* How can AI contribute to adaptive storytelling and personalized player
experiences?
* How can AI systems balance computational efficiency with the complexity
of game interactions?
* How can generative AI impact game design and creativity?
* How should ethical considerations such as transparency, fairness, and
data privacy be addressed in AI-driven game development?
In answering these questions, the AI4HGI workshop aims to provide a
platform for researchers to discuss innovative solutions, share insights,
and identify new research directions. By fostering dialogue at the
intersection of AI and game development, the workshop seeks to advance the
field and contribute to shaping the next generation of intelligent and
interactive digital experiences.
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TOPICS
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Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Reinforcement learning in games
- Multi-agent systems in games
- Procedural Content Generation
- AI for game balancing and dynamic difficulty adjustment
- AI-enhanced playtesting
- Affective gaming
- Player modeling
- Gameplay dynamic adaptation
- Non-Player Characters’ (NPCs) AI
- AI-driven serious, educational, and persuasive games
- Game-based learning
- Natural language processing in games
- Generative AI for game design and development
- Ethical and responsible AI in games
- Explainable AI in games
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SUBMISSIONS
============
We accept the following submissions:
(A) Regular papers (10-12 pages + references - single-column CEURART style)
(B) Position, short papers and Demos (5-9 pages + references -
single-column CEURART style);
(C) Manifestations of interest (max 2 pages including a bio of the
participant and a brief statement about why they are interest in the
workshop)
Submission site: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ai4hgi
All papers must be in English and they must be formatted using the
single-column CEURART style format.
Submitted papers will be evaluated by two members of the Program Committee
through a single blind review process. We aim to publish all accepted
regular, short, position papers and demos(A, B) in CEUR WS Proceedings as a
joint volume.
We will also consider relevant papers which were rejected from the main
conference based on review transfer; to use this option, authors are
invited to submit a request after rejection. We will then make a decision
based on the reviews written for the main conference, which will be made
available to us in anonymized form.
At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the workshop
by the main conference registration deadline.
Papers must be submitted on EasyChair.
The templates and format instructions are available here:
https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html
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IMPORTANT DATES
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Early submission are strongly encouraged. We adopt a rolling review system:
early submissions will be immediately reviewed and the notification will be
sent out approximately two weeks after the submission.
* Paper submission final deadline: 18 June, 2025 30 June, 2025
* Review transfer option for papers rejected from main conference: 15 July,
2025
* Paper notification: 18 July, 2025 25 July, 2025
* Camera-ready version deadline: TBC
* Registration deadline: TBC
* AI4HGI Workshop: 25 or 26 October, 2025
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ORGANIZATION
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Sabrina Villata
University of Torino, Italy
Amon Rapp
University of Torino, Italy
David Melhart
University of Malta, Malta
Matthew Barthet
University of Malta, Malta
Mike Preuss
Leiden University, Netherlands
Giulio Barbero
Leiden University, Netherlands
*** Last Call for Papers ***
37th IFIP International Conference on Testing Software and Systems (ICTSS 2025)
September 17-19, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/ictss-2025
(*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***)
(*** Special Journal Issue with SN Computer Science, Springer ***)
(*** Submission Deadline: June 2, 2025 (extended and firm!) ***)
IFIP-ICTSS is a well-established conference where researchers, developers, testers, and users
from industry get together to present and discuss the most recent innovations, experiences
and open challenges related to testing software and systems and measuring software quality.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
■ AI for Software Testing and Testing of AI: the growing interest in the use of AI has also
spread in to various aspects of software testing. In addition, work is underway to test and
validate AI systems/applications (machine learning, expert systems, neural networks).
■ Aspects of testing: test derivation, test selection, test generation, test coverage, test
concretization, test implementation and execution, test result analysis, test oracle, verdict
computation, test management, active testing and passive testing, monitoring and runtime
verification.
■ Testing new technologies: this year we encourage submissions focused on testing Large
Language Models (LLMs), audit machine learning systems (especially for applications to Health)
and Quantum systems (programs, computers, and simulators).
■ Diversity on testing: diverse generation, selecting diverse test suites, foundations of testing
and diversity, applications of entropy and Kolmogorov complexity on test suite diversity.
■ Theoretical approaches: formalisms (such as automata, state machines, process algebra,
logics, Markov-chains...), testing frameworks, results for compositionality, refinement,
soundness and completeness, addressing complex systems, heterogeneous or hybrid systems.
■ Modelling languages (such as UML, MATLAB, Simulink, Modelica...) and associated
tooling for model-based testing: test generation from models, model-based oracles.
Scalability, traceability, quantification issues. Automated support of any parts of the testing
activities, testing processes, test-driven development, sound metrics and measurements.
■ Testing of quality aspects: Functional, interoperability, unit, integration, performance, load,
conformance, non-regression, reliability, robustness.
■ Security Testing: methodologies and techniques for continuous security assessment, security
monitoring, security review, penetration testing, verification of certification compliance;
automation of security testing processes.
■ Testing emerging technologies: quantum systems (programs, computers, and simulators),
genetic algorithms, metaverse, and any other technology in the early stages of testing.
■ Human Aspects of Testing: human psychology and management attitude play major roles
in formulating and adopting testing in practice.
■ Cross domains and combination of techniques: using other techniques such as proof,
model-checking, symbolic execution, abstract interpretation, static analysis, simulation,
model learning, ... to improve quality and reduce the effort in testing processes.
■ Cross domains and combination of techniques: using other techniques such as proof,
model-checking, symbolic execution, abstract interpretation, static analysis, simulation, model
learning, machine learning, expert systems, neural networks, genetic algorithms... to improve
quality and reduce the effort in testing processes.
■ Application aspects and case studies: Communicating systems such as cyberphysical
systems, systems of systems, embedded systems, web services systems, smart grids, cloud
computing systems, business information systems, real-time systems, distributed and
concurrent systems. Case studies and industrial applications involving qualified empirical
evaluations.
IFIP-ICTSS Invites:
Full papers (12 to 15 pages plus at most 2 extra pages for references in the one-column
Springer LNCS format) describing original research contributions with sufficient evidence for
the interest of the proposed approach.
Industry papers (12 to 15 pages plus at most 2 extra pages for references in the one-column
Springer LNCS format) describing original research or experience report conducted within an
industrial environment or in collaboration with an industry partner.
Short papers or work-in-progress papers (up to 6 pages plus at most 1 extra page for
references in the one-column Springer LNCS format) describing academic work in progress or
tool implementations, as well as testing processes, achievements and feedback on testing
methods for industrial case studies.
Journal-First. The aim of the Journal-First (JF) submission category is to further enrich the
program of ICTSS, as well as to provide an overall more flexible path to publication and
dissemination of original research that is within the scope of ICTSS. A submission in this
category must adhere to the following criteria:
■ It should be clearly within the scope of the conference.
■ It should be recent: it should have been accepted and made publicly available in a journal
(online or in print) by January 1, 2023 or more recently.
■ It has not been presented at, and is not under consideration for, Journal- First tracks of other
conferences or workshops.
■ The submission has to be in the form of a 4-page extended abstract and has to provide a
concise summary of the published journal paper.
■ It must be marked as such in the submission’s, and must explicitly include full bibliographic
details (including a DOI) of the journal publication they are based on. Since the referenced
journal papers have already been reviewed and accepted by the corresponding journals,
submissions in the JF category will not be reviewed again for technical content. Submissions will
be judged on the basis of the above criteria, but also considering how well they would
complement the conference’s technical program. Accepted submissions in this category will be
part of the proceedings of ICTSS 2025, with the title equal to the original title of the article with
the prefix.
The submission link is: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ictss2025
The papers will be published by Springer in the LNCS volume.
Authors should consult Springer’s Instructions for Authors of Proceedings
(https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…)
and use either the LaTeX or the Word templates provided on the authors’ page. Springer’s
proceedings LaTeX templates are available in Overleaf.
Authors are encouraged to include their ORCIDs in their papers.
Journal Special Issue
Best papers of the conference will be invited to submit an extended version of their article at a
special (topical) issue of the Springer Nature of Computer Science
(https://link.springer.com/journal/42979). Deadline will be near the end of December 2025
with a tentative publication date for the middle 2026.
Collocation
ICTSS 2025 will be collocated with the 19th European Conference on Software Architecture
(https://conf.researchr.org/home/ecsa-2025).
IMPORTANT DATES
■ Paper Submission: June 2, 2025 (AoE, extended and firm!)
■ Author Notification: June 30, 2025 (AoE)
■ Camera-ready Versions and Author Registration: July 14, 2025 (AoE)
ORGANISATION
Conference Chairs
■ Silvia Bonfanti, University of Bergamo, Italy
■ George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Committee
https://conf.researchr.org/committee/ictss-2025/ictss-2025-program-committee
📣 Call for Doctoral Consortium Submissions – Mensch und Computer (MuC)
2025 📣
We invite PhD students in Human-Computer Interaction and related fields
to apply for the *Doctoral Consortium (DC)* at *Mensch und Computer
2025*. The DC is a full-day, closed-group event where you can share and
discuss your PhD research with peers and senior researchers in a
supportive and constructive environment.
Whether you're early in the process or nearing the finish line, the DC
offers a unique space to receive valuable feedback, refine your research
questions and methods, and build connections in the HCI community.
🗓️ Submission Deadline: 11 July 2025 (AoE)
📬 Notification of Acceptance: 18 July 2025
🖋️ Publication-Ready Deadline: 23 July 2025
📍 DC at MuC: In-person only, in Chemnitz (conference dates: 31 Aug – 3
Sep 2025)
✅ What to submit:
Your proposal includes two PDFs:
1.
*A 4-page research description* (excluding references) in the ACM
single-column format.
2.
*A combined document* with:
*
Feedback inquiry (max 500 words)
*
Proof of PhD student status
*
Curriculum Vitae (max 2 pages)
🔗 Submission format and detailed instructions:
https://muc2025.mensch-und-computer.de/en/call-for-papers/call-for-doctoral…
The DC is a juried track with a focus on constructive feedback and
discussion. Proposals will be selected based on how beneficial
participation is likely to be for the applicant. Accepted contributions
can optionally be published in the MuC Extended Abstracts in the GI
Digital Library.
If you have any questions, reach out to us at:
📧 doctoralconsortium(a)mensch-und-computer.de
We look forward to your submissions and seeing you in Chemnitz!
Eva Hornecker & Enrico Rukzio
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
Mensch und Computer 2025
*** Last Call for Papers ***
The 24th IFIP Conference e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society (I3E 2025)
September 9-11, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/i3e2025/
(*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***)
(*** Journal Special Issue with Springer's SN Computer Science ***)
(*** Submission Deadline Extended to June 2, 2025 ***)
Conference theme: “Pervasive digital services for people’s well-being,
inclusion and sustainable development”
OVERVIEW
Next-gen digital services contribute to people’s well-being, inclusion, and sustainable
development, re-shaping e-business, e-services, and e-society. Such services are pervasive
both since they run on a large variety of heterogeneous devices and they permeate various
aspects of daily life, by offering accessible and personalised experiences to all individuals. The
proposed theme advocates for the design, implementation and operations of novel digital
solutions that satisfy the needs of different individuals, while contributing to their well-being
and to preserving the Planet.
I3E 2025 will collect contributions about the creation and management of user-centric
accessible platforms, applications, and services that empower individuals to live healthier and
more fulfilling lives. The proposed theme aims at emphasizing how it is possible to leverage
different technologies to address pressing societal challenges such as, for instance, healthcare
access, education, poverty alleviation, sustainable usage of resources, and social equity,
towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Areas of particular interest include but are not limited to:
e-Business
• Innovative e-business models
• Inter-organizational systems
• Business process integration
• Business process re-engineering
• e-Marketplaces, e-Hubs and portals
• Digital goods and products
• User behaviour modeling
• Mobile business
• Enterprise application integration
• e-Negotiations, auctioning and contracting
• Supply, demand, and value chains
• e-Commerce content management
• Dynamic pricing models
• Trust and security
• Mobile Commerce
• Business Intelligence
• Business Ontologies and Models
• E-Business Models
e-Services
• e-Service composition
• Inter-organizational services
• e-Collaboration and e-Services
• Service-oriented computing
• Web services
• Semantic web services
• Service workflows
• Virtual organizations and coalitions
• Virtual enterprises and virtual markets
• Web 2.0 applications
• Agent-oriented e-Services
• P2P co-operation models
• Ubiquitous, mobile, and pervasive services
• Application service management
• Services and service management in the cloud-edge continuum
• Next-gen AI services
• Enterprise Ontologies
• Accessibility
• Usability
e-Society
• e-Government (e.g. G2G, G2B, or G2C)
• Digital cities and regions
• e-Democracy and e-Governance
• e-Inclusion to information society
• e-Health and e-Education
• Public e-Services for citizens and enterprises
• One-stop government service integration
• Mobile public services
• Multimedia and multilingualism
• Digital culture and digital divide
• Privacy and security
• Legal societal and cultural issues
• Public-private partnerships
• International dimension of e-Gov
• E-society and AI
• Digital Transformation
• Social Computing
• Green Computing
• Sustainable Technologies
• Humanitarian & Emergency Management
• Digital Inclusion
• Digital Literacy
SUBMISSION
Authors should submit original, unpublished research papers. All papers must not
simultaneously be submitted to another journal or conference. All accepted papers will be
published in the conference proceedings. Therefore, submissions should not be under
consideration for any other conference or journal outlet. Authors should consult Springer’s
authors’ guidelines and use their proceedings templates to prepare their papers
(https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…).
Authors can submit their proceedings articles using the EasyChair platform. Please use the
following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=i3e2025 .
Length of papers
The most common types of papers accepted for publication are full papers (12 pages) and
short papers (7 pages). We only wish to publish papers of significant scientific content.
Journal Special Issue
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended and revised version of their
paper (with at least 30% additional material) for fast-track review and publication in Springer's
SN Computer Science (https://link.springer.com/journal/42979).
IMPORTANT DATES
• Paper Submission: June 2, 2025 (AoE) (*** extended and final! ***)
• Author Notification: July 7, 2025
• Camera-Ready: July 14, 2025
• Author Registration: July 14, 2025
ORGANISATION
Conference Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus
Conference Co-Chairs
• Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Emerging Markets Research Centre (EMaRC)
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus
• Matti Mäntymäki, University of Turku
• Ilias Pappas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Marinos Themistocleous, University of Nicosia
Program Co-Chairs
• Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University of Cyprus
• Stefano Forti, University of Pisa
• Angelika Kokkinaki, University of Nicosia
**** We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this Call ****
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*COL-SAI: 1st International Workshop on COllaboration and Learning through
Symbiotic Artificial Intelligence*
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co-located with the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter
- “*Technologies and Methodologies of Human-Computer Interaction in the
Third Millenium*“ (*CHITALY 2025 <https://chitaly2025.di.unisa.it/>*)
Salerno, Italy
6 – 10 October 2025
Workshop website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/col-sai
<https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/col-sai/home-page>
*Call for papers*
The rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming the
way humans interact with technology. The integration of AI in our daily
lives can provide substantial support in many contexts, ranging from
medicine to education, improving the performance of both sides in terms of
knowledge and resources. Although the traditional approach in creating AI
systems focuses on the functionalities and high performance of their
models, modern society is witnessing a shift from mere automation to
augmentation and collaboration, where AI and humans enhance and learn from
each other. A step forward in this direction is enabling humans and AI to
work symbiotically together. Symbiosis can be described as a consequence of
the human-AI partnership, where human intelligence serves to improve AI
systems, and vice versa, through a bidirectional relationship of mutual
exchange.
This workshop aims to explore how humans and AI systems can effectively
collaborate, learn from each other, and co-adapt symbiotically. Through
discussions and the exchange of perspectives, the workshop has the goal of
investigating the key components of the interaction between the two
parties. Participants will gain deeper insights into the implications of
integrating AI into various aspects of daily life, facilitating
problem-solving activities such as learning, decision-making, and
co-creation.
*Topics*
The topics that will be addressed in the workshop are the following:
- The impact of a symbiotic human-AI relationship in collaborative
environments.
- Human-Computer Interaction methodologies and techniques to foster
symbiosis between humans and AI.
- Using AI in human learning processes to assist humans cognitively.
- Using AI for education and skill development.
- Methodologies and techniques for transferring knowledge between humans
and AI through feedback mechanisms.
- Ethical considerations in human-AI collaborative environments (bias
mitigation, fairness, non-discrimination, etc).
- AI adaptability for personalized interaction experiences based on
individuals' requirements.
- The role of trustworthiness in human-AI collaboration for critical
activities.
- Design and evaluation of systems that foster and support human-AI
collaboration.
- Case studies of AI in real-world applications (medicine, healthcare,
education, etc).
*Important Dates*
- Submission deadline: *June **16th **2025 *
- Notification: *June 30**th **2025 *
*Submissions and Evaluation Criteria*
Contributions for the workshop must be submitted through EasyChair using
the following link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=colsai2025,
following the LaTeX or Microsoft Word template, available at:
*https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip
<https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip>*.
For more information, visit the CEUR website
<https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#PUBLISH-RULES>.
We accept two types of submissions:
- *Full paper*: at least 10 "standard" pages* and an appropriate number
of references.
- *Short paper*: between 5-9 "standard" pages*.
*(1 standard page = 2500 characters)
Each submission will be subjected to a single-blind peer review process,
and two reviewers from the Program Committee (PC) will assess each
contribution in terms of relevance to the workshop’s topics and its
quality.
*Workshop Organizers*
-
Miriana Calvano – University of Bari, Italy (*miriana.calvano(a)uniba.it
<miriana.calvano(a)uniba.it>*)
-
Andrea Antonio Cantone – University of Salerno, Italy (*acantone(a)unisa.it
<acantone(a)unisa.it>*)
-
Antonio Curci – University of Bari, Italy (*antonio.curci(a)uniba.it
<antonio.curci(a)uniba.it>*)
-
Francesca Perillo – University of Salerno, Italy (*fperillo(a)unisa.it
<fperillo(a)unisa.it>*)
The Short Papers track at the “Mensch und Computer” (MuC) conference is
looking for ACs (Associate Chairs). Please consider applying using the
Google Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeW1zkASWoUlIN_n7gwsmPDrFR4N-Hl432…
Associate Chairs are key to coordinating the reviewing process and
ensuring the rigor and quality of published MuC research. Volunteering
to serve as an AC holds distinct potential to shape the future of our
field.
We believe that the Short Papers track provides particular opportunities
for junior peers in our research community to gain some experience in
managing the peer reviewing process. Hence, we invite motivated PhD
students and early-career researchers with first reviewing experience to
volunteer as ACs. If you can think of any students or colleagues who
might benefit from this opportunity, please consider forwarding this
invitation to them.
As an AC, you would:
* lead the review process for 3-5 short papers (max. 6 pages)
* assign two external reviewers to each paper
* moderate a discussion between the reviewers
* provide a meta-review including a recommendation for the paper
Everything to do with the reviewing process will be done virtually in
the time period from early June until early July. This is the timeline
for AC tasks in the Short Papers:
* 10.6.2025 – short papers submission deadline, submissions are
distributed among ACs, recruitment of external reviewers
* 25.6.2025 – external reviews due, discussions open
* 2.7.2025 – meta-review due
If you have any questions regarding the tasks and expectations for this
volunteer role, please reach out to short(a)mensch-und-computer.de
Thank you for considering and forwarding this call. We are looking
forward to have many new voices and a diversity of expertise on the
committee this year!
All the best,
Sebastian Büttner, Janis Lena Meißner and Nadine Wagener
Short Paper Chairs at MuC 2025