EMpowering PAtients THrough AI, Multimedia, and Explainable HCI: Innovations in Personalized Healthcare (EMPATH-IA)

The empowerment of patients is emerging as a central focus in the digital transformation of healthcare. By integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and Explainable AI (XAI), we aim to develop transparent, intuitive, and patient-centered technologies focusing on multimedia applications.

Explainable AI (XAI) enhances trust and engagement by making AI outputs interpretable and transparent. Coupled with HCI principles, multimedia tools—such as interactive dashboards, wearable devices, and virtual health assistants—can empower patients to actively participate in their healthcare journey. 

This workshop explores how these technologies improve health literacy, facilitate informed decision-making, and foster collaboration with clinicians. 

Website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/empath-ia

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Data Craft as Boundary AI Practice

Data is central to AI performance, yet its curation remains an invisible and labour-intensive process, often leading to biases and reliability issues. While HCI has explored methods to improve data work, a growing body of research embraces data imperfections in an artistic vein to provoke reflection on human-AI relations. 

This workshop examines “Data Craft”—practices that creatively manipulate data to challenge conventional AI narratives and lower barriers to public engagement. By framing data craft as a boundary practice, we explore its potential to foster dialogue on AI capabilities, limitations, and societal impact. 

The workshop will investigate how data craft can be systematically integrated into participatory AI efforts, moving beyond artistic spaces to inform public debate. Through hands-on exploration, we will uncover strategies for leveraging data craft to engage diverse communities in shaping AI discourse. It encourages the participation of researchers and practitioners from the fields of HCI, Design, and Media Art, as well as any other discipline relevant to the workshop topic, who are interested in learning more about the potential role of data craft practices.

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/datacraftworkshop

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COllaboration and Learning through Symbiotic Artificial Intelligence (COL-SAI)

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.

Website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/col-sai

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Digital Wellbeing for Teens: Designing Educational Systems  (2nd edition)

Recently, researchers have been examining the unforeseen issues caused by the excessive use of personal devices and online services, especially as companies increasingly employ “attention-capture” tactics like guilty-pleasure recommendations and automatic content playback. These strategies exploit users’ psychological vulnerabilities, aiming to boost advertising revenue, resulting in tangible repercussions on users’ perceived agency and often leading to a perceived lack of control over their technology use. These problems gave rise to a new kind of psychological “digital wellbeing,” investigated in fields such as Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and psychology. 

Traditional strategies employed by practitioners and researchers involve the creation of Digital Self-Control Tools (DSCTs), i.e., mobile applications and browser extensions that empower users to monitor their usage patterns and implement interventions, such as timers and lock-out mechanisms, to self-regulate device usage. Yet, researchers and the users themselves are starting to warn that achieving digital wellbeing is a path of personal growth that requires education more than self-monitoring strategies. 

The objective of this workshop is to establish a venue for the academic and industrial communities to discuss ongoing research and ideas at the intersection of digital wellbeing and education, aiming to promote the development of strategies and tools to “teach” users – particularly children and teenagers – to use technology more meaningfully and consciously. This objective can be achieved in multiple ways, such as by creating novel DSCTs that include educational aspects, serious games, collaborative platforms to introduce and support digital wellbeing learning at school, or leveraging AI and, in particular, large language models (LLMs) to create adaptive, personalized educational experiences that help users develop healthier digital habits and skills for navigating online environments.

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/2nd-digiteens-ws

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1^st Workshop on supporting CRIme reSolution Through Artificial INtelligence

Crime, in all its forms, poses a risk to collective safety and well-being. Supporting law enforcement with advanced tools is essential to improve safety and the impact of criminal activities.

In the specific case of violent crime, one of the most effective investigative tools currently available is forensic evidence analysis, a technique that enables the examination of the morphology and distribution of physical traces at the crime scene, providing valuable elements for the reconstruction of events. However, despite the existence of specific guidelines, investigations are often inaccurate due to several critical issues: contamination of the crime scene, biased analysis due to human error, poor communication between the actors involved, and difficulties in preserving the integrity of the evidence collected. To address these issues more effectively, it is crucial to adopt innovative technological solutions that introduce more advanced methodologies and tools in crime scene management. These approaches allow for filling existing gaps, optimizing time and cost, and reducing the risk of contamination of evidence. Emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, can make significant contributions through tools such as automated evidence collection, advanced analysis with decision support, and digital reconstruction of crime scenes.

More generally, it is crucial to develop innovative solutions to deal with different forms of crime, such as assault, gender-based violence or theft, phenomena that are unfortunately becoming increasingly common in today’s society. Technologies such as machine learning, computer vision, and augmented reality, including wearable devices, open up new possibilities to support investigations and provide concrete assistance to victims. These innovations can increase investigative effectiveness, improve the perception of public safety, and reduce operational costs. A key element is human-computer interaction, which ensures intuitive tools that can be easily used by professionals in the field.

Website: https://cristain-ws.github.io/CHItaly25/

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1st RAISE Workshop: Resilient AI Framework for Secure and Ethical Machine Learning Systems

The First Workshop on Resilient AI Framework for Secure and Ethical Machine Learning Systems (RAISE 2025) aims to promote a socio-technical perspective on AI. The workshop focuses on the development of resilient AI systems that uphold human values such as fairness, transparency, privacy, and trust. Resilient AI systems must incorporate robustness, reliability, accountability, and ethical safeguards to adapt effectively to real-world scenarios.

The workshop brings together researchers and practitioners to address challenges including data quality, privacy protection, human-centered AI design, and the validation of machine learning systems. RAISE promotes interdisciplinary discussion to explore innovative techniques and empirical studies for building AI systems that are secure, interpretable, and inclusive.

Website: https://raise-ws.github.io/chitaly2025/

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The Feeling of Virtual: XR, Haptics, and 3D Graphics

The rapid evolution of Extended Reality (XR) technologies—encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR)—has transformed not only how users interact with digital content but also how researchers and practitioners conceptualize and design human- computer interactions. This inaugural edition of “SENSE XR: The Feeling of Virtual, XR, Haptics, and 3D Graphics” is motivated by the growing need to analyze and synthesize emerging developments within these immersive technologies. By bringing together diverse expertise, the workshop aims to offer an exploration – theoretical and applicative – of immersive technologies in the field of virtual reality, with a particular focus on the videogame context and on the role of the multisensory component in the immersive experience. Particular attention will be paid to haptic systems and their potential to improve the immersive experience and redefine the methods of human-machine interaction. 

The main objective of the workshop is to promote an interdisciplinary dialogue between researchers and professionals in the sector, in order to investigate how current sensory interfaces can amplify user engagement and open new perspectives in the design of virtual environments. The workshop is configured as a space for dialogue and experimentation, in which theoretical reflection is integrated with practical and demonstrative activities. The event is conceived as a scientific jam session; and aims to foster a collaborative climate by stimulating the exchange of ideas, the contamination of knowledge and the birth of new international collaborations in the field of immersive technologies.

Website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/sense-xr

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CHAMPIonS: Conversational Human-AI Methodologies for Performance In Sports

In the third millennium, the landscape of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is being reshaped by the convergence of artificial intelligence, ubiquitous computing, and massive real-time data flows. As digital systems become increasingly integrated into daily human activities, the demand for seamless, intelligent, and context-aware interaction methods grows exponentially. In this evolving scenario, traditional forms of user interaction—graphical interfaces, dashboards, or rigid command-line tools—are often inadequate to meet the expectations of users who need rapid, intuitive, and personalized access to complex information. Conversational interfaces, powered by advances in natural language processing and machine learning, represent a transformative approach to HCI. 

These systems enable a more human-like interaction model that lowers the cognitive barrier for users to access, manipulate, and reason about large volumes of data. They are particularly valuable in high-stakes, dynamic domains—such as healthcare, education, emergency response, and sports—where users must quickly interpret insights and make informed decisions in real time. 

This workshop aims to foster dialogue and exchange among researchers, developers, and practitioners working on novel technologies and methodologies in human-computer interaction. The primary objective is to explore the role of conversational systems and intelligent interfaces in facilitating data access, enhancing decision support, and promoting trust, transparency, and usability in AI-driven environments.

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/champions-25

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LINFA: Linguistic & Informatic insights on AI for gender, accessibility, and inclusivity

Institutions across higher education, legislative bodies, the judiciary, public broadcasting, and public health agencies exert significant influence through their communication practices, yet they often reproduce biases embedded in traditional linguistic conventions. Recent global events have also emphasized the imperative for these institutions to guarantee both the broad dissemination of information and the protection of public well-being via accessible, unbiased, representative, and inclusive messaging. Although the rapid expansion of large language models offers promising avenues for automating inclusive and accessible language use, these systems often mirror and even exacerbate existing prejudices. Addressing these challenges demands a transdisciplinary response: computer scientists and linguists must collaborate to unpack the distinct and cross-linguistic gender markings and manifestations of bias, as well as the features of accessible language, all within a human-centred AI paradigm. By anchoring AI training in a multilingual ‘gold standard’ derived from rigorously curated linguistic resources, we can recalibrate and steer automated outputs toward unbiased language, gender sensitivity, and accessibility, thereby promoting equity in institutional discourse. 

This workshop aims to translate our research foundation into concrete, collaborative action by convening scholars and practitioners from different disciplines to advance AI-driven strategies for equitable, gender-inclusive, and accessible institutional communication. We invite submissions that critically examine existing language technologies, evaluate or propose novel multilingual resources, explore the sociolinguistic dimensions of equitable, gender-sensitive, and accessible discourse across different languages, and showcase prototype applications or empirical assessments of user impact in real-world contexts

Website: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/linfachitaly2025/

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