Call for Chapters: Book Title: “AI, Empathy, and the Human Connection: Rethinking Interpersonal Communication Theories in the Digital Age” Editors: Dr Abdulgaffar Arikewuyo, Prof. Saudat Abdulbaqi & Dr Aishat Salau Abdulrauf Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Deadline for submission of abstracts: May 2, 2025 OVERVIEW Can artificial intelligence ever truly understand human emotions? Can machines replicate the depth of human connection, or are we merely engaging with sophisticated illusions of empathy? The book AI, Empathy, and the Human Connection: Rethinking Interpersonal Communication Theories in the Digital Age explores these pressing questions through the lens of established and emerging communication theories. As AI-driven…

Call for Papers: Neurons and Machines: Philosophy, Ethics, Policies, and the LawNovember 27–29, 2025University of Ioannina, Greecehttps://politech.philosophy.uoi.gr/conference-2025/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: May 18, 2025 Already, computer scientists, legal scholars and policy makers have been invited to consider whether new digital ontologies – such as ‘neural data’ and ‘mental data’ -should complement the familiar categories of data and metadata. Likewise, as brain-computer interfaces and other neurotecnologies increasingly blur the boundaries between human and machine, new ethical, legal and technological challenges have emerged regarding the protection and empowerment of bio-technologically augmented individuals. At the same time, the ubiquitous presence of AI…

Call for Abstracts: Media, Modes, Meanings: Online Conference on Multimodality for Young ResearchersA Corvinus Communication Conference (CoCoCo)May 30, 2025Onlinehttps://www.uni-corvinus.hu/post/landing-page/cococo/?lang=en Deadline for submissions: April 11, 2025 When someone wishes you well, how do you judge whether they are sincere? Why do reaction videos sometimes trend higher than original content? Why did the curators of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience decide that the galaxies in Starry Night should spin? All of these mediated phenomena can be explored through multimodality, an approach to communication that explores the semiotic system that emerges when two or more different modes (e.g., text, image, sound, gesture) generate…

Call for Extended Abstracts: Second Workshop on Stimulating Cognitive Engagement in Hybrid Decision-Making: Friction, Reliance, and BiasesCo-located with the 4th International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence (HHAI25)June 10, 2025 (9AM – 6PM)Pisa, ItalyWorkshop: https://sites.google.com/view/frictional-ai/homeHHAI 2025: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/ Deadline for submission of 500-1,000-word abstracts: April 11, 2025 AoE (extended) TOPICS & ISSUES In its second edition, this workshop builds on and expands its exploration of friction-in-design in AI systems, hosting a full-day event that challenges the pursuit of seamless, rapid interactions. In contrast to the conventional narrative that human over-reliance on AI stems solely from cognitive biases, we emphasize the critical role…

Call for Papers: AI4HGI Workshop @ECAI 2025The First Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Human-Game InteractionCo-located with the 28th European Conference of Artificial Intelligence (ECAI ’25)October 25-30, 2025Bologna, ItalyWorkshop: https://ai4hgi.github.io/Conference: https://ecai2025.org/ Deadline for submissions: June 18, 2025 For any information: sabrina.villata@unito.it ABSTRACT 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…

Call for Papers: Thematic Session on: “Shaping the Future of Interaction: Integrating AI, Human Factors, and Immersive Technologies in HCI”2025 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025)October 22-24, 2025Ancona, ItalySession: https://metroxraine.org/thematic-session-7Conference: https://metroxraine.org/ Submission deadline for short abstracts (1-2 pages): April 7, 2025 [hard deadline] THEMATIC SESSION DESCRIPTION Nowadays the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with modern Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) technologies and eXtended Reality (XR), offers unprecedented opportunities for innovation. This thematic session aims to explore how AI while acting as a catalyst, interacts with broader HCI methods to enhance user experiences,…