Call for Papers: 1st workshop on BEAR: Benefits of pErsonalization and behAvioral adaptation in assistive RobotsAt the 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (IEEE RO-MAN 2025)Eindhoven, The Netherlands [and online] BEAR Workshop:August 28 (tentative)https://bear-workshop.github.io/website/ RO-MAN 2025:August 25-29, 2025https://www.ro-man2025.org/ Deadline for submissions: May 30, 2025 We are delighted to invite you to submit your papers to the 1st workshop on BEAR: Benefits of pErsonalization and behAvioral adaptation in assistive Robots), which will be held at the 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (IEEE RO-MAN 2025), in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in August 2025.…

Call for Papers: Concept Art and Character Design: Critical and Creative PerspectivesJuly 18, 2025University for the Creative Arts (UCA)Farnham, Englandhttps://cacd2025.edublogs.org/ Deadline for submission of abstracts and bio statements: May 30, 2025 The School of Games & Creative Technology at UCA, Farnham, is delighted to be hosting a one-day conference on Friday 18 July 2025, exploring the role of concept art and character design in the culture industries. Concept art is gaining increasing cultural, creative and academic recognition. This once-invisible aspect of development and production is acquiring increasing presence across many branches of the entertainment industry, including animation, videogames, comics and…

Call for Contributions: 7th International Conference on Creative\Media/Technologies (IConCMT)November 25-27, 2025St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (UAS)Pölten, Austriahttps://iconcmt.fhstp.ac.at/call-for-contribution Deadline for submission of abstracts: June 2, 2025 The 7th International Conference on Creative\Media/Technologies (IConCMT) will take place at the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (UAS) from 25 to 27 of November 2025 offering exchange in multiple research areas within the field of media & digital technologies. This year we also celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Institute of Creative Media Technologies! To foster the exchange between various disciplines in the huge field of digital media, the IConCMT intentionally puts its…

Call for Papers: Symposium on Computational Visual Media Research (CVMR): Methods, Theories, and ReflectionsAugust 5-7 , 2025University of Zurich, Switzerlandhttps://www.ikmz.uzh.ch/en/research/divisions/computational-social-and-communication-science/CVMR25.html Deadline for submissions of panel presentation proposals and registration: May 8, 2025 As visual communication becomes increasingly central to digital culture, understanding how to analyze and interpret visual media at scale is both a methodological and theoretical challenge. The Computational Visual Media Research (CVMR) symposium brings together scholars working at the intersection of computation, theory, and critique to explore innovative approaches to the study of visual media. This three-day symposium aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and methodological innovation in response…

Call for Papers: Dancing (with technology)For the Fall 2026 issue of Intermediality. History and Theory of the Arts, Literature, and Technologieshttp://intermedialites.com/en/call-for-papers-no-48-dancing-with-technology-danser-avec-la-technologie/ Guest Editors:Hilary Bergen, The New SchoolPhilippe Bédard, Independent Scholar Important Dates:Deadline to submit proposals: June 7, 2025Announcement of selected proposals: June 30, 2025Submission of completed texts for peer review: December 1st, 2025Publication of accepted texts: Fall 2026 Isadora Duncan⎯fin de siècle pioneer of modern dance—believed that only the movement of the “naked” (unshod, unmediated) human body could be considered natural and therefore hold value. Duncan was fixated on stripping dance to its core instrument—the singular human form (Daly 1994).…

Call for Papers: Sixth International Workshop on Adapted intEraction with SociAl Robots (cAESAR)In conjunction with ACM UMAP 2025June 16-19, 2025New York, NY, USAcEASAR Workshop: https://caesar2025.di.unito.it/UMAP 2025: https://www.um.org/umap2024/ Deadline for submission of papers: April 18, 2025 (Flexible) This Workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners who are working on various aspects of social robotics and adaptive interaction. The expected result of the workshop is a multidisciplinary research agenda that will inform future research directions and, hopefully, forge some research collaborations. TOPICS Topics (of interest) include (but are not limited to): Personalized Human Robot Interaction (HRI) User modeling and user profiling…

[NOTE: See the website for previous calls that reference topics such as AI and “immersive and interactive technologies.” –Matthew] Call for Audiovisual Essays: Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts (SCOPUS-indexed)https://revistas.ucp.pt/index.php/jsta/callforpapers Open Call (always open)No payment from the authors will be requiredJSTA aims to create a conceptual discussion around the audiovisual essay, not only as a creative process but also as a pedagogical and academic tool, to generate concepts and criteria for evaluation and scientific consideration. (Please see a version of our first audiovisual essay here).  Therefore, JSTA is open to submissions of original audiovisual essays made with films, excerpts…

Call for Papers: Digital Intimacies, Young People and Everyday LifeInternational ConferenceSeptember 25-26, 2025University of Padova, Italyhttps://digitalintimacies.eu/conference Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 27, 2025 The digital space is gradually contributing to shaping the concept of intimacy, transforming what was once considered the exclusive domain of the private sphere into a continuous flow of data, desires, and connections. From social media to dating apps, from digital tools for self-expression to algorithmic imaginaries, intimate relationships are constantly redefined in the digital environment in increasingly complex and multifaceted ways. For young people, digital media has become an essential part of their everyday lives,…

Call for Papers: The 10th Anniversary of Games & Gaming at HICSS! (Game Scholars and Hawaii in January!) Games & Gaming mini-track (Digital and Social Media track) at HICSS59th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)January 6-9, 2026Hyatt Regency MauiHawaiiHICSS: http://hicss.hawaii.edu/Track/mini-track: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-59/digital-and-social-media/#games-and-gaming-minitrack Deadline for submissions: June 15, 2025 For the TENTH straight year, the Games & Gaming mini-track at HICSS is seeking papers that examine the social aspects of digital gaming. We feature work related to digital games and sociality that covers a variety of methods: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods papers are welcome, ranging from interviews to big…

1st Call for Papers: 17th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR 2025)“Sound, Music: Space, Place”November 3-7, 2025University College London East Campus (UCL East)London, UKhttps://imerc.blogspot.com/2025/03/fwd-1st-call-for-papers-cmmr-2025-sound.html Deadline for submissions: May 30, 2025 The 17th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR) will be held at University College London (UCL) in East London (United Kingdom), 3 – 7 November 2025. CMMR 2025 invites contributions related to all aspects of multidisciplinary fields and approaches, regarding sound, music and computers. In particular, we welcome submissions matching this year’s topic “Sound, Music: Space, Place”. The conference will be hosted by the world-leading departments of Anthropology (within the…

Call for Papers: Animex Research and Innovation Conference 2025November 19, 2025Teesside University, UKHybrid Conference: In-Person and Onlinehttp://commlist.org/archive/all/2025-all/msg00627.htmlhttps://www.tees.ac.uk/animexconference/ [To be updated soon] Deadline for submission of abstracts and proposals: June 27, 2025 We are delighted to announce the third Animex Research and Innovation Conference 2025, taking place at Teesside University on Wednesday 19th November. The conference aims to bring together new and established scholars and practitioners from animation, VFX and games to share research in their disciplines. This year it will again be part of the Animex Festival programme, allowing you to enjoy the wider festivities.…

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…