HCI International News, Number 130, March 2025
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HCII 2025: HIGHLIGHTS
- Conference details
- Submissions for "Late Breaking Work"
- Susan Dumais will be the recipient of the 2025 HCI Medal for Societal Impact and the Keynote Speaker
- Courses' program
- Workshops' program
- Supporting participants from Least Developed Countries
- Registration
- Accommodation
- Exhibition
- Gothenburg - the cool city with great ideas and a green heart
- World Usability Initiative 2024 Design Challenge Winners - Awards sponsored by HCII 2025
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
- Two Open Access (White) Papers reflecting Grand Challenges in HCI
- Recent News and Articles
- About HCI International NEWS
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HCII 2025: Conference details
The HCI International 2025 Conference will take place at the Gothia Towers Hotel and Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden, 22-27 June. The Conference program overview is available.
Mark in your calendar the following important deadlines:
- 14 March 2025: submission of camera-ready poster extended abstracts
- 21 March 2025: submissions for the Student Design Competition (extended deadline)
- 28 March 2025: Proposal submission for "Late Breaking Work - Papers"
- 28 March 2025: Proposal submission for "Late Breaking Work - Posters"
The Student Design Competition gives College and University students of all grades an opportunity to present their design idea, by submitting an abstract and a video clip (up to 5-minutes). Three designs will be selected by an international jury to be awarded prizes (GOLD - $1,000; SILVER - $500; and BRONZE - $250). The deadline for proposal submission has been extended to 21 March 2025.
The Conference Proceedings will be published by Springer in a multi-volume set. Papers will appear in the LNCS and LNAI series, while Poster Extended Abstracts (in the form of short research papers) will be published in the CCIS series. All volumes will be available on-line through the SpringerLink Digital Library, readily accessible by subscribing libraries, and indexed by a number of services, including: CPCI, part of Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science; Scopus; EI Engineering Index; ACM Digital Library; Google Scholar; DBLP, etc.
The best contributions will be awarded! The best paper of each of the HCII 2025 Thematic Areas / Affiliated Conferences will be given an award. The best poster extended abstract (in the form of a short research paper) will also receive an award. Each awarded contribution will receive a plaque, a certificate and one complimentary e-book of their choice from the six HCI book series.
The HCII 2025 Program for Student Volunteers gives full-time College and University students from around the world the opportunity to attend ‘on-site’, contribute and benefit from actively participating in one of the most prestigious conferences in the field of Computing and HCI.
A students’ networking social event, complimentary for registered student participants, is scheduled to take place in the evening of the 26th of June. It is planned as a rather informal happening with an open bar, giving students the opportunity to get together and exchange ideas in a truly international and multicultural setting.
The HCII 2025 Design Café, to be coordinated by Christine Riedmann-Streitz, will provide an opportunity for discussion and rethinking of important topics of global interest. Further information will become available, in due course, through the Conference website.
HCII 2025: Submission for "Late Breaking Work"
You still have the opportunity to present the latest results of your work to an international audience, by submitting a Paper or a Poster proposal to be presented during the Conference and appear in the volumes of the proceedings to be published by Springer after the event.
Late Breaking Work - PAPER proposals: Prospective authors should submit extended abstracts (800 words) in one of the Conference Thematic Areas. Following a peer-review process, a decision is communicated to the authors. After acceptance, depending on the time of submitting their proposal, the authors will have the following opportunities:
- having a full paper (camera-ready version, typically 12 pages but no less than 10 and no more than 20 pages) included in the "HCII 2025 - Late Breaking Papers" LNCS volumes of the Proceedings to be published by Springer after the Conference, or
- giving only an oral presentation during the Conference.
Late Breaking Work - POSTER proposals: Prospective poster authors submit abstracts (300 words) including the essence of the planned presentation. Following a peer-review process, a decision is communicated to the authors. After acceptance, depending on the time of submitting their proposal, the authors will have the following opportunities:
- having a Poster Extended Abstract (typically 6 pages but no less than 4 and no more than 11 pages, in the form of short research paper) included in the "HCII 2025 - Late Breaking Posters" CCIS volumes of the Proceedings to be published by Springer after the Conference, or
- only presenting their work during the Conference.
Presentations of Papers and Posters can be either ‘on-site’ or ‘on-line’. The modality of the presentation will be selected by the presenter at the time of registration.
The "HCII 2025 - Late Breaking Work" Papers and Posters volumes, published by Springer, which will appear after the Conference, are no different, in academic terms, from the volumes of the proceedings that will appear before the Conference. Papers and Posters in these volumes are treated in exactly the same way, i.e. single-blind peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers, referenced, indexed, published in the SpringerLink Digital Library, etc.
The "HCII 2025 - Late Breaking Work" Papers and Posters volumes, together with the volumes to be published before the Conference, will comprise the full set of the HCII 2025 Conference Proceedings.
Important deadlines for “Late Breaking Work” Paper and Poster proposals:
- Deadline for abstract submission: open until 28 March 2025
- Notification of review outcome: 25 April 2025
- Deadline for registration: 9 May 2025
- Deadline for camera-ready submission: 23 May 2025
HCII 2025: Susan Dumais will be the recipient of the 2025 HCI Medal for Societal Impact and the Keynote Speaker
The 'HCI MEDAL FOR SOCIETAL IMPACT' was established in 2022 to be awarded to distinguished HCI academics, researchers, or professionals in recognition of the impact of their work in the field of HCI to society. The idea of the medal is to inspire younger generations towards accomplishments that leave a major footprint on society and foster well-being and eudaimonia. The nomination originates from an international committee and the Medal is conferred during the Conference Opening Plenary Session.
The recipient of the 'HCI MEDAL FOR SOCIETAL IMPACT' for 2025 and Keynote Speaker will be Susan Dumais, Technical Fellow and Director of the Microsoft Research Labs in New England and New York City, USA, and in Montréal, QC, Canada, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Washington, USA. The award ceremony, to be followed by her Keynote speech, titled “Information Seeking and Sensemaking from Libraries, the Web, and Beyond”, will take place in the evening of 24 June 2025.
Abstract: In just a few decades, search has gone from being an arcane skill to something that is a core fabric of everyday life. Today people use search to find a wide variety of information, monitor news and social media, understand medical conditions, learn new skills, buy things, etc. Thus, it is increasingly important to provide an interdisciplinary and user-centered perspective on information systems that both enables people to articulate their information needs and make sense of results, and develops new interaction techniques and algorithms to support this. The keynote will summarize previous research and systems that mitigate the discrepancy between the vocabulary that authors use and how searchers express their information needs, illustrate the importance of representing context to improve search success, and look forward to new types of information systems that use richer natural language dialogs and proactively anticipate information needs.
HCII 2025: Courses' program
Courses will run from 22 to 24 June either as ‘on-site’ or as ‘on-line’ events. Participation in the Courses is complimentary for registered Conference participants and no advance enrollment is required. Entrance in the ‘on-site’ Courses’ rooms will be on a first-come-first-served basis before the start of each Course. All registered Conference participants can attend any ‘on-line’ Course.
HCII 2025: Workshops' program
The full Workshops' Program, which will run as hybrid events between 22 to 24 June, is available with 9 Workshops on offer covering a wide spectrum of topics. Please visit the webpage of each Workshop for information about its aim, topics and expected outcome, as well as the submission guidelines to prospective participants and the relevant deadlines that apply.
Workshops are ‘closed’ events, i.e. only authors of accepted submissions for a Workshop will be able to register to attend the specific Workshop, complimentary with their Conference registration.
| # | Workshop | Time |
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| W9 | Techniques and Technologies for Immersive and Embodied Learning William Jones, Masood Rangraz, Petter Wannerberg | 08:30 - 12:30 |
| W1 | Generative AI for Collaborative Experiences and Enhanced User Interactions in Mixed Reality Elham Mohammadrezaei, Majid Behravan, Pinar Yanardag Delul, Brendan David-John, Denis Gracanin | 13:30 - 17:30 |
| # | Workshop | Time |
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| W2 | Causal AI for Robust Decision Making (CARD) Anjon Basak, Adrienne Raglin | 08:30 - 12:30 |
| W3 | Exploring AI through Tabletop Game Making - Designerly Investigations of the Challenges and Opportunities of Human-to-AI Collaboration Simon Norris, Bertil Lindenfalk, Andrea Resmini | 13:30 - 17:30 |
| W4 | Collaborative XR for Learning, Simulation, and Cooperative Experiences Nikitha Donekal Chandrashekar, Prasanna K. Routray, Manivannan Muniyandi, Denis Gracanin | 13:30 - 17:30 |
| # | Workshop | Time |
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| W5 | Science-based methodologies for designing and using human-centered AI in HCI settings Gavriel Salvendy, Jia Zhou | 08:30 - 12:30 |
| W6 | Exploring Multilingual Conversational Practice with Spoken Dialogue Systems and Immersive Technologies Elin Ericsson, Ylva Hård af Segerstad, and Mats Larsnäs | 08:30 - 12:30 |
| W7 | AI Revolution in Academia: Professionalism, Ethics, and Digital Innovation Florence W Williams, Martha J Hubertz, Joseph Lloyd | 13:30 - 17:30 |
| W8 | Designing for Inclusivity - Advancing User Experience Through Inclusive Design Methodologies Shandler Mason, Sandeep Kaur Kuttal | 13:30 - 17:30 |
HCII 2025: Supporting participants from Least Developed Countries
In support of the Programme of Action (PoA) for the Least Developed Countries of the United Nations (UN-OHRLLS), HCII 2025 offers to academics and students of all grades, residing and working in these countries, the possibility to register for ‘on-line’ participation in the Conference with an 80% discount.
In order to take advantage of this offer, prospective participants from these counties will need to create an account for the Conference, through the CMS, enter their affiliation details, and apply for this fee discount following the provided guidelines. They are also welcome to submit their work for presentation during the Conference and publication in the proceedings, following the established peer-review process.
HCII 2025: Registration
All registered conference participants are entitled to:
- Conference proceedings in electronic format
- access the 'hybrid' Opening Plenary Session and Keynote Speech
- enter the Conference Reception (evening of the 24th of June)
- participate in all parallel sessions
- access the poster presentations
- access the Exhibition
- attend Courses
- participate in Workshops (only for authors of accepted Workshop proposals)
- enter the daily refreshment breaks between sessions (10:00 - 10:30 and 15:30 - 16:00)
During the on-line registration process, participants planning to present their work at the Conference will be required to select the single specific submission (‘paper’ or ‘poster’) to be associated with their registration, as well as the preferred method of their presentation ('on-site' or 'on-line').
The Conference registration is available on-line.
HCII 2025: Accommodation
The Gothia Towers Hotel and Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre is the Conference venue and the Gothia Towers Hotel is the official HCII 2025 hotel.
Located in central Gothenburg, right in the thick of things on Korsvägen, Gothia Towers is just a couple of blocks from the restaurants and nightclubs on fashionable Avenyn, close to the city center with excellent transport links, right next to Scandinavia’s biggest amusement park Liseberg, Universeum, Scandinavium and everything the entertainment district has to offer.
Together with the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Center it is one of Europe's largest fully integrated meeting places, and one of the Nordic region's most attractive meeting places, offering large experience areas, a first class hotel and many popular entertainment options.
A number of rooms has been reserved to be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis with significantly reduced rates. The special guest room rates will be valid for all Conference participants for the duration of the Conference, as well as for 2 additional days, before and / or after the Conference (subject to the availability of rooms at the time of the reservation).
Special guest room rates have been agreed upon for conference participants (rates include breakfast, internet access and taxes).
Further information about accommodation is available through the Conference website.
HCII 2025: Exhibition
Exhibiting at the Conference is an ideal opportunity to display your products and services to an international audience of academics, researchers, professionals and users in the field of HCI.
Detailed information about the HCII 2025 Exhibition together with previous years’ photos of the exhibition hall and exhibitors, are available on the conference website. The HCII News Facebook page provides additional photos and information about past events.
HCII 2025: Gothenburg - the cool city with great ideas and a green heart
Gothenburg, host city of the Conference, is a charming port city with a rich history and a big heart. Situated on the Swedish west coast, between Oslo and Copenhagen, the city prides itself on its environmental credentials. It has quietly built a reputation as a sustainable tourism destination. This compact, green, pedestrian-friendly city also has several thriving sectors, including life science, mobility, and cutting-edge technology. Here’s an introduction to next year’s host city, Gothenburg – a city made for meetings.
In the early 17th century, Sweden desperately needed a port to the rest of the world. In response, Gothenburg was founded. Thanks to its strategic location, it soon developed into Sweden’s most important hub for trade and industry. Today, the city stands in the middle of the largest and most extensive urban development in modern times and is known for its innovative power and sustainable work.
Gothenburg fosters strong partnerships between businesses, academia and the public sector, creating a dynamic environment built on the key foundation of collaboration. The city is home to several large international companies, such as AstraZeneca ESSITY, Mölnlycke Healthcare, SKF and Volvo. Furthermore, its thriving academic landscape with two major universities forefronts the city’s inventive spirit. 10% of the population are students.
Gothenburg was the first city in the world to issue green bonds, aiming to stimulate investment in climate change solutions. And aiming for climate neutrality by 2030, Gothenburg has built a reputation as one of the world’s most sustainable tourism destinations. You will encounter a city where making sustainable choices is effortless — it just comes naturally.
It is the world’s most sustainable destination, seven years in a row (2016-2023), according to the Global Destination Sustainability Index. And in 2021, Lonely Planet added an additional sustainability award to this list when it unveiled its Best in Travel 2021 list, naming Gothenburg the world’s Best Sustainable City Stay. 95 percent of the city’s hotel rooms are environmentally certified and almost all public transport runs on renewable electricity!
Discover how Gothenburg residents, businesses, researchers, and municipalities collaborate in the Gothenburg Green City Zone to create an emissions-free and efficient transport system. By utilizing an innovative testing environment, they explore and develop the transport solutions of the future. Join them in this dynamic initiative as they explore new ideas, optimize proven methods, and lead several exciting projects. https://youtu.be/-ccGQY1th8M
City centered venue
Locals emphasize Gothenburg’s charm and a ‘small town in a big city’ feel. HCI International 2025 will take place right in the city center at the Gothia TowersHotel and the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, conveniently located just 25 minutes from the airport and within walking distance of various local sights. Right on the venue’s doorstep are world-class restaurants, a lively cultural scene, green parks, trendy microbreweries and Swedish design. Nestled at the edge of Sweden’s western archipelago, it is also easy to reach the rugged coastline and appreciate the country’s unique flora and fauna.
Links:
Access the Official Visitor's Guide to Gothenburg
Explore Sweden's official website for tourism and travel information
HCII 2025: World Usability Initiative 2024 Design Challenge Winners - Awards sponsored by HCII 2025
The 2024 World Usability Initiative (WUI) Design Challenge theme was "Designing for a Better World". Award winners were announced on World Usability Day, 14 November 2024:
- Gold: Mobu - Enhancing Financial Literacy and Management through Goal-Directed Design and Gamification in Personal Finance Application, by: Phuong Lien To
- Silver: “Recysack” Text-messaging System for Waste Pickers In Iran, by: Sahar Kourangbeheshti
- Bronze: NaviBus-Reimagining Bus Rapid Transport System for visually impaired in India, by: Conscious Collective (Amitha Mohandas, Vishwa Desai, and Rishika Sood)
HCI International 2025 congratulates the winners and sponsors the three awards (Gold $1,250; Silver $1,000; and Bronze $750) that will be conferred during the Opening Plenary Session in the evening of the 24th of June 2025.
The three award winners are also cordially invited, with complimentary registration, to present their work in a special hybrid session of the Conference on the 25th of June 2025.
Two papers reflecting Grand Challenges in HCI
Two papers reflecting Grand Challenges in HCI, have just been published as Open Access articles in the International Journal of Human Computer Interaction (IJHCI) and are readily available for your perusal.
Recent News and Articles
- "AI Can Decode Digital Data Stored in DNA in Minutes", New Scientist, February 21, 2025
- "California's Radical Idea for Data Privacy: Enforce the Law", The Washington Post, February 21, 2025.
- "Large Language Models Pose Growing Security Risks", The Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2025.
- "Google AI Co-Scientist to Aid Biomedical Researchers", Reuters, February 19, 2025.
- "Young Europeans Face Rising Threat from Misinformation as Social Media Becomes Main News Source", Euronews, February 19, 2025.
- "TikTok Back on Apple, Google App Stores", NPR; February 13, 2025.
- "U.K. Demands Access to Apple Users' Encrypted Data", BBC News, February 7, 2025.
- "Device Can Scan Face in 3D from Hundreds of Meters Away", New Scientist, February 6, 2025.
- "AI Systems with 'Unacceptable Risk' Now Banned in EU", TechCrunch, February 2, 2025.
- "U.S. Teens Increasingly Misled by Fake Content Online", CNN, January 30, 2025.
- "OpenAI to Provide Models to National Labs", Axios, January 30, 2025.
- "DeepSeek's Chatbot Achieves 17% Accuracy in Audit", Reuters, January 29, 2025.
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