[Air-L] CALL FOR PAPERS: 13th International Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems (BCSS 2025)

[Sharon Nabwire]

*CALL FOR PAPERS: 13th International Workshop on Behavior Change Support
Systems (BCSS 2025)*



Limassol, Cyprus

*https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com <https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com/>*

The 13th Int’l Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems (BCSS 2025) will
be held in conjunction with the 20th International Conference on Persuasive
Technology.



*Important dates*

Submission deadline: March 1, 2025

Decision notification: March 15, 2025

Camera ready: March 28, 2025

Event: May 5, 2025



*Description of the event*

The Behavior Change Support Systems (BCSS) workshop, organized in
conference style, builds around the concept of information systems
specifically designed to help and support attitude or behavior change in
individuals or groups.



Information technology has the capacity to enable smart, virtual persuasive
environments that simultaneously provide multimodal cues and
psycho-physiological feedback for personal change by strengthening
emotional, social, and physical presence. Numerous persuasive applications
have been developed over the past decades with the aim of inducing
desirable behavioral changes. These applications have shown promising
results in motivating and supporting people to change or adopt new
behaviors and attitudes in various domains such as health and wellbeing.



The field of persuasive technology continues to be a crucial link between
different sciences, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of behavior
change support systems and an interdisciplinary approach to their design,
implementation, and evaluation. However, the full potential of technologies
to shape behaviors and continuously track the progress and outcomes of
interventions currently are not used to their full potential.



The BCSS workshop seeks to shed new light on the various processes of
digital persuasion. Yet, although human-computer interaction is social in
nature and people may even see software applications as social actors, it
is still mostly unclear how these interactions end-up shaping attitudes,
beliefs, and emotions. Additionally, the extent to which these interactions
influence behavior, and, even more so, the pitfalls and possible drawbacks
of persuasion via technologies are not yet fully understood. Moreover, as
people interact with information technologies, they, at the same time, keep
modifying their environment as well as adjust their goals during use time.
This seems to indicate that digital persuasion is not a one-time, isolated
event but rather an ongoing, dynamic process.



Since its inception, the BCSS workshop has emphasized the highly
interdisciplinary approach required for developing and implementing
behavior change support strategies and their associated systems. The
workshop provides a scholarly forum connecting multidisciplinary
researchers, practitioners and experts from various scientific disciplines
such as information systems science, human-computer interaction, industrial
design, psychology and medicine. Beyond peer-reviewed scientific paper
presentations, discussions and debates on the pillars of BCSSs are being
conducted.



The theme of this year’s event, *“Generative AI and behavior change support
systems: Leveraging innovations for a lasting impact,” *especially seeks,
but is not limited to, submissions that utilize cutting-edge technologies
such as AI and innovative methodologies in the design, development and
implementation of BCSS. The ultimate goal is to create flexible and
efficient behavior change support systems that promote long-term behavioral
modifications across various domains.



*Paper submission*

Scientific papers in two categories are sought for (the submission can be
either in CEUR or Springer LNCS format): (a) Full papers, max 16
pages. (b) Short
papers. 5-9 pages. All the papers will be reviewed by at least two
reviewers. Accepted papers will be published via *CEUR Workshop Proceedings*
. The workshop will be organized as a hybrid event. Presenting and
publishing an accepted paper in the proceedings, however, requires
registration in the Persuasive Technology conference.



*Additional information*

For more information about the workshop and the conference, please visit
the links:

Link to the BCSS workshop's web site: *https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com
<https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com/>*

Link to the Persuasive Technology conference web site:
*https://2025.persuasivetech.org
<https://2025.persuasivetech.org/>*

For any questions, please contact the Organizing Chair: *Sharon.Nabwire at oulu.fi
<Sharon.Nabwire at oulu.fi>*



*Conference Committees*



*General and Program Chair*

Oinas-Kukkonen Harri, University of Oulu, Finland



*Organizing Chair*

Nabwire Sharon, University of Oulu, Finland



*Program Committee*

Agyei Eunice, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, United Kingdom

Arakawa Yutaka, Kyushu University, Japan

Armayones Ruiz Manuel, Universitat Obertade Catalunya, Spain

Braakman-Jensen Annemarie, University of Twente, Netherlands

Burri Gram-Hansen Sandra, Aalborg University, Denmark

Condori Fernandez Nelly, Universidad Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Florez-Arango Jose, Cornell University, United States

Fraser Kieran, IBM, Ireland

Haque Sanaul, LUT University, Finland

Iyengar Sriram, University of Arizona, United States

Morita Plinio, University of Waterloo, Canada

Oyibo Kiemute, York University, Canada

Ren Xipei, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Rieder Annamina, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Sittig Scott, University of Louisiana, United States

Spelt Hanne, Philips, Netherlands

Stoffregen Kristian, Copenhagen School of Design & Technology, Denmark

Vlahu-Georgievska Elena, University of Wollongong, Australia

Wiafe Isaac, University of Ghana, Ghana

Yetim Fahri, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Germany


We look forward to receiving your submissions!