[Air-L] Call for Papers: Dark Sides and Criminal Uses of Digital and Intelligent Technologies (HICSS-60)

[Piotr Siuda]

Dark Sides and Criminal Uses of Digital and Intelligent Technologies

60th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
January 5–8, 2027, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii

We invite submissions to the “Dark Sides and Criminal Uses of Digital and
Intelligent Technologies” minitrack at the 60th Hawaii International
Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-60).

Despite the many benefits of artificial intelligence and digital
technologies, growing evidence highlights their potentially harmful
consequences at individual, organizational, and societal levels. These
include issues such as problematic technology use, cybercrime,
misinformation, algorithmic bias, privacy violations, and other forms of
technology-mediated deviant behavior.

This minitrack aims to provide a forum for interdisciplinary research
examining the negative consequences of AI and digital technologies, as well
as strategies and interventions that can mitigate these harms. We welcome
conceptual, theoretical, empirical, and technical papers from a wide range
of disciplines and methodological traditions.

DATES
April 15, 2026 – Submission system opens
June 15, 2026 (11:59 pm HST) – Paper submission deadline
August 17, 2026 – Decision notification
September 22, 2026 – Final manuscripts due
October 1, 2026 – Author registration deadline
January 5–8, 2027 – Conference (Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii)

TOPICS
Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
Dark sides of artificial intelligence and robotics
Algorithmic bias, fairness, and discrimination
Technology addiction and problematic technology use
Cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and online harassment
Dark sides of social media platforms
Online misinformation, disinformation, and fake news
Privacy concerns and surveillance
Cybercrime (e.g., phishing, ransomware, identity theft)
Cyberterrorism and extremist networks
Psychological and physiological effects of digital technologies
Organizational misuse of IT and security breaches
Technological or behavioral interventions to mitigate digital harms

LINKS
Conference website: https://hicss.hawaii.edu
Submission system: https://hicss-submissions.org
Author instructions: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/

CO-CHAIRS
Isaac Vaghefi – Baruch College, CUNY
Hamed Qahri-Saremi – Colorado State University
Ofir Turel – University of Melbourne
Piotr Siuda – Kazimierz Wielki University