[AISWorld] CfP: Workshop – Design, Applications, and User Experience of Intelligent Systems in the Workplace

[Burak Öz]

We are organizing a workshop in the context of HCI International 2023 and are seeking 800-word abstract submissions on the design, application, and user experience of intelligent systems in the workplace. The proposal deadline is May 8th, 2023, and you may find more details below.

Workshop: Design, Applications, and User Experience of Intelligent Systems in the Workplace
HCI International 2023: Copenhagen, Denmark
Date & Time: Monday, 24 July 2023, 13:30-17:30
Details: https://2023.hci.international/W4.html

Aim of the workshop
Intelligent agents are the answer to many inefficiencies and hiring-related difficulties in today's business world. However, not every intelligent agent is designed and implemented similarly. Different task-related and environmental characteristics lead to different levels of intelligent agent autonomy in planning and the execution of complex decision-making scenarios. There are different ways of designing the most efficient intelligent agent at each autonomy and task complexity level.
In this workshop, we aim to set the stage and provide a forum for participants to discuss the factors affecting user experience design implementations to optimize human-machine team interaction and workplace performance.

Expected workshop outcome
The workshop has three aims:
1. To facilitate knowledge sharing of the discrete challenges that authors will be presenting in relation to the design, application, and user experience of intelligent systems in the workplace.
2. Participating authors will have the option of publishing their contribution in conference proceedings published by Springer as part of the CCIS series.
3. A collective discussion and co-creation of a position paper in relation to the presented challenges will commence during the workshop and will be completed following the conclusion of the workshop; the manuscript to be produced will be submitted to the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI) for publication consideration.

Workshop topics
A non-exhaustive list of potential discussion topics includes:
*Designing socially-embedded intelligent agents in workplaces
*Human-AI interactions and ‘teaming’ in organizational settings
*Potential problems of automation / autonomous solutions in the workplace
*User considerations, engagement models, and meta decisions in human-AI interactions
*Challenges and opportunities when deploying intelligent systems in real-life contexts of use, including governance
*Ethical and societal issues regarding the use of intelligent agents in complex decision-making scenarios
*Usability problems and user experience considerations for interactions with intelligent agents and systems in group and organizational settings
*Case studies regarding the application of intelligent systems in organizations.

Guidelines to prospective authors
Prospective presenters can submit either a complete manuscript or an extended 800-word abstract through the HCII Conference Management System (CMS). Submissions will undergo a review process to ensure rigor and diversity.
Submission for the Conference Proceedings
Authors of accepted workshop proposals that are registered for the conference, are welcome to submit through the HCII Conference Management System (CMS), an extended version of their workshop contribution, to be considered for presentation at the Conference and inclusion in the “Late Breaking Work” conference proceedings in the CCIS as a short paper (typically 6 pages, but no less than 4 and no more than 8), following peer review.
The submission deadline for the camera-ready papers (long or short) for the “Late Breaking Work” Volumes of the Proceedings is the 23rd of June 2023.

Important Dates
8 May 2023: Submissions of workshop proposals
22 May 2023: Notification about submission acceptance
31 May 2023: Finalization of workshop organization and registration of participants

Workshop Co-Chairs
*Constantinos K. Coursaris, Ph.D., HEC Montreal
*Pierre-Majorique Léger, Ph.D.,  HEC Montreal
*Joerg Beringer, Ph.D., Berisoft
*Burak Oz, M.Sc., HEC Montreal