*** Submission deadline extended to May 30, 2023 ***

Theme
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterized by a process of technological transformation that is affecting the social structure across the globe. It has changed the way of shopping, of relating to others, of living. At the core of the process are technologies that generate important cultural impacts in our lives. In Europe, this process is differently named, depending on the different countries: digitisation, digital transformation, digital transition, etc. Here we call it digital transformation, but no matter how you name it, it has in fact revolutionized every market and company, as well as our life.

We follow the definition by Gong & Ribiere (2020) that states that digital transformation is “A fundamental change process, enabled by the innovative use of digital technologies accompanied by the strategic leverage of key resources and capabilities, aiming to radically improve an entity* and redefine its value proposition for its stakeholders.” (*An entity could be: an organization, a business network, an industry, or society.)

Various technologies enable the digital transformation process: mobile and wearable devices, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Blockchain, Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Digital Twin, Cybersecurity. However, while introducing undeniable benefits, they also bring some important issues.

This workshop is looking for contributions from various fields, with a focus on:

• the domain of Internet of Things (IoT) and IoT devices that are becoming more pervasive and social;

• issues from the cybersecurity perspective introduced by IoT;

• the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on human lives and the economy with the problem that the required computing power is high, there are worries of how AI models predict the output, data privacy and security etc.;

• Digital Twin (DT) as another protagonist of the digital transformation process (i.e., a virtual replica of a real-world object that is run in a simulation environment  to mirror its physical pendant, with digital and physical twins influencing each other including the ability to perform predictions);

• benefits and issues of other technologies: usability of mobile and wearable devices, of Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality; 

• user awareness about the usage and the security of Cloud Computing, Big Data, Blockchain. 

What emerges is that Human-Centered Software Engineering (HCSE) is more relevant than ever. The interplay between Human–Computer Interaction and Software Engineering needs to be rethought and fortified for a rapid response to the evolution of technologies, while also considering aspects such as greater agility in service development, sustainability, ethical considerations, cybersecurity, user mindset and awareness, to name just a few.  But also the approaches for addressing them have to be carefully considered. For example, some software development companies show an increasing interest in low-code development platforms to facilitate application development by domain experts without sophisticated software development knowledge, as a possible solution to the need of more agile, fast and also sustainable service development. Domain experts are, however, not trained in software development methods. This introduces a risk of domain experts creating unusable applications or exceeding the designated time frame of a project (or both). 

Objective

In this workshop, we aim to broaden the traditional scope of the workshop series of IFIP Working Group 13.2 beyond the traditional themes of IFIP 13.2 workshops. Particularly, this edition promotes sharing of knowledge and experiences that address how to deal with the challenges of the digital transformation and its influence on human-centered socio-technical system design and development practices. 

This workshop is a follow-up of the successful workshops organized at INTERACT 2015 in Bamberg, Germany, INTERACT 2017 in Mumbai, India, INTERACT 2019 in Paphos, Cyprus, and INTERACT 2021 in Bari, Italy.

Target Audience and Expected Outcomes

This workshop is open to everyone who is interested in aspects of human–computer interaction from  a user-centered perspective. Typical contributions to this workshop focus on methods, processes and approaches for designing, building and testing interactive systems. We expect a high participation of IFIP Working Group 13.2 members. We particularly invite participants to present position papers describing real-life case studies that illustrate how they rethought HCI’s and SE’s interplay in order to address aspects such as agile development, sustainability, ethical considerations, and cybersecurity. Any perspective and related aspects of user interface design are welcome. We are especially interested in work that deals with current trends that change the way humans use, interact and collaborate with technical components in socio-technical systems. We are also interested in methods, theories and tools that combine human-centered design and software engineering practices. Position papers will be made available through the workshop website. Furthermore, an extended version of selected papers will be considered for inclusion in a Springer LNCS post-proceedings volume published in conjunction with the other INTERACT workshops organized by the IFIP TC13 Working Groups.

Workshop Format

This full-day workshop is in person only. It is organized around presentation of position papers and working activities in small groups. From the set of contributions, a subset of selected case studies will be invited to be presented at the beginning of the workshop and will be used to support the discussion that follows. The morning session will be dedicated to welcoming participants and presenting case studies. Participants will be invited to comment on the case studies and to report similar experiences. The afternoon sessions will be devoted to interactive sessions, where participants will be engaged to work in small groups and propose solutions to the problems of the case st udies seen in the morning. Solutions proposed by the participants will be compiled and compared. Based on the lessons learned, participants will be incited to draft an agenda of future work that can be accomplished. We plan to run the workshop onsite in person only. If circumstances require it, we intend to switch to a completely digital format that will be run online. We will continuously adapt to any decision regarding the conference format by the INTERACT 2023 organizers.

Submission Instructions

In order to attend the workshop, participants are invited to submit position papers reporting original academic or industrial research relevant to the workshop's theme. These position papers (PDF files, 6-10 pages in Springer LNCS format, including abstract) shall report (practical) experiences related to research challenges and results on human-centered software engineering or user-centered development processes for interactive systems with a particular focus on digital-transformation aspects and technologies (such as mobile and wearable devices, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Blockchain, Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Digital Twin, Cybersecurity) and  their impact on software properties or software development practices. Submissions are not anonymous and should include all author names, affiliations, and contact information. Authors should also provide in their submission a short summary of their experience in the field and their motivation to participate in this workshop. Submissions will be processed via the workshop web pages that will be managed by the workshop organizers at IFIP WG 13.2. Papers are submitted through the EasyChair website.

Submitted position papers will be reviewed by an international program committee comprising the organizers and selected members of IFIP Working Group 13.2 who are experts in the field. Participants will be invited to attend the workshop based on the result of the reviewing process.  Accepted position papers will be made available through the workshop website. Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted position paper must register and attend the workshop. Furthermore, an extended version of selected papers will be considered for inclusion in a Springer LNCS post-proceedings volume published in conjunction with the other INTERACT 2023 workshops organized by the IFIP TC13 Working Groups. 

Important Dates

Deadline for submission: May 30, 2023 [extended!] (May 8, 2023)

Acceptance notification: June 7, 2023 [extended!] (May 31, 2023)

Final version of position paper: August 1, 2023 [extended!] (June 30, 2023)

Workshop date: August 29, 2023 (confirmed)

Organizers 

Carmelo Ardito, University LUM Giuseppe Degennaro, Italy 

Regina Bernhaupt, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

Stefan Sauer, Paderborn University, Germany 

Contact

Please write to organizers@hcse-conference.org if you have any question.

Venue

The workshop will be hosted in the frame of the 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, August 28 – September 1, 2023, in York, United Kingdom. Look at the main conference web site for further information (https://www.interact2023.org/).