Human social interactions are evolving rapidly due to societal change and advances in communication technologies, creating both opportunities and challenges for mediated communication. Social augmentation, defined as the enhancement or transformation of social and emotional cues through virtual elements, is emerging as an important strategy for improving understanding, collaboration, and empathy.

XR technologies, including VR, AR, and MR, offer unique capabilities to replicate and extend social cues, forming the foundation of Social XR. These technologies enable features such as adaptive gaze, enhanced facial expressions, multimodal feedback, and group emotion visualization, which support richer social presence and more inclusive communication.

This workshop invites submissions on the design, implementation, and evaluation of Social XR systems. Relevant topics include the integration of social augmentation with artificial intelligence for adaptive interactions, the ethical and privacy implications of affective data, scalable deployment strategies, and rigorous methods for assessing the effectiveness and accessibility of augmented social cues.

Applications in education, healthcare, collaboration, therapy, and creative practice are particularly welcome. By uniting insights from HCI, XR, CSCW, psychology, and AI, the workshop aims to establish shared research agendas and best practices for socially intelligent XR technologies that enhance communication, engagement, and empathy across diverse contexts.