xrWORKS'25

The 2nd International Workshop on

Extended Reality for Knowledge Work

ISMAR 2025 Workshop

October 8-12, Daejeon (South Korea)

Overview

The 2nd International Workshop on Extended Reality for Knowledge Work (xrWORKS' 25) focuses on the emerging intersection between spatial computing and professional productivity. As XR technologies evolve from consumer-focused entertainment to tools for serious work, there is an urgent need to understand how immersive systems can meaningfully support knowledge workers across disciplines. Unlike traditional 2D desktop interfaces, XR workspaces offer expansive, adaptive environments that support multitasking, spatial reasoning, and embodied interaction, providing a new canvas for information-rich workflows.

This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners from XR, HCI, AI, cognitive science, ergonomics, and interaction design to examine how immersive systems can enhance focus, reduce cognitive load, and improve productivity in everyday knowledge work. We are particularly interested in systems that enable intelligent workspace reconfiguration, seamless multimodal interaction through gaze, gesture, and voice, and embodied AI agents that assist users through contextualized, adaptive support.

xrWORKS 2025 provides a platform to explore key challenges such as supporting multitasking across spatial displays, minimizing physical and cognitive fatigue, and ensuring user agency and privacy in immersive environments. In doing so, it aims to reshape how we conceive of work, attention, and collaboration in the age of spatial computing.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Intelligent and adaptive XR workspace design and automation.
Gaze-, gesture-, and voice-based interaction models for immersive productivity.
Cognitive ergonomics and long-term sustainability of XR workflows.
Embodied and AI-driven agents for real-time task support and collaboration.
Ethical and privacy-aware frameworks for XR-based knowledge work.

Call for papers

We invite research papers, posters, and demos on topics aligned with the scope of xrWORKS:

Research Papers (up to 6 pages): should present original research results, systems, or frameworks. Submissions will undergo peer review, and accepted papers will be published in the official workshop proceedings.
Posters (up to 2 pages): intended for early-stage or ongoing work that introduces novel ideas or preliminary results. Submissions will be peer-reviewed, and accepted posters will be included in the workshop proceedings.
Demos: we welcome live demonstrations of XR systems, prototypes, or tools. A short abstract will be required for selection purposes; however, demo abstracts will not be published in the proceedings.

Submission Guidelines

All papers should be original works that are not under review by any other journal or conference. Submissions must be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE Computer Society VGTC (IEEE ISMAR Conference) standards. Templates for LaTeX and Word, as well as a sample PDF, are available at: https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/conference/.

All submissions will undergo a single-blind review process.

Submissions are handled via EasyChair (here).

Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE Digital Library within the IEEE ISMAR Abstract and Workshop proceedings. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register, attend, and present their work at xrWORKS.

Submission Deadlines

All deadlines are 23:59:59 Anywhere on Earth (GMT/UTC-12:00)

Submission deadline: July 12, 2025 July 23, 2025.
Notification of results: August 8, 2025.
Camera-ready deadline for inclusion in the IEEE Digital Library: August 15, 2025.