Call for Papers

DESIGN-IVA-HC-25: Workshop on Designing Interaction with Virtual Agents and Humans in Controlled Environments

In conjunction with ACM IVA September 16, 2025 | Berlin, Germany

About DESIGN-IVA-HC-25

The DESIGN-IVA-HC-25 workshop explores novel approaches, challenges, and innovations in designing interactions between intelligent virtual agents (IVAs) and humans within controlled environments such as labs, simulations, and virtual reality spaces. These spaces offer opportunities for rigorous experimentation but also present unique design considerations. We welcome contributions that examine how IVAs can be crafted, evaluated, and studied when operating in such setups, with a special focus on how the constraints of controlled environments affect interaction design, user experience, and interpretability of results.

List of Topics

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVAs)
• Health Care Technology
• Human-AI Interaction
• Ethical Design

Full Papers (6–8 pages, excl. references): Describing completed research, case studies, or theoretical contributions that provide significant insights into the design or evaluation of IVAs in controlled settings.

All submissions must be submitted via EasyChair.

Organizers

• Navid Ashrafi, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences 
• Philipp Lars Harnisch, Technische Universität Berlin 
• Stefan Hillmann, Technische Universität Berlin
• Philipp Graf, Hochschule München
• Manuela Marquardt, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• David Grießhammer, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences
• Sven Quadflieg, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences
• Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences

Important Dates

• Submission deadline: 23 June 2025
• Workshop date: 16 September 2025

Contact

All questions about the workshop can be addressed to: design-iva-hc@immersive-reality-lab.de