Workshop on Character Computing (C2)

Scope

The 8th edition of the Workshop on Character Computing (C2) centers on integrating human character into computing systems. Character Computing encompasses stable traits (e.g., personality) and dynamic states (e.g., affect, motivation), as well as morals, beliefs, socio-cultural background, and personal history to achieve genuine personalization. For more details, see the Character Computing book (Springer) and the Wikipedia entry.

Aims

C2 addresses the sensing, prediction, adaptation to, and simulation of human behavior and character. Three main modules guide contributions:

Character Sensing & Profiling
Character-Aware Adaptive Systems
Artificial Characters
This workshop provides a forum for computer scientists, psychologists, and industry practitioners to share research, discuss new ideas, and collaborate on future directions in Character Computing.

Why Join and Contribute

Interdisciplinary Exchange: Engage with diverse experts to foster collaboration.
Practical Insight: Learn from prior applications and empirical studies.
Shaping the Field: Help define next steps for Character Computing research and innovation.
Submission Formats

We welcome a variety of submission types (long papers, short/position papers, demo papers, work-in-progress) to encourage broad participation. Submissions will be peer-reviewed; accepted papers will appear in the workshop proceedings of PAAMS published and indexed by Springer.


Topics

  • Generative AI and Large Language Models for personalization
  • Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
  • Agent Design, Personalization, and Multi-Agent Systems
  • Interactive and Adaptive Systems
  • E-learning and Serious Games
  • Assistive Agents and Applications
  • Data Mining and Knowledge Extraction
  • Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Personality/Affect
  • Affective Computing and Personality Computing
  • Explainability, Bias, and Fairness in Personality-based AI
  • Experimental and Applied Psychology
  • Personality, Emotion, and Motivation Psychology
  • Semantic Web Applications and Ontologies
  • Behavior Analysis, Explainability, and Interpretability
  • Cybersecurity Attack Vulnerability and Human Factors
  • User Modeling and Personalization
  • Cognitive Science and Cognitive Robotics
  • Responsible AI and AI for Social Good
  • Ethics in Character Computing Research
  • Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
  • Avatar Design and Modeling
  • Natural Language Processing, Understanding, and Generation
  • Persuasive Computing and Technologies

Workshop Format

C2 will be held in a hybrid format, allowing in-person and virtual participation. Further details on important dates, submission guidelines, and registration will be available on the conference website.

We look forward to your contributions and to advancing Character Computing together.

Organizing Committee

  • Alia El Bolock, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
  • Cornelia Herbert, Department of Applied Emotion and Motivation Psychology, Ulm University, Germany
  • Slim Abdennadher, German International University, Cairo, Egypt

Program Committee

  • Raian Ali, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
  • Magnus Liebherr, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
  • Caroline Sabty, German International University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Areej B. Babiker, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
  • Sameha A AlShakhsi, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
  • Walid El Hefny, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) and University of Tübingen, Germany
  • Amr ElMougy, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
  • Yomna Abdelrahman, Bundeswehr University, Munich, Germany
     

Contact

Alia El Bolock
alia.elbolock@guc.edu.eg
German International University, Cairo, Egypt

General deadlines

  • Deadline

    7th March, 2025

  • Workshop deadline

    14th March, 2025

  • Demonstrations deadline

    21st March, 2025

  • Notification of acceptance

    25th April, 2025

  • Camera-Ready papers

    9th May, 2025

  • Conference Celebration

    25th-27th June, 2025

Submission

All proposed papers must be submitted in electronic form (PDF format) using the PAAMS conference management system.