We are pleased to invite submissions for the 4th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work (CHIWORK 2025). CHIWORK ’25 will be as a hybrid event at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam from June 23-25, 2025. Authors of accepted papers can choose to present online or in person.
CHIWORK ’25 welcomes work addressing Human-Computer Interaction for working environments in the broadest possible sense. In addition, we particularly encourage submissions that address the conference theme.
Important dates
All times are in Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone. When the deadline is day D, the last time to submit is when D ends AoE. Navigate to the time.is website if you’re not sure.
Submission deadline for full papers: January 31, 2025
Decision notification: March 31st, 2025
Camera-ready version: April 18th, 2025
Submission platform
Please submit your papers on Easychair (the URL will be communicated a few weeks before the system opens) by the submission deadline.
All information can be edited up to the submission deadline. After the submission deadline, no changes will be allowed to the author list and order.
Contribution type and areas
As this community develops, we are looking forward to reviewing a range of paper types, which will all be included in our proceedings. We welcome the following types of contributions, each reviewed on its own merits:
- Research Papers – Describing novel (previously unpublished) research that will be reviewed based upon merits of scientific rigor, originality, and significance.
- Design Fictions – Speculative explorations of future scenarios, assessed for the impact of their provocations and their ability to stimulate discussion. Artefacts supporting the design fiction should be included as an appendix after the references.
- Critiques and Provocations – Bold, unconventional perspectives that challenge prevailing assumptions and spark debate within the HCI for work research community. We welcome thought-provoking critiques, experimental ideas, and radical visions that push the boundaries of work technology design and its societal impact.
- Systems/Tools – Showcasing novel systems that enable new ways of working. These submissions will be evaluated for both the system’s innovation and the depth of implementation details provided.
- Industry Case Studies – Insights into real-world examples of evolving work practices, assessed based on the practical knowledge they offer and their implications for the future of work.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Tools for remote work: working from home, working while commuting, and meetings with remote participants
- New ways of getting work done: techniques for interleaving work; easy resumption, engagement, and disengagement; and incorporating well-being needs in productivity tools
- Working and trust with AI and automation: techniques for cooperation and collaboration with AI agents, new tools for task automation, working in and with automated environments and entities including cars, drones, and robots; designing for fairness, transparency and dignity
- Technologies for the future of work: networking, augmented reality, virtual reality, wearable devices, and human-robot collaboration
- Workplace psychology: assessment of human factors in working environments to generate learnings for the HCI communities.
- Supporting worker well-being and health: maintaining work-life boundaries, supporting the physical movement, and facilitating work attachment and detachment, exploring how systems support or privilege the well-being of workers in gendered, race-, caste- and class-informed ways
- Designing digital tools: preparing the ground for professional development and adaptation to and development of individual skills
- Matching and developing worker skills for job opportunities: assessing worker skills, matching existing skills to new job opportunities, platforms and peer-networks for learning new skills
- Inclusion and accessibility: technology that is built for equality and technology that supports all abilities
- Large language models at work: use in practice, risks, organizational and staff perspectives
- Security and privacy: protecting work infrastructure from malicious actors and maintaining privacy while providing personalized support for work and well-being
- Novel ways of measuring outcome: rewarding performance so that it takes into account an individual’s unique needs, incorporating well-being as an integral part of productivity, fostering and measuring creativity and innovation, and supporting self-reflection by workers
- Tools and platforms for hiring and managing workers: new models for hiring, onboarding, and management; understanding and supporting freelancing, on-demand, crowdwork, and gig work
- Societal impact: supporting decision-making for policy and regulation, integrating perspectives of workers, firms, governments, and communities; addressing the economics and resilience of individuals, communities, and society
Preparing your submission
Paper length and format
Authors are invited to submit papers of a length commensurate with the contribution (minimum 6 pages). There is no upper page limit; we encourage comprehensive literature reviews and complete appendices or supplementary material for transparency. As an indication, the length of typical submissions is approximately 7,000–10,000 words excluding references, figure/table captions, and appendices.
Anonymization policy
Papers should keep the identities of the authors hidden – please remove all identifying information from the text and metadata, and please cite your own work in the 3rd person. This includes identifiable information in the Method section (location where the study is conducted), acknowledgements (grant number of funding agency, names of colleagues).
Peer-reviewing process
Papers will be assessed following a double-blind peer-review process, receiving at least 3 reviews. The selection process will follow a single decision program committee meeting. Submissions will require at least two positive reviews to be accepted.
Will be considered for desk rejection papers that are incommensurate with their contributions, not properly anonymized, not formatted according to the recommended template, or out of the scope of the conference.
Proceedings and publications fees
Full papers accepted and presented at the conference will be archived in proceedings. More information will be provided soon.
At least one author of each paper needs to be registered to the conference (in-person or online).
Technical Program Chairs
Carine Lallemand – University of Luxembourg and Eindhoven University of Technology
Philipp Wintersberger – Interdisciplinary Transformation University, Linz, Austria
Erin T. Solovey – Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Harvard University, USA
For questions, please email papers@chiwork.org