ISSN: 2308-3492
ISBN: 978-1-68558-543-3

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CENTRIC 2027 is colocated with the following events as part of SoftNet 2027 Congress:

• ICSEA 2027, The Twenty-Second International Conference on Software Engineering Advances
• ICSNC 2027, The Twenty-Second International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications
• CENTRIC 2027, The Twentieth International Conference on Advances in Human-oriented and Personalized Mechanisms, Technologies, and Services
• VALID 2027, The Nineteenth International Conference on Advances in System Testing and Validation Lifecycle
• SIMUL 2027, The Nineteenth International Conference on Advances in System Modeling and Simulation
• SOTICS 2027, The Seventeenth International Conference on Social Media Technologies, Communication, and Informatics
• INNOV 2027, The Sixteenth International Conference on Communications, Computation, Networks and Technologies
• AISyS 2027, The Fourth International Conference on AI-based Systems and Services

CENTRIC 2027 Steering Committee

		Stephan Böhm RheinMain University of Applied Sciences - Wiesbaden Germany			Tzung-Pei Hong National University of Kaohsiung Taiwan
		Yasushi Kambayashi Sanyo-Onoda City University Japan			Stefan Graser RheinMain University of Applied Sciences - Wiesbaden Germany
		Martin Schrepp SAP SE, Hockenheim Germany			Erik Hieta-aho VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd Finland
		Andreas Hinderks University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hannover Germany

		Stephan Böhm RheinMain University of Applied Sciences - Wiesbaden Germany
		Tzung-Pei Hong National University of Kaohsiung Taiwan
		Yasushi Kambayashi Sanyo-Onoda City University Japan
		Stefan Graser RheinMain University of Applied Sciences - Wiesbaden Germany
		Martin Schrepp SAP SE, Hockenheim Germany
		Erik Hieta-aho VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd Finland
		Andreas Hinderks University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hannover Germany

CENTRIC 2027 conference tracks:

Advances in the theoretical perspectives on user-centric research
Conceptual advances in UX and user-centricity; The role of UX in innovation and digital transformation; Experience design as a driver of organizational change; Agile UX management

Advances in user-centered systems and design methods
Methodological innovations in user-centered system design; User research in early-stage development and evaluation; Integrating UX and usability into agile and iterative workflows; Risks and trade-offs in user-centered innovation; Participatory design and co-creation approaches; Early-stage UX integration.

Affective and emotional user-centric research
Emotional design and affective user interfaces; Recognizing and responding to user emotions and moods; Measuring emotional responses in interaction; Empathy in digital agents and social interfaces; Designing for wellbeing, motivation, and engagement; Ethical considerations in affective UX and emotion recognition

User trust, privacy, and ethical experience research
User trust and transparency in digital systems; Perceived privacy and control in personalized services; Ethical UX and responsible design practices; Trust-by-design and human-centered security; User awareness, consent, and empowerment; Evaluating perceived fairness and accountability.

Personalization and adaptive experience design in socio-technical and organizational contexts
Context-aware and adaptive user interfaces; Personalized user journeys and experience flows; Balancing personalization, autonomy, and user control; Evaluating the UX impact of personalization; Social and cultural influences on UX perception; User experience in collaborative and community platforms; UX as part of digital transformation and organizational culture; Experience design for social and collective contexts

Advances in user experience and usability measurement and evaluation
Quantitative and qualitative UX metrics and models; Multi-dimensional UX evaluation frameworks; UX theory; Experience sampling and longitudinal UX research; Predictive and data-driven UX assessment.

User Experience in emerging interaction contexts
UX of immersive and interactive systems (AR, VR, MR); Designing for hybrid, mobile, and spatial experiences; Embodied interaction and gesture-based control; UX in smart environments and interfaces

User-centric human–AI interaction
Designing and measuring human-AI interfaces; Interaction for transparency, explainability, human control, and transparency; User experience of AI-assisted tools and recommender systems; Enhancing UX research with AI; Perception and evaluation of AI applications.

Predictive User Experience and Data-driven Design
Predictive UX modeling and simulation techniques; Machine learning approaches for forecasting user satisfaction, usability, and UX; Early-stage UX prediction from interface prototypes or design artifacts; Behavioral analytics and user modeling for experience prediction; Integrating predictive UX insights into agile and DevOps pipelines

Industrial User Experience Research on interactive systems
UX research, evaluation, and design practice in corporate and professional environments, UX integration into early industrial system development, UX data-driven DevOps, New approaches for collaborative workflows between UX, engineering, and operations teams, Continuous UX evaluation and improvement analytics, automation, and adaptive design.

UX of intelligent and connected environments
Experience evaluation and design for smart and ambient environments; Context and situation awareness in user interaction; UX in IoT, wearables, and connected devices; User experience of context-aware recommender systems; AI agents and hybrid ecosystems.

Deadlines:

Deadlines differ for special tracks. Please consult the conference home page for special tracks Call for Papers (if any).