Program

The school will be held in person, from July 21st to July 24th, 2025. The format includes ex-cathedra lessons and sessions dedicated to engaging participants through interactive activities and group work. The lessons will be organized as short modules (max 1h) to provide relevant elements that participants will embrace and delve into during the following workshops, discussion sessions, and group work activities assisted by tutors.


Program

Day 1: Monday, July 21

14:00–14:15:Opening remarks and objectives of the School by the School Organisers

  • 14:15–14.30: Welcome message from the ACM SIGCHI Executive Committee. Luigi De Russis (Politecnico di Torino), ACM-SIGCHI Executive Vice President

Theme: Cultural Heritage and Urban Justice in the Mediterranean region

  • 14:30–15:30: Keynote: “Re-imagining More-than-Human Design: Voices from Beyond the West” by Shaimaa Lazem (City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, Egypt).
  • 15:30–16:00: Coffee break
  • 16:00–17:00 Interactive games and storytelling for cultural heritage by Valentina Nisi (Istituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) 
  • 17:00–17:45: Interactive session: Playtest session of the NatureCulture heritage game: post-human ways of knowing
  • 18:00: Welcome networking event

 

Day 2: Tuesday, July 22

 Theme: AI-enhanced interactive systems

  • 09:30–10:30: “Generative AI: Design and HCI Perspectives” by Heloisa Candello (IBM Brazil)
  • 10:30–11:00: Coffee break
  • 11:00–12:30: “Citizen Science and AI for Social Good: Case Studies from the Mediterranean Region” by Catia Prandi (University of Bologna, Italy)
  • 12:30–14:00: Lunch Break
  • 14:00–15:30: lecture: “The Role of Digital in the New European Bauhaus: the Bauhaus of the Seas” by Nuno Nunes (Istituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
  • 15:30–16:00: Coffee break
  • 16:00–17:30: Group discussions: Challenges and opportunities in AI-enhanced interaction paradigms

 

Day 3: Wednesday, July 23 

Theme: Human-Centered AI

  • 09:30–10:30: Lecture: “Algorithmic Fairness and Explainability in AI” by Tsvi Kuflik (University of Haifa, Israel)
  • 10:30–11:00: Coffee break
  • 11:00–12:.30: Lecture: “Designing a Personalised AI Coaching Assistant” by Shlomo Berkovsky (Macquarie University, Sidney, Australia)
  • 12:30–14:00: Lunch
  • 14:00: Afternoon dedicated to group project brainstorming
  • 19.30: Social dinner at Bellavista Restaurant (https://www.bellavistabrunate.com/it/home/) 

 

Day 4: Thursday, July 24

Theme: Advanced Interaction Paradigms

  • 9:30–10:30: Lecture: “eXtended Reality and Passengers of the Future” by Stephen Brewster (University of Glasgow, UK)
  • 10:30–12:00: Coffee Break & Exhibition of students’ posters (group projects)
  • 12:00: Closing ceremony and announcement of project awards