*Call for contributions: A research agenda for responsible AI-supported behaviour change*

To support individuals in voluntarily adapting their behaviour, often Artificial Intelligence systems are used. Such technological support can be relevant in different domains like health, sustainability and justice e.g., to help people adopt healthier lifestyle patterns, support people in making more sustainable choices, empower people in managing their chronic disease, or support victims of crimes in their healing process.

Key to developing effective behaviour support technologies is understanding why people do what they do (by learning about their motivations, habits, capabilities and needs), so that the offered support is timely and targeted at a pivotal mechanism. AI-related technologies can contribute to deepening this understanding, e.g., machine learning of observational data to gain insights in behavioural patterns, cognitive models to reason about cognitive aspects such as motivation and self-efficacy, conversational AI such as LLMs and chatbots to engage with people, or VR/AR approaches for training people or for providing visual insight into possible scenarios.

During the Hybrid Human Artificial Intelligence (HHAI) 2025 conference, we organize a interactive workshop. The aim of this event is to develop a research agenda for the next 5 years for the field of AI-support behaviour change. Our aim is to do this in three steps. First, we will create an overview of the state of the art. Second, we will identify the most important challenges for the field. Finally, based on these two components, we aim to define a research agenda.

*Contributions*

We welcome two types of contributions. First, we invite short papers (5 pages excluding references) formatted using the IOS formatting guidelines. Submissions will be done through EasyChair. Papers will be reviewed by the organizing committee and selected on the basis of their relevance to the workshop topics and their potential for encouraging fruitful discussion. Accepted papers will be published with CEUR-WS.

We also welcome extended abstracts (2 pages excluding references). Like the short papers, these submissions may be selected for lightning talks (see below), however they are not eligible for publication.
Topics of Interest

We encourage people to submit an abstract on:

* AI approaches for understanding behaviour from sensor data;
* AI-based techniques for deriving cognitions, preferences, or personal values from observational data;
* Empirical studies on computer-supported coaching using reasoning and ML techniques;
* Techniques or UI design strategies to support (perceived) autonomy;
* The use of Explainable AI for behaviour change support;
* Techniques for individual recommendations to encourage individuals to make positive and sustained changes;
* AI techniques that aim to improved adherence to recommendations;
* Methods for providing tailored and personalized feedback in a transparent way resulting in new insights.

*Important dates*

* Paper submission: Friday April 11, 2025
* Notification: Friday May 2, 2025
* Workshop: Tuesday June 10, 2025

All dates are anywhere on earth.