Category Archives: Conference

ITHACA Final Event – Beyond the Algorithm: From Research to Action for Democratic Renewal

The final event Beyond the Algorithm: From Research to Action for Democratic Renewal provides a unique opportunity to see the achievements of four projects in one place.
On 4 December 2025, the KT4D final event will take place in Brussels and oline as part of a joint conference of the AI, Big Data & Democracy Task Force and the European Association for Social Sciences and Humanities.
The involved Horizon Europe projects are: AI4GOV, KT4D, ITHACA, and ORBIS.

Paper presented: “Inclusive AI-Enhanced Civic Engagement: Empowering Marginalized Voices through Inclusion by Design”

At the ORBICOM annual conference in Strasbourg (September 29–October 2, 2025), Maria Zangl presented a paper entitled Inclusive AI-Enhanced Civic Engagement: Empowering Marginalized Voices through Inclusion by Design. This paper emerged from the ITHACA project and reports on findings from AI citizens’ juries in Brasov (RO) and Martin (SK) and the wishes of socially disadvantaged people regarding digital civic participation, and offers various technical considerations for the ethical implementation of AI tools as well as necessary information and explanations for users for safe and efficient use.

Paper published: AI-enabled playful enhancement of resilience and self-efficacy with psychological learning theory

The following paper has been published:

Paletta, L., Russegger, S., Albert, D., Reininghaus, E., Lenger, M., Fellner, M., Lutz, T., Pszeida, M., Draxler, S., Orgel, T., Schneeberger, M., Guggemos, S., Mosbacher, J., Spat, S., & Pötz, G. (2023). AI-enabled playful enhancement of resilience and self-efficacy with psychological learning theory. In L. Paletta, H. Ayaz & U. Asgher (Eds.), Cognitive Computing and Internet of Things. AHFE (2023) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 73. AHFE International, USA. 20 – 24 July 2023, San Francisco, USA. doi:10.54941/ahfe1003973 [Conference] [doi] [pdf (Conference)]

The paper was presented at the AHFE International Conference, San Francisco, USA (July 20-24, 2023).

Paper published: Impact of Robot Related User Pre-experience on Cognitive Load, Trust, Trustworthiness and Satisfaction with VR Interfaces

The following paper has been published:

Frering, L., Koenczoel, C., Mosbacher, J. A., Kames, M., Eder, M., Mohr-Ziak, P., Gabl, S., Kalkofen, D., Albert, D., Kubicek, B., & Steinbauer-Wagner, G. (2023). Impact of Robot Related User Pre-Experience on Cognitive Load, Trust, Trustworthiness and Satisfaction with VR Interfaces. Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics. RAAD 2023 (pp. 123-131). Mechanisms and Machine Science (Vol. 135). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-32606-6_15 [Springer] [doi]

The paper will be presented at the 32nd International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2023 (June 14-16, 2023).