Human-Centric AI:

We invite researchers and practitioners in human-centric AI—focusing on explainability, trustworthiness, fairness, privacy, and related values — to come together in building a shared understanding of its key principles and challenges.

Developing truly human-centric AI goes beyond technical innovation. It requires interdisciplinary collaboration and diverse perspectives. We welcome both theoretical contributions and practical case studies that demonstrate how human-centered principles are realized in real-world AI systems.

This workshop will be held in conjunction with CIKM 2025 at COEX in Seoul, Korea. Located in the heart of Gangnam, COEX is a landmark venue for global conferences. We warmly invite you to join us in exploring the future of human-centric AI with leading scholars and industry experts from around the world.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Explainable AI (XAI) methods and evaluations
• Trustworthy AI, including Robustness and Safety
• Fairness-aware machine learning
• Privacy-preserving machine learning
• Model interpretability (for Large Language Models and Large Multi-modal Models)
• AI Ethics, Frameworks, and Governance
• Global AI regulations (e.g., EU AI Act, Korea's AI Basic Act) and their practical implications
• Case studies of human-centric AI in real-world applications
• Human-AI Interaction

Important Dates

Submission Guidelines

We welcome both short and long paper submissions:

• Long papers: up to 9 pages, including any appendix
• Short papers: up to 4 pages, including any appendix

Authors may include an appendix only if it fits within the page limit; no additional pages are permitted for appendices. References are not included in the page limit and may extend to any length. Author anonymity is not required.

All manuscripts must be submitted in PDF format via the submission site. Please use the ACM 2-column sigconf template. The official ACM proceedings template is available at: https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template.

Where to Submit

• The submission site: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HCAI2025

• Note: To submit, you’ll need a Microsoft CMT account. Please create one via this link:

  https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/general/account-creation.html

Review and Publication Policy

Papers will be evaluated based on originality, impact, relevance, and clarity through a single-blind review process conducted by 2 to 3 program committee members. Accepted papers will be assigned to oral or poster sessions according to evaluation results and thematic balance.

This workshop follows a non-archival publication policy (not indexed in the official ACM proceedings). Authors are encouraged to submit early-stage or in-progress work to receive feedback prior to submission to archival venues.

Attendance Policy

At least one author of each accepted paper must register for CIKM 2025 and present the paper on-site in Seoul, Korea, as scheduled in the program. This is the default requirement. However, in exceptional cases (e.g., visa denial or travel issues), our workshop will follow the CIKM 2025 main conference attendance policy regarding potential alternatives such as remote presentation. More details can be found here: https://cikm2025.org/attend/attendance-policy