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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Call for Papers</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br><b>AMCIS 2025 – Intelligent Technologies for a Better Future</b><br><b>August 14–16, 2025 | Montréal, Canada</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://amcis2025.aisconferences.org">https://amcis2025.aisconferences.org</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Key Dates</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Submissions Open:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> January 5, 2025</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Submission Deadline:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> February 28, 2025 (5:00 PM ET)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Author Notification:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> April 14, 2025</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Final Submission Deadline:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> April 24, 2025</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Track: Artificial Intelligence and Semantic Technologies for Intelligent Information Systems (SIG ODIS)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Track Chair</span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University, <a href="mailto:sugumara@oakland.edu"><span style="color:black">sugumara@oakland.edu</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Track Description</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The purpose of this track is to provide a forum for academics and practitioners to identify and explore the issues, opportunities, and solutions using Artificial Intelligence, computational ontologies, data driven IS, and intelligence related to business and systems including the social web, intelligent systems design, implementation, integration and deployment. An increasing number of artificial intelligence-based systems are being developed in different application domains employing a variety of tools and technologies. This track is intended to increase cross-fertilization of ideas from these areas, share lessons learned and stimulate areas for further research.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Opportunities in Leading Journals</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Best papers from this track will be invited to extend the paper and publish in the special issues from the following journals:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies (<a href="http://www.igi-global.com/ijiit" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">http://www.igi-global.com/ijiit</span></a>)</span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Journal of Web Engineering (<a href="https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/JWE/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/JWE/</span></a>)</span></li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The following mini-tracks are part of this track and authors are encouraged to submit one or more original research papers to any of the mini-tracks.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track: Customer Experience and Organizational Intelligence</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Organizations are increasingly engaging with both current and potential customers across a diverse range of IT-mediated “touch points” including digital platforms, mobile interfaces, and AI-driven systems. As these touch points evolve in variety and sophistication, the need for coordinated, intelligent strategies will shape management thinking in the near and intermediate future. To remain competitive, organizations must leverage the latest research and best practices to address critical challenges: differentiating user experiences across varied interaction points, applying AI and machine learning to expand consumer reach, improving conversion rates, nurturing long-term customer loyalty, and effectively managing global and local user experiences. Central to this effort is a network of intelligent technologies, devices, and communication systems that facilitate seamless computing, collaboration, and commerce. By embedding data, sensors, and controllers into both physical and virtual environments, organizations can create real-time, personalized interactions that foster dynamic co-engagement and mutual value for both customers and organizations.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track Chairs</span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sowmya Kamath, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, <u><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="mailto:sowmyakamath@nitk.edu.in">sowmyakamath@nitk.edu.in</a></span></u></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Geetha Vasantha, NITK Surathkal, <u><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="mailto:geethav@nitk.edu.in">geethav@nitk.edu.in</a></span></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:3.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track: AI/ML Applications in Healthcare</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in healthcare aims to assist medical professionals, enhance decision-making in improving diagnostic accuracy, personalize treatment plans, optimize operations, and predict patient outcomes. This transformation is powered by advancements in algorithms, the explosion of healthcare data, and increased computational power.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This mini track offers a platform for researchers to present cutting-edge AI/ML applications in healthcare, identify research gaps, and propose future directions. It encourages collaboration between researchers, practitioners, and industry to advance AI/ML technologies. We seek original, high-quality papers on the practical and future potential of AI/ML in transforming healthcare.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Potential topics but not limited to:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Predictive Analytics in Patient Outcomes</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AI in Medical Imaging</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Personalized Medicine</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Natural Language Processing (NLP) in healthcare</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Robotic Surgery and AI</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AI for Drug Discovery</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Healthcare Operations Optimization</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ethics and Bias in AI Healthcare</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Data Privacy and Security</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AI in Chronic Disease Management</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track Chairs</span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Vaishali Kulkarni, Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering, NMIMS University, <a href="mailto:vaishali.kulkarni@nmims.edu"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">vaishali.kulkarni@nmims.edu</span></a> </span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hima Deepthi Vankayalapati, Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, <a href="mailto:himadeepthi.vankayalapati@nmims.edu"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">himadeepthi.vankayalapati@nmims.edu</span></a></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track: Interplay and Acceptance of Intelligent Information Systems</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">In recent years, digital transformation has not only led to increased acceptance of the use of information technologies but also great challenges. As a result, new topics and trends emerged to address the steadily increasing amount of data and its efficient and innovative exploration. Apart from the main drivers, artificial intelligence and cloud computing, also concepts like edge computing, big data, microservices, deep learning, distributed systems as well as composable architectures came into play. Although these are widely recognized today, their interplay provides new potentials and reveals novel challenges. Hence, in this mini-track, we welcome a variety of research approaches related to the investigation of related topics.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Potential topics:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Artificial intelligence and cloud computing</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Edge computing and big data</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Microservices and distributed systems</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Deep learning and intelligent systems</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cyber-physical systems</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Behavioral and managerial aspects of intelligent systems</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Acceptance and adoption of intelligent systems</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track Chairs</span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Matthias Volk, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, <a href="mailto:matthias.volk@ovgu.de"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">matthias.volk@ovgu.de</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Daniel Staegemann, Otto-von-Guericke University, <a href="mailto:daniel.staegemann@ovgu.de"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">daniel.staegemann@ovgu.de</span></a></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track: Semantics and Ontologies in Information Systems</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Research in knowledge graphs, ontology, ontology-driven information systems and ontology applications is widespread in the information systems community. Its importance is being recognized in various research fields and application areas. This mini-track is primarily concerned with the use and application of ontologies and any semantic languages such as RDF(s) and OWL, as well as the associated technologies (such as querying, reasoning and reasoners) within information systems. Within this mini-track, the term ontology includes artefacts using semantic web languages such as OWL and RDF(S).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track Chairs</span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Louise Leenen, University of the Western Cape, <a href="mailto:lleenen@uwc.ac.za"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">lleenen@uwc.ac.za</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Aurona Gerber, Stellenbosch University, <a href="mailto:agerber@uwc.ac.za"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">agerber@uwc.ac.za</span></a></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track: Generative AI - Fundamentals, Applications and Social Impact</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The field of Generative AI is developing rapidly and this mini-track explores the fundamentals and practical applications of Generative AI across various industries, its profound social impact, and the considerations that arise from its use. Topics of interest include how generative models transform domains including creative content creation, healthcare, and education, while also addressing the societal challenges and moral dilemmas their application presents. Additionally, this track critically examines the broader impacts of these technologies on society, including challenges associated with algorithmic bias, data privacy, and the inclusion of principled governance frameworks for generative AI deployment.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track Chairs</span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Aurona Gerber, Stellenbosch University, <a href="mailto:aurona.gerber@gmail.com"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">aurona.gerber@gmail.com</span></a></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track: Promises and Perils in Ethics and Management of Artificial Intelligence: Disruption, Adoption, Dehumanization, Governance, Risk and Compliance</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">In the last decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a peripheral technology to a dominant driver of innovation. It is now routinely used to recognize images, parse speech, respond to questions, make decisions, and even replace humans. Generative AI presents exciting possibilities, from text generation to image synthesis, but it also brings ethical challenges. Misused generative AI tools can breach privacy, jeopardize safety, and make unethical decisions. To navigate this landscape effectively, researchers and practitioners must understand the state of the art, adoption, and influence of AI and ML, while also addressing the ethical and governance mechanisms needed to safeguard human well-being.<br>This mini track focuses on the ethics and management of AI, with a particular emphasis on adoption, disruption, dehumanization, and governance, risk, compliance, and the ethical mechanisms required to protect and enhance human well-being.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track Chairs</span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Valeria Aleksandra Sadovykh, University of Auckland, <a href="mailto:valeriasadovykh@gmail.com"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">valeriasadovykh@gmail.com</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">David Sundaram, University of Auckland, <a href="mailto:d.sundaram@auckland.ac.nz"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">d.sundaram@auckland.ac.nz</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Gabrielle Peko, University of Auckland, <a href="mailto:g.peko@auckland.ac.nz"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">g.peko@auckland.ac.nz</span></a></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track: Social, Ethical, & Practical Impacts of AI for Organizations and Individuals</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">AI is an important and increasingly pervasive tool of an industry whose widespread adoption has given rise to criticisms, such as lack of transparency of analytical models, lack of explainability of results, and workforce disruption. This mini-track aims to provide a forum for addressing the social, ethical, and practical aspects of AI and ML. Particularly, papers exploring the impact of AI/ML through various analytic lenses, including societal, organizational, and individual perspectives, are welcome.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Topics:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Behavioural and organizational aspects of AI and ML</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Automation of work through AI and ML</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Legal, ethical, and governance issues and biased use of AI/ML</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Effectiveness, business performance, job displacement, and dark side of AI/ML</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Standards and frameworks for AI/ML modelling and implementation</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Explainable AI</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AI Adoption diffusion</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ethical AI</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Self-regulation across industries</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Implicit and explicit bias in AI application</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Social justice and social inclusion</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mini-track Chairs</span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sunet Eybers, University of South Africa, <u><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="mailto:eeyberss@unisa.ac.za">eeyberss@unisa.ac.za</a></span></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">==========================================================</p><p class="MsoNormal">Vijayan Sugumaran, Ph.D.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Distinguished University Professor, Management Information Systems</p><p class="MsoNormal">Janke Scholar of Management Information Systems</p><p class="MsoNormal">Chair, Department of Decision and Information Sciences</p><p class="MsoNormal">Co-Director, Institute for Data Science</p><p class="MsoNormal">School of Business Administration</p><p class="MsoNormal">Oakland University</p><p class="MsoNormal">Rochester, MI 48309</p><p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 248-370-4649</p><p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 248-370-4275</p><p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:sugumara@oakland.edu">sugumara@oakland.edu</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">==========================================================</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>