ACM 3rd International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2023)
6-8 September 2023, Lisbon, Portugal
All accepted papers will be included in the ACM Digital Library. Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to the following special issues:
- MDPI "Sensors", Topical Collection: "Sensors and Communications for the Social Good"
- Springer "Multimedia Tools and Applications", Special Issue on "Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2023)"
- ACM Journal on Responsible Computing, special session
Please refer to the "Submission of Papers" page for more details about submissions.
Calls
Call for Regular Papers
Scope
The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. The latter is defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public, such as clean air, clean water, internet access, education, or healthcare. However, new media innovations and the proliferation of online communities have added new meaning to the term. Social good can now reflect global citizens uniting to unlock the potential of individuals, technology, and collaboration towards a positive societal impact.
Topics
ACM GoodIT looks for research work that addresses important research challenges related to, but not limited to:
- Citizen science
- Civic intelligence
- Decentralized approaches to IT
- Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage
- Environmental monitoring
- Ethical computing
- Frugal solutions for IT
- Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications
- Health and social care
- IT for automotive
- IT for development
- IT for education
- IT for smart living
- Privacy, trust and ethical issues in ICT solutions
- Smart governance and e-administration
- Social informatics
- Socially responsible IT solutions
- Sustainable cities and transportation
- Sustainable IT
- Technology addressing the digital divide
- Technology addressing gender issues and fairness
Paper preparation and publication
The papers should not exceed twelve (12) single-column pages, excluding references, in the new ACM format. Papers with a length disproportionate to their contribution will likely be rejected. The authors have to submit a PDF via EasyChair. Please, check “Submission of Papers” for additional details. Accepted papers will be included in the ACM Digital Library.
Important Dates
- Submission deadline:
June 10th, 2023 AoECLOSED! - Notification of acceptance:
July 12th, 2023 AoE - Camera Ready: July 21th, 2023
Call for Special Tracks Papers
The GoodIT conference has also 8 special tracks that focus on more specific topics. The authors have to submit a single-column format PDF via EasyChair, which will be evaluated by the reviewers. Once on the EasyChair submission page, you will be able to select the track where to submit your paper.
The special tracks are the following:
Special Track on AI on Networks for social GOod (AIN4GO)
Matteo Zignani - Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Cheick Tidiane Ba - Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Alessia Galdeman - Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Manuel Dileo - Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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Special Track on Green IoT & Environmental Monitoring Systems
Sonja Meyer - Konstanz University of Applied Sciences (HTWG), Germany
Ernesto Quisbert - Grenoble Alpes University (Grenoble-INP, Laboratory G-SCOP), France
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Special Track on BlockchAin aNd DecentralIzed Technologies for Social Good (BANDIT)
Barbara Guidi - University of Pisa, Italy
Andrea Michienzi - University of Pisa, Italy
David R. Matos. - Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Claudio Schifanella - University of Turin, Italy
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Special Track on Citizen-Centric AI
Pam Briggs - Northumbria University, UK
Shaun Lawson - Northumbria University, UK
Hugo Nicolau - Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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Special Track on Prosocial interactive digital narratives
Hartmut Koenitz - Södertörn University, Sweden
Mattia Bellini - University of Tartu, Estonia
Frank Nack - University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lissa Holloway-Attaway - University of Skövde, Sweden
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Special Track on Games as Entertainment and Education Instruments
Thomas Bjørner, Aalborg University, Denmark
Ombretta Gaggi, University of Padova, Italy
Antonio Origlia, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Andrea Franceschini, University of Padova, Italy
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Special Track on Platforms and Cooperation Models for a Human-centric Society 5.0
Andrea Sabbioni - University of Bologna, Italy
Antonio Corradi - University of Bologna, Italy
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Special Track on Networking and Applications for Mobile Objects in Land, Water, and Sky (NAMO)
Johann Marquez-Barja, University of Antwerp & imec, Belgium
Claudio E. Palazzi, University of Padova, Italy
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Important Dates
- Submission deadline:
June 10th, 2023 AoECLOSED! - Notification of acceptance:
July 12th, 2023 AoE - Camera Ready: July 21th, 2023
Call for Work-in-Progress Track Papers
Inside ACM GoodIT, the Work-in-Progress Track provides an opportunity to showcase interesting new research work that is still at an early stage. We encourage practitioners and researchers to submit to the Work-in-Progress venue as it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues.
Topics of interests
Authors are solicited to submit original, previously unpublished papers in the following, but not limited to, topic areas:
- Citizen science
- Civic intelligence
- Decentralized approaches to IT
- Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage
- Environmental monitoring
- Ethical computing
- Frugal solutions for IT
- Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications
- Health and social care
- IT for automotive
- IT for development
- IT for education
- IT for smart living
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for good
- Privacy, trust and ethical issues in ICT solutions
- Smart governance and e-administration
- Social informatics
- Socially responsible IT solutions
- Sustainable cities and transportation
- Sustainable IT
- Technology addressing the digital divide
- Technology addressing gender issues and fairness
Paper preparation and publication
Submissions must be up to eight (8) single-column pages, excluding references, in the new ACM format. Please, check “Submission of Papers” for all the needed details.
Important Dates
- Submission deadline:
June 10th, 2023 AoECLOSED! - Notification of acceptance:
July 12th, 2023 AoE - Camera Ready: July 21th, 2023
Call for PhD Track Papers
Within the context of the ACM GoodIT conference, the PhD track provides an opportunity for PhD students to present, explore and develop their research interests, under the guidance of a panel of experienced researchers. Ideal candidates will be PhD students at different stages of their research, with a clear topic and research approach and with some concrete progress, but also sufficient time remaining in their PhD program to receive suggestions on their ongoing research. This is an opportunity to obtain guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and other PhD students working in research areas related to technologies for social good.
Paper preparation and publication
Submissions must be up to five (5) single-column pages, excluding references, in the new ACM format. Please, check “Submission of Papers” for all the needed details. Accepted papers will be included in the ACM Digital Library. The submitted paper will be the basis for selection to participate in the PhD track and subsequent detailed discussions. Therefore, the submitted paper should include:
- The PhD student's name and affiliation (as first author). Eventually, the Advisor(s) name(s) - not mandatory;
- Motivation for the research;
- Background and related work (key references);
- Description of the proposed research, including main research questions;
- Research methodology and proposed experiments;
- Results and contributions to date;
- Expected next steps and future work.
Please, consider that, since the accepted papers will be published in the ACM digital library as extended abstracts, we expect papers presenting original and scientific content but still in their early-stage, which can be of interest to the GoodIT community. The paper will be peer-review by three experts. During the conference, a session will be dedicated to the accepted papers, where the PhD students will present their research contribution to a panel of experts.