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SUMMARY:Bridging AI and Behavior Change (ABC)
DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures director professor Christoph Trattner together with an international team organises a bridge event at the world leading AI conference AAAI in Singapore next January. Read how you can submit a paper below. \nThe event Bridging AI and Behavior Change (ABC) brings together the AI and behavioral science communities to address the urgent need for responsible\, explainable\, and effective behavior-aware technologies. With the rapid rise of LLM\, generative AI\, reinforcement learning\, and agentic systems capable of shaping human decisions\, this bridge aims to establish common ground between technical innovation and behavioral science theories of decision-making\, nudging\, and motivation. Their objective is to catalyze sustained collaboration across AI\, psychology\, behavioral economics\, digital health\, sustainability\, and public policy\, enabling the design of ethical and transparent interventions for health\, well-being\, sustainability\, and civic engagement. \nKey themes include:\n\npersonalization vs. public interest\nboundaries of responsible nudging\nintervention design and adaptive/optimal treatment assignment\nevaluation frameworks for long-term behavior change\, habit formation\, and mental health/wellness\nbias and equity in algorithmic decision-making\nethics\, transparency\, and compliance with emerging regulations (e.g.\, EU AI Act)\ncross-domain applications in health\, sustainability\, education\, social media interventions\, and civic participation\nreinforcement learning for efficient exploration\npsychological science foundations\nand the development of shared protocols\, datasets\, recommender systems\, and explanation frameworks for trustworthy\, behavior-aware AI.\n\nThe ABC Bridge is a 1-day in-person program combining education\, collaboration\, and outreach:\n\nEducation (Morning): Tutorials introducing behavioral science for AI researchers and AI methods for behavioral scientists; a hands-on case lab on AI-driven nudging.\nCollaboration (Afternoon): Paper and poster presentations; debate on “Can AI nudge responsibly without manipulation?”; breakout groups co-developing draft Responsible Nudging Guidelines.\nOutreach (Closing): A plenary summary panel and a motivational talk at the AAAI main conference to communicate the Bridge’s vision and recommendations to the broader AI community.\n\nWe anticipate 30–50 participants\, including AI/ML researchers\, behavioral scientists\, ethicists\, HCI scholars\, public health experts\, and early-career researchers. \nSubmission requirements\nWe invite Short (2–4 pages)\, Long (4–8 pages)\, Vision (4–6 pages)\, Position (2–4 pages)\, and Demo (2–4 pages) papers or extended abstracts highlighting interdisciplinary research\, position statements\, or case studies relevant to responsible AI and behavior change. Submissions will be reviewed by the bridge committee. \nSubmission site information https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=aaai2026abc \nBridge Chair \n\nMehrdad Rostami\, University of Oulu\, Finland – mehrdad.rostami@oulu.fi ·\nChristoph Trattner (University of Bergen\, Norway) – christoph.trattner@uib.no ·\nAlexander Felfernig (Graz University of Technology\, Austria) – alexander.felfernig@tugraz.at ·\nMichael Sobolev (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center / USC\, USA) – msobolev@usc.edu ·\nMourad Oussalah (University of Oulu\, Finland) – mourad.oussalah@oulu.fi
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/bridging-ai-and-behavior-change-abc/
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SUMMARY:Adhera Health Seminar: AI as Family Media for Health and Wellbeing: Personalization\, Context\, and Biopsychosocial Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures invites to Adhera Health’s seminar on AI as family media for health and wellbeing. \nAdhera Health is a digital health company that creates AI-powered\, personalized support platforms and programs to empower families and caregivers managing pediatric chronic conditions\, improve treatment adherence and wellbeing\, and enhance health outcomes through evidence-based digital interventions. \nAI as Family Media for Health and Wellbeing: Personalization\, Context\, and Biopsychosocial Perspectives\n\nAbstract\nFamilies today must navigate a complex landscape of health and wellbeing information\, often facing waves of misinformation and conflicting guidance. Artificial intelligence can act as a media and communication technology that supports families in interpreting information\, building trust\, and making informed decisions\, while respecting individual and family-level differences. \nModern personalized health communication increasingly relies on context-aware systems that adapt content to family routines\, beliefs\, and emotional dynamics. Such systems must carefully balance challenges including reducing stigma\, respecting the autonomy of different family members\, and delivering sensitive content that addresses diverse needs and perspectives. These systems integrate clinical data\, psychosocial factors\, and personal preferences to generate adaptive\, multimodal educational materials\, behavioral guidance\, and emotional support.  \nA biopsychosocial perspective is central\, recognizing that effective AI-mediated interventions consider biological\, psychological\, and social dimensions of health. Pediatrics represents a prime testing ground for these approaches\, given the need for sensitive\, high-stakes communication and the limited research on AI-mediated personalized family support in this context.  \nDrawing on ongoing research with Adhera Health (USA and Spain) and the University of Bergen\, we present examples of AI-mediated communication that complement human care\, helping families navigate complex health information responsibly\, foster trust\, and support wellbeing in ethically and emotionally informed ways.  \nSpeaker bio\nLuis Fernández-Luque is Chief Scientific Officer at Adhera Health\, where he leads R&D activities in Spain and the USA\, including projects funded by the European Commission and NIH\, as well as partnerships with healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies across Europe and the United States.  \nSince 2006\, Luis has conducted pioneering research in mobile health\, wearable devices\, and AI-driven health applications\, including deep learning and health recommender systems. His work sits at the intersection of computer science and behavioral change\, combining human factors research with AI to deliver personalized\, trustworthy\, and effective digital health interventions. He has led and contributed to international research projects on diabetes and obesity in adult and pediatric populations across Europe\, North America\, and Asia. He earned his PhD at the University of Tromsø\, exploring strategies to identify trustworthy content for people with chronic conditions\, and collaborated during his PhD with GroupLens (University of Minnesota)\, the CDC\, and Microsoft Research.  \nLuis has extensive experience in research management\, including serving as PI and co-PI on large-scale projects and mentoring PhD students. He is a senior member of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and has held leadership roles in top scientific societies. He has authored over 150 publications\, many of which address the intersection of AI\, behavioral science\, and digital health in chronic disease management. 
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/adhera-health-seminar-ai-as-family-media-for-health-and-wellbeing-personalization-context-and-biopsychosocial-perspectives/
LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008
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