Making Visible the Invisible : Using Technology to Maximize the Inclusion of Underserved and Underrepresented Students in STEM Academic Majors and Careers
Chair: Daniela Marghitu, United States

• Enhancing K12 Education with Intelligent and Assistive Robots: Exploring Student Learning Experience
  Maryam Bigonah, Sasikiran Reddy Nallapareddy, Aparana Pant, Vennela Akula, Nayanika Reddy Rajoli, Sanjaya Poudel, Daniela Marghitu, United States
  
• Implementing Cutting Edge Technologies To Train Teacher Toward Maximizing The Inclusion of Underrepresented Middle School Students In STEM Academic Majors and Careers
  Xiaowen Gong, Daniela Marghitu, Chih-hsuan Wang, Melody Russell, Thaddeus Roppel, United States
  
• Artificial Intelligence and Assistive Technologies: A Systematic Review of Educational Applications for Disabilities
  Hugo Arias-Flores, Kevin Valencia-Aragon, Tania Calle-Jimenez, Sandra Sanchez-Gordon, Ecuador
  
• Wayfinding and Independence: Usability, User Experience and Perceptions of Independence with GoodMaps Indoor Navigation
  Jennifer A Palilonis, United States
  

Interacting with visual and motor disabilities
Chair(s): To be announced

• Together in Play: Encouraging Social Interaction Between Blind and Sighted Players with a Hide and Seek Game
  Ougezihan Xieraili, Ling Wang, Zhenzhen Guo, Zhao Liu, Shi Qiu, P.R. China
  
• Application of Multimodal Information Fusion in Intelligent Pedometers for Visually Impaired Children
  Qianyao Kuang, Fang Liu, P.R. China
  
• Research on Interactive Product Design Strategies for Gamified Hand Rehabilitation Training for Children with Cerebral Palsy
  Beining Zhao, Xin Chen, P.R. China
  
• A Method for Selecting Characters by Moving Your Feet Back and Forth
  Tomoya Omori, Takahiro Yamada, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Yuji Sagawa, Japan
  

Symbiotic and Adaptive Interfaces: Enhancing Universal Access through Collaborative HCI
Chairs: Andrea Generosi, Maura Mengoni, Silvia Ceccacci, Tiberio Uricchio, Italy

• Integration of Data Fusion and Deep Neural Networks for in-Vehicle Symbiotic HMI Design
  Andrea Generosi, Jose Yuri Villafan, Roberto Montanari, Maura Mengoni, Italy
  
• Enhancing Universal Access to QoL Assessments: Integrating WHODAS 2.0 and Chatbots
  Alesia Domi, Tiberio Uricchio, Catia Giaconi, Silvia Ceccacci, Italy
  
• Enhancing Communication for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs (CCN) through AI and Visual Scene Display Technology
  Rianne Marie Azzopardi, Peter Albert Xuereb, May Agius, Sharon Borg Schembri, Dylan Seychell, Malta
  
• Immersive Virtual and Augmented Reality in Inclusive Sports Lectures
  Thomas Keller, Josef Buchner, Switzerland
  
• Use of Nonbinary Gender Synthetic Voices by a Nonbinary SGD-user
  Maxwell Hope, Vince Yonek, United States
  
• Evaluation of Open-Source Upper Limb Prostheses Models for 3D Printing: Grasping Performance using Silicone Fingertips Covers
  Erica Tiemi Tobaro, Brazil; Albert Manero, Pavan Senthil, Om Vishanagra, United States; Luis Carlos Paschoarelli, Brazil; John Sparkman, United States; Frode Eika Sandnes, Norway; Fausto Orsi Medola, Brazil
  

Accessible user interfaces
Room: TBA
Chair: Frode Eika Sandnes, Norway

• “Which Login Method Should I Choose?” A Comparison of User-selectable Two-Factor Authentication Technologies
  Silje Larsen Skauge, Malin Rosnes, Malin Skoeng, Frode Eika Sandnes, Norway
  
• Interacting Physically with USB Cables: Are Type-C Connectors more Usable than Type-A?
  Jonas Bjerke, Elise Strand Bråtveit, Brede Børresen, Kristian Grytdal, Frode Eika Sandnes, Norway
  
• Exploring the Technical and Cognitive Accessibility of Cookie Consent Banners for People with Varying Abilities
  Joschua Thomas P Simon-Liedtke, Till Halbach, Norway; Sara Kjellstrand, Malin Hammarberg, Susanna Laurin, Sweden
  
• Extending and Designing an Inclusive Chess App for Users with Cognitive and Visual Impairments: A Participatory Design Approach
  Jens-Martin Loebel, Matthias Haase, Florian Kümmel, Vilen Rafayevych, Germany
  
• Beyond Touchscreens: Dynamic and Multimodal Interaction Needs
  Melissa Barnhart Wantland, Paula Conn, Mai Kobori, United States
  
• People’s Interest in, and Experience of, Smart Home Technology – a survey-based study
  Martin Maguire, United Kingdom; Hye Joo Cheong, Korea
  

Innovative Applications of AI and Biosignal Processing in Virtual Reality and Educational Systems
Room: TBA
Chairs: Hiroki Takada, Akihiro Sugiura, Japan

• Surrogate Analysis of EEG Signals for Early Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
  Kuwon Sumi, Masumi Takada, Hiroki Takada, Japan
  
• Evaluating Brainwave Changes in Cognitive Function Tests for Early Dementia Detection
  Yasuyuki Matsuura, Kakeru Amano, Kuwon Sumi, Akihiro Sugiura, Hiroki Takada, Japan
  
• Development of a Hand Hygiene Assessment Method Using pix2pix
  Fumiya Kinoshita, Gaochao Cui, Miho Yoshii, Hideaki Touyama, Japan
  
• Surrogate Data Analysis of Heart Rate Variability During Exposure to Odors
  Eiji Takai, Yudai Yamashita, Hiroki Takada, Japan
  
• Investigating brain activity in a mixed visual state of simultaneous foveal and peripheral vision
  Akihiro Sugiura, Yuta Umeda, Saki Hayakawa, Yuna Takagi, Masahiro Suzuki, Masami Niwa, Kunihiko Tanaka, Hiroki Takada, Japan
  

Technology for Inclusion and Participation (TIP) & ICT for Inclusion (ICT4I)
Room: TBA
Chairs: Ingo K. Bosse, Germany; Daniela Nussbaumer, Switzerland; Christoph Kaletka, Susanne Dirks, Germany

• Virtual Reality in School - Perspectives of German Students with Physical and Motor Disabilities
  Dorina Rohse, Caterina Schäfer, Germany
  
• Media Education for Students with Learning Difficulties - A Self-Assessment Study
  Franziska Schaper, Claudia Mertens, Anna-Maria Kamin, Germany
  
• Exploring the Inclusive Potential of AI Chatbots: Engagement and Barriers in Foreign Language Training
  Christa Schmid-Meier, Switzerland; Lea Schulz, Germany
  
• Designing Inclusion and Inclusive Education with Virtual Reality – Perspectives from German-Speaking Countries
  Verena F. Wahl, Switzerland; Dorina Rohse, Ingo K. Bosse, Caterina Schäfer, Germany
  
• Insights into the Practical Implementation of Participation in Work in Sheltered Workshops in Germany: Potentials and Obstacles to Transitions to the General Labour Market
  Katharina Buch, Felix Fankhänel, Jessica Klassen, Daniel Krüger, Bastian Pelka, Lisa Preissner, Ann Christin Schulz, Germany
  
• A systematic review of the effects of AI on the educational performance of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
  Daniela Nussbaumer, Switzerland; Evdokia Pittas, Cyprus
  

Universal Access in Practice: novel methods and tools
Room: TBA
Chair(s): To be announced

• Evaluating Cognitive Accessibility: Tools and Guidelines for Web Design
  Terhi Kärpänen, Finland
  
• The Universal Design of ICT Maturity Model (UDMM)
  Till Halbach, Joschua Thomas P Simon-Liedtke, Rudolph Brynn, Terje Andre Olsen, Marius Moe, Norway
  
• Exploring Stakeholder Perspectives on Measuring the Impact and Costs of Universal Design of Workplace ICT and the Consequences of Neglecting It
  Joschua Thomas P Simon-Liedtke, Till Halbach, Kristin S. Fuglerud, Norway
  
• Personas of Autistic Office Workers: A Foundation for Developing Effective Assistive Technologies
  Christin Engel, David Gollasch, Meinhardt Branig, Jan Schmalfuss-Schwarz, Gerhard Weber, Germany
  
• Web Accessibility for the Elderly
  V Bharath Krishna, Richa Gupta, Harsh Kumar Pal, Harshit Raj, . Swarnim, India
  
• Enhancing the accessibility for museum exhibition: An explorative study on digital storytelling design strategies for cognitively impaired audiences
  Peng Chen, P.R. China
  

Design for Inclusion
Room: TBA
Chairs: Anna Szlavi, Juan C. Torrado, Norway

• Lessons Learned from Two Pilots Using Social Robots with Children with Autism in a Special Education School in Norway
  Juan C. Torrado, Trenton W. Schulz, Karen Guldberg, Bente Softing, Hilde Eide, Hilde Thygesen, Tom Eide, Kristin S. Fuglerud, Norway
  
• The IceBreaker: A Portable Tangible Device to Facilitate Co-Located Icebreaking Activities
  Michael Nicholas Louka, Norway; Luka Bilbao-Munios, Georgia; Stine Vaagnes, Norway
  
• Breaking Accessibility Barriers Through Laughter: An Emotional and Universal Design Approach to Address Technophobia in Augmented Reality
  Attila Bekkvik Szentirmai, Norway
  
• Designing Retention Tools Involving Role Models For Inclusive Computing Education
  Anna Szlavi, Hanne Sofie Haugland, Norway; Zeynep Sahin Timar, Turkey
  
• Towards a Conversational Tool for Discussing and Reflecting with Children on their Gendered Associations about Technology
  Irene Zanardi, Switzerland; Claudia Maria Cutrupi, Norway; Monica Landoni, Switzerland; Letizia Jaccheri, Norway
  

Design for Cognitive Disabilities
Room: TBA
Chair(s): To be announced

• Evaluating the Efficacy of Immersive Virtual Learning Programme on Verbal and Nonverbal Interactions in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  Ka Po Wong, Jing Qin, Hong Kong
  
• An Accessible Autism Screening System for Arabic-Speaking Populations: Co-Design for Integrating Social Robots in ASD Screening
  Siwar B Raslan, Leen Yarkhan, Rahaf Alqahtani, Areej Al-Wabil, Jhan Saad Alarifi, Saudi Arabia; Sharifah Alghowinem, United States
  
• Empowering Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) through Adaptive Chess Training: Preliminary Findings on Cognitive Assessment
  Matthias Haase, Vilen Rafayevych, Max Dannhauer, Jens-Martin Loebel, Germany
  
• Automated Task Extraction from Emails: Aiding Autistic Individuals in the Workplace
  David Gollasch, Meinhardt Branig, Hagen Dähne, Gerhard Weber, Germany
  
• Bridging Communication Gaps: Conceptual Enhancements for Video Conferencing with Autistic Users
  Jacques-Maurice Walther, Jan Schmalfuss-Schwarz, David Gollasch, Christin Engel, Gerhard Weber, Germany
  
• Design and Evaluation of LLM-Based Conversational Virtual Characters to Assist Adults with ADHD
  Tian Li, Xinyang Hu, Xinyue Xu, P.R. China
  

Universal Access in Human-Machine Cooperation and Affective Computing
Room: TBA
Chairs: Joao M.F. Rodrigues, Pedro J. S. Cardoso, Portugal

• Modular Dynamic Neural Network with Swin Transformer and AutoML
  Daniel Turner, Pedro J. S. Cardoso, Joao M.F. Rodrigues, Portugal
  
• A Proposal for an Adaptive Compiler Architecture and Design for Precision and Scale Aware Compilation Using Data-oriented Design
  Zintis Erics, Arnis Cirulis, Latvia
  
• Integrating Automated Perforator Analysis for Breast Reconstruction in Medical Imaging Workflow
  Jose Frias, Miguel Romariz, Ricardo Ferreira, Tania Pereira, Helder P. Oliveira, Joao Santinha, David Pinto, Pedro Gouveia, Luis Bastiao Silva, Carlos Costa, Portugal
  
• Clinical Annotation and Medical Image Anonymization for AI Model Training in Lung Cancer Detection
  Ana M. C. Freire, Eduardo M. Rodrigues, Joana Vale Sousa, Margarida Gouveia, Daniela Ferreira-Santos, Tania Pereira, Helder P. Oliveira, Pedro Sousa, Ana Catarina Silva, Maria Sofia Fernandes, Vesceslau Hespanhol, Jorge Araujo, Portugal
  
• AI-Driven Personalization: Enhancing the Well-Being of Health and Wellness Tourists Through Tailored Programs
  Celia Ramos, Portugal
  

User Experience in Virtual Environments (XR, VR, AR, MR)
Room: TBA
Chair: Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Spain

• Measuring Cognitive Load Through Virtual Reality Equipment Using Mock-Up Design Software
  Marta Sylvia Del Rio Guerra, United States; Axel Alan Martinez-Tamez, Miguel Angel Torres-Trevino, Xavier Cantu-Rodriguez, Mexico; Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Spain
  
• Assessing the Usability of Kinect Sensor Gestures in Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study of Standing and Seated Interactions
  Marta Sylvia Del Rio Guerra, United States; Victor Tijerina Becerra, Eduardo Bosque Vega, Mexico; Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Maria M Acosta Gonzalez, Spain
  
• Application of Augmented Reality Technology Combined with Concept Maps to Enhance Symbolic Play Abilities in Children with Autism
  I-Jui Lee, Chiu-Mi Chen, Taiwan
  
• A Proposal to Development a Digital Twin System Using VR to Support Dobot Training
  Daniel Flores Rivas, Mauricio Toledo Sánchez, Leticia Neira-Tovar, Mexico
  
• Evaluating Conformance of Video Safety Tools for Photosensitive Epilepsy
  J. Bern Jordan, United States
  

Technologies and Smart Solutions
Room: TBA
Chairs: João Barroso, Tania Rocha, Portugal