We are pleased to invite submissions for papers to the ACM Creativity and Cognition 2025 conference, which will be held online from 23 to 25 June 2025. We encourage submissions that contribute with knowledge on various forms of creativity with topics ranging from designing or evaluating creativity-support environments and technologies to studying or reflecting on the experiences, practices, and cognitive processes in art, craft and design.
This year’s theme, “Creativity for Change,” responds to the rapid pace of change in our world and emphasizes the power of creativity in driving positive transformations.
Our conference will explore how creativity can inspire and enable sustainable approaches for societal transformation, addressing decolonization, tackle climate action, preservation of cultural heritage and support place-making and peace-making in urban and cultural contexts. We aim to weave the theme of making a better world through creativity throughout the conference program.
We invite submissions across a range of categories that examine how interactive systems, design, and creative processes can foster positive change and respond to global challenges. Creativity will be the lens through which we view societal issues, showcasing how creative approaches can open up new possibilities.
Creativity and Cognition 2025 will be an online conference. Accepted submissions will be expected to have at least one author registered and present at the virtual conference on June 23-25, 2025.
Accepted full and short papers will be included in the Proceedings of the ACM Creativity and Cognition 2025 conference, and will be made available in the ACM Digital Library. Authors of accepted full papers also have the opportunity to join ACM Creativity and Cognition 2026 in London (UK) for poster or full presentations (for best papers).
IMPORTANT DATES
All deadlines are specified as Anywhere on Earth time (11:59 PM UTC-12)
DATES FOR PAPERS, PICTORIALS, AND ARTWORKS
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 30, 2025
Final Submission Deadline: February 6, 2025
Notifications: March 20, 2025
Camera-Ready Deadline: April 17, 2025
DATES FOR WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS
Submission Deadline: February 20, 2025
Notifications: March 6, 2025
Camera-Ready Deadline: April 17, 2025
DATES FOR POSTERS, TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS, GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM, AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Submission Deadline: April 3, 2025
Notifications: April 24, 2025
Camera-Ready Deadline: May 8, 2025
DATE OF CONFERENCE
Online 23 to 25 June 2025
CONFERENCE TOPICS
Creativity as a driver of positive change
– Keywords: #inclusion, #accessibility, #socialjustice, #climatechange, #criticaldesign, #archive
– Studies assessing creativity in diverse contexts such as work with underserved communities and cross-cultural contexts
– Innovative platforms and digital environments that support the preservation, curation, and access to cultural heritage in museums and archives, especially in response to societal challenges like decolonization and digital inclusion.
– Exploring and supporting creativity in the context of environmental, social and technical changes.
– Theoretical and empirical reflections on creativity and cognition and it’s potential for transformation
– Keywords: #co-creativity, #embodiedcognition, #spatialcognition, #somaesthetics, #materiality, #sensemaking
– New methodologies and theories for evaluating the impact of computing on creativity and cognition, or designing technologies for creative contexts, including first-person methods or longitudinal studies among others.
– Frameworks to structure the interconnectedness of the body, mind, and environment in creative ideation
– Methods for capturing, representing, and analyzing creative processes and cognition
– Studies of creativity applications applied to different domains such as learning, work, wellbeing, health, entertainment and Arts.
Creativity at the intersection of Arts and Technology
– Keywords: #GenAI, #art, #music, #performance, #design, #robotics
– Investigating how sensory feedback systems, wearables, or generative AI can deepen engagement and enhance co-creativity among performers, machines, and audiences
– Examining the role of generative AI in composing, performing, and personalizing dynamic compositions or workflows within music, performance, fine arts or design
– Investigations into how smart and biomaterials are being used to expand creative repertoires or alter creative process
– Examining the collaborative and creative processes between interdisciplinary teams or crowdwork
Creativity Support Tools
– Keywords: #ideation, #sustainability, #AR/VR, #computationaldesign, #digitalfabrication
– Tools that enable creative approaches to sustainable computing and design
– Investigations in AI-driven co-creativity including but not limited to ideation, iteration, and production.
– Tools that enhance creative environments like studios, makerspaces, digital platforms or support creativity within gaming, virtual and mixed reality environments.
– Creative systems and tools that cater to specific fields, workflows, and practitioners of all abilities.
– Creative systems and tools that facilitate the creation of virtual, physical, and hybrid artifacts and experiences, and offering new avenues for artistic expression and creativity support.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
General Chairs: Salvatore Andolina (Politecnico di Milano) and Nick Bryan-Kinns (University of the Arts London)
Technical Program Chair: Sarah Fdili Alaoui (University of the Arts London)
Paper chairs: Cesar Torres (University of Texas at Arlington) and Janin Koch (Inria Lille)
Pictorials Chairs: Alwin de Rooij (Tilburg University & Avans University of Applied Sciences), Mafalda Gamboa (Chalmers University of Technology), and Andrew Webb (Louisiana State University)
Artworks Chairs: Rocio Von Jungenfeld (University of Kent) and Joana Chicau (University of the Arts London)
Posters and Demos Chairs: Corey Ford (University of the Arts London) and Jeba Rezwana (Towson University)
Workshops and Tutorials Chairs: Tim Smith (University of the Arts London) and Diogo Cabral (University of Lisbon)
Graduate Student Symposium Chairs: Steven Dow (UC San Diego) and Jane E (National University of Singapore)
Undergraduate Research Track Chairs: Ellen Do (University of Colorado), Louis McCallum (University of the Arts London), and Shuoyang Zheng (Queen Mary University of London)
Publications Chairs: Sam Ferguson (UTS)
Treasury Chair: Sang Won Lee (Virginia Tech)
Virtual Platforms Chair: Celine Latulipe (University of Manitoba)
Web Chairs: Jei Fu (University of the Arts London)
Registration Chairs: Ziwei Zhao (University of the Arts London) and Nik Martelaro (CMU)
Sponsorship Chairs: Waitz Li (University of the Arts London)
Publicity Chairs: Niamh Ryan (University of the Arts London) and Hooman Samani (University of the Arts London)
Social Media Chair: Rosa van Koningsbruggen (Bauhaus-Universität in Weimar)
Accessibility Chair: Anna Troisi (University of the Arts London) and Phoenix Perry (University of the Arts London)
Student Volunteer Chairs: Yinmiao Li (Northwestern University) and Giulia di Fede (Politecnico di Milano)