The IVA Conference

We had a wonderful start to the conference during our welcome reception yesterday! Thank you to everyone who came. Join us now for our first keynote: Ginevra Castellano!

After a whirlwind of final preparations (evidence below 👀), the conference is officially underway! 🎉 We kicked things off today with workshops and the doctoral consortium—thank you to everyone who joined. ✨ Don’t miss the Welcome Reception tonight at 6pm @HTW!

🎭 IVA 2025 Keynote Spotlight #2 🎭 We’re thrilled to feature media artist Michael Wallinger, whose keynote explores Iterative Body Synthesis, an artistic research project investigating how algorithms shape body representation and identity in digital platforms.

🚀 Exciting update for #IVA2025! We now have 154 registrations 🎉 👉 113 for the full conference 👉 41 for Workshops / Tutorials / DC only Looking forward to seeing everyone soon for a fantastic conference! ✨

Did you know? 🤔 Anyone can register for IVA 2025 workshops - no paper submission needed. Sign up and join us for the exciting program! iva.acm.org/2025

✨ IVA 2025 Keynote Spotlight #1 ✨ We’re excited to welcome Ginevra Castellano (Uppsala University), a leading voice in social robotics & human-robot interaction. Her keynote tackles ethical & trustworthy human-robot interactions, from transparency to fairness and beyond.

🌟 Introducing the IVA 2025 Keynote Spotlight Series!🌟 Over the coming days we’ll be highlighting our three amazing keynote speakers: Leaders in social robotics, media art, and conversational AI. Stay tuned as we share their work, vision, and what they’ll bring to IVA 2025.

🎉 Great news! 🎉 We’re excited to share that we’ve just passed 100 registrations for the conference! 🙌 Thank you to everyone who has already signed up – we can’t wait to welcome you in Berlin! Join the IVA community by registering at the link below! 👉iva.acm.org/2025/registratio…

📢 IVA 2025 Update: SIGAI Student Travel Grant The application deadline for the SIGAI Student Travel Grant has now passed. Decisions will be made next week—stay tuned!

📢 IVA 2025 Updates! 📢 Paper review notifications are out - thanks to all authors and reviewers! 📅 Final decisions on papers coming June 22. ❗ Not accepted? You can still join IVA 2025! Poster & Demo submissions open until June 13! 🗓 Program coming soon - stay tuned!

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 The poster submission deadline for IVA 2025 has been extended to June 13th! 🎉 Don't miss your chance to share your work on intelligent virtual agents with the community. 👉 Submit here: iva.acm.org/2025/call-for-sc… #IVA2025 #CallForPosters

📢 Missed the main #IVA2025 submission? There’s still time to be part of the program! The Poster Track is open — share your latest ideas and work via the scientific or artistic submission tracks! Poster call: iva.acm.org/2025/call-for-sc… 🗓️ Deadline: June 6

🎉 Submissions for #IVA2025 are in — and we're excited by the incredible response! 🙌 Thanks to all who submitted. Review decisions will be sent out by May 30 — stay tuned! 💌 #VirtualHumans #SocialAI #HCI #IVA2025

📣 Deadline Extended! 📣 Good news! You’ve got more time to submit your work to IVA 2025 🎉 New Deadlines: 📌 Preliminary Abstracts (mandatory for reviewer assignment): 14th April 2025 📌 Full Paper Submissions: 21st April 2025 📄 Submit here → iva.acm.org/2025/call-for-pa…

🎭Exciting news! IVA25’s special topic: Aesthetics & Culture🚀 How can art & cultural perspectives shape Socially Interactive Agents? From design that fosters trust to AI’s role in societal discourse—this year, we celebrate the intersection of technology and creativity. Join us!

🚀 IVA 2025: Call for Papers! 🤖 Join us in Berlin, Sep 16-19! Theme: Aesthetics & Culture Submission Tracks: 📄 Full Paper → iva.acm.org/2025/call-for-pa… 🖼️ Poster → iva.acm.org/2025/call-for-po… 🎭 Demos & Art → iva.acm.org/2025/call-for-de… 🛠️ Workshops/Tutorials → iva.acm.org/2025/call-for-wo…

Join us next year in Berlin!

We proudly present the winner of the Best Paper Award @IanSteenstra! Congratulations to a great paper 👏👏👏

We hope you an incredible time at the IVA conference banquet last night! 🎉 Thanks to everyone for an amazing atmosphere.

We loved the fantastic keynote of Bev! Thank you so much 😊