Persuasive Technology 2026

Editors

  • Elena Vlahu Gjorgievska, University of Wollongong
  • Kiemute Oyibo, York University
  • Yugo Nakamura, Ritsumeikan University

Description

The special issue will include selected papers from the 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology. The special issue will be by invitation only.

This special issue is by invitation only. Invited papers must have at least 35% extra content from the conference paper. The additional content cannot be related work only or an extended discussion, but should include at least 35% of new results.

Potential topics

  • Persuasive systems design
  • Behaviour change support systems
  • Interaction with persuasive systems, interfaces, and visualizations
  • Interactive agents and (generative) AI for persuasion
  • Tailored and personalized persuasion
  • Gamification
  • Evaluation and validation methodologies
  • Smart environments, IoT, and contextual persuasion
  • Digital marketing, eCommerce, and smart cities
  • Motivation, cognition, perception
  • Application domains: health, safety, sustainability, education, work
  • Ethical considerations, privacy, and trust
  • Counter-persuasion, resilience, and social media influence