CfP: Special Issue on “Empowering Patients Through AI, Multimedia, and Explainable HCI” (MTAP Journal)

[Rita Francese]

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We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Special Issue:

Empowering Patients Through AI, Multimedia, and Explainable HCI: Innovations in Personalized Healthcare

Journal: Multimedia Tools and Applications 

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Aims & Scope

Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), and Explainable AI (XAI) are opening up new possibilities in patient-centered healthcare. This Special Issue aims to explore how these domains, together with multimedia technologies, can help enhance patient empowerment by making health data more transparent, comprehensible, engaging, and actionable. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to):

• Explainable HCI for multimedia-enhanced patient tools

• Explainable diagnostics and patient-centered interfaces

• HCI and XAI in mental health management

• Trustworthy and ethical XAI for healthcare multimedia

• Patient education and engagement through XAI

• Technical and multimedia innovations for healthcare

• Ethical, legal, and regulatory considerations

• Integrated AI and multimedia solutions supporting physicians and patients alike

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Important Information

Journal
Multimedia Tools and Applications
CFP: https://link.springer.com/collections/caddijigfj
Submission Opens
20 October 2025 
Submission Deadline
31 July 2026

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Guest Editors

• Prof. Rita Francese, University of Salerno (fran...@unisa.it) 

• Prof. Kawa Nazemi, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (kawa....@h-da.de)

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We warmly invite submissions from researchers, practitioners, and industry experts working at the intersection of AI, HCI, multimedia, ethics/regulation, mental health, patient engagement, and related areas.

Thank you for your attention. We look forward to reading your valuable contributions.

Best regards,

Rita Francese & Kawa Nazemi

Guest Editors
Special Issue “Empowering Patients Through AI, Multimedia, and Explainable HCI”
Multimedia Tools and Applications

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Rita Francese, Associate Professor
Dipartimento di Informatica
Università di Salerno
Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132
84084 Fisciano (SA)