CHI Workshop, Florence, Italy, April 6th
Secrets and Lies in Computer-Mediated Interaction: Theory, Methods and Design

Submission Deadline: 10th October
Workshop website

The keeping of secrets and the practicing of deception are a commonplace and important part of everyday social interaction. A clear understanding of why and how people deceive and keep secrets in computer-mediated interaction (CMI), and when they choose to reveal intimate aspects of themselves, is central to the design of socially intelligent tools.

This workshop will focus on:

Theories and Methods for Studying Secrets and Lies
What theories and models of these social actions exist?
Can a unified model be developed?
What methods are available, and is there potential for the cross-fertilization of methods across different domains and disciplines?

Design Challenges for HCI Practitioners
Can room for socially beneficial deception and secrecy be designed into systems?
Or should designers leave it to users to adapt systems to their own practices of deception and secrets?
What are the security implications of designing with deception and secrecy in mind?

Interested participants are asked to submit a 2-4 page position paper for review that should either situate the participants' interests and background among the themes of the workshop, or report on preliminary research findings related to secrets or lies in CMI. More information is available at: http://people.bath.ac.uk/aj266 /CHISecretsLies/

Special Interest Group (SIG) "Trust 2.1 - Advancing the trust debate"

• Visit the SIG website

Workshop "Revisiting Online Trust: concepts, implications, and future directions"

• Visit the workshop website

Workshop "Reinventing trust, collaboration, and compliance in social systems"

• Visit the workshop website