Persuasive Systems: Design, Technology and Applications

Track chairs

Oinas-Kukkonen Harri, University of Oulu, Finland

Chatterjee Samir, Claremont Graduate University, USA

Track description

The study of users’ attitudes and behavior has a long history in information system research. The IS field has drawn many lessons from social psychology over the past few decades, in particular from theories such as Theory of Reasoned Action, Self-Efficacy Theory, Social Cognitive Theory, and Theory of Planned Behavior. IS researchers have also developed new models and frameworks based on these such as Technology Acceptance Model, and Unified Theory of Use and Acceptance of Technology. But beside these general attitude and behavior-related theories, there are also other useful attitude and/or behavior change related theories in social psychology, like Elaboration Likelihood Model, and Cognitive Consistency Theory. These have been used to some extent in IS research, but these change related theories are not well known among IS researchers, however.

A key element in behavior and attitude change is persuasion. Persuasive technology is a young and vibrant research area, focusing on how interactive technologies may be used to create, maintain, or change human thought and behavior. In April 2009, the Communications of Association for Information Systems published a special issue on persuasive technology. The major conference dedicated for persuasive technology is known as The International Conference on Persuasive Technology.

Combining well-established research methods and traditions from reference disciplines such as social psychology and communication with cutting-edge technologies brings about a special flavor characteristic of this ECIS track. The track will feature new insights, research and practice into how the development and use of technology may change and influence our behavior, thoughts, feelings and society at large. The track is expected to gather researchers, doctoral students, practitioners, and other people interested in presenting, discussing, reflecting, and networking on central themes associated with the development and use of persuasive technology systems. We will welcome both theoretical and empirical papers that employ diverse methodologies and philosophical perspectives. In addition to full research papers also research in progress papers and teaching cases will be sought for.

Suggested topics

Themes of the conference include, but are not limited to:

  • Persuasive systems design
  • Evaluation of persuasive systems
  • Metrics for and measuring of behavior change
  • Motivational information behavior
  • Emotions and persuasion
  • Affective computing
  • Persuasive systems in inclusive ICT
  • Wellbeing and health behavior
  • e-Interventions for addictions
  • Social, organizational and business issues
  • Mobile persuasion
  • Smart/ambient/ubiquitous environments
  • Methodological issues in R&D
  • Theoretical foundations for persuasive systems
  • Ethics of persuasive systems

Associate editors

Biddle Robert, Carleton University

Bång Magnus, Linköping University

Hasle Per, Danish Royal School of Library and Information Science

Ho Susanna, Australian National University

Khaled Rilla, IT University of Copenhagen

Reitberger Wolfgang, University of Salzburg

Roto Virpi, Nokia Research Center

Saari Timo, Temple University

Contact

Prof. Harri Oinas-Kukkonen (Primary contact)
University of Oulu
Department of Information Processing Science
Rakentajantie 3, 90570 Oulu, Finland
Harri.Oinas-Kukkonen@oulu.fi

http://www.tol.oulu.fi/users/harri.oinas-kukkonen/

Prof. Samir Chatterjee
Claremont Graduate University
School of Information Systems and Technology
130 East 9th Street, Claremont, CA 91711
samir.chatterjee@cgu.edu

http://wfs.cgu.edu/chatters/home/