CFP: 4th International Conference on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

[Call for Abstracts]


4th International Conference on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (4ICEAI)

Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

24-30 July 2025 (24-25 July, Online | 28-30 July, in-person)

About: The 4th International Conference on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (4ICEAI) aims to bring together researchers, academics, and professionals to explore the ethical dimensions of AI. Hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Porto, this hybrid event will include online sessions on July 24-25, 2025, and in-person sessions on July 28-30, 2025. The conference will focus on the philosophical, social, and ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue among scholars from philosophy, law, sociology and AI research. With a growing impact of AI on society, 4ICEAI seeks to address pressing concerns related to responsibility, transparency, and the future of human-AI interaction.

ETHICS OF AI AWARD 2025 (in-person talks only): The best-submitted abstract will receive the opportunity to deliver a special Award Talk similar to a keynote talk (note: the selected author will have the fee waived).

The final deadline to submit proposals in different research topics is June 25, 2025.
 

KEYNOTES SPEAKERS:

• John P. Hawthorne is Provost Professor of Philosophy and Linda MacDonald Hilf Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. He was previously Waynflete Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford.
• Julia Maria Mönig is a Research and the Project Manager of the subproject of the AI NRW flagship project “Certified AI” at the Center for Science and Thought, University of Bonn, Germany.
• Pietro Perconti is Professor of Philosophy of Mind at the University of Messina, Italy, and co-founded the International Center for Consciousness Studies (ICCS).
• Emília Duarte holds a PhD in Human Kinetics with a specialization in Ergonomics from the Technical University of Lisbon. She is currently a Full Professor of Design at IADE – European University, Portugal.
• Jesmin Jahan Tithi is an AI Research Scientist at Intel, USA, having a Ph.D. from Stony Brook University, New York. She is the founding member of the Z-inspection®.
• Christina H. Dietz is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at The University of Southern California. She was previously a Research Fellow at the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University.
• Gabriel Ferreira is Professor at the University of the Sinos River Valley, Brazil. He was a Visiting Scholar at the Hong Kierkegard Library (USA) and completed a PostDoc at the University of Pittsburgh (USA).
• Raquel Simões de Almeida is Invited Assistant Professor at the Porto Polytechnic Higher School of Health (ESS-PP) and researchers at the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Laboratory, focused on the design of AI-based health products.

FEES (accepted speakers)

·         Early Stage (until 30 June 2025)

·         Professionals (posdoc, professor, tenure-track): € 150,00

·         Students: (Master, PhD): € 110,00

·         Later Stage (30 June – 15 July 2025)

·         Professionals (posdoc, professor, tenure-track): € 220,00

·         Students: (Master, PhD): € 150,00

FEES (attendance)

·         Online Segment (24-25 July 2025, Zoom)

·         Professionals (posdoc, professor, tenure-track): € 40,00

·         Students: (Master, PhD): € 30,00

·         In-Person Segment (28-30 July 2025, FLUP)

·         Professionals (posdoc, professor, tenure-track): € 40,00

·         Students: (Master, PhD): € 30,00

·         Both Segments (24-25 July 2025, Zoom + 28-30 July 2025, FLUP)

·         Professionals (posdoc, professor, tenure-track): € 60,00

·         Students: (Master, PhD): € 40,00

 
Languages of the colloquium: English and Portuguese.
 

SUBMISSIONS:

• IMPORTANT: you should clearly state if you are submitting for the online segment (OS) (24-25 July) or the in-person segment (PS) (28-30 July). If online, you need to provide a preferred day (24 or 25 July) and time schedule (Morning: 9h30-12h30; Afternoon: 14h00 – 18h) considering the Lisbon Time Zone.
• In-person submissions have a higher chance of being accepted (more slots available) and are automatically registered for the Ethics of AI Award 2025.
• Proposals should include two files: (in word. format: pdf. formats will not be accepted):
  • (1) a cover page with identification, clear academic affiliation (if several, choose the main), and title;
  • (2) an anonymized title and abstract (maximum 250 words, up to 10 references)
  • sent to [email protected]
• Paper duration: 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes for discussion);
• Notification Info: in order to facilitate the request for funding of the accepted talks so speakers can prepare their travel in advance, notification of acceptance or rejection will be given in a 5-10 days period (review) after the submission;
• Publications: Some of the papers presented at the conference are expected to be published in several projects (edited volume, special issue, etc.; the publication process will be independent and optional; more details after the conference);
• Any doubts or concerns can be addressed to: [email protected]

 
 
Venue:  Faculty of Humanities of the University of Porto (Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto) | Address: Via Panorâmica, s/n: 4150-564, Porto, Portugal.
 
Organization: Mind, Language and Action Group | Institute of Philosophy | University of Porto

Organizing Committee
Steven S. Gouveia (Chair)
Maria Luiza llenaco
Rafael Antunes Padilha
(TBA)
 
Support:
CEEC Project by FCT 2022.02527.CEECIND
TL Modern & Contemporary Philosophy
RG Mind, Language and Action Group (MLAG)
Instituto de Filosofia da Universidade do Porto – UID/00502
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)