Workshop on Human-Object Interaction: Integrating Egocentric and Exocentric Perspectives Call for Papers

Workshop on Human-Object Interaction: Integrating Egocentric and Exocentric Perspectives

in conjunction with the International Conference on Image Analysis and
Processing (ICIAP) 2025, Rome, Italy



WEBSITE

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https://sites.google.com/view/hoi-ego-exo-iciap-2025



AIMS AND SCOPE

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Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer
vision have significantly improved our ability to understand
human-object interactions in both egocentric and exocentric
perspectives. These developments have opened new frontiers in
behavioural analytics, personalised experiences and intelligent retail
environments, enabling more immersive and context-aware AI-driven
applications.

The combination of first-person vision from wearable devices and
third-person vision from camerasenables comprehensive analysis of user
interactions, supporting use cases in user behaviour modelling and
human-centric AI systems. The large-scale adoption of wearable
sensors, AR/VR devices and smart technologies presents new challenges
and opportunities for AI. How can egocentric vision contribute to
personalised recommendations? How can ambient vision improve behaviour
analysis in complex settings? What are the best methods to fuse
multimodal data from different perspectives to build adaptive,
human-centric AI systems? The goal of this workshop is to encourage
and highlight novel strategies and original research in human-object
interaction through egocentric and exocentric vision, with
applications in retail, assistive technologies, smart environments,
and AI-driven behavioural analytics.



TOPICS

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The workshop calls for submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:


Long-Term Instance-Based Interaction Understanding

? Methods for discovering and tracking object instances over extended
periods in streaming scenarios.

? Moving beyond short-range, static analyses to holistic,
memory-driven AI models.

? Applications in cognitive assessment, smart retail, and personalized
AI assistants.


Egocentric Vision for User-Centric Interaction Analysis

? Algorithms and systems utilizing wearable devices (e.g., smart
glasses, AR headsets) to capture first-person perspectives.

? Automatic object discovery, interaction tracking, and formation of
symbolic, high-level memories.

? Applications in personalized shopping experiences, human-aware AI,
and immersive retail engagement.


Exocentric Vision and Contextual Human Behavior Analysis

? Approaches using fixed cameras and environmental sensors to
understand group behaviors and environmental context.

? Retail analytics applications such as customer flow tracking,
engagement heatmaps, and store layout optimization.

? Additional use cases in safety monitoring, workplace behavior
analysis, and consumer interaction modeling.


Fusion of Egocentric and Exocentric Data

? Integration of first-person and third-person viewpoints for a
comprehensive analysis of human-object interactions.

? Overcoming challenges such as occlusions, dynamic backgrounds, and
real-world variability.

? AI-driven techniques to enhance behavioral analytics, retail
intelligence, and smart environment adaptation.


Visual Object Tracking Across Wearable and Ambient Domains

? Advances in object tracking algorithms for operation across
egocentric and exocentric perspectives.

? Memory-driven tracking methodologies supporting cognitive training,
user behavior modeling, and AI-powered retail recommendations.

? Applications in personalized shopping, smart commerce, and
interactive AI-driven environments.



IMPORTANT DATES

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Paper Submission Deadline: June 18th, 2025

Decision to Authors: July 4th, 2025

Camera ready papers due: July 8th, 2025

Workshop date: September 15th or 16th 2025



SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

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All the papers should be submitted at: 
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HOIEGOEXO2025

The maximum number of pages is 12 pages including references. While
preparing their contributions, authors must follow guidelines and
technical instructions provided by Springer that can be found at:

https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines

Papers will be selected through a double-blind review process, taking
into account originality, significance, clarity, soundness, relevance
and technical contents.

Each accepted paper must be covered by at least one registered author.



WORKSHOP MODALITY

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The workshop will be held in conjunction with the International
Conference on Image Analysis and Processing (ICIAP 2025).



ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

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Matteo Dunnhofer – University of Udine, Italy - matteo.dunnhofer@uniud.it

Giovanni Maria Farinella – University of Catania, Italy - giovanni.farinella@unict.it

Emanuele Frontoni – University of Macerata, Italy - emanuele.frontoni@unimc.it

Antonino Furnari – University of Catania, Italy - antonino.furnari@unict.it

Christian Micheloni – University of Udine, Italy - christian.micheloni@uniud.it

Marina Paolanti – University of Macerata, Italy – marina.paolanti@unimc.it