International Research Week on AI and Social Services
12–14 November 2026
The three-day International Research Week at Berlin Catholic University of Applied Social Sciences Berlin (KHSB) explores the opportunities, challenges, and implications of Artificial Intelligence in Social Work and related public services. Researchers, practitioners, students, educators, community organisations, and policy actors are invited to engage in interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration.
Participants are invited to present current research findings, innovative practice projects, and emerging approaches in the field. Through discussion and collaborative reflection, the event aims to foster the exchange of best practices while also identifying research gaps and future fields of inquiry relevant to the development of Social Work and related public services.
The Research Week is funded by the
Main topics include, but are not limited to:
- Ethics, safeguarding, and responsible AI
- Data governance, privacy, and legal issues
- Evaluation and social impact of AI
- Inclusion, accessibility, and digital equity
- AI tools, methods, and practice examples
- AI skills, literacy, and education
- Practice-oriented uses of AI in Social Work
- Community participation and co-design
- AI, social justice, and public services
- Bias, accountability, and risks in AI
- Collaboration between Social Work, technology, and policy
- Research presentations
- Practice-based contributions
- Poster presentations
- Tool demonstrations
- Work-in-progress projects
- Workshops
- World Cafés
Abstract Submission Deadline: September 13, 2026 – 23:59 (CEST / Berlin Time)
Notification of Acceptance: October 1, 2026
Registration & Abstract Submission
Registration for the Research Week and submission of abstracts via email: AI-ResearchWeek@khsb-berlin.de
Please include:
- title of contribution
- author(s) and institutional affiliation
- preferred format (talk, poster, tool-demonstration)
- short abstract (up to 300 Words)
All submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the organising and academic committee prior to acceptance.
Further information regarding deadlines, venue details, and the final programme will be announced soon.
Participation is limited to 120 people on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ansprechpersonen
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