Call for Abstracts

N-SEA 2026 - National Symposium on Effective & Ethical AI

Human-AI Collaboration: Empowerment, Agency, and Belonging

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Advancing effective & ethical AI through innovative research and collaboration

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Call for Abstracts 2026

The Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems (CEAMLS) at Morgan State University is pleased to announce its 3rd Annual National Symposium on Effective & Ethical AI (N-SEA 2026), to be hosted in Baltimore, Maryland on July 25-26, 2026.

This year's theme is "Human-AI Collaboration: Empowerment, Agency, and Belonging." We invite proposals for talks, posters, workshops, or panel discussions that explore how human agency, empowerment, and belonging can be furthered or threatened by human-AI interactions.

Research Topics

We especially encourage presentations in the following areas

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Human-AI Interaction

  • Human-AI interaction in real application domains
  • Types and models of agents and agency
  • Collaborative intelligence frameworks
  • Human empowerment through AI
  • Preserving human agency in automated systems
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Healthcare & Diagnostics

  • AI-assisted medical diagnostics
  • Human-AI collaboration in healthcare
  • Patient agency and empowerment
  • Effective & ethical health AI systems
  • Clinical decision support systems
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Education & Learning

  • K-12, College, and Graduate Education AI
  • AI tutoring and personalized learning
  • Student agency in AI-enhanced education
  • Educational equity through AI
  • Teacher-AI collaboration models
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Legal & Judicial Support

  • Legal landscape of human-AI collaboration
  • Judicial support systems
  • Human rights in AI decision-making
  • Legal frameworks for AI agency
  • Accountability in AI-assisted justice
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Agriculture & Robotics

  • Generative Farming and smart agriculture
  • Human-robot collaboration
  • Agricultural AI for food security
  • Robotics and human agency
  • Autonomous systems in farming
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Arts, Culture & Society

  • AI in the Arts: Authorship and Originality
  • Copyright and creative AI
  • Cultural implications of AI
  • Therapy and Cyberpsychology
  • Fostering belonging through AI

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Submit your abstract for talks, posters, workshops, or panel discussions

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Submission Requirements

Abstract Components

  • Clear title and presentation type
  • Corresponding author details
  • Co-authors list (if applicable)
  • Abstract text (word limit varies by type)
  • Keywords (3-5 terms)

Important Notes

  • Submissions by corresponding author
  • All correspondence to lead author
  • Acceptances sent to submitter only
  • Questions: jaywilliam.honenberger@morgan.edu
  • Deadline: April 6, 2026 at 11:59pm AOE
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