International Conference on Smart Organizations

Call for Papers - ICSO'25

The International Conference on Smart Organizations (ICSO 2025) explores how artificial intelligence reshapes learning organizations and knowledge-intensive work. We bring together researchers and practitioners across management sciences, information systems, computer science, and social sciences to discuss theory, design, and real-world impact. Topics include: AI-augmented decision making; organizational learning and memory; data governance and ethics; human-AI collaboration; automation and work; platforms and ecosystems; and digital transformation.

Important Dates

Submission deadline

05 November 2025

Notification to authors

20 November 2025

Camera-ready due

23 November 2025

Registration deadline

05 December 2025

Conference dates

10 and 11 December 2025

Submission

Submission types

Regular Paper — peer-reviewed (8–12 pages). Accepted regular papers will appear in the ICSO 2025 Proceedings (ISBN) and will receive Crossref DOIs.
Poster — peer-reviewed for presentation only (4–6 pages). Posters are not included in the proceedings (no ISBN/DOI).

Downloads

Word Template (DOCX) LaTeX Template (ZIP) Paper template PDF Name/Affiliation Template (DOCX)

How to prepare your paper

Templates: Use the official ICSO 2025 LaTeX or Word template (see downloads above).
Language: Submissions may be in English, Arabic, or French. However, the final camera-ready paper must be in English to be included in the proceedings.
PDF only for review: export a single PDF with embedded fonts and selectable text (no scans).
Double-blind anonymization (mandatory):
- Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and funding numbers.
- Write self-citations neutrally (e.g., “prior work [12] …”).
- Strip PDF/file properties and comments.
Filenames (must follow exactly):
- Anonymized paper (PDF): ICSO-2025-ANON-<short-title>.pdf
- Author metadata (PDF/DOCX): ICSO-2025-META-<short-title>.(pdf|docx)
Include: title, abstract, keywords; all authors (names, affiliations, emails, ORCIDs); corresponding author; submission type (Regular or Poster); conflicts of interest.

How to submit (one email, two files)

Send one email to icso2025-submissions@essg-annaba.dz with both attachments:

ICSO-2025-ANON-<short-title>.pdf (the anonymized manuscript)
ICSO-2025-META-<short-title>.(pdf|docx) (the author metadata)

You’ll receive an automatic acknowledgment with a unique Submission ID (e.g., ICSO-2025-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS-ABCD).

If any file is missing, you’ll receive an automatic “missing file” notice—please resend with the required attachment.

Conference Theme

We invite submissions of original papers on topics including but not limited to:

Concept of the Learning Organization
- Definitions, principles, and theoretical foundations
- Models of organizational learning (Argyris & Schön, Senge, Nonaka, etc.)
- Comparative approaches across disciplines (management, education, IS, CS)
- Measuring and assessing “learning capability” within organizations
Digital Solutions in the Learning Organization
- E-learning platforms and corporate training ecosystems
- Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Learning Experience Platforms (LXP)
- Use of simulations, gamification, and VR/AR for organizational learning
- Mobile and micro-learning tools in knowledge-intensive work
AI in Organizational Learning
- AI-powered knowledge discovery and decision support systems
- Natural language processing for corporate memory and knowledge retrieval
- Intelligent tutoring systems and adaptive training for employees
- Generative AI for content creation, learning materials, and skill assessment
- AI for monitoring, evaluating, and predicting learning outcomes
Knowledge Management
- Knowledge creation, sharing, and retention in organizations
- Organizational memory and digital repositories
- Tacit vs. explicit knowledge and tools for codification
- Social networks, communities of practice, and collaborative platforms
- Big data, analytics, and knowledge visualization
Challenges in Adopting AI for Learning Organizations
- Ethical concerns, trust, and transparency
- Data privacy, governance, and regulatory compliance
- Digital divides and inequalities across regions (North–South gap)
- Resistance to change and cultural barriers in organizations
- Skills gap: AI literacy and digital readiness of employees
Opportunities Offered by AI to Enhance Learning and Innovation
- Enhancing creativity, problem-solving, and innovation processes
- AI-driven personalization of organizational training and skill development
- Collaborative human–AI work models for innovation
- Enhancing leadership, strategic foresight, and decision-making with AI
- Supporting sustainable and socially responsible innovation
Case Studies and Applications
- Industry case studies of AI-augmented learning organizations
- Comparative studies across sectors (education, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, public administration)
- Regional perspectives: Digital transformation in the Global South
- Lessons learned from failed or stalled implementations
Strategies for the Future and Sustainable Learning
- Roadmaps for AI adoption in learning organizations
- Policies for inclusive and ethical digital transformation
- Building resilience and agility through organizational learning
- Fostering lifelong learning and continuous upskilling
- Sustainable business models that integrate AI and learning principles

Target Audience

Professionals in management and artificial intelligence
Academic researchers and PhD students
All researchers and practitioners interested in the field

Keynote Speakers

Massimo WARGLIEN

Italy

Professor, department of management, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Biography

Massimo Warglien (Università Ca' Foscari, Venezia) is a researcher with diverse interests, combining computational modeling, fieldwork, and experimental methods. He has been working for a long time in the Carnegie tradition on routines, habits and organizational learning. A pioneer in artificial intelligence & organization theory, he co-edited one of the first books on the topic decades ago. He has since authored numerous papers using neural networks to model economic and organizational behavior. In the last years, extensive fieldwork in the rainforests of Northeastern India has inspired his research on interaction and organizing processes between humans and plants, and how they learn from each other.More recently, he has been interested in a critical view of LLMs and their use, working with both educational and business organizations. He has published in major scientific journals, including Science, PNAS, Nature Scientific Reports, Management Science, Organization Science, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Games and Economic Behavior, Strategy Science, Physica A, Synthèse, Journal of Semantics, Theoretical Linguistics, Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers in Neuroscience. He has held visiting positions in major international universities in Europe, US, and India, including Stanford, Harvard, the University of Michigan, Imperial College, University of Southern Denmark, CNRS Marseille-Aix-en-Provence, JNU Delhi.

Dr. Ahmad Rafiki

Indonesia

Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business and the Head of Islamic Management and Halal Industry Center at Universitas Medan Area

Biography

Assoc Prof Dr. Ahmad Rafiki is currently as the Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business and the Head of Islamic Management and Halal Industry Center at Universitas Medan Area, Indonesia. Previously he was an Assistant Professor in Department of Business Administration of University College of Bahrain. He obtained his BBA with a major of Marketing from MARA University of Technology (UiTM) and Masters in Management from International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). In 2014, he completed his PhD program from Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM). He is holding Certified Islamic Marketer (CIMA) from the International Islamic Marketing Association (IIMA). He actively engages with other consultation centers as the co-founders and members such as Islamic Management and Education Center, TAIF Digital Institute of Islamic Finance, and the Indonesian Association of Islamic Economist. He is now appointed as Visiting Research Fellow at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK).

Program

The program will be announced later.

Touristic tour and social event will be announced later.

Registration

Registration fees are FREE for ICSO'25.
Accepted authors will be accommodated for two nights free of charge during the conference.
Further details on the registration form and logistics will be communicated to accepted authors by email.