The First International Conference on Educational Systems for Digital and AI Literacy
Porto, Portugal
June 7 - 11, 2026
This event will be held in hybrid mode, with both on site and remote options.
Submission:
February 12, 2026
Notification:
April 2, 2026
Registration:
April 15, 2026
Camera Ready:
April 28, 2026
Submission deadline: February 12, 2026
- At a Glance
Digital and AI literacy is no longer a specialized skill. It is a foundational competency for participation, opportunity, and agency in the modern world. As artificial intelligence and digital technologies increasingly influence education, work, health, and civic life, the need to equip learners of all ages with the knowledge, skills, and critical awareness to navigate this landscape has never been greater. This conference focuses on building education systems that foster digital and AI awareness from early childhood to lifelong learning, ensuring that both students and educators can engage meaningfully, ethically, and effectively with evolving technologies.
Conference Chairs
Prof. Dr.
Sibylle Kunz
IU Internationale Hochschule, Germany
Prof. Dr.
Les Sztandera
Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Advisory Board
(to be announced)
Participate
If you want to get involved beyond submitting an article, please consider organizing a workshop, a thematic session, or a demo. Details are available on the Event Satellites page.
- Call For Papers
Digital and AI literacy is no longer a specialized skill. It is a foundational competency for participation, opportunity, and agency in the modern world. As artificial intelligence and digital technologies increasingly influence education, work, health, and civic life, the need to equip learners of all ages with the knowledge, skills, and critical awareness to navigate this landscape has never been greater. This conference focuses on building education systems that foster digital and AI awareness from early childhood to lifelong learning, ensuring that both students and educators can engage meaningfully, ethically, and effectively with evolving technologies.
The event bridges research, policy, and practice to address the full educational spectrum—covering teacher training, curriculum design, age-appropriate learning strategies, and inclusive approaches that serve children, adolescents, adults, and older learners alike. Sessions emphasize actionable strategies, tools, and assessment models that strengthen both technical competencies and the critical thinking needed to interpret, question, and apply AI systems responsibly. Special attention is given to fostering accessibility, overcoming adoption barriers, and creating environments where educators themselves are confident and competent in guiding digital and AI learning.
By bringing together educators, technologists, policymakers, and community leaders, the conference aims to advance a shared vision for equitable, sustainable, and adaptable AI literacy programs worldwide.
Contributors are expecting to discuss practical models for integrating AI awareness into diverse educational contexts, fostering a culture of informed engagement that empowers individuals to navigate and shape the digital future with confidence and care.
Professionals from industry, government, and academia, researchers, engineers, practitioners, and students are invited to contribute. EdAI welcomes 1) full papers presenting significant research, development, application, position, or survey, 2) short papers on work-in-progress, 3) posters, 4) contributed talk presentations, as well as workshops, thematic sessions, and demos.
Prospective authors are invited to submit original, unpublished works, which are not under review in any other conference or journal. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following.
Topics
- Defining digital and AI literacy for different age groups
- Core competencies for safe and informed digital participation
- Age-appropriate introductions to AI concepts
- Building critical thinking in digital contexts
- Differentiating human vs. machine-generated information
- Ethics and responsibility in technology use
- Recognizing bias in AI systems and media
- Interpreting digital footprints and online privacy
- Foundational coding and computational thinking
- Linking literacy skills to lifelong learning pathways
- Assessment approach in the age of AI
- Integrating generative-AI in education curricula
- Technology-based enhanced learning
- Learning workspace and student well-being
- Developing AI skills among teachers
- Using digital repositories and open educational access
- Early adoption of generative AI tools
- Programs for AI and Digital learning analytics
- Microlearning and video-based learning
- Online assessment and feedback
- Game-based learning
- Play-based introduction to computational thinking
- Screen-time balance and healthy digital habits
- Introducing AI through tangible toys and games
- Storytelling with interactive digital media
- Visual programming tools for pre-readers
- Building curiosity about “how machines work”
- Collaborative problem-solving with simple tech tools
- Parents and teachers as co-learners in early digital education
- Recognizing and addressing early digital risks
- Creating foundational respect for digital ethics
- Embedding AI topics in existing school curricula
- Project-based learning with digital tools
- Digital citizenship education in adolescence
- Cross-subject integration of data literacy
- Critical evaluation of online sources and AI outputs
- Student-led tech clubs and innovation labs
- Inclusive approaches to digital and AI learning
- Gamified learning platforms for sustained engagement
- Teacher facilitation of inquiry-based tech projects
- Assessing AI literacy at the K–12 level
- Baseline digital competence frameworks for educators
- AI tools for lesson planning and personalization
- Teaching strategies for complex AI concepts
- Professional learning communities for AI pedagogy
- Addressing teacher resistance to digital transformation
- Ethical and responsible AI tool adoption in classrooms
- Continuous skill-updating for evolving tech landscapes
- Supporting teachers in assessing AI-enabled work
- Co-creation of curriculum with tech experts
- Teacher leadership in digital literacy advocacy
- Designing interdisciplinary AI literacy courses
- Integrating digital ethics into technical degrees
- Critical AI studies for non-technical fields
- AI-assisted research skills and academic writing
- Preparing graduates for AI-augmented workplaces
- Inter-university collaborations for AI education
- Capstone projects with real-world AI applications
- Mentorship programs for AI and digital careers
- Open-source and public-access AI learning resources
- Evaluating graduate AI literacy outcomes
- Workplace AI awareness programs
- Job-specific AI tool training for various sectors
- Continuous professional learning platforms
- Cross-generational digital skill-sharing initiatives
- Addressing AI anxieties in the workforce
- Short modular courses for targeted competencies
- Community-based AI literacy workshops
- Reskilling programs for industries in transition
- Corporate–academic partnerships for training
- Digital credentials and micro-certifications
- Accessible technology design for older adults
- AI literacy programs for seniors in community centers
- Overcoming digital adoption barriers for elderly learners
- Trust-building in AI-assisted health and daily life tools
- Intergenerational technical mentoring programs
- Simplified user interfaces for AI-enabled services
- Safety and privacy in seniors’ digital engagement
- Storytelling as a tool for digital learning in later life
- Combatting digital isolation in aging populations
- Evaluating AI adoption impact on seniors’ wellbeing
- Open educational resources for AI learning
- Simulation and sandbox environments for experimentation
- Gamification engines for interactive AI learning
- Learning management systems with AI analytics
- AI-powered personalized learning assistants
- Cross-platform integration for consistent learning journeys
- Toolkits for AI ethics education
- Data visualization tools for teaching AI concepts
- Augmented reality in AI concept delivery
- Community-driven repositories for AI education content
- Adaptive learning platforms for diverse learning profiles
- AI-assisted identification of learning gaps
- Personalized learning remediation methods
- Culturally responsive digital learning content creation
- Collaborative learning in blended physical–virtual environments
- Frameworks for AI literacy competency assessment
- Digital portfolios for tracking learner progress
- Peer and self-assessment in AI learning
- Measuring critical thinking in AI contexts
- Adaptive testing with AI analytics
- AI literacy certification standards and bodies
- Rubrics for evaluating AI-related projects
- Cross-cultural validation of literacy assessments
- Data privacy in learner analytics
- Longitudinal tracking of literacy impact
- Integrating AI co-teaching assistants into lesson delivery
- Digital classroom management tools for inclusive participation
- Practice-based training for AI literacy in subject teaching
- Pedagogical frameworks for human-AI collaborative learning
- Hybrid learning mitigation
- AI-enhanced formative and summative assessment tools
- Data-driven analytics for tracking learning progress over time
- Adaptive testing systems that adjust to learner proficiency
- Validating AI-based assessment methods for fairness and accuracy
- Use and experiences with adaptive tutoring systems
- AI-enhanced formative and summative assessment tools
- Data-driven analytics for tracking learning progress over time
- Adaptive testing systems that adjust to learner proficiency
- Validating AI-based assessment methods for fairness and accuracy
- Use and experiences with adaptive tutoring systems
- Embedding AI literacy into cross-disciplinary curricula
- Modular digital learning resources for scalable curriculum updates
- Co-design of curricula with educators and technologists
- Curriculum adaptation for rapid tech evolution in education
- AI-driven recommendation systems for lifelong learning paths
- Micro-credentialing and digital badges for AI skills
- Community-based digital literacy programs for adult learners
- Virtual mentoring networks for career and skill transitions
- AI-powered adaptive tutoring systems and classroom integration
- Augmented and virtual reality tools for immersive learning experiences
- Real-time analytics dashboards for educators and administrators
- Frameworks for evaluating the effectiveness of emerging educational technologies
- Project-based learning models with AI-driven idea generation tools
- Makerspace and fabrication lab integration in school curricula
- Gamified innovation challenges for multi-age student groups
- Cross-cultural creativity workshops using collaborative digital platforms
- AI-assisted metadata generation and document tagging for educational resources
- Digital preservation strategies for interactive and multimedia learning content
- Open-access educational resource platforms with personalized search tools
- Blockchain-based verification for educational records and credentials
- AI-driven personalization for diverse learning needs
- Adaptive content delivery for multiple literacy levels
- Speech-to-text and text-to-speech for accessibility
- Real-time translation and multilingual learning support
- Predictive analytics for early identification of learning difficulties
- Assistive robotics for special education classrooms
- Gamified learning tailored for neurodiverse learners
- AI-enhanced remote learning for underserved communities
- Data ethics and privacy safeguards in inclusive learning tools
- Co-design of AI solutions with learners and educators
- National AI literacy strategies for education systems
- Policy frameworks for equitable digital access
- AI ethics as a mandatory curriculum element
- Empathy culture and education
- Global collaboration on AI literacy standards
- Public awareness campaigns for AI understanding
- Regulatory alignment for AI in education
- Inclusive policies for underserved communities
- Government–industry–education partnerships
- Tracking societal benefits of AI literacy programs
- Ensuring accountability in AI literacy initiatives
- International standards for AI and digital literacy in education
- Cross-border teacher training and exchange programs
- Policy frameworks for equitable technological access
- Open-source educational technology collaboration networks
- Country-based and global body initiatives for AI in education
- Benchmarking digital literacy outcomes across countries
- Public–private partnerships for scaling education technology
- Policy guidelines for responsible AI in schools and universities
- Global competitions and hackathons for educational innovation
- Data-sharing agreements for cross-country research in AI literacy
- Multi-purpose pre-service teacher training
- Early entrepreneurship education
- Health promotion education
- Educational management and leadership
- Technology enhanced business education
- Experience in programming education
- International cooperation and mobility-embedded curricula
- Experience in nursing and healthcare education
- Accounting, financial, investment and business education
- Online and on-site hybrid approaches
- Development of critical thinking
- Education for Digital Transformation principles
- Creating professional identity in a changing digital spectrum
- Project-based and team-oriented learning
Instructions for Authors
For more information on the submission process, please consult The Detailed Instructions for Authors.
To submit your work to this event:
- Scientific Board
(to be announced)
- Submit an Article
Before submitting, please consult The Detailed Instructions for Authors.
To submit your work to this event:
- Event Satellites
If you are interested in organizing a workshop, a thematic session, or a demo within the program of this conference, we are looking forward to hearing from you.
The details for what this entails are available at Event Satellites. The contact information on that page will serve as the starting point with someone ready to answer any questions you may have and to help set up the required logistics.
- Camera Ready
Prepare the camera-ready following these guidelines:
- Ensure the paper is formatted according to the IEEE formatting template. See https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates
- Consider all the comments from the reviewers that were sent with your acceptance notification email.
- Do NOT include page numbers or any copyright information.
- The length is 6 pages of text (including figures and references) in the standard IEEE two-column format above, with the possibility of 2 extra pages.
The camera ready site will be ready in time for notification.
- Registration
The registration site will be open at the same time as the notification date.
Details about the registration process are available on the Registration page.
- Publication
All accepted and registered papers (full papers and short/work in progress papers), regardless of presentation mode, will be published in the conference Proceedings under an ISBN reference and included in the Digital Library.
Proceedings: DRT Society Press
Library: DTR Society Digital Library
Accepted and registered Posters and Contributed Talks, regardless of presentation mode, will be posted on the conference webpage.
- Presentation
All accepted and registered contributions are allotted a presentation slot of 25 minutes in the conference program.
We encourage everyone to attend the conference and present in person, but we recognize that this may not always be feasible. Authors who are unable to attend physically have the option to send their presentation slides in advance to be posted online. If a prerecorded presentation video is provided, it will also be made available.
Authors who will present in person at the conference location also have the option to send their presentation slides to be posted.
The in-person sessions from the conference location will not be streamed.
For additional instructions on preparing the presentation slides and optional video, please see the Presentations page.
- Peer Review
Methodology
All submissions are peer reviewed by three or more reviewers, and evaluated based on relevance, technical content, originality, competence, significance, and presentation.
Reviewers are asked to offer constructive feedback to help the authors improve their work, regardless of whether the submission is accepted or rejected.
Reviewers are expected to adhere to our Conduct Policies.
Notification
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be issued by the evaluation system and sent to the contact author email address.
Rebuttal
Authors have a period for rebuttal of one week after notification. A rebuttal can be filed by contacting us along with the relevant data (conference name, submission number, and reason for rebuttal)
All rebuttals are answered, and the decisions are final.
- Indexing
All 2026 events are first events in their series. Indexing is planned when the events get mature and solid in terms of number of contributions and content within the coming years.
The enhanced visibility of all publications is the scientific target of the DTR Society. The proceeding will be submitted to various indexes like Google Scholar, SCOPUS, DBLP, PubMed, HCIBib, EI-Compendex, etc.
- Conference Venue
The conference will take place at:
Hotel Novotel Porto Gaia
Rua Martir Sao Sebastiao, Afurada,
4400-499 Vila Nova de Gaia
Phone: +351 22 772 8700
Email: h1050@accor.com
A group registration form will be available.
For more information about the conference venue, please consult the Hotel Novotel Porto Gaia page we have put together.
- Touristic Information
For places to visit around the conference location, please consult the Porto touristic information page.
- Program
| Location Hotel Novotel Porto Gaia Day 1: Sunday, June 7 |
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| Time | Conference Room #1 | |
| 12:00 – End of Day | Participant Registration | |
| Invited Speeches | ||
| 19:00 – 20:00 | Welcome Reception | |
| Day 2: Monday, June 8 | ||
| Time | Conference Room #1 | Conference Room #2 |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Opening Remarks | |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Invited Speech | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Presentations Session | Presentations Session |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Presentations Session | Presentations Session |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Break | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Presentations Session | Presentations Session |
| 20:00 – 22:00 | Social Dinner | |
| Day 3: Tuesday, June 9 | ||
| Time | Conference Room #1 | Conference Room #2 |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Invited Speech | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Presentations Session | Presentations Session |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Presentations Session | Presentations Session |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Break | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Presentations Session | Presentations Session |
| Day 4: Wednesday, June 10 | ||
| Time | Conference Room #1 | Conference Room #2 |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Invited Speech | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Presentations Session | Presentations Session |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Presentations Session | Presentations Session |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Break | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Presentations Session | Presentations Session |
| Day 5: Thursday, June 11 | ||
| Time | Conference Room #1 | |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Invited Speech | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Presentations Session | |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Presentations Session | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Closing Remarks | |