We invite full paper contributions that explore research or present conceptual and methodological solutions to foster and support collaboration between academia and industry. Papers should address challenges and opportunities in building effective partnerships, offering insights into how academic research can be applied to solve real-world design problems, or how academia can benefit from professional practice. They may report on research outcomes from collaborative projects, propose new frameworks or models for collaboration, or critically analyze existing approaches that connect academia and professional practice.

These could include studies on knowledge products such as pattern libraries or sets of service design principles, discussing their creation, their application in academic and industry domains, their maintenance, etc. Other topics, such as reports on user studies, design studies, organisation studies and validations, are also welcome, as long as they somehow discuss the cooperation between academia and professional practice.

Details
Format: A full paper can be either 6-8 pages long (short paper), or 10-12 pages long (long paper), excluding references. Use the Springer format for the proposals.
Deadline: 28 February 2027 AOE 30 March 2027 AOE
Notification: 28 March 2027

We invite case study submissions that demonstrate the application design and service design principles or an organizational perspective in real-world contexts, with a particular focus on successful collaborations between academia and industry. It is also possible to describe a (set of) challenges that keep recurring or to share reflections on your professional or research practice. We are especially interested in contributions that detail how design methods were adapted and applied and discussing the unique insights gained from partnerships between academics and professional practitioners. Submissions should go beyond the project outcomes to offer broader reflections on the implications for the design community, providing valuable lessons for both researchers and practitioners.

Details
Format: A case study, challenge or reflection is 6-8 pages long, excluding references. Use the Springer format for the proposals.
Deadline: February 28 2027 AOE
Notification: March 28 2027

This is a working conference which means we also welcome discussions of topics that have not been crystallized. If you have research-in-progress or half formed ideas or are just not interested in publishing a paper but interested in joining this working conference and sharing a proper discussion you can propose a talk.

Details
Format: Propose your topic in 0.5-1 page. Just hand in a pdf.
Deadline: March 31 2027 AOE
Notification: April 18 2027

A poster can be about ongoing, just finished, or planned work. Use this platform to ask questions of any kind and to pick the collective brain. Students especially should feel welcome to present their thesis results. The nature of the posters can vary from questions, challenges, conundrums, research that ended nowhere, but that you cannot let go of; ideas that went bust despite your still thinking it is a good idea, and new ideas that you are excited about.

Details
Format: Propose your poster in 2-4 pages. Use the Springer format for the proposals.
Deadline: March 31 2027 AOE
Notification: April 18 2027

Participants can propose a workshop that aims to explore various topics within research-practice gap in design between academics and professional practice. The workshop leader can decide for themselves how they would like to structure the workshop and how many contributions and which form they welcome.
The workshops are part of the main program.

Details
Format: A workshop proposal can be 4-6 pages long, excluding references. Use the Springer format for the proposals.
Deadline: 28 February 2027 AOE
Notification: 28 April 2027
A workshop host is responsible for organizing the speakers and contributors to their workshop.