Call for Papers – ACM TIST Special Issue New Frontiers in Interactive Storytelling and Computational Models of Narrative

We invite submissions for a forthcoming special issue of ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology (TIST) exploring how knowledge-driven methods (e.g., ontologies, knowledge graphs) can be integrated with LLMs and Generative AI to enhance computational storytelling and narrative intelligence.

This issue targets interdisciplinary contributions across Semantic Web, NLP, HCI, cognitive technologies, and digital creativity—with applications in education, games, cultural heritage, and human-robot interaction.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Knowledge representation for narrative structure and emotion

Culturally-aware and constraint-driven language models

Semantic interfaces for story authoring

Narrative planning in robotics and explainable AI

Ethical considerations and social impact of automated storytelling

Applications and evaluation of narrative systems

Reviews comparing symbolic and neural approaches to narrative AI

Submission deadline: December 1, 2025

Full Call for Papers (PDF): https://dl.acm.org/pb-assets/static_journal_pages/tist/cfps/ACM-TIST-CFP-Sto...

Guest Editors: Belén Dìaz Agudo, Pasquale Lisena, Paul Mulholland, Maria Angela Pellegrino

For questions: contact Maria Angela Pellegrino – mapellegrino@unisa.it