End-User Development (EUD) aims to empower end-users who are not
necessarily experts in software development to create their own software to address
their specific needs. IS-EUD is a bi-annual event that gathers researchers interested in
extending the knowledge about how to design end-user development technologies and
provide scientific accounts of phenomena surrounding EUD practices.
Curious about the last IS-EUD conference? Check out
the program and the results from IS-EUD
2023.
This Year's Keynotes
Can Learners Design Their Future? Promoting Agency with Large Language Models in Education
17 June 2025
Large language models are disrupting end-user development by empowering non-experts, particularly learners, to design their own digital tools and environments. In education, this change raises a key question: How can learners gain agency as designers of their learning ecosystems and develop tools such as personalized learning aids, collaborative platforms or AI-powered simulations? This talk explores strategies for using large language models for learner-centered end-user development, focusing on intuitive design scaffolding, transparent AI interactions, and fostering creative agency. Drawing on research in educational technology, human-computer interaction, and Generative AI, this talk presents practical examples that illustrate how learners can be empowered while addressing challenges such as digital literacy barriers, AI and algorithmic literacy, and equitable access to technology.
By Enkelejda Kasneci
Lehrstuhl für Human-Centered Technologies for Learning, Technische Universität München
Efficiency and Creativity: The Myth of Natural Language Interaction
18 June 2025
Speed is the distinctive feature of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI), and creativity is the distinctive feature of human intelligence—a combination of fast and slow thinking. End-User Development (EUD) is the extreme interface between humans and machines. It advances efficient and creative solutions to personal needs. My presentation addresses the following question: “How does the machine speed affect creative EUD?”. I elaborate an answer based on the research with artists we carry out at the Human Technology Lab of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. This context naturally brings forward a critical reading of artificial creativity and its impact on users and software. Artists are problem-makers, developers are problem-solvers. The problems exposed by the artists highlighted three main themes related to agency, conflict and ideology. Now it is the responsibility of the EUD community to solve them.
By Antonella De Angeli
Faculty of Engineering, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
The venue is in the center of Munich at 10 minutes walk from München
Hbf (the main railway station) at Mathildenstraße 4, 80336 München
(https://ehv-muenchen.de/veranstaltungszentrum/)
Additional Information
The streetside of the building where the conference center is, is
currently covered by a scaffold — see in the picture. Next to
the entrance way it says Mathildensaal on the cover. Please walk
through the entrance way into the courtyard. There you see the
building where IS-EUD2025 takes place. Looking forward to seeing you
there.
