The call for submissions is open. The deadline for submissions is 10 June. Accepted contributions will be presented online during a Research presentation of the Digital Living Lab Days event during the first week of September. Accepted contributions will be published in the Conference Proceedings of Digital Living Lab Days 2020 with an ISBN number. By submitting your paper, you are hereby authorizing ENoLL to publish your paper in the Digital Living Lab Days 2020 Conference Proceedings which will be part of the Research Track of Digital Living Lab Days in Ghent, Belgium. Accepted papers can be invited to submit their work to a special issue from the Sustainability journal on Innovation Management in Living Labs.
If you have a great case study, a piece of research or ongoing project you want to share with the Living Lab community, then we encourage you to submit a paper or proposal for an innovation presentation.
As a practitioner, a researcher, a student, a member of a public authority, you can share your experience with the largest community of Living Labs, so do not hesitate to take part.
You can submit papers in four different categories to encourage a diverse participation of actors:
This track invites Living Lab research and practices that specifically deals with urban or societal innovation. This includes research & cases on Urban Living Labs & Smart Cities, but also broader regional and (inter-)national approaches & issues such as sustainability, resilience, behavioral change, environment justice, inclusion, …
Submissions to this track deal with health and/or wellbeing-related Living Lab research and practice. This includes eHealth, Health Living Labs, patient-centric innovation, …
Submissions to this track deal with (innovation) theories and methodologies that can help Living Lab research and practice. This encompasses cases and research on Living Lab theory and practice, as well as looking into established innovation theory and methodology in relation with Living Labs.
Submissions to this track deal with (digital) tools & supporting technologies and technical evolutions that (can) have an impact on Living Lab theory and practice. The focus is not on the technologies or tools per se, but on their (potential) impact for user-centric innovation.
Submissions to this track deal with (open) public sector innovation.
This provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests in an interdisciplinary workshop, under the guidance of a panel of distinguished researchers. Extended abstracts will be discussed by PhD students during the session and relevant feedback for improvement and further development of their research will be provided.
The research committee is inviting academic and practitioner submissions, as well as doctoral papers. It encourages submissions from academics, researchers, practitioners, private actors, NGO and public sector agencies, policy makers, students, and all those interested in co-creating innovation. If one of the authors is a PhD student, please indicate it on the track selection. A doctoral consortium session will be dedicated to PhD researchers. Please consider that all papers and outlines have to be submitted in English language.
These submissions describe Living Lab practices and experiences from e.g. innovation processes/projects, implementation of innovations, Living Lab management, as well as innovations supporting Living Lab practices.
Submissions are done via a structured outline that describes:
1. the main problem statement(s)
2. methods/approach
3. results/outcomes
4. lessons learned/why is this presentation of interest for the public?
Length: 500 words maximum
Instructions: Submitted outlines will go through a peer review process
Full Research Papers:
Full research papers refer to complete research with clear results
Length: 5000 words
Instructions: Papers go through a double-blind review process that evaluates their significance, originality, contribution and clarity. Upon
acceptance please make sure that at least one author registers to secure a slot for their presentation.
Research-In-Progress Papers
The Research in Progress category is for work that will NOT be completed before the online presentation. Participants will give an
overview of their research purpose and progress, not a paper presentation, as the category’s purpose is to allow for discussion
and feedback on work in progress.
Length: 2.000 words
Instructions: Papers go through a double-blind review process that evaluates their significance, originality, contribution and clarity. Upon
acceptance please make sure that at least one author registers to secure a slot for their presentation.
Doctoral Consortium Papers
The Doctoral Consortium papers are extended abstracts, including references, describing your research and central aspects of your PhD work.
Length: 2.000 words
Instructions: Submitted papers will go through a peer review process. When preparing your paper please include the context and motivation that drives your dissertation research, objectives/goals/questions of your research, keywords, hypothesis and thesis, and/or problem statement, research methods, results to date and their validity, as well as references from the literature.
Submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by referees assigned by the Scientific Steering Committee (the Track Chairs) for acceptance or rejection. The Scientific Steering Committee is chaired by:
Evaluators are chosen jointly by the Scientific Steering Committee and ENoLL Director. Priority will be given to qualified ENoLL members. Papers submitted will be evaluated on their appropriateness of theme, scientific quality, innovativeness and the final recommendation of the Scientific Steering Committee. Authors submitting a paper are also invited to review papers.
Accepted contributions will be presented during the Digital Living Lab Days. Accepted contributions will be published in the Conference Proceedings of Digital Living Lab Days 2020 with an ISBN number. By submitting your paper, you are hereby authorizing ENoLL to publish your paper in the Digital Living Lab Days 2020 Conference Proceedings which will be part of the Research Track of Digital Living Lab Days in Ghent, Belgium. Accepted papers can be invited to submit their work to a special issue from the Sustainability journal on Innovation Management in Living Labs.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by 12 July, 2020.
Please submit your full final paper to [email protected] with “Paper Submission DLLD” as email subject by the DEADLINE of 10 June 2020. Submissions will be managed via the easychair platform.
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