Introduction

The 3rd International Conference on Metaverse and Artificial Companions in Education and Society (MetaACES 2025), organized by The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) and co-organized by Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), will be held on 18 - 20 June 2025. Day 1 and 2 of the conference will be held at EdUHK’s Tai Po Campus, while Day 3 will be held at SUSTech’s Campus in Shenzhen.

We look forward to seeing you at MetaACES 2025.

Organization

Conference Chair:

Siu-cheung KONG

The Education University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Program Chair:

Yu-Ju LAN

National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan

Program Co-Chair:

Jianhua ZHAO

Southern University of Science and Technology

China

Track Chairs:

Yanjie SONG

The Education University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Tanja MITROVIC

University of Canterbury

New Zealand

Senior Program Committee Members (As of 19 September 2024):

Ching Sing CHAI Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Maiga CHANG Athabasca University, Canada

Gwo-Dong CHEN National Central University, Taiwan

Cristina CONATI University of British Columbia, Canada

Claude FRASSON University of Montreal, Canada

Ronghuai HUANG Beijing Normal University, China

Gwo-Jen HWANG National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Lewis JOHNSON Alelo, US

Kinshuk University of North Texas, US

Noboru MATSUDA North Carolina State University, US

Shengquan YU Beijing Normal University, China

Program Committee Members (As of 14 October 2024):

Kaushal Kumar BHAGAT Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Linda BRADLEY The University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Chia-Kai CHANG National Central University, Taiwan

Ching-Yi CHANG Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

Rong-Chi CHANG Taiwan Police College, Taiwan

Chi Yuan CHEN National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan

Chiu-Jung CHEN National Chiayi University, Taiwan

I-Chun CHEN Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

Yi-Jing CHEN National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan

Pei-Yu CHENG Tamkang University, Taiwan

Fu-Ling CHUNG Tamkang University , Taiwan

Xun GE University of North Texas, USA

Chung-Hao HUANG Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

Tai-Yi HUANG University of North Texas, USA

Hui-Chun HUNG National Central University, Taiwan

Regina KAPLAN-RAKOWSKI University of North Texas, USA

Chiu-Lin LAI National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan

Victor LAW University of New Mexico, USA

Sangmin LEE Kyung Hee University, South Korea

Hao-Chiang Koong LIN National University of Tainan, Taiwan

Vivien LIN National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

Pei-Lin LIU National Chiayi University, Taiwan

Boning LYU Xiamen University, China

Zhongling PI Shaanxi Normal University, China

Grace QI Massey University, New Zealand

Katrin SAKS University of Tartu, Estonia

Rustam SHADIEV Zhejiang University, China

Kai-Yu TANG National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

Chia-En TENG Tunghai University, Taiwan

Judy C. R. TSENG Chung Hua University, Taiwan

Sheng-Shiang TSENG National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan

Yun-Fang TU National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Li-Jen WANG National Central University, Taiwan

Yaling WANG National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

Wei WEI Macao Polytechnic University, Macao

Jiun-Yu WU Southern Methodist University, USA

Junjie Gavin WU Macao Polytechnic University, Macao

Sheng-Yi WU National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Wen-Chi Vivian WU Asia University, Taiwan

Fu Yu YANG Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Hui Chin YEH National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Xuesong ZHAI Zhejiang University, China

Shu ZHAO Shaanxi Normal University, China