Call for papers

Submit an extended abstract

We invite original research on the legal, governance and financial consequences of systems that read human behaviour. Theoretical, empirical, doctrinal and interdisciplinary work are all in scope.

Submission deadline

Extended abstracts of 350–500 words. Notification of acceptance by 8 January 2027. The deadline sits before the holiday break on purpose, so selection is not squeezed into two weeks.

LAW

Section A

Law, rights & liability in behavioural AI

Substantive law and case law: what is permitted, to whom and on what legal basis, and who is liable when a system that reads behaviour causes harm.

Topics

  • The EU AI Act and prohibited practices (Art. 5): emotion recognition at work and in education, social scoring, biometric categorisation
  • Remote biometric identification in public space: exceptions, procedural safeguards, judicial review
  • Biometric data as a special category (GDPR Art. 9) and lawful bases after the AI Act
  • Liability for harm caused by a behaviour-reading system: contractual and tortious regimes
  • Fundamental rights (dignity, privacy, non-discrimination) and the proportionality test for behavioural systems
  • Employment law and behavioural monitoring: the limits of managerial prerogative
  • CJEU and ECtHR case law on profiling and automated decision-making
  • Cross-border enforcement: supervisory authorities, sanctions, and the risk of forum shopping
  • Consumer law against manipulation: dark patterns under the DSA, the Omnibus Directive and the AI Act
  • Burden of proof and access to evidence: how to demonstrate manipulation before a court

RULES

Section B

Governance, compliance & standards

Implementation of those rules inside an organisation: procedures, documentation, audit and technical standards. The same provision can appear in both LAW and RULES; the perspective of the author decides.

Topics

  • Compliance-by-design: translating AI Act requirements into a product specification
  • FRIA and DPIA for biometric systems: methodology, scope, and the most common mistakes
  • Harmonised standards (CEN-CENELEC JTC 21, ISO/IEC 42001): state of play and practical consequences
  • Algorithmic audit: who audits, against what benchmark, and with what legal effect
  • Consent architecture: from consent fatigue to genuinely informed consent
  • AI risk management in the corporate structure: the roles of the board, compliance and IT
  • AI system registers and technical documentation as a management obligation
  • Human oversight: designing it, measuring its effectiveness, and the trap of oversight in name only
  • Compliance as competitive advantage: cost of implementation against access to the EU market
  • Codes of ethics and industry self-regulation: do they work, and how would we measure it

MONEY

Section C

Behavioural finance, banking & insurance

Sector applications, financial supervision and business models, where behavioural reading meets regulated money.

Topics

  • Behavioural biometrics as an anti-fraud layer: keystroke dynamics, mouse movement, how a phone is held
  • Behavioural scoring and alternative data in creditworthiness assessment: effectiveness against indirect discrimination
  • Nudging in personal finance: auto-enrolment, savings apps, default options in pension schemes
  • Sludge and dark patterns in financial products, from the perspective of the supervisor (UOKiK, KNF, EBA, ESMA)
  • Emotion AI and voice analysis in bank contact centres: sales, debt collection, and legal limits
  • Telematics and wearables in insurance: premium personalisation against risk solidarity
  • Robo-advice and trust in the algorithm in retail investment decisions
  • Detecting the vulnerable customer from behavioural data: protection or profiling
  • AI Act, DORA, MiFID II and PSD3: overlapping regimes in the financial sector
  • Behavioural surplus in banking: who captures the value of data about customer behaviour

Review policy

Double-blind review

Each abstract is reviewed anonymously by at least two referees. Remove author names and institutional identifiers from the body of the text.

Extended abstract

350–500 words covering the research problem, method, findings or expected implications, plus 4–6 keywords.

After the conference

Presenting authors are invited to submit a full article to the peer-reviewed post-conference monograph published by the WSKZ Centre for Academic Publishing. Submissions open on 29 January 2027 and close on 31 March 2027.

Questions authors ask

Frequently asked questions

Who can submit an abstract?
Researchers, PhD candidates and practitioners working on the legal, governance or financial consequences of systems that read human behaviour. Theoretical, empirical, doctrinal and interdisciplinary work are all in scope.
What is the deadline?
Extended abstracts are due by 18 December 2026, 23:59 CET. Authors are notified of acceptance by 8 January 2027.
What should the abstract contain?
An extended abstract of 350–500 words covering the research problem, method, findings or expected implications, with 4–6 keywords. Review is double-blind, so remove author names and institutional identifiers from the text. A full paper is not needed at this stage.
How do I submit?
Use the submission form on this page. It checks the abstract and prepares an email to pawel.raja@wskz.pl with everything filled in; the submission counts once that email is sent. You can also write to that address directly, with “BEAM 2027” in the subject line.
Which section should I choose?
LAW covers substantive law and case law. RULES covers implementation inside organisations: procedures, documentation, audit and technical standards. MONEY covers behavioural finance, banking, insurance and financial supervision. If a topic straddles LAW and RULES, choose by method; reviewers may reassign.
What language is the conference in?
English only. Abstracts, presentations and articles are all in English.
Is there a fee?
No. Attendance is free with registration, and there are no article processing charges for the post-conference monograph.
Where and when does it take place?
Online on Google Meet, on Friday 29 January 2027, from 09:00 to 16:30 CET. Each of the three sections has its own room.
How long is a presentation?
Each accepted paper has a 20-minute slot: 15 minutes of presentation and 5 minutes of moderated discussion.
Will the papers be published?
Presenting authors are invited to submit a full article to a peer-reviewed post-conference monograph published by the WSKZ Centre for Academic Publishing. Articles are due by 31 March 2027, with publication by July 2027. Any indexing will be announced once it is confirmed.