Programme

Nick Lambert presenting at EVA London
EVA London 2025 was a hybrid event, online using Zoom and physically at the BCS London office, from Monday to Friday, 7–11 July 2024. Registration information was available online from May 2025. All times in the programme are in UK local time (BST – British Summer Time). The following is a summary of the programme, with five days of presentations on a wide spectrum of themes and topics, with distinguished keynote speakers. This includes:
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- Keynote speakers: Daily speakers from Tuesday to Friday, 8–11 July 2025.
- Symposium: Chaired by Jonathan Bowen and Tula Giannini, with speakers on the theme of “Then and Now: From Digital Art to Generative AI” on Monday, 7 July 2025.
- Research Workshop: Student presentations, chaired by Graham Diprose on Thursday-Friday, 10–11 July 2025.
- Presentations were recorded for YouTube. See also the EVA Archive, part of the Computer Arts Archive, for earlier conferences.
- Evenings: There were evening events during 7–10 July 2025 (with separate free registration for these events). Evening events (typically 6pm–8.30pm) could be booked free by delegates and non-delegates:
- Monday, 7 July 2025: The Radical Past and Future of the Computer Arts Society
- Tuesday, 8 July 2025: Chinese Social Evening
- Wednesday, 9 July 2025: Alan Sutcliffe Remembered – Computer Arts Social Evening
- Thursday, 10 July 2025: Research Workshop Pop Up Show
- Workshops: Longer workshops were held on Thursday-Friday, 10–11 July 2025 (with further information provided to delegates).
The detailed EVA London 2025 programme (as of 11 July 2025) is available in PDF form, one page per day. The programme will be subject to minor changes and revisions depending on the availability of speakers, online vs. physical presentation, technical issues, etc., during the conference.
Note that the EVA London 2025 proceedings is freely available online – see DOI 10.14236/ewic/EVA2025.0 with links to individual papers when available. The proceedings will also be available on DBLP in due course, which is an alternative way to access individual papers. The proceedings were available in full colour in printed form at the conference and by post to those who ordered them as part of registration, as well as being open access online.