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AIICFI 2020 : Artificial Intelligence in Customer-Facing Industries


Submission Deadline:	April 01, 2020

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Following public media, professional journals, and the scientific discussion, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the omnipresent topic of today and seems to become integrated into every part of everyday life sooner than later. Yet, most companies do not even use digital interaction with their customers. In reality, recent studies discovered that 91 percent of business leaders still expect their businesses to see obstacles to the realization of AI*.

However, AI has already changed how customers interact with brands, products, and services. Consider the increase in chatbots and virtual assistants, both of which improve the customization and overall experience of companies (today mainly driven by the innovation of the big tech companies). Three major buzzwords are leading the discussion when it comes to the application of AI for customers: advanced analytics, conversational AI, and robotics.

Call for Papers

Advanced Analytics

To deliver a positive customer experience, organizations must maintain a holistic view and ensure that every interaction is consistent across all interaction points in real time. Consolidating data from all customer contact points is an integrated way to map customer behavior patterns, which should be analyzed as quickly and accurately as possible. Based on the integrated data, an interface to the customer, sometimes referred to “Analytical Face”, can be established to understand current customer actions, anticipate future customer needs, and initiate corresponding actions.

Conversational AI

Chatbots have found an enormous interest in recent years. Personal language assistants like Siri or Alexa accompany many people’s everyday life. Artificial intelligence is increasingly changing customer service: Where a consultant used to take care of the customer's wishes, with AI, this experience can be shifted to a personal and automated manner.

Robotics

AI also allows automating task and shifting human work towards machines. Some retailers are already using humanoid robots in their stores. The robot serves the customer as a contact person for simple questions and information or can fetch goods from the warehouse.

This Special Issue on “Artificial Intelligence in Customer-Facing Industries” calls for manuscripts proposing methods of Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL), new approaches, and applications that are facing direct customer interaction in several industries (from retail/trade, tourism to entertainment).

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

Human–computer interaction;
Natural language processing;
Conversational AI;
Customer-facing robotics;
Application of AI, ML, and DL in transportation/logistics to the end-user;
Application of AI, ML, and DL in marketing;
Application of AI, ML, and DL in sales;
Application of AI, ML, and DL in customer services;
AI/ML/DL for optimization and personalization;
Advanced analytics;
Customer-facing applications, methods, and tools enabled by AI/ML/DL.

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[1] AIICFI 2020 : Artificial Intelligence in Customer-Facing Industries