The event, hosted by the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Socially Intelligent Artificial Agents, focuses on advancing digital mental health through interdisciplinary collaboration. It brings together fields such as psychology, data science, linguistics, urban planning, public health, and artificial intelligence to develop digital tools that are culturally adaptable, accessible, and meaningful. The conference emphasizes the importance of designing mental health technologies that reflect the complexity of both individual needs and broader social environments—ranging from smart city infrastructures to diverse cultural and linguistic populations.

It also seeks to attract research in data science, machine learning, and AI applied to mental health, highlighting the opportunities presented by the abundance of real-world mental health data. Overall, the event responds to the increasing pressure on traditional mental health services by encouraging innovation in digital interventions such as apps, chatbots, wearables, sensors, and VR/AR tools, with the goal of fostering new insights, collaborations, and effective mental health solutions.