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Program

The following programme is tentative and subject to change. Further details, including keynote speakers and individual presentation slots, will be announced in the future.

Day 1.

Thursday, November 26, 2026

09:00–10:00 | Registration
Participant check-in

10:00–10:15 | Opening Ceremony
Welcome addresses by the organizers and institutional representatives.

10:15–11:00 | Keynote Lecture I
Invited keynote speaker (to be announced).

11:00–11:30 | Coffee Break

11:30–13:00 | Session I
Research paper/demo/poster presentations and Q&A.

13:00–14:00 | Lunch Break

14:00–16:00 | Session II
Research paper/demo/poster presentations and Q&A.

16:00–16:30 | Coffee Break

16:30–17:30 | Session III
Research paper/demo/poster presentations and Q&A.

17:30–17:45 | Closing Remarks of Day 1
Summary of the day and announcements for Day 2.

Day 2.

Friday, November 27, 2026

09:00–09:15 | Welcome and Day 2 Introduction
Overview of the day's activities.

09:15–10:00 | Special Session / Panel Discussion
Emerging challenges, research directions and interdisciplinary perspectives.

10:00–11:00 | Session IV
Research paper/demo/poster presentations and Q&A.

11:00–11:30 | Coffee Break

11:30–12:30 | Session V
Research paper/demo/poster presentations and Q&A.

12:00–14:00 | Lunch Break

14:00–15:00 | Session VI
Research paper/demo/poster presentations and Q&A.

15:00–15:30 | Coffee Break

15:30–16:45 | Concluding Remarks and Closing Ceremony
Conference highlights, acknowledgements and closing announcements.

Please note that this is a preliminary programme. The schedule and session details may be updated as the conference organization progresses.

Keynote

Dr. Marios Constantinides

Short Bio: Dr. Marios Constantinides is a senior research scientist at the CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus, a visiting lecturer at the University of Cyprus, and an honorary lecture at University College London (UK). His research sits at the intersection of human-computer interaction, human-AI interaction, and responsible AI. He studies how technologies shape people's experience and capabilities at work and develops tools to support collaboration, learning, and responsible AI use. He brings over six years of industrial research experience at Nokia Bell Labs and Telefónica, and previously held a research fellowship at the University of Cambridge. He holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from UCL and MSc in Software Systems Engineering from the same institution, and BSc in Computer Science from University of Cyprus. His research has been published in leading HCI conferences and general science journals, and his projects have received international media coverage, featuring in outlets such as the BBC, the Economist, the Times, and Fast Company. He is currently serving as the chair of the Cyprus ACM SIGCHI Chapter.

Keynote Overview

AI at Work

What Are We Augmenting?

AI promises to augment work, but what counts as an improvement, and for whom? In this talk, I will explore how workplace technologies shape people's work experiences and how we can design them responsibly. Using meetings as a lens on workplace experience, I will draw on studies of collaboration and research using mobile and wearable sensing to explore the importance of psychological safety, physical comfort, and emotional experience alongside effective task execution. I will also examine how employees judge the acceptability of workplace technologies. Turning to generative AI, I will examine how AI assistance shapes confidence and actual understanding, and how knowledge workers develop and share AI expertise. Finally, I will discuss approaches to responsible AI design, including guidelines and tools for disclosing AI use and communicating its risks and benefits.

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