An ever-changing world of technology has brought about new societal, technical, and environmental challenges that require interdisciplinary approaches. The Future of Human-Computer Interaction Workshop (FutureHCI) is designed to provide a platform for researchers to initiate discourse about their ideas with members of the broader community. In particular, we welcome preliminary theories, reviews, prototypes, and empirical evidence.
Specifically, the workshop will provide opportunities for researchers to present preliminary research and receive feedback, propose new analysis methods and ways of understanding data, and discuss future directions for the research community. Additionally, attendees will be able to find shared interests and new collaborators, fill in knowledge gaps through diverse perspectives, and stay current on future trends in the broader HCI community.
As the future of HCI encompasses many aspects of daily life, topics can cover myriad ways humans leverage technology to improve their lives. Topics presented at FutureHCI may include, but are not limited to:
Accessibility, Inclusion & Aging
Collaborative, Social & Collective Interaction
Data, Visualization & Tools for Thought
Design Methods, Practices & Futures
Ethics, Sustainability & Social Justice in Computing
Health, Well-Being & Care Technologies
Human–AI Interaction & Collaboration
New Interaction Paradigms & Modalities
Privacy, Security & Trust in Interactive Systems
Understanding People: Methods, Theory & Sensemaking
Paper Deadline: Friday, May 22nd, 2026 (23:59 AoE) Friday, May 29th, 2026 (23:59 AoE)
Notification: Friday, June 26th, 2026 (23:59 AoE)
Camera-ready Version: Friday, July 17th, 2026 (23:59 AoE)
Workshop: Monday and Tuesday, August 17th and 18th, 2026
We welcome paper submissions that are four to six pages, excluding references. Paper submissions must include a "Future Work & Impact" section that indicates how the authors will extend the research within the next year and what the long-term (5 to 25 years) impact of the research will be. Special consideration and recognition will be given to interesting and insightful future work sections. Papers will be considered in relation to their intended scientific merit and their contribution to the broader HCI community. Based on discussions among the authors and program chairs, papers will be presented through a variety of ways, including paper sessions, panels, posters, or demonstrations. At the time of submission, authors must commit to presenting their paper at FutureHCI in Blacksburg, VA if accepted.
Submissions must be written in English and use the ACM SIGCONF Microsoft Word or LaTeX templates: https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions. Due to the short turnaround time for camera-ready versions, papers should include author names and affiliations to avoid potential formatting issue. Hence, submissions should not be anonymized.
Paper submissions will be submitted and reviewed through LeConfe. Please note accounts on LeConfe must be created before submitting.
ACM will publish the proceedings of FutureHCI '26 in the ACM Digital Library within its International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS). Please read the following information very carefully.
ACM has introduced a new open access publishing model for the International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS), described in detail on the ICPS FAQ page. Full details of the ACM Open program are provided on the ACM's open access program page.
Authors based at institutions that are not yet part of the ACM Open program and do not qualify for a full geographic waiver will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC) to publish their ICPS article in the ACM Digital Library. To determine whether or not an APC will be applicable to your article, please follow the detailed guidance here: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance.
Please direct all questions about the new model to icps-info@acm.org.
Please direct any questions about submissions to the chairs at futurehci-2026-program-chairs@googlegroups.com.
Valid submissions will be reviewed by at least three (3) qualified, independent reviewers. Reviewers will be selected following ACM's Conflict of Interest guidelines. Authors of accepted papers will be given guidelines for preparing and submitting their final manuscripts in the notification of acceptance.
Please direct any questions to the chairs at futurehci-2026-program-chairs@googlegroups.com.
General Chair:
Ryan P. McMahan, Virginia Tech
Program Chairs:
Scott McCrickard, Virginia Tech
Lee Lisle, University of Central Florida
Technical Program Committee:
Gerd Bruder, University of Central Florida
Yan Chen, Virginia Tech
Tiffany Do, Drexel University
Jixiang Fan, University of Tampa
Christiana Garcia, Virginia Tech
Ravi Kuber, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Stephen Moore, George Mason University
Cassidy Nelson, University of Utah
Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Virginia Tech
Jeba Rezwana, Towson University
Andrew Robb, Clemson University
Jessica Vitak, University of Maryland, College Park
Yaxing Yao, Johns Hopkins University
The Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech is sponsoring this workshop.