2026 Future of Human-Computer Interaction Workshop (FutureHCI)

August 17-18, 2026
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Scope

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.

 

Topics

As the future of HCI encompasses many aspects of daily life, topics can cover a myriad of different 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

 

Important Dates

• Paper Deadline: 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

 

Submission

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. Accepted papers will be published through a formal proceedings platform (to be named later). Based on discussions among the authors and program chairs, papers will be presented in various ways, including paper sessions, panels, posters, and 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 issues. Hence, submissions should not be anonymized.

Submissions will be submitted through this LeConfe system: https://event.leconfe.com/vt/scheduled/FutureHCI/panel/submissions/create

Please note that a LeConfe account must be created before submitting.

Accepted papers may be published through a digital library platform and be subject to an article processing charge (APC). Authors will have the option to opt out of this publication opportunity. More details will be provided before the paper submission deadline. 

Review

Valid submissions will be reviewed by at least three (3) qualified, independent reviewers. 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 committee at futurehci-2026-program-chairs@googlegroups.com.

 

Organizing Committee

General Chair:

• Ryan P. McMahan, Virginia Tech 

 

Program Chairs:

• D. 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

Sponsors

The Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech (CHCI@VT) is sponsoring this workshop.