[NOTE: See the conference website for more information on the other submission types. –Matthew]
Call for Papers:
NordiCHI 2026 – Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
October 3-7, 2026
Vaasa, Finland
https://sites.uwasa.fi/nordichi2026/
Deadlines for submissions:
- Research Paper abstracts and metadata: April 16, 2026
- Research Papers, Critiques, Panels, Arts-Based Approaches, Industry Experience: April 23, 2026
- Workshops, Tutorials: May 7, 2026
- Late-Breaking Work, Demos, Doctoral Consortium: May 18, 2026
We invite you to join us in Vaasa, Finland, 3-7 October 2026 for NordiCHI 2026, an international conference bringing together the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community. NordiCHI 2026 offers a platform to engage in state-of-the-art discussions that propel HCI forward.
Our conference theme, Pulse – exploring the energy that drives us, represents the dynamic highs and calm lows of life, keeping us thriving. Vaasa is known for both its vibrant energy industry as the Nordic energy cluster and the tranquility of its surrounding nature and UNESCO World Heritage site. Thus, it serves as the perfect backdrop for exploring the elements of life in the coming ages of HCI.
Our program will include sessions that reflect a wide range of perspectives—from theoretical and practical insights to creative explorations. We invite you to participate in insightful panels, dynamic workshops and tutorials, and demonstrations that highlight innovative research and applications in HCI.
The program will feature engaging sessions, including arts-based approaches that integrate creative expression with HCI research, informal coffee-table discussions for reflection and idea exchange, and industry sessions that connect practitioners with researchers to share practical insights. These sessions, along with thought-provoking critiques and poster presentations showing the late-breaking work, provide ample opportunities for collaboration and engagement.
RESEARCH PAPERS
We invite submissions in all areas of Human–Computer Interaction. Held every two years, NordiCHI is one of the key venues for HCI research in Europe, bringing together an international community of researchers and practitioners.
The NordiCHI 2026 theme is Pulse – exploring the energy that drives us. Pulse reflects both the dynamic highs and calm lows of life, keeping us thriving, and will inspire keynotes and discussions throughout the conference. Vaasa is known for both its vibrant energy industry as the Nordic energy cluster and the tranquillity of its surrounding nature and UNESCO World Heritage site. Vaasa provides a fitting backdrop for reflecting on the future of HCI.
The conference welcomes the full breadth of HCI research, including contributions that advance theory, methodology, technology, or practice. NordiCHI has traditionally highlighted human-centred, values-driven work that bridges design inquiry and empirical study, often engaging societal contexts (e.g., health, education, sustainability, fairness), participatory methods, and critical/reflective perspectives. Technical work is welcome when it meaningfully engages interaction (e.g., explainability, HRI, XR, toolkits) and is supported by appropriate user-centred evidence; purely algorithmic or systems papers without a substantive HCI contribution are typically out of scope.
IMPORTANT DATES (ANYWHERE ON EARTH)
- Abstract & metadata: April 16, 2026
- Full paper deadline: April 23, 2026
- Author notifications: June 30, 2026
- Camera-ready deadline: August 7, 2026
TOPICS OF INTEREST
We welcome contributions across the breadth of HCI, including but not limited to:
- Collaborative Technologies: collaborative systems, cooperation through computers, crowdsourcing studies and tools, domains applications (e.g., health and wellbeing, education and lifelong learning, future of work, etc.)
- Design & Interaction: interaction techniques and modalities, visualization, VR/AR, tangible and embodied interaction, play and game experiences, design theories and methods.
- Human–Centred AI: generative AI and creativity support, explainability and transparency, human-in-the-loop and interactive machine learning, trust, control, and evaluation of AI-mediated experiences.
- Societal Challenges & Values: sustainability, accessibility, inclusion and diversity, digital wellbeing, privacy and security, critical and justice oriented HCI.
- Systems, Toolkits & Computational Interaction: engineering interactive systems, toolkits and infrastructure, fabrication and novel devices, input/output sensing, model-driven interaction.
- Understanding People: studies of behaviour, cognition, perception, and experience using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods; lab, in-the-wild, and auto/participatory ethnographies.
- User Experience: methodological innovations and reproducibility, visualization and visual analytics, domain applications (e.g., mobility, smart environments).
CHAIRS
Duncan Brumby, University College London
Teresa Hirzle, University of Copenhagen
CONTACT
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