Call for Papers:

The 14th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (HAI 2026)
November 16-19, 2026
Osaka, Japan
https://hai-conference.net/hai2026/

Deadlines for submissions:

• Full papers: May 29, 2026
• Poster papers: August 7, 2026
• Workshops and Tutorials: June 5, 2026

The Fourteenth International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (HAI 2026) is the premier interdisciplinary venue for discussing and disseminating state-of-the-art research and results on the design and building of agents and the study of how humans interact with them. We welcome research that makes contributions and has implications across conventional interaction boundaries including robots, virtual agents, conversational agents, multi-modal agents, and digitally-mediated human-human communication. HAI will gather researchers from fields spanning engineering, computer science, robotics, human-computer interaction, psychology and sociology, and will cover diverse topics, including: human-robot interaction, affective computing, computer-supported collaborative work, gaming and serious games, artificial intelligence, and more.

The theme for HAI 2026 will be “From Interaction to Agency: Navigating Autonomy in HAI.” We are witnessing a fundamental shift as artificial agents—including LLM-based agents, AI assistants, and autonomous robots—evolve from reactive interfaces into autonomous entities with “agency”: the capacity to act proactively and make independent decisions to achieve complex goals. This transition redefines the human-machine partnership, moving from passive interaction toward shared autonomy. HAI 2026 focuses on how we navigate this new landscape, addressing challenges in delegation, trust, and the psychological impact of living with agentic AI systems. While all submissions related to HAI are welcome, you are especially encouraged to submit papers in line with the theme. The HAI conference seeks contributions from a broad range of disciplines such as engineering, computer science, psychology, sociology, cognitive science, business, marketing, and design.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Autonomous and adaptive agents/systems
• Interaction with generative AI and foundation models
• Human-AI collaboration and teaming
• Multi-agent interaction
• Trust, delegation, and control in agentic AI systems
• Impacts of embodiment
• Character and avatar design
• Experience design
• Agents in applications, e.g. self-driving cars, social networks
• Agents in business and marketing
• Agents in healthcare
• Gaming and serious games
• Social simulation
• Ethical and societal implications of autonomous agents

Methods and contributions include, but are not limited to:

• Quantitative/qualitative empirical studies
• Theoretical modeling
• Experimental methods
• Technological advances

IMPORTANT DATES

Full paper:

• Submission Deadline: May 29, 2026 (Fri)
• Notification of acceptance: July 31, 2026 (Fri)

Poster paper:

• Submission Deadline: August 7, 2026 (Fri)
• Notification of acceptance: August 28, 2026 (Fri)

Workshop and Tutorial:

• Submission Deadline: June 5, 2026 (Fri)
• Notification of acceptance: June 19, 2026 (Fri)

All papers should be in the ACM conference format (sigconf) and must be anonymized for double-blind review. For more details on submission guidelines and templates, please visit the HAI 2026 web site. ALL ACCEPTED PAPERS WILL BE ARCHIVED IN THE ACM DIGITAL LIBRARY.

HAI proceedings from previous years: https://dl.acm.org/conference/hai