[Note: Calls for Workshop proposals; Interactive experiences, demo and poster papers; and Doctoral consortium are available on the conference website. –Matthew]

Call for Papers:

18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026
Interactive Creativity: Agencies, Interfaces, and Ethics
In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB
June 8-12, 2026
Venice, Italy
http://unive.it/avi2026

Deadlines for long and short paper submissions: January 18, 2026 (abstracts), January 25, 2026 (papers)

DESCRIPTION

Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for encounters among scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces, interactions, and experiences. Rooted in pioneering research on visual interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human factor, the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of heterogeneous groups of users up to the current challenge of self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads to the realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They address fundamental issues related to agencies, interfaces, and ethics.

AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This delicate and fragile ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting, reframing, and speculating about creative solutions to more sustainable, inclusive and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an International Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and organizing committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus complementing a strong and diverse research program with carefully selected cultural and social activities alongside a distinct sense of hospitality and conviviality.

The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.

We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026!

Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair

Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair
Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair

MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS

Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:

Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities

• Brain-Computer Interaction
• Embodied and Tangible Interaction
• Material-Centric Interaction
• Information Visualization
• Screen-based Interaction
• Interfaces for Sound and Music
• Multi-sensory Interaction
• Multimodal Interaction

Theme: Interaction Spaces

• Augmented Reality
• Cross Reality
• Virtual Reality
• Interaction between Black-Boxes
• Dynamic Physical Environments
• Natural Environments
• Urban Places

Theme: Human-System Interaction

• Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces
• Affective Interfaces
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Intelligent Interfaces
• Interfaces and Recommender Systems

Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies

• Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
• Learning Ecosystems
• Game and Play Ecosystems
• Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems

Theme: Values and Moral Principles

• Beyond Human Interaction
• Critical Computing
• Critical Data Science
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Responsible Design

Theme: Applications

• Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities
• End User Development
• AI and Creativity
• Human Factors in Security Systems
• Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization
• Training and Learning Systems
• Industry 5.0

LONG AND SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS

We invite submissions of high-quality original research papers that explore the intersections of Advanced Visual Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction in general.
We are particularly interested in work addressing creativity from multiple critical perspectives, including agency, interfaces, and ethics, in relation to the themes and topics of AVI 2026.
Both long and short submissions must describe original, unpublished research. All papers will undergo rigorous peer review by a distinguished international panel of experts.

Long Papers Chairs:

avi2026long@easychair.org

• Maria Paloma Diaz Perez, Carlos III University, Madrid
• Alessandra Melonio, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

Short Papers Chairs:

avi2026short@easychair.org

• Luigi De Russis, Polytechnic of Turin, Italy
• María Menéndez Blanco, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

Important dates:

Long and Short Papers (all deadlines are 23:59, AoE):

• Abstract submission: January 18, 2026
• Paper submission: January 25, 2026

Submission:

Long and short papers must be anonymized, removing information (such as authorship, acknowledgments, name of an application, software, or project) that can suggest the authors’ identity.
Citation to authors’ previous work should not be anonymous and should be in third person in the text, e.g., “As described by [10]” and not “As described in our previous work [10]”.

All paper submissions must be prepared in English, and authors are required to use the ACM single-column submission template and the Easy Chair system for all submissions.

Page limits are as follows:

• Long Papers: a maximum of 8 pages (*) for long papers, + 1 page for references
• Short Papers: a maximum of 4 pages (*) for short papers, + 1 page for references

(*) page limit is in terms of double column format.

Submission template and system:

ACM single-column submission templates are available for both Word and LaTeX. It is recommended to use LaTeX.

LaTeX template (recommended):

LaTeX is a document preparation system and markup language widely used for creating professional/quality documents.
If you choose to use LaTeX,

• follow the instructions under the section “The ACM Article Template: Using LaTeX“
• or use the Overleaf template, following the related instructions

For complete guidelines on ACM formatting, please consult the ACM website.

Submissions must be uploaded in PDF format via Easy Chair.

Word template:

It is recommended to use LaTeX. Should you prefer Word, you can download and use the latest Submission Template from the ACM website.

Easy Chair:

Papers must be submitted online in PDF format via Easy Chair.

Authors are required to send a 250-word abstract by the abstract deadline, one week before final submission.

AVI 2026 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Chairs:
Antonella De Angeli, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (antonella.deangeli@unibz.it)
Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians Munich University, Germany (albrecht.schmidt@um.ifi.lmu.de)

Program Chairs:
Rosella Gennari, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (gennari@inf.unibz.it)
Fabio Pittarello, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (pitt@unive.it)

Long Papers Chairs:
Paloma Diaz, Carlos III University, Madrid, Spain (pdp@inf.uc3m.es)
Alessandra Melonio, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (alessandra.melonio@unive.it)

Short Papers Chairs:
Luigi De Russis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (luigi.derussis@polito.it)
María Menéndez Blanco, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (Maria.MenendezBlanco@unibz.it)

Proceedings Chairs:
Niccolò Pretto, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (niccolo.pretto@unibz.it)
Nadine Wagener, OFFIS – Institute for Information Technology, Germany (nadine.wagener@offis.de)

Workshops Chairs:
Daniela Fogli, Università di Brescia, Italy (daniela.fogli@unibs.it)
Kyle Montague, Northumbria University, UK (kyle.montague@northumbria.ac.uk)

Interactive Experiences and Demos Chairs:
Stefania De Vincentis, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (stefania.devincentis@unive.it)
Florian Michahelles, TU Wien, Austria (florian.michahelles@tuwien.ac.at)
Sebastiano Vascon, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (sebastiano.vascon@unive.it)

Posters Chairs:
Alba Bisante, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (bisante@di.uniroma1.it)
Tanja Doering, TU Berlin, Germany (tanja.doering@mms.tu-berlin.de)

Doctoral Consortium Chairs:
Rosa Lanzilotti, University of Bari, Italy (rosa.lanzilotti@uniba.it)
Monica Divitini, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (divitini@ntnu.no)

Industry Chairs:
Fabio Morreale, Sony, Spain (Fabio.Morreale@sony.com)
Emanuele Pucci, Politecnico di Milano (emanuele.pucci@polimi.it)

Accessibility and Inclusion Chairs:
Marco Mores, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (marco.mores@student.unibz.it)
Teresa Scantamburlo, University of Trieste, Italy (teresa.scantamburlo@units.it)

Web Chair:
Tommaso Pellegrini, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy (tommaso.pellegrini@unive.it)

Publicity & Social Networks Chairs:
Andrea Rezzani, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (andrea.rezzani@student.unibz.it)
Mehdi Rizvi, University of East Anglia, UK (mehdi.rizvi@uea.ac.uk)

Student Volunteers Chairs:
Daniel Bermudez, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (JulioDaniel.BermudezChinea@student.unibz.it)
Bilal Khan, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (MuhammadBilal.Khan@student.unibz.it)

AVI STEERING COMMITTEE

Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Cristina Conati, University of British Columbia, Canada
Emanuele Panizzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Ilaria Torre, University of Genoa, Italy
Genny Tortora, University of Salerno, Italy
Giuliana Vitiello, University of Salerno, Italy
Gualtiero Volpe, University of Genoa, Italy
Marco Winckler, Université Côte d’Azur, France