AI-HCD 2026

1st Symposium on Artificial Intelligence throughout the Human-Centered Design Process

VENUE: HTW University of Applied Sciences Dresden, Germany (On-site, subject to sufficient registration for in-person attendance)

April 23, 2026

NO ATTENDANCE FEES AND NO PUBLICATION FEES

IMPORTANT DATES

• Paper Submission: March 15, 2026
• Notifications: March 30, 2026
• Camera ready: April 13, 2026
• Symposium: April 23, 2026

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 1st International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence throughout the Human-Centered Design Process (AI-HCD 2026) provides a unique platform for researchers, practitioners, and innovators from Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience (UX), Human-Centered Design (HCD), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to exchange ideas and advance the integration of AI into human-centered design practices.

We invite original contributions that explore how AI can support, augment, or transform design practices across all phases of the HCD lifecycle—from requirements analysis and ideation to prototyping, evaluation, and deployment.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• AI-assisted creativity and ideation
• Automated prototyping and design generation
• AI-supported user research and UX evaluation
• Ethical, social, and methodological implications of AI in design
• Trust, transparency, and user perception of AI-driven systems

Accepted papers will be peer-reviewed and published in the German Informatics Society (GI) Library with a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), ensuring academic visibility and citation.

Key Questions:

• Where in the Human-Centered Design process is AI most impactful?
• How can AI enhance creativity without diminishing human agency?
• What are the limitations and risks of AI-supported design?
• How does AI influence usability and UX perceptions?
• What ethical frameworks are needed for AI in interactive systems?

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Authors are invited to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished work, not currently under review by another conference, workshop, symposium, or journal. AI-HCD implements a double-blind review process. Submitted prototypes and demos are exempted from the requirement of anonymization. Papers must be registered on EasyChair and submitted in PDF format.

• Full Regular papers (maximum 10 pages plus references, in double-column ACM format, \documentclass[sigconf,nonacm]{acmart})
  • should present novel perspectives within the general scope of the symposium.
• Short papers (maximum 6 pages plus references, in double-column ACM format, \documentclass[sigconf,nonacm]{acmart})
  • are an opportunity to present preliminary or interim results on hot topics.
• Work-in-Progress and Demo Papers (maximum 4 pages plus references, in double-column ACM format, \documentclass[sigconf,nonacm]{acmart})
  • should present ongoing work, including current viewpoints, discoveries, and early-stage designs and developments in an informal setting, which can be discussed together in the symposium.

All papers are published in the library of the German Informatics Society (GI) with an unique DOI. All published papers must include title, complete contact information for all authors, abstract, and keywords on the cover page.

Submission: Please submit your contributions through the EasyChair system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aihcd2026).

Best Paper Award: The best paper will be honored with a Best Paper Award at the end of the symposium.

CONTACT

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Symposium Chairs.

SYMPOSIUM CHAIRS

• Sandra Kostic (Fraunhofer AISEC) - sandra.kostic@aisec.fraunhofer.de
• Anna-Magdalena Krauß (HTW University of Applied Sciences Dresden) - anna-magdalena.krauss@htw-dresden.de
• Simon Pfeifer (FZI Research Center for Information Technology) - pfeifer@fzi.de
• Max Sauer (FZI Research Center for Information Technology) - sauer@fzi.de
• Rachelle Sellung (Fraunhofer IAO) - rachelle.sellung@iao.fraunhofer.de 

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

• Prof. Dr. Jürgen Anke (HTW University of Applied Sciences Dresden, Germany)
• Dr. Mrudula Arunkumar (Fraunhofer IAO, Germany)
• Dr. Francesca Borghesi (University of Turin, Italy)
• Prof. Dr. Pietro Cipresso (University of Turin, Italy)
• Prof. Dr. Ismail Khalil (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria)
• Dr. Michael Kubach (Fraunhofer IAO, Germany)
• Assoz. Prof. Dr. Thomas Lampoltshammer (University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria)
• Prof. Dr. Maija Poikela (Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH), Germany)
• Dr. Jemily Rime, Professor of electronic and produced music (Guildhall School of Music and Drama), Research Fellow (Anglia Ruskin University)
• Prof. Dr. Johannes Schneider (University of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein)
• Prof. Dr. William Steingartner (Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia)
• Prof. Dr. Jan Sürmeli (FZI Research Center for Information Technology & University of Potsdam, Germany)
• Dr. Anna Wilsch (ING Germany)