EICS 2026

EICS 2026 Program Overview

The list of accepted submissions (Full papers, LBRs, Demos & Posters) can be found below the program overview.

	Tue 30 June	Wed 1 July	Thu 2 July	Fri 3 July
08:30 - 09:15	Registration	Registration	Registration	Registration
09:15 - 09:30	Registration	Chairs' Intro	Registration	Registration
09:30 - 10:30	WS/TUT	Keynote 1 - Elisabeth André	Keynote 2 - Luis A. Leiva	Keynote 3 - Margaret Burnett
10:30 - 11:00	WS/TUT	Poster Madness	Session 4	Session 8
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee-Break	Coffee-Break (+ Demos & Posters)	Coffee-Break (+ Demos & Posters)	Coffee-Break (+ Demos & Posters)
11:30 - 12:30	WS/TUT	Session 1	Panel (AI+Engineering)	Session 9
12:30 - 13:00	WS/TUT	Session 1	Session 5	Session 9
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14:00 - 14:45	WS/TUT	Session 2	Session 6	Session 10
14:45 - 15:30	WS/TUT	Session 2	Session 6	Closing + EICS 2027
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee-Break	Coffee-Break (+ Demos & Posters)	Coffee-Break (+ Demos & Posters)	Day end
16:00 - 16:50	WS/TUT	Session 3	Session 7
16:50 - 18:00	WS/TUT	DC	Session 7
18:00 - 18:15	Day end	DC	Day end
18:15 - 18:30		Day end	Lab Tours (Optional)
18:15 - 19:30			Lab Tours (Optional)
20:00 -		Welcome reception	Social dinner

EICS 2026 List of Accepted Papers

Accepted Full Papers & Technical Notes

Automatically Generating Visual Modeling Environments
Hugo A da Gião, Jácome Cunha, Rui Pereira, José Miguel Pereira Vilaça, PhD
BeatriXR: Comprehensive and Adaptive Feedforward Support for Guidance in Virtual Reality
Valentino Artizzu, Kris Luyten, Gustavo Alberto Rovelo Ruiz, Lucio Davide Spano
Beyond "Do-They-Look-the-Same?"" to "Do-They-Behave-The-Same?"": Similarity Analysis and Assessment Across Interactive Critical Systems Behaviours
José Creissac Campos, Philippe Palanque, Daniel Rodriguez Hernando, Célia Martinie, Sandra Steere
Beyond monkey using: how to identify and model training needs of interactive critical systems operators using an ontology connected with task models
Mr. Théo Saubanère, Célia Martinie, Eric Barboni, Philippe Palanque, Erwann Poupart, Sandra Steere
CapCrown: Enhancing Smartwatch Interaction by Detecting Fingers when Rotating the Crown Using Capacitive Sensing
David Petersen, Marvin Reuter, Matthias Böhmer
Comparative Analysis of Model-Based and Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for UI Adaptation
Mina Alipour, Mahyar Tourchi Moghaddam
Context-Mediated Domain Adaptation in Multi-Agent Sensemaking Systems
Anton Wolter, Leon Haag, Vaishali Dhanoa, Niklas Elmqvist
Continuous Behavioral Synthesis for Adaptive Health Dashboards: An LLM-Mediated Architecture Integrating Explicit Preference, Spatial Reorganization, and Attention Allocation Signals
Tiziano Santilli, Mina Alipour, Mahyar Tourchi Moghaddam
Controlling Semantic Consensus and Lexical Density in Image-Based Evaluations for Mobile Input Methods
Andreas Komninos, Ioulia Simou, John Garofalakis
EFR–GVA EvalKit: An Evaluation Framework for the Design and Development of Interactions between Emergency First Responders and Generative Voice Agents.
Rodrigo Gutiérrez Maquilón, Daniele Pretolesi, Georg Regal, Manfred Tscheligi
Evaluating the Use of Augmented Reality and 2D Interfaces for Diagnosing IoT-based Habitable Smart Spaces by Non-Expert Users
Giannis Kanellopoulos, Ioulia Simou, Andreas Komninos
Exploring Human-AI Collaboration in E-Textile Design: A Case Study on Flex Sensor Placement for Shoulder Motion Detection
Zhuchenyang Liu, Yao Zhang, Yalan He, Hilla Paasio, Changyi Li, Dr. Guna Semjonova, Dr. Yu Xiao
Exploring the Dynamics of Authoring Interactive VR Environments: Human Collaboration vs. AI Assistance
Enes Yigitbas, Alessio Dell’Aquila
From Embeddings to Exploration: Engineering Interactive Latent Space Visualizations for AI Model Sensemaking
Sebe Vanbrabant, Jarne Thys, Gilles Eerlings, Kris Luyten, Gustavo Alberto Rovelo Ruiz, Davy Vanacken
Gestural Annotation of User Interface Requirements in Crowd Elicitation
Andrew Arnita, Emilio Insfran, Nuwan T. Attygalle, Jean Vanderdonckt
Infrastructure-Free Indoor Occupancy Estimation via Passive BLE Scanning
Venkata Srikanth Varma Datla, Alessandro Aiuti, Alba Bisante, Gabriella Trasciatti, Stefano Zeppieri, Prof. Emanuele Panizzi
Learning to Nudge: Affect-Aware Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Energy Conservation
Mina Alipour
LLM-Assisted Reinforcement Learning for Affective Game Adaptation
Mahyar Tourchi Moghaddam, Tiziano Santilli, Mina Alipour
OOPrompt: Reifying Intents into Structured Artifacts for Modular and Iterative Prompting
Tengyou Xu, Detao Ma, Xiang 'Anthony' Chen
Proving Use Requirements of Interactive Systems with Remote Monitoring and Control Capabilities
Michael D. Harrison, Paolo Masci, José Creissac Campos
Resource-Efficient Gesture Recognition through Convexified Attention
Daniel Schwartz, Dario Salvucci, Yusuf Osmanlioglu, Richard Vallett, Genevieve Dion, Professor Ali Shokoufandeh
SpineSense: An Interactive System for Cervical Spine Monitoring and Clinician-Oriented Summaries using COTS Earables
Mr. Garvit Chugh, Dr. Suchetana Chakraborty, Dr. Sandip Chakraborty
Turning Gesture Sequences into Gesture Composition by Macro-Instructions: Definition, Framework, and Application in Smart Home
Nuwan T. Attygalle, Jean Vanderdonckt, Vik Parthiban
UXTracker: A Tool for Conducting and Analyzing Longitudinal User Experience Studies
Willian Garcias Assuncao, Prof. Luciana Zaina, Dr. Joelma Choma
VideoAlign: A Toolkit to Make Video Analysis Accessible to HCI Practitioners
João Marcelo Evangelista Belo, Keyne Oei, Anna Maria Feit
WebXRIT - A lightweight Interaction Toolkit to create Virtual Reality Training Applications for WebXR with Unity
Tino Hentschel, Jan Neuhöfer, Markus Dresel, Ove Brent Klasen, Philipp Goldbach, Nicole Jochems
XARP: A Human-First and Agent-Ready Extended Reality Toolkit in Python
Arthur Caetano, Radha Kumaran, Kelvin Jou, Tobias Höllerer, Misha Sra
𝜇Poly: a First Microgesture Toolkit
Adrien Chaffangeon Caillet, Aurélien Conil, Vincent Lambert, Charles Bailly, Alix Goguey, Laurence Nigay

Accepted Late Breaking Results

A Framework Supporting Context-Awareness for Transitional Cross-Reality Applications
Sarah Claudia Krings, Enes Yigitbas, Dr. Stefan Sauer
A Persona-Augmented Multi-Agent System for Varied Narrative Generation
Andrea Sillano, Giuseppe Arbore, Luigi De Russis
Async/await is an Effective Paradigm for Event Management of User Interfaces
Donatien Grolaux, Thanh-Diane Nguyen, Jean Vanderdonckt
Designing Fatigue-Aware VR Interfaces via Biomechanical Models
Harshitha Voleti, Charalambos Poullis
Evaluating Real-Time Adaptive Interfaces through EEG-derived and Self-reported Mental Workload Indicators
Saravanakumar Duraisamy, Nuwan T. Attygalle, Parvin Emami, Jean Vanderdonckt, Luis A. Leiva
Guiding End Users Towards Software Reuse: An Evaluation of Automated Assistance in Block-Based Programming
Anne-Marie Rommerdahl, Jeremy Alexander Ramírez Galeotti, Dimitrios Dafnis, Nasifa Akter, Anahide Silahli, Dr. Thiago Rocha Silva
RaDIA: Visual Analytics for Systematic Sample Association in Nuclear Weapon Test Verification Workflows
Kris Luyten, Stian Verherstraeten, Dr. Christophe Gueibe, Gustavo Alberto Rovelo Ruiz
Towards a Generative AI-Driven Environment for the Specification and Evaluation of IoT Software Systems Requirements
Sabrina Rocha de Souza, Claudio Miceli de Farias, Prof. Káthia Marçal de Oliveira, Guilherme Travassos

Accepted Demos & Posters

eHenna: A Topology-Centered Taxonomy of Geometry-Defined Finger Input on Skin-Drawn Conductive Interfaces
Nuwan T. Attygalle
From Usability Heuristics to Human–AI Interaction: A Comparative Analysis of 30-Years of Design Guidelines
Nikolaos Avouris, Christos Sintoris
Gesture Interaction: From 2D Multi-stroke to 3D Dynamic Gestures with Contact-Based and Contactless Devices
Nuwan T. Attygalle, Joanna Galloway, Nacera Latreche, Nathan Magrofuoco, Paolo Roselli, Alaa Sahraoui, Arthur Sluÿters, Nicolas Szelagowski, Jean Vanderdonckt, Guillaume Van Issum, Donatien Grolaux, Thanh-Diane Nguyen
Inducing Neutral Affective States in HCI Experiment Participants
Ioannis Lykouras, Ioulia Simou, Andreas Komninos
Mapping Gestures Performed with Tangible Cubes to System Commands
Nacera Latreche, Bert Schiettecatte
Non-Euclidean Portals in VR: A Demo of Seamless Room-Scale Navigation Beyond Physical Boundaries
Alkinoos Alyssandrakis, Damianos Dumi Sigalas, Kostantinos Moustakas
Predictive Models of Typing Performance in Novel Keyboards
Ioulia Simou, Andreas Komninos
ReelPeel: Inquiry under Algorithmic Feeds via Hold-to-Enter In-Feed Evidence Inspection
Alison Durst, Kai Jannsen, Jonas Nils Boerschmann, Johannes Moritz, Rijak Singh Malhotra, Dr. Julia von Sommoggy, Dr. Jana Rueter, Katharina Sieferle, Saber Zerhoudi, Prof. Dr. Eva M. Bitzer