EICS 2026 Program Overview


Note: The following program is preliminary and subject to change.
Detailed information about sessions, speakers, and timings will be published in due course.

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 - 09.30 Registration Registration Registration Registration
09.30 - 11.00 AM Workshop and Tutorial Session Chairs' Welcome Keynote: Luis A. Leiva Keynote: Margaret Burnett
Keynote: Elizabeth André
Poster Madness Full + LBR Paper presentations Full + LBR Paper presentations
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee Break Coffee Break (+Demos & Posters) Coffee Break (+Demos & Posters) Coffee Break (+Demos & Posters)
11.30 - 13.00 AM Workshop and Tutorial Session Full + LBR Paper presentations Panel Full + LBR Paper presentations
Full + LBR Paper presentations
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
14.00 - 15.30 PM Workshop and Tutorial Session Full + LBR Paper presentations Full + LBR Paper presentations Full + LBR Paper presentations
Closing ceremony & EICS 2027
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break Coffee Break (+Demos & Posters) Coffee Break (+Demos & Posters)
16.00 - 16.30 PM Workshop and Tutorial Session Full + LBR Paper presentations Full + LBR Paper presentations
16.30 - 18.00 Doctoral Consortium
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Investigating EEG-Derived Cognitive Load Signals for Adaptive Interfaces
    Saravanakumar Duraisamy, Nuwan T. Attygalle, Parvin Emami, Jean Vanderdonckt, Luis A. Leiva
  • 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