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Submission Deadline Extended — CHCI 2026

Human-Computer Interaction research focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of interactive computing systems that enhance information exchange between humans and computers. Continuous advances in HCI continue to lower the barrier for users and transform computing from a tool for experts into everyday technology for billions of people. HCI plays an increasingly important role in national science and technology strategy, IT innovation, and social-economic development, and is highly valued by both academia and industry.

The 2nd China Conference on Human-Machine Collaborative Computing (HMCC 2026) and the 22nd Harmonious Human-Machine Environment Joint Conference (HHME 2026), jointly comprising CHCI 2026 and PCC 2026, will be held in Changsha, Hunan, China on August 15–17, 2026. The conference is hosted by the China Computer Federation (CCF), co-organized by the CCF Technical Committees on HCI, Pervasive Computing, and Collaborative Computing, and locally organized by Hunan University. It provides a premier platform for sharing the latest research, envisioning future HCI trends, and fostering close academia-industry collaboration. Researchers, designers, developers, and practitioners are warmly invited to submit and participate.

To ensure paper quality, the program committee will conduct rigorous peer review. Accepted CHCI 2026 papers will be published in Springer proceedings and indexed by EI. Outstanding papers may be recommended to journals including CCF Transactions on Pervasive Computing and Interaction, Interacting with Computers, Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware, Journal of Graphics, and The Innovation Informatics (list to be updated). The conference will also feature exchange forums for recently published top-tier papers and tech demos to promote academic exchange and industry interaction.

1. Topics of Interest

• HCI theory, methods, and systems
• HCI design and interface evaluation
• Natural human-computer interaction technologies, systems, and interfaces
• Virtual/augmented reality interaction
• Wearable interaction
• Novel interaction interfaces and materials
• Human-machine collaboration and multi-user collaboration
• Multimodal interaction (visual, auditory, haptic, olfactory)
• Human-machine mixed intelligence methods and technologies
• Accessible interaction
• Multimodal computing and perception
• Human factors and ergonomics

2. Submission Guidelines

1) Conference papers — Only anonymous, original papers in Chinese or English. Chinese papers: Chinese Journal of Computers template; English papers: Springer Word/LaTeX templates. Accepted papers: Springer proceedings (EI indexed; final manuscripts in English as required), long oral presentations.

2) Exchange papers — Papers published within the past year at ACM CHI, UIST, IMWUT/UbiComp, CSCW, IEEE VR, VIS, SIGGRAPH, CVPR, IEEE Haptics, etc. Short oral presentations; indicate "Exchange Paper" in the system; not part of the publication program.

3) Tech demos — Demo video + 1-page description; presented as demos at the conference.

4) Submission link — https://conf.ccf.org.cn/HHME2026/paper

3. Important Dates

Please check the conference website for any date changes. Early submissions are welcome if you need acceptance notification in advance for travel planning.

4. Organization

Program Chair: Jin Huang, Institute of Software, CAS — huangjin@iscas.ac.cn

Program Chair: Qi Wang, Tongji University — qiwangdesign@tongji.edu.cn

Tech Demo Co-Chair: Nianlong Li, Institute of Software, CAS — linianlong@iscas.ac.cn

Tech Demo Co-Chair: Xin Tong, HKUST (Guangzhou) — xint@hkust-gz.edu.cn

See also the permanent CFP page: CHCI 2026 Call for Papers.