Special Sessions
Special Sessions are part of the main IHCI 2026 technical program, highlighting emerging, timely, or underrepresented topics in HCI. Each session brings together 4-6 peer-reviewed papers, optionally complemented by an invited talk or moderated discussion, and runs for 40-60 minutes.
Browse the announced sessions below. Researchers interested in organising a new session should consult the Call for Special Session Proposals .
Inquiries: publication@ihci2026.com
Announced Sessions
Deviceless Multidimensional Human–Object Perception
This special session explores emerging paradigms in device-free human–object perception, focusing on the extraction of multidimensional attributes, including spatial location, motion dynamics, shape and size, and interaction semantics without requiring targets to carry any physical device. By leveraging vision-based techniques and emerging non-vision wireless modalities such as RGB, RGB-D camera, mmWave radar, LiDAR, WiFi Channel State Information (CSI), and 6G Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) base station, the workshop aims to advance HCI community’s goal of creating human-centred technologies that organically augment how we live, work, and learn.
Chairs:
- Dr. David Chieng, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
- Dr. Yi Zhong, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
- Professor Alan Marshall, University of Liverpool, U.K.
- Professor Carlos J. Bernardos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
- Dr. Chee Keong Tan, Monash University, Malaysia Campus, Malaysia
Propose a Special Session
Want to organise a Special Session at IHCI 2026? Proposals are open until 6 July 2026. See the Call for Special Session Proposals for guidelines, important dates, and submission instructions.