India HCI 2026: Indian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Conference Theme

India HCI 2026 is the 17th Indian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). The theme of this year's conference is 

Designing for Dignity: Inclusive, Accessible, and 

Respectful Futures in HCI

Designing for Dignity calls for advancing HCI toward inclusive, accessible, and respectful futures that uphold human agency, equity, and lived experience at the core of technological innovation. The conference will centre on the following sub-themes while remaining open to related and emerging areas of inquiry.

    Designing for Dignity and Respect
    Inclusive and Accessible Interaction
    HCI in the Global South
    Emerging Technologies and AI
    Participatory and Co-Design Practices
    Cross-Cultural Design: HCI Across Geographies, Cultures, and Systems
    Localisation 
    Decolonising HCI and Design Practice

At the Conference

Authors of all accepted papers are required to present their work at the main conference. Details about the presentation will be given to the authors of accepted papers. The organisers plan to do the conference in-person without a hybrid option. Remote presentations will be allowed only in case of unavoidable circumstances.

Topics of Relevance:

We invite submissions of research papers spanning various areas of HCI and design, including, but not limited to:

    User Interfaces
    Tangible & Ubiquitous Computing
    Virtual & Augmented Reality
    Multimedia and New Media
    Natural User Interfaces
    Interaction Techniques
    Game Design
    Privacy and Usable Security
    Visualization
    Health, Accessibility, and Aging
    User Modeling
    Engineering Interactive Systems
    ICT for Development
    Computer-Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW)