In the course of the latest developments of the COVID pandemic, the organizers of HCSE 2020 have decided to hold the conference completely virtual.

Full program available at http://www.hcse-conference.org. Participation is free of charge. Registration will be open soon.


HCSE 2020

Call for Participation

8th International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering

November  30th – December 2nd, 2020 (ONLINE ONLY!)

       http://www.hcse-conference.org

HCSE is a bi-annual, single-track, working conference organized by the IFIP Working Group 13.2 on Methodology for User-Centred System Design <http://ifip-tc13.org/working-groups/working-group-13-2/> in cooperation with IFIP Working Group 13.5 on Human Error, Resilience, Reliability,  Safety and System Development  <http://ifip-tc13.org/working-groups/working-group-13-5/>. We aim at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in strengthening the scientific foundations of user interface design, examining the relationship between software engineering and human-computer interaction and on how to strengthen human-centered  design as an essential part of software engineering processes.

In order to allow for participation from anywhere in the world, HCSE 2020 sessions will run from 13:00 h to 17:00 h CET (UTC+1) only. HCSE 2020 will be held ONLINE as a ZOOM meeting. Access information will be provided to registered participants.

HCSE 2020 presents 3 technical full papers and late breaking results sessions and a demonstrations and posters session. Each session has a duration of 90 minutes. Technical sessions are dedicated to the following themes:

All sessions will contain significant time for discussions and be chaired by a a session moderator. Please see the conference program for full details. The technical program will be accompanied by a virtual social program to meet and further discuss with the community. The selected papers have been peer-reviewed and will appear in the proceedings published by  Springer in the LNCS series.

Participation in HCSE 2020 will be free of charge. However, registration is mandatory to participate and obtain the access information. Registration will be open soon.

We hope to meet you online for HCSE 2020. Stay safe and healthy!


Regina Bernhaupt, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Carmelo Ardito, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Stefan Sauer, Paderborn University, Germany

General Conference Chairs