[Hcitaly] Workshop @AVI2026: Future Horizons in Human–AI Interaction: Joint Perspectives from HCI and AI

Call for Contributions Future Horizons in Human–AI Interaction: Joint Perspectives from HCI and AI A workshop held at AVI 2026 - https://sites.google.com/view/fh-hai Organizers: Elisabeth André (University of Augsburg), Cristina Conati (University of British Columbia), Maristella Matera (Politecnico di Milano), Shelly Levy-Tzedek (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Micol Spitale (Politecnico di Milano) Date: 8th June, 2026 or 9th June, 2026 (TBA) Workshop Duration: Half-day Submission form for abstracts: https://forms.gle/VxTR1vDR8UcXAYS8A Recent advances in AI, from generative models to socially interactive agents, present new opportunities and challenges for user interaction, creating a pressing need for joint HCI and AI perspectives on designing human-centered AI systems. This workshop addresses the gap between AI development and human-centered design by bringing together researchers and practitioners from both communities to explore future horizons in human-AI interaction. The goal is to formulate shared guidelines, research directions, and collaborative initiatives that will shape the next generation of interactive AI systems in a human-centered, socially responsible manner. The primary focus of the Workshop is on dialogue, collaboration, and community building, and we expect a highly interactive format. We therefore solicit the submission of short position papers (in the form of an abstract) to stimulate discussion through early ideas, challenges, case studies, or visionary perspectives. All accepted contributions will be shared on the workshop website, and insights from the event will be synthesized into collaborative outputs, such as a post-workshop report or white paper. Topics We welcome contributions addressing (but not limited to): * Human-Centered AI & User Experience * New AI technologies (e.g., LLMs and agentic AI) for interaction design * Socially Intelligent Agents & Robots * Explainability & Transparency * Adaptive & Personalized Interfaces * Participatory Design for AI * Multimodal interaction with AI * Ethical, Inclusive & Responsible AI Interaction Submission form for abstract submission: https://forms.gle/VxTR1vDR8UcXAYS8A