Doctoral Consortium of the 18th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2026 / Interactive Creativity: Agencies, Interfaces, and Ethics ======================================== 8-12 June 2026 Venice, Italy http://unive.it/avi2026 <http://unive.it/avi2026>__ In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB ========================================__ IMPORTANT DATES (23:59, AoE) Doctoral Consortium papers: -Submission: March 29, 2026 -Notification: April 15, 2026 Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2024 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=avi2024> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOAL AND THEME The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to provide a setting for PhD students to present their work in person and receive constructive feedback on their doctoral research plan and progress in the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). All contributions in HCI are welcome, especially in relation to the theme of the conference: interactive creativity, addressing agencies, interfaces, or ethics (https://www.unive.it/web/en/16565/calls). and visual interfaces. PROGRAM The Doctoral Consortium Program offers students different opportunities to articulate and discuss their problem statement, goals, methods, and results in different manners, both during the Consortium itself and the main conference. ** Activities ** The Doctoral Consortium will be held on 9th June, 2026. During the Doctoral Consortium itself, students will have the opportunity to share their work -through a presentation with slides, -in focus groups. ** Main Conference Visibility ** Students with sufficiently mature work will also be able to present it during the main conference in a poster session, which will be open to all conference participants. BEST PRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE The best presentation of the Doctoral Consortium will be formally acknowledged during the main conference as well. All Doctoral Consortium participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance. MAIN BENEFITS In summary, the Doctoral Consortium offers several key benefits to participating students: -Guidance: students receive valuable guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers in HCI. -Networking: it facilitates networking opportunities with senior researchers and peer students participating in the Consortium. -Motivation: it seeks to motivate students in the development of their scientific curiosity and facilitate their integration within the broader HCI research community. In this manner, the Doctoral Consortium offers students guidance on various aspects of their research by established researchers in HCI, as well as networking opportunities with seniors andpeers participating in the Doctoral Consortium. It seeks to motivate students in the development of their scientific curiosity and facilitate their networking within the research community. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS Doctoral students are required to submit a single PDF file including the following information: -Research summary (up to 2-3 pages, including references). The summary should provide the name and affiliation of the doctoral student, a concise overview of the PhD project, clearly describing (1) research goals, (2) method(s), and (3) expected contributions. -Statement by the doctoral student briefly describing how they foresee they will benefit from the participation in AVI (up to 1 page). -Letter of recommendation from supervisor. Please note that Doctoral Consortium submissions will not appear in the conference proceedings. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to other AVI 2026 calls with ACM publication, i.e., for long papers, short papers, posters, interactive experiences, demos. The research summary must be prepared in English, and PhD students should use a single-column submission template (PDF format) and the Easy Chair system for all submissions. Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=avi2026 <https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=avi2026> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIRS AND CONTACT Rosa Lanzilotti, University of Bari, Italy (rosa.lanzilotti(a)uniba.it <mailto:rosa.lanzillotti@uniba.it>) Monica Divitini, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (divitini(a)ntnu.no) Contact them at avi2024dc(a)easychair.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION Since its first edition in 1992, AVI has become an influential space for encounters among scholars and practitioners interested in interfaces, interactions, and experiences. Rooted in pioneering research on visual interfaces characterized by a distinctive attention to the human factor, the conference has evolved across the different waves of Human-Computer Interaction. It has addressed the pragmatic and hedonic needs of heterogeneous groups of users up to the current challenge of self-actualization. Creativity is a core behavior that leads to the realization of a person’s full potential, and the explosion of generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges to human creativity. They address fundamental issues related to agencies, interfaces, and ethics. AVI 2026 will take place in San Servolo, a small island in Venice. This delicate and fragile ecosystem provides the ideal venue for reflecting, reframing, and speculating about creative solutions to more sustainable, inclusive and rewarding technological futures. AVI is an International Conference considering the nationality of participants, authors, and organizing committees. However, it has always taken place in Italy, thus complementing a strong and diverse research program with carefully selected cultural and social activities alongside a distinct sense of hospitality and conviviality. The conference is held under the patronage of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. We look forward to your participation in AVI 2026! Antonella De Angeli, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair Albrecht Schmidt, AVI 2026 General Co-Chair Rosella Gennari, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair Fabio Pittarello, AVI 2026 Program Co-Chair --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS Themes and topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: / Theme: Interaction Paradigms and Modalities / Brain-Computer Interaction Embodied and Tangible Interaction Material-Centric Interaction Information Visualization Screen-based Interaction Interfaces for Sound and Music Multi-sensory Interaction Multimodal Interaction / Theme: Interaction Spaces / Augmented Reality Cross Reality Virtual Reality Interaction between Black-Boxes Dynamic Physical Environments Natural Environments Urban Places / Theme: Human-System Interaction / Adaptive and Context-Aware Interfaces Affective Interfaces Human-Robot Interaction Intelligent Interfaces Interfaces and Recommender Systems / Theme: Ecosystems of People, Groups and Societies / Computer-Supported Cooperative Work Learning Ecosystems Game and Play Ecosystems Social Interaction and Cooperation Systems / Theme: Values and Moral Principles / Beyond Human Interaction Critical Computing Critical Data Science Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Responsible Design / Theme: Applications / Cultural Heritage and Digital Humanities End User Development AI and Creativity Human Factors in Security Systems Health, Well-being, and Self-Actualization Training and Learning Systems Industry 5.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVI 2026 COMMITTEES See http://www.unive.it/avi2026 <http://www.unive.it/avi2026> -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof. Rosa Lanzilotti, PhD Dipartimento di Informatica Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari, Italy Tel. +39 080 544 3287 Office: 5th floor, room n. 572 Personal Home Page:http://ivu.di.uniba.it/people/lanzilotti.htm Research Group:http://ivu.di.uniba.it/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~