AI-HCD 2026

1st Symposium on Artificial Intelligence throughout the Human-Centered Design Process

VENUE: HTWD - University of Applied Sciences, Dresden, Germany (On-site, subject to sufficient registration for in-person attendance)

April 23, 2026

NO ATTENDANCE FEES AND NO PUBLICATION FEES



IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission: March 15, 2026
Notifications: March 30, 2026
Camera ready: April 13, 2026
Symposium: April 23, 2026



CALL FOR PAPERS

The 1st International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence throughout the Human-Centered Design Process (AI-HCD 2026) provides a unique platform for researchers, practitioners, and innovators from Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience (UX), Human-Centered Design (HCD), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to exchange ideas and advance the integration of AI into human-centered design practices.

We invite original contributions that explore how AI can support, augment, or transform design practices across all phases of the HCD lifecycle—from requirements analysis and ideation to prototyping, evaluation, and deployment.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- AI-assisted creativity and ideation
- Automated prototyping and design generation
- AI-supported user research and UX evaluation
- Ethical, social, and methodological implications of AI in design
- Trust, transparency, and user perception of AI-driven systems

Key Questions:
- Where in the Human-Centered Design process is AI most impactful?
- How can AI enhance creativity without diminishing human agency?
- What are the limitations and risks of AI-supported design?
- How does AI influence usability and UX perceptions?
- What ethical frameworks are needed for AI in interactive systems?



SUBMISSION

Authors are invited to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished work, not currently under review by another conference, workshop, symposium, or journal. AI-HCD implements a double-blind review process. Submitted prototypes and demos are exempted from the requirement of anonymization. We also accept work-in-Progress or demo papers.

For the submission guidelines refer to the full CfP: https://easychair.org/cfp/AI-HCD2026



SYMPOSIUM CHAIRS

Sandra Kostic (Fraunhofer AISEC) - sandra.kostic@aisec.fraunhofer.de
Anna-Magdalena Krauß (HTWD - University of Applied Sciences) - anna-magdalena.krauss@htw-dresden.de
Simon Pfeifer (FZI Research Center for Information Technology) - pfeifer@fzi.de
Max Sauer (FZI Research Center for Information Technology) - sauer@fzi.de
Rachelle Sellung (Fraunhofer IAO) - rachelle.sellung@iao.fraunhofer.de

The technical program committee is available online: https://easychair.org/cfp/AI-HCD2026