Call for Papers: ICHEC 2026

The International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction (ICACHI) is delighted to announce that the International Conference on Human-Engaged Computing (ICHEC 2026) will be hosted by the City University of Macau and held at Wynn Palace, Macau, China, from November 23 to 26, 2026. The conference theme is "Inclusivity, Experience, Innovation".

ICHEC (formerly known as "Chinese CHI") was initiated by ICACHI and has become a premier venue connecting HCI scholars, practitioners, and industry leaders worldwide. Since 2012, Chinese CHI has been successfully held in Paris, Toronto, Seoul, Silicon Valley, Guangzhou, Montreal, Xiamen, Bali, Shenzhen, and Singapore. The papers accepted at the conference in the past years have been published annually in the ACM Digital Library and are indexed by EI Compendex. The conference was officially renamed ICHEC in 2025 to reflect its broader inclusiveness and international participation. In 2026, we cordially invite leading scholars, researchers and industry leaders from around the world to share their latest research progress and practical experiences, to foster intellectual exchange and research collaboration, and to explore the boundless possibilities that lie ahead in the future development of HCI.

Call for Late Breaking Work

We welcome submissions of Late Breaking Work from scholars, researchers, design practitioners, and industry professionals worldwide. Late Breaking Work sessions provide a platform for studies featuring innovative insights, frontier explorations, interim research outcomes, and practical case studies, facilitating interdisciplinary exchanges and collisions of novel ideas in human-computer interaction.

Late Breaking Work is particularly suitable for ongoing research projects, preliminary experimental results, design prototypes, methodological investigations, case studies, and insightful perspective papers.

Call for Topics

We invite contributions to ICHEC 2026 across a variety of research domains, including but not limited to:

• Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction
• Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
• Accessibility and Aging
• Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Social Computing
• Design
• Digital Heritage
• Engineering Interactive Systems and Tools
• Games and Play
• Generative AI and HCI
• Health
• Human-AI Collaboration
• Human Robot Interaction
• Interaction Techniques, Devices and Modalities
• Interactive Narrative and Visual Storytelling
• Learning, Education, and Families
• Privacy, Security, Ethics and Critical Computing
• User Experience and Usability
• Understanding People: Theory, Concepts, Methods
• Visualization

Submission Guidelines

1. Important Dates (All in AoE Time)

Submissions of Full Papers are now open. The deadlines for full paper submission are as follows:

LBW (Late Breaking Work):

• LBW Submission: September 24, 2026, 23:59 (AoE time)
• Notification of Decision: October 23, 2026, 23:59 (AoE time)

2. Submission Requirements

• Language: The conference accepts English submissions only.
• Anonymity: The conference employs a double-blind review process. Therefore, all authors must be anonymized, and no author-identifying information should appear in the main text or supplementary materials (e.g., videos or images).
• Originality: Papers submitted to ICHEC 2026 must not have been previously published or be under concurrent review by other conferences or journals.
• Formatting: Submissions must follow the ACM Conference Proceedings Primary Article Template. We recommend the use of LaTeX or Overleaf templates, with the official Word template also accepted. Please refer to the CHI 2026 reference page for publication format guidance: https://chi2026.acm.org/chi-publication-formats/.

- Word template: https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submission_template.docx - LaTeX template: https://portalparts.acm.org/hippo/latex_templates/acmart-primary.zip - Overleaf template: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/acm-conference-proceedings-primary-article-template/wbvnghjbzwpc

• Paper Length: Submissions should be concise and succinct, and the paper length should be proportional to its contribution. The length calculation includes only the main text and excludes references, appendices, figure/table captions, etc.

- Length requirement: Papers should be between 5,000 and 12,000 words (7,000-8,000 words is recommended on average). - Submissions exceeding 12,000 words will be desk-rejected unless a strong justification is provided. - A single-column format must be used during the review phase, and the official ACM template must be strictly followed. Use of other templates or formats may result in desk rejection. Note that the LaTeX and Overleaf templates are double-column by default; authors should use the ACM acmart class with the manuscript, screen, and review options to set a single-column format.

• Use of Generative AI Tools: In accordance with ACM policy, the use of generative AI tools to create content is permitted. When authors use AI-assisted writing or polishing beyond editing their own text, full disclosure must be made in the acknowledgements section of the paper. Note that the LaTeX and Overleaf templates hide the acknowledgements section by default; authors must ensure that any AI disclosure appears in the submitted draft. Furthermore, generative AI software tools should not be listed as authors, even if used in the preparation of a paper. Authors take full responsibility for all content in their paper, including any content that may have been generated with AI.

- As of 2024, ACM requires that all accepted papers undergo AI content detection. To help authors complete this process smoothly, ACM has designated Morressier (www.morressier.com) as the official detection platform. Authors may choose to conduct the AI check either before submission or after acceptance and revise accordingly until the paper meets publication standards. - For more details, please refer to the official ACM guidelines: - https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/integrity-check-criteria - https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/frequently-asked-questions

• Academic Integrity: Authors must adhere to academic ethics. The conference committee will strictly enforce quality control and investigate any academic misconduct. Authors bear full responsibility for related issues, and ICACHI reserves the right to pursue accountability.

Additional Requirements for Late Breaking Work

• Late Breaking Work length: no more than 5,000 words in single-column format, excluding references.
• Submissions exceeding the 5,000-word limit will be rejected directly unless the authors provide a sufficient justification for the additional length.

Eligible Submission Types

• Interim research outcomes
• Preliminary experiments and pilot studies
• Innovative design prototypes
• Methodological explorations
• Empirical case studies
• Perspective papers and discussion articles

3. Submission Portal

All submissions must be made online via the EasyChair system:

• https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ichec2026

For more detailed formatting and submission guidelines, please visit the conference website:

• https://www.ichec2026.com/en/

4. Paper Acceptance and Registration

All submissions undergo a blinded peer review process, conducted by experienced HCI scholars. Accepted papers will be presented by the authors as oral presentations during the conference. Attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with HCI researchers from around the world. Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference. To support travel preparation timelines, final notification dates are scheduled as October 25 for Full Paper and October 23 for Late Breaking Work. Detailed registration information will be available on the conference website.

Late Breaking Work Presentation Arrangement

Accepted Late Breaking Work submissions will be presented in dedicated independent poster sessions, with separate indexing and display arrangements from full papers.

Special Invitation

Submissions focusing on Macao characteristics, local innovations, and regional cultural features in HCI are especially encouraged to support a more diverse global HCI community.

5. Post-acceptance Publication Workflow

Accepted papers must complete the ACM rights and production workflow on the following schedule:

• October 8, 2026, 23:59 (AoE Time): E-rights Completion Deadline
• October 15, 2026, 23:59 (AoE Time): Initial TAPS Upload Deadline; authors must upload their paper to TAPS
• October 22, 2026, 23:59 (AoE Time): Publication-ready Deadline; authors upload the final TAPS proof version to EasyChair

6. ACM Open Access

Starting in 2024, ACM introduced a new open access policy. Depending on whether the corresponding author's institution is a member of the ACM Open program, the paper may be subject to an article processing charge (APC) after publication. Authors are encouraged to review the following official ACM links for details and FAQs:

• https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance
• FAQ: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/faq

We look forward to meeting you at ICHEC 2026 in Macao!