UAHCI 2027, an affiliated Conference of the HCI International Conference, at its 21st edition, provides an established international forum for the exchange and dissemination of scientific information on theoretical, methodological and empirical research that addresses all issues related to the attainment of universal access in the development of interactive software. It comprehensively addresses accessibility and high quality of interaction in the user interface development life-cycle in a multidisciplinary perspective. This year, in recognition of the rapid adoption of immersive technologies and Artificial Intelligence pushing the boundaries of inclusive design, UAHCI particularly welcomes submissions on accessible Extended Reality (XR) and AI-enabled technologies.
The 21st International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (UAHCI) intends to help, promote and encourage research in this field by providing a forum for interaction and exchanges among researchers, academics, and practitioners. The Conference solicits papers on the design, development, evaluation, use, and impact of user interfaces, as well as standardization, policy and other non-technological issues that facilitate and promote universal access.
The related topics include, but are not limited to:
- Theoretical foundations and methodologies
- Design for all methods and techniques
- Design for All education and training
- Design for user diversity
- Universal Access Development methods
- Accessibility guidelines and best practices
- User Interface adaptation for Universal Access
- User and Context awareness
- User, context and interaction modeling for Universal Access
- Context-awareness for Universal Access
- User, context and interaction monitoring for Universal Access
- Emotional and affective interaction for Universal Access
- Human-centered design and evaluation
- Evaluation of Accessibility, Usability, and User Experience
- Eye-tracking in user experience research
- Design for well-being and eudaimonia
- Design for Quality of Life Technologies
- Interaction Techniques and Technologies
- Alternative I/O techniques
- Adaptive and augmented interaction
- Interaction personalization
- Conversational Interaction for Universal Access
- Modality-independent and multimodal interaction
- Multi-sensory interfaces
- Inclusive affective technologies
- Sign Language Technologies
- Universal Access to Smart and Immersive environments
- Access to mobile interaction
- Access to the Internet of Things
- Accessibility of Smart and Intelligent Environments
- Assistive Environments
- Accessible games
- Accessible Extended Reality (VR, AR, MR)
- Accessible wearable interaction
- Inclusive avatars
- Universal Access to AI-enabled technologies
- Accessibility in application domains
- Access to the Web
- Accessible documents and multimedia
- Access to cultural heritage
- Access to education and learning
- Access to health technologies
- Access to on-line communities and eServices
- Accessible security and privacy
- Assistive Robots
- Mobility and way-finding
- Design for All in automotive industry
- Intelligent rehabilitation technologies
- Enabling Technologies
- Accessibility evaluation tools
- Architectures and tools for Universal Access
- Design for all tools
- Artificial Intelligence for Universal Acces
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Program Chair
MARGHERITA ANTONA
Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Greece
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Program Chair
CONSTANTINE STEPHANIDIS
University of Crete /
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Board Members
- Areej Al-Wabil
Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia - Ingo Bosse
Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik, Switzerland - Laura Burzagli
Private, Italy - Pedro Cardoso
NOVA LINCS & Universidade do Algarve, Portugal - Silvia Ceccacci
University of Macerata, Italy - Marta Sylvia Del Rio-Guerra
University of Incarnate Word, United States - Andrina Granic
Faculty of Science, University of Split, Croatia - Gian Maria Greco
POIESIS, Italy - Simeon Keates
University of Chichester, United Kingdom - Barbara Leporini
University of Pisa, Italy - Marco Manca
CNR, Italy - Daniela Marghitu
Auburn University, United States - Jorge Martin-Gutierrez
Universidad de La Laguna, Spain - Javier Medina Quero
University of Granada, Spain - Afra Pascual-Almenara
University of Lleida, Spain - Joao Rodrigues
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal - Frode Eika Sandnes
Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway - Akihiro Sugiura
Gifu University of Medical Science, Japan - Hiroki Takada
University of Fukui, Japan - Philippe Truillet
Université de Toulouse / IRIT, France - Kevin Tseng
National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan - Gerhard Weber
University of Technology Dresden, Germany
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