Latest Updates

Explore the open-access EduCHI 2026 proceedings here: https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3803869

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Elizabeth F. Churchill will deliver the opening keynote at EduCHI 2026. Her talk, HCI & UX Education in the Era of AI, will explore the evolution of HCI education toward new frameworks for negotiated agency, culturally situated AI, and global pluriversal perspectives.

We are pleased to announce that the full program for EduCHI 2026 is now available.

Held from May 21–22, 2026, at the Data Science Institute, University of Toronto (and virtually), EduCHI 2026 includes 21 paper presentations across six thematic sessions, five lightning talks, a keynote by Dr. Elizabeth Churchill, a Birds of a Feather discussion at lunch, and the annual EduCHI Town Hall. The invite-only Pedagogy Workshop takes place on Wednesday, May 20.

Check out the complete program here: EduCHI 2026 Program

Registration for EduCHI 2026 is now open! Attendees must choose between an in-person or online-only option. For in-person registration, we’re pleased to offer discounted rates for students and post-docs. Early bird rates are available until May 1.

The EduCHI 2026 submission deadline has officially passed, and the review period has started. Thank you to everyone who submitted a paper or lightning talk. The Technical Program Chairs will send decision notifications on or around March 20, 2026.

The EduCHI 2026 submission deadline has been extended! Authors must register their paper or lightning talk by 11:59pm (AoE) Sunday, February 8, and full submissions are now due by 11:59pm (AoE) Sunday, February 15.

We are pleased to announce that all accepted papers will be published open-access in the ACM Digital Library, as part of ACM’s International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS). We will provide additional details to the authors once their papers are accepted.

We are excited to announce that EduCHI 2026 is being organized in cooperation with ACM’s Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI), which means the symposium is recognized as meeting ACM’s standards of technical excellence.

The call for papers has been published, and we are now accepting submissions for EduCHI 2026. New this year, we’re also accepting proposals for lightning talks. Register your submission by January 16. Final submissions are due January 23.

We are excited to announce that EduCHI 2026 will once again be a hybrid conference, with the in-person component hosted by the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. More details will be shared soon!