Workshops

INTERACT Workshops provide a one or two-day forum for participants to compare their experiences and explore research issues or topics of special interest to the HCI community.

Workshops should have specific objectives and address stimulating topics. See for example workshops at the previous editions.

Workshop organizers will get an opportunity to present a summary of outcomes in a session during the conference.

• Submission: Up to 01 February 2027, 23:59 (anywhere on earth)
• Notification of acceptance: within 2 weeks of submission
• Camera-Ready for workshop proposal summary: 07 June 2027, 23:59 (anywhere on earth)

• Reviewing process: juried
• Anonymous: No
• Length: Workshop Extended Abstract (up to 6 pages, in Springer LNCS format) + 1 page additional information (any format, see Author guidelines)
• Online Submission: PCS Submission System
• Maximum total upload size: 300 MB, including all submission files 
• Proceedings (for workshop proposal summary): Springer LNCS Series

The proposed format of the workshop should be innovative and interesting to the participants. Following are some examples of what may happen in workshops:

• A traditional workshop with paper presentations, followed by forum discussions and a shared poster for presentation during the Workshops session in the main conference
• An interactive event, where participants work together on experimenting with or evaluating an artefact, and make a video of the design or evaluation work highlights for presentation during the Workshops session in the main conference
• A design workshop with focus on artefacts, with a gallery / showroom exhibition in the main conference
• Other, innovative formats of the workshop will also be of interest.

Workshop Extended Abstract proposals should be formatted according to Springer LNCS format. Authors should consult the Springer Authors’ guidelines and use their proceedings templates, either for LaTeX or for Word, to prepare their papers. Springer proceedings LaTeX templates are also available in Overleaf.

Please submit your proposal by 01 February 2027 (23:59, anywhere on earth) using the conference submission system as one PDF document, with two separate sections:

• Workshop Extended Abstract (6 pages in Springer format): this will be used for reviewing, for the program and be published in the official conference proceedings. It should cover the overall concept of the workshop including key organizers, objectives, theme/topic, target audience, and expected outcomes.
• Workshop organization (1 page in any format): this will be internal for the reviewing process. It should cover the workshop duration and organisation (i.e. how will the organisers facilitate the workshop).

Workshop organization (1 page in any format): this document will be used internally for the reviewing process. It should cover the workshop duration and organisation, including how the organisers will facilitate the workshop. Basic rooms can accommodate approximately 20–30 people; some rooms have chairs only, while others can be equipped with tables. Organisers should indicate the expected number of participants and preferred room layout. Wi-Fi and a projector will be provided.

 Each accepted workshop will have its own call for participation and website. A schedule for paper submissions to each specific workshop will be advertised in due time. How to submit a paper to a workshop will be decided by the workshop organizers. 

The publication of papers accepted to the workshop will be decided, managed and eventually edited by the workshop organizers.

Workshop organizers must complete the review and selection of workshop contributions and inform the Workshop Track Chairs of the number of accepted submissions and the total number of expected participants no later than 14 May 2027.

This deadline is essential to allow the conference organizers to finalize the list and schedule of accepted workshops, include the workshop proposal summaries in the main conference proceedings, and allow participants to register for other workshops that are not held in parallel. 

Workshops should have a minimum of 8 participants and a maximum of 30 participants. Workshops that do not reach the minimum number of participants may be subject to cancellation.

A free workshop registration is granted to one of the workshop organizers if more than 10 participants are duly registered to the workshop. Workshops will take place on 23 and 24 August 2027, immediately before the main conference.

If you require any further information, please contact the Workshops Co-Chairs: Viivika Remmel and Luciana Zaina

E-mail: workshops@interact2027.org