A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted contributions to HCII 2026. Following peer review, 1463 papers and 360 posters (as short research papers) are included in the volumes of the HCII 2026 proceedings published just before the start of the conference.
Six volumes (CCIS 3047 – 3052) of the HCII 2026 proceedings are dedicated to this year’s poster extended abstracts, in the form of short research papers, focusing on the following topics: