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CENTRIC 2026
CENTRIC 2026 conference tracks:
Advances in the theoretical perspectives on user-centric research
Conceptual advances in UX and user-centricity; The role of UX in innovation and digital transformation; Experience design as a driver of organizational change; Agile UX management
Advances in user-centered systems and design methods
Methodological innovations in user-centered system design; User research in early-stage development and evaluation; Integrating UX and usability into agile and iterative workflows; Risks and trade-offs in user-centered innovation; Participatory design and co-creation approaches; Early-stage UX integration.
Affective and emotional user-centric research
Emotional design and affective user interfaces; Recognizing and responding to user emotions and moods; Measuring emotional responses in interaction; Empathy in digital agents and social interfaces; Designing for wellbeing, motivation, and engagement; Ethical considerations in affective UX and emotion recognition
User trust, privacy, and ethical experience research
User trust and transparency in digital systems; Perceived privacy and control in personalized services; Ethical UX and responsible design practices; Trust-by-design and human-centered security; User awareness, consent, and empowerment; Evaluating perceived fairness and accountability.
Personalization and adaptive experience design in socio-technical and organizational contexts
Context-aware and adaptive user interfaces; Personalized user journeys and experience flows; Balancing personalization, autonomy, and user control; Evaluating the UX impact of personalization; Social and cultural influences on UX perception; User experience in collaborative and community platforms; UX as part of digital transformation and organizational culture; Experience design for social and collective contexts
Advances in user experience and usability measurement and evaluation
Quantitative and qualitative UX metrics and models; Multi-dimensional UX evaluation frameworks; UX theory; Experience sampling and longitudinal UX research; Predictive and data-driven UX assessment.
User Experience in emerging interaction contexts
UX of immersive and interactive systems (AR, VR, MR); Designing for hybrid, mobile, and spatial experiences; Embodied interaction and gesture-based control; UX in smart environments and interfaces
User-centric human–AI interaction
Designing and measuring human-AI interfaces; Interaction for transparency, explainability, human control, and transparency; User experience of AI-assisted tools and recommender systems; Enhancing UX research with AI; Perception and evaluation of AI applications.
Predictive User Experience and Data-driven Design
Predictive UX modeling and simulation techniques; Machine learning approaches for forecasting user satisfaction, usability, and UX; Early-stage UX prediction from interface prototypes or design artifacts; Behavioral analytics and user modeling for experience prediction; Integrating predictive UX insights into agile and DevOps pipelines
Industrial User Experience Research on interactive systems
UX research, evaluation, and design practice in corporate and professional environments, UX integration into early industrial system development, UX data-driven DevOps, New approaches for collaborative workflows between UX, engineering, and operations teams, Continuous UX evaluation and improvement analytics, automation, and adaptive design.
UX of intelligent and connected environments
Experience evaluation and design for smart and ambient environments; Context and situation awareness in user interaction; UX in IoT, wearables, and connected devices; User experience of context-aware recommender systems; AI agents and hybrid ecosystems.