For information about the pre-conference activities, please refer to the program here. We also have two social events planned for the weekend, both open to all attendees:
- Neural Sync: Human Club Interaction on Saturday (tickets can be purchased at the door)
- Ghost Walk on Sunday (Full booked, advance registration is required. You can join the waiting list by emailing events@certia.fi)
Program
Please download the detailed program from this link: NordiCHI 2026 Program
Monday, October 5
| Time | Session |
| 8:30-10:30 | Registration |
| 9:00-10:00 | Newcomers´ Coffee |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Conference opening Keynote: Moving from Human-Centred AI to People-Centred AI – Professor Dr. Yvonne Rogers, University College London |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch Community Lunch Poster session 1 (12:00-13:00) |
| 13:30-15:00 | Parallel sessions: Research papers: Human-Centered AI Research papers: Taking care of Ethics Research papers: Societal Challenges & Values Research papers: Theories, models, and strategies |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30-17:00 | Parallel sessions: Research papers: Help for Learning Research papers: Design for Intimate Care Arts-Based Approaches |
| 18:30- | Welcome reception |
Tuesday, October 6
| Time | Session |
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00-10:00 | Keynote: Interreal translation: travelling across realities in the Media Multiverse – Professor Dr. Mattia Thibault, Tampere University |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Parallel sessions: Research papers: Human-AI Collaboration Research papers: Security and Privacy Design Critiques 1 |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch Community Lunch Poster session 2 (12:00-13:00) Demos (12:30-13:30) |
| 13:30-15:00 | Parallel sessions: Research papers: Design Methods 1 Research papers: Understanding People Critiques 2 |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break Critiques: Visualization demonstrations |
| 15:30-17:00 | Parallel sessions: Panel: Is AI making researchers’ work more meaningful? Research papers: Psychological Experiences Research papers: Virtual worlds |
| 18:30- | Arts-Based Approaches exhibition Conference dinner |
Wednesday, October 7
| Time | Session |
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration |
| 8:30- 12:00 | Tutorial: Developing Deepfakes for Good: Practical Tools, Design Principles, and Ethical Frameworks for Deepfake Personas (Note! Requires separate registration.) |
| 9:00-10:00 | Parallel Sessions: Research papers: Interaction beyond screens Research papers: Design methods 2 Industry experiences |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Parallel sessions: Research papers: Creativity with AI Research papers: Improving Work Experience Research papers: Save the planet Industry Experiences |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch Community Lunch Poster session 3 (12:00-13:00) Demos (12:30-13:30) |
| 13:30-15:00 | Parallel sessions: Panel: Industry-Academia Collaboration Research papers: Tools for research and practice Research papers: Wellbeing and Care Critiques 3 |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30-17:00 | Keynote: AI, Responsibility, and Better Decisions in an Age of Hype – Senior Designer and Deputy Professor Dr. Pontus Wärnestål, Ambition Group & Halmstad University Closing of the conference |
| 17:30-19:30 | Industry visit to Sustainable Technology Hub, Wärtsilä (Full booked, advance registration is required. You can join the waiting list by emailing events@certia.fi) |
Thursday, October 8
| 9.00–13.30 | Tour to the Kvarken Archipelago – UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site and Strömsö (Advance registration is required) |