{"id":1519,"date":"2026-08-05T10:17:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/?page_id=1519"},"modified":"2026-08-10T18:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:18:43","slug":"main-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/main-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Conference Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For information about the pre-conference activities, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/pre-conference\/\">program here<\/a>. We also have two social events planned for the weekend, both open to all attendees:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/social-program\/\">Neural Sync: Human Club Interaction<\/a> on Saturday (tickets can be purchased at the door)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/social-program\/\">Ghost Walk<\/a> on Sunday (spaces are limited, advance registration is required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Preliminary program<\/h3>\n<p>Please note that this is a preliminary program and is subject to change.<\/p>\n<h4>Monday, October 5<\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 80%;height: 686px\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">8:30-10:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Registration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">9:00-10:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Newcomers\u00b4 Coffee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">10:00-10:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">10:30-12:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Conference opening<br \/>\n<em>Keynote:<\/em><br \/>\nMoving from Human-Centred AI to People-Centred AI &#8211; Yvonne Rogers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">12:00-13:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Lunch<br \/>\nCommunity Lunch<br \/>\nPoster session 1 (12:00-13:00)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">13:30-15:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><em>Parallel sessions:<\/em><br \/>\nResearch papers: Human-Centered AI<br \/>\nResearch papers: Taking care of Ethics<br \/>\nResearch papers: Societal Challenges &amp; Values<br \/>\nResearch papers: Theories, models, and strategies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">15:00-15:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">15:30-17:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><em>Parallel sessions:<\/em><br \/>\nResearch papers: Help for Learning<br \/>\nResearch papers: Design for Intimate Care<br \/>\nArts-Based Approaches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">18:30-<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/social-program\/\">Welcome reception<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Tuesday, October 6<\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 80%;height: 686px\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">8:00-9:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Registration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">9:00-10:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><em>Keynote:<br \/>\n<\/em>Interreal translation: travelling across realities in the Media Multiverse &#8211; Mattia Thibault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">10:00-10:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">10:30-12:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><em>Parallel sessions:<\/em><br \/>\nResearch papers: Human-AI Collaboration<br \/>\nResearch papers: Security and Privacy Design<br \/>\nCritiques<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">12:00-13:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Lunch<br \/>\nCommunity Lunch<br \/>\nPoster session 2 (12:00-13:00)<br \/>\nDemos (12:30-13:30)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">13:30-15:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><em>Parallel sessions:<\/em><br \/>\nResearch papers: Design Methods 1<br \/>\nResearch papers: Understanding People<br \/>\nCritiques<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">15:00-15:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">15:30-17:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><em>Parallel sessions:<\/em><br \/>\nPanel: Is AI making researchers\u2019 work more meaningful?<br \/>\nResearch papers: Psychological Experiences<br \/>\nResearch papers: Virtual worlds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">18:00-<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Arts-Based Approaches exhibition<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/social-program\/\">Conference dinner<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Wednesday, October 7<\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 80%;height: 686px\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">8:00-9:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Registration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">9:00-10:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><em>Parallel Sessions:<\/em><br \/>\nResearch papers: Interaction beyond screens<br \/>\nResearch papers: Design methods 2<br \/>\nIndustry experiences<br \/>\n<em>Tutorial: <\/em>Developing Deepfakes for Good: Practical Tools, Design Principles, and Ethical Frameworks for Deepfake Personas (Note! Runs 8:30-12:00 and requires separate registration.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">10:00-10:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">10:30-12:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><em>Parallel sessions:<\/em><br \/>\nResearch papers: Creativity with AI<br \/>\nResearch papers: Improving Work Experience<br \/>\nResearch papers: Save the planet<br \/>\nIndustry Experiences<br \/>\n<em>Tutorial: <\/em>Developing Deepfakes for Good: Practical Tools, Design Principles, and Ethical Frameworks for Deepfake Personas (Note! Runs 8:30-12:00 and requires separate registration.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">12:00-13:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Lunch<br \/>\nCommunity Lunch<br \/>\nPoster session 3 (12:00-13:00)<br \/>\nDemos (12:30-13:30)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">13:30-15:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><em>Parallel sessions:<\/em><br \/>\nResearch papers: Tools for research and practice<br \/>\nResearch papers: Wellbeing and Care<br \/>\nIndustry panel<br \/>\nCritiques<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">15:00-15:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">15:30-17:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><em>Keynote:<\/em><br \/>\nAI, Responsibility, and Better Decisions in an Age of Hype &#8211; Pontus W\u00e4rnest\u00e5l<br \/>\nClosing of the conference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.9292%\">17:30-19:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.3399%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/social-program\/\">Industry visit to Sustainable Technology Hub, W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4<\/a> (requires separate registration)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 (spaces are limited, advance registration is required) Preliminary program Please [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"parent":926,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1519","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1519"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1570,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1519\/revisions\/1570"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}