Interaction (conference)

Interaction (conference)
Name	Interaction
Status	Active
Genre	Human–computer interaction conference
Frequency	Biennial (formerly annual)
Venue	Various international cities
First	1982
Organizer	Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction

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Interaction (conference) Interaction is a major international conference focused on human–computer interaction organized under the auspices of the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction. The conference brings together researchers, practitioners, designers, and educators from institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and Carnegie Mellon University to present peer-reviewed work and foster cross-disciplinary collaboration. Interaction has featured contributions from authors affiliated with organizations including IBM Research, Microsoft Research, Google Research, Apple Inc., and Nokia Research Center and has been hosted in cities like Amsterdam, Montreal, Barcelona, Vancouver, and Tokyo.

History

Interaction traces origins to early forums in human–computer interaction during the late 20th century, contemporaneous with events such as the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, INTERACT, and symposia at ACM SIGGRAPH. Early participants included figures affiliated with Xerox PARC, Bell Labs, Bellcore, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, and SRI International. The conference evolved alongside milestones like the publication of influential works from Alan Kay, Donald Norman, Ben Shneiderman, Ivan Sutherland, and Brenda Laurel, and paralleled initiatives at institutions such as MIT Media Lab and Stanford Research Institute. Over time Interaction incorporated formats popularized by SIGCHI meetings, CHI PLAY, MobileHCI, and DIS while interacting with standards bodies like ISO and W3C. Venue shifts reflected global HCI growth with events in Paris, Berlin, Singapore, Sydney, Seoul, Lisbon, Munich, and San Francisco.

Interaction is governed by committees drawn from members of ACM SIGCHI and advisory boards including representatives from universities such as University of Toronto, University College London, ETH Zurich, Technical University of Denmark, and University of California, Berkeley. The executive committee often collaborates with program chairs who have held appointments at Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Washington, Imperial College London, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and National University of Singapore. Organizing partners have included laboratories like PARC, Microsoft Research Cambridge, Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, Nokia Bell Labs, and corporate sponsors such as Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics, Facebook, Adobe Systems, and Amazon. Governance follows peer-review procedures aligned with practices at IEEE conferences and editorial standards similar to ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.

Interaction conferences have convened in diverse locations reflecting regional HCI communities, including metropolitan centers such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Edinburgh, Dublin, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Brisbane, Jakarta, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Istanbul, Zurich, Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Athens, and Rome. Special satellite events have been co-located with gatherings like CHI, Ubicomp, UbiComp, Pervasive Computing, IUI, CSCW, and ECIR. Workshops and tutorials have featured partnerships with museums such as the British Museum, technology festivals like SXSW, and cultural institutions including Tate Modern and Centre Pompidou.

Typical themes span user interface design, interaction techniques, accessibility, tangible interaction, ubiquitous computing, human–robot interaction, and social computing, echoing research trajectories from labs like MIT Media Lab, Toyota Research Institute, Honda Research Institute, and Boston Dynamics. Topics have connected to digital health initiatives at Johns Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic, and Cleveland Clinic; learning technologies at Harvard University Graduate School of Education and University of Michigan School of Education; and urban computing collaborations with municipalities like New York City Department of Transportation and Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority. Papers often draw on methods from groups at Oxford Internet Institute, Centre for Digital Cultures, Interaction Design Foundation, NESTA, and RAND Corporation.

Interaction recognizes excellence through awards modeled on those from ACM SIGCHI and IEEE Computer Society, honoring best papers, emerging researchers, and lifetime achievements connected to scholars from University of California, San Diego, Princeton University, Yale University, Columbia University, and Cornell University. Institutional awards have acknowledged contributions by teams from Siemens Research, Philips Research, Ericsson Research, Bosch Research, and LG Electronics as well as community service recognitions paralleling distinctions from Royal Society and national science academies.

Interaction has influenced design practice and research agendas across institutions such as Apple Inc. Human Interface Group, Google UX, Facebook Research, Microsoft Research Redmond, and Amazon Lab126. Its proceedings have been cited in policy reports from UNESCO, OECD, and World Health Organization and informed standards at ISO/IEC JTC 1, W3C Accessibility Initiative, and national bodies like National Institute of Standards and Technology. The conference legacy includes fostering collaborations between universities, industry labs, cultural organizations, and government agencies, shaping curricula at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Delft University of Technology, Politecnico di Milano, and Kyoto University.

Category:Human–computer interaction conferences