What does Generative UI mean for HCI Practice?
Lindley, Sian Williams, Jack Cao, Yining Xia, Haijun Churchill, Elizabeth F. Sellen, Abigail Nichols, Jeffrey Karger, David R.
Lindley, Sian
Williams, Jack
Cao, Yining
Xia, Haijun
Churchill, Elizabeth F.
Sellen, Abigail
Nichols, Jeffrey
Karger, David R.
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Human Computer Interaction
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Workshop
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2026
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English
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The increasing capability of AI models to generate user interfaces has the potential to transform HCI and design practice. We invite researchers, designers, developers, and practitioners to explore how generative UI – interfaces created by AI models – will reshape design methods, workflows, and user experiences. Our goals are to (i) envision how generative UI can underpin innovative humancentric experiences, and (ii) reflect on how HCI and design practice could and should evolve to meet the opportunities and challenges
this presents. This will be an interactive and discussion-oriented workshop, featuring a pop-up panel, creative ideation exercises, and collaborative artefact development. Artefacts produced through the workshop will be shared online afterwards and will, we hope, result in an Interactions or CACM article. We will welcome submissions from scholars and practitioners working on dynamic or generative UI, as well as those with expertise in related areas. To keep participation broad, participants will be asked to submit a two-page position paper (in ACM single column format), a two-page pictorial, or a two-minute video at the workshop website. We expect
approximately 35 participants to register and attend, including the
organizers.
Citation
S. Lindley et al., “What does Generative UI mean for HCI Practice?,” Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Apr. 2026, [Online]. Available: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/what-does-generative-ui-mean-for-hci-practice/
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CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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CHI 2026
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CHI 2026
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