Crossing the Academia–Practice Divide in Interaction Design
Nocera, José Abdelnour Churchill, Elizabeth F Clemmensen, Torkil Lárusdóttir, Marta Kristín Macchia, Teresa Rey, Marta Russell-Rose, Tony Smits, Aletta
Nocera, José Abdelnour
Churchill, Elizabeth F
Clemmensen, Torkil
Lárusdóttir, Marta Kristín
Macchia, Teresa
Rey, Marta
Russell-Rose, Tony
Smits, Aletta
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Human Computer Interaction
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The divide between academic research and professional practice in interaction design continues to challenge how methods, ethics, and innovation are understood and applied. This CHI 2026 meet-up creates a forum where academics, practitioners, and industry leaders can reflect together, share experiences, and explore collaborations. Structured activities will help participants map shared concerns (such as ethics in AI, sustainability, usability in context, and evolving educational practices) while also strengthening cross-sector connections and identifying opportunities for action. The aim is to cultivate a practice-aware, inclusive community that ensures HCI research remains connected, relevant, and impactful. The meet-up capitalizes on the conversations and relationships sparked at ARPPID 2025 (Academic Research and Professional Practice in Interaction Design), a working conference that brought these issues to the fore, extending them into the CHI community and charting directions for future collaboration.
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J.A. Nocera, E.F. Churchill, T. Clemmensen, M.K. Lárusdóttir, T. Macchia, M. Rey , et al., "Crossing the Academia–Practice Divide in Interaction Design," 2026, pp. 1-3.
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Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, 3507 Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour, 46 Information and Computing Sciences, 4608 Human-Centred Computing
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Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Association for Computing Machinery