The International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction (ICACHI) is delighted to announce the upcoming Chinese CHI 2024 conference will occur in the Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China, from November 22th to 25th, 2024. The conference theme for this year is "Innovation. Creativity. Integration."

Chinese CHI is the premier venue for connecting Chinese HCI researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders worldwide. Since its inception in 2012, Chinese CHI has successfully been held in Paris, Toronto, Seoul, Silicon Valley, Guangzhou, Montreal, Xiamen, and Bali. Accepted papers at the conference are published annually in ACM Digital Library and EI Compendex.

In the era of emerging technologies, Chinese CHI 2024 will focus on driving transformations in interaction paradigms through technological innovation, stimulating creativity to shape more intelligent and human-centered interactive systems, and integrating multidisciplinary research outcomes to address complex real-world application scenarios. We cordially invite leading scholars, researchers, and industry leaders from around the globe to share their latest findings and practical experiences, to foster intellectual exchange and collaborative dialogue, and to explore diverse pathways through which technology can empower the future of humanity.

We invite contributions to Chinese CHI 2024 across a variety of research domains, including but not limited to:

• User Experience and Usability
• Health, Accessibility and Aging
• Games and Play
• Generative AI and HCI
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Affective Computing & Intelligent Interaction
• Visualization
• Design
• Privacy, Security, Ethics and Critical Computing
• Interaction Techniques, Devices and Modalities
• Understanding People: Theory, Concepts, Methods
• Engineering Interactive Systems and Technologies
• Specific Application Areas

On top of that, we particularly welcome submissions in the Chinese cultural context, with example topics including but not limited to:

• Chinese Traditional Culture Oriented HCI
• Chinese Cultural Heritage Oriented HCI
• Technology Use or Development in the Chinese Context
• Understanding Chinese Users
• Community Engagement in China

Important Dates for Papers

• Abstract Submission: August 31, 2024, 23:59 (AoE)
• Full Paper Submission: September 20, 2024, 23:59 (AoE)
• Full Paper Submission (closed): September 30, 2024, 23:59 (AoE)
• Decision Notification: No earlier than November 10, 2024

A full paper can be directly submitted without prior abstract submission.

Important Dates for Late Breaking Works

• Full Paper Submission: September 30, 2024, 23:59 (AoE)
• Full Paper Submission (closed): October 10, 2024, 23:59 (AoE)
• Decision Notification: No earlier than November 10, 2024

Submission Guidelines

All submissions for Chinese CHI are to be:

• Written in English.
• Original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
• Anonymized and without any information identifying the authors in the main text.

Formatting

All submissions for Chinese CHI are to be written in English. Instructions for Word, LaTex, and Overleap authors are given below.

• Word
• LaTex
• Overleaf

Length limits

The following length limits are imposed for submissions:

• Papers: 20 pages max, excluding references.
• Late Breaking Works: 8 pages max, excluding references.

Review Process

Submissions are subject to blinded peer reviewing. Authors submitting papers and late-break works must comply with the Chinese CHI reviewing policy including, but not limited to:

• To ensure the integrity of the peer review process, we ask that no authors publicize the work until that process is complete.
• The work submitted is not currently under review at any other publication venue.
• The submission is original and is an honest representation of the underlying work.

Registration and Publications

Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted paper must be registered to attend the conference. Accepted papers at the conference are published annually in ACM Digital Library and EI Compendex.

Submission Details

Online Submission: Easychair

We look forward to meeting you in Chinese CHI 2024!

Quick Facts

Chinese CHI 2024 is structured as a hybrid conference from Nov 22-25, 2023 in Shenzhen, China.

Important Dates

All times are in Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone. When the deadline is day D, the last time to submit is when D ends AoE. Check your local time in AoE.

• Submission deadline: October 20, 2024
• Notification: November 1, 2024
• Exhibition arrangement completed deadline: November 21, 2024
• Award announcement: November 24, 2024

Theme

The 2024 Chinese CHI Art Gallery takes on a new dimension with the theme Innovation · Creativity · Integration. This year, we’re not just showcasing art — we’re inviting creators to transcend boundaries, break down disciplinary walls, and infuse their work with innovation, creative spirit, and integrative thinking to craft experiences that push beyond the present.
Innovation drives bold visions of the future. Creativity manifests through limitless forms of expression. Integration merges ideas and technologies from diverse realms into cohesive, groundbreaking wholes. This year’s gallery will be a stage for dynamic clashes of thought, a breeding ground for inspiration, and a space where any work that is disruptive, exploratory, and experimental can find its unique voice.
We call on artists and designers to rethink the relationship between art and technology. Whether through abstract concepts or tangible practices, if your creation breaks tradition, sparks conversation, or challenges the existing paradigms of human-computer interaction, it belongs here.
Recommended themes include:

• Blurring Boundaries: Where Art, Science, and Humanity Meet
• Affective Interfaces: Reimagining HCI interfaces
• Cultural Fusion: Innovation through Tradition and Modernity
• Enhancing Lives: Wellbeing in HCI

The Chinese CHI 24 Arts Gallery will combine both a physical space for experiencing works and an online selection for exhibition. Selected digital works will also be shown within the exhibition space in Shenzhen.

Preparing and Submitting

The artworks proposed can include many different forms including installation, video, sound, vision, and performance, as well as works that are not so easily categorized.
Submissions to the Arts Gallery & Competition for Chinese CHI2024 are non-anonymous (i.e. names and affiliations should be included in the proposal materials). Submissions must be made through Here.
Each artwork can only be submitted once. If you have any questions, please contact Art Gallery Chairs at [email protected].
Submissions must include the following four elements:

1. Introduction. An abstract 200 words long. (Including artist’s statement giving background to the ideas, creation process, and any research related to the artwork)

2. Static Image. Also required is one still image of the work of at least 1500×1200 pixels for describing your work.

3. Video. In addition, artists are strongly encouraged to submit a video of up to 2 mins in length for review purposes only. In this case, authors must provide less than 100MB (in MP4 using the codec H264) or provide a link (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo) in the proposal document. The video may be password protected; if this is the case, submitters must include the password with the link.

4. Artwork Specification and Needs. A separate supplemental specification document as a PDF file should be included. This should describe installation and space requirements for the work, as well as the indicative size and any unusual set up requirements. The specification should include up to four photographs or diagrams of the setup, and should outline basic technical requirements needed. In addition, this document should detail any potential risks (e.g. safety) and how the artwork intends to manage these risks.

5. Authorization (after acceptance). After the artwork has been officially accepted, the author's group will be required to submit an authorization statement for the use of the artwork to the Chinese CHI Committee for online and offline exhibition and dissemination.

Awards

All finalists earn a Certificate of Recognition. The winning entry will be recognized during the closing plenary session of the Chinese CHI 2023 conference. There will be one "Best Artwork Awards", two "Academy Awards", three "Innovation Awards" and five "Rising Star Awards".

Selection Process and Criteria for Selection

We are looking for insightful, playful, thought-provoking, evocative, critical, digital and interactive art experiences created by as diverse and broad group of creative practitioners as possible.

Submitted proposal documents may be selected for the exhibition catalog (and conference proceedings) or for both the exhibition catalog (and conference proceedings) and the exhibition.

Selection of works for exhibition in Shenzhen will be based on the following criteria.

• Originality and Novelty: the proposal should demonstrate work that is highly original, creative and imaginative. It should exemplify novel concepts in surprising and challenging ways that add something to what exists already.
• Aesthetics: the work should have a strong aesthetic element and communicate effectively through form, function, behavior and emotion. Aesthetically interesting qualities include features that are pleasing and exciting as well as provocative.
• Realization: the work should have a tangible aspect, in the form of an installation, object or art piece that can be included at a reasonable cost. It should be built and executed to a high standard suitable to be exhibited at Chinese CHI 24.
• Response to theme: The work provides a critical or reflective response or commentary to the main conference theme of resilience.

At the Conference / Selected Works

Selected works will be displayed as part of the Art Gallery. Selected artists should be available prior to the main conference for installation of artworks. Full instructions will be provided at the time of acceptance.

*Please note that no funds are available to support the shipping or insurance of artworks or for artists’ fees. Suitable insurance should be arranged by individual contributors. Exhibiting artists in situ in Shenzhen must be willing to deal with the delivery and installation of any works and provide suitable instructions for any operation details. Artists will need to make arrangements for the removal of their work after the physical show should they be selected. All works must be original and non-infringing of other rights holders within a legal definition.

Venue

To be announced.

Chinese CHI 2024 Art Gallery & Competition Chair

• 姚远 Yuan Yao, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
• 洪昀 Yun Hong, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China
• 陈琦 Qi Chen, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
• Mirna Zordan, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China

If you have any question, please contact [email protected]