ISSN: 2308-3492
ISBN: 978-1-68558-414-6

• Registered: with the Library of Congress of the United States of America (ISSN)
• Free Access: in ThinkMind Digital Library

CENTRIC 2026 is colocated with the following events as part of SoftNet 2026 Congress:

• ICSEA 2026, The Twenty-First International Conference on Software Engineering Advances
• ICSNC 2026, The Twenty-First International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications
• CENTRIC 2026, The Nineteenth International Conference on Advances in Human-oriented and Personalized Mechanisms, Technologies, and Services
• VALID 2026, The Eighteenth International Conference on Advances in System Testing and Validation Lifecycle
• SIMUL 2026, The Eighteenth International Conference on Advances in System Modeling and Simulation
• SOTICS 2026, The Sixteenth International Conference on Social Media Technologies, Communication, and Informatics
• INNOV 2026, The Fifteenth International Conference on Communications, Computation, Networks and Technologies
• AISyS 2026, The Third International Conference on AI-based Systems and Services

CENTRIC 2026 Steering Committee

		Stephan Böhm RheinMain University of Applied Sciences - Wiesbaden Germany			Tzung-Pei Hong National University of Kaohsiung Taiwan
		Yasushi Kambayashi Sanyo-Onoda City University Japan			Stefan Graser RheinMain University of Applied Sciences - Wiesbaden Germany

		Stephan Böhm RheinMain University of Applied Sciences - Wiesbaden Germany
		Tzung-Pei Hong National University of Kaohsiung Taiwan
		Yasushi Kambayashi Sanyo-Onoda City University Japan
		Stefan Graser RheinMain University of Applied Sciences - Wiesbaden Germany

CENTRIC 2026 conference tracks:

Advances in the theoretical perspectives on user-centric research
Conceptual advances in UX and user-centricity; The role of UX in innovation and digital transformation; Experience design as a driver of organizational change; Agile UX management

Advances in user-centered systems and design methods
Methodological innovations in user-centered system design; User research in early-stage development and evaluation; Integrating UX and usability into agile and iterative workflows; Risks and trade-offs in user-centered innovation; Participatory design and co-creation approaches; Early-stage UX integration.

Affective and emotional user-centric research
Emotional design and affective user interfaces; Recognizing and responding to user emotions and moods; Measuring emotional responses in interaction; Empathy in digital agents and social interfaces; Designing for wellbeing, motivation, and engagement; Ethical considerations in affective UX and emotion recognition

User trust, privacy, and ethical experience research
User trust and transparency in digital systems; Perceived privacy and control in personalized services; Ethical UX and responsible design practices; Trust-by-design and human-centered security; User awareness, consent, and empowerment; Evaluating perceived fairness and accountability.

Personalization and adaptive experience design in socio-technical and organizational contexts
Context-aware and adaptive user interfaces; Personalized user journeys and experience flows; Balancing personalization, autonomy, and user control; Evaluating the UX impact of personalization; Social and cultural influences on UX perception; User experience in collaborative and community platforms; UX as part of digital transformation and organizational culture; Experience design for social and collective contexts

Advances in user experience and usability measurement and evaluation
Quantitative and qualitative UX metrics and models; Multi-dimensional UX evaluation frameworks; UX theory; Experience sampling and longitudinal UX research; Predictive and data-driven UX assessment.

User Experience in emerging interaction contexts
UX of immersive and interactive systems (AR, VR, MR); Designing for hybrid, mobile, and spatial experiences; Embodied interaction and gesture-based control; UX in smart environments and interfaces

User-centric human–AI interaction
Designing and measuring human-AI interfaces; Interaction for transparency, explainability, human control, and transparency; User experience of AI-assisted tools and recommender systems; Enhancing UX research with AI; Perception and evaluation of AI applications.

Predictive User Experience and Data-driven Design
Predictive UX modeling and simulation techniques; Machine learning approaches for forecasting user satisfaction, usability, and UX; Early-stage UX prediction from interface prototypes or design artifacts; Behavioral analytics and user modeling for experience prediction; Integrating predictive UX insights into agile and DevOps pipelines

UX of intelligent and connected environments
Experience evaluation and design for smart and ambient environments; Context and situation awareness in user interaction; UX in IoT, wearables, and connected devices; User experience of context-aware recommender systems; AI agents and hybrid ecosystems.

Deadlines:

Deadlines differ for special tracks. Please consult the conference home page for special tracks Call for Papers (if any).