German Pre-CHI 2026

18. – 20. March 2026 @ LMU Munich, Munich, Germany

Keeping the tradition alive, the German HCI community and its international collaborators will come together for the sixth edition of the German Pre-CHI event in 2026. What began in Oldenburg has since developed into a regular annual meeting, and this year’s gathering will take place in Munich, directly following up on the PerDis Conference. The event provides researchers from Germany and neighboring countries with a focused forum to present their accepted CHI 2026 papers and engage in constructive dialogue. It also offers early-career participants direct exposure to the standard of work presented at CHI and opportunities to build networks across career stages. Everyone involved in HCI, from students to senior researchers, is invited.

The two-and-a-half-day program features paper sessions, poster and demo presentations, shared meals, and time for informal scientific exchange. Several sessions will highlight contributions from German researchers, followed by discussions that address both the research content and practical aspects of preparing a strong CHI presentation, including structure, clarity, and slide design. An open session will again provide space for late-breaking work and hands-on demonstrations.

As in many previous iterations of the Pre-CHI, also Pre-CHI 2026 will be free of charge for all researchers of the German HCI community.

How to Get to Pre-CHI

Main Event Location
The German Pre-CHI event will take place in the LMU Munich main building (Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1).

  • Registration and Coffee Breaks: Room A280
  • Talks: Rooms A240 and A213

To find room A280: Go to the main entrance, take the first door to the left, and walk up the stairs to the second floor. Then turn to the left, and you have reached your destination. You can also use the room finder: https://www.lmu.de/raumfinder/#/building/bw0000/map?room=000002006_

Additionally, we have also prepared a short instruction video:

Welcome Reception and Lab Tour (Wednesday)
The lab tour including the welcome reception will take place at Frauenlobstraße 7a (near Sendlinger Tor). Please enter through the main door (there is a white buzzer to the left of the door; press it to open). Then take the stairs to the third floor. Alternatively, you can also take the elevator (go straight after entering, then left).

Registration

Registration has closed; we cannot take any more participants or submissions.

Schedule

The event takes place at the LMU Hauptgebäude (Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München). An exception to this is the Lab Tour, which will take place at the Office of the Media Informatics Group (Frauenlobstraße 7A, 80337 München).

Time Wednesday 18.03.2026 Location
13:30 – 14:00 Registration Room A280
14:00 – 15:00 PerDIS Closing Keynote: Roel Vertegaal Room A240
15:00 – 17:30 Transit
17:30 – End Registration + Lab Tour with Pizza & Drinks Frauenlobstr. 7A
Time Thursday 19.03.2026 Place
09:30 – 10:00 Registration Room A280
10:00 – 10:30 Welcome Room A240
10:30 – 12:00 Session 1: XR Interaction
Session 2: Fakes, Scams, and Misinformation		 Room A240
Room A213
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch (Self Paid)
13:00 – 14:30 Session 3: Mobility
Session 4: Privacy, Security and Smart Homes		 Room A213
Room A240
14:30 – 15:00 Poster Madness Room A240
15:00 – 16:00 Poster Session + Coffee Break Room A280
16:00 – 17:30 Session 5: Communities and Hierarchies
Session 6: Human System Interaction		 Room A213
Room A240
from 19:00 Social Dinner at Löwenbräukeller (Self Paid) Stiglmaierplatz
Time Friday 20.03.2026 Place
09:00 – 10:00 Session 7: Health and Well-Being Room A213
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break Room A280
10:30 – 12:00 Session 8: AI Acceptance Room A213
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch (Self Paid)
13:00 – 14:30 Session 9: Fabrication, Haptics, and Physical Interaction Room A213
14:30 – 15:00 Closing Room A213

Keynote: We invite participants of the German Pre-CHI Event to joint the PerDIS 2026 Closing Keynote.

Session 1: XR Interaction

Session Chair: Christopher Katins, HU Berlin
Room: A240
Time: Thursday, 10:30 – 12:00

  1. Do It Fast, Forget It Fast: How Timing and Limb Visualizations Affect First-Person Augmented Reality Instructions
    Clara Sayffaerth (LMU Munich), Ehbal Ablimit (LMU Munich), Annika Köhler (University Hospital Würzburg), Jonas Wombacher (TU Darmstadt), Albrecht Schmidt (LMU Munich), Florian Müller (TU Darmstadt)
  2. Beyond Links: Exploring Visual Representations of Multi-View Relations in Mixed Reality
    Weizhou Luo (Interactive Media Lab Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology), Rufat Rzayev (Interactive Media Lab Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology), Benjamin Russig (Computer Graphics and Visualization, TUD Dresden University of Technology), Sivanon Visutarporn (Interactive Media Lab Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology), Marc Satkowski (Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV), Stefan Gumhold (Computer Graphics and Visualization, TUD Dresden University of Technology), Raimund Dachselt (Interactive Media Lab Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology)
  3. Anticipation Without Acceleration: Benefits of Shared Gaze in Collocated Augmented Reality Collaboration
    Julian Rasch (LMU Munich), Vladislav Dmitrievic Rusakov (LMU Munich), Jan Leusmann (LMU Munich), Florian Müller (TU Darmstadt), Albrecht Schmidt (LMU Munich)
  4. Mixed Presence in Mixed Reality: Charting the Challenges and Opportunities
    Katja Krug (Interactive Media Lab Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology), Wolfgang Büschel (VISUS, University of Stuttgart), Marc Satkowski (Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV), Stefan Gumhold (Chair of Computer Graphics and Visualization, TUD Dresden University of Technology), Raimund Dachselt (Interactive Media Lab Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology)
  5. AttentiveLearn: Personalized Post-Lecture Support for Gaze-Aware Immersive Learning
    Shi Liu (KIT), Martin Feick (KIT), Linus Bierhoff (KIT), Alexander Maedche (KIT)
  6. The Role of Personality of Conversational Virtual Avatars on Proxemic Behaviour during Indoor Navigation
    Rishab Bhattacharyya (TU Berlin), Ceenu George(TU Berlin)

Session 2: Fakes, Scams, and Misinformation

Session Chair: Lukas Mecke, LMU Munich
Room: A213
Time: Thursday, 10:30 – 12:00

  1. Designing effective digital literacy interventions for boosting deepfake discernment
    Dominique Geissler (LMU Munich & Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML)), Claire Robterson (Colby College & New York University), Stefan Feuerriegel (LMU MUnich & Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML))
  2. From TikTok to Telegram: Cross-Platform Efficacy and User Acceptance of Erroneous and Flawless Misinformation Interventions
    Katrin Hartwig (Technical University of Darmstadt, PEASEC), Tom Biselli (Technical University of Darmstadt, PEASEC), Franziska Schneider (Technical University of Darmstadt, PEASEC), Immanuel Lamp (Technical University of Darmstadt, PEASEC), Christian Reuter (Technical University of Darmstadt, PEASEC)
  3. “That’s another doom I haven’t thought about”: A User Study on AI Labels as a Safeguard Against Image-Based Misinformation
    Sandra Höltervennhoff (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, Leibniz University Hannover), Jonas Ricker (Ruhr University Bochum), Maike M. Raphael (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security),Charlotte Schwedes (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Rebecca Weil (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Asja Fischer (Ruhr University Bochum), Thorsten Holz (Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy), Lea Schönherr (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Sascha Fahl (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, Leibniz University Hannover)
  4. My Parents Expectations Were Overwhelming: Online Dating Romance Scams Targeting Minors in Iran Through Exploitation of Parental Pressure
    Sima Amirkhani (Siegen University and Hochschule Bonn Rhein Sieg), Mahla Alizadeh (Siegen University), Prof.Dave Randall (Siegen University), Prof. Gunnar Stevens (Siegen University), Prof.Douglas Zytko ( University of Michigan-Flint, United States)
  5. From Using to Infrastructuring: Grassroots VPN-Building in Iran’s Women–Life–Freedom Movement
    Sarvin Qalandar (Zentrum für Digitalisierung Südwestfalen, University of Siegen), Philip Engelbutzeder (University of Siegen), David Randall (University of Siegen), Volker Wulf (University of Siegen)

Session 3: Mobility

Session Chair: Jeremy Sax, BMW
Room: A213
Time: Thursday, 13:00-14:30

  1. MIRAGE: Enabling Real-Time Automotive Mediated Reality
    Pascal Jansen (Institute of Media Informatics, Ulm University), Julian Britten (Institute of Media Informatics, Ulm University), Mark Colley (UCL Interaction Centre), Markus Sasalovici (Institute of Media Informatics, Ulm University), Enrico Rukzio (Institute of Media Informatics, Ulm University)
  2. eHMI for All – Investigating the Effect of External Communication of Automated Vehicles on Pedestrians, Manual Drivers, and Cyclists in Virtual Reality
    Mark Colley (UCL Interaction Centre), Simon Kopp (Institute of Media Informatics, Ulm University), Debargha Dey (Eindhoven University of Technology), Pascal Jansen (Institute of Media Informatics, Ulm University), Enrico Rukzio (Institute of Media Informatics, Ulm University)
  3. Determining Perception Thresholds for Real and Virtual Inclinations While Cycling in Virtual Reality
    Jonas Keppel (University of Duisburg-Essen), Marvin Prochazka (University of Duisburg-Essen), Stefan Lewin (University of Duisburg-Essen), Markus Stroehnisch (University of Duisburg-Essen), Marvin Strauss (University of Duisburg-Essen), André Zenner (Saarland University and DFKI), Donald Degraen (University of Canterbury), Andrii Matviienko (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), Stefan Schneegass (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  4. Investigating the Effects of Eco-Friendly Service Options on Rebound Behavior in Ride-Hailing
    Albin Zeqiri (Institute of Mediainformatics, Ulm University), Michael Rietzler (Institute of Mediainformatics, Ulm University), Enrico Rukzio (Institute of Mediainformatics, Ulm University)
  5. “What Are You Doing?”: Effects of Intermediate Feedback from Agentic LLM In-Car Assistants During Multi-Step Processing
    Johannes Kirmayr (BMW Group, Augsburg University), Raphael Wennmacher (LMU), Khanh Huynh (BMW Group, LMU), Lukas Stappen (BMW Group), Elisabeth André (Augsburg University), Florian Alt (LMU)

Session 4: Privacy, Security and Smart Homes

Session Chair: Maximiliane Windl, LMU Munich
Room: A240
Time: Thursday, 13:00-14:30

  1. Why Johnny Checks but Doesn’t Alert: Reporting as the Missing Step in Verifiable Internet Voting
    Tobias Hilt (SECUSO, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Christian Mack (SECUSO, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Benjamin Maximilian Berens (SECUSO, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Melanie Volkamer (SECUSO, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
  2. Too Many Zombies: Exploring Challenges and Motivations for (Not) Deleting Unused Online Accounts
    Franziska Bumiller (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, LMU Munich), Sarah Delgado Rodriguez (University of the Bundeswehr Munich, LMU Munich), Lukas Mecke (LMU Munich), Verena Distler (Aalto University), Florian Alt (LMU Munich)
  3. Development, Evaluation, and Implementation of SEQR – a Usable Secure QR code Scanner
    Mattia Mossano (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Maxime Fabian Veit (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Tobias Länge (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Benjamin Maximilian Berens (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Filipo Sharevski (DePaul University), Melanie Volkamer (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
  4. Talking about privacy always feels like opening a can of worms. How Intimate Partners Navigate Boundary-Setting in Mobile Phone Without Words
    Sima Amirkhani (Siegen University and Hochschule Bonn Rhein Sieg), Mahla Alizadeh (Siegen University), Farzaneh Gerami (Siegen University), Prof.Dave Randall (Siegen University), Prof. Gunnar Stevens (Siegen University)
  5. Finding a Home for Voice Assistants: A Domestication Calculus Across Three Years and Thirty Households
    Mahla Alizadeh (University of Siegen), Minha Lee (Eindhoven University of Technology), Dave Randall (University of Siegen), Dominik Pins (Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Information Technology), Gunnar Stevens (University of Siegen)

Session 5: Communities and Hierarchies

Session Chair: Eva Hornecker, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Room: A213
Time: Thursday, 16:00-17:30

  1. I Felt Like I Need to Fit in Someone Else’s Body – Understanding Body-Centered UX Design for Online Fashion Shopping
    Margarita Osipova (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar), Urszula Kulon (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar), Adithi Mahesh (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar), Olesya Kirillova (independent), Marion Koelle (Hochschule RheinMain), Eva Hornecker (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar)
  2. The Work to Make Soldiers Work: Civilian Engagement in Support of the Ukrainian Army
    Volker Wulf (International Institute for Socio-Informatics, University of Siegen), Margarita Grinko (International Institute for Socio-Informatics, University of Siegen), Parvin Ghadamighalandari (International Institute for Socio-Informatics, University of Siegen), Dave Randall (Information Systems, University of Siegen)
  3. “Technically speaking I’m at the top of the hierarchy”: How System Administrators Think About Power
    Lydia Weinberger (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Carolin Lämmle (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Andreas Hammer (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Christian Eichenmüller (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Freya Gassmann (Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau), Zinaida Benenson (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
  4. Conversing with Objects toward Fluid Human and Artificial Identities during Life Transitions
    Yuhui Xu (Eindhoven University of Technology), Minha Lee (Eindhoven University of Technology), Stephan Wensveen (Eindhoven University of Technology), Mahla Alizadeh (University of Siegen), Mathias Funk (Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven AI Systems Institute)
  5. No Spirituality Please, We’re HCI: Challenges for HCI Research on Religion and Spirituality
    Sara Wolf (Psychological Ergonomics, Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg, Germany), Paula Friedrich (Psychology of Intelligent Interactive Systems, Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg, Germany), Elizabeth Buie (Independent Researcher Cambridge, United Kingdom), Mark Blythe (Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom)
  6. Reflecting on 1,000 Social Media Journeys: Generational Patterns in Platform Transition
    Artur Solomonik (Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), Nicolas Ruiz (Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS)), Hendrik Heuer (Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS))

Session 6: Human System Interaction

Session Chair: Sven Mayer, TU Dortmund University
Room: A240
Time: Thursday, 16:00-17:30

  1. Mediating Urban Social Encounters – Co-Design of Robotic Street Furniture with Adolescents
    Judith Dörrenbächer (Ubiquitous Design / Experience & Interaction, University of Siegen, Germany), Tuan Vu Pham (Ubiquitous Design / Experience & Interaction, University of Siegen, Germany; Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Offenbach am Main, Germany), Thomas H. Weisswange (Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Offenbach, Germany), Alarith Uhde (College of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan), Anna Hoch (Ubiquitous Design / Experience & Interaction, University of Siegen, Germany), Marc Hassenzahl (Ubiquitous Design / Experience & Interaction, University of Siegen, Germany)
  2. Collaborative Document Editing with Multiple Users and AI Agents
    Florian Lehmann (University of Bayreuth), Krystsina Shauchenka (University of Bayreuth), Daniel Buschek (University of Bayreuth)
  3. Breaking Rotational Symmetry: Minimal Landmarks Stabilize Orientation in Screen-Based 3D Games
    Christian Feichtinger (University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria), Michael Lankes (University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria)
  4. When Handwriting Goes Social: Creativity, Anonymity, and Communication in Graphonymous Online Spaces
    Aditya Kumar Purohit (Center for Advanced Internet Studies), Aditya Upadhyaya (University of Würzburg), Nicolas Ruiz (University of Bremen), Alberto Monge Roffarello (Politecnico di Torino), Hendrik Heuer (Center for Advanced Internet Studies)
  5. From Distribution to Contribution: Negotiating Justice Policies in Grassroots FOSS Communities
    Philip Engelbutzeder (University of Siegen, Germany), Leonie Jahn (University of Siegen, Germany), Anton Ballmaier (University of Siegen, Germany), Dennis Lawo (Institut für Verbraucherinformatik, Bonn-Rhein Sieg University of Applied Science), Lea Katharina Michel (University of Siegen, Germany), Sofi Gjing Jovanovska (University of Siegen, Germany), Dave Randall (University of Siegen, Germany), Volker Wulf (University of Siegen, Germany)

Session 7: Health and Well-Being

Session Chair: Kathrin Gerling, KIT
Room: A213
Time: Friday, 9:00-10:00

  1. Responsible Trauma Research: Designing Effective and Sustainable Virtual Reality Exposure Studies
    Annalisa Degenhard (Ulm University), Sophia Ppali (CYENS Centre of Excellence), Fotis Liarokapis (CYENS Centre of Excellence), Enrico Rukzio (Ulm University), Stefan Tschöke (Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy I (Weissenau), Ulm University), Jennifer Spohrs (Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychotraumatology, Military Medical Centre; Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Centre)
  2. Managing Medication Plans When Information Is Scattered: Clinicians’ Strategies and Tools
    Anastasiya Zakreuskaya (LISN, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Inria), Ignacio Avellino (Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique, ISIR), Wendy Mackay (LISN, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Inria)
  3. Rest Assured: Detecting Mental Fatigue and Recovery with EEG Headphones
    Lukas Schick (KIT), Emilia Frey (KIT), Felix Putze (University Bremen), Michael T. Knierim (KIT, University of Nottingham)
  4. Hacking Flow: From Lived Practices to Innovation
    Fabio Stano (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Max L Wilson (University of Nottingham), Christof Weinhardt (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Michael T Knierim (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Nottingham)

Session 8: AI Acceptance

Session Chair: Fiona Draxler, University of Mannheim
Room: A213
Time: Friday, 10:30-12:00

  1. Partnering with Generative AI: Experimental Evaluation of Model-Led and Human-Led Interaction in Human-AI Co-Creation
    Sebastian Maier (LMU Munich & MCML), Manuel Schneider (LMU Munich), Stefan Feuerriegel (LMU Munich & MCML)
  2. Campus AI vs. Commercial AI: Comparing How Students and Employees Perceive their University’s LLM Chatbot vs. ChatGPT
    Leon Hannig: University of Duisburg-Essen; Annika Bush: Faculty of Informatics, TU Dortmund; Meltem Aksoy: Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security of the University Alliance Ruhr; Tim Trappen: Ruhr University Bochum; Steffen Becker: Ruhr University Bochum, Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy; Greta Ontrup: University of Duisburg-Essen
  3. They Think AI Can Do More Than It Actually Can: Practices, Challenges, & Opportunities of AI-Supported Reporting In Local Journalism
    Besjon Cifliku (Center for Advanced Internet Studies, Bochum, Germany), Hendrik Heuer (Center for Advanced Internet Studies, Bochum, Germany; University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany)
  4. Decomposing autonomy: Explaining AI technology acceptance through a liberty-based framework
    Dinara Talypova (IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University), Ana Vesic (TU Wien), Ambika Shahu (IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University), Helena Anna Frijns (IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University), Philipp Wintersberger (IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University)
  5. Mind in the Machine? Cross-Disciplinary Perceptions of Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence
    Hamid Moradi (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department AIBE Erlangen, Germany), Ignacio Avellino (Sorbonne Université, CNRS, ISIR Paris, France), Patrick Krauss (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg Erlangen, Germany), Dario Zanca (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department AIBE Erlangen, Germany), Ilka Hein (LMU Munich, Department of Psychology Munich, Germany), Bjoern M Eskofier (LMU Munich, Chair of AI-Supported Therapy Decisions Munich, Bavaria, Germany), Madeleine Flaucher (LMU Munich, Chair of AI-Supported Therapy Decisions Munich, Germany)
  6. A Conditional Companion: Lived Experiences of People with Mental Health Disorders Using LLMs
    Aditya Kumar Purohit (Center for Advanced Internet Studies), Hendrik Heuer (CAIS, University of Wuppertal)

Session 9: Fabrication, Haptics, and Physical Interaction

Session Chair: Florian Müller, TU Darmstadt
Room: A213
Time: Friday, 13:00-14:30

  1. Anticipating Physical Processes in VR: Environment Type and Scale Alter Temporal Expectations
    Martin Riemer (Technical University Berlin), Elisa Valletta (University of Regensburg), David Halbhuber (University of Regensburg), Johanna Bogon (University of Regensburg)
  2. AirForce: Personal Fabrication of Large-Scale, Load-Bearing Animatronics Structures from a Single Tube
    Lukas Rambold (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Robert Kovacs (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Min Deng (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Antonius Naumann (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Konrad Gerlach (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Horatio Hamkins (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Helena Lendowski (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Chiao Fang (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Shohei Katakura (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Conrad Lempert (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Muhammad Abdullah (Hasso-Plattner-Institut), Patrick Baudisch (Hasso-Plattner-Institut)
  3. Understanding How Mobile Interactions Shape Grasp and Contact Patterns Beyond the Touchscreen
    Carolin Stellmacher (University of Bremen), Leon Tristan Dratzidis (University of Bremen), André Zenner (Saarland University & DFKI), Iddo Yehoshua Wald (University of Bremen), Johannes Schöning (University of St. Gallen, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence), Yvonne Rogers (University College London, UCLIC), Donald Degraen (University of Canterbury, HIT Lab NZ), and Mark Colley (University College London, UCLIC)
  4. User-reconfigured Haptics: Combining User-Reconfiguration and Visual Manipulations to Enhance Dynamic Passive Haptic Experiences for VR
    Xinrong Wang (Saarland University, Saarland Informatics Campus (DFKI)), Yu Jiang ( Saarland University, Saarland Informatics Campus), Martin Schmitz (University of Koblenz), Jürgen Steimle (Saarland University, Saarland Informatics Campus), Antonio Krueger (Saarland Informatics Campus, DFKI), Donald Degraen (HIT Lab NZ, University of Canterbury))))
  5. Connected Material Experiences using Bimanual Vibrotactile Crosstalk in Virtual Reality
    Nihar Sabnis (Sensorimotor Interaction, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarland Informatics Campus Saarbrücken, Germany), André Zenner (Saarland University & DFKI Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany), Erik Peralta Løvaas (Sensorimotor Interaction, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarland Informatics Campus Saarbrücken, Germany), Marco Weiss (Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany), Andrea Bianchi (KAIST Department of Industrial Design Daejeon, Republic of Korea), Paul Strohmeier (Sensorimotor Interaction, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarland Informatics Campus Saarbrücken, Germany)
  6. Emotion Through Motion: How Shape-Changing Jewelry Conveys Emotions
    Anke Brocker (RWTH Aachen University), Felix Kasteel (RWTH Aachen University), Sören Schröder (RWTH Aachen University), Heiko Müller (OFFIS, Oldenburg), Jürgen Steimle (Saarland University), Jan Borchers (RWTH Aachen University)

Authors

We aim to align the presentation format at the German PreCHI as closely as possible with the full paper and poster sessions of CHI’26 in Barcelona.

Full Papers

Each full paper presentation is scheduled for 10 minutes.
In contrast to the 2-minute Q&A format at CHI, we will allocate 5 minutes for questions and discussion to allow for more in-depth exchange.

Please bring your own laptop for your presentation.

Posters

Posters should be printed according to the official format requirements of CHI’26. We will update the exact dimensions here as soon as they are announced by the conference organizers.

In addition, all poster presenters are asked to prepare a 60-second pitch for the poster madness session.
For this pitch, you may prepare one slide and send it to us by March 16, 23:59 CET.

Getting there

LMU Hauptgebäude (Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1) is easiest to reach via the U-Bahn. Take U3 or U6 to Universität station, which is right underneath the main building. From München Hauptbahnhof, you can take any S-Bahn (S1–S8) to Marienplatz, transfer to U3 or U6 toward Moosach or Garching/Forschungszentrum, get off at Universität, and continue on foot. Several buses also stop along Ludwigstraße (near Universität), which can be useful if you are coming from areas not directly served by U3/U6. The registration desk is two levels above the main entrance, and there are multiple stairways leading to it.

For Frauenlobstraße 7a (near Sendlinger Tor), take the U-Bahn to Sendlinger Tor (served by U1, U2, U3, U6 and several tram lines), then walk about 8–10 minutes to Frauenlobstraße 7a. Depending on your starting point, Goetheplatz can be an alternative nearby station with a similarly short walk.

If you arrive by car, you can have a look at park & ride options around Munich, as parking inside the city can be tricky.

Organizers

Jan Leusmann
Conference Chair
Maximiliane Windl
Conference Chair
Julian Rasch
Conference Chair
Katharina Barlage
Poster & Demo Chair
Clara Sayffaerth
Design Chair
Oliver Hein
Local Chair

“Pack ma’s Zamm o”

“Creating tomorrow together.”

For any questions, please reach out to: prechi2026@medien.ifi.lmu.de