Meetup at CHI2026 Barcelona, 13–17 April, 2026
Sports Human-Computer Interaction (SportsHCI) is a growing field that is dedicated to investigating the coming together of human-computer interaction and sports. Sports inherently involves mobile, playful, and ubiquitous technologies as well as human augmentation—making SportsHCI directly relevant to these subcommunities. By framing discussions around AI in the athlete experience and the role of multifaceted sports data, we create natural entry points for researchers across these domains. We invite participants to discuss their thoughts on these topics to foster collaboration among research groups.
Intended Audience:
Through this meet-up, we aim to bring together the SportsHCI community and engage adjacent communities including User-centered AI, MobileHCI, CHIPlay, ISWC-Ubicomp, and Augmented Humans.
Organizers:
- Vincent van Rheden, University of Salzburg
- Michelle Adiwangsa, Australian National University
- Maria Fernanda Montoya, Monash University
- Ian Smith, University of New Brunswick
- Don Samitha Elvitigala, Monash University
- Daniel Harrison, Northumbria University
- Amon Rapp, University of Turin
- Alexander Meschtscherjakov, University of Salzburg
- Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller, Monash University