Detailed Program – INTERACT 2025

Monday 8th

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8:00 – 8:30

Registration

8:30 – 10:00

IFIP WG 13.2 Workshop on Human-Centered Software Engineering: Balancing Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Value (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
IV Workshop on Interaction and User Research in Game Development (IV WIPlay) (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Workshop: Technology Design for and with Neurodivergent Users: Considerations from Research Practices (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Workshop: Transparent autonomy and human work interaction design (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Workshop: Uncovering Tensions in Trust in Technology (cancelled)
Workshop: Towards Heuristics for Inclusive Design of Digital Health Solutions for Older Adults (cancelled)
Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems – IHC (opens in a new window)

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00

IFIP WG 13.2 Workshop on Human-Centered Software Engineering: Balancing Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Value (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
IV Workshop on Interaction and User Research in Game Development (IV WIPlay) (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Workshop: Technology Design for and with Neurodivergent Users: Considerations from Research Practices (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Workshop: Transparent autonomy and human work interaction design (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Workshop: Uncovering Tensions in Trust in Technology (cancelled)
Workshop: Towards Heuristics for Inclusive Design of Digital Health Solutions for Older Adults (cancelled)
Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems – IHC (opens in a new window)

12:00 – 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 – 15:30

IFIP WG 13.2 Workshop on Human-Centered Software Engineering: Balancing Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Value (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
IV Workshop on Interaction and User Research in Game Development (IV WIPlay) (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Workshop: Technology Design for and with Neurodivergent Users: Considerations from Research Practices (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Workshop: Transparent autonomy and human work interaction design (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Workshop: Uncovering Tensions in Trust in Technology (cancelled)
Workshop: Evaluating Social Dynamics and Uncanny Valley Perceptions in Human-Robot Interaction: Insights from the ROSaS Questionnaire (cancelled)
Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems – IHC (opens in a new window)

15:30 – 16:30

Coffee break and IHC posters and demos

16:30 – 18:30

18:30 – 21:45

Ars Nova UFMG Choir (Auditorium) followed by
Welcome cocktail (ICEx building – Tree Plaza)

Tuesday 9th

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8:00 – 8:30

Registration

8:30 – 10:00

Workshop: Addressing Global HCI Challenges at the Time of Geopolitical Tensions through Planetary Thinking and Indigenous Methodologies (Room DCC 6321 – ICEx)
Workshop: Effective Map-based Interfaces and Interactions (Room 2076 – ICEx)
Workshop: HCI Education and Education for HCI: Current Opportunities and Challenges (Room DCC 5307 – ICEx)
Workshop: HCI Research Methods in Focus: Perspectives and Strategies (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
Workshop: Navigation for people with disabilities and older people: current challenges and opportunities (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Workshop: Phenomenological concepts and methods for HCI research (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems – IHC (opens in a new window)
Doctoral Consortium (Room DCC 4325 – ICEx)

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00

Workshop: Addressing Global HCI Challenges at the Time of Geopolitical Tensions through Planetary Thinking and Indigenous Methodologies (Room DCC 6321 – ICEx)
Workshop: Effective Map-based Interfaces and Interactions (Room 2076 – ICEx)
Workshop: HCI Education and Education for HCI: Current Opportunities and Challenges (Room DCC 5307 – ICEx)
Workshop: HCI Research Methods in Focus: Perspectives and Strategies (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
Workshop: Navigation for people with disabilities and older people: current challenges and opportunities (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Workshop: Phenomenological concepts and methods for HCI research (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems – IHC (opens in a new window)
Doctoral Consortium (Room DCC 4325 – ICEx)

12:00 – 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 – 15:30

Workshop: Addressing Global HCI Challenges at the Time of Geopolitical Tensions through Planetary Thinking and Indigenous Methodologies (Room DCC 6321 – ICEx)
Workshop: Effective Map-based Interfaces and Interactions (Room 2076 – ICEx)
Workshop: HCI Education and Education for HCI: Current Opportunities and Challenges (Room DCC 5307 – ICEx)
Workshop: HCI Research Methods in Focus: Perspectives and Strategies (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
Workshop: Navigation for people with disabilities and older people: current challenges and opportunities (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Workshop: Phenomenological concepts and methods for HCI research (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Workshop: Engineering Methods for HCI and UX in AI-Driven Systems (Room DCC 4325 – ICEx)
Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems – IHC (opens in a new window)

15:30 – 16:30

Coffee break and IHC posters and demos

16:30 – 18:30

Workshop: Addressing Global HCI Challenges at the Time of Geopolitical Tensions through Planetary Thinking and Indigenous Methodologies (Room DCC 6321 – ICEx)
Workshop: Effective Map-based Interfaces and Interactions (Room 2076 – ICEx)
Workshop: HCI Education and Education for HCI: Current Opportunities and Challenges (Room DCC 5307 – ICEx)
Workshop: HCI Research Methods in Focus: Perspectives and Strategies (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
Workshop: Navigation for people with disabilities and older people: current challenges and opportunities (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Workshop: Phenomenological concepts and methods for HCI research (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Workshop: Engineering Methods for HCI and UX in AI-Driven Systems (Room DCC 4325 – ICEx)
Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems – IHC (opens in a new window)

Wednesday 10th

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8:00 – 8:30

Registration

8:30 – 10:00

Opening ceremony (Auditorium – School of Engineering)

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:45

Opening keynote – Judy Bowen (Auditorium – School of Engineering)

11:45 – 13:45

Lunch break

13:45 – 15:30

Accessibility – Part 1 (Auditorium – School of Engineering)
Affective HCI and Emotion (Room 1010 – School of Engineering)
Augmented Reality – Part 1 (Room 1012 – School of Engineering)
HCI in Formal and Inclusive Learning Contexts (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Usability Evaluation Methods – Part 1 (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
Course – Design as Healing and Transformation: Bridging Cultural Differences with Critical Design – Part 1 (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Course – Designing Trustworthy Technology – Part 1 (Room 2076 – ICEx)
Course – An introduction to language and HCI for chatbots: a card-based approach – Part 1 (Room 3060 – ICEx)

15:30 – 16:30

Coffee break, Poster session 1 and interactive demos session 1

16:30 – 17:30

Talk 1 – Fabio Paternò (Auditorium – School of Engineering)

17:30 – 18:30

Interaction with Small or Large Displays – Part 1 (Auditorium – School of Engineering)
HCD for Mission-Critical Systems (Room 1010 – School of Engineering)
Augmented Reality – Part 2 (Room 1012 – School of Engineering)
Aesthetics & Emotions (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Industrial Experiences – Part 1 (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
Course – Design as Healing and Transformation: Bridging Cultural Differences with Critical Design – Part 2 (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Course – Designing Trustworthy Technology – Part 2 (Room 2076 – ICEx)

19:30 – 22:30

Social dinner – Paladino Restaurant

Thursday 11th

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8:00 – 8:30

Registration

8:30 – 10:00

Usability Evaluation Methods – Part 2 (Auditorium – School of Engineering)
Human-AI Interaction (Room 1010 – School of Engineering)
Design and Evaluation in Smart and Ubiquitous Contexts (Room 1012 – School of Engineering)
Methodologies for HCI – Part 1 (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (Room T005 – School of Engineering)

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:45

Keynote 2 – Heloísa Candello (Auditorium – School of Engineering)

11:45 – 13:45

Lunch break

13:45 – 15:30

Accessibility – Part 2 (Auditorium – School of Engineering)
Adaptive and AI-Powered Learning Systems (Room 1010 – School of Engineering)
HCI in Healthcare and Wellbeing (Room 1012 – School of Engineering)
Interaction with Small or Large Displays – Part 2 (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Course – Aurora: A Grammar for Writing Frictionless Design Roadmaps – Part 1 (Room 3060 – ICEx)
Course – HCI Research with GenAI: A Guide for Students and Researchers improving their academic work – Part 1 (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Course – Automation Design and Engineering in the Age of AI – Part 1 (Room 4117 – ICEx)
Course – Participatory Design for Visually Impaired People: From Research to Evaluation – Part 1 (Room 2076 – ICEx)

15:30 – 16:30

Coffee break, posters session 2 and interactive demos session 2

16:30 – 17:30

Talk 2 – Jussara Almeida (Auditorium – School of Engineering)

17:30 – 18:30

Accessibility – Part 3 – Auditorium
Learning Tools and Intelligent Tutoring – Room 1
Industrial Experiences – Part 2 – Room 2 Course – Aurora: A Grammar for Writing Frictionless Design Roadmaps – Part 2 (Room 3060 – ICEx)
Course – HCI Research with GenAI: A Guide for Students and Researchers improving their academic work – Part 2 (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Course – Automation Design and Engineering in the Age of AI – Part 2 (Room 4117 – ICEx)
Course – Participatory Design for Visually Impaired People: From Research to Evaluation – Part 2 (Room 2076 – ICEx)

19:00 – 20:00

IHC and INTERACT walk and run

Friday 12th

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8:00 – 8:30

Registration

8:30 – 10:00

Multimodal Assistive Interfaces (Auditorium – School of Engineering)
Designing for Identity, Safety, and Cultural Values (Room 1010 – School of Engineering)
Usability Evaluation Methods – Part 3 (Room 1012 – School of Engineering)
Methodologies for HCI – Part 2 (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Context-Dependent Systems (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
Course – Positionality in HCI: assessing and addressing EDI needs in research, education and practice – Part 1 (Room 3060 – ICEx)
Course – Conducting User Studies with Older Adults Interacting with the Web – Part 1 (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Course – Unframing Narrative Data Visualization – Part 1 (Room 2076 – ICEx)

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:45

Talk 3 – Felipe Nunes (Auditorium – School of Engineering)

11:45 – 13:45

Lunch Break

13:45 – 15:30

Emotionally-Informed Design (Auditorium – School of Engineering)
Usable Privacy and Security (Room 1010 – School of Engineering)
Aesthetics in HCI (Room 1012 – School of Engineering)
Augmented Reality – Part 3 (Room 1014 – School of Engineering)
Panel: Ethical Design and Child Protection in Platformized Education (Room T005 – School of Engineering)
Course – Positionality in HCI: assessing and addressing EDI needs in research, education and practice – Part 2 (Room 3060 – ICEx)
Course – Conducting User Studies with Older Adults Interacting with the Web – Part 2 (Room 2077 – ICEx)
Course – Unframing Narrative Data Visualization – Part 2 (Room 2076 – ICEx)

15:30 – 16:30

Coffee break, posters session 3 and interactive demos session 3

16:30 – 17:45

Closing keynote – Stephen Brewster (Auditorium – School of Engineering)

17:45 – 18:15

Closing Ceremony (Auditorium – School of Engineering)