STEP-HAI

About this Workshop

Strengthening Engineering Psychology for Human-AI Interactions" (STEP-HAI) workshop brings together researchers and practitioners to enhance the theoretical foundations of human-AI interactions (HAI) that are rooted in engineering and cognitive psychology. As we increasingly interact with intelligent systems, a deep understanding of human cognition is essential to designing effective, efficient, and trusted AI. Despite growing empirical HAI research, theoretical frameworks require further validation and refinement. This workshop invites submissions on foundational theory, experimental work on user interfaces, and insights on strengthening psychology principles in HAI, including information processing, AI-assisted decision-making, and user perceptions for human-centered AI design.

Call for Contribution

We invite submissions of short papers (max. six pages, including figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, acknowledgments, and any content except references) that showcase approaches to evaluating human-AI interactions. Submissions should be in standard ACM single-column format (based on the acmart template). Please include abstract, keywords, and references following the ACM guidelines. We are looking for contributions in the following areas:

Theory-Driven Contributions

Papers that provide a theoretical framework or conceptual model for understanding and assessing human-AI interactions.

Empirical and Experimental Studies

Work that evaluates human-AI interactions through empirical data or experimental methods, offering insights into usability, trust, user satisfaction, or other critical dimensions.

Position / White Papers

Papers that present strategic perspectives, critically discuss the status quo of HAI work, or propose future directions for measuring and evaluating human-AI interactions, with arguments to strengthen and evolve current practices.

We plan to make the accepted contributions available after the conference so that they can be cited and found via DOI. Use of the contributions and their content in other venues is possible without restriction.

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Organizers

Thomas Franke

Professor of Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics

Institute for Multimedia and Interactive Systems, University of Lübeck

Patricia Kahr

PhD Candidate in Human-Computer Interaction and AI-assisted Decision-Making

School of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology

Tim Schrills

PhD Candidate in Human-Computer Interaction and AI-assisted Decision-Making

Institute for Multimedia and interactive Systems; University of Lübeck

Program Committee

Niels van Berkel

Professor of Human-Computer Interaction

Human-Centered Computing Group, Aalborg University

Zana Buçinca

PhD Researcher in Human-Computer Interaction and Responsible AI

Harvard University

Margaret Burnett

Distinguished Professor of Computer Science

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University

Hanna Hauptmann

Assistant Professor in Human-Centered Computing

Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University

Bart Knijnenburg

Associate Professor in Human-Centered Computing

School of Computing, Clemson University

Linda Onnasch

Professor of Psychology of Action and Automation

Berlin University of Technology

Simone Stumpf

Professor of Responsible and Interactive AI

School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow

Marko Tkalcic

Associate Professor, Faculty of Mathematics

Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska

Martijn Willemsen

Associate Professor in Human Decision Making with Interactive Systems

Eindhoven University of Technology & Jheronimus Academy of Data Science Den Bosch

Wen Duan

Research Assistant Professor in Human-Centered Computing

School of Computing, Clemson University

Alan Said

Associate Professor of Computer Science

University of Gothenburg

Planned Schedule

Speech

Welcome

14:30 - 14:40

Keynote on

Evaluation that truly gets users: Improving our understanding of human-AI interaction by linking theory with user perceptions, experiences, and behaviour

14:40 - 15:40

Martijn Willemsen

Paper Presentations

Paper 1

15:40 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:30

Paper Presentations

Paper 2 + 3

16:30 - 17:10

Short Break

17:10 - 17:20

Interactive Workshop on

Old Wisdom, New Frontiers, and Everything in Between: Rethinking the Future of Human-AI Interaction

17:20 - 18:30

Tim Schrills and Patricia Kahr