Topic in Human-AI Interaction

Accessibility, health & wellbeing

23 labs at 15 universities work on accessibility, health & wellbeing (part of Human-AI Interaction). Most at UW, CMU and Georgia Tech. 21 published in 2026.

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23 labs at 15 universities work on accessibility, health & wellbeing. Most at 3, 2, 2. 21 of them published in 2026, mostly at CHI, CSCW and UIST. Earliest deadline: , Dec 1.

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SGNTUCollege of Computing and Data Science

Chunyan MiaoProfessor

Works on human-centered AI and human-AI interaction, AI ethics, and AI for health, ageing, sustainability and education.

Human-AI collaboration & trust
Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Language & society

2026"It Seems to Understand My Heart": An Empirical Study of Persona-Driven Persuasive AI Agent for Aging-in-Place in SingaporeCHI
2026A Comprehensive Survey on Multimodal Recommender Systems: Taxonomy, Evaluation, and Future DirectionsTPAMI

43 T1 · 94 papers · Group size not listed

CHETH ZurichComputer Science (D-INFK)

Christian HolzAssociate Professor

Leads the Sensing, Interaction & Perception Lab, building wearable and mixed-reality systems that use machine learning on sensor data for interaction and…

Interfaces & interaction techniques
Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Robot perception & SLAM

2026CapFM: A Foundation Model for Capacitive Touch SensingUIST
2026EgoExoMoCap: Distributed Ego-Exo Human Motion CaptureECCV

42 T1 · 76 papers · 12 members · 3 alumni

SGNUSDepartment of Computer ScienceDec 15

Yi-Chieh LeeAssistant Professor

Designs conversational AI agents for mental well-being and behaviour change, working in HCI, CSCW and human-centred AI.

Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Interfaces & interaction techniques
Dialogue, generation & summarization

2026Affective and Goal-Oriented Factors of Relationship Formation in the Digital Therapeutic Alliance: A Longitudinal Study of Mental Health ChatbotsCHI
2026AI Personalization Paradox: Reading Highlights for Personalized AI-Assisted Writing Increases Engagement but Undermines Autonomy and OwnershipCHI

32 T1 · 51 papers · 12 members · 21 alumni

USUWPaul G. Allen School of Computer Science & EngineeringDec 15

Jon E. FroehlichProfessor

Builds human-AI systems for urban accessibility, including crowdsourced and computer-vision sidewalk assessment, and AR tools.

Human-AI collaboration & trust
Accessibility, health & wellbeing

2026ArtScape: Detecting, Characterizing, and Interactively Exploring Urban Art at Scale Using Vision Language ModelsUIST
2026BikeButler: A Personalized, Context-sensitive Bike Routing Tool using Open Data and VLM-based Analyses of Street View ImageryCHI

23 T1 · 65 papers · 7 members · 257 alumni

USGeorgia TechSchool of Interactive ComputingDec 15

Munmun De ChoudhuryProfessor

Uses computational social science and language analysis of social media to reason about mental health and well-being.

Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Social computing & responsible AI
Language & society

2026(Re)mediators of Epistemic Injustice: Generative AI and Hermeneutic Resource Provision in Intimate Partner ViolenceIn Proceedings of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. CHI , to appear
2026Adverse Mental Health Events As a Trigger for Online Harassment: Evidence from Online Conversations of Youth Experiencing Psychiatric HospitalizationsIn Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, ICWSM , to appear

19 T1 · 76 papers · 23 members · 129 alumni

USUC BerkeleyElectrical Engineering and Computer SciencesDec 1

Amy PavelAssistant Professor

Builds human-AI systems that make videos and visual media accessible to blind and low-vision people.

Human-AI collaboration & trust
Accessibility, health & wellbeing

2026A11y-CUA Dataset: Characterizing the Accessibility Gap in Computer Use AgentsCHI
2026Co-Designing Multimodal Systems for Accessible Asynchronous Dance InstructionCHI

16 T1 · 26 papers · 5 members · 9 alumni

USUIUCSiebel School of Computing and Data ScienceDec 1

Koustuv SahaAssistant Professor

Studies human-centered AI and social computing, including machine learning on social media to understand mental health and well-being.

Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Social computing & responsible AI
Language & society

2026“In my defense, only three hours on Instagram”: Designing Toward Digital Self-Awareness and WellbeingCHI
2026Designing Beyond Language: Sociotechnical Barriers in AI Health Technologies for Limited English ProficiencyCHI

16 T1 · 78 papers · 32 members · 20 alumni

DETUMTUM School of Medicine and Health

Daniel RothProfessor

Researches human-machine interfaces for medicine, including AI- and extended-reality-based assistance systems.

Interfaces & interaction techniques
Accessibility, health & wellbeing

2026Evaluating Cutout Rendering Techniques for Pass-Through Embodiment Using a Real-Mirror MetaphorVR
2026Hybrid Foveated Path Tracing with Peripheral Gaussians for Immersive AnatomyVR

14 T1 · 37 papers · 9 members · 2 alumni

USUWPaul G. Allen School of Computer Science & EngineeringDec 15

James FogartyProfessor

Develops approaches to personal data and human-AI interaction, with applications in health and accessibility.

Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Human-AI collaboration & trust

2026A Framework for Adapting In-Car Touchscreen Interfaces to Driver Behaviors, Perception, and CognitionCHI
2026TaskAudit: Detecting Functiona11ity Errors in Mobile Apps via Agentic Task ExecutionCHI

10 T1 · 20 papers · 7 members

USCMUHuman-Computer Interaction InstituteDec 9

Mayank GoelAssociate Professor

Studies sensing systems and machine learning on mobile and wearable devices for health and interaction.

Interfaces & interaction techniques
Accessibility, health & wellbeing

2026CalmReminder: A Design Probe for Parental Engagement with Children with Hyperactivity, Augmented by Real-Time Motion Sensing with a WatchCHI
2026Evidotes: Integrating Scientific Evidence and Anecdotes to Support Uncertainties Triggered by Peer Health PostsCHI

10 T1 · 25 papers · 6 members · 6 alumni

USUSCAnnenberg School for Communication and JournalismDec 15

Angel HwangAssistant Professor Computational Communication Science & Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science

Studies human-AI interaction and the social effects of AI on teamwork, content production and mental health support.

Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Human-AI collaboration & trust
Signal processing & information theory

2026"Better Ask for Forgiveness than Permission": Practices and Policies of AI Disclosure in Freelance WorkCHI
2026CounselBench: A Large-Scale Expert Evaluation and Adversarial Benchmarking of Large Language Models in Mental Health Question AnsweringICLR

9 T1 · 12 papers · 8 members

SGNUSDepartment of Computer ScienceDec 15

Brian Y. LimAssociate Professor

Leads the NUS Ubicomp Lab, designing explainable AI and human-centred AI tools for healthcare, wellness and urban sustainability.

Human-AI collaboration & trust
Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Trustworthy & safe ML

2026Beyond Scores: Explainable Intelligent Assessment Strengthens Pre-service Teachers' Assessment LiteracyCHI
2026Comparables XAI: Faithful Example-based AI Explanations with Counterfactual Trace AdjustmentsCHI

8 T1 · 16 papers · Group size not listed

USMichiganComputer Science and EngineeringDec 15

Dhruv JainAssistant Professor, EECS – Computer Science and Engineering

Builds human-centered AI for accessibility, including sound-awareness systems that recognize and visualize sounds for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.

Human-AI collaboration & trust
Accessibility, health & wellbeing

2026Realtime Accessibility in Virtual ENvironments for Blind and Low-Vision PeopleCHI
2026Rehearsing Real Routes in VR to Support Independent Navigation with Low-VisionUIST

8 T1 · 27 papers · 3 members · 11 alumni

USNYUTechnology Management and Innovation (Tandon)Dec 12

Oded NovMorton L. Topfer Professor of Technology Management

Studies human-AI interaction in digital health and the future of work, including how clinicians and patients use AI-generated advice.

Human-AI collaboration & trust
Accessibility, health & wellbeing

2025AI Rivalry as a Craft: How Resisting and Embracing Generative AI Are Reshaping the Writing ProfessionCHI
2025Increased Use of Asocial Technologies Is Associated with Reduced Well-being Among Older AdultsCHI

5 T1 · 17 papers · Group size not listed

GBEdinburghSchool of Informatics

Tara CapelLecturer in Design Informatics

Researches human-computer interaction and human-centred AI for health and wellbeing, using co-design and design probes.

Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Interfaces & interaction techniques

2026Caring about Care: A Meta-Narrative Review of HCI Research on CareCHI
2026LLooM: Weaving Stories and Probing Experiences of Language TechnologiesCHI

5 T1 · 14 papers · Group size not listed

USNYUComputer Science (NYU Shanghai)Dec 12

Hongyi WenAssistant Professor

Develops human-centered AI, including recommender systems that reflect user intent and well-being.

Recommendation, search & web
Human-AI collaboration & trust
Accessibility, health & wellbeing

2026Histogram-Constrained Image GenerationECCV
2026SHAPE: Unifying Safety, Helpfulness and Pedagogy for Educational LLMsACL

4 T1 · 7 papers · 5 members · 1 alumnus

USGeorgia TechSchool of Interactive ComputingDec 15

Naveena KarusalaAssistant Professor

Studies how to center care work in the design of AI technologies for healthcare and social services.

Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Social computing & responsible AI

2026"It just requires so much more creativity": Barriers and Workarounds to Gathering Information for AI ContestationCHI
2026Unpacking Space, Place, and Labor in Experiences of MenopauseCHI

4 T1 · 16 papers · Group size not listed

GBUCLDepartment of Computer Science

Amid AyobiAssociate Professor in Digital Health

Designs conversational AI systems and human-centred tools that support self-care for people living with chronic conditions such as multiple sclerosis and…

Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Dialogue, generation & summarization
Affective & health speech

2026"The chat can actually help you gauge what you're seeing": Co-Designing an LLM-Based User Reporting Tool in the Context of Ambiguous Targeted Harassment with UK Instagram UsersNordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
2026Activity Trackers and WearablesThe Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cyberpsychology

3 T1 · 20 papers · Group size not listed

USMichiganComputer Science and EngineeringDec 15

Dan AdlerAssistant Professor, EECS- Computer Science and Engineering

Builds responsible, human-centered sensing and multimodal machine learning tools for health, including passive smartphone and wearable data for mental-health…

Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Interfaces & interaction techniques
Vision-language & multimodal

2026MIND: Empowering Mental Health Clinicians with Multimodal Data Insights through a Narrative DashboardCHI
2025Designing Technologies for Value-based Mental Healthcare: Centering Clinicians' Perspectives on Outcomes Data Specification, Collection, and UseCHI

3 T1 · 5 papers · 2 members

SGNTUCollege of Computing and Data Science

Samantha ChanAssistant Professor

Builds wearable and AI interfaces that support human cognition, memory and healthy aging, using physiological signals and brain-computer interfaces.

Interfaces & interaction techniques
Accessibility, health & wellbeing
Neuroscience & brain-computer interfaces

2026MnemoMaker: Creator, Curator, or Something Else? Exploring Human-AI Mnemonic Co-CreationCHI Extended Abstracts
2025Leveraging AI-Generated Emotional Self-Voice to Nudge People towards their Ideal SelvesCHI

3 T1 · 11 papers · Group size not listed

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Chunyan MiaoProfessor

Christian HolzAssociate Professor

Yi-Chieh LeeAssistant Professor

Jon E. FroehlichProfessor

Munmun De ChoudhuryProfessor

Amy PavelAssistant Professor

Koustuv SahaAssistant Professor

Daniel RothProfessor

James FogartyProfessor

Mayank GoelAssociate Professor

Angel HwangAssistant Professor Computational Communication Science & Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science

Brian Y. LimAssociate Professor

Dhruv JainAssistant Professor, EECS – Computer Science and Engineering

Oded NovMorton L. Topfer Professor of Technology Management

Tara CapelLecturer in Design Informatics

Hongyi WenAssistant Professor

Naveena KarusalaAssistant Professor

Amid AyobiAssociate Professor in Digital Health

Dan AdlerAssistant Professor, EECS- Computer Science and Engineering

Samantha ChanAssistant Professor

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Chunyan MiaoProfessor

Christian HolzAssociate Professor

Yi-Chieh LeeAssistant Professor

Jon E. FroehlichProfessor

Munmun De ChoudhuryProfessor

Amy PavelAssistant Professor

Koustuv SahaAssistant Professor

Daniel RothProfessor

James FogartyProfessor

Mayank GoelAssociate Professor

Angel HwangAssistant Professor Computational Communication Science & Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science

Brian Y. LimAssociate Professor

Dhruv JainAssistant Professor, EECS – Computer Science and Engineering

Oded NovMorton L. Topfer Professor of Technology Management

Tara CapelLecturer in Design Informatics

Hongyi WenAssistant Professor

Naveena KarusalaAssistant Professor

Amid AyobiAssociate Professor in Digital Health

Dan AdlerAssistant Professor, EECS- Computer Science and Engineering

Samantha ChanAssistant Professor