Registration Opens for ACI 2026

The ACI 2026 International Conference will take place from December 2–5, 2026, on the FHNW campus in Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland, marking the first time the event is held in continental Europe. Registration is now open, with Early Bird rates available until September 30, 2026. The conference continues a tradition that has brought the Animal-Computer Interaction community to Glasgow, North Carolina, Newcastle, Bloomington, Milton Keynes, Haifa, and Atlanta, reinforcing its position as a leading venue for research at the intersection of animals and technology. As the field continues to grow, researchers and practitioners explore how technology shapes animals’ lives, welfare, cognition, and social dynamics while developing animal-centered systems and methods that embrace multispecies perspectives. The conference maintains its commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration across biology, technology, and cultural studies, supporting work that seeks to design ethically grounded, welfare-enhancing, and inclusive technological futures for all animals, humans included. ACI 2026 also features a Special Issue on Animal-Machine Interaction. The proceedings will be published in the ACM library. The conference will be hosted by Prof. Dr. Oliver Bendel, FHNW School of Business.

Fig.: Registration is open