Advances in User Experience for Human–Computer Interaction
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Applied Sciences focuses on advances in user experience that expand the boundaries of Human–Computer Interaction across devices, modalities, and contexts. We welcome the submission of original research, system designs, and rigorous evaluations that make interactions more adaptive, inclusive, and trustworthy. The scope of this Special Issue includes personalized and context-aware interfaces; multimodal and cross-device experiences; extended-reality (AR/VR/MR) and spatial computing; conversational and agentic systems; and data-driven methods for modeling, measuring, and improving UX. We particularly welcome contributions that integrate accessibility, privacy, security, and ethical considerations throughout the design and deployment lifecycle, as well as reproducible methodologies, open datasets, and benchmarkable metrics. Application domains may span healthcare, education, industry, mobility, and smart environment, and submissions may present novel algorithms, frameworks, and toolchains; empirical studies and user trials; or case studies demonstrating measurable impact. We also encourage the submission of articles that bridge human-centered AI with transparent, explainable decision-making and sustainable, long-term usage.
Dr. Yi Yang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- adaptive, context-aware and cross-device interfaces
- multimodal interaction (voice, gesture, gaze)
- extended reality (AR/VR/MR) & spatial computing
- conversational and agentic systems
- accessibility & inclusive design
- human-centered AI and explainability
- UX metrics, analytics & reproducibility
- trust, privacy & ethics in UX
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