North South University Human Computer Interaction

Hello all,

We would love to announce that ACM COMPASS 2026 is here. The conference will be on July 27-31. This time, the conference will be VIRTUAL, so it will be a nice opportunity to submit your work and present from home.

Important dates: Call for Full Paper

Submission site open: February 10, 2026
Submission Deadline: March 7, 2026
Author Notifications: May 1, 2026
Camera-Ready Deadline: June 1, 2026
COMPASS 2026 Virtual Conference: July 27–31, 2026.
Submission Details: https://compass.acm.org/call-for-papers/

Themes and Topics of Interest

We invite submissions that speak to that contribute to one or more of the following areas:

Systems and IoT for Sustainable Societies
HCI, Design and Critical Perspectives
AI, ML and Data Science for Sustainable Societies
Development, Economics and Policy
Environment, Sustainability, Degrowth, and Climate Change
Technology, Media, and Social Practice
Energy, Infrastructure and Economic Changes in age of AI

There will be a separate Call for Posters, which will be announced soon.

We look forward to having your submissions in COMPASS 2026. Best wishes.

Thank you.

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Huge congratulations to the Autism Team led by Anik Sinha and the 4IR Team led by Antara Saha. Both teams have received CTRG funding from NSU this 2026. The year has truly started with a blast!

The Autism project focuses on the development of an application to support communication and learning for Children with Autism (CWA).

The 4IR project aims to examine the adoption of automation-driven manufacturing tools in Bangladeshi RMG industries through a socio-technical lens.

Both teams are moving forward with dedication and hard work. They have got a fantastic opportunity to deliver outstanding research.

Best wishes✨

Congrats to Young researchers (Aalok, Tisha, and Marzan) in DIAL for the new journal acceptance in JMIR.

"Understanding the Mental and Physical Burdens of Physicians and Identifying Support Interventions in Bangladesh: Qualitative Study" has been accepted in Interactive Journal of Medical Research (iJMR) in JMIR Publications, authored by: Rahat Jahangir Rony, Shams Akbor Aalok, Lamia Amin Tisha, Marzan Mahatab, and Nova Ahmed.

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