ICACHI: Chinese CHI 2017—Update
Chinese CHI 2017 will take place in Guangzhou, China, on June 8–9, organized by the Chinese human–computer interaction association. Submissions close January 13, 2017. Please refer to ICACHI's official website for authoritative updates, or click Read More below.
International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction (ICACHI) was founded on May 10, 2012, in Austin, USA, during ACM CHI 2012. Four Chinese CHI editions have taken place alongside ACM CHI: April 29, 2013, in Paris; April 26–27, 2014, in Toronto; April 18–19, 2015, in Seoul; and May 7–12, 2016, in San Jose. Chinese CHI 2017 will be held in Guangzhou on June 8–9, 2017.
Host institution Guangdong University of Technology is a multidisciplinary university emphasizing engineering alongside science, economics, management, humanities, law, and art, and is included in Guangdong's high-level university development initiative. Located in Guangzhou, it develops collaborative innovation platforms and trains internationally minded graduates with strong foundations and creativity. Guangdong University of Technology established its School of Art and Design in 2004; it is now a Cumulus member. Its eleven programs cover industrial design, product design, fashion design and engineering, fashion and accessories design, visual communication, environmental design, animation, digital media art, digital media technology, fine arts, and performance. International partnerships include Aalto University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Konstfack in Sweden, Nagoya City University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and design companies including Finnish creative design firms and Fang-Hong Design.
Chinese CHI 2017 provides Chinese HCI researchers worldwide with opportunities for academic–industry exchange. Human–Computer Interaction studies relationships between users and machines. Successful projects integrate computing fields such as graphics, AI, natural language processing, multimedia, systems, and networks with communications, media, industrial design, linguistics, social science, cognitive psychology, and human factors. The conference takes place in Guangzhou on June 8–9, 2017, and welcomes researchers and industry professionals worldwide to exchange ideas.
The Fifth International Symposium of Chinese CHI (Chinese CHI 2017) will be held 8 to 9 Jun in Guangzhou, China. Chinese CHI is Chinese leading forum for research in all areas of Human-Computer Interaction. It attracts an international community of practitioners, researchers, academics and students from a wide range of disciplines including user experience design, software engineering, human factors, information systems, social science and creative industries among other disciplines.
Honorary Conference Chairs
Guozhong Dai, Institute Of Software Chinese Academy Of Sciences
Chengyong Wang, The vice-president of GuangDong University of Technology
Shumin Zhai, Google
Xiangshi Ren, Kochi University of Technology
Yi-Ping Hong, National Taiwan University
Conference Chairs
Yingqing Xu, Tsinghua University
Henry Duh, University of Tasmania
Local Chair
Chengyong Wang, vice president, Guangdong University of Technology
Xuejiao Huang, Chairman of school of art and design, Guangdong University of Technology
Hai Fang, Dean, School of art and design, Guangdong University of Technology
Fei Hu, Associate Dean, School of art and design, Guangdong University of Technology
Kaiping Feng, Head of department of digital media, School of art and design, Guangdong University of Technology
Technical Chair
YI JI, GuangDong University of Technology
Ma Xiaojuan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Program Co-Chairs
Haipeng Mi, Tsinghua University
Wang Haochuan, National Tsing Hua University
Nenghao Yu, National Chengchi University