Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence (HHAI) is an international conference series dedicated to the study of Artificial Intelligence systems designed to work with, rather than in place of, humans. The conference brings together research on AI systems that collaborate synergistically, proactively, and purposefully with people, with the goal of amplifying human intelligence instead of replacing it.
Scope
HHAI invites contributions that advance the development of adaptive, collaborative, responsible, and ethical human-centered intelligent systems. We particularly welcome submissions that explore how HHAI systems can leverage human strengths and compensate for human limitations, while taking into account the social, ethical and legal implications of human-AI interaction.
Although the HHAI field is driven by developments in AI, it also requires fundamentally new approaches and interdisciplinary solutions. We therefore encourage contributions that bridge AI with other research domains such as HCI, cognitive and social sciences, philosophy and ethics, complex systems, among others. We invite scholars from these and other relevant fields to submit original, high-quality work, including mature research, work in progress, and visionary ideas that advance the state of the art in Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence.
Note that this year we also provide the option to send in an abstract on work published in journals, relevant for the theme of this conference (see below).
HHAI 2026 will be held on July 6–10, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium, and is the fifth edition of this international conference.
Important dates
- Abstract submission: February 20th, 2026
- Paper submission: February 27th, 2026
- Acceptance notification: April 10th, 2026
- Camera-ready version: May 2nd, 2026
- Workshops and tutorials (Brussels, Belgium): July 6-7, 2026
- Main conference (Brussels, Belgium): July 8-10, 2026
All deadlines are 23:59 AoE (anywhere on Earth).
Paper types
In this conference, we wish to stimulate the exchange of novel ideas and interdisciplinary perspectives. To do this, we will accept three different types of papers:
- Full papers present original, impactful work (12 pages excluding references)
- Blue sky papers present visionary ideas to stimulate the research community (8 pages excluding references)
- Working papers present work in progress (8 pages excluding references)
- Extended abstracts present published journal articles from January 2025 onwards (3 pages excluding references)
Accepted full papers and Blue sky papers will be published in the Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Hybrid Human-Machine Intelligence, in the Frontiers of AI series by IOS Press. Working papers and extended abstracts can be included in the proceedings, unless the authors request the paper to remain unpublished.
Location
HHAI 2026 will be an in-person, single-track conference organized in Brussels, Belgium. Workshops and tutorials (6-7 July) as well as the main conference (8-10 July) will be held at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, Campus Etterbeek – La Plaine.
For more information and submission guidelines, please visit https://hhai-conference.org/2026/cfp/
