Augmented Humans 2026
March 16-19, 2026

Okinawa, Japan

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May 30, 2025
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About the Conference

The Augmented Humans (AHs) International Conference 2026 will be an in-person event, held in March 2026 at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology graduate university (OIST).

The conference focuses on physical, cognitive, and perceptual augmentation of humans through digital technologies. The plural – humans – emphasizes the move towards technologies that enhance human capabilities beyond the individual and will have the potential for impact on a societal scale.

The idea of augmenting the human intellect has a long tradition, the term was coined by Douglas Engelbart in 1962 [1]. Today, many of the technologies envisioned by Engelbart and other are commonplace, and looking towards the future, many technologies which amplify the human body and mind far beyond the original vision are within reach.

The conference proceedings are planned to be published in the ACM Digital Library as a volume in its International Conference Proceedings Series with ISBN.

[1] Engelbart, Douglas C.: "AUGMENTING HUMAN INTELLECT: A Conceptual Framework." (1962)

Topics

• AI and Human Augmentation

• Human-AI Symbiosis and Co-Evolution

• Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (XR)

• Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMI)

• Cognitive Neural Science for Human Augmentation

• Cyborgs, Exoskeletons, and Assistive Technologies

• Telexistence and Cybernetic Avatars

• Augmented Sports and Superhuman Sports

• Haptics for Enhancing Human Abilities

• Wearable and Ubiquitous Computing for Augmented Capabilities

• Applications in Rehabilitation, Healthcare, Mental Health, Games, Sleep, Eating, Art, and Performance

• Neurodiversity and Social Inclusion

• Augmented Identity and Social Interaction

• Security, Privacy, and Trust in Human Augmentation Technologies

• Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Human Augmentation

• Human-AI Symbiosis, Coevolution

• Augmented Identity, Social Interaction

Submission Deadlines and Notifications

Full/Short Paper/ Submission Deadline November 18th, 2026
Full/Short Paper Decisions sent to Author January 15th, 2026
Full/Short Paper Camera-Ready TBD
Poster/Demos Submission Deadline January 26th, 2026
Poster/Demos Decisions sent to Author TBD
Poster/Demos Camera-Ready TBD

Note: If you want to organize the workshop, please contact the AHs general chairs ahs2026.generalchairs@gmail.com.

Calls for Participation

Program Overview (tentative)

Monday, March 16th

Morning: Workshops

Afternoon: Opening Keynote, Paper sessions

Evening: Reception

Tuesday, March 17th

Morning: Paper sessions

Afternoon: Keynote & Plenary sessions, Poster & Demos

Evening: OIST lab tour & exhibition

Wednesday, March 18th

Morning: Paper sessions

Afternoon: Poster & Demos, Special sessions

Evening: Banquet

Thursday, March 19th

Morning: Paper sessions

Afternoon: Closing keynote

Conference location

The conference takes place at:

Auditorium in OIST Conference Center,

Okinawa, Japan