IHM '26 – XAI4U is a one-day workshop held during the 37th French-speaking Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (IHM’26), which will take place on October 20, 2026, in Lille, France.

XAI4U – Explainable AI for End Users aims to explore how explainability can effectively support end users, going beyond purely technical solutions. The workshop focuses on how explanations can be designed, adapted, and evaluated through the lenses of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), user experience (UX), and data visualization, to improve transparency, trust, and appropriation of AI systems.

We welcome interdisciplinary contributions from HCI, AI, ML, UX, and visualization communities, including empirical studies, methodological proposals, design explorations, and critical perspectives. Presentations (15/20 min + Q&A) may be in French or English.

Program

09:00 – 09:30 Welcome and Introduction to the Workshop

09:30 – 10:30 Session 1 – Presentation of Contributions
Research papers, experience reports, demonstrations, ongoing work, or conceptual reflections.
→ Each presentation will be followed by a discussion with the audience.

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30 Session 2 – Presentation of Contributions
→ Each presentation will be followed by an open discussion with participants.

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:30 Session 3 – Presentation of Contributions
→ Each presentation will be followed by a discussion with participants.

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:00 Session 4 – Presentation of Contributions
→ Final presentations of the day followed by exchanges with the audience.

17:00 – 17:30 Wrap-up and Open Discussion
→ A collective discussion to reflect on the key ideas and insights from the day, share perspectives, identify future research directions, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Submission Guidelines

We welcome short presentations related to the theme of AI explainability for end users. This includes, for example, the visualization of AI-generated data, the design of understandable interfaces, consideration of cognitive biases, or any other issue related to transparency, trust, or user appropriation of intelligent systems.

Contributions on explanatory systems not directly related to AI may also be accepted if they help enrich the design of explanations in the context of XAI.

• research projects (ongoing or completed),
• tools, methods, or prototypes,
• conceptual or reflective work,
• design or UX explorations.

Interested participants are invited to submit a title and a short abstract (maximum 1 page, references included) by Friday, September 18, 2026. Submissions will be reviewed by the workshop organizers, and authors will be notified of acceptance by Friday, September 25, 2026.

Non-exhaustive List of Topics

• Designing explanations tailored to user profiles and usage contexts
• Visualization methods to support user understanding
• Evaluation of trust, transparency, or reliance in interaction
• UX or field studies involving explanatory systems
• Impact of cognitive biases on the reception and interpretation of explanations
• Non-textual forms of explanation
• Explanation in systems not necessarily based on AI
• New formats, metaphors, or interaction models for explanation
• Immersive visualizations for explanation
• Social or ethical issues related to explainability
• Etc.

Organizers

• Rafik Belloum, UPHF
• Arnaud Lewandowski, ULCO
• Grégory Bourguin, ULCO
• Kathia Oliveira, UPHF

Publication

If authors are willing, we’ll share a compiled version of the accepted abstracts.

Venue

IHM '26 – XAI4U is a one-day workshop that will take place during the 37th International Francophone Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (IHM’26), held from November 19 to 23, 2026, in Lille, France.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to rafik.belloum@uphf.fr