ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction — 2027
January 24-27, 2027
Lisbon, PortugalHCI Interaction Design Technology
Important Dates
| Submission deadline | August 6, 2026 (closed) |
TEI is the ACM’s conference for interaction that happens off the screen: tangible interfaces, embedded computing, shape-changing and haptic devices, wearables, smart materials and the design research around them. It sits in the SIGCHI family alongside CHI and UIST, but is smaller and unusually craft-oriented, with studios and hands-on work given the same standing as papers.
It is also one of the few HCI venues where Pictorials, a visual-first paper format, are a first-class submission type rather than an afterthought.
The 21st edition runs January 24 to 27, 2027 in Lisbon. The venue has not been announced. Papers and Pictorials closed August 6, 2026.
Late January is a good time to be in Lisbon: cool but mild, largely outside the rain, and far cheaper and emptier than the summer.
Venue info not available.
Our picks for ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction attendees
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Myriad by SANA Hotel
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