tei•27 | Lisbon
welcome to tei
27
January 24–27, 2027 in Lisbon, Portugal
TEI'27 is the 21st annual ACM conference presenting the latest research and innovations in tangible,
embedded, and embodied interaction. Over the past two decades, the ACM TEI Conference has grown
significantly in visibility and impact, showcasing outstanding work from researchers and
practitioners
around the world. TEI brings together researchers, practitioners, industry professionals, artists,
designers and students from diverse disciplines including engineering, interaction design, computer
science, product design, media studies and the arts. The conference will take place
January
24–27, 2027 in Lisbon, Portugal
. For 2027 we aim to maintain the intimate,
cross-disciplinary spirit of TEI while highlighting new directions in how bodies and space shape
interactive systems.
TEI'27 is planned as an
in-person conference
to offer the full tangible and
embodied experience
that defines the TEI community. More details for each track and program will be provided at a later
date, but
Papers and Pictorials are due July 31st (AoE)
Theme:
The Body in Space
The theme for TEI'27,
“The Body in Space”
, foregrounds how bodies – individual and
collective, human and non-human – inhabit, move through, sense, and shape physical and hybrid spaces. We
invite work that examines corporeality and spatiality in interaction design, for example:
embodied sensing and actuation (wearables, on-body interfaces, prosthetic and assistive
technologies)
spatial interfaces and locative experiences (virtual bodies, augmented architecture, urban
computing)
movement, gesture, and kinaesthetic interaction in public and private spaces
tactile, haptic, and multisensory design that links body and environment
choreography of social and collaborative interactions across shared spaces
We welcome empirical studies, design work, system prototypes, theoretical perspectives, and artistic
investigations that explore how the lived body and physical space co-constitute meaningful interactions.
About Lisbon
Lisbon, Europe's second-oldest capital city, sits on the estuary of the Tagus and combines a rich
maritime history, varied neighbourhoods, and lively cultural life. Its mix of grand viewpoints, historic
quarters, contemporary museums, and accessible coastal scenery makes it an excellent setting for a
conference focused on bodies and space. For visitors, there are compelling museums, music and
performance scenes, historic monuments, and a growing tech and design community.
More information on what to do in and around Lisbon can be found on the
tourism office’s website