[CFP] Workshop on Human Expertise and Agency in AI-Supported Work @ CHIWork 2026, June 22
Chiara Natali
(Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CfP)
==================================================================
CALL FOR PAPERS
Workshop on Human Expertise and Agency in AI-Supported Work
@ CHIWork 2026
Date: June 22 2026, Linz, Austria
Workshop website: https://agency-and-skill.github.io/
Conference website: https://chiwork.org/26/
Submission form: https://forms.fillout.com/t/8RCxGKcGE7us
When AI becomes a routine collaborator at work, what happens to human expertise and agency?
As algorithms suggest diagnoses, draft legal arguments, grade assignments, or review code, professions are not only supported—they are reshaped. Skills are redistributed, judgement is recalibrated, and responsibility is renegotiated. While short-term performance gains are well documented, the long-term consequences for human agency and skill development remain largely unexamined.
This workshop invites critical and interdisciplinary perspectives on the sustainability of human expertise in AI-supported work. We welcome contributions from HCI, AI, cognitive science, philosophy, organisational studies, healthcare, law, education, and related domains.
TOPICS
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Cognitive offloading and its limits
- Deskilling, upskilling, and skill redistribution
- Human agency and responsibility in AI-supported decisions
- Human–AI collaboration protocols
- Longitudinal evaluation of human–AI interaction
- Metrics for agency and skill sustainability
SUBMISSIONS
Participants are invited to submit short contributions (up to 4 pages, excluding references). Submissions may include empirical, theoretical, conceptual, or methodological work, as well as reflective pieces on prior research relevant to the workshop themes.
Submit the PDF via the following submission form: https://forms.fillout.com/t/8RCxGKcGE7us
Proceedings are non-archival: accepted submissions will be shared on the workshop website and a dedicated GitHub repository.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: May 4, 2026 (AoE)
Notification: May 18, 2026 (AoE)
Workshop date: June 22, 2026
LOCATION
The workshop will be held in-person within the CHIwork conference (Linz, Austria). Remote participation is possible.
CONTACT
ORGANIZERS
- Caterina Fregosi, PhD candidate at the University of Milano-Bicocca
- Simon WS Fischer, PhD candidate at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour
- Chiara Natali, Postdoc researcher at VU Amsterdam
- Hanna Schraffenberger, Assistant Professor at Radboud University
- Federico Cabitza, Associate Professor at the University of Milano-Bicocca and Director of the Digital Health & Wellbeing Centre at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK)
More information: https://agency-and-skill.github.io