Accepted Papers: Overview and Thematic Clusters

CHI 2026 XR4CE Workshop | 22 accepted position papers

Part 1: Per-Paper Summary

# Title (short) Domain Central Thesis Primary Purpose Sociotechnical Focus
2 Designing Memorable XR Under Stress Emergency / Sports Stress-driven unitisation impairs contextual binding; XR must fuse critical data with its operational referent Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
3 Calibrated Trust in MTM Disaster Response Disaster response Asymmetric XR-AI architecture + human-in-the-loop enables MTM coordination under degraded conditions Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Human-AI Collaboration and Trust Calibration
4 Subtractive XR for NG911 Dispatch Emergency dispatch Treat operator attention as a scarce resource; shift from additive to subtractive, workload-adaptive information design Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
6 AR Radio Communication Military / Emergency AR visual overlays + LLM summaries reduce comprehension failures in high-noise radio communication Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Human-AI Collaboration and Trust Calibration
7 Human-Centered Reliability in XR Military / Search & Rescue Move from generic explanations to continuously updated reliability estimates (HCSR) embedded as spatial cues Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Human-AI Collaboration and Trust Calibration
8 Physiology-Aware XR for Fast-Jet Training Aviation / Military XR training must explicitly design for the perceptual-physiological asymmetry; prioritise training validity over immersion Training, Simulation and Preparation Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
10 Perceptual Scaffolding for Medical Triage Healthcare / Emergency Design materials (colour, motion, space) are the fundamental unit of analysis for multi-agent AI interfaces under stress Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
12 Human-Agent Trust Mediation Emergency / CBRNE Trust calibration requires real-time multimodal measurement AND interface adaptation that adjusts assertiveness Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Human-AI Collaboration and Trust Calibration
13 AI-Augmented Decision-Making in Space Ops Space / Aviation Cognitive well-being — not maximal automation — should be the design priority; real-time cognitive monitoring enables this Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Human-AI Collaboration and Trust Calibration
15 XR Training: Wind Turbines Case Industrial / Energy Smart adaptive XR environments integrating physiological sensing and digital twins serve as both training and research platforms Training, Simulation and Preparation Human-AI Collaboration and Trust Calibration
17 XR for Datacenter Operations Critical infrastructure XR without a semantic data layer (AAS) and AI-driven interaction increases cognitive burden rather than reducing it Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
20 Neuroscience + XR for Hazard Resilience Multi-domain Universal, neuroscience-grounded hazard parameters enable domain-agnostic resilience by design Training, Simulation and Preparation Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
21 XR in the Operating Room Healthcare Problem-first participatory design yields two OR logistics use cases; resilience via graceful degradation is non-negotiable Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
22 XR as Training Layer for Emergency Services Emergency / Disaster XR adoption depends on institutional embedding (logistics, co-creation, evidence), not technical novelty Training, Simulation and Preparation Human-AI Collaboration and Trust Calibration
23 XRTC Immersive Telepresence Emergency / First Aid Immersive telepresence enables expert-to-layperson guidance in real emergencies; trust, resilience, and explainability are the open challenges Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Human-AI Collaboration and Trust Calibration
26 Firefighting: Training to Incident Response Fire / Disaster XR+DT supports a continuum from training to operations; resilience, role-specific info, and graceful failure are key requirements Training, Simulation and Preparation Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
27 AI Guidance for Resuscitation Training Healthcare / Medical Training evaluation must measure enabling conditions (trust calibration, resilience, embodied explainability), not just performance Training, Simulation and Preparation Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
28 XR for Prison & Probation Staff Justice / Correctional XR offers largely unexplored potential for staff wellbeing and relational practice; security, equity, and safeguarding are key constraints Training, Simulation and Preparation Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
30 HandovAR: ICU Nurse Handover Healthcare / ICU The handover problem is not data scarcity but interaction cost; spatially anchored AR + conversational AI reduces cognitive friction Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
31 Augmented Avatars in Challenging Environments Industrial / Public Safety Avatars must be understood as adaptive situational guides; design must balance instruction efficacy with environmental awareness Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Cognitive Relief, Perception and Interaction Design
32 Drone-Responder AR Communication Emergency / Disaster Spatially anchored AR markers reduce coordination friction between aerial and ground operators in dynamic emergencies Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Human-AI Collaboration and Trust Calibration
33 Human-Robot Collaboration at DESY Critical infrastructure Shared autonomy + adaptive immersion + multi-modal redundancy enable resilient teleoperation in hazardous large-scale facilities Operative Real-Time Support and Telepresence Human-AI Collaboration and Trust Calibration

Cluster Membership Matrix

A=Trust Calibration · B=Resilience by Design · C=Situated Explainability · D=Adaptive/Physio-Aware · E=Human-Robot/Agent Collab · F=Training vs. Operations · G=Domain-Specific Constraints

# Title (short) A B C D E F G Clusters
2 Designing Memorable XR Under Stress ✓ ✓ ✓ A, C, D
3 Calibrated Trust in MTM Disaster Response ✓ ✓ ✓ A, B, C
4 Subtractive XR for NG911 Dispatch ✓ ✓ ✓ A, B, C
6 AR Radio Communication ✓ ✓ B, C
7 Human-Centered Reliability in XR ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ A, B, C, E
8 Physiology-Aware XR for Fast-Jet Training ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ A, B, D, F
10 Perceptual Scaffolding for Medical Triage ✓ ✓ A, C
12 Human-Agent Trust Mediation ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ A, C, D, E
13 AI-Augmented Decision-Making in Space Ops ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ A, C, D, E
15 XR Training: Wind Turbines Case ✓ ✓ ✓ A, D, F
17 XR for Datacenter Operations ✓ ✓ B, G
20 Neuroscience + XR for Hazard Resilience ✓ ✓ B, F
21 XR in the Operating Room ✓ ✓ B, G
22 XR as Training Layer for Emergency Services ✓ ✓ ✓ B, F, G
23 XRTC Immersive Telepresence ✓ ✓ ✓ A, B, E
26 Firefighting: Training to Incident Response ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ A, B, C, F
27 AI Guidance for Resuscitation Training ✓ ✓ ✓ A, C, F
28 XR for Prison & Probation Staff ✓ G
30 HandovAR: ICU Nurse Handover ✓ ✓ ✓ A, C, G
31 Augmented Avatars in Challenging Environments ✓ ✓ ✓ C, D, E
32 Drone-Responder AR Communication ✓ ✓ ✓ B, C, E
33 Human-Robot Collaboration at DESY ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ A, B, D, E