Important Notice: Beware of Scam Emails Impersonating Our Symposium

It has come to our attention that scam emails impersonating our symposium are currently circulating.

Please note the following:
1. We never request money or a fee from participants for any purpose.
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For your safety, do not click any links or provide any personal details in such emails.
We are actively monitoring the situation and will provide updates as needed.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation.

— Organizing Committee

Dates: Jan 5 to 9 [+extra: Jan 4 to 11] 🗓️ PROGRAM HERE 🗓️

📢 UPDATE 📢

We are thrilled to announce the keynote speakers!

• Jun Rekimoto (Sony, uTokyo)
• Sang-won Leigh (Cornell)
• Marcelo Coelho (MIT)

Video from the latest occurrence

About the Symposium

The Scalable HCI Research Symposium is designed to cross pollinate dialogues on Hardware in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), while showcasing Shenzhen's potential as a global innovation hub. Drawing inspiration from influential figures in Open Hardware and Hackerspace movements, like Bunnie Huang and Mitch Altman, the symposium emphasizes the democratization of access to Shenzhen's manufacturing power. This focus is particularly beneficial for communities in developing countries as it amplifies financial accessibility to hardware, but it also paves the way for scaling research to unprecedented dimensions and unexplored territories. In collaboration with leading open hardware industry partners such as Seeed, the symposium provides invaluable insights into these manufacturing intricacies. The recent pandemic has undeniably disrupted global supply chains, but with China's reopening, the symposium offers a timely platform to rediscover and delve into Shenzhen's revitalized ecosystem. Join us for an enlightening journey through the landscape of HCI, where academia meets industry, theory meets practice, and potential meets opportunity.

Host Institutions

SUSTech School of Design, AIRS, SciArt Co-lab

2026 Sponsors

Seeed Studio, Andone, Formlabs, Unitree, NAT (more to come)