Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management (eBook)

The 17th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.

A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted contributions to HCII 2026. Following peer review, 1463 papers and 360 posters (as short research papers) are included in the volumes of the HCII 2026 proceedings published just before the start of the conference.

Two volumes (LNCS 16719 and 16720) of the HCII 2026 proceedings are dedicated to this year's edition of the DHM Affiliated Conference focusing on topics related to:

• Posture, Motion, Ergonomics and Rehabilitaion; Digital Human Models and Interaction; Advanced DHM Applications; and User Experience, Needs, Cognition and Emotions;
• Wearables and Sensors in Ergonomics and Health; Mental Health and Wellbeing; Interacting with Chatbots and LLMs in Health; and DHM, AI and Health Services.