--> Computer Science > Human-Computer Interaction arXiv:2604.03715 (cs) [Submitted on 4 Apr 2026] Title: 15 Years of Augmented Human(s) Research: Where Do We Stand? Authors: Steeven Villa , Abdallah El Ali View a PDF of the paper titled 15 Years of Augmented Human(s) Research: Where Do We Stand?, by Steeven Villa and Abdallah El Ali View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract: The Augmented Human vision broadly seeks to improve or expand baseline human functioning through the restoration or extension of physical, intellectual, and social capabilities. However, given the rapid pace of technology development, we ask: what exactly does Augmented Human research involve, what are its core themes, and how has the Augmented Human(s) conference series evolved over time? To answer this, we conducted a scientometric analysis on the past 15 years of the Augmented Human(s) conference (N=735 paper), focusing on: geographical aspects, submissions and citation timelines, author frequency and popularity, and topic modeling. We find that: (a) Number of papers in the conference exhibit a bimodal distribution, peaking in 2015 and 2025, but showing periods of stagnant growth; (b) key topics over time include Haptics, Wearable Sensing, Vision & Eye Tracking, Embodied Interaction, and Sports / Motion; (c) some seminal papers on AH are not published in AH(s), but rather at related venues (e.g., CHI); (d) the conference has an active Japanese HCI community despite its historical Eurocentric location dominance. We contribute a closer look at the trajectory of the AH(s) field, and raise considerations of definitional and research scope ambiguities given the core problems/enhancements the field seeks to address. Comments: Accepted to Augmented Humans International Conference 2026 Subjects: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) ; Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) ACM classes: H.5.m Cite as: arXiv:2604.03715 [cs.HC] (or arXiv:2604.03715v1 [cs.HC] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2604.03715 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Related DOI : https://doi.org/10.1145/3795011.3795065 Focus to learn more DOI(s) linking to related resources Submission history From: Abdallah El Ali [ view email ] [v1] Sat, 4 Apr 2026 12:42:42 UTC (703 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled 15 Years of Augmented Human(s) Research: Where Do We Stand?, by Steeven Villa and Abdallah El Ali View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Current browse context: cs.HC < prev | next > new | recent | 2026-04 Change to browse by: cs cs.AI References & Citations NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation &times; loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer? ) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers ( What is Connected Papers? ) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps ( What is Litmaps? ) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations ( What are Smart Citations? ) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv ( What is alphaXiv? ) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers ( What is CatalyzeX? ) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub ( What is DagsHub? ) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub ( What is GotitPub? ) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face ( What is Huggingface? ) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast ( What is ScienceCast? ) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate ( What is Replicate? ) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces ( What is Spaces? ) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI ( What is TXYZ.AI? ) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower ( What are Influence Flowers? ) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender ( What is CORE? ) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs . Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax ( What is MathJax? )