PPIG 2026 - 37th Annual Workshop 27 - 29 July 2026, UCL, London, UK & Online

The PPIG Doctoral Consortium will take place on Monday morning. This is an invitation-only event for accepted doctoral students and a small panel of faculty mentors.

The main PPIG conference this year will then start at lunchtime on 27th July until late afternoon of Wednesday 29th of July. All sessions will run in a hybrid format, both via zoom and in-person.

Below you can find our working outline of the programme so you can roughly plan your attendance. The detailed programme which may include some minor changes to scheduling will be announced next month.

Note: All times are in BST (UTC+1, UK’s timezone)

Monday, 27 July

09:00 - 12:00 Doctoral Consortium (invitation-only) In person
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & registration In person
13:00 - 13:30 Welcome! Hybrid
13:30 - 14:30 Keynote: Katie Seaborn Hybrid
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee break Hybrid
15:00 - 17:00 Paper presentations Hybrid
18:30 onwards PPIG Conference Dinner In person

Tuesday, 28 July

09:00 - 10:30 Paper presentations Hybrid
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break Hybrid
11:00 - 12:00 Keynote: Marianna Obrist Hybrid
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch In person
13:00 - 14:30 Paper presentations Hybrid
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee break Hybrid
15:00 - 16:30 Paper presentations Hybrid
16:30 - 17:00 Walk In person
17:00 - 17:30 Tour: Novelty Automation In person

Wednesday, 29 July

09:00 - 10:30 Paper presentations Hybrid
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break Hybrid
11:00 - 12:00 Workshop: Vibe Coding in Pairs Hybrid
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch In person
13:00 - 14:30 Paper presentations Hybrid
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee break Hybrid
15:00 - 16:30 Paper presentations Hybrid
16:30 - 17:00 PPIG Prizes & Close Hybrid