Keynote Speakers Announced for ACI 2026

Arianna Ferrari, PhD, and Dr. iur. Dr. h.c. Antoine F. Goetschel will deliver the conference keynote addresses at the Animal-Computer Interaction International Conference 2026 (ACI 2026) at the FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland. Arianna Ferrari, PhD, is based at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria’s largest research and technology organization. She is an ethicist and philosopher of science and technology with extensive experience in technology assessment, the critical evaluation of visions of technological futures (vision assessment), foresight, and human-animal studies. Dr. iur. Dr. h.c. Antoine F. Goetschel is a lawyer and former official animal lawyer for the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland. For more than three decades, he has worked at the intersection of law, ethics, and public policy, representing the interests of animals within legal systems and contributing to the development of animal protection standards at both national and international levels. The ACI International Conference is the leading conference in the field of animal-computer interaction. This year, the conference, hosted by Prof. Dr. Oliver Bendel, will include a dedicated call for contributions on animal-machine interaction. Further information is available at www.aciconf.org.

Fig.: The FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch (Foto: WEISSWERT C. Morin & M. Indermaur)