The 7th International Conference on Human-Centered Design, Operation and Evaluation of Mobile Communications, MOBILE 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.One volume (LNCS 16747) of the HCII 2026 proceedings is dedicated to this year’s edition of the MOBILE Affiliated Conference Area focusing on topics related to:Human-Centered Design, Operation and Evaluation of Mobile Communications: Mobile Health, Well-being and mHealth Systems; AI-Driven Mobile Interaction, Personalization and Intelligent Systems; Mobile UX, Inclusive Design Evaluation and Applications
