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The MobileHCI Conference Series (
http://mobilehci.acm.org/2021/) has
shaped research, development and practice in services used on mobile
or within mobile contexts for over two decades now. Our interpretation
of mobility is inclusive and broadly construed. We welcome
contributions related to any aspect of mobile HCI technology, systems,
devices, techniques, experience, application, methods, tools,
theories, and new perspectives.
The conference theme in 2021 is “Mobile Apart, Mobile Together.”
Technological advances allow us to bridge a potential geographical
distance in a digital fashion, thereby bringing us closer together
while being physically apart. These opportunities and interactions are
extremely valuable - not only for families living apart, but in
particular during an extraordinary situation, such as the
Corona-pandemic in 2020, where many started working from and/or on the
go. With advances in multisensory and multimodal interactions, this is
no longer limited to screen-based interaction. MobileHCI 2021 embraces
this expanded horizon, and invites submissions and contributions that
reflect the strength of mobile technologies of bringing people
together while being apart.
Submissions dates
Submissions will be managed through Precision Conference (PCS).
Submission deadline: February 4, 2021 (anywhere on earth)
Reviews sent to authors: March 19, 2021
Revise and Resubmit deadline: April 19, 2021
Conditional acceptance notification: May 17, 2021
Camera ready version: May 31, 2021
Suggested Topics
Systems and Infrastructure. The design, architecture, deployment, and
evaluation of systems and infrastructures that support development of
or interaction with mobile devices and services.
Devices and Techniques. The design, construction, usage, and
evaluation of devices and techniques that create valuable new
capabilities for mobile human-computer interaction.
Applications and Experiences. Descriptions of the design, empirical
study of interactive applications, or analysis of usage trends that
leverage mobile devices and systems.
MobileHCI for social good. Using mobile HCI to address societal
challenges of our times such as health care, mobility, sustainability,
social engagement, and civic engagement.
Methods and Tools. New methods and tools designed for or applied to
studying or building mobile user interfaces, applications, and mobile
users.
Theories and Models. Critical analysis or organizing theory with
clearly motivated relevance to the design or study of mobile
human-computer interaction; taxonomies of design or devices;
well-supported essays on emerging trends and practice in mobile
human-computer interaction.
Provocations and new Perspectives. Well-argued and well-supported
visions of the future of mobile computing; non-traditional topics that
bear on mobility; underrepresented viewpoints and perspectives that
convincingly bring something new to mobile research and practice.
Situation with Coronavirus/Covid-19
Because of the evolving situation with covid-19 and the difficulties
of running a physical in-person conference, Mobile HCI will be held
virtually.
Revisions
The editorial board members will make decisions for any submitted
papers as either accepted, minor revisions, major revisions, or
rejected. These notifications are sent to authors on March 19 2021. If
the initial decision is "minor revisions", the authors will have a
revision cycle within the current to address these changes, from March
19 until April 19, 2021. After the revised paper is submitted on April
19, the final decisions will be sent to authors on May 10. If the
initial decision is "major revisions", the paper must be submitted in
the following round to guarantee treatment as a revision, meaning that
the same primary and secondary Board Members are assigned to
continuously handle the submission. Submissions requiring "major
revisions" will not submit on the revision deadline on April 19, but
in the next full review cycle for the following MobileHCI 2022. This
is to allow extra time in case the authors need to perform significant
new work, such as conducting a new evaluation, before acceptance is
possible.
Paper Length and Format
Important: This year, MobileHCI will be using the new ACM Master
Article Templates and Publication Workflow!
The complete instructions can be found here:
https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow. Word
users can submit their initial documents in a simplified single-column
format which is then converted to the final formatting only if the
paper is accepted. LaTeX users should use the latest template on that
same web page (please use the manuscript template
[sample-manuscript.tex]). Note that we will provide instructions on
word/character count in the near future. However, as a guidance, the
final 2-column papers should be between 6 and 10 pages long. For
checking the length of your paper you can either use an older 2-column
template or have a look at the ACM website:
https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow. At the
very bottom there is a rough estimation of word counts and estimated
page count. Paper length during the submission stage will not be
handled as strictly as for previous MobileHCI conferences, but if your
paper gets accepted we might request that you need to shorten it.
Authors are encouraged to submit a paper of length proportional to its
contribution. References are not included in the paper length.
Reviewers will be instructed to weigh the contribution of a submission
relative to its length, so papers with a length disproportionate to
their contribution will be rejected. Shorter, more focused papers
(akin to Notes or Short Papers in previous years) are encouraged, and
will be reviewed appropriately.
Papers need to be anonymised for blind review. We use a relaxed model
that does not attempt to conceal all traces of identity from the body
of the paper. However, you do need to completely remove identifying
information from the title/header/acknowledgements area of the paper,
and also make sure that it does not appear in the document’s
meta-data. Citations to your own previous work do NOT need to be
anonymised, so that reviewers can ensure that all previous research
has been taken into account. However, you should refer to your prior
work in third person.
As an ACM conference, MobileHCI papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library.
Presentation at the Conference
Upon acceptance, you have to present your paper at the conference. At
least one author of each paper must register. The exact talk duration
will be determined when the program is finalised.
Paper Chairs (program2021(a)mobilehci.acm.org)
Anne Roudaut, University of Bristol, UK
Sebastian Boring, Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark
Kent lyons, Toyota Research Institute, Los Altos, CA
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Anna Spagnolli Ph.D.
Associate professor
Dept of General Psychology &
Human Inspired Technology Research Centre
Università degli Studi di Padova
via Venezia 8, 35121 Padova ITALY
phone: +39 049 8276644
fax: +39 049 8276600