INTERACCIÓN 20/21: XXI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION University of Malaga Malaga, Spain, September 22-24, 2021 |
Conference website | https://www.interaccion2021.uma.es |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=interaccion2021 |
Submission start | March 15, 2021 |
Submission deadline | May 2, 2021 |
Notification | June 1, 2021 |
Camera Ready | June 22, 2021 |
The 21th edition of the International Human-Computer Interaction conference was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Interaction 20/21, will now be held from 22nd to 24th September 2021, within the VI Congreso Español de Informática (CEDI 20/21) and with the support of the Association of Human-Computer Interaction, AIPO, the Spanish Chapter of ACM SIGCHI, CHISpa, and DIANA research group from the University of Malaga. All scientific activities at the conference will be hybrid — participants will be hosted at the ETSI Informática of University of Málaga, but streams and other content will be offered for for those who cannot attend or are not comfortable with physically attending.
The main objective of Interaction 20/21 is to bring together researchers, students, and professionals of Human-Computer Interaction, coming from both academy and industry, to promote the presentation of innovative proposals, the exchange of ideas and discussion.
Interacction20/21 has a multidisciplinary approach to Human-Computer Interaction, attracting those who, besides Computing, work in related areas such as Arts, Design, Psychology, Sociology, etc. In this edition, special emphasis will be placed on attracting contributions in the field of Interactive Art.
Topics
Contributions may tackle any topic related to Human-Computer Interaction, in a broad sense, considering the multidisciplinary nature of this research area.
Contributions on Interaction in the field of Arts will be especially welcome this year, but so will contributions from any related field, such as User Experience, Industrial Design, Psychology and Sociology, Accessibility, Interaction Hardware, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Human-Robot Interaction, etc.
Contributions
The conference organizing committee invites you to participate by sending contributions within the following categories:
- Long papers (up to 8 pages) describing original and unpublished work that provides significant results of research.
- Short papers (up to 4 pages) describing original and unpublished work in progress, with intermediate results that contribute to well-founded research.
Special Sessions:
- Special session about Ethics and Human Computer Interaction. Discussing the transcendental importance of ethical aspects in the development of Interactive Systems and how the new forms of HCI can significantly change our lives.
- Special session EnGendering Technologies (EGT). Exploring equal participation in education, design, production and use of technologies, especially in ICT, but also demanding innovative and more inclusive research, innovation and products.
Other contributions are also welcome:
- Doctoral Colloquium (2 pages abstract). This aims to be a forum for PhD students to present a summary of the objectives, methodology and preliminary results of their on-going PhD Theses.
- Research Group Presentations (2 page abstract) describing past and present research activities, projects and future plans, including opportunities for collaboration with other research groups.
- Relevant Articles already published in impact journals (Review of 2 pages and copy of the published article). These papers will be presented in a regular session, but since they are already published, only the submitted review will be included in the proceedings.
Submissions to the main track (long and short papers)
Format
All contributions must be submitted anonymously in PDF format, following the ACM templates:
- Word users: https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/word_style/interim-template-style/interim-layout.docx
- LaTex users: https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/consolidated-tex-template/acmart-master.zip
- LaTex & Overleaf users:https://www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/acm-official%23.WOuOk2e1taQ
More information about the templates can be found at https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template
All submissions must be done through EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=interaccion2021
Review
All contributions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel of experts. Names and affiliations of authors, acknowledgments or any other reference that may reveal the identity of the authors must be removed. Papers that do not meet these conditions may be rejected without review.
Languages
Contributions may be submitted in Spanish or English. In any case, they must contain a summary of up to 300 words in English.
Publication of accepted contributions
- Accepted long and short papers, written in English, will be published in the ACM Digital Library within its Series of International Conference Proceedings
- Accepted long and short papers written in Spanish and the two-page abstract of contributions for Doctoral Colloquium, Research Group, Demonstrations, and summary of already published relevant articles, will be published in the conference proceedings.
- A selection of the best Interaction 20/21 papers will be invited to submit an appropriate extended version to be considered for publication in special issues of international journals with impact (to be confirmed) and in AIPO’s Digital Journal.
Registration
At least one author of each contribution must be registered in the conference. Each registration can be associated with one contribution. For additional contributions associated with the same participant, an additional fee will be required. Registration will be available on the CEDI website (https://congresocedi.es/).
Important dates
- Submission: 15th March – 16th April, 2021
- Notification: 1st June, 2021
- Camera Ready: 22nd June, 2021
- Conference dates: 22nd - 24th September, 2021
Submissions to Special Sessions
Format, review and conditions
For details on the format of submissions, the review process and other conditions for contributions to the special session on Ethics and Human-Computer Interaction and the special session on EnGendering Technologies, please see their respective pages on the conference website:
- Special session on ethics and human computer interaction – Interaction 20/21
- Special session EnGendering Technologies (EGT) – Interaction 20/21
Important dates
- Submission: 15th March – 16th April, 2021
- Notification: 1st June, 2021
- Camera Ready: 22nd June, 2021
Sumbissions to Other Contributions
Format, review and conditions
For details on the format of submissions, the review process and other conditions for contributions to the Doctoral Colloquium, presentations by research groups and the presentation of already published relevant articles, please see conference website:
- Doctoral Colloqium – Interaction 20/21
- Research Groups Presentations – Interaction 20/21
- Relevant Articles already published – Interaction 20/21
Important dates
- Submission: 15th March – 17th May, 2021
- Notification: 8th June, 2021
- Camera Ready version: 22nd June, 2021
Committees
Conference Chair: Arcadio Reyes Lecuona (UMA)
Program Committee Co-chairs
- Cristina Manresa (University of the Balearic Islands)
- Carina González (University of La Laguna)
- Luis Molina-Tanco (University of Malaga)
- Blanca Montalvo-Gallego (University of Malaga)
- Full list of reviewers to be confirmed
Local committee
- Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona (University of Malaga)
- Luis Molina-Tanco (University of Malaga)
- Blanca Montalvo-Gallego (University of Malaga)
- Antonio Díaz-Estrella (University of Malaga)
- Daniel González-Toledo (University of Malaga)
- María Cuevas-Rodríguez (University of Malaga)
Venue
The conference will be held in the School of Computer Science Engineering, University of Malaga. Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 35, 29071, Malaga, Spain.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to interaccion2021@uma.es
All details at the conference website: https://www.interaccion2021.uma.es