Preparing the Submission

Novelty

The submission to the DC can include references to published and submitted work. The overall PhD contribution must be original. The submission should highlight the novel and original contribution of the overall PhD.

Length and Content

Submissions should be 2-4 pages long (including references).
The student's and the PhD advisor's name and affiliation
An abstract (150 words or less)
A description of the research problem to be solved, why it is important and a justification that prior research has not solved the problem, the research question (claim), the methods used or proposed to use to carry out the research (it is important to describe a plan for evaluating the work and presenting credible evidence of the results to the research community), a sketch of the proposed solution, the expected contributions of the research, a statement of the work to date.

Separately, in a submission form a brief (up to 500 words) description of the following should be included:

The student's PhD experience, including the year of studies, as well as the expectations and motivation to attend the DC

Formatting

All references must be complete, accurate, accessible, and conform to the ACM Publication Format. Papers must be in English. Authors are required to use the single-column ACM Manuscript template. Submission preparation is described on the ACM Primary Template website.

For LaTex, the correct templates (Overleaf or LaTeX templates) can be found on ACM’s Preparing your article for LaTeX page, using \documentclass[manuscript, screen, review]{acmart}.

For Word, the correct submission template can be found on ACM’s Preparing your article for Word page, i.e., “submission template.”

The TAPS workflow we use is described on ACM’s TAPS workflow page.

Anonymity

The submissions to the DC are NOT anonymous.

Supplementary Material

For the DC we will not consider supplementary material. You are free to reference relevant material (e.g. data sets, software, publications) in the submission.

Accessibility

Authors are required to follow SIGCHI’s Guide to an Accessible Submission. If authors have questions or concerns about creating accessible submissions, please contact the Accessibility Chairs via diversity2025@mobilehci.acm.org early in the writing process (the closer to the deadline, the less time the team will have to respond to individual requests). Papers flagged as inaccessible by a reviewer will be reassigned. Note that while we strive to match the best reviewer to each paper – the best reviewers for the work may not be able to review an inaccessible submission.

Use of Generative AI

Authors must adhere to the ACM Policy on Authorship regarding the use of generative AI in submissions. Authors are responsible for all content produced (including plagiarism, misrepresentation, or fabrication) by these tools and must disclose their use.

ACM Publications Policy

By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you are hereby acknowledging that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies, including ACM's new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects. Alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy will be investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of your paper, in addition to other potential penalties, as per ACM Publications Policy.

ACM will investigate alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy. They may result in a full retraction of the paper, in addition to other potential penalties, as per ACM Publications Policy.

Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID, so you can complete the publishing process for your accepted paper. ACM has been involved in ORCID from the start and we have recently made a commitment to collect ORCID IDs from all of our published authors. The collection process has started and will roll out as a requirement throughout 2022. We are committed to improve author discoverability, ensure proper attribution and contribute to ongoing community efforts around name normalization; your ORCID ID will help in these efforts.

Submitting

Submission Platform

Submissions are facilitated via the Precision Conference System (PCS). Authors may submit and edit their materials until the submission deadline. Should authors encounter any difficulties, technical problems, or questions about this process, please contact the DC Chairs via dc2025@mobilehci.acm.org.

In PCS, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page. From the "Society" dropdown menu, select "SIGCHI." Then, from the "Conference/journal" dropdown menu, select "MobileHCI 2025." Finally, from the "Track" dropdown menu, select the "MobileHCI 2025 Doctoral Consortium" option. After selecting all three dropdown options, press “Go.” In the table below, authors will see a new entry for MobileHCI with an “Edit submission” option; press this and enter all the required details.

Metadata Integrity

Changes in author names are not allowed after the submission deadline; there are no exceptions. Changes to the order of authors are allowed only before the camera-ready deadline. The metadata is crucial to the integrity of the review process and author representation. If any of the authors needs to be added or removed after the submission deadline, authors would need to withdraw their submissions/papers. Minor changes to the title and abstract are permitted during the revision period.

Selection Process

DC candidates should have chosen a research focus and also have selected theoretical and methodological approaches and begun to conduct their research. In addition, the students should have at least 6 months of work remaining before the expected completion of their theses. The number of participants in the Consortium will be limited. Selection for the Consortium will be based on the quality of the submission, and its relevance to Mobile HCI.

Upon Acceptance

Publication

DC extended abstracts will be published in the MobileHCI 2025 adjunct proceedings.

ACM will send authors a copyright form, which they have to complete. Once completed, authors will be provided with the ACM copyright information, which authors of accepted papers are required to sign and put on their papers. Authors are required to submit their camera-ready version through the submission system and process it according to the publication instructions.

The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks before the first day of the conference.

Presentation Format

DC is envisioned as an interaction-intensive in-person event. The students will present their research work and will obtain feedback from the community. DC will also feature keynotes from industry and academia, and activities geared towards career building.

Conference Registration

For each person participating in the doctoral consortium, student registration for the MobileHCI 2025 conference is required, preferably by the early bird registration deadline.

*All deadlines are AoE
Paper Submission	June 12, 2025
Acceptance Notification	July 15, 2025
Camera-ready	August 8, 2025

Important Dates - Doctoral Consortium