Best historical papers and statistics of past conferences.
Best Historical Papers
MobileHCI started in 1998, in 2008 the steering committee agreed to award a prize for the Most influential Paper from MobileHCI n-10 that recognises the longevity of impact papers from the first MobileHCI have had on the research community. The prize is awarded annually and is selected by the currently acting steering committee based on citation counts.
The 2013 prize was awarded at the closing session of the MobileHCI 2023 conference to Karen Church and Rodrigo de Oliveira for their paper:
What's up with whatsapp?: comparing mobile instant messaging behaviors with traditional SMS
Karen Church and Rodrigo de Oliveira
Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services (MobileHCI '13). Munich 2013
ACM DL
Karen Church and Rodrigo de Oliveira
Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services (MobileHCI '13). Munich 2013
ACM DL
The 2012 prize was awarded at the closing session of MobileHCI 2022 conference to Shiri Azenkot and Shumin Zhai for their paper:
Touch behavior with different postures on soft smartphone keyboards.
Shiri Azenkot and Shumin Zhai.
Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Stockholm 2011
ACM DL
Shiri Azenkot and Shumin Zhai.
Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Stockholm 2011
ACM DL
The 2011 prize was awarded at the closing session of the virtual (because of COVID) MobileHCI 2021 conference to Matthias Böhmer, Johannes Schöning, Antonio Krügerr for their paper:
Falling asleep with Angry Birds, Facebook and Kindle: a large scale study on mobile application usage
Matthias Böhmer, Brent Hecht, Johannes Schöning, Antonio Krüger, Gernot Bauer
Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Stockholm 2011
ACM DL
Matthias Böhmer, Brent Hecht, Johannes Schöning, Antonio Krüger, Gernot Bauer
Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Stockholm 2011
ACM DL
The 2010 prize was awarded at the closing session of the virtual (because of COVID) MobileHCI 2020 conference to Michael Rohs for his paper:
User-defined gestures for connecting mobile phones, public displays, and tabletops
Christian Kray, Daniel Nesbitt, John Dawson, Michael Rohs
Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Lisbon 2010
ACM DL
Christian Kray, Daniel Nesbitt, John Dawson, Michael Rohs
Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Lisbon 2010
ACM DL
The 2009 prize was awarded at the closing session of MobileHCI 2019 conference to Sven Kratz, Michael Rohs for their paper:
HoverFlow: expanding the design space of around-device interaction
Sven Kratz, Michael Rohs
Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Bonn 2009
ACM DL
Sven Kratz, Michael Rohs
Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Bonn 2009
ACM DL
The 2008 prize was awarded at the closing session of MobileHCI 2018 conference to Shaun K. Kane, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Ian E. Smith for their paper:
Getting off the treadmill: evaluating walking user interfaces for mobile devices in public spaces
Shaun K. Kane, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Ian E. Smith
Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Amsterdam 2008
ACM DL
Shaun K. Kane, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Ian E. Smith
Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Amsterdam 2008
ACM DL
The 2007 prize was awarded at the closing session of MobileHCI 2017 conference to Ahmad Rahmati, Angela Qian, Lin Zhong for their paper:
Understanding human-battery interaction on mobile phones
Ahmad Rahmati, Angela Qian, Lin Zhong
Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Singapore 2007
ACM DL
Ahmad Rahmati, Angela Qian, Lin Zhong
Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Singapore 2007
ACM DL
The 2006 prize was awarded to Ben Bederson for his paper:
The 2005 prize was awarded at the closing session of MobileHCI 2015 conference to Dimitrios Raptis for his paper:
Context-based design of mobile applications for museums: a survey of existing practices
Dimitrios Raptis, Nikolaos Tselios, and Nikolaos Avouris
Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Salzburg 2005
ResearchGate | ACM DL
Dimitrios Raptis, Nikolaos Tselios, and Nikolaos Avouris
Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services, Salzburg 2005
ResearchGate | ACM DL
The 2004 prize was awarded at MobileHCI 2014 conference, after the authors' follow on paper, to Jesper Kjeldskov and Mikael B. Skov, for their paper:
Is It Worth the Hassle? Exploring the Added Value of Evaluating the Usability of Context-Aware Mobile Systems in the Field
Jesper Kjeldskov, Mikael B. Skov, Benedikte S. Als, Rune T. Høegh
Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Glasgow 2004
Author's Homepage | Springer LNCS
Jesper Kjeldskov, Mikael B. Skov, Benedikte S. Als, Rune T. Høegh
Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Glasgow 2004
Author's Homepage | Springer LNCS
The 2003 prize was awarded at MobileHCI 2013 conference dinner jointly to Antti Oulasvirta and Jesper Kjeldskov for their papers:
Understanding Mobile Contexts
Sakari Tamminen, Antti Oulasvirta, Kalle Toiskallio, and Anu Kankainen
Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Udine 2003 and extended for Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 8(2)
Author's Homepage | ACM DL | LNCS Original
Sakari Tamminen, Antti Oulasvirta, Kalle Toiskallio, and Anu Kankainen
Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Udine 2003 and extended for Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 8(2)
Author's Homepage | ACM DL | LNCS Original
A Review of Mobile HCI Research Methods
Jesper Kjeldskov and Connor Graham
Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Udine 2003
Author's Homepage | Springer LNCS
Jesper Kjeldskov and Connor Graham
Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Udine 2003
Author's Homepage | Springer LNCS
The 2002 prize was awarded in absentia at MobileHCI 2012 conference dinner to Scott MacKenzie for his paper:
KSPC (Keystrokes per Character) as a Characteristic of Text Entry Techniques
I.S. MacKenzie
Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Pisa 2002
Author's Homepage | Springer LNCS
I.S. MacKenzie
Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Pisa 2002
Author's Homepage | Springer LNCS
The 2001 prize, sponsored by PyrusMalus, was awarded at the MobileHCI 2011 conference dinner to Simon Holland for his paper:
AudioGPS: Spatial Audio Navigation with a Minimal Attention Interface
Simon Holland and David R. Morse
Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Lille, September 2001 and extended for Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 6(4)
Original PDF | Personal and Ubiquitous Computing journal paper
Simon Holland and David R. Morse
Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Lille, September 2001 and extended for Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 6(4)
Original PDF | Personal and Ubiquitous Computing journal paper
No award in 2010 since there wasn't a MobileHCI 2000!
The 1999 prize was awarded at MobileHCI 2009 conference dinner to Albrecht Schmidt for his paper:
Implicit human-computer interaction through context
Albrecht Schmidt
Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Edinburgh, August 1999 and extended for Personal Technologies 4(2)
Original PDF | Personal Technologies
Albrecht Schmidt
Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices, Edinburgh, August 1999 and extended for Personal Technologies 4(2)
Original PDF | Personal Technologies
The 1998 prize, sponsored by KeyPoint Technologies, was awarded at the MobileHCI 2008 conference dinner to Keith Cheverst for his paper:
Exploiting Context in HCI Design for Mobile Systems
Tom Rodden, Keith Chervest, Nigel Davies, and Alan Dix
Proceedings of the First Workshop on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices 1998. Glasgow, May 1998.
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Tom Rodden, Keith Chervest, Nigel Davies, and Alan Dix
Proceedings of the First Workshop on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices 1998. Glasgow, May 1998.
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