The Student Research Competition is a forum for undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their research, exchange ideas, and improve their communication skills.
Important Dates
- Submission deadline: June 26, 2023 (18:00 CET)
- Notification: July 17, 2023
- Publication-ready deadline: August 05, 2023
Submission Details
- Submission format: an abstract using ACM Master Article Submission Templates (single column, maximum of 4 pages excluding references), video (3-5min), proof of student status and – if accepted – poster (A0). Both poster and abstract submissions must meet SIGCHI accessibility requirements.
- Submissions can be in German or English but should stay consistent for submission forms (pdf, video).
- Student(s) must be enrolled in a university or college at the time of the initial submission deadline, not necessarily at the time of the conference.
- Submission can be made by undergraduate or graduate (Masters) students. Prior research experience of the author(s) will be taken into account when reviewing the papers.
- Students can submit a single or team project with one designated presenter. At least the designated presenter has to register to and attend the MUC 2023 conference.
- Online submission: Conftool
Note that supervisors are allowed as co-authors but one of the students need to present. Submission must *not* be anonymized
Selection Process
All submission will be reviewed and rated according to the presented:
- Problem and motivation: 5 points
- Background and related work: 5 points
- Approach and uniqueness: 10 points
- Results and contribution: 10 points
- Total possible score: 30 points
Confidentiality of submissions is maintained during the review process. All rejected submissions will be kept confidential in perpetuity. Submissions should not contain sensitive, private, or proprietary information that cannot be disclosed at publication time.
Authors of all accepted submissions will receive instructions on how to submit the publication-ready copy of their abstract. Deadline and instructions regarding publication-ready submissions are emailed to accepted authors. This email will also contain instructions of how to notify the Student Research Competition and Accessibility Chairs of any necessary accommodations. Authors will also receive instructions by email about poster design for presentation at the conference. If the authors are unable to meet these requirements by the Publication-Ready deadline, the venue Chairs will be notified and may be required to remove the submission from the program.
Up to ten submissions in total will be chosen to participate in the competition at MUC 2023.
At the Conference
For accepted submission, one of the authors will give a presentation to selected judges and prepare a poster for the conference audience.
After the Conference
Accepted Student Research Competition abstracts will be distributed in the MUC Conference Extended Abstracts. They will be placed in the GI library where they will remain accessible to thousands of researchers and practitioners worldwide.
Prizes and Awards
Students whose SRC submission was accepted will be invited to the conference and get refunded for registration and transportation costs. Accommodation costs can be fully funded if SRC applicants additionally apply for an SV job (we have saved spots for SRC applicants). The top three winners will be awarded during the closing plenary session of the MUC 2023 conference.
Preparing Your Student Research Competition Submission
A submission to the Student Research Competition should describe recently completed or ongoing student research in any of the topic areas covered by MUC. Submissions should be original work that is neither in submission elsewhere nor already published in MUC or another conference or journal. Abstracts should describe:
- The research problem and motivation for the work
- Background and related work
- Novelty of the research
- Research approach
- Results
- Contributions to the field of HCI
To participate in the Student Research Competition:
- Submit an extended abstract to the Student Research Competition category via the Conftool:
- The submission must be a maximum length of 4 pages. References are not included in this page limit.
- The initial submission for this venue is *not* anonymized. Please include the name of the author(s) and the acknowledgment section as they will appear in the camera-ready version of the abstract.
- Submit video describing and showing your project. The video should have a maximum of 5 min. (.mp4, .mov | 16:9)
- Submit proof of student status, including a stamp of the university. This could be submitted by:
- sending a note signed by your academic supervisor verifying your status, stating the name of university/college, whether you were a graduate (i.e., Masters) or undergraduate (i.e., Bachelor level) when the work was done, and confirming that you are either currently registered in an academic program full-time, or will return to be a student in the upcoming 180 days (starting submission deadline).
- any form of official document from university (e.g., transcript of records, semester certificate, etc.) clearly showing that you were enrolled at the time of submission
If your SRC submission is accepted, you will be asked to prepare the following:
- Prepare a presentation about your work. Details will be sent out in accordance with the acceptance letter.
- Prepare a poster which you will present at the official poster presentation at MUC 2023. Posters might also include QR codes to link to online materials (e.g., scenario videos, interactive prototypes). The typical poster size recommended is A0, a maximum of ~39.3 inches tall by ~39.3 inches wide (or a maximum of 1 meter tall by 1 meter wide). We recommend designing posters in the landscape format because they can be shown on-screen without zooming-out as much as in the portrait format.
- Posters should include (1) the title, authors’ names, and affiliations, (2) a concise overview of the research, (3) clear illustrations of key aspects of the work, and (4) a compelling visual design.
- For guidance on how to create a research poster, see this XRDS article by Lorrie Cranor.
Nominees
SustainTourism – Experiencing Tourism From Home
- Authors: Myriam Bott, Sara Wolf
- University: Julius-Maximilians Universität (JMU) Würzburg, Germany
Exit Violence: Comparing Usability of Physical and Visual Alarm Buttons in SOS App in the Context of Domestic Violence
- Authors: Nabanita Sarkar, Konstantina Marra, Margarita Osipova
- University: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
Haptic Journey: The integration of gesture-controls and mid-air haptic feedback into ticket machines to foster better hygiene in public spaces
- Authors: Julian Ambacher, Luci Fischer, Anand Bihari Gaurav, Maria Pietruschka, Leoni Spreng, Jasmin Wilkes, Theresa Zimmermann, Jakob Peintner, Andreas Riener
- University: THI, Germany
HapTech: Intelligent controls in public spaces through mid-air haptic interaction
- Authors: Emely Rosbach, Muhammad Muhammad, Larin Talabani-Durmus, Muhammed Maral, Carina Ziegler, Hannah Reuter, Alice Lell, Sabrina Hoffer, Jakob Peintner,
Andreas Riener - University: Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Germany
Unleashing the Power of Wearable Technology: Enhancing Health and Adaptation for International Students in Transition to Germany
- Authors: Pankhuri Pankhuri, Nasim Aghamohammadian, Margarita Osipova
- University: Bauhaus University, Germany
Empowering Safety Technology for Women’s Solo Journeys: Insights from a Story Completion Study
- Authors: Hyesoo Jeon, Jule Sophie Ebeling, Margarita Osipova
- University: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
Designing The Technology For Pet Owners’ Psychological Safety And Pet Physical Safety: identifying the challenges, needs and conceptualizing solutions for pet location tracking
- Authors: Daria Zhukova, Urszula Kulon
- University: Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany
Enhancing TODO-Comments by Applying Hole-Driven Development: A Case Study for C#
- Author: Bernhard Mayr
- University: LFU Innsbruck/FH Hagenberg, Austria
Exploring Initial Interactions: High School Students and Generative AI Chatbots for Relationship Development
- Authors: Hannah Zion Krullaars, Adinda Januardani, Lin Zhou, Eva Jonkers
- University: Delft University of Technology, Netherlands