Submission Deadline: May 23, 2025 May 30, 2025

Posters and Demos represent the cutting-edge of the UbiComp / ISWC program. Following the long, fruitful tradition of poster and demo presentations, UbiComp / ISWC 2025 solicits submissions for a Posters & Demos Program.

All accepted submissions will be included in UbiComp / ISWC 2025 Adjunct Proceedings and in the ACM Digital Library. These are not considered to be archival publications; presentation in this venue will not affect the ability of researchers to subsequently publish this work in an archival forum as a full conference or journal paper.

As UbiComp / ISWC 2025 is expected to be a fully in-person event, all accepted submissions should have at least one author who is registered and able to travel to the conference so that they can present the work.

While this call focuses specifically on research contributions, interested parties should be aware that other submission categories are also open for design innovation, system demonstrations, and interactive workshop formats (see our overall Call for Participation for more information).

Summary of Key Dates

All times are in Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone. When the deadline is day D, the last time to submit is when D ends AoE. Check your local time in AoE.

• May 23, 2025 May 30, 2025: Submission deadline for Posters and Demos
• June 20, 2025 June 27, 2025: Author Notification and reviews released
• August 4, 2025: Camera Ready Deadline
• October 12-16, 2025: UbiComp / ISWC 2025 conference in Espoo, Finland.

Poster/Demo Program Committee

Tooba Aamir	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO),  Australia
Md Sabbir Ahmed	University of Virginia,  United States
Michelle Annett	MishMashMakers,  Canada
Riku Arakawa	Carnegie Mellon University,  United States
Ananta Narayanan Balaji	National University of Singapore,  Singapore
Cynthia M. Baseman	Georgia Institute of Technology,  United States
Pingping Cai	University of South Carolina,  United States
Huijie Chen	Beijing University of Technology,  China
Tuochao Chen	University of Washington,  United States
Kanyu Chen	Keio University,  Japan
Chang-Chieh Cheng	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University,  Taiwan
Tingyu Cheng	Interactive Computing,  United States
Matthew Clark	University of Virginia,  United States
Andrea Yaoyun Cui	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,  United States
Jordan Aiko Deja	De La Salle University,  Philippines
Lingyu Du	TU Delft,  Netherlands
Yu Enokibori	Nagoya University,  Japan
Illia Fedorin	Samsung R&D Institute Ukraine,  Ukraine
Jason Forsyth	James Madison University,  United States
Surjya Ghosh	BITS Pilani Goa,  India
Zengyi Han	Dalian Maritime University,  China
Syariffanor Hisham	Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka,  Malaysia
Yahya Hmaiti	University of Central Florida,  United States
Siying Hu	Shenzhen University,  China
Ariful Islam	University of Virginia,  United States
Md. Tahmidul Islam Molla	Marquette University,  United States
Malek Itani	University of Washington,  United States
Dheryta Jaisinghani	University of Northern Iowa,  United States
Weiwei Jiang	Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology,  China
Qiao Jin	University of Minnesota,  United States
Thivya Kandappu	Singapore Management University,  Singapore
Auk Kim	Kangwon National University,  South Korea
Sungahn Ko	POSTECH,  South Korea
Sandeep Zechariah George	University of Southern California,  United States
Juyoung Lee	KAIST,  South Korea
Hyunsoo Lee	KAIST,  South Korea
Yonggeon Lee	Hanyang University,  South Korea
Chi-Jung Lee	Cornell University,  United States
Xiang Li	University of Cambridge,  United Kingdom
Tinghui Li	The University of Sydney,  Australia
Wencan Mao	National Institute of Informatics,  Japan
Sanjana Mendu	Harvard Medical School,  United States
Reham Mohamed Aburas	American University of Sharjah,  United Arab Emirates
Tahsin Mullick	University of Virginia,  United States
Tatsuo Nakajima	Waseda University,  Japan
Vickie Nguyen	Mixed Methods Consultant,  United States
Ngoc Thi Nguyen	University of Helsinki,  Finland
Arinobu Niijima	NTT Corporation,  Japan
Yuuki Nishiyama	The University of Tokyo,  Japan
Kai Niu	Xiaomi Inc.,  China
Eunji Park	Chung-Ang University,  South Korea
Yunqiang Pei	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,  China
Pragya Singh	IIIT-Delhi,  India
Gábor Sörös	Nokia Bell Labs,  Hungary
Bharath Sudharsan	NUI Galway,  Ireland
Ryo Takahashi	The University of Tokyo,  Japan
Andrew Vargo	Osaka Metropolitan University,  Japan
Agustin W Zuniga Corrales	University of Helsinki,  Finland
Rafael Wampfler	ETH Zurich,  Switzerland
Yan Wang	Monash University,  Australia
Zhu Wang	University of New Mexico,  United States
Lanqing Yang	Shanghai Jiao Tong University,  China
Chuang-Wen You	National Tsing Hua University,  Taiwan
Fangxu Yuan	University of Virginia,  United States
Fusang Zhang	Chinese Academy of Sciences,  China
Yuhui Zhao	Georgia Institute of Technology,  United States
Yongpan Zou	Shenzhen University,  China

Summary

Posters

Posters feature preliminary and exploratory work within the field of ubiquitous and wearable computing. These contributions can take the form of smaller projects or results that are still maturing toward a full paper submission or any other research that would encourage discussion.

The poster session will provide an excellent opportunity for feedback and give your ongoing projects early visibility among academic and industrial audiences. All posters will be considered for the Best Poster Award.

Demos

Demos provide an opportunity for you to showcase your early implementations, prototypes, work-in-progress systems, and even commercial products to a broad audience. Your submissions are welcome regardless of whether you are developing new technologies or using existing ones in novel ways. Demos should be brief and repeatable to be efficiently exhibited to a large set of attendees. It may not be possible to accept demos that have complex requirements and logistics (e.g., drone cages, etc) due to difficulties accommodating them in the Ubicomp venue. This may result in such demos being rejected for practical reasons. 

Similar to posters, demos will give you the chance to engage with academic and industrial audiences. All demos will be considered for the Best Demo Award.

Submission Components

Extended Abstracts (required for Posters & Demos)

As the main document for these submissions, extended abstracts should discuss the novelty and distinguishing ideas your work will bring to the UbiComp / ISWC community. The abstract should be understandable even without seeing the poster or demo itself. For demo submission, in particular, the extended abstract should convince the reader that the system works; pictures are highly encouraged.

Videos (required for Demos, optional for Posters)

Videos are required for demo submissions to showcase the working version of the demo system (software or hardware). For poster submissions, authors still may find it helpful to provide a video to explain important information that is difficult to convey through static text and images. Furthermore, UbiComp / ISWC 2025 will utilize videos of accepted submissions before and during the conference as promotional material. Videos uploaded for camera-ready submission will be included in the conference proceedings as supplemental material.

Demo Supplement (required for Demos)

Demo submissions should include a demo supplement document containing a description of attendees’ interactions with the demo and the technical requirements of the demo. Note that the conference will, at a minimum, provide you with a space for your demo, including a table, chairs, and a power connection. If your demo is accepted, you will be responsible for bringing any special equipment or devices, such as power converters, projectors, or audio amplifiers. Specific requirements for additional on-site needs can be discussed after acceptance with the Posters & Demos Chairs.

Submission Procedures

Deliverables

Submissions consist of an extended abstract, video (optional for posters, mandatory for demos), and demo supplement document (mandatory for demos only). Extended abstracts can be up to 4 pages long, in the 2-column ACM Proceedings format, excluding references.  The demo supplement document has no formatting requirements or length restrictions, but it should be easy for the organizers to read and process.

For details about the template for Extended Abstract, please refer to UbiComp/ISWC template and formatting.

Submission

Submissions should be made electronically through the Online Submission System PCS. Please select “SIGCHI” as Society, “UbiComp/ISWC 2025” as Conference/Journal, and “UbiComp/ISWC 2025 Posters and Demos” as the track on the submission page.

Single-blind review: Submissions are NOT anonymous, and authors should list their details in their submissions.

Reviewing Criteria

All Posters and Demos submissions are reviewed with an emphasis on early-stage idea exchange, community engagement, and the potential to inspire meaningful conversations. Submissions are not expected to be fully polished or final research contributions. Instead, they should highlight creativity, interactivity, and the potential for engagement, whether through novel prototypes, works-in-progress, or unconventional ideas.

We value submissions that are exploratory or experimental, as long as they demonstrate relevance to the domains of ubiquitous and wearable computing. Reviewers are encouraged to assess the potential to spark discussion, creativity, or originality of the concept, and the feasibility of presentation. Constructive and generous reviewing is encouraged, and submissions should only be rejected if they clearly fail to meet minimal standards (e.g., lack of clarity, out of scope, or likely to reflect poorly on the conference).

Questions? Contact the Posters and Demos Chairs at pd-2025@ubicomp.org.