The Innovative Ideas and Emerging Results track has established itself within H C I as a dedicated forum for presenting and discussing original, thought-provoking research in Human-Computer Interaction. Its primary objective is to accelerate the scientific community’s exposure to novel concepts, themes, theories, and inspiring preliminary findings.
Under this premise, the track also encourages submissions in the form of essays or position papers that offer critical reflections and philosophical, provocative, or speculative discussions of significant relevance to the Brazilian H C I community. Submissions may employ diverse approaches, drawing not only from empirical results but also from theoretical arguments, philosophical analyses, interdisciplinary perspectives, and other methodologies that challenge established paradigms.
If your research proposes new directions, questions fundamental assumptions, or experiments with innovative concepts, this is the appropriate venue for your work.
Attention
Authors should be aware that this is not a venue for short papers. Instead, it aims to provide opportunities for sharing critical discussions and disruptive techniques that expand the field's frontiers. If your research is in its initial stages and lacks the results necessary for an in-depth discussion, the Posters and Demonstrations track would be the more suitable option for your submission.
Review Process and Evaluation Criteria
Submissions will be rejected without review if they:
- Do not comply with all submission instructions presented here and in the FULL PAPERS GENERAL CALL;
- Are outside the scope of the Innovative Ideas and Emerging Results Track;
- Have been submitted to or published in any other forum (conference or journal).
Review the following checklist. Reviewers should evaluate each paper according to these criteria:
- Adherence to the track: Does the paper adhere to the Innovative Ideas and Emerging Results Track?
- Does the paper share innovative ideas? The aim is to increase understanding and awareness of the innovative idea being discussed. This idea may help expand and define relevant topics related to problems investigated in H C I.
- Does the paper present and discuss emerging results? Emerging results are characterized as partial and/or preliminary findings that represent a stage in an ongoing research process and already allow for critical reflection and discussion with the community.
- Does the paper critically discuss a topic relevant to the community? This involves a well-supported argument and defense of a position on a topic that is relevant to the Brazilian H C I community.
- Quality of textual presentation: Is the paper well written and adequately presented in terms of language, content, and form, following the event model?
Examples of Papers
Recent studies published in the H C I Innovative Ideas and Emerging Results Track that exemplify good practices and meet the criteria described above:
- VisioAux: a crowdsource approach for accessibility evaluation in mobile devices
- Can AI Judge Usability? A Comparative Analysis of Generative Tools on Climate Conference Websites
- “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child” -Who and What to Consider in Designing Parental Mediation Features?
- Astra: explorando Engenharia Semiótica e autoexpressão em arte digital interativa
Track Coordination
Claiton Marques Correa (IF – Farroupilha) – claiton.correa@iffar.edu.br
Renan Vinicius Aranha (U F M T) – renan.aranha@ufmt.br
Program Committee
Under construction
Important Dates
- Submission registration: May 10, 2026
- Paper submission: May 17, 2026
- 1st notification of results: July 10, 2026
- Resubmission (replica and revised version): July 31, 2026
- 2nd notification of results: August 21, 2026
- Submission of the final version: September 04, 2026
- Presentation: during IHC 2026 (October 19 to 23, 2026)