Call for Papers
The Workshop on HCI Theses and Dissertations in HCI (WTD-IHC) is a forum dedicated to the presentation, discussion, and improvement of ongoing master’s and doctoral research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
It is a rich opportunity for the master’s/doctoral students to receive notes, suggestions, observations, and criticisms about their research through mentoring with experts in the field. It is a space for joint reflection to enrich the work and contribute to its completion.
This forum is intended for work in progress that can benefit from discussions, and there is still time for change.
The main objectives of WTD-IHC are:
- Promote the visibility and improvement of ongoing research;
- Offer participants critiques of their research and future directions through a mentoring format with experienced researchers in the field;
- Foster a cooperative community among stricto sensu postgraduate students and a collaborative spirit of research;
- Provide an opportunity for students to interact with experienced researchers and experts from the HCI community.
In 2026, the WTD-IHC will have a dynamic format with moments focused on individual or collective mentoring, discussion, and evaluation.
Instructions for Submission
Submissions will be analyzed considering the most significant potential for contributions to their improvement through participation in the WTD-IHC. The selected works will be those that are at least in intermediate stages of development and evolution; that is, they already have some defined aspects, but still present conditions for possible redirections.
Very early, completed, or near-complete research is outside the workshop’s scope.
Work can be submitted to WTD-IHC even if another version of the research has been submitted to another IHC 2026 track (for example, research articles and articles on innovative ideas and emerging results in HCI), considering that the focus submission to the workshop must be on the project/design of the research in progress, not on its results, as in other tracks. Submissions in Portuguese or English will be accepted.
Authors must submit an extended abstract of up to 5 pages (including figures, tables, diagrams, bibliography, and annexes) containing:
- The title of the research, the name of the doctoral/master’s student, the name of the supervisor and co-supervisor, the name of the institution and the postgraduate program, the number of months of work development, and the expected time for completion.
- The motivation for the research, clearly indicating the problem addressed and its relevance, in addition to the objectives of the work.
- The theoretical basis underlying the research and, if applicable, the comparison of the proposed research with related work.
- The research methodology proposed to address the problem, with due detail, explaining how the work has been developed and evaluated.
- The ethical procedures of the research, if applicable, and the submission status for evaluation by an Ethics Committee, if necessary.
- The expected results or partial results already obtained, related to the expected contributions to the field of HCI.
- The activity schedule highlighting the steps already completed (qualification, proposal, etc.) and future steps.
- Optionally, a link to additional research artifacts (e.g., qualifying text, published articles, raw research data, digital repositories, etc.).
The nominated authorship of the submission must be exclusively that of the master’s/doctoral student and their supervisors.
Authors must follow the Code of Conduct for Authors in Brazilian Computing Society’s Publications.
The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence tools and technologies for content generation in writing should be explicitly stated in the work. To facilitate locating this information, it is suggested that this statement be included in the “Acknowledgments” section.
Authors should submit their papers electronically in PDF format via the JEMS system, following the SBC template. Submissions must follow the formalities indicated above to be considered.
Changing the language or authors will not be permitted after submitting the article.
If you have any questions, contact the coordination team (below).
Review Process
Each submission will be reviewed by at least three researchers in the field of HCI. The recommendations presented in the reviews received should guide the final version of the article if accepted.
Presentation and Publication
The selected works will be presented and discussed during the WTD-IHC, with members of the program committee and invited researchers. Since the workshop is a forum for debate on work in progress, authors must register for the conference and actively participate in the WTD-IHC, not only by presenting their work but also by contributing to the other works accepted at the workshop.
To meet the workshop’s objectives, the work must be presented exclusively by the student author and cannot be presented by the supervisor or any other person.
In the 2026 edition, there will be a mentoring session between the invited researchers and the authors of accepted works to facilitate more in-depth discussion of the presented works. After mentoring, authors will have the opportunity to refine their proposals based on the feedback received and then present their improvements to the group.
Details about the activities and workshop format will be released in time so participants can prepare in advance. Do not worry. 😉
Accepted works will be published in the extended annals of IHC 2026 on the SBC Open Lib (SOL) platform, subject to the student’s registration and presentation at the event.
Coordination
Maria Lúcia Bento Villela (UFV) – maria.villela@ufv.br
Thiago Adriano Coleti (UENP) – thiago.coleti@uenp.edu.br
Program Committee
Under construction.
Important Dates
- Submission deadline for extended abstracts: July 6, 2026
- Results notification: August 21, 2026
- Final version submission: September 4, 2026