Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

Abstract

The 11th International Conference International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2009) provides a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss the challenges and potential solutions for effective interaction with mobile systems and services. It covers the design, evaluation and application of techniques for all mobile and wearable computing devices and services. The conference series developed since 1998 from a workshop format into a symposium and is held since 2004 as an international conference. It has been held in cooperation with the ACM at places such as Amsterdam, Singapore, Helsinki, Salzburg, or Pisa. In 2009 the conferences is organized for the first time in Germany, jointly by Fraunhofer FIT, Sankt Augustin, and the University of Siegen. In these proceedings, we document the selected full and short Papers. We received this year 176 submissions, 95 full and 81 short Papers. We were able to accept 23 full papers (at a 24.2% acceptance rate) and 15 short Papers (at a 18.5% acceptance rate). The overall acceptance rate is 21.6%. Full and short Papers were chosen in a severe and quality-oriented selection process in which each contribution was evaluated by at least three reviewers. After the completion of the reviews, some 30 reviewers came together in Sankt Augustin for a two days meeting to evaluate the reviews and make final decisions on acceptance. These reviewers are highlighted by an * in the list of reviewers. We paid specific attention to the scientific value of the contribution, the methods used and the fit with the main stream of the conference. We have been very selective. This highly qualityoriented selection process will strengthen the reputation of MobileHCI as the primary international meeting in our field. Please note that the acceptance rates were clearly lower than in this year's ACM-CHI conference.