UbiComp / ISWC 2025: Call for Participation

UbiComp / ISWC is a premier interdisciplinary venue for leading international researchers, designers, developers, and practitioners to present and discuss novel results in all aspects of ubiquitous, pervasive, and wearable computing. This includes the design, development, and deployment of these technologies, as well as the understanding of human experiences and social impacts.

Dates and Location

• Conference Dates: October 14-16, 2025
• Pre-Conference (Workshops & Tutorials): October 12-13, 2025
• Venue: Aalto University, Espoo, Finland

Submitting & Presenting

Main Technical Tracks

Authors of papers published in The Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT) and ACM Transactions on Internet of Things (TIOT) are invited to present their papers in the main technical tracks of the conference.

Other Submission Tracks and Opportunities

UbiComp / ISWC also features several other tracks and opportunities for participation:

• ISWC Notes & Briefs
• ISWC Design Exhibition
• Workshop Proposals
• Tutorial Proposals
• Posters & Demos
• Doctoral Colloquium
• Student Challenge
• Student Volunteers
• N2Women Young Researcher Fellowship
• Travel Grants

Submission Process and Templates

• Submission System: All submissions are made through the Precision Conference System (PCS 2.0).
• Templates and Formatting: All UbiComp/ISWC Publications (except IMWUT Papers) are required to use the templates linked here and follow the described formatting. IMWUT papers follow separate guidelines available on the ACM DL dedicated page.

Publication Date

The official publication date is when the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library, which may be up to two weeks prior to the conference start date.

Key Deadlines by Track

Workshops

• Proposal Submission: April 30, 2025
• Notification of accepted proposals: May 2, 2025

Tutorials

• Proposal Submission: April 30, 2025

ISWC Notes and Briefs

• Submission: May 25, 2025
• Author Notification: July 02, 2025

Posters & Demos

• Submission: May 30, 2025
• Author Notification: June 27, 2025

ISWC Design Exhibition

• Submission: June 20, 2025
• Author Notification: July 20, 2025
• Camera Ready: August 1, 2025

Doctoral Colloquium

• Submission: June 20, 2025
• Author Notification: July 5, 2025

Student Challenge

• Idea Submission: June 15, 2025
• Author Notification: July 15, 2025
• Deliverables Due: September 26, 2025

Video Teasers

• IMWUT Videos Due: August 03, 2025
• Other Tracks Due: TBA

Special Opportunities

• Call for Participation: Inclusion Event
• Gaetano Borriello Student Award
• N2Women Young Researcher Fellowship
• Travel Grants

Sponsors

We would like to thank our awesome sponsors for supporting the 2025 UbiComp/ISWC community.