HotMobile 2025: Call for Papers and Posters/Demos

The 26th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (ACM HotMobile 2025) will be held on February 26-27, 2025, in Palm Springs, CA. Sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE, HotMobile is a highly selective, interactive workshop focused on mobile applications, systems, and environments, and their underlying state-of-the-art technologies. Its small workshop format is ideal for processing and discussing new directions or controversial approaches.

Call for Papers (Full Papers)

We solicit submissions of papers that (1) focus primarily on systems and applications and (2) propose new directions of research, advocate non-traditional approaches to old (or new) ideas, or generate controversy and discussion. We especially encourage papers that identify fundamental open questions, advocate a new approach, offer a constructive critique of the state-of-the-art, debunk existing assumptions, report unexpected early results, report on promising but unproven ideas, or propose new evaluation methods. Novel ideas need not be supported by full evaluations; well-reasoned arguments or preliminary evaluations suffice. The program committee will explicitly favor early work and papers likely to stimulate reflection and discussion over a “6-pages conference paper.”

Topics of Interest (Broad View of Mobile Systems Research)

• Novel applications, environments, and devices supporting mobility.
• Operating system and distributed system support for mobile computing.
• Wearable computing, internet of things, edge computing, sensing, and context-awareness.
• HCI issues related to mobile computing.
• Security and privacy of mobile computing.
• Management, configuration, and deployment of systems supporting mobility.
• Wireless technology, as it pertains to mobile systems and applications.
• Social issues related to mobile computing.
• System and application support for the use of ML and AI on mobile platforms.

Paper Submission Guidelines

• Submission Deadline (Hard): October 11, 2024 (Passed)
• Acceptance Notification: December 16, 2024 (Passed)
• Length: 6 or fewer U.S. letter pages, including all references, figures, and tables.
• Anonymity: Submissions must not be anonymous.
• Formatting:
  • Font size no smaller than 10pt.
  • Bibliography font size no smaller than 9pt.
  • Double column format.
  • Column dimensions: 9.25 inches x 3.33 inches.
  • Space between columns: 0.33 inches.
  • No more than 55 lines of text per column.
  • Fit properly on US letter-sized paper (8.5 inches x 11 inches).
• Recommended Template: Use the "sigconf" ACM proceedings template, available at http://www.acm.org/, with the font size of the main body amended to 10pt. An example Tex document can be found here.
• Submission Server: Please submit your papers at the HotMobile 2025 submission server: https://hotmobile2025.hotcrp.com/. You will need to create an account before uploading your manuscript.
• Publication: Accepted papers will be publicly available from the workshop's website for a limited time, as per ACM's Digital Library's Policy.

Call for Posters and Demos

HotMobile seeks proposals for posters and live demonstrations describing novel work on mobile systems, applications, and services. Posters and demonstrations will be presented during a reception at the workshop. This session is meant to introduce new or ongoing work and provide opportunities for authors to interact directly with workshop attendees.

Poster/Demo Submission Guidelines

• Extended Submission Deadline: January 20, 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: January 22, 2025
• Camera-ready Deadline: January 24, 2025
• Submission Format: Extended abstract no longer than one 8.5x11-inch page, including all figures and references.
• Formatting: US letter size, two columns, 10-pt font size for the text body, with at least one-inch margin on all sides. Submissions must be in Adobe PDF format.
• Content: Include the title of the poster/demo and the author list, including affiliations. Prefix your title with “Poster:” for a poster submission and “Demo:” for a demo submission. Please do not anonymize your submissions.
• Video for Demos: For demo submissions, an optional companion video (max 1 minute) illustrating the demo is encouraged. Include the YouTube URL in the extended abstract.
• Submission Platform: Please submit poster/demo submissions at: https://hotmobile25-posterdemo.hotcrp.com/.
• Award: This year's poster/demo session will feature a Best Poster/Demo award.

Important Dates Summary

• Paper Submission Deadline: October 11, 2024 (Passed)
• Paper Acceptance Notification: December 16, 2024 (Passed)
• Poster/Demo Submission Deadline (Extended): January 20, 2025
• Poster/Demo Acceptance Notification: January 22, 2025
• Poster/Demo Camera-ready Deadline: January 24, 2025
• Hotel Reservation Deadline (Extended): February 10, 2025
• Student Travel Grant Information Added: January 31, 2025
• Program Online: January 29, 2025
• Posters/Demos Online: January 29, 2025
• Registration Open: January 29, 2025
• Workshop Dates: February 26-27, 2025

Registration and Travel

• Registration is open.
• Student travel grant information is available.
• Hotel reservation deadline (extended): February 10, 2025.
• Travel and hotel information has been added.

Sponsors

• ACM SIGMOBILE