Late-breaking is a term that refers to events that occur after the main event or deadline has passed. For example, if a tornado or hurricane is forecasted, news broadcasts will use special “cut-in” or “alert crawl” graphics during regular programming to alert viewers that the information is breaking.
Scientific conferences use the call for Late-Breaking Abstracts (LBA) to capture research findings that emerged after the main abstract submission deadline. Presenters are invited to deliver interactive presentations on their work in a poster session at the conference, and the full report will be published online.
LBAs should be based on original, novel investigations that have not been published or presented elsewhere. The work must be significantly new and advance science in the field of human-robotic interaction.
Unlike regular abstracts, LBAs are evaluated by a review panel of expert peers. The panel decides whether the research is compelling enough to be presented at the Congress, and provides feedback on the quality of the report. All authors and reviewers are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest, including financial disclosures, at the time of the abstract submission.
Accepted LBAs are considered “camera-ready” and will be published in the HCII 2025 proceedings. For this reason, they are not published prior to the meeting and must meet the same guidelines as other papers. This includes ensuring that the abstract is clear, concise, and correctly written (with no typos). Please refer to the submission guidelines for more information.
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