TFG/TFM Award Rules

Goal

AIPO announces the 11th edition of the competition to promote research and innovation in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (IPO). Students are invited to present their final degree projects (TFG) and master’s projects (TFM) that contribute to the advancement and dissemination in this field.

Topics

Papers should focus on the IPO and may address topics such as usability, user experience, accessibility, interactive systems design, interactive art, virtual and augmented reality, human-robot interaction, video games, interaction hardware, and other topics related to the IPO in domains such as psychology, ethics, and the gender gap.

Target Audience

Submissions may come from any university degree program, and students from both Spain and Latin America who have completed their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree during the 2024-25 or 2025-26 academic year (1st semester = before February 28, 2026) are eligible to apply. It is essential that the submitted work be related to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Co-authored works will be accepted, with a maximum of two authors per submission.

Awards

A prize of €250 will be awarded for the best Bachelor’s Thesis and another prize of €350 for the best Master’s Thesis. In both cases, registration fees for the 2026 Interaction Congress will be covered. Honorable mentions may also be awarded in both categories, Bachelor’s and Master’s theses, which will also cover registration fees for the 2026 Interaction Congress. All winning students will receive a free one-year membership to the association and a certificate of recognition.

Obligations of the winners

Both the winners and the runners-up must present their work (in person or online) at the next XXVI International Congress on Human-Computer Interaction (Interaction 2026), which will be held in Albacete, at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, from September 2 to 4, 2026, according to the congress program.

How to submit

To participate in the competition, students must submit:

  • A four-page summary in English or Spanish, without considering references. The summary should contain the following sections:
  • A video of no more than 5 minutes, hosted on a site accessible to the jury members, where a summary of the work in the competition will be presented.
  • Complete PDF document of the TFG/TFM report.

The summary must contain the following sections:

  1. Introduction: In this section, a general introduction to the problem and the motivation must be presented.
  2. Objectives: In this section, the objectives of the work carried out must be presented.
  3. Results: In this section, the results of the work must be presented, including the development process.

The abstract must be in PDF format following the AIPO Digital Journal’s own template:

The submissions (four-page summary, link to downloadable video and copy of the work report) will be sent through the EasyChair system of the Interaction 2026 Conference by selecting the track “Final Studies Project Competition – AIPO”.

All questions can be directed to the email premios@aipo.es

Deadline

All applications must be submitted by May 15, 2026.

Awards ceremony

The prizes will be awarded during the closing of the Interaction Congress 2026.

Jury

The jury will be composed of members of the AIPO Board of Directors and experts in the field, who will be responsible for selecting the winning works and any runner-up prizes.
The jury’s decision will be final and will be announced before June 30, 2026 on the AIPO website.