Student Design Consortium (SDC)

Main goals of IndiaHCI and IDID SDC 2024 

• Provide an opportunity for students from a variety of backgrounds (e.g., computer science, HCI, industrial design, product design, visual design, interaction design, etc.) to participate and demonstrate their problem-solving and design skills employing a myriad of approaches (design research, brainstorming, prototyping, implementation, and evaluation).

• Provide an opportunity for selected student teams to present at the design competition at the conference, meet the HCI community in the Global South, get an opportunity to network with experienced HCI and Design professionals, and build their portfolio as designers.

• Provide students with mentoring and expertise to submit to the CHI SDC 2025

Important Dates

• May 15, 2024: Submission Portal opens                                                                                          

• August 19, 2024: Submission Deadline

• August 26, 2024: Submission Deadline

• September 19, 2024: Authors will be notified of the decision. 

(Please note that there is a delay in announcing the SDC results due to the large volume of submissions) 

(All deadlines close at 23:59 IST)

Submission Details 

Forming teams
All teams must have 2 to 5 students (Please note that, in this category, all participants must be students). 

All levels of students are able to compete in the competition (Bachelor and Masters). Students can create their teams across disciplines, degree programs, and universities. All students competing are required to be registered at their place of study for the academic year (2024-2025). There is no limit to the number of teams that may compete from any given university or organization.

All participating teams are required to submit a video pitch and an accompanying poster of their design solutions. Each team member needs to submit their student ID card for proof of student status.

Video submission
The videos should be uploaded to YouTube (providing us the link), the video should be between 3-5 minutes long. Video can use animations, graphics, music, dance, anything creative, or have people speaking to the camera, etc, all forms are welcome. The videos need to clearly answer the questions listed in the design brief (below this section). Students can decide if their videos can be made publicly available (via the SIGCHI blog).

Please follow the CHI2024 resources for more details on the video submission

Poster submission
The poster size should be reduced to one standard letter page and submitted in PDF format. The file must be no larger than 10 Mb in size and must include:

• Proposed solution’s name, team name, academic affiliation(s)

• Chosen sustainable development goal(s)

• Perspective taken to address the design brief (answering the what, how, and why in the design brief)

• Clear illustrations of key aspects of your proposed solution

• Compelling, effective visual design

• Name and affiliation of mentor/supervisor (if relevant)

From the poster and video submissions, 5-6 finalists will be chosen by the SDC chairs to present at the conference. These finalists will compete for several SDC prizes awarded by an expert reviewing committee at the conference.

Your design solution (and video submission) needs to clearly answer the following questions (what, how, and why):

What: problem identification and relevance to UN SDGs and the local context

• What is the relevant “burning” problem, which you are solving?

• How are you solving it? Is your design (or “problem”) clearly linked to one of the Sustainable Development Goals? Which one(s)?

• Is there prior research on the same “problem” or solution? Have you utilized results from this prior research if so, how?

How: presenting the design solution

• Present your design solution, considering, who are the stakeholders, and who will benefit from your solution? How? 

• Have you considered the entire ecosystem of stakeholders, conditions, and contexts in which you design solutions? Who is included and who is not included?

• Does your design use technology in an appropriate and novel way?

• Were analysis, synthesis, design, and evaluation systematic and sufficient?

Why: impacts of the design solution - the bigger picture

• Was the design validated in an appropriate and valid way to demonstrate the fulfillment of your design goal?

• Were genuine stakeholders involved in the process of research, development, and evaluation?

• Were the research process and the involvement of stakeholders ethically appropriate (e.g., were institutional guidelines followed)?

• What are the limitations of your solution?

Student Design Competition Selection Criteria